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Adam(s) Family Breakthrough

I had a very exciting breakthrough last week just completely out of the blue. For a long time I’ve been a little stuck in Cory’s family tree tracing the lineage of Francis Adams Lobner. We knew her parents and that her father was from Germany, but William Adam(s) (it shows up both ways) was hardContinue reading “Adam(s) Family Breakthrough”

Media Conversions to Digital

I may have bitten off a BIG project with this one. Our local camera shop offered a special for every VHS tape brought in for conversion to digital. As it turned out, Cory was out west and our parents loaded the vehicle with VHS tapes. I think all said and done I had around 150Continue reading “Media Conversions to Digital”

Illinois Heritage Alliance Weekend

It’s so much fun to meet with other people who enjoy your hobbies. This weekend I participated for the first time in the Illinois Heritage Alliance weekend. This is a weekend gathering where several different lineage societies get together and while some of them do short business meetings, some just provide information on what theirContinue reading “Illinois Heritage Alliance Weekend”

Additional Civil War Soldiers

I decided to also get from the National Archives the pensions for two brothers of my direct line ancestors and have received both of them. One was for Andrew Clutter, brother of my 4X Great Grandfather George Clutter, who eventually ties into Blanche Pocock. Andrew was killed near Atlanta in the Civil War and IContinue reading “Additional Civil War Soldiers”

Ancestry DNA Updates

Every so often Ancestry.com updates their ethnicity estimates and it’s always interesting to see what the updates look like. I was pretty happy with my first estimate and thought it was pretty close to the paper trail as I knew it. Then there was an update when I had something like 5% German ethnicity, andContinue reading “Ancestry DNA Updates”

Current Updates

I’ve been trying to post on a somewhat regular basis with new finds, update biographies or other fun things and somehow an entire month got away from me. Partially life got busy with a lot of different things, and partially I am waiting on a few updates that are starting to trickle in. Right nowContinue reading “Current Updates”

Perlette Family German Roots

This had been a stopping point in the tree for a while, and thanks to some expanded research the origin of the Perlette family before coming to the United States has been located. Cory’s Paternal Grandma Geneva was born a Perlette. Her Great Grandfather and Cory’s 3X Great Grandfather John Perlette arrived in the UnitedContinue reading “Perlette Family German Roots”

Robert Robinson – Civil War Veteran – Update

Robert Robinson is Cory’s 3X Great Grandfather and a Civil War Veteran. Cory’s line to Robert is through his Grandfather Lavern Storer. Lavern’s parents are Walter Storer and Susie Williams. Walter’s parents are Robert Storer and Sarah Robinson, Sarah’s parents are Robert Robinson and Sarah Ann Bell. Robert was born in Indiana in 1829. OnContinue reading “Robert Robinson – Civil War Veteran – Update”

Daniel Neff – Civil War Veteran – Service Records

Daniel Neff is Cory’s 3X Great Grandfather and a Civil War Veteran. Cory’s line to Daniel is through his Grandmother Geneva Perlette Storer. Geneva’s parents are John Perlette and Hannah Hastings. Hannah’s parents are Francis Hastings and Susan Neff, Susan’s parents are Daniel Neff and Sarah Rector. From my recently acquired copy of his serviceContinue reading “Daniel Neff – Civil War Veteran – Service Records”

James Heinrich Peron – Civil War Veteran Confirmed

This is an update on an earlier post. James Heinrich “Henry” Peron is Cory’s 2X Great Grandfather and a Civil War Veteran. His line to James is through his Grandmother Mildred Seibert Lobner. Mildred’s parents are Harry Seibert and Garnet Peron. Garnet’s parents are James “Henry” Peron and Esther Chase. The National Archives are finallyContinue reading “James Heinrich Peron – Civil War Veteran Confirmed”