William and Frances Finding the Unexpected When You Least Expect it William Bousman was my great-great-great grandfather. Born in 1837 in Clark County, Illinois, William was one of seven boys and six girls born to William Delos Bousman and Nancy Biggs. In 1855 William married Frances Shoemaker of Cooper County, Missouri. The Shoemakers were a…
When my youngest daughter Katie was little, I was driving her to Grandma and Grandpa Baugh’s house and I mentioned that it was Grandpa’s birthday. She asked how old he was and I replied, “Oh,he’s older than dirt.” “No, he’s not!,” she rather forcefully explained. “Yeah, he’s older than dirt,” to which Katie even more…
One of the things I tell clients and those interested in family history and genealogy is to be prepared for what you might find. Case in point: me.
Sometimes, genealogy can be used not only to prove family relationships, but also to disprove it. If you follow California wing nuts you have no doubt heard that our governor Gavin Newsom is Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s nephew. Uh, no. He’s not. Here’s the scoop. Gavin Christopher Newsom was born in 1967 to William Alfred Newsom…
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