Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again — time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music, please!): The life of every person has events and decisions that carry a risk factor and can significantly affect their future. Describe a risk that one of your ancestors took. How did it affect their life, and how did it all turn out? For my example, I'm looking at my 3rd great-grandfather, Alexander Briles . In 1850, Alexander and his wife, Sarah Rush Briles , were living in Randolph County, North Carolina, with six children. They had established a farm on the Little Caraway Creek and appeared to have a stable life. Then, in 1857, Alexander made a decision that would change the future of his family for generations: he sold his North Carolina land and headed west. By March 1858, Alexander was living in Neosho Township, Coffey County, Kansas Territory, where he c...