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Trying to write one's family history can be rather daunting, to say the least. Even more so when you're dyslexic and have poor gramar skills. It can be quite exasperating trying to put some simblance of order to the tons of information I've accumulated since I began this journey while living in England in 2004. Should I write a book, use Facebook, use a genealogy website or write a blog? There are so many options, but no matter which avenue(s) I choose there will always be a family member who will not be able to access portions of my collection and research. What to do, what to do? Do I do more than one? Yes. This blog will be my avenue of sharing information, and feelings, as I progress through a mirad of projects such as writing a book and updating my tree on Ancestry.com. This, I believe, will also allow for sharing of information quicker. Though they are all different in how they share information, the end goal is to be the story teller for my family. To tell the stories of generations that came before me, who still walk with me and for the generations yet to be. I welcome your comments, questions and inputs.

22 September 2010

Hiram - are you a Woods or a Graham?

Lester Garfield Graham (LGG), my great grandfather, writes in his memoirs about his father Benjamin Nelson Graham (BNG) moving from Middletown, Ulster County, New York, with his brother Hiram to Illinois. There is no mention of a last name for Hiram and census back then does not show names of everyone in the house, just head of household and the number of people/children by age group. When they moved, LGG notes that Hiram was married so he couldn't have been a youth. The road block takes me to the Woods side of the family. Elizabeth "Betsy" Wood Graham was BNG's mother and married to Grove Graham his father.  Was Hiram Betsy's brother - BNG's brother in law? I think it is very probable that he is his brother in law. I find vague references to a Hiram Dustin Wood born around 1805 in the same county.  More research to do on this.
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