Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars

     ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 In my search for the family of Joseph Barber's wife Arsena, I found a tentative group of Moores who were ...

    ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 When George Washington Barber , son of Joseph and Arcenia Barber, died in Fannin County, Texas in 1920, his son...

   ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 In 1845, James S. Piper of Baltimore was being taken to court for being insolvent: Besides having cash flow issue...

  ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 In 1862, the wife of Col. J. S. Piper of the Confederate army was arrested in Washington DC and held by the Provos...

         ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 The American Civil War began on 12 April 1861 when the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charlesto...

        ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 James S. Piper returned to Washington, DC after his time in Nicaragua. If he completed a secret mission afte...

       ©  Ka th y Duncan, 2025 In a previous post, I explored the bastardy bond imposed on John Byrum's mother-in-law, Tabitha Barnes i...