If any of you have ever followed the series "Who Do You Think You Are?" you know I'm not being cheeky. I have watched it diligently and now get the British version of the magazine on Kindle Unlimited. Interestingly, there are probably only 3 of the American segments that I have not found a connection to my own families, some of them I would never have guessed even knowing how scrambled and technicolored my family is. It is so much fun! If you have Discovery+ streaming service you can watch it from TLC. At least you can watch the American version. BBC streams the British version. I'm sure others do too. There are many spin-offs in many countries because there are now so many family historians who crave connections to the past. For those who don't know, this show follows the journey of discovery selected celebrities travel to find their roots. It's fascinating. I believe I need to watch BBC's segments to see who I relate to there. My roots in England go to bedrock.
So where did that come from? @Betty Jo commented on my recent LO about my 2nd cousin and noted she had an aunt who had 2nd married a Bray, my cousin's maiden name, and they were from GA. I have verified my Brays to 1859 in Georgia. So I hope she comes to visit and tells us about about her Brays. This is a collateral line for me, but if you are a long time researcher you know, like I do, that you often find out more about your main lines from studying your collateral lines. After all, they are the ones who kept the letters and pictures your ancestors sent. They often have family Bibles that chronicle your lines, too. I would love to hear about your roots and stories you would like to share.
My maternal roots, that I can verify, are Winter from Lincolnshire England to Iowa USA then southern California, Krohn from Sipiory Prussia (now Poland) to Wisconsin then some to Iowa and southern California, Jones from Wales to Pennsylvania on Penn's ships to Virginia then Kentucky and west, Cole from North Carolina to Tennessee to Arkansas. Paternal lines are Deburger and Daubenheyer from Pennsylvania to Indiana and west (they are, unverified, from Sarbrucken in Alsace-Lorraine, a city sometimes German and sometimes French so they just claim to be Sarbruckeners!), Webb from England to Jamestown in 1621 to Georgia then Alabama and west, Nix I am about certain from Virginia to South Carolina to Georgia then west, Head followed the same path, Wood (my maiden name) I can get no further back than Alabama on the 1830 census although Handy Wood, my 2x great grandfather, always showed born North Carolina about 1804 on census returns.
We are mostly English, Welsh, and German Prussian.
So where are you from and Who Do You Think You Are?
So where did that come from? @Betty Jo commented on my recent LO about my 2nd cousin and noted she had an aunt who had 2nd married a Bray, my cousin's maiden name, and they were from GA. I have verified my Brays to 1859 in Georgia. So I hope she comes to visit and tells us about about her Brays. This is a collateral line for me, but if you are a long time researcher you know, like I do, that you often find out more about your main lines from studying your collateral lines. After all, they are the ones who kept the letters and pictures your ancestors sent. They often have family Bibles that chronicle your lines, too. I would love to hear about your roots and stories you would like to share.
My maternal roots, that I can verify, are Winter from Lincolnshire England to Iowa USA then southern California, Krohn from Sipiory Prussia (now Poland) to Wisconsin then some to Iowa and southern California, Jones from Wales to Pennsylvania on Penn's ships to Virginia then Kentucky and west, Cole from North Carolina to Tennessee to Arkansas. Paternal lines are Deburger and Daubenheyer from Pennsylvania to Indiana and west (they are, unverified, from Sarbrucken in Alsace-Lorraine, a city sometimes German and sometimes French so they just claim to be Sarbruckeners!), Webb from England to Jamestown in 1621 to Georgia then Alabama and west, Nix I am about certain from Virginia to South Carolina to Georgia then west, Head followed the same path, Wood (my maiden name) I can get no further back than Alabama on the 1830 census although Handy Wood, my 2x great grandfather, always showed born North Carolina about 1804 on census returns.
We are mostly English, Welsh, and German Prussian.
So where are you from and Who Do You Think You Are?
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