I am a dedicated genealogist for my large extended family. I have a BA degree in Anthropology and an MA in Psychology. I have worked in large ape research, computer project management, and data center management during my business career. Now, I enjoy genealogy!

My paternal family names include Bell, Petty, Tant, Frasier, Frazier, Cochran, and Cooper (and variant spellings) from Paulding County, GA and North Georgia.

My maternal family names from Carroll Co., GA and surrounding counties are North, Burnham, Latimer, Williams, Reese, and Kiser and Kizer, and Booker further to East Georgia in Wilkes Co. GA.

My husband's family names are Darby, Pello, Collins, Rowe, Greenslade, Bailey, Bramhall, and Connell from NY, PA, CT, NJ, and MA. The Pellos were from Southeast Europe.

Many of our ancestors first came over from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, and other places in Europe. They settled for a while in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. They fought in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War on both sides. They struggled for their beliefs and some died for them.

Throughout the history of the British American Colonies and later the United States, my ancestors sailed the east coast or followed the Great Wagon Trail to the Carolinas and Augusta, Georgia. Some settled in north to middle Georgia. A few kept moving westward to Texas and Louisiana as these lands opened for settlement. Some have disappeared along the way. I hope to one day find those who are still missing. They were all very strong people, and I hope to bring their stories to life for our generation and beyond.

My husband's ancestors came to America about 20 years after the Pilgrims came. They settled a little farther south of Plymouth, MA in Barnstable, MA. He has explored the Library in Barnstable and the cemetery where John and Richard Darby are buried.

As of January 2018, we are awaiting our DNA tests with both Ancestry & National Geographic (Helix). We think we know our story but the DNA analyses may open new areas for us to explore. I attend weekly historical genealogy meetings to learn ever more ways to do my research and help others do their genealogy.

I found out through DNA that I am mainly European. Most of my ancestors came over from Europe in the mid 1600's to Virginia and the Carolinas. They traveled down the Great Wagon Road to Georgia.

I am a dedicated genealogist for my large extended family. I have a BA degree in Anthropology and an MA in Psychology. I have worked in large ape research, computer project management, and data center management during my business career. Now, I enjoy genealogy!

My paternal family names include Bell, Petty, Tant, Frasier, Frazier, Cochran, and Cooper (and variant spellings) from Paulding County, GA and North Georgia.

My maternal family names from Carroll Co., GA and surrounding counties are North, Burnham, Latimer, Williams, Reese, and Kiser and Kizer, and Booker further to East Georgia in Wilkes Co. GA.

My husband's family names are Darby, Pello, Collins, Rowe, Greenslade, Bailey, Bramhall, and Connell from NY, PA, CT, NJ, and MA. The Pellos were from Southeast Europe.

Many of our ancestors first came over from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, and other places in Europe. They settled for a while in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. They fought in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War on both sides. They struggled for their beliefs and some died for them.

Throughout the history of the British American Colonies and later the United States, my ancestors sailed the east coast or followed the Great Wagon Trail to the Carolinas and Augusta, Georgia. Some settled in north to middle Georgia. A few kept moving westward to Texas and Louisiana as these lands opened for settlement. Some have disappeared along the way. I hope to one day find those who are still missing. They were all very strong people, and I hope to bring their stories to life for our generation and beyond.

My husband's ancestors came to America about 20 years after the Pilgrims came. They settled a little farther south of Plymouth, MA in Barnstable, MA. He has explored the Library in Barnstable and the cemetery where John and Richard Darby are buried.

As of January 2018, we are awaiting our DNA tests with both Ancestry & National Geographic (Helix). We think we know our story but the DNA analyses may open new areas for us to explore. I attend weekly historical genealogy meetings to learn ever more ways to do my research and help others do their genealogy.

I found out through DNA that I am mainly European. Most of my ancestors came over from Europe in the mid 1600's to Virginia and the Carolinas. They traveled down the Great Wagon Road to Georgia.