Solving the Mystery of Rebecca’s Parents
My second great-grandmother, Rebecca Jemima Ervin, has long been a mystery to me. It was easy enough to track her through United States Census records once she married my second great-grandfather, Andrew Ballentine Beamer, on April 17, 1845 in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Through the birth of their children, I can follow the family from Monroe County to Braxton County without much difficulty. The sticking point was where did Rebecca come from? For quite some time, Ancestry would hint through other member...
