Author Archives: Lisaperryjd

Jessie Annette Jack Hooper

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Born 1865 in Iowa, died May 8, 1935. Jessie Jack was the daughter of David Hayes Jack and Mary Elizabeth Nelings. David Hayes Jack, picture below, mustered into a unit from Iowa in the Civil War. When he returned to … Continue reading →

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Edward B. Cheney

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Edward B. Cheney, son of Hale and Sarah Cheney, grandson of Edward and Elizabeth Cheney and great-grandson of Edward and Abigail Cheney. Brandon Vermont.

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Edward Cheney of Brandon Vermont

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

Edward Cheney (1752-1813) lived in Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont. He and his wife, Abigail Hale (1752-1841) had at least seven children, listed in the probate 1 file below. One son, Ephraim and his wife Dorcas had at least two sons, … Continue reading →

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James Samuel Perry

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

James Samuel Perry, aka James S. and Samuel, is as far back as we can trace the Perrys. He is my great-great-great grandfather. According to the family bible, James was born in Middletown Springs, Vermont in 1819. He married Lydia … Continue reading →

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William H. Nelings Civil War Pension

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

William H Nelings came with his family from Pennsylvania, Lower Oxford area, to Iowa in the mid 1800s. They settled in Clayton County, around National. William enlisted with his brother James and a likely cousin Daniel A. Nelings (later spelled … Continue reading →

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Statement of Purpose

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Lisaperryjd

After doing genealogy on my family, and finding documents for other names not part of my immediate family, I have decided to start posting some of the primary sources. Key names for my research: PERRY JARVI OJANPERA NELINGS/NEILINGS/NEELINGS TYRRELL/TIRRELL CHENEY/CHEENEY … Continue reading →

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