Lavina Henry Cemetery in Versailles, Illinois
The Lavina Henry Cemetery in Versailles, Brown County, Illinois, is the final resting place of many members of the Henry family who settled…
Tracing the Henry Family: 1840s Land Patents in Brown County, Illinois
Robert Lewis Henry IIIImage source: Find A Grave memorial page for Robert Lewis Henry Sr. (1775–1844), Memorial ID 32232098; digital image of…
Wick Family Marriages & Obituaries
This is an ever-growing list of newspaper obituaries and marriage announcements for the extended Wick family. I'm also including published wills when…
Who Was Effie Henry?
This is a hand typed document written by Hazel. It contains Effie (Rhining) Henry's obituary in a longer form than I have…
The Family of Peter de Vos
This is a fun discovery! Two discoveries, actually. The above photo of Peter de Vos, Maggeltje (Maggie) van Vuuren, and their children.…
Effie’s Sister Jennie (Mott) Switzer
Image: Jennie Marie Mott Switzer with children. Jennie's obituary does not mention children so that's a mystery! Who are the children in…
Jantje Kool/Kooi/Kooij Alberda Van Welde Obituary and Grave
Jennie Hine's grandmother Jantje emigrated from Groningen, Netherlands with three daughters (Ankje/Agnes, Jennie, and Henrietta "Etta"), son-in-law Jacob Smit, and newborn grandson…
Lewis/Louis Rhining 1854-1932
Louis Henry Rhining was Hazel's maternal grandfather. Family lore and historical records paint a picture of a volatile individual. It's difficult to…
Effie’s Aunt Luella Estella Cowan Beach
Birth: Aug. 28, 1854, Monmouth IL.Death: May 20, 1934, Taylor County IA. Luella Estella (Cowan) Beach was Effie's mother Emma Eugenia (Cowan)…
Mount Greenwood Cemetery
I tried to visit Mount Greenwood Cemetery back in 2010 but it was closed. I'm using this post to collect research for…
First van Vuuren Settlers
While poking around on Ancestry.com, I found a page from the 100th Anniversary book of the First Reformed Church of South Holland, which…
Jacob & Agnes Smith Marriage and Emigration
Jacob Smith Agnes Smith I found the passenger list for Jacob Smit and Ankje Alberda's journey across the Atlantic and their marriage…