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melissa39316
- Dec 15, 2023
- 4 min
The strange tale of my grandmother's origins
Sept. 20, 2013 My grandmother’s ancestry is a mystery. That’s because she was adopted as an infant. The story goes like this. My great...
melissa39316
- Dec 14, 2023
- 4 min
Mary Elizabeth, that half-breed's here!
Sept. 26,2013 In my last blog post, The strange tale of my Grandmother’s origins, I mentioned my mother’s Great Aunt, Nellie Sue Norwood,...
melissa39316
- Dec 14, 2023
- 3 min
My grandfather and Darwin
Oct. 9, 2013 My maternal grandfather, James Howard Zant, was born on a ranch near Aspermont, the seat of Stonewall County, Texas,...
melissa39316
- Dec 14, 2023
- 3 min
Ruminations on the Confederacy
Oct. 25, 2013 I am a Southerner. A bona fide one. My direct lineal ancestor, Lemuel Lamb Hardy, was born sometime between 1695 and...
melissa39316
- Dec 14, 2023
- 3 min
Cousin Faye, the Angel Moroni and the Saltzburgers
Oct. 31, 2013 My father had a ginormous number of cousins – his father had come from a family of thirteen and his mother from a family of...