Trying to gather information on more recent generations and helping to share family memories, photos and stay connected - I created a Facebo...

Today in the United States it is Memorial Day, a day to remember and recognize those who have given the ultimate sacrifice while in military...

Mary Keziah (Chew) Lemasters The 14th ancestor in my 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project is my paternal great-great-grandmother, Mary Ke...

Luman Walker Lemasters, Jr. (1842-1931) The 13th ancestor in my 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project is my paternal great-great grandfather...

Growing up in rural Indiana, I lived near close cousins and went to school with many more who lived in the community.  Now that I'm an ...

Located the 1940 census record of the Guy Bowman household in Wabash County, Indiana.  Guy was the husband of my maternal 3rd cousin 3 times...

Located the 1940 census record of the Glenn S. Overholt household in Wells County, Indiana.  Glenn's wife, Sarah,  was my paternal 1st c...

Located the 1940 census record of the Forrest Chew household in Jay County, Indiana.  Forrest was my paternal 1st cousin 3 times removed.  O...

Located the 1940 census record of the Carlton Chew household in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Carlton was my paternal 7th cousin 3 times r...

Located the 1940 census record of the Bernard Chew household in Jay County, Indiana.  Bernard was my paternal first cousin 3 times removed t...

Located the 1940 census record of the Aaron Lewis Chew household in Clarke County, Iowa.  Aaron was my paternal 6th cousin 4 times removed. ...

Located the 1940 census record of the Albert Adams household in St. Joseph County, Indiana.  Albert was not a blood relative, but was the st...

The Weekly Republican (Plymouth, Indiana), 6 Mar 1879, page 3 Located the death notice of my paternal 3rd-great grandmother, Caroline Bi...

Last Sunday I spent the day in Darke County, Ohio, researching my genealogy and getting a history lesson from my dad.  After our day in Jay ...

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images,  FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNX-TMX : accessed...

The CALDWELL surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are likely Scottish, and there is much more research needed. Stor...

My paternal first cousin 3 times removed, Tobias Otterbein Chew, was enumerated in the 1940 census in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania....

My paternal first cousin 3 times removed, Herbert Christian Chew, was enumerated in the 1940 census in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan.  H...

Working my way through the hints in the Ancestry database for World War II Draft Registrations, 1942 and located this registration in Jay Co...

Working my way through the hints in the Ancestry database for World War II Draft Registrations, 1942 and located this registration in Philad...