rick7403Jan 17, 20233 minTribute to Joyce Coe (Ferguson), 1931-2021This is our video tribute to Mom debuted at her life celebration 24 September 2021. Obituary Ima Joyce Coe, 90, of North Platte, passed...
rick7403Aug 13, 20222 minIma Joyce Ferguson (1931-2021) AncestryIn 2018, Mom spit in a little tube that we sent off to 23andme to have her autosomal DNA analyzed. Looking at her family tree five...
rick7403Aug 13, 20223 minFinnish ConnectionsAmong six Ferguson first cousins whose DNA results I have access to, Finnish ancestry ranges from 2.7% to 8.9% and averages 5.4%. Among...
rick7403Aug 13, 20222 minOlaf and Christina Jäder, Swedish immigrants, Great GrandparentsA couple years ago, I stopped at Lund Cemetery in Decatur County, Kansas and paid respects to great grandparents Kristina Olsdotter...
rick7403Aug 13, 20224 minRobert Todd, c.1740-c.1808, 6th Great GrandfatherCommunities were divided, families split, and loyalties questioned by toxic politics. It could be America today, but it was also...
rick7403Aug 13, 20224 minRebecca Mills Todd, 1818-1912, 3rd Great GrandmotherIt began with a simple line in a petition for probate of James Mills, deceased, listing sons "James Mills Henry Mills and a Daughter...