My family c. 1952
Genealogy is my passion. I have spent 20 yrs researching my family, and have found out a lot of interesting things about them, their lives. Genealogy is something that I’ve always taken seriously because if it wasn’t for our ancestors we would not be here today. I want to educate myself and my family to the best of my ability about our history and proud heritage. I want to present our ancestors as “real” people by placing some of the flesh back on their bones, I want my children to know that those two people whose names and dates appear on a piece of paper were real people. I’ve been trying to learn more about the history of different periods of time to better understand their personal histories. I want to know more about the things that hurt them and the things that gave them pleasure.
Our ancestors had the same feelings as we do about their jobs, their hopes for their children, their devotion to country or religion, sadness at the death of loved ones and joy for the successes of themselves and their families. Their deeds can sometimes tell us about them, and their finances and their court records can tell us of how well they got along with their neighbors and authorities.
So as I walk along this path, in my journey to find my ancestors, I learn things about their lives that I find very interesting. I have found some answers to my questions, but a lot of things are left unknown, for now, and some of them may never be known. These are things I want to share with my family and friends, if they are interested. So, come along with me, read the posts and look at the pictures. Find out where we are from and what our family did when they were alive. I come from a very large family and I am hoping that maybe some day we can all be on great terms with one another…. pipe dreams. I like being the family genealogist and historian and would not give it up for anything (except if I die, but you know….)
Thank you! Your page helped me solve a mystery. Susannah Barrett’s parents.
However, there is one tiny error, if you want to correct it. Adaline Ferris (actually Rhoda Adaline Ferris) is not the child of Susannah and William Ferris (my ancestor). You will note that Adaline was born several years before Susannah & William married. Adaline is actually the daughter of William and his first wife, Mary Jane Lister, who had 9 children in all.
Hope that is helpful to you, as your info was to me. Thanks again!
Welcome to Geneabloggers.
Regards, Jim
Genealogy Blog at Hidden Genealogy Nuggets
My husband’s maternal line is Barrett, from PA
Do you have names of those in his Barrett line? Did they stay in PA? If not, then where did they go when they left?
Going backwards in time, I have in PA, Cambria Co.1935, Westmoreland Co. 1871, then in Allegany Co. MD by 1870 and likely to about 1846/47.
Hello, just stumbled across your website on Google. I am a Barrett, living in Great Britain. I wondered whether you had any information about the British branch of the name? Many thanks
No, I don’t have any info on the Barretts in the UK. My research has only taken me back to Cyrus and Elias who were born in Pennsylvania in the late 1700s. Our DNA testing suggests that we are descendants of Thomas Barrett who immigrated to America in the early 1600s but I have no records.
My fathers family was Barrett… John Joseph Barrett, they were from Cleveland Ohio, dont know any of my fathers clan… As I wasnt raised with my father….
No, I do not have any info on the Barretts in Cleveland.
Not sure were they came from, didn’t know my father or his family thats why Iam searching to find out about the, If you can find anything about them please let me know…Thanks Lurena Lee