Genealogy and Family History

[MoBookworm1957]

Oh wait. Should I be apologizing

Not particularly.

 

[Weedygarden]

(small world time... Grizzlyette's grandfather and I share the same last name, his people came from this same area... what are the odds?)

From the time that I sent you some seeds, I still remember your name. There was a local television celebrity with the same name, and since I saw him on television a lot, it helped me to remember your name.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

I would not trust some of the data bases. A cousin shared his research with me. He was a member of LDS and most of his research was from their data base.
His own mother’s birthdate was off by 2 years. I pointed it out to him and he claimed it was correct. It would have made my grandmothers younger sister older than her.
His mother had him at 16 and my Great Uncles beat his father and ran the father out of town, according to legend
LDS had my great aunt had my 2nd cousin at 18. Every other database says 16.

 

[joel]

I have my family tree going back ten generation.
A Cousin has trayed our line back 450 years.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

I have one line coming to the US in 1720. A few Patriots, more Tories

I have another line immigrating to Montreal, one of 7 with that surname. But we joke , we own the bus company. But not speaking French I found that path blocked but i did find them coming to the US from Montreal.

Another 2 lines from Alsace, so take it France or Germany depending on the time of history. But both Germanic names, one of which may have been misspelled at Ellis Island. Resigner seems to be the common spelling, which my line is not

Stymied on my common surname around 1870.

I learned about looking for spelling looking for my Great grandmother - Emma Jean, Imogene

 

[LadyLocust]

From the time that I sent you some seeds, I still remember your name. There was a local television celebrity with the same name, and since I saw him on television a lot, it helped me to remember your name.

His name is Peanut so his last name must be Butter . I don’t know of any celebrities with that last name though

 

[LadyLocust]

I have one line coming to the US in 1720. A few Patriots, more Tories

I have another line immigrating to Montreal, one of 7 with that surname. But we joke , we own the bus company. But not speaking French I found that path blocked but i did find them coming to the US from Montreal.

Another 2 lines from Alsace, so take it France or Germany depending on the time of history. But both Germanic names, one of which may have been misspelled at Ellis Island. Resigner seems to be the common spelling, which my line is not

Stymied on my common surname around 1870.

I learned about looking for spelling looking for my Great grandmother - Emma Jean, Imogene

Also nicknames- it can be frustrating.

 

[Weedygarden]

His name is Peanut so his last name must be Butter . I don’t know of any celebrities with that last name though

I won't tell his real name, but it is not that unusual, imho. There happens to be a street close to downtown Denver with that name and it is close to a place that I think he and I talked about, so he had to have seen it.

I was thinking about how he said Grizzleyette had a grandfather with the same family name and they lived in the same area. It is highly likely that they are related, if you can go back far enough, and then come back down the family tree and fill out the lines. It just takes time and research, and that is something I can do when I am house sitting.

It is easier to gather information when older people are still alive. I haven't had any direct ancestors alive for more than 40 years, but I do have relatives whom have provided me with great information, like aunts and uncles.

Now my family name and one other family name are so uncommon that we must be related if we share those names. Again, it is about doing all the research and as I have said before, reading the old script in a language I don't know is very difficult, and sometimes more than I can do.

 

[Patchouli]

@EastenerWesterner I too am LDS and have gotten frustrated with the database too. It was a great place until they changed things and anyone could change anything if they thought it was incorrect. People go into the records, haven't dug deep enough and are not directly related to the people, is what happens and messes things up. I've seen it many times. I have had to go back in to my own records and change it repeatedly. Got tired of it, have reported these things multiple times, usually with a good result but finally I gave up on it and do most of my searching on other sites. I prefer using ancestry and another friend in church expressed the same concerns. She has made many records which she keeps in her computer, on a thumb drive, also uses many different websites, and doesn't use family search as the "be all know all etc yall."
When you have the information in document, or photos from a headstone, that can help solidify your info.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

@Patchouli
This was back in the early days late 90’s early 2000’s. Several descedents were doing research (14 surviving kids in that family group) and we all shared info.

Dave was adamant that LDS was right even though 4 of us had the same opposing info. We all came to conclusion it was to make Dave appear legitimate. We all liked Dave, we didn’t care. We were all surprised about the info another church had about a Catholic family 40 miles away.

I spent most of my life one town over from LDS birthday place. Drove by the Smith farm and Hill Cummorah several times a week.

It was a hobby I had during a difficult time in my life, Wanting to pass it on to kids or niece or nephew but none seems interested

 

[Patchouli]

Maybe you’ll become aware of another relative somewhere who does want the information, or eventually one of your kids or grandkids. Some of us get a strong sense of needing to do it and for whatever reason, most of the rest of the family doesn’t have as much interest. It is interesting to learn things about our ancestors that you wouldn’t otherwise know unless you were digging. One example: my late husband’s family there was a great great great grandfather who was married in Germany (border later changed) had 2 children. Wife died in childbirth. Remarried, he left for America with the baby and new wife. Baby died enroute. Buried at sea. Second wife died. Got married again and this woman is the one my husband was descended from. That is information I was able to find. Like going down a rabbit hole.
I have yet to travel the church history trail but am interested in doing so eventually. I’ve never been to New York.