It’s day 2 of RootsTech. It seems I have a habit of logging on just as the conference breaks up for lunch. No matter, I was able to watch a session on DNA from yesterday that I missed and one on the Portuguese of the East Coast from this morning before seeing some live sessions….
Tag: England
How I Knocked Down My Longest Standing Genealogy Brick Wall: DNA, Collaboration, Documents, And Luck
You may have seen me refer to what a pain in the butt my great grandfather, Harry Kenneth Jackson, has been to research in my article “Harry Jackson, I Need To Talk To You“. I’ve been trying to figure out who his parents were and where he was from for decades without any luck. Spots…
52 Ancestors: Give Me a Fresh Start on Harry Jackson
I am joining in on the No Story is Too Small Blog’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge. This weeks theme is Fresh Start and this is my post about Harry Kenneth Jackson, my pain in the butt ancestor. Harry is my great grandfather. He was born 24 of January maybe in 1871, or so…
SNGF: My Unknown Ancestor
Randy’s challenge this week was to check my pedigree chart for my first unknown ancestor. This is a person who I know the surname of but nothing else or I know the first name but not the surname. I’d have to go back many generations on my French and Portuguese lines before I hit anyone…
Surname Saturday: Jones
I have been blessed to have some of the most common surnames every to have existed on the face of the Earth! Today’s surname is: Jones The Jones family has been quite tricky. My line starts with John Joseph Jones, b. ca 1815 in Wales. John made his way to Australia sometime before 1840. I…