This week’s prompt, Joined Together, is a good opportunity to research my brick wall 4th great grandfather, surname Russell, he was a joiner.
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On The Farm
One of my ancestors had a unique route to farm laborer and then farm owner. My 4th great grandfather Jacob Kready came to America during the American Revolution as a soldier hired by the British.
Tragedy
I consider the tragedy of my 3rd great-grandmother, Mary Hebble 1812-1851, and the impact her illness and death had on her immediate family.
Brick Wall
We all have a brick wall, that ancestor who defies all research. Thirteen of 64 of my 4th great-grandparents are brick walls. Can you help with breaking them down?
Name’s the Same
While researching my maternal grandparent’s lineages, I recognized several surnames in common. With the name’s the same, were they some sort of distant cousins?
Unusual Source
While researching a 5th great grandfather, I discovered him in an unusual source, a diary of a historical figure I had never before heard of, Herman Husband.