#52ancestors Week 27 “Independence”

This weeks prompt is "Independence" Sons of the American Revolution "The SAR is a patriotic, historical, and educational non-profit corporation, United States 501(c)3, that seeks to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, an appreciation for true patriotism, a respect for our national symbols, the value of American citizenship, and the unifying force of …

#52ancestors Week 25 “Same Name”

This weeks prompt is "Same Name" Not My Zachariah For the longest time I thought that my 3rd great-grandfather Zachariah Hutchins (1815-1865 ) was buried in the Memphis National Cemetery. He did serve in The War of 1812 and was eligible to be buried in a National Cemetery, but he was in Texas at the …

#52ancestors Week 23 “Going to the Chapel”

This weeks prompt is "Going to the Chapel" On New Years eve 1900 Garvin Alman "Garvy" Beckham  married Maudy Pearl Smith in Phelps Missouri. While trying to think of something to write for this weeks prompt, I was running different reports and looking for something interesting and that date just jumped out at me December …

#52ancestors Week 22 “So Far Away”

This weeks topic is "So Far Away" Something to listen to while you read. In 2011 my son and I began our European vacation. We left Dallas/Fort Worth Airport at 4:05 PM Friday August 5th and arrived at London Heathrow Airport at 9:00 AM Saturday August 6th. Roughly 10 hours between our door and London. …

#52ancestors Week 21/24 “Military/Fathers Day”

This weeks topic is "Military/Fathers Day" MSGT Elijah Larue Hutchins USAF, Father 4 MAR 1930 - 14 NOV 1985 I don't remember my father very well. During my early child hood he was in the Air Force and either stationed abroad or working and we would be moving every few years as he was reassigned, …

#52ancestors Week 19 “Mother’s Day”

This weeks topic is "Mother's Day"   I do not have much to write this week, you all know your mothers right? So just a little history lesson then. Wikipedia is great for that and I'll try not to plagiarize it to much. Mother's Day in the United States was initiated by Ann Reeves Jarvis, …

#52ancestors Week 18 “Close up(s)”

This weeks topic is "Close Up(s)" When I saw this topic the first thing I thought of were pictures. So I scoured my photo albums for pictures that resemble the stills you see from actors. So here's a few I found. Billy Bob Finnell 1929- (uncle) and his sister  Martha Jo Hutchins Finnell 1932-2010 (my …

#52ancestors Week 17 “Cemetery”

This weeks topic is "Cemetery" Coontown Cemetery In May 2017 I decided to take a road trip to Lake Texoma. It was a multi purpose trip, camping, trail running and  a little genealogical history. My family came to Texas and lived in Fannin County from the 1840s to the 1940s before moving to Grand Prairie. …

#52ancestors Week 15 “Taxes”

This weeks topic is "Taxes" I recently participated in a project to make my city's tax rolls available online. We took high resolution photographs of each page. I even photographed my grandfathers name from the mid 1940's, misspelled of course.  Hopefully I'll be able to correct that when we get to indexing the records. Tax …

#52ancestors Week 13 “The Old Homestead”

This weeks topic is "The Old Homestead" When I think of Homestead, I think of a painting my mother had. It was of the house where she was born. I talked to my sister this week to try to find out what happened to the painting. We both knew the painting but were not sure …