Author Archives: Teresa

About Teresa

I am an avid family historian and photographer who enjoys blogging about my ancestors and forefathers and the journey to find them. I also enjoy posting photographs of places I have visited to share the beauty of this world with others.

TVA Grave Removal of Lemarr Cemetery

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Teresa

The building of Norris Dam in Claiborne County, Tennessee by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) displaced a greater number of families than any other TVA project. The land purchases displaced over 3000 families over the 153,000 acres in the Norris … Continue reading →

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The Speed of Online Research

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Teresa

When I started my family research back in 1977, there was no internet. Computers that existed were those that required a very large room connected to dumb terminals connected directly to that computer in that very large room. To research … Continue reading →

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Granny Young – Gone but Not Forgotten

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Teresa

Sam and Sarah Lemarr Young were my great grandparents. Sam Young died 9 years before I was born so I only know him through pictures and stories my Grandmother Barley and her sisters told to me.  Granny Young died when … Continue reading →

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Two Caspers, Two Families

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Teresa

Many researchers of the Byerley family have long confused the two Casper Byerley’s and at one time I was among them, believing that my ancestor first migrated to Pennsylvania and then on to South Carolina.  I ignored some important information … Continue reading →

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