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September 9, 2014 Dana 0 Comments 5 min read

“A Mob was After Him: Ephraim Bennett’s Narrow Escape from Violence”: The Attempted Lynching of my 2nd Great Grand Uncle

If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve probably read my last two posts about my great, great grandmother’s brother, Ephraim,

September 8, 2014 Dana 0 Comments 3 min read

As I mentioned yesterday in “A Reason for Murder“, I had spent hours trying to find another newspaper article about

September 7, 2014 Dana 1 Comment 3 min read

The day I discovered my great, great grandmother’s brother, Ephraim Bennett (abt 1841-?), had been convicted of 2nd degree murder,

September 7, 2014 Dana 1 Comment 4 min read

Randy posts a weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge over at Genea-Musings. Tonight’s challenge is about your August genealogical “finds.”

September 5, 2014 Dana 1 Comment 2 min read

As genealogists, we come across some really interesting items that don’t directly relate to our family tree. I decided to

August 31, 2014 Dana 0 Comments 3 min read

Randy has posted another Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. This week we are looking at Sarah’s in our database with

August 29, 2014 Dana 1 Comment 2 min read

I recently wrote two posts about two men whom I thought were brothers of my great, great grandmother, Elizabeth Bennett

August 28, 2014 Dana 0 Comments 4 min read

William Porter Dickson enlisted in September of 1861 to fight as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. In the

August 27, 2014 Dana 0 Comments 6 min read

William Porter Dickson enlisted in September of 1861 to fight as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. In the

August 27, 2014 Dana 3 Comments 2 min read

I didn’t enjoy history class when I was growing up and have only grown to appreciate it in the past