[Written for the 91st Carnival of Genealogy, A Tribute to Women] This timeline shows the events in the life of Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones. Mary Jane Haywards was born in Wales ca. 1810. She left Wales for Australia prior to 1848. I’m not sure if she left with her parents or with her husband. Mary…
Category: About My Ancestors
Timeline for Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones
I don’t know alot about my Great Great Great Grandmother, Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones. However, I am able to put together a timeline of the events of her life. Here is a brief timeline for my Great Great Great Grandmother, Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones: Timeline – Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones ——————————————————————————- ca. 1811———-Born in Wales…
Tombstones Have Errors, Too: Part Two
In my previous post, Tombstone Have Errors Too: Part One, I showed how my skepticism about the date on Michael Kelly’s tombstone lead me to search further for information on his death. I found a newspaper article in the Daily Alta that told of a Michael Kelly who had committed suicide on the same day,…
Tombstones Can Have Errors, Too: Part One
Recently, a volunteer at Findagrave.com sent my photographs of my Kelly family tombstone at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA. Not only was my Great Great Grandmother’s name on the stone, but a couple of her sons. I was disappointed to find that Michael Kelly was not the Michael Kelly that I had been tracking…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Benedict Iida and Rosa Medeiros
Getting back to Wedding Chapel Wednesday… This wedding photo is of Benedict “Ben” Iida and Rosa Medeiros. Benedict was born 2 Jan 1908 in Kilauea, Kauai, HI. His parents were Joseph Shintaro Iida and Louisa Pacheco. His Father was Japanese and his Mother was the daughter of Azorean immigrants. Rosa’s parents were Joao Medeiros Toucado…