How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey

"I am chasing a spirit. I want to discover who Alec is." are words that Alfre Woodard said during this week's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? From that episode, these words resonated with the most. The words caught me by surprise and then I quickly found myself saying, yes...those first moments of encounter when you are researching an ancestor and you find something...just an inkling perhaps but nonetheless something. That something that casts you into somewhat murky waters hoping to catch another glimpse of a phantom hoping to change him or her into a person...a relative. Yes, those were my ramblings from last night. From those thoughts, it feels like the right way to segway into what I found earlier in the day on Warren Devaughn.  If you missed my last post, you may want to read that one first before continuing on any further. Here's the link:    52 Ancestors 2015 Edition: #30 Violet Ann Jones Devaughn --My 2nd Great Grand Aunt Violet's husband wa...

Amy Johnson Crow, the author of the blog No Story Too Small, is the host of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Blog Prompt series. If you are not familiar with the project please click on the following link:   Announcing 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2015 Edition. Week 30 (July 23-29) – Challenging: It’s a good time to take a look at another challenging-to-research ancestor. Yes, I am still a bit behind on this challenge. Sigh. On a positive note, the reason I am behind is because the family and I are having the craziest, busiest, super most fun summer ever! Being present with the living is a priority. For now,  I am going to do the best I can with finding time to write.  One of the things I find challenging is when an ancestor dies too darn young. They show up on the 1880 census and then ... Bam! Just like that something happens and they're dead.  That's kind of what happened with my 2nd great grand aunt Violet Ann Jones Devaughn.  According to Violet's...