As we do genealogy research it’s not uncommon to look in newspapers and court documents to see where our ancestors may be mentioned. In most cases we find a will, a probate, maybe some land records or occasional dispute with the neighbors. In this case James Bayne (my 2X Great Grandfather) actually served as aContinue reading “Jury Duty and James Bayne”
Category Archives: Family Tree Branch
DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery
I don’t know if anyone who follows this blog watches “Finding Your Roots” the PBS show with Henry Louis Gates, but I love watching how they use DNA evidence to help find branches of a family tree sometimes with what seemed to be impossible odds. I may have used some DNA evidence here recently toContinue reading “DNA Matches May Help Solve A Mystery”
DAR Approvals and other Updates
Some of the additional DAR Patriots I have been waiting on were approved. I now have Zachariah Beall, Richard Evans, Amasa Harvey and Robert Harvey added to my list. All of these patriots are tied to Lena Livermore who is the mother of Gladys Hagerdon Anderson my Great Grandmother. I still have a couple moreContinue reading “DAR Approvals and other Updates”
Nebraska Century Farm / Pioneer Award
I started work on this last year to see if our family qualified for the Aksarben Pioneer Award that recognizes farm families that have held the same ground in the family for 100 years or 150 years. After a quick stop at the county courthouse in Deuel County it looks like the Mauser family hasContinue reading “Nebraska Century Farm / Pioneer Award”
Baseball!
Sometimes family history is a bit random in what I’m looking at and why. For whatever reason, when I was at the library picking up books for our Christmas travels, I was browsing the non-fiction and saw a book on Mickey Mantle. I’ve never really been a huge baseball fan, but I knew that DadContinue reading “Baseball!”
Williams and Owens Family in Wales
The research project on Cory’s ancestors in Wales has been received. So exciting! Research in Wales is tricky as it seems like there are just a few given names used and at points in history a patronymic surname system. In Wales this would have been Owen mab William, or Owen Son of William. Knowing thatContinue reading “Williams and Owens Family in Wales”
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”
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”
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”
Cory and Nicole Family History 