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Generation 6 — Earl's 3rd-great-grandparents

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Generation 6 — Earl's 3rd-great-grandparents

34 people

Anna Luiza do Coração de Jesus

Confirmed

Mother of Anna L. Silva · native of Capelo, Faial

Married
Thomás Pereira d'Escobar
Sources
3
Images
3

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the mother of Anna "Annie" L. Silva, who carries her own mother's full name. Named Anna Luiza, domestic, in her daughter's 22 April 1867 baptism, of the lugar do Caminho do Sallão S1233.
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Death1886
Authorised her daughter Anna's 1886 marriage as a widow, consistent with Thomás's death in 1882 S1232
Death
No birth or death date is on any record read
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 4 Oct 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage1858
Married Thomás Pereira d'Escobar on 15 February 1858, Cedros, named there as native of the parish of Capelo, legitimate daughter of José Duarte Pereira and Anna Luiza S1235
Children1867
Her daughter's 1867 baptism calls her a native of Cedros; her own 1858 marriage and her daughter's 1886 marriage both say Capelo
the marriage records, made nearer the event and naming her own parents' parish, are preferred
Marriage1858
Possible, not confirmed: She may be the “Anna Luiza, of Cedros” named as mother of a Francisca de Vargas, 37 (Ancestry record 1035962355); this record ties her to Cedros through her 1858 marriage, but the name is very common. What would settle it: a Cedros or Capelo baptism about 1873 of Francisca naming Thomás Pereira d’Escobar.

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Florência Luiza

Confirmed

Mother of Frank Silva Sr · c.1820 – 11 Feb 1880, Cedros, Faial

Died
11 February 1880, Cedros
Married
José Francisco da Silva
Sources
4
Images
1

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the mother of Frank Silva Sr. His 1862 baptism names her Florencia Luiza, of the lugar da Fonte Nova S1228 — correcting the earlier reading of her surname as "Silveira".
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Death1880
Died 11 February 1880, Cedros, aged sixty, “married to José Francisco da Silva”, legitimate daughter of José Matheus and Anna Felicia
born c. 1820, by that age S1230. Her father’s name is not settled: this burial calls him José Matheus, and her son’s 1862 baptism calls him José Francisco S1228; her mother is Anna Felicia in both
Death1886
Frank’s 1886 marriage entry calls her Florencia Constancia S1232, six years after her death. It is taken to be the same woman under another second name: the father is the same José Francisco da Silva, native of Pedro Miguel, she is again a native of this parish, and the margin gives the same place, Fonte Nova
Burial1878
Her own burial entry says she “left children”; two are documented
Frank Silva Sr and his elder brother José Francisco da Silva Jr, whose 1878 burial names her Florencia Luiza, native of this parish S1229. No record names her as Frank’s mother and as the woman buried in 1880 in one entry: that these are one woman rests on her name, her husband, the place Fonte Nova and her mother’s name agreeing
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 4 Oct 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage
Married José Francisco da Silva; the marriage record has not yet been found

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José Francisco da Silva

Confirmed

Father of Frank Silva Sr · lavrador, native of Pedro Miguel, Faial

Married
Florência Luiza
Sources
4

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the father of Frank Silva Sr. His son's 9 June 1862 baptism at Santa Bárbara dos Cedros names him José Francisco da Silva, lavrador, of the lugar da Fonte Nova S1228.
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Burial1878
Native of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, lugar de Pedro Miguel, Faial
named so in his elder son's 1878 burial and again in Frank Sr's own 1886 marriage record S1229S1232
Burial1878
Alive in October 1878 and still alive in February 1880, both times named in his children's burial entries S1229S1230; no death record for him is yet held
Death1811
No birth or death date is given on any record read; the member tree's 31 Mar 1811–14 Dec 1885 is unsourced and not used here
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 4 Oct 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage
Married Florência Luiza of Cedros; the marriage record itself has not been found, though several registers name them as a couple

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Thomás Pereira d'Escobar

Confirmed

Father of Anna L. Silva · c.1838 – 4 May 1882, Cedros, Faial

Died
4 May 1882, Cedros
Sources
4
Images
3

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the father of Anna "Annie" L. Silva. Her own 22 April 1867 baptism names him Thomás Pereira d'Escobar, cultivador, of the lugar do Caminho do Sallão S1233.
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Death1882
Died 4 May 1882, Cedros, aged forty-four
born c. 1838 — at the lugar do caminho para o Sallão, married to Anna Luiza S1234
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 4 Oct 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage1858
Married Anna Luiza do Coração de Jesus on 15 February 1858, Cedros S1235
Children1886
His daughter Anna's 1886 marriage record describes him as already deceased by then, authorised by her mother
consistent with his 1882 death S1232

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Open question
⚠️ Conflict in his own parentage, recorded rather than resolved. His 1882 burial calls him "filho natural" (born outside marriage) of Thomás Pereira d'Escobar (the elder) and Theresa Ignacia S1234, while his own 1858 marriage calls him "filho legitimo" of the same couple S1235. A marriage entry, made with the groom present and his baptism checked, is weighed more heavily than a burial informant's answer; no marriage is entered here for the elder couple, and his own baptism (sought c.1837–39, possibly under his mother's name alone) has not been found

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David C. Coffman

Confirmed

Father of Dee Coffman · 1812–1883

Born
13 December 1812
Died
25 January 1883
Married
Emily M. Thornhill
Children
David Emily "Dee" Coffman, Annie Bettie McKim
Sources
11
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Death1883
Died 25 January 1883, Page County, Virginia
Birth1812
Born 13 December 1812; died 25 January 1883
his gravestone, Page County, Virginia S83
Death1883
The 1883 Page County death register gives his death on 25 January 1883 at Fruitland, of paralysis, and his parents as Saml. & Mary Coffman S364; FamilySearch indexes the entry as 1:1:6ZLN-PCY5. ⚠️ Mary against Susannah is open.
Record1883
His will, proved in the Page County court on 28 February 1883, a month after his death, names all five children: Susan M. France, Annie B. McKim, Jane C. Chapman, William S. Coffman and David E. Coffman. He left a third of his personal property to his wife Mildred F. Coffman, and made his son-in-law A. W. McKim executor S489.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (2 notes). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
3 notes on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; they were added on: 24 Sep 2026 (1 note), 25 Sep 2026 (1 note), 26 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Children1857
Father of David Emily “Dee” Coffman on Dee's 1857 Page County birth register (as David C. Kaufman) S82 and his 1938 Texas death certificate S20
Marriage1843
Married Emily M. Thornhill on 30 May 1843, Rappahannock County, Virginia S334
Marriage1871
A second marriage, to M. F. (Mildred F.) Flinn, 40, daughter of Samuel and Judith Flinn, on 17 October 1871 in Page County; he was 58 and widowed, and the register names his parents Saml & Susannah S362. In 1880 the two were farming in Luray Township S363.
Children1848
His daughter Annie Bettie McKim was born on 12 July 1848 in Page County and died at Luray on 2 December 1937, the widow of Allie W. McKim. Her death certificate names her father as David C. Coffman S617. It calls her mother “Mary” Thornhill; that came from a second-hand informant, and her mother's name stays Emily M.
Children1844
His eldest daughter, Susan, the first child named in his will, was Sue M. France, widow of Robert Lee France. She was born in Page County on 3 May 1844 and died at Luray on 3 January 1923. Her death certificate names him and Emily Thornhill as her parents Confirmed S959.

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Probable
Probably his farm in 1870: the agricultural schedule of Luray Township, Page County, read from the image, lists David C. Coffman with 150 acres improved and 150 woodland, worth $8,000, 2 horses, 2 cows, 7 other cattle, 11 sheep and 15 swine; he raised 375 bushels of wheat, 250 of corn and 400 of oats Probable confirm or correct → S1012. Evidence: the name with its middle initial, in Page County, where he lived and is buried S83. Weak: the schedule gives no age or family. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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Emily M. Thornhill

Confirmed

Mother of Dee Coffman · 1820–1868

Born
7 April 1820
Died
21 July 1868
Parents
William Thornhill
Married
David C. Coffman
Children
David Emily "Dee" Coffman, Sue M. France
Sources
10
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2
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Death1868
Died 21 July 1868, Page County, Virginia
Birth1820
Born 7 April 1820; died 21 July 1868
her gravestone, Page County, Virginia S83
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 28 Sep 2026 (1 note), 29 Sep 2026 (1 note), 8 Oct 2026 (2 notes). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed.

Family

Children1857
Mother of David Emily “Dee” Coffman on his 1857 Page County birth register (Emily M.) S82
Names1868
Her maiden name comes from her own 1868 Page County death register, which gives her parents as Wm. and Mary Thornhill and her husband as David C. Coffman S335
Marriage1843
Married David C. Coffman on 30 May 1843, Rappahannock County, Virginia S334
Parents1787
Her father: William Thornhill, born about 1787, lived in her household in Page County in 1850, aged 63, a farmer S829, and in 1860, aged 73 S830.
Children1844
Her daughter Sue M. France, born in Page County on 3 May 1844, died a widow at Luray on 3 January 1923. Her death certificate names her parents as David C. Coffman and Emily Thornhill, and gives Emily's birthplace as Rappahannock County, which was part of Culpeper until 1833 Confirmed S959.

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Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Her grandfather was probably Thomas Thornhill Sr. of Rappahannock County, who died on 28 June 1839 leaving ten children, a William among them S1555. Evidence: the name, the generation and the county, which is the one her daughter’s death certificate gives as Emily’s birthplace S959. Weak: the 1839 suit does not itself show that its William is her father; see his card. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → She probably had a brother Richard Thornhill and a sister Rachael. A Rappahannock County chancery suit decided in 1855 calls Richard the son of a William Thornhill, and a witness in it names “Miss Rachael” as his daughter, unmarried in 1845 S1557. Evidence: a Rachael Thornhill, 47, lived with Emily and her father in 1860; Emily herself was married in Rappahannock County in 1843. Weak: the suit names no wife and gives no ages, and the 1860 census states no relationship, so that its William is her father is not proved; see his card. A transcription of the 1850 Rappahannock census, not yet checked against the page, has Richard, 38, with a Rachel Thornhill, 33, in his house S1560; that age is four years below what the 1860 census implies, so the two may not be one woman. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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James W. Wright

Confirmed

Father of Mary Jane Wright

Married
Lucy Brooks
Children
Kate Temple Wright
Sources
15
Images
11

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the father of Mary Jane “Mollie” Wright. Her own 1934 Texas death certificate, no. 56943, read from the image, names her father James W. Wright, born Tennessee S81; her brother J. B. Wright's 1937 Texas death certificate, no. 47820, read from the image, names his father James Wright, born Tennessee, and his mother Lucie Brooks, and its informant was J. D. Coffman of Potosi, Mollie's son S1074. FamilySearch indexes both certificates the same way (1:1:K34G-82Q for hers, 1:1:K3HP-2GG for his); those are indexes of the same two documents, so they confirm the reading but are not further evidence
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Census1860
In the 1860 census, taken 20 August at Palace Hill, Precinct 2, Dallas County, he is Jas. W. Wright, 35, physician and farmer, born Tennessee, with L. C., 28, Sally, 8, Jas. B., 4, and Mary J., 9/12 Confirmed S1004
Census1880
In 1880 Dr James W. Wright, 55, physician, lived in Precinct 7, Dallas County, with Lucy C., 48, Jesse, 10, and Kate, 7, four dwellings from his newly married daughter and David E. Coffman S345
Record1878
His will, signed at Dallas on 9 July 1878, leaves the estate to his children Jessee and Kate Templeton Wright, subject to the homestead and community interest of his wife Louisiana C. Wright, whom he appoints sole executrix S84. It does not name Mollie, who married three months later
Record1892
The History of Dallas County (1892) gives his birth near Nashville, Tennessee, on 4 February 1825, as son of Thomas and Martha A. (Tate) Wright; his marriage to Lucy C. Brooks on 28 October 1848; the move to Texas in 1850; and, among his six children, “Mary J., wife of David E. Coffman, of Taylor county” S85. It is a paid-for family account, not a vital record; his parents rest on this book alone and stay Probable
Death1882
He died on 5 October 1882, five miles south-west of Dallas, Texas Confirmed S1607. His widow swore to that date and place before the Dallas County clerk on 28 September 1888, and two witnesses swore to the same date; the Pension Bureau entered it on her file. It agrees with the census of June 1900, where Lucy is a widow S1089. The middle name Wilson that circulates online is on no record read and is not used
Census1850
On 20 September 1850, in Civil District No. 4 of Davidson County, Tennessee, Jas. Wright, 25, physician, born Tennessee, lived in the household of Moses T. Brooks, 56, and Nancy, 51, the couple the county history names as Lucy’s parents Confirmed S1096. With him were “Rosanna” Wright, 18, and Martha Wright, 2 months. Rosanna is probably Lucy under another name or a mishearing: her age fits Lucy’s 28 in 1860 and 48 in 1880, but the census states no relationships and the given name differs, so Rosanna as Lucy, and Martha as their daughter, are Probable Probable confirm or correct →. The date also shows he was still in Tennessee in late September 1850, so the move to Texas “in 1850” came at the end of that year
Census1870
In the 1870 census of Precinct No. 1, Dallas County, he is James W. Wright, 45, a physician born in Tennessee, with real estate worth $1,800. With him are his wife Luciana, 38, and the children Jones B., 14, Mary J., 10, and Jesse, born that August, with W. A. Brooks, 35, and Gibson, 5 Confirmed S1132.
Record1848
His marriage licence to Louisiana C. Brooks was issued in Davidson County, Tennessee, on 24 October 1848 Confirmed S1145. His daughter Kate, the “Kate Templeton Wright” of his will, died as Mrs. Kate Temple Britain, a widow, at Hamilton, Texas, on 28 November 1945. Her certificate gives her birth as 21 January 1873 in Dallas County and her parents as James Wright and Lucy Brooks Confirmed S1146.
Record1869
On 22 November 1869 James W. Wright registered to vote in Dallas County, precinct 1, after nineteen years in Texas, in the county and in the precinct, which dates his arrival to 1850 Confirmed S1171.
Death1887
He served in the Mexican War in Marshall’s Company, 1st Tennessee Cavalry; his widow, Lucy C. Wright, applied from Texas for a pension under the Act of 29 January 1887 (application no. 7222, certificate no. 5683) S1510
Military1846
His widow's Mexican War pension file, read page by page from the National Archives' own scans, gives his service in her sworn words: he enlisted at Nashville on 8 June 1846 for twelve months as a private in Captain John Marshall's company (Company B) of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry under Colonel Thomas, was at Vera Cruz in February or March 1847, and was discharged at New Orleans in May 1847 Confirmed S1607. M. Grimmet, who swore he “soldiered with him” in the same company and was discharged with him, witnessed it. Lucy gives their marriage as 26 October 1848 at Nashville, by Rev. John Hessy, under her name Lucy C. Brooks. The licence was issued two days earlier S1145; the county history's 28 October S85 is two days later and is the weaker reading, being a printed family account. The file also notes a bounty-land warrant, no. 9134, for 160 acres under the 1847 act, which has not been read.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 1 Oct 2026 (4 notes), 8 Oct 2026 (1 note), 10 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage
Husband of Lucy Brooks
Children1873
His daughter Kate Temple Wright (1873–1945), Mrs. Britain, has been joined to him and to Lucy Brooks in the family tree Confirmed: her death certificate, read from the image, names her father as James Wright and her mother as Lucy Brooks S1146. Probable confirm or correct → She is probably the “only sister, Mrs. O. D. Britton of Hamilton” of her sister Mollie’s 1934 obituary S1642. What is weak: nothing but the town and the surname joins Britain to Britton; her husband is not on a record and is not entered; no marriage record is found. A Britain–Wright marriage record would settle it. She now has a card of her own: Kate Temple Wright. Know more? Use ‘Add to this record’.

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Lucy Brooks

Confirmed

Mother of Mary Jane Wright

Born
about 1832
Married
James W. Wright
Children
Mary Jane "Mollie" Wright
Sources
14
Images
2

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the mother of Mary Jane “Mollie” Wright. Mollie's 1934 Texas death certificate, no. 56943, read from the image, gives her mother's maiden name as Lucy Brooks, born Tennessee S81; her brother J. B. Wright's 1937 certificate, no. 47820, read from the image, gives Lucie Brooks, born Tennessee, with Mollie's son J. D. Coffman as informant S1074. FamilySearch indexes both certificates the same way (1:1:K34G-82Q for hers, 1:1:K3HP-2GG for his); those are indexes of the same two documents, so they confirm the reading but are not further evidence
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Birth1832
Born about 1832 in Tennessee: she is L. C., 28, in the 1860 census of Dallas County S1004 and Lucy C., 48, in 1880 S345. The 1900 census gives her birth month and year, May 1832 S1089; her own pension declaration gives the day, 9 May 1832, and the Pension Bureau dropped her for death in January 1920 S1607
Census1900
In June 1900 she was a widow, 68, born May 1832 in Tennessee, farming her own land at Eagle Ford, Dallas County; she had borne 6 children, 4 of them living. Her son James B. and his three boys lived with her Confirmed S1089
Census1850
She is probably the “Rosanna Wright”, 18, entered with Dr Jas. Wright, 25, and Martha Wright, 2 months, in the household of Moses T. and Nancy Brooks in Davidson County, Tennessee, on 20 September 1850 S1096. Her age matches, and the household is the one the county history names as her parents’, but the census gives no relationships and calls her Rosanna, not Lucy Probable confirm or correct →
Death1888
Her own sworn declaration for a Mexican War widow's pension, made at Dallas on 28 September 1888 and read from the National Archives' scan, says she was born on 9 May 1832 near Nashville, Tennessee, married James W. Wright as Lucy C. Brooks on 26 October 1848 at Nashville, before Rev. John Hessy, and lived with him until he died on 5 October 1882, five miles south-west of Dallas Confirmed S1607. She was then living at the same place and depended on J. B. Wright for support. She drew $8 a month from 1887 and $20 from 1916; on 4 July 1917 she wrote to the Pension Bureau from Potosi, Texas, and signed the letter. Her last cheque came back from the Potosi postmaster marked “Deceased. Died some time in January”, and the Bureau dropped her from the roll on 26 February 1920 for death in January 1920. The file gives no day of death; a death certificate or a stone would give it.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 1 Oct 2026 (3 notes), 8 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage1892
Wife of James W. Wright. The History of Dallas County (1892) gives their marriage on 28 October 1848 and calls her Lucy C. Brooks of Davidson County, Tennessee, daughter of Moses T. and Nancy (Tate) Brooks S85. That book is a paid-for family account. The 1850 census below, which puts her husband in Moses T. and Nancy Brooks’s household, is the first record to support it S1096, but it states no relationships, so her parents stay Probable
Children1855
Mother of Mary Jane “Mollie” Wright and of James B. (J. B.) Wright, born 18 December 1855 in Texas, who lived with Mollie and Dee in 1920 and 1930 and died at Potosi on 11 September 1937 S348S349S1074
Marriage1848
The Davidson County register has the licence of James Wright and Louisiana C. Brooks, issued 24 October 1848; the return is blank Confirmed S1145. It is the first original record of the marriage. Her daughter Kate Temple Britain, born in Dallas County on 21 January 1873, died at Hamilton, Texas, on 28 November 1945; her death certificate names her parents as James Wright and Lucy Brooks, both born in Tennessee Confirmed S1146.

Open questions

Open question
⚠️ Her name varies, and is recorded rather than adjudicated. Lucy on Mollie's certificate S81, Lucie on J. B.'s S1074, Lucy C. in the county history and the 1880 census S85S345, and Louisiana C. in her husband's 1878 will, which makes her executrix S84. The “Luciana Catherine” and the dates on her online memorial are not on any record read here and are not used
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Two of the children in Moses T. Brooks’s household in Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1850 and 1860 probably went to Texas as Lucy did. By the Find a Grave index, Octavia Victoria Brooks Taylor (1 May 1834 – 3 May 1879) is buried at Irving, Dallas County, a few miles from Lucy’s Eagle Ford, and Joseph Franklin Brooks (1 March 1842 – 23 May 1916) at Potosi, Taylor County, where Lucy’s son James B. Wright died in 1937 S1565. That supports Moses T. and Nancy Brooks as Lucy’s parents. What is weak or missing: Find a Grave is a compiled index, not a record; that these two are the children of the 1850 household rests on name and age; and it shows only that they lived near each other, not how they were related. Joseph’s 1916 Texas death certificate should name his parents and has not been read. Know more? Use “Add to this record”

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Painted portrait said by the uploader to be Jane Bell Martin
Photograph,

Jane Bell (Martin)

TennesseeConfirmed

3rd-great-grandmother · Sumner County, Tennessee

Married
Peter Hines Martin
Children
Robert B. Martin
Sources
9
Images
6
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⚠ NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Jane Bell (c.1879–1955, Texas), a possible later wife of Earl's great-grandfather William Leonard Proeger Sr; that marriage is not proven, and she is not Earl's ancestor. Two different women, four generations apart, with the same name. This is the 3rd-great-grandmother, wife of Peter Hines Martin of Sumner County, Tennessee.

Life

Birth1850
🔑 Born TENNESSEE
written on her own line by two enumerators ten years apart S98 S161, and on the 1850 sheet hers is the only birthplace filled on the household's seven lines. The Ancestry tree is now corrected to Tennessee (22 September 2026), on these two schedules S98 S161. Nothing read in this research gives Virginia for her; that was her husband's birthplace S105, copied across to her.
Death1850
🔑 She ran the farm as a widow, in her own name. Farmer stands in her own occupation column on both schedules: $6,000 of real estate in 1850 S98, and $9,240 real with $11,840 personal
better than $21,000 — in 1860 S161, in a household of three.
Census1850
🔑 William Bell, 65, under her roof in 1850 S98 was her BROTHER
her husband's will S172 leaves "Mr. Wm Bell … a house and a support with his Sister as long as he Shall choose to accept it." Born about 1785, nine years older than Jane, so too young to be her father, and the will names the relationship. It is also why he is in her house: Peter provided for it.

Family

Marriage1793
Married Peter Hines Martin (1793–1849) on 2 July 1818. 🔑 The county MARRIAGE REGISTER has now been read S162: the licence issued and the rite solemnized the same day, certified by Rev. William Hume, V.D.M.
the officiant named for the first time. It is the record behind the Dodd compiled index S106.
Children
Mother of Robert B. Martin
Marriage1849
Widowed 4 July 1849 at Gallatin, Sumner County S105; still heading her own household in District 12, Sumner County at the 16 June 1860 enumeration S161.
Children1850
🔑 Her son Joseph Daniel Martin is named in his father's will S172
"To Joseph D Martin I give unto a light bay filly now two years old", inside the passage disposing of the estate for the benefit of my children. He is in her household in 1850 at 18 S98 and again in 1860 at 27, by then a farmer in his own right S161. A census names a household, not a parentage, and neither sheet says "son" — and neither does the will: the filiation is carried by the structure of the bequest. The will is the strongest evidence for the link, which stays Probable on his card.
Marriage2026
History of this card. 22 Sep 2026
William Bell, 65 in her 1850 household, had been read as possibly her father; the ages ruled that out and her husband's will (S172), read that day, calls him her brother.
13 Oct 2026 — the note on her son Joseph said the Probable “comes off on the document”; his own card grades the link Probable, because the will (S172) never writes “son”, and this card says the same.

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Open question
⚠ Birth year UNSETTLED — c.1794 or c.1797–98. The 1850 census gives her age as 56 (born 1793–94) S98; the 1860 census gives 62 (born 1797–98) S161. Ten years apart the ages advance only six, and they cannot both be right. The 1818 marriage favours the earlier year — a bride of about 24 rather than 20 S162; the 1820 tally puts her in the 16–25 bracket and leans later S163; the 1840 bracket, 40–49, contains both and is neutral S164. No record read gives a month or a day. A row stands in the research review queue.
Open question
⚠ The family was larger than the record names. The 1820 tally shows a daughter under 10, never named S163; the 1840 sheet shows six sons born roughly 1821–1835, of whom only David and Joseph are named anywhere S164. Tallies, not names.
Open question
⚠ The 1830 census S174 puts one female aged 30–40 in the household and settles nothing about her birth year
the bracket contains both c.1794 and c.1797–98. It is not cited for either.

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Portrait of David Chenault
Photograph,

David Chenault

Confirmed

Father of Nannie Chenault

Born
Quisenberry
Married
Louisa Quishinberry
Children
Nannie Chenault, Colby Burris Chenault, Frances Chenault, James Thomas Chenault, John Chenault, Lucy Chenault and 3 more
Sources
13
Images
3

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as the father of Nannie Chenault. Her obituary in the Nashville Banner of 16 April 1915 calls her the daughter of the late David Chenault, a prominent citizen of this county S1653; she is Nancy, aged 6 and then 15, in his household in the 1850 and 1860 censuses S97S206; and her death certificate gives her father as D. Chenault, born in Kentucky S208. What is weak: the obituary was read as machine-read text, not from the page image; the certificate gives only his initial; his own birth and death dates are not yet on a record read here. Louisa Quisenberry as Nannie’s mother stays Probable. Know more? Use ‘Add to this record’.
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Birth1850
Head of a Sumner County, Tennessee household in 1850: David, 50, born Kentucky; Louisa, 39; Nancy, 6 S97
Census1860
In 1860, P.O. Gallatin, a farmer aged 60 with real estate of $52,600; Louisa 48, Nancy 15, and Harvy, Milton, Mariah and William S206
Burial1800
His headstone, an obelisk in an iron-fenced plot, reads “DAVID CHENAULT, BORN Feb. 15, 1800, DIED Dec. … 188[3?]”
the day and last digit of the death year are hidden by grass in the only photograph we have. Photograph shared on Ancestry by SMitchell7866; Probable until a burial record is read.
Death1920
The third is Harvey Chenault’s, read from the image: he died in Sumner County on 11 February 1920, and his certificate names his parents as David Chenault and a mother born Quisenberry, both of Kentucky S1275. The informant was a relative, not Harvey himself.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (1 note), 5 Oct 2026 (1 note), 7 Oct 2026 (1 note), 10 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 25 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026 — the “Research status” line and the DNA note both said he was raised from Probable to Confirmed on 10 Oct 2026, when her 1915 obituary was read. The date was taken out of the standing text and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed.

Family

Marriage1827
Married Louisa Quishinberry, 25 October 1827, Madison County, Kentucky (written Chinault) S96
Children
Father of Nannie Chenault
Children
Father of Colby Burris Chenault
Children
Father of Frances Chenault
Children
Father of James Thomas Chenault
Children
Father of John Chenault
Children
Father of Lucy Chenault
Children
Father of Milton Waller
Children
Father of Sarah Ann Chenault
Marriage1811
A compiled genealogy, Colonial Families of the United States, says Louisa Quisenberry, born 29 September 1811 in Madison County, Kentucky, married David Chenault “of the same county” on 25 October 1827, and that they settled in Sumner County, Tennessee, and had 14 children S426. Three of his sons' death certificates name him: Milton's (1917) as D. Chenault of Kentucky S427, and Charles's (1936) in full as David Chenault, born Kentucky, with Louise Quisenberry as the mother S425.
Children1851
His daughter Maria Louise Barry, born 15 July 1851, died in Sumner County on 13 July 1933; her death certificate (no. 15453) names her father David Chenault, born Kentucky Confirmed S961. His 1827 marriage is now read from the register image S96.
Parents1833
DNA is consistent with David and Louisa Chenault as Nannie’s parents (GEDmatch, one line, through their son David Chenault, born 1833): one of Earl’s matches descends from that son. DNA only corroborates here; it proves nothing by itself, so this was held at Probable until a record named David as her father; her 1915 obituary does, and he is Confirmed. Louisa stays Probable.

Open questions

Probable
Probable confirm or correct → A son William, called Billy, born about 1854 in Tennessee. Evidence: the 1870 census lists “Wm., 16” in David and Louisa’s household S397, and the 1860 census lists a William S206; the 1936 obituary of Charles Coker Chenault names Charles’s parents as David and Louisa Quisenberry Chenault and “one brother, William Chenault, Sweeney, Texas” S1641; the 1933 notices of Maria Louise name “Billy Chenault of Sweeny, Tex.” S1640. What is weak: the censuses state no relationships; the obituaries are read from newspaper text; and no record yet shows that the Sweeny man is the William of 1870, or gives his birth or death. A Brazoria County census of 1930 or 1940, or his Texas death certificate, would settle it. He now has a card of his own: William Chenault. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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Louisa Quisenberry Chenault

Probable

Earl's 2nd great-grandmother · born 1811

Born
29 September 1811
Married
David Chenault
Children
Charles Coker, Colby Burris Chenault, Frances Chenault, James Thomas Chenault, John Chenault, Lucy Chenault and 4 more
Sources
8
Images
1

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE. Her marriage to David Chenault in 1827 is read from the register image S96 and she is in his household in 1850 and 1860 S97S206. What is weak or missing: her birth date and her parents come from the 1900 Quisenberry family history, a compiled secondary source S333, and no record of her birth has been read. Know more? Use “Add to this record”
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Evidence: The 1900 Quisenberry family book, her 1827 marriage (read from the register image), the 1850 and 1860 censuses, her daughter Maria Louise's 1933 death certificate, which gives the mother's maiden name as Quinesberry, and her son Harvey's 1920 death certificate (S1275), which gives it as Quisenberry. DNA is consistent with her as Nannie's mother (GEDmatch, one line, through her son David Chenault, born 1833). Weak or missing: Her birth date and parents come from the compiled book; no record of her birth has been read. The DNA cannot tell her father Colby from his brothers. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Birth1811
Born 29 September 1811, Madison County, Kentucky, per a published 1900 Quisenberry family history S333
Census1850
In 1850 in David's Sumner County, Tennessee household, aged 39, with Nancy, 6 S97; in 1860, aged 48, with Nancy, 15 S206
Death1915
The family history lists a daughter Nancy, who married a Martin S333
Nannie Chenault. Nannie's 1915 death certificate gives her mother as “Lizzie Eastberry”, probably a misheard Quisenberry S208
Record1827
Two records read from their images: the Madison County marriage register, “October the 25th day 1827 was David Chinault and Louisa Quishinberry married,” in the return of the minister David Chinault Senr. Confirmed S96; and her daughter Maria Louise Barry's 1933 Tennessee death certificate (no. 15453), which gives the mother's maiden name as “Quinesberry” S961.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 28 Sep 2026 (1 note), 29 Sep 2026 (1 note), 5 Oct 2026 (1 note), 7 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage1827
Married David Chenault on 25 October 1827, Madison County, Kentucky S96S333
Children
Mother of Charles Coker
Children
Mother of Colby Burris Chenault
Children
Mother of Frances Chenault
Children
Mother of James Thomas Chenault
Children
Mother of John Chenault
Children
Mother of Lucy Chenault
Children
Mother of Milton Waller
Children
Mother of Sarah Ann Chenault
Children
Mother of William Chenault
Children1920
Her son Harvey Chenault’s 1920 Sumner County death certificate, read from the image, names his father as David Chenault and his mother as born Quisenberry, of Kentucky S1275. Like Maria Louise’s, it gives her maiden name only, from an informant.
Parents1833
DNA is consistent with Louisa and David Chenault as Nannie’s parents (GEDmatch, one line, through their son David Chenault, born 1833): one of Earl’s matches descends from that son. DNA only corroborates here; it proves nothing by itself, and it cannot tell Louisa’s father Colby Quisenberry from his brothers, so her own parents stay Probable.

Open questions

Probable
Probable mother of Maria Louise Chenault Probable confirm or correct →, born 1851: “Mima L.”, 18, is in David and Louisa's 1870 household S397. Accepted by Earl as probable; what is weak: Maria Louise's 1933 death certificate names her mother only as “Quinesberry”, from an informant S961.

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Eva Harbauer

Confirmed

Earl's 3rd great-grandmother · born 1825

Born
June 1825, Germany
Parents
Jacob Jung (Young) & Eve Jung (Young)
Married
James Harris Timberman Sr.
Children
Louise Emma Harbauer
Sources
8
Images
2
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Birth1825
Born June 1825, Germany; immigrated 1829; by 1900 she had borne eleven children, five living S330
Census1880
In 1880, widowed, head of the household at 149 Noble Street, Philadelphia, aged 55; her daughter Louise is in the house, and the census states the relationship as mother S176
Census1870
The 1870 census gives her birthplace as France (possibly Alsace); unproven S175
Census1850
The 1850 census page with her own household has now been read from the image: Lewis Harbour, 27, a cabinet maker born in France; Eve, 24, born in France; and Lewis 5, Harriet 3 and Sarah 4 months, born in Pennsylvania Probable confirm or correct → S969S838. Evidence: her exact age (born June 1825), France as in 1870, the same Northern Liberties neighbourhood as her 1880 home on Noble Street, and a cabinet-maker husband. What is weak: the census states no relationships, and nothing on the page names Louise. Know a record? Use “Add to this record”.
Census1874
A Philadelphia directory indexed as 1874 lists “Harbauer Eva, wid Lewis, h 152 Pegg”, with Louis Harbauer, finisher, at the same house Probable confirm or correct → S1047. Evidence: the rare surname, the widowhood and the city fit her. Weak: the year is from the index only, and a directory gives no age or birthplace. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.
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History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 28 Sep 2026 (1 note), 29 Sep 2026 (2 notes). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 25 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Children
Mother of Louise Emma Harbauer, wife of James Harris Timberman Sr. S176
Marriage1844
Her marriage to Ludwig, written Ludwig Halbauer with Eva Jung, both of the Northern Liberties, is dated 9 September 1844 in a typed transcript of a Philadelphia church register S582.
Parents1850
Her parents: Jacob Jung (Young) and Eve Jung (Young) Probable confirm or correct →. In 1850 Jacob Young, 69, tailor, and Eve, 54, both born in France, headed a family in the Northern Liberties that runs onto the next page with Lewis and Eve Harbour and their children S838, and a widows' pension index names her Eva Young Harbauer S839. What is weak: the census has no relationship column, and no document read calls her their daughter.

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Ludwig Harbauer

Probable

Probable father of Louise Emma Harbauer

Sources
5

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE — entered in the family tree, labelled probable there too; Louise Emma's sister Henriette Harbauer's baptism, Salem Zion United Church of Christ, Philadelphia, 29 March 1863 (born 28 May 1848), names her parents as Ludwig Harbauer and Eva Maria Jung; the 1870 Philadelphia census has Eva with the children, among them Louisa, 7, and Henrettia S175
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Evidence: A sister's 1863 baptism naming Ludwig Harbauer and Eva Jung, the 1870 Philadelphia census, and a typed transcript of their 1844 church marriage. Weak or missing: Nothing names Louise Emma herself as his child, and the 1844 marriage is known only from a later typed copy. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Census1863
Philadelphia, Ward 11, aged 43, a cabinet maker, in the 1863 Pennsylvania septennial census. Died before June 1880, when Eva is a widow at 149 Noble Street S176; no death record has been read
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 25 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026 — the “Research status” line gave the day this card was added and entered in the family tree, 24 Sep 2026. The date was taken out of the sentence and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed.

Family

Marriage1844
A typed transcript of a Philadelphia church marriage register records Ludwig Halbauer and Eva Jung, both of the Northern Liberties, married on 9 September 1844 S582. It is a later copy; the original register page has not been seen.

Open questions

Probable
Probable father of Louise Emma Harbauer, wife of James Harris Timberman Sr.; husband of Eva Harbauer
Probable
Probably the Lewis Harbour, 27, cabinet maker, born France heading a household with Eve, 24, and three young children in the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, in August 1850 Probable confirm or correct → S969. What is weak: the census gives no relationships, and his age there points to about 1823 where the 1863 septennial census points to about 1820. Know a record? Use “Add to this record”.
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → He was probably the Louis Harbauer, 18, a steerage passenger on the ship Ville de Lyon from Havre, who arrived at New York in March 1839; the age fits the 1863 septennial census, and the 1850 “Lewis Harbour” was born in France. Weak: name and age only. Know more? Use “Add to this record” S1482

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John H. Timberman

Confirmed

Father of James Harris Timberman Sr. · born about 1825

Parents
Mary Burroughs Timberman
Married
Rebecca Anna Harris
Children
James Harris Timberman Sr., Rebecca Timberman Harbauer
Sources
11

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED — entered in the family tree. His son's 1919 Pennsylvania death certificate names him as father, John H. Timberman, born New Jersey S93, and the 1858 Upper Alloways Creek birth return names the parents John Timberman & Rebecca, the father a carpenter S374
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Death1860
John Timberman, 34, at Salem, New Jersey, in 1860 with Rebecca A., James H., Esther A. and the infant John H. S94; a house carpenter, 40, at Gloucester City in 1870, a widower again, with James H., John H. and a younger Rebecca S189
Census1880
In 1880, as John Timmerman Sen., 56, a widowed carpenter, he boarded in Clayton Township, Gloucester County, in the house of Alexander Peacock. His son John, 21, was there too, married to Peacock's daughter S619.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 28 Sep 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
2 notes on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; they were added on: 25 Sep 2026 (1 note), 26 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026 — the “Research status” line gave the day this card was added and entered in the family tree, 24 Sep 2026. The date was taken out of the sentence and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed.

Family

Children
Father of James Harris Timberman Sr.; husband of Rebecca Anna Harris
Marriage1857
Married Rebecca A. Harris, 16 August 1857, at Swedesboro, New Jersey, by Geo. Hitchens, minister; the Woolwich Township marriage return, read from the image, gives him as Jno. Timberman, 32, carpenter, of Gloucester, a widower, son of Saml. Timberman S1620
Children1864
A daughter, Rebecca Timberman Harbauer, was born on 10 August 1864 in New Jersey and died on 23 April 1944 at 4840 Pine Street, Philadelphia. Her death certificate names her parents as John Timberman and Rebecca Harris, both born in New Jersey; she was the widow of Henry C. Harbauer S579. In June 1863 he was enrolled for the Civil War draft at Salem City: John Timberman, 38, carpenter S583.
Parents1858
His mother: probably Mary Burroughs Timberman Probable confirm or correct →. Mary Timberman, married, 70, daughter of Benjamin Burroughs, died on 6 June 1858 at Upper Alloways Creek S860; a Samuel and Mary Timberman head a Pilesgrove household in 1850 S861 and are named as Harriet Timberman's parents S862. Accepted by Earl as probable; what is weak: no document names Mary as Samuel's wife or as John's mother.

Open questions

Probable
Probable son of Samuel Timberman. His own birth and death dates are not yet documented

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Rebecca Anna Harris

Confirmed

Mother of James Harris Timberman Sr. · died 1866

Died
8 July 1866
Married
John H. Timberman
Children
James Harris Timberman Sr.
Sources
4

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED — entered in the family tree. Her son's 1919 Pennsylvania death certificate names her Rebecca Anna Harris, born New Jersey S93, and his middle name is her maiden name
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Census1860
In June 1860 she was Rebecca A. Timberman in John Timberman’s household at Salem City. Her age on that page is written over and reads 31 or 37 S94
Death1866
Died 8 July 1866, City of Salem, New Jersey, aged 37, born at Upper Alloways Creek, daughter of James & Rachel Harris
the Salem death return, read from the image S1621; the index's 1867 is the year the return was filed. The cause of death is not settled: it was first read as consumption, but on the copy of the page kept here the word looks like “Confinement”, that is, childbed, and the page is to be read again at full size
Birth1829
Her birth year is not settled, so none is given: about 1829 by her age at death, about 1839 by her age at marriage, and the 1860 census figure is written over
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
the “Research status” line gave the day this card was added and entered in the family tree, 24 Sep 2026. The date was taken out of the sentence and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed.

Family

Children
Mother of James Harris Timberman Sr.; wife of John H. Timberman; daughter of James and Rachel Harris
Marriage1857
Married John Timberman, 16 August 1857, at Swedesboro, New Jersey; the Woolwich marriage return, read from the image, gives her as 18, single, of Salem County, daughter of James & Rachel S1620

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Georg Melchior Julius Prüger

WürttembergConfirmed

3rd great-grandfather · 1804–1870

Born
25 July 1804, Erkenbrechtshausen, Württemberg
Died
4 February 1870, Württemberg
Parents
Johann Leonhard David Prüger & Maler
Married
Elisabethe Sabina Lösch
Children
Julius Karl Proeger, Christiane Juliane Prüger
Sources
7
Images
3

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED. Evidence: three register images, each read from the page: his own birth at Triensbach, 25 July 1804 S591; the baptism of his son Carl Julius at Kirchberg an der Jagst, 28 April 1844, which names him as the father S69; and his own burial at Kirchberg, 7 February 1870, which gives his birth date, his age and his parents S135. The stepmother question is settled: the birth register names his mother as Anna Maria Busch; the 1870 burial and the 1835 marriage register name his stepmother, Eva Barbara Schmid
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Birth1804
Born 25 July 1804, Erkenbrechtshausen, Württemberg S591S135S12
Death1870
Died 4 February 1870, Württemberg S135S12
Work1844
Bürger und Schuhmachermeister
citizen and master shoemaker — on his son's baptism register, Kirchberg an der Jagst, 28 April 1844 S69
Burial2026
A shoemaker at the end of his life too — his own burial entry says so, 21 September 2026. Image 639 of the same register has now been read at his own row: burial entry no. 3 of 1870, which names him Schuhmachermeister in Kirchberg a/J. S135. That resolves the conflict this card carried for a day. Three parish entries name his trade: his son's baptism in 1844 S69 and his own burial in 1870 S135 both say shoemaker; only his widow's entry of August 1872 S133 calls him a Schullehrer — a schoolteacher — and that one was written two years after he was dead, in a column describing a late husband. Two contemporaneous readings against one posthumous one. The Schullehrer reading stays on this page as a recorded variant; it is not deleted, and a village schoolteacher really was often a tradesman with letters. But the trade this page carries for him is master shoemaker
Death1870
The 1870 entry checks its own arithmetic. It gives his age at death as 65 years, 6 months and 10 days
which counts forward from the birth it records, 25 July 1804, to exactly 4 February 1870, the death date it records. Birth and death corroborate each other inside a single record, which no index can do. He was buried on 7 February 1870 at ten in the morning S135
Burial2026
History of this card. 21 Sep 2026
his parents’ names, until then carried from a transcription, read from the burial register image (S12, S135).
25 Sep 2026 — his birth register read (S591): the woman the burial entry gives as his mother was his stepmother.
11 Oct 2026 — status raised to Confirmed on three register images.
12 Oct 2026 — the “new” and warning markers and the dates on these notes folded into the standing text; no fact or grade changed. The same day his father’s three recorded trades (weaver, whitewasher, painter) were set side by side from the entries already on file; nothing was re-graded.

Family

Parents
Father: Johann Leonhard David Prüger Confirmed
Parents1804
Mother: Anna Maria Busch Confirmed
named in his own 1804 birth register S591. His father's second wife, Eva Barbara Schmidt, was his stepmother
Marriage1835
Married Elisabethe Sabina Lösch on 11 October 1835 at Triensbach Confirmed, read from the register image. The entry calls him a shoemaker in Kirchberg (the trade word is abbreviated), single, born at Erkenbrechtshausen on 25 July 1804, and her the daughter of Johann Friedrich Melchior Lösch, citizen and bell founder of Crailsheim, and Maria Dorothea geb. Wolf. Banns were called at Crailsheim and Triensbach. Its mother's column names his stepmother, Eva Barbara geb. Schmidt S1689S122
Children
Father of Julius Karl Proeger (the immigrant) S12
Children
Father of Christiane Juliane Prüger
Parents1870
His parents are read from the register images. By his 1870 burial entry his father Johann Leonhard David Prüger was a Maler
a painter — in Erkenbrechtshausen, the same village recorded as Georg's own birthplace S12; the entry names as his mother Eva Barbara, née Schmid, a maiden name no index carried. Both were marked dead by February 1870. Eva Barbara was his stepmother: his 1804 birth register names his mother as Anna Maria Busch S591. The registers give his father more than one trade, and they are one man: the 1835 marriage entry transcribed below calls him a Weber, a weaver, at Erkenbrechtshausen; the 1804 birth register a Tüncher Mstr., a master whitewasher S591; and the 1870 burial entry a Maler. A village weaver who also whitewashed and painted fits all three, and his own card sets the entries out. Eva Barbara’s surname may be written Schmid or Schmidt — the last stroke does not decide it, and it is not forced here S135

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Elisabethe Sabina Loesch

WürttembergConfirmed

3rd great-grandmother · 1803–1872

Born
26 May 1803
Died
12 August 1872
Parents
Johann Friedrich Melchior Lösch & Maria Dorothea geb. Wolf
Married
Georg Melchior Julius Prüger
Sources
9
Images
3

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED. Evidence: three register entries of her own, each read from the page image: her baptism at Crailsheim, 31 May 1803 S1688; her marriage at Triensbach, 11 October 1835 S1689; and her burial at Kirchberg, 14 August 1872 S133. All three give the same name, the same birth date and the same parents, and her parents' own banns entry of 1799 agrees S1690
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Birth1803
Born 26 May 1803 at Crailsheim, Württemberg, and baptised there on 31 May 1803: entry no. 61 of the Crailsheim baptism register for that year, the legitimate daughter of Johann Friederich Lösch, Glockengießer (bell founder), and Maria Dorothea geb. Wolf. Her marriage and burial entries repeat the date S1688S1689S133
Burial1872
Elisabethe Sabina Loesch died 12 August 1872 at 5 a.m., a widow of Kirchberg u. Oa.; buried 14 August 1872 at ten in the morning
her own burial entry, burial entry no. 534, read from the register image S133
Burial1844
Her given name is Elisabetha Sabina. It stands so at her baptism, her marriage and her burial, and a Schwieberdingen family register, written by a different parish for a different purpose, calls her Elisabeth Sabina geb. Lösch S159. Only the 1844 Kirchberg baptism of her son calls her Elisabeth Catharina geb. Lösch S69, and that is a slip of the pastor's pen that no other record repeats. Her son's 1924 death certificate has a third form, Lossetta S68. The Schwieberdingen page also names a daughter, Christiane Juliane Prüger (1838–1911), and shows that Ancestry's offered residence of Schwieberdingen is not hers: she is named there as an absent parent, at Kirchberg
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
the “Research status” line opened “status raised 11 Oct 2026”. The date was taken out of the standing text and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed.
Burial2026
History of this card: 21 Sep 2026
her parents first named, from our reading of the 1872 burial entry; 28 Sep 2026 — her mother carded from two indexes; 11 Oct 2026 — the 1803 baptism, the 1835 marriage and her parents' 1799 banns read from the register images and the 1872 entry re-read: our 21 Sep reading of that entry was mistaken. Her father's second name is corrected from "Heinrich" to "Friedrich", his trade from glazier to bell founder, her mother's maiden name from "Muck" to "Wolf", and her birth from a back-calculated late April to 26 May 1803; card regraded Probable → Confirmed (S1688–S1690, S133).

Family

Parents
Father: Johann Friedrich Melchior Lösch Confirmed
Parents
Mother: Maria Dorothea Wolf Confirmed
Marriage1835
Married Georg Melchior Julius Prüger on 11 October 1835 at Triensbach Confirmed, after banns at Crailsheim and Triensbach. The register gives her birth as 26 May 1803 at Crailsheim and calls her an unmarried woman of that town; the entry is read from the page image S1689S122
Parents1872
Her parents are Johann Friedrich Melchior Lösch, citizen and Glockengießer (bell founder) of Crailsheim, and Maria Dorothea geb. Wolf. Her baptism, her marriage and her burial entry all name them, in three different hands, and the burial entry marks both as deceased by 1872 S1688S1689S133. Their own banns were called at Crailsheim in Advent 1799 S1690
Names1924
Her surname is Lösch, and it is settled. The Württemberg index reads the Kurrent of her burial entry as a different surname altogether; the register itself names her father a Lösch of Crailsheim, as her baptism and marriage do. It is corroborated on another continent: her son Julius Karl's 1924 Pittsburgh death certificate gives his mother's maiden name as "Lossetta Loesch"
the given name garbled by an informant who never saw a Württemberg register, the surname right S68S133
Marriage
Wife of Georg Melchior Julius Prüger, mother of Julius Karl Proeger S12S69
Names1844
Name variants: Elisabetha Sabina (her baptism, marriage and burial), Elisabeth Sabina (Schwieberdingen family register), Elisabethe Sabina (FamilySearch index), Elisabeth Catharina (her son's 1844 baptism, a slip), Lossetta (death certificate) S12

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Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer

Confirmed

Father of Minnie Kochendoerfer · cooper

Children
Minnie Margaret Kochendoerfer
Sources
6

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED — named as father on the 1847 Langenburg baptismal register, S184.
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Work
Cooper, of Langenburg, Württemberg S184
Arrival1839
Three of Minnie's brothers went to America before her: Johann Carl, born 21 March 1839 at Langenburg, applied to emigrate in October 1858 Probable confirm or correct →; Friedrich, born 25 December 1842, a shoemaker, and Heinrich Hermann, born 14 May 1845, a bookbinder, sailed together on the Humboldt from Hamburg to New York on 23 June 1864 S611. Heinrich Hermann's baptism names Georg Leonhard and Eva Margaretha as his parents and sits on the same family-register folio as Minnie's S612; Johann Carl's baptism, read from the register image, names the same parents: he was born 21 March 1839 and baptised at Langenburg on 27 March 1839 S729. His 1858 emigration application and Friedrich rest on index rows only. Minnie's own crossing has not been found
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 25 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026 — the note on Minnie's brothers carried “added 26 September 2026” in its heading; the words were taken out, nothing else changed.

Family

Children1847
Father of Minnie Margaret Kochendoerfer (baptised Sibÿlla Mina, 1847), with Eva Margaretha Renk S184
Marriage1837
The 1837 Gerabronn marriage register calls him a master cooper (Büttnermeister), born at Gerabronn 1 March 1811, the son of Johann Georg Martin Heinrich Kochendörfer and Eva Barbara. He married Eva Margaretha Renk there on 29 November 1837 S444.
Marriage1837
The Wallhausen copy of his 1837 marriage, kept in his bride's parish, agrees with Gerabronn: born 1 March 1811 at Gerabronn, a cooper there, son of the late Johann Georg Martin Heinrich Kochendörfer and Eva Barbara geb. Hartweck; married Eva Margaretha Renk at Gerabronn on 29 November 1837 Confirmed S966S444.

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Eva Margaretha Renk

Confirmed

Mother of Minnie Kochendoerfer · born 1809

Born
25 January 1809
Died
Not found
Married
Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer
Children
Minnie Kochendoerfer
Sources
3

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED — from the register images: Minnie Kochendoerfer's 1847 Langenburg baptism S184 names her mother Eva Margaretha geb. Renk, and the Gerabronn 1837 marriage register S444 gives her as born 25 January 1809 at Wallhausen, daughter of G. A. Renk and the late … geb. Zins. The index rows, which were read before the images: Minnie Kochendoerfer's 1847 Langenburg baptism S184 names her mother “Eva Margaretha geb. Renk”; the 29 November 1837 marriage indexes record Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer marrying Eva Margaretha Renk; and her own baptism index gives born 25 January 1809, Wallhausen, parents Georg Andreas Renk and Maria Margaretha Zins.
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Birth1809
Born 25 January 1809, Wallhausen, Württemberg (baptism index); daughter of Georg Andreas Renk and Maria Margaretha Zins
Death
Death date not yet found
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History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 25 Sep 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026 — the “Research status” line said the card was first added on 24 Sep 2026 as probable from index rows; its last sentence, that her 1837 marriage had since been read on the register image, repeated the first sentence of the line and was taken out. The date was taken out of the standing text and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed. 13 Oct 2026 — the “Research status” line opened “confirmed 25 Sep 2026 from the register images”. The date was taken out of the standing text and stands here only; no fact or grade was changed.

Family

Children1847
Mother of Minnie Kochendoerfer, baptised Sibÿlla Mina at Langenburg in 1847 S184; wife of Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer, cooper, married 29 November 1837, Gerabronn
Marriage1837
Her marriage on 29 November 1837 has now been read on the Gerabronn register. She was born at Wallhausen on 25 January 1809, the daughter of Georg Andreas Renk, innkeeper and master baker, and his late wife, geb. Zins. Her husband Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer was a master cooper, born at Gerabronn on 1 March 1811 S444. Her mother had died by January 1813, when her father remarried as a widower S443.

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Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: a widow Eva Kochendörfer appears at (Schwäbisch) Hall in 1886 (Ancestry record 858473), but she is one of ten Kochendörfers there and the family lived at Gerabronn and Langenburg, so she is not taken as this Eva Margaretha. What would settle it: a Hall death or burial entry naming Eva Margaretha.

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Generation 6 — relatives in this generation

Antonio Francisco da Silva Jr

Probable

Probable paternal uncle of Frank Silva Sr · m. 4 Feb 1841, Cedros, Faial.

Parents
Antonio Francisco da Silva & Anna Francisca
Sources
1
Images
1

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as a son of Antonio Francisco da Silva and Anna Francisca, and so very probably a brother of José Francisco da Silva and a paternal uncle of Frank Silva Sr.
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Evidence: the 4 February 1841 Cedros marriage register, read from the archive image, names the groom as son of Antonio Francisco da Silva and Anna Francisca — the same couple Frank Silva Sr's 1862 baptism names as his paternal grandparents — of the parish of Pedro Miguel, the parish José Francisco da Silva is repeatedly called native of. Weak or missing: no record yet names this groom and José Francisco da Silva as brothers in words; the tie rests on shared parents' names, parish and generation. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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Death
No birth or death date is on any record read; Rita Ignacia, his wife, is not herself carded here
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 4 Oct 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage1841
Married Rita Ignacia do Coração de Jesus on 4 February 1841, Santa Bárbara dos Cedros, named a parishioner and native of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Pedro Miguel, where he was baptised S1231

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August Betcher

Probable

Father of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz · 1831–1919

Born
in Germany
Buried
at Denton Cemetery
Sources
5

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as the father of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz. The evidence: her obituary in the Abilene Reporter-News of 8 September 1944, p. 2, read as machine text, says that she was born Pauline Boetcher and came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Boetcher, and it names her brothers Otto and Henry Boetcher of Dudley and Albert Boetcher of Oplin and her sister Mrs. E. M. Wristen of Baird; the indexes of the Texas death records of Henry, Otto and Albert Betcher and of Emma Wristen each name August Betcher as the father (Henry’s spells him August Boettcher) S1736. It stays Probable because one obituary, read as machine text and not from the page image, is the only record that names him as Pauline’s father; her own death certificate has not been found; and that he is the August Betcher who died at Clyde in 1919 rests on those brothers and that sister.
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Evidence: The 1944 obituary of Pauline Schultz, read as machine text, says she was born Pauline Boetcher and came to the United States with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Boetcher, and names her brothers Otto, Henry and Albert Boetcher and her sister Mrs. E. M. Wristen; the indexes of the Texas death records of those four name August Betcher as father; the index of his own death record gives his birth on 10 December in Germany and his death on 27 August 1919 at Clyde, Callahan County (S1736). Weak or missing: One obituary, read as machine text and not from the page image, is the only record that names him as Pauline's father; her own death certificate has not been found; the index gives his son Albert's birth ten weeks before Pauline's; the year of his birth differs between the indexes; no image has been read. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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Death1919
August Betcher died on 27 August 1919 at Clyde, Callahan County, Texas. He was born in Germany on 10 December 1831. The day of death, and the day and month of birth, are in the index of the Texas death records; the year of birth is in the Find a Grave index, which gives a day of death two days later, 29 August S1736; the death index is followed here. He is buried at Denton Cemetery, Callahan County, Texas: Probable, from the Find a Grave index alone; no stone and no image has been read. The index of the 1900 census gives his birth as December 1832 and the index of the 1910 census as 1833. No image of any of these has been read.
Arrival1900
He came to the United States in the 1870s: the index of the 1900 census gives 1871 and the index of the 1910 census gives 1872 S1736. His daughter’s obituary gives 1871 and says that the family lived in New York City and at South Bend, Indiana, came to Texas in 1878 with the families who founded Colony Hill, and later lived in Callahan County where Dudley is now. The census entries for Pauline herself give 1873 and 1874 for her arrival. Both readings are kept.
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History of this card. 12 Oct 2026
card written when he was added to the family tree, from the death, grave and census indexes (S1736) and the machine-read text of his daughter Pauline’s 1944 obituary. 12 Oct 2026 — the children sentence rewritten when Albert, Emma, Otto and Henry were given cards; until then it said they had no cards. 12 Oct 2026 — the burial at Denton Cemetery stated as a fact of its own, Probable, when it was entered on the family tree from the Find a Grave index (S1736); the card had only said where the grave was indexed. 12 Oct 2026 — the two daughters of the 1900 census index, Tillie and Alvera, now have cards and are named (S1749, S1750). 12 Oct 2026 — his daughter Mary Betcher Johnson now has a card and is linked (S1754); the card had said she had none. Later the same day, 12 Oct 2026 — Alvera Betcher Cutbirth’s years changed from “born 1884” to 1883–1980, from the grave, death and Social Security indexes (S1750).

Open questions

Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Husband of Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher (1838–1926). The index of the 1900 census of Callahan County lists “E. B.” as his wife and the index of 1910 lists “Lebe”; the index of their son Henry’s death record names his parents as August Boettcher and Libby Kamiska, and the index of their daughter Mary Betcher Johnson’s names August Betcher and Lizzie Cominske S1736S1737. What is weak or missing: no marriage record has been found, and every one of these is an index.
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Father of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz (1865–1944), by her obituary. Four more of his children have cards, each Probable from the index of a Texas death record that names him as father: Albert Betcher (1865–1954), Emma Betcher Wristen (1871–1967), Otto Betcher (1876–1974) and Henry Edward Betcher (1880–1974). His daughter Mary Betcher Johnson (1863–1925) has a card, Probable: the index of her own Texas death certificate names him as her father S1754. Two more daughters, at home in the index of the 1900 census, have cards, each Probable: Tillie Betcher Farmer (1878–1938) and Alvera Betcher Cutbirth (1883–1980) S1749S1750. His own parents are not in this record.
Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: the link to Pauline rests on one obituary read as machine text; her own death certificate has not been found; the index gives his son Albert’s birth as 9 June 1865, ten weeks before Pauline’s on 24 August 1865, so one of the two dates is wrong or they are not full brother and sister; the year of his birth differs by a year or two between the indexes; no image has been read. Know more, or think this is wrong? Use “Add to this record”.

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Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher

Probable

Mother of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz · 1838–1926

Born
in Germany
Buried
at Denton Cemetery
Sources
5

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as the mother of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz. The evidence is strong that she was the wife of August Betcher: the index of her own Texas death record is filed under her husband’s name, and the indexes of two of their children’s death records name her beside him S1737. Pauline’s 1944 obituary, read as machine text, names her parents as Mr. and Mrs. August Boetcher and gives the mother no name of her own. It stays Probable because no record names her as Pauline’s mother by name, every record is an index or machine-read text, and no image has been read.
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Evidence: The index of her own Texas death record, filed under her husband's name, gives her birth on 26 October 1838 in Germany, her death on 26 August 1926 at Abilene and her father as O. Kimski; the indexes of the death records of two of her children name their parents as August Betcher and Libby Kamiska or Lizzie Cominske (S1737, S1736); Pauline Schultz's 1944 obituary, read as machine text, names her parents as Mr. and Mrs. August Boetcher. The evidence is strong that she was his wife. Weak or missing: No record names her as Pauline's mother by name; the Find a Grave index gives her birth as 6 October 1839; one Social Security claim gives her maiden name as Engle; every record is an index or machine-read text and no image has been read. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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Death1926
Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher died on 26 August 1926 at Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. She was born in Germany on 26 October 1838. Both dates are in the index of her own Texas death record, which names her father as O. Kimski S1737. The Find a Grave index gives her birth as 6 October 1839; the death record is followed here for the birth. She is buried at Denton Cemetery, Callahan County, Texas, where her husband’s grave is also indexed: Probable, from the Find a Grave index alone; no stone and no image has been read.
Census2026
History of this card. 12 Oct 2026
card written when she was added to the family tree, from her own death index, the grave and census indexes and her children’s death indexes (S1737, S1736). 12 Oct 2026 — the children sentence rewritten when Emma, Otto, Henry and Albert were given cards; until then it said they had no cards. 12 Oct 2026 — the burial at Denton Cemetery stated as a fact of its own, Probable, when it was entered on the family tree from the Find a Grave index (S1737); the card had only said where the grave was indexed. 12 Oct 2026 — the two daughters of the 1900 census index, Tillie and Alvera, now have cards and are named (S1749, S1750). 12 Oct 2026 — her daughter Mary Betcher Johnson now has a card and is linked (S1754); the card had said she had none. Later the same day, 12 Oct 2026 — Alvera Betcher Cutbirth’s years changed from “born 1884” to 1883–1980, from the grave, death and Social Security indexes (S1750).

Family

Names1900
Her maiden name is spelled several ways, and Kamiska is kept. The index of her son Henry’s death record names his mother as Libby Kamiska; the index of her daughter Mary Betcher Johnson’s names her as Lizzie Cominske; her own death index gives her father as Kimski; the Find a Grave index lists her as Elisabeth Kamiska Betcher. One record disagrees: the index of a Social Security claim by her daughter Emma Betcher Wristen names the mother as Libbie Engle S1737. The census indexes call her “E. B.” in 1900 and “Lebe” in 1910.

Open questions

Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Wife of August Betcher (1831–1919). No marriage record has been found; the link rests on the census households of 1900 and 1910 and on the children’s death indexes S1736S1737.
Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Mother of Pauline Augusta Betcher Schultz (1865–1944). Three more of her children have cards, each Probable: Henry Edward Betcher (1880–1974), whose death index names her; and Otto Betcher (1876–1974) and Emma Betcher Wristen (1871–1967), whose records do not name her as Kamiska and who are given to her as the wife of their father. Albert Betcher (1865–1954), a son of August Betcher, is not linked to her: no record names his mother, and his birth is indexed ten weeks before Pauline’s. Her daughter Mary Betcher Johnson (1863–1925) has a card, Probable: the index of her own Texas death certificate names her mother as Lizzie Cominske S1754. Her own parents are not in this record beyond the surname on her death index. Two more daughters, at home in the index of the 1900 census, have cards, each Probable: Tillie Betcher Farmer (1878–1938) and Alvera Betcher Cutbirth (1883–1980) S1749S1750.
Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: no record names her as Pauline’s mother by name; two dates are given for her birth; one record gives her maiden name as Engle; the index gives her son Albert’s birth as 9 June 1865, ten weeks before Pauline’s on 24 August 1865, so one of the two dates is wrong or they are not full brother and sister; no image has been read. Know more, or think this is wrong? Use “Add to this record”.

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Elizabeth Brock Hoskins

Probable

Daughter of James and Betsy Brock · 1831–1911

Born
26 April 1831
Died
13 May 1911
Parents
James Brock & Elizabeth "Betsy" Brock
Sources
6

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE — her 1911 Kentucky death certificate names her parents as James Brock and Betsy Howard, both born in Harlan County S454. It is the only source; its informant, H. D. Peters, was also the undertaker and very probably her son-in-law (see below), and it was written 80 years after her birth
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Evidence: Her 1911 Kentucky death certificate, which names James Brock and Betsy Howard as her parents; an 1852 Laurel County birth register naming Levi Hoskins and Elizabeth Brock as a child's parents; the 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses, which show Levi and Elizabeth with the same children in the same order. Weak or missing: The death certificate's informant, H. D. Peters, was the undertaker and very probably her son-in-law, writing 80 years after her birth, and the birth register gives no age for Elizabeth, so the Levi Hoskins link is probable. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Birth1831
Born 26 April 1831, Harlan County, Kentucky; died 1911, Island City, Owsley County, Kentucky. Married, probably, Levi Hoskins (see below) S648
Census1860
Three censuses show Levi and Elizabeth Hoskins with the same children, in the same order. In 1860, at Harlan Courthouse, Harlan County, Levi, 30, and Elizabeth, 30, had Ransom, 9, Jefferson, 7, William, 6, Hiram, 5, Mary, 2, and Solomon, one month old S721. In 1870, in Clay County, Levi, 44, and Elizabeth, 40, had James R., 19, Jefferson C., 18, William, 16, Hiram, 14, Mary J., 11, Solomon L., 9, Caroline, 7, John M., 6, Palistine, 4, and a baby of two months whose name is hard to read S722. In 1880, in Owsley County, Levi, 54, and his wife Elizabeth, 49, had Caroline, 18, John M., 16, Palestine, 14, and Leander, 10 S723. Her ages fit a birth in 1830 or 1831, and the Jefferson C., 18, of 1870 fits the Jefferson C. born in 1852 to Levi Hoskins and Elizabeth Brock S648. None of the censuses gives her maiden name, so the Brock link stays probable.
Census1910
In 1910, at Sturgeon in Owsley County, Levi Hoskins, 84, and Elizabeth, 80, married 59 years, were living with their daughter Mary J. and her husband Harden D. Peters S748. This fits a marriage about 1851 and the 1852 birth of Jefferson C. Hoskins, and puts her in Owsley County, where she died.
Death1911
Her death certificate, read again: she died 13 May 1911 at Island City of cerebral apoplexy. The informant who gave her parents' names was H. D. Peters of Island City, who was also the undertaker. In 1910 she and Levi lived with their daughter Mary J. and her husband Harden D. Peters S748, so the informant was very probably her son-in-law, not a stranger S454 Probable confirm or correct →. What is still weak: it is one statement, made 80 years after her birth; a second record naming her parents would settle it.
Death2026
History of this card. 26 Sep 2026
her death certificate (S454) was read again: the date of death and the cause were added, and the informant, first written of as a stranger, was identified as H. D. Peters. 13 Oct 2026 — 4 notes on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; they were added on: 26 Sep 2026 (4 notes). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Parents
Daughter of James Brock and Elizabeth “Betsy” Brock
Parents1852
A Laurel County birth register, written at the time, records Jefferson C. Hoskins, born 9 June 1852, son of Levi Hoskins and Elizabeth Brock S648. Probable confirm or correct → This is probably her marriage: her married name, the Brock surname and the Harlan and Laurel County area all fit. But the register gives no age or birthplace for Elizabeth, and no marriage record has been read. If you know more, use “Add to this record”.

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Colby B. Quisenberry Jr.

Probable

Brother of Louisa Quisenberry · 1822–1907

Born
31 August 1822
Died
20 March 1907
Parents
Colby Burris Quisenberry & Lucy Bush
Sources
11

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE (as Louisa's brother) — his Lexington death certificate names his parents as Colby B. Quisenberry and Lucy Bush S493. Louisa's own link to those parents is still probable, from a compiled family book, so the sibling tie shares that doubt
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Evidence: His Lexington death certificate, which names Colby B. Quisenberry and Lucy Bush as his parents; the 1900 Quisenberry Memorials, which call him Colby Burris Quisenberry's seventh child. Weak or missing: Louisa's own tie to those parents is still probable, so the sibling link shares that doubt. His 1907 funeral notice (S1554) names no relative. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Birth1822
Born 31 August 1822, Madison County, Kentucky; died 20 March 1907, Avon, Kentucky
Record1847
His marriage bond, dated 12 July 1847 in Madison County, Kentucky, is for his marriage to Miss Sarah Tribble of that county. He signed it “C B Quisenberry”, and a John B. Bush also signed S644.
Burial1900
The 1900 family Memorials lists him as the seventh child of Colby Burris Quisenberry. It says he married Sarah Tribble, daughter of Dudley Tribble, on 15 July 1847 and settled in Fayette County near David's Fork church, and it names four children: Ellen, Lucy Belle, Madison and Dudley Tribble S693.
Death1866
A later son, Colbey M. Quisenberry, was born at Lexington on 19 July 1866 and died, a retired farmer, at Hendersonville, North Carolina, on 20 December 1936. His certificate calls his mother “Mary” Tribble, but she was Sarah S694S644.
Census1860
The censuses show him farming near Lexington in Fayette County for twenty years: in 1860, 37, with Sarah and five children and D. M. Thompson, 14 S756; in 1870, 48, with his land worth $20,000 and the youngest, Colby M., 7 S757; and in 1880, 57, at Brier Hill, with “Sallie”, three of their children, and their married daughter Lucy B. Carr and her two small children S758.
Census1900
In 1900, aged 77, born August 1822 and widowed, he still owned his farm in Fayette County (entered “Colby Quisenburg”). With him were his unmarried sons Maddison, 48, Dudley, 43, and Colby Jr., 36, his widowed daughter Bell Cass, 49, and her children Lizzie and Colby Cass Confirmed S1061. The census gives Colby Jr.’s birth as July 1863; his death certificate says 19 July 1866 S694.
Census1870
The 1870 farm schedule for Fayette County (P.O. Lexington) shows his farm: 145 acres improved and 20 of woodland, valued at $13,000, with 5 horses, 5 milch cows, 25 other cattle and 40 hogs; that year it made 85 bushels of wheat and 1,000 of corn Confirmed S1158. The schedule gives no age or family, so the match rests on name and place.
Birth1863
In June and July 1863 the provost marshal for Kentucky’s 7th District entered Colby Quisenberry, 39, a farmer of Fayette County born in Kentucky, with no former service, on the Class II draft list Confirmed S1173. His father, born 1788, was over age, so this is Colby Jr.; the age is a year or two low.
Burial1907
The Lexington Herald of 21 March 1907, the day after he died, carried his funeral notice: services “from his late residence near Avon, Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock” (22 March), and burial in “the family lot in Lexington Cemetery” S1554. Weak: it is a funeral notice read from the newspaper site’s machine text, not the page image, and it names no relative at all, so it adds nothing to the tie to Louisa. A fuller obituary naming a sister “Mrs. Chenault” would settle that; none was found in the Lexington or Richmond papers. The Lexington Cemetery lot record is the next place to look.
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History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (1 note), 1 Oct 2026 (2 notes), 7 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
4 notes on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; they were added on: 26 Sep 2026 (4 notes). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Parents
Son of Colby Burris Quisenberry and Lucy Bush; probable brother of Louisa Quisenberry Chenault

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John Martin Quisenberry

Probable

Brother of Louisa Quisenberry · 1833–1914

Born
26 April 1833
Died
10 March 1914
Parents
Colby Burris Quisenberry & Lucy Bush
Married
Sarah Moore
Children
Cora Quisenberry
Sources
10

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE (as Louisa's brother) — his 1914 Kentucky death certificate names his parents as Colby B. Quisenberry and Lucy Bush S494. Louisa's own link to those parents is still probable, from a compiled family book, so the sibling tie shares that doubt
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Evidence: His 1914 Kentucky death certificate, which names Colby B. Quisenberry and Lucy Bush as his parents. Weak or missing: Louisa's own tie to those parents is still probable, so the sibling link shares that doubt. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Birth1833
Born 26 April 1833, Clark County, Kentucky; died 10 March 1914, Montgomery County, Kentucky
Burial1900
The 1900 family Memorials says he lived at Ewington in Montgomery County and was “named for his maternal great-grandfather, John Martin”, and gives the births of Cora (1861), Ivanora (16 September 1863) and Audley (27 January 1865) S752. In 1880 “Mart” Quisenberry, 47, was farming at Howards Mills with Sarah and their children, and with her mother, Emily Moore, 78, born in Virginia S753. In 1900 he and Sarah F. had been married 40 years; she had borne nine children, seven living S754. In 1910, at 76, he lived with Sarah in their son Earl's home, married 50 years; the census wrote him as “James M.” S755.
Death1914
His obituary in the Mt. Sterling Advocate of 18 March 1914 says he died at his home near Ewington, aged 79; the funeral was at the house, led by Rev. J. S. Wilson of the Baptist church, and he was buried in Machpelah Cemetery. It names seven surviving children: Mrs. Wm. Squires and Audley, of Missouri; Lutie, Emma and Leora; and A. C. and E. B. Quisenberry, of Montgomery County S1562. The name, Ewington and the children show this is the man of this card; the notice names no parents, so his tie to Colby and Lucy stays Probable. Two readings of the day he died: the death certificate says 10 March S494; the Advocate (“last Wednesday”) and the Lexington and Louisville papers of 12 March (“this morning”, under an 11 March dateline) say Wednesday 11 March. This card keeps 10 March, from the certificate; the cemetery record or his stone would settle it. His wife Sarah is not named among the survivors. Read from the newspaper text, not transcribed from the page image.
Census1900
The 1900 household at Howards Mill, by the census index: John M., 67; Sarah F., 61; Lucy, 30; Emma, 28; Alberta, 26; Earl, 24, born December 1875; and Leola, 21 S754. Probable confirm or correct → The “E. B. Quisenberry” of the 1914 obituary is his son Earl. What is weak or missing: the ages are from the index, not re-read from the image, and no record read gives Earl’s middle initial; the “A. C. Quisenberry” of the obituary is not in this household and is not yet placed. Know more? Use “Add to this record”
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History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 8 Oct 2026 (1 note), 10 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
3 notes on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; they were added on: 26 Sep 2026 (3 notes). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Parents
Son of Colby Burris Quisenberry and Lucy Bush; probable brother of Louisa Quisenberry Chenault
Marriage1859
He married Sarah Moore on 25 October 1859 S689. Their daughter Cora was born in Clark County on 6 November 1861; the register names her parents as Martin J. Quisenberry and Sarah F. Moore, born in Montgomery County S695.
Marriage1859
The Montgomery County marriage list for 1859, copied by the clerk in May 1860, dates the wedding 24 October 1859: John M. Quissenberry, 24, of Clarke County, and Sarah F. Moore, 21, born in Montgomery County, both marrying for the first time S708. The family book says 25 October S689. The list's age of 24 would put his birth about 1835; the card keeps 26 April 1833.
Children1861
A daughter is identified: Cora Quisenberry, born 6 November 1861 in Montgomery County, Kentucky; married William H. Squires; died 3 May 1944 in Montgomery County. Her death record names her father as John Martin Quisenberry and her mother as Sarah Moore S1651. She is the “Mrs. Wm. Squires” of his 1914 obituary. What is weak: the death record and the 1900 census were read from the index, not from the images; and the obituary places her in Missouri, where the 1900 census and her death record have her in Montgomery County
not settled. She now has a card of her own: Cora Quisenberry. Know more? Use ‘Add to this record’.

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James Francis Quisenberry

Probable

Brother of Louisa Quisenberry

Born
15 October 1824
Died
3 February 1877
Parents
Colby Burris Quisenberry & Lucy Bush
Married
Emily Cameron Chenault
Children
Emma Alice Hinkle, Walter (Waller) Quisenberry
Sources
13

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE — SAR application 27139 (James Marvin Hinkle, 1914) traces a descent through James Francis Quisenberry, son of Colby Burris Quisenberry and Lucy Bush, and his wife Emily Cameron Chenault S498. A second compiled source, the 1900 family Memorials written by his son, calls him Colby Burris Quisenberry's eighth child S689
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Evidence: SAR application 27139, which traces a descent through him and his wife Emily Cameron Chenault; his own 1847 marriage bond with Emily C. Chenault; the 1900 Quisenberry Memorials, written by his son, which call him Colby Burris Quisenberry's eighth child. Weak or missing: The bond proves the marriage, but his parentage rests on two compiled sources; no record made in his lifetime names his parents. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Birth1824
Born 15 October 1824, Madison County, Kentucky
Death1877
Died 3 February 1877, Clark County, Kentucky
Burial1900
The 1900 Memorials of the Quisenberry Family, written by his son Anderson Chenault Quisenberry, calls him the eighth child of Colby Burris Quisenberry. It gives his birth in Madison County on 15 October 1824, his death in Clark County on 3 February 1877, and his marriage on 14 October 1847 S689. Colonial Families of the United States gives the same dates S688. Both are compiled books.
Military1863
A Jas. F. Quisenbury, 38, a white farmer born in Kentucky and living in Clark County, is on the June–July 1863 Civil War draft list for Kentucky's 7th District, just below Thos. J., 40, and Roger T., 37 S725 Probable confirm or correct →. The age fits his 15 October 1824 birth and the county fits his home. What is weak: the list gives only a name, an age and a county.
Census1860
The censuses show the family in Clark County: in 1860 James, 35, and “Emma”, 28, with Alice, 12, Anderson, 9, Waller, 7, and Francis, 5 S759; in 1870 Jas. F., 45, farming land worth $26,000, with Emma C., Alice, Walter and Francis, three houses from Golding Quisenberry, 52, whose kinship is not known S760. Emily went by Emma in both.
Death1915
Emily Cameron Chenault's mother: Emily Cameron Probable confirm or correct →. Another page of the 1915 SAR application gives “Anderson Chenault, born 1788, died 1854, and his wife Emily Cameron, born 1796, died 1836, married 1816” S859; the Madison County marriage bond of 1847 names Anderson Chenault as “father of Emily C. Chenault” S870. Accepted by Earl as probable; what is weak: the bond names the father only, and the mother rests on the compiled SAR application; the day and place of birth and death that trees give her are not in any record read.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 28 Sep 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed. 13 Oct 2026
7 notes on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; they were added on: 26 Sep 2026 (7 notes). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Parents
Son of Colby Burris Quisenberry and Lucy Bush; probable brother of Louisa Quisenberry Chenault
Marriage1832
Married Emily Cameron Chenault (about 1832–1904); the SAR application says 1846, but their marriage bond is dated 11 October 1847 S643. Her parents were probably Anderson Chenault and Emily Cameron (below)
Marriage1847
His own marriage bond survives. On 11 October 1847, in Madison County, Kentucky, he gave bond, with David W. Chenault as surety, for his marriage to Miss Emily C. Chenault, and signed it “James F. Quisenberry” S643. The SAR application's 1846 is probably a year early.
Parents1832
Emily Cameron Chenault was born in February 1832; in 1900 she was living with her son Waller in Clark County, the mother of four children, three then living S690. A 1915 SAR application by her grandson names her parents as Anderson Chenault (1788–1854) and Emily Cameron, and her grandfather as William Chenault, a Revolutionary soldier S691; Colonial Families agrees S688. Probable confirm or correct → Evidence: two compiled sources name her parents. What is weak: no record made in her lifetime names them. If you know more, use “Add to this record”.
Children1848
Their daughter Emma Alice Hinkle, born 26 October 1848, died in Robertson County, Tennessee, on 4 January 1931. Her death certificate names her parents as James F. Quisenberry and Emmily C. Chenault S692. She had married Joseph (or Josiah) Addison Hinkle in 1870 S689S691.
Children1853
Their son Walter (Waller) Quisenberry, born in Clark County on 12 January 1853, died at Winchester on 6 November 1914. His death certificate names his parents as Jas. Quisenberry and “Emma” Chenault S698S690.

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Friedrich August Proeger

WürttembergProbable

Uncle of 3rd great-grandfather · 1846–1852

Born
1846, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Württemberg
Died
1852, Württemberg
Sources
1
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Evidence: A FamilySearch family tree only. Weak or missing: No baptism or burial entry has been read for him. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life

Birth1846
Born 1846, Kirchberg an der Jagst, Württemberg S12
Death1852
Died 1852, Württemberg, aged 5 S12

Family

Siblings
Younger brother of Julius Karl Proeger S12

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Elizabeth J. (Lizzie) Miller

Confirmed

Mother of Artie Morrison

Born
at Ryegate, Vermont
Died
Not found
Married
Orange G. Morrison
Children
Artie Morrison, Marion E. Morrison
Sources
10
Images
1

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as Artie Morrison's mother — Artie's 1867 Ryegate birth return gives her mother's maiden name as Lizzie Miller, born at Ryegate S832, and her 1930 death record gives it as Elizabeth J. Miller, born at Ryegate S359. In the 1880 census she is Orange G. Morrison's wife, with Artemiza, 12, as a daughter in the house S833. A FamilySearch index of Artie's marriage also names Elizabeth Miller as her mother S834
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Birth1833
Born at Ryegate, Vermont S832S359, about 1833–34: she was 37 in 1870 and 46 in 1880 S360S833. The 1880 census gives her father's birthplace as Vermont and her mother's as Scotland S833
Death1911
Her death has not been read from a record. A memorial website gives 5 December 1911 at Groton, Vermont; that is not confirmed here
Census1900
In 1900 Elizabeth J. Morrison, born in October 1834, her mother born in Scotland, and Orange G., married 45 years, lived with their daughter Maggie J. in Caledonia County Confirmed S975; in April 1910 she was 76, at Groton Village, married 55 years Confirmed S976.
Census1860
In 1860, as Eliza, 24, she was in Orange Morrison's household at Ryegate with “Winny”, 4 Confirmed S982.
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (3 notes). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed.

Family

Children
Mother of Artie Morrison (Harriet Artemiza); wife of Orange G. Morrison
Children1892
Her daughter Marion E. Morrison died, single, at Littleton, New Hampshire, on 10 February 1892, aged 30 years 10 months, and was buried at Groton, Vermont; the death return names her mother as Elizabeth J. Miller, born Ryegate Confirmed S994.

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Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Probably the Elizabeth, 16, born in Vermont, at school, in the 1850 Ryegate household of David Miller, 50, a cooper born in Vermont, and Elizabeth, 60, born in Scotland S1279; her 1880 census gives her parents’ birthplaces as Vermont and Scotland. What is weak or missing: the 1850 census states no relationships, and Robert T. Miller, 35, in the same house, could instead be her father, so David and Elizabeth are not entered as her parents. Know more? Use “Add to this record”

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Orange G. Morrison

Confirmed

Father of Artie Morrison

Born
at Ryegate, Vermont
Died
Not found
Married
Elizabeth J. (Lizzie) Miller
Children
Artie Morrison, Marion E. Morrison
Sources
12

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as Artie Morrison's father — her Ryegate birth return of 1867 names her father as Orange Morrison, farmer, born at Ryegate S832, and her 1930 death record names him as Orange G. Morrison, born at Ryegate, with the same birth date for her, 18 October 1867 S359. A FamilySearch index of her Vermont marriage also names O. G. Morrison as her father S834
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Birth1832
Born at Ryegate, Vermont S832S359, about 1832: he was 38 in 1870 and 48 in 1880 S360S833
Work1870
A farmer at Ryegate. In 1870 he held real estate worth $3,150, with Elizabeth, 37, and their daughters Winona, Marion, Margaret and Artemiza S360. In 1880 he was 48, with Elisabeth J., 46, and the daughters Marion E., 19, Maggie J., 14, and Artemiza, 12 S833
Death1912
His death has not been read from a record. A memorial website gives 1912; that is not confirmed here
Census1900
In 1900 Orange G. Morrison, born in February 1832, a gardener, and Elizabeth J., married 45 years, lived with their daughter Maggie J. in Caledonia County Confirmed S975. On 16 April 1910 he was still living, 78, at Groton Village with Elizabeth J., 76, married 55 years, in Maggie J.'s house Confirmed S976.
Census1860
In 1860 Orange, 28, farmed at Ryegate (post office South Ryegate) with real estate worth $1,500, with Eliza, 24, and “Winny”, 4; the next house was Bradley Morrison's, 57 Confirmed S982.
Census1850
His probable parents: in 1850 Orange, 17, a laborer at school, was in the Ryegate household of Bradley Morrison, 48, farmer, and Avis, 47, with James, 15, and Harriet J., 11, all born Vermont Probable confirm or correct → S987. Evidence: the same town, name and age, and Bradley next door in 1860 S982. Weak: the 1850 census states no relationships, and no record read names his parents. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.
Census1863
In June 1863 he registered for the Civil War draft at Ryegate as “Morrison Orange, 31”, a married farmer born Vermont, which puts his birth about 1832 Confirmed S1088
Record2026
History of this card. The notes on this card that carried a “new” mark were added on these days: 29 Sep 2026 (4 notes), 1 Oct 2026 (1 note). The marks and their dates were taken off on 12 Oct 2026, and nothing in the notes was changed.

Family

Children
Father of Artie Morrison (Harriet Artemiza); husband of Elizabeth J. (Lizzie) Miller S832S359
Children1892
His daughter Marion E. Morrison died, single, at Littleton, New Hampshire, on 10 February 1892, aged 30 years 10 months, of meningitis, and was buried at Groton, Vermont; the death return names her father as Orange G. Morrison, farmer, born Ryegate Confirmed S994.

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Probable
Probable confirm or correct → His daughter Margaret (Maggie J.), 46, born at Groton, married James J. Markham, 48, a lumber dealer born in Canada, at Haverhill, New Hampshire, on 11 May 1910 S1298. Evidence: her name, her age and Groton, where Orange and Elizabeth lived in her house a month earlier. What is weak or missing: the parents’ names are on the back of the marriage card, which has not been seen. Know more? Use “Add to this record”

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Carl Heinrich Kochendörfer

Confirmed

Brother of Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer · b. 1815 Gerabronn

Born
Gerabronn, 23 November 1815
Parents
Johann Georg Martin Heinrich Kochendörfer
Married
Catharina Rosina Kra[f]t
Sources
0

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED as a son of Johann Georg Martin Heinrich Kochendörfer and Eva Barbara Hartmann, and so brother of Georg Leonhard Kochendörfer. The Gerabronn Familienregister (1808–1865, Bd 23), read from the image, gives his own family sheet, naming him a Küfermeister (master cooper), like his brother.
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Birth1815
Born Gerabronn, 23 November 1815
Arrival1852
Emigrated to North America with his family in 1852
a lead for American records of this branch, not yet pursued
Record2026
History of this card. 13 Oct 2026
one note on this card ended with the words “added” and a date; it was added on: 4 Oct 2026 (1 note). The dated endings were taken off, and nothing else in the notes was changed.

Family

Marriage1818
Married Catharina Rosina Kra[f]t (b. Blaufelden, 1 October 1818) on 4 September 1843
Children1847
Sons on the family sheet: Johann Carl (b. 1847) and Johann Leonhard (b. 1850)

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Caroline Kent Gilfillan

Probable

Probable mother of Henry Henderson · born 1836

Sources
6

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as the mother of Henry Henderson; her own birth and her father are Confirmed. Evidence: Henry’s 1887 marriage card and his death card name his parents as William J. Henderson and Carrie K. (Gilfillan) S357S361, and the 1880 census of Ryegate enters him as the son of William J. and Caroline K., 43 S1087. A Caroline Kent Gilfillan was born at Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, on 3 September 1836, daughter of Moses Gilfillan, and is Carolin K., 13, in his household at Barnet in 1850 S1657. Added to the family tree on 10 October 2026
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Evidence: Henry Henderson’s marriage and death cards name his mother as Carrie K. Gilfillan (S357, S361) and the 1880 census has Caroline K., 43, as his mother (S1087); a Caroline Kent Gilfillan was born at Barnet, Vermont, on 3 September 1836 to Moses Gilfillan (S1657). Weak or missing: No record read states that the Barnet-born Caroline is Henry’s mother; it rests on name, age and neighbouring towns. The birth record and 1850 census were read from the index only, and they disagree on her mother’s name (Hannah or Susanna). Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: that the Barnet-born Caroline Kent Gilfillan is the Carrie K. Gilfillan of Henry’s records rests on her name, her age and the neighbouring towns; no record read states it. The birth record and the 1850 census were read from the index, not the images. Her birth record names her mother as Hannah, but the 1850 household has a Susanna, 42, instead; Hannah T. Gilfillan, who died at Barnet in 1844, is now entered as her probable mother, and Susanna is taken to be a second wife, the Susan Henderson whom a Moses Gilfillan married at Ryegate on 7 May 1846 S1686. Her mother’s maiden name is probably Kent, Caroline’s own middle name: a Moses Gilfillen married Hannah J. Kent at Boston on 8 February 1829 S1685. Both marriages are known from indexes only. Her marriage to William J. Henderson and her death have not been read, and no death is entered. Her marriage record, or a death record naming her parents, would settle it. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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William J. Henderson

Confirmed

Father of Henry Henderson · farmer of Ryegate, Vermont

Married
Caroline Kent Gilfillan
Sources
4

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED father of Henry Henderson. Evidence: Henry’s 1887 marriage card, read from the image, names his parents as William J. Henderson and Carrie K. (Gilfillan) S357; his 1949 death card, read from the image, names his father as William J. Henderson, born at Ryegate S361; and the 1880 census of Ryegate enters William J. Henderson, 51, farmer, with Caroline K., 43, wife, and Henry W., 15, son S1087. In 1870 he is William J. Henderson, 41, farmer, at Ryegate with Caroline, 32, and Henry W., 6 S963. Added to the family tree on 10 October 2026
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Marriage
His wife was Caroline Kent Gilfillan; her card sets out why her link to the Barnet birth record is still probable

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Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: no birth, marriage or death record of his own has been read, so no dates are given for him; the two census ages put his birth about 1829. The parents on Henry’s death card are his daughter’s statement, 84 years after the birth. His own parents are not known. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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Alfred Gregg

Confirmed

Father of Edward Gregg · born about 1799

Married
Mary Kerr
Sources
5

Research status

Research status: CONFIRMED father of Edward Gregg. Evidence: Edward’s entry in the 1905 Pittsburgh death register names his father as Alfred Gregg, born in Greene County, Pennsylvania S927; in August 1850 Alfred Gregg, 51, farmer, heads dwelling 188 in Cumberland Township, Greene County, with Mary, 45, and their children down to Edwin, 8 months S928, and Edwin, 10, is in the same household in 1860 S929; Edward’s 1905 obituary calls him the youngest of ten children of Alfred and Mary Kerr Gregg S1660. Added to the family tree on 10 October 2026
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Marriage1870
His wife was Mary Kerr. In June 1870 she heads her own household at Carmichaels with their son and Alfred is not in it S1034, so he had probably died by then. Their other nine children are named, with their 1905 homes, on Edward Gregg’s card; none has a card of their own

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Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: his birth, about 1799, is worked out from the one census age, 51 in 1850, and that figure is not clearly written. No record of his death has been read, so no death is given. His parents and his own birthplace are not known. The obituary was read from machine-read page text, not the page image. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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Mary Kerr

Probable

Mother of Edward Gregg · maiden name Kerr probable · born about 1805

Sources
4

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE for her maiden name, Kerr; that she is Mary, wife of Alfred Gregg and mother of Edward Gregg, is Confirmed. Evidence: Edward’s entry in the 1905 Pittsburgh death register names his mother as Mary Gregg, born in Greene County, Pennsylvania S927; she is Mary, 45, in Alfred Gregg’s household in Cumberland Township in 1850 S928, and Mary Gregg, 65, keeping house at Carmichaels in June 1870 with Augustus E., 20, a carpenter S1034. The name Kerr comes from one source: Edward’s obituary in the Waynesburg Republican of 28 September 1905, which calls his parents “Alfred and Mary Kerr Gregg” S1660. Added to the family tree on 10 October 2026
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Evidence: Edward Gregg’s 1905 death register entry names his mother as Mary Gregg (S927) and she is Mary, 45, in Alfred Gregg’s 1850 household (S928); his 1905 obituary calls his parents “Alfred and Mary Kerr Gregg” (S1660). Weak or missing: The maiden name Kerr rests on that one phrase, read from machine-read page text and not the page image; no marriage record or record of her own gives it, and her death has not been read. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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Weak or missing
What is weak or missing: Kerr rests on that one phrase, read from machine-read page text and not from the page image; no marriage record, and no record of her own, gives her maiden name. Her birth, about 1805, is worked out from her census ages. Her parents are not known. No record of her death has been read, so no death is given. Her marriage record, or a death record naming her father, would settle it. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.

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