2023 WikiTree Challenge 17: Research for the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Nashville Chapter Now

Question

Hello WikiTreers!

In each WikiTree Challenge we partner with another group in the worldwide genealogy community. Together we research seven degrees of connections for seven starting people chosen by our partner.

Challenge #17 will be another adventure as we head to the southern United States! Our partner is the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Nashville Chapter. AAHGS is the premier organization dedicated to documenting and disseminating African-American genealogy and history.

Our week will begin Thursday, November 30, at noon EST (5pm UTC) and end December 7, at noon EST. Will you join us? You don't need any particular skills to participate. Everyone is welcome.

Please reply below if you are interested. (Please post an answer instead of a comment.)

When we begin our week, there will be answer threads here for the seven starting profiles, to facilitate collaboration, post questions, discoveries, and bounty point claims.

Please also join our live chat in Discord. There is always a lot of fun discussion and collaboration there.

Zoom Links:

Nov 30th Noon EST/5pm UTC Kickoff - https://wikitree.zoom.us/j/85434085092
Nov 30th 8pm EST/1am UTC Kickoff - https://wikitree.zoom.us/j/87211085226
Dec 2nd Noon EST/5pm UTC Weekend Chat - https://wikitree.zoom.us/j/86222458527
Dec 7th Noon EST/5pm UTC Wrapup - https://wikitree.zoom.us/j/89290417924
Dec 7th 8pm EST/1am UTC Wrapup - https://wikitree.zoom.us/j/84558317194

Comments

TO Whoever made the musical Free Space page for the Miller brothers music and show tunes -

I absolutely LOVE this.  Thank you so much for your research and your creativity.  -NGP

Answer 1

1. Josephine Groves Holloway

Connection:

Brick Wall: confirm if her mother Emma is the same Emma Gray as listed in this 1880 census. (it's currently attached to her profile)

Comments

working working working

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New connection for this person, Kelso-1710 to his father Kelso-1337

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Nice connecting, Celia!

Answer 2

2. William Edmonson

Connection:

Brick Wall:is there any relationship between his mother Jane Brown and the Brown family listed above her in 1870? 1870 census link. Starting profile for that 1870 James Brown

Comments

Looks like I connected him through [[Jeter-789|Green Williamson Jeter (abt.1844-1917)]] and his daughter, [[Jeter-1257|Dora Edyth (Jeter) Means (1867-abt.1905)]] who is some grandson's in-law's in-law, I think.  I was in the weeds, that's for sure.

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And another one, yay!

Answer 3

3. Prince Albert Ewing

Connection:

Brick Wall: find his wife Isabella (Watson) Ewing's mother, or any source for Isabella's father Richard other than her death certificate.

Comments

Connected to the tree:  Anderson-80782 (new) to Anderson-66287 (existing), Prince's daughter's husband's other wife's family connection.

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And a third!

Answer 4

4. Preston Taylor

Connection:

Brick Wall: find any info on his parents beyond the Freedman bank record, or any info on any siblings.

Comments

Can anyone find children of Preston's who survived into adulthood?  I'm going sideways with siblings and in-laws to try to connect him to The Big Tree. -NGP

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Going with the Hattie Whitley Tyree documents for his child.   The details are in the Research Notes on Preston's profile.  Please alter it as proper or necessary or needed.  -NGP

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Jenkinson-562 connected Taylor and Ewing, so when I connected Ewing, it connected them both.

Answer 5

5. Ella Sheppard Moore

Connection:

Brick Wall: for William Aymer Caldwell's parents, find a source for them beyond his death record. (William is Ella's half-sister's husband)

Comments

I connected Ella Sheppard Moore to the big tree through her granddaughter Daile Moore’s husband Archibald Warren Madison who was already in WikiTree.

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Connected to the global tree (the previous connection was an unconnected pre-existing family):  [[Reagin-117|Essie Mae (Reagin) Reid (1892-1983)]] to her father [[Reagin-114|Robert H Reagin (abt.1854-1911)]] an in-law of in-law connection, possibly outside of 7, we'll see when they refresh.

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Wait, I wasn't the first, someone else made a connection before me!

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Good job with connecting, Elizabeth!

Answer 6

6. Richard Henry Boyd

Connection:

Brick Wall: Claimed! (by Nanette Gahn) find the parents of Addie (Munn) Boyd, or proof of her death. Addie is the wife of Eugene, Richard Boyd's son.

Comments

working working working

zoom zoom

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R. Boyd is showing connected to The Big Tree now.  I didn't do it.  Stanley, did you get him?  -NGP

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[[Munn-3171|Addie (Munn) Boyd (1886-1954)]] died in Multnomah, Oregon on 16 Oct 1954.  I put documentation on her profile. -NGP

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Woohoo, awesome job, Nanette!

Answer 7

7. Callie Guy House

Connection:

Brick Wall: prove parent or additional siblings of her husband William House. It appears she and her sister married brothers, but there may be more siblings.

Comments

Connected via Theodore Samuel Plunkett Jr whose parents were already on WikiTree. Theodore is related (by marriage, I think) to the husband of Callie's sister Sarah's granddaughter Nannie Lee House.

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Great work, Miyako!

Answer 8

Can I still join this challenge?

Comments

You might not get points, but you're welcome to help with the work just the same!