Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Osborne, Witherwax I am a big proponent of family names and being named after someone. I myself am named after my 2 grandmothers. My first name is after my paternal grandmother and my middle name is after my maternal grandmother. My daughter is named after myself, my paternal grandmother and her middle name is after my dad.…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, cemetery, Clinton County, NY So it seems like when life gets busy the blog is the first thing I let go. Oh well I am only behind 8 weeks or so. I had my first taste of researching in cemeteries back in my preteen years, I was probably 11 or 12. I spent summers with my grandparents in Clinton…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Clinton County, NY, Daughters of the American Revolution, New York Research, Witherwax I have always been proud of the Military members of my family. Though I didn’t know any of them personally, until my cousin Steve joined the Navy, prior to that the only member of the military I knew was my Uncle Leslie but he died in 1971 a few weeks after I was born. Through…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Stewart, Witherwax Nurture. This one through me for a bit but the more I thought about it the more my Grandma came to mind. Frances Mary Stewart Witherwax (1922 – 2004) Whether it was her own children, the children she watched, her children’s friends or my dad who got chicken pox at her house as an adult.…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, New York Research So I have decided my goal by the end of July is to be caught up on the 52 ancestors challenge. I am about 8 weeks behind which isn’t too bad. Especially since June is such a blur. Week 18’s prompt was all about a Road Trip. While I am sure my ancestors traveled. I…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Clinton County, NY You read here time and again how much I love the New York Historic Newspapers website. It was here in the Plattsburgh Sentinel I found these two clips about my 3X great-grandfather Beverly Beardsley, from what I can discern they were Methodist but whatever religion he went to revivals and he must of been involved. This first…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley Out of place what or who should I write about. Let me tell you about stumbling across this census record back in the day. It was probably early on in my Ancestry membership. This is the 1880 US Census for 6th Ward of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This census sent me on a merry chase. For…Read more »
