September 29, 2016
GenealogyBank is your best source for documenting your Revolutionary War ancestors.
For example, when Marjorie Cathleen (East) Goodenough (1926-2015) died her obituary noted that:
Marjorie also enjoyed her family heritage. She shared many family stories, and is descended from Revolutionary War soldier James Potter Collins who was also an early Texas pioneer.
I wanted to learn more about who James Potter Collins was – so I looked deeper into GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives.
It was easy to find more articles about him, like this long article that describes his experiences in the war – and the personal journal that he wrote in 1836 “to write the story of his experiences as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.”
Several other descendants mentioned him in their obituaries – like Charles Mitchell Carpenter (1874-1954), a great-grandson of the patriot ancestor.
Another descendant, Mrs. Leroy T. Corkern, gave a presentation at a local Daughters of the American Revolution club meeting, about Collins’s journal and other artifacts passed down in the family.
These are great clues to find other cousins, as well as actual documents and artifacts that have been preserved and passed down in the family.
What a find!
You want to mine GenealogyBank for every article about your Revolutionary War ancestors.
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