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    2022 Update: Jamaica and Genealogy

    Previously, I did an update on my search to learn more about the many and mysterious Jamaican profiles that appear within my DNA relative matches. In rechecking… Read more “2022 Update: Jamaica and Genealogy”

    December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    Historical Newspapers: Mr. Samuel H. Harrison, Jr. | 1917

    For this topic, let’s pore over the details included in the 1917 funeral announcement of my ancestor, Samuel H. Harrison, Jr. Samuel H. Harrison, Jr., my maternal… Read more “Historical Newspapers: Mr. Samuel H. Harrison, Jr. | 1917”

    October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    Yes, Virginia and America, There Was a Nat Turner and Revolters of the Despicable, Peculiar Institution of Slavery

    Events of August 21-22, 1831 Historical References Brantley Association Southampton County Project The Confessions of Nat Turner…|UNC-CH Exclusive: Inside the Quest to Return Nat Turner’s Skull to… Read more “Yes, Virginia and America, There Was a Nat Turner and Revolters of the Despicable, Peculiar Institution of Slavery”

    August 21, 2022August 22, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    SITUATION CRITICAL: Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report

    On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 news broke that over 500 deaths have been identified at various Indigenous boarding schools across the country. In 2021, Secretary of the… Read more “SITUATION CRITICAL: Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report”

    May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    🕊60 Souls to wit: 1841

    In the Greensville County Will Book #6, beginning on page 122, the 60 “slaves to wit” of the deceased Thomas Parham are noted. The names, ages, and… Read more “🕊60 Souls to wit: 1841”

    April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    Historical Family Photos: Sallie John Turner

    Sallie John Turner, my third great-aunt, was effectively lost around 1896, when she was taken to Liberty, MO by Presbyterian minister, William Frost Bishop, D.D. (1852-1913), to… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Sallie John Turner”

    February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    Genealogy News and Reflections of 2021

    As we move forward, we look back at the genealogical stories that made the news in 2021. Here are the articles as shared here on The Genealogy… Read more “Genealogy News and Reflections of 2021”

    December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    Historical Family Photos: Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge (1829-1924) and Fannie Kennedy Aldridge (1870-1920)

    Here we have a wonderful photo of a matriarch and her daughter-in-law, taken in 1924. Mary Eliza Balkcum was born in 1829 in Sampson County, NC, to… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge (1829-1924) and Fannie Kennedy Aldridge (1870-1920)”

    December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye

    A number of years ago, a fellow descendant of Emeline Potts Eppes located an 1878 deed of trust for Emeline in the Greensville County, Virginia courthouse. My… Read more “11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye”

    December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    💍Rev. Turner and Josephine Get Married…Review of a Marriage Record💍

    Just what family history information can be gleaned from reviewing a marriage record? Here, as an example, is the 1880 Greensville County, Virginia certificate of marriage for… Read more “💍Rev. Turner and Josephine Get Married…Review of a Marriage Record💍”

    November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Barbie Jones

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