My own ancestors will turn up in Relative Musings occasionally as I illustrate points or seek to explore their lives and influence. This listing will track of those references, which can also be found via the search engine. Surnames I am researching include:
- Father’s paternal side: Abernethy, Baker, Bradley, Church, Leaming, Simons, Speich, Stocker, Twitchell
- Father’s maternal side: Becker, Booth, Bruce (Bruss), Ebrey, and Stiemke
- Mother’s paternal side: Conger, Cram, Morey, Palmerton, Sharp and Woolverton
- Mother’s maternal side: Boie (Boje), Carstens, Groth, Hachez, Luehr (Luhr), Suhr, and Tonner
Mentions of family discoveries in my Finding Family for Free postings or other entries and the date they appeared include:
Abernethy/Abernathy, paternal lineage
- Lorrin Abernethy, ggggg-grandmother, June 21, 2009
Baker, paternal lineage
- Hannah Baker Church, gggg-grandmother, Nov. 17, 2006
Boie, maternal lineage
- Nicholas Boie, ggg-grandfather, Nov. 19, 2006
Booth, paternal lineage
- Grace Booth, great-grandmother, January 25, 2009
Bradley, paternal lineage
- Aaron Bradley, ggggg-grandfather, June 21, 2009
- Horace Bradley, gggg-grandfather, June 21, 2009
- Leaming Hawkins Bradley, ggg-grandfather, June 21, 2009
- Sherman A. Bradley, gg-grandfather, Nov. 22, 2006 and Aug. 13, 2007 and June 21, 2009
- Jesse Charles Bradley, great-grandfather, Nov. 22, 2006
- Elizabeth and Robert Bradley, aunt and uncle, March 1, 2007 and March 2, 2007
- Beatrice Jane Bruce Bradley, wife of Harry E. Bradley, grandmother, January 25, 2009
Bruss / Bruce, paternal lineage
- August Friedrich Bruss / Bruce, gg-grandfather, August 31, 2008
- Beatrice Jane Bruce , grandmother, January 25, 2009
- Maria Sophia Stiemke Bruss, ggg-grandmother, August 31, 2008
- Martin Friedrich Bruss, ggg-grandfather, August 31, 2008
- Martin P. Bruce, great-grandfather, January 25, 2009
Church, paternal lineage
- Caleb Church, gggg-grandfather, Nov. 17, 2006
- Benjamin Church, ggg-grandfather, Nov. 17, 2006, Nov. 22, 2006 and Aug. 13, 2007
- Permilia Church, maiden name unknown, ggg-grandmother, Nov. 22, 2006 and Aug. 13, 2007
- Ann Maria “Hannah” Church Bradley, gg-grandmother, Nov. 22, 2006 and August 13, 2007
Groth, maternal lineage
- Anna Margretha Groth Luehr, gg-grandmother, Nov. 19, 2006
Hachez, maternal lineage
- Clara Hachez Luehr, great-grandmother, Nov. 12, 2006
- Ferdinand Hachez, gg-grandfather, Nov. 19, 2006
- Ferdinand Hachez, ggg-grandfather, Nov. 19, 2006
- Ferdinand Hachez, ggg-grandfather, May 24, 2008
Leaming, paternal lineage
- Jane Leaming, 8th great-grandmother, June 21, 2009
Luehr (Luhr), maternal lineage
- Luhr family arrival in New York in 1858, Oct. 31, 2006
- John Luehr, Nov. 19, 2006
- William Henry Luehr, great-grandfather, Oct. 28, 2006, Nov. 19, 2006, Jan. 15, 2007
Sharp, maternal lineage
- Isaac Sharp, gggg-grandfather, Feb. 11, 2007
Stiemke, paternal lineage
- Maria Sophia Stiemke Bruss, ggg-grandmother, August 31, 2008
Tonner, maternal lineage
- Cecilia Tonner Boie, ggg-grandmother, Nov. 19, 2006
Woolverton, maternal lineage
- Mary Woolverton Sharp, gggg-grandmother, Feb. 11, 2007
Women are recorded with their maiden and married names, where available, but are indexed primarily under their maiden name. Click on the date to go to and read the entry.
