tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post3564183049112772076..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: 52 Ancestors: Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Vollick, the Blacksheep of the FamilyOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-28450507277987090342014-01-17T14:26:26.949-05:002014-01-17T14:26:26.949-05:00my great grandfather is listed in birth records in...my great grandfather is listed in birth records in nashville 1876 as being black. we think the error may have come from his black housemaid! Blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin, not a bit of negro heritage!linda lemonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594850701587158659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-27042532744379638012014-01-17T13:59:25.816-05:002014-01-17T13:59:25.816-05:00What a very challenging life she had, Lorine!
As...What a very challenging life she had, Lorine! <br />As for the incorrect names, in grief and confusion, it's too easy to make errors, isn't it. We have a few of those as well. Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-60573586561962044622014-01-17T11:40:42.959-05:002014-01-17T11:40:42.959-05:00My 2rd great-grandfather, Joseph Wadel, has the in...My 2rd great-grandfather, Joseph Wadel, has the incorrect name for his father on his death info. Of course his Dad died in 1852 and Joseph died in 1923 so none of his family had ever met his father.@FlabbergastedManoreply@blogger.com