Having gone down the rabbit hole that is ancestry.com over the last year I have accumulated a mountain of information about those that came before me. This is where all that information will be shared.
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Adam Shipley of Maryland is My 9th and 10th GGF
Ok this is weird. After researching the family origins of the man who “unlawfully seduced” my 17 year old 3x great grandmother, Laura Byars (see previous post) I followed his mother’s line back two generations to the Shipley’s of Maryland. This rang a bell. On my mother’s side I remembered tracing my Grandma Carroll’s mom’s……
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Laura Byars sues for Damages for Seduction
This is a follow up to my previous post, Desperately Seeking Sam Myers. We now know who his father is Continue Reading Laura Byars sues for Damages for Seduction
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The Bolands of County Roscommon
Patrick Boland was born in Lewsway, Roscommon county, Ireland March 25, 1835. Died in Minonk, Illinois Sept 11. 1908. Aged 73 years, 5 months and 16 days. hew was married in Ireland and came to America about thirty five years ago and has resided in this city ever since. Continue Reading The Bolands of County…