Tag Archives: Fairfield County Ohio

My Price Ancestors. A Previous Brick Wall Line.

I originally wrote this entry in May of 2023 for a 52 Ancestors weekly writing prompt regarding brick wall ancestors. I am rewriting this entry as of February 2025 and including my new findings from my research in the last … Continue reading

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Walpurgisnacht (Saint Walpurgis Night), Saint Walpurga, My Ancestors Named Walpurgis from Tauber Franconia (Germany)

Today, April 30th, is half-way to Halloween! For someone that loves Halloween — I am a closet actress that missed her calling! — today is a pleasant reminder that summer, which hasn’t even started, will be over soon enough! I … Continue reading

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My Great-grandfather Abraham G. Kennedy, Well Respected and Lauded School Teacher and Principal. 52 Ancestors, Week 4: Education

The above information is from the book The History of Perry and Fairfield Counties, Ohio; Their past and present by A. A. Graham and Ephraim S. Colborn and published in 1883. Directly below the biographical sketch for Abraham G. Kennedy … Continue reading

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My Ancestor James McTeer (Mateer) from Kilkeel, Down, N. Ireland & Lived in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Related Scottish Donaldson & Sproat Lines. 52 Ancestors, Week 22: Conflict.

I wrote this blog entry ten days early and am updating it today. Tomorrow the prompt for 52 Ancestors, Week 22 will be Conflict. I am interpreting this week’s prompt to mean conflicting records, conflicting family trees, etc. In this … Continue reading

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