There are many interconnections between the Russell, Frasier, Gilchrist and Pierce families as further described in this post. Click on any photo to start high resolution navigation, or hover over a photo to see caption.
Double Second Cousins among Frasiers
I took on a little project the last couple of weeks – something I’d meaning to do for a long time: how are the Gilchrists, Frasiers, Pierces and Rosecrans families all interconnected? I found some surprising answers and many more connections than I expected.
Esther Hanson at the Covenant Children’s Home
My great-aunt Esther Hanson worked for many years at the Covenant Children’s Home in Princeton, Illinois. She devoted several pages of her photo album to what look like happy memories of the time that she spent there.
Photo album: Esther Hanson at Covenant Children’s Home in Princeton, IL
My great-aunt Esther Hanson worked at the Covenant Children’s Home in Princeton, Illinois for more than a decade. For background, refer to this post.
Who Got What from Christian Pearson
About six months ago, all of Saunders County’s deeds, marriage, probate and other records were made available online via familysearch.org.1 It’s a monstrous collection containing over 1,600 books and files of images. I was able to use the deed indexes and deed books to finally sort through how my great-great-grandfather Christian Pearson distributed his land […]