I started creating my website a few months ago in hopes that I would one day have this great repository of information and records for others who are also doing African American research in central Missouri, and hopefully that will be the case one day. But what I have realized is that this journey/endeavor that I am taking is exactly what it is, a journey that will take time. So I thought a great start to my blog would be to talk about what got me here on “My Genealogy Quest”.
First, I have been a lover of history since I was in elementary school. While most kids hated history class I was enthralled with it at a very young age and asked tons of questions in history class. Mr Kalbfleisch, my fifth grade teacher,was one of my favorite teachers growing up and he inspired my inquisition into everything history. I still to this day love reading and learning about world history. So the desire to know the past has all ways resonated with me.
But more personally, my genealogy quest for me is in hope to understand how my family came to be. I was not raised by my parents but with my Aunt Cathy, my fathers sister, so I was always wanting to know more about my family. My uncle Donald talked a lot about my paternal side and he really set my ground work into motion for my research. His oral history and details was right on target. He had written out our genealogy when I was in my early 20’s and I took that information and spent days in the Kansas City National Archives pulling census records. How exciting it was to get back to the 1870 census and see relatives names who were once enslaved.
So now it is 13 years later and I have dabbled here and there over these past 13 years, but I am now back fully committed to doing my family history to the fullest and breaking down the brick walls. I truly believe it is important for us all to document our family histories and have this information passed down for many generations to come. So this blog will touch on many different genealogical topics as I continue my exploration into my family’s history.
I am currently focusing on my paternal lineage which includes the following surnames: Jackson, Yancey, Keevil, Miller, Fowler, Hogan, Finley of central Missouri. For my maternal lineage, which I have only recently started to researching the following surnames: Brantley, Vann of Tulsa, Oklahoma. My maternal lineage is also linked to the Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma. I have already made a connection to this line and look forward to exploring further. I have also started researching my husbands side who is from Texas and Alabama, surnames include: Ketchum, Hooey and Stringer. I am truly looking forward to the future so that I may one day look back at my blogs to tell the story of my genealogy quest. This is just the start…..
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Very nice blog, I look forward to following your journey. Good luck in your search.
Thank you very much for taking the time to visit!
I love your blog Iva! Missouri Fowler’s.. my family is also Cherokee from Oklahoma. I’m feeling a cousin connection..Lol! I cannot wait to hear more of your family history. 🙂
Wow Denise! This is exciting, I can’t wait to start working on these other lines!
Love the blog Iva, such an interesting subject! I love research too and get to do some in my work too as our prospect researcher and also love the geneology. Keep up the great work, I’m excited to see where it all leads for you! My niece Emma is doing a lot of this type of research too, she would love your blog I bet. Take care & happy New Year!
Thanks Amy for your support! Let Emma know if she ever wants to collaborate on good resources, I am always here!
Hey Iva,
I love your site and am so excited for your journey. Genealogy is never ending, I have been at it for over 20 years now and it only becomes more rewarding. I have been working on your line for a few years and have acquired quit a bit you have not seen, and will get papers to you as soon as I can. Your ancestors have become part of me, just as all the other trees that are not blood relation have, and you will find later, that helping others in their search is just as gratifying as finding your own people. You will learn the search is ongoing, and it is always with you. A discovery after a long detailed search is so thrilling and inspires you to continue to find more. There is always “more”. Don’t give up, just find another source. I will continue to help in any way I can! They are only gone if forgotten”…finding their stories brings them back to their place in the family.
Thank you Jen for visiting! Blogging about the my genealogy quest has become very therapeutic! I am discovering new things everyday! You should come to the NGS conference in Norfolk, VA in May. 🙂
Keep up the fantastic work!
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