tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post3026368144773257146..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: …But What If I Do?Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-19279688701553554782014-06-16T10:59:41.418-07:002014-06-16T10:59:41.418-07:00No need to be shy!!
I found a cousin with Marshal...No need to be shy!!<br /><br />I found a cousin with Marshall's Navy Cap from WWI. He is a super cool guy AND he had a ton of old photos and stories of great aunts and uncles I never knew / met! The reward FAR exceeds the "pain" of getting out of the "comfort zone"!!!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-45307339358535525232014-06-12T17:49:49.808-07:002014-06-12T17:49:49.808-07:00I was just researching down a distant line. I foun...I was just researching down a distant line. I found 5 of the 6 children. I can't find where Clara died or was buried. I did find the burial location of Clara's only living child. The 1900 census showed Clara had 7 children with just one living. The rest had all died in infancy. <br /><br />So I found a death certificate in Iowa that I ordered for Andrew, the one child that lived to adulthood. He had married and had a couple of children. The nice lady at the recorders office sent along a probate record that had the addresses at the time (1977) for the two children. It also included the daughters married name. (good state Iowa btw, only $1.00 per copy!),<br /><br />So I use my friend google and find that same 1977 address for that daughter in a 2005 post. I decide to call expecting a "that number is no longer in service" response. I was wrong, the phone rings, it gets answered by a woman. I tell her I'm researching this family, and then I ask "is this Mary Ann?" She said, I am her daughter!!<br /><br />We had a nice chat for about 15 minutes. Unfortunately she did not know the names of her great grandparents so no help as to when or where they died. She gave me her email and I emailed a couple of things. The next day she emailed back and told me that she forgot to mention that her mother's middle name was Clara. She said thanks to me she now knows that her mother was named after her grandmother, or the great grandmother of the nice lady I spoke with. It was a great feeling!haessjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576428643836289959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-38130749635042211642014-06-12T17:49:38.024-07:002014-06-12T17:49:38.024-07:00Michelle, I'm envious of some of the stories y...Michelle, I'm envious of some of the stories you've told about connecting with distant cousins! But I also think it's helpful to realize that it's not exactly a skate to summon up the nerve to contact strangers--cousins on paper notwithstanding--and strike up that introductory conversation.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-62773248396691387652014-06-12T17:47:11.366-07:002014-06-12T17:47:11.366-07:00Definitely, Wendy! I'd rather be in that posit...Definitely, Wendy! I'd rather be in that position, too. But we can't <i>all</i> wait for that luxury. Someone has to be the first to speak up. I don't know if "loud mouth introvert" would be considered an oxymoron, but I'm willing to step in and fill that role if I have to. But yes, I'd much rather have those proverbial cousins come find me first.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-32037290170156771832014-06-12T17:22:39.033-07:002014-06-12T17:22:39.033-07:00A cousin! Yes!! Smile and be you..shyness and all...A cousin! Yes!! Smile and be you..shyness and all:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-36085333110475764292014-06-12T05:07:29.307-07:002014-06-12T05:07:29.307-07:00I can write the emails and letters, but cold calli...I can write the emails and letters, but cold calling scares me to death. I will say that I have had mixed results. Efforts to find the living have brought me journals and pictures and I now have some really cherished relationships with some distant cousins, but I have also reached out to a few that preferred not to be found. I hope your efforts are sweetly rewarded!Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-46510333299418173722014-06-12T04:49:10.276-07:002014-06-12T04:49:10.276-07:00I hope you found cousins of a like mind - not the ...I hope you found cousins of a like mind - not the introverted mind, but the sharing mind. I empathize with what you're feeling because I'd much rather have people approach me first.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com