Just call me Nasturtium

I just read this post at Traversing the Midlife Minefield. It struck a chord. She decided to revert to her maiden name after divorce and her sister laughs, “What does it mean to you?” It seems to me that the only person a name should mean anything to is the one who bears it.
I’ve had my own problems with names. [...]

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Mary Jane Jutson Jordan Denson

Mary Denson obituary, The Rosebud News, Rosebud, Texas, 8 December 1933.

Pioneer Woman Passes Away in City Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Jane Jordan Denson, mother of Mrs. D. V. Barry of this city, and one of the beloved pioneer women of Williamson county, passed away at the Lehman home in this city, Tuesday night after an illness of a few [...]

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Martha Bull Jordan

Martha Jordan obituary, Williamson County Sun, Georgetown, Texas, 1 April 1909.

Mrs. Martha Jordon
Granger, March 21. Mrs. Martha Jordon, better known as Grandma Jordon, died at the home of her son-in-law, J. H. Denson, on Saturday morning after a stroke of paralysis and three week’s illness. Mrs. Jordon was 86 years of age the day of [...]

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Daniel Miller Bull

Daniel Bull obituary, Plumas National Bulletin, Quincy, California, 29 November 1900, page 3, column 4.
SUDDEN DEATH OF D. M. BULL
A telegram was received by the Masonic Lodge in this place Wednesday announcing the death in Oakland that morning of a well-known former citizen of Plumas, Daniel M. Bull. This news came as a great surprise [...]

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Murphree Cemetery

Bull interments in the Murphree Cemetery, Hamilton County, Texas.
Bull, James C., 1833-1911 (double stone)
Bull, Isabell Hawkins, 1838-1919 (double stone)
Bull, Dorcas Leah, 1863-1936
Bull, Ambrose Mack, 1875-1936
Bull, Frank, 15 July 1899-1 August 1921
Bull, Robert J., 5 September 1873-21 December 1950 (double stone)
Bull, Lydia Dunn, 10 September 1877-7 July 1934 (double stone)
Bull, Finis, 16 March 1910-17 March 1910
Bull, [...]

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open wide please

I finally decided what I wanted for my birthday and since I was on my way to see the folks, I figured there was no time like the present…for presents.
Me:  “So, I decided what I want for my birthday.”
Dad: “Yeah, what’s that?”
Me:  “Your DNA.”
Dad: (smiling) “What?”
Me:  “You are the only one here with a Y chromosome [...]

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The things I miss

when I am in an exam. Someone told me that a really interesting show came on last night right before Frontline. She only caught a small part of it, but it seemed to have been about genetics and maybe some kind of ancestral genetic determination. My curiosity sent me straight to the listings. It was this [...]

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press release from TGN

The Generations Network published a press release today regarding Spectrum Equity’s buyout. TGN CEO Tim Sullivan is quoted:
“Spectrum Equity has been an incredibly supportive and strategic-minded investor in our company for several years, so I am thrilled to have them acquire this majority interest in The Generations Network,” said Tim Sullivan, company President and CEO. [...]

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Family Tree Maker 2008 continued

It has been one week since I installed Family Tree Maker 2008 from the replacement disks they sent me and things appear to be going much more smoothly. A couple of things need tweaking but my computer no longer runs like molasses on a cold day with it installed.
I was comforted to see the message installing Family Tree Maker [...]

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10 things I wish I knew in the beginning

I was tag surfing yesterday and came across this post at the weblog of Will Woods. It made me think about how enthusiastic I was when I was beginning my research and how quickly I became disappointed at my slow progress. (It was really slow.) So I wrote a little encouraging letter to the me that was [...]

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