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Zalmon Livermore and Olive Hall Photo and Story Gallery

Zalmon Livermore and Olive Caldwell Hall are the parents of my 3X Great Grandparents Joseph William Livermore and Sylvia Hazelrigg, their daughter Lena Livermore and my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. The Livermore family has been fairly well traced and was a respected family in Maquoketa, Iowa. Zalmon was one of the early settlers inContinue reading “Zalmon Livermore and Olive Hall Photo and Story Gallery”

New Book – American Nations

I listen to a few different Genealogy podcasts and have especially liked a podcast “Research Like A Pro” led by Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer. Recently they talked about an interesting book – American Nations by Colin Woodard. This book talks about how the United States is really 11 different nations based on philosophy andContinue reading “New Book – American Nations”

Random Newspaper Find – Hagerdon Family – Oshkosh, WI Land Claim

For any of you who follow my ramblings, or anyone who is related through the Hagerdon line of my tree (My Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson) you may know that I hit a bit of a roadblock with my 4X Great Grandparents Luther Hagerdon and his wife Fanny Perry Hagerdon. They were true pioneers andContinue reading “Random Newspaper Find – Hagerdon Family – Oshkosh, WI Land Claim”

George Washington Clutter and Mary Amanda Kimble Photo and Story Gallery

This post is a continuation of my posts on the 7th generation of my family tree. Counting myself as Generation 1, the 7th generation is my 4X Great Grandparents. George Clutter and Mary Kimble are the grandparents of my 2X Great Grandparents Glenn Pocock, and Glen is the father of my Great Grandmother Blanche PocockContinue reading “George Washington Clutter and Mary Amanda Kimble Photo and Story Gallery”

Daniel Phillips Bounty Land Research Trip – Results Part 1

In my prior post I was headed off to a county courthouse in Illinois searching for a land transaction for Daniel Phillips Bounty Land hoping to narrow down which Daniel Phillips is the correct one, and help tie together the pieces. I spent an entire day in the courthouse searching land records (there isn’t anContinue reading “Daniel Phillips Bounty Land Research Trip – Results Part 1”

Daniel Phillips Bounty Land Research Trip

In researching the Phillips branch of the family (My Great Grandmother, Marjorie Bayne Munter’s mother was a Phillips), there is one generation that has very little solid evidence. Isaac Phillips was a Revolutionary War Veteran, and it is believed that Daniel Phillips is his son and then Jacob/Jasper Phillips is his grandson. We know quiteContinue reading “Daniel Phillips Bounty Land Research Trip”

Joseph Albright and Catherine Kinsey Photo and Story Gallery

This post is a continuation of my posts on the 7th generation of my family tree. Counting myself as Generation 1, the 7th generation is my 4X Great Grandparents. Joseph Albright and Catherine Kinsey are the parents of Charles Albright who is the father of my 2X Great Grandmother Ada Albright Pocock , who isContinue reading “Joseph Albright and Catherine Kinsey Photo and Story Gallery”

Thomas Patterson and Elizabeth Howard Wells Photo and Story Gallery

This is the second post on the 7th generation of my family tree. Counting myself as Generation 1, the 7th generation is my 4X Great Grandparents. Thomas Patterson and Elizabeth Wells are the parents of my 3X Great Grandmother Lucina Patterson who is the mother of my 2X Great Grandfather Glenn Pocock, and Glen isContinue reading “Thomas Patterson and Elizabeth Howard Wells Photo and Story Gallery”

Happy 400th Thanksgiving

After attending the annual meeting of the Illinois Mayflower Society last weekend and listening to some of my favorite podcasts talk about the sailing of the Mayflower and their first Thanksgiving 400 years ago in 1621 I thought I’d do a quick post on our known Mayflower ancestors, starting with the Mayflower Compact. IN THEContinue reading “Happy 400th Thanksgiving”