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A Tangled Web Weaved. An Invalid Spouse, a Mistress, Illegitimate Children. What a Modus Vivendi!
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when at first we start to deceive.” – Sir Walter Scott. From his poem “Marmion”. This week’s writing prompt for 52 Ancestors is Favorite Recipe. I always cringe when this writing prompt or … Continue reading
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Tagged 52 Ancestors, A scandalous affair, Affair, Ancestry, Arkansas, Baptist, Benton County Arkansas, Bradshaw, Carter, Christian, Crawford County Illinois, Deaf, Doty, Doughty, Ethan Frome, faith, family history, Family Tree, Gambill, Genealogy, Gibson, Gooden, History, Illegitimate children, Illinois, Joan Allen, Liam Neeson, Marmion, McGuire, modus vivendi, other woman, Palo Pinto, Patricia Arquette, Primitive Baptist, Sanford, Scott County Virginia, Shiloh, Sir Walter Scott, Slave Owner, Springdale, Tennessee, Texas, twins, Walter Scott, Washington County Arkansas, Watts, Yarberry, Yarbrough
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My McComas Cousin Actor Lindsay Wagner. 52 Ancestors, Week 25: Fast.
This week’s writing prompt for 52 Ancestors, Week 25 is Fast. A perfect week to write about my McComas cousin actor Lindsay Wagner. Fast, moving at bionic speed! Next Thursday, the 22nd of June, is her birthday, also making it … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Famous Kin, Genealogy
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The Ancestry of my 4th great-grandfather Peleg Rogers. Too many men named Peleg and Shadrach Rogers/Rodgers!
Peleg is Biblical name, evidentially quite a popular name in the 1700s and 1800s in the United States! It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two sons of Eber, an ancestor of the Ishmaelites and the Israelites, according to the “Table of … Continue reading
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52 Ancestors Week 34: Timeline. Trying to Reconstruct a Timeline of My 3rd Great-Grandparents Michael Nestor and Catherine Hansberry using Irish Petty Session Court Registers.
This week’s writing prompt is Timeline. I have decided to write about my 3rd great-grandparents Michael Nestor and Catherine Hansberry of Gort, Galway, Ireland. In my research they appear to be non-existent in church and census records in Ireland! Below … Continue reading
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Happy “World Cat Day”
If you love your fur baby like I do. I’m celebrating with the rest of the world today “World Cat Day” with my precious fur-girl Livia! Tomorrow is Livia’s 10th birthday. Being a Siamese/Tabby mix (mother was tabby, father Siamese) … Continue reading
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