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  • Mojo Monday ~ The Conclusion of Lizzie’s Life

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    Since February I have been sharing the story of my maternal second great grand aunt Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd.  She was the sister of my maternal great great grandfather Abel Roberts.  I chose Elizabeth “Lizzie”, because in delving into family geneology I had come across a comprehensive written story of her life.  I was impressed by…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Valie’s Healing and Lizzie’s Growing Family

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    Who are your ancestors?  Whose DNA did you inherit?  Have you done any researching or digging into your family’s history?  Have you unearthed any interesting stories? Since February I have been sharing the story of my maternal second great grand aunt Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd.  She was the sister of my maternal great great grandfather…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Back On the Ranch

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    Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts is the sister of my maternal great great grandfather.  In the process of doing genealogical research I came across a story written down about her.  Her story begins in when Lizzie was born on June 10, 1861 in Headless Cross, Worchestershire, England.  I have been sharing her story here in Mojo Mondays…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Lizzie’s Aging Husband

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    The story of my maternal great great grandfather’s sister Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues….   (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) Now at a time when things are going along quite well for the new community and life has become a bit easier for most of them, it is sad to report that things were not going…

  • Mojo Monday ~ More of Lizzie’s Family Stories

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    The story of Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues….   (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) One humorous story concerning the three little girls happened about this time.  In their Sunday school attendance they had been hearing much about the power of prayer.  The greatest hope of these three little girls was to have a fully…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Better Days for Lizzie and Family

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    The story of Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues…. (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) It was in 1897 that Lizzie’s children got their first chance to go to school.  The people of the community donated logs to build a 16 x 32 feet school house.  Reverend L.D. Thompson donated two acres of ground…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Tragedy Strikes

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    When we last left off with the story of Lizzie an accident had just occurred. On the family’s return trip from Billings, Montana the older children were walking along the roadside picking flowers.  Five year old Electra who was riding in the wagon decided she wanted to pick flowers too and while climbing down, slipped and fell.…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Hardships for Lizzie and Family

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    The continuing story of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts Shepherd.   The first installment began here. In the spring of 1893 Lizzie’s husband Rollins Don Carlos Shepherd decided to move the family into the Big Horn Basin area of Wyoming.  The Church of Latter Day Saints had encourage the settlement of this area and Rollins Don…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Lizzie’s Adventure Continues

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    The story of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts continues from the previous Mojo Monday… When they reached New York on April 23, 1883 Lizzie’s son was still very ill and she began to fear that they would be quarantined by the immigration and custom service.  She had him wrapped up in a blanket and as the…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Getting to Know Your Ancestors

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    As I have come across written stories and biographies of some of my ancestors I have found them to be fascinating. It becomes so much more real and I gain this sense that people are people, no matter the era. Reading about them takes them from being just names or photographs to real living individuals who…