Family History Research by Jody Lutter

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...

Where was Walter Joseph Preston buried? Walter was a great granduncle on my mother's side. On August 4, 1899 he was born in Independence...

I was excited to find this family tree with additional details about my fourth great grandmother, Elizabeth Vanderhoof (1799-1878) . Then I ...