This will be of particular interest to you if you are related to Don via his mother, Arlene Elizabeth Schoenthal. As I have mentioned in the past, both Don and I have roots that go DEEP in Iowa. That causes some of my family history enthusiasts to exclaim in jealous amazement “Ooooh! The Iowa censuses!”…
All You Need is 100 lbs of Milk…
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…
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
Number Two in the series investigating William “Billy” Cue, 1781-1865 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…