Part of what drives my genealogy journey is putting flesh to the usual vital statistics details…
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Ann St. Clair of Wytheville, VA: Finding my lost connection to the St. Clair / Sinclair family
Actually, the title of this post should have been finding my father’s and my sister’s connection…
Another paternal brick wall smashed: Margaret Clark(Wythe, Virginia)
Hot on the trail of discovering the most likely paternity for one of my paternal 2x…
Genetic Genealogy & Endogamy: Identifying the father of Cornelius White using DNA Triangulation
The paternity of my 2x great grandfather, Cornelius White, has been a mystery ever since I…
Jemimah Sheffey – figuring out family relationships via census records
Sometimes, unexplained inspirations are sometimes the sources of great breakthroughs. If I’ve learned anything through this…
50 years a slave: the Findley family’s battle for freedom in Virginia
Update 1 May 2014: More information about how Rachel’s story came to light can be found…
The 1926 Lynching of Raymond Byrd Part II
The August 1926 lynching of my second cousin twice removed, Raymond Arthur Byrd, remains one of…
My working practice for my African American genealogy research
This post is a glimpse into my working practices when it comes to researching black ancestors…
Isaiah Francis Grubb & Melinda Straw: a tale of love across 19th Century colour lines
I’ve been spending some time researching my distant Sheffey relations in Wythe County, Virginia. Specifically, I’ve…
Martha Ann Fowler Hill: Smashing genealogy walls with the correct maiden name
Martha Fowler Hill is an important linchpin in my black Wythe Sheffey family story in the…