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This week I had limited time to work on research, but made the most of my library aide shift yesterday. Because the library is a FamilySearch affiliate, I do most of my searching on that platform when I am there. I focused on Benjamin Cox in Shelby County and downloaded 30 images that I now need to sort through and file. Most were either tax ledgers or land deed records. Some of the land deeds were for transfers made after Ben’s death by his heirs. All and all, it was a pretty good haul of information. Now I just need to sort through it.

I also need to deep dive into Shelby County, Kentucky, and see about making connections there.

I do have concerns about Benjamin’s supposed year of birth. Most sources say he and Sarah were married when they were 16 and 14, respectively. If that were the case, based on the marriage date I have, he was born ca 1767, not 1757. I will need to look into that in the near future. He was a twin so I can utilize information on Jonathan to help resolve this discrepancy.

Lots to do, but I’m excited to learn more about this ancestor!

This week Ancestry gave me three new errors to resolve. I have 5268 errors in the tree–372 possible duplicates, 4291 with no documents, 605 other errors.

  • A 5th cousin 1x removed with no citations. Nothing links up for her. Eventually linked her mother’s obituary to her record to clear the error.
  • Rachel Regina Maquinet…wife of John Jacob Pea and my 6th ggm…has no records attached. I found reference to their marriage which I added to her record.
  • Elizabeth Moyes, wife of a 3rd great-granduncle also had no records attached. Lots of records available to choose from.

This week in the past…
I’d like to take an opportunity to celebrate the anniversaries of births, marriages, and deaths of my bloodlines which will occur during the week ahead.
305 years ago – death of Michelle Garnier (9th ggm)
241 years ago – birth of Sally Short (5th ggm)
210 years ago – marriage of Elizabeth Devore (5th ggm) and Peter Courtright (5th ggf)
192 years ago – birth of Zeresh Puckett (3rd ggm)
159 years ago – birth of Sarah Winkler (2nd ggm)

Goals and progress…
Beginning of Week: 27,868 people
End of Week: 27,871 people
Change = +3 person
Tasks for coming week:

  • Continue data mining on Ben Cox and Sarah Piety
  • Sort and file downloaded docs for Ben Cox
  • Confirm the data from Polk Family and Kinsmen has been added for this family and page numbers are noted for easier citation adding
  • Review Coxes of Cox Creek
  • Review History of Mariah Creek Christian Church
  • Review bio of James Ballard, husband of Susannah Cox