Thought you all would appreciate this.
Donna in CA
Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 22:46:49 -0700 (PDT)
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Listers --
I'm sure we all recognize at least one sentence in this that applies to us.
It is from a fellow genealogist in central California, and I thought it was
so funny (and so TRUE!) all of you would enjoy reading it. Hope you do!
Sheri
In a message dated 99-10-15 22:58:10 EDT, DRN SDN writes:
<<
MY ELUSIVE ANCESTOR
:
: I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still.
: He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will.
: He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences.
: He avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census.
:
: He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame.
: And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name.
: His parents came from Europe. They should be upon some list
: of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got missed.
:
: And no one else in this world is searching for this man.
: So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can.
: I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he was blessed;
: but the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest.
:
: He died before the county clerks decided to keep records.
: No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts.
: To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans,
: Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl named JONES.
:
: by Merrell Kenworthy
>>
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MY ELUSIVE ANCESTOR
:
: I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still.
: He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will.
: He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences.
: He avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census.
:
: He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame.
: And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name.
: His parents came from Europe. They should be upon some list
: of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got missed.
:
: And no one else in this world is searching for this man.
: So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can.
: I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he was blessed;
: but the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest.
:
: He died before the county clerks decided to keep records.
: No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts.
: To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans,
: Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl named JONES.
:
: by Merrell Kenworthy
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