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From: "Melissa Barker" <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] Help with a possibly obvious situation
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:18:12 -0600
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Bill,

I always research the spouses of my ancestors. I have actually found more
information and photo's of my own ancestors through their spouses than any
other way, strange but true. Recently I was researching a second spouse of
one of my husband's ancestors and I found a living relative that had a trunk
full of photo's. This trunk contained a photo of the ancestor's mother, a
woman I have been trying to find a photo of for years. Why would a
daughter-in-law, the second spouse of her son no less, have saved a photo of
her mother-in-law? With more research I found that this couple divorced and
the mother-in-law took the side of her daughter-in-law in the divorce per
testimony from her in the case.

So, yes, research the spouses of your ancestors.

Melissa Barker
Professional Genealogist
Specializing in Tennessee and Kentucky Genealogy Research
Visit My Website: www.freewebs.com/genealogyservices/

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