Born: 23-Mar-1815 - Harrodsburg, Kentucky Married: 22-Dec-1823 - Andrew Henry Hinkson Died: 23-Mar-1851 - Drytown, Amador County, California Submitted by: Robin Stewart - Vacaville, California Matilda had great strength and fortitude. She with her husband and children made the overland journey from Missouri to California during the Gold Rush in 1849. They started in Washington… Continue reading Matilda Willets Summers
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Margaret White
Birth: April 1881 - Estill County, Kentucky Marriage: Albert Henry Wells Death: 18-Nov-1913 Submitted by: Tiffany Anne Bowman I would like her to be remembered for her strength and everything that she endured in her short life. Married as a young teen in the hills of Appalachia to an abusive man, giving birth to at… Continue reading Margaret White
The Mystery Woman
Date of Birth: ca. 1905 – Possibly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Submitted by: Barbara Jean May – Penndel, Pennsylvania When my Aunt passed away in 2001, I received a tote full of family photographs. Although I could name most of the people in the photos, there was one woman who I couldn’t identify. Though she is… Continue reading The Mystery Woman
Anna Maria Cleary
Born: 17-Dec-1869 - New York Marriage: John J. Hanlon Death: 13-Dec-1910 - New York Submitted by: Cathy Godish Ivins - Levittown, Pennsylvania My 2nd great-grandmother "Annie" was born in NYC to William Cleary, an Irish horseshoer from Mott St, and her mother Mary Pyne. She married John (Jack) Hanlon and together they had 14 children,… Continue reading Anna Maria Cleary
Hildegard Kate Louis Todman
Born: 22-Nov-1901 - Pasewalk, Germany Married: James Israel Todman Death: 15-Dec-1997 - Doylestown, Pennsylvania Submitted by: Sheridan Stockton Brown, Richboro, PA Kata’s husband was arrested by the Gestopo for being Jewish. She heard if she could prove that James fought for Germany in WWI she could get him released. The Nazis had broken into their… Continue reading Hildegard Kate Louis Todman
Julianna Kurtz Gilda
Born: ca. 1845 - Biezun, Poland Married: Johann August Gilda Died: 15-Jun-1899 - Philadelphia, PA. Submitted by: Barbara Jean May - Penndel, Pennsylvania Julianna Kurtz was born ca. 1845 to Daniel Kurzcyn and Petronella Tuchel. She married Johann August Gilda on 20-Feb-1868 in Sierpc, Poland. Juliana and their children arrived in the United States on… Continue reading Julianna Kurtz Gilda
Welcome to Ladies in Our Lineage
Often in genealogy, the women in our lineage are lost -- they've married and changed their surname, and are eventually lost track of. Why is this? According to Family Tree Magazine: "Prior to the 20th century, most historical records were for and about men. Property was usually listed under the man’s name, and men ran… Continue reading Welcome to Ladies in Our Lineage
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