Twenty Questions

Family Historians need "food" to keep going! Or should I say "clues"?  Either way, it is appropriate at various times in our research and at various points in our sleuthing, to "exercise" our brains.  "Hound on the Hunt" can provide us with those prompts we need to make our brains work a bit!  And inevitably to lead us to more information and/or more questions!

Witness a small sample of my journey into this realm, using the 20 questions:

1.  Which ancestor moved the farthest from their home?
    Where did that ancestor move to?
    Which ancestor lived in the most countries?

    2.  Which ancestor couple had the most children? How many?
    This is a tough one!  How do I go through pages and pages of genealogy and discover the answer?!!  Well, here are some nominees:
    1.  Allen Bishop with Margaret "Peggy" Lewis Bishop had ten children.  They began in Spartanburg, South Carolina with the four oldest children.  Then, they moved to Lawson's Fork, Alabama, where they had four more!  Finally, I have the last two children being born in Bibb County, Alabama.
    2.  Henry Hill DuPree and his wife, Alsey Priscilla Downs Dupree also had ten children!  Most if not all were born in Alabama. 
    3.  George Washington Edge, with his wife, Melissa E. Powell, had ten children in Walton County, Florida.
    
More questions:
Which ancestor lived the longest?
    Which ancestor gives you the most researching grief?
    Which ancestor is the easiest to track down?
    Which ancestor has the most unusual name?
    Who was the first ancestor born in the country you live in? What year was that?
    Which ancestor was a “bad ass”?  What did they do?
    Do you have a famous ancestor? What were they famous for?
    If you could meet just one ancestor who would it be and why?
    What family tradition carries on from one of your ancestors?
    What heirloom do you have that has been handed down through the generations?
    Which ancestor do you admire most?
    Was your ancestor a hero? What for?
    We all have core values; name one core value that you got from an ancestor.
    What was the biggest surprise you found about an ancestor?
    Have you ever been mad at an ancestor? Why?  And finally,
    If you could have any genealogy wish what would it be?  My answer:
 To have the patience to delve below the surface of the facts and explore the how's, where's, when's, and why's of family history!