tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.comments2024-01-22T05:08:50.163-07:00Passionate--formerly Moderate--now Liberal "Mormon"Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-11200653627024848202023-07-07T22:53:12.043-06:002023-07-07T22:53:12.043-06:00Awesome history and story I love it man.Awesome history and story I love it man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-58885097349959228372023-05-05T18:00:34.997-06:002023-05-05T18:00:34.997-06:00"No" not "ko""No" not "ko"Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-48109112979007582332023-05-05T17:59:50.859-06:002023-05-05T17:59:50.859-06:00Oh, no problem. I take no offense over this. I'...Oh, no problem. I take no offense over this. I'm strangely not even that angry at all the fools that have refused vaccination based on ignorance and really bad politics. I mean, I still call it as I see it, but ko bitterness.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-13463583772192602202023-05-05T09:17:56.670-06:002023-05-05T09:17:56.670-06:00OMGoodness! I didn't realize it was as serious...OMGoodness! I didn't realize it was as serious as this when I made a dumb joke yesterday -- I'm sorry. And I hadn't known that Covid could affect hearing, too. This seems far more important than any loss of taste or smell, no matter how distressing those might be. <br /><br />Thank you for the reminder that the crisis is ongoing, and that we have to take care of ourselves *and each Ardisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-86313939582751103482023-04-09T06:30:35.268-06:002023-04-09T06:30:35.268-06:00I love that jello. My mom woild blend mayo and lem...I love that jello. My mom woild blend mayo and lemon and put a dollap on top. I always thought it was one of those weird kraft recipes. Guess not. Does anyone remember the stuff kraft came up with?Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-10255971855156152472023-01-23T20:14:48.309-07:002023-01-23T20:14:48.309-07:00My Great Grandfather Axel Saf also came across on ...My Great Grandfather Axel Saf also came across on the Nevada from Sweden via Glasgow in 1882 at the age of 19. It really interesting to see the actual ship. Photos exist on the Internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-91934038703155405302022-12-31T08:11:27.312-07:002022-12-31T08:11:27.312-07:00I am just now looking into my ancestors. I became ...I am just now looking into my ancestors. I became confused when I got to this part of my tree. I see her listed twice showing that her daughter and son from separate marriages were married and then conceived Eve Givillian Henry. Just wondering if this is accurate? Any shared information would be much appreciated!Noelle Nightingalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-46078032047270554162022-12-29T04:41:25.016-07:002022-12-29T04:41:25.016-07:00I too have recently discovered I descend from the ...I too have recently discovered I descend from the Vaughan/Fychan family. I enjoyed reading your findings and it has given me peace of mind knowing I'm on the right paths. My maiden name is Howdle before that we were known as Pedwardine/Bredwarden, Sir Walter de Bredwarden born 1230-1295 married Ann Brett these were my 21st Great Grandparents. Some of the Vaughan family branched off to become Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-13244951192498740072022-12-28T14:09:06.743-07:002022-12-28T14:09:06.743-07:00Small world to see Mobile mentioned here. I too am...Small world to see Mobile mentioned here. I too am a descendant of Sir Dafydd and from Mobile, AL. Kimberlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-51681962694042677322022-12-27T21:55:21.773-07:002022-12-27T21:55:21.773-07:00Wow, Elizabeth Hauk was inspirational to my son cl...Wow, Elizabeth Hauk was inspirational to my son class of 2017 and he went on to get a business degree but is now at CalArts for his masters in theater and film production. Juanita served both my kids well. I actually visited a friend for a day when I had a day off from my HS (ECHS) in 1981. It was a shock to see so many students and how loud it was during and between classes, kids wearing ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000851528303335032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-7404531860186927162022-12-15T10:24:47.706-07:002022-12-15T10:24:47.706-07:00Thank you for posting the long journal entry/oral ...Thank you for posting the long journal entry/oral history (?) regarding my controversial distant great-uncle Thomas Margetts and his death on the trail near New Fort Kearny in late-August 1856.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-39798943459265252902022-08-24T11:42:35.162-06:002022-08-24T11:42:35.162-06:00You might want to try this other blog of mine on t...You might want to try this other blog of mine on the Vaughans and others: https://johnelinorvaughan.blogspot.com. Also, we have a Facebook group you might like to try: https://www.facebook.com/groups/johnelinorvaughan<br /><br />Sorry, links don't work in comments here. Hopefully, you can cut and paste. <br />Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-44760086681271780492022-08-24T11:39:43.961-06:002022-08-24T11:39:43.961-06:00Thanks, Megan! and good to hear from another dista...Thanks, Megan! and good to hear from another distant cousin! Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-21920250652968758612022-08-24T10:40:42.337-06:002022-08-24T10:40:42.337-06:00Sorry, realised my last comment was anonymous and ...Sorry, realised my last comment was anonymous and not on my account! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128795812897984188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-72452832055587929912022-08-24T10:39:55.415-06:002022-08-24T10:39:55.415-06:00Hi there. I stumbled across your post while lookin...Hi there. I stumbled across your post while looking up my own family tree and Elinor is also a 4x great grandmother of me! I'd love to get in touch and discuss further. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-58118601058792781582022-07-13T17:39:29.355-06:002022-07-13T17:39:29.355-06:00I'm descended from Ellen Fletcher Shaw Alford ...I'm descended from Ellen Fletcher Shaw Alford too (via her first husband). Thank you for this interesting story!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-81667440306479591922022-01-03T08:00:26.053-07:002022-01-03T08:00:26.053-07:00The Red Ensign on the stern indicates that the Shi...The Red Ensign on the stern indicates that the Ship is UK Flag and Port of Registry. The US Flag is being flown out of courtesy and indicates the ship is probably in American waters. Very nice painting.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730078656918152901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-13386247078062631352021-10-24T16:28:42.274-06:002021-10-24T16:28:42.274-06:00That is very nice of you. I am Alta & Rex'...That is very nice of you. I am Alta & Rex's great grandson. Many of their iris bulbs went to her grand children.mt_tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570166052837753887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-50168634866893620242021-09-05T20:42:11.817-06:002021-09-05T20:42:11.817-06:00Stumbled on your amazing blog looking up family hi...Stumbled on your amazing blog looking up family history of my Welsh ancestry: Dad's maternal line are Morgans from Merthyr Tydfil area, emigrated to mine coal in Utah after joining the church, and Donaldsons from Northumberland area, haven't been able to trace origins in Scotland. <br />Really enjoyed your trip blog. Hope you are still feeling the faith, though I suppose our political David Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877742718445552203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-78401883097431235692021-06-10T12:47:42.683-06:002021-06-10T12:47:42.683-06:00I bowled at Gayway for quite a few years in the 60...I bowled at Gayway for quite a few years in the 60s and 70s! Knew George and really got to know Lloyd when I bowled the early and late league on Monday nights while working for Wells and Davies! I bounced for Lloyd one year as I bowled the leagues as he was having problems every now and then with the rowdy ones! Lloyd was a real nice guy!Carl Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-79953499921835554052021-05-10T07:12:18.017-06:002021-05-10T07:12:18.017-06:00Thank you for your beautiful thoughts!Thank you for your beautiful thoughts!Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-83617042778309524982021-05-09T15:18:26.318-06:002021-05-09T15:18:26.318-06:00As before, I don't think you're alone. I h...As before, I don't think you're alone. I have no idea if you should send it. I've seen this a month late anyway, so it probably doesn't matter if I weigh in at this point. <br /><br />I feel like your concerns are in most ways legitimate, and yet I can also see that you seem to be weighed down, and I'm guessing you know as well as I do that a gloomy state of mind does not SAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640213844813040602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-3542010327881260322021-05-05T10:01:02.208-06:002021-05-05T10:01:02.208-06:00My question is a different kind, but I was raised ...My question is a different kind, but I was raised Peninah Shorpshire was my third great-grandmother on my fathers' side of the family. I am Jerry Hodson's daughter coming down the line of Victoria Wood. As a young adult I found that my father is not my biological father. I've always been proud of my Cherokee heritage but now don't know how I would be viewed by the People.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480104539340102350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-88645048834052808672021-03-21T17:57:43.087-06:002021-03-21T17:57:43.087-06:00I too am a descendant of Sir Dafydd. Another of hi...I too am a descendant of Sir Dafydd. Another of his descendants and a many great uncle of mine was Major General Edmund Pendleton Gaines who was a lifelong military man in America fighting in the War of 1812. Fort Gaines in Mobile Bay Alabama was named for him and it played a role in the pivotal battle of Mobile Bay in the American Civil War. General Gaines also once arrested Aaron Burr and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-444475611973382072021-03-14T09:52:01.515-06:002021-03-14T09:52:01.515-06:00Thank you for this. Like you, I am a recovering ra...Thank you for this. Like you, I am a recovering racist, and I love the idea of applying the 12-steps of recovery to this universal malady. We've all got work to do. What a blessing it is to know that God is there to help us become more like Him: "no respecter of persons."mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527792461449860995noreply@blogger.com