Change Log History - Page 2

Quick update, even though I just updated yesterday. I have uploaded a pdf file in the Stories 2 section of this website (go to the top left of this page and click on the 3 bars icon, then Select "Stories 2", and you can get to a new story about our connection to Ginger Rogers.  I thought I had already uploaded this story a few months ago, but I guess I forgot!

Take care, everyone.

I have gone as far as I can on Isaiah Lewis, my 3rd Great Grandfather.  I have uploaded a pdf file in the Stories 2 section of this website (go to the top left of this page and click on the 3 bars icon, then Select "Stories 2", and you can get to my summation of all my research. 

I have laid out all my research on Isaiah's Civil War Service, and also identified where he lived prior to the Civil War, just southwest of Hamilton, AL  The last few pages of the story show the maps of where Isaiah and Peter (his brother) lived.

I am now going to move away from Isaiah, and probably move to his parents - John Boley Lewis, Sr. and Lucinda Bush.  I will leave the December update up on this page, as it's only been there for less than a month.

That's enough for today. Take care, everyone.

It's been a while since I updated the website.  I have been working on Isaiah Lewis and his service in the 1st Alabama Cavalry (U. S.).  I have posted some stories to my Facebook page on Isaiah.  Once I am done creating those, I will put them here in the Stories section of this website.  Sorry for the delay, but there have been a lot of books to acquire and read to put together his story.

Another update is my DNA analysis shown above.  Ancestry.com has update the DNA analysis of everyone, and I am impressed with the results!  My Swedish and Finnish roots are still there at 5% total, but now there is much more detail in the English (50% of my DNA) and Celtic (44% of my DNA) parts of the Old World.  The English roots are broken down into areas that really match what I am seeing in the genealogical research.  I have definitely found direct ancestors in the 4 regions mentioned for England.

I have also found direct ancestors to match the 3 Celtic regions mentioned.  PLUS, there is a new region listed at 1% of my DNA!  I am 1% Acadian - Canadian French.  I have been getting some hints of a Canadian link in my research, but I didn't know whether to trust that hint or not.  Now I know that I need to research that a little more!

That's enough for today.  I will work to do the update for Isaiah Lewis in the next month or so.  Take care, everyone.

Ok, lots of work over the last two months for not very much gain.  I have been continuing to work up the family tree from Keziah Gurley who married Henry "Judge" Sharp.  Keziah's parents were Edwards Gurley and Mary Davis.  I hit the wall on Edwards Gurley's line with John Gurley as his father, but I cannot identify John's father.  So I headed up Mary Davis' line.  Her parents were James Davis and Aley Handley.  BUT I can't get past them.  There are just two many Davises in North Carolina at this time (mid 1700s) and it seems every other one was named James.

I have documented what I know in FT-070-01, which is the Family Tree document for James Davis and Aley Handley.

Also, I had to add a new "Change Log Page" to the website.  I guess I can only have so many "sections" on a webpage, and the previous Change Log had reached the limit of sections.  So I made the original Change Log page #1 and added a page #2 for logging newer changes to the website.

Updated documentation on the website include:

• RD-024-01 - Davis Family Lineage is a document where I have gathered what I can about the Davises
• FT-070-01 - James Davis - Aley Handley Family is a new Family Tree document.  There's a lot incomplete in this document, as it has proven impossible to identify either James' or Aley's parents.
• I am also adding several new Sources (910a thru 910f, and 911 through 916).  I skipped adding Source 914 to the list of Sources as it is a 50 MB file on the history of North Carolina written in 1908 by Samuel Acourt.  I don't know if this will be a valuable source or not in the future, but for now I will hold off on adding it, due to the file size.

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:

• RD-023-01 - George Gurley Sr and John Gurley Research is a document where I concluded that George Gurley Sr. is not John Gurley's father.
• FT-069-01 - John Gurley - Elizabeth UNKNOWN Family is a new Family Tree document for the John Gurley and Elizabeth UNKNOWN family.  There's a lot incomplete in this document, as it has proven almost impossible to identify John Gurley's parents.
• I added John Gurley as a new DAR Patriot in the Military Service page.
• I am also adding several new Sources (905 through 909).