Category Family Histories

Ancestors

  I am going to write several articles about family ancestors, beginning with Gale’s family.  She had a great grandfather, Casimiro, who must have been a very interesting fellow.  This is her mother’s grandfather.  Gale’s mothers mother was Pilar Candeleria,…

Marshall's GGF

Marshall’s Great Grandfather   In 1889 a large earthen dam in Pennsylvania that had been expanded to create a lake for wealthy sportsmen’s recreation, boating and fishing, burst.  This was after several days of extremely heavy rain in the area. …

Wilder History

    Bosworth Field.  August 22, 1485, Leicestershire, England.  The War of the Roses, fought on and off for 30 years came to an end at a decisive battle between the House of Lancaster, whose symbol was a red rose…