Sharing Memories

There are still a few of us who remember Jacob Figgins, but we are the oldest generation now. So before we're gone, we need to share our memories of Grandpa Jake. We need to tell our stories so they will be available to our children and grandchildren.

Please tell your stories on the Visitor Comments page. Or if you'd like to share photos and other items, feel free to email me. Let's make it a priority to get these stories told.

Now if you are a decendant of one of Jacob's brothers or sisters, tell me their stories, too! There are a lot of them: Eli, John, Calvin, Henry, Ruth, Jesse, Margaret, Hanna (their mother was Lydia Pierson); and Louisa, Violetta, Sara, Jacob, Isabel, William, Cora, Dora and Edward (their mother was Sophia Holley Ross).

If a story is a second-hand story, be sure to tell us where you heard it. I will share some of the stories here and at our annual Figgins of Illinois Reunion in June of 2013!

Introducing my blog . . . .

In 1996, we formed a committee and determined what we would do for an addition or replacement of deteriorating stones in a very old family cememtery. The stone in the photo below is the result. We had spent many years holding auctions, selling hats, and accepting donations at our annual family reunions.

In February 1996 our grandson, Daniel, was born. He is the great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Daniel Feagan born in Virginia in 1743. Nine generations and 253 years of history separated the two Daniels.

I am only married to the family, but because I am interested in genealogy and putting the pieces of the history puzzle together, I also wrote a family history booklet and sold to help pay for the stone.

In the following months, I hope to share some of the information, photos and documents I had collected at that time and have added to in the sixteen years since.