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Have I found a 5th Great Grandparent?

I have a census entry that puzzles me. One of my ancestors, Robert Cox is listed in the 1880 census with his family. In his household it lists an Affie named as his mother and a woman named Phoebee Benders, age 90 listed as his grandmother. However, I don’t know if this is Robert’s mother’s […]

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1st “Official” post

These past 2-3 weeks have been exhilarating! I have been so fortunate to have been able to find great information on my ancestors and related family that I have just been walking around in a constant state of excitement. I have been so preoccupied in the hunt, I haven’t even taken the time for reflection

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First Post

Welcome to my genealogy blog! Like I really need yet another online diversion in my life, but I decided to go ahead and start the blog as a way to document what I learn as I research my family’s genealogy. I’ll post a longer post over the weekend as to how I got started, so

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