I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems, songs and podcasts about my ancestors lives, plus my genealogy research and family history in the recent past. Every ancestor lives a unique life with unique relationships and life stories.
Today, I want to share a poem, song and podcast about my third great-grandmother, Anna (Row) Auble (1787-1960) of New Jersey, #57 on my Ahnentafel list.
I requested ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, and Claude (all FREE AI tools) to create poems and song lyrics, and Google NotebookLM to create an Audio Overview (a podcast) and a Video Overview (a presentation), to describe and celebrate the life of Anna (Row) Auble (1787-1960). I uploaded a PDF of my genealogical sketch which has all of the information I have about the life of Mary Ann (Underhill) Vaux - see 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 50: #57, Anna (Row) Auble (1787-1860)) to the AI tools.
(AI ChatGPT5 image of Auble family in New Jersey in 1830)
1) The prompt I used for the poem and song lyrics was: "Please write a poem and song lyrics to describe and celebrate the life and legacy of Anna (Row) Auble (1787-1860) using the attached document."
2) I chose the poem created by X Grok 3 today:
ANNA'S SONG
In Hunterdon’s green heart, where fields unfold,
Anna Row was born, a spirit bold.
Third daughter, sixth child, in a family of eight,
Her German roots ran deep, her faith innate.
With siblings seven, in New Germantown’s care,
She grew in a world both simple and fair.
At seventeen, by Zion’s altar she stood,
Bound to John Abel, their love understood.
In 1804, ‘neath Jefferson’s reign,
They pledged their lives, through joy and pain.
A farmer’s wife in New Jersey’s embrace,
She built a home, a sacred space.
Nine children came, her heart’s own bloom,
From Sophia’s dawn to Robert’s room.
Through Sussex hills, where time stood still,
She nurtured dreams on Harmony Hill.
Each child a thread in her woven tale,
Through loss and love, she would not fail.
When John departed, in ‘31’s cold breath,
Anna faced widowhood, staring down death.
With children young, her strength held fast,
A mother’s will, unyielding, vast.
Her father’s will, five dollars spared,
A token of love, her heart repaired.
In Stillwater’s arms, with Sophia near,
She lived her days, year by year.
The census marked her, steadfast, wise,
A quiet force beneath changing skies.
From Washington’s time to Buchanan’s sway,
She saw a nation carve its way.
June’s soft light, in ‘60 she passed,
Her gravestone’s date a shadow cast.
Yet Anna’s legacy, through children grown,
In fields afar, their seeds were sown.
From Philadelphia’s streets to Indiana’s plain,
Her spirit endures, through time’s refrain.
O Anna Row, of humble grace,
Your strength lives on in every face.
A pioneer’s heart, through hardship’s call,
You built a world that binds us all.
In Harmony Hill, where you rest serene,
Your life’s bright thread forever gleams.
3) Here are the AI song lyrics created by Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 and the "Anna's Song" (based on the song lyrics using Suno.com, using a melodic pop style in an upbeat tempo). The song can be played below:
ANNA'S SONG
A Tribute to Anna (Row) Auble
(Verse 1)
In New Germantown she was born
Seventeen-eighty-seven, summer morn
Anna Row among the rolling hills
Where the Lutheran church bell fills
The air with songs of faith and hope
Teaching children how to cope
Third daughter in a family of eight
Love would be her guiding fate
(Verse 2)
At seventeen she found her love
John Auble, blessed from above
July wedding, church bells ring
Zion's walls heard them sing
Sussex County became their home
Where their children free could roam
From Sophia first to Robert last
Building futures from the past
(Chorus)
Anna, Anna, strong and true
Mother's heart beating through and through
Nine children blessed, a legacy made
In New Jersey's hills where memories never fade
Anna, Anna, your story lives on
In every heart where love is drawn
(Verse 3)
But January brought the pain
When John would not come home again
Widow's burden, children to raise
Thirty years of testing days
Yet she stood with grace and might
Through the darkness, holding tight
To the faith that saw her through
Love that made her spirit new
(Chorus)
Anna, Anna, strong and true
Mother's heart beating through and through
Nine children blessed, a legacy made
In New Jersey's hills where memories never fade
Anna, Anna, your story lives on
In every heart where love is drawn
(Bridge)
From colonial times to a nation grown
She watched America find its own
Through war and peace, through joy and strife
She lived a pioneer woman's life
At Harmony Hill her body rests
But her spirit still blessed and blesses
Every child and grandchild born
Carries on from that first morn
(Verse 4)
In Stillwater's quiet town
When her sun was going down
Sophia's home became her place
Surrounded still by love and grace
Seventy-two years upon this earth
From her first breath to her last worth
A mother's love that never dies
Lives forever in our eyes
(Final Chorus)
Anna, Anna, strong and true
Mother's heart beating through and through
Nine children blessed, a legacy made
In New Jersey's hills where memories never fade
Anna, Anna, your story lives on
In every heart where love is drawn
(Outro)
So we sing of Anna Row
Let her memory ever grow
In the hearts of family dear
Her love echoes year by year
Anna Auble, rest in peace
Your love will never cease
4) Here is the Audio Overview "podcast" file for Anna (Row) Auble from Google NotebookLM (based on the referenced genealogical sketch).
The Google NotebookLM Video discussing Anna's life is below:
5) The AI tools do this so much better than I could, and weaves the poem and song along a story theme that is true and heartfelt. Each tool provides a different poem and song from the same prompt --I love fishing in all of the AI streams!! Frankly, doing the poems and song are the most genealogy fun I have every week!
6) These stories, told in verse, song, voice and video are part of my genealogy and family research. My hope is that they will be passed down to my grandchildren and their descendants to highlight the importance of sharing stories, memories, admiration, and love of our ancestors. I will add them to my Google Drive and to my YouTube channel and my FOREVER account.
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