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Genealogy Gains
Sep. 23rd, 2023 10:15 pmIt seems I have made a new friend who shares the same enthusiasm for genealogy. We were almost related and I'm just relishing our notes back and forth as we share tips and more.
Today's find--my great-grandfather's brother's wife's name. Finding out women's maiden names gets a little tricky because it wasn't always mentioned in their obituary or a new article. And once again, Ancestry had the answers without me realizing it. It's also extra difficult when both sets of great-grandparents all have a Nick, John, Mary and Pauline in their family. I had to stop myself a few times and remember who was who.
Anyway, once you put in enough information into Ancestry--and I mean, a lot of information as my family tree now has 500+ people in it--it starts making better matches and up popped the right Pauline married to the right John. Once I realized she was called Polly, more potential paths appeared. I just ordered the marriage certificate, so we'll see! But if it's the right person, I'll have a whole other branch of the family to explore. I'm hoping it's my relations--a quick look at Newspapers revealed her brother spent 5 years in jail for cattle rustling, yikes!
Today's find--my great-grandfather's brother's wife's name. Finding out women's maiden names gets a little tricky because it wasn't always mentioned in their obituary or a new article. And once again, Ancestry had the answers without me realizing it. It's also extra difficult when both sets of great-grandparents all have a Nick, John, Mary and Pauline in their family. I had to stop myself a few times and remember who was who.
Anyway, once you put in enough information into Ancestry--and I mean, a lot of information as my family tree now has 500+ people in it--it starts making better matches and up popped the right Pauline married to the right John. Once I realized she was called Polly, more potential paths appeared. I just ordered the marriage certificate, so we'll see! But if it's the right person, I'll have a whole other branch of the family to explore. I'm hoping it's my relations--a quick look at Newspapers revealed her brother spent 5 years in jail for cattle rustling, yikes!
