I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post. I received an inquiry about this deed by e-mail from someone who must have …
Tag: Johnston
Mar 11
Fearless Females: Blogging Prompt for March 11
Lisa Alzo, the Accidental Genealogist, has posted some marvelous blogging prompts for Woman’s History Month. The March 11 prompt: Did you have any female ancestors who died young or from tragic or unexpected circumstances? Describe and how did this affect the family? I have previously posted information about my great-grandmother, Jane “Jennie” Johnston. I wrote …
Feb 16
Winter 2010 GeneaBloggers Games Task 4E
Javascript required. Made with WordItOut I used Word it Out to create this graphic which shows the surnames in my family. Somehow, just the names seem very incomplete, so here is a little more. The Johnstons and the Rapiers arrived in Huron County, Ontario from Scotland, where they married. Long and Myers arrived in Ontario, …
Dec 19
Just Keep Looking
Many years ago, I read the films for births, deaths and marriages for Wexford County, Michigan, where my ancestors lived from about 1878 forward. The films were of poor quality, and completely unreadable in some places. I found records for many of my ancestors, including the marriage of my great-grandparents, Jane “Jennie” Johnston and William …
Dec 02
Family Portrait – William Kaiser and Elizabeth Long Family
William and Elizabeth (Long) Kaiser were my 2nd great-grandparents. This photograph was send to me by my cousin Jan Largent Blake; the names of the subjects were recorded on the back Thanks Jan! I have added the names where they can be seen. You may click this thumbnail to enlarge the photo. The photo was …
Dec 01
The Will of William Kaiser, Sr.
William Kaiser, sometimes called William Kaiser, Sr., to distinguish him from his son with the same name was my great-grandfather. He was born in Ontario, Canada in 1862, and died in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan on 10 Oct 1909. William married Elizabeth Long about 1857. This Will, Petition for Probate, Inventory of Personal Property and …
Nov 30
The Web
This little quote replaced the then current earworm in my head the other day: Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!1 You might want to know that I really don’t think our ancestors were attempting to deceive me. Anyone who ever heated their home with wood, or tried to …
Oct 22
Jane Johnston’s Locket
This locket was given to me on Christmas, by my Aunt Jane Yearnd Devereaux. Aunt Jane was my father’s sister, her full name at birth was Margaret Jane Yearnd. This note which accompanied the locket describes three items, I will get to the others in later posts. Inside the locket Here is a larger photo …
Oct 09
Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 6
The guests! You may enlarge this thumbnail to see view the file. I am going to list the guests, and their relationship to my grandparents. Mother and Father Kaiser: William and Delia Conway Kaiser, Winnie’s father and step-mother. Bertha and Austin Kaiser: Winnie’s half-siblings, the children of William Kaiser and Delia Conway Kaiser. Austin William …
Aug 31
The Lilac
There are many surprising moments in life, and I had one this spring. M-in-L, Papa and I spend a day or so visiting cemeteries on Memorial Day weekend each year. Last year, Papa and I went back to Maple Hill Cemetery to water our flowers. Since it was just the two of us, and we …
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