Genealogy, inspired!
Hello and Welcome to U Day! Name: Una June Taylor Vital Information: Born in June of 1890 in Illinois. Died 8 May 1967 in California. Relation to Me: Una is my maternal great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Una June is my Grandpa Phil’s mom and the daughter of Nancy Jane. Una married William Featheringill at the young…
Hello and Welcome to R Day! Name: Robert Thompson Vital Information: Born 29 August 1860 in Lancashire, England. Died 28 February 1932 in Vermont, USA. Relation to Me: Robert is my paternal 2x great grandpa. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: As a nod to the importance of documenting oral history, what I am going to share here today is…
Hello and Welcome to O Day! Name: Orvetta Maria Brogan Vital Information: Orvetta was born on 13 July 1898 in Indiana and died on 8 September 1973 in California. Relation to Me: Orvetta is my maternal great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Orvetta was the ninth and final child born to John and Alice, well after Alice thought…
Hello and Welcome to N Day! Name: Nancy Jane Russell Vital Information: Nancy Jane Russell was born on 10 June 1851 in Missouri and died on 12 February 1923, also in Missouri. Relation to Me: Nancy Jane is my Maternal 2x great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities: Up until a couple of years ago all I knew about…
Hello and Welcome to M Day! Our half-way point is upon us! How are you feeling about it all so far? Name: Margaret McGibbon Vital Information: Margaret was born in 1757 in Ireland (possibly Belfast) and died on 27 April 1837 in Indiana, USA. Relation to Me: Margaret is my Maternal 5x great grandma. Tidbits/Characteristics/Commonalities:…