Welcome
Photo from Sandy’s collection“The records tell the story. Sometimes you just have to figure out what the hell they say.”
Come on in. These are our people: family memories, courthouse trails, and the occasional full-contact sport with nineteenth-century handwriting.
Follow the familyTwo sides of one family
Every branch is a work in progress. That is a feature, not a cover-up.
Dennis “Les” Chambers
Follow Les to his parents, William Lester Chambers and Evelyn Mary Boles. William leads into Chambers and More / Moore; Evelyn opens the Boles and Wical trail.
Explore Dad’s Family →Mom’s sidePansy Lee Smith
Follow Pansy to Papa and Nanny. Papa’s Smith, Freels, and McCoy connections have a growing paper trail; Nanny’s Nelson ancestry has its own place waiting for research.
Explore Mom’s Family →The surnames organize the research. The people tell the story. Explore the Family Tree →
Research collections
A good story still needs a source.
Records, family memories, conflicting dates, and educated guesses all belong here. They just don’t get the same label. A name in somebody else’s online tree is a lead, not a verdict.
Read the evidence key →