Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story? Who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame?

When my time is up have I done enough? Will they tell my story?

~ Aaron Burr & Eliza Hamilton in Lin Manuel Miranda's Broadway Show Hamiliton

I have done enough. Tell my story. ~ My ancestors

I am our self appointed family genealogist & have been working diligently on collecting information for the past two years. I am especially interested in writing the life stories of my female ancestors. My main current project involves my great great grandmother Lillamaie Williams. I have begun specific research on my four great grandmothers & plan to center on Appalachian ties after that.

My immediate relatives include the last names Noakes, Osborn, Davis, Hutton, Clark, Aden, Pierce & McGuire. 2nd Greats add Howard, Hargrave, Vaughan, Watkins, Williams, Kutzner, Townsley & Collicott.

While most of the family I personally knew was in Missouri or Nebraska, I have traced voyages across the upper Midwest from NY & VT areas to IA then NE (some went on to OR & WA), from PA down through the Appalachians mostly into KY, some IN & TN then MO, a few through MS to AR, etc.

I would love to be in contact with relatives & share stories. You can find my Ancestry profile & DNA matches here https://www.ancestry.com/profile/0a040a29-0006-0000-0000-000000000000 I am also very interested in accepting management of all memorials related to me if you are willing to pass them on. Thank you!

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In honor of all who have gone before us but never will be forgotten.