{"id":25023,"date":"2017-09-08T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=25023"},"modified":"2017-09-08T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T14:13:19","slug":"discovering-cousins-using-genealogybanks-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/discovering-cousins-using-genealogybanks-newspapers.html","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Cousins Using GenealogyBank\u2019s Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one of my recent posts, I shared the story of my cousin Lola Hadden McDaniel<\/a>, whom I\u2019m related to via our two common ancestors: Mayflower Compact signer John Howland, and Texas Declaration of Independence signer Collin McKinney. I found her story using GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>, and was thrilled to learn about a cousin I never knew I had.<\/p>\n

This week, I decided to do some digging to see if GenealogyBank could lead me to anyone else who was also a McKinney and a Mayflower descendant. I started by searching the Historical Newspaper Archives for the last name McKinney and the keyword \u201cMayflower.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This search produced six recent obituaries, one of them being Mary Ann McKinney Bussa<\/a> of Nacogdoches, Texas.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches, Texas), 3 March 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A woman of great faith, Mary Ann\u2019s grandmother was a founding member of Grace Bible Church in Nacogdoches<\/a>. Mary Ann was married there in 1964, and she worshipped there all her life. She loved the Bible, particularly Isaiah, and her obituary included all of Isaiah 53.<\/p>\n

Like Lola Haden McDaniel, Mary Ann was a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrims and of the Texas revolutionary McKinney family.<\/p>\n

According to her obituary, she \u201cillustrated the original Old Nacogdoches University cookbook titled \u2018Recipes Old and New Tried and True.\u2019\u201d It reports that she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Colonial Dames, Mayflower Society, and the (John) Alden Kindred of America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: GenealogyBank, Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches, Texas), 3 March 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What a beautiful legacy Mary Ann leaves behind.<\/p>\n

Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Searching GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> for the last name of a branch of your family and a unique keyword can help you find new relatives with their own inspiring stories. Find your family now.<\/p>\n

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