Author: Connie Kelly
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197th Anniversary of William Starr’s Birth
Today is the 197th Anniversary of the birth of my 3x great grandfather, William Almaron Starr. He was born on 20 May 1828 in Lee Center New York, Oneida County. He was the oldest of Marilla Amelia Warner and Asa Starr’s four children. Asa had inherited his father (Thomas Starr)’s farm and homestead and William…… Read more
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Bessie
Bessie Hendricks Radcliff, my maternal grandmother’s mother, died at the age of 35 on May 14th, 1935 after delivering her twelfth child in two decades. Because her husband Elmer was an abusive alcoholic and unfit to parent, her surviving eleven children were soon scattered to the wind. The newborn died, a still birth. Wannita who…… Read more
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William Chrisman was born 160 years ago today
Today marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Chris’ paternal great grandfather, William Chrisman. He was born near Bible Grove in Scotland County Missouri on May 5, 1865. William’s obituary explains in 1870, at the age of 5 he was sent to live with Daniel “Abraham” Lakin and his wife Samantha (Burdick) Lakin. He…… Read more
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Remembrance of family I never knew
Ancestry.com reminded me tomorrow, May 4th, marks the 128th anniversary of the date when John William Phillips married Ida Velleta Reynolds. These are the parents of Elmer Radcliff, my maternal grandmother’s father. It’s an odd thing to consider. Their marriage was very short lived. The family took the time to report the wedding in the…… Read more
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It’s a Wonderful Life
My husband did a DNA test for ancestry so we could use the results to add to the tree through the new feature they have that helps you map your DNA matches to your tree. He has hundreds, maybe thousands of matches I’m wading through. The other night I added a 4th cousin 2x removed…… Read more
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Grandma Hendricks and Deer Creek
I drove through Deer Creek today, as I have hundreds of times, on my way to Washington from Carlock. I like to drive Main Street because I remember Grandma Carroll telling me her grandma, Grandma Nannie Hendricks, lived on Main St. Today I looked up the census records so I would know exactly which house…… Read more
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Henry “Lace” Hoots
Henry Hoots, my 5x great grandfather, was born about 1827 in McMinn County, Tennessee. McMinn County is northeast of Chattanooga southwest of Knoxville. He was the third son of David and Hannah (Welch) Hoots’ 14 children. David was a farmer, born in Deep Creek, Surry County, North Carolina in 1804, raised mostly in Cumberland county…… Read more
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Samuel David Hatton
Samuel David Hatton was born in 1749. He was my 6th great-grandfather. Samuel was born in Stony Stafford, Buckinghamshire, England to Thomas Hatton/ Heighton (B 1729 D 1797) and Hester Hall (B 1729- D 1759) my 7x great grandparents. In 1754 they lived in London, England. Hester died when he was just 9 and at…… Read more
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Desperately Seeking Sam Myers
My grandmother, Clema (Myers) Starr never really knew her father I’m told. I never talked to her about it personally, but it’s my understanding he abandoned the family when she was very young. After I joined ancestry.com and learned how to investigate such things I began researching what happened to her father, Raymond Jasper Myers.…… Read more
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From Clarissa to Clema
Clarissa Jane Wishon (DNA match confirmed) was my 4x great grandmother; she was born in Kentucky in 1830, the last of seven children for Adam and Nancy Miller Wishon (5x great grandparents). Adam was a plasterer and later a farmer. The Wishons moved to West Central Illinois shortly after her birth from Kentucky, from North…… Read more