Category Archives: Family History

Big Amish ThruLines

Posted on October 1, 2019 by vanbraman

Amish families have historically been big, and this can be seen in DNA results on Ancestry. Ancestry used to have a feature called DNA Circles and I had some Big Amish DNA Circles. The DNA Circle for Henry Hochstetler has … Continue reading →

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Virtual Hike to South Bend, Indiana

Posted on September 25, 2019 by vanbraman

The next destination on my Virtual Hike also has a family connection. This segment of the Virtual Hike started in Dundee Township, Illinois where my Goff ancestors lived. The end point was South Bend, Indiana where Samuel Leeper lived. He … Continue reading →

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