On This Day . . . 9 January

Today’s date marks the anniversary of the births of: Silas Hills – 1739 Josiah House – 1814 (first cousin, 4 times removed) John  H. Caylor – 1827 (2nd great grand uncle) George K. Blazer – 1862 (first cousin, 4 times removed) Florence Ethel Loveland – 1883 (fourth cousin, 1 time removed) Berney Frank Rivers – [...]

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Cousins – close or distant?

Recently our family took our annual vacation to visit relatives in the midwest.  During the trip, I gave my first cousin’s granddaughter a gift for her baby that is due this fall.  When I was thanked for it, it was mentioned that she and I were third cousins.  That’s not exactly true but that is [...]

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. . . And My Cousin, Becky!

I posted a few days ago about my new found cousin, Julie Cahill Tarr, of GenBlog. Today my other new found cousin, Becky Wiseman of Kinexxions posted her line back to Richard Treat – our common ancestor. When I first entered the genea-blogging world back in the early spring, little did I realize that some [...]

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My Cousin, Julie!

Last week, I posted this post about finding new cousins and included my line back to Richard Treat. Yesterday, Julie Cahill Tarr of GenBlog posted Found Cousins that included her line back to our shared ancestor. So if you are curious just how we are related, go check out Julie’s post! Perhaps you too are [...]

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First/Cross/Half/Double Cousins

Say what?  So what is with the First Cousin “once removed”?  What is a “cross” cousin?  A “parallel” cousin?  Now my grandmother used to call her step-siblings – which were also her first cousins, “Double” cousins, but I’ve since learned that is an incorrect term.  Double Cousins are those children whose parents are married to [...]

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Family Reunions

The summer months signal the end of the school year, the smell of chlorine as we spend time at our backyard or community pools, the sound of ice cubes melting in the tall glasses of water or iced tea, and the call of our nomadic beginnings as we think about travel plans. Many families will [...]

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More Family Stats

Here’s some more of my family statistics.  My maternal grandparents – Glen Roy Johnson Sr. and Vesta Christina Wilt – had: – 4 Children (the last was premature and died at 6 weeks) - 8 Grandchildren – 16 Great-grandchildren – 16 Great-Great-grandchildren Total of 44 Descendents!   My paternal grandparents – Lloyd William Amore and Ella [...]

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Family Stats (Updated May 6, 2008)

My husband likes to say that family trees should look like a tree (smaller at the top and getting larger as you get to the bottom) not look like a box!  That’s because he doesn’t understand what the fascination is to find out all the children of the 5th great aunt or uncle and their descendents.  [...]

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