My father was Ray Dee Jones born in Iowa died in Santa Rosa, CA. His  mother was Victoria Mae Foulk born in Iowa and died in Cheyenne, Wyo.

  Her father was Harvey Edward Foulk b 1867 in Illinios and died ??? no one knows.  He may have run away, he may have been murdered. Many stories and I have yet to find proof of any of it.

   His father was William Henry Foulk b 1846 Somerset Co. PA died 4 Jan 1940 Cedar Township, Blackhawk Co., IA

was a…

                         OerBaek Farm, Orum, North Djurs, Randers, Denmark

Introduction- The story of the Peterson Family has its roots and many branches in Denmark and in what is now the German state of Schleswig. While exploring these branches I rediscovered lives from as…

For many years I have been searching for the answer to who my husband's ggg grandfather was.His surname was Marquis & he married Elizabeth Thompson. He had a son named Jesse Marquis born 20 May 1820 in Pa. Family history states that he died just before Jesse's birth. I don't know where he died or why. Anyone who could help me I would be very grateful. I have Marquis family history from Jesse to current.

Since we are doing various states at  different times and we need to increase the information, I have written about Greene Co. Pennsylvania on two posts on my other family blog.  Having learned that Facebook has a site for this county and we are now sharing pictures and data about our related and non related families. Facebook Book under Greene Connections.

Many years ago I had a webpage done by cousin Helen Durbin with the data I had accumulated and she had much also.…

APG to Honor Student and/or Young Professional with Strong Interest in Developing a Career in Genealogy



WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 23 June 2014-The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) is now accepting applications for the APG Young Professional Scholarship. Requirements have been revised to reflect current economic and educational trends and to be more inclusive of young parents, military personnel, home school candidates,…

The picture shows a baby in Mr. Faber's lap.  Is it the  first, second or third child.  I would think some of those in IOWA would know but so far no concrete answers.  

A clue would be the picture was taken in Illinois. 

So when did they live in Illinois?  Look for old letters, reports in newspapers and census information may give us a clue. 

I am sure that Lucy Faber's kin would surely know but I am not hearing that.  Isn't genealogy and family…

Update:  On the back of this photo there is writing in Hungarian that says:With loving memories to my godfather and family, Emma and it's dated 1955.

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June 20, 2014

“Gone to Texas” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists

June 20, 2014 – Austin, TX. Discounted early-bird registration for the 2014 Federation of…

Tom Reilly was the son of Margaret Drake from Ballinulty, and Edward Reilly of Molly, whose father was Thomas O Reilly. He had a twin Ned, who died in acar accident, and his sister Bridget who married Peter Donohoe of Lislea, was my grandmother.







Tom Drake Reilly was my granduncle.



While not the only Irishman to have served in two…

"Who the Feck do you think you are?" is the title of a blog I have been thinking of running on researching our family history for a few months now, and today is the day I get it started!



The Foundation Legend



Three brothers came from Kildare - varis names given, and built three houses beside each other... two died childless, and the third inherited the two plots, giving a decent plot of land before the great famine, and setting the family up to be just that…

This is Frank Mattes a photographer in Philadelphia, PA.  He was born 14 Jul 1881 in Vesprod, Bacs-Bodrog, Hungary,  he came to the US in 1906 and was naturalized in 1914.  He married Magdalena "Lena" Teufel and they had a son names Frank Jr who was born in 1912 but died in 1915, and a daughter Anna Helen Mattes, born in 24 Jan 1917 who was still single and living at home in 1940.  The last record I have found on Frank is his 1942 WWII draft card and he…

   Here's wishing a Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there, and especially to all the outstanding fathers in our family. This will be the first Father's Day without my dad Ray, pictured in the middle  holding a little kid with a lot of hair. Yes, that was me, and the year was probably 1953, the place was likely Caseyville, Illinois, where my…

The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy to Hold Fourth Annual Forensic Genealogy Institute on March 26-28, 2015…

My Great-Great Grandmother, Anna Prowell(1830-1912), married to Elijah S Krone( 1834-1918) & mother to Andrew Curtain Krone(1862-1930). She was the daughter of, Jacob Prowell (1808-1870) & Jane Potts(1809-1886).