tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post1180667851719454829..comments2021-05-13T22:32:36.208-04:00Comments on Conversations With My Ancestors: It's Saturday NightMavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-71774382901920516872013-07-07T19:56:43.848-04:002013-07-07T19:56:43.848-04:00Thank you for the comments. I've been doing mu...Thank you for the comments. I've been doing much research or blogging these past two years but hope to get back to it soon. Yes, we have always suspected that Mary Jones Williams was granddad's aunt but unfortunately, at least for now, I doubt that I will ever discover the answer. I've even tried tracing Mary but unfortunately where she or her mother came from. Her husband on the other hand, is totally different. One of these days, I will get back to my Jones line and hopefully have a breakthrough.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-59331096957787450462013-04-06T03:14:57.057-04:002013-04-06T03:14:57.057-04:00Hi Mavis,
Just loving your blog! Can’t really rem...Hi Mavis,<br /><br />Just loving your blog! Can’t really remember how I got here (maybe searching for DNA information) but nevertheless, I’m glad I did. <br /><br />What a very insightful and informative post about your grandfather, Harry Claudius Jones and DNA. I've never posted to any blog posts before, but this time I just couldn't resist throwing in my two cents.<br /><br />Based on the background information you provided, I have to agree that Harry Claudius Jones is most likely not the biological child of Mary and General Williams. I hope you don't mind my asking, but are Martha and Mary by any chance sisters? Is it possible that he is a nephew? (Just a thought).<br /><br />I just wanted to share with you that I have also come across similar incidents on several occasions during the course of my family research where the "lodger" was in fact, biologically related to the head of household.<br /><br />One example is the 1940 census. My grandmother's brother, his wife, along with his step-daughter are also enumerated as lodgers, instead of being enumerated as "brother-in-law", "sister-in-law", and "step-niece" in terms of their relationships to the head of the household which were my grandparents. In other words, my grandmother would have never referred to her own brother and his family as "lodgers".<br /><br />As you probably know, every 10 years the U. S. Census gave out a new set of "rules and instructions" that each enumerator had to follow. Perhaps the use of the word "lodger" was applied to anybody who was not a spouse or child of the head of household. When you get a chance, take a look at the instructions for the census year that enumerated your grandfather as “lodger” and see what the instructions stated.<br /><br />I realized this is an old post, and you may not receive my response anytime time soon, but I do hope you have discovered more “proof” about your grandfather’s relationship to Mary and General Williams. <br /><br />Keep up the wonderful work!<br /><br />-MMC<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-44333453335289567682009-11-22T13:11:35.295-05:002009-11-22T13:11:35.295-05:00Mavis,
I like your analysis; looks like you cover...Mavis,<br /><br />I like your analysis; looks like you covered all the bases. I hope the DNA results turn up something. Of course I'll be following closely to see what happens next.<br /><br />Sandrasjtaliaferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485340969813958339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-11441259052680626322009-11-22T09:49:43.271-05:002009-11-22T09:49:43.271-05:00Thanks Carol. For reasons unknown to me, on my pat...Thanks Carol. For reasons unknown to me, on my paternal side, I seem to be obsessed with my granddad's line. Probably because of the shame it seemed to create in my dad and aunts and uncles.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984929758779562429.post-29522211582184194332009-11-22T09:36:21.781-05:002009-11-22T09:36:21.781-05:00Mavis, interesting post, specially about the DNA. ...Mavis, interesting post, specially about the DNA. I have joined as a follower so I don't miss your updates on this journey.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com