With my recent success of hunting down the parents and family of my 2nd Great Grandfather’s second wife, I thought I’d spend a little more time documenting what I do and don’t know about his first wife. Sometimes thinking through the process and making a checklist is helpful for me. What I do know:...
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Update – June 5, 2010 I received the Obituary for Dewey S. Mercer in the mail today from the Tillamook Historical Society. In it it mentions a living sister “Hazel McCall, Sublimity”. This is much too much of a coincidence not to be her brother. Success! Another family member found. Now if I could...
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Robert Lee “Bob” McCall was my Great Grandfather. I always knew him as “Grandpa” and would climb up into his lap and listen to his pocket watch he kept in the front pocket of his overalls. I remember many meals over at my Great Grandparents house where “supper” was served at near noon and...
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My Great Uncle Daniels was kind enough to share this photo with me featuring my Great Great Grandpa Nees. He said it was the General Store of Steve Guthrie Nees (1863-1940), located in Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma. This prompted me to go and review the latest US Census records that I hadn’t added to...
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I was reviewing the 1850 census today, and noticed how closely Hugh Tinnin was living to his daughter Lucy Jane Tinnin Neal. I started to go through the pages of the census and noticed Andrew and Sinai Neal Buchanan nearby. The Buchanans and Neals both had a Tinnin kid staying with them, so I...
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Johannes Adam Pfeifer, Jr. or Adam J. Pfeifer as he was known by was my Great Great Grandfather. Son of Johannes Adam Pfeifer Sr. and husband to Cecilia Rupp, he was born in Russia and immigrated with his parents to Kansas as part of the Volga River German migration. Here’s a timeline I’ve put...
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Anton A. Pfeifer who married Anna Zimmerman are my Great Grandparents. Here’s a timeline I’ve put together about Anton’s life from public sources. I’m still hoping to connect with a living member of this family who can help me with some of the missing details of his life. Historical Timeline: Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946)...
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Rochus Zimmerman is my Great Great Grandfather (GG) though his daughter Anna Zimmerman (1891-1978) who married Anton A. Pfeifer (1893-1946). One of the interesting things I discovered about Kansas, is they had state census records. This allowed me to get a more granular timeline from public records. Historical Timeline: Rochus Zimmerman (1867-1942) YEAR LOCATION...
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Thomas Marion Montgomery, Dr. is my Great Great Grandfather (GG) though his daughter Etoyl Montgomery (1896-1996) who married Robert Lee “Bob” McCall (1896-1989) in 1920. Refer to his Family Group Record to find out more details about his children. Historical Timeline: Dr. Thomas Marion Montgomery (1871-1961) YEAR LOCATION EVENT 1873 Harmontown, Lafayette Co., Mississippi...
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Dr. John M. Montgomery Sr. is my 3rd Great Grandfather (GGG) though his son Thomas Marion Montgomery (1873-1961) that married Levicia Ellen Crawley (1874-1961). One of the advantages of putting together a timeline on John M. Montgomery is the fact there was a short history published of him in 1891. I’ve had a couple...
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