Posts in October 15, 2023

“Great-grandma Neill wouldn’t let Nellie date the Humke boy because they were related.” I know someone told me that. I am not dreaming it. I had already known the Humke boy was related, but the dating (or potential dating) was news to me. I remembered the tidbit while doing something completely unrelated and the statement just popped into my memory from out of nowhere. The problem is that I cannot for the life of me remember who told what great-grandma said. I will include the statement in my notes on these individuals, but indicate clearly that I cannot remember who told me this or when I was told this. It is even more frustrating because I was told this little nugget years after I had started genealogy and […]