tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32044770692259734242024-03-08T11:27:39.271-08:00Genealogy, Middle Age & LifeGenealogy in general; Genealogy of Western Kentucky; Middle age and thoughts on life.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.comBlogger376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-28546645706260988252023-10-06T14:36:00.002-07:002023-10-06T14:36:48.269-07:00Well, I guess you're never too old for a new adventure. We've moved close to the Virginia area from which some of our Kentucky ancestors moved over eight generations ago (counting from my grandkids generation). We're also working on the parents living with their grown kids and their family "thing". Still living in boxes. Still constructing a real kitchen from a basement wet bar (think 8 inch sink or so). Guys standing behind me as I type this, are running wires from one end of the basement to the other end of the house to the breaker box; drilling into concrete to lay a drainage line for my washing machine; Virginia basement bedrooms need windows to the outside so the firefighters can save you; the hills/mountains disrupt cell phone coverage; google maps is my constant companion; finding new doctors, hair stylists, on and on and on. The forest and trails behind our backyard are beautiful. The schools in the neighborhood are great. The kids have made instant friends among the 31(!) kids at their school bus stop. After the current (and more to come) construction is finished and the boxes are unpacked I can enjoy even more the little voices that yell "hello" at the top of our basement stairs and run down for a good night kiss or come down to just talk or help throw leaves off the patio. I have signed up for my first Virginia Genealogy in-person seminar. They'll be discussing local resources at the National Archive, the DAR and the Library of Congress. All just across the Potomac River from us!! What fun, and meeting more "genealogy people" too.
More to come and I'll add pictures!Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-56757769643835670902023-04-10T16:53:00.002-07:002023-04-10T16:53:28.024-07:00No replyA followup to the post just before this one. I found another tree owned by someone with the LeGrand name, so I messaged them also. I haven't heard from the first person I messaged, nor from this second person yet. Maybe someday!Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-65311806715730599182023-04-04T17:28:00.000-07:002023-04-04T17:28:08.626-07:00Genealogists share. That's why we do what we do.
My mother-in-law passed away in March of 2020, at the start of the Covid Pandemic. We had a viewing/family get together at the funeral home, and a burial, but no REAL funeral or celebration of life for her. We planned to have one in the future. Well, the future has arrived and I think we're all getting together to talk about her and celebrate her next month - 3 years later. That's a good thing. I started looking through some of her old pictures. During World War II, she used to meet with the sailors at the USO (or whatever they were called) and dance and party just about every week. I had made a book of her pictures after her niece shared them with me. I pulled those out again, thinking to use them in her celebration. I noticed the name of one of the sailors was Bates LeGrand. The genealogist in me thought about what an unusual name that was and that maybe I could find him or a family member and share the picture. I know that I would love for someone to surprise me with a picture like that. So I started with a Google Search, progressed to an Ancestry Search. I found his mom's obituary, his dad's obituary, his sister's obituary, his daughter's marriage. The USO clubs were in Texas, and he was from Texas. I then found his name in a tree on Ancestry and messaged the person explaining about the picture and asked if he knew a family member who would like to have it. If I hear from them I'll post again, here, along with a copy of the picture.
In a different light, I've been asked to do a beginning genealogy class, with a class "activity", for kids age 6 to 10. This is my current challenge. It's a REAL challenge for me.
I'm teaching my usual BEGINNING DNA class in two weeks. It's a "what" class, not a "how" class. Strictly discussing which DNA testing site would be the best place for solving your mystery; biology of DNA etc. How to actually solve your problem and understanding your matches is a later class.
A full couple of months....
Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-90980095088319155092023-01-04T17:17:00.000-08:002023-01-04T17:17:13.844-08:00It's been a year and a half since my last postWe downsized our home about 6 years ago when moving from Tennessee to Arkansas. The time has come to complete the job. I've designated one room per month on a schedule posted with a magnet to the side of my refrigerator as the declutter/downsize target!!! I think I'm already overwhelmed and it's January. I planned to do the office first. I'm thinking I should have started with something like the guest room which has nothing but linens in a dresser and a closet full of games to start this process!!! Sigh. I need to take my genealogist hat off and look at things with the following questions in mind: (1) Would anyone else really want or care about this; and (2) where am I going to keep it and why.
When we downsized the first time I took those multiple shelves of white three ring notebooks with all the family surnames on the edge of the binder and scanned everything of importance in them. I have those in directories on my computer, backed up online and on external hard drives. That was a big job, and boy did it feel good to finish it!
What I came across today was several small boxes of cards from funerals of my parents, grandmother, husband's grandmother and husband's great grandmother. The genealogist says "oooh, I need to figure out who all these people were who sent flowers and signed the visitation book"..... Do I really? I know the important dates involved with each of these people. I generally know the relatives who signed, but not all the friends ..... None of my children has taken up the family history/genealogy mantle...yet... Will they care? I don't believe these are something important to local genealogy societies..... getting rid of stuff is hard.
I suppose I could make a spreadsheet with the names from the cards for each of the funerals involved and maybe scan in the signature pages of the funeral books.
Maybe I'll sleep on it and decide tomorrow.......Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-26240257042040061602021-07-02T17:35:00.001-07:002021-07-02T17:40:00.045-07:00More Lyon County Kentucky Residents (1930's - 1940's)I thought I'd attempt to post a collage of pictures as a test. I've been posting one picture at a time on one of the Lyon County Facebook pages and I don't want to take up all the oxygen with so many pictures, so we'll see what this looks like.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rxe0TfVtWpc/YN-xyo7bAbI/AAAAAAAAXGI/30pNDS6fWZ0RXdjKqGS2LyhwYe9XSedTACLcBGAsYHQ/s792/collage%2Blyon%2Bcounty%2Bpictures.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="600" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rxe0TfVtWpc/YN-xyo7bAbI/AAAAAAAAXGI/30pNDS6fWZ0RXdjKqGS2LyhwYe9XSedTACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/collage%2Blyon%2Bcounty%2Bpictures.jpg"/></a></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-20539148720325062772021-07-02T15:04:00.001-07:002021-07-02T15:04:42.049-07:00FamilyTree DNA has come out with an extensive redesign of their siteFamilyTree DNA has come out with a new look, increased filtering and enhanced matching for their site.
The following article will need to be read several times to catch all the changes, but be patient with yourself. There's a lot going on. Remember to clear your filters, as they're easy to overlook and that can cause great frustration.
The HELP section on the site has also been revamped to help you, but the following blog post by Roberta Estes should be get your started.
<a href="https://dna-explained.com/2021/07/01/familytreedna-relaunch-new-feature-overview/">https://dna-explained.com/2021/07/01/familytreedna-relaunch-new-feature-overview/</a>
Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-92007570801319224112021-07-01T12:27:00.001-07:002021-07-01T12:28:10.174-07:00<p> July 1, 2021</p><p>I've been posting quite a few old pictures to the Facebook Group "Lyon County Love Affair - Kentucky Celebration" lately. I have quite a few pictures, from my grandmother and her sister, that show MANY people who lived in Lyon county. They're not all relatives, although they might be, as my ancestors have been in Caldwell/Lyon/Trigg for a couple hundred years. That means that I probably share DNA with most of these people, but haven't researched ALL the people who are not within three generations or so. It's been a satisfying thing to do. I wish everyone on the group would do it, as we ALL probably have pictures that contain someone else's ancestors and I know I'd LOVE to see pictures that other people have of MY ancestors.</p><p>Here's an example of one I posted:</p><p>This is one of my Aunt Iva Cummins (1880-1957). I used the MyHeritage site (to which I have a subscription, but you can do a certain number of enhancements without a subscription). Post those pictures folks!!!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mWAKd1NoeQ/YN4XBs7nmUI/AAAAAAAAXFs/rX5PmirzNR8CH1WLa8TX1fdKLWy0PjTsACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/iva%2Bcummins%2B-%2Bcropped-Colorized-Enhanced-Repaired.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1419" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6mWAKd1NoeQ/YN4XBs7nmUI/AAAAAAAAXFs/rX5PmirzNR8CH1WLa8TX1fdKLWy0PjTsACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/iva%2Bcummins%2B-%2Bcropped-Colorized-Enhanced-Repaired.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-19685105615106115172020-12-28T08:26:00.000-08:002020-12-28T08:31:27.121-08:00Oh The Places I Have Been (Sorry Dr Seuss)<p> The last time I looked for the number, I found that only about 15% of the world's records have been digitized and indexed. New records have a good chance of being digitized and there are valiant efforts being made to digitize old records. As I continue my genealogy journey, I was thinking about future researchers and where they will have to look for records of our family and where I continue to look for my ancestors.</p><p>In our little family, I was born in Kentucky; husband born in Texas; three children born in Turkey, North Carolina and Tennessee. When I was born, our family lived in one county, but I was born in the adjoining county because our home county had no hospital. The same is true for one of my grandchildren. His parents lived in one county but the hospital was in a different county, which also happened to be in a different state!</p><p>Being from western Kentucky, researchers are used to looking across county and state lines for birth and marriage records, and that was in looking for records of families who had been born in the same county for multiple generations. On my side of the family, I was the fourth generation to be born in that same Kentucky County (although it did change names in 1854), and in several of my lines, I am the fifth generation to be born/live in that exact same place. Looking at the birth places of my children, I think it's going to be more difficult for researchers (especially for the one born in Turkey!!).</p><p>New genealogists are so used to jumping online and looking at trees and thinking they've found all their family. Trees are hints. Trees are not sources nor are they proof. You need documents to "prove" something. Even documents that are primary sources may contain some secondary information that's not to be trusted as correct. For instance, a death record is a primary source as it was created at the time of the event (death), but also included on that document is often information that is NOT primary, AND that doesn't mean that errors can't happen with that primary information also. Sometimes you'll find the names of the parents on that death certificate. Well, the person who died did not give them that information. Who did? The informant is usually listed on the document. If the informant was a sibling of the deceased, then the information is probably (maybe) correct. If the names of the parents were given by the cousin of the sister of the brother-in-law, then not so much.</p><p>I have a death certificate of my husband's great grandmother, with her name shown on the death certificate as Lady Clara Henson. We did not know the names of her parents. The only clue I had were the names, listed as the parents, on the death certificate. Those names were given by a granddaughter of the deceased person. I looked for those people, on and off, for twenty years. She had died in Dallas TX and the death certificate said she was born in Memphis TN. No. She was born in Davidson County TN (Nashville) I found later in a printout of a funeral packet. One census showed her dad as born in GA and her mother as AL. The next would show TN and VA. This great grandmother had been married at least twice also, with the second husband being part of the paternal side of her daughter's husband's family (sorry for that convoluted statement, but that's how that research went). On the death certificate the father was listed as Will Guinn and the mother as Margeurite Goodall. I had information from family members of the identity of the siblings of his great grandmother, so I had found her (between marriages) and her children were listed. I finally ordered the death certificates of those siblings to compare the parents listed on them to the ones listed on the death certificate of the great grandmother. The name of the mother on the certificate of one of the siblings listed the mother as Margaret Nanney and the other listed her as unknown, and the father was listed as Mart Guinn, rather than Will on one and Mark Quinn on the other. So onward with the search for Will or William or Mart or Martin or Mark or any other combination I could find.</p><p>Finally, a visit to the Tennessee Archives in Nashville Tennessee produced a marriage license, from 1861 between Martin Gwin and Margaret James Nanny. Further research showed these two to be the parents of Lady Clara Guynn in Texas. I learned a LOT by that long, painful search. Now onward to my next mystery!! I still don't know how that person came up with Goodall as a surname.</p><p>Good luck with your mysteries and remember your sources in the new year, 2021, and here's hoping we get to open the archives and libraries with healthy, happy people sooner than later!</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-52703937554446851932020-08-06T19:33:00.001-07:002021-07-01T12:30:41.230-07:00I'M STILL HERE<p> I haven't added to my blog in a year or more. I've been active in teaching DNA webinars during COVID and teaching DNA classes before COVID, and playing with active grandkids for the last few years. I'm still here. I'll hopefully add something useful to my site....... soon.</p><p>Debbie</p><p><br /></p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-21543563957784958052019-03-22T08:13:00.001-07:002019-03-22T08:13:58.070-07:00Moving from GEDMATCH to GEDMATCH/GENESISI'm doing a few presentations this year on DNA. I'll be doing three presentations for the GSCCA (Genealogical Society of Craighead County Arkansas) in Jonesboro Arkansas (Beginning DNA, What to do with the results of your DNA test, and Advanced DNA Tools). I'm also doing the second hour of Let's Discuss It this Saturday at the Tennessee Genealogical Society and will be doing a quick look at the transformation from GEDMATCH to GEDMATCH/GENESIS. I'm posting the one page handout so the blog links can be available for attendees.<br />
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Tips for Using GEDMATCH:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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GEDMATCH updates to GENESIS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Time to move to GENESIS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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GEDMATCH GENESIS tutorial for beginners:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://whoareyoumadeof.com/blog/2018/12/21/gedmatch-genesis-tutorial-for-beginners/">http://whoareyoumadeof.com/blog/2018/12/21/gedmatch-genesis-tutorial-for-beginners/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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GENESIS Basics – GEDMATCH reinvented Part 1:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blog.kittycooper.com/2019/02/genesis-basics-gedmatch-reinvented-part-1/">https://blog.kittycooper.com/2019/02/genesis-basics-gedmatch-reinvented-part-1/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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GEDMATCH/GENESIS is a FREE site for uploading autosomal DNA from many different testing companies with the ability to compare SNP
data.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is especially useful for
AncestryDNA testers as that site does not provide segment location data with
its reported results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the tools at
GEDMATCH/GENESIS you also have the ability to adjust many reporting thresholds for your matches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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GENESIS is the rebirth of GEDMATCH providing matching
for many more testing companies and chips than GEDMATCH handled
previously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GEDMATCH has not yet gone
away, but all DNA kits which had been uploaded to GEDMATCH have been ported to
GENESIS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any NEW uploads will be made to
the GENESIS site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To make things a
little confusing, at the moment, any NEW ACCOUNTS will be created on the
GEDMATCH site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several tools on GENESIS
are labeled as Beta and may change as the company tweaks its new site. The tools at GEDMATCH still function, but no new kits for comparison are added there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Download your raw
autosomal DNA data to your computer in ZIP format from AncestryDNA, MyHeritage,
23andME, FTDNA or other DNA testing companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each company provides directions for doing this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t see the menu item, use the HELP
facility at your testing company. [If you’re a MAC user, set default to NOT
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-48330593226034285022018-04-22T10:13:00.004-07:002019-03-26T10:08:46.757-07:00These links will be useful to those who have attended the DNA Part 1 Class on Choosing a DNA Test. While you're waiting for your ordered test results to be available, read, read, read.<br />
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Learn about DNA:<br />
1. Beginner's Guide of DNA Resources (ISOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Beginners'_guides_to_genetic_genealogy">https://isogg.org/wiki/Beginners'_guides_to_genetic_genealogy</a><br />
2. Learn about genetic genealogy (ISOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/">https://isogg.org/</a><br />
3. Genealogical DNA testing myths (OSOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_testing_myths">https://isogg.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_testing_myths</a><br />
4. Genetics Glossary (ISOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Genetics_Glossary">https://isogg.org/wiki/Genetics_Glossary</a><br />
5. Autosomal DNA (ISOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Portal:Autosomal_DNA">https://isogg.org/wiki/Portal:Autosomal_DNA</a><br />
6. Mitochondrial DNA (ISOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Portal:Mitochondrial_DNA">https://isogg.org/wiki/Portal:Mitochondrial_DNA</a><br />
7. Y-chromosome DNA (ISOGG): <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Portal:Y-chromosome_DNA">https://isogg.org/wiki/Portal:Y-chromosome_DNA</a><br />
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HINT: After you have ordered your DNA kit and before you receive your results, log in to the company from which you ordered the test, read the FAQ and Help files and tutorials. Also create or upload your tree to the site and set up your profile for the site. After your DNA results are available, LINK your DNA to your name on your tree. Now comes the hard work, analysis AND fun!<br />
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DNA Link Pages:<br />
Cyndi's List of DNA Resources: <a href="https://cyndislist.com/dna/">https://cyndislist.com/dna/</a><br />
Genie Links - <a href="http://www.genie1.com.au/links">http://www.genie1.com.au/links</a><br />
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YouTube has MANY videos on Getting Started with DNA Research<br />
Example: Do a search on YouTube for <u>DNA Bettinger</u> or search for <u>DNA genealogy</u>, you'll see several interviews and classes by Blaine Bettinger and useful videos.<br />
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Useful charts, tools and methods to help in determining relationships with DNA:<br />
1. Shared cM Project chart - <a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/08/26/august-2017-update-to-the-shared-cm-project/">https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/08/26/august-2017-update-to-the-shared-cm-project/</a><br />
2. The McGuire Method: <a href="http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/03/19/guest-post-the-mcguire-method-simplified-visual-dna-comparisons/">http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/03/19/guest-post-the-mcguire-method-simplified-visual-dna-comparisons/</a><br />
3. X-Chromosome inheritance charts - <a href="http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/12/21/unlocking-the-genealogical-secrets-of-the-x-chromosome/">http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/12/21/unlocking-the-genealogical-secrets-of-the-x-chromosome/</a><br />
4. Y and Mitochondrial (mtDNA) inheritance - <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Paths_of_DNA_inheritance">https://isogg.org/wiki/Paths_of_DNA_inheritance</a><br />
5. Mirror Trees - <a href="http://www.borninneworleans.com/how-to/what-is-a-mirror-tree/">http://www.borninneworleans.com/how-to/what-is-a-mirror-tree/</a><br />
6. More on Mirror Trees - <a href="https://dna-explained.com/2017/07/29/concepts-mirror-trees/">https://dna-explained.com/2017/07/29/concepts-mirror-trees/</a><br />
(update 4 Jul 2018 - Mirror Trees are used less often now)<br />
7. DNA Mapping - <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Chromosome_mapping">https://isogg.org/wiki/Chromosome_mapping</a><br />
8. DNAGEDCOM - <a href="http://www.dnagedcom.com/adsa/adsamanual.html.php">http://www.dnagedcom.com/adsa/adsamanual.html.php</a><br />
9. More on DNAGEDCOM - <a href="http://blog.kittycooper.com/2017/09/solving-unknown-parentage-cases-with-dna/#more-5321">http://blog.kittycooper.com/2017/09/solving-unknown-parentage-cases-with-dna/#more-5321</a><br />
10. DNA Painter Part 1 - <a href="https://dna-explained.com/2018/03/28/dna-painter-chromosome-sudoku-for-genetic-genealogy-addicts/">https://dna-explained.com/2018/03/28/dna-painter-chromosome-sudoku-for-genetic-genealogy-addicts/</a><br />
11. DNA Painter Part 2 - <a href="https://dna-explained.com/2018/04/04/dnapainter-mining-vendor-matches-to-paint-your-chromosomes/">https://dna-explained.com/2018/04/04/dnapainter-mining-vendor-matches-to-paint-your-chromosomes/</a><br />
12. DNA Painter Parts 3 & 4 - TBD<br />
13. The DNA Green Chart - <a href="http://thednageek.com/the-limits-of-predicting-relationships-using-dna/">http://thednageek.com/the-limits-of-predicting-relationships-using-dna/</a><br />
14. MAPMY23 - tool for transferring Ancestry data to FamilyTreeDNA - <a href="http://www.mapmy23.com/tools/ancestry_ftdna_fix.php">http://www.mapmy23.com/tools/ancestry_ftdna_fix.php</a><br />
15. Genetic Genealogy Using GEDMATCH - <a href="http://smithplanet.com/stuff/gedmatch.htm">http://smithplanet.com/stuff/gedmatch.htm</a><br />
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Blogs on DNA:<br />
1. DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy - Blog by Roberta Estes - <a href="https://dna-explained.com/">https://dna-explained.com/</a><br />
2. The Genetic Genealogist - Blog by Blaine Bettinger - <a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/">https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/</a><br />
3. KittyCooper's Blog - Blog by Kitty Cooper - <a href="http://blog.kittycooper.com/">http://blog.kittycooper.com/</a><br />
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Useful DNA Facebook Groups:<br />
1. GEDmatch.com User Group<br />
2. Autosomal DNA-Gedmatch-FTDNA-23andME-Ancestry-MyHeritage<br />
3. GEDmatch Lazarus Tool<br />
4. DNA Detectives<br />
5. Genetic Genealogy Tips & Techniques<br />
6. Genealogy! Just ask!<br />
7. Kentucky DNA and Genealogy- (one I read, but look for YOUR state)<br />
8. GAA (Genealogy Addicts Anonymous)<br />
9. FTDNA User Group<br />
10. DNA for Genealogy<br />
11. Ancestry DNA Matching<br />
12. DNA Painter User Group<br />
13. DNA Newbie<br />
14. Genome Mate Pro<br />
15. DNAGedcom User Group<br />
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The four major testing companies in our presentation:<br />
1. Ancestry - <a href="https://www.ancestry.com/">https://www.ancestry.com/</a><br />
2. FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) - <a href="https://www.familytreedna.com/">https://www.familytreedna.com/</a><br />
3. 23andMe - <a href="https://www.23andme.com/">https://www.23andme.com/</a><br />
4. MyHeritageDNA - <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/">https://www.myheritage.com/</a><br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-60897894430651553732018-02-11T11:55:00.000-08:002018-02-11T11:55:21.862-08:00#52ancestors - Valentine<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; outline: none; width: auto;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption" style="font-family: inherit;">A vintage pop-up Valentine sent to my mother, when she was a little girl. I don't know the date, but she was born in 1921, so it was probably sometime in the 1920's. The back says to: Geneva. from: Aunts. The aunts are probably Aunt Fannie, Ivey and Billie Cummins, sisters of my mother's mother, Mary Cummins Gray. The aunts lived together in their later years and earned a living by running a boarding house in Old Eddyville Kentucky.</span></span><br />
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-83597988887170398212018-02-01T08:15:00.000-08:002018-02-01T08:15:29.248-08:00#52ancestors - In The CensusI learned SO many interesting things from the U.S. Census records, but I'll make this a short entry. Elizabeth Jones married Willard C Town in 1840 in Caldwell County Kentucky. He died in 1847. I had found her in the 1870 census, living with her oldest son and still showing her married name, Elizabeth Town, so it was a shock to find her, with her children, living with Samuel Pearce and going by the name Elizabeth Pearce in the 1860 census. A trip to the courthouse was needed. Sure enough, she had married Samuel Pearce in 1859, but they divorced on Tuesday the 9th of June in 1868 by petition of Samuel. Sure would like to know more..... Genealogy is such a wonderful mystery trip!!!<br />
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One more note. Those frustrating things that happen between those ten years between census records:<br />
A birth and subsequent death of a child (pre birth certificates; no burial record as probably buried on the home farm.....<br />
A marriage and divorce in between census records.<br />
A marriage and a death between census records.....<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-63002902925701348652018-01-31T14:14:00.002-08:002018-01-31T14:14:32.926-08:00#52ancestors - Who would I have liked to invite to dinnerThis is the next installment of the #52ancestors challenge. I'm supposed to decide which of my ancestors I would have loved to have had to dinner. Since I'm a "gimme data" type of person, it would have been to grill the ancestor who could answer my most pressing brick wall questions, but there are others that I would have loved to invite to just listen to their life's story.<br />
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So many things I'd want to know. So little time at a dinner.<br />
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I would have loved to talk with Willard C Town. He was my first ancestor to move to Kentucky. He arrived before 1840. In 1830, in Ohio, his dad, Willard Oliver Town, left home and "headed west", never to be heard from again. I would like to know about that. What was his dad's reason for heading west? Many questions. I knew nothing about Willard C Town until I started researching my family in 1977. He was my Second Great Grandfather. HIS fourth great grandfather was the brother of two women hanged for being witches in Salem MA. Did Willard C know this? Were they better at handing down family info than our current generations? My Willard C was born in Vermont, but moved with his parents and siblings to Ohio before he moved to Kentucky. The family of witches was in MA and then in VT. Maybe he knew. The fifth great grandfather of Willard C Town was our immigrant ancestor from England. I would love to know what Willard C knew. I'd love to know what his trip was like from Vermont to Ohio. Why did he move to Kentucky? He married in 1840, not long after his arrival. He did in 1847. He was about 43 years old. I don't know how or why he died. He left a wife and two very small sons. I want to know everything and I know so little.<br />
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I would also have liked to talk with David Bigham, whose father was born in Ireland. What did he know about the trip by ship to North/South Carolina from Ireland.....<br />
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I would love to hear about the life of Beulah Chittenden, my fourth great grandmother. She was the daughter of Thomas Chittenden, who was the first governor of Vermont. She married Elijah Galusha, who died at the age of 23, in a sawmill accident. He had served in the Revolutionary War. She then married Mathew Lyon, who became a representative from Kentucky and the first person in this country to ever be charged with sedition. They moved to Eddyville Kentucky, from Vermont. What was her life like?<br />
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I would love another chance to sit down with my own grandparents and ask them the questions I never asked as a child and very young woman. <br />
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Other questions: A second great grandmother had 15 children, losing the first four as very young children or infants. What was her life like?<br />
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Can't wait for that time machine to be invented.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-90823764913895145872018-01-16T08:43:00.000-08:002018-01-16T08:43:04.595-08:00#52ancestors - LongevityMy mother-in-law will be 91 this weekend. I've spent the last couple of weeks scanning in her scrapbook photos from the 1940's. She was in a group called Navy Sisters, which was a group of women with brothers in the Navy. They met at the USO once a month. She visited the USO many more times than once a month, however. She met and danced with many sailors during that time. From the pictures, it looks like a good time was had by all. One of the sailors asked her to marry him but she turned him down because he would be shipping out and she planned to be seeing other guys. I think he wrote to her once many, many years later, but all she'd tell me was that she "threw the letter away". She, and he, went on to marry someone else. There are quite a few pictures of him in the ones I've been scanning. Her name is Velda Littlepage. His name is Ray Schmorance (or Schmorans - she wasn't sure at this point), in case any of his descendants find this post and would like copies of the pictures I've scanned. She didn't remember the names of the other people in the picture. Velda and Ray are the first couple, in the front, on the left side of this picture. I think age 91 qualifies as longevity!<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-70298721829691905202018-01-09T10:11:00.000-08:002018-01-09T10:12:11.050-08:00#52ancestors - Favorite PhotoThis is week two of the #52ancestors challenge and we're supposed to post our favorite picture. I've just been loaned two scrapbooks from my mother-in-law, who will be 91 this month. In the scrapbooks are pictures from the 1940's World War II era. She obviously visited many clubs in Texas that look to be USO type clubs where she would talk with and dance with sailors. MANY sailors. I'm in the process of removing them from the black paper type scrapbooks and attempting to scrape off the remaining paper that is attached to a LOT of glue on the backs of the pictures. It's going to be a LONG process and it looks like there are very few names on the backs of the pictures. The glue and black paper have done their bad deed of helping to seep through the pictures, so I'm restoring the pictures (through software) also. I'll post some of those when I get further along in my processing of the pictures.<br />
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I'm posting my favorite photo of MY side of the family today. I've probably posted it before, but it's still my favorite. This is a picture of my grandmother, Mary Evelyn Cummins (Gray), on the porch of their farm house, with some of her sisters. This picture was taken in May 1907 in Lyon County Kentucky. My grandmother was born in 1888, so would have been 19 years old.<br />
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Pictured, from L to R are: Nina C Cummins 1893-1911, Fannie G Cummins 1876-1948, Iva Cummins, 1880-1957, Willie Moses Cummins 1886-1963, Mary Evelyn Cummins (Gray) 1888-1981, Rebecca Cummins (Gresham).<br />
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Not pictured are oldest child John Wesley "Pat" Cummins 1874-1959, and Nonia Cummins (Oliver) 1883-1963.<br />
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The parents of these children were Michael Harvey Cummins 1845-1918 and Sarah Ann Warfield 1855-1893. My grandmother was only five when her mother died and I've been told that her sister Fannie took over the responsibility of the household and the younger children. Of all these children, only John Wesley, Nonia and Mary Evelyn had children who survived them.<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-50521623401422639802018-01-01T07:31:00.001-08:002018-01-01T09:49:55.912-08:00#52ancestors - Weekly ActivitiesI'm doing the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks ( #52Ancestors ) activity with <a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/</a><br />
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I've been sending my kids more tidbits of interesting (I think it's interesting) stories on their ancestors, recently. This is a notice to them that they'll be seeing more, hopefully.<br />
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Happy New Year.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-83525718085417466552017-10-27T14:06:00.001-07:002017-10-27T14:08:06.620-07:00Triangulation Tool for FTDNAI've always uploaded my FTDNA data to GEDMATCH and used the Tier One tools for triangulation. There's now a third party add on for FTDNA that will do triangulation of your FTDNA data while you're still on the FTDNA site. Here's the info:<br />
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-80242064863593403722017-10-24T12:36:00.000-07:002017-10-24T12:36:35.622-07:00New Album by the Wailin' JennysClick the link to play the music to their new album. It's the whole album, so don't think you're finished after the first song:<br />
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<a href="https://www.prairiehome.org/story/2017/10/12/fifteen-wailin-jennys">https://www.prairiehome.org/story/2017/10/12/fifteen-wailin-jennys</a><br />
<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-31447581995342051062017-10-21T09:40:00.000-07:002017-10-21T12:40:50.994-07:00The History of Lyon County Kentucky Lyon County Kentucky INDEXThe History of Lyon County Kentucky Lyon County Kentucky<br />
With permission of the Herald Ledger Newspaper, these posts, in my blog<br />
are a transcription of a special publication of the Lyon County Historical<br />
Society and the Herald ledger Newspaper from July 3, 1996. I didn't<br />
scan the pictures from the articles at the time I entered these (2008), so<br />
I'd be glad to do that upon request. Send email to debatchley@gmail.com.<br />
Here's the link in my blog. You might want to scan down and read the<br />
first one first, and then scroll up to Part 19, or do a search of a specific article. Various Kentucky<br />
residents wrote the articles. It's a great look at our history:<br />
<a href="http://debs-midlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Lyon%20County%20Kentucky">http://debs-midlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Lyon%20County%20Kentucky</a><br />
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The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 19 (FINAL) 5/10/08 The Smith House by Bill Young<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 18 5/9/08 The Parkersville Lodge by Dale Hayhugh<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 17 5/8/08 The O'Daniel House by Odell Walker<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 16 5/7/08 Cobb's Battery by Glenn Martin & Dewey One Room School by Odell Walker<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 15 5/6/08 the Kelly Kettle by Odell Walker<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 14 5/5/08 The Hawley House by Odell Walker & The Skinner House by Cindy Simpson<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 13 5/4/08 The Battle of Saratoga by Odell Walker<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 12 5/3/08 Governor Charles Anderson by Odell<br />
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The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 11 5/2/08 The Woodruff House by Margaret Wilford<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 10 5/2/08 New Bethel Baptist Church by Odell Walker<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 9 4/30/08 Rose Hill - The Cobb House by Odell<br />
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The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 8 4/29/08 The Kentucky State Penitentiary (continued<br />
2) by Bill Cunningham<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 7 4/28/08 The Kentucky State Penitentiary<br />
(continued 1) by Bill Cunningham<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 6 4/27/08 The Kentucky State Penitentiary by Bill<br />
Cunningham<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 5 4/26/08 The History of Lyon County by Odell<br />
Walker (continued 4)<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 4 4/25/08 The History of Lyon County by Odell<br />
Walker (continued 3)<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 3 4/24/08 The History of Lyon County by Odell<br />
Walker (continued 2)<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 2 4/23/08 The History of Lyon County by Odell<br />
Walker (continued 1)<br />
The History of Lyon County Kentucky - Part 1 4/22/08 The History of Lyon County by Odell<br />
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-50753895425631530562017-10-21T09:22:00.002-07:002017-10-21T12:42:04.286-07:00Revolutionary War Pension Records of Caldwell County Kentucky INDEXThe following is a transcription of Revolutionary War Pension Records of Caldwell County Kentucky men. As Lyon County was part of Caldwell until 1854, I thought the information would be of interest to our Lyon County cousins. There is also a link, in the blog article, that gives you the location of other Caldwell pension records transcribed by others. Scroll through the collection of articles to find the one of your interest or do a search in the blog.<br />
<a href="http://debs-midlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Revolutionary%20War%20Pension%20Record">http://debs-midlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Revolutionary%20War%20Pension%20Record</a><br />
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Revolutionary War Pension Records<br />
Elijah Veach of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/19/08<br />
Henry Thomas of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/18/08<br />
Thomas Williams of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/17/08<br />
James Scott of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/16/08<br />
William Porter of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/15/08<br />
Benjamin Ogden of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/14/08<br />
John McNabb of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/13/08<br />
Matthew Lyon of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/12/08<br />
James Jennings of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/11/08<br />
John Huey of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/10/08<br />
John Hamilton of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/8/08<br />
William Farmer of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/7/08<br />
Joseph Guess of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/5/08<br />
Joseph Dunn of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/4/08<br />
Nathaniel Davis of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/3/08<br />
Major Groom of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/2/08<br />
William Armstrong of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 4/1/08<br />
Tacey Cooper of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/31/08<br />
John Blick of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/30/08<br />
William Blackburn of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/29/08<br />
William Gholson of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/28/08<br />
William Ford of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/27/08<br />
Solomon Freer of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/26/08<br />
John Hart of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/25/08<br />
Thomas Beck of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/24/08<br />
Michael Freeman of Caldwell County Kentucky Revolutionary War Pension Record 3/22/08<br />
<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-36005698427826766452017-10-21T09:19:00.000-07:002017-10-21T12:42:18.793-07:00Lyon County Kentucky Lunatic Inquest Book 1887 - 1910 INDEX<br />
The following is and index to the transcriptions of the Lyon County Lunatic Inquest Book (with the date of publication in this blog). I began the search for information about my great grandfather after receiving his death certificate that showed he'd died in Hopkinsville at the Western State Hospital. I corresponded with the hospital, then found the microfilm at the Kentucky State Archives which contained records detailing the process of his commitment(s) ,at least three times, and the sad, interesting details. The information gave the names of those on his "jury" and the symptoms he was exhibiting. As I read through ALL the documents, so many names familiar to me from my Lyon County research appeared that I thought others would surely be interested in these documents. The following link is to the collection of records. You can scroll down through the collection to find the article/page of interest or do a search. I have scans of the original pages. I used to have those available online, but it seems I've somehow removed that site, so if there's an interest in a particular record, you can email me at debatchley@gmal.com for a copy of the original two page document.<br />
<a href="http://debs-midlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Lyon%20County%20Lunatic%20Book">http://debs-midlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Lyon%20County%20Lunatic%20Book</a><br />
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AND FINALLY WE REACH THE END....Lyon County Lunatic Book 10/17/09 </div>
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ORTHUR HILL - TB Pages 94-95 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/17/09</div>
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NANNIE JOHNSON - TB Pages 92-93 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/17/09</div>
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FRANK SIMS [SANDS] - TB Pages 90-91 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/17/09</div>
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CHESTER FINTRISS - TB Pages 88-89 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/17/09</div>
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JOE HUTCHCRAFT - TB Pages 86-87 Lyon County KY Lunatiac Inquest Book 10/17/09</div>
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MARY ETTA YATES - TB Pages 84-85 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/10/09</div>
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EMMA DUNCAN - Pages TB 82-83 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 9/13/09</div>
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MORRIS BANKS - Pages TB 80-81 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 9/13/09</div>
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ADA HENDERSON - Pages TB 78-79 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/19/09</div>
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Louis Lus??[unreadable] - Pages TB 76-77 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/18/09</div>
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JAMES D HILL - Pages TB 74-75 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/17/09</div>
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JESSE JONES - Pages TB 72-73 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/16/09</div>
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CHARLEY BROOKS - Pages TB 70-71 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/16/09</div>
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TOM CAMPBELL - Pages TB 68-69 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/4/09</div>
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CAL STEVENS - Pages TB 66-67 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/3/09</div>
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J D HILL - Pages TB 64-65 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 8/2/09</div>
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FINE GRAY - Pages TB 62-63 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/30/09</div>
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JOHN BROWN - Pages TB 60-61 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/28/09</div>
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MARIAH COVINGTON - Pages TB 58-59 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/27/09</div>
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JOHN WILLIAMS - Pages TB 56-57 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/26/09</div>
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GABE JONES - Pages TB 54-55 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/23/09</div>
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WILL PERRIAN - TB Pages 52-53 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/18/09</div>
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JIM GARDNER - Pages TP 50-51 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/18/09</div>
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WILL KNIGHT - Pages TB 48-49 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/17/09</div>
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ED TAYLOR - Pages TB 46-47 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/9/09</div>
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WILL KNIGHT - Pages TB 44-45 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/6/09</div>
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MARY DUNCAN - Pages TB 42-43 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 7/5/09</div>
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LOUIS NUNN - Pages TB 40-41 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/28/09</div>
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GEORGE DOWN - Pages TB 38-39 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/27/09</div>
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YOUNG DUNCAN - Pages TB 36-37 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/25/09</div>
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JIM HAWKINS - Pages TB 34-35 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/20/09</div>
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GRANT MORGAN - Pages TB 32-33 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/14/09</div>
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ISIAH MILES - Pages TB 30-31 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/10/09</div>
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OSCAR ALEXANDER - Pages TB 28-29 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/8/09</div>
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WEST STEEL - Pages TB 26-27 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/7/09</div>
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BOB HELTON - Pages TB 24-25 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/6/09</div>
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MRS TENNIE POWERS - Pages TB 22-23 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 6/1/09</div>
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JESSE JONES - Pages TB 20-21 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 5/31/09</div>
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EDWARD SUMMERS - Pages TB 18-19 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/27/09</div>
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JOHN KENADY - Pages TB 16-17 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/21/09</div>
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ALEX MARTIN - Pages TB 14-15 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/19/09</div>
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WASH NEWMAN - Pages TB 12-13 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/15/09</div>
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DOCK MASSEY - Pages TB 10-11 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/12/09</div>
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ROBERT GREY - Pages TB 8-9 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/7/09</div>
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JAMES HOWERTON - Pages TB 6-7 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/6/09</div>
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WILLIAM PERRIN - Pages TB 4-5 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/5/09</div>
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ELIZA A CLEMENCE - Pages TB1-3 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 4/2/09</div>
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SB Pages 10-11 and start of BOOK THREE Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/29/09</div>
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JOHN L BROWNING - Second Book Pages 8-9 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/26/09</div>
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JIM HALL - Second Book Pages 6-7 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/24/09</div>
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ARTHUR MILES - Second Book Pages 3-5 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/22/09</div>
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FAY HENRY CRUMP - Second Book Pages 1-2 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/18/09</div>
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JAMES W. TOWNS- June 4, 1901 Court RecordLyon County Lunatic Book 3/15/09</div>
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BEN ROSSEN - Pages 222-224 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/15/09</div>
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NO NAME - Page 221 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/15/09</div>
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FRANK DAVIS - Pages 219-220 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/12/09</div>
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WILLIAM CALVIN DEAN - Pages 217-218 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/9/09</div>
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WILLIAM CALVIN DEAN - Pages 215-216 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/5/09</div>
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JIM WAGONER - Page 214 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 3/1/09</div>
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JESS DURHAM - Pages 212-213 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/25/09</div>
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B W SMITH - Pages 210-211 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/23/09</div>
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JOHN ISABELL - Pages 208-209 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/19/09</div>
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DAN WEBB - Pages 206-207 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/17/09</div>
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ORPHA McCOY - Pages 204-205 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/15/09</div>
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CHARLIE HARRIS - Pages 202-203 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/13/09</div>
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MACH BEVERLY - Pages 200-201 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/11/09</div>
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GEORGIA ANN BARNETT - Pages 198-199 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/10/09</div>
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BOB CRUMP - Pages 196-197 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/8/09</div>
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BOB CRUMP - Pages 194-195 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/6/09</div>
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TENNIE POWERS - Pages 192-193 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/4/09 </div>
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ELLEN COBB - Pages 190-191 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/3/09</div>
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A F CHAMPION - Pages 188-189 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/2/09</div>
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JEFF EISON - Pages 186-187 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 2/1/09</div>
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MRS STELLA PERRYMAN - Pages 184-185 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/28/09</div>
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CHARLOTTE RICE - Pages 182-183 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/26/09</div>
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ROY DANIELS - Pages 180-181 Lyon County KY Lunatiac Inquest Book 1/24/09</div>
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HIRAM C POWERS - Pages 178-179 Lyon Count KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/22/09</div>
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M F DUNN - Pages 176-177 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/20/09</div>
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A F CHAMPION - Pages 174-175 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/19/09</div>
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FLORENCE CALHOUN - Pages 172-173 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/18/09</div>
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ELIJAH OSBORN - Pages 170-171Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/16/09</div>
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LUCY ELMORE - Pages 168-169 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/16/09</div>
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FOUNT TANKERSLY, AMOS BROOKS, EUPHRATUS HOLLAND - Pages 166-167 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest BookLyon County Lunatic Book 1/14/09</div>
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GEO. W. HOLLOWAY - Pages 164-165 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/13/09</div>
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GEO. W. HOLLOWAY - Pages 162-163 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/12/09</div>
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ELIJAH OSBORN - Pages 160-161 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/11/09</div>
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FLORENCE CALHOUN - Pages 158-159 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/9/09</div>
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ALICE BROWNING - Pages 156-157 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/8/09</div>
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SARDIS HART - Pages 154-155 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/7/09</div>
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MARK WADLINGTON - Pages 152-153 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/6/09</div>
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W H SEXTON - Pages 150-151 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/5/09</div>
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MARK WADLINGTON - Pages 148-149 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/4/09</div>
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JOHN L BROWNING - Pages 146-147 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/3/09</div>
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ROSA BYFORD - Pages 144-145 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 1/2/09</div>
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ALBERT REDD - Pages 142-143 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/31/08</div>
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SARAH K. WALKER - Pages 140-141 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/30/08</div>
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WM BOWERS - Pages 136-139 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/29/08</div>
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JOHN M GRAY - Pages 134-135 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/27/08</div>
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M F DUNN - Pages 132-133 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/22/08</div>
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CHERRY F. DUNN - Pages 130-131 Lyon County KY Lunatice Inquest Book 12/20/08</div>
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JAS. W. TOWNS - Pages 128-129 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/19/08</div>
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THOS PEEK - Pages 126-127 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/18/08</div>
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DAVID HAMMOND - Pages 124-125 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/17/08</div>
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GEORGIA ANN BARNETT - Pages 122-123 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/16/08</div>
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B F WIGGINTON - Pages 120-121 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/15/08</div>
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JAMES P JONES - Pages 118-119 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/14/08</div>
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COLUMBUS JOLLY - Pages 116-117 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/12/08</div>
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BENJ. F. TIMMONS - Pages 114-115 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/11/08</div>
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EDWARD THOMSON - Pages 112-113 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/10/08</div>
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JEFF GRAY - Pages 110-111 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/9/08</div>
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JEFF GRAY - Pages 108-109 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/8/08</div>
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MRS. FLORENCE CALHOUN - Pages 106-107 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/7/08</div>
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OSCAR STALEY - Pages 104-105 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/6/08</div>
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ANNA ATKINSON - Pages 102-103 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/3/08</div>
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J C WOODS - Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 12/1/08</div>
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JAMES K. WALKER - Pages 98-99 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/30/08</div>
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FRANK TANKERSLY - Pages 96-97 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/28/08</div>
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AMOS BROOKS - Pages 94-95 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/27/08</div>
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THOS. PECK - Pages 92-93 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/26/08</div>
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FRANCIS MILLIGAN - Pages 90-91 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/25/08</div>
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L P DEATLEY - Pages 88-89 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/24/08</div>
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WILLIAM ROE - Pages 86-87 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/22/08</div>
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L P DEATLEY - Pages 84-85 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/21/08</div>
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WILLIAM ROE - Pages 82-83 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/20/08</div>
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EDWARD E THOMPSON - Pages 80-81 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/19/08</div>
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W B MILNE - Pages 78-79 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/18/08</div>
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B F TIMMONS - Pages 76-77 Lyon County KY LunaticBook 11/17/08</div>
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THOMAS J PEEK - Pages 74-75 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/15/08</div>
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EDGAR W ROGERS - Pages 70-73 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/14/08</div>
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JOHN HAWKINS - Pages 68-69 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/13/08</div>
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MRS. V T MACHEN - Pages 66-67 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/12/08</div>
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JOHN L BROWNING - Pages 64-65 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/12/08</div>
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ALICE BROWNING - Pages 62-63 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/10/08</div>
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WILLIAM SCOTT - Pages 60-61 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/10/08</div>
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ELIZABETH T. PARRENT - Pages 58-59 Lyon County Lunatic Inquest Book 11/8/08</div>
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CHARLES BROWNING - Pages 56-57 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/6/08</div>
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BENJAMIN F. TIMMONS - Pages 54-55 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/5/08</div>
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A CALLAWAY - Pages 52-53 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/4/08</div>
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EDGAR W RODGERS - Pages 50-51 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/3/08</div>
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W B MACHEN - Pages 48-49 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/2/08</div>
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NANCY SMITH - Pages 46-47 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 11/1/08</div>
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MARIA RICE - Pages 44-45 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/30/08</div>
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BILLY MANNAN - Pages 42-43 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/29/08</div>
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JOSEFU SCHACHEMERMIER - Pages 40-41 Lyon County Ky Lunatic Inquest Book 10/28/08</div>
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JAMES W TOWNS - Pages 38-39 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/25/08</div>
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NANNIE JOHNSON - Pages 36-37 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/24/08</div>
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JAS. R. STIFFEY - Pages 34-35 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/23/08</div>
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TANDY BRANHAM - Pages 32-33 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/22/08</div>
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FRED WILSON - Pages 30-31 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/21/08</div>
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WILLIAM LAWRENCE - Pages 28-29 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/20/08</div>
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JOHN SHAFER - Pages 26-27 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/19/08</div>
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PHELIX CURRY - Pages 24-25 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/18/08</div>
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VIRGINIA E SMITH - Pages 22-23 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/17/08</div>
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DRUCILLA JONES - Pages 20-21 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/16/08</div>
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JAMES W TOWNS - Pages 18-19 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/15/08</div>
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DRUCILLA JONES - Pages 16-17 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/14/08</div>
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CURTIS MITCHELL - Pages 14-15 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/13/08</div>
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MARY BUTNER - Pages 12-13 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/12/08</div>
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CHARLES D. PRINCE - Pages 10-11 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/9/08</div>
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DRUCILLA JONES - Pages 8-9 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/8/08</div>
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L J ALLEN - Pages 6-7 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/7/08</div>
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GORDON PERKINS - Pages 4-5 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/6/08</div>
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DAN BELL - Pages 2-3 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book 10/5/08</div>
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-91207642473314676792017-09-25T14:15:00.000-07:002017-09-25T14:15:04.312-07:00Genealogy TV ShowsI've already set my DVR for the "Finding Your Roots" TV show, but wondered when the other two, that I enjoy, will be coming back. I thought some others might want the info:<br />
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<b>TV GENEALOGY SHOWS</b>:<br />
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<b>Finding Your Roots</b><br />
New Season Starts October 3, 2017 [I've set MY DVR, have you?]<br />
PBS Page for Finding Your Roots: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/home/">http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/home/</a><br />
Wikipedia page with info on each episode: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Your_Roots">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Your_Roots</a><br />
Facebook Page: Finding Your Roots - or: @FindingYourRootsPBS<br />
Ancestry Trailer for new season: <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/cs/finding-your-roots">http://www.ancestry.com/cs/finding-your-roots</a><br />
Full episodes of previous seasons can be found on YouTube.<br />
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<b>Who Do You Think You Are?</b><br />
Who Do You Think You Are? has been renewed for the US by TLC and will premiere in spring 2018<br />
TLC US Series - Who Do You Think You Are: <a href="https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-you-think-you-are/">https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-you-think-you-are/</a><br />
Wikipedia - Episode listings and more: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are%3F_(U.S._TV_series)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are%3F_(U.S._TV_series)</a><br />
Facebook: Search for - Who Do You Think You Are - or: @wdytya<br />
YouTube: Search for - Who Do You Think You Are USA - to see US episodes<br />
YouTube: Search for - Who Do You Think You Are BBC - for British episodes<br />
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<b>Genealogy Roadshow</b>:<br />
Season 4 is yet to be announced by PBS but seems to be in the works.<br />
Info: <a href="https://premieredate.news/tv-series/3288-genealogy-roadshow.html">https://premieredate.news/tv-series/3288-genealogy-roadshow.html</a><br />
Facebook Page: Genealogy Roadshow - or: @GenealogyRoadshowPBS<br />
PBS Page: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/show/genealogy-roadshow/">http://www.pbs.org/show/genealogy-roadshow/</a><br />
Can find full episodes on YouTube<br />
Wikipedia Page listing all episodes: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy_Roadshow_(U.S._TV_series)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy_Roadshow_(U.S._TV_series)</a><br />
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Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-36813527848348355942017-09-24T18:40:00.000-07:002017-09-24T18:40:45.196-07:00Useful Links for Learning to Use the Results of Your DNA TestsI wanted to post these in a specific Facebook group in answer to a question, but my links always come out "funny" on Facebook, so I'll just post a reference in Facebook to this blog entry.<br />
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So many people are new to DNA testing or are doing a new type of test and are confused. There are four main testing companies: Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage and 23andMe. Which companyyou use depends on what you want to learn from DNA testing. For instance, if you want to trace your father's surname, you need to have him (or a brother or another male in the same line with, supposedly, the same surname) take a Y-DNA test and the only company offering that type of test is Family Tree DNA. All the other companies AND Family Tree DNA offer autosomal testing. Some of the following links will explain the differences in the testing types. Some of the following links, blogs, pages, FaceBook Groups and YouTube recommendations should help you LEARN about the WHAT, WHY and HOW of DNA testing. There is another site that should definitely not be overlooked by anyone doing DNA testing. That's GEDMATCH.COM. It is a free site, to which anyone who has had their DNA tested at any of the four companies listed previously should upload their raw DNA data. The analysis tools are fantastic in helping you understand your matches and the site makes it easy for you to contact the administrator of those matches. I also want to put in a plug to anyone doing DNA testing. PLEASE upload a GEDCOM file to accompany your posted DNA. If I match with someone and it's a mediocre match and they don't have a tree accompanying their data, they get skipped by me. If you're doing the DNA testing ONLY because you saw the guy in the commercial wearing a kilt instead of whatever he wore before his DNA test, and your DNA matches someone looking for a first cousin or second cousin to determine their birth parents, you may face a pretty high learning curve to be able to do some real family research and create some sort of tree to make your data useful and helpful to yourself or someone else. There ARE times when the heritage only data can rule out things or help you confirm things, but in general it works a whole lot better with real information you dig out of census records, birth records, death records, property records, wills and other real records than just a heritage percentage or someone else's undocumented tree.<br />
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A Few of the <b>Best DNA Blogs</b>:<br />
1. <a href="https://dna-explained.com/">https://dna-explained.com/</a> - DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy - Blog by Roberta Estes<br />
2. <a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/">https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/</a> - The Genetic Genealogist - Blog by Blaine Bettinger<br />
3. <a href="http://blog.kittycooper.com/">http://blog.kittycooper.com</a>/ - KittyCooper's Blog - Blog by Kitty Cooper<br />
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A Few of the <b>Best DNA Resource Pages</b>:<br />
1. <a href="https://isogg.org/">https://isogg.org/</a> - International Society of Genetic Genealogy*** Read this group of pages to learn the basics. Each of the testing companies also have pages to teach you the basics of DNA testing.<br />
2. <a href="http://www.cyndislist.com/dna/">http://www.cyndislist.com/dna/</a> - Cyndis list of DNA resources<br />
3. <a href="https://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy">https://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy</a>-on-facebook-list/- A list of ALL Groups on Facebook - See the DNA category<br />
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Very <b>Useful DNA Facebook Groups</b> [there are MANY more - see the link just before this title]:<br />
1. GEDmatch.com User Group<br />
2. Autosomal DNA-Gedmatch-FTDNA-23andME-Ancestry-MyHeritage<br />
3. GEDmatch Lazarus Tool<br />
4. DNA Detectives<br />
5. Genetic Genealogy Tips & Techniques<br />
6. Kentucky DNA and Genealogy [this is one to which I subscribe. Check the list of DNA groups, above, to see if there's one for the states of your interest.]<br />
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<b>Useful charts</b> and methods to help in determining relationships from DNA:<br />
1. <a href="https://dna-explained.com/2017/09/21/shared-cm-project-2017-update-combined-chart/">https://dna-explained.com/2017/09/21/shared-cm-project-2017-update-combined-chart/</a><br />
2. <a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/08/26/august-2017-update-to-the-shared-cm-project/">https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/08/26/august-2017-update-to-the-shared-cm-project/</a><br />
3. <a href="http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/03/19/guest-post-the-mcguire-method-simplified-visual-dna-comparisons/">http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/03/19/guest-post-the-mcguire-method-simplified-visual-dna-comparisons/</a> - The McGuire Method<br />
4. <a href="http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/12/21/unlocking-the-genealogical-secrets-of-the-x-chromosome/">http://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2008/12/21/unlocking-the-genealogical-secrets-of-the-x-chromosome/</a> - X-Chromosome inheritance charts<br />
5. <a href="https://isogg.org/wiki/Paths_of_DNA_inheritance">https://isogg.org/wiki/Paths_of_DNA_inheritance</a> - Y and Mitochondrial (mtDNA) inheritance<br />
6. <a href="http://www.borninneworleans.com/how-to/what-is-a-mirror-tree/">http://www.borninneworleans.com/how-to/what-is-a-mirror-tree/</a> - Mirror Trees<br />
7. <a href="https://dna-explained.com/2017/07/29/concepts-mirror-trees/">https://dna-explained.com/2017/07/29/concepts-mirror-trees/</a> - More on Mirror Trees<br />
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<b>YouTube</b> has MANY videos on Getting Started with DNA Research<br />
Example: If you on YouTube for: DNA Bettinger, you'll see several interviews and classes by Blaine Bettinger.<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362011861463622240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3204477069225973424.post-17491210817188173422017-09-22T11:12:00.002-07:002017-09-22T11:18:10.492-07:00Where is my head lately? It's in the DNA WORLD!!I've been doing genealogical research since about 1977 (Roots was the impetus). However, I've been REALLY working with DNA information for the last couple of years. It's been made even more interesting, lately, when two of my male Y-DNA testers have proven to be descended from surnames other than the one they've owned since birth. The switch seems to have come about eight generations ago for one and a whole lot further for the other, so I may have a chance of finding the change in surname for the first but probably not the second. I'm going on the assumption that my paper research is missing a gggggrandmother that married Surname1 first, had kids with him, Surname1 husband died, and she married a second time to Surname2 (the surname I have on the paper trail) who promptly adopted the Surname1 child. If the DNA/Name change was due to something other than a second/subsequent marriage, I'll have very little chance of finding it, so I'm going on the first assumption. During these interesting searches, I've learned a LOT about DNA research. The types of tests you need to take; the tools you can use to analyze the data; how to contact your matches; on and on. I've shared many links with my local Tennessee Genealogical Society group that met once a month, but since the new group leader begins tomorrow, I guess I'll try to remember to share here. There are EXCELLENT blogs and Facebook groups and Wikis with very knowledgeable group leaders. If you find a match, how do you tell if they're a first or second or third cousin? How do you know if the match is on your paternal or maternal side? If you come from a small county (like my Lyon or Caldwell counties in Kentucky) where your families have been there for generations and those families have married each other MANY times over the generations, you need to become familiar with the term ENDOGAMY if you are doing DNA research and are coming up with matches from those little, much married, counties. It means that your DNA matches will look like they're more closely related to you than they really are because of the DNA duplication.<br />
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A good place to start in learning about DNA is the Wiki by the International Society of Genetic Genealogy: https://isogg.org/wiki/Genetic_genealogy<br />
You'll learn about the different tests and why you should take each and MUCH more.<br />
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If you want to read blogs and Facebook groups on DNA, you couldn't do any better than:<br />
Roberta Estes' blog: <a href="https://dna-explained.com/">https://dna-explained.com/</a><br />
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Blaine Bettinger's blog: <a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/">https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/</a></div>
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There are charts to help you figure out if a DNA match is a 2nd cousin, a 3rd cousin or a 2nd cousin once removed......</div>
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Two recent entries from the above listed blogs will help you with those charts:</div>
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<a href="https://dna-explained.com/2017/09/21/shared-cm-project-2017-update-combined-chart/">https://dna-explained.com/2017/09/21/shared-cm-project-2017-update-combined-chart/</a></div>
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<a href="https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/08/26/august-2017-update-to-the-shared-cm-project/">https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/2017/08/26/august-2017-update-to-the-shared-cm-project/</a></div>
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There are Facebook groups to help adoptees find their biological parents using DNA. There are Facebook groups on GEDMATCH and the analysis tools contained there. There are Facebook groups on the DNA testing companies.</div>
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Just jump in and read, read and read some more.</div>
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