The earliest record I have for my great-grandparents is a marriage license dated 1867. The marriage takes place in Shelby County, Ala. My great-grandmother Louvenia Pierce was born in Georgia. My ...

I have a rather unique last name: “Jenious.” My paternal grandfather’s name was Otto Jenious. I have found some census, death and military records of my grandfather and some of his siblings; however, ...

Matthew McConaughey is a Texas native, but he may have a cousin in Malta. The Mediterranean island nation has the world's highest density of people named McConaughey, according to the genealogy ...

Since the Georgetown Hoyas have repeatedly demonstrated championship form on the basketball court, fans once again are asking: What in the world is a Hoya, and why did Georgetown adopt that crazy name ...