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ANCESTRY- WILLIAM COOPER, DANIEL BOONE, AND SIR ALEX
Years ago, while researching one of our clients’ ancestors, I came across his sixth great-grandfather, William Cooper. I reported on that in 2021. Included below are some recently discovered excerpts documented by a Scotsman.
William was an Indian Trader who lived amongst the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Cherokee.
In May 1769, Daniel Boone and General James Robertson General Robertson (pictured bottom right) first set out for Kentucky from Hillsborough, NC, with William Cooper (Cool) as his guide, when the firm of Cohen & Isaacs hired him to survey lands that eventually formed Kentucky and...
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Genealogy isn’t just about building family trees; it’s about uncovering stories that connect generations. When you hire a professional genealogist, you’re entrusting them with your family’s secrets, historical records, and sometimes even DNA results. That’s why ethics are so important in genealogy-for-hire services. In this article, we’ll cover the basics of ethical genealogical research and how reputable genealogists uphold these standards.
Verifying Sources and Accuracy
Careful source verification is fundamental to genealogical research. Every detail in a family tree should be backed by evidence, like church records, census data, or military documents. Professional genealogists should cross-check information from multiple sources to ensure...
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GENEALOGIST- WHAT'S THE REAL STORY?
More on Addison Smith, whom we covered in the last edition.
According to family legend, Addison was a graduate of West Point and a member of a surveying team that mapped the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific Northwest.
Like many legends, this one has evolved and been retold with changes to the story over the years. While West Point existed in Lewis and Clark’s time, Addison was not born until 1841. So, I set out to see what I could find.
I discovered a May 1902 article that discussed how “Captain J. Addison Smith...
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Are you interested in exploring your family history and understanding your roots? Hiring a genealogist can make a huge difference in your genealogy research. They bring the skills and tools needed to solve mysteries, piece together puzzles, and bring your ancestry project to life. However, choosing the right genealogist to hire requires careful consideration of different factors. Before you commit to working with a professional genealogist, here are some important questions you should ask to see if they're the right fit for your needs.
What Are Your Qualifications and Experience?
Not all genealogists have the same background. Some have certifications...
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GENEALOGY- DID GRANDPA INVENT THE POTATO CHIP?
In a couple of recent editions, we covered the legends surrounding Tom Smith. His father, John Addison Smith IV, had his own amazing stories that I discovered while working on their genealogy.
According to legend, Addison was a dreamer, a gambler, and an inventor. It was said that Addison went “through three fortunes in his lifetime”. He claimed one of his inventions was the “potato chip.”
I researched the history of the potato chip, and references to it began to appear in cookbooks from 1817 to 1832. Since Addison was not born in 1841, the story...
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ANCESTORS- YOUR 3X GREAT UNCLE DIES, AND HE'S REPLACED BY A LINCOLN CONSPIRATOR
Suppose you were planning to visit Dry Tortugas National Park and were interested in whether you would come across headstones, gravestones, markers, or cenotaphs. In that case, this is the response you would get from AI: The only identified gravestone at Dry Tortugas National Monument belongs to a man named John Greer, a laborer who died at Fort Jefferson on November 5, 1861, and whose headstone was discovered underwater by archaeologists.
However, AI has not visited the Dry Tortugas, as we came across one of our client’s third Great-Uncles,...
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ANCESTRY- THE SOCIETY OF PRESIDENTIAL DESCENDANTS GATHER AGAIN
A year ago, we attended a panel of the Society of Presidential Descendants on President’s Day weekend at the Truman Little White House- 2024 Society of Presidential Descendants
We enjoyed it enough to go again this year. In addition to the descendants of Truman, Eisenhower, Carter, and Cleveland, we also had a descendant of Grant and Teddy Roosevelt in attendance this year.
Here are some of the tidbits from the panel:
Ulysses Grant Dietz told us of the irony in that General Grant, who became the Union Army soldier most responsible for ending the scourge of...
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GENEALOGIST- THE ANABAPTIST PRESIDENTS
In our last edition, we discussed Anabaptist beliefs and our visit to the Behalt Anabaptists
Now, we will visit which presidents were raised as Anabaptists and how their early spiritual lives may have influenced them. There were three presidents all Republican from Hoover through Nixon, and their terms were only interrupted by Democrats FDR, Truman, and Kennedy.
The picture to the right shows Eisenhower, Nixon (foreground), and Hoover behind them. The 1953 picture of Eisenhower's inauguration at the bottom shows Hoover behind the Chief Justice and VP Nixon to the right of Eisenhower. The three of them, including Truman,...
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GENEALOGY- WITH THE SUPER BOWL COMING, WE WONDERED WHICH PRESIDENTS HAD PLAYED FOOTBALL?
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Army): Before he went on to his military career and then the Presidency, Ike served as both a running back and linebacker in the Army, starting on both sides of the ball. Dwight Eisenhower said, “Not making the baseball team at West Point was one of the greatest disappointments of my life, maybe my greatest.” However, that disappointment led him to make the West Point football team (pictured below left), where he was a varsity starter as both running back and linebacker and tackled the...
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ANCESTOR- “IT’S LIKE MAKING YOUR EX D.J. YOUR WEDDING,” JIMMY KIMMEL SAID OF KAMALA HARRIS PRESIDING OVER THE CERTIFICATION OF TRUMP’S WIN”
There had to be some awkwardness at Carter's funeral with the seating arrangements (above).
However, as Kimmel pointed out, lots of attention was given to the awkwardness of Vice President (VP) and former presidential candidate Harris's role as VP in certifying the election results, where she formalized her loss.
How many times has this happened in the past? Seven times, the first time was perhaps the oddest:
VP John C. Breckenridge, whom we wrote about in November (pictured) , and was the...
