Tag Archives: VAN DUYN

Roy U. WILSON (1894-1939) – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 6)

Posted on 22 September 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

My mother’s daddy died when she was only 8 years old. His full name was Roy Ulmont WILSON, born 1 October 1894 near Warrington, Hancock County, Indiana, to Isaac Andrew WILSON, a blacksmith and farmer in Brown Township, and Barbara … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, Mom's Side, WILSON | Tagged #52ancestors, Alcoholism, HAAS, Military, The Great Depression, VAN DUYN, WILSON/WILLSON, World War I | 2 Comments

Too Young to Marry: Sarah A (TAGUE) VAN DUYN – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 29)

Posted on 10 August 2018 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

My 2nd great grandmother, Sarah A. (TAGUE) VAN DUYN died of a stroke (cerebral hemorrhage) in Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana, on Valentine’s Day of 1935. She was 79 years, 9 months, and 15 days old.

Posted in 52 Ancestors, Mom's Side, TAGUE, VAN DUYN | Tagged #52ancestors, BROOKS, BROOKSHIRE, BURNS, Indiana, KITTERMAN, TAGUE/TEAGUE, VAN DUYN | 7 Comments

Did Thomas JOHNSON Disinherit His Daughter Sarah? – Ancestors 62 and 31

Posted on 6 January 2018 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

This is one of a group of articles tagged “The Massa Theory”. It analyzes two statements from “The End of the Trail: The Saga of the ‘Coon’ Indian Heritage,” by Bill and Jane Wilson, and Mary M. Van Duyn Overton, … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, COON/KOON/KUHN, JOHNSON, Mom's Side | Tagged #52ancestors, #genealogy, BAER, BROTHERS, COON/KUHN/KOON/KOONS, HAMILTON, Indiana, JOHNSON, RADABAUGH/ROADABAUGH, The Massa Theory, VAN DUYN | 3 Comments

Some of Those Who Built Me

Posted on 26 July 2016 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

These are images that I have of my ancestors. Without these, I would not know their features. I do not know their voices

Posted in ANTON, BLUE, COON/KOON/KUHN, CORMACK, General, HAAS, JOHNSON, RENFRO, TRAUTMAN/TROUTMAN, VAN DUYN, VIRKLER/WURGLER, WILSON | Tagged ANTON, BLUE, COON/KUHN/KOON/KOONS, CORMACK, HAAS, JOHNSON, Musings, RENFRO, Retrospect, TROUTMAN/TRAUTMAN, VAN DUYN, VIRKLER, WILSON/WILLSON, Women | 2 Comments

Isaac VAN DUYN (1822-1903) – Willing to Fight, Lost His Sight – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 56)

Posted on 7 November 2015 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

NOTE: This article was modified on 26 April 2022 with information from additional sources. Isaac VAN DUYN was born on 15 May 1822 in Ohio.1,2 Many undocumented family trees say he was born in Belmont County, Ohio, although I have … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, DRAKE, JUDGE/RICHTER, Mom's Side, VAN DUYN | Tagged #52ancestors, Cholera, Civil War, DAVIS, DRAKE, Germany, Indiana, Iowa, JUDGE/RICHTER, Military, Ohio, REICHTER/RICHTER, VAN DUYN | 11 Comments