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The Story Tellers

"We are the chosen.  In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors; to put 
flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family their story and to feel that 
somehow they know and approve.  Genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts; instead, it is 
breathing life into all who have gone before.  We are the story tellers of the tribe.  All tribes 
have one.  We have been called as if it were in our genes.  Those who have gone before cry out to
us:  Tell our story, and so we do.  In them we find ourselves."

Searching your family ancestry is like an onion, when you peel it you will find it has many layers.

I began this ancestry quest to find my Virginia (now West Virginia) roots in June 2003. This all  started from a spur of the moment trip to West Virginia, or what my husband, Tom, refers to as  a 'marathon.' 
   
 In a period of 6 days I covered 1,300 miles (just in West Virginia), and I traveled every back  road I could find. This quest has taken me on an unbelievable journey into the past, and I owe a  special thanks to the following people . . My mother, Odessa Belle Shafer-Miller, who was a  phenomenal women with a remarkable memory and I miss her each day. I am thankful that she spent  many hours with her mother, Annie Belle Adkins-Shafer, talking about her family.

To Steve and Lanie Shafer, who I was fortunate enough to find while traveling on the roads around  Blue Sulphur Springs.  They were living in the Shafer home which was built by Rufus Cyrus Shafer  who was my great uncle, and Steve's grandfather. Steve died shortly after I meet him, and I will  miss his humor and frankness about the family, but I will always have the wonderful stories and  pictures he gave me.

I extend additional thanks to all of the family members and friends I have had the pleasure to  speak with, or write to, while compiling all of this information. Our ancestors are our heroes for  the courage they had in making the trip to America to give themselves and their family a chance at  a new life.

If you would like to contribute to this site, or see changes that need to be made, please contact  me at karmaf2@aol.com.

Blessings to our future generations. 

Marilyn 

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Getting Around
There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.


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