These are the daughters of Nicholas Jr. and Catherine (Hebenstreit) Bausman. From left to right, standing are Pearl, Gertrude and Viola. Hazel is sitting. Viola was my maternal grandfather’s mother. I believe the photo was taken about 1898 or 1899 since Gertrude (the oldest) was born in 1887, Pearl in 1890, Viola in 1893, and…
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Unidentified Photos from Viola Bausman
My great-grandmother, Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman, left a lot of photos when she died in 1974. Her daughter-in-law – my grandmother- Marian (Bohnsack) Davis has had them since Viola’s passing. Well, now my grandma is 90 years old and suffering from Alzheimer’s. When I went to visit her a few weeks ago, I went through…
Davis – Blewett Information
About the year 1770 a man by the name of — Painter brought his small son to a family by the name of Kempthorn who lived in Cornwall, England and left him for them to care for. He went to the continent and sent back money to pay for the child’s expenses. Mr. Painter appeared…
Family History
I’ve been researching my family history for about 10 years, give or take. About 5 years ago, I gave up using software that needed to be installed on a computer. Instead I use ancestry.com’s system. It allows for me to collaborate with my mom about research and let other family members look at it. If…
Forgotten History 