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  • Alabama, Descendancy Research
    Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)

    Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)

    Esther

    February 15, 2026

    John Silas Wesley (J S W) Essary was born on 12 October 1869 in Alabama to William Calloway Essary and Lucinda Leonard. J S W married Julia Orlean Livingston on 23 January 1890 in Hale County, Alabama. Together they had 12 children, 8 boys and 4 girls. J S W Essary died on 8 March…

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  • Alabama, People
    Research with me: Lucinda Leonard (1830)

    Research with me: Lucinda Leonard (1830)

    Esther

    January 31, 2026

    When I looked at Lucinda Leonard’s profile on FamilySearch and profiles on Ancestry trees, it was easy to assume the data was correct. When researchers evaluate online family trees, such as those at FamilySearch, WikiTree, Ancestry, or MyHeritage, it’s easy to assume the data is valid. That data may very well be correct, but documentation…

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  • Alabama, Descendancy Research, People
    A.I. finds more about William Calloway Essary

    A.I. finds more about William Calloway Essary

    Esther

    January 23, 2026

    William Calloway Essary married Lucinda Leonard on 21 September 1867 in Perry County, Alabama, right before Hale County was formed. William and Lucinda had two children, John Silas Wesley Essary and Mollie Essary. The family was listed together in the 1880 U.S. Census. After the census enumeration, William and Lucinda separated or divorced. William then…

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  • Alabama, Descendancy Research
    Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)

    Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)

    Esther

    February 15, 2026

    John Silas Wesley (J S W) Essary was born on 12 October 1869 in Alabama to William Calloway Essary and Lucinda Leonard. J S W married Julia Orlean Livingston on 23 January 1890 in Hale County, Alabama. Together they had 12 children, 8 boys and 4 girls. J S W Essary died on 8 March…

    Continue Reading

  • Alabama, People
    Research with me: Lucinda Leonard (1830)

    Research with me: Lucinda Leonard (1830)

    Esther

    January 31, 2026

    When I looked at Lucinda Leonard’s profile on FamilySearch and profiles on Ancestry trees, it was easy to assume the data was correct. When researchers evaluate online family trees, such as those at FamilySearch, WikiTree, Ancestry, or MyHeritage, it’s easy to assume the data is valid. That data may very well be correct, but documentation…

    Continue Reading

  • Alabama, Descendancy Research, People
    A.I. finds more about William Calloway Essary

    A.I. finds more about William Calloway Essary

    Esther

    January 23, 2026

    William Calloway Essary married Lucinda Leonard on 21 September 1867 in Perry County, Alabama, right before Hale County was formed. William and Lucinda had two children, John Silas Wesley Essary and Mollie Essary. The family was listed together in the 1880 U.S. Census. After the census enumeration, William and Lucinda separated or divorced. William then…

    Continue Reading

  • Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)

    Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)

    Esther

    February 15, 2026

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