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  • Welcome to my family history blog. I am enjoying researching the genealogy of my family. I will try to find out as much as I can about each relative. Join me in my adventure as I climb the family tree. Big or small, tragic or joyous, filled with a journey or entrenched in a single community, every leaf has a story.

Month: August 2015

The Story of Olga Roehlke

August 26, 2015

Olga Roehlke is my great grandmother. She was born November 15, 1868 in Bromberg, Posen, Prussia to Andrew Roehlke and Susanna Thrin. Olga is the 4th of 9 children: Emil 1863, Helena 1865, Adolph 1867, Olga 1868, Alvina 1870, Ida 1872, Herrman 1874, Emma 1876, and Martha 1881. The family emigrated in 1879 aboard the Herder … More The Story of Olga Roehlke

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How Many Grandparents Have I Found?

August 18, 2015

I started researching my family tree in February 2015. The information I had to start with were first and last names back to my Great Grandparents. I heard that my dad’s grandparents on his mom’s side were from Germany and his dad’s grandparents came from Ireland through Canada. I learned that my mom’s grandparents on … More How Many Grandparents Have I Found?

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The Story of Alpha Wilkins

August 14, 2015

Alpha Josephine Wilkins is my great grandmother. She was born to Thomas Wilkins and Christine Pearson on May 18, 1880 in Burlington, Iowa. She is the fourth of either five or six children. Her mother was previously married and had a child Teresa Hammerstrom in 1870. After Christine married Thomas, they had Alma 1876, Hugh … More The Story of Alpha Wilkins

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The Story of Charles Jabez Bostwick

August 6, 2015

Charles Jabez Bostwick is my great grandfather born October 30, 1878 in Soquel, California. He is the only child of John Day Bostwick (New York) and Ida Shelby (California). His mother died when he was 11 months old and I told her story here. His father remarried one year later to Delphine Valencia and they … More The Story of Charles Jabez Bostwick

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