Emmar wraps up her October 1918 testimony with her marriage to John Osenbaugh whom she had […]
Emmar had a relationship with a man named Gideon Town and that relationship resulted in a […]
This 1885 census for Davis County, Iowa, contains the entry for Frederick and Lucretia (Sargent) Price. […]
I did a little searching and reminded myself that I have seven ancestors listed in the […]
The unnamed step-daughter of Emmar (Sargent) Pollard in Ashland, Nebraska, was older than Emmar and was […]
I discovered a court case that was appealed to the Illinois State Supreme Court while searching […]
Emmar seemed to be a little prone to exaggeration. David Snavely actually fell down the cellar […]
Emma’s testimony continued with details about her first husband, James Pollard. Emmar indicated that she and […]
The taking of Emmar’s statement by the pension examiner continued the next day-25 October 1918. Emmar […]
Citations to print materials generally do not include the facility in which the book was located. […]
Emmar continued her 1918 testimony by indicating that she had three sisters, one brother, one half-sister, […]
Emmar Osenbaugh continued her October 1918 testimony by providing some family background. It’s important to remember […]
It can be frustrating when documents are incomplete. This marriage affidavit signed by Theodore Trautvetter in […]
Civil War pension applications can contain a wonderful amount of genealogical and biographical information. That’s particularly […]
The meaning of words can get us in trouble if we are not careful. That’s the […]
[originally posted on our old blog in 2015] We often use names of associates for clues, […]
How many people lived in St. Albans Township, Hancock County, Illinois in 1910? The quick answer, […]
[reprinted from 2015 and moved from our old blog] Elizabeth Shown Mills in  Evidence Explained (2007, Genealogical Publishing […]
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