Comments on: Eminent Women: Ann Fairfax Washington Lee and Susanna Mehitable Rogers Sangiovanni Pickett Keate, Part 2

By: Amy T

Amy T — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:27:54 +0000

Er, thanks EPickett. (I think.)

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I don’t have time right now to look through this post and comments, but as I’ve said at various times, if anyone has any specific questions about any of the details of any of these biographical stories, please ask. I don’t normally include footnotes since it would be overkill for the blogging format, but I do have all the information documented and am willing to share citations if asked.

By: EPickett

EPickett — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:03:36 +0000

Very fascinating story indeed. Horatio Pickett is my Great Great Grandfather. Susanna was a very strong woman, probably where I get my strong will from. Thank you for the post I love to find what stories others write about my ancestors, and some are just that stories.

By: Amy T

Amy T — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:17:05 +0000

The lack of citations when collecting information and lack of respect for copyright is a pervasive problem in the genealogical community.

Under current United States copyright law, a document such as the history by Mrs Topham has a copyright solely by the virtue of the fact that she created it. There is no legal requirement to register the copyright.

However, controlling the distribution of a document in this digital age is another thing altogether. If you have followed Google’s legal troubles in regards to copyright, it is a problem of monumental proportions, perhaps similar to the range wars during the settling of the frontier West.

Best wishes with all of that, Dale. I sure appreciate all the work your mother has done in sharing the history of this amazing family.

By: Dale Topham

Dale Topham — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:40:33 +0000

I spoke to my mom (Jane Topham). She is quite surprised to learn that the David White Rogers piece is available on Ancestry.com and has no idea how it got there. Strange, too, that it has no author listed. She has been distributing the bio among relatives for some years. There’s no copyright and it was never published.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:48:21 +0000

Thanks, Dale. I was glad Carl pointed us toward that sketch, and I’m just as happy to acknowledge the author.

By: Dale Topham

Dale Topham — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:41:30 +0000

The biographical sketch of David White Rogers that Carl found on Ancestry.com was written by Jane Topham, the same person who wrote the biography of Susanna.

By: Amy T

Amy T — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:25:05 +0000

Thanks, Deb and Carl. This family has a rich cultural history with strong connections to poetry and art.

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:53:18 +0000

Susanna’s fathers history is also quite interesting. He lived to nearly 93 years old. He converted to the LDS church when he was 50 years old. Here is a little information that I found online….

[Carl, due to the length of the posted material -- 43 pages! -- and a desire to avoid copyright infringement, I am replacing the text of your comment with a link to the source where this article can be read. Thanks for understanding. -- AEP]

David White and Martha Collins Rogers:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com%2F~jkrogers%2Fdwroger2.rtf&ei=BQUEUJ2eLqaw2QX_j-mZCw&usg=AFQjCNGNVzw4f1t2_um5Q8jHNy_Y9jEjAw&sig2=u-ln_Ot-7tucUcQ4rSXaeQ

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:00:23 +0000

Thank you for this information. I have a copy of “In search of living Water” and find Susanna’s story extremely interesting. My families line comes thru Horatio.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:40:45 +0000

Sanjo’s daughter s did have children . I traced mildred to california. She was an artist and had a son. Also I think william picket died in Portland oregon and is buried there.