My initial focus will be primarily on Aaron Smelser (1867-1931) and his ancestors.
His descendants include not only myself, my siblings and our children and grandchildren, but first cousins (Jesse & Elsie's descendants) and second cousins (Jesse's siblings' descendants.)
Eventually we'll explore the Smelser line back several more generations, and later add in the female lines (Elmores, Browns and more.) And, that will connect us to third, fourth and even fifth cousins.
I will NOT include information about any person who is living. (Google knows all about us anyway.)
But, first, for my immediate family and first cousins, I'll do a post about Grandpa Jesse & Grandma Elsie. (Her ancestors will need their own blog!)
Monday, December 28, 2015
A start
I have two motives for beginning this blog:
1. To share not only dates, names, and other facts, but insights, hunches, and the like, with other Aaron Smelser-Emma Elmore descended relatives.
2. To help me organize the information I already have found on the Smelsers and related families (think the female lines) in order to be well prepared for onsite research later this year in Eastern Tennessee.
As with most blogs, navigate the reverse order posts via the blog archive on the right.
Comments, corrections, and questions are appreciated.
1. To share not only dates, names, and other facts, but insights, hunches, and the like, with other Aaron Smelser-Emma Elmore descended relatives.
2. To help me organize the information I already have found on the Smelsers and related families (think the female lines) in order to be well prepared for onsite research later this year in Eastern Tennessee.
As with most blogs, navigate the reverse order posts via the blog archive on the right.
Comments, corrections, and questions are appreciated.
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