Not all stories are fun to tell, for every lineage has tragedies and heartaches. One such tragic story was that of Stephen Frederick...

We discovered a strange coincidence in our family tree research Dawn’s maid of honor was a distant cousin through the Baldwin family. I...

William Fletcher Parmater was born in Louisville, New York, on April 29, 1833. On January 19, 1861, he married his first wife, Arzetta...

While there is much speculation about the Lowell surname, the earliest Lowells probably came to England from Normandy in France at the...

Perhaps this story is more interesting about whom William Reade descended from rather than his actual life. William Reade was born in...

William Decker has eluded many researchers for a long time. I am not sure I will be able to solve their puzzle, but I thought I would...

The Wolcott family originated in the tiny villages of Tolland and Lydeard St. Lawrence in Somerset, England, seven and nine miles...

James Badcock/Babcock was born in 1612, perhaps in or near Wivenhoe, but most likely, in the County of Essex, England. Nothing has been...

Ralph Sprague was born in about 1599 and was the oldest son of Edward Sprague. Edward, like his father, was a fuller, one who thickened...

John Frink was born in about 1633 and was baptized on February 9, 1633, in Malborough, County Devon, England. This tiny village is...

The Halsey family were lords of the Manor of Lanesley in 1266. The manor is now located in the village of Gulval (formerly known as...

The surname of Falk implies that their German ancestors were falconers, persons who trained falcons for knights in hunting. ...

The Brian Pendleton Story really begins with his great-grandfather, Thomas Pendleton, who was born in Manchester, England. The family was...

This final part of Nathan's diary begins with a well-deserved leave of absence. He left Virginia for home on July 25. 1863. He traveled...

We begin this second part of Nathan’s diary after his thirty-day furlough. He is now in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 24, 1862. “… as my...

In the previous article, I described Nathan Parmater's life as a county doctor in Gaylord, Michigan. The life events that probably...

Uncle Doc, as Clella Cook Miller lovingly referred to Nathan Levi Parmater, was born on September 2, 1835, in Louisville, St. Lawrence...

Our Perkins family descended from the Perkins of Ufton Court in Reading, Berkshire County, west of London. A portion of the Ufton Court...

My wife has always been proud of her Scottish heritage, so trying to find out more about the Blair lineage has been a goal of mine for a...

Not all stories are fun to tell, for there are tragedies and heartaches within every lineage. One such tragic story was that of Stephen...