Tag: Liberty County
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Found in the Records: The Murder of Cato
The Murder of Cato Colonel’s Island, Liberty County, 1846 There are some days in my research when I dedicate an entire afternoon to a single FamilySearch collection for one county, hoping that by moving page by page, front to back, something overlooked will finally emerge. Names like “Baker” or “Thomas” can become almost impossible to Read more
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What the Record Keeps: Following Eliza Huguenin Thomas Magill
The Names That Return In my previous post on “Cousin Rosa,” I introduced her as the daughter of Eliza Huguenin Thomas and John W. Magill. As I have noted in earlier writings, tracing female ancestors often requires the application of different guideposts than those typically employed for men. It is precisely this challenge that made Read more