Pioneers of My People
Vignettes of my ancestors who made me who I am.
by BethShelby
Experiences and facts I've learned from looking for family.
Prologue
Digging for Family Roots
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A reason for writing this book
Prologue
Prologue: Pioneers of My People
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I adored the man who was my grandpa.
Chapter 1
A Simple Hero
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My grandma was the right mate for my pioneer type grandpa.
Chapter 2
An Excellent Helpmate
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A vignette from the life of my maternal grandmother.
Chapter 3
Grandma, Annie
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My maternal grandfather died before I was born.
Chapter 4
The Grandpa I Never Met
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My great-grandmother was a lady ahead of her times.
Chapter 5
The Community Doctor
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My mother's 'Lay' ancestors lead back to the Mayflower.
Chapter 6
The Mayflower Ancestors
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The family I became a part of by marriage.
Chapter 7
The Shelby Family
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Tracing the maternal side of my husband's family.
Chapter 8
Martin Pioneers In America
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A brief story about my Walton line in America.
Chapter 9
Searching for Waltons
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The Dearing line was difficult to trace due to errors.
Chapter 10
Dearing, A Confusing History
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The Sides family has it's root in Germany
Chapter 11
A Jewish/German Connection
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I share McClendon DNA on both sides of my family.
Chapter 12
The Clan McClendon
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A genealogical line in the Shelby family tree.
Chapter 13
Digging for Duckworths
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Genealogy of the King line.
Chapter 14
Kings in America
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Discovering how the Moody name fits my in family tree.
Chapter 15
Overcoming the Moody Blues
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When digging for roots, what you learn may surprise you.
Chapter 16
A Questionable Royal Connection
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The name Tucker wasn't known in my family.
Chapter 17
Tucker, A Surprise Connection
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My Gaston family roots were French Huguenot,
Chapter 18
Gaston, My Huguenot Ancestors
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My Mom born in 1914 was my first source of DNA.
Chapter 19
Lucille's Story
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This is the continuation of the story of my mother.
Chapter 20
Lucille 's Story, Part Two
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My dad's early life growing up in the south.
Chapter 21
Glover's Story, Part one
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My dads story from 1932 on.
Chapter 22
Glover's Story, Part 2
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A family picture is found after DNA testing.
Chapter 23
Picture What DNA Might Reveal
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