Family Story Finder

The sweep of family history across the generations

Bradley homestead in Wapello County, Iowa
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Widow Patty Smith Swett and six children by two husbands were among the first settlers who staked claims in Wapello County near Ottumwa in May 1843

Joan and Ruby
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Joan’s second marriage to Rueben Meyers brought her great happiness.

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

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