Mightier Acorns

Journeys through Genealogy and Family History

A parody of a family coat of arms designed with acorns as elements, with the motto "ex gladnis potentioribus" Latin for "from Mighty Acorns"
From Mighty Acorns

Category: Florida

Families that lived in the state and left records behind there.

  • Ahnentafel #17: Bertha May Greenlee (1885-1971)

    Bertha and John were another couple who were clearly best friends for 50 years. Here’s how I see these funny, interesting people.

  • Ahnentafel #16: John Quincy Callin (1879-1956)

    Expanding on the story of John Q. Callin; a man who led a life too quiet to call “dynamic” but too active to call “quiet”!

  • Ahnentafel #8: Bob Callin (1920-2007)

    A guided tour of the updates to Grandpa Bob’s WikiTree profile, with some of the stories that didn’t make it in.

  • Another one of us – but where is his legacy? While updating the Callin Family History, I ran across another cousin who researched the Callin family. His name was Dr. Frederick Blecker Callin – and I am left with questions. Hugh Callin (1817–1856) was the youngest son of John and Elizabeth (Simon) Callin. He was…

  • The lifetime of Margaret Forbes (1903–1997) As we begin a New Year, I thought I’d start with a biography of one of those “Mighty Acorns” I set out to discover so many years ago. A cousin of mine, but also a genealogist/family historian who left behind a significant piece of her family’s puzzle. Margaret Althea…

  • The life of Leo Homer Callin (1893-1958) I am descended from John Callin, one of two brothers who settled in Milton Township, Ohio, in the 1810s. Leo Homer Callin (1893-1958) was descended from John’s brother, James. Their father was (most likely) James Callin, the Revolutionary War soldier I’ve written about Leo was the son of…

  • posted Friday, October 28, 2016 Note: if you care to revisit the original version of this post from 2016, you will note a few major changes: If you happen to be one of Prof’s Progeny, drop me a note, or leave a comment! Prof’s Progeny In our earlier post, 20th Century Callin Clan, we recounted…

  • posted Sunday, December 7, 2014 Reposting to mark Pearl Harbor Day. When Things Got Serious Bobby enlisted in the Army 26 July 1941 at Camp Blanding, near his hometown of Winter Park, Florida. He did well in training, and ended up applying for a special school, hoping to become a pilot. The Army being the Army,…