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#52Ancestors: Great Grandmother Sarah Kennedy, a Tough Woman to Research

January 17, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Great Grandmother Sarah Kennedy, a Tough Woman to Research

My great grandmother Sarah Kennedy Flanagan has been extremely difficult to research, mainly due to her children being orphaned at a young age, and her children being split up and lost to each other. Yet even the records I have been able to find offer conflicting information. I also have not identified a single other descendant who is actively researching Sarah or Sarah’s line, with whom I could collaborate on this tough woman.

People Referenced: Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Darnley, Kennedy, Loyd
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), brickwalls, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania

#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

#52Ancestors: My 3rd Great Grandfather James Patterson Darnley, Shot & Killed

October 25, 2014 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

#52Ancestors: My 3rd Great Grandfather James Patterson Darnley, Shot & Killed

Third great grandfather Darnley died 18 March 1908, in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, from a homicidal gun shot wound to the abdomen! And his murderer was acquitted!

People Referenced: Darnley, James Patterson (1856-1908), Lloyd, Sarah Ann (b. 1859)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Darnley
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), deaths, murder, Pennsylvania

#52Ancestors: John Philip Harless, 1738 German Palatine Immigrant to America

July 9, 2014 by Colleen Greene 9 Comments

#52Ancestors: John Philip Harless, 1738 German Palatine Immigrant to America

My 26th entry in Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” family history blogging challenge. The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor.   Headstone erected posthumously […]

People Referenced: Harless, John (Johan) Philip (1716-1772), Preiss, Anna Margaretha "Margaret" (1718-1784)
Applicable Surnames: Harless, Preiss
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Germany, immigration, Pennsylvania

#52Ancestors: Anna Margaretha “Margaret” Preiss (1718-1784)

January 4, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Anna Margaretha “Margaret” Preiss (1718-1784)

Headstone erected posthumously for Margaret Price. This week, I begin my journey participating in Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” family history blogging challenge. The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — […]

People Referenced: Preiss, Anna Margaretha "Margaret" (1718-1784)
Applicable Surnames: Harless, Preiss
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Germany, Pennsylvania, Virginia

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