Rev. John Alexander Surgeon
The following is an account of memory from Illa V Burger a granddaughter to Rev. John Alexander SurgeonRev. John Alexander Surgeon (b. November 25, 1861, d. May 26, 1959)son of John Alexander Surgeon...
View ArticleMartha Campbell
Martha Campbell Andrew Jackson Haynes First Wife was born 26 June 1829 in Greenbrier County WV. She married at age 19 to Andrew Jackson Haynes on 17 Aug 1848 in Fayette County WV and died at age 30 in...
View ArticleMy Illinois Connections
The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American...
View ArticleMy Lively Line A Family Massacred
This Marks TheSite Of TheJohn LivelyFamilyMassacre- - - - - - -By IndiansIn July 1813- - - - - -The First White SettlersIn This County- - - - - -Erected ByWashington CountyCitizens1936Lively Grove is...
View ArticleMy McClurken's
John McClurken was born about 1774 in Ballymena, County Antrim, IrelandHere's a little history on where he was bornThe town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, on the...
View ArticleMary Elvira Briggs Died 170 Years Ago
Mary Elvira Briggs was born to Ephraim Allen Briggs &Sally Townsend on 9 May 1808 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. She was the oldest of 11 children.She married William Field son of...
View ArticleFrank Benjamin Jackson
Frank Benjamin Jackson was born Mar 1855 in PA. He died 20 Apr 1916 in Dubuque, IAOn the 19th of Dec 1894, he married a Widow with 2 daughters. He was 4 years old and she was 35.This photo is Elizabeth...
View ArticleJohn Niemand
John Niemand was born to Johannes Niemand & Elizabeth Barbara Margaret Keller on 15 Apr 1761 in Haycock, Bucks, PA. He was Baptised at Tohockon Reformed Church in Bedminster, Bucks PA on 14 Jun...
View ArticleCriminal's Genealogy: The lives of Kate Morris & John Thomas Kibble
Criminal's Genealogy: The lives of Kate Morris & John Thomas Kibble: Kate Morris was born 1854 in Birmingham. Warwickshire,, England. She married John Thomas Kibble on 1 Nov 1891 in Birmingham,...
View ArticleCriminal's Genealogy: Henry F Bell
Criminal's Genealogy: Henry F Bell: Henry F Bell served in WWI from Feb 6, 1917, to May 6, 1919. Supply Co. 317th Infantry as a Pvt. There isn't much information on Henr...
View ArticleClarence Parker Custer Died 123 Years Ago Today
Clarence Parker Custer was born to Ezekiel Fulton Custer & Clara Mahala Pettit on 2 Apr 1870 in Clinton, Allegheny, PennsylvaniaHow is he related to me?My father-in-law to my 2nd cousin 3x...
View ArticleIn Memory Of Doris Hamann Birthday on this Day
Doris Hamann was born 28 Sep 1871 in Clinton County Iowa.She died 23 Apr 1961. She married Detlef Friederich Wohlert in 1896 in Schleswig, Crawford, Iowa, USA.Burial:Morgan Cemetery SchleswigCrawford...
View ArticleSusan Campbell Who Were You?
Susan Campbell was born to Rev. Archibald Campbell & Mary Gragg on 1 Oct 1791 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.She married Jacob Smith on 17 Dec 187 in Greenbrier County, WV According to family...
View ArticleHannah Odessa Shelford
Hannah Odessa Shelford was born to Levi Little Shelford & Ellen Catherine Black on 15 Dec 1883 in California. She died 24 Apr 1952 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA.She married Charles Fielding Jackson...
View ArticleAmy Irene Smith
This line comes from my Aunt Lou McMasters- Robertson side.Amy Irene Smith was born to Nathaniel Smith and Ruth Stillman on 28 an 1874 in Wisconsin. She died 3 Apr 1939 in Sioux Falls SD. On 2 ul 1893...
View ArticleMary (Maria) Rockweiler
Mary (Maria) Rockweiler was born in Baden, West Germany to Hillard and Franziska Hafner Rockweiler. She immigrated to America with her parents at the age of four. They settled in Cazenovia, Wisconsin....
View ArticleHarriet Susan Champe
Harriet Susan Champe was born Jan 1852 in Nicholas County, W.V. To Charles Lewis Champe & Cynthia Bell.Her father was a farmer and in 1850 his property was valued at $600 which was a large sum in...
View ArticleAnna Elisabetha Kissinger
Anna Elisabetha Kissinger was born on 20 Dec 1738 in Rheinland, Holy Roman Empire of German Nation. She died 28 Apr 1794 in Rheinland, Holy Roman Empire of German Nation.She married Johann Philipp Held...
View ArticleSurname Saturday: Etta Emily Bourrett
Etta Emily Bourrett was born to William Lewis Bourrett and Martha Patience Benton, born on 16 jun 1883 in Union, McCook, South Dakota, USA. She died 29 Apr 1957 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.She...
View ArticleHelerius Rockweiler Shoemaker to Farmer
When Helerius Rockweiler was born on February 19, 1822, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his mother, Anna, was 36. He had three sons and five daughters with Frances Hafner between 1848 and 1868. He died...
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