Monthly Archives: June 2023

Margaret Wilson Munro (1812-1898)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by cannyoung

Margaret Wilson Munro Fraser anchors my mother’s paternal line as my three-times great-grandmother. Her daughter, Mary Wilson Fraser, brought, James Frederick Gillespie II into the world in 1863. My great-grandfather is the protagonist in the story ‘In the Shadow of … Continue reading →

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Wait A Minute- Back it Up, Back it up

Posted on June 18, 2023 by cannyoung

I’ve hit the pause button on my story posting, at least for a few weeks. Although my ancestry research provided a pretty good timeline of recorded facts for James Harrison Veevers, and especially his family members, I had a gap … Continue reading →

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FIFTEEN: The Call to the East – 1864

Posted on June 11, 2023 by cannyoung

The next month carried James over crests and depths as he struggled to decide his future. February’s bleak and damp bathed Preston with a gritty filter of dim light. The brief reprieve from the holidays had long since faded into … Continue reading →

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FOURTEEN: Knock, knock

Posted on June 4, 2023 by cannyoung

As James ambled through the streets of Preston, the December evening laid a crisp mist on the darkened streets warning of cooler temperatures to come. The American Civil War raged on, disrupting the cotton supply as feared. Attempts to secure … Continue reading →

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