Sometimes I run across the most delightful articles in the local historical newspapers. As I was researching my maternal great-grandmother, Sarah (Widmer) Wenger (1883-1959), I found her recipe for Swiss Cheese! Sarah was my mother’s Grandma Wenger. She was married to Jacob T Wenger (1865-1949). At the time this recipe was published, Sarah and Jacob…
Category: Family History
Information about our families and ancestors
Firsts: Who Was the First of Ike Love’s Direct Ancestors to Arrive in North America?
I find it interesting to investigate our “firsts.” For example, who was the first of Willard Dean “Ike” Love’s European ancestors to arrive in North America? To try to find an answer to this question, I followed sources and trails, trees and histories, wills, and birth records as far as I could reasonably go along…
William “Billy” Cue in Clinton County, Ohio
As I explained in the first article in this series, William “Billy” Cue, 1781-1865, An Original Mystery, there is a lot to learn about Billy. I am not sure where Billy was born, who his parents were, who were his earliest wife or wives. Billy’s son, John Cue Sr (1803-1895), named his birthplace as Pennsylvania…
Our Many Graber Ancestors
This will be of interest to you if you are related to Renee via her mother, Joann (Schantz) Love. I have been spending a lot of time with our Anabaptist (Amish and Mennonite) ancestors within the last couple of years. In addition to learning about the history of the Anabaptists, I have found some very…