Tag: Humphrey

Mary Sue Lareau

Genetic Mysteries

The Strange Case of the Traveling Barber

May 28, 2022 Tim Forsythe

A DNA sleuth tackles a nagging genetic mystery, this time without his shovel. ... Continue Reading

#Forsyth, #Gillett, #Humphrey, #Loomis, #Lovell, #Webster

Nick Hyslop

Library

Willie Forsythe: The Galesburg Years

October 8, 2016 Minnie Forsythe

At the request of my Aunt Mary, my grandmother wrote this short biography about her husband's early life in Galesburg, Illinois. It was written shortly after my grandfather died in 1974. ... Continue Reading

#Farrell, #Forsyth, #Forsythe, #Galesburg, #Godsil, #Humphrey, #Hyslop, #McFarland, #Scully, #Sipes, #Wilson

Library

Minnie Forsythe: My Life as a Single Girl

October 8, 2016 Minnie Forsythe

An autobiography my grandmother wrote about her life as a single girl growing up in Galesburg, Illinois. This was probably written in the late 1970s. ... Continue Reading

#Baughman, #Compton, #Cunningham, #Estus, #Farrell, #Forsyth, #Forsythe, #Hamill, #Hodson, #Humphrey, #Lindsey, #Scully, #Taft

Photo courtesy of Adrianna Calvo

Climbing Trees

The Humphrey Family

June 10, 2016 Tim Forsythe

Tracing the ancestry of my grandmother, Minnie Elizabeth Humphrey, to John Plantagenet, King of England. ... Continue Reading

#Compton, #Humphrey

Photo courtesy of David McEachen

Genetic Mysteries

Reconstructing Hugh Humphrey

December 6, 2014 Tim Forsythe

The article discusses the research that led to proving that my great great grandfather Hugh Humphrey, originally of Great Barrington, Massachusetts was the son of Levi Humphrey and Nancy Fargo. The proof covers his collateral ancestors, discussing at length their migrations from New York to Massachusetts. ... Continue Reading

#DNA connection, #Humphrey, #Lovell

Photo courtesy of lalesh aldarwish

Genetic Mysteries

The Ancestry of Elizabeth Lovell

July 26, 2010 Tim Forsythe

The article discusses the research that led to proving that my great greatmother Elizabeth Lovell, originally of Cincinatti, Ohio was the daughter of David Lovell and Susan Sarver. The proof covers her collateral ancestors, discussing at length their migrations from Virginia to Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and finally to Missouri. ... Continue Reading

#Humphrey, #Lovell