What do you really know about your ancestors? Any famous connections? Alonzo T. Prentiss (1819-1903) married Ruth McConnell in 1842, in Putnam County, Ohio. They became the parents of six children, as the 1850 and 1860 federal censuses demonstrate. But by 1870, Ruth was the head of household. This suggested that Alonzo had died, perhaps

What do you really know about your ancestors? Do you have a traveling ventriloquist and tonic huckster? Beyond the names, dates and places on your pedigree chart, there are undoubtedly some great stories. Researching our family history can produce some real surprises. Our blog features some of the more colorful biographical sketches we have collected