Dann Norton of Lawrenceville, a professional genealogist, sent me his latest blog post about the misinformation online about Rebecca...

As genealogists we when we see second or third marriages among ancestors, we usually believe there was a death of one of the spouses. ...

Amanda Jane Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D W Baker of Sumner, was a registered nurse. During WWI she was in active service at Camp...

A doctor's bag in our Collection Dr. David Burget was born about 1822 in Cincinnati Ohio to Daniel and Elizabeth Anderson Burget ...

Dr Silas Hall was born July 29, 1849, in Wood County Virginia to Bushrod and Mary Ross Hall.   He is shown living with his parents in...

Joseph Henry Worstell was born on September 18, 1843, to David Johnson and Naomi (Martin) Worstell in Clermont County, Ohio.   Joseph’s...

Sandy Sumner An obit published in a California paper states that “in Santa Maragrita California on June 1, 1906, Sandy S Sumner, a native...

In his Will, John Lester of Lawrence County left everything to his wife Mary and upon her death to be divided amongst his seven...

In the early 1800s a single woman enjoyed the same rights as a man to enter contracts and manage property. However, when a woman married,...

A nuncupative will or verbal will is sometimes called a death bed will. A person who is too sick to execute a written will and is not...