Surname Saturday #23: Hovis/Hoffman (Illegitimate Line)

This has been an extremely difficult line to research. But, thanks to a very helpful lead from a newly found cousin a few years ago, I was able to knock down a brick-wall and find a wealth of information. Here is what I know on this family:

1. Ellen P. Hovis
b. 04 Mar 1824, Lincoln County, North Carolina
d. 1870/1880, Carroll County, Mississippi
m1. Robert Caneda/Kenedy; 23 Jan 1840, Lincoln County, North Carolina
m2. William S. Martin; 02 Sep 1845, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Margaret E. Kenedy, b. abt 1841, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Mary C. Martin, b. abt 1846, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Elmira Terissa Martin, b. 28 Jan 1848, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin, b. 02 Feb 1850, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Saliana Martin, b. abt 1854, Gaston County, North Carolina
*John L. Martin, b. Feb 1856, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Nancy Martin, b. abt 1858, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Ollie M. Martin, b. abt 1860, Mississippi

2. Jonas Hoyle Hoffman
b. abt 1788, Lincoln County, North Carolina
d. 1829, Lincoln County, North Carolina
m1. Mary Costner; abt 1813, Lincoln County, North Carolina
m2. Mary "Polly" Hovis; NOT MARRIED
*Eli Hoffman, b. 30 Feb 1814, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Michael Hoffman, b. 28 Dec 1816, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Jacob W. Hoffman, b. 10 Nov 1818, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Jonas Hoffman, b. 20 Jun 1820, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Ephraim Hoffman, b. 01 Jul 1822, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Ellen P. Hovis, (above) ILLEGITIMATE WITH MARY "POLLY" HOVIS
*Miles Hoffman, b. 12 Jul 1825, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*John McLean Hoffman, b. 10 May 1827, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Lanie Salena Hoffman, b. 01 Apr 1829, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Anna Mary Hoffman, b. 01 Apr 1829, Lincoln County, North Carolina

3. John Hoffman "Rich John", Revolutionary War soldier
b. abt 1760, Germany
d. 24 Sep 1832, Lincoln County, North Carolina
m. Margaret Hovis; abt 1785, probably Lincoln County, North Carolina.
*John Hoffman, b. abt 1786, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Jonas Hoyle Hoffman, (above)
*Catharine Hoffman, b. Jan 1790, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Jacob Hoffman, b. abt 1792, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Elizabety "Betsy" Hoffman, b. 01 Jun 1794, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Daniel Hoffman, b. 21 Jun 1797, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Joseph Hoffman, b. abt 1800, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Adam Hoffman, b. abt 1802, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Susanna Hoffman, b. abt 1804, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Peter Hoffman, b. 10 Mar 1808, Lincoln County, North Carolina

4. Jacob Hoffman (speculative information)
b. abt 1716, Germany
d. abt 1789, probably North Carolina

Surname Saturday #22: Blaylock

The Blaylock's are an old colonial family, originally from Northern England, that settled in Accomack County, Virginia in the early 1600's. They eventually migrated out of Virginia, into North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and finally Mississippi. Also, the name seems to have changed twice. Here is what I know:

1. Zilpha Azalene Blaylock
b. abt 1852, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 11 Aug 1895, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m1. Joseph Wney Vance; abt 1871, Carroll County, Mississippi
m2. Jesse C. Bennett; Jan 1884, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Minnie Josephine Vance, b. 03 Aug 1872, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Thomas Jefferson Vance, b. 03 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Lennie Fern Bennett, b. abt 1885, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Elmer Bennett, b. abt 1887, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Trotter Bennett, b. abt 1890, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Vancy Verline Bennett, b. 29 May 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi

2. Daniel Thomas Blaylock
b. 03 Apr 1829, Lawrence County, Mississippi
d. 09 Oct 1889, Shiloh, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Lydia "Liddy" Bennett; 06 Sep 1849, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Alexander Washington Blaylock, b. 17 Apr 1850, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Zilpha Azalene Blaylock, (above)
*Margaret Saphronia Blaylock, b. 30 Apr 1854, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Maggie Angeline Blaylock, b. 1855, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Benjamin Franklin Blaylock, b. 20 Mar 1856, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Thomas Daniel Blaylock, b. 17 Sep 1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Walter Blaylock, b. 1862, Carroll County, Mississippi
*William Mason Blaylock, b. 13 Sep 1864, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Virginia Blaylock, b. Jun 1866, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Stillborn child, b. & d. 1869, Carroll County, Mississippi

3. Levi Benjamin Blaylock
b. 23 Mar 1795, Barnwell County, South Carolina
d. 27 Jul 1881, "Old Homestead", Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Sarah Tyler; 14 Mar 1812, South Carolina
*Nancy Blaylock, b. 15 Jan 1813, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Richard Blaylock, b. 04 Jun 1815, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*George Blaylock, b. 1816, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. 10 Dec 1817, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Cyena Blaylock, b. 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Cyrena Blaylock, b. 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Millington Blaylock, b. 04 Jul 1822, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*John Simpson Blaylock, b. 15 Nov 1826, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*Daniel Thomas Blaylock, (above)
*William Mason Blaylock, b. 29 May 1831, Lawrence County, Mississippi
*Martha Blaylock, b. 04 Oct 1833, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Louisa Blalock, 29 May 1838, Carroll County, Mississippi

4. Hardin Blaylock, Sr.
b. abt 1771, Barnwell County, South Carolina
d. Feb 1822, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
m. Mason Long; 1791, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Hardin Blaylock, Jr., b. abt 1793, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Elizabeth Blaylock, b. 14 Mar 1794, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*Levi Benjamin Blaylock, (above)
*Sarah "Sally" Blaylock, b. abt 1795, Barnwell County, South Carolina

5. Richard Blalock, Jr.
b. 16 Mar 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia
d. 1818/1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
m. Sarah Wade; date unknown
*Richard Blalock, III, b. abt 1770, Orangeburg, South Carolina
*Hardin Blaylock, Sr., b. abt 1771, Barnwell County, South Carolina
*John Blalock, b. abt 1777, Barnwell County, South Carolina

6. Richard Blalock, Sr.
b. abt 1722, Louisa, Hanover County, Virginia
d. abt 1805, Cumberland County, North Carolina
m. Rachel Harden/Hardin; abt 1745, North Carolina
*Richard Blalock, Jr., (above)
*Charles Blalock, b. abt 1748, Albemarle County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1750, Albemarle County, Virginia
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1754-1760, Cumberland County, North Carolina
*Hardy Blalock, b. abt 1766, Cumberland County, North Carolina

7. John William Blalock, Sr.
b. abt 1671, Accomack County, Virginia
d. abt 1745, Louisa, Hanover County, Virginia
m. Elizabeth Millington; abt 1698, Virginia
*John William Blalock, b. abt 1704, Hanover County, Virginia
*Millington Blalock, b. abt 1711, Hanover County, Virginia
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. abt 1712, Hanover County, Virginia
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1714, Hanover County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1716, Hanover County, Virginia
*Richard Blalock, Sr., (above)
*David Blalock, b. abt 1724, Hanover County, Virginia
*Elizabeth Blalock, b. abt 1725, Hanover County, Virginia

8. Thomas Blalock, III
b. abt 1628, Accomack County, Virginia
d. abt 1677, Accomack County, Virginia
m. Anne Christian Scott; abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia
*Charles Richard Blalock, b. abt 1669, Accomack County, Virginia
*John William Blalock, Sr., (above)
*Anne Blalock, b. abt 1673, Accomack County, Virginia

9. Thomas Blalock, Jr.
b. abt 1581, York, Yorkshire, England
d. abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia
m. Rachel; abt 1627, Accomack County, Virginia
*Thomas Blalock, (above)
*Rachel Blalock, b. abt 1629, Accomack County, Virginia
*William Blalock, b. abt 1631, Accomack County, Virginia
*John William Blalock, b. abt 1632, Accomack County, Virginia

10. Thomas Blalocke, Sr.
b. abt 1557, England
d. 1582, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
bu. 1582, Crosby On Eden Church Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
m. Thomasina Typladye; Jan 1581, St Olave's Church, York, North Yorkshire, England
*Thomas Blalock, Jr., (above)

Surname Saturday #21: Chatham/Cheatham

I've been interested in this line for a long time now, primarily because of all the unique names within the family. I haven't had much luck on researching this family, but with such unusual middle names I'm to believe that they had to have been family surnames somewhere down the line. Here is what I know on this line:

Nancy Abigail "Nannie" Chatham
b. 17 Aug 1835, Perry County, Alabama
d. 07 Mar 1921, Carroll County, Mississippi
m. Allen Rodgers; 08 Aug 1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Evie Evelyn Rodgers, b. 06 Jul 1863, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Ada Elizabeth Rodgers, b. 25 May 1865, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Ida L. Rodgers, b. 01 May 1870, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Alma Gertrude Rodgers, b. 15 Jan 1872, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Allen Parks Rodgers, 29 Jun 1873, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Cicero Stephen Rodgers, b. Jan 1875, Carroll County, Mississippi

2. William Parks Chatham
b. abt 1797, possibly Orange County, North Carolina
d. May 1877, Carroll County, Mississippi
m. Elizabeth Wilson; 19 Nov 1822, Perry County, Alabama
*Narcissa Eliza Chatham, b. Aug 1823, Perry County, Alabama
*George P. Chatham, b. 18 Sep 1824, Perry County, Alabama
*James A. Chatham, b. 1827, Perry County, Alabama
*Greene W. Chatham, b. 1828, Perry County, Alabama
*John W. Chatham, b. 02 Dec 1829, Perry County, Alabama
*Sarah Chatham, b. 1830, Perry County, Alabama
*Mary Eleanor Chatham, b. 12 Sep 1831, Perry County, Alabama
*Margaret Chatham, b. 1833, Perry County, Alabama
*Nancy Abigail "Nannie" Chatham, (above)
*William Cicero Chatham, b. 1838, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
*Robert Barnes Chatham, b. 04 Oct 1839, Pontotoc County, Mississippi
*Dogan Chatham, b. 1841, Pontotoc County, Mississippi

*George H. Chatham/Cheatham (source of middle initial H.??)
b. abt 1763?, Georgia? (I'm not sure of the source of this information)
d. 1801, North Carolina or Hancock County, Georgia (again, I'm not sure of the source of this information)
m; Eleanor "Nelly"; 1790, Virginia (again, I'm not sure of the source of this information)
*Walker Chatham, b. 02 Apr 1792, Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia
           m1. Sally Kendrick; 26 May 1818, Putnam County, Georgia
           m2. Abigail Turner; 11 Sep 1823, Perry County, Alabama
*George Kinchen Chatham, b. 28 Sep 1795, Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia
           m. Cenia Gholson; 15 Jul 1815, Putnam County, Georgia
*William Parks Chatham, (above)
*Polly Chatham
           m. Hezekiah Davis, 09 Jun 1818, Putnam County, Georgia

According to an acquaintance I have (a possible cousin?), George H. Cheatham may have had a brother named William Cheatham, who in turn had a son named Thomas R. Cheatham, who was "adopted 11 days after his birth by Veazey Ferrill". Apparently there exists a will that mentions George and William, but I have yet to receive any copies or find any that match it for myself.

Surname Saturday #14: Costilow

I've been researching this line ever since I started doing genealogy, and it has been a pretty dead-end line. Here is what I know on this family:

1. Samantha Aylene "Mancie" Costilow
b. 02 Dec 1869, Holmes County, Mississippi
d. 13 Aug 1908, Carroll County, Mississippi
m1. L. Joseph Lancaster; date unknown
m2. Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin; abt 1900
*Willie David Lancaster, b. 08 Sep 1895, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Joe Lafayette Lancaster, b. abt May 1897, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Samantha "Sammie" Martin, b. abt 1901, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Ellen Inez Martin, b. 04 Jun 1902, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Mossie Glispie Martin, b. 28 Dec 1904, Carroll County, Mississippi
*James Gordon Martin, b. 17 Aug 1906, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Sam Hart Martin, b. 03 Jun 1907, Carroll County, Mississippi

2. James Andrew J. Costilow
b. 25 Dec 1833, Yazoo County, Mississippi
d. 22 Feb 1923, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m1. Martha A. Miller; 25 Jul 1855 (place unknown; source of this date unknown. Anyone have information???)
m2. Alvana Adams; 29 May 1879 (place unknown)
m3. Sarah F. Elizabeth "Sallie" Tollison; 09 Nov 1896 (place unknown)
*Mary Catherine "Mollie" Costilow, b. 28 Apr 1856, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Frances A. "Fanny" Costilow, b. 19 Dec 1857, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Octavia Jane Costilow, b. 21 Sep 1861, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*James D. Costilow, b. 19 Dec 1861, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Walter Lynn Costilow, b. 23 Oct 1865, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
*William Thomas Costilow, b. 02 Dec 1867, Holmes County, Mississippi
*Samantha Aylene "Mancie" Costilow, (above)
*Samuel James "Bud" Costilow, b. 19 Nov 1871, Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Ceabron Callihan "Pony" Costilow, b. 19 Nov 1871, Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Edward Jefferson "Babe" Costilow, b. 24 Jan 1874, Yazoo County, Mississippi
*Amanda Viola "Mandy" Costilow, b. 13 Aug 1877, Yazoo County, Mississippi

3. James Costilow
b. abt 1775-1794, place unknown
d. between 1838-1848, Holmes or Yazoo County, Mississippi
m. Mary Bethia Hopkins; 17 Sep 1818, Adams County, Mississippi
*Daughter Costilow, b. abt 1818-1820, Adams County, Mississippi
*Mary Jane Costilow, b. abt 1829, Adams County, Mississippi
*James Andrew J. Costilow, (above)
*Henry Costilow, b. abt 1835, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Surname Saturday #13: Vance

Vance is the surname of my 2nd-great-grandmother on my maternal side. This is what I know on her family:

1. Minnie Josephine Vance
b. 03 Aug 1872, Montgomery County, Mississippi
d. 16 Jun 1919, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Allen Parks Rodgers; 08 Jan 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi
*Joe Allen Rodgers, b. 06 Nov 1896, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Norman Lester Rodgers, b. 09 Jan 1897, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Fred Lamar Rodgers, b. 22 Feb 1900, Carroll County, Mississippi
*John Archie Rodgers, b. 04 Feb 1906, Carroll County, Mississippi

2. Joseph Wney Vance
b. Dec 1849, Tippah County, Mississippi
d. Feb 1881, Montgomery County, Mississippi
m. Zilpha Azalene Blaylock; abt 1871
*Minnie Josephine Vance, (above)
*Thomas Jefferson Vance, b. 03 Oct 1875, Montgomery County, Mississippi

3. George W. Vance
b. abt 1826, Tennessee
d. 1859/1860, Carroll County, Mississippi
m. Temperance "Tempey" Howell; about 1844, possibly Mississippi
*Thomas Vance, b. about 1846, Mississippi
*James C. Vance, b. about 1848, Mississippi
*Joseph Wney Vance, (above)
*R. Elizabeth "Betty" Vance, b. about 1854, Mississippi
*William M. Vance, b. abt 1855, Mississippi
*Hugh H. Vance, b. abt 1858, Mississippi
*Mary C. Vance, b. abt 1859, Mississippi

Surname Saturday #7: Martin

Long has this family been a mystery to me up until a few years ago, when I started to finally make some breakthroughs. Martin is the surname of my paternal great-grandmother on my mother's side of the family. Here is what I know on this line:

1. Ellen Inez Martin
b. 04 June 1902, Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 02 May 1991, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
m. Fred Lamar Rodgers; 10 June 1917, Grenada County, Mississippi
*Children omitted for privacy reasons.

2. Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin
b. 02 Feb 1850, Gaston County, North Carolina
d. 16 Feb 1922, Grenada County, Mississippi
m1. Mary Britnal; 06 Dec 1873, Carroll County, Mississippi
m2. Samantha Aylene Costilow; bef. 1901, possibly Carroll County, Mississippi
m3. Evie Evelyn Rodgers; 27 Sep 1908, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Millie Martin, b. abt 1874, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Samantha "Sammie" Martin,  b. 1901/1902, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Ellen Inez Martin, (above)
*Mossie Glispie Martin, b. 28 Dec 1904, Carroll County, Mississippi
*James Gordon Martin, b. 17 Aug 1906, Carroll County, Mississippi
*Sam Hart Martin, b. 03 Jun 1907, Carroll County, Mississippi

3. William S. Martin
b. abt 1804, Lincoln County, North Carolina
d. 1860/1868, Mississippi (Civil War???)
m1. Ann L. Hannah; 04 Feb 1831, Lincoln County, North Carolina
m2. Ellen P. Hovis; 01 Sep 1845, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*George J. Martin, b. abt 1834, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Thomas H. Martin, b. abt 1837, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Mary C. Martin, b. abt 1846, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Elmira Terissa Martin, b. 28 Jan 1848, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin, (above)
*Saliana Martin, abt 1854, Gaston County, North Carolina
*John L. Martin, b. abt Feb 1856, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Nancy Martin, b. abt 1858, Gaston County, North Carolina
*Ollie M. Martin, b. abt 1860, Mississippi

William S. Martin's parentage is uncertain, but one there's one thing i'm positive of.. he's the grandson of Samuel Martin, a Captain during the Revolutionary War. Here is his information:

5. Samuel Martin
b. 26 Mar 1732, Ireland
d. 18 Nov 1836, Dallas, Lincoln County, North Carolina
m. Margaret McCurdy
Both are buried in the Goshen Presbyterian Cemetery in North Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina

*Anne Martin, b. abt 1766, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*Jane Martin, b. abt 1771, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*Robert Martin, b. abt 1773, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*William Martin, b. abt 1774, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*Joseph Martin, b. abt 1774, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*Margaret Martin, b. abt 1775, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*James Martin, b. abt 1776, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*John Martin, b. abt 1780, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*Mary Martin, b. abt 1784, Tyrone County, North Carolina
*George Martin, b. abt 1781/1784, Lincoln County, North Carolina
*Thomas Martin, b. unknown, North Carolina

My 100th Post! It's my sister's birthday today!

It's my 100th blog post today! In honor of my sister's birthday, I thought I would search my family tree database to see who else was born on October 10th.. much like I did for my birthday, on May 30th. Here's what I found:

Bereczky, Klára
b. 10 Oct 1772, Taktaszada, Zemplén megye, Hungary
She was the wife of Demeter Szük, the son of my 6th great-grand uncle, András Szük of Taktaszada.

Blaylock, Adeline
b. 10 Oct 1884, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 17 Feb 1959, Carroll County, Mississippi
She was the wife of Bradford Pierce Heath (1861-1946), also of Carroll County, Mississippi. Adeline is my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed.

Blum, Barbara
b. 10 Oct 1869, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
d. 05 Jan 1947, Plover, Marathon County, Wisconsin
She was the wife of 1) Christoph Bauer and 2) Julius Meyer. Barbara is the younger sister of my 3rd-great-grandmother, Maria Blum Summ.

Cavendish, William, 3rd Earl of Devonshire
b. 10 Oct 1617
d. 23 Nov 1684
He was the husband of Elizabeth Cecil, my 6th cousin 12 times removed.

de Bourbon, Isabella II, Queen of Spain
b. 10 Oct 1830
d. 09 Apr 1904
She is the 2nd-great grandmother of the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos. She is my 15th cousin 7 times removed.

Gulyás, Károly
b. 10 Oct 1856, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs megye, Hungary
He was the brother of my 3rd great grandmother, Zsuzsánna Gulyás Gombás.

Habsburg, Catharina Michelle
b. 10 Oct 1567
d. 06 Nov 1597
She was the daughter of King Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal. Catharina is the ancestress of many kings and regents of Europe. She is my 8th cousin 13 times removed.

Péchy de Péchújfalu, Count Emánuel Gábor
b. 10 Oct 1813, Boldogkő-Váralja Castle, Boldogkő-Váralja, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
d. 24 Jul 1889, Boldogkő-Váralja Castle, Boldogkő-Váralja, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
He was the husband of Zenaide Octávia Juliánna Meskó. He is my 24th cousin 6 times removed.

Porkoláb, Károly
b. 10 Oct 1824, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 17 Nov 1825, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Károly is my cousin through several lines. We share blood connections on his paternal side through the Porkoláb family and Bódogh family. Oh his maternal side it's through the Tóth and Porkoláb families.

Rodgers, Caldonia Bell
b. 10 Oct 1890, Dialville, Texas
d. 18 Jul 1893, Dialville, Texas
Caldonia was the daughter of Lewis Banks Rodgers, Sr. and his wife Mary Jane Acker. She is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.

Stümpges, Wilhelm
b. 10 Oct 1673, Rheydt, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
He was the husband of Adriana Jensen (b. 1677). He is my 1st cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are his paternal grandparents: Thönis am Bleeckkamp and Giertgen Stümpges. Interestingly enough, all of their children took on their mother's surname of Stümpges. Weird, huh?

von Schaumburg-Lippe, Charlotte
b. 10 Oct 1864
d. 16 Jul 1946
She was the second wife of King William II of Württemberg. She is my 16th cousin 5 times removed.