Long Ago and Far Away

I want this to be a forum for stories from our families about our parents, grandparents and ancestors. As much as I enjoy genealogy, I love the stories --- they may not be "factual" but they will be true. Please contact Jaclyn Morgan (Contributor) if you have any information.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Insanity in the Family

Today my husband noticed his nurse, Sharice, wearing a green band bracelet. "May is Mental Illness Awareness Month", she responded...

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Y DNA results on William Graham

Margaret Graham Blake Dwight, grandson of Margaret Graham Blake, wrote the following after getting the results back on our cousin Joe'...

Monday, January 31, 2022

James McCarrell, weaver from Ireland: conversations with cousins

1/17/22 Dwight talked to Margaret McCarrell--- A professor from University of Tennessee came to the house and found holes in the door that J...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

James McCarrell, Irish child immigrant

James McCarrell (my 5 great grandfather) was born in 1728, but travelled with his parents as a baby between 1728 and 1730 (when his sister w...

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Emigration of Ancestors--post Colonial

My interest in genealogy stems from 2 questions: What were Grandma Wicker's roots? Why did my ancestors emigrate? Previous blogs iden...

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Jaclyn Morgan: Mother of 3; grandmother of 8; wife of 1; sister of 2; cousin of dozens; aunt of 7; great-aunt of 7; teacher of thousands

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