Time flies when you have too much to do. Between starting a new home remodel project, helping two friends establish lineage to their Revolutionary Patriot, work, and warming weather (yard work, yard work, yard work), it is difficult to make much progress on the genealogical front. I continue to work through my Jacob Roth to … Continue reading Life in Prussia: A Kucks Story
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The Kücks Tangled Web
Let's rewind once again, to Ohlrick Kucks. That old rascal who clipped his grandchildren's nails too short, hoarded the candy, and may have had an alias. I previously mentioned that another researcher through a different family line also recorded an alias story and gave his alias as Henry Brandt. But when would he have used … Continue reading The Kücks Tangled Web
The Schröder Sisters – a Kücks Update
Note: I have intentionally continued to use the spelling of Ollerrich for the elder and Ohlrich for the younger to help the reader differentiate between which one I am referring to. The alternate spellings are provided for each family member to help tie them to the typical spelling used in Iowa. The spelling for Eckhoff is based on … Continue reading The Schröder Sisters – a Kücks Update
My Lost Grandmothers: More Brick Walls
1840 U.S. Federal Census for South Huntington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. I am at a hard brick wall on many of our female ancestors. I know who all of my 3 x great grandmothers are, but I am unable to complete documentation on four. Daniel’s mother, Mary Wible or Weigle, has been elusive; however, I may … Continue reading My Lost Grandmothers: More Brick Walls
Ollerrich Kucks
What about the other Kucks? Ohlrich's people. Yes, his family came to America and settled in Iowa…after his 1870 arrival, 1873 desertion, and 1878 marriage. While they share the same given name, I will differentiate them based on the spelling recorded on their respective death certificates or headstones. Ollerrich (spelling on headstone) departed Bremen, Germany about October … Continue reading Ollerrich Kucks