Frazier-Capers Genealogy Research

There's a quote that says "There are two gifts we should give our children: one is roots and the other is wings." With the birth of my son, I have become more and more drawn to finding out more about the Frazier and Capers lines of our heritage. There are so many questions: What kind of people were my ancestors? Did they ever conceive that their children's children's children would be who they are today? Do I have the same physical characteristics of any of my ancestors? What about personality traits? Does my son?

 

Sometimes it seems like I can feel our ancestors calling out to me from my DNA. It's almost like something inside my heart pulling me further into myself. I wish I could physically sit and talk with them, soak up their knowledge, learn from their experiences and just see them, touch them, thank them for their courage, their strength and their sacrifice. As I sit for hours, researching, sometimes overcome with emotion, I know there is a large possibility that I'll never know anything about them other than what I can find in the census records. But there is always that voice in the back of my mind, tugging at my heart to dig deeper, to keep searching and uncovering.

 

When I embarked on the journey, I never thought I'd be so affected. There are so many names and birthdates and townships. It's easy to see it for just the surface value, just census data. But to me, these names are souls speaking to me, telling me that there is a beautiful, grand story behind my existence. To our existence.

 

These roots that I have found are now my wings.