The Indian War that Wasn’t

A distant cousin shared this funny story with me recently. He also shared the picture of Richard “John” Hall. On Saturday the 6th day of January, 1838, near the same spot where a quarter of a century before the first settler in the Town of Ellington felled the trees and erected his rude log cabin …

What? A connection to Harry Potter? You betcha.

Alnwick Castle has belonged to the Percy family for over 700 years. This castle was used in filming the Hogwarts school in Harry Potter. Check out their website to see a lot of history on the Percy family as well as some great pictures of the Percy ancestors. Here is a snapshot of our line: …

Duclos Family

The earliest known Duclos ancestor was Mathias Duclaux (Duclos) who was born and died in France. He married Barbara Schnell. Their son was: Laurent Duclos was born October 13, 1748 in Desges, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France and died in 1845 in Les Chazeaux, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France. He married January 3, 1774 in Haguenau, 67500, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, …

Fayette Martin

Fayette Martin was the son of Edward Martin and Chloe Hopkins. He was born on March 14, 1843 in Parrish, Oswego, New York and died on June 18, 1925 in Amboy, Lee, Illinois at the home of his daughter, Marcia. His obituary says that he was one of Portland’s (IL) oldest residents. Fayette married three …

Hendee Family

The Hendee family is quite large and I am only highlighting the main lines. I do have more information on the family. Contact me if you have questions. Ideally, you should visit and join the official Hendee family website: Our Family History: Genealogy of the Hendee Family. The earliest known ancestor is Richard Oglesby Hendee …