Thursday, December 31, 2015

Looking to 2016

 This is the last week of Amy Johnson Crowe's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.  As we come to week 52, it's fitting that the topic is Resolutions.

 This has been a challenging year. One filled with joy and sorrow. Being a part of this weekly series has helped me to get outside of my trials and focus for a little while on my ancestors and the happiness it gives me to search for and write about them.
  Most of my goals for last year had to be modified or shelved. To say it was the hardest year of my life is an understatement, but it also taught me much about love. Love from God, family, friends and complete strangers. 
  Looking forward to next year, there are some great weekly challenges and checklists in which to participate. 



 Dear Myrtle has announced her Finally Get Organized weekly checklists.  Each week a new list will help focus on an area to organize. There will be support from the Dear Myrtle Communities on social media as well as contests to help keep participants motivated. 
 A must do program for me to get involved with over the next year!






 Another great weekly challenge is Thomas McEntee's Genealogy Do-Over.  His updated 12-week program is intended to help us look at what we have done and either completely start again or go over what we have already done. The intent is to improve our genealogy skills and help us be the best researchers we can be. He has just announced The Genealogy Do-Over Workbook to help with our progress. 
   Getting through one cycle at the beginning of last year was fun and showed me areas where improvement was needed. The workbook has been downloaded and tackling the Do-Over again is on my To-Do list for 2016.

 Along with these programs, my other goals for the year include finishing the NGS Homestudy class (that I had to put on hold) in June and Progen 25 in August. Business ideas that were put aside last year hopefully will be able to move forward.
 As for those elusive ancestors......I will be hunting you down! 




Thanks to all who have read my posts and supported me in so many ways throughout 2015.  I am grateful to be a part of the genealogy community and hope to be a support to all of you in some way during the coming year. 

Happy 2016!


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Sunday, December 27, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

December 27~January 2




 Nothing on the calendar this week. At least as far as I know now. Further research may show names to be added to these days.

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

A Three Generation Christmas

Christmas about 1954 
   
             This three generation picture taken in about 1954 is of my  Great Grandmother, Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993), my Grandmother Mary (Baker) Hudson (1920-2010), and my father John Allen Hudson,Sr.  They were enjoying Christmas with sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins.  A nice remembrance of times past.
Christmas is about love and family. It is about hope and joy as we celebrate the gift of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  May you feel the love and joy of this Christmas season. 



This post was written for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow  Week 51 ~Nice


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Sunday, December 20, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

Dec. 20-Dec. 26




Dec. 25~
   My paternal 5th Great Grandfather, John Dargan (1749-1817) died in Sumter County, South Carolina 198 years ago. John is said to have been buried in the Dargan Cemetery in Sumter although there is no marker for him. 

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Monday, December 14, 2015

From Naughty to Nice

   Going through some old pictures at my Great Grandparents house I had to laugh when I saw this picture.

Gilbert "Gil" Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999)
Christmas 1955

 During the celebration of Christmas 1955 at the home of William Treadford Roberts (1894-1959) and Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980), someone took this unflattering picture of my maternal Great Grandmother. 
  It may not be something Beulah wanted to save, but take a look at the young boy facing the camera. 
 That is my Uncle Gil. He would have been 11 in this picture. The sweet look on his face as he enjoys Christmas with his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins is priceless. Well worth keeping. 
 The picture may appear "naughty" at first glance , but a closer look reveals the reality of the joy that comes from family.

 May you feel the love and joy of family during this special time of year.

This post was written for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow Week 50~Naughty.

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

13 Dec.-19 Dec.



December 18~
    My paternal 3rd Great Grandfather, Ezra Ashby Hudson (1821-1882), died 133 years ago in Sardis, Darlington, South Carolina. He is buried in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Sardis, Florence, South Carolina.


Ezra Ashby Hudson
Headstone
Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
Sardis, Florence, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey



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Monday, December 7, 2015

Food, Family and Love

         Christmas 1971 was spent at my maternal Grandparents home. My father was in Vietnam so my mother, brother and I were staying with them during his one-year tour of duty.
      Christmas at Grandmom and Frank's was always filled with food, family and love. 


Christmas 1971
Sullivan Home
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999)
Frank Emerson Sullivan,Jr.(1923-2004)
Azile Juanita (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan (1920-2009)

  The house is now owned by someone else and my grandparents and uncle have passed on, but the memories remain. 
  Holidays are still filled with food, family, and love. Generations move on as time passes. Old memories are stirred while new ones are made. 
  May this holiday season be filled with memories. Old and new. 

This post was written for week 49 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow -Holidays.

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

Dec. 6-Dec. 12


Dec. 6~
 Azile Juanita (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan (1921-2009), my maternal Grandmother would be 94 on this day. Azile was born in Sumter County, South Carolina to Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) and Loretta (McManus) Daughrity (1894-1936). 


Azile Juanita Daughrity Roberts Sullivan
(1921-2009)



Dec. 10~
 My paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865) was born 189 years ago in Sumter District, South Carolina. Mary was the daughter of Ludolphus Jones and Mary Elizabeth Chandler.

Dec. 12~
  William A. McManus (1854-1914) and Frances Virginia McRady (1856-1903) were married 143 years ago. William was 18 and Fannie 16 when they were married in Sumter County, South Carolina. 

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