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From: "Maxine Baldwin Westerfield" <>
Subject: [BALDWIN-L] Fw: The Elusive Ancestor
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:49:56 -0700


FWD to all my Genealogy Friends,
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From: Robert Whitsell <>
To: <>
Date: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:29 PM
Subject: The Elusive Ancestor


This is something I received from another list, but wanted to share it since
it applies to all of us. (at least me)
Sandy

>
>"THE ELUSIVE ANCESTOR
>
>I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still.
>He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will.
>He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences.
>He avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census.
>He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame.
>And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name.
>His parents came from Europe. They should be upon some list
>of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got missed.
>And no one else in this world is searching for this man.
>So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can.
>I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he was blessed;
>but the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest.
>He died before the county clerks decided to keep records.
>No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts.
>To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans,
>Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl named JONES.
>
>by Merrell Kenworthy"
>
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