Pedigree Collapse – “The common historical tendency to marry those within walking distance, due to the relative immobility of the population before modern transport, meant that most marriage partners were
How many children might John Swartz “jr”, 1797-1865 PA and Clark County, IN have had?
updated to reflect additional research on candidates for “missing children”. As I prepare a biographical write up for John Swartz (oldest son of John Swartz and Elizabeth Ohlweiler) and his
Research Report – Sarah Ann Schwartz Bennett phase 1 – June 2021
This is the first research report in a series investigating the parentage of Sarah Ann Schwartz Bennett of Clark County, Indiana; Adams County, Illinois and York County, Nebraska
Update on Swartz publishing project
As I stated earlier, I’ve posted part of a large series on the Swartz/Schwartz family of Clark County, Indiana. To date I’ve published 2 pieces – the first on the
DNA provides a connection to Mary McLeland Wharton’s decendants
In December of 2019 I did an AncestryDNA test. This is an autosomal DNA test which is the only kind of test that will help connect my family line to
DNA evidence the long way around
I’ve groused about the uncritical use of DNA evidence before. And I’ve muttered about how without careful thought and supporting documentary evidence DNA really can’t answer many genealogical questions. So
Finally! The re-footnoted Whitman article is back on the McLeland-Wieser Family Blog
It has taken me far too long but I’ve finally put all the footnotes back into The Children of Phoebe and George Whitman – using record analysis to establish relationships
I’ve created a puzzle for future genealogists of the McLeland family
I started writing this blog, over 10 years ago. My parents were both still living and so were all 4 of my mother’s siblings. My father, James Ray McLeland, had
Mary Foster Swartz – a lost child
When I first began researching the Schwartz/Swartz family over 25 years ago I came across a record in the Clark County, Indiana probate records that puzzled me. January term 1867
Starting a large Swartz/Schwartz publishing project
I’ve just published the first “chapter” in my large multi-family genealogy of the John and Elizabeth Ohlweiler Swartz/Schwartz family of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri and Ohio on The McLeland-Wieser