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Today’s ancestor is Samuel Bowlby, my husband’s third great-grandfather. Some basic facts: Name: Samuel Bowlby Born: 20 April 1841 Parents: John Bowlby and Mollie (Miller) Bowlby Spouse: Rosannah (King) Bowlby Marriage: Unknown Died: 2 May 1909 Samuel was born 20 April 1841 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. He was born to John Bowlby and Mollie (Miller) Bowlby. He married Rosannah King on an unknown date. Samuel…
In May 2014 the spousal unit and I paid a visit to the Iowa kin en route from Nebraska back home. I was working a conference in Nebraska and it was a great opportunity to stop in, see family, and talk some genealogy. They were gracious enough to let me photograph and scan some items in…
Today’s ancestor is Anna Rhoda (Greenway) Bowlby, my husband’s second great-grandmother. Some basic facts: Name: Anna Rhoda Greenway Bowlby Born: 31 October 1882 Parents: William Richard Greenway and Rosa Belle (Childers) Greenway Spouse: Joseph Victor Bowlby Marriage: About 1900 Divorced: Before 7 May 1920 Died: 7 May 1977 Anna was born 31 October 1882 in Sullivan, Indiana, USA. She was born…
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How many times have we heard that from someone? What was the score for that baseball game? Google it! How do you take care of an orchid? Google it! How do I locate my ancestors? Google it! Okay, no, it’s really NOT that easy (don’t all genealogists wish it was?) but Google can definitely be…
Last year I stumbled upon the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge and made an attempt to complete the challenge. I won’t say that I failed to complete the challenge, even though I didn’t post for all 52 weeks but I did enjoy what posts I did complete. My goal was to get as many…