And I've always been nuts about genealogy, looking for the pieces of our own genetics puzzles.
We are the heirs of generations of unnamed folks. By naming them, one by one, putting together pieces of their stories, fitting them into world history events........Well, I don't know how to finish that sentence exactly. It just tickles me to find a new generation.
So, here's a census page from 1880, New York, New York. On the line numbered 18 98 is a widow, Lisetta Stern, with her kids, and the 18yr old girl Ida I believe to be my great-great grandmother!
Because in 1910, I find "Lizzie Stern",79, as "mother-in-law" living with Nathan Abrahms and his wife Ida. Nathan and Ida we know to be our ancestors. All the birthplaces, ages, names match! Pretty good clues.
We'll see what else I can dig up!
1880 United States Federal Census about Lisetta Stern
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