Who Was Sarah “Sally” McCage’s Father?
Sarah E. McCage (~1812-1860), who married William Kennedy Dickson (1811-probably 1860s), was born in Tennessee and lived in Perry County,
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Case Studies
3 Reasons You Might Have Trouble Finding Your Ancestors on Ancestry’s “Wills and Probate Records”
Over the past couple of days, I’ve spent some time looking for ancestors and other relatives on Ancestry’s new “Wills
Read MoreTip: Study the Entire Document
The fifth person on this list is Edmund Kaechle. His age appears to be 24 years old and he died
Read MoreHeadstone Surprise: What I’d Overlooked
The 1910 census has two wonderful columns labeled “mother of how many children” and “number of those children still living.”
Read MoreWho was the Father of Reinhard Koechle?
As I worked on my Koechle/Kaechle chapter for the Holthoefer family book, I was shocked to come across a piece
Read MoreSomething About Mary
LESSON LEARNED: Changing the spelling makes a difference! For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on the family of
Read MoreWhat Might You Find in the NEW Database, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007?
While at GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh) last week, the news at dinner one night was that Ancestry had
Read MoreJane McClenachan: “In the Land of the Living”
My newly discovered Correy family of Chester County and nearby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is potentially the most interesting branch I’ve yet
Read MoreThaddeus Kaechle: Key to Hundreds of Years of Church Records (#10 of 52 Ancestors)
Thaddeus Kaechle, my 3rd great grandfather, arrived at Castle Garden in New York aboard the ship Monmouth in the summer
Read MoreSNGF: Random Genealogy
Randy Seaver posted his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Challenge and I’m a few days late, but decided to give it
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