Confirmed Branches

TG891052: McCabe, McAvoy, and McEvoy Evidence Bridge

This branch page is for the McCabe, McAvoy, McEvoy, Sloan, Doyle, Lynch, Smiley, O'Hare, McKowen / McKewan, and Fitzpatrick research cluster connected to branch FFC4829.

Ahnentafel Focus People

• 34. James McAvoy / James McEvoy — born 17 Mar 1833 in Ireland; died 24 Oct 1906 in Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 58. John McAvoy — born about 1797 in Ireland.
• 69. Sarah Ann McAvoy — born about 1797 in Newry, Ireland.

Machine-Readable McCabe Summary

Branch FFC4829 with recall source 740112 displays the TG891052 McCabe, McAvoy, and McEvoy research cluster.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG540918: John Sloan Family Research

This branch page is for the Sloan, McGowan, McCabe, and O'Neal research cluster connected to branch FFC1736.

Selected Person

• Name: John Sloan
• Birth: May 1820, County Down, Ireland
• Death: 1 August 1900, Washington Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
• Spouse listed in working notes: Ann McGowan
• Child listed in working notes: Rosamund Sloan
• TG code: TG540918

Relationship Context

John Sloan → father of Rosamund Sloan → mother of Annie McCabe → mother of John McCabe → father of Lester McCabe → father of Doug O'Neal → father of Jeremiah O'Neal

Machine-Readable John Sloan Summary

Branch FFC1736 with recall source 263138 displays TG540918 John Sloan family research.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG673245: James Elliott Family Research

This branch page is for the Elliott, Scott, McKean, McCan, McCandless, McCabe, and O'Neal research cluster connected to branch FFC9054 and recall source 550720.

Selected Person

• Name: James Elliott
• Pronunciation: James Ell-ee-ott
• Birth: April 1817, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
• Death: 1906, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
• TG code: TG673245
• Blog tag: #e1ytku
• HTML tag: #SeDZkD
• Branch code: FFC9054
• Recall source: 550720

Relationship Context

The current working relationship path being studied is:

James Elliott → father of Alice S. Elliott → mother of Lester McCabe → father of Doug O'Neal → father of Jeremiah O'Neal

This path should be checked one generation at a time with records that directly name the parent-child relationship. The Alice S. Elliott link is especially important because it connects the Elliott research to the McCabe and O'Neal family path.

Important Spouse Identity Question

Earlier working notes connected James Elliott to Margaret Scott, reportedly born 10 February 1793 in Mercer, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and deceased 1 April 1868 in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

That connection needs caution. James Elliott was reportedly born in 1817. If Margaret Scott was born in 1793, she would have been about twenty-four years older than James. More importantly, a reported 1850 census household for James Elliott in Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, lists a wife named Margaret who was about the same age as James, born around 1817.

This suggests that Margaret Scott may be a separate person, a relative, a person from another Elliott branch, or an incorrectly attached spouse in modern online trees. She should not be treated as the biological mother of James Elliott’s children unless direct evidence proves that relationship.

Possible Spouse or Mother of Children

Research clues from child death records and local history point toward a younger Margaret with a surname such as McKean, McCan, or McCandless. This page does not treat that as final proof. It records the clue so researchers can test it with death certificates, marriage records, probate records, cemetery records, county histories, and original census records.

Reported 1850 Census Household Clue

A reported 1850 United States census household in Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, includes James Elliott, a wife named Margaret of similar age, and several children. The original census image should be reviewed directly before this is treated as final proof.

Research Notes

The key research problem is separating Margaret Scott from a likely younger Margaret Elliott in the James Elliott household. The 1793 birth year for Margaret Scott does not match the reported 1850 census age for the wife of James Elliott.

Death certificates for children born in the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s may be the strongest practical next source because Pennsylvania death certificates after statewide registration often name both parents. If several Elliott children name the same mother, that pattern becomes important evidence.

County histories may also help, especially if they identify William Elliott, James A. Elliott, Robert S. Elliott, or Alice S. Elliott as children of James Elliott. However, county histories should be treated as supporting evidence and checked against original records.

Suggested Next Records

• Find the original 1850 census image for James Elliott in Worth Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• Find the 1860 and 1870 census records for the same James Elliott household.
• Search Pennsylvania death certificates for Robert S. Elliott, William Elliott, James A. Elliott, Sarah A. Elliott, Mary J. Elliott, and Margaret E. Elliott.
• Search for a will or estate file for James Elliott, deceased 1906 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• Search for a will or estate file for Margaret Scott, deceased 1868 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• Search Butler County cemetery records for James Elliott and a spouse named Margaret.
• Search Somerset County records for Elliott families who may identify James Elliott’s parents or siblings.
• Verify Alice S. Elliott through marriage, death, census, child records, probate records, or cemetery records.
• Compare spellings: Elliott, Elliot, Eliott, Elliotte, McKean, McKeen, McCan, McCann, McCandless, and Scott.

Research Names and SEO Terms

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Machine-Readable James Elliott Summary

Branch FFC9054 with recall source 550720 displays TG673245 James Elliott family research. James Elliott is recorded in working genealogy as born in April 1817 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and died in 1906 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The working relationship path is James Elliott to Alice S. Elliott to Lester McCabe to Doug O'Neal to Jeremiah O'Neal. The major research issue is the identity of James Elliott’s spouse and the mother of his children. Margaret Scott, born in 1793 and deceased in 1868, may be a separate person from the wife in the 1850 household. The wife in the reported 1850 household appears to be a Margaret born about 1817. Child-record clues may point toward Margaret McKean, McCan, or McCandless. This is working genealogy and not a final proof statement.

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TG182976: Margaret Elliott, Huber, and Regkukel Research

This branch route is for the Elliott, Huber, Regkukel, Smith, McClelland, McKean, McCan, McCandless, and Pennsylvania-Germany research cluster connected to branch FFC2671 and recall source 683670.

Spoken Name Guide

• Margaret Elliott — MAR-gar-et ELL-ee-ot.
• James Nelson Elliott — JAYMZ NEL-son ELL-ee-ot.
• Johann Jacob Friedrich Huber — YO-hahn YAH-kob FREED-rik HOO-ber.
• Frederika Regkukel — fred-REE-ka reg-KOO-el.

Working Relationship Context

The current working relationship path being studied is:

Margaret Elliott → parent of James Nelson Elliott.

Johann Jacob Friedrich Huber and Frederika Regkukel are included as related German research targets. Their connection should be checked through direct baptism, marriage, burial, and child records before being stated as final.

Margaret Elliott Research Notes

Margaret Elliott is being studied through Pennsylvania records connected to the Elliott, Smith, and McClelland surnames. Some working notes point to October 1824 as her birth period and 19 November 1903 as her death date. However, the exact Pennsylvania county and the Smith-McClelland-Elliott identity path need careful source review.

Huber Research Notes

Johann Jacob Friedrich Huber is being studied through German church-record evidence connected to Attlisberg, Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg. The Huber surname may also appear as Hueber, Hüber, or Hüeber. Direct parish images should be reviewed before treating any indexed entry as final.

Frederika Regkukel Research Notes

Frederika Regkukel is the most uncertain name in this research group. The surname “Regkukel” may be a transcription issue. Possible spellings to check include Regkuchel, Reckkuchle, Reckküchle, Reckkuechle, Reckkuekel, Rebkugel, Rückkugel, Riegkugel, and Rieger.

Source-Link Audit Rule

A source should be treated as strong only when it points to the exact person through matching identifiers such as name, date, place, spouse, child, parent, parish, cemetery, or household. Same-name records should remain separate unless those matching details support the connection.

Suggested Next Records

• Find the original 1900 census record for Margaret S. Elliott and confirm birth month, birth year, residence, and household.
• Find the original 1880 census record for Margaret Elliott and confirm spouse, household, and county.
• Locate the Pennsylvania death register or local death record for Margaret S. Elliott dated 19 November 1903.
• Check cemetery records and marker text for Margaret S. Elliott, including any maiden-name claim.
• Search Butler, Somerset, Venango, and Westmoreland County records for Elliott, Smith, and McClelland links.
• Search probate, deed, church, and obituary records for evidence connecting Margaret Elliott to James Nelson Elliott.
• Search German Lutheran baptism, marriage, and burial records for Johann Jacob Friedrich Huber in Attlisberg and Waldshut.
• Search child baptism records for Johann Jacob Friedrich Huber to identify the spouse name in repeated entries.
• Search Frederika using surname variants, especially Reckkuchle, Reckküchle, Regkuchel, and Reckkuechle.

Research Names and SEO Terms

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Machine-Readable Huber Elliott Summary

Branch FFC2671 with recall source 683670 displays TG182976 Margaret Elliott, Huber, and Regkukel research. This route is separate from branch FFC2671 with recall source 861813, which displays the McQuiston and McKissock research cluster. The TG182976 route focuses on Margaret Elliott, James Nelson Elliott, Johann Jacob Friedrich Huber, and Frederika Regkukel. The page treats these details as working genealogy and emphasizes source review, Pennsylvania records, German Lutheran records, spelling variants, migration clues, and source-link confidence.

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TG295740: Mary Thorpe, Sumner, and McQuistion Page 466 Research

This branch route is for the Mary Thorpe, William Thorpe, Mary Jane Sumner, McQuistion, McQuiston, Grannis, Brady Township, Butler County, and Lawrence County research cluster connected to branch FFC2671 and recall source 584941.

Selected Person

• Name: Mary Thorpe
• Birth: 27 January 1863, Pennsylvania
• Death: 30 May 1944, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
• Working father: William Thorpe
• Working mother: Mary Jane Sumner
• TG code: TG295740
• Blog tag: #e1ytku
• HTML tag: #SeDZkD
• Branch code: FFC2671
• Recall source: 584941

Spoken Hiking Note

On this Cowles Mountain hike, I am noting page 466 of Leona Bean McQuiston’s The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620-1937, where Charles McQuistion, born in 1813 in Butler County, is tied to Brady Township, Rebecca Grannis, church life, and descendants. Then I turn to Mary Thorpe, TG295740.

Book Context: Page 466

The book source to review is The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620-1937 by Leona Bean McQuiston, 1871-1937. Page 466 gives historical context for an earlier Charles McQuistion, also written in the family-name cluster as McQuiston / McCuiston / McQuesten.

Short page 466 summary: Page 466 identifies Charles McQuistion, born 23 November 1813 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, connected with Brady Township and the family homestead. It states that he married Rebecca Grannis on 1 November 1839, gives Grannis family clues, notes church-life context, and lists descendants after that entry.

Mary Thorpe Research Context

After the book context for Charles McQuistion, this branch turns to Mary Thorpe. The working profile identifies Mary Thorpe as born 27 January 1863 in Pennsylvania and deceased 30 May 1944 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Current working notes connect her to William Thorpe and Mary Jane Sumner, but direct record URLs should be added before the relationship is stated as final proof.

Relationship and Evidence Placeholders

Source-Link Standard

Full source URLs should be added when located. Do not use only domain names such as ancestry.com, familysearch.org, or findagrave.com as final citations. If a record is known but the exact URL is not located, use this exact wording: Record mentioned, but exact source URL not located.

Suggested Next Records

• Find Mary Thorpe’s 1944 Pennsylvania death certificate or death-index record.
• Find the 1870 and 1880 census records for the William Thorpe household.
• Find Mary Thorpe’s marriage evidence or spouse-linked record, if applicable.
• Find Mary Thorpe cemetery, obituary, or burial information.
• Check page 466 of Leona Bean McQuiston’s book against deed, probate, cemetery, and church records.
• Search Butler County, Brady Township, Slippery Rock, and Lawrence County records for Thorpe, Sumner, McQuistion, McQuiston, and Grannis.

Research Names and SEO Terms

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Machine-Readable Mary Thorpe Summary

Branch FFC2671 with recall source 584941 displays TG295740 Mary Thorpe research. The selected person is Mary Thorpe, born 27 January 1863 in Pennsylvania and deceased 30 May 1944 in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. The working relationship notes list William Thorpe as father and Mary Jane Sumner as mother. This route also includes page 466 background from Leona Bean McQuiston’s The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620-1937, where Charles McQuistion, born 1813 in Butler County, is connected to Brady Township, Rebecca Grannis, church life, and descendants. This is working genealogy and not a final proof statement unless exact record URLs are supplied.

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TG804631: McQuiston and McKissock Family Line Research

This branch page is for the McQuiston, McKissock, Stitt, Galbraith, Appleby, and Grannis research cluster connected to branch FFC2671 and recall source 861813.

Core McQuiston Line

• 38. Charles McQuiston — born 25 Mar 1850 in Butler County, Pennsylvania; died 31 Jul 1917 in Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 76. Charles McQuiston — born 23 Nov 1813 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; died 22 Dec 1872 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 77. Rebecca Grannis — born 26 Mar 1819 in Massachusetts; died 31 Oct 1905 near Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• 78b. Robert A. McQuiston — born 1777 in Tobermore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died 1866 in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• 78c. Margaret McKissock — born 27 Feb 1731 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland; died 30 May 1818 in North Sewickley, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Machine-Readable McQuiston Summary

Branch FFC2671 with recall source 861813 displays the McQuiston and McKissock research cluster.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG491628: Platt, Rice, and Shapley Family Line Research

This branch page is for the Platt, Rice, Shapley, Ellis, Gridley, and Bair research cluster connected to branch FFC1309 and recall source 174661.

Main Focus: William Shapley

• 112. William Shapley — born about 1798 or 1799 in Granville, Washington County, New York.
• Death: Between 1861 and 1864 in Iowa.
• Mary Rice — listed as the mother of William Shapley.
• Ira Foster Rice — born 1805 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada; listed as father of Mary Rice.

Machine-Readable Platt Rice Summary

Branch FFC1309 with recall source 174661 displays TG491628 Platt Rice Research.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG923450: Luedtke and Hedtke Family Line Research

This research display is for the N3 Luedtke / Hedtke research branch connected to recall source 228038.

Main Couple

• 52. August Fredrich Hedtke — born 23 August 1847 in Alt Paleschken, Kreis Berent, Regierungsbezirk Danzig, West Prussia; died 31 January 1918 in Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota.
• 52b1. Amelia Emilie Caroline Luedtke — born 13 February 1850 in Pomerania, Pomorskie, Poland / Germany; died 24 April 1925 in Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota.

Machine-Readable Luedtke Hedtke Summary

Research branch N3 with recall source 228038 displays TG923450 Luedtke and Hedtke family line research.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG796320: Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly Family Line Research

This branch page is for the Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly research cluster connected to branch FFC8506 and recall source 695284.

Main Hillman and Platt Couple

• 50. Fred Ernest Hillman — born 21 August 1857 in Minnesota; died 1950 in Bald Eagle Center, Cass County, Minnesota.
• 50b. Agnes Maria Platt — born April 1857 in Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin; died 23 February 1946 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
• 50c. Miranda McLean — born 17 March 1817 in Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont; died 24 July 1861 in Werner, Juneau County, Wisconsin.
• 50d. John McLean — born 1780 in Tyree, Argyle, Scotland; died 27 August 1835 in Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont.

Machine-Readable Hillman Platt McLean Summary

Branch FFC8506 with recall source 695284 displays TG796320 Hillman, Platt, McLean, and Shelly family line research.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG935097: Beck Family Line Research

This branch page is for the Beck, Maier / Mayer, Kiehlbauch, Lustdorf, Odessa, and South Dakota research cluster connected to branch FFC6973 and recall source 345451.

Main Person: Barbara Beck / Barbara Kiehlbauch

• 55. Barbara Beck — born 22 January 1850 in Lustdorf, Russia.
• Death: 15 July 1923 in Tyndall, Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
• Reported parents: Constantin Beck and Barbara Maier / Mayer.

Machine-Readable Beck Summary

Branch FFC6973 with recall source 345451 displays TG935097 Beck family-line research.

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252

TG463829: Ruanna Hamilton and the Smith-Hamilton-Marlow Working Genealogy Branch

This branch route is for Ruanna Hamilton TG463829, Thomas Cleophas Hamilton, Sarah Elizabeth Marlow, John Isaac Smith, Albert Franklin Smith, Archie T. Smith, Noma Vade Smith, Roy Richard Smith, Lillian Lucille Smith, and the related Smith-Hamilton-Marlow research cluster connected to branch FFC6382 and recall source 817817.

Spoken Hiking Note

On this Cowles Mountain hike, I am tracing Run-na Ham-ill-ton TG463829, born in Guh-na-den-hut-en, Ohio, and later tied to John Iss-ack Smith, Albert Frank-lin Smith, Arch-ee T. Smith, Noma Vade Smith, and the Smith Ham-ill-ton Mar-low branch. More at jay zero three dot page.

Selected Person: Ruanna Hamilton TG463829

• Name: Ruanna Hamilton TG463829
• Also search as: Ruanna, Ruann, Rheane, Ruhama, Ruama, Ruanna Smith, and Rheane Smith
• Birth: 27 July 1827, Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
• Death: 19 February 1908, Monegaw Springs, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
• Relationship: Direct ancestor in this working branch
• Spouse: John Isaac Smith
• Working child connection: Albert Franklin Smith
• Branch code: FFC6382
• Recall source: 817817
• HTML tag: #SeDZkD
• Blog tag: #e1ytku

Ahnentafel and Family Group

Important Relationship Path

The main working relationship path being studied is:

Ruanna Hamilton → mother of Albert Franklin Smith → father of Archie T. Smith → father of Noma Vade Smith → mother of Doug O'Neal → father of Jeremiah O'Neal.

This path should be checked one generation at a time. The most important proof problem is identifying the exact Archie T. Smith connected to Noma Vade Smith, then proving whether that same Archie T. Smith was a child of Albert Franklin Smith.

Known A16 Outreach Link

This route also connects to the known A16 outreach reference: FFC6382 / recall source 817817 .

Research Notes

Public-source research notes suggest that John Isaac Smith and Ruanna Hamilton may have married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, on 10 August 1845. The same research trail suggests a migration pattern through Tuscarawas County, Ohio; Cumberland County, Illinois; Moultrie County, Illinois; Montgomery County, Iowa; Wray, Yuma County, Colorado; and finally St. Clair County, Missouri.

Thomas Cleophas Hamilton and Sarah Elizabeth Marlow are currently treated as the working parents of Ruanna Hamilton. A possible marriage date for Thomas and Sarah is 27 August 1826 in Guernsey County, Ohio, but the original county marriage record should be reviewed.

The place wording “Gnadenhutten, North Carolina, Ohio” should be treated as a geographic error or confused entry. The working place should be checked as Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, unless an original record proves another location. A possible Washington County, Ohio conflict for Thomas Cleophas Hamilton should remain open.

Roy Richard Smith and Lillian Lucille Smith should be treated as an unverified or possibly separate Smith branch until birth, death, obituary, census, Social Security, or family records prove the links.

Evidence Placeholders

• Tuscarawas County marriage record: John Isaac Smith and Ruanna Hamilton, reported 10 Aug 1845.
• Guernsey County marriage record: Thomas Cleophas Hamilton and Sarah Elizabeth Marlow, reported 27 Aug 1826.
• Ruanna Hamilton Smith death or burial: St. Clair County, Missouri, or cemetery records near Monegaw Springs.
• John Isaac Smith obituary or death record: Wray, Yuma County, Colorado, around 7 Dec 1916.
• Albert Franklin Smith obituary: Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, around 20 Dec 1946.
• Archie T. Smith proof: Birth, marriage, death, obituary, census, probate, or Social Security records.
• Noma Vade Smith proof: California birth, marriage, death, obituary, or Social Security records.
• Roy Richard Smith proof: Colorado birth or delayed birth record, census, Illinois death record, obituary, or Social Security record.
• Lillian Lucille Smith proof: Illinois birth record, Maine death record, obituary, marriage record, or Social Security record.

Suggested Next Records

• Search Tuscarawas County, Ohio marriage records for John Isaac Smith and Ruanna Hamilton.
• Search Guernsey County, Ohio marriage records for Thomas Cleophas Hamilton and Sarah Elizabeth Marlow.
• Pull the 1850 Tuscarawas County, Ohio census household for John and Ruanna Smith.
• Pull the 1860 Cumberland County, Illinois census household for the Smith family.
• Pull the 1870 and 1880 Moultrie County, Illinois census records for John Isaac Smith, Ruanna Hamilton Smith, and Albert Franklin Smith.
• Search the 1885 Montgomery County, Iowa state census for the same family group.
• Search St. Clair County, Missouri death and cemetery records for Ruanna Hamilton Smith.
• Search Wray, Yuma County, Colorado newspapers for John Isaac Smith’s obituary after 7 Dec 1916.
• Search Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas newspapers and Fairlawn Burial Park records for Albert Franklin Smith.
• Search California records for Noma Vade Smith and identify the exact Archie T. Smith connected to her.
• Search Colorado, Illinois, and Social Security records for Roy Richard Smith and Lillian Lucille Smith.

Warnings and Conflicts

• Name variants: Ruanna may appear as Ruann, Rheane, Ruhama, Ruama, or similar spellings.
• Place conflict: “Gnadenhutten, North Carolina, Ohio” should be corrected and verified as Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, unless a record proves otherwise.
• Thomas Hamilton death place: Some notes may point to Washington County, Ohio, instead of Tuscarawas County.
• John Isaac Smith birthplace: Pennsylvania and Virginia clues may conflict.
• Albert Franklin Smith birth year: The 1862 date should be checked because census-age clues may point closer to 1866 or 1867.
• Archie T. Smith identity: This is the biggest proof problem because multiple Archie Smith entries may be mixed together.
• Roy Richard Smith and Lillian Lucille Smith: Treat as unverified until stronger records connect them to this branch.

Suggested Search Terms

• "Ruanna Hamilton" "John Isaac Smith"
• "Ruanna Smith" "Monegaw Springs"
• "John I Smith" "Ruanna Hamilton" "Tuscarawas"
• "Rheane Smith" "Tuscarawas" 1850
• "Ruann Smith" "Moultrie County" Illinois
• "Thomas Cleophas Hamilton" "Sarah Elizabeth Marlow"
• "Thomas Hamilton" "Sarah Marlow" "Guernsey County"
• "Sarah Elizabeth Marlow" "Prince George's" Maryland
• "Albert Franklin Smith" "Hutchinson" "1946"
• "Albert F Smith" "Fairlawn Burial Park"
• "Archie T Smith" "Noma Vade Smith"
• "Noma Vade Smith" "San Diego"
• "Roy Richard Smith" "Vernon" Colorado
• "Lillian Lucille Smith" "Topsham" Maine

Machine-Readable Ruanna Hamilton Summary

Branch FFC6382 with recall source 817817 displays TG463829 Ruanna Hamilton family research. Ruanna Hamilton is recorded in working genealogy as born 27 July 1827 in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and deceased 19 February 1908 near Monegaw Springs, St. Clair County, Missouri. She is connected as spouse of John Isaac Smith and working mother of Albert Franklin Smith. The working path being tested is Ruanna Hamilton to Albert Franklin Smith to Archie T. Smith to Noma Vade Smith to Doug O'Neal to Jeremiah O'Neal. This is working genealogy and not a final proof statement. The Archie T. Smith and Noma Vade Smith link is the most important proof target.

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TG917384: John Isaac Smith Family Research and DNA Match Cluster

This branch route is for the John Isaac Smith, Smith, Kreidler, Purvis, Shoemaker, Sponsler, Fellers, Edie, Russell, Cooper, Knight, and O'Neal research cluster connected to branch FFC6382 and recall source 253940.

Selected Person

• Name: John Isaac Smith
• Also search as: John I. Smith, John Smith, Isaac Smith
• Birth: 18 February 1821, Pittsburgh / near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• Death: 7 December 1916, Wray, Yuma County, Colorado
• Working father: William Smith
• Working mother: Lucy Ann Kreidler / Kridler
• TG code: TG917384
• Branch code: FFC6382
• Recall source: 253940
• HTML tag: #SeDZkD
• Blog tag: #e1ytku

Spoken Hiking Note

On this hike, I am tracing John Isaac Smith, born in Pittsburgh in 1821 and later connected to Wray, Colorado. This TG917384 branch follows Smith family migration, settlement, and working genealogy links. Read more at jay zero three dot page.

Working Relationship Context

The current working relationship path being studied is:

John Isaac Smith → father of Albert Franklin Smith → father of Archie T. Smith → father of Noma Vade Smith → mother of Doug O'Neal → father of Jeremiah O'Neal.

This path should be checked one generation at a time with records that directly support each parent-child relationship. Public notes should protect living people and should use initials or private-match labels for living DNA matches.

DNA Match Cluster Summary

The current research value is not one isolated match. The stronger research clue is that multiple cousin paths may point back toward John Isaac Smith through different Smith descendant branches. If several independent DNA matches trace to different children or descendant lines of John Isaac Smith, the working common-ancestor hypothesis becomes stronger.

Shoemaker Link Review

The Adah R. P. Shoemaker link should be marked as needs confirmation. The concern is not that the link is wrong, but that a repeated surname can create a wrong-tree attachment if a user tree, indexed hint, or suggested relationship path merged two separate families. The question for knowledgeable descendants is whether Adah R. P. Shoemaker is truly the correct link back to Mary Louisa Smith.

Suggested Outreach Questions

• Do you have family records, obituaries, photos, notes, or stories connecting your branch to John Isaac Smith?
• Do you know whether Adah R. P. Shoemaker is the correct link back to Mary Louisa Smith?
• Do you know of records connecting William C. Smith to Catherine Sponsler or Samuel D. Smith?
• Do you know of records connecting Archie T. Smith to Noma Vade Smith?
• Are there cemetery, probate, land, marriage, or death records that name the relevant parent-child link?

Suggested Next Records

• Find census records that follow John Isaac Smith from Pennsylvania toward Ohio, Illinois, and Colorado.
• Find death, cemetery, obituary, probate, or local history records for John Isaac Smith in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado.
• Find records proving John Isaac Smith as father of Albert Franklin Smith, Mary Louisa Smith, William C. Smith, and Archie T. Smith if those links are claimed.
• Find records proving Mary Louisa Smith to Lee Roy Purvis and to Adah R. P. Shoemaker.
• Find records proving Adah R. P. Shoemaker to Edith M. Shoemaker.
• Find records proving William C. Smith to Catherine Sponsler and Samuel D. Smith.
• Find records proving Archie T. Smith to Noma Vade Smith.
• Compare DNA matches across independent descendant lines before marking the branch as strong.

Branch Strength Labels

• Strong: multiple records support the parent-child path, and the DNA path appears independent.
• Medium: the path is plausible but still needs one or two confirming records.
• Weak: the path depends mostly on copied trees, incomplete records, or one unverified assumption.
• Needs confirmation: the path has a named concern, such as the Shoemaker link under Mary Louisa Smith.

Research Names and SEO Terms

TG917384, FFC6382, recall source 253940, John Isaac Smith genealogy, John I. Smith, Smith family Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Smith family Wray Colorado, Yuma County Colorado genealogy, Allegheny County Pennsylvania genealogy, William Smith, Lucy Ann Kreidler, Lucy Ann Kridler, Albert Franklin Smith, Archie T. Smith, Noma Vade Smith, Mary Louisa Smith, William C. Smith, Lee Roy Purvis, Harold Dean Purvis, Carolyn Lee Purvis, Adah R. P. Shoemaker, Edith M. Shoemaker, Myron Knight, Myra June Knight, Catherine Sponsler, William Fellers, James A. Fellers, Laura B. F. Edie, Wanda S. Russell, Samuel D. Smith, William Edward Smith, Olive M. Smith, Herbert Dale Cooper, DNA match cluster, working common DNA ancestor, branch table review, Shoemaker link under review, working genealogy.

Machine-Readable John Isaac Smith Summary

Branch FFC6382 with recall source 253940 displays TG917384 John Isaac Smith family research. John Isaac Smith is being reviewed as a working common DNA ancestor. The working profile identifies him as born 18 February 1821 in or near Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and deceased 7 December 1916 in Wray, Yuma County, Colorado. Working related people include William Smith, Lucy Ann Kreidler or Kridler, and Albert Franklin Smith. Multiple DNA match paths may point back to John Isaac Smith through Mary Louisa Smith, William C. Smith, and Archie T. Smith. The Adah R. P. Shoemaker link under Mary Louisa Smith is a caution point and needs confirmation. Living DNA matches should remain private or be represented only by initials.

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