Knotty Roots and Gnarled Branches
So many of my ancestors were born without having had parents,
had children of their own without benefit of spouses, and
were buried without dying or simply vanished without a trace
that tracing their heritage is very difficult. To further
complicate the difficulty they immigrated without having
emigrated and arrived in America from Europe without ever
having been onboard any ship. They have bequeathed us a
family tree with knotty roots and gnarled branches. At
least we don't have root rot as they never remained to
long in any one place before disappearing yet again.
Our challenge is to undo the knots in our roots and
straighten the gnarled branches of our family tree.
A challenge not for the feint hearted or easily
discouraged.
Searching for our ancestors, learning about their lives,
their challenges, hopes, dreams, concerns, fears and
frailties is a never ending quest. It is a journey
often begun alone but, sooner or later, we discover
others seeking the same people. Together we are able
to find more about our ancestors than we can alone.
The first steps on the journey are to identify persons
by name, date, place and relationship to others thus the
purpose of Knotty Roots is to share information with others
whose quest is for our common families.
My links will lead to pages concerning our families. If you
can add or correct any information, I would be grateful to
hear from you.
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to a previous page. Thank you.
LINKS TO OUR FAMILIES
Leila's Genealogy Page:All My Families
Burrell Perry:His Roots And Branches
Mary Ann Rainwater Perry:Rainwater/Perry Connection
Cockroft of Ninety-Six District, South Carolina:Cochroff, Still and Rotton
Cockroft of England and VirginiaCochroff, Still and Rotton
Felix Murphy and Nancy Dickson
LUCK OF THE IRISH
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Tuesday, February 2, 1999
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