tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post8366260497752209023..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Who is Gracy Parmer?vanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-2792726495479290202014-10-03T15:56:34.142-04:002014-10-03T15:56:34.142-04:00Vee, I do not have any legal documents. What I kn...Vee, I do not have any legal documents. What I know about it (little) is what I learned from that cousin's father's research. Grandpa and his brother Chris both moved West and both added the second "R", which their father never did. Their Uncle Henry apparently also added the "R", but he was the only one of tha generation to do so.<br /><br />Chuck, surprises come in many ways when researching the family roots. An interesting thing to me is the number of families that seem to go to some lengths to "connect" themselves to Native Americans. And many such connections are legitimate, but I suspect that many are spurious, as well. There are four junctures in our family tree where such claims are made, but only one of them seems substantive enough to be believable.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-40298132029288387202014-10-03T12:49:35.693-04:002014-10-03T12:49:35.693-04:00Genealogy is fun and interesting, but before one s...Genealogy is fun and interesting, but before one starts down that path they should be warned of unpleasant surprises. A family's oral history may have been "sanitized" to protect the guilty.<br /><br />There is also the opportunity for very pleasant surprises. That's what has motivated me to pursue our family history.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-61717331679408059672014-10-03T11:32:57.518-04:002014-10-03T11:32:57.518-04:00I don't really worry about family history, but...I don't really worry about family history, but did have an interesting discussion about the change of spelling with our cuz. I don't think he credits our grandfather with making that change. Is there documentation to support that he was the one who made that change?Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-13062502279829249572014-10-02T20:02:43.366-04:002014-10-02T20:02:43.366-04:00Grace, sources are virtually endless. Time to stu...Grace, sources are virtually endless. Time to study them? Not so much. Data is no more reliable than the people who enter them; and near-illiterate census takers are no exception to the rule.<br /><br />Pearl, you are very likely right. As for name changes, my maternal grandfather changed the spelling of his last name, but there is no interesting story suggesting that religion or politics had anything to do with it.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-6108692778999480832014-10-02T13:57:11.588-04:002014-10-02T13:57:11.588-04:00Gracy Palmer was a woman. :-)
I'm with Drago...Gracy Palmer was a woman. :-)<br /><br />I'm with Dragons up there. My family is fairly recent, I know nothing beyond great-grandparents, and my father's side changed the spelling of the last name because of a heated argument of the Catholic vs. Protestant variety.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-75403015188632083452014-10-02T09:52:41.784-04:002014-10-02T09:52:41.784-04:00For you folks who have been in this country a long...For you folks who have been in this country a long time you have lots of places to look. Those of us who are more recent immigrants hit the wall quite soon...and then stupid relatives make up stupid names...Don't get me started. LOL I can get lost for days in census records etc it is fun...Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779872914493612101noreply@blogger.com