OK!! So it worked differently for me. Probably unusual - but it worked. A GGM left a letter documenting what she know of the oral history passed to her. I followed it back as everyone has suggested and ...... nothing! Oh, I was perfect to 1820 and then a big brick wall. So I. Started again where she had ended and it turned out to be history from a century earlier. With that clue, I worked up rather than down. Let me share that it much harder going up than it is going down. Too many options! But it worked! After a long search, I found that the oral history skipped a generation. I may have gotten there in the usual way but ...... Try anything! After all, genealogy is the process of disturbing the dead and irritating the living! Bob On Mar 1, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> wrote: > >

Bob: I think this is often true w/oral history -- skipping the generations -- because the story is passed down that "my grandfather came from ABC and did XYZ" and in the generations to come, it is still passed down as "my grandfather" because these are stories often told to/heard by children. Often the truth (or clues) are there somewhere .... that's the fun stuff! And yes, we can irritate the living! (Who cares??! these people are DEAD!!) (Yes, but interesting!) lol. Marilyn DC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <efr54321@gmail.com> To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > OK!! So it worked differently for me. Probably unusual - but it worked. > > A GGM left a letter documenting what she know of the oral history passed > to her. I followed it back as everyone has suggested and ...... nothing! > Oh, I was perfect to 1820 and then a big brick wall. So I. Started again > where she had ended and it turned out to be history from a century > earlier. With that clue, I worked up rather than down. Let me share that > it much harder going up than it is going down. Too many options! But it > worked! After a long search, I found that the oral history skipped a > generation. I may have gotten there in the usual way but ...... > > Try anything! After all, genealogy is the process of disturbing the dead > and irritating the living! > > Bob > > > > On Mar 1, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message