James Ervin died in January of 1831 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1 He was perhaps a pioneer of Greenbrier although the first record of him in the county is an 1801
William Decker – putting together his family and his F.A.N. club – part 1
William Decker (born about 1810 probably in New Jersey, married first about 1840 probably in Mifflin County Pennsylvania,1 married second about 1852 probably in Mifflin County Pennsylvania2 and died
James McLeland caught up in Kentucky surveying mess – his descendants benefit
On a spring day in April 1801 David Scott and his wife Rebecca created a set of 3 deeds – selling over 400 acres in 3 parcels to 3 different
Who was Joseph Wayman, husband of Anna Rebecca Jacobs? (And is that really how he spelled his surname?
Anna Rebecca Jacobs, daughter of a settled and prominent family in early Clark County, Indiana, married Joseph Wayman in 18551. Joseph’s family was considered “unknown” by researchers in the early
25 years later
I’ve been a genealogist for over 30 years but made my first trip to Salt Lake City and the Family History Library 25 years ago. I’ve returned at least once
So Many Basil Prathers
Three of Colonel Thomas Prather’s grandsons were named Basil Prather (he had other grandsons named Basil but they did not carry the Prather surname.) The reason for the sudden