March is Women’s History Month. If you’re stuck trying to decide which ancestor to blog about, how about looking at the female half of your tree?
This week, Luis Rivera shared the strength of his ancestor “las tres R’s.” You’ll get hungry reading Kathryn Adam-Hurst’s stories of her great-grandmother Ida Haufler Adam. Linda Albert reveals why she says her Aunt Edith was born 10 years too early.
My contribution this week was the story of my 5th-great-grandfather John McClelland, who found himself caught up in a cycle of retaliation on the Ohio frontier.
Now, it’s time for the posts:
- ACHNITZ – “William Peter Achnitz, Sr.” by William Achnitz on The Genealogy of William Achnitz III
- ACORD – “Nickatie Cherokee Acord-O’Neal” by Gwen Eads on Eads and Allied Families
- ADAMS – “Stella Adams” by Amy Urman on The Genealogy Search
- ALANIS – “Severo Alanis Was a Rancher, Farmer, Family Man” by Judy Everett Ramos on Fort Worth Genealogy Examiner
- ARCHIBALD – “William Archibald (1765-1836)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
- ATKINSON – “My Pappap, Charles William Atkinson” by Cherie Atkinson Clark on Still Digging for Roots
- BAILEY – “James A. Bailey (1855-?), Man of Mystery” by Jo Allison Henn on Climbing My Family Tree
- BAINS – “Alone in a New World, Ellen Bains and Her Children” by Nia Jai on Railroads and Cotton
- BAINS – “From Slavery to Service: Corp. Isaac Bains (U.S.C.T.)” by Nia Jai on Railroads and Cotton
- BALL – “Daniel Ball and James Ball” by Brad on Montanatude
- BEAUBIER – “Effie Beaubier (1846-1899) – One Answer Gives Us Twenty More Questions” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
- BEERMAN – “Gerhard Heinrich Beerman: Linen Weaver or Hay Farmer – or Both?” by Nancy Hurley on Indiana Ties
- BERK – “Uncle Sidney Crosses the Border” (Sidney Berk) by Marian Burk Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
- BLINCOW – “William A. Blincow (1831-1903)” by Karen Blackmore on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
- BOLT – “Mean Johnny Bolt” by Heather Jones on Chasing the Past
- BOLTON – “Ollie Bolton Estes Robbins (1874-1955) and the Wrath of a Woman Scorned” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
- BRIGHT – “Margaret (Bright) Mapes” by judysue on Little Bits of Roots & Branches
- BROADBENT – “Rewinding 300 Years: Jonas Broadbent” on starryblackness
- BROADBENT – “Phyllis Broadbent Brown” on starryblackness
- BROWN – “Alfred H. Brown” by Linda Woodward Geiger on My Family Research
- BRYAN – “Harold Clayton Bryan” by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on 52 Week Ancestor Challenge
- BRYAN – “Lewis Bryan (1755-1830)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
- BRYANT – “My Great Grandfather Frank Linmore Bryant” by Andrea Kelleher on How Did I Get Here?
- BUTCHER – “George Butcher (1908-1974)” by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest
- CALOW – “Albert John Calow” by fancyweaver on Siblings and Niblings
- CANTIN – “Joséphine Cantin (1830-1909)” by Diane on Genealogy on My Mind
- CANTIN – “Joséphine Cantin (1830-1909)” by Diane on Généalogie en tête [in French]
- CASSEGRAIN – “Eugène Cassegrain” by Marine S. on Dans les branches [in French]
- CHRISTIE – “Edith Christie – Born 10 Years to Early” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- CLEWE – “Is He Famous?” (Louis Clewe) by Barbara Schmidt on Barbara Schmidt
- CLOUGH – “Declared Dead Before His Time, Frank D. Clough” by Linda on Passage to the Past’s Blog
- COTTER – “Mary Cotter, Marion Ann Renfro, and Adele Marie Anton: Grandmother, Mother, and Daughter” by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard on Diggin’ Up Graves
- COUNTRYMAN – “Peter Countryman, Dead and In Debt” by SallySearches on SallySearches
- COX – “William Jesse Cox” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie
- COXON – “Mary Coxon” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History Etc.
- CRAFT – “Bennie England Craft” by Valerie Craft on Begin With “Craft”
- CRASSINGHAM – “Catharine Crassigham” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History Etc.
- CURLEE – “Sophronia Mae Curlee” by Martha on Fascinated by the Dead
- CUSHNIE – “Charles Christey Cushnie” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
- DANSON – “Feisty Great Aunt Jennie (1897-1986)” (Jennie Danson) by ScotSue on Family History Fun
- DAVIS – “Charles Warren Davis” by Marcy Belles on 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
- DAVIS – “Elizabeth ‘Bette’ Davis” by Charlie on Carolina Family Roots
- DILWORTH – “The Will of Charles Patrick Dilworth” on My Family History Research
- DINGMAN – “Nelson Andrew Dingman, Cheesemaker” by Wally Huskonen on Collecting Ancestors
- DOUGHERTY – “Poultry Farmer/University Professor” (John Edwin Dougherty) on Putnam Sisters
- DYER – “Michael Dyer” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors!
- EAGLES – “Mary Ann Heron (nee Eagles) (1856-1935)” by Jo on Full Circle Family History Blog
- EDENBOROUGH – “Alfred Thomas Edenborough” by Jennie Fairs on Edenborough One Name Study
- EDENBOROUGH – “Daisy Edenborough” by Jennie Fairs on Edenborough One Name Study
- EDENBOROUGH – “Francis Edenborough” by Jennie Fairs on Edenborough One Name Study
- EDINBOROUGH – “Edward Edinborough” by Jennie Fairs on Edenborough One Name Study
- ENGLE – “Mary Albertina Engle – an Adorable Twin” by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
- ESSLER – “Divorce Drama of Charles D. Essler” by Niki Davis on Rooted in Foods
- ESTERBERG – “The Importance of Keeping Family Treasures” (Teckla Esterberg Swanson) by dgfamilyhistorian on I’m Proud to Be the Family Historian
- FULLER – “Henry Alexander Fuller” by Pam on Our Own History
- GARTNER – “Leopold Gartner: Tailor in NYC” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
- GAULL – “John Gaull (1860-1942)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
- GILL – “On the Road With the Cat and the Cow” (Elijah Gill) by Joan McHale on The Lopsided Tree
- GINTER – “August Ginter” by Jennifer Shoer on The Scrappy Genealogist
- GLOVER – “Adam Christie” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
- GOETZ – “And I’ve Missed Another Week…” (Hannie Goetz Brandt) by Julie on A Family Tree Grows in Brooklyn (& CA & IA)
- GORMLEY – “Blended Families” (Claude V. Gormley) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- GREENE – “Walton Ward Greene” by Jessica on Carlson and Carrico Family History
- GREENLEAF – “Edmund Greenleaf, Pt 2” by Bill West on West in New England
- GREENLEAF – “Edmund Greenleaf, Pt 3” by Bill West on West in New England
- HANNAH – “John M. Hannah” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
- HAIRSTON – “Sarah Jane Hairston and a Challenging Census Record” by Diana on Moments in Time
- HARRISON – “William Pickersgill ‘Pud’ Harrison, III, an Amiable Longshoreman” by Tim Graham on Photo Restorations by Tim G.
- HARROP – “Elizabeth (Harrop) Young” by treesrch on My Genealogy Life
- HAUFLER – “Donut Sundays, Ida Haufler Adam” by Kathryn Adam-Hurst on Conrad’s Stories
- HAUSAUER – “How I Finally Found Margaret” (Margaret Hausauer Buisch Bamberg) by Erin Williamson Klein on My Family History Files
- HAWKINS – “Carrie Evelyn Hawkins Roberts” by kessara on Of Loons and Lady Slippers
- HILLIARD – “Mary Hilliard Thomas: The Story in the Will” by Cathy Sowders Fern on Remember Me – Heritage From the Past
- HILLSMAN – “The Shoe Hits the Wall” (Margaret “Maggie” Hillsman Askew) by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on 52 Ancestors 52 Week Blog
- HINS – “Elizabeth Hins” by Kathy on Study by Night
- HOAG – “Mitchell Hoag” by Kathleen on Ancestry Search
- HOCKER – “George Hocker (1794-1873) Will” by Kris Hocker on Kris Hocker’s /genealogy
- HONKAWAARA – “Charlie Honkawaara” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
- HOSKINS – “Alfred Gatewood Hoskins” by Susie Reynolds on Our Families and Their Untold Stories
- HOWLETT – “Thomas Howlett” by Pam Carter on My Maine Ancestry
- HUTCHINSON – “Ebenezer Hutchinson, My 4th Great Grandfather” by Larry Sanburg on larrysgroup
- JACKMAN – “Is It Ellen or Ann?” by Michelle Rasmussen on Leaves and Nuts
- JACKSON – “Charlotte T. Jackson” by Linda McCauley on Documenting the Details
- JAMBOIS – “Jean Remy Jambois – Man of Many Names” on Shaking the Tree
- JAMES – “Thomas James, Leather Merchant (c1822 (Manchester) – 1884 (Alcester))” on Joynealogy
- JOHNSON – “Josephine Johnson” by JessLibrarian on Genie Roadtrip
- JOLLETT – “Lucy Walker Jollett Marsh” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
- JONES – “Bertha L. Jones Hodge” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
- JONES – “A Forgotten Hero: Gene Jones” by Jill HIll on The Life and Times of Trixie Jones
- KELLER – “Katherine or Catherine Keller (1844-1915)” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
- KELLER – “Ralph Waldo Keller” by Beth on A Buckeye Tree
- KERR – “Frances Earl Kerr” by Jackie Holloway on Voices of Yesterday
- KERSE – “Thomas Philip Kerse – Irish Cop Like His Dad” by Helen Youngblood Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
- KERSE – “Thomas Philip Kerse Captains the Lady Jane” by Helen Youngblood Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
- KING – “Private John King, Revolutionary Soldier” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- KING – “The Kings of King’s Cover: John King of Weymouth, Mass.” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- KING – “Mary A. King Foster” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
- KINNEY – “Patrick Kinney” by William Wheeler on Wheeler Genealogy
- KRING – “Daniel Kring, Died at Missionary Ridge” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
- LANCASTER – “J. R. Lancaster” by Cathy G. on Orlandel Creations
- LARTIGUE – “Sabino Lartigue (1853-1912) My 2nd Great Grandfather” by Gary Scott onLooking through the Lens of a Millennial Genealogist (Facebook page)
- LEDANE – “Lyddan/LeDane/Lidan Mystery” (MaryAnna (LeDane) Berger) by Cheryl Miller on Shaking Cheryl’s Family Tree
- LICHTENTHAL – “Miniatures, My Mom and Me – Doris Lichtenthal Falcone” by Deborah Holman on Who We Are and How We Got This Way
- LITTLE – “Ervin Anderson Little” by kbea831 on Relative Storyboards
- LOPES – “‘Papa’ – Joao Antonio Lopes” on The Creola Genealogist
- LUEDTKE – “Centenarian Plus 0.03” by Brian Zalewski on Zalewski Family History
- LUNDEEN – “Andrew Jonasson Lundeen” by Nellie on Nellie’s Basket
- MAPES – “John Dony Mapes” by judysue on Little Bits of Roots & Branches
- MAPES – “Stephen S. Mapes” by judysue on Little Bits of Roots & Branches
- MARKHAM – “Poor Elsie, Orphaned at 9 Months and Pregnant at 19” (Elsie Markham Holden) by Brian L. Massey on Ancestors at Rest
- MASON – “Lucille B. (Mason) Sims and the 1925-26 New Lebanon Women’s Basketball Team” by Chelsea on All Roads Lead to Jones
- MAW – “Mary Bertha (Maw) Jacobs [C3R]” by Kale Liam Hobbes on Your Roots Are Showing!
- McADAMS – “Clyde Newton McAdams (1913-1925)” by Susan Clark on Nolichucky Roots
- McCABE – “What Was She Thinking? Isabella Sarah McCabe Anderson” by Vera Marie Badertscher on Ancestors in Aprons
- McCLELLAND – “Retaliation on the Ohio Frontier: John McClelland” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
- McFADDEN – “Margaret ‘Sister Donata’ McFadden” by Daniel Sample on Where Were They Then?
- McKINLEY – “Edgar Thomas McKinley” by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on 52 Ancestors 52 Week Blog
- McKINLEY – “Heirloom Recipes” (Ola McKinley) by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on 52 Ancestors 52 Week Blog
- McLAUGHLIN – “Joseph McLaughlin and Family” by genohio on Flowers on the Family Tree
- McTAVISH – “Margaret McTavish” by William Wheeler on Wheeler Genealogy
- McTEAR – “James McTear Arrives From Ireland” by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
- MESCHER – “Mary Angela Mescher (1869-1951)” by Miles Meyer on Our Ancestories
- MEYER – “Caroline Meyer Dostal” by Bob and Debbie Biggs on Bob & Debbie’s Next BIGGS Adventure
- MIDDLETON – “Col. William S. Middleton, Gibson City, IL: Service in WWII and in the Korean War” by Susan McNelley on Tracings by SAM
- MOORE – “Charles Shoemaker Moore Jr.” by Arlene Baker on Moore Views From the Family Tree
- MOORE – “Horatio Nelson Moore” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
- MORRIS – “William F. ‘Billy’ Morris 1764-1840” by Ann Hinds on Yeakley/Jones Family History
- MOUSER – “Enoch Melvin Mouser” by Diana Ritchie on Random Relatives
- MOYNAHAN – “‘Nellie’ Moynahan: Teacher” by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog
- MOYNAHAN – “The ‘Shillelagh Guards’ in Action” (Timothy Moynahan) by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog
- MOYNAHAN – “Timothy Moynahan’s Kin?” by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog
- MUSGRAVE – “Samuel Musgrave – Revolutionary War Soldier and ‘Indian Spy’” by Andrea Musgrove Perisho on After Toil Comes Rest
- NELLES – “Father Felix Nelles, Missionary to the Indian Reservations” by Melanie Tafaro on Melanie’s Genealogy Journey
- NIELSEN – “Margaret Maria Nielsen (1875-1957)” by Scott on Finding My Ancestors
- O’MEARA – “Letters From Caroline” (Caroline (O’Meara) Nickerson) by Karen Bruynell on Getting to Know You
- PALMER – “James Palmer” by tonihime on Toni’s Journal
- PARKS – “Now That’s a Best Friend!” (Ambrose Parks) on Generations Gone By’s Weblong
- PEDROZA – “Barbara Pedroza Franco de Quintero” by Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez
- PETTY – “John Petty” by Linda McCauley on Documenting the Details
- PIERPONT – “Jerome Pierpont – Bullies, Love, and Learning to Write” by genohio on Flowers on the Family Tree
- PIHL – “Ullrika Sofia Pihl” by Michelle on Ancestral Steps
- PINEDA – “Aunt Ysaura” (Ysaura Maria Navarro Pineda) by Jenna on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
- PITTMAN – “John T. Pittman” by Caroll on Trace Your Genealogy
- POUNDSTONE – “Pearl Ora Poundstone” by Amy Urman on The Genealogy Search
- PRICE – “Cherry Price (1793-1837)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
- PUGH – “Emily Pugh” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
- QUIRKE – “Mary Quirke” on My Family History Research
- QUIRKE – “Quirke Family Mass Migration – Kilkenny to Sydney” on My Family History Research
- RAWCLIFFE – “The Mystery of Baby Martha (1863-1863)” by ScotSue on Family History Fun
- REMLEY – “The Remleys and Grants, Part 1” (Minnie Maude Remley) by Carol on Reflections From the Fence
- RIDDELL – “Riddell Conundrum” (Robert Riddell or Oswald Dykes Riddell) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangles Roots and Trees
- RIVERA – “Ramona Rivera Rivera (1887-19??)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
- ROBERTS – “Frank G. Roberts, a Dapper Fellow” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
- ROŽLAPA – “Kače Rožlapa” on Discovering Latvian Roots
- SANCHES – “My 3rd Great Grandmother, Maria Eutimia Sanches Nieto” by Colleen Greene on Colleen and Jeff’s Roots
- SAYERS – “Augustus Boyden Sayers” by Lacey on Branches and Twigs
- SCHATZ – “John Schatz – From Mecklenburg Serf to Dairyman” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley on My Search for the Past
- SCHENCKEL – “Bartholomeus Schenckel” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
- SCHMITT – “Joseph Schmitt” by Dr. Bill Smith on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
- SEAVER – “Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
- SEMRAU – “Margaret Rose Addy – No Will and 94 Heirs” (Margaret Rose Semrau Addy) by Susan McNelley on Tracings by SAM
- SHAFFER – “Solomon Shaffer” by Jenn Merry on Annals of Memory
- SIMMS – “Henry Simms” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
- SIMPSON – “Great-Grandpa’s Horse Saves the Day!” (David George Simpson) by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
- SISSON – “The Disappearing Daughters of Roland Sisson” by Karen on Alphabet Soup
- SKEEN – “Naomi Skeen” on thegenealogygirl
- SMITH – “Any Long Lost Cousins? Mae Smith Chambers” by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
- SPRINGER – “Rosa May Springer” by Terri O’Connell on Finding Our Ancestors
- ST. JOHN – “Emma St. John Hall” by Lacey on Branches and Twigs
- STALMACHER – “Ellen Stalmacher” by NikiMarie on My People in History
- STEER – “The Steer Brothers” (Joshua Steer) by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise Ltd.
- STERLING – “Maudie Lee Sterling Edwards (1919-1990)” by Amy Cole on Tracing Amy
- STICKLE – “Anna Eliza (Stickle) Harrop” by treesrch on My Genealogy Life
- STRAUSSER – “Killing Off Mary Catherine Strausser” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
- SUMMERVILLE – “Jane (Summerville) Thomas (1851-1884)” by Jen Smart on Jen’s Genealogy Pages
- SUTCLIFFE – “Martha Sutcliffe Hartley – Was She a Bigamist?” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley on My Search for the Past
- SWADLING – “Joseph Swadling and the Swadlings From Englefield” by Pat Swadling on Swadling One-Name Study
- SWADLING – “Sidney Frederick Swadling” by Pat Swadling on Swadling One-Name Study
- SWAYZE – “David Swayze (1762-1838)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
- TARBELL – “Stolen by Indians: Three Tarbell Children of Groton, Massachusetts” by Denise Lemon Knapp on Roots and Branches
- TEAL – “The Baby Bonnet” (Edna E. Teal) on Skeletons in the Closet
- TEAL – “A Girl’s Postcards” (Jesse Emily Teal Cleghorn) on Skeletons in the Closet
- THEWS – “Lula Luella Thews” by Brad on Montanatude
- THORNTON – “Matthew Thornton” by Michelle on My Family History
- TOCK – “James Tock” by Leah A. on Leah’s Family Tree
- TUKE – “Sir Brian Tuke, Painted by Holbein” by A. R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
- VAN METER – “A Woman of Mystery” (Susannah Van Meter) by Cindy Freed on Genealogy Circle
- VANASSE – “Elisabeth Vanasse – One of Thirteen Children” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
- VANCE – “Mildred Vance Ellsworth – the Teen Years” by Fran Ellsworth on Branching Out Through the Years
- VAUGHN – “Kentucky Tornado” (John Marshall Vaughn, Jr.) on Skeletons in the Closet
- VINES – “John H.M. Vines – 34th Alabama Infantry – Civil War” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
- WATT – “Rev. James Bell Watt (1820-1860” by A. R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
- WHEAT – “Artemesia Wheat Carter of GA and AL” by Beverly McGowan Norman on Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts
- WHITTLESEY – “Whittleseys Born in March – But Maybe Not Related!” by J E Brooks on Brooks/Norton Beginnings
- WILLIAMS – “William Williams” by Rachel Andrews on Stalking the Dead
- WILLIAMSON – “A Leap Year Wedding” (Thomas Williamson and Margaret Pollitt) by Erin Williamson Klein on My Family History Files
- WOLF – “Joel Wolf (1810-1895)” by Kris Hocker on Kris Hocker’s /genealogy
- WOOD – “Sarah Ann Wood (1827-1887) – Her Husband Came From Outer Space” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- WOODARD – “John Henry Woodard” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
- WOODWARD – “Uriah Sawyer Woodward” by The Down East Genealogist on Pine Trees and Pedigrees
- no surname – “Aunt Sonja” by Yvonne on Swedish Thoughts
- no name – “Oh, the Candy Man Can…” by Teresa Ghee Elliott on Generations Gone By’s Weblog
- no name – “Searching for Family” by Jeanne Bryan Insalaco on 52 Ancestors 52 Week Blog
Mine posted a little late this week. You can find it here for Ludwig Villhauer:
http://branchingoutfamily.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/9-ludwig-villhauer-52-ancestors/
thanks!
No problem! It will be in next week’s recap.
Thank you for issuing this challenge. I have been collecting information about my family for many years but this project has made me collect together the information and start writing a story about each person on my Family Connections blog. In the process I have also been updating the entries on Ancestry for people on the family tree. Another result of the challenge will be to identify what parts of the story require further investigation.
That’s great, Vicki! I’ve found that writing about an ancestor really reveals the holes in the research. You don’t realize how much you don’t know until you write down what you think you do know