My grandfather William D BondThis Blog post is the culmination of a long search for my biological grandfather, and the results are so wonderful. For those that have not followed this story of my search for my mother's biological father, you can read the full series of 11 Blog Posts here. As...
As you read in my last Blog Post, my mother finally was able to connect with family from her biological father! You may be wondering why I had not written a post when this happened before Memorial Day. There is a good reason for that as you will soon learn.I sent...
GREAT NEWS! My mother has finally been able to connect with family from her biological father!It had been a while since I have made a post, but that's what happens when you are busy. I had to take some time to write this Blog Post as a follow up to my...
In my previous Blog post about my research into identifying my biological grandfather, I had found the smoking gun which I had been able to find the proof to my grandfathers identity. I wanted to make sure that I covered one more base before my final conclusion. My mother had agreed...
Photo of William D. Bond from his Naval Personnel RecordsI have long sought to locate my biological grandfather. My search is finally over. After finally finding clues to who he might be, I acquired the Naval Personnel Records of the person I believed to be my biological grandfather and now I...
I had begun looking for the obituary of William D. Bond. Since I did not know where that obituary would be, I contacted the library in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia, which was where he was living when he died. Beth at the library was very helpful. I told her what I was...
Now that I have located some records to corroborate the verbal story of my biological grandfather, it is time to start collecting evidence that will show who he is. I went to Ancestry.com and did a search for his full name "William D. Bond" and located a Photo used with permission...
Uniform patch for those that served on the USS Raton in WWIIContinued fromAfter examining the clues I had put together over the years, I began to look for William D. Bond in US Navy Records from WWII on the Fold3 website. A general search for William Bond gave me 23,343 matches...
This is the third in a series of Brick Wall posts about my Biological Grandfather (William D. Bond). You are invited to read the first and second parts.I contacted the County courthouse in Manitowoc, WI in hopes I may find the paperwork dealing with the childsupport case for my mother, but...
In the previous Blog post about my Biological Grandfather, I laid out the scenerio by which I had learned about him. There was very little information provided. Here is what I knew: My biological grandfather's name was William BondWilliam was in the NavyHe may have been from Georgia Please be sure to...
I am going to write a series of Blog posts under the Category of Brick Walls. Almost every genealogist will run into problems researching their family. This is due to little, poor or no documentation or inexperience in genealogical research. Many brick walls are solved easily once you know what documents...
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