Genealogy Research Journal #5, Entry 2 I knew that my great grandmother was Marguerite or Margaret (Jones) Jackson (the Marguerite or Margaret depending on who you were talking to). Her parents were Thomas and Margaret Jones according to my grandma. Since my grandmother got confused sometimes and I wanted to make sure that she didn’t…
Category: California Genealogy
An Ancestor Named Margaret
Genealogy Research Journal #5, Entry #1 In this genealogy research journal, we explore my grandmother’s maternal line. A line I knew very little about when I started my family tree despite my grandmother’s help. Because of the unique challenges that researching San Francisco records at the turn of the century present, I had to locate…
Tangled Web We Weave with Cosma and Camara Families in the Tree
Research Journal #2, Entry 1 One of the most frustrating aspects of genealogy is learning that someone may be related to you, but no one remembers how! Take the Cosma’s and the Camara’s. They appear to be two different, distinct families. Yet, you can’t touch one family without finding the other. They may have been…