My Trails into the Past

My 2x-great-grandmother, Anna Maria Gleeson, was born on 13 February 1860 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. [1] Through her, I am eligible for Canadian citizenship. I should work on gathering all the documents I need to prove my relationship to her. The problem I have is there is no marriage record for her and her husband, John H. Sullivan. [2] I also have no marriage record for her parents either, though with full-text search, I will investigate the records for John Gleeson and his wife, Margaret Tierney. I have previously written about this family for my BCG renewal. It will be interesting if more can be learned about them. This month, I will also investigate the parentage of Margaret Tierney. Timeline of John Gleeson Carleton County, Ontario, is further divided by townships. The earliest records show the Gleeson family lived in Goulbourn township. After being married, they had their children baptized at St. Philip Catholic Church in Richmond. However, their land was closer to...

Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber, father of Matilda Wollenweber (1859-1885), was my husband’s 2x-great-grandfather. He was born 5 Mar 1822 in Kusel, Pfalz, Bavaria. [1] He died 16 May 1873 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [2] Again, let us start the study of his records by arranging them in a timeline form. Comments will be written in blue text, with questions or further research in red text. Following the timeline is a brief biography. Next up will be completing full-text search at FamilySearch, and searching in newspaper sites for any additional articles. Timeline 1822. March 5. Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber was born to Carl Wollenweber and Dorthea Emrich. [3] COMMENT: This document gives more information than the baptism record. The online version is superior to the microfilm, which was white text on black, and difficult to read. This is black text on light background. The birth was registered on the 7 March 1822 at 2 pm in the afternoon before Philipp Kochs, the registra...