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Unknown Ancestors – Pictures from the Musgrove collection #4 of 52 Ancestors
Last summer, a Musgrove aunt gave me several pictures collected by my paternal grandparents, William Musgrove Jr and Eva Buckmaster Musgrove. Most of these photographs had been removed from photo albums and had no other identification. Perhaps, someday a Musgrove, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckmaster, Francis, Hopkins, Klepfer Studio, McLoud, Medcalf, Musgrove, Pennington, Webster
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Native American Connections
Family stories indicate some branches of our family tree included ancestors from the Five Civilized Tribes. There is much interest in proving Indian or Native American ancestry. However, there are very specific criteria for proving Indian ancestry. The Dawes Commission … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckmaster, Carl Holder, Charles Wilson Buckmaster, Dawes Commission, Eva Buckmaster, Eveline Minerva Price, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian, Indian Territory, James Buchanan Tyler, Musgrove, Native American, Oklahoma, Pearcy, Peter Adams Tyler, Tryphena Elizabeth McGinnis
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“He’s Mine” – A Valentine Story
NaDean was in the 5th grade. School had just started. NaDean and her friends, Velma and Mary, welcomed some new students – Mary Mae, Clorene and Inez. The three sisters spoke fondly of their older brother, Sonny Boy. Sonny Boy … Continue reading
Samuel Musgrave and Elizabeth Brand – Revolutionary War Service
Samuel was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1747. He was one of eight children born to Moses Musgrove Jr. and Elizabeth, who’s last name is unknown. He moved to Fayette County, PA., then to Muhlenburgh County, Kentucky, and finally, to … Continue reading
DNA Testing Results – Southern European Ethnicity
As you’ve seen in a earlier post, my AncestoryDNA testing results showed 59% of my genetic ethnicity from Scandinavian, surprisingly. However, Vikings did control much of Northern Europe, so the results do make sense, as we go back in history. My next two major ethnic groups at 14% … Continue reading
DNA Results Eastern European Ethnicity
While our family stories don’t include any Eastern European origins, my DNA shows 14% Eastern European ethnicity – the same percentage as my British Isles ethnicity. Below is the Eastern European information from AncestryDNA. Modern Day Location Poland, Greece, Macedonia, … Continue reading
DNA Result – British Isles Ethnicity
Almost all of our ancestors arrived in American from the British Isles. Our ancestors were mostly Puritans, Quakers, plantation owners and their indentured servants who came to Virginia and Maryland and Scots and English, who lived on either side of the border between … Continue reading
Charles Wilson Buckmaster – Iowa Infantry, Union Army, private.
Charles Wilson Buckmaster was born on September 12 1843 in Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio. Wilson was a family name passed down from his great, great, great grandmother Mary Wilson Buckmaster, who was born in Kent County, Delaware in 1680. He enlisted as … Continue reading
Introduction
When I first saw our family genealogy books, I was fascinated by all the names and dates, but wanted to know the stories behind the people. I didn’t take the time to start the research until last fall. This blog is a … Continue reading