In a recent book acquisition from PaperBackSwap.com, I was surprised and intrigued by genealogy notes inscribed on the back inside cover. The book is the Scottish Clans & Tartans by Ian Grimble, circa 1973, and upon inquiry to the sender, the information did not belong to their family. There is no other indication of the prior owner; only the deft, neat hand describing the immigrant ancestors. I reproduce them here in the hopes of finding someone for whom this information might be of use, assuming the original inscriber is no longer around.
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(10 mins later...)
Well, there are at least two family trees on Ancestry.com with the great, great grandparents listed with references and a quick Google search has those same ancestors well researched in the History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio, Vol. 2. So, perhaps this is just an interesting artifact of traveling possessions. It also serves as a reminder that we can find genealogy gems any where, not just family bibles!
James Henry McCracken
1200
Great Grandfather Stockdale's
(Grandma Hanna's father)
Mother was a Ferguson
Great
Grandmother Stockdale was
a Latham and her mother
was a Davidson
Grandma Hanna's grandfather
and grandmother Stockdale
came fr/ Ireland when
about 6 years of age,
Robert Albert + Susan Davidson Latham
Susan Davidson was the
daughter of Lewis and Mary Davidson
(Webster ancestors)
Thomas Gore - came fr/ Ireland (1700's)
Laurence Richardson - " " " (1728)
Was this book previously in your family and now you want it back? Shoot me an email make arrangements.
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