Tag Archives: Loy

Homesteading in Oklahoma: Introducing Historic Oklahoma Law

Posted on November 23, 2021 by debbiemieszala

The Land Rush of 1889 started on April 22nd. My great-great-grandfather, Peter Stillman Loy, arrived two days late for Oklahoma homestead land. His claim was dated 24 April 1889. Peter’s aunt, Margaret S. Tucker, made her claim on 1 September … Continue reading →

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Homesteading in Missouri, and Introducing Historic Missouri Law

Posted on October 29, 2021 by debbiemieszala

An affidavit in a canceled Howell County, Missouri, homestead claim is one of two records found providing the 1870 death date of Elizabeth (Eyster) Loy. The other was in a second homestead file.

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Introducing Historic Kansas Case Law

Posted on October 10, 2021 by debbiemieszala

My teen-aged great-grandmother, Winnie Cunningham, walked from Kansas to northeastern Illinois next to her family’s covered wagon. Her parents pursued a religious utopia. Her future husband, Luther Loy, had parents after the same dream; the Loys likely took a train … Continue reading →

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Relocating for Religion: The Christian Catholic Church and “The Leaves of Healing”

Posted on December 16, 2017 by debbiemieszala

Faith healing. A flat earth. The promise of a Utopian society.[1] If not for a religious sect whose doctrine makes me squirm, I would not be alive.

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AncestryDNA: Fishing in Another Pond

Posted on December 14, 2014 by debbiemieszala

I’ve heard many times that when doing DNA testing for genealogy it is best to fish in all DNA ponds.

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