The brick wall that causes me lay awake at night is Peter Dill, my 5x-great-grandfather. He showed up out of nowhere in Georgia sometime in the 1790s, married a Quaker (Phebe Brown), witnessed his father-in-law’s will, bought some land and promptly sold it, then moved with his family to Ohio.
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Happy New Year, 2026 Edition
Time for a "state of the genealogy" retrospective. … more...
What Might Have Been!
I recently discovered that the FamilySearch library in Salt Lake City has name indexes for the Federal Land Tract Books. The tract books show all … more...
Good to know…
Genealogy companion site
There is a companion site my Family History blog. It’s the “Family Tree” site that’s listed on the menu. This is a stand-alone website that contains my complete family tree. It includes maps, downloadable source documents, photos and more. You can also download gedcom files, pdf printouts, and family listings. Information about living persons is shielded from public view, but I do grant password access to family members who want to see the full version of the site.
Check it out!
