The further back we go, the more difficult it becomes - - to find records, to find proof, to put together a clear story, to get a clear picture of the person or family. It can be maddening especially the further away you are, as the researcher, from the physical records because you can't go digging!
Point in case is that of Mary Jane Peck. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Peck and Sally Houghtalin. Born in Halfmoon, she married her husband where the family had relocated - Adrian, Michigan. Her husband was Leander Almerion Spring, born in Massachusetts, he was the son of Cyril Spring & Rosetta Dibble.
While the book of 1868 by Ira Ballou Peck, "A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Joseph Peck," was a great initial source, it doesn't add anything other than...names!
Color me happy when I discovered this picture recently posted to the Find A Grave memorial for Mary and Leander!
How absolutely beautiful and a huge thank you to Gene Eric Salecker!
But now what?
Color me happy when I took a second look at the Michigan Obits posted on Family Search, to discover that Mary and Leander's obits were included in the database ~~ holy insight potential ~~
Sigh, color me dissatisfied to discover it was an abridged obit. Thank you to the volunteer who did that much back in the day...but....
But look at that line in Leander's...that...last....line!!
Looks like you have some more digging to do.
ReplyDeleteThere in is the rub - I am too far away and can't find anything even online ugg, ugg, ugg - lol
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