Benjamin Clifford McLeland was the 6th child and 4th son of Thomas Asher McLeland and Caroline Decker. He was the last child born to the couple to survive infancy. (Thomas
Category: research notes
Who was Joseph Wayman, husband of Anna Rebecca Jacobs? (And is that really how he spelled his surname?
Anna Rebecca Jacobs, daughter of a settled and prominent family in early Clark County, Indiana, married Joseph Wayman in 18551. Joseph’s family was considered “unknown” by researchers in the early
How many children might John Swartz “jr”, 1797-1865 PA and Clark County, IN have had?
updated to reflect additional research on candidates for “missing children”. As I prepare a biographical write up for John Swartz (oldest son of John Swartz and Elizabeth Ohlweiler) and his
Richard Wharton never married a Sally Scott! A careful review of the records shows that her husband was Richard MORTON.
2/20/2020 – A further update regarding DNA evidence has been added at the end of this post. 10/23/2019 This post has been updated with further information about the will of
The Carson Family of Canaan and Hallowell Maine
After several attempts to organize this research I ultimately decided to start with what I am absolutely sure of and then work both directions from there. I first encounter the
Adam Carson timeline from New Hampshire and Maine records
Adam Carson timeline information – taken from town and county records in New Hampshire and Maine – I will be adding footnotes (again) in the near future. 1745 – Adam and
The pension file of my dreams!
John McLeland, father of Thomas Asher McLeland, took the unusual step of applying for a Civil War Service Pension based on the service of his deceased son James R. McLeland.
The uneveness of Life – 2 immigrant families 2 very different futures
In 1847 two families immigrated from Bavaria to Iowa. They were closely related – a sister and brother and their families. Both families had relatively high education levels, they both
The parents of John Herman Anstoetter
I was sent this information by a very kind researcher from Salzbergen, Germany. I am, regretably, very late in sending her information in reply. Sorry Karin – it will come.
Thomas Asher McLeland – finding the pieces of an ordinary life – part 1
(thanks to my cousin Darrell for catching several typos in the post – they have been fixed. Any existing errors are my own, sadly) This photo of Thomas Asher (