tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post171592930749211797..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Going, Going, GoneJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51406850701807729942020-09-18T20:44:53.876-07:002020-09-18T20:44:53.876-07:00Oh, yes, Susie Q! Frustrating! And yet, even in th...Oh, yes, Susie Q! Frustrating! And yet, even in that, hoping a mention of the <i>other</i> guests' names might lead to a clue about in-laws...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-33990571741858177682020-09-18T08:29:27.786-07:002020-09-18T08:29:27.786-07:00and when I have looked for Henry Grace..... the ti...and when I have looked for Henry Grace..... the times I have been directed to a tea or party that Mrs. Henry Grace attended.Susie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893377527974815997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-7442609085211084592020-09-17T23:40:21.614-07:002020-09-17T23:40:21.614-07:00It's a good thing you were able to locate thos...It's a good thing you were able to locate those other sources, Miss Merry. How invisible that "Mrs." renders our female ancestors.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-39593374218607604532020-09-17T23:37:46.750-07:002020-09-17T23:37:46.750-07:00Yes! So typical of some of those flowery obituarie...Yes! So typical of some of those flowery obituaries. Such a different mindset in that era. That, in its own right, is something to consider, as we try to walk in our ancestors' shoes and figure them out.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-55662325152426295452020-09-17T08:11:46.375-07:002020-09-17T08:11:46.375-07:00I cringe at the dreaded "Mrs". My 3rd g...I cringe at the dreaded "Mrs". My 3rd ggrandmother's obituary has her name as Mrs. Horace Perry. No other names of anyone are in the 3 paragraph obituary. Luckily I have many other sources of information on the family. But it this was it? GeeeshMiss Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691152819794851137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-71001934556889833842020-09-17T05:51:25.314-07:002020-09-17T05:51:25.314-07:00I once found a lengthy, flowery newspaper report a...I once found a lengthy, flowery newspaper report about the funeral of one of my distant relatives from about 1890. In addition to lamenting his passing, and the many hearts it must grieve, it listed many prominent attenders from out of town and their titles. But not a word about his family or even the cemetery where he was buried.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873605766046172611noreply@blogger.com