Chasing the Family Ghosts

My Dad, brother, and I became interested in genealogy several years ago. My dad often called our efforts as 'chasing ghosts'. This blog recounts our efforts and captures the personalities or as he would say 'ghosts' of our family.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Battles of Corinth and Davis Bridge Revisited

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I recently had the opportunity to return to the Battlefield sites of Corinth and Davis Bridge. It had been almost ten years since I had la...

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Uncle Joe Askew and Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Cavalry Escort

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Joseph H. Askew (Known as Uncle Joe) was born on 2 December 1846 in North Carolina. He first enlisted in the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Reg...

Friday, November 23, 2012

A Visit to Askewville, North Carolina

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My father and I had the recent opportunity to visit North Carolina in search of our ancestors aka ‘Chasing Ghosts’. I had previously m...

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Frontier Culture Museum

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My Father and I made a recent trip to North Carolina ‘chasing ghosts’ in search of our direct ancestors … more on what we found will be in...

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Askews, Quakers, and Colonization

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I have recently discovered that my ancestors were involved in the Quaker movement from England to the English colony of Virginia. This is...

Friday, May 18, 2012

Life in Colonial Virginia

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I have written several previous posts on my Colonial Virginia ancestry. These posts include: Fort Boykin Virginia More Aske...

Monday, February 13, 2012

Fort Boykin Virginia

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My Father at Fort Boykin While Chasing the Family Ghosts in Virginia, my father and I had the opportunity to visit Fort Boykin, located ...

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