Posted by in 52ancestors, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, Witherwax When I think of Adventure, I think of my Grandpa’s sister Olive. Olive Witherwax was born 19 February 1895 in Peru, Clinton County, New York. She was older than my Grandpa by 15 years. Sadly I don’t think my Grandpa new his sister Olive very well as she died when he was 10 years old.…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, Witherwax This was a rough topic as it reminds me how much of our history has been lost. My Weatherwax family were farmers. My grandparents were dairy farmers and lived in Clinton County, the stopped farming full time around the time I was born. My great-grandfather, Benjamin sold the family farm that had been in the…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax I will be totally honest here until the past week or so I really did not use many maps in my research. I have recently fell in love with Locality Guides and part of creating a Locality Guide is to show different sources. Since a lot of my research is in Essex County, NY aka…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Beardsley, Witherwax Back to catching up again. We all make mistakes. Life happens but sometimes we need to ask ourselves can this really be true. There are a couple of men in my family tree that drive me absolutely batty. The first one is Beverly Beardsley, see Beverley Beardsley number one was born in approximately 1775 and…Read more »
Posted by in Clinton County, NY, Stewart, Witherwax 79 years ago, two of the most important people in my life, my Grandma and Grandpa were married. They married in Schuyler Falls when my Grandpa was 30 and my Grandma was 18. They were married for over 60 years until my Grandpa died in 2001. courtesy of New York Historical Newspapers. Appeared in the…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, Daughters of the American Revolution, Witherwax Week 27’s prompt was supposed to go up around Independence Day and it was suggested to write about a relative who fought in the American Revolution. IF you have read for a while you will know that I am a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I knew I had relatives who…Read more »
Posted by in 52ancestors, Daughters of the American Revolution, Witherwax What an interesting topic. Family Legends and Folklore. Stories passed down through the generations. There are 2 pertaining to my grandpa’s family. I have not substantiated them in any way but it is fun anyway to share them. The first pertains to the 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge. My grandparents always maintained…Read more »
