My mother tells a story about her maternal grandfather asking her to bring a cold cup of water from the well.
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Biography Blog Posts
Nearly Forgotten
When I research an ancestor who has very few identifiable records, I think how sad that they are lost to history, or nearly forgotten. George Koontz, 1806-18??, is one…
Strong Woman
My great grandmother, Ella Anne Rumple 1867-1962, experienced many hard times, she was a woman who drew on her experience to keep her family together, a strong woman.
Family Disaster
A family disaster can happen in the blink of an eye. The tragic loss of a parent can change everything for a child, and their descendants.
John B. Osborn: At Worship
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week 17: At Worship
John Baldwin Osborn was regularly referred to as Deacon. He was a man not only at worship but a man of character who served his church for nearly 50 years.
Catherine Landon: Out of Place
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week 16: Out of Place
I realized I did not have a date of death for my great, great grandmother, Catherine Landon Lafary. A fresh search uncovered the date and much more. Out of place, but once discovered, everything fell into place.
John Rogers: 12
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week 12: Twelve
John Rogers is one of my 12th great grandparents, of which we all have 16,384. What made him remarkable enough to leave a record 450 years after his death? I admit my shock to discover an ancestor with the moniker “The Martyr”
Conrad Rumple: Bachelor Uncle
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week 10: Bachelor Uncle
My uncles are the marrying kind, sometimes more than once!
I had to go back four generations for a bachelor uncle, my great-great-great uncle Conrad Rumple, 1833-1911.
Conrad was an older brother to my great-great grandfather on my matrilineal line, William Rumple, 1839-1912.
Sarah Smith: Challenge
52 Ancestors, in 52 Weeks – Week 2: Challenge
So much about genealogy research is a challenge, perhaps the most common challenge is the ‘brick wall,’ meet Sarah Smith. 18?? – 1846
David L. Osborne, Civil War Soldier
A brief biography of my great grandfather, David Louis Osborne, 1847-1942, highlighting his time as a Union soldier with the 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.