BJNL's GENEALOGY

In July 2015, my husband and I were fortunate to enjoy three weeks in the United States. At the time, I had not fully 'pinned down' with confidence exactly who my biological father is. This became clearer subsequent to the trip. I know a lot more now than I did then. Today, while looking through photographs taken during that trip, I was prompted by the photos to consider how some of them link to my family history. This post arises from that and consists of snippets of family history-related information prompted by just a handful of the photos I took on that trip. Marshall County, Tennessee As the sign says, Marshall County was established in 1836. It was made up from parts of Giles, Bedford, Lincoln and Maury Counties [1] . According to my genealogy programme, Family Tree Maker, I have 245 relatives associated, in some way, with Marshall County. While most of these will be collateral line relatives, there is a direct connection between my Chesser line and Marshall County. My