Case Studies – Page 2

May 31, 2018 Dana 2 Comments 5 min read

Who Are the People in Peter Close’s 1810 Will?

My 5th great grandfather, Peter Close, wrote his will on 27 June 1810 in Armagh, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. When the

May 5, 2018 Dana 0 Comments 2 min read

Anton and Mary (Reuter) Karbach (or Koerbach), my third great grandparents, immigrated from Germany to Ohio in about 1853. Although

March 19, 2018 Dana 0 Comments 1 min read

In my last post, I shared how a Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1791 marriage record provided evidence that Willoughby Randolph’s

March 16, 2018 Dana 0 Comments 1 min read

Virginian Willoughby Randolph (1765-1822) mentions his wife, Franky, twice in his will. On many Ancestry.com trees, Franky’s maiden name is

March 14, 2018 Dana 6 Comments 1 min read

I have written a lot about one of my immigrant ancestors, Joachim Peters. He and his wife, Henriette, left “Germany”

March 11, 2018 Dana 4 Comments 3 min read

A few days ago I shared the cover and first page of the 1822 will of Willoughby Randolph of Lee

March 9, 2018 Dana 7 Comments 1 min read

I’ve recently reached out to several fairly close DNA matches on Ancestry.com. One turned out to be a second cousin

March 8, 2018 Dana 7 Comments 3 min read

When my Great Aunt Beulah first introduced me to genealogy twenty years ago, I was an eager student. While researching

February 15, 2018 Dana 0 Comments 1 min read

This post is based on Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge. This week’s theme is: VALENTINE. On

February 8, 2018 Dana 6 Comments 1 min read

This post is based on Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge. This week’s theme is: FAVORITE NAME.