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BIOGRAPHIES


families are forever


  • Thought for today:
    "One of the greatest tragedies of life is the
    murder of a beautiful theory by a gang of brutal facts."
    Benjamin Franklin

    You can't change your ancestors, but you can influence your descendants.

    Become a family historian
    Everyone has the moral right to know their family
    and their family history.



    More bios to be added, as time and collection of facts permit. I will add a bit of historical events that took place during the lifetime of each individual when I am able. Come again for a visit to view any new additions or corrections (there will be many).......
    That is the way this hobby is.

    Enjoy your family, past and present!

    No matter how simple, writing a biography about family members or ancestors, puts them in a more human perspective than just looking at names in a book, database or family history page. Although they are gone, biographies make them 'come alive'.

    Knowing your families past can have a positive effect on your future. Discover the roots from which you come. Get to know your ancestors and you will enjoy their memories. Good or bad, remember they were human.

    Some facts and details are from my memory, some from research


    FAMILY RESEARCHERS
    with a common goal

  • Jeannine (Riley) Minisci (1929-2004)/Florida
  • Hank Walters/Florida
  • Betty Bratek/New York State
  • Rebecca Nash/New York State
  • Joan (Hapeman) Somers/California
  • Elva (Hunt) Sanghera (1934-2003)/British Columbia
  • Kelly Tabor/New York State
  • Marlene (Tabor) Baumgartner/New York State
  • Don Secor/Florida
  • Maggie Parnall/Ontario, Canada
  • Peggy Greenwood/Ontario, Canada
  • Bob Millard/Ontario, Canada
  • J�rg Schrick/Bonn, Germany
  • Fr. Jim Mason/Ontario, Canada/British Columbia
  • Ray & Katherine (Murtari) Gardner/Clyde, New York
  • Cindy Perkins/Colorado Springs, Co.
  • Brenda Sherwood/Lansing, Michigan


  • I will try as I have time, to rewrite as many Bios as possible,
    giving more information and sources. Upon checking the Internet, I have found my family
    histories are riddled with errors. Some folks have not looked at their posted histories in months.
    Small wonder. Genealogists must be careful to post their new findings. Also, be sure ALL facts are
    accurate. Many copy from other sites that have many, many errors. Using this info can put you back
    years in your research. Choose information wisely.


    Research note: A/O 2 June 2014
    I have given up researching the BECKER, GROS, KNECHT, LINDER, TESCHE, VOOS/VOHS,
    WITTE, and WOLFERTZ families in Solingen, Germany and surrounding areas. These families
    intermarried, had children with like or similar names and some were born within
    1-3 months of one another. I could not solve the mysteries. What you see in the
    posted bios is all I have discovered.
    If you are courageous, give it a try......Accuracy is most important.



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    RE GERMAN RESEARCH:
    The oldest city in Germany is Trier

    Some German research by
    J�rg Schrick of Bonn, Germany
    Thank you so much J�rg

        JOAN'S LOGAN FAMILY LINE:

  • ???, Sarah
  • APP, Joseph, Jr.
  • APP, Joseph, Sr.
  • APP, Barbara (nee ?)
  • APP, Walburga
  • BL�SER, Gertrud
  • BL�SER, Johann
  • BOUCH�, Edmond Lawrence
  • CLIMENHAGA, Henry
  • CLIMENHAGA, Elizabeth (Betsey)
  • D�PPER/DOEPPER, Louise
  • DURBIN, Doretha
  • GOOCH, John A.
  • HOWELL, Kenneth
  • HUNT, Elva Irene
  • JONES, Almira Bethia
  • KANNENGIESSSER, Christina
  • KNECHT, Anna Philippina
  • KNECHT, Clemens
  • KNECHT, Johann Abraham
  • KNECHT, Johann Clemens
  • KNECHT, Johann Wilhelm
  • KNECHT, Johannes
  • KOVACH, Elizabeth
  • LOGAN, Alexander
  • LOGAN, Edward Oliver Hamilton
  • LOGAN, Elizabeth Ann
  • LOGAN, Dr. George Washington
  • LOGAN, George Washington, Sr.
  • LOGAN, Leta Pauline
  • LOGAN, Thomas
  • LOGAN, William George "Doug"
  • LOGAN, William Hamilton Henry
  • MILLARD, Humphrey
  • MILLARD, Jasper
  • MILLARD, John
  • MILLARD, Sarah
  • MORNINGSTAR, Sylvanus
  • PICKARD, Susanna
  • REUTER, Alma A.
  • REUTER, Anton Carl
  • REUTER, Bernardus
  • REUTER, Clara
  • REUTER, Joseph
  • REUTER, Ludovicus
  • REUTER, Michael
  • REUTER, Michael
  • REUTER, Otto
  • ROOT, Laura
  • SANGHERA, Elva Irene Hunt
  • SANTOS, Maria
  • SCHMITT, Agnes
  • SCHMITTERT, Alwine
  • SCHMITTERT, Franz
  • SCHMITTERT, Peter Johann
  • SCHNORPFEIL, Anna Maria
  • SCHROEDER, Maria Anna
  • SCHROEDER, Johann
  • SECORD, Anna-Hannah
  • SECORD, Peter II
  • SICARD, Ambriose
        (Secord-Seacord)
  • SIDER, Esther Susan
  • SIDER, Peter
  • SMITH, Elizabeth
  • SOMERS, Thomas John
  • TESCHE, Anna Phillipina
  • TESCHE, Wilhelm
  • THIEL, Anna Maria
  • THOMAS, Rachel
  • VOOS/VOHS, Adele
  • VOOS/VOHS, Otto
  • VOOS/VOHS, Wilhelm
  • WITTE, Johanna Maria
  • WOLFERTZ, Anna Margaretha
  • WOLFERTZ, Catharina
  • WOLFERTZ, Peter


  • HAPEMAN FAMILY LINE:
    HAPEMAN is an anglicized form of
    the German name HAUPTMANN


  • DRUMM, Anna Margaretha NEW!
  • FAIRMAN/FARMAN
        FIRMAN/FURMAN, John

  • FURMAN, Emily
  • FURMAN, William R.
  • FURMAN, Andrew Jackson
  • HAPEMAN, Edward
  • HAPEMAN, Frederick Lawrence
  • HAPEMAN, Jeremiah
  • HAPEMAN (HAUPTMANN), Johannes
  • HAPEMAN, (HAUPTMANN) Petrus (Peter)
  • HILL, Ann Elizabeth
  • HOUSEKNECHT, Catherine
  • HOUSEKNECHT, John Christian
  • KELLY, George Walter
  • KILMER, Elizabeth Maria
  • MITCHELL, David
  • MITCHELL, Laura May
  • NIVER-NEIFER, Margaretha
  • RICKEY, Amelia
  • SNYDER, Jacob/Jake
  • SNYDER, Mariah
  • SOMERS, Thomas John
  • STARKWEATHER, Cora
  • STICKEL, Anna Margaretha
  • STICKLE, Nicholas Sr. NEW!
  • WEMPLE, Elizabeth
  • WHEATON, Elizabeth/Betsey
  •     TOM'S FAMILY

  • Sue is continuing the research

  • BERNHARD, Charles J.
  • BUCK, Ellen Magdalen
  • BUCK, James
  • BUTLER, Philip Francis
  • BUTLER, Catherine Mary
  • CRIMPENSHAW, Marie A.
  • CURRAN, Johanna
  • FORAN, Elizabeth Agnes
  • HOULIHAN, Ellen Mary
  • MASON, Bernard
  • POWER, Margaret Mary
  • SOMERS, Thomas John
  • SOMERS/SUMMERS, James
  • SUMMERS, Anastasia
  • SUMMERS, Philip Sr.
  • SUMMERS, Thomas Joseph, Sr.
























































  • 27 October 2001
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