A Place To Call Home
William Jury, born circa 1812, left England for a new life in Canada. With that move he set in motion many moves to come. ...
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An Early American Nonagenarian
We think of people today as living longer than people of days gone by. People today do have the advantage of modern medicine and easier...
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The Gift of Surprises
Grandpa’ McCracken’s Aunt Minnie Alameda Munroe unknowingly left the family a wonderful gift even though she didn’t name them in her will. The only people...
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Life Of An Early Colonialist
Lawrence Peelle (Peale, Peele), born about 1601 in England, is believed to be our earliest ancestor in America. The line can be traced back to...
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A Place For Everything
Different people have different things that they are successful doing. For some it is their job, for others it is raising their family, helping people,...
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A Carpenter And A Farmer
William Johnson Peelle was my great-grandfather. He was also a carpenter, farmer, and all around jack of all trades. He kept a journal from 1878...
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Disaster On the Mississippi
Rod’s 4th-great-grandfather Jesse Klinefelter and multiple of his brothers were steamboat pilots and captains. Initially, they piloted boats on the Ohio River primarily between...
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New Finds Bring New Questions
Eleanor (Willett) Jury Genealogy is a great avenue to find new mysteries. This is the case with my recent research into William Willett, Jr., the...
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A Man of Character
This is a follow on to my article “Last of His Generation.” In that article, I touched on the physical and mental strength of my...
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The False Reunion
Sometimes things aren’t as they are portrayed – even when it comes to family. Thomas & Ellen Hartnett Family Jury-Hartnett Family On February...
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Moving Away
Today, many people think nothing of a family member moving across the country for a new job or other opportunity. But, family members moving off...
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Too Many Minnies
Often newspaper articles, small mentions, and even advertisements have given me a lead to research, given some details in someone's life, or helped bring a...
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Parallel Birthdays
Lots of patterns exist in the birthdays in our families. Certain months have lots of birthdays. Situations where birthdays fall multiple days in a row...
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Cattle On The Lawn At Independence Hall
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, also known as the Pennsylvania State House, is famous as the location of the formation of our country. The Declaration of...
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A True Outdoorsman
I never met my father-in-law James Thomson, as he died when my husband was only six years old. However, I know that he was a...
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