Finding the facts behind the legends!
The question made the rounds in Twitter's genealogy community: Did any of your distant cousins marry their step-siblings? Oh, do I have a story to tell about William Bass and his brother! Or was it his brother-in-law? Or was it both?
Researching Ann Eliza Bass was a challenge from the start. She was 30 years old in 1860, and she was also 30 years old in 1880. Fountain of youth, meet your queen...
I had found no obituary, death record, or burial permit for Henry Hansen. What had I missed?
Most of us have "that" branch in our family tree. You know the one...it's where you find the ancestors who turned stretching the truth into an art form. You want to look away, but you can't...
Baugh, Bass, and Beyond 