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Ancestor Sketch – Anna Maria (Oertli) Trumpi
nna Maria Oertli was born in 1823 in Ennenda, Canton Glarus, Switzerland. She married Bernhard Trümpy and lost an infant daughter during the hungry winter of 1847. She spent her last years in Lincoln Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, near her son Fred. This ancestor sketch follows my wife’s 3rd great-grandmother from the Swiss Alps to Elizabeth Cemetery, along with the questions her records still leave open. Continue reading
Posted in Ancestor Sketch, Darling-Huber
Tagged 1880 Census, Allegheny County, Anna Maria Oertli, Anna Maria Trumpi, Bernhard Trümpy, Elizabeth Cemetery, Ennenda, Ennetbühls, Fridolin Oertli, Glarus, John Frederick Trumpi, Lincoln Township, Öertli, Oertli, Pennsylvania, Sara Heer, Swiss emigration, Swiss Genealogy, Switzerland, Trumpe, Trumpi, Trümpi, Trümpy
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Russell Erwin Kees (1927–2016)
Ancestor SketchFamily line: Brown-MontranBy Don Taylor Identity Question How did Russell Erwin Kees — born Russell Erwin Clark Amsterdam to Madonna Mae Montran and Samson Clark Amsterdam, and later known by an unofficial surname taken from his mother’s partner (a … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Ancestor Sketch
Tagged Michigan, veteran, Panama, Amsterdam, Korean War, Vaudeville, 60 Minutes II, Brown/Montran, Southwestern High School, Arizona, Kwajalein, Kees
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Charles B Hazelton (1890-1951)
Welch-Harris ProjectWelch-Hazelton Line — Ancestor #10By Don Taylor Charles Bernard Hazelton was born on 13 December 1890 in Biddeford, York County, Maine.[1] He was the son of Thomas Hazelton and Margaret Clare. The family surname appears in early records as … Continue reading
James Walter and a Look Back: Ten Patriots Across Four Family Lines
Sergeant, Forage Master, Captain — James Walter closes out this series, and on the Fourth of July, I step back and count all ten patriots the Find a Grave anniversary email sent me looking for. Continue reading
Father and Son Patriots: William Rose Sr. & Jr. of Halifax County, NC
Two more patriots for the running tally, and this time it’s not a marriage that connects them — it’s a father and his son, both serving, both DAR-confirmed, in Halifax County, North Carolina. Continue reading
