History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Early in 1894 the compiler became interested in the his tory of his own ancestry and commenced making inquiries in regard to it. During the progress of his researches there was awakened in him a desire for more extended information, and he was encouraged to continue his efforts until he had accumulated sufficient material to warrant him in publishing a Genealogy of the Rix Family and Collateral. From the experience thus gained he had acquired such a fondness for genealogical research that it became to him an almost irresistible fascination, and in consequence he was impelled to continue the pursuit in the collateral branches of the family; He was especially prompted to do this from the recollections of his dear old grandmother, and the many good things received from her in his childhood; her constant solicitude for the happiness of others, which led her to min ister to their necessities and her abiding faith in the Divine Master, all tending to make the desire greater to honor her memory, and to ascertain from whom her noble qualities were inherited, and also to perpetuate the same in some permanent form by publishing-the history of her ancestry.