Weddings on Holidays

With the approaching Independence Day holiday, I found myself wondering how many folks in my family tree were married on July 4th or some other holiday.
CHRISTMAS DAY - 13

Georg Adams & Christine Werts - 1814
Eleazer House & Abigail Mosely - 1782
Ephraim Swingle & Dolly Nicholson - 1868
Percy Tuttle & Julia House - 1906
Evans Wortman & [...]

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Independent From Birth - Carnival of Genealogy 51st Edition

The topic for this edition of Carnival of Genealogy is:
INDEPENDENT! Do you have a relative who was feisty, spoke their own mind, was a bit of a free spirit? Anyone who most people might consider a “nut” on the family tree but you know they really just followed a “different tune?”
I’ve spent quite a [...]

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An Early Divorce

One of the earliest divorces I found - one that would also impact my life - was that of my great-grandparents.  Joseph Napolean Wilt and Martha Jane Stern were married in Delaware County, Indiana on September 10, 1890.  Six children were born to this family - one son was either stillborn or died shortly thereafter.  [...]

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Links Added

I just updated my links on the right hand side.  I’ve added a link category called “Genealogy Blogs” and updated some of the links I already had posted within this category.  Many who have left me comments also have their Blogs located in the Genealogy Blog links.  I urge you to go visit these blogs [...]

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Marital Longevity

In an earlier post, I wrote about How Many Times Have They Been Married.  This post will list some of the lengthy marriages I’ve discovered in my family tree.
Grandparents

Glen Johnson and Vesta Wilt - 67 years
Lloyd Amore and Ella House - 43 years.

Uncles and Aunts

Glen Johnson Jr. and Mary Van Tuyl - 61 years
Gail Amore and Margaret White [...]

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1000 Hits!

Very soon I’ll have 1000 hits!  As Sally Field said eons ago - “You Like Me!  You Really Like Me!”  I hope all of you have found at least one little tidbit here to help you or encourage you in your research.  Thank you all of my loyal readers and for all the brand new [...]

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Frequently Married Ancestors

Thanks, Jessica & Randy, for the idea for this post!  Please go to Jessica’s Genejournal Blog and read How Many Times Have My Ancestors Been Married? to see what Jessica discovered or to Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings Blog to read Who Has Been Married the Most Times?. After reading these posts, I thought that I would [...]

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Website Has Additions and Updates

I am uploading new and updated information on my website: All My Branches .  To see what’s new, please click on the “What’s New Since Your Last Visit”.  All of the updates are on the Amore family.  There are new names, a new page with information on Georgia Anna Amore, Beatrice Pearl Amore, and Florence May [...]

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In Progress

I started updating my genealogy website - All My Branches - yesterday. I have located documented facts for folks that I hadn’t listed yet. Nothing is online yet but I will let you know when I have them up. I’m also hoping to include new obituaries and photos.
Do you have a genealogy website - as [...]

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Unusual Photos

While combing through a treasure trove of photos, did you come across some pictures that seem odd or unusual?  Or possibly many pictures through the years of some odd tradition your family has?  As mentioned in my post Stop and Smell the Flowers my dad took a lot of pictures of flowers.  My grandfather took [...]

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