I have been a Family History researcher for more than 30 years. My primary lines are: Miller, Matlock, Garrett and Dodson which came together in Franklin and Crawford, Arkansas. It's amazing how the migratory paths of these lines converged in these places at approximately the same time.

We have to know that there is a divinely ordered pathway set for each of us, that we may be born and live out our lives with a purpose. Some events are happy; others are tragic, but they all play a role in making us who we are.

Here is an example of this fact:

One of my great great grandfathers was murdered in Alabama in 1879. His widow and children came to Franklin County, Arkansas where a daughter married one of my great grand fathers, and began that line. As sad as the story is, neither I, nor any one in this line would probably never have been born, had not such a tragedy occurred. This is not to honor the perpetrator, but to show that God can bring good out of the worst of situations, and He does so on a continual basis.

It's important for people to know who their ancestors were, and be mindful of the many great sacrifices they made that the present generation may have an opportunity to live good and productive lives.

My hope in participating in the Find A Grave project, is to help others re-connect not only with their ancestors; but with other family members whose connection has been lost through time.

I have been a Family History researcher for more than 30 years. My primary lines are: Miller, Matlock, Garrett and Dodson which came together in Franklin and Crawford, Arkansas. It's amazing how the migratory paths of these lines converged in these places at approximately the same time.

We have to know that there is a divinely ordered pathway set for each of us, that we may be born and live out our lives with a purpose. Some events are happy; others are tragic, but they all play a role in making us who we are.

Here is an example of this fact:

One of my great great grandfathers was murdered in Alabama in 1879. His widow and children came to Franklin County, Arkansas where a daughter married one of my great grand fathers, and began that line. As sad as the story is, neither I, nor any one in this line would probably never have been born, had not such a tragedy occurred. This is not to honor the perpetrator, but to show that God can bring good out of the worst of situations, and He does so on a continual basis.

It's important for people to know who their ancestors were, and be mindful of the many great sacrifices they made that the present generation may have an opportunity to live good and productive lives.

My hope in participating in the Find A Grave project, is to help others re-connect not only with their ancestors; but with other family members whose connection has been lost through time.