Henry Thompson Henry Thompson was born 4 February 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was the third of four children born to Henry Thompson Sr., a cordwainer, and Ann McCabe Thompson in Liverpool. Henry was an American Civil War veteran. According to his obituary, Henry spent time trying to homestead in Michigan after the war … Continue reading Portraits
A Case for the Parentage of Ruth Foster Sharp Dunham (Part 1) I hate having empty branches on my family tree. Empty branches mean unanswered questions and unsolved mysteries. A few years ago I was able to break through a brick wall to find the parents of Harriet Elizabeth “Libby” Sharp Ehle and that breakthrough … Continue reading Foster Family
We are aboard! I am happy to report that our application for membership to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants was accepted and my husband is now a member of the GSMD! We attended our first members meeting and my husband received his certificate last Fall. The final piece of documentation was submitted in March … Continue reading Mayflower Update
Time to get outdoors and do some cemetery research. If you have ancestors buried in Marshfield, Wisconsin, the Marshfield City Cemetery Viewer makes it easy to find your family.
An Under-Utilized Resource in Genealogy Nora Schmidt Widman Funeral Cards, Mourning Cards, Memorial Cards – whatever you call them - can be a helpful resource for your genealogy research. These cards are an often overlooked source of birth and death information for our ancestors. The history of funeral cards started in the Victorian Era. The … Continue reading Funeral Cards
Using Find A Grave to Fine Tune the Family Tree I have recently begun getting serious about the site Find A Grave. I have used Find A Grave as a source for several years and have at times been surprised by the details and photographs I have found on memorials there. My new passion for … Continue reading Family on Find A Grave
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WitzEnd Family History 