Comments on: 2011 Research Goals – The Hill Predicament http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/2011-research-goals-the-hill-predicament/ Missississippi Genealogy Project Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tmailhes http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/2011-research-goals-the-hill-predicament/#comment-19 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 06:21:37 +0000 http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-19 Wow. I also imagine that they wanted the family secret kept. I am learning that secrets are going to continue to be uncovered and I am excited and a little scared at the same time!

]]> By: Dee Burris Blakley http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/2011-research-goals-the-hill-predicament/#comment-18 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:27:57 +0000 http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-18 The dliemma about whether or not to “leave it alone…”

Your dilemma is not quite as many years ago as mine was, so my decision was easier. It got a whole lot easier once I realized there were two families for sure, and probably more, who had hit the proverbial brick wall trying to find the parents of their great grandfathers.

Mine was a 140 year old family secret that my ancestors hoped (I’m sure) would die away when they “encouraged” the children of the other family to leave Pope Co., AR about 1920. What g-g-granddaddy did not count on was a determined descendant with access to the internet and lots of time to search the county courthouse…

Since yours is more recent, maybe you want to find out for yourself, but not publish publicly until your uncle has passed on?

Very nice blog. I found you through Geneabloggers.

Dee

]]> By: tmailhes http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/2011-research-goals-the-hill-predicament/#comment-16 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:11:49 +0000 http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-16 Thanks Robyn for the encouragement!

]]> By: Robyn http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/2011-research-goals-the-hill-predicament/#comment-15 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:15:31 +0000 http://tmailhes.wordpress.com/?p=114#comment-15 VERY interesting! You know how common “outside children” were…I have several in my tree, and know many others. I would research Hill and Sampson as it related to my bloodline. If Hill was the grandfather, then yes, I would research HIM & his ancestors(not necessarily his other family). The circumstances cannot be changed and were no fault of any of the descendants. Good luck with this!!!

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