Portraits

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 →

Judy, Judy, Judy

A Case for the Parentage of Ruth Foster Sharp Dunham (part 2) In an effort to break through another brick wall and fill out some empty branches on the tree, I am attempting to determine the birth family of Ruth Foster who married Benjamin Sharp in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut in 1771. Ruth is named in … Continue reading Judy, Judy, Judy →

Foster Family

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 →

Another Broken(ish) Brick Wall

Kroening Birth Records in Naugard District After years (and years, and years) of searching, I finally stumbled across the birth records for my 2nd great grandfather and his siblings in Germany before the family emigrated to the US in 1868. August Kroening and all but the youngest 2 of his siblings were born in Germany, … Continue reading Another Broken(ish) Brick Wall →

Louis F Tank

Civil War Pension File Louis Tank is an immigrant ancestor of my husband on his mother’s side. He lived most of his life in Michigan and was an American Civil War veteran. He has proved somewhat difficult to track down. He is found on several census records, birth and death records for his children, and … Continue reading Louis F Tank →

Mahoney Mystery Continues

William Mahoney Remains Elusive In my previous post about William Mahoney, I explain the very few pieces of evidence that have been found on the man who was the first husband of my 2nd great grandmother Catherine Newmeier. William had a short life and he seems to have left almost no written record about it. … Continue reading Mahoney Mystery Continues →

Winnifred R Smith

Winnifred R Smith is another "Jane" in our tree - a woman whose story was lost for a time but who has been found and restored to her proper place in the tree.