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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Alexander Carson and Mary Ann (Jacobs) Carson~~My Ancestors
Alexander Carson married Mary Ann Jacobs on June 5, 1848 in Hamilton County, IN. Alexander was born 1821 in Butler County, Ohio and died Dec. 20, 1868 in Hamilton County, IN. Mary Ann Jacobs was born 1825 in Indiana and … Continue reading
Bill Wills and Company~~My Ancestor
I have just received a book, entitled, “Bill Wills and Company,” written by his wife, Hazel McLeod Wills. Bill was governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945. Mrs. Wills wrote that Bill wanted to have an autobiography, but he never … Continue reading
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Tagged Adeline Wills, Alzina Foster, Alzina Wills, ancestors, Anne Kimball Wills, Bela Willes, biography, Chicago, Ebenezer Wills, Ford County Illinois, FosterJoshua Welles, genealogist, genealogy, Harry A Wills, Hazel McLeod Wills, Jacob Wills, James A Wills, McLeod, oral history, Patrick J Foster, Vermont, Wilder Wills, Willes, William H Wills, William Henry Wills, Wills, Winifred Adams
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Ida May Stockmaster Miller Dunaghey
Ida is my 2nd Great Aunt. Our common ancestor is my grandfather Frederick Charles Stockmaster. Ida was born in Sept of 1878 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio and died January 1958 in Pinellas County, Florida. Ida’s father was John Stockmaster, … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Anna Stockmaster, Bell telephone, biography, Charles A Dunaghey, Chicago Illinois, Detroit Michigan, Edward Coin, elkhart county indiana genealogy, Emma Schave, Florida, Frederick Charles Stockmaster, GTE, Ida Dunaghey, Ida Stockmaster, John Stockmaster, Katherine Cole, Katherine Stockmaster, Milton M Miller, Newark Advocate, Newark Licking County Ohio, obituary, Ohio, oral history, Pinellas Park Florida, Stockmaster, telephone operator, why genealogy is important
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Newspaper Articles Highlighting Michael L. Sullivant’s Life
To go along with my Fanny Willes Sullivant post, I have included several newspaper articles chronicling Michael L. Sullivant trials and tribulations along with his achievements as a farmer. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. Fanny Sullivant, wife of “farmer king” of Ford County, … Continue reading
Fanny Willes Sullivant~~My Ancestor
Fanny Willes is my 1st cousins 4 times removed. Fanny Willes was born June 22, 1832 in Bedford, Ohio. Her parents were Luther and Fanny (Willey) Willes. She died Sept. 23, 1905 and her final resting place is in Green … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Bedford Ohio, biography, Corn King, cornstalk genealogy, Fanny Willes, Fanny Willey Willes, Ford County Illinois, Franklin County Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery, Luther Willes, Micheal Lucas Sullivant, Ohio Virginia, oral history, real estate scheme, Sullivant, why genealogy is important, Willes, Willey
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How the Willes Family Came to Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
My 3rd Great Uncle, Bela Willes read a notice in the newspaper and decided to join a commune starting up with promises of land and everyone treated equally in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York. The rest of his immediate … Continue reading
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Tagged 1000 Islands, ancestors, Bela Willes, Benton County Iowa, biography, Canton New York, Carson, Clark, commune, Erie Pennsylvania, Eunice Davidson, first settlers, genealogy, Harriet Willes, Illinois, Indiana genealogy, Iowa, Jabez Willes, James R. Carson, Lake Ontario, Luther Willes, Nancy Clark, newspaper publisher, Oliver F. Wills, Oliver Willes, Orrenda Willes, Potsdam New York, Silas S. Clark, Simeon T. Yancey, St. Lawrence County New York, Sylvanus Willes, The Union, Western Reserve, Wilder Willes, Willes, Ziba Willes
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Submit Peck Cook Wheatley~~~My Ancestor
Submit Peck is my 6th Great Grand Aunt. Our common ancestors are: Benjamin Peck Jr. and Mary Sperry My Line: Elizabeth Louise Burritt England Thurston Martha Stockmaster Burritt Frederick C Stockmaster Grace Louise Carson Stockmaster Orrenda Willes Carson Wilder Willes … Continue reading
Willoughby Nugent~~My Ancestor
Willoughby Nugent was Thomas L. Nugent’s 2nd cousin who was born in 1843 in Lawrence County Indiana and died in 1871 in Lawrence County. Thomas L. Nugent’s wife was my 2nd Great Aunt, Martha (Mattie) Ackerman. The Nugent family hailed … Continue reading
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Tagged Ackerman, ancestors, Burritt, Clark County Indiana, Company U 26th Infnatry Regiment Indiana, Edwin Berry Ackerman, first settlers, genealogist, genealogy, Harrison County Indiana, Hazel Marie Ackerman, Indiana, Lawrence County Indiana, Martha Louise Stockmaster, Martha Mattie Ackerman, Nugent, skeletons in the closet, Thomas L. Nugent, Willoughby Ningent
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Genealogy Musings
Genealogy is about sharing, learning, and giving. When we discover our family history, it gives us family pride and satisfaction of doing something good. Volunteering and helping people find their ancestry is also a satisfied feeling along with sharing family history in … Continue reading
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Tagged genealogist, genealogy, research, why genealogy is important
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BareBones Genealogy 