And absorb me so completely. I’ve neglected this blog so totally I’m almost ashamed. But the end is in sight. Countertops are installed tomorrow and then the final electrical 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.
Battering at brick walls
Miriam over at Ancestories had a post regarding posting about brick wall ancestors. That got me thinking, not about posting about my brick wall ancestors – which I should do.
Thomas Asher McLeland – Part Two – Family Man and Government Employee
Once T.A. returned to Deer Creek, from the Civil War, his married life truly began. He and Caroline Decker McLeland began married life as farmers on the rolling prairies of
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
Is the remodeling done you ask?
You might think that since I suddenly started posting again I am now living in a lovely finished home. You would be wrong. But at least the winter snows aren’t
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 (
I lied – about the remodeling that is
I really thought, back in April, that we would be mostly done by now. But here it is nearly the end of May and still no kitchen sink. At the
Genealogical Serendipity a.k.a. the power of the Internet to make connections
This lovely photo shows Bernard Joseph Anstoetter and Lidwina Kramer just after their wedding in Dyersville, Iowa, December 1919. My mother in law, child of Ben and Lydia had one