It's Saturday Night -
time for more Genealogy Fun!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to:
1) What is the most interesting record you have found for an ancestor?
2) Tell us about them in a blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a comment on Facebook.Here's mine:
My 2nd great-grandfather Devier James Lamphier Smith (1839-1894) is my most interesting (and favorite) ancestor - adopted, had many homes, many occupations, left a family Bible, legally changed his name, and some ephemera. He overcame many life challenges. The most interesting record I have found for all of my ancestors is this one:
This is from about 1882 when he resided in Concordia, Kansas. I'm afraid it's about 140 years to late for me. Would I have used it when I was about age 25 as my hair was thinning (I always blame Butch Wax for that)? Probably! $2 is pretty steep in 1880s money for basically a bottle of mineral oil and other ingredients (I think).
You can read more about Devier in 52 Ancestors Week 19: #26 Devier James Lamphier Smith (1839-1894).
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2 comments:
Here's my record.
https://geneajournalsbyapearl.wordpress.com/2022/10/01/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-most-interesting-record-for-an-ancestor/
Here's mine. I didn't think twice about this one. https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2022/10/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-155/
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