A huge brick wall, busted!!!
Greetings!! Yesterday I had a real stroke of luck and broke down a huge brick wall. I am so excited!! A distant cousin had told me that my great great grandmother Emeline Parker's, (wife of Benjamin B Parker) maiden name was Horton. Turns out that was wrong!! I had searched for a Horton that would fit the correct location and time frame for years to no avail. I had found that on my great grandfather's military records it said his mother's name was Elen Bennet. Elen is Emeline's middle name and often members of my family went by their middle name. Anyhow, I asked the cousin about this record but he stated it must be wrong because we "know" Emeline's maiden name was Horton. He was sure of it. So, I took him at his word and kept searching. He had also stated she was from Wayne County, PA. A statement he now denies. After a long time searching I finally decided to take a look at the last name Bennet. Primarily be...