Manson
A Bit About the Bayou City: Houston, Texas
This isn’t a full-blown essay about Houston . . .but the city has come to mind several times over the past few weeks. And that gave me an insight into genealogical research. Houston is home to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (“Mission Control”) and the renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and The University of Texas Health Science Center At …
April 19, 2013 Friday at 12:34 pm
Rockdale, Texas
If it seems like years pass between my journeys into the ancestral homelands, well, that’s because it’s true. My first trip “back home” was in 2005 when I went to Upson County, Georgia. My second trip was in 2007 to Kansas City. Now, I’m headed for Rockdale, Texas! I leave tomorrow at noon. Rockdale is a town in Milam …
October 6, 2012 Saturday at 7:31 pm
My Families in the 1940 Census, Part II
Once the indexing was completed I set about trying to find my families by name in the 1940 census. I concentrated on what I consider to be my four main lines: Manson, Gines, Bowie, and Bryant. My results were somewhat underwhelming. Gines family: I’ve already mentioned that I found my maternal grandmother and some of her children but that their …
September 8, 2012 Saturday at 5:42 pm
My Families in the 1940 Census
I was excited as anyone when the 1940 census was released. I immediately went to work trying to find my families. I was a volunteer indexer through FamilySearch.org and I enjoyed that experience immensely. It was great to be part of a worldwide network of people working towards the same goal. During the period of time before the indexing was …
August 18, 2012 Saturday at 8:10 pm
Once Again, There are No Easy Cases in Genealogy
As I’ve reviewed my recent research efforts, I found that I’ve got bits and pieces of things everywhere. So the goal for the rest of the year is to bring those bits and pieces together, organize them, and see what we’ve really got. To do that I’m going to concentrate on the two “core” families, the Mansons and the Gines …
July 9, 2012 Monday at 7:00 pm
This Mother of Mine: One of God’s Greatest Gifts
All good mothers come from God. Eventually God takes them back. I’ve been blessed to have mine remain here a while longer but that doesn’t cease my appreciation of her as a gift from God. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! A Portrait of My Mom Portions of this post appeared previously in July 2007 under the title “Mom’s Diamond Jubilee” Mom …
May 8, 2011 Sunday at 1:24 pm
Alfred E. Gines, 1930-2011
Alfred Eugene Gines, Sr., was called home on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. He passed away in the presence of his wife Icy, at the John Knox Rehabilitation Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Alfred Gines was born on December 17, 1930. He attended Lincoln High School in Kansas City, graduating in 1946. He served in the United States Navy, and worked …
February 1, 2011 Tuesday at 6:03 pm
A Little Bit Closer to Charlotte Manson
Sometimes it seems as if ancestors choose to reveal themselves a little bit at a time. The records and evidence may be out there somewhere, but they may not be apparent for years. We have noted in this space several times before that I trace my paternal lineage to a Scots woman named Charlotte Manson. But she remains a figure …
January 13, 2011 Thursday at 9:55 pm
Happy Mother’s Day, Haplogroup L3!
Yes, a genetic genealogy remembrance of Mitochrondrial DNA Day! Here are my mothers (my matrilineage), as far as I know them, with their spouse’s name in [ ]: Lillian Gines (living)[H.V. Manson] Annie Florida Corrine Long (b. 1902, Kansas City, MO; died 1986, Kansas City, MO)[Wm. E. Gines Mary Elizabeth Johnson (b. 1870, Clay County, MO; died 1946, Kansas City, …
May 9, 2010 Sunday at 12:39 pm
Happy Birthday to the World’s Smartest Sister!
Two years ago, when my little sister had her (ahem!) most significant birthday yet, I wrote about her, in what I think was one of my best posts ever. Now, two years later, as we slip into that time of life where we spend a great deal of time caring for our parents as they once cared for us, I’ve …
December 1, 2009 Tuesday at 9:17 pm
