I began my genealogical research in 1981 after the death of my maternal grandmother and prior to the death of my paternal grandmother. While my paternal line moved to the West Coast in 1871, much of my research has been on relatives who lived in the mid-West or South (WI, IL, MO, TX, KY, OK, TN, etc.).

Surnames that I am researching include: Baader, Bayley, Birdsall, Brown, Cochran, Eagan, Fleischman(n), Gosling, Mangan, McBratney, McLaughlin, Mertens, Reinhardt, Schmitz, Whitson, and Whooley.

If you find an error in any of my listings or if there is something you want to add, please let me know. [Please use the Edit tab of the memorial in question.]

If you wish to use one of my posted photos, I would appreciate it if you would ask first and include how you wish to use the photo. If granted, acknowledgement of the source of the photo would be appreciated.

Thanks. Happy hunting.