Family History Research by Jody Lutter

We have another set of potential ONeil cousins . Two people who are second cousins to each other share DNA with my father and his three sibl...

On May 9, 2026 I visited the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey. It was a rainy day, so the stones we...

Imagine enduring a difficult life within the confines of a mental institution, only to be laid to rest in an unmarked grave identified by no...

The United States federal census provides a framework for tracing families every ten years (except the mostly destroyed 1890). Later census ...

My fourth great grandfather, Reuben Levy Bishop (1805-1856) remains a tail end in my tree . I explored possible connections to other Bishop...

Research Question Was Deborah Vanderhoof (1805-1832) a daughter of Jacob Vanderhoof (1772-1847) and Ann Hopler (1772-1841) ? Online family...

As I sort through the Vanderhoofs, I processed the death certificate of William H Van Derhoef. He died at age 79 years on October 9, 1943 in...