Who do you think you are?

Friday night we watched a TV program on NBC "Who Do You Think You Are?" and found it most interesting. Both Jim and I like geneaology and have done a lot of research, especially Jim.

We had fun watching as Sarah Jessica Parker located her ancestors and learned that one was part of the Salem Witch trials. Someone had reported that she was involved with two others in practicing witchcraft in Salem, Mass. Her great grandfather left his family in Ohio and went west in 1848 as part of the gold rush crowd. They never saw him again as he died young, working as a miner searching for gold. They had a lot of photos and you could see certain family traits passed from generation to generation.

This is also true in our families. My Smith ancestors from NC and PA were Quakers. My Papa Smith was a very devout Methodist and shunned material things. I don't remember that he ever owned a car; travelling by horse and wagon when I was young. His daily family devotions were long and I would usually fall asleep while he was reading the Bible. Looking back I can see how his Quaker ancestory was reflected in his daily living. I've heard reference to the large Smith nose all my life. In fact, I inherited this trait.


Our oldest son looks so much like Papa Smith and Papa's father, William Cole Smith. He gets his height from them also. The older photo is my great grandfather William Cole Smith, and his son is O.C. Smith, my grandfather.