My ancestor George W. West and his wife Jennet Cowen often had people outside their nuclear family living with them in census years. I've already written about Isaac Suthard, the 14-year-old black farmhand. And there was also their grandson, Lightner West (who left his biological mom and step-father to live with his grandfather) and their … Continue reading Who was Elizabeth Harmond? (Union County, SC b. abt. 1830)
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Genealogy Oddities: Irrational Grudges Against Ancestors
Sometimes when I'm really, really into researching a certain family or line I'll realize that I am holding a grudge against a family member. Not sure what I mean? Here are two examples: My 3rd Great-Grandfather Lightner West was killed in the Civil War. He left behind a widow, Sarah Elizabeth Moore West, and an … Continue reading Genealogy Oddities: Irrational Grudges Against Ancestors
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