Comments on: A Tree Grows in Central Florida… http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ladydawgfan http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130695 ladydawgfan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:24:49 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130695 On my mother's side, there is an entire town in Tennessee that is related to us in one form or another, and the tree has been traced back to the Revolution. On my father's side, the family tree reaches a bit further - my family is Swedish and my Aunt traced it back as far as the 1300's before she stopped. She didn't stop because she ran out of records, she stopped because every branch she traced led directly to Erik The Red. So there is a very good chance that I am a direct descendant of Eric The Red, which would explain a LOT!! On my mother’s side, there is an entire town in Tennessee that is related to us in one form or another, and the tree has been traced back to the Revolution.

On my father’s side, the family tree reaches a bit further – my family is Swedish and my Aunt traced it back as far as the 1300′s before she stopped. She didn’t stop because she ran out of records, she stopped because every branch she traced led directly to Erik The Red. So there is a very good chance that I am a direct descendant of Eric The Red, which would explain a LOT!!

]]> By: Nancy Robards Thompson http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130352 Nancy Robards Thompson Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:22:32 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130352 Awww, Shana, how sweet that she helped him. Awww, Shana, how sweet that she helped him.

]]> By: Shana http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130320 Shana Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:53:34 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130320 No, I never met the 100-year-old man in person. He was in a nursing home and one of his nurses helped him get in contact with me. No, I never met the 100-year-old man in person. He was in a nursing home and one of his nurses helped him get in contact with me.

]]> By: Nancy Robards Thompson http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130248 Nancy Robards Thompson Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:58:56 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130248 What do you mean, Debbie? You are very industrious! And great tips for those in your neck of the woods! It's funny you say mention the peasants, Kristan. A few years ago, I had this moment of "Ooooh, I think I might be related (by marriage) to Andrew Jackson when I learned that his wife Rachel's surname name was once Robards. Well, after a little searching, I discovered Robards wasn’t her maiden name after all. It was Donelson. Before she became first lady, she was married to a guy named Robards who ended up sounding like quite a disagreeable character – enough to drive ol’ Rach right into Andy’s arms. You’ve got the peasants and I’ve got the ones with anger issues. Go figure. :lol: What do you mean, Debbie? You are very industrious! And great tips for those in your neck of the woods!

It’s funny you say mention the peasants, Kristan. A few years ago, I had this moment of “Ooooh, I think I might be related (by marriage) to Andrew Jackson when I learned that his wife Rachel’s surname name was once Robards. Well, after a little searching, I discovered Robards wasn’t her maiden name after all. It was Donelson. Before she became first lady, she was married to a guy named Robards who ended up sounding like quite a disagreeable character – enough to drive ol’ Rach right into Andy’s arms. You’ve got the peasants and I’ve got the ones with anger issues. Go figure. :lol:

]]> By: Kristan Higgins http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130238 Kristan Higgins Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:29:16 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130238 Alas, we're only related to peasants in my family. We might've worked for someone famous or rich once... Alas, we’re only related to peasants in my family. We might’ve worked for someone famous or rich once…

]]> By: Debbie Pfeiffer http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130219 Debbie Pfeiffer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:02:52 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130219 Hey, Nancy! You make me sound so industrious, when really a friend of the family was the industrious one! :wink: Lucky for me! And I am convinced we are cousins too, even if it's 39th cousins twice removed. For anyone in the Chicago area or with ancestors from that area, the Newberry Library is a prime source for genealogy records: http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/collections.html I've been meaning to take a class there. They have a free seminar once a month. For present-day keeping in touch, I've found Facebook to be an awesome way to get re-connected with cousins (especially the younger ones). Facebook even has some apps like Family Tree, though unfortunately I haven't been able to get them to work too well. Think there are a few bugs to work out still. I've also gotten copies of interviewing forms from a historical society through another friend with suggested questions to use for interviewing older relatives if you are thinking of branching out a bit into writing up a family history...something I'd also like to do, but am having a hard time making time for! For now, I'm thinking the family tree is a great source of character names for upcoming books! Hey, Nancy! You make me sound so industrious, when really a friend of the family was the industrious one! :wink: Lucky for me!

And I am convinced we are cousins too, even if it’s 39th cousins twice removed.

For anyone in the Chicago area or with ancestors from that area, the Newberry Library is a prime source for genealogy records:
http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/collections.html
I’ve been meaning to take a class there. They have a free seminar once a month.

For present-day keeping in touch, I’ve found Facebook to be an awesome way to get re-connected with cousins (especially the younger ones). Facebook even has some apps like Family Tree, though unfortunately I haven’t been able to get them to work too well. Think there are a few bugs to work out still.

I’ve also gotten copies of interviewing forms from a historical society through another friend with suggested questions to use for interviewing older relatives if you are thinking of branching out a bit into writing up a family history…something I’d also like to do, but am having a hard time making time for!

For now, I’m thinking the family tree is a great source of character names for upcoming books!

]]> By: Nancy Robards Thompson http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130207 Nancy Robards Thompson Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:24:58 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130207 Margo, I tried the geni.com website -- and oh, boy!! I think I'm going to have fun with it. It's a great place to start! Thanks for the tip. Shana, what a neat story about the 100-year-old man! Did you ever meet him in person? Margo, I tried the geni.com website — and oh, boy!! I think I’m going to have fun with it. It’s a great place to start! Thanks for the tip.

Shana, what a neat story about the 100-year-old man! Did you ever meet him in person?

]]> By: Shana Galen http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130139 Shana Galen Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:46:02 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130139 Some distant relative of mine traced our family tree, and it was interesting. My maiden name is Bolks, and I've found that pretty much every Bolks is the US is related to me in some way. A few have gotten in touch with me through my website. One 100-year-old gentleman with the last name of Bolks called me from somewhere in the Pacific Northwest because he wanted to meet me. The internet is sure making it easy to find relatives. Some distant relative of mine traced our family tree, and it was interesting. My maiden name is Bolks, and I’ve found that pretty much every Bolks is the US is related to me in some way. A few have gotten in touch with me through my website. One 100-year-old gentleman with the last name of Bolks called me from somewhere in the Pacific Northwest because he wanted to meet me. The internet is sure making it easy to find relatives.

]]> By: Margo Maguire http://jauntyquills.com/2008/11/21/a-tree-grows-in-central-florida/comment-page-1/#comment-130107 Margo Maguire Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:07:27 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=1345#comment-130107 Nancy - my sister is our family historian, and she has tons of info on our ancestors who came over from Ireland. She's got a family lineage on paper, but then she got going online... Here's the link http://www.geni.com/ for doing your family tree. It makes it really easy! Nancy – my sister is our family historian, and she has tons of info on our ancestors who came over from Ireland. She’s got a family lineage on paper, but then she got going online… Here’s the link http://www.geni.com/ for doing your family tree. It makes it really easy!

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