George Washington Maybery
George was the third of seven children, with three brothers and three sisters. They probably grew up correcting people who should have spelled their last name with just one r,…
Read MoreGeorge Handy Smith
A noteworthy ancestor in this family’s tree was General Lachlan McIntosh, a member of General George Washington’s staff at their Valley Forge encampment during the American Revolution. His great-grand-niece, Margaret…
Read MoreFrederick Sinclair Wallace
Fred’s parents had been married 19 years with three teenagers by the time he was born. He was the last of nine children, but two boys who were twins only…
Read MoreWilliam Marshall
Bill’s mother was about 17 when she married Thomas Marshall on April 22, 1935. She gave birth to Bill a little more than three months later. Thomas was a cooper,…
Read MoreJohn Windfield Rodgers
John’s early years are not documented but his first marriage probably took place in 1909. He and Florence had a son in 1910 and fraternal twins, Florence and John Jr.,…
Read MoreJohn James Morrow
The most fundamentally important thing to someone is their name. John received his middle name in honor of his father, James, but while most documents used his formal name, everyone…
Read MoreMatthew Moore
When Matthew Moore’s family sailed from Ireland to raise a family in America, he was nearly 20 years old. Shortly after settling in Philadelphia in the early 1840s, his mother…
Read MoreJohn Calvin Rutherford
John’s family background is a mystery but his life is a notable one because of his sacrifice in a time of war as a soldier and his work in keeping…
Read MoreElmer William McAlpin
There were seven boys born to Samuel and Louise McAlpin during the first quarter of the 20th century. Their father was born in Scotland and was a coppersmith at the…
Read MoreThomas Patterson
In 1848 the Patterson family escaped the famine in Ireland to find a new life in Philadelphia. George was 40, his wife Sarah was 30, and their boys were William…
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