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Gravelly Springs – The Search for Darthula Ross pt. 5
The family settled in Gravelly Springs, Alabama. Today Gravelly Springs is a sparsely populated area northwest of Florence just north of the Tennessee River. This area was a enumerated district for the US Census and there were many families that lived there.
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A Brick Wall – The Search for Darthula Ross pt. 1
A genealogical brick wall is a dead end or a very difficult research problem. There may be a lack of records, few records, or no records. Many of us have spent years researching brick wall ancestors with little success. DNA testing is helping some of us break through those brick walls, but even DNA testing…
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Did Duncan Stewart Participate in the California Gold Rush?
Every family has a legend or bigger than life story. It is easy to accept these stories as true because they are exciting. Duncan Stewart (M4XX-J21) is a person that seemed larger than life with an exciting story that he participated in the California Gold Rush. Is the story true? How can such a story…