My Kindred Spirit

Maud Rosecrans....My husband's Great Great Grandmother. When my husband and I met in person , the first thing he talked about was how his ancestor was a red haired lady who traveled on a covered wagon and was related to a famous Civil War general William Starke Rosecrans.  As he was talking it was like a vivid movie was playing in my mind, this connection I felt is indescribable but it was as if I knew my future children would be descendents of these people. I knew there and then I would marry this man and breed with him. Funny but true. Fast forward we named our 1st born William Starke in honor of this ancestry however Maud was always a mystery. All anybody knew was that her husband abandon her & their many children (yes, that's the husband in the picture) and she soon remarried and they adopted the new surname . My husband and I were just so drawn to the mystery of Maud- there was no evidence she even really existed in the family rather then a game of genealogy telephone . I love love loooooove researching and I discovered her burial records, her tombstone photo and some other basic documents . My husband went to a local town group on facebook where his paternal family is from asking about if anyone knew such & such people. They sent him to a man who not only had pretty much all the answers to 5 generations of mystery , he was related and by some miracle he had a photo of Maud Rosecrans . We can see how much my husband looked like her, how much our daughter looks like her- there was no denying we received the ultimate priceless gift. 

I once went to a medium ( dont judge me haha) and after he asked " Who's Billy?" which is what we called our son when he was a toddler. Follow by saying there was a Civil War connection and that there was a lady with red hair who is like my guardian angel of sorts, she watches & protects me and out of nowhere this guy started hysterical crying sobbing , he didnt tell me why all he could say was " It's just so beautiful what she is doing for you , she's protected you so much" I am still startled by that, is this Maud? Is this why I am so drawn to her?  All I know is even is I have such incredible pride that  I contributed to her family tree , her life in her lifetime  is what inspires me and we hope to make her proud.