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

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Tad Callin has been working on family history and genealogy since the late 1990s. He does most of his research on Ancestry and posts what he learns to WikiTree.

Category: Louisville, KY

Families that lived in the county and research done there.

  • Finding the Children

    Seeking unknown children can be a roundabout task Last time I talked about this family, I pointed out that Adam Smith (1792-1847) and Experience Garretson (1800-1897) probably had more children than were named in the 1850 Census, based on the 1840 count of their household: Today, I want to build the case that I found…

  • The Name of His Other Leg

    Spoiler: it was also called “Smith” I can’t help myself. The focus of today’s post is the Smith family, so my brain immediately and urgently goes to Mary Poppins: Since Adam Smith died in 1847, I don’t think he’ll be coming after me anytime soon. I’ve spent some time lately updating the WikiTree profiles for…