She is not my biological ancestor, but as Ole Larson’s second wife, was mother to several half-siblings of Grandpa Isaac Larson. As such, she is a direct ancestor of hundreds of my relatives. Click here for Helene’s place in the…
Early Life My granduncle Smith Larson was born 22 April 1877 near Ontario, Wisconsin, the second surviving child of Ole Larson and Anne Samuelsdatter. He never married, and had no children; I take it upon myself to remember him through…
with Maria Bayard (1770-1826) My fourth great-grandparents Gabriel and Maria Sprung were ancestors of my great-grandmother Hanna “Hattie” Sprung Drayer. Click here to view Gabriel’s profile in the family tree. Early life Gabriel Sprung was featured in this book from…
Patriarch and PatriotWith Martha Bennet (1763-1851) My fourth great-grandparents, beginning of the Myers lineage that includes my mother. Early Life Philip Myers was born on 3 Nov. 1759, and baptized 28 Nov. in St. Stephen Catholic Church in Mainz, Germany…
with Elizabeth Lynds Lyons (1768-1823) These are my fourth great-grandparents via the Myers family; twice over, as explained below. Early life Thomas Brown was born in Warren, in central Massachusetts, on 20 November, 1769. He married the widow Elizabeth Lynds…