Family Connections – way back to early colonists

It has always been interesting to me as I research my family and Cory’s family how closely their paths matched over time. Knowing that our ancestors could (and did) come from vastly different locations at different time periods it is not unreasonable to expect they they would follow somewhat similar migration patterns, but the frequencyContinue reading “Family Connections – way back to early colonists”

Jonas Seibert and Anna Flick Photo and Story Gallery

Jonas Seibert and Anna Maria Flick are Cory’s 3X Great Grandparents on his maternal side. They are the parents of Cory’s 2X Great Grandfather George Freeman Seibert who is the father of Harry Jonas Seibert who is then the father of his grandmother Mildred Seibert. While I have quite a bit of information on JonasContinue reading “Jonas Seibert and Anna Flick Photo and Story Gallery”

Dewald Ankeny and Andrew Putnam- Hugenots

Sometimes similar items show up together and this is one of those cases. I have been trying to reconcile some of the information on Cory’s family tree and shortly after finding the information for a Hugenot on my family, I find these two. Both Dewald and Andrew tie into the same family line for Cory.Continue reading “Dewald Ankeny and Andrew Putnam- Hugenots”

Carlisle Hastings and Hannah Granger Photo and Story Gallery

My original intent was to work through Cory’s tree for his 3X Great Grandparents starting at the top and work down, but as I’m waiting on some queries to clarify and finalize some data, I thought I’d just start with those that I had the data I needed. Carlisle Hastings and Hannah Granger are theContinue reading “Carlisle Hastings and Hannah Granger Photo and Story Gallery”

Mareen Duvall – Hugenot and Jacobite

Sometimes my research is focused, and sometimes I’m randomly clicking around looking at whatever catches my fancy. In one of those random days I stumbled into some information on the immigrant Mareen Duvall. For a tie-in, after Mareen, a 4th Generation Duvall married a Bayne, and four generations later, a Bayne married a Munter andContinue reading “Mareen Duvall – Hugenot and Jacobite”

Nebraska Century Family Updates

Some of you may remember my post earlier this year providing information on those First Families, Pioneer Families, and Century Families in Nebraska as recognized by the Nebraska State Genealogical Society. The final certificate arrived in the mail over the weekend and I have updated that post to add Henirich Jacob Moeller and his wifeContinue reading “Nebraska Century Family Updates”

Jacob Phillips and Surlina Hurd Photo and Story Gallery

Jacob Phillips and Surlina Hurd are the parents of my 2X Great Grandmother Aseneth Phillips Bayne and the grandparents of my Great Grandmother Marjorie Bayne Munter. Both of these families have a long history in the United States the Hurd line ties into two Mayflower lines (Billington and Eaton) and the Phillips line if theContinue reading “Jacob Phillips and Surlina Hurd Photo and Story Gallery”

Henry Bayne and Elizabeth Gustin Photo and Story Gallery

Henry Bayne and Elizabeth Gustin are the parents of my 2X Great Grandfather James Buchanon Bayne and the grandparents of my Great Grandmother Marjorie Bayne Munter. Both of these families have a long history in the United States as it looks like the Gustin family arrived in the US in 1675 and the Bayne familyContinue reading “Henry Bayne and Elizabeth Gustin Photo and Story Gallery”

Memorial Day Weekend – Revolutionary War Patriots

I still have a few bios to put together that finish information on my 3X Great Grandparents, but as I just received news this week that I had four more Revolutionary War Patriots approved for a current total of 5 (with more in the works) this seemed like a good time to list some ofContinue reading “Memorial Day Weekend – Revolutionary War Patriots”

Joseph Livermore and Sylvia Hazelrigg Photo and Story Gallery

Joseph William Livermore and Sylvia Hazelrigg are the parents of my 2X Great Grandmother Lena Livermore and the grandparents of my Great Grandmother Gladys Hagerdon Anderson. The Livermore family has been fairly well traced and was a well respected family in Maquoketa, Iowa. Sylvia spent her early childhood with her grandparents as her father wasContinue reading “Joseph Livermore and Sylvia Hazelrigg Photo and Story Gallery”