Yesterday, all day, I was documenting the Bowman family (from Bowman obituary). But today, “Labor Day,” I am “laboring” on projects unrelated to family history.

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P.S. (Ha, ha, ha.) I wrote that message late last night and scheduled it for publication today. It was my sincere intention to do household projects. Instead, all day documenting the Bowman family!!

I had “a couple of loose ends” I wanted to “tie up” before moving to other tasks. Well, I spent the entire day working to correctly document two men named Daniel Bowman. Same name, similar birth and death dates–and hopelessly confusing to this “seasoned researcher.” Look at the record (above) and see how the “top of the list” Member presents her information. (Most sources, most records, always tops the list.) By documenting the children, I was able to accurately document the family. “If” there are other children, they did not show up in my twenty-three sources and twenty-two records. Truthfully, I shout at my computer screen (when I read that information) and say “Hey, are you blind? Don’t you ‘proof’ your information?”  Conservatively, I added an additional one-hundred people to my database and five to fifteen “sources” for each.

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On a brighter note, see the beautiful Crepe Myrtle in the neighbor’s yard. ~~ I moved the KIA out of the carport hoping the next rainstorm will wash off the dirt. I’m inching toward a trip to the market for groceries.

The response to an inquiry…

THANK YOU for the “thank you.” You can’t imagine how many messages I answer and I never receive a “thank you.” I have been very blessed with “family history” and I love to “pay it forward.” ~~~ Nereida, I’m not related to Gertrude. My Ancestry database says she is the “aunt of wife of second cousin.” ~~~ It’s a long story but I’ll make it brief and tell you that I “inherited” the Myrtle Traxler Family Tree. Myrtle (Hull) Traxler was the wife of my first cousin one time removed. She spent decades documenting the Traxler family in her genealogy software program. She passed away and the children and grandchildren didn’t give a hoot about her devotion to the Traxler family (and collateral lines). Miraculously (praise the Lord), a cousin (illegitimate son of my first cousin one time removed) sent me a thumb-drive with all of Myrtle’s records (more than 75,000 names). I uploaded it to Ancestry and I maintain the database. I don’t do much with it but it is my belief that the information should be available to researchers. The cousin didn’t know about his biological father until a DNA test. Fortunately, he made the connection but he is not a welcome member of the family. “They” shared their mother’s research so he has information about his ancestry. ~~~ Perhaps your friend will be fortunate and connect with family and learn the lineage. ~~~ Very best wishes from Lorraine Frantz Edwards (with Lorraine Frantz Family Tree). ~~~

…whereohwhere canhebe?

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Straight forwards, simple, “piece of cake,”  etc., etc. It shouldn’t be difficult to document the relatives mentioned in an obituary?! It has been nine hours and I’m not finished!! ~~ Same “given name,” same location, “same surname,” married a cousin or step-brother or step-sister. I aim for 200% accuracy and “accuracy” was elusive. Most of the families were already in my database–therefore, it should be “a piece of cake.”  A spouse dies and the bereaved marries the brother or sister of the deceased spouse. Get the picture? Confused?? “They” are second and third cousins so I’m focused on getting them accurately documented in my Ancestry  database. The following… does not show how “Flora” and “Flory” add to the confusion. True story: It’s a “Bowman” obituary!!

Let’s not forget how Nancy Pelosi lives by a different set of rules. “This old lady”  (Lorraine) has long, ugly hair that desperately needs cutting. (Perhaps I was a teenager when my hair was this long?!) I’m honoring rules and regulations. Perhaps I’m too cautious because I haven’t left the RV Park since “can’t remember when.”

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Only one perfect man and they crucified Him.

…how they ever flood my soul.

This was the scene that greeted me when I turned on the TV.  In 1959, 60 and 61, my U.S. Army husband was stationed in Paris, France. He, and a buddy, went to a remote location to watch the Tour de  France  (1960). During those years, my husband and I, and our two little boys, did “tours of France.” ~~ I took a lot of pictures with my Argus C-3 camera, 35 mm film…

Memories that last a lifetime.

“Stay home, stay safe”  has a drawback. Lack of social interactions! I’m fondly remembering the “social occasions,” people and places. ~~ “Armchair research” is a God-sent blessing (for me) during this trying time.

Seriously, in my dream, I was enjoying “haystack.” Yum, yum, how delicious!! I jumped out of bed (in the middle of the night) to write down “haystack”  (before I forgot). It was a treat I loved when I visited “cousins” in Indiana. Here is a story from the Internet. I love Fritos!

but I’m not complaining.

Another rainy day and cool (and delightful) and no need for the air-conditioner. I have doors and windows open!! Isn’t it peculiar to have “yucky” and “oh happy day” in one brief message?

…stole the old lady’s pacifier.

Yesterday (all day), I did not have WiFi. Initially, I thought it was an outage due to the rainstorms. In total, three phone calls—with extended time on “hold”—and no service. The third call—to “customer service”—may have motivated someone to “do something.” Almost miraculously(?), about 8:00 PM, the light on the router changed colors and started vibrating, followed by solid blue light. Hallelujah, WiFi and Internet.

I’m making a joke of the situation that kept me off the computer and forced me to do some household tasks.