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Himes Saga #8 – Abraham – Did We Figure Ya’ Out ??

September 28, 2022
Mr. Abraham Himes led us for a merry chase and we’re not 100% sure we...
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Himes Saga #7 – Mary Ann Himes Himes

September 23, 2022
Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio was the birthplace of Mary Ann Himes, our feature this week,...
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Himes Saga #6 – Jacob It Is!

September 14, 2022
SAMSUNG DIGIMAX 420 Last week you read about a Himes marrying a Linn and we...
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Himes Saga #5 – William

September 7, 2022
William Himes born Oct 8, 1824 in Virginia lived to be a good age, lacking...
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Himes Saga #4 – Next Up, Dan

September 2, 2022
Daniel Himes, Jr. is next up, and was born in Fincastle County, Virginia on April...
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Himes Saga #3 – Susanna

August 24, 2022
Susanna Himes, first daughter, third child of Daniel and Mary “Polly” Wrightsman Himes was born...
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Himes Saga #2 – David

August 18, 2022
Although Daniel Himes lived to be a fairly good age into his early 80s and...
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The Dunbar Saga: The Final Four

August 3, 2022
George Oliver Washington Dunbar and his brother, Jesse Peterson Dunbar were the last of the...
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DUNBAR SAGA – Dear Taylor

July 28, 2022
The last of Lewis M. and Polly (Powers) Dunbar’s children to reach adulthood was Taylor...
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Dunbar Saga #13 – Mary Dunbar Blacker

July 20, 2022
Although you’ve seen that most of the Dunbar family lived (and still most do) to...
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