Jul 15
I am not sure how I acquired this photo nor do I know who the gentleman in the photo is. There is nothing written on the back of the photo to identify him. I do not know when the photo was taken either. Basically, I don’t know a whole lot about this photo. However, there …
Apr 12
This is the tombstone of Margaretha Miller, nee Strobel, the second wife of my great grandfather, Jacob Miller. This marker is in row 5 in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Ohio. The inscription on the weathered stone is now very difficult to read, but according to Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions Volume VI, compiled by the Mercer …
Apr 01
A few years ago I purchased a 1916 Farm Journal Illustrated Directory of Mercer County, Ohio, on Ebay. It was published by the Wilmer Atkinson Company, publishers of the Farm Journal, from Washington Square, Philadelphia. It contains 208 pages, an alphabetical list of the people living in Mercer County with some information about them, advertisements, …
Mar 25
Most of my ancestors were farmers. They were among those who cleared and worked the land, a difficult but rewarding job that played an important part in the growth of our country. Johann “Jacob” Miller, my great grandfather, emigrated from Bavaria in 1871. On the ship’s passenger list Jacob stated that he was a farmer …
Jan 21
Welcome to Karen’s Chatt! Like many of the people I hang around with, I am hooked on family history and genealogy. I have been researching my family history for nearly two decades now. Although I don’t know the answers to all of our families’ mysteries I have gathered quite a bit of information about my …
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