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Tag Archives: Pittman
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: How Do You Spell That?
This prompt (from Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors Challenge) immediately conjured up several thoughts. Typing it, I remembered the old riddle: Railroad crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that without any Rs?* I’m also reminded of people chuckling … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, family history, Pittman, Rainey, Silcox, Stevens
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Curious
In my quest to fill in the family tree, I have found many documents for some ancestors, few for others. Many of those sources record vital statistics – birth, marriage, death. Others provide a little bit of information about what … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Cook, family history, Hahn, Pittman, Stevens, Thompson
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Fashion
This week’s prompt in Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project is fashion. When I think of that topic with regard to my family tree, two stories come to mind. After my great-grandfather Billie Stevens left the sawmill, … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Baldwin County, Escambia County, family history, Pittman, Stevens
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Transportation
My maternal grandmother, Willie Stevens Cook, used to teach a book called “Singing Wheels.” I read it when I stayed with her. I don’t remember the details, but it was about a family going west in covered wagons. When I … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Baldwin County, Bay Minette, family history, Genealogy, Hahn, Hammond, Pittman, Stockton, Thompson
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Groups
I dropped off some groceries at my mom’s house yesterday, and she traded me a small bag of photos. Three of them are photos taken at the Muscogee Sawmill in Escambia County. A whole group of my ancestors and other … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Alabama, Baldwin County, Escambia County, Florida, history, Muscogee, Pittman, Sawmill, Stevens
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Music
I know very little about my maternal great-grandfather James William (or sometimes William James) Stevens. One thing I do know about him is that he enjoyed music and dancing. J.W. Stevens, commonly known as Billie, was born on October 5, … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged Brent, Escambia County, family history, Muscogee, Pensacola, Pittman, Stephens, Stevens
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Namesake
Welcome to week three of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. The prompt is “namesake” and I started thinking about three generations of women named Elizabeth. My great-grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Pittman Stevens, known – as many … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Baldwin Alabama, Escambia Florida, family history, Pittman, Rickard, Rikard, Stevens, Thompson
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#52Ancestors: Witness to History
I’m taking part in a genealogy challenge developed by Amy Johnson Crow called “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.” The idea is to write something each week about your family history, and Amy provides a new prompt (a word or phrase) … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Alabama, family history, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, hurricane, Pitman, Pittman, Thompson, weather
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Nearly Forgotten
I’ve written about my great-great grandfather Isaac Pittman before, but today I want to focus on his children. The week 13 prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is “Nearly Forgotten,” and he had three children who fit that description. … Continue reading
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Tagged #52ancestors, Baldwin County, Bay Minette, family history, Pitman, Pittman
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#52Ancestors: Long Line
I was surprised to learn, when I really got into this genealogy thing, that I come from a long line of Floridians. When I started, I knew my great-great-grandfather on my dad’s side came from Germany, but I was always … Continue reading
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Tagged Baldwin County, Escambia County, family history, Florida, Pittman
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