Sixteen names. Do you recognize them?

Did our ancestors cross paths? Meet my 16 great-great-grandparents

Surnames: Palsha, Mikula, Kracum, Krisonvoski, Douglas, Greer, Kay, Burkart, Hylton, Mabry, Akers, Dulaney, Cox, Hollandsworth, Quesenberry, Simpkins

When I read Kirsi Dahl’s post Sixteen Names, Endless Possibilities: Great-Great Grandparents, I grinned at the likely outcome. Cousin bait.

The concept is sharing the names of your ancestors in hopes of connecting with people who are researching the same names. So… here goes!

My sixteen great-great-grandparents are:

• George John Palsha, Sr. (1869-1951)
  Also known as: Gyorgy/Georgius/Juraj Palsa Doruv

• Elizabeth S. Mikula (1873-1946)
  Also known as: Ersebet Mikula

• Andrew Joseph Kracum (1889-1954)
  Also known as: Andreas/Andrej Kracun/Kracsun/Christmas

• Mary M. Krisonvoski (1893-1978)
  Also known as: Maria Krijanovsky

• Harry Clark Douglas (1884-1966)

• Mamie Greer (1887-1919)

• John Duncan Kay (1889-1946)

• Roberta Mae Burkart (1893-1955)

• Elisha Hylton (1874-1949)

• Daisy Mabry (1883-1971)

• Madison Psalters Akers (1892-1961)

• Dessie Elizabeth Dulaney (1892-1983)

• Isaac Luther Cox (1887-1938)

• Vinecie Jane Hollandsworth (1898-1974)

• Asa Obediah Quesenberry (1897-1976)

• Alma Virginia Simpkins (1902-1998)

Do you recognize any of these names? Do they appear in your family tree? If so, let’s connect! We can collaborate to fill in any missing pieces of the puzzle.

Although most of these sixteen people passed away before I was born, I was blessed to have my great-great-grandmother Alma Simpkins Quesenberry in my life. We even took a five-generation photo together when I was a baby!

I wish I hadn’t taken that for granted when I was a kid… if you’re blessed to have older generations of your family still in your life, spend as much time with them as you can while you still can!

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