From Randy over at Genea-Musings:
it's Saturday Night -
time for more Genealogy Fun!!!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:
(1) Of course, the first ancestor I'd like to question is my 2nd great grandfather, George W. Schwalls, Sr. (1837-1908). I would ask him where in Germany he was from; who his parents and grandparents were; how he came to America and with whom; how did he become an American citizen; and how is he related to the George Michael Schwall that lived one county over? Oh, and how did he meet his wife, my 2nd great grandmother, Lincelia E. Claxton (1839-1882)?
(2) My grandmother, Nealie Drake Tapley, 1895-1970: I would ask my grandmother who were all the people in the unmarked photos she left behind.
3) I would ask my 2nd great grandmother, Elizabeth (1824-aft 1880), married to George Washington Tapley (1814-aft 1880) what her maiden name was??
(4) I would ask my 2nd great grandmother, Elizabeth Caroline Scoggins (1802-1880), married to Solomon Page (1800-1860) who her parents and grandparents were.
(5) I would probably have some very personal questions for my 3rd great grandmother, Sarah Tapley (1775-bet 1850-1860). Like how did she deal with having her twin boys (George Washington [1814-aft 1880] and James Marion [1814-1884]) out of wedlock and dealing with the treatment she must have received because of that? And why she fell for a married man (Canneth Swain, 1770-1831)? Why did she give the twins her last name when they grew up knowing who their father was?? And what was her mother's name?
(6) I would like to sit all the Hosea Tapleys down and ask them which one was which and who was married to whom already?! Hosea Tapley, 1691-1778, my 6th great grandfather; Hosea Tapley Jr, bet 1708-1710 - 1770, my 6th great-uncle; Hosea Tapley III, abt 1730-1779, my 1st cousin, 6x removed; Hosea Green Tapley, 1767-1799, my 2nd cousin, 5x removed; and Hosea Tapley, dates unknown, my 3rd cousin, 4x removed, son of Hosea Green.
(7) My 2nd great grandparents, Charles Kelso Carter (1843-1916) and Sarah Schoonover (1840-1918): I would ask them if they or their parents knew the biological parents of their adopted daughter, Bessie Alice Carter (1883-1960), my great-grandmother. If so, who were they???
Those are the biggies. I am sure I'm going to be the one in heaven running around with a clipboard and pen, from ancestor spirit to ancestor spirit, asking them a million questions!
(1) We sometimes find we have questions we would love to discuss with our ancestors - the who, what, when, why, and how questions that might help with our genealogy research.
(2) Which ancestors would you like to talk to? What questions would you ask?
(3) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a post on Facebook.
Here's mine:
(3) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a post on Facebook.
Here's mine:
(1) Of course, the first ancestor I'd like to question is my 2nd great grandfather, George W. Schwalls, Sr. (1837-1908). I would ask him where in Germany he was from; who his parents and grandparents were; how he came to America and with whom; how did he become an American citizen; and how is he related to the George Michael Schwall that lived one county over? Oh, and how did he meet his wife, my 2nd great grandmother, Lincelia E. Claxton (1839-1882)?
(2) My grandmother, Nealie Drake Tapley, 1895-1970: I would ask my grandmother who were all the people in the unmarked photos she left behind.
3) I would ask my 2nd great grandmother, Elizabeth (1824-aft 1880), married to George Washington Tapley (1814-aft 1880) what her maiden name was??
(4) I would ask my 2nd great grandmother, Elizabeth Caroline Scoggins (1802-1880), married to Solomon Page (1800-1860) who her parents and grandparents were.
(5) I would probably have some very personal questions for my 3rd great grandmother, Sarah Tapley (1775-bet 1850-1860). Like how did she deal with having her twin boys (George Washington [1814-aft 1880] and James Marion [1814-1884]) out of wedlock and dealing with the treatment she must have received because of that? And why she fell for a married man (Canneth Swain, 1770-1831)? Why did she give the twins her last name when they grew up knowing who their father was?? And what was her mother's name?
(6) I would like to sit all the Hosea Tapleys down and ask them which one was which and who was married to whom already?! Hosea Tapley, 1691-1778, my 6th great grandfather; Hosea Tapley Jr, bet 1708-1710 - 1770, my 6th great-uncle; Hosea Tapley III, abt 1730-1779, my 1st cousin, 6x removed; Hosea Green Tapley, 1767-1799, my 2nd cousin, 5x removed; and Hosea Tapley, dates unknown, my 3rd cousin, 4x removed, son of Hosea Green.
(7) My 2nd great grandparents, Charles Kelso Carter (1843-1916) and Sarah Schoonover (1840-1918): I would ask them if they or their parents knew the biological parents of their adopted daughter, Bessie Alice Carter (1883-1960), my great-grandmother. If so, who were they???
Those are the biggies. I am sure I'm going to be the one in heaven running around with a clipboard and pen, from ancestor spirit to ancestor spirit, asking them a million questions!
My favorite on your list is #2 - finding out who all the people are in the unmarked photos. I hadn't even thought of adding that to my own list of questions.
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