Vitals: Our Burkey Families of Switzerland & PA
Last revised 12/22/18
For fastest retrieval, search by name, date, or subject; type “photo album” to go directly to pictures and documents
NEW 7/25/19: The Story of Bessie Hill & Wesley Pearce, by cousin Grace TeSelle
NEW 7/24/19: Aunt Mary Gray Duggan: From Roller Derby to Loving Wife & Mother
NEW 7/23/19: The Story of Uncle Lawrence “Doc” Gray, retired Cape Kennedy worker
PUBLISHED 7/1/19: 42 Electronic Sources Available for Genealogy: An annotated bibliography from Mennonite Family History
NEW 6/28/19: Stanley “Dick” Gray: Interview with my Fascinating Uncle
NEW 6/25/19: “Will” & Bertha Bonin Gray: Portraits of Greatness by Dr. David B. Gray
REVISED 6/24/19: Larry & Susan Miller Pearce DNA Results (2018/19)
NEW 5/21/19: Report & Photos from Gray Family Reunion 2019
NEW 4/3/19: Cousins’ Corner: Grace Hill TeSelle (b. 1928)
NEW 4/1/19: St. James Lutheran Church Records (1860-1938)
NEW 3/31/19: Brief History of Yost (Joseph) & Jeremiah Miller & Descendants (.pdf)
NEW 3/13/19: Mary Michelle Baghdady: A Grandniece in Paradise
NEW 3/12/19: And Baby Makes Four: Grandniece Alyssa’s Story
NEW 3/7/19: Cousins’ Corner: In Memoriam Nettie Stark & Alice Drescher
NEW 3/5/19: Miller-associated Family Sites in PA: A Virtual Tour
NEW 3/4/19: Krause-associated Family Sites in MD & PA: A Virtual Tour
NEW 2/28/19: Cousins’ Corner: In Memoriam Roberta Wohlgemuth
NEW 2/25/19: Annual Krause Reunion Announced for August 10th
NEW 2/8/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Krause-associated families
NEW 2/7/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Miller-associated families
NEW 2/5/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Gray-associated families
NEW 2/1/19: Some Community Facebook Pages: Pearce-associated families
NEW 1/29/19: Why Genealogy is Important for Children
NEW 1/28/19: Cousins’ Corner: In Memoriam Ken Gibbons
NEW 1/25/19: Woolrich Closes its Clinton County Mill (related to the Pearce Blanket)
NEW 1/24/19: Family sites in Western PA & OH
NEW 1/23/19: Historical & Genealogical Places of Interest, North Park, Allegheny Co., PA
NEW 1/22/19: Some Cemeteries in Western PA/OH Containing Pearce & Gray-associated Families
NEW 1/19/19: Cousins’ Corner: In Memoriam Caroline Pinkers & Marjory “Marge” Austen
NEW 1/18/19: Will of Thomas Austen (1740-1801) of Yalding, Kent
NEW 1/16/19: Interview from 2001 with Ralph H. Pearce (1917-2002)
NEW 1/10/19: Four More Sources to Find our Pearces of Old England
NEW 1/4/19: Two “Jersey Settlements”: Possible early family connections in Western Pennsylvania
NEW 12/22/18: Introduction: Berkey
NEW 12/15/18: Our Martin and Payne/Paine Family Trees & Intros (see Tables of Contents)
NEW 11/17/18: Last Will & Testament of John Cooper (1751-1806)
NEW 10/9/18: Can you name this Pearce?
REVISED 10/9/18: Photos added to Pearce Blanket and Tice-Pearce Heritage
NEW 8/15/18: Descendants of Johann & Cathrine Krause (c. 1790), Prussia (.pdf)
REVISED 7/5/18: Two Robert Norris Wills (written 1835 & 1865)
NEW 6/25/18: Last Will & Testament w/Codicil, Elizabeth K. Norris (1824-1916)
NEW 6/22/18: Last Will & Testament of Pamelia Allison Nelson (1807-1883)
NEW 6/21/18: Last Will & Testament of Thomas Nelson (1802-1875)
REVISED 6/11/18: World War I Letters by Uncle Harry Hill and WW I Diary by Uncle Ray Campbell
NEW 4/19/18: Hilda Krause Miller (1921-1997): An Autobiography
NEW 4/16/18: Grandfather Paul B. Gray (1892-1977), Gardener
NEW 3/31/18: WWII Letter from Home: “Mom” Krause to daughter Hilda Miller
NEW 3/21/18: William F. Speicher, cousin: Civil War camp letter (1863)
NEW 3/20/18: John Sell, Sr (4Xg-grandfather): Application for Rev. War Pension (1836)
NEW 3/15/18: Hunting our Common Zimmermann Ancestor
NEW 3/14/18: Connecting our Bauman/Bowman Families
NEW 3/13/18: The Northern Amish Community: Johnstown Area, PA
NEW 3/2/18: John “Hannes” & Magdalena: Our first positively known Miller family in America
NEW 3/1/18: A 1917 Letter Between Miller Brothers: PA to Iowa
NEW 2/27/18: Introduction: Joseph “Yost” Miller Family and Last Will & Testament
NEW 2/21/18: A Scottish Glossary
NEW 2/14/18: When Bad Things Happen: The Sad Story of Ellis Campbell, College Student
NEW 2/12/18: Our Campbell “Cousins” & Other Interesting People
NEW 2/8/18: “Aunt Mary Bryce”: Heiress to the Bryce Glass Fortune, Last Will & Testament, and Tribute
NEW 1/29/18: A Brush With Greatness: The Leslie “Cousin” Connection to George Washington
NEW 1/23/18: The Rev. William Jack & the Bull Alley Church, Dublin
Published 1/2/18: E-Genealogy 101: Three easy steps to woodshedding the family tree from Mennonite Family History
NEW 1/2/18: Captured by Pirates: The Story of Cousin Michael Beeghly with his Last Will & Testament
NEW 1/1/18: Letter from a Gray Family Matriarch on Preserving History
NEW 12/20/17: Short Stories from the Gray Family History, Part I: “My First Trip to Florida- A Brief Encounter”; Part II: “Family, Faith, & Education”; and Part III: “Memories of my Parents”
NEW 12/19/17: Dr. Annie R. Pearce: 2017 Humanitarian Service-Above-Self Citizenship Award, Council, City of Radford, VA
NEW 12/13/17: Our Pioneer James Gray: Alternative Narratives as to his Origin
NEW 11/21/17: Christianity Comes Home-
Part I: “Our Families’ Faith Journey”
Part II: “A Short History of the Reformation”
Part III: “A Summary of our Recent Anabaptist Heritage Tour”
Part IV: “Our American Amish”
NEW 7/13/17: Being an Adult Amateur with Stuart Pearce from Contrabass Conversations (26:01)
NEW 5/18/17: A Vacation Back to the Future: From Michigan to Iowa
NEW 5/15/17: Alexis Pearce: An Airstream Granddaughter
NEW 4/24/17: Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association (SAGA) 2017 meeting from Mennonite Family History
NEW 3/11/17: Obit & Will of James Ross (1811-1885) .PDF
NEW 3/1/17: Gold in the Hills: The Alton Krause Family Story with supplemental character information and additional supporting stories
NEW 2/27/17: Journal of Amish & Plain Anabaptist Studies (JAPAS) and Amish America.com with online encyclopedia & state guide
NEW 1/3/17: Introduction: Our Mauer Family and Our Mauer Family Tree
NEW 10/3/15: Look for links, repostings, & summaries of articles from THE HISTORIAN, THE LAUREL MESSENGER, THE CASSELMAN CHRONICLE, GARRETT CO, MD, MUSEUMS, and MENNONITE FAMILY HISTORY
What are my favorite Original Family Narratives? PEARCE-AUSTEN, LESLIE , “INDIAN JOHN” MILLER, and “TOMMY” LEENEW ONGOING: “Vitals” for each couple including ancestors, descendants, locations, grave GPS & more (click on first names in family trees)
IDEA: If you’re from one of our families, why not “save” that family tree file, then replace my name and descendants with yours, then print. and distribute! (I hope you’ll share this with my readers and me.)