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Ancestor Approved Award
Just a few days ago, I was so excited because my blog had gone “international” (meaning that folks from other countries were reading it … Canada, Romania, South Africa, Germany, Russia, Australia,...
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Do You Ever Feel Like Your Ancestors Are Hiding On Purpose? Seriously. When I last posted here about my 2nd great grandfather, John Charles Slowey, I had requested various bios and obits, as well as...
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Sunday’s Obituary – John Charles Slowey
April 27, 1928 – Yankton Press & Dakotanp. 7, Col. 4John SloweyThe death of John Slowey, pioneer farmer of Mayfield township, was announced yesterday. John Slowey was born in Wisconsin, February...
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Sunday’s Obituary – Theresa Burns
Yankton Press & DakotanJuly 23, 1945p. 6, Col. 7 Mrs. Slowey is Called SundayMayfield, (Special) – Death after a long illness came at 11:30 p.m., Sunday, to Mrs. John Slowey, sr., of the Mayfield...
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John Charles Slowey – Wisconsin to South Dakota – Part 10
Today was a long day. We were preparing for a trial tomorrow morning and ended up working until about 7 this evening. Very long day. Around 5:00 this afternoon, the bottom fell out of the sky and we...
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The 1940 Census – Who Is On My List?
Only 34 more days until the release of the 1940 census! While it isn’t the first time I will find some of my living relatives on a census, I’m still very excited! All four of my grandparents were on...
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Who Did I Find First on the 1940 Census?
As I am typing this, it is noon on April 2, 2012. I thought I would be indexing all day today (and took the day off to be sure I could do just that), but apparently the images won’t be available for...
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Ancestor Spotlight: Theresa Burns Slowey 1864-1945
Theresa Burns is my Great Great Grandmother. Her page can be found here. Theresa “Trasey” Burns was born on 23 July 1864 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, the fourth of five children born to Peter...
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Ancestor Spotlight: Thomas Patrick Slowey (1896-1963)
Thomas Patrick Slowey is my great grandfather. He was the 7th of 12 children born to John Charles and Theresa (Burns) Slowey. He was born on 29 December 1896 in Yankton, South Dakota, and baptized...
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Amanuensis Monday: Thomas Patrick Slowey Birth Certificate
I totally stole this idea from Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings, who credits Geneablogger John Newmark (TransylvanianDutch blog) with starting this blog theme years ago. John offers this definition for...
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