Marnette has generously shared some photos and her knowledge of her ancestors William Edward Bell and wife, Martha J. (Jennie) Pearce, of Baltimore, Maryland. Martha J. was the daughter of George King Pearce and Rebecca Ann Carter. I have speculated in the database that Rebecca Ann was the daughter of Dennis Carter and Louisa Unknown, but [...]
Newly discovered: Quite a few back issues of The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Newspaper, have been archived at the Google News Archive, and you can search them (for free!) here: http://news.google.com. Thanks to this source, a number of updates and new connections have been made regarding the family of Ira Ellsworth Morrill, and Effie Estella Pearce. Only [...]
Recent updates include: the descendants of Ezra McKinstry, the family of Anderson and Elizabeth (Dipboye) Johnson, and the family of William and Delia Amanda (Pearce) McCain. New data regarding the McCain family of Nodaway, Iowa, comes from The Adams County, Iowa Newspaper Archive, which can be searched for free.
Cousin Berniece in Oregon has been kind enough to contribute a second batch of scans from her grandmother’s photo album / scrapbook. These are quite remarkable and historically significant images that document the Franklin and Matilda (Hollenbeck) Pierce family, pioneers of the Portland area of Oregon. An index to all of Berniece’s contributions is here. [...]
A few months ago a yellowed and food stained scrap of paper surfaced in my recipe archive, containing a recipe I’ve been meaning to try for many, *many* years. Well the day finally came, and the results were every bit as delicious (and addictive) as I remembered: Grandma Pearce’s Choco Cake 2 cups sugar 2 [...]
In the past year, Google Book Search has added – among many other useful items – a number of old legal digests and court reporting publications. These old volumes summarize court decisions going back to the early 1800s, and can provide genealogical data with an interesting twist . Unlike the conspicuously benign biographies you find [...]
So many Cromwells and so little time. There was one Cromwell Pearce, born 10 Nov 1824 in Pennsylvania, who lived most of his adult life in Monroe County, Tennessee, and died 17 Mar 1892. He is buried in Steekee Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee. His wife was Wilhelmina S. ( Willie ) Unknown (1831-1908), and she was [...]
Berniece in Oregon recently discovered this project, and was kind enough to pass along some excellent scans from a scrapbook kept by Minnie Palmateer Ely, circa 1897-1903. You can see the rest of the scans here. Many thanks Berniece! These images are unusual, and just gorgeous. Anything you send is always appreciated.
