Recently while looking at postings on Rootsweb, I found a post for a family reunion for James White family in Monroe Co, TN. I have several James White's in my ancestry so I started corresponding with the person who posted the message. We were able to determine that the James White for the family reunion is not one of my James White family. After several more emails we found that our families are connected through other surnames and other White family lines. Since we have so many connected lines, it's only a matter of time before we find where this James White belongs. We have found so many connected lines through the Lindsey's, Maynard's, and White's that it will take several months to go through everything.
I have found a distant, distant cousin and made a new friend!


I always think it is sad when someone ignores the siblings of say a great great grandparent. I have found so many original documents and photographs, not to mention stories because of following every line down. These distant cousins can be one of the best resources for family history. Doc
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