Posts Tagged #52Ancestors
New Year – TYG’s New Goals and Do-Overs
Posted by Caroll in Genealogy Blog, Goals on January 2, 2015
2015 Resolutions
This is the year that I make one branch of my family tree public. My tree is kept private on Ancestry for a number of reasons. Mainly it needs a clean-up from a merge that didn’t go well a couple of years ago that created duplicate empty records. I also need to update the source citations to meet Genealogy Proof Standards (GPS).
Public Family Tree
My goal by end March 31, 2015 (measurable goal); is to make the Borucki and Budny lines public here on TYG and Ancestry (specific goal).
Do help me with this goal, I am joining Geneabloggers Do-Over. It is a personal educational learning initiative that a group of us are doing to improve our research skills. Why, it is about taking a fresh look at your old research, breaking bad habits, creating and using effective planning tools.
Blogging Frequently
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge continues in 2015. This challenge is about blogging or writing consistently. Check out Amy Johnson Crow’s blog, No Story Too Small. There is a new format this year to keep the writers and readers interest. I will continue to post 52Ancestors on Sunday’s.
Continuing Genealogical Education
The two to three year plan is to become a board certified genealogist. In the meantime, I am working on short term goals. Here is the short list for this year.
Virtual Professional Management Conference 2015
Participate in Pro-Gen Study Group this Spring 2015
Regional Genealogical Society ConferencesOnline and virtual training
Paying it Forward
I have also been visiting my local genealogy and family history center offering advice on researching. I find this part to be the most fun. Helping people get started on their journey of who they think they may be.
May your 2015 be a year of opportunity and prosperity.
#52Ancestors – No. 52 – Miranda Jane Guynn – More Triple In-Laws
Posted by Caroll in Genealogy Blog on December 28, 2014
This is the last post in the series of the #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
I can’t believe a year has gone by since starting this endeavor. The goal of #52 Ancestors was to create a habit of writing more frequently on our blogs. There is some interest in continuing the series, but I am not sure if I will participate. I will continue to blog about my ancestors and those of my clients (with permission).
Miranda Jane Guynn
Miranda Guynn (b. 1827 – d. 1903) is the wife of my fourth great uncle. She is the daughter Richard Guynn and Eliza Gaines Fisher. Richard came from Rockingham, Virginia to Cadiz, Kentucky. Eventually the family settled in Muhlenberg County, KY. I haven’t found the sources yet to verify the right Guynn line. There are trees that have the Guynn line going back to Wales.
Miranda married into the Pittman family. Her husband, Buris Eskridge Pittman (b. 1806 – d. 1879) carries the name of a family friend, Burris Estridge who lived in Orange Co., North Carolina in the late 1700’s. The name Burris Estridge and it’s variant spelling has been passed down in several lines.
Triple in-laws and cousin in-laws
Miranda and Buris had nine children. Three of their children married Lovel siblings, children of John Lovel and Mary Ann Ingram. Another daughter, Emma married a Lovel cousin.
I just wish there was a report function in Family Tree Maker that would allow me to crosswalk the intermarriages between families in my tree. I will probably have to build some type of pivot table in Excel.
Five letter last name – so many ways to spell “Guynn”
In trying to learn more about the Guynn family to see where they came from in Europe, I found quite of number of variants for this surname. It is amazing to see how one name can create a myriad of other names. The name is said to be derived from Welsh gwyn which means, “white” or “fair hair” or “fair complexion”, or it could be a variant of French name “Guyon.”
Here is a list of some of the variants: Guynn, Guin, Gynn, Gewin, Gynne, Guen, Gynn, Guine, Guevin, Gwin, Guin, Wynn, Gwynn, Guinn, Gwynne, Guwin, Gwinn, Gwynne, Gwinnett, Gwyn, Gwynett, Gwynn, Gwyyns, Wyn, Wynn, Wynne.
My Guynn line was recorded under varying spellings of the name in census and land records. It is important to write down a list of name variations to help you find your family in records. So many people assume their name was not changed over time, or do not consider how a recorder would enter a name.
Posts on the Pittman Line
#52Ancestors – No. 50 – Thomas Borowski
Posted by Caroll in Genealogy Education on December 14, 2014
This post is number 50 in the series of the #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
I am eternally grateful to my cousin Tom Borowski though I barely know him. He is my father’s first cousin. I am sure we met once or twice when I was younger. We talked twice a few years ago when I asked him what family stories he grew up with regarding the Budny side.
The son of Josephine Budny (1911-2006) and Harry Borowski (1903-1954). I found out Tom had passed away last year (2013) when I wanted to ask more questions about the family. He/She who hesitates, is lost.
Tom provided the clue about my Stanley’s death being in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Not the places my branch was told he died. Armed with his death location, I was able to find his death certificate and newspaper stories regarding Stanley’s death.
I have two photographs of Tom that were in my grandmother Edith Anderson Budny’s photo album. With the help of my aunt and Dad I was able to identify the individuals in the photos. Both are fitting for this time of year as they were taken at Christmas time. The Christmas celebrations were at Grandma Edith’s house and taken a few years apart.
This next picture is circa 1952 based on the approximate age of the little girl my grandmother Edith is holding. Tom Borowski parents are on the left. My grandparents are in the middle and labelled. Tom is at the far right.
In the photo I circled in red the “Pickle Ornament” that was hung every year. Hanging the pickle ornament was supposed to be an old world German custom. However, that is a myth. It is an American custom, probably starting as an advertising gimmick.
#52Ancestors – No. 44 – Matthew Wilson, Surveyor and Senator
Posted by Caroll in Genealogy Blog on November 2, 2014
This post is number 44 in the series of the #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
Matthew Wilson lead quite an engaging life. Born in North Carolina, circa 1770, he partly resided between North and South Carolina in his youth. Around 1794, he removed to Logan County, Kentucky. The area where he settled, eventually became part of Christian County.
Matthew farmed land, however, he had other interests. He was a land surveyor, County Sheriff and served in both the House and Senate of Kentucky.
He married Mary (Polly) Campbell in 1803. This union produced twelve children. Those children are intertwined in my family tree.
His son, John B.C. Wilson, married Amanda Sims in 1849. Amanda is the daughter of William A. Sims and Catherine Woodburn. She is the sister of Theodosia Rachel Sims, subject of No. 4 in the #52 Ancestors series.
Matthew’s son, Captain James M. Wilson (Civil War, Union); married late in life. At the age of 55, James married Elizabeth Woodburn. The daughter of Alexander and Charlotte (Lacy) Woodburn. Elizabeth’s older brother is Benjamin C. Woodburn subject of No. 3 in the #52 Ancestors series. Benjamin married Theodosia Sims.
Matthew passed away in 1853 at the age of 83. Matthew relationship to me has been calculated as the father-in-law of my third great aunt.
Sources:
Meacham’s History of Christian County by Charles Meacham, 1930
County of Christian, Kentucky, page 630, edited by William Henry Perrin, F.A. Battey Publishing Co. Chicago and Louisville, 1884
#52Ancestors – No. 42 – Lemuel Guy
Posted by Caroll in Genealogy Blog on October 20, 2014
This post is number 42 in the series of the #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of us blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year. To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.
The Guy family line is on my maternal grandmother’s side of the family. Katherine (Katie) Traylor Guy (my 2nd great grandmother) married David Roll in 1882. Katie is the daughter of Clydus Alexander Guy (1828-bef 1890), who is the son of Lemuel Guy.
Lemuel, what an usual name. Had to look it up online. It is the name of a biblical king mentioned in the Book of Proverbs. A Hebrew name meaning, “devoted to God.” Several members of the “Guy” were members of the Baptist clergy in the mid-1800s. The name is still in use today. It is the first name of, Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman, Lemuel Jeanpierre.
Lemuel Guy, born about 1785, in Duplin County, North Carolina; where is lived his whole life. He and his wife Rebecca Gore Guy are enumerated on the 1850 census. Lemuel is not listed with his wife on the 1860 census. He probably died between 1850 and 1860.
Lemuel was a farmer in an area now known as Warsaw, NC. Located east of Fayetteville, NC. The value of his property in 1850 was $600.
Lemuel’s parentage cannot be accurate confirmed. Online trees list his parents as Lemuel Guy (ca. 1725-1794) and Mae Sarah Davis (ca. 1727-1800). Just by looking at the dates you can see that there is not a match. The mother would have been approximately 58 years old if she gave birth to Lemuel (the younger) in 1785. The father also would be 60 years old. My theory is that there may be a generation between the two.
More detail is needed to confirm what is alleged at this time. I question that younger Lemuel is the father of Clydus Alexander Guy. Lemuel lived and died in Duplin County. Census records for Clydus state he was born in Tennessee. There is a recorded marriage for Clydus (Alxd) Guy and Katherine Hickman, in Grainger County, Tennessee, in 1846.
There are a lot of questions to be added to the Guy Family research project.
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