Family Story Finder

The sweep of family history across the generations

Life on the Western Reserve
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Families from Connecticut settled northeastern Ohio in the early 1800s

Louis Katz of Kolberg
  • 1839 - 1918

Betty’s father was a prosperous merchant who came to Pomerania from East Prussia.

The Bennetts in Scobey and Helena
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Of the four Bennett children who grew up on the Scobey ranch, Judith was the little sister

The Meeker Massacre
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Social reformer Nathan Meeker was among nine men killed in an uprising of Ute Indians at the White River reservation where he was serving as U.S. agent. His wife and daughter—Smith family descendants—were held hostage for three weeks

The Stetson family’s manifest destiny
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From stalwart Yankee roots, Herbert and Hattie Stetson went west with the country