Seven Degrees of Susan Phillips - Part I: Main Character Energy
Of the past 7 years that I have been researching family history, I have spent a vast majority of that time on my Pierce and Bader lines of Franklin County, Missouri. My grandma had spent a lot of time on those families too, and there was just so many records and heirlooms already collected which made it an exciting group to research. Out of all the names and faces that came with grandma's research, Susan J. Phillips has stood the test of time as my favorite subject and biggest mystery. Susan's descendants at a family reunion circa 1910 Because so much of my research has surrounded Susan and because I'm wanting to document my genealogy process more closely, I decided it was time for me to walk my (very few) readers through the life and environment of Susan J Phillips. Within 7 degrees of her is a copious amount of family, friends, locations, and general historical information that myself and my grandmother have accumulated over the past 40(ish) years which build a picture
