Nantucket Memories
We revisited Nantucket in 2009 to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. While there we also had the opportunity to enjoy not only the beauty of the island, but to also explore […]
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How Searching Google Books Led Me to More Goff Family Records
For the last few years part of my research has focused on Licking County, Ohio, about 30 miles east of Columbus. There my 3rd Great Grandfather, Abner Goff and his
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Finding Treasures in the Un-indexed Records On FamilySearch.org
A few years ago I received the will of my third great grandfather, Abner Goff (1782-1857). For more than three decades Abner Goff was a Methodist Circuit Rider, serving churches in central and
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Emma (Emily) Sears (1856-1932) – Looking for the Rest of Her Story
Ruth’s great grandmother, Emily Sears married John Frank Templeton on 29 June 1873. Their first child, Hermon was born in 1874 and Fred in 1876. Sadly, John died sometime in
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Peter Geib – Naturalization 1838
This week I discovered the court document for Peter Geib’s naturalization on 29 October 1838 in Mercer County, Ohio. Previously I noted that Peter and his family arrived in New
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Peter Geib – Germany to Ohio – 1836
On July 19, 1836, 180 years ago today, a young Peter Geib, his wife Elizabet, along with her parents, Valentin and Margaretha Keller, arrived in New York City from Le
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Job Lane House
Job Lane (1689-1762) On a sunny August Sunday afternoon in 2008, Ruth and I visited a home first built by Ruth’s 7thgreat-grandfather, Job Lane (1689-1762). Located on the Old North
Who Were the Parents of John Gifford Who Married Comfort Hart?
There is conflicting evidence regarding the parents of John Gifford who married Comfort Hart. John Gifford died in Little Compton, Rhode Island on 18 Dec 1802 “in his 95th year.”
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How did “Dorothy” Become “Susan Hervey” Wales?
We have always known Ruth’s grandmother as Susan Hervey Wales Rollason. In researching her birth documentation, we found a record of a Dorothy Wales on Family Search, born to George
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John Wales – Stories from a Store Ledger (1794-1795)
Tucked deep in the back of the drawer of John Wales Rollason’s desk was this very old book, about 15” tall by 6” wide. Found again after his death in
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