I have made it half way through the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. Woo Hoo! Usually I’ve given up by this point because life interferes. I’m behind a week, as usual, but at least I am still here! It is the halfway mark, so I’ll write about an ancestor I’ve researched only half way. …
Tag: Wales
What Is the CMA Society?
You know I can’t leave any stone unturned. After find out from my Gr Gr Gr Grandfather’s death notice that he was a member of the CMA Society, I spent a considerable amount of time going through the 1877 San Francisco City Directory looking through the list of societies in hopes of finding one that…
First Lucky Break of the Year
I wanted to start off the new year with some family tree research. I had fooled around for awhile looking for a death notice for Catherine (Dolan) Kelly, but had no success. I came back after dinner and took up John Joseph Jones–a name with impossible to research written all over it. Through census and…
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…
The Life of Mary Jane Jones
[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…