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Linda Marie (BLOOD) DONNICI

This page is dedicated to my wonderful family that God has chosen for me.
I have been fortunate enough to have known, or at least met, 3 of my 4 grandparents, and 5 out of 8 of my great-grandparents.
The day I became a mother there were 5 generations living: my daughter Dawn, myself Linda, my mother Darlene, my grandmother Eva and my great-grandmother Rosa.
Today I am the mother of two daughters, Dawn and Darla, one step-son Joshua, three adopted children Brittany, Steven,and Erica. My husband Rick and I are foster parents and have a beautiful little boy named Christopher living with us.
The light of my life is my granddaughter Cheyenne Rose, who is now 3 years old.
The day I became a grandmother we again had 5 generations living. Cheyenne,my daughter Darla, myself, Tom my dad, and Arvel my grandpa.
I consider myself very blessed and hope one day to be the great-grandparent of the living 5 generations.

Now let me share with you my ancestery.
The research of my family lines has been more than just dates and places. I want to KNOW them. What did they do? Who were their neighbors and friends? What church did they attend? and so many more questions.
I have been obsessed with tracing my family tree for more than 25 years.
Soon I will have a link to share some of the stories of my research. I am amased at some of the twists and turns that my research has taken. I think my husband put it best. The phone rang and it was for me. He told the caller that she is digging up bones as usual, but this time she finally found some with some meat still on them". I had just been contacted by a 1st cousin of my dad's that no one had spoke to in more than 30yrs. That brick wall came tumbling down that day!
I would love to hear from you if we are "cousins" or if our families were neighbors in yesteryears.
If we have a connection or you have a correction please email at: CheyGrama@aol.com

My ahnentafel chart is:

1. Linda Marie BLOOD 1956
2. Thomas Joseph BLOOD
3. Darlene Rosetta MCCORKENDALE 1935 - 1994
4. Morris Seymore BLOOD 1912 - 1963 s/o James BLOOD and Hattie GARDNER
5. Marie Francis TOOMEY 1915 - 1953 d/o Joseph TOOMEY and Abigail GILBRIDE

6. Arvel Preston MCCORKENDALE 1906 - 1999
s/o John Thomas MCCORKENDALE and Clara CARTMILL d/o John B CARTMILL and Mary Jane BRIDGES

7. Eva Mable KENNEDY
d/o Albert KENNEDY (CANIDA) and Rosa LECKLER Wonderful CANIDA info on cousin Audie's page Follow to this site with more info and a picture of Rosa and Albert.

8. James BLOOD This page gives family members and pictures of some of the decendants of James BLOOD and Harriett GARDNER,both of Rochester NY.

9. Samuel KLIBANSKI
This page has pictures of my immigrant gr-grandmother Minnie KLIBANSKI, her uncle's, Berka KLIBANSKI's passport and some family information of their decendants.

My RAY family can be found here.

I am very lucky to come from families who kept every peice of paper that was of importance. Examples are:
A receipt from East Side Coal Co for 2000 lbs of coal for $11.00
Motor Vehichle Title to a 1927 Dodge Sedan
bought in 1934
A receipt from G &J Tire for tire guarantee for the car.
An employment referance letter dated Jan 9, 1942, offering to buy bus ticket to St Louis.
And the list goes on which includes birth, death,and marriage certificates. Any and all referances in newspapers from births to marriages to obits.We have stacks of " Memory Cards" from funerals of family and friends.
Included in my great-grandma Rosa's bibles are outlines of her babies' hands with date, time and weight of thier births. My families loved to take PICTURES, PICTURES and more PICTURES.
Some of the oldest ones are:
Miranda PAULSON - METCALF - ANNSCOTT
1843 - 1930
Mary Ellen COLLEY
1849 - 1913 (shared with you on the MCCORKENDALE obit page)
Robert MCCORKENDALE
1839 - 1886 ( also on the obit page)
Abigail GILBRIDE TOOMEY
1893 -1965
Thomas TOOMEY
1867 - 1948
But I think one of my favorites is the five generations taken in 1975, after my 1st daughter was born. Pictures

You will find Family Bible entries on the following families : BRIDGES, KENNEDY (CANIDA), RAY, WATKINS, CARTMILL and MCCORKENDALE at

My Family Bible Index Page

I am in the process of entering all the family obituaries. Here are a few MCCORKENDALE Come back often. I have alot of them to share.

My research has been centered mainly on the following states and counties.

My father's side:
Mahoning and Cuyahoga OH
St Louis Co MO
Most of them immigrated from Ireland late 1800.

My mothers side:
VA
Patrick, Henry, Bouetourt

KY
Henry, Garrard

TN
Claiborne

MO
Jackson, Henry, Saline, Howard, Boone, Lafayette, Ray

CheyGrama@aol.com Any news of corrections or connections are more than welcome.