My Genealogy Journey!

 

I started doing genealogy many years ago.  At first it was just some mysteries that intrigued me. Then I became hooked like many others. Today I do research almost daily.   However, I often focus on someone else’s mystery.  So, I don’t make as much progress on my own family as I would like.

 

My passion is for people’s stories, but I am also careful not to create too much of their story myself.  Putting together pieces of the puzzle logically and filling in the blanks without too many assumptions can be a challenge.  Sometimes it is a logic puzzle that needs to be solved, sometimes it requires studying history, sometimes you have to take a fresh look at everythings, and sometimes it requires challenging what everyone else believes.

 

Recent Blog Highlights

Ellis

A Challenging Life

Not a lot is known about my great-great grandfather Joseph Lewis Ellis’ brother Stephen.  However, his life and the life of those around him must have been very challenging.   Stephen's Illness Stephen E. Ellis (Elless) was born August 5,...
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Johnson Peelle

What Happened to Charley Farmer?

My Grandma Nellie (Peelle) McCracken’s cousin Charley D. Farmer disappeared in the late 1890s.  Where did he go?  And, what kept him from coming home? It is a story with a twist that begs even more questions.   Who is...
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Johnson Jury McCracken Peelle

Just Enough House

Three Generations In 1906, three generations of the Peelle family moved to the Fish farm southeast of Hiatville, Kansas.  The two-story house was nestled amongst elm, pear, maple, and catalpa trees atop a hill a mile north of the Bourbon-Crawford...
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