Tombstone Tuesday: Dubois Swezy (1841 - 1906)

It's been a while since I've posted in here. **blush**

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I wanted to share the gravestone of my Gr Gr Great Grandfather Dubois Swezy located in Glenwood Cemetary in Vernon, New Jersey.  This line of my family seems to stop with him.  I haven't been able to locate information regarding his parents.  Part of that problem stems from the change in the last name.  Civil war records has his last name as Sweezey while the census has him as Swezey.  The current Swezy's in my family are the same as Dubois Swezy's stone.

As I stated about, Dubois Swezy was in the civil war.  He was part of the 56th  Regiment of the New York Infantry.  What fascinates me about this, and also occurred to me just last week, was that during that time he traveled from Orange County New York to the area I live in now and even further to South Carolina.  I see the signs all over the area memorializing the civil war trails and battles  and I can't help but wonder if my ancestor walked the same ground I am. 

Thanks for letting me share my story.  I hope to one day uncover the mysteries of his family so I can continue on this part of my family tree.  

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

I follow the blog www.geneamusings.com and for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun he posted I Write Like

Apparently I write like:

I write like
Stephen King

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Who do you write like?  Just go to http://iwl.me/ to find out!

(not so) Wordless Wednesday

The inspiration for the journey into my family history.  This is from my parent's wedding.


Mom Barbara Mae Snook (nee Van Blarcom)  1952-1985
Grandfather Ralph Van Blarcom  1917-1994
Grandmother Catherine Van Blarcom (nee Sammis) 1917-2010

The Missing Eva!

On my roadblocks page I mentioned that I've been searching for Eva Kemple.  This has been bugging me for a while even though I stopped searching for her.  She was always in the back of my mind. 

Well.....

Two days ago the missing Eva showed up! 

On all of the records that I have come across, the name Eva Kemple was mentioned repeatedly.  It wasn't until I saw the name YEVA when the lightbulb went off in my head.  Of course it was Yeva!  My husband even has a cousin named Yeva.  A simple change in the name and a whole new world opened up for me.  My plan for going to bed early that night was quickly changed into an all night cram session in search of information on Yeva Kominar. 

Once I organize the new information I have, I'll prepare a proper blog post in regards to my husband's family.  I was just too excited to wait to post my missing puzzle piece! 

Happy 4th everyone!

Komen 5K Fundraiser

I'm cross-posting this from my personal blog because it's a cause that is near and dear to me.  Thanks for your support!

Komen 5K Fundraiser

The Twittering for Ta-Tas Team

It's that time of year again!  I'm running the Komen Tidewater 5K this October with some bloggy/twitter friends.


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This year is the Komen race means even more to me after finding out that my step-mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.  A and I will be running in support of her.  Thanks so much for your support!




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