Profiling my husband’s grandmother, Rebecca “Becky” Haley. Becky was born on 25 August 1916 in Arkansas and died on 27 April 1991 in California. She was the mother of three children.
Rebecca “Becky” Haley (1916-1991) Read More »
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Richard Pace (1583-1627), my husband Jeff’s 11th great grandfather, is credited with saving the colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. Last month, Jeff and I visited Jamestown.
Hanging Out in Jamestown Settlement with 11th Great Grandfather Richard Pace Read More »
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My 27th entry in Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” family history blogging challenge. The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. The flapper hairstyle dates
#52 Ancestors: Jean Alice Harless, Ditches Nursing School Graduation to Get Hitched Read More »
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Jeff’s grandfather, William Wallace Greene, was counted twice on the 1930 U.S. census–with his parents and sister at their family home in Phoenix, Arizona, and also alone in San Francisco, California, while away there for school.
Census Sunday: William Wallace Greene Jr Counted Twice on 1930 Census Read More »
My Family History