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by jmraney
Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:44 pm
Forum: Queries
Topic: Donna ping North carolina
Replies: 2
Views: 22961

Re: Donna ping North carolina

The given names John and Thomas were quite common in the Ping family for males, unfortunately. What would be helpful here is the name of someone who would have been living in 1940 (the most recent year for which census data is publicly available), along with some approximate dates and (especially) p...
by jmraney
Sun Nov 24, 2019 3:08 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Introduction
Replies: 3
Views: 15237

Re: Introduction

I'd have to rummage through the database a bit, but the Barnes family of Pulaski County, KY crossed paths with the Pings more than once. A pattern that I have noticed is that members of the group whose more recent ancestors (we'll use great grandparents as a good example) were born and raised outsid...
by jmraney
Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:32 am
Forum: Family Tree
Topic: Family Tree Updated
Replies: 2
Views: 14325

Family Tree Updated

I've added index pages and some other navigation aids to the tree page. The main surname index is at:

trees/ping/names.html

and the top of the tree (Generation 1) is at:

trees/ping/gen1_0.html

Check it out!
by jmraney
Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:56 pm
Forum: Affiliated Lines
Topic: Richard Bullock (1740-1793)
Replies: 2
Views: 21505

Re: Richard Bullock (1740-1793)

There weren't a lot of people in Pulaski County, KY early on, and the early settler families intermarried quite a bit. By the start of the twentieth century, most of the people living in the area were cousins of some degree or another with almost everyone else. On my paternal side (both grandparents...
by jmraney
Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:04 am
Forum: The Ping Bar and Grill
Topic: Let's see if this works!
Replies: 6
Views: 18960

Re: Let's see if this works!

At the top right of the page, look below the Search box and you'll see your username. There are three choices when you click on it: User Control Panel, Profile, and Logout. You can get to Profile via User Control Panel as well. There's a place for you to put in a location, your birthday, and some ot...
by jmraney
Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:52 am
Forum: Family Tree
Topic: Jan Garfield Bullock (1953-2019)
Replies: 3
Views: 14680

Re: Jan Garfield Bullock (1953-2019)

If you nose around the Facebook site, you'll see some comments he made about trying to set up a collaborative family tree document/project. I was surprised at how difficult it is to set up a large (over 1MB) document online that's capable of being edited by multiple users. Google Docs can't handle a...
by jmraney
Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:42 am
Forum: Affiliated Lines
Topic: Richard Bullock (1740-1793)
Replies: 2
Views: 21505

Richard Bullock (1740-1793)

While details are somewhat sketchy, the majority of researchers accept the existence of Richard Bullock and his role as an ancestor of most of the descendants of John Ping (1740-1823). It appears that his wife's name was Elizabeth. No certain record of her maiden name exists; there are some theories...
by jmraney
Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:04 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Introduction
Replies: 3
Views: 15237

Introduction

Greetings! I am James Michael Raney (call me Jim, please!), one of the crew that runs this site. I'm 58, originally from Greenwood, Indiana (just south of Indianapolis) and a resident of Breckinridge County, Kentucky since 2017. My parents were Melvin Raney Jr (1932-1987) and Carolyn Gross (1937-201...
by jmraney
Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: Family Tree
Topic: Jan Garfield Bullock (1953-2019)
Replies: 3
Views: 14680

Jan Garfield Bullock (1953-2019)

I learned today of the passing of Jan Bullock. It's likely many of you were unfamiliar with him. While I never met him in person, he and I shared a great deal of our research over the years, most particularly on the Ping and Bullock families of southeastern Kentucky. Jan was a descendant of Jesse Bo...
by jmraney
Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:26 am
Forum: Origins
Topic: Finding John Ping Sr. Dad
Replies: 2
Views: 12667

Re: Finding John Ping Sr. Dad

Usage of the terms "Senior" and "Junior" was different in the past than what we today are accustomed to; that's led to any number of errors by more genealogists than you can shake a stick at. We're used to those terms implying a father-son relationship. Back in the day, people simply used those two ...
by jmraney
Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:55 pm
Forum: The Ping Bar and Grill
Topic: Let's see if this works!
Replies: 6
Views: 18960

Let's see if this works!

With any luck, this post will be visible immediately and not stuck in the administrative queue waiting for approval. :D
by jmraney
Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:12 am
Forum: The Ping Bar and Grill
Topic: Board Setup Hassles
Replies: 1
Views: 11492

Board Setup Hassles

It's been a rough couple of days trying to get things set up. I wasn't 100% sure that phpBB was the best possible solution for getting things up and running, but at least it does work. Plan "A" was to build the HTML code for all the pages here at home, and just upload them onto the Web server. Unfor...