Albea Cousins

I've posted this first photo before, but the second is new to me.  The first is of the "Albea first counsins," the grandchildren of William and Nina (Sprouse) Albea.  The second photo is of their spouses.  The photos were taken at the same time.

I'm not sure who everyone is, but my Grandaddy, Roy Albea Sr., is kneeling in the first photo and my Grandmama is wearing red in the second photo.  The second photo is labeled on the back:

"left to right: Betty, Joe's wife, Alton's wife, Big Doris, Bill, Lib, Melvin, Betty ann's husband, Buddy.  front row: Betty Jean's husband, Doyle"

I should be able to identify a few folks from my family tree file, but I'm not sure about everyone.

These photos were taken at a family reunion and I have a video that actually shows these photos being taken.  I'm going to try and go through the video and find out some more names.  

building brick walls higher

It seems like I have a brick wall that is determined to grow higher.  I'm rather frustrated with my Great Great Great Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth UNKNOWN (1855 - 1928, GA).

I've posted about this particular brick wall before.  I'm trying to find the parents of Leveret Waters.  I know that his mother was named Mary and that she was married twice.  Once to John/James/? Waters and then to John B. Whitlock.  I've found her grave and three documents (1, 2, 3) that list her name.  The problem? Each document gives a different maiden name.  

I received the third document today - her death certificate - and hoped that I'd be able to name Mary.  Instead I was given yet another maiden name for her.  She's either Mary Harding, Mary Pilgrim or Mary Bascum.

Mary's death certificate lists her as born in Georgia, her father as John Bascum from Ireland and her mother as Elizabeth Pilgrim from North Carolina.  Though her maiden name is listed different from the the previous two documents, it does show promise.  Her mother's maiden name is given as Pilgrim, which matches the name that Mary's son gave as Mary's on his SS-5.  Also, this death certificate gives her father's name as Bascum.  Mary and her second husband are buried in Bascomb Methodist Church yard in Cherokee County, GA.  Coincidence? Maybe, but it's something to check out.

So, I have yet another name to investigate, but at least it ties in to some of the other names that Mary has been given.  This is a very frustrating brick wall and I want a sledge hammer.

Wordless Wednesday

thanks... i guess

Ancestry.com's blog has a new post about their site being down last Saturday from 3 - 9 a.m. eastern - three days ago.  I know that they've taken a lot of flack for their lack of communication and hard to work with tech support - and I've noticed that they've been working toward better communication via their blog in regards to this. I applaud them for their efforts and hope they continue.  

But seriously, it's been three days - does it matter at this point? Not really.  If they don't post blogs like this within 24 hours (some might say much less time) it becomes irrelevant.  It just reminds subscribers of recent technological issues that ancestry.com has been experiencing.  For example, I didn't even know the site was down at the time, but now, three days later, I know that the site was messed up again.  And, it says to me: "we didn't worry about/forgot about it until now."  On the other hand, if they'd have posted this while the site was down or just after it came up, it would appear as a note to say, "we're on top of things, you can trust us to fix it asap."

Honestly, my subscription expires on February 28th and I've already canceled.  Things like this - though very minor I admit - don't encourage me to renew.