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Finally a Contemporary Marriage Record for Texas Great-Grandparents Andrew Jackson Pace and Laura Mae Fields

September 17, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Finally a Contemporary Marriage Record for Texas Great-Grandparents Andrew Jackson Pace and Laura Mae Fields

The recent discovery of an obituary and death record for great-grandmother Laura Mae Fields leads to finding a rural Texas newspaper announcement of her marriage to Andrew Jackson Pace.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961)
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: census records, marriages, newspapers, Texas

Tracking Great-Grandmother Laura Mae (Fields) Pace across Texas

September 16, 2015 by Colleen Greene 2 Comments

Tracking Great-Grandmother Laura Mae (Fields) Pace across Texas

Continuing to piece together the life story of my husband’s great-grandmother Laura Mae (Fields) Pace, who died tragically young. This time focusing on her childhood through census documents, and then her migration around Texas following marriage and motherhood.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961)
Applicable Surnames: Fields
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: census records, emigration, farming, Texas

Tracking the Andrew Jackson Pace Family in Rural Depression Era Texas, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses

September 8, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Tracking the Andrew Jackson Pace Family in Rural Depression Era Texas, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses

Trying to identify where in Texas my husband’s grandfather was born requires tracking the movements of his parents and siblings, with an initial look at two census records.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Haley, Rebecca (1916-1991), Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961), Pace, Clara Irene (1917-1933), Pace, Roy Delmar (b. 1913)
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: births, census records, deaths, farming, Texas, The Great Depression

#52Ancestors: Hoping to Find the Birth Record for Grandfather Roy Delmar Pace on My Upcoming Texas Road Trip

September 5, 2015 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

#52Ancestors: Hoping to Find the Birth Record for Grandfather Roy Delmar Pace on My Upcoming Texas Road Trip

Grandfather Roy D. Pace is allegedly the 3rd great-grandson of William Henry Pace (1745-1815), the Pace who served in General George Washington’s elite bodyguard unit–the Commander in Chief’s Guard–during the Revolutionary War. To prove or disprove that claim, I have to first prove the identity or Roy’s parents.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Greene, Jeff, Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961), Pace, Betty (d. 2002), Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, Roy Delmar (b. 1913), Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), births, census records, DNA, Texas

Robledo One-Name Study: Early United States Census Analysis, 1790 to 1850

March 8, 2015 by Colleen Greene 5 Comments

Robledo One-Name Study: Early United States Census Analysis, 1790 to 1850

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was toying with starting a one-name study for my Robledo surname. This is the second post in that series, focusing on an analysis of the 1790 to 1850 U.S. Census to identify the first appearance of the Robledo surname in the United States.


Applicable Surnames: Robledo
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: census records, Robledo Surname Project, surnames

#52Ancestors: George Walter Harless Plowing Through 1940s Yosemite

February 4, 2015 by Colleen Greene 5 Comments

#52Ancestors: George Walter Harless Plowing Through 1940s Yosemite

All my husband knew about his 1st great grand uncle is that he drove a snow plow in Yosemite. My father-in-law confirmed this, and told me that he thought his grandfather’s brother George had also been a miner in Madera. So when I saw the “plowing through” theme for this year’s 52 Ancestors project, I decided to try to find out a bit more about 1st great rand uncle George.

People Referenced: Harless, George Walter (1894-1976)
Applicable Surnames: Adkins, Broyles, Duncan, Gann, Harless, Hoffman, Lingel, Preiss, Tucker
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), California, census records, obituaries, occupations

#52Ancestors: Who are the Parents of Grand Uncle Harry Flanagan?

December 1, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Who are the Parents of Grand Uncle Harry Flanagan?

My grand uncle Harry. J. Flanagan is the only sibling of my grandfather’s for whom I cannot confirm parentage. Both of the parents he claims were married to their first spouses at the time of his birth. And he is the only sibling for whom I cannot locate a birth or baptism record.

People Referenced: Flanagan, Harry J. (b. 1920), Flanagan, Patrick Thomas (1897-1928), Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Darnley, Flanagan, Kennedy, Loyd, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), cemeteries, census records, marriages, New York, orphans, Pennsylvania, WWII

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