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An American Dream that Began in The Late 18th Century . . . George Marker and his wife, Margaret Storm, journeyed to Montgomery County, Ohio, by covered wagon, 20 years after Ohio became only the 17th state to be admitted into the Union. German-Americans who were committed to family, faith, industriousness, and education, the young couple went in search of greater economic opportunities in the exciting new land. Their values became their legacy to the generations that followed. The Marker Family . . follows those generations, starting with George and Margaret's son Martin Marker, who married Margaret Weaver. Martin became an auctioneer, real estate investor, and successful farmer. Their spirit for their country was strong; they named their first son after the then-President, Martin Van Buren. Martin Van Buren Marker married Martha Jane Hoover in Darke County, Ohio. They settled in Paton, Iowa, where he farmed and then worked as a stock buyer, and ran a creamery. Late in life they retired to Long Beach, California. Their daughter Harriet Viola Marker married Frank Oscar Ladd, and they spent most of their lives in Paton, Iowa, where Frank was a blacksmith. The legacy of the Marker family continues in their descendants today. Carolyn Ladd holds a Certified Genealogist credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. George and Margaret (Storm) Marker are her four times great-grandparents.

A history of the author's maternal McDevitt family line, with the focus on her grandparents who were born and raised in the Glens of Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland before emigrating to Philadelphia, PA in the 1920s. This comprehensive full-color book includes local history, census records, maps, documents, photos, information on Irish naming traditions, bibliography, and index.

Nine Generations from Dr. Thomas Wynne documents and explores the author's father's family history and genealogy from its earliest American immigrant, Dr. Thomas Wynne, to its ninth generation. Dr. Wynne, a member of the Welsh gentry, was an early Quaker convert who was persecuted and jailed for his beliefs. He became acquainted with William Penn, also a convert, became his personal physician, and in 1681 purchased 5000 acres in Penn's new province of Pennsylvania. In 1682, they sailed together on the ship Welcome to the new town of Philadelphia. Dr. Wynne's only son, Jonathan, inherited Dr. Wynne's properties and established Wynnestay, a stone mansion still occupied in West Philadelphia and considered to be the oldest house in Philadelphia. Jonathan's son established himself in Chester County and had six sons, all of whom fought in the Revolutionary War. Each member of the nine generations in the family line is described in a genealogical sketch and each of the families is placed in its historical setting. Includes appendices, illustrations, images, charts, maps, bibliography, and index. Full color.

The story of Charles North and Isaac Maynard, immigrants who arrived in America in 1836 and found success in the early industries of upstate New York.

This comprehensive book, a companion to Ancestors of Joseph and Brenda Sullivan from Immigration to the Present Times, 1620 to 2011, presents personal letters, stories and photographs of the LaMond and Sullivan families, which were inherited or collected from family members. This book also provides historical information connecting the ancillary members of the family. All the information in this book has been authenticated.

The story and genealogy of two immigrant next-door neighbors in Boston whose children married in 1937. Both families came to Boston via the Canadian Maritimes: the Duffs came from Ireland to Newfoundland, while the MacKinnons came from Scotland to Nova Scotia. The author, their son, knew nothing of their history and his journey is one of genealogical research and serendipity. The book includes more than 75 photos, illustrations, and documents.

Dorinda W. Bloss has been researching and recording her Keen family genealogy since she spent a long, hot summer in 1967 listening to her grandmother's stories. With charts, profiles, stories, photos, documents, and over 40 years of work, she's documented the history of the Keen family in connection with founding Pilgrims Richard Warren and Edward Fuller, leaving room for others to contribute their research as well.The Keen Family and the Mayflower Beginning documents the family from the time the Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plimouth, expands on how the Keen family played a role in their history (as well as the history of Maine and New York), and also records how the legacy and principles of the Pilgrims are perpetuated by their descendants today.In addition, the book includes research on the Logan family, the Beplat family, the Bloss family and their Indiana roots, as well as the author's family connections to Greenwood Cemetery and Cyrpress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn. Appendices. Indexed. Over 200 photos. All genealogical information is authenticated.

The Genealogical Journey of Four FamiliesFrom Mayflower passengers to nineteenth-century Scottish immigrants, Roots in America: Millers, Claypools, Grants, and Swiggetts from Settlement to the Midwest tells the story of author Abigail Miller's paternal ancestors.She describes the journey of four families, largely of British origin, placing them in historical context. The characters are representative of a broad group of settlers and pioneers who were not famous or remarkable, except as we are all remarkable and unique, but who helped lay the foundations of America. The author includes a number of family stories and anecdotes.Miller was driven to preserve, and in a few cases extend, the family information handed down to her by her father and his parents before him. As a result, Roots in America includes formal genealogies of the families of Abijah Miller, of New York State, and his wives Sarah Titus and Lucinda Wicker; Abraham Claypool and his wife Elizabeth Wilson, of Virginia and Ross County, Ohio; Colquhoun and Innes Grant, sons of Peter Grant and Margaret Cunningham, of Stirling, Scotland, and the brothers' several wives; and Levin Swiggett, of Seaford, Delaware and Cambridge City, Indiana, and his wife Hester Ann Owen.The dilemma for all family historians is when to stop collecting information-or often in her case, additional evidence-and commit to writing. Having committed to a project of significant scale, Miller tries to clearly indicate where evidence falls short and provide a pathway for future genealogists.

The genealogical narrative, Van Buskirks of Indiana - Western Migration from New Netherlands, 11 Generations -1654-2017 delves behind the genealogical charts and tables to provide unusual insight into the lives and struggles of one of the founding families of colonial America. The chapters depict each generation in its settlement, over three centuries, across the North American continent. The book concerns the progressive migration of the author's family branch from its origin in Holstein, Denmark and its emigration through 17th century Amsterdam to New Netherlands in 1654. They describe the Van Buskirk colonization in the Dutch Hudson Valley and it subsequent progressive migration west through colonial Pennsylvania, post revolutionary war Northwest Territories, a multigenerational stint in Indiana before arriving in the Oregon Country of the Pacific Northwest.Van Buskirk discusses the first two generations in some detail, including origin of the surname and details about the original patriarch, Laurens Andriessen Van Buskirk and his four sons. The later chapters concentrate on his own direct ancestral line but also include additional discussions about more distant cousins of unusual interest. These range from the tragic intra-familial conflicts of diverse political loyalty and an Indiana Regiment of giants to pioneer toils on the Oregon Trail and body snatching for medical dissection. The author strives to present a readable and interesting tale built upon verifiable genealogical and historical documents.

Genealogy of thirteen generations of the descendants of Maine families Nathan Lord & Judith Conley's son Nathan Lord II, John Churchill & Hannah Pontus and their children Thomas Smith Churchill, Jr. & Mary Ann Dixon, Otis Banks Churchill & Susan Ferren, John C. Churchill & Annie Burk, and Mary Reliance Churchill & Nehemiah Towle Libby. Includes biographies, stories, and reminiscences as well as a newly-discovered cache of early 20th century photos of the family farm, Maple Rock Farm in Parsonsfield, Maine. Compiled by three generations of the family over many decades. 66 black and white photos.

John George Miller (Johann Georg Müller) of Germany (Prussia) and Metta Wagener of Germany (Hannover), immigrated to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, a time when many Germans were leaving their homeland for a better life. They met after they came to America and were married in Ritchietown (South Wheeling), West Virginia, in 1856. Many of their descendants have found Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia, their last resting place.In 1914, John George Miller, the patriarch of this strong German family, became the first member of our Miller family to be buried at Greenwood Cemetery. Other Ohio Valley area cemeteries chosen by our Miller families were Mount Calvary Cemetery, Red Men Cemetery, Holly Memorial Gardens, Riverview Cemetery, and Greenwood (Rose Hill) Cemetery.In an effort to preserve a piece of our Miller family history in one collection, this book presents obituaries and information about John George Miller and the first three generations of his descendants. Regardless of where they lived, most "came home" to be buried in Wheeling area cemeteries. A brief description of each cemetery is provided in this book.

Hannah Wood was born in 1844 in Blue Hill, Maine.Her father was a sea captain; her mother often joinedhim on his voyages while Hannah stayed ashore with hergrandparents. As a young girl who was curious by nature,Hannah discovered her gift of storytelling. She soon beganto keep a diary about 19th-century life in a coastal villageas she lived it and as she saw it. Members of Hannah''sfamily and community come alive in this memorablecollection drawn from previously unrecorded stories, oldjournals, and letters. Hannah Wood of Blue Hill, Maine hascaptured family history at its finest and most fascinating.Esther E. Wood was the niece of Hannah Wood. Anaccomplished, beloved teacher and historian, Esther wascommitted to keeping her family stories alive. She lived andwrote at her family''s home at Friend''s Corner in East BlueHill until her death in 2002 at the age of 97.