Schloss Klop Anna Clapp (1757-1854) is another favorite ancestral grandmother I like to write about. She married my DAR patriot, Adam Lugar. Her family roots are Germany. Their story is very well documented on their journey to America. These place… Read More ›
As many of you know I am very into researching my Scottish ancestors. This particular grandmother is no exception. She married William Hunter c1710. She was the daughter of Alexander and Mary Cuningham. There were four children born to this… Read More ›
Frances Mortimer was born 1725 in Devon, England . She married my Scottish ancestral grandfather, John Hunter in c1750. They had six children: Frances, Thomas, Martha, Henry, Robert (my 5xggf) and John Jr. This particular study I have found many,… Read More ›
Being a travel agent since 1991 I plan a lot of our travels around our family history. Ralph & I enjoy visiting museums, national parks, cemeteries and such, but especially when our ancestors are a big part of that history. … Read More ›
Barbara Lugar (1796-1862) was the daughter of my DAR Ancestor Adam Lugar. This family research has been very easy for me because there is so much data already done on the life of Adam Lugar. The story goes he deserted… Read More ›
Mary Louise Abbott (1840-1914) (Parents John Allen Abbott & Elizabeth Scott) Mary Louise ‘Polly” Abbott married Samuel Elijah Hunter May 3, 1855 and they had twelve children. One of their sons founded the Hunter Cemetery in Charleston, West Virginia where… Read More ›
I never met my great grandmother Mary Jane ‘Janie” Meadows Hunter. I have so many questions I wish I knew for sure. Often it is very hard to find the facts, and in this particular family research I have seen… Read More ›
Memories are so important to remember. This is my aunt Nira Gertrude Hunter Vaughan and grandmother Honor Herndon Hunter. I remember my aunt Nira and uncle Clyde taking me out on Sundays for brunch. Every time she came she always… Read More ›
