I decided to also get from the National Archives the pensions for two brothers of my direct line ancestors and have received both of them. One was for Andrew Clutter, brother of my 4X Great Grandfather George Clutter, who eventually ties into Blanche Pocock. Andrew was killed near Atlanta in the Civil War and IContinue reading “Additional Civil War Soldiers”
Category Archives: Miscellaneous Research
Ancestry DNA Updates
Every so often Ancestry.com updates their ethnicity estimates and it’s always interesting to see what the updates look like. I was pretty happy with my first estimate and thought it was pretty close to the paper trail as I knew it. Then there was an update when I had something like 5% German ethnicity, andContinue reading “Ancestry DNA Updates”
Current Updates
I’ve been trying to post on a somewhat regular basis with new finds, update biographies or other fun things and somehow an entire month got away from me. Partially life got busy with a lot of different things, and partially I am waiting on a few updates that are starting to trickle in. Right nowContinue reading “Current Updates”
Nicole’s 4X Great Grand Parents Research Status
I can’t believe that I have completed documents for nearly every couple all the way back to my 4X Great Grandparents for those that are based in the United States. I haven’t done the math, but it’s a good number of couples and families. For those families that were outside of the United States theirContinue reading “Nicole’s 4X Great Grand Parents Research Status”
Family Members in Daughters of the American Revolution
I’ve finally done it. I have convinced both my mother and my mother-in-law to submit applications to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. It may be a sign I’ve either excited them about all of the genealogy research and history or I’ve just talked about it so much I’ve broken them down and they’reContinue reading “Family Members in Daughters of the American Revolution”
The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway was a big reason that the town of Big Springs, Nebraska continued to be a spot on the map. Location, Location, Location really does matter. Initially the pony express went by not too far away, the town was a stop on the Railroad because of the Spring nearby, then when the LincolnContinue reading “The Lincoln Highway”
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”
Cory and Nicole Family History 