Did 2 Sisters & 1 Brother Marry 2 Brothers & 1 Sister?
My fourth great grandparents, Jacob Coppenbarger (1769-1841) and Catharine Ann Snavely (1780-1857) had a dozen known children: 7 sons &
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White Hair Turning Black & Sleeping 60 Hours Straight: Things a 100(+) Year Old Might Do
This week I had a breakthrough on my Snavely ancestors. I knew my 4x great grandfather, Jacob Coppenbarger (1769-1841) married
Read MoreThe Kind of Newspaper Article You Don’t Want to Find…
Of course we expect to find death records of our relatives. But, this is the kind of death you don’t
Read MoreDivorce & Death (Learning about Lena, Part 2)
As I discussed in Part 1 about Lena, I found that the land being sold and partitioned between 32 members
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