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| The "not to forget if I go by" map |
It did take some looking but they were found.
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| My great great grandparents |
David Milroy 1814-1850, my great great grandfather is on the left and my great great grandmother, Catherine (Boyd) Milroy 1815-1869 is on the right.
Her dad, my 3G grandfather Robert Boyd 1789-1869, was buried next to his daughter. That was unexpected.
Learning about where I came from made the words "great grand parents" real.
A "great grand" was something you knew everyone had, no big deal. Now I have them, they are real people!
It wasn't just me who was looking for past relatives, my wife had some places to check out too!
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| Krum-Blanding Cemetery Vergennes Township Kent County, Michigan |
I left Kentucky when I was eight years old. I went back when I was fifty-five and the first thing I did was locate the graves of my kin. I am not into genealogy, or even feel close to family; but there is a pull there.
ReplyDeletethe Ol'Buzzard
There is a pull...
DeleteI can not even imagine how you felt after having found your great-great grandparents tomb.
ReplyDeleteI know from my paternal side they are mostly in Texas. I would love to discover the geneology from my maternal side since they come from Mexico, Spain, Portugal and Ireland.
Ancestry.com has free "trial" memberships, someone may have already done the homework. It ought to be worth a look.
ReplyDeleteGood job Rob. Well done. They were probably looking down on you and smiling. Maybe even your mother and father introducing you to all the generations while you were at the grave. I know I get those thoughts whenever I visit my folks grave. Be safe out there.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHowdy Rob, I just checked out a blog on your sidebar: "E New York. What a swell site, I've just spent an hour or two on it...More to read later,Thanks,
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