I don’t know if anyone who follows this blog watches “Finding Your Roots” the PBS show with Henry Louis Gates, but I love watching how they use DNA evidence to help find branches of a family tree sometimes with what seemed to be impossible odds. I may have used some DNA evidence here recently toContinue reading “DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery”
Category Archives: Gladys Hagerdon Anderson
DAR Approvals and other Updates
Some of the additional DAR Patriots I have been waiting on were approved. I now have Zachariah Beall, Richard Evans, Amasa Harvey and Robert Harvey added to my list. All of these patriots are tied to Lena Livermore who is the mother of Gladys Hagerdon Anderson my Great Grandmother. I still have a couple moreContinue reading “DAR Approvals and other Updates”
Children’s Book – James Hagerdon and the Oregon Trail
I had a wild idea (I have those sometimes) and thought it might be fun to put together a couple of little, short stories for some of the youngsters in the family and tell them some of the stories about their ancestors. One that was easy and relevant to places the kids knew was theContinue reading “Children’s Book – James Hagerdon and the Oregon Trail”
Mayflower Supplementals
These were really easy supplementals to approve, but for some reason I have determined that I want everyone to count when I have my Mayflower Passenger count. Earlier I had posted on John Howland and his exciting adventure on the Mayflower. For the most recent round of supplementals that were recently approved I added hisContinue reading “Mayflower Supplementals”
Luther Hagerdon and Fanny Pettey Photo and Story Gallery
Luther Hagerdon and Fanny Pettey are the parents of my 3X Great Grandfather James Knox Hagerdon, then his son Luther Hagerdon and my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. I have found a lot of good information on Luther short of his actual birth and death dates and have slowly been finding more information on Fanny.Continue reading “Luther Hagerdon and Fanny Pettey Photo and Story Gallery”
Edmund Vawter and Sarah Follis Photo and Story Gallery
Edmund Vawter and Sarah Follis are the parents of my 3X Great Grandmother Louisiana Wood Vawter, then her son Luther Hagerdon and my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. Both the Vawter and Follis families have wonderful documentation, but proving this generation was hard. They seem to have been born in an area and time periodContinue reading “Edmund Vawter and Sarah Follis Photo and Story Gallery”
Fielding Hazelrig and Lydia Harvey Photo and Story Gallery
Fielding Hazelrig and Lydia Priscilla Harvey are the parents of my 3X Great Grandmother Sylvia Hazelrigg, through her daughter Lena Livermore and my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. The Harvey and Hazelrig families both have interesting stories that will be explored as I post additional info. Fielding is Lydia’s first husband and after he wentContinue reading “Fielding Hazelrig and Lydia Harvey Photo and Story Gallery”
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”
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”
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”
Cory and Nicole Family History 