Your Ancestors Can Lead You to More Relatives I’m a fan of shows that connect family. Shows like Finding Your Roots or Relative Race where they use family history research to connect people with other family members. I remember a recent episode where Lena Dunham found that Larry David, who was greatly admired by her […]
Growing Your Tribe We all want to belong to something. It’s a basic human need. The internet is full of reports telling us being alone is not good for our health, either mentally or physically. New family members can help. Whether your existing family is large or small, there’s a way you can make it
While all of the hustle and bustle was going on with the United States not to far from Joshua and Ellender’s home, and Joshua busying himself with building a new life and making a living, Ellender might have the most important job, raising their family. When they arrived in Marion County, Mississippi, the couple had
We have seen that Joshua was busy making a home for and providing for his family. But how was the rest of the family doing? If you think they had a nice, quiet life on the banks of the Pearl River, well, you might want to rethink that! First, let’s take a look at the
Let’s see what else we can learn about Joshua Seale from his business dealings in Marion County. In 1813, Joshua paid taxes in Marion County.[1. E. Russ Williams, Marion County Mississippi Misc Records. (Easley, South Carolina:Southern Historical Press, 1986), 368.] As you recall, he sold property in his former home of Anson County, North Carolina
When I first became a Professional Genealogist, one of the first lessons I learned was how I could get to know my ancestors. I know a lot about many people I have never met. We can get to know people by learning what they say, what is written by them or about them, what they
Remember with me when Joshua and Ellender were still living in North Carolina. He sold some property on September 6th, 1810[1. A.B. Pruit, Abstracts of Deeds of Anson County, North Carolina: Books F, G, H2, L, &M (North Carolina:2002), 123]. This is the last evidence we have of Joshua and family living in North Carolina.
Our third option for the Seale family to travel to Mississippi was by river. Traveling on rivers was the longest way to get to your destination because you had to follow the path of the river, which isn’t exactly straight. Sometimes the river would flow the opposite direction from your destination. If Joshua took this
Another way Joshua could have taken his family from North Carolina is over land. However, this was not as simple as loading up the family wagon and taking off to Mississippi. Even when we visit Wilderness Areas in America today, if we should happen to take off through the woods we do not experience the
There were three options for traveling across North America in the early 1800s. You could go by sea, in a ship around the continent to your destination. A traveler could go through the woods, taking the most direct path, but having to deal with natural barriers and other obstacles. A person could also travel by