I found him! My 5th great-grandfather, the presumed John Holden, has been an enigma for many years. I've had lots of questions and doubts, but very little information, and a lot of dead ends*. But one simple detail in one short paragraph of a letter was the key to solving the mystery. In a previous … Continue reading Glad to Get Him Away From Chester
My Pritchard and Wright lines have a history in County Cork that may have started in the late 17th century. Several of my ancestors appear to have benefited from Williamite Wars, obtaining land confiscated from Irish landowners that was sold or given to mostly English Protestants. The Pritchards and Wrights thrived as farmers and tradesmen, … Continue reading County Cork
I've been exploring the archives of the Augusta Chronicle lately looking for things related to my ancestors and their families in that place. In this election season, I'm inspired by the activity of my 6th great-uncle, John Bones, who participated in local organizations, committees, and ran for city counsel throughout much of his life. He … Continue reading Many Voters
John Holden is a brick wall and a stubborn one at that. There are no birth or death dates for him, no place of birth or death, no known grave, no census records. I'm not even sure his name was John. His wife and daughter were the only proof of his existence until recently. Last … Continue reading A Brick Wall Named Holden
Eleanor (Eigenmann) DuPre visiting the Virgin Islands, 10 August 1954, on a day trip from Puerto Rico with daughter, Bettye.
This pretty woman is probably a descendant of my 3rd great-grandmother, Eleanora Wissig Roth Kunz, and her second husband, Friedreich Kunz. The daughters of both marriages kept in touch even after life took them to different parts of the country; the Roth daughters went to Georgia, South Carolina, and Utah while the Kunz daughters stayed … Continue reading Photo: Who is She?
In preparation for our trip to Ireland, we used this tool from BYU's Family History Lab to identify ancestors that possibly came from Ireland*. It brought several lines up that I hadn't explored yet. One of the lines identified was the Bryan family. FamilySearch identified Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond, as my 12th great-grandmother. As … Continue reading Not Quite an Irish Princess
