Bixler, Kershaw, Groff, Everhart, Luckhardt, Rue, Musselman Families

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8 Sep 2018

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This is the Homepage for my family history research.

Who am I? Well, I am Alice L. Luckhardt of Florida, a native born Floridian. But both sides of my parents' families came from the NE section of the United States. My husband, Greg, is also a native born Floridian but his parents' families were not originally from Florida but from the mid-west. I started family research back in the late 1980's by asking my mother to write the family history. After months of working with her and editing we had about 25 typed pages of stories and information on her side of the family and a little on my father's family. It was after my mother's death in 1994 that I really got into the research of the families. There were many names, places and dates missing from the first write-up my mother had done, strictly from memory. There were too many unanswered questions, so I started my quest for the answers. At the same time I also started assisting my mother-in-law in researching my husband's side of the family.

The first places I started research and studying were the old family papers, photos, records in the family bibles and sending away for birth, death and marriage records. I started with a small notebook and as that was filled with information more storage and notebooks were needed. The information just kept growing and growing. The more I learned the more additional questions came forward. I was lucky to have an excellent Family History Center Library (LDS Church) only 3 miles away from my home, so I started visited the Center once or twice a week. The wealth of information at the Center was amazing. Now I really had to be organized and keep data on each of the many surnames (from my side and my husband's side of the family). It was always a great thrill to discover new information on an ancestor that was previously unknown. Then to locate branches and distant ancestors was so exciting, such a thrill, a true "rush" to experience.

The following are some of the various family surnames being researched: EVERHART, BIXLER, GROFF, SMITH, ALBAUGH, WAGONER, MUSSELMAN, FRANKFORTER, SHERMAN, SCHERMAN, WEAVER, PARR, BORN - BURNS, CROUSE, DIFFENBACH, TROUT, BROWN, GETTIER (from Md. and Pa.), WALTERS and ROCKWELL (from Iowa), KERSHAW, BRIGGS, PROPHET, SMITH,LESCHKE (from Mass. and England), MacCARTNEY,DUBBERLEY,COLLINS,HODKINSON,BEESTON,CREER, CREAR,EVANS, TETLOW, MARSH,POLLET,ROTHWELL, & GREENHALGH (from England), LUCKHARDT, RUE, ROOT, McVEY, BURKHART, EDMONDSON, HOLMES, SMITH, TERRY, HIGLEY, DURR, PLAISS, FELDKAMP, KLEIN, and ARMBRUSTER(from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, & Kentucky). Note: There is a book out on JOHN BIXLER (1700-1765) and 10 generations of his descendants (I am 8th generation).

Click on the link below to view about my SECOND book just published -- available in paperback and ebook form by Lulu Publishing.

The title is THE INVINCIBLE ALICE. This is the true story of Alice Walters Wallace who is a Florida-raised, privileged, educated and lovely young woman in 1940. Yet, over the next 67 years she endured numerous personal illnesses, family deaths and four different husbands within a dozen years. This biographical book provides insight into how an individual can deal with personal heartache and still make a very positive contribution to her family, her Miami community and to the state of Florida. Alice is truly a �can do� person, one with eternal passion, drive and endurance. Read a preview along with sample pages from the book on the publisher's site. Alice Walters Wallace is my namesake, godmother and family cousin.

Click on the link below to view about my first book published -- NOW IN PAPERBACK by I-Proclaim Publishing.

The title is LEGENDS - FAMILY STORIES AND MYTHS. A collection of 30 true legends from various families and how the truth on each was discovered. Read a preview on the publisher's site.

The title is LEGENDS - FAMILY STORIES AND MYTHS. It is also available for download (eBook) through the LULU Publishing.

I have written my first book based on years of research.

Support independent publishing: buy this e-book on Lulu.

Click on the link below to view my newest web site, as of Nov. 2007. It has advice about genealogy research and writing those family memoirs.

The site will continue to be added to and new information.

Several new articles published in national magazines during 2007; including HISTORY MAGAZINE, GENEALOGICAL HELPER, INTERNET GENEALOGY, ANCESTRY, and FAMILY CHRONICLE MAGAZINE. More coming in 2008.

If anyone is interested in my doing some family history research for them, EMAIL ME. Address: [email protected]

Click on the various links below to view individual and/or family stories written by Alice.

Harry Kershaw's - 100th Birthday Anniversary in 2005 (with photos)

The Bixler Family of Maryland & Pennsylvania (with photos) --- Covering Jacob, Abraham, George, and Charles, the last of many branches.

The Musselman Family of Pennsylvania and Maryland (with photos)and separate link on Washington & Savilla Musselman

The Sherman Family of Pennsylvania (with photos)

View Several Family Signatures Taken From Original Documents

The story on William H. H. Smith, a Civil War veteran from Ohio (with photos)

(More Research - with Photos) to the Story of the Kershaw Family Coming to America ---Note - see site above on Harry Kershaw's 100th Birthday Anniversary. The complete story and photo copies about the Kershaw Family have been donated to the Haverhill Public Library in MA

The remarkable early years 1915-1949 of Nan Musselman Everhart Kershaw (inc. photos)

A Civil War veteran, Capt. Joseph Groff of Maryland

Wesley Wagoner, the Civil War and Belle Isle Prison (photos)

GEDCOM LINKS TO VIEW:

Everhart, Bixler & Groff Families of Md.

Musselman, Albaugh & Bixler Families of Md.

Briggs, Kershaw, Tetlow & Prophet Families of England & Mass.

Rue, Luckhardt, Root, Holmes, Edmondson, McVey, Klein, & Smith Families of Mich, Ind., Ohio

Still MORE stories on the family branches.

Everhart Family of Maryland, their stories & photos (1744-present-day):

EVERHART FAMILY

Eberhardt/Everhart in the American Revolution (1776 - 1882):

EBERHART/EVERHART

O. T. Everhart in the American Civil War - A Man of Medicine:

OLIVER T. EVERHART, MD

Capt. Joseph Groff Family of Maryland, their stories & photos (1821-1950):

CAPT. JOSEPH GROFF & Family

A Box From the Past (Fifty Years Later):

A BOX FROM THE PAST

Here are some of my favorite websites:

Cyndi's List -- the very best!! (http://www.CyndisList.com/)
Overall a great up-to-date source. (https://sites.rootsweb.com/)

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