Laura Ingalls Wilder
November 12, 2023 No Comments
Laura Ingalls Wilder was a remarkable storyteller. She started writing ๐๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ after publishing her first book at the age of 65. Her cousin William Harrison Ingalls was a close friend of my 3rd great-grandfather Rev. William Maynard. In 1891, Rev. Maynard moved to Todd county, Minnesota. He purchased 80 acres in […]
Nels and Anna Anderson’s Farm
November 10, 2023 No Comments
The first image is a photograph, from my great-grandmotherโs photo album, taken in 1926 at Nels and Anna Andersonโs farm, located in section 14 of Bertha township, one mile southeast of Bertha, Minnesota. My great-grandaunt Anna (fourth from the left) was the second of five children, born to Carl and Mathilda Swenson on April 29, […]
Benjamin Maynard, Civil War Veteran
November 4, 2023 No Comments
My Dad and I visited ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ where more than twenty cousins from my paternal grandmotherโs side are buried. There was a directory and map at the entrance which made it easy for us to find their graves. ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ was a Civil War veteran who fought for the North. He enlisted in the Union […]
Bonney Lake’s Plateau
October 31, 2023 No Comments
While researching my great-grandaunt, Sadie Crider, I came across a book, published in 2011, titled ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ’๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ. I found a used copy at a bookstore and purchased it for two dollars. The book mentions Sadie and her maternal grandfather, Reverend William Maynard, his son, Mark Maynard, and granddaughter, Evelyn Maynard. Reverend William Maynard moved […]
Mark John Maynard
October 29, 2023 No Comments
I had a big breakthrough recently and can now trace my Maynard line back one more generation to my 5th great-grandfather with the help of DNA testing. All thanks to this man! If you have an elderly parent or grandparent, this is exactly why a DNA test is just as important as documenting their oral […]
James Maynard (1750-1852) of Virginia and Descendants
October 21, 2023 No Comments
I’ve been searching for this rare, out-of-print book for a long time! It contains information about ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, my 6th great-granduncle. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War under Captain Jesse Franklin and Colonel Benjamin Cleveland. Finally found a copy for sale on eBay. Months ago, I had set up an alert to […]
William Riley Maynard, WWI Veteran
October 20, 2023 No Comments
These are photographs of my 1st cousin (three generations removed), ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ (๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ). He was among the first combat aviators in American history during the earliest days of aerial warfare. He flew with the ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป as a captain and was involved in many dogfights with German aces during the ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ […]
William Riley Maynard, Spanish-American War Veteran
October 19, 2023 No Comments
This is a colorized photograph of my 1st cousin (three generations removed), ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ. He was an officer in the United States Army who served during the ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต-๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ. The conflict originated while Cuba was in a war for independence from Spain. After violence between Cuban rebels and pro-Spanish loyalists escalated on January 12, […]
Marion Crider and Naomi “Oma” Maynard
October 18, 2023 No Comments
The first image is a portrait of my great-great-grandparents from my paternal grandmotherโs side: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ โ๐ข๐บ๐ฎโ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ. Both were originally from Eastern Kentucky. Marion was born on June 30, 1856 while Oma was born on November 8, 1863. She belonged to the ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ of Appalachia. After the Civil War, her family […]