Direct ancestors aren’t the only people I want to research. I believe that studying an entire family group is important. When I’m working on my direct ancestors, I want to know when and where they were born, where in the sequence of family births they were, and the relationships they had with their siblings and other people. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve reached the dreaded brick wall with one direct ancestor, only to sidestep to one or more siblings’ records and achieve a successful breakthrough! Even if I don’t have a brick wall to penetrate, I like to learn as much as I can about the family group, including all the siblings.

Just this past week, I decided to investigate a story my mother had told me about one of her mother’s brothers. His name was Charles Warner Holder but all the nieces and nephews referred to him as “Uncle Dutch,” although I’ve been unable as yet to determine why that moniker was used.

In "Along Those Lines . . ." this week, I want to share my quest with you and what I learned along the way.

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