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TECH NEWBIE

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Jul 23, 2010, 12:15:52 AM7/23/10
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Lasts names searching are bryant and bonine, both B's, but I
reach brick walls around 5 generations which is not a lot of time if
you count a generation as 20 or so years.

I'm specific to Both Surnames in TN and NC and I can only go back to
1825 but that is even unconfirmable. Confirmable goes to 1885 at best.


What's driving me crazy is that you'd think a relatively rare surname
like Bonine would be easy to go in a straight line but it at times is
no more easy than a smith or jonesmy forgiveness if you're searching
those two :-) }


So can some soothe sayer, some Senior Genealologist here help a poor
soul our?


thanks

ne...@jecarter.us

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Jul 23, 2010, 5:12:08 PM7/23/10
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:15:52 -0400, TECH NEWBIE <TE...@ICAL.HELP>
wrote:

Sometimes there doesn't seem to be a solution. I have a
G-G-grandfather who just "appeared" out of nowhere.

I have a possible name for his father, but zero documentation for the
connection. Even the possible person seems to have appeared out of
thin air :-(

It was much easier to start a new life in the early 1800's - move 100
miles away and use any name you liked. You were not likely to
encounter anyone who knew you (or even knew of you).

I have to wonder if there were horse thieves or bank robbers in my
past ;-)

John


Erik Dillenkofer

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Jul 23, 2010, 6:07:26 PM7/23/10
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I believe that the sudden appearance or disappearance of a family member can
be easily explained. Alien abduction comes to mind ...


<ne...@jecarter.us> wrote in message
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Mick

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Jul 24, 2010, 12:19:47 AM7/24/10
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As has oft been said: The best proof that there is *intelligent* life
elsewhere in the universe is that they have *NOT* tried to contact us!!!

Mick

Brian

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Nov 30, 2010, 8:35:23 PM11/30/10
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I took a genealogy class and one person in the class had a grandfather
who disappeared in the 30's. He was found to have moved a long
distance and raised a second family completely unknown to the first
family.

Wes Groleau

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Dec 1, 2010, 1:14:49 AM12/1/10
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On 11-30-2010 20:35, Brian wrote:
> I took a genealogy class and one person in the class had a grandfather
> who disappeared in the 30's. He was found to have moved a long
> distance and raised a second family completely unknown to the first
> family.

I have a relative who "disappeared" He erroneously misinterpreted the
"Gros" in "Grosleau" as French for "Big" Started calling himself
"Bigelow" and decades later, no one knows where to look. :-)_

--
Wes Groleau

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