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I have been searching for my gggrandfather, Frederick Gessner forever. My family Bible records show he was born, "4 Hornung 1807". He married Hannah Geise (Geiss),etc. and he is buried at St. Paul's in Urban, Pa. His tombstone says he died, "8 Sept. 1889 82 y 7m 4 d). Salem Lutheran shows several records for a Fred. Gessner and I wonder if you can copy/expand on these records or help me find more info on this man. Thank you. Please feel free to contact me at palspangler@gmail.com

Linda spangler

I have just discovered your site ,how wonderful !! Congratulations ... I am wondering if you can help me in my brickwall of 15 years !! I have a Great Uncle who was born 1873 in UK have him on the 1881 census as an 8yr. old living with his parents at Cold Blow Cottage , then no more of him until he sails from Liverpool UK 1910 enroute to Halifax Canada to work as a farm labourer in Hamilton Canada, he then disappears !! no trace whatever , any suggestions ? de3ceased family have a few "memories" but don't know how correct they are !!

I am looking for infomation on Chai Lo Wah who migrated from Canton China in 1863 to the West Indies (Trinidad).

Grandpa's 1945 Chauffer's License - CHAUFFERS LICENSE YEAR ISSUED TO &nbsp...

Treasure Chest Thursday

Emmette Beane - Emmette Lorimer Beane - 1911

Wordless Wednesday

I am working on my family history and am now at a standstill. My Great Grandmother was named Ellen Hornbeck, born in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) before it was a state. She was African American. The problem is that I can find No info on her, or her parents, or sibling or that that ever existed, except for little bits of info that have been handed down verbally, but have yet to find anything else.
I can find no info on any African American with surname Hornbeck, so needlesss to say, I would appreciate any help! Thanks.

James Wiseman - JAMES WISEMAN JAN 1759 &n...

Tombstone Tuesday

Emmette Beane - Emmette Beane - abt. 1944 Emmette Lorimer Beane was born 12 Jul 1910 in Monroe County, West Virginia to John Monroe Bean [1866-1954] and Ada L. Burdette [1883-1929]. He was the second child born to Ada, while John had three children from a previous marriage, so Emmette was his fifth. In 1935, at the age of 25, Emmette married Katie Carlisle. This ...

Maritime Monday

Over at Olive Tree Genealogy , each week we are given a prompt for leaving our memories behind for our descendants. This week we are to write about things that scared us when we were a child. Those things that go bump at night. Image Via Here There really weren't that many things that I feared at night. I had a nice sized bedroom all to myself. And...

Sharing Memories (Week 12): Things That Go Bump in the Night

All Those Orphan Photos - I am sure I am not alone when I say I collect the photographs of my family. I have, literally, thousands. And, of course, along the way, there have been those photographs which were unidentifiable. Oh, they came from numerous sources. They were, perhaps, found in a box of grandmother's old photographs; or Uncle's tobacco box after he passed away; o...

Sentimental Sunday

" Mr. and Mrs. [Christopher] CAMPBELL are members of the Presbyterian Church and he is a member of the IOOF ( Independent Order fo Odd Fellows ) and is a demitted member of the Masonic fraternity. " His son was Albert and his son was Malcolm, my grandfather. So my great-great grandfather was a Mason.

Masons

Pettie/ Petty - We recently were able to break through another brick wall on my husband's family tree, his Pettie/ Petty line. And so we will revisit this line today. Generation 1 1. Johnnie Lee HENRY was born in San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX. He was the son of 2. Joseph Wright HENRY and 3. Betty Louise Rotge. He married Cynthia Ann BEANE in Covington, Alleghany Co., ...

Surname Saturday

Crustless Coconut Custard Pie - Crustless Coconut Custard Pie 3 eggs 1 1/2 c. milk 1 1/4 c. sugar 1/3 c. flour 3/4 cup sweet coconut - shredded 1 tbsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla Dash of salt Mix all ingredients together with electric mixer. Pour into greased pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. ***This is loely recipe that my Granny Dreher used to make. It takes...

Family Recipe Friday

Grandpa's Driver's License - Henry C. Dreher's 1964-1965 Driver's License Henry Conrad Dreher Date of Birth: 12-31-02 Color Eyes: Blue Weight 230 Color Hair Brown Height 6-2 Issued 1-64 Expires 12-65 Issuing State: Indiana City: New Albany

Treasure Chest Thursday

John Monroe Bean ca. 1870

Wordless Wednesday