
Wandering Through Our Family's History
Our family has been here in the U. S. since the beginning. This is our story.
Wandering Through Our Family's History
Our family has been here in the U. S. since the beginning. This is our story.
January 31, 2024
In the Calendar today, I added the birth and death dates for James Edward "Bud" Wilson and Bessie Emily Jackson (and their children except for Mattie Lou Wilson). I added the birth and death dates for James Houston Lewis and Mary Rebecca Brown.
Hello, and I am finally getting back on track for more regular updates. I have continued working on the Gurley family, this time trying to identify John Gurley's parents. In my last update, I mentioned that I identified John Gurley as Edwards Gurley's father.
I had 2 options for John Gurley's parents - (1) George Gurley, Sr., and (2) Joseph Gourley and Susan Wise. RD-023-01 shows the work that I think conclusively proves that George Gurley Sr. was not John Gurley's father. George Gurley Sr. did have a son named John Gurley, but that John Gurley was still in Southampton County, VA when our John Gurley was already in Johnston County, NC.
As to the Joseph Gurley/Susan Wise option, I see this mentioned in several places, but none of these places mention any sources to verify these claims. I have messaged a person on Geneanet.org who says she had a Family Tree showing this connection, but we will see if she responds.
At any rate, I have hit a brick wall on the Gurleys, so I think I am going to step away from this line of the family and go work on other ancestor lines. If any new information shows up, I will revisit this branch of the family.
Updated documentation on the website include:
This is a new section I am adding to identify mistakes that others have found in my work.
January 31, 2024 - I have uploaded a new FT-004 which gives Aunt Mary's correct death year of 2023.
I (John Sharp) am trying to provide a 1-stop place where family members can access all of the information that I have collected about our ancestors. I have tried sending the information on USB storage devices and a Facebook page, but maybe this will be easier for everyone.
This site has a lot of information on it! There are:
If you go up to the top of this webpage, you can see the 3 little bars on the top left. If you click on these 3 bars, you will see every page that is on the website. There are pages for Stories, for Family Tree Documents, for Research Documents, and Sources (many pages of Sources!). So you can go to whatever page you want from there. The Stories Pages might be a good place to start, then if you want to dive in deeper on a family or person, you can go to the Family Tree document or others. Just keep digging down!