#87: A Record I Read Differently Now | Grace Burton

#87: A Record I Read Differently Now | Grace Burton

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2026-27): A Record I Read Differently Now
The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of June 29 is "A Record I Read Differently Now."

#78: Side-by-Side | Amanda Bagby and William Burton

Side-By-Side Sunday: Amanda Ellen Bagby and William Holman Burton

For this week’s post, I am returning to a format that highlights both the shared paths and the distinct records of my wife's ancestors: Side-by-Side Sunday. This week, the calendar brings us to the burial anniversary of Amanda Bagby Burton, who was laid to rest on May 5, 1941. By placing her final records next to those of her husband, William H. Burton, we can observe the symmetry of a life spent together in the Virginia countryside.

Amanda and William's tombstone in Dennis Cemetery, Fluvanna County, Virginia.  Photo Credit: Brian Gallagher via FindaGrave.com memorial 161296107.

#67 - A Turning Point

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2026-12)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts to get you to think about an ancestor and share something about them. The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of March 9 is "Turning Point."

A turning point is a specific moment or event at which a decisive change in a situation occurs—the "hinge" upon which the rest of a story swings. It is the point after which nothing can ever go back to the way it was before.

#58: What the Story Means to Me - Josiah W. Bagby (1835-1913)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2026-03)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts created by Amy Johnson Crow to encourage reflection on our ancestors’ lives. The prompt for the week of January 12 is “What the Story Means to Me,” so let me introduce you to Josiah W. Bagby.

Josiah W. Bagby’s life can be traced almost entirely through census records, which follow him from a rural farming community into the city of Richmond over the course of seventy years. Taken together, these records tell a story of mobility, skilled labor, and endurance across changing economic landscapes.

#50 - Sunday's Obituary #2: Martha A. Kidd Bagby

Sunday’s Obituary #2: Martha A. Kidd Bagby

“Sunday’s Obituary” is a genealogy blogging prompt, developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here, where you include an obituary and other information about a person.  This is my second post using this prompt.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 31 Dec 1922; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/827767418/?article=9c6f9709-dd09-4668-ab57-2b4df54ed97a&focus=0.36303866,0.79154,0.48601,0.8409585&xid=3355.  Accessed 2022.12.29

#48 - Wednesday's Child #1: James W. Bagby

Wednesday's Child #1: James W. Bagby

"Wednesday's Child" is a genealogy blogging prompt where you post photos of gravestones of children and give life to the young soul's story. In my inaugural post using this prompt, I am writing about James W. Bagby, my wife's 1st cousin twice removed.

 

Back on February 4, 2020, I wrote a brief biography of Josiah W. Bagby (1835-1913) who is my wife's great-granduncle.  In preparing to write that post, I visited Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond, where he was buried.  While at the cemetery I found a total of three family plots for the Bagby family.  

Oakwood Cemetery Sign from https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/51498/oakwood-cemetery/photo downloaded 2021.12.21.

#34 - Namesake: Burton

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2021-03)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts to get you to think about an ancestor and share something about them. The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of January 18 is Namesake.  One of Amy's suggestions for this prompt is "Do you have an ancestor who was named for someone else?"  

Josiah W. Bagby

Tuesday, February 4 is World Cancer Day.  It is a day to raise awareness about cancer.  So today's post will be about Josiah W. Bagby who died of cancer in 1913.

Tombstone Tuesday #1: Lula and John Bagby

Today, let's make a virtual cemetery visit.

Riverview Cemetery was initiated by the city of Richmond in 1887 and is immediately west of Hollywood Cemetery on the James River. Riverview was laid out in a curvilinear design, with six roundabouts amid winding avenues, all overlooking the picturesque falls of the river.