Visualize Lorraine sitting there with her two (of three) computers. She’s frustrated because she can’t find the parents of the wife of a “cousin.” An entire day was devoted to searches of surnames associated with that family. See the open book? That is LaVerne Evergreen Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions–documented and published by this brand-new “baby” genealogist (1989). I walked that cemetery on weekends, for months, “reading” and “proofing.” That experience gave me a foundation of Church of the Brethren and Old German Baptist Brethren surnames.
“Cousin” Brubaker was a member of the Church of the Brethren community in LaVerne, California. With conviction, I knew his second wife came from within that community. His information was vast; her information was scanty. Repeat: “An entire day was devoted to searches of surnames associated with that family.” The next morning I thought “One more search.” Miraculously, an avalanche of information!! If you are interested in the details, click this link (Etta Belle Wheeler) and see my research.
Visualize Lorraine sitting there with her two (of three) computers. She’s frustrated because she can’t find the parents of the wife of a “cousin.” An entire day was devoted to searches of surnames associated with that family. See the open book? That is LaVerne Evergreen Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions–documented and published by this brand-new “baby” genealogist (1989). I walked that cemetery on weekends, for months, “reading” and “proofing.” That experience gave me a foundation of Church of the Brethren and Old German Baptist Brethren surnames.
“Cousin” Brubaker was a member of the Church of the Brethren community in LaVerne, California. With conviction, I knew his second wife came from within that community. His information was vast; her information was scanty. Repeat: “An entire day was devoted to searches of surnames associated with that family.” The next morning I thought “One more search.” Miraculously, an avalanche of information!! If you are interested in the details, click this link (Etta Belle Wheeler) and see my research.