Sometimes there simply just isn't a marker at a cemetery for an ancestor. Whether due to ravages of time, weather or vandalism, today it is possible that a marker from a few generations back might not be there anymore. Religious beliefs may have precluded any time of marker, or the family may not have been able to afford to place one on the final resting place.
Recently, I had requested two photos of memorials at the FindAGrave website for my maternal 6th-great grandparents, Jacob SWAFFORD (1762-1845) and Sarah (LARKIN) SWAFFORD (c1772-1852). Both are listed as being buried at the Brushy Cemetery in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. There are several members of the SWAFFORD family with tombstone photographs in this cemetery.
However, a transcription of the burials at the cemetery at USGenWeb does not list Jacob or Sarah. Other SWAFFORDS, however, are listed.
It is possible that whomever created the memorial in the database was in error, and they are simply buried elsewhere.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Dinner Photo
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| William Wright, Robert & Ruby (Lambertson) Walsh, Nellie (Barr) & Floyd Lambertson |
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Cousin Bait - It Works!
If I ever doubted whether or not anyone ever read these posts, I just have been blown away in the past few months by the number of people who have found my blog and written me to share information. From distant cousins to fellow researchers, my inbox has been crammed. I'm slowly trying to dig out from the deluge and post updates to the blog.
Most recently was correspondence from a distant cousin researching the SNIVELY family, which shares common descent from my LAMBERTSON line. The extent of my database had this person's great-grandmother, without dates of death and only a name for the spouse - nothing else. Now, thanks to the blog, I've received email with more names, dates and clues and a connection to a branch of the family that had been lost.
Each and every blog post has the potential to reach an audience who may be "googling" the surnames you are working on. You never know who you will catch.
Most recently was correspondence from a distant cousin researching the SNIVELY family, which shares common descent from my LAMBERTSON line. The extent of my database had this person's great-grandmother, without dates of death and only a name for the spouse - nothing else. Now, thanks to the blog, I've received email with more names, dates and clues and a connection to a branch of the family that had been lost.
Each and every blog post has the potential to reach an audience who may be "googling" the surnames you are working on. You never know who you will catch.
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