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SHE NEVER MET HER MOTHER - Mary Worthington Myatt Duncan

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Mary Worthington Myatt (1832-1926)  My 3rd Cousin 3X Removed Elisha Duncan   (1822 - 1893) Husband of Mary Worthington Myatt Mary was born on March 27, 1832 in  Pocahontas,  Bond County, Illinois -  She was the daughter of  Alexander and Mary W. (Chisenhall) Myatt. Mary's mother died giving birth to Mary.  She was their sixth child. (In the 1800s, a woman had a one in eight chance of dying in childbirth during her lifetime.) Her father, Judge Alexander Myatt, was born in Tennessee in 1802, and was of  Welsh ancestry.  Alexander Myatt settled in Illinois, and for years was  County Judge of Bond County in Colorado. (More on Alexander … sometime!) Little is known about Mary's Mother, Mary Chisenhall.  Her grave marker cannot be found - it is thought that she is buried in McKendree Chapel Cemetery in Keyesport Landing, Bond County, Illinois. She was born in Dickson County, Tennessee and was the daughter of Alexander and Sa

Reflection - December 11, 2014

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LIFE IN THE PAST LANE December 11, 2014 Reflection...   This is the 60th post to  'Life In The Past Lane' for 2014 My research has led me to... 4,635 people 2,027 photos 361 stories 2,627 records 275 comments The categorizing, cross-referencing,  and linking, etc… is no longer a hobby, but a way of life. Researching 'dead people' (that's what my daughter calls it)  is... exhausting therapeutic intriguing celebrating puzzling reflecting mysterious inquiring exploring and on and on and on. Biographies, births, baptisms, and books - Bridges, cemeteries, and rivers. Charts, sources, kinship, and databases - Family Bibles, diaries, and letters. Goggling, folklore, photos, and ports - Wars, Wikis, and timelines. Networking, traveling, ships, and prisons - Traditions, queries and guidelines. Below are a few of my favorite photos...