I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree! Email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com
I am delighted to share with you the lovely marriage certificate of Lucius C. Canfield and Jessie Lorena Wiley. The couple was married April 10, 1877, by George T. Ellis, Baptist minister, at the parsonage at Green Oak, Michigan. The 1870’s were a time that large, decorative marriage […]
Good morning, everyone! It has been almost a month since I’ve published anything and am very anxious to get back to a regular schedule. Crafting took center stage for a bit. I had a booth at two craft shows in Chippewa County the last two weeks of the […]
May I introduce Cecil and Frances Haines on their wedding day in 1941 – a very handsome couple. Their photograph was taken at Harper and Co., 1706 1/2 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas. In the 1941 Dallas, Texas Directory this company is listed at that address. However there was […]
Henry Taylor, Sr., is my 5th great-grandfather. His father, Rev. John Taylor was from Lancaster County, Virginia, which was the birthplace for Henry. His mother, I believe, is Mary Bumbury, but I haven’t any proof. Henry Taylor was born about 1707 and died in 1771. His first wife […]
I decided to go to Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky, today. Even though I sit at my desk in Rudyard Township in Michigan, with the cemetery photographs we have taken over the years, Ancestry and other online resources, and my genealogy books, I can whisk myself away to […]
Jonathan Edwards, Sr., is my 5th great-grandfather. Born in Maryland, he married Sarah Barber, and moved to Loudoun County before 1795. His children were born in Maryland, including my 4th great-grandfather Edward Barber Edwards. Edward is given a slave named Stephen in his father’s will. When Edward and […]
My last post was an introduction to Philip West and Mary Alice Slazor of Richland County, Illinois. If you remember I won an auction for their large, oval portraits. Today we will learn more about this family through other sources I’ve found. From the Illinois Civil War Muster […]
Good morning, everyone! I think we finally have a winter worthy of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I would guess we have 25 inches or more on the ground, four inches reported for today and seven for tomorrow! I love it! Of course, being retired, Ritchey and I […]
In doing research for a client the other day, I ran across a treasure trove in one of my books. The History of Harrodsburg and “The Great Settlement Area” of Kentucky 1774-1900 by George M. Chinn, 1985. On pages 287-288 is a list of person, names and articles […]
Since Covid-19 has hit I know many genealogical and historical libraries are closed to the public. I’m not sure if they have reopened. My genealogy library consists of 399 volumes – most on Kentucky history and Kentucky counties, many on Virginia and Maryland (since I have ancestors who […]
I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree!
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House
Kentucky Kindred Genealogy 