Category Archives: Surname Projects
War, Starvation, and Smallpox Decimate the Rode Family
By – Don Taylor I have many interesting stories in my family tree, but never have I found a story as heartbreaking, or as compelling, as the story I found regarding my friend’s family. It is the kind of story … Continue reading
Not a Real McCoy nor a “Real” Hatfield either.
I finally had a chance to get back to my Hatfield Project. The question my friend asked was her Hatfield family related to the infamous Hatfields of West Virginia/Kentucky fame. In previous work I had found that my friend’s great-grandfather was … Continue reading
Bio – Lura Scroggins (1906-1949)
Adair Project AH-05 – Lura Scoggins 6 October 1906 – August 1949 Lura Scoggins was born on 6 October 1906 in Georgia[i],[ii]; she died in August 1949 in Georgia, at age 42.[iii],[iv] She was buried in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church … Continue reading
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Bio – Everett Anson Bickford (1876-1957)
WB-06 – Everett Anson Bickford 15 October 1876 – 1957 Everett Anson Bickford[i] was born on 15 October 1876 in Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine[ii], died in 1957 in Maine, aged 80[iii]. He was buried in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, at … Continue reading