Susan Michael, CG, PLCGS's Page

What surnames are you interested in researching?

Barfield, Batten, Boykin, Brown, Carter, Creech, Drury, Eason, Godby, Godwin, Greer, Griffin, Hatcher, Lowe, McLemore, Michael, Nicholson, Nipper, Perkins, Reid, Sessioins, Stancil, Starling, Swope, Wallace, Wood(s) and other collateral surnames

What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma (Indian Territory), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia & West Virginia

What is your level of genealogy knowledge?

Professional Genealogist

If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?

Southeastern U.S. research and lineage society applications

For what reason did you start genealogy research?

I grew up as a rootless military brat with no siblings. The death of my last grandparent and my 40th birthday happened within months and that was my final trigger. I wanted to connect to my roots. It did not take me long to discover that, although I was born in California and lived all over, I had returned "home" without realizing it -- the vast majority of my ancestors arrived in Virginia and migrated to North Carolina before continuing west.