John M. Smith (AKA The Brick Wall)

I’ve been researching John M. Smith for years. YEARS! He definitely falls into my “Madness Monday” category! Here’s what I know about John M. Smith I know that John was listed in the Russell County tax records from 1827 – 1835. I know that John was listed in the 1830 Russell County Census. In the [...]

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Madness Monday – Hans Dabelstein

I have a LOT of family group sheets.  But until about a year ago, I had never seen family group sheets with footnotes!  What a wonderful idea!  I’m always wondering where a certain piece of information came from, but I don’t always have my software with me.  So I’ve been working diligently to update my [...]

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Madness Monday – Henry VonLanken

I recently signed up to attend the 2009 National Palatines to America Conference at the Allen County Public Library.  While I have not taken any of my own actively researched lines back to immigration, every SINGLE line of my husband’s side came from Germany.  I have done quite a bit of research on a French/German Alsace line that [...]

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Madness Monday – Joseph Scott 1860

Joseph Wade Scott and Nancy Jain Gilpin were my great-great grandparents.  My “madness” comes from trying to find this family in 1860. According to his death certificate, Joseph Wade Scott was born in April of 1834 in Kentucky to Andrew Scott and Elizabeth Wade.  Andrew Scott is listed in the tax lists for Russell County, [...]

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