Sunday, October 15, 2023

New Blog - Rooted in the Rolling Plains and Leonard Genealogy Services

    I hope researchers can use the information I posted about my ancestors in this blog. I no longer post here for now. But I may in the future! You never know. 

    My new blog is ROOTED IN THE ROLLING PLAINS 

    The link to my professional genealogy website is LEONARD GENEALOGY SERVICES



    Happy Ancestor Hunting! 

    - Revis

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tuesday's Tip - Now What? from DNAeXplained

 
 
You've read about the FDA's
order/letter to 23andMe by now,
I'm sure if you are at all interested
in DNA testing.
 
Here's a link to Roberta Estes' blog
DNAeXplained
explaining what you might want to
do now with your results and information:
 
 
Happy Hunting,
 
Revis
 

Monday, November 25, 2013

Motivation Monday - You Put off DNA Testing!


 
Okay, are you one of those who have been
debating on whether DNA testing would help
in your quest to break brick walls, etc. in your
genealogy research?  If you think you might
want to test at 23andMe, read this post by
regarding 
"FDA Orders 23andMe to Discontinue Testing".
Why test, you would probably ask me or others?
 
Andrew Jackson Festervan
 
For me, testing was to meet cousins and learn
about ancestors I knew nothing about.
 
Before I tested, I did not know
many of my Grandmother Neoma
Kolb Cauble's mother's family.
 
I match in atDNA with members of
Andrew Jack Festervan's family.
Andrew Jack was my Grandmother's
great-uncle, a brother to her Grandmother
Martha Ann Festervan/Festervand Martin Beasley.
Though I have yet to meet them in person, in 2014
my plan is to join them in Louisiana, if possible. 
 
Get motivated and test - if you want to!
 
Happy Hunting!
 
Revis
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Wordless Wednesday - Nancy Cooksey Musgrove of SC and Neshoba Co. MS





Nancy Cooksey Musgrove 
b. 1805-SC
1850 U.S. Federal Census (Union Co. SC)
d. 20 Sept 1870-Neshoba Co. MS
[my 4th great-grandmother]

Happy Hunting, 
Revis
[and yes, I know it's 
not completely
wordless!!]

Monday, November 11, 2013

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Thankful Thursday - James Monroe Stuart family of Fisher County, Texas



I am "Thankful" for a whole
lot of things.  One of them is a 
strong sense of family and love of
country.  

James Monroe Stuart was born
26 Jan 1863 in Neshoba County, MS
and died 13 Feb 1947-Fisher County, TX.

My Stuart family of 
Fisher County, Texas and
the Stuart's of Neshoba County, MS
have continually kept in touch and
visited over 123 years since "Monroe" 
brought his family to OK and TX.




This picture is a get-together of
Monroe's daughter-in-law, 
Mamie TEEL STUART, and
her family near Roby, TX.

Mamie is the lady at the
front right of the picture -
with her apron on. 
We called her "Mama Stuart". 

Happy Hunting,
Revis

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Travel Tuesday - Orange, Texas postcard

 
Orange County Court House, Orange, Texas
 
 
Oran Martin Dennis, my great-grandfather, 
was born in Caldwell
County, Texas and later
lived in Tom Green County, Texas.
 
One of his younger half-brothers,
Marion William Dennis,
and his family lived at Orange, Texas.
 
No writing on the back, unfortunately!
Card is in my possession and
was part of the albums of
Nina Ada Baldridge Dennis,
Oran Marion Dennis' wife.
 
Happy Hunting,

Revis