Fred Wright Bailey Fred Wright Bailey is Jonathan’s great-grandfather on his mother’s side. He passed away two years before Jonathan was born. Fred’s Childhood Fred grew up in a logging camp in rural Tioga County of Pennsylvania. Fred gets Married Fred married Ina Marguerite FRENCH. Surviving the Depression During the depression, Fred supported his family by doing odd jobs for … [Read more…]
Amazona Frances Easton Burkett Suddoth Amazona is my second great maternal grandmother. She married William Thomas Suddoth. William and Amazona had Fannie Jane Curtis Suddoth. The Information I Have Found on Amazona I found a copy of their marriage license from Brooke County, West Virginia, in 2007. I was excited when I found this record! … [Read more…]
Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty The Ellis Island Foundation is something that has been a part of my life since I was about six years old. The Foundation began the fundraising to undertake the huge project of restoring Lady Liberty. My brother and I both donated funds from our allowances for a couple … [Read more…]
Off and on through the years, I have helped friends (you know who you are) with their family history research. I have and continue to enjoy the challenges of finding their ancestors. Each friend (obviously) has different research needs as we do all. I love being able to step in and help them find records that have alluded them for … [Read more…]
One of the coolest features of the paid version of the RootsMagic software is their Relationship Calculator. We use it all the time! Include Your Relationship to an Ancestor When You Can Online For example, when I post “virtual” flowers on our ancestors memorial pages at FindAGrave.com, I do my best to list the relationship of the person to … [Read more…]
My last post was about the new functionality for viewing and linking family members in the FamilySearch.org website. Now I am calling on family members everywhere to please help me out in identifying some of these old photos. The largest number of photos that I need help with are found in my Merritt/Moore album. These photos were scanned by my … [Read more…]