This was forwarded to me (and others) by Leila Balis. I think it's worth an appearance on the "list." ... jack I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still. He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will. He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences. He avoided any man who came to take the Census. He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame. And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name. His parents came from Europe. They should be on some list Of passengers to the U.S., but somehow they got missed. And no one else in this world is searching for this man. So, I play genea-solitaire to find him if I can. I'm told he's buried in a plot, with a tombstone he was blessed; but the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest. He died before the county clerks decided to keep records. No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts. To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans, Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl named JONES! --Merrell Kenworthy
I thought this was the most discriptive of a number of my ancestors.....Great poem. Thanks Jack for posting this so we all might enjoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: <jscott@parkspringscommunities.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: [IADECATU] elusive ancestor/fun genealogy poem > This was forwarded to me (and others) by Leila Balis. I think it's worth an appearance on the "list." ... jack > > I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still. > He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will. > He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences. > He avoided any man who came to take the Census. > > He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame. > And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name. > His parents came from Europe. They should be on some list > Of passengers to the U.S., but somehow they got missed. > > And no one else in this world is searching for this man. > So, I play genea-solitaire to find him if I can. > I'm told he's buried in a plot, with a tombstone he was blessed; > but the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest. > > He died before the county clerks decided to keep records. > No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts. > To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans, > Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl named JONES! > > --Merrell Kenworthy > > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >