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As I say in my Find a Grave profile,
"There is a story under every stone".
While photographing graves for Find A Grave or genealogy research, I have come across many interesting stories about the people buried under those tombstones. In this blog I will share some of the most interesting of these stories with you. Why? So these people will not be forgotten.
~~~~~Jim Craig - Evanston, Illinois USA - Contact me at: jwcraig1100@gmail.com
Friday, March 25, 2016
SHE CALLED HER HOME "OAKTON VILLA" - Nancy Ann Dunning (Mrs. James S.) Kirk
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Great story, Jim! I too was born at St. Francis, as was my father and many of his siblings, and a bunch of my first cousins. I do have a question though.
In the paragraph just below the chart listing the Kirk children, it says "The 1850 US Census shows ... [i]n addition to James and Nancy, four of their children were living: James, John, Milton (listed as "William") and Helen."
However, the chart just above that shows Helen as born in 1854. There is an Ellen, born 1849, died in 1850 - is that who you mean?
Great story, Jim! I too was born at St. Francis, as was my father and many of his siblings, and a bunch of my first cousins. I do have a question though.
ReplyDeleteIn the paragraph just below the chart listing the Kirk children, it says "The 1850 US Census shows ... [i]n addition to James and Nancy, four of their children were living: James, John, Milton (listed as "William") and Helen."
However, the chart just above that shows Helen as born in 1854. There is an Ellen, born 1849, died in 1850 - is that who you mean?