Tag: Patrick Henry Roane Sr

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The one about finding George Henry Roane’s father

15/09/2014
Brian Sheffey
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the ladies in my family tree…

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George Henry Roane: the new Freedmen’s Bureau databases on FamilySearch are incredible research tools

15/07/2014
Brian Sheffey
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UPDATED: 15 July 2015.  Thanks to a distant cousin, whom I’ll refer to as Mia, more…

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In search of Leonard Wilson Roane (1874 –1912): death in the shipyard

16/06/2014
Brian Sheffey
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I’ve been pretty fortunate tracing Leonard Wilson Roane, my paternal great grandfather’s, life through a rich…