Ancestor top ten for January 2003
OK, so I was bored and nosing around my logs and I decided to see which ancestors people are looking at in the genealogy section. Based on the number of requests for a person's main page (getperson.php) the top ten ancestors for January 2003 follow:
10. Judith Ann Layne - My Aunt Judy, born in Daus, TN. The 6th of 10 children of Hazel and Leander Layne.
9. Mary Purdom - Grandmother of my maternal grandmother Hazel (Tate) Layne. Born in Altamont, Grundy Co., TN in 1852.
8. William Harold Fleser - My Dad, the only son of Mabel and Harold Fleser. Born in Burnips, Montcalm Co., MI.
7. Jesse L. Coppinger - Great-grandfather of my maternal grandmother Hazel (Tate) Layne. Jesse was a farmer in Warren Co., TN.
6. Rachel Nunley - Jesse's wife. Rachel died in 1874 and is buried in Philadelphia Cemetery in Tarlton, Grundy Co., TN. A nickle if you can make out her headstone
5. William Nunley - Rachel's father.
4. Daniel Lee Layne - My maternal grandfather. Also known as Leander. He was born in Daus, Sequatchie Co., TN in 1907.
3. Hazel Anna Tate - My maternal grandmother. She was born in Beersheba Springs, Grundy Co., TN in 1913.
2. Robert Tate Sr. - My 6th-great grandfather. Progenitor of a large percentage of Tate's in southern middle Tennessee and Pulaski county Kentucky. Born 1725 in Virginia.
And the number one requested ancestor for the month of January...
1. John Lain Sr. - My 4th great grandfather. Progenitor of pretty much all the Layne's in the Sequatchie, Marion, Grundy, county areas. Born in Virginia in 1768. He and his family moved to Marion county Tennessee around 1800.