Posted Mar. 19, 2020 As I type this article, our world is surrounded with much uncertainty as we face the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). My sleepless nights are filled with many thoughts, including wondering about great-grandaunt, May Dennis Jackson. May died during the 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu). May was my grandfather's aunt, although he never …
When I started building my family tree many years ago, my family had never heard of Oliver Windsor or Martha Patsy Harris. My dad helped me write out a paper family tree for my fifth-grade class project. I remember sitting in Nanny and Papaw's kitchen as they told us their family trees as far back as …
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Nancy Jane "Nannie" Bullard was my great-great-grandmother. I never met her, as she died in 1955, but I do have a few good photos of her. Having photos of someone always sparks my curiosity even more about that person. I've also talked to several cousins descended from Nannie and wanted to record what I know …
February 27, 2017 I just uncovered the death certificate of my grandfather's brother who died as a newborn. I never recalled hearing about Edward until my grandfather and father told me about him last weekend. Edward was only 19 days old when he died, likely from croup and pneumonia according to his death certificate. He …
Eli Hawk Aaron was my grandfather's grandfather (making him my second-great-grandfather). He lived his whole life in Stewart County, Tennessee. His real name was Eli, as referenced on census records, but everyone called him Hawk, and now no one knows why. Hawk was the youngest child born to Mary Ann "Sis" Rumfelt and Henderson Aaron …
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