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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Joseph Victor Bowlby Today’s ancestor is Joseph Victor Bowlby, my husband’s second great-grandfather. Some basic facts: Name: Joseph Victor Bowlby Born: 29 March 1870 Parents: Samuel Bowlby and Rosannah (King) Bowlby Spouse: Anna Rhoda (Greenway) Bowlby Marriage: About 1900 Died: 25 July 1958 Joseph was born 29 March 1870 in…
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Gertrude Viola (Warren) Bowlby I’m still playing catch-up on the 52 Ancestors challenge but I’m going to try hard to get current. Today I’m highlighting my husband’s maternal great-grandmother. Some basic facts: Name: Gertrude Viola Warren Born: 10 March 1905 Parents: John Garrison Warren and Minnie Green Warren Grokett Spouse:…
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Sherry Victor Bowlby I’m still playing catch up for the 52 Ancestors challenge, LOL. Life tends to get in the way. Today I’m highlighting my husband’s maternal great-grandfather. Some basic facts: Name: Sherry Victor Bowlby Born: 21 December 1900 Parents: Joseph Victor Bowlby and Anna Rhoda (Greenway) Bowlby Spouse: Gertrude…
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And don’t you just hate it when that happens? I know I do. I’ve been noticeably absent from posting on my blog because of it. But I definitely haven’t been idle. My big project was changing employers. I usually stay away from talking about work because, after all, this is a genealogy blog. But I’m…
This past weekend has been an absolute whirlwind of activity and discovery for me. I had to travel to Fort Worth, Texas for work Thursday and Friday and I took the opportunity to go see the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Dealey Plaza is where President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963. The…