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Prominent attorney, homicide victim, wife of inmate among family-tree birthdays
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of June 22: June 22 Emile Roscoe Brinson (my wife Deborah Renee Ray Kidd's great uncle on her...
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Jun 20, 20156 min read
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This week's family-tree birthdays have a presidential theme (plus, happy birthday to me)
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of June 15: June 15 Hannah Kidd Smith (my first cousin three times removed on my father's...
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Jun 13, 20155 min read
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Family-tree birthdays: Half-siblings share birthday — and tragic family history
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of June 8. June 8 Willis Lambert (my 2G uncle on my father's side), b. 1898 in Sandy Hook,...
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Jun 6, 20157 min read
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This week's birthday tales include the strange death of Lee Wilson, tangled branches of family t
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of June 1: June 1 Andrew J. Winkleman (father-in-law of Saul Kidd, my first cousin once...
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May 30, 20155 min read
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This week's family-tree birthdays include my Papaw, a man with many tricks up his sleeves — and
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of May 25: My grandfather, Oliver Wilson, bounces me on his knee, not long after my parents...
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May 23, 20157 min read
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Triplets, wife of Revolutionary War soldier among those in my family-tree with birthdays during the
Birthdays in my family tree for the week of May 18: May 18 Delphina Kidd (my first cousin twice removed on my father's side and my first...
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May 16, 20154 min read
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Man accused of conspiracy to kill his own brother among those in my family tree with birthdays the w
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of May 11: May 11 William Wilson (my 3G uncle on my mother's side), b. 1861 in The Narrows,...
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May 9, 20156 min read
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Family-tree birthdays for the week of May 4
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of May 4: May 4 Joseph Brinson (my wife's 2G uncle on her father's side), b. 1893 in South...
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May 2, 20158 min read
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Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan, my Uncle Kenny among those in my family tree with birthdays this we
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of April 27. My Uncle Kenny, at Christmas in the living room of the farmhouse where he grew...
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Apr 26, 20155 min read
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Family-tree birthdays for the week of April 20
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of April 20. April 20 Mahala Susan Hall Wilson (my great-grandmother on my mother's side), b....
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Apr 18, 20155 min read
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Family-tree birthdays for the week of April 13
My family-tree birthdays for the week of April 13. April 13 Sarah Perry (my second cousin four times removed on my mother's side), b....
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Apr 11, 20157 min read
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5 great family-tree photos from Mom's old homeplace
There were no video arcades, no nearby fun parks and no cable television to keep a kid occupied at Granny and Papaw's. But you had three...
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Apr 2, 20153 min read
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Key player in Rowan County War, Mom's baby sister among those in my family tree with birthdays w
Birthdays in my family tree for the week of March 30. March 30 James Wooten Cornett (Husband of Jane Ellen Williams, my first cousin once...
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Mar 28, 20156 min read
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5 more photos from my family tree to keep you entertained
Here are five more photos from my genealogical research to keep you entertained. 5. Unce Jack, raconteur This is my mom's brother, my...
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Mar 25, 20153 min read
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Coincidences and tragedy mark stories of birthdays in my family-tree for the week of March 23
Birthdays in my family tree for the week of March 23, 2015: March 23 Beluard Wilson (my 3G uncle on my mother's side), b. 1868; d. Oct....
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Mar 21, 20154 min read
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5 more awesome photos from my family tree
Old family photos are the best — if you're looking at photos of your family. Someone else's kin? That can be another matter, like looking...
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Mar 19, 20153 min read
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5 awesome photos from my family tree
I started (halfway) serious genealogy research because I loved hearing stories about my ancestors. Once I got started, looking at photos...
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Mar 12, 20153 min read
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Morehead, Ky.'s, first mayor, my paternal grandmother among family tree birthdays week of March 8
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of March 8. March 8 Andrew Catron (father-in-law of Elias Lambert, my 3G uncle on my father's...
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Mar 8, 20155 min read
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Family-tree birthdays: A Confederate soldier, 2 instances of close relatives who share birthdays
Birthdays from my family tree for the week of March 2. March 2 Mary A. Brinson (my wife's 3G grandmother on her father's side), b. 1844...
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Mar 2, 20156 min read
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Ohio land baron among my family tree birthdays for the week of Feb. 23
Family-tree birthdays for the week of Feb. 23: Feb. 24 John G. Caudill (my 3G uncle on my mother's side), b. 1852 in Letcher, Ky.; d....
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Feb 23, 20156 min read
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