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Reader Stories: Most Wanted Ancestors

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Most Wanted Ancestor: Wilson Skidmore Marshall born 1827 in South Carolina

I've been a member of ancestry.com for several years. I've contacted and paid an online geneaolist with little or no new information. I've tried most major search engines with little or no luck.I've …More

Most Wanted Ancestor: Forrest A. Smith, born 1902 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

I believe he married a woman by the name of Marie. Family stories tell me his mother did not approve of his wife. When Forrest wanted to come home due to financial difficulties, he was told he could…More

Most Wanted Ancestor: Mary Ann Ramey, born 1885 in Sparta, Illinois

1900 U.S. Census records, South Dakota State Census records. Checked with Randolph county for birth record and found none. Mary and A. Lang moved to N. Dakota (U.S. Census 1910) then up to Canada (Ce…More

Most Wanted Ancestor: Mary Cossins, wife of Thomas E. Winn

Entered U. S. w/her spouse, Thomas E. Winn & all 6 children on 10 June 1839 sailing from Liverpool to Philadelphia aboard the Ship Chevalier. Have ship document and more. Secondary residence was Morg…More

Most Wanted Ancestor: William Charles Peerless, born 1907 in Tottenham, London

I have searched Birth, Marriage, Death. I have his birth certificate, marriage, separation papers from my Grandmother. I contacted Ivy's granddaughter in Surrey, who informed that he disappeared from…More

Most Wanted Ancestor: Ben Franklin Bowman, born 1880 in Newport, Arkansas

The earliest record we have found is a marriage record between B.F. Bowman and Rosa Wilkins in 1897 in Jackson County, AR. He does not show up in the 1900 Census (that we can find.) The next is his 2…More

James Wesley Cox, Cincinnati 1861–1904

Cincinnati, Ohio city directory1890/91Census 1900 Cincinnati, Ohio Birth records OhioBirth records KentuckyMarriage records Cincinnati, Kentucky, IndianaSt Mary's Catholic Church Cincinnati for marri…More

Jacob Hitchcock aka Jacob Palm, Pennsylvania, 1800s

The only source I have for Jacob is the 1860 census which clearly states Jacob Hitchcock and his sister Mary Hitchcock live with Benjamin Palm. Samuel is listed as a Palm living elsewhere. I cannot t…More

Amable Bruneau (Bruno), Canada to Massachusetts

In the 1920 census Amable Bruneau is listed as living in Fall River MA with his wife. I know he emigrated from Canada during the last 1800's. In 1901 he married a Alma Gendren in Fall River MA and li…More

Chester Johnson, USA to Canada, married Abigail Weaver

I have gone to sterling ontario and rawdon country where I know they had live. I have looked up marriage and death records. Gone to rootsweb and lds and on line. left messages on roots web board geno…More

Frantisek Nahlik, from Bohemia to Missouri

Checked Baca books; on-line passenger records, microfilm lists of passengers, German Pax listings and hard copy listings at Czech center in Iowa. Records consistent in both Bohemian Church Records an…More

Johnson Stockton, New Jersey to Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Census recordsCivil War Pension RecordsObitsDeath IndexDeath CertifNewspapers.I have ancestry.com and have try to find any info on Johnson on it but only find what i already know.I did find a Johnson…More

Fred Horace Allen, born 1872 in Illinois

Ancestry.comfamilysearch.orgfindagrave.comFamily members have supplied me with as much information as they have including the fact that he drowned during the spring/summer in a lake (Long Lake?) in e…More

John Wesley Legg, born 1877 in Fauquier County, Virginia

John & KatieRegister of Marriage Microfilm M4795Thomas Balch Library Leesburg VADivorce Decree Loudoun Co Court House Leesburg VAchilren info contained in divorce decreePrison info Circuit Court Loud…More

Amos Mills Caverly, 1786-1857, Ontario, Canada

Canadian census from 1851 forward.Land records for Hastings County, Ontario.Church archive records found in Kingston, OntarioCemetery burials in Hastings County, OntarioLocal history books for Hastin…More

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