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Category Archives: Family History
Kansas Statehood
Today is the anniversary of Kansas statehood, so I thought I would check to see if I had ancestors living in Kansas at that time. I knew that I had several branches of my family that were early settlers in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Family History, Genealogy, History
Tagged Baker Family, Census, Doniphan County, Iowa Census, Kansas, Kansas Statehood, Wathena
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The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
One of the early mayors of South Bend, Indiana was the cousin of my 3rd Great Grandfather William Absalom Leeper. David Rohrer Leeper was the son of Samuel Leeper the brother of Absalom Leeper my 4th Great Grandfather. David Rohrer … Continue reading
Posted in California, Culture, Family History, Genealogy, History
Tagged David Rohrer Leeper, Leeper, Leeper Family, Mayor, Mayor of South Bend, South Bend
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