Within the next two weeks, I will have copies of my mother's genealogy
notes ( she died March 3rd and my sisters, cousin and I are trying to
finish what our mothers started, but can't finish now). With what you
have helped me find, I have valid info for 15 of the 2ggrandparents
(mine), and several lines ( SHANK, VERNON, FELLERS/FOELLERS,
LONGBRAKE/LAMBRECHT, ROBINAULT/ROBENOLD, ANDREWS, POWELL, WALTERS) back
to the 7th or eighth generation. THE SHANKS and the VERNONS go back 15
for SHANKS ( verified) and the VERNONS, almost 12 verified. The WINTERS,
BROWN, ABBOTT, MERCER, GRANT ,ELLIS, PORTER, JACKSON, FLEMING, MERCER,
CRITES/CREUTZ(?), BARNHART/BERNHARDT lines stop after my 2greats
grandparents. Some maternal ( on paternal side, maternal lines, also)
just appear with nothing else knoen to me: HAAS, MOELLER, CONRAD, LAPE,
BRACKBILL, KITTWEILER, TARBUCK, BROWN, BRADSHAW, KNERR, ROTH,
BERSHINGER, BAUER, SCHERER, FAESS , COOPER, CLENDENNIN, GALBRAITH and
RYTZ.
My goal when working with my Mom was to denote ( verified) the IMMIGRANT
in each identifiable surname. After these are established, I want to
use my training as a historian to weave a narrative about what was
happening when/where as they emigrated and migrated across the American
continent. I feel it is NOW TIME to call in the professionals to help
me finish the genealogy work so I CAN CONTINUE THE HISTORICAL RESEARCH.
This is very long, but your suggestions for names of researchers in your
areas will be most appreciated. Thank those of your who have waded thru
this lengthy email: thanks in advance to those kind enough to answer.
Margaret Shank ( Arvada, CO)