52 Ancestors 2020

This page compiles my blog posts for the Amy Johnson Crow project 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks for 2020. *H=Halse, G=Gusso, S=Smith, D=Davis

Week	Prompt/Theme	Blog post Feature person	Branch H, G, S, D*	Relationship to me
1	Fresh Start	Back to the FANs Henry and Abigail Jenkins	D	3rd great-grandparents
2	Favorite Photo	Jenkins Cousins Clara Pearl Ransom	D	Great-grandmother
3	Long Line	Old York Road Stephen Jenkins	D	7th great-grandfather
4	Close to Home	Buried in Colorado Lydia Springer and Henry E. Gusso	G	3rd great-aunt and 2nd great-uncle
5	So Far Away	The Asian Affair My nuclear family	H	Self and immed. family
6	Same Name	Did He Serve? Samuel Jones	D	1st cousin 4x removed
7	Favorite Discovery	Reunited Carl and Dorothea Gaszow	G	3rd great-grandparents
8	Prosperity	The Hoteliers – Part 1 Mary Agnes Ransom	D	3rd great-aunt
9	Disaster	The Hoteliers – Part 2 May W. Stahl and E.G. Millikan	D	1st cousin 3x removed
10	Strong Woman	Christina’s Challenges Christina Mock	D	3rd great-grandmother
11	Luck	Lucky Me!	n/a	n/a
12	Popular	Motoring Charles Edward Smith	S	great-grandfather
13	Nearly Forgotten	Uncovering the Dead Benjamin Hull Jones	D	1st cousin 4x removed
14	Water	The Jewel of Idaho S and B Smith	S	Mother and aunt
15	Fire	The Fire Clare Ransom Davis	D	Grandmother
16	Air	Flying Fortress Falls John Paul “Jack” Laird	D	4th cousin 1x removed
17	Land	Deeds to Diplomas Clara Pearl Ransom	D	Great-grandmother
18	Where There’s a Will	Saving Grace William Zane Jenkins	D	3rd great-uncle
19	Service	She Loved To Serve Inez Lucinda Halse	H	great-aunt
20	Travel	Postcards Laurence & Clare Smith	S	grandparents
21	Tombstone	Not a Centenarian Nancy Ary	H	4th great-grandmother
22	Uncertain	Mea Culpa Franklin Self	H	1st cousin 4x removed
23	Wedding	They Peel Right Merrily Granville J. Fawcett	H	3rd great-uncle
24	Handed Down	The Doily Reatha Gusso Halse	G	Grandmother
25	Unexpected	Paintersville, Ohio David Painter	H	5th great-grandfather
26	Middle	Mid-Century Kids Margaret and Thomas L. Bedford	D	1st cousins 4x removed
27	Solo	Game Night Halse family	H	n/a
28	Multiple	A Twin For James James Ransom	D	3rd great-grandfather
29	Newsworthy	Justice for Mrs. Loftus Sterling Price Davis	D	great-grandfather
30	The Old Country	Homeland various German ancestors	G	n/a
31	Large	The Trailblazer Ebenezer Zane and Isaac Zane	D	1st cousins 7x removed
32	Small	Big On Talent Elmer Jens Davis	D	2nd great-uncle
33	Troublemaker	Philadelphia Firestorms Henry Z Jenkins, Abigail Bedford, Ann W. Zane, Thomas and Jane Bedford	D	3rd and 4th great-grandparents
34	Chosen Family	And Ona Makes Three Arthur L. Ransom	D	2nd great-uncle
35	Unforgettable	How We Vanish	n/a	n/a
36	Labor	The Engineer Laurence M. Smith	S	Grandfather
37	Back to School	The Cutting School Arthur N. Cutting	H	2nd great-grandfather
38	On the Map	The Rise and Fall of Trenton The Ransom family	D	n/a
39	Should Be a Movie	Rogue River (WIP) Cordelia Emma Ransom	D	Double 1st cousin 3x removed
40	Oldest	A Letter from Henry Henry Zane Jenkins	D	3rd great-grandfather
41	Newest	Cold Harbor Comrades John A. Carey	H	Husband of 1st cousin 3x removed
42	Proud	The Successful Farmer Ernest Guy Tresselyn Halse	H	Great-grandfather
43	Quite the Character	The Other Son Hillard LeRoy Halse	H	2nd great-uncle
44	Scary Stuff	Death by Diphtheria Lulu M. Rowley	H	1st cousin 4x removed
45	Bearded	Misperception Everett Halse	H	Grandfather
46	Different Language	Learning Archaic Script Carl Gazsow and Dorothea Groth	G	3rd great-grandparents
47	Good Deeds	One Good Turn… Asa and Nancy Anderson	D	4th great-uncle and -aunt
48	Gratitude	Uncle Jim’s Letters James Henry Ransom	D	2nd great-uncle
49	Oops	A Red Herring Thomas Bedford	D	4th great-grandfather
50	Witness to History	A Visit to Cincinnati 1851 Henry Z. Jenkins	D	3rd great-grandfather
51	Winter	That is Mighty Cold Laurence M. Smith	S	Grandfather
52	Resolution	In the Line of Duty Katie Davis & George Barlow	D	1st cousin 2x removed