On the 7th of October 1891, the Zimmerman family first arrived in the United States, their point of departure listed as Boulogne Sur Mer, France and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Originating in Russia, they arrived in the port of New York, New York State aboard the ship Maasdam, with their final destination listed as Houston, Texas....
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I was sent a bunch of papers by a distant Montgomery relative of mine, and in it was included a sheet which included a handwritten crest, a scripture from Ecclesiates 3:1-8 and a brief paragraph entitled “Montgomery History”. I can’t verify the source, or the author, so I pass it on to you. Montgomery...
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I found these wonderful pictures that were sent to me by Rita Stoess, who visited Olney, Illinois and was shown these grave sites by Virgil Heindselman. Caleb and Catherine were my 4th Great-Grandparents through their son Jacob Heindselman (1829-1879) who married Frances Clem (1837/38-1922). Caleb Heindselman Birth – 1800, Bader, Germany Death – 1875,...
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Recently I got an email in response to my post on Hugh Tinnin asking about his son-in-law James Preston Neal. I was very excited to connect with someone from this line, and we’ve been sharing some information the past couple months. It made me realize that I haven’t done a blog post on this...
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