tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.comments2024-02-16T08:14:29.719-08:00Leah's Family TreeLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.comBlogger484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-34366671682756714642017-08-03T06:31:18.325-07:002017-08-03T06:31:18.325-07:00It's interesting how Charles and Damie moved b...It's interesting how Charles and Damie moved between Canada and the U.S., one dying in Michigan, the other moving back to Canada. Not having Canadian ancestors (at least none that I've yet come across) I forget that many from Great Britain immigrated to Canada. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-25137604724943732892017-01-30T18:13:17.222-08:002017-01-30T18:13:17.222-08:00Leah, Just wondering if you looked at the post las...Leah, Just wondering if you looked at the post last week? Still would like to know how to contact you? <br />John, Grandson of Michael CarusoDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751792591316683641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-90849335889967924702017-01-26T18:21:32.838-08:002017-01-26T18:21:32.838-08:00I'm related. Michael Caruso is my grandfather ...I'm related. Michael Caruso is my grandfather (mother's father). What's best way to communicate? JohnDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751792591316683641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-72346127844109080722016-11-04T08:03:15.930-07:002016-11-04T08:03:15.930-07:00What a great find, Leah! Finding a document that ...What a great find, Leah! Finding a document that supports my guesses always gives me confidence that I'm not wending my way along the wrong path. (Of course, I remember that my guesses are always guesses until I find documents that support them.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-21549043899799521732016-01-28T06:11:21.320-08:002016-01-28T06:11:21.320-08:00I would also love to see any pictures of the house...I would also love to see any pictures of the house!RADmominPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417533686560628680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-5386607065069789832016-01-28T06:09:58.115-08:002016-01-28T06:09:58.115-08:00Leah, thank you for sharing this! I have been hear...Leah, thank you for sharing this! I have been hearing of a connection to the Harker/Miller family my whole life, and this is the first connection I have been able to make. My connection is Martha Harker ( daughter of Samuel Harker, granddaughter of Whitten Harker) married my great grandfather Charles Miller. I don't know the connection to C Newell Harker though....<br />RADmominPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417533686560628680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-25110812258688896292015-10-18T18:25:53.413-07:002015-10-18T18:25:53.413-07:00I lowered the thresholds on gedmatch...and your gr...I lowered the thresholds on gedmatch...and your grandmother is a genetic match to my dad. (Mason- M335700)<br />This line is a puzzle...that is for sure! I've been trying for years. 😊 Good luck to you! JJ Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634177057065746987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-46231052542341949812015-09-20T14:06:59.398-07:002015-09-20T14:06:59.398-07:00Wow, you have a lot of couples with long marriages...Wow, you have a lot of couples with long marriages, Leah. When we know that the average ago of death in previous decades and centuries was sometimes in the 50s and early 60s, I have to remind myself that the average probably include infants and children as well as adults into old age. I did this SNGF, too, just out of curiosity, I guess.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-11416618514971155142015-09-03T14:15:25.099-07:002015-09-03T14:15:25.099-07:00Add your gr gr aunt! 66 years, so far! EdnaAdd your gr gr aunt! 66 years, so far! Ednaednanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-5182163670113307702015-04-27T13:12:43.221-07:002015-04-27T13:12:43.221-07:00I am a direct descendant of Isaac Mott and Anne Co...I am a direct descendant of Isaac Mott and Anne Coles...THRILLED over this information. You might be interested in this article written about her brother...Jesse Coles: http://longislandgenealogy.com/jessecoles.html... My email is mothersmith@gmail.com - Would love to know if you have copies of information that would be of value to my gathering of the MOTT and COLES lines.Mama Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957711774124280993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-83633055684152082412015-04-27T13:02:19.126-07:002015-04-27T13:02:19.126-07:00I am a "direct" descendant of Isaac Mott...I am a "direct" descendant of Isaac Mott and Anne Coles. I would love to know what information you may have to help me create a more in-depth history on my family. My email address is: mothersmith@gmail.com Mama Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957711774124280993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-7067300305525231972015-02-15T15:13:21.006-08:002015-02-15T15:13:21.006-08:00Regarding all the Southern matches, I think you ar...Regarding all the Southern matches, I think you are quite right. Even my father, who has absolutely no ancestral connection to the South, has many matches with ancestry from there (I think it is due to the Scots-Irish ancestry he has). <br /><br />Overall my grandmother actually has a huge number of matches, that 160 are just the people Ancestry thinks are especially close matches. I've also found a few dozen matches in the "distant cousin" category who are actually much more closely related (on paper at least). I'm guessing most of the people who are testing are Baby Boomers, a good one or two generations younger than my grandmother. I have a feeling this is really messing with her estimated relatedness to her matches. I have a similar problem in that I'm a good one or two generations younger than most testers - hence my low match count. Anyway, it certainly is fun to theorize about all this!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-88825932396381846762015-02-14T20:31:37.600-08:002015-02-14T20:31:37.600-08:00Leah, I was kind of surprised to hear the number o...Leah, I was kind of surprised to hear the number of matches you had--and your grandmother, too. I think, as time goes on, you will get more matches. Of course, in a way, it's the luck of the draw: if anyone else happens to test from your extended families, then you will see matches. If others aren't into DNA testing...well, you just can't extrapolate anything, just based on how many matches you were notified about. There are likely many many more out there--but they haven't tested...yet.<br /><br />I also wonder whether there is a sort of geographical bias showing up in the crowd that's interested in DNA testing. I was surprised to see so many of my matches coming from the South--when I was raised a northerner, through and through. Did those descendants just not test? If testing is more popular among those living in the South, then maybe your Indiana families will be under-represented in your matches. Of course, this is a very unscientific hunch, but I noticed it and was surprised by it.<br /><br />Bottom line: all this to say, it really matters who else decides to try out this DNA testing option. No test, no matches. Simple as that.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-20336617902497798302015-01-14T20:41:49.247-08:002015-01-14T20:41:49.247-08:00You probably already have this mystery solved, the...You probably already have this mystery solved, the one about Jane Galagher/Montgomery. Could she have married Mr. Montgomery before she married your Charles Woods? (I know, anything is possible, right?)<br /><br />Isn't it great to have an ancestor who surprises you all the time? It keeps the search fun and interesting.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-83382624683824335712014-11-29T11:12:41.969-08:002014-11-29T11:12:41.969-08:0010. Orange Co NC to IN - possible Quaker connectio...10. Orange Co NC to IN - possible Quaker connection... I have not info, but am interested in your findings. As have family from<br />Orange NC moved to OH and then to NW IN and to SW MI finally. Departed NC on/aftr 1840...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-65438130729834189672014-11-25T04:11:44.159-08:002014-11-25T04:11:44.159-08:00Writing it down, saying it out loud certainly help...Writing it down, saying it out loud certainly helps bring the mysteries under control. Before you know it, you'll be posting the results of your mystery-solving process. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-52798157303114320482014-11-19T19:56:40.587-08:002014-11-19T19:56:40.587-08:00Damie had a very unusual name. I don't believ...Damie had a very unusual name. I don't believe I've ever heard of any of the variations of her name. It's interesting that at only 44 she already had several grandchildren. But then women married earlier in those days (so it shouldn't be a surprise). Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-52675224559415292572014-10-02T16:12:16.545-07:002014-10-02T16:12:16.545-07:00Congratulations and Happy 6th Blogiversary!Congratulations and Happy 6th Blogiversary!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-52431947418665321022014-10-01T03:15:50.899-07:002014-10-01T03:15:50.899-07:00When you're on a roll with research, it's ...When you're on a roll with research, it's often hard to blog about it because you're not always sure where the research is taking you or what story it is going to tell. So Happy Blogiversary. 6 years is quite the accomplishment.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-18779664702603432752014-09-30T12:59:23.461-07:002014-09-30T12:59:23.461-07:00Happy 6th blogiversary!Happy 6th blogiversary!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-64088561647220622562014-09-30T06:24:01.136-07:002014-09-30T06:24:01.136-07:00Happy Blogiversary! Six years is a long time. Cong...Happy Blogiversary! Six years is a long time. Congratulations.Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-27708055088325239032014-08-04T21:38:41.429-07:002014-08-04T21:38:41.429-07:00I'm just a little envious at your great long l...I'm just a little envious at your great long lists. Maybe some day I'll know the names of so many of my direct-line ancestors, too!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-83087740552224804182014-07-10T21:30:18.896-07:002014-07-10T21:30:18.896-07:00Florence looks like such a happy girl in the photo...Florence looks like such a happy girl in the photo. It's a challenge to find information about females, especially when they're not married and/or don't have children, but it seems like you've done well to find her in city directories. I don't suppose Florence would have had much of a public social life to have been included in local newspapers, would she? But maybe there's an Alameda newspaper with her obituary? Maybe.... (But you've probably already looked because it seems like you're very thorough.)<br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-30234119006443611072014-07-08T12:30:53.571-07:002014-07-08T12:30:53.571-07:00Leah
I would love to hear from you. I am with the...Leah<br /><br />I would love to hear from you. I am with the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society and George S. Mott is one of our most well-known historical figures.You can reach me at mandarinmuseum@bellsouth.net.<br />Sandy Arpenhttp://www.mandarinmuseum.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689232453246489556.post-74010351632078426292014-07-03T13:22:36.346-07:002014-07-03T13:22:36.346-07:00I have a case like that for a Great- Great - Uncle...I have a case like that for a Great- Great - Uncle who died without a will. It was only upheld because they had to find all his heirs , over 20 years. It was a treasure trove for a genealogist as it listed all relations with full names and addresses in 1911.Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335449359566720836noreply@blogger.com