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Genealogy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 114 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Family Record Book

 Collection — Box A7
Identifier: MGC-1045
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a family record book for the William Lafayette Thomas family. The book begins with genealogical information for William and continues this family’s genealogy through great-grandchildren. There is also genealogy information for those who married into this family line.

Dates: 1830 - 1950

Treas Family Bible

 Collection — Box A5
Identifier: MGC-1188
Scope and Contents

Shawnee Masonic Lodge #54 presented the family Bible to Maxine (McCollum) Treas on 20 April 1988. The family record pages are written in the same handwriting except for Maxine’s death date. The record pages include information on Maxine and her husband, her grandparents, child, and grandchildren.

Dates: 1850 - 2006

Twitchell Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1059
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the family history and genealogy compiled by Elizabeth Lee “Betty” Twitchel Chastain. The information contained within the collection pertains to the Twitchell and other related families. Included are pension files, land records, photographs, and research.

Dates: 1983 - 2008

Vaile Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1117
Scope and Contents This collection consists of genealogical information relating to the life of Harvey Merrick Vaile. Included within this collection are written family as well as oral history. Both the family and oral history were created by Harvey M. Vaile’s great Grandnephew Ernest Virgil Vaile, Jr. The oral history was originally created in 1997 and was saved on a VHS tape. Midwest Genealogy Center staff converted this VHS tape to a DVD. Both VHS and DVD can be accessed in this collection. In addition,...
Dates: 1997 - 2016

Vera Grandfield Fawbush Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1116
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the personal papers, genealogy, and photographs of Vera Grandfield Fawbush. Some of the other surnames found within this collection include Adamson, Fowler, Fritze, Hull, Lalonde, Muma, Ott, Rush, and Watson. Also found within this collection are a Grandfield family history, scrapbooks, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. Vera’s daughter, Edythe Fawbush Haywood, also contributed to this collection. There are two oversize items, a photograph and newspaper edition.

Dates: 1860s-2000s

Vickers Family Bible

 Collection — Box A11
Identifier: MGC-1070
Scope and Contents

The Bible was presented to Harry Vickers by Patricia Vickers in 1956 upon becoming a Master Mason in the Freemasons. The Bible has a section for family history, military service, and pertinent masonic information.

Dates: 1956

Walker Family Bibles

 Collection — Box A19
Identifier: MGC-1217
Scope and Contents This collection consists of three Bibles belonging to Andrew Jackson Walker’s family. One bible contains an inscription stating Andrew Jackson Walker as the original owner, gifted to him by his sister Lucy Ann Franklin. Another bible belonged to Andrew Jackson Walker’s son Andrew J. Walker, gifted to him by his sister Emma E. Walker, the donor’s great-grandmother. Birth dates for a few family members are written in the Bible as well. Also included within the collection is a family unit...
Dates: 1867 - 1881

Walter S. Jennings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1150
Scope and Contents This collection contains photos and genealogical documents relating to the Jennings, Gartman, and Nauman families. Photos date back to the nineteenth century and some have been identified and dated. Genealogical documents include such items as marriage and death certificates, obituaries, funeral programs, wedding announcements, and naturalization papers. Some brief biographical sketches and personal histories from family members written in the 1950s and one from 1980 make up part of this...
Dates: 1850 - 1980

Wiley Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1061
Scope and Contents

The records span the time period from 1640 to the 1800s. The records cover various surnames and family lines. Most records are copies of, or transcriptions of, wills, deeds, marriage bonds, and other materials.

Dates: 1600s-1800s

William and Regina Walter Correspondences

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1221
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the correspondences of William and Regina Walter. These letters relate to various genealogy inquiries that were sent to them from around the United States. These inquiries related to the Gamble, Garrett, Harding, Garnet, Goodspeed, Garvin, Glackin, Glacking, Goodrich, and Godfrey families, among others.

Dates: 1947 - 1966