A few years ago, a kind soul reached out to me through Find A Grave, asking if I was interested in the death notice for my ancestor's second husband, Frederick Kunz. I was putting together an extensive report on this branch of the family, so the timing was great. What was especially lovely was that … Continue reading A Good Baritone Voice
Letters are a treasure trove of information. I recently participated in a panel discussion about the intersection of postal history and genealogy. Here are some examples I shared.
On a recent trip to the National Archives, I was able to look at the widow and minors' pension applications filed by my 2nd great-grandmother, her siblings, and their mother. Augusta Roth Eigenmann was only two years old when her father, Johann Adam Roth, died. This left Augusta's mother, Eleanora Wissig Roth, a widow with … Continue reading Application Denied
Eleanora Wissig was one of my 3rd great-grandmothers. She was born 22 July 1835 in the Duchy of Nassau (in modern-day Germany). She immigrated to the United States before 1856 and lived in St. Louis, Missouri, where there was a large German population. She married my 3rd great-grandfather, (John) Adam Roth, 22 November 1856. He … Continue reading Zehn Kinder
Heart Genealogy 