Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Tuesday Tips


This Tuesday Tip is for those of you who are just beginning your research journey. The internet has an abundance of websites that offer tips for beginners. And don't forget libraries, genealogy conferences and seminars held by local and state organization. And, then, there are the BOOKS.

Today my tip is going to point you to a book written by Shannon Combs-Bennett. She's an author, researcher, and lecturer, and often speaks and writes about genetic genealogy. And researching methods!

The book can be found on Amazon at Genealogy Basics in30minutes by Shannon Combs-Bennett and at Genealogy Basics Website.

Genealogy Basics in30minutes by Shannon Coombs-Bennett

Happy Ancestor Hunting! 

Revis

Monday, July 9, 2018

Motivation Monday!


It's MOTIVATION MONDAY! What are you up to today? Are you researching your ancestors? Enjoying the summer with your children or grandchildren? Traveling the beautiful United States of America or elsewhere?

I found the quote below on Pintrest. I don't know who wrote it, but I think it's appropriate for Motivation Monday. Wherever you are, I hope you are finding time - and being motivated - to write your own story!




  Revis

Friday, July 6, 2018

Friday Faces From the Past - The Unknown Boys

The "Unknown Boys"  - that's what we call this picture we found among my Grandmomie's things after she died. Over the years, I've shown it to numerous family members at family reunions and other get-togethers from Texas to Mississippi.



What's interesting is that my Mother and her immediate family lost everything in two house fires. Everything. 

The pictures my maternal Grandmomie Stuart-Dennis had in her possession when she died had come from family and friends after the fires. She and my Grandfather Dennis divorced after my Mother married. Looking through the pictures, it was pretty obvious that none of the pictures were of my paternal Grandfather Dennis' family. And surprisingly, many pictures were marked with names. The few unmarked pictures have been hard to trace. I thought it would be easy since they must have been acquired by my Grandmomie Stuart-Dennis recently in time (post-fire). 

My family believes that these are pictures of some of the family (or maybe friends) of the Teel's or Stuart's of Fisher County, Texas.

The Teel's came to Texas by way of Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa and Virginia and included the Ham's of Bibb County, Alabama and (Indian Territory) Oklahoma, Other surnames are Parker, Cassidy and Lawrence. 

The Stuart's came to Texas from Neshoba County, Mississippi, and included surnames Yates, Musgrove, Cooksey, Barber, Jones, Stainton/Stanton, Hester and more.

Here's cropped versions of the young men, who I assume are brothers, in the group picture.





If you have any ideas or think they might be from your family, please contact me.

 Revis