Still More Genealogy —

Vita brevis, genealogica longa

Still More Genealogy —

  • Tombstone Tuesday: Marie R SEIDER OBER (1890 – 1940)

    Ober, Marie R grave marker, Saint Bernard Cemetery, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA; photograph by Candy CG, 15 Sep 2009. Digital copy privately held by Jean Marie Diaz, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Linden, California. 2009. Marie is a cousin through my KOHL line.

  • Tombstone Tuesday: Margaret G LYONS KELLY (1879 – 1964)

    Kelly, Margaret G grave marker, Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; photograph by Mary Rose, 1 Apr 2009. Digital copy privately held by Jean Marie Diaz, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Linden, California. 2009. Margaret is the wife of my great-granduncle Edward KELLY.

  • Tombstone Tuesday: Josephine KELLY (1887-1952)

  • The 23rd edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy

    Today, I have the honor of presenting eleven posts by seven different authors. We have tales and photographs, stories and research. Without more ado, ladies and gentlemen, let the 23rd edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy commence! Donna Pointkouski follows the tangled threads of cluster genealogy in The Millers’ Tale at…

  • Tombstone Tuesday: John F KELLY (1870-1895)

    Kelly, John F grave marker, St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Union City, Randolph, Indiana, USA; photograph by Suzanne Stamper-Youmans, 23 Apr 2008. Digital copy privately held by Jean Marie Diaz, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Linden, California. 2009.

  • Tombstone Tuesday: Herbert Vincent MCKINNEY (1873-1957)

    McKinney, Herbert Vincent grave marker, Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; photograph by Richard Holt, 7 Aug 2009. Digital copy privately held by Jean Marie Diaz, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Linden, California. 2009. Herbert is Nellie‘s husband. Until I received this photo, I was missing his death date — it seems to fall between the…

  • The carnival is coming to town!

    I’m pleased to announce that the 23rd edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy will be hosted right here. The topic is a carousel, so anything touching on Central or Eastern European Genealogy is fair game! Submissions will be due by September 19th and the edition will be published on September 21st.…

  • Wordless Wednesday: Pauline Marie KOHL TIERNEY in 1942

    Pauline Marie KOHL TIERNEY with her nine-month-old son in Lubbock, Texas, 1942. Tierney, Pauline Marie Kohl with P H Tierney, Lubbock, Texas, USA; photographer unknown, 1942. Photograph privately held by Jean Marie Diaz, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Linden, California. 2009.

  • Tombstone Tuesday: Eleanora Margaret (Nellie) TIERNEY MCKINNEY (1875-1973)

    McKinney, Nellie Tierney grave marker, Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA; photograph by Richard Holt, 7 Aug 2009. Digital copy privately held by Jean Marie Diaz, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Linden, California. 2009. Nellie is the biological aunt and adoptive mother of my grandfather John Herbert TIERNEY, and the only great-grandparent I ever met.