I think it’s always interesting when I discover a relative that leaves his mark on the landscape. Since I don’t have many “famous” ancestors to speak of (except my one connection to Abraham Lincoln – my relative was his mother’s step-father), it’s always nice to find visible remnants of my relatives. While looking on...
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I wrote about the Clan Cholla Sheets in a previous post, and had links to all of them (15 total charts). Below is a transcribed version of sheet S.C. 10 labeled “John of Mountain Creek” that I posted online a few years ago. In the next month I hope to post the most updated...
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In review of the McColl Family Papers, I found an old letter, that was written in 1846 by the Chief of the Clan McColl at that time to an unknown person. The name is written so I can’t quite read it, but looks to be similar to “Kul”? McColl. Perhaps someone could help me...
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This is the first of many timelines I’ll post about several key members of my family, in order for search engines to pick up and possibly connect with other family members. I call this a “Historical Timeline” and have found putting together these charts extremely helpful in doing my genealogical research. I simply start...
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So it was a chart from my Great Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall, that was given to her by someone passing through town asking about the McCall surname, and then copied by my mother before I was born that got me started on the genealogy trail of the McCall / McColl family line. Click to...
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