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 »
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, 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 »
Today was a beautiful service and send off for my Aunt Sheila. There were many stories told and many memories shared, The service was lovely and the perfect length. It was AWESOME. I want to give a huge shout out to my Aunt Shari who took care of arranging it all, including have the stone…Read more »
Posted by in Beardsley, cemetery, Clinton County, NY, New York Research, Witherwax Today I had a plan. I wanted to visit the Clinton County Surrogates Court. This was vitally important as I didn’t make it to Essex County yesterday. I really want to go there now. I prepped for my trip by perusing the Family Search Catalog and I had the list of names, dates of death…Read more »
