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Permalink Reply by Claude P Perry II on -
Hi Linda,
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner than this. I've not found any information that connects me to Commodore Perry's family as of yet. I got detoured tracing my mom's side of the family once I hit a brick wall on my dad's Perry line. Feel free to post your question at my Hazard Surname group
Linda J. Barnes said:Hi Claude,
I am new to this site and already love it! My husband's paternal grandmother was Laura Marguarite Hazard born in 1893 in Knoxville, TN. We recently learned from her niece that their Hazard family is supposed to be connected to Oliver Hazard Perry but that's all the info we have. It certainly would be interesting to learn if their is a real connection. Do you have any info on the Hazard family line?
Regards,
Linda
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Permalink Reply by Deason Hunt on
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Isn't that busy part the truth? And isn't it great?
Carol Byers said:
I'm retired from NASA at Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA in 2001, and am more busy now than ever before..
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Permalink Reply by Henriellen Surgeon Kibler on -
Hi, I am Henriellen S. Kibler. My friends call me Henri. I am 78 years old and was born in Sanger, Fayette County, West Virginia during a snow storm. I was raised by my mothers sister Aunt Pearle Warren Stickler and her husband Merton Harvey Stickler. I had and older brother and two older sisters but I was an only child. So I had the best of two worlds. I met my husband Dave Kibler when I went to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. He was in the NROTC program at the University of Missouri and he was my first blind date (and my last). We got married in 1952 and he went on active duty with the Navy in 1953 and was stationed in San Diego, California. They called it preferred sea duty. We have 4 boys. Two born in Columbia, Missouri, one in West Virginia and one in Salt Lake City, Utah. Now three are married so I have 3 daughter-in-laws and 8 granddaughters and 3 grandsons, and 3 great grandsons and 2 great granddaughters.
I have quilted everybody a quilt except the great grand children. I am working on them now.
My database online will have 126,500 names on it when I get it updated this month. The name of my database is: Dave and Henri's Tree of Many Branches. It is on Roots Web. I hope to get one of my granddaughters to help me built a web site.
I live in Huntsville, Alabama, the Rocket City of the World. My husband was in the Space and Rocket business for 30 some years. He is now reitred. We have lived in Huntsville since 1965.
I came, I saw, I copied.
Henri
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Permalink Reply by Carol Vannoy on -
My name is Carol Vannoy. I have been researching both my family and my husbands for the past two years. Most of my family is in North Carolina. The ancestors are mostly from England, Ireland and Scotland with a few thrown in from other countries.
The surnames are I am looking for are:
Prevette..there are different spellings
Warner
Vannoy
Pope
Hellen
Carpenter.. mainly my grandmother Etta Lee Carpenter. That's the only info I have as she passed away in the early 20's here in NC from what I have been told.
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Permalink Reply by Renate Sanders on -
Hi everyone. I've been formally doing genealogy research for about 10 years now, although I was always curious and asking questions as a child, and continued to do so into adulthood. Unfortunately, I come from a family with very disjointed lines on both sides, so things haven't been easy. However, I've been blessed to have traced my Yarborough family back to my GG Grandparents, who were slaves; my Dunstan line (free blacks) to the late 1700's, and my Green/Greene line back to my grandmother's grandmother, who apparently was a runaway from either Virginia or Tennessee, and was originally owned by Perkinses. I'm facing several brick walls right now, but I'm hoping that participation in the network might be helpful to me, as well as perhaps allow me to be a blessing to someone else. :)
Oh, I've also made contributions to the larger genealogical research community by transcribing records (keying) for the Ancestry World Archives Project (several projects, but keying the Slaveship Manifests from the Port of New Orleans was by far the most impacting for me), making submissions to the Cemetery Census and other Cemetery sites for Franklin County Cemeteries, and as a member of Find-A-Graves. I also do look-ups for friends, and try to do so for others when time allows.
I would love to hear from anyone at all who has roots in Franklin County, NC, or who might have connections to my family lines - Green(e), Yaroborough, or Dunstan.
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Permalink Reply by Sean K on -
Hello All, I found GenealogyWise after seeing it mentioned by the Guild of One Name Studies. It looks interesting and potentially very useful indeed!
Me, with a fairly unusual surname I couldn't help but be curious about my ancestry when I was a lean and spotty teenager. An undislosed number of years (possibly decades) later I've expanded my interest to include all occurrences of my surname. This is partly due to the fact my own KISBY ancestors were of modest means, being farm labourers, and the records run thin before the 1800's. And my own KISBY rellies do not share my interest!
In contrast my mother's family were extremely wealthy, leaving many records and photos, but had an extremely common surname, argh!
Currently researching: KISBY, KISBEE, KISBEY
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Permalink Reply by Marie Dawson on -
Hello
My name is Marie and I have been researching my family history for around 5 years now. I have ancestors from Ireland, Scotland, Devon, Cornwall and Canada. I am currently trying to research Ireland for information on my G.G. Grandfather.
I am going to be offering genealogy workshops in my home very soon, and will be offering searching services also.
I am taking genealogy courses from the National Genealogy Society, which I am very much enjoying.
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Permalink Reply by Margaretann on -
Hi Everyone,
I'm Margaret Ann from Tennessee. I have been researching my elusive family since 1983. I really appreciate having U.S. census records at my finger tips 24/7 as when I started I had to go to the public library and they certainly didn't have all the census records available on microfilm either, much less an index. The 1910 census was available and I still remember the excitement when 1920 census was finally available at the Memphis Public Library. I was there almost daily. I was a member at ancestry when the 1930 was released and I watched the site daily and as soon as one of my counties was published I manually searched and found my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
I'm totally addicted to genealogy- I need a Twelve Step Program sometimes. I have many brick-walls in my immediate line, so I have searched many collateral lines in hopes of breaking my own wall. Many of my ancestors are from Tennessee or came through Tennessee and Tennessee has had multiple record losses due to fire, war, meaness and disasters. I seem to have ancestors that only live in counties with record losses- (; .
I enjoy cemetery hopping, going to the Tennessee Archives as well as to other Southern State Archives. I enjoy surfing online. This past year I have focused a lot on my southern Confederate Soldiers b/c so many records are now available at Footnote. I have enjoyed this and look forward to footnote adding Union Soldier databases so I can obtain same type of information on my Union Soldiers. I am especially looking forward to Footnote placing the Pension files online. I want to read all of the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry USA Pension records.
My # 1 brickwall I want to crash through is my TULL line. There is so much misinformation on the internet (same as prior to internet) about this line. I want proof of who my people are and from whence they came. The earliest date I have is 1795 Maryland>Georgia/South Carolina by 1816>Alabama by 1832>onto Mississippi>back to Alabama>MS>TN and finally Texas. My direct ancestors decided to put down some pretty deep roots in McNairy County, Tennessee (&surrounding counties of Chester and Hardeman). Who is Mary Tull born 1795 Maryland. Is Tull your maiden name or married name? Who is the father of your children? Who are all your children? What is your relationship to Elizabeth Tull, born about 1815 South Carolina? Who is the father of her children? How did you'll travel from Georgia to Tennessee? Did you come with neighbors, friends, or other relatives? If so, who are they? What is your story? Why did the Walker County, Alabama County Court demand your Georgia Lottery Land be sold? Why did your leave your Georgia Lottery Land in Carroll County, Georgia? Who is Allen Ruff? Why is he listed as the Guardian of your children? Oh so, many unanswered questions?
I appreciate all the primary images and records being posted almost daily online. As much as I enjoy blogging, networking and my little tree on ancestry the primary reason I have a subscription to ancestry,footnote and genealogybank are those primary records with images. I have enjoyed this site for two days and look forward to many more fun and happy hours exploring, sharing and maybe meeting people searching the same folks or places.
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Permalink Reply by patsy adkins on -
Ive been doing genelaogy for about 20 years know and love it. I work on it all the time on and off line. I belong to the NSDAR in WV. Im also our chapter lineage person most of the time I can find what they need to get into the DAR. Plus I spend a good bit of time down at the archives in Charleston, WV doing research work on my family because thats where they settled. My dad's family came from Rockbridge Co. VA to Monroe Co. WV then to Lincoln Co. WV and Boone Co. WV.
Egnor's, Carpenter, Miller, Ensminger families. Others came from Greenbrier Co. WV which included Burnside, Alford and Smith, Mccallister, Beckett. Plus you have my mom's side of the family. They came out of Va and went to Eastern Kentucky. They would include the Counties of Boyd, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis and Carter Co. The surnames are Loar, Lunsford, Osburne, Sexton.
All my research started with my grandfather on the burgess side of the family. My grandfather Pasquale Borgess came from Polestine Italy in 1909 to Ellis Island and ended up on Cabin Creek, Kanawha Co. WV about `1910 where he meet my grandmother Hattie Loar. They were married in 1912 and had 11 kids and all lived to become adults.
After I found which boat he came on etc it got me to thinking where did all my other grandparents come from etc.
Right know my main focus on genealogy is helping people with there family history and working on my family history too.
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Permalink Reply by Timothy Delabar on
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I live currently on the water in Norfolk Virginia, I retired from the navy and started a Handyman service and just celebrated 15 years in business. Been researching about five years and have found some interesting facts about my ancestors and found just as many brick walls. My goal is to publish a book on DELABAR's within 5 years. Growing up my Grandpa would say there wasn't many people with our name. Funny how many branches you develop when every relative have 5 to 12 children.My current focus is ancestors in Germany and France from church records thanks to my favorite Genealogist. A website will probably be my next major achievement. My surnames are Delabar, Dawson(KY) Haas, Bennett, Simpson, Kirkendall. plus about 300 more. Glad to be part of this site.
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Permalink Reply by Kerri Anne (Rugg) Steward on -
I have been researching my family since 2002. I started with the Rugg family but was overwhelmed by that extremely large family. I have since worked on my husband's side etc. I have started to work on the Rugg family again.
I also have researched my son's birth family. We maintain an open relationship with his birthmother. She was able to share information with me including many pictures of her family. I have put together two scrapbooks with my research and the information and pictures that she shared. My son is only 4 now but I think he will enjoy having this information about his birth family when he is older.
Surnames I have researched not including my son's birth family (to protect privacy):
Rugg, Crago, Tesch, Fausz, Steward, Blood, Curtis, Benner, Both, Reid, Satterly, Pruisner
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Permalink Reply by Ron Lankshear on -
This is Ron LANKSHEAR and I have a one name study at http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/
LANKSHEAR are from Oxfordshire
My other main names are SKEGGS from Herts, RUSSELL and PENN from Northants, ROBBINS from Islington and EAGLE from Norfolk and Scotland, PAIGE from Devon
Most of my families ended up in London and I was born in Hammersmith. I have some London resources
I am now in Sydney NSW.
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