DNA : McMillen line

Uploaded the DNA results of Eileen's mother and brother Curt to GEDMatch and was quickly contacted by DNA researcher Retta, who noted the connection and wanted to know the relationships.  I'm worked with Retta before on the McMillen line out of Marshall County, Indiana.

Will continue to working with Retta and the other McMillen researchers to see if we can make the connections.

Shaky Leaves : Grace Lucille Crane Balser (1914-1996)

I located the FindAGrave memorial for Grace Lucille (Crane) Balser (1914-1996), my maternal first cousin 3 times removed, thanks to a hint from Ancestry.com.   Grace was the daughter of Thomas Franklin and Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane.

Her memorial contained an obituary, which helps confirm the relationship and gives additional information about her daughter and her occupation.  In addition, this find allowed me to locate her husband's memorial as well.

Prior to this find, I did not have the name of Grace's spouse or her death date and location.

If you have any additional information on this family, I would love to hear from you.

Crane obits ordered

Ordered two more obituaries from the Monroe County Public Library. They have been very fast in the past and the convenience of paying via PayPal is a plus.

The obituaries I requested were for my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt and uncle, Thomas Franklin & Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane.

Mary Florence's obituary appeared in the May 7, 1924 edition of the Bloomington Telephone.  She was only 36 years old.

Thomas' obituary appeared in the August 16, 1948 edition of Bloomington World-Telephone.  He was 76 years old.

I will be interested to see what, if any, additional clues will come from these obituaries.