Tag Archives: Tennessee

Ancestor Bio – Elizabeth (Blackwell) Roberts

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-18 Roberts/Blackwell Line By Don Taylor I recently saw a bumper sticker that said, “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History.”[1] With that in mind Elizabeth (Blackwell) Roberts must have been extremely “well behaved.” All of the records … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Bio – Willie Hayes Shoemake (1905-1962)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-11 By Don Taylor Willie Hayes Shoemake was born, grew up, married three times, and died – all in Putnam County, Tennessee. He was too young to have been drafted into World War I and too … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Bio – John Calvin Roberts (1795-1873)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Don Taylor

52 Ancestors – Week 2018-09 By Don Taylor John Calvin Roberts was the first Roberts ancestor I was pretty sure was an ancestor. Years ago, when I did a Y-DNA test to try to determine who my biological father was, … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Bio – Dora Effie Jane Chism

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Don Taylor

Rittenberry Project By Don Taylor Today, I look at the Rittenberry family and the life of Dora Effie Jane Chism Rittenberry Johnson of Tennessee. Rittenberry Project 2017 – Ancestor #5 List of Grandparents Grandmother: Dora Effie Jane Chism [Rittenberry] [Johnson] … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Biography – Elizabeth Blackwell Roberts (1796-1867)

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor During my recent “We’re Relate” Famous Friday investigation, I noted that my relationships to Luke Bryan and to Carrie Fisher were both based upon David Blackwell, supposedly the father of my 3rd great-grandmother Elizabeth Blackwell. I had … Continue reading →

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