Telling Me What I Need to Hear: Charles Kelley

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Satisfaction: Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 7

A grandmother found

Goldmine!: Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 6

Moving closer to proving Mary Stewart is my 3rd great-grandmother

Where to Start on Genealogy Trips: Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 5

A story about how important local genealogical and historical societies are to family research

A Sense of Place: Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 4

I discover the land where three generations of my family lived in Henry County, Iowa.

All About Connections, Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 3

Part 1 Of this series of posts was about a woman named Mary Hibbard Stewart and the possibility of her being my 3rd great-grandmother. TL;DR: Mary lived near my 2nd great-grandfather John Kelley in two different states from 1850–1880. Part 2 established that Mary was the right age, had not yet married John Stewart when …

Something About Mary: Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 2

I suspect a woman named Mary Stewart is my 3rd great-grandmother. Read Part 1 to find out why. This post is all about me speculating if it could be true. Fun! Mary Stewart, was born in Windham, Connecticut, on February 9, 1799 to Ozias Hibbard or Hebard and Polly Flower. According to her father's census …

A Lead!: Following the Kelleys to Iowa, Part 1

Last October, I visited Urbana, Ohio, to look into my 2nd great-grandparents, John Kelley and Eliza Hurd Kelley. More specifically, I went to figure out who John's parents were because I was pretty sure they weren't the couple most Ancestry researchers said they were. You can read about my trip and my ultimate conclusions starting …

Aunt Eva’s Hands

This is the first photograph that I ever saw of my grandfather, Ralph James. A post about family, intrinsic ties, and the limitations of knowing our relatives only through documents. #52ancestors

Nathaniel Kelly, son of John and Elizabeth: Who’s The Daddy, Part 3

Candidate #3 on my list of potential 3rd great-grandfathers is Nathaniel Kelly, son of John Kelly and his first wife, Elizabeth Loar or Lohr. Nathaniel Kelly was born January 13, 1806, in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia). He married Margaret Smith in Logan County, Ohio, on June 30, 1831, at the age of 25. …