2013-05-06 10:16
My father, brother, and I have been ‘chasing the family ghosts’ now for over a decade. We have visited numerous historical locations, countless libraries, archives, microfi… Read More
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My Dad, brother, and I became interested in genealogy several years ago. My dad often called our efforts as 'chasing ghosts'. This blog recounts our efforts and captures the personalities or as he would say 'ghosts' of our family.
2013-04-28 14:18
Last Fall I had the opportunity to revisit the Shiloh Battlefield with my father … we were able to spend several hours at the Shiloh Battlefield National Park. We took our time… Read More
2012-12-29 12:08
I had previously posted on my Blog about the Askews as early settlers of North Mississippi. In my post, Early Mississippi Settlers, I included information and a picture of the Outlaw h… Read More
2012-12-18 10:12
I recently had the opportunity to return to the Battlefield sites of Corinth and Davis Bridge. It had been almost ten years since I had last visited these sites. My GGGrandfather had p… Read More
2012-12-08 17:46
Joseph H. Askew (Known as Uncle Joe) was born on 2 December 1846 in North Carolina. He first enlisted in the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (Perrin's Cavalry) during September 1863… Read More
2012-11-23 17:14
My father and I had the recent opportunity to visit North Carolina in search of our ancestors aka ‘Chasing Ghosts’. I had previously mentioned in my Blog Post Early Mississ… Read More
2012-11-04 17:24
My Father and I made a recent trip to North Carolina ‘chasing ghosts’ in search of our direct ancestors … more on what we found will be in a future post. On our way back t… Read More
2012-07-04 10:32
I have recently discovered that my ancestors were involved in the Quaker movement from England to the English colony of Virginia. This is another discovery that possibly illuminates on… Read More
2012-05-18 09:55
I have written several previous posts on my Colonial Virginia ancestry. These posts include:Fort Boykin VirginiaMore Askews in Colonial VirginiaVirginia Colonists – Isle of Wight… Read More
2012-02-13 11:56
My Father at Fort BoykinWhile Chasing the Family Ghosts in Virginia, my father and I had the opportunity to visit Fort Boykin, located near Smithfield, Virginia. Fort Boykin was establ… Read More
2012-02-08 11:36
Several of my earlier posts referenced my heritage from the British Isles … Genealogy and GeneticsOrigin of the Family NameThe Askew CodexAnne Askew – Protestan… Read More
2012-02-04 21:27
While in Virginia, with my Father, we stopped by the St Peter’s Church in New Kent County Virginia … the third oldest Church in Virginia. As we looked through the Par… Read More
2012-01-25 11:06
I previously produced a blog entitled, 'Sergeant Sam Snow of the 8th Mississippi Infantry, A Letter from his First Sergeant, and an Unknown Mississippi Soldier's Grave' back o… Read More
2012-01-20 11:52
My father, brother, and I have been very successful tracing our genealogy back to 17th Century England using archival records research. We have definitively traced our family to the No… Read More
2012-01-05 11:27
This past Summer I was able to travel with my father to the Isle of Wight County near Smithfield, Virginia. We spent our time finding former locations of our ancestors and researching… Read More
2011-12-23 10:52
In 1860, my GGGrandfather, George Washington Askew, was 22 years old and a recent graduate from University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), had just returned to the family farm in Lowndes Co… Read More
2011-01-02 21:36
Mississippi became the 20th state to join the Union on December 10, 1817. However, at that time, much of North Mississippi was considered Indian Territory and not open for settlement. In 182… Read More
2010-12-25 21:38
After being released from Parole Camp at Demopolis, Alabama; First Lieutenant G. W. Askew and the 42nd Alabama moved to join Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee near Chattanooga. Althoug… Read More
2010-12-05 01:24
George W. Askew was a graduate of the Class of 1860 from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of the 93 graduates, 92 served in the Confederate States Army. This number p… Read More
2010-09-13 01:44
As my father, brother, and I began our initial research into our family history … we didn’t have a lot of information. My father visited a distant cousin and was able to obtain… Read More
2010-07-25 21:47
A few years ago as I was working on my thesis involving the 42nd Alabama, I had the opportunity to visit the Battlefield at Corin… Read More
2010-07-05 12:32
As my father and I began our research into our family history, my father discovered a letter of condolence which began an interesting bit of fact finding on Sergeant Sam Snow. Th… Read More
2010-06-05 17:36
Railroads made a large contribution to the reconstruction of the Southern economy after the American Civil War. During the Reconstruction Era, Northern money financed the rebuilding an… Read More
2010-05-24 12:59
Thought I would cite a reference which explains the origin of our family name. The name ‘Askew’ appears to originate from the name of a location in Northern England. “ The… Read More
2010-05-06 00:20
As I researched Anne Askew, I discovered another tidbit of information in relation to the English branch of the Askew family tree. Dr. A. Askew of London, England had acquired a lost gospel… Read More
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