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At the Library – 52 Ancestors – Week 5 (2019)

Posted on January 30, 2019 by ancestors2013

I loved the prompt for this week as I am a recently retired youth services/genealogy services librarian. I used to joke that with those two responsibilities, I took care of “womb to tomb” library needs! My “At the Library” post … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary, Philander and Minerva!

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ancestors2013

Four days short of his 27th birthday, Philander Bennett took twenty-five year old Minerva Abrams as his wife in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Ohio. They were married 1 June 1867 by Justice of the Peace George Gilliland.[1] Their union would … Continue reading →

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Two Brides for Two Brothers OR Two Grooms for Two Sisters

Posted on March 14, 2014 by ancestors2013

A wedding took place on 14 March 1909 in Alachua County, Florida, between my grandparents – Oswville Lem Dukes and Rubanner Fletcher.  In the same county just two months earlier on 19 January, Rubanner’s sister, Ada, had married Lem’s brother, … Continue reading →

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Third Time’s the Charm

Posted on November 16, 2013 by ancestors2013

James Ball Fletcher, along with four of his older brothers, served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. A Private in Company F of the 10th Florida Infantry, James was present at Appomattox Court House when Gen. Robert E. Lee … Continue reading →

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