http://cjwords.net genealogy & stuff Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:25:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my more exciting discoveries with the addition of the Bridgeton Evening News to GenealogyBank.com, the obituary for my Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Ansel Irelan: Ansel Irelan, one of Bridgeton's oldest citizens, died at his home on Atlantic street early this morning, after an illness of several weeks with kidney affection. Mr. Irelan ... http://cjwords.net/index.php/archives/69 One of my weekend shows that I sometimes watch is "Life After People" on the History Channel. The premise is basically if humans disappeared today, how long would it take for human-made things to break down. Today I saw an episode that used my great grandmother's hometown as an example. ... http://cjwords.net/index.php/archives/68 Elon and Catherine Carman had three children. My great-grandfather Joseph and his brother Jacob survived into adulthood. Their sister Caroline did not. Elon's Declaration for Pension (1910) listed the three of them, with the word living after Joseph and Jacob and dead after Caroline. Census searches indicated that Caroline probably ... http://cjwords.net/index.php/archives/65