Category Archives: Surname Projects

John Michael Gleason’s Birthdate: Untangling Nine Conflicting Sources

John Michael Gleason has nine different birthdates across the records — from 1850 to 1854. Here’s how weighing census math against an exact death date narrowed the field to one preferred date, with a likely alternate held in reserve. Continue reading

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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

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Inga Maria “Mary” (Person) Krafve (1866-1905)

She crossed an ocean and left almost no trace — at least not at first glance. But look carefully, and Maria Person Krafve steps forward: a Swedish immigrant who built a family on two frontiers, bore seven children, and died at thirty-eight, far from
the forests of Värmland where she was born. Continue reading

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Ancestor Sketch – Catherine Justin (1854-1949)

Ancestor sketch of Catherine Frances “Kate” (Justin) Raidt, born 1854 in Wisconsin, later of Minneapolis. A life of family, resilience, and Midwestern tradition. Continue reading

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Biography of Frank H. Raidt (1851-1931)

Frank H. Raidt (1871–1933), was born in Watertown, Wisconsin. A carpenter who moved to Minneapolis, MN, he became a building contractor, raised a family and contributed to his community. His life shows the migration of Midwestern families in the late 1800s. He rests today in a Minneapolis cemetery. Continue reading

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