Researching my earliest African-descended ancestors and family in America has taken a decidedly left-field turn. Once…
Category: North Carolina
Posts about North Carolina
The one where I give Sir Archibald Roane a demotion
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks diligently researching my Scots-Irish ancestor, Archibald Gilbert Roane. Put…
In search of: The British Roane family
Most of the time I share a completed family history story. You know, it has all…
Oscar Josey & George Washington Josey of Rich Square, North Carolina: finding ancestors in books
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ddrLtJF9uHgC&lpg=PA25&dq=oscar%20josey%2C%20William%20Norwood%2C%20rich%20square%2C%20north%20carolina&pg=PA25&output=embed Finding the name of an ancestor or distant relation in a publication never ceases to…