Paternal Lineage - Schoener 5/6

Aug 29, 20213 min read

A Fallen Hero

With the current issues surrounding the conflict in Afghanistan, I thought I would do a post dedicated to a young man who fought and died...

Jun 21, 20211 min read

Father's Day Pictorial Post

Just like I did for Mother's Day, I am posting photos of my dad. Happy Father's Day!

Apr 26, 20215 min read

The Ceramic Artist

George David Shaner was born on 11 November 1934 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the fifth and youngest child of John Yerger Shaner and Emma...

Mar 29, 20213 min read

A Small World Story

One day at work I came across a fellow employee whose last name looked very familiar. It was "Ritenour." We worked in the same...

Mar 8, 20214 min read

A Casualty of the Pandemic

Josiah Yerger Shaner was born on 26 October 1898 in Sanatoga, Montgomery County, PA. He was the oldest child of Irvin S. and Cora A....

Feb 28, 20214 min read

The Horseman

William "Bill" Buckley Fasig was born on 27 September 1845, in Ashland, Ohio. He was the son of Samuel Fasig, a brick mason, and Lucinda...

Feb 21, 20218 min read

Sturm und Drang

This is another post that explores new territory for me. I have not yet posted anything about relatives who did not immigrate to America....

Nov 23, 20202 min read

The Conrad Weiser Connection, Part 2

Here is a follow-up to my prior post about the historical connection to Conrad Weiser. In the post I identified a connection to Conrad...

Nov 11, 20205 min read

A Young Patriot In the Revolution

There have been numerous relatives who have fought in America's wars; too many to list here in this Veterans' Day post (some you have...

Nov 8, 20202 min read

The Klingers

The Klinger ancestors originated from Pfaffen-Beerfurth, located in a mountainous region of Odenwald in the modern state of Hesse. The...

Oct 26, 20205 min read

The Polar Explorer, Entomologist and Museum Founder

Levi Walter Mengel was born 27 September 1868 in Reading, Berks County, PA. He was the youngest son of Matthias Schoener and Amelia...

Oct 12, 20207 min read

Conrad Weiser, Pennsylvania Peacemaker

This post will be a doubly special one since it will be my "October Holiday" edition and the first in my new series of "Historical...

Sep 14, 20202 min read

My Reitenauer Line

Here is another branch in my family tree that has had the surname spelled many ways throughout the generations. It may have originated...

Aug 31, 20201 min read

The Moyers

There are a lot of branches in my family tree that I have currently only been able to trace back so far. The main reason is the various...

Aug 3, 20203 min read

The Colliery Engineer

Living in the southern Pennsylvania Coal Region, it is not unexpected to have ancestors who worked in that principal industry. Between...

Jul 27, 20203 min read

Carpenter, Soldier, Tax Receiver

John Franklin "Frank" Schoener was born on 2 May 1834 in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was the eldest son of John and...

Jul 20, 20201 min read

The Foesigs

The first ancestor we know of was Philip Jacob Foesig. He was born 28 November 1730 in the Rhineland-Palantinate area of Germany. He...

Jun 7, 20201 min read

The Morris Line

The start of the Morris line in America is one of the more recent in my family tree. The first arrival was my great great grandfather,...

May 25, 20207 min read

"Dutch" and the Juneau

In honor of Memorial Day, I am posting a profile about this relative who served our country during World War 2. Thomas Olin Oberrender,...

May 18, 20201 min read

The Oberrenders

Here is the tree for the Oberrenders, as far as I have researched to date. Johann Nicholaus Oberrender was born 20 October 1806 in...