Update on Part 3 – Moffitt Mystery

I wanted to update my post of the other day concerning the obituary for Ellen Ora (Johnson) Moffitt that is the Knightstown (Indiana) Banner.  A wonderful person in that area checked the obituary for me and said that neither her parents or siblings are listed in it.  So that rules out that source.  She did, [...]

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Remembering Sharon Amore Brittigan

Many, many years ago (around 10), as I was posting queries to message boards searching for information on my paternal Amore side of the family, I ran across a woman who I began an email relationship with.  She was the granddaughter of my great-uncle Clarence Amore and his first wife, Nellie Buchanan.  Sharon shared some [...]

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A Sad Anniversary

Twenty seven years ago today, I was at work when my boss, the owner of the printing company for which I worked, opened the door to the graphics room and told me I had a phone call.  It was early afternoon and I still had an hour or so of work yet. No one usually [...]

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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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On This Day . . . 8 January

On this day – January 8th, there are 15 people in my Family Tree who were born on this date, 6 of which who are now deceased. Those six (I won’t post the others since this is private information) are: Jacob Bushong – 1836, Sarah Ann Roudebush – 1839, Margaret M. Ruby – 1889, Earl [...]

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Lost . . . But Not Forgotten

There were several deaths that occurred within my extended and distant family in 2010.  People I knew and loved really well and others that I had never met but had been important to one of my parents. Daniel J. Dalton Danny was my cousin by marriage. I was not quite four when he and my [...]

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The Deaths of Blazers

Last fall while I was looking at and for headstone photos and entries on Find A Grave, I decided to put in a request for photos of my great-grandparents’ graves in Pendleton, Indiana. A very kind lady answered my request immediately. Not only did she take photos of the graves of Melissa (Goul) and Frank Blazer [...]

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The Calendar

(Continued from The Box) After I had opened the box, unwrapped the tissue paper to find my mom’s baby sister’s bonnet and removed the tissue paper, I saw a calendar at the bottom of the box. Carefully I lifted out the Calendar from 1927 and slowly flipped the pages.  When I found the month of [...]

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Things I’ve Discovered

I had intended to write a series of posts on Wading Into the Unknown (Death, Dying and the Legal System) – however, I’m changing my focus a little bit. Much of what I had thought about writing was too personal.  Therefore, I’ll dispense with that and give some things that I’ve learned as I dealt with [...]

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Wading into the Unknown (Part 1 of Death, Dying & the Legal System)

Over the last several months, I’ve found myself in a similar position as that of my ancestors prior to me.  The reality that a loved one’s life will be ending.  Of course we all know that death will be the final outcome for all of us and for all of those we love, and when [...]

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