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Surnames

• Abernathy Starting with Mary Eliza (my ggg-grandmother), this line goes back to Hugh who died in 1826 in Indiana.
• Auten My gg-grandmother was Julia Ann Auten; this line goes to Jacob Auten (1826-1877).
• Baird This line ends in Ireland with Robert Baird (1790-1854); Diana is the 9th generation of this line.
• Bettice This line ends with Henry Thomas Bettice (1832-1898), my ggg-grandfather.
• Bickerton Julia Ann Auten's mother; I know little about this line, and would love to hear from you if you can share anything.
• Boughner Haven't managed farther back than Peter (1818-?).
• Cannon My Southern roots - Abraham Cannon was my gg-grandfather (from Alabama?).
• Faulkner This ends with David Faulkner (1811-1891), but there's a lot of family connected to this line.
• France My gg-grandmother was Elizabeth Belle (La)France (1866-1936); her father Benjamin was Canadian who married a Hoosier.
• Fruits This is exciting for me: my 5th-great-grandfather was George Fruits, the "oldest surviving Revolutionary War vet" at the time of his death in 1878, he was 114.
• Grim Beginning with Adam Grim who died in 1844, this line is also quiet extensive.
• Grizzle Celia Ann Grizzle/Grissel/ (1817-1856) was ggg-grandmother; I don't know much about this line.
• Kelly Contains information about my mom, and a plea to my grandfather, her birth-father.
• Martin Contains some information about my Dad's grandmother.
• Millward Lizzie Mae Millward doesn't have much information; maybe you can help.
• Offutt Contains some information about my mother's adoptive father and her half-brothers.
• Pogemiller Ending in Germany with Henry Pogemiller, this line marks the 7th generation with Diana.
• Shunk Ending with John Shunk, there isn't a lot of information about this line.
• Thompson Another Southern line; I have very little, beginning only with my great-grandfather, James Lorenzo (d. 1927).
• Whipple Ends with William Henry Whipple (1850-1934).
• Wight I am seeking information about my great-grandmother, Ruth Wight Kelly Haggerty.
• Willey I know very, very little about Martha Lavina Willey, my gg-grandmother.

Please note that the actual genealogical information about the above surnames is online at RootsWeb. These pages have only basic info.

Holidays

• Collecting Eggs Eggs aren't just for breakfast... or Easter!
• Halloween History and lore of a very old holiday... and my favorite one.

Other Pages

• Diana's Page My daughter's page, with information about autism.
  
  • An entire page of autism links.
  • A racing page: Team Diana.
• Creating a Family Cookbook My advice on going about making your own family cookbook.
• Heroines Great women and role models for women of all ages.
• Pets Furred and feathered family members.

These surnames make up my family and my husband's. This site is my daughter's heritage. You may find very little on some of the pages above, or (depending on what I have gotten accomplished) you may find several mini-biographies. Things are being updated all the time. Look at the date at the bottom of every page to see when it was last updated.