Susan Anderson
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Susan Anderson

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Susan Anderson
Born 1940s.
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Sister of [half], [private brother (1950s - unknown)], [private brother (1950s - unknown)] [half] and [private sister (1950s - unknown)] [half]
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Susan Anderson is a Californian.
Susan Anderson has Appalachian roots.
Susan Anderson is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger William Bradford.
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Born and raised amidst all the transience and novelty of California, I grew up with the permanent fixtures of ancestral stories. By the time American History classes came my way, almost any major event the teacher or textbook mentioned could spark a thought of, "Oh, yeah: I know about that because Great ... Grandpa/Grandma/Uncle/Aunt/Cousin was there" or "did that" or "fought that" or, of course, "fled the area to avoid that." The stories made the history personal and, for me, turned history into stories.

I ended up a history major in college and, ultimately, with a Ph.D. in Medieval History and a specialty in Early Medieval Intellectual History. [No: That is not an oxymoron.]

Since academic jobs in history had virtually disappeared by the time I was ready to apply for them, I did research for a number of years on subjects such as offshore oilfield development and military training policies at a think tank, where "pre-historical" meant, essentially, "pre-1960" and "uncertainty" meant "plus/minus 5%," rather than "this is my best guess, based on these sources and considerations." It was a flawed match.

Genealogy has come to me in my "post-working" years. At first, it was a way to help the Family Historian-Designate sort out family stories and track down mysterious branches of the tree. Then I discovered WikiTree, collaborative genealogy, and people who value sources, appreciate uncertainty, and try to use courtesy in debate. Now, I've inherited the slot of Family Historian-Designate and am learning how to fit my hard-learned research skills into the WikiTree environment, with a whole new universe of potential sources to learn ... and, of course, a world of unexpected pitfalls to avoid.

If you're reading this because you are wondering about contacting me: Please do. I welcome prospects of collaboration and discussion. If I've erred, I'd like to hear about it.

Current Research Efforts

Susan Anderson is a member of the Appalachia Project.
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Susan Anderson is a member of the Washington State Project.
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Susan Anderson is a member of the Kentucky Project.
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WikiTree Day Attendee: 2022

For the most part, I work on whatever branch or twig of my family is currently generating inquiries from family members. I also tend to work on completely unrelated (so far!) families when I find documentation which provides sources for those profiles. As I can, I work formally or informally with various parts of the U.S. History Project, especially with the Massachusetts Project. Since my mother's maternal family started settling in Washington Territory in the 1860s, I've also joined the Washington State Project, where most of the people whose profiles I work on were in the eastern part of the state. As I spend a lot of time trying to track down, sort out and trace the Logsdons of Hart County, Kentucky, I joined the Kentucky Project, in addition to the Appalachia Project. Along the way, I discovered that the rest of my maternal grandmother's ancestors also qualify as Appalachian, from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio: Lots of cousins! Something this project has taught me is that a "connection" in Appalachia is simply a cousin whose relationship hasn't yet been established.

I thoroughly enjoy the 'Thons and have found a home on the Toddlin' Tortoises: They're just my speed!

Chebacco Parish One Place Study: This is an on-going effort to document the families of Chebacco Parish in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony/Province of Massachusetts Bay/Massachusetts from 1677, when the parish rebelled against making the trek to attend church in the town of Ipswich and hired their own minister, until 1819, when it was incorporated as the town of Essex, Massachusetts.

1718-20 Migration of Scots-Irish from Ireland to New England: Research and Notes for Scots-Irish Migration. This is a much more organized research effort, thanks to the Scots-Irish and Ulster Scots Project and, most especially, thanks to Caryl Ruckert, my co-researcher. For me, it began with my attempts to find documentation for the ancestors, family and background of David Spear of Windsor (later Ellington), Connecticut. Since he married Mary Clark (descended from William Bradford), and then neglected to leave us readily-found documentation for his son, John, he has long provided one of my family's more frustrating research problems.

Ireland: One branch of my Canadian family came from Ireland in the 1840s (County Tyrone, it appears) and 1850s (possibly from County Carlow). I've been trying to piece together one of the families from County Tyrone, the Spears or Speers, from the Canadian records. The next step will be to try to find them in County Tyrone. Before they left Ireland, one of the Speer daughters married a Wilkinson, so the Wilkinsons of County Tyrone are also on my list.

Sweden: Since my father's paternal family immigrated to the United States from Sweden, I have begun learning about Swedish history in an attempt to place their emigrations in context. Thanks to Eva Ekeblad and other members of the Sweden Project, I now have documentation of my great grandparents' births and families in Jämtland and Västerbotten. As all the histories of those provinces I've been able to locate are in Swedish, I'm also attempting to teach myself to read Swedish.

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DNA Confirmations

  • Maternal relationship is confirmed with test matches from both 23andMe and Ancestry: Susan Anderson, daughter, and Joan (Watts) Carter, mother. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Mother based on 49.99% DNA shared across 23 segments. Predicted relationship from Ancestry: Mother based on 50% DNA shared across 24 segments.

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It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Susan or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
  • Susan Anderson: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup U4b1b1a, FTDNA kit #997573
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Hello from the Appalachia Project!

Join us for our online Appalachia Project Party on Saturday, December 9th, 2023 at 2pm (EST)/7pm (UTC).

If you are signed up for our Project's Google Group, look for an email with the easy instructions on how to join. If you are on our Project's Discord Chat Channel, all details were posted under Announcements.

(Please make sure to check your Spam folder as many have mentioned the Monthly Newsletter and other communication is landing in their spam.)

Need to sign up for the Appalachia Project Google Group or Discord channel: Google Group and Discord Chat Channel

Sandy

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Hi Susan,

It is once again time for our annual Ireland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:

  1. If you would like to continue as an Ireland Project member. If your answer is yes, please tell us if you are happy with your current team, or if you would prefer to join a different one. If you are currently participating in more than one team we would appreciate you ranking them in their order of importance to you, from highest priority to lowest. This information will be helpful as we consider possible future changes to our team structure.
  2. In the past, the project has had a very minimal membership requirement (one contribution per year) for badged members to meet. Do you believe this is adequate, or should this requirement be increased? What do you believe would be a reasonable commitment to expect from all project members?
  3. How active have you been in the Ireland Project over the past year? Please choose one of the following options: a) I normally spend 1-5 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. b) I normally spend 6-10 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. c) I spend over 10 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. d) I am not able to contribute every month but have spent approximately ________ hours during the past year improving Irish profiles.
  4. Please provide feedback on any things you’d like to see the project do more of in the future.

You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you no longer are able to participate in the Ireland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.

Many thanks for all that so many of you have contributed to the project in the past year, and very special thanks to those who answered the project’s call and gave generously of their time to be part of Team Seanchaithe during the most recent connect-a-thon. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

le dea-mhéin, Jen Hutton, Ireland Project co-leader

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Hi Susan,

Welcome to the Appalachia Project - Northern Appalachia Team!

When you have the chance, please add your Northern Appalachia interests next to your name on this page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Northern_Appalachia_Team

Please add the following: The team categories to your profile: Category: Northern Appalachia Team

If you prefer stickers, our Member sticker is available from the stickers page at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Appalachia_Project_Stickers .

I am always available for any questions or help. Thanks for joining the team. You are already such a valued member of Appalachia, it is wonderful to have you "officially" in the north as well as in central. We are so happy to have you!

Erin, Northern Team Lead - Appalachia Project

Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the April 2023 Source-a-Thon. Every source or citation verifying the information on a profile, helps make for a healthier Tree!
Hertyl and Spertyl Slowsky Tortoises face each other, with a large gold winner's tro-phy between them.  Beneath the adult Tortoises are the baby Slowsky twins, Liddyll, and Iddyll, holding the words "Wonderful WikiTreer" between them, and behind the phrase, su-perimposed upon the trophy, is the WikiTree DNA globe icon.  Beneath the entire tableau is the phrase "We're all winners in the end".
April 2023 Source-a-Thon TT WW award
posted by Melanie Paul
IT HAS ARRIVED!!!!!

We need the Kentucky Project Members to join the Kentucky Genealogical Society's WikiTree Challenge! We are going for the record.... over 500 new profiles!

https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1592825/wikitree-challenge-research-kentucky-genealogical-society

posted by Pam (Dale) Fraley
Susan,

Do you mind if I link 2 more profiles in the Arizona space page? Bob

posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
Hi, Bob!

Absolutely no objection. Check the page for all the categories and stickers - we've set it up so you can just copy and paste, with only a little editing on the military service sticker.

posted by Susan Anderson
Thanks. I’ll get the bio’s as complete as possible. Offered DNA, but the Navy requires a known familial connection. The 2 I’m adding are giving me fits on trying to connect.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
That you're already working on connecting them is wonderful news! That's our next step on this little - or not-so-little - project, after we have profiles set up for all 1,177. So, with luck, your two will already be connected when we reach that point. Thank you!
posted by Susan Anderson
It's time for the One Place Studies Project Check-In!

We've put together a survey for you to fill out to check in with you, it will only take a moment as there are only a few questions. Filling out the survey lets us know you are still interested in coordinating your study and provides an opportunity for you to share any suggestions you may have for the project.

If you have decided to step away from your study, please reply to this comment to that effect.

posted by Azure Robinson
Hello from the Appalachia Project!

Join us for our online Appalachia Project Meetup on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 7pm (EST). If you are signed up for our Project's Google Group, an email was sent this morning with all the details. If you are on our Project's Discord Chat Channel, all details were posted under Announcements.

Please make sure to check your Spam folder as many have mentioned the Monthly Newsletter and other communication is landing in their spam.

Appalachia Project Google Group and Discord Chat Channel

Sandy

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Thank you so much for signing up with the Toddlin' Tortoises in the January 2023 Connect-a-Thon. We may be slower than many, but we are all still winners!
Hertyl and Spertyl Slowsky Tortoises face each other, with the words “Toddlin’ Tortoises” above their heads, the words “think everyone is a” below that.  Beneath that, and between Hertyl and Spertyl is the WikiTree globe — superimposed with the words "Wonderful WikiTreer" — and beneath the entire tableau are the words "and that We're all winners in the end".  Because we are.  Winners.
posted by Melanie Paul
Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the October 2022 Source-a-Thon. Every source or citation verifying the information on a profile, helps make for a healthier Tree!
Hertyl and Spertyl Slowsky Tortoises face each other, with a large gold winner's trophy between them.  Beneath the adult Tortoises are the baby Slowsky twins, Liddyll, and Iddyll, holding the words "Wonderful WikiTreer" between them, and behind the phrase, superimposed upon the trophy, is the WikiTree DNA globe icon.  Beneath the entire tableau is the phrase "We're all winners in the end".
October 2022 Source-a-Thon TT WW award
posted by Melanie Paul
Susan, thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the July 2022 Connect-a-Thon. Every well-constructed profile added helps to grow a healthier Tree!


Two tortoises, Hertyl and Spertyl, dressed in their spiffy Connect-a-Thon Tuxedo coats, the one on the left holding a top hat in "hand", and the one on the right with a glass of champagne.  Between them is a multi-carriage wood or coal burning steam train, near the wheels of which are the words "slow train".  Above the train is the WikiTree DNA tree logo, across which are the words "Wonderful WikiTreer". Floating above the logo are the words "Toddlin' Tortoises", and at the bottom of the image is the phrase "We're all winners in the end"  — because we are.  All winners.
Hertyl and Spertyl just want to say

"What a Wonderful WikiTreer you are".

posted by Melanie Paul
edited by Melanie Paul
Susan, Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the 2nd 2022 Connect-a-Thon back in April. Every well-constructed profile added helps to grow a healthier Tree!
Two tortoises — Hertyl and Spertyl Slowsky — stand facing each other.  Between them is the stylised WikiTree "DNA Tree" logo, with the words "Wonderful WikiTreer" superimposed over the lower portion of the globe.  Beneath the tableau are the words "We're all winners in the end" — because we are.  All winners.
Toddlin' Tortoises — We are All Winners
posted by Melanie Paul
Just wanted to make one small comment here Susan. We are 6th cousins through our common great grandmother, Thankful Doolittle, mother of my Ephraim. She is your 7th, my 5th. Always glad to meet another cousin. Lula Tuttle Sinnott
posted by Lula (Tuttle) Sinnott
Meeting new cousins is always a treat, Lula. Thank you.
posted by Susan Anderson
Hi Susan,

It’s time for our annual Ireland Project check-in! Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:

  • If you are happy with the team you’re on or if you’d like to make a change. It is now required that all members with an Ireland project badge work on at least one of the project’s team(s), so if you’ve not yet signed up please do so in your reply to this check-in.
  • What you think the project is doing well, and what (if any) changes you would like to see us make? Are there any teams you would like to become more active in?
  • Would you be interested in helping to work on an Ireland Project newsletter?
  • Please give us some feedback on the use of google group and discord. Do you use one or both of these? If you don’t use either of them, what is the best way for us to ensure you receive project communications? If you would like to join us on either one, just let us know in your response and we will get you signed up.

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within two weeks, we will assume you are no longer interested in participating in the Ireland Project, and your badge will be removed. If you wish to reapply for membership later, we will be happy to have you back. Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Jen Hutton, on behalf of the Ireland Project

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Susan, Thanks so much for being part of the Toddlin' Tortoises Team for the 1st Connect-a-Thon for 2022. Every well-sourced profile added helps to grow a healthier Tree!
Two tortoises — Hertyl and Spertyl Slowsky — stand facing each other.  Between them is the stylised WikiTree "DNA Tree" logo, with the words "Wonderful WikiTreer" superimposed over the lower portion of the globe.  Beneath the tableau are the words "We're all winners in the end" — because we are.  All winners.
Toddlin' Tortoises — We are All Winners
posted by Melanie Paul
Susan - Thanks for your efforts in the recent Source-a-Thon. Every source added makes the Tree that much healthier!
Hertyl and Spertyl Slowsky Tortoises face each other, with the WikiTree globe superimposed over the words "Wonderful WikiTree" between them.  Beneath the Tortoises are the words "We're all winners in the end".
posted by Melanie Paul
Hello!

Thanks for the thank you for Sarah Barnes. I'm going to be working on the Magna Carta trail for William Barnes of Long Island, NY, and going through each generation I found a major issue with her link to my ancestor Stephen Barnes III. and so I had to do the work on the other end to remove her and correct the obvious issue of the Sarah Barnes death record and my Sarah Barnes. Your Barnes line is not the same as mine, and now it makes sense why it was an odd marriage. I think part of it was the fact that a generation later both Barnes lines lived next to each other in Farmington and Southington, CT.

We have a shared connection through my paternal line in Kimball and Morse. My great great grandfather was also from Sweden- Johannes Gabrielsson of Tisselskog, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden, a tiny little place in the forest. I'm just getting started here but I've been doing this sort of thing for 25+ years now and it is a lot easier to populate information here because they took away RootsWeb, or rather Ancestry obliterated it!

Thanks again!

Darrell

posted by Darrell Larocque
Registration has started for the 2021 Source-a-Thon. You can sign up here. Be sure to mention you will be participating on Team Massachusetts. Don’t forget to visit our Team Chat Page.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
Hi, Bob. I just posted my request to sign up, but I'll be on the Toddlin' Tortoises, rather than on Team Massachusetts - it's just too apt to how I actually work! I hope you and Team Massachusetts do really, really well this time around.
posted by Susan Anderson
Hi, Susan!

Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.

Keep up the great work!

Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team

posted by Pip Sheppard
Are you ready for some sourcing? (Shameless ripoff of Monday Night Football theme song. Sorry, Hank) 2020 Source-a-Thon starts tomorrow. Let’s do the Bay State proud. Source on.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
Susan,

The 2020 Source-a-Thon is taking registration now at this [1]. The S-a-T will take place from 8 AM EDT Friday, October 2 to 8 AM EDT Monday, October 5. If you want to participate as a member of Team Massachusetts, go to the post and answer indicating the team name. You need to answer the question so Eowyn can officially add you to the Team. We did a good job last year. Let's see what we can do this time around. Don’t forget to visit our Chat Page. Bob

posted by Bob Keniston Jr.
Bob, I just posted my registry request for Team Massachusetts. Thanks for reminding me this was coming up! Susan
posted by Susan Anderson
I want to congratulate you on your Generous Genealogist award you received on June 13, 2020.

John Williams

posted by [Living Williams]
Hi Susan, just letting you know Joseph Charles Logsdon is my grandfather. He is my mother’s dad. Her name was listed as Imogene Elizabeth Logsdon but she changed it to Emma Jean Logsdon Catlow. Kay Long is my niece. She has been in contact with you. If I can be of any help let me know. Thank you for all you are doing.
posted by Jeanette Catlow
Susan, FYI, image view links from the Hardin County, Kentucky Clerk's web site will not work. A new search must be performed to see the images. Alternatively you can upload the images to WikiTree. - Bill V.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Your note on Abel Royce is a good example for others. Sometimes it is justified to keep questionable information, hoping it will lead to something closer to the truth.
posted by Al Zeller