I am doing my posts for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 out of order; this one should have been done is September. I have been traveling back and forth, to and from Pennsylvania to look after elderly family and blogging has had to take a back seat to family responsibilities. One of the themes…
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Christopher Whipple (Wippel) – Had a Farm – 52 Ancestors 2015 #25
Christopher Wippel was my fourth great-grandfather and he was a brother of Johann Wippel, who was also my fourth great-grandfather. Yes, you have correctly deduced that my third great-grandparents, Charles (Carl) and Catharine Wippel were first cousins. Christoph Wippel was born 2 December 1802 in Bobenheim Roxheim, Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany. His older…
Betty Jane Gaa – A Fresh Start for Betty – 52 Ancestors 2015 #1
So, with one year of posts under my belt, I have decided to include some guest bloggers this year. There are people in my family who can tell some of these stories better than I can. There were times last year when I felt inadequate as the storyteller for some of my ancestors. My first…