This is a very special photo I share with you today – I can identify those in the photo – and they are related to Ritchey! Rosa Leuenberger, Ritchey’s great-grandmother, is the bridesmaid in this photo. She’s very beautiful, isn’t she, very fine features. Her brother, John, is […]
After watching Genealogy Roadshow on PBS last night I couldn’t help but think about the differences in family history and when our ancestors came to this great land. All my family lines were here before the Revolutionary War. I have no ancestors who came during the waves of […]
Another “Lost and Found Photo”. This lovely photograph caught my eye immediately. Not only is this young lady quite beautiful, but so are her lace dress and pearls. The writing at the bottom of the photo looks like Bauer S. Coffey, Kansas City, Missouri, 1916. At first I […]
1910 Census – Johnson County, Iowa Today I have pulled this census sheet to share with you some interesting facts to look for in any census record. Ritchey’s grandmother, great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother are listed on this sheet. The census was taken April 15, 1910, in Solon, Johnson County, […]
Jolly – Hertz – Leuenberger Oakland Cemetery in Solon, Iowa, is the final resting place for Ritchey’s paternal grandmother and her ancestors. In a previous blog about the George Hertz family there are photos for the gravestones of George Hertz, his first wife Rosa Leuenberger, second wife Ethel […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House