OMG. I stumbled upon the familysearch.org lab resource by accident. I think. I am on the familysearch.org website several times per month looking for information, mostly searching historical records. I’ve pretty much seen them all, but I keep hoping there might be something new. Well, a couple weeks ago I clicked on a link on… Read More Have you used the new FamilySearch.org lab resource?
Greetings Martin family researchers, When I posted about having a land deed for Obadiah Martin from 1796 in Tennessee, I heard from a few fellow researchers who said there is some confusion regarding whether the land in question was in Tennessee or Virginia. Obviously, if the land was in Virginia, we would not be a… Read More 1796 Land Deed for Obadiah Martin in Tennessee update
A family story………. Joe Elijah Martin was born on Oct. 9, 1869 in Baxter County, Arkansas. Joe was usually called Joe Lige and he was the eldest son of John Menan Martin and Kizzie (neé Jeffery) Martin. The Martin family moved to Arkansas sometime between 1851 and 1860 settling in North Fork Township, Izard County.… Read More Joe Elijah Martin 1869-1923 killed a man
How exciting! I had no idea where this journey would lead when we packed our family up four years ago and moved from the Rocky Mountains to the Smoky Mountains. The move came because of an incredible job offer but ended up being a wonderful exploration of family history. Six months ago my husband verified… Read More The Martin’s are a First Family of Tennessee!
Last year my father took a DNA test from DNAtribes. My father, who I won’t name here since he is still healthy and kicking around at 88 years old and prefers to remain unknown to the world wide web, has some interesting results. Interesting because the results are so, well, homogeneous. Much more so than… Read More Debunking a Family Story Through DNA