How Elizabeth Blessing’s Inheritance Was Stolen (Part 3)
With two of her three sons deceased, Mary Blessing Lucas may have been relieved when her only living child, John Bassett Lucas…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 7
Luxembourg to America – 1855 Mary had been christened Marie Josephine Heuertz when she was born on April 3, 1842, to Johann…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 6
Who is Henry Gaus? During my initial search on his name, nothing came up except for the 1880 US Census record so…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 5
The Heuertz and DeViche Connections The last name Heuertz provided a possible clue. Opening the census record, I see that Angeline Heuertz…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 4
Finding the Link I searched for Kathryn Lorenz on Ancestry.com where I have all of my family trees. The only information I…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 3
A Thread to Follow In the next letter, Kathryn mentions only one name on her side, “John also is enjoying the best…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 2
January 2018 The 2017 holiday season renewed my interest in the vintage letters I had inherited. Visiting my side of the family…
The Mystery of Aunt Kathryn Part 1
The story of Aunt Kathryn will be told a little differently than my other family history blog posts because I think the…
How Elizabeth Blessing’s Inheritance Was Stolen (Part 2)
Mary Blessing When Mary’s father, Lewis Blessing, died in 1825, he left her 150 acres of land next to the 150 acres…
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