52 Ancestors 2018

This page compiles my blog posts for the Amy Johnson Crow project 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks for 2018. I borrowed this table idea from fellow blogger Leanne Cooper. I have other genealogy-related posts that are not listed here, so be sure to check out the categories at the bottom of any page for other articles that may interest you!

*H=Halse, G=Gusso, S=Smith, D=Davis

Week	Prompt/Theme	Blog post Feature person	Branch H, G, S, D*	Relationship to me
1	Start	Disputing the “Facts” Elias Davidson Pierce	D	Husband of 1st cousin 4x removed
2	Favorite Photo	Finding Family Treasure Clara Ransom Davis	D	Great- grandmother
3	Longevity	Longevity In My Genes Nancy Ary Self	H	4th great grandmother
4	Invitation to Dinner	Invitation to Heidelsheim Charles Springer	G	3rd great grandfather
5	Census	A Case of Mistaken Identity Ellis/Allison Rackleff	D	3rd cousins 1x removed
6	Favorite Name	What’s In A Name William Savery Bedford	D	4th great uncle
7	Valentine	Letting Love Go Clara Pear Ransom Davis	D	Great Grandmother
8	Heirloom	Down the Rabbit Hole Mother	S	Mother
9	Where There’s a Will	Probate Gold Mine Asa Harvey Hunt		Not related
10	Strong Woman	A Resilient Woman Abigail Bedford Jenkins	D	3rd great grandmother
11	Luck	Research Miracles Robert Ransom	D	2nd great grandfather
12	Misfortune	How It All Went Wrong Emma Jenkins Ransom	D	2nd great grandmother
13	The Old Homestead	Four Generations of Halse Homesteads Robert Halse and descendants	H	3rd great grandfather
14	Maiden Aunt	Unmarried, Childless, and Long-lived Catharine “Kate” Rowley	H	4th great-aunt
15	Taxes	Pay Your Taxes! Elias D. Pierce	D	Husband of 1st cousin 4x removed
16	Storms	Stella Braves the Storm Stella Crandall Gusso	G	Great-grandmother
17	Cemetery	Dexter Cemetery	H, G	n/a
18	Close Up	Reatha Gusso, 1932 Reatha Mary Gusso Halse	H, G	Grandmother
19	Mother’s Day	A Beloved Mother Passes Too Soon Mary Lila Reams	S	Great-grandmother
20	Another Language	A Cold Day In Milwaukee Charles J. Gusso/Carl and Dorethea Gasow	G	2nd great-grandfather, 3rd great-grandparents
21	Military	He Dreamed of Being a Marine Nathan Everett Halse	H	Uncle
22	So Far Away	The Agony of Not Knowing Ann W. Zane & Henry Z. Jenkins	D	3rd and 4th great-grandparents
23	Going to the Chapel	Celestial Blackmail? Clara and Clare Davis	D	great-grandmother and grandmother
24	Father’s Day	Stepping Up To Fatherhood Thomas Alexander Reams	S	great-great-grandfather
25	Same Name	Is He or Isn’t He? Moses Orme	S	5th great-grandfather
26	Black Sheep	A Lovable Louse William Clark Ransom	D	2nd great-grand-uncle
27	Independence	Where It Ends: Independence Robert Ransom	D	2nd great-grandfather
28	Travel	Our Trip to Oregon Reatha Gusso/Everett Halse	G, H	Grandparents
29	Music	Let’s Dance Walter Gusso, Clifford Smith	G, S	Great-grandfather Grand-uncle
30	Colorful	Fabric of Our Lives My immediate family	H
31	Oldest	Murder in New Netherland Richard Maxson	G	10th great-grandfather
32	Youngest	Youngest Son Goes to Sea Robert H. Halse	H	3rd great-grandfather
33	Family Legend	Famous Family Zane Grey and Betty Zane	D	Distant cousins
34	Non-Population	The Ag Schedule Mysteries Henry Jenkins, James Ransom	D	3rd great-grandfathers
35	Back to School	The Schoolma’am Clara Pearl Ransom	D	Great-grandmother
36	Work	The Halse Work Ethic Everett Halse & Reatha Gusso	H, G	Grandparents
37	Closest to your birthday	Tale of Two Adas Ada Bodtker and Ada Coffey	H, G	1st cousin 3x removed, 2nd cousin 2x removed
38	Unusual Source	The 15-lb Nugget Elias D. Pierce	D	Husband of 1st cousin 4x removed
39	On the Farm	I Remember the Farm Clare Ransom Davis	D	Grandmother
40	Ten	A Family Legacy Sarah Rebecca Livengood	D	2nd great-grandmother
41	Sports	Play Ball! (or Not) Reatha Gusso, Everett Halse	G, H	Grandparents
42	Conflict	Meanwhile, On the Homefront Robert Ransom	D	2nd great-grandfather
43	Cause of Death	Like Father, Like Son Charles J. Gusso	G	2nd great-grandfather
44	Frightening	Hallowe’en Laurence M. Smith	S	Grandfather
45	Bearded	Slave-owner to Socialist Melville Cox Davis	D	2nd great-grandfather
46	Random Fact	A Sad Situation Benjamin H. Jones	D	1st cousin 4x removed
47	Thankful	Genea-liday		all
48	Next to Last	No Pocahontas John Smith	S	3rd great-grandfather
49	Winter	Horse Power	S, H	Various
50	Naughty	A Secret Mission Laurence M. Smith	S	Grandfather
51	Nice	Phrenologically Kind William Walter Painter	H	3rd great-grandfather
52	Resolution	A Photographic Mystery Henry Z. Jenkins	D	3rd great-grandfathe