Tag: Elizabeth Pryor

Joseph Pryor of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (1767-1851): Notes to Clarify His Pre-Alabama Roots

August 21, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER” At the start of this month, I posted an article here that had been published by Roots and Branches, a publication of the Tuscaloosa County Alabama Genealogical Society. As I did so, I noted that the Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society had kindly given … More Joseph Pryor of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (1767-1851): Notes to Clarify His Pre-Alabama Roots

Notes on Identifying Old Family Photos as a Genealogical Project: A “Gathering” of Batchelor Family Photos

January 19, 2022

Or, Subtitled: Mystery Photos of Two WWI Soldiers I’m going to take a short break from my current project of chronicling family lines descending from Thomas Brooks (abt. 1745 – 1805) and wife Margaret (probably Beaumont/Beamon) of Frederick and Wythe Counties, Virginia, to talk about another project on which I’ve recently been working. It’s a … More Notes on Identifying Old Family Photos as a Genealogical Project: A “Gathering” of Batchelor Family Photos