Okay Maybe I OVER Did It…

We sent our second child off to college for orientation this weekend. I have always prided myself on the job I have done as her mother, but she came home telling us about her classes and this awesome girl she met who doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, who wants to be her roommate, and how great…

And Then I Did More Research…

Well, It never hurts to follow through they say, and when I did, I found Susan and Samuel in 1870 with their daughter Nancy and son Joel. WHAT THE HECK. Where is Jennie and who is Joel. So I followed them to 1880 and there they are with several more kids living next to Nancy…

I Found Her, OR Oh My GOD!

I have been looking for Susan Markham for 20 years. Yes, 20 years and tonight I was looking at http://www.familysearch.org and I found this record: Name: Susie Rebecca Marcum Gender: Female Burial Date: 12 Jun 1933 Burial Place: Death Date: 11 Jun 1933 Death Place: Haywood Co., Tennessee Age: 86 Birth Date: 1847 Birthplace: Tenn…

You ARE One, But Are You a Good One?…

Our pastor made the remark Sunday that you could be a Christian and not go to Church or study your Bible, and my Mom said she disagreed. So I made the correlation between that and the fact that in the last year I have been a genealogist, but I haven't done much genealogy due to…

Yup, I am still alive…

We've just been busy. We've had graduation and a little rest and a week of Vacation Bible School and I am just in a whirlwind of activity. Expecting summer to die down to swimming, hotdogs and tans here in a few days. But it's been busy and crazy so far with the kids getting ready…