Starting Again: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks — 2026

My mother, age five, and her sister, age four, sitting on a table in their home
at 92-43 214th Street in Queens Village, New York, in 1937.

My blog has been quiet for most of the last year. I’ve been busy as a full-time grandmother. Swim team, soccer, homework, piano lessons—and all the moments in between—required a change in priorities. 

As we move into 2026, I’m intentionally making room for genealogy again and committing time to learning and writing about my family through 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.

This will be my third time taking part in this challenge, in which you write about an ancestor each week. In 2014, I used the challenge to document the collateral families of my second great-grandfather, John L. Hairston. A later round in 2018 followed the prompts more closely. This time, I’ll use the prompts as inspiration but expect to deviate as the research unfolds.

My focus in 2026 will be on my mother’s family. My mother and her sister—now 93 and 92—are faithful readers of this blog, making this a meaningful place to spend my research time. I will begin with my fourth great-grandfather, Benjamin Reed, and follow his parents, siblings, children, and grandchildren, allowing the story to move through the Reed, Glynn, and Harvey families and forward to my grandmother’s generation.

I’m looking forward to returning to regular writing and to spending this year reconnecting with these families and their stories.

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Diana

© 2026

Friday's Photo: Second-Great-Grandparents

William Moore Criswell and Mary Ann Evans Criswell

Second great-grandparents are ideal for genealogy research. Some vital records and census data usually exist for them. I have found marriage licenses, census records, a few birth records, directories, newspaper articles, and so much more! And even though they all were born between 1793 and 1850, I have photos of six of them.  

Julia Harvey Glynn and 
daughter, Carrie

Everyone has 16 second great-grandparents. Each generation back doubles the number of direct ancestors: 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents, and 16 second great-grandparents. Of my 16 second great-grandparents, I know the first and last names of eleven. 

Olive Caroline Davis

The names of three of my maternal second great-grandparents are unknown. The remaining are listed below:

Olive Caroline Davis

George Lullen Giddens and Luellen Bradshaw

Joseph Allen Glynn and Julia Harvey

My paternal second great-grandparents include the following, along with one unknown second great-grandmother:

Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Span Regan

William Moore Criswell and Mary Ann Evans

Peter Albritton and Hollon (last name unknown)

John L. Hairston  

 

Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Span Regan Bryan

Five of my second great-grandparents are still a mystery to me. But each blank spot on my tree is a reminder that the search is never really over. How many of your 16 can you name?

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Diana

© 2025

Carrie Glynn and Julia Harvey Glynn, photograph, ca. 1885; scanned image, held in the photo collection of Diana Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025. Location of the original photo is unknown. 

Mary Ann Evans, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025. 

Olive Caroline Davis, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Brenda and Mike Parker, 2001.

Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth S. Regan, photograph, abt 1855; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025. 

William M. Criswell, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Lena Stone Criswell, NM, 2001.

Friday's Photo: Putney, Vermont

Said to be Vermont's oldest General Store, the history of this store goes
back to 1796 - see more at Putney General Store.

In the 1980s, before I developed an interest in genealogy, I was focused on traveling and furnishing my new home with antiques collected along the way. A trip to New England in 1984 perfectly aligned with those interests. During that trip, I managed to fit in one brief family history stop: a visit to Putney, a small town in Windham County, Vermont. At the time, all I knew was that someone on my mother’s side had once lived there.

Mary Lucy Glynn

After years of research, I know just how significant Putney is to my family history. My fourth great-grandparents, Benjamin Reed and Huldah Pratt, lived there and are buried in the town. Their daughter and my third-great-grandmother, Nancy Reed, wife of Joseph T. Glynn, is also buried in a local cemetery, along with my second-great-grandfather, Albert Joseph Glynn. My great-grandmother, Mary Lucy Glynn—who married Charles Giddens—was born in Putney. 

Now, a return trip to Vermont is at the top of my wish list. This time, I plan to visit the cemeteries where my ancestors are buried and spend time in local archives to dig deeper into my family history.

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Diana

© 2025

"Putney, Vermont abt 1984" and "Mary Lucy Glynn," photographs; scanned images, original photograph from the privately-held collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025.

Benjamin Reed, a Patriot and my 4th Great-Grandfather

Greetings on July 4th! [1]

 

Patriots: colonists who rebelled against British

control during the American Revolution.[2] 

 

Today is an appropriate day to write about my 4th great-grandfather Benjamin Reed (also seen as Read). Benjamin was a Patriot serving in the Revolutionary War as a minute man in the Lexington Alarm and served continuously until discharged on 29 November 1777.[3]

According to his pension record, Benjamin Reed was born on 3 May 1752 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[4] His parents are said to be Peter Reed and Lucy Hugens from Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[5] 

In 1775 Benjamin was a young man living in the town of Cummington in the County of Hampshire, Massachusetts. It is thought that he responded to the Lexington Alarm, marching about 100 miles, with a detachment of Minute Men from the town of Williamsburg, Massachusetts, and serving from April 21 to April 27.[6] 

After Lexington, Benjamin marched on to Roxbury, where he served during the battle at Bunker Hill. He served throughout the war and is known to be at Fort Ticonderoga, Mount Hope, Crown Point, Morristown, New Jersey, Dorchester, Cambridge, and the Battle of Bennington. It appears that he was primarily employed as a guard.[7] Guards served in various duties, from guarding prisoners or structures to providing security to officers. When marching guards, were posted at the side, front, and rear of the troops.[8] 

Documentation, showing Benjamin and
Hulda's marriage date and place,
was found in the pension record.[11]

Benjamin Reed married Hulda Pratt, of Bridgewater, on 3 December 1778 in the city of Abbington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[9] By 1779 they were living in Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont, where Benjamin was one of the early settlers in Woodford, and his son Benjamin was said to be the first child born in Woodford on 11 August 1779.[10]  

I have documentation showing that Benjamin and Hulda had children Benjamin, Calvin, Luther, Almira, and my 3rd great-grandmother, Nancy.[12] I am sure there are others, but documentation needs to be found. 

Benjamin and his family left Woodford and moved to Wardsboro in Windham County, Vermont.[13] By 1813 the family was living in Putney in Windham County.[14] 

Benjamin Reed was the Town Clerk of Woodford from 1792-1803.[15] 

Benjamin Reed
1752-1835 [19]

Benjamin's occupation after the war is unknown. In Woodford, he served as the Town Clerk from 1792-1803 and was a land owner in both Bennington and Windham Counties.[16] He applied for a pension for his service in 1834.  After his death, Huldah applied for and received a pension.[17] 

Benjamin Reed died on 10 January 1835. Hulda died on 17 May 1842. They are buried in East Putney Cemetery. [18] 

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Diana

© 2022 

    1. Patriotic Greetings, postcard, n.d.; scanned image, original card found in the privately held collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2022. 

    2. "Loyalists and Patriots," si.edu  (https://americanexperience.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Loyalists-and-Patriots.pdf : accessed 25 June 2022).

    3. “U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900,” database and images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/49769:1995 : accessed 25 June 2022), for Benjamin Reed, images 266 to 320; citing "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files" (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

    4. Ibid.

    5. John Ludovicus Reed, The Reed Genealogy: Descendants of William Reade of Weymouth, Massachusetts from 1635-1902 Vol. I  (no publisher named, 1901). 

    6. “U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900,” database with images, Ancestry.com,  Benjamin Reed, 1834. 

    7. Ibid.

    8."Guard Duty During the American Revolution," RevolutionaryWarJournal.com (https://www.revolutionarywarjournal.com/guard-duty/: accessed 3 July 2022). 

    9. “U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900,” database with images, Ancestry.com,  Benjamin Reed, 1834.

    10. Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Bennington County, Vt. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (D. Mason & co, Syracuse, NY: 1889), 475-476; digital images, HathiTrust  (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yul.11775368_000_00&view=1up&seq=1&skin=2021 : accessed 25 June 2022).

    11. “U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900,” database with images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Reed, 1834.

    12. Aldrich, History of Bennington County, Vt. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, 475-476. Also, John Ludovicus Reed, The Reed Genealogy: Descendants of William Reade of Weymouth, Massachusetts from 1635-1902 Vol. I  (no publisher named, 1901). Also, "Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9084/images/005556277_00146?pId=959646: accessed 27 June 2022) Calvin Reed. Also, "Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999," digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1012159:9084?_phsrc=yzP8246&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=luther&gsln=reed&ml_rpos=1&queryId=8ee4ed59aa9a4a8ba3b0ecbb0642bf6c accessed 27 June 2022), Luther Reed, Folder 4, Wrp5-90743, Bundle 11-12, 1851-1852.

    13. “U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900,” database with images, Ancestry.com, Benjamin Reed, 1834.

    14. "List of Letters remaining in the Post Office at Putney, Vt. 31st March 1813," Reporter (Brattleboro, VT), 24 April 1813, p. 4; database with images, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10CE5579CE9162A8%40GB3NEWS-10F57F3DA3140E88%402383358-10F57F3E2446ED20%403? : accessed 26 June 2022).

    15. Announcement about taxes, Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), 15 November 1793, p. 3; database with images, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A10380B74B5F0BB28%40GB3NEWS-105B61A5CFEF2073%402376259-105B61A65258BF23%402-105B61A7B244A76B%40Advertisement? : accessed 26 June 2022). Also, Woodford, The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), 4 Feb 1876,  p.2; database and images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71374880/benjamin-reed-town-clerk-vt/accessed : 18 Feb 2021). 

    16. Windham County, Vermont, Deed Book 3:476, Benjamin Reed to Joseph Knowlton, 21 Nov 1807; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHS-GH5G?i=527&cat=140883 : accessed 26 Sept 2020), image 528.  Also, Bennington County, Vermont, Benjamin Reed to Asa Barney, 17 Nov 1801; transcription, no deed book or page number given,  from Volume 1 of Woodford Records, copied and arranged, 1944, by Velma Brunins under direction of Henry B Walbridge for Bennington Battle Monument and Historical Association. 

    17. “U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900,” database with images, Ancestry.com,  Benjamin Reed, 1834.

    18. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27499358/huldah-read : accessed 04 July 2022), memorial page for Huldah Pratt Read, Find a Grave Memorial ID 27499358, citing East Putney Cemetery, East Putney, Windham County, Vermont; Maintained by Cynthia Kaley (contributor 51056978). Also, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27499357/benjamin-read : accessed 04 July 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Read, Find a Grave Memorial ID 27499357, citing East Putney Cemetery, East Putney, Windham County, Vermont; Maintained by Cynthia Kaley (contributor 51056978).

    19. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27499357/benjamin-read : accessed 04 July 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Read (3 May 1753–10 Jan 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27499357, citing East Putney Cemetery, East Putney, Windham County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Cynthia Kaley (contributor 51056978); Photograph of gravestone contributed by Donna G. Dunham (contributor 46871624).

Learning How to Look For My Irish Ancestor's Townland

Finding my 2nd great-grandmother's townland in Ireland was never high on my list. On her marriage record in New Hampshire, Julia Harvey was Johanna Harvey, born in Ireland and the daughter of Patrick Harvy of Limerick and Joanna Hartigan of Clare. She married Joseph Albert Glynn, my second great-grandfather of Putney, Vermont 9 June 1861, only a year after she arrived in the United States.[1] Her husband's family was very unlike hers as both his mother's and father's families can be found in the United States long before the revolutionary war. 

Carrie Glynn with Julia Harvey Glynn

Putting Julia's name and parents' names into search engines never yielded pertinent information about a townland. Family says she was born in Limerick but there are 1,982 townlands in County Limerick along with many Harvey families.[2] Looking for Hartigan didn't help as Joanna was not found. 

I always assumed Julia came to the United States by herself and had no family nearby. But that was an incorrect assumption as a few years ago, DNA proved me wrong by revealing her three sisters all in Vermont. I had three more names but still did not know where or how to find the townland in Limerick.

Before I spent any more time or money, I knew that educating myself should be my first step

Understanding Irish Research

After reading articles, perusing websites, and watching videos, I knew what church and civil vital records were available to search, where to find a variety of records, strategies to use when searching online resources, and so much more.  Below are some of the valuable resources I have used to familiarize myself with Irish research.

Looking at FamilySearch Research Wikis when beginning a research project provides you
with information about geography, records available, and more. Ireland Genealogy at the FamilySearch Research Wiki yields research strategies, tools, tutorials, and resources for each county. 

The Irish Genealogy Toolkit is a fabulous resource for all aspects of Irish research. 

Anything by John Grenham is full of good information. I read How to trace your Irish family history: a step-by-step guide and watched his YouTube videos, Tracing Irish Ancestors Using Online Resources. His three long videos revealed a large number of resources. Telling how he used the search engines at a variety of online websites helped me determine which paid sites I might try.  

Details about placenames, surnames, available records, and more can be found at Irish Ancestors, John Grenham's part subscription, part free website. Watching "Irish Ancestors: Welcome to the site" before using the website is extremely helpful.

Tips for finding the origins of Irish ancestors were found at the following links. 

A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown

Five Steps for Finding that Hard-to-Find Irish Ancestor

Finding Your Irish Immigrant Ancestors 10 Places to Start Your Search in the U.S. 

The excellent RootsTech 2021 session, Mournful Exodus: Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors' Origins is a three-part webinar providing strategies for solving Irish immigrant research problems. 

Finding Julia

Equipped with more knowledge, I found what may be Julia's home in Ireland and more about her parents. 

I subscribed to RootsIreland.ie for one month and used the flexible search engine to search the baptismal records for children whose mothers had the surname Hartigan in the counties of Limerick and then Clare. My best results were three children, Mary, Bridget, and Jud whose parents were Judith Hartigan and Patrick Halvey (not Harvey) of the townland Quinnpool in the parish of Parteen, County Clare. Parteen is on the Clare and Limerick border. The Diocese for this area was the Diocese of Limerick.[3] 

The records at RootsIreland.ie are abstracts so a look at the actual documents found in the Irish Catholic Parish Registers at NLI (National Library of Ireland) was warranted. Records showed that Patrick and Judith had daughters, Mary in 1833, Bridget in 1836, and Judith (not Jud) in 1839. One daughter, Catherine was missing, but records did not start until late in 1831, most likely after her birth.[4] 

At RootsIreland.ie, I learned that Johanna, Joanna, and Judith were name variations for the name Julia. And, Judith and Johanna were often interchangeable.[5] 

There was much more about this family at RootsIreland.ie and Irish Catholic Parish Registers. Patrick Halvey married Judith Hartigan on 27 November 1830 in Quinpool, Parteen, County Clare.[6] In 1852 Judith Halvey, Julia’s mother, was living in Quinpool in Parteen.[7] She married Hugo (or Hugh) Crowe of Quinpool in 1853.[8] Judith Crowe of Parteen died at age 78 after having bronchitis for three months. She died as an occupier in a Work House in Limerick on 19 February 1892.[9] At age 78, Judith would have been born in about 1814.

More to Learn and More to Find

I could stop with what I have, but I don't believe I have enough documentation to say this is definitely Julia's family. There were four sisters in this family. All lived in Vermont for a time and all married men who worked for the railroad. Continued learning will help me find more in both Ireland and the United States. 

If you want to know more about the families I research, click here to like my Facebook page where you will see each post and other genealogical finds. 

.

Diana

© 2022 

Sources

    1. "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6Z-GGH : 22 February 2021), Albert Glynn and Johanna Harvey, 09 Jun 1861; citing Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,262.

    2. Irish Townlands, Townlands.ie (https://www.townlands.ie/: accessed 6 March 2022).

    3. Baptismal/Birth Records for Ireland, RootsIreland.ie (http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?type=birth&new=1: accessed 6 March 2022).

    4. "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634992#page/46/mode/1up :  accessed 16 March 2022), Parteen Parish (County Clare), Diocese of Limerick, "Bapt  Sept 26 1831–Feb 14, 1877," page 46; digitized from NLI microfilm 02410 / 03. Also, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634992#page/28/mode/1up :  accessed 16 March 2022), Parteen Parish (County Clare), Diocese of Limerick, "Bapt  Sept 26 1831–Feb 14, 1877," page 28; digitized from NLI microfilm 02410 / 03. Also, "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634992#page/12/mode/1up :  accessed 16 March 2022), Parteen Parish (County Clare), Diocese of Limerick, "Bapt  Sept 26 1831–Feb 14, 1877," page 12; digitized from NLI microfilm 02410 / 03. Also, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16921531/catharine-m-daley : accessed 17 March 2022), memorial page for Catharine M Daley (1831–1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16921531, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).

    5. First Names, RootsIreland.ie (http://www.rootsireland.ie/help/first-names/: accessed 6 March 2022).

    6. "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634991#page/30/mode/1up :  accessed 16 March 2022), Parteen Parish (County Clare), Diocese of Limerick, "Marr July 1814-Nov 9 1819 Feb 4 1821 - Jan 10 1836," page 30; digitized from Microfilm 02410 / 02.

    7. Griffith's Valuation 1852: St. Patrick's Parish, Clare County Council Libraries (https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/griffiths_parish/st_patricks.htm: accessed 6 March 2022).

    8. "Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI", digital images, National Library of Ireland (https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634993#page/8/mode/1up :  accessed 16 March 2022), Parteen Parish (County Clare), Diocese of Limerick, "Feb 9 1847 - Jan 22 1877," page 8; digitized from Microfilm 02410 / 01.

    9. Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, "Civil Records," database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06041/4720769.pdf : accessed 6 March 2022); digital image, Judith Crowe, death, 19 February 1892; citing Group Registration ID 04720769; filed 25 February 1892, in the District of Limerick in the County of Limerick, stamped no. 04720769 and 363, entry no. 174.

Photographs

    Ireland Photos, photographs, 2016; scanned image, originals and scan from the privately held photo collection of Diana Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2022.

    Carrie Glynn and Julia Harvey Glynn, photograph, ca. 1885; scanned image, held photo collection of Diana Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2022. Location of the original photo is unknown. 

Friday's Photo: Connections to my Giddens and Bryan Families - Joseph W. McMichael and Willie Marie Bryan

Joseph Walker McMichael and Willie Marie Bryan, ca. 1940 [1]

Yesterday, I posted the obituary of Joseph Walker McMichael.[2] I wanted to add a photo, but checked my digital files and did not find one. It wasn't until after I posted the obituary that I thought to look in my paper files. Julia McMichael Brittain (1942-2018) sent me copies of the above photo and much more in 1999.[3] 

This chart shows the relationship between Willie Marie

and my family. Julia, Willie Marie's grandaughter, was 

my third cousin-once-removed on my father's Bryan

side of the family. [5]

I knew how Willie Marie was connected to my Bryan family; however, until this morning, I had completely forgotten that Joseph Walker McMichael was connected to my Giddens family. 

Julia was my first source of information for both my Giddens and Bryan families when I began my research. She answered my genealogical query on the old Genforum in 1998 after my mother asked me to try to find something on my "new Internet" about her Giddens family. [4] Julia responded and sent me a large envelope containing an indexed descendants report of my Giddens family. 

Friday's Photo: Giddens Family Buried in Easton Cemetery - Easton, Pennsylvania

My great-grandmother, Mary Lucy Glynn Giddens (aka Lucy May) is buried under
the stone for "Mother." The stones on the left and right are family stones. 

My grandmother's family lived in Phillipsburg, New Jersey just across the Delaware River from Easton, Pennsylvania. When I was young, my grandmother, Edith Giddens Davis, talked about walking across the bridge to go to school in Easton. Several of her family members are buried in the historic Easton Cemetery. 

Easton Cemetery has been in operation since 1849 and there are over 29,000 graves. Checkout The Historic Easton Cemetery.org to see beautiful photos of this cemetery, to learn about the history, and see photos of notable residents. 

My great-grandmother, Lucy Glynn Giddens, was found as Mary L.
on the Putney, Vermont birth record. She was Lucy on her marriage
license to Charles Giddens and found as Lucy M. Giddens on all
records following their marriage in 1891. Lucy was first buried
in the Phillipsburg Cemetry and later moved to the Easton Cemetery.

This stone is to the right of Lucy M. Giddens' stone. I assume that my grandmother moved
these graves to the Easton Cemetery as well. Georgie Giddens died on July 27, 1900.
He was just a year old. John Lewis Giddens died at two-months old in June 1902. 

This stone is to the left of Lucy Giddens's stone. Florence I. Samer was the daughter of Charles and Lucy Giddens.
More can be found about Florence and her family by clicking here. 

Warren Giddens, son of Charles and Lucy Giddens is buried in the Easton Cemetery beside
his wife Calla Male. I don't know the location of this grave in regards to his mother's grave.
Warren's obituary and a photo of his family can be found by clicking here. 

If you want to know more about the families I research, click here to like my Facebook page where you will see each post and other genealogical finds. 

Diana

© 2020

Sources

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn.

"The Historic Easton Cemetery." https://www.thehistoriceastoncemetery.org/. Accessed 7 Aug. 2020.

Quinn, Diana Bryan. "Mary Lucy Glynn."  Ancestry.com. Facts https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/45260559/person/6487535112/facts?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 7 Aug. 2020.

Friday's Photo: Charles William Giddens - 1962

Charles William Giddens and his homemade Christmas decorations
Hollywood, Florida - 1962

Charles William Giddens was my Great-Uncle Charlie and the son of Charles Allen Giddens and Mary Lucy Glynn. My grandmother's brother, Charles was born in Crew, Virginia where his father had a clothing store for a short period. By 1900 the Giddens family was living in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Charles served in the U.S. Army in WWI and left for Florida during WWII to serve in the U.S. Navy. Charles and his wife, Louise Uhde were living in Hollywood, Florida by 1948. They remained in Hollywood until their deaths, Charles in 1972 and Louise in 1975. 

I've posted about Charles and Louise Giddens several times in this blog. To learn more, click on the following links. 

Friday's Photo: Cannons in Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Friday's Photo: A New Photo of Charles William Giddens 

Thanksgiving at the Aviation Free Gunnery School - 1942 

Friday's Photo: Charles Giddens Had a House on Irvington Avenue in South Orange, New Jersey 

Friday's Photo: Another Giddens Family Photograph

Friday's Photo: Charles William Giddens

Friday's Photo: Charles Giddens - Four Years Old

Friday's Photo: Louise Uhde


If you want to know more about the families I research, click here to like my Facebook page where you will see each post and other genealogical finds. 

Diana

© 2019

Sources

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn.