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Birthdays from my family tree for the week of Oct. 19: Oct. 19 John Wilson, (my first cousin three times removed on my mother's side), b. 1910 in Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio; d. Dec. 28, 1868, in Madison County, Ohio. John was the son of wealthy landowner Valentine Wilson and his first wife, Elanor Judy. Valentine had six children by Judy, nine by his second wife Nancy Donnels Roberts, and four by his third wife Susan Humble. That's right — John had five siblings and 1

Birthdays in my family tree from the week of Sept. 21: Sept. 21 Anna Martin, (my 4G grandmother on my mother's side), b. 1801 in Morgan (now Rowan) County, Ky.; d. June 1870 in Morgan County, Ky. One of the more interesting stories I've plucked from my family tree concerns Anna and her family. According to the 1870 census, she was widowed and living with her son, John Martin. Not an uncommon circumstance, then or now, right? But there's far more to the story. Anna was living

Birthdays from my family tree for the week of April 20. April 20 Mahala Susan Hall Wilson (my great-grandmother on my mother's side), b. 1888 in Rowan County, Ky.; d. Oct. 3, 1979, in Bath County, Ky. My Great Granny Wilson was a midwife and herb doctor, in addition to homemaker and farmer's wife. She grew up not far from the place where she would raise a family, on land her father sold to her brother-in-law in the 1920s, then sold it to his brother — Mahala's husband Burl —

Birthdays in my family tree for the week of March 23, 2015: March 23 Beluard Wilson (my 3G uncle on my mother's side), b. 1868; d. Oct. 1, 1869. One of 14 children of Isiah and Sarah Jane Wilson. He was the brother of my 2G grandfather Abijiah Wilson. March 24 John Milton McBrayer (my first cousin twice removed on my father's side), b. 1873 in Wagner, Rowan County, Ky.; d. Jan. 31, 1939, in Rowan County, Ky. The son of Lewis Parker McBrayer and Martha Jane Kidd McBrayer, John

Birthdays from my family tree for the week of March 2. March 2 Mary A. Brinson (my wife's 3G grandmother on her father's side), b. 1844 in St. Stephen's Parish, Charleston County, SC; d. April 20, 1918, in Bonneau, Berkeley County, SC. Married Thomas W. Brinson and had at least two children. One, John James Brinson, was married three times and has 12 children. March 3 • Adda Lacy Williams Porter (my 2G aunt on my mother's side), b. 1896 in Rowan County, Ky.; d. Dec. 1, 1974.

Birthdays from my family tree for the week of Feb. 2. Feb. 2 Amanda Melvina Williams (my 2G aunt on my mother's side), b. 1878 in Rowan County, Ky.; d. Feb. 24, 1936, in Rowan County, Ky. Sister of my great-grandfather, Andrew Jackson Williams. She married Rufus Humphrey Brown and had 14 children, including one named "Andrew Jackson Brown." Ruby Caudill (my second cousin twice removed on my mother's side), b. 1922 in Morehead, Rowan County, Ky.; d. February 1976 in Morehead,