[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…
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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,…
Merry Christmas to All!!!
I would like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas! Here are some Christmas Cheer from the Lassalle household:
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Most Recent Unknown Ancestor
This week Randy at Genea Musings asks us to write about our most recent unknown ancestor. I didn’t even have to think about it. It’s my Great Grandfather, Harry Kenneth Jackson, who is #14 on my Ahnentafel chart. Harry, what can I say about Harry? Almost nothing! I know about as much about him as…
These Death Certificates Complicate Things
I thought it would be a nice addition to my brother-in-law’s Christmas present if I found his Higgins line. So many databases have been added to the web since I last tackled this line two years. I might get lucky. What I know: 1. His great grandmother was Margaret Higgins 2. She was born in…