This is week 8 of the 52 Ancestors Challenge. In my family history, it’s my dad’s side of the family who liked to reuse given names more than my mom’s. My paternal line is filled with Rebeccas and Janes. There are also a few women with the first name of Julia. I can identify withContinue reading “Julia: A Common First Name In My Family History”
This past week I wrote a blog post about the Fraterville Mine explosion and how it affected my ancestors. But on 19 May 1902, hundreds of women became widows, leaving up to 1,000 orphans.1 The town of Briceville and nearby Knoxville quickly rallied to help the immediate needs of these families.2 In the 26 MayContinue reading “What Happened To The Widows and Orphans?”
This is week 7 of the 52 Ancestors Challenge and the theme, Outcast, has me a little stumped. No one ancestor comes to mind. No one in the family robbed banks (that I know of) or had a terribly contagious disease. The closest I can come to an outcast is this guy…Tipton Hightower (and whatContinue reading “A Charged Man In The Family Is Exonerated”
