Lately I've been really getting into family history. I've always been interested, but back in July I bought an ancestry.com membership. Dad and I have always talked about compiling our family history and putting it together. After years of talking like that, we decided to actually follow through with our plan. It's so much fun for me to dig through old documents and pictures and figure out who these relatives were. I was close with my paternal grandparents, so I know a lot of stories about the family. However, on my maternal side, I didn't really know anything. My Grandpa died before I was born and my Grandma was, well, a bit off her rocker, so I felt like I missed out on a lot of information and stories. I barely knew any surnames, let alone that my family came over to America in the 1630s. Thank goodness for big families such as mine. My many cousins (on both sides) have been extremely helpful.
As I was digging around, I found that ancestors on both sides of my family settled in the same area of Ludington. These graves are in the cemetery right down the road from where I grew up. I remember being young and looking at these graves. How strange it was to find out that I'm related to them!
Here's to finding out more of my history.
My x5 Great Grandparents Amasa and Desire.
Desire was a cousin of John Adams.
My x3 Great Grand Uncle. Son of the second Amasa Jr.
My x4 Great Grandfather Erastus
The Weeping Willow on the grave was popular in the 19th century.
