52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge: Week 1 PROMPT: Who inspired your first search? Who is at the beginning of one of your ancestral lines? Who are you beginning to research this year? Anna Young Williamson The genesis of my interest in researching my family tree was my daughter who would invariably ask me prior… Continue reading Beginnings
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On This Day: Marriage of David Williamson and Anna Young
David Williamson and Anna Young were married on September 26, 1872, in Perthshire, Scotland David and Anna Young Williamson were my great great grandparents. Scotland as it would have looked at the time of my great great grandparents’ births.Map of Scotland - Tallis, John & Frederick (fl. ca. 1846-1850); drawn & engraved by J. Rapkin… Continue reading On This Day: Marriage of David Williamson and Anna Young
Intergenerational Solidarity
Ernest Arthur Laney (1889-1958) was my father’s paternal grandfather. He was a miner in the lead and zinc mines that at one time dotted the landscapes of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. One generation further removed on my father’s maternal side, his great grandfather, David Williamson (1846-1908) was also a miner. David Williamson, along with numerous… Continue reading Intergenerational Solidarity