Retired Chemical Engineer, lifetime Genealogist.
My interest begin when I was about 16. I asked each of my grandmothers about our ancestry. They told me our immigrants came in the last half of the nineteenth century from England, Wales, Bohemia and Germany. For the last 10 years I have focused on my ancestral town of Schwäbisch Hall where I can trace some branches back to the 1300s.
Please contact me directly to share research.
Book Title: Schwäbisch Hall and its Salt Makers
Salt was the basis for Hall. One of the few books about this town in English, the book documents the town’s history. The last half of the book devotes 8 chapters to key salt making families: Blinzig, Botz, Bühl, Dötschmann, Seyboth, Vogelmann & Wetzel. Available through Amazon.
Book Title: One Tough German
George Cress briefly served in the Penn militia after the failed Battle of the Brandywine. In a followup skirmish, George was shot through the chest, left for dead but lived into his 80s; hence the title. This book traces several generations as they spread out. Full of genealogical information. Available through Amazon.
Book Title: The Bassetts of Wales
I am descended from a poor Bassett family of Glamorgan, South Wales. Close by were scions of the very wealthy Beaupre Bassetts. To sort these families, this book contains transcriptions of all 100+ Wills probated by a Bassett in Wales. Full of color images. Available for purchase from the author.
Sherry and David with our Havanese: Izzy and Sopie
