Genealogy Family contains Life Sketches of American ancestors and families who settled The United States. Some were here as early as 1630, while others arrived much later. But the people listed here all came to the United States and helped build this country. Their descendants spread from their forebear's immigration arrival point across the country, north, south and west. While each ancestor has a story, genealogy research is a tricky undertaking - some ancestors left many records and are easy to follow. Others left virtually no record, if maybe just a mention in another family's record.
Some of our American ancestors and families have been written about extensively, while a majority have stories yet to be told. Biographical sketches published years ago may no longer be accurate as new records come to light. With each day, the availability of online genealogical records grows. Genealogy Trek contains both Life Sketches, which have been rewritten with updated conclusions based on new data, and Life Sketches about ancestors whose stories have not been published.
Life Sketches are written after extensive genealogical and historical research. The records and information gathered during research are assembled into a story and presented as a Life Sketch and posted below. New sketches are added frequently.
So take a Genealogy Trek and explore the life sketches of the family and people who settled America.
Name
Birth
Death
Comments
Bressem
Prussia Saxony 18-Mar-1855
California Santa Clara 3-May-1954
Robert Edward Bressem; Robert Bressem of Sabetha, Kansas
Prussia Brandenburg 2-Oct-1822
Missouri Buchanan 1871
William Bressem; William Bressem of Prussia
Casterline
New Jersey Morris 29-Jul-1804
Indiana Blackford 15-Nov-1898
Ira Casterline of Blackford, Indiana
New Jersey Morris 14-Apr-1763
New York Steuben 14-Dec-1835
Loammi Casterline of Morris, New Jersey, Loammi Casterline of Steuben, New York
Indiana Blackford 26-May-1842
Kansas Shawnee 3-Jun-1941
Mahetable Casterline; Also Mahetable Miles, wife of David Franklin Miles
Conlin
Ireland Leitrim abt 1807
Iowa Taylor abt 1887
James Conlin from Ireland; Also spelled Conlon
Iowa Muscatine 4-Dec-1876
Kansas Sabetha 16-Mar-1947
James Solomon Conlin, Also known as Jim Conlin, J S Conlin; James Conlin of Oneida, Kansas
Indiana Wayne 5 Apr 1853
Kansas Nemaha 9 Jul 1932
John Thomas Conlin of Oneida; Also known as JT Conlin
Dill
Ohio Butler 13 May 1855
Kansas Nemaha 4 Jan 1936
Mary Dill; Also Mary Conlin wife of John Conlin
New Jersey Morris 10-Oct-1768
Indiana Blackford 11/23/1842
Elizabeth Charlotte Fairchild; Also Charlotte Casterline, wife of Ira Casterline
Fowler
Maryland Prince George's 1705
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1762
Benjamin Fowler of Anne Arundel, Maryland
Maryland Anne Arundel 16-Mar-1737
Maryland Anne Arundel 1774
Benjamin Fowler Jr. of Anne Arundel, Maryland, son of Benjamin Fowler
Maryland Prince George's 14-Jun-1697
Maryland Anne Arundel about 1750
Elizabeth Fowler; Elizabeth Howard, wife of Samuel Howard; Elizabeth Howard, wife of Cornelius Howard; Elizabeth Rumney, wife of Edward Rumney
Ohio Butler 29 Aug 1834
Iowa Louisa 17 Jun 1869
Also known as Jane Fowler; Also Elizabeth Dill or Jane Dill, wife of Solomon Dill
Maryland 1787
Ohio Butler 1860
James Fowler of Butler, Ohio; James Fowler of Darrtown
Maryland Prince George's 12 Sep 1703
Maryland Anne Arundel 1757
John Fowler of Anne Arundel Maryland; John Fowler, son of Thomas Fowler
Maryland Prince George's 6 Oct 1709
Maryland Anne Arundel Aug 1757
Richard Fowler of Anne Arundel Maryland; Richard Fowler, son of Thomas Fowler
Maryland Prince George's 19-Oct-1706
Maryland Anne Arundel 1752
Samuel Fowler of Anne Arundel Maryland; Samuel Fowler, son of Thomas Fowler
Maryland Prince George's 22-Mar-1702
Maryland Montgomery 1791
Susannah Fowler; Susannah Fowler, daughter of Thomas Fowler
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1673
Maryland Prince George's 1715
Thomas Fowler of Prince George's Maryland
Maryland Prince George's 11 Sep 1700
Maryland Prince George's 1747
Thomas Fowler of Prince George's Maryland; Thomas Fowler, son of Thomas Fowler
Maryland Prince George's 16-Feb-1699
Maryland Prince George's 1769
William Fowler of Prince George's Maryland; William Fowler, son of Thomas Fowler
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1680
Maryland Prince George's abt 1743
Susannah Iiams, also known as Susannah Ijams; Also Susannah Fowler, wife of Thomas Fowler, and Susannah Brown, wife of Mark Brown
Lewis
Maryland Anne Arundel 4-Nov-1764
Maryland Anne Arundel 1812
Hellen Lewis; also Helen Lewis and Hellender Lewis; Hellen Small, wife of Thomas Small, Hellen Weedon, wife of Robert Weedon
Maryland Anne Arundel 1-Apr-1703
Maryland Anne Arundel 1743
Thomas Lewis of Anne Arundel
Maryland Anne Arundel 6-May-1736
Maryland Anne Arundel 14-Jul-1765
Nicholas Lewis; Nicholas Lewis of Anne Arundel
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1675
Maryland Anne Arundel 15-Aug-1705
William Lewis of Anne Arundel
Maryland Anne Arundel 20-May-1705
Maryland Anne Arundel 1750
William Lewis of Anne Arundel
Maryland Anne Arundel 28 July 1762
Maryland Anne Arundel 1789
William Lewis of Anne Arundel
McManemon
Ireland Leitrim abt 1827
Iowa Muscatine 1 May 1857
Bridget McManemon; Also Bridget Conlin wife of James Conlin
Ireland Leitrim 6 Nov 1792
Iowa Muscatine 26 Jun 1865
Thomas McManemon family from Ireland. Also spelled McManamon.
Merriken
Maryland Anne Arundel 22-Jan-1692
Maryland Anne Arundel 1765
Ann Merriken; Also Ann Jones, wife of Lewis Jones, Ann Stinchcomb, wife of Nathaniel Stinchcomb, Ann Lewis, wife of William Lewis.
Maryland Anne Arundel 1-Mar-1706
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1719
Comfort Merriken, daughter of Joshua Merriken.
Maryland Anne Arundel 5-Nov-1691
Maryland Anne Arundel 1769
Hugh Merriken of Anne Arundel
Maryland Anne Arundel 4-Jun-1689
Maryland Anne Arundel 1754
John Merriken of Anne Arundel; Captain John Merriken
Maryland Anne Arundel 2-Dec-1718
Maryland Anne Arundel 25-Mar-1794
John Merriken, son of John Merriken
Maryland Anne Arundel 24-May-1686
Maryland Baltimore 1727
Joshua Merriken, son of Hugh Merriken; Joshua Merriken of Baltimore County.
Maryland Anne Arundel 23-Dec-1704
Maryland Anne Arundel 10-May-1721
Joshua Merriken of Anne Arundel, Joshua Merriken son of John Merriken
Maryland Anne Arundel 2-Jul-1722
Maryland Anne Arundel 17-Jul-1759
Joshua Merriken son of John Merriken
Maryland Anne Arundel 1-Apr-1710
Maryland Anne Arundel 10-Mar-1734
Sarah Merriken, daughter of Joshua Merriken; Sarah Wright, wife of Samuel Wright
England abt 1630
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1670
Christian Merriken, wife of John Merriken; Christian Drury, wife of William Drury.
Miles
Gage Nebraska 22-Oct-1880
Kansas Shawnee 27-Jan-1954
Cora Miles; Also Cora Conlin wife of James Conlin
Indiana Grant 3-Mar-1842
Kansas Nemaha 12-Oct-1900
David Franklin Miles; also known as D F Miles and Frank Miles
Massachusetts Worcester 12-Sep-1801
Indiana Grant 20-Aug-1866
Lorenzo Miles; also known as Lorenzo Dowell Miles of Grant, Indiana
Massachusetts Worcester 1762
Indiana Blackford 1850
Thomas Miles of Blackford, Indiana
Myers
Pennsylvania Mifflin 25-Jan-1804
Pennsylvania Juniata 20-Jul-1868
David Myers; Rev David Myers;
Illinois Jo Daviess 31-May-1871
Illinois Dupage 12-Feb-1937
Margaret May Myers; Margaret Bressem, wife of Robert Bressem
Pennsylvania abt 1747
Ohio Mongtomery before 1830
Nicholas Myers of Mifflin County; Nicholas Myers of Juniata County
Pennsylvania Juniata 28-Feb-1833
Kansas Sabetha 20-Aug-1907
Rudolph Myers; Rudolph Myers of Sabetha, Kansas
Pennsylvania abt 1774
Pennsylvania Mifflin 3 Mar 1828
Samuel Myers of Mifflin; Samuel Myers of Juniata
Parker
Massachusetts Middlesex 30-Oct-1704
Massachusetts Middlesex 8-Sep-1787
Ruth Parker; Also Ruth Bancroft, wife of Joseph Bancroft and Ruth Underwood, wife of Joseph Underwood
Massachusetts Middlesex 29-Dec-1687
Massachusetts Middlesex 18-Feb-1769
Susanna Parker; Also Susanna Underwood, wife of Joseph Underwood
New Jersey 1-Mar-1789
Indiana Clinton 10-May-1878
Hannah Phares; Also Hannah Pitman, wife of Calvin Pitman
Pitman
New Jersey Monmouth 8-Dec-1780
Indiana Clinton 8-Nov-1843
Calvin Pitman of Clinton, Indiana
New Jersey 23-Dec-1747
Ohio Hamilton 27-Aug-1834
Jonathan Pitman; Also known as Jonathan Pittman and Capt. Jonathan Pitman of Hamilton, Ohio
Massachusetts Middlesex 9-Jul-1740
Massachusetts Worcester abt 1806
Mary Pool also known as Mary Poole; Also Mary Underwood, wife of Joseph Underwood
Saxon
New York New York 17-Nov-1761
Indiana Blackford 24-Sep-1862
John Saxon, Revolutionary War Soldier
New York Dutchess 13-May-1807
Indiana Blackford 1863
Malinda Saxon; Malinda Casterline, wife of Ira Casterline
Maryland Queen Anne's abt. 1747
Maryland Anne Arundel abt 1804
Hannah Small; Also Hannah Lewis, wife of Nicholas Lewis, Hannah Small, wife of Charles Small, Hannah Weedon, wife of Richard Weedon
Maryland Baltimore 1795
Ohio Butler 7-Feb-1884
Mary Turner also Polly Turner; Mary Dill, wife of Solomon Dill
Underwood
Massachusetts Middlesex 6-Mar-1676
deaMassachusetts Middlesex 22-Jun-1754
John Underwood of Needham;John Underwood of Natick
Massachusetts Middlesex 11-Oct-1650
Massachusetts Middlesex 17-Apr-1691
Joseph Underwood of Watertown; Freeman
Massachusetts Middlesex 28-May-1681
Massachusetts Middlesex 29-Jan-1761
Joseph Underwood of Chelmsford; Joseph Underwood of Westford
Massachusetts Middlesex 1-Mar-1708
Massachusetts Middlesex 4-Apr-1745
Joseph Underwood of Westford
Massachusetts Middlesex 20-Dec-1739
Massachusetts Worcester 26-Jun-1795
Joseph Underwood of Reading; Joseph Underwood of Fitchburg
Massachusetts Middlesex 31-Jan-1682
Massachusetts Middlesex 2-Sep-1727
Joshua Underwood of Sherborn; Joshua Underwood of Holliston
Massachusetts Middlesex 15-Aug-1763
Indiana Blackford 1846
Mary Underwood; Mary Miles, wife of Thomas Miles
Wass
New Jersey Sussex 13-Jun-1806
Indiana Blackford 6-Mar-1869
Phoebe Wass; Phoebe Miles, wife of Lorenzo Miles; Phoebe Casterline, wife of Ira Casterline
