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Bartleson Brothers – Civil War Service

While I was researching Mary Louise Bartleson Ambler I also did some research on her siblings in case there were some clues to her identity with her siblings either in an obituary, a marriage announcement, a county history or some other item. That wasn’t fruitful for proving relationships, but I did find some fun facts…

Peoria Connections – Adolph and Eve Bartels

I have finally found the first people in our family tree who have Peoria connections. Cory and I have ancestors who were in Illinois, and some not far from Peoria, but Adolph and Eve are the first to actually be here. Adolph and Eve aren’t direct line ancestors and Eve is the daughter of Philip…

Research Process Success – Mary Bartleson Ambler

This year I signed up for an e-course with Family Locket Genealogy to improve my research skills and get a bit of structure into my research. For the course I needed to select a research project and while there are many options I decided on one that was probably not a super hard project, but…

Research Success – John Perlette and Dorothea Gerwig

One of the gaps I had in the family tree was for the wife of John Perlette (Cory’s 3X Great Grandfather through Geneva Perlette Storer). As an aside, John Perlette has a grandson John Perlette who married Hannah Hastings. It always helps to clarify when there are multiple generations with the same name. John the…

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