On 22 January 1909 from Billings, Montana a writer identified only as E. A. M. sent a postcard to Mr. C. I. Freeman in Cuba, Illinois. The message reads, Dear Cusin, I am in Billingstoday on a good timeI am at Byron now for a whileFrom yourCusin, E A M. …
In my book Pryor Wives I used advice from Elizabeth Shown Mills’s, a noted genealogist. She encourages the investigation of F.A.N.s (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors). It took some “heavy sifting” to put together the records to create a neighborhood around a Mrs. Elizabeth Pryor. Was it worth it? There was …
I’ve run into fraternal organizations recently while working on early twentieth century genealogies. They were called lodges, societies, orders, leagues, legions. Fraternal groups were popular in the late 1800s into the early twentieth century. They offered a social group, some were politically active. Fraternal organizations were so prevalent in the …
In 1911 this Valentine Day postcard was sent from Indianapolis, Indiana to Estella/Estelle (Roberts) in Public, Kentucky. Estelle (born 1888) was the sister of James Luster Roberts (born 1897). She was listed in 1910 in Pulaski County, Kentucky in her parents’ household (see Table). “To My Sweet Valentine,” 1911, front …
The Winter issue of the Tennessee Genealogical Society’s Ansearchin’ News is ready for readers. It includes my article “The J. Prior in Nashville Penitentiary in 1860 Was Jonathan Pryor (born 1820-1830).” See the TNGS website. Jonathan’s life was troubled, but through his troubles evidence exists to connect him from just …
