52 Ancestors 2019

This page compiles my blog posts for the Amy Johnson Crow project 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks for 2019.

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

Week	Prompt/Theme	Blog post Feature person	Branch H, G, S, D*	Relationship to me
1	First	Early German Lutherans Georg and Eva Paul	S	5th great-grandparents
2	Challenge	Crossing an Ocean with Kids Eliza Jane Drake	H	3rd great-grandmother
3	Unusual Name	A Frontier Hostess and Midwife Meltha Lucinda Painter	H	2nd great-grandmother
4	I’d Like to Meet	I Want Answers, Dammit! Ann Widdifield Zane	D	4th great-grandmother
5	At the Library	The Huntington Henry Zane Jenkins	D	3rd great-grandfather
6	Surprise	The Stepmother Jennie E. Wallace	S	Wife of great-grandfather
7	Love	Norman and Delores Norman and Delores Gusso	G	Great-uncle and -aunt
8	Family Photo	The Tavern Mathias and Dorethe Nordt	G	2nd great-grandparents
9	At the Courthouse	A Postal Crime Clifford G. Cutting	H	2nd great-uncle
10	Bachelor Uncle	The Odd Brothers William R. and Fred Ransom	D	2nd great-uncles
11	Large Family	Fecundity Samuel Paul	S	3rd great-grandfather
12	12	A Baker’s Dozen Guy and Mabel Halse family	H	Great-grandparents
13	In the Paper	Stranger Than Fiction Adolph J. Dills	G	2nd great-grandfather
14	Brick Wall	Drake Family Chronicles Samuel & Eliza J. Drake	H	4th great-grandparents
15	DNA	Unintended Consequences Crandall	G	n/a
16	Out of Place	Drake Family Chronicles: Part 3 Samuel Drake family	H	various
17	At Worship	Preacher Man Robert Ransom	D	2nd great-grandfather
18	Road Trip	About Cousins Samuel Jones	D	1st cousin 4x removed
19	Nurture	Grandma Johnson Saves a Life Clarence Halse	H	1st cousin 3x removed
20	Nature	The Botanist Clara Pearl Ransom	D	Great-grandmother
21	Military	“Local Marine Alive, Well” Rosswell Rolando Halse	H	2nd cousin 1x removed
22	At the Cemetery	St. Anthony’s Fire Humphrey Anderson	D	4th great-uncle
23	Namesake	Saddled With The South Sterling Price Davis	D	Great-grandfather
24	Dear Diary	Laundry Soap Laurence M. Smith	S	Grandfather
25	Earliest	A Lush Life James & Elizabeth Ransom	D	3rd great-grandparents
26	Legend	First Ascent Elias D. Pierce	D	Husband of 1st cousin 4x removed
27	Independent	A Widow Perseveres Mary Paulina Rowley	H	3rd great-grandmother
28	Reunion	Don’t Wait ‘Til Too Late Guy and Mabel (Cutting) Halse	H	great-grandparents
29	Challenging	Will the Real David Jenkins Please Stand Up? David Jenkins	D	4th great-grandfather
30	Easy	The Instant Tree	H, S	n/a
31	Brother	The Drummer Steven Arthur Halse	H	Brother
32	Sister	One Stayed Home Elizabeth Sorby Halse	H	3rd great-aunt
33	Comedy	Alias Addison Porter Addison W. Porter	D	Husband of 2nd cousin 3x removed
34	Tragedy	Untethered Florence R. Jones	D	2nd cousin 3x removed
35	At Work	Made in Madison Catherine Delle	G	4th great-aunt
36	School Days	The Schoolgirl Reatha Gusso	G	grandmother
37	Mistake	History Repeats Thomas Harvey Ransom	D	1st cousin 3x removed
38	Cousins	Not Kissing Laurence M. Smith	S	Grandfather
39	Map It Out	Wrong-Way Emily – Part 1 Robert Ransom	D	2nd great-grandfather
40	Harvest	Lewiston Peaches Charles Edward Smith	S	Great-grandfather
41	Context	Smiths vs. the Wilderness Samuel Smith	S	4th great-grandfather
42	Adventure	Wrong-Way Emily – Part 2 Robert Ransom	D	2nd great-grandfather
43	Transportation	Wrong-Way Emily – Part 3 Robert Ransom	D	2nd great-grandfather
44	Trick or Treat	The Slide Years: Costumes Eilene (Halse) Lyon	H	Self
45	Rich Man	Lone Star Elizabeth Myrtle Halse	H	1st cousin 3x removed
46	Poor Man	Good Intentions Henry Zane Jenkins	D	3rd great-grandfather
47	Soldier	Minnesota Pills Hiram B. Cutting	H	3rd great-grandfather
48	Thief	Trip Around The World William C. Ransom	D	3rd great-uncle
49	Craft	Crafty Man Laurence M. Smith	S	grandfather
50	Tradition	Ceremonies		various
51	Future	Preserving The Past		n/a
52	You	The Gift of Life		self