Respected women, part 2

On September 15th, I wrote a post about my maternal grandmother and how I respected her efforts in raising a family during the Great Depression. On the other side of Missouri, there was another woman who was doing the same thing. She is my paternal grandmother and lived outside of St. Louis in the Wentzville …

Down the rabbit hole again

From time to time I get lost in genealogy searches on ancestry.com and end up deep in a rabbit hole. Currently, I'm in a deep, deep one looking for records to validate a family legend. Evidently, this oral history legend has been passed down through my mom's side of the family generation after generation after …

My indentured servant ancestors

From time to time I've shared some of my genealogy findings. I've come across interesting tidbits of family history, some good and some of questionable reputation. I've always known I was primarily of German descent on both sides. My latest trip down the ancestry bunny hole revealed my 7th great-grandfather and his family were part …

I have Pioneer Stock in my veins

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. -Bernard Williams Textures by Nancy Claeys, Mushroom 100% soft light Kim Klassen, Be Still 80% Multiply She was born in a time that was anything but easy. Ancestral records have her birth date between 1844 and 1847. She's my great-great grandmother Adeline, and she …