William B. Hindman/Hineman (related?)

PROBABLY NOT RELATED: although of Scotch-Irish ancestry:
I stumbled across this first obituary and decided to do a little research because I knew we had a Laura Maud (Margaret) Hineman married to an Edwin Rankin in our HINEMAN tree. This is NOT that same couple, but I am wondering if they might be related to our [...]

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Ruby (Hineman) Gerke

Ruby L. Hineman was the daughter of Miles Leroy Hineman and Elizabeth Ann Rowan.
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Ruby L. Hineman (Miles Leroy4, John3, Samuel2, John M1) was born 11 Apr 1891 in Tomah Twp., Monroe Co., Wisconsin, and died 05 Mar 1967 in Tomah Twp., Monroe Co., Wisconsin.  She married William Ernst Gerke 28 Nov 1909, son of Wilhelm [...]

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Miles Leroy Hineman – Wisconsin

My great-great grandfather:
Miles Leroy Hineman
Born: 26 Nov 1851 in Dane County, Wisconsin
Died: 01 Aug 1930 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Son of John Hineman and Harriet Cary
John Hineman, born abt 1828 PA – died 29 Jul 1857 in Monroe Co., WI
John Hineman’s father was Samuel Hineman, mother Unknown.
Harriet Carey/Cary, born 28 Oct 1825 in Hanover, [...]

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Thompson A. Hineman: Ohio & WV

Thompson A. Hineman was the son (and youngest child) of Alexander Hineman and Amanda Jane Ewing.
Because he was born in 1881, Thompson does not appear on any census record with his parents, however they are listed on his death record.
Something I noticed on the 1880 census: There was a Thompson family living near the Alexander [...]

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Hineman Marriages: Brook Co., West Virginia

Marriages – HINEMAN – Brooke Co., West Virginia
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Blair Leon Craven to Eleanor Hineman
Married 23 Sep 1922, Wellsburg, Brooke Co., WV
Parents of Blair: Silas M. Craven and Lovilla Catherine Rabuck
Parents of Eleanor: John Herbert Hineman and Jennie Elizabeth Kessler
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George Philip (or Philip George) Hineman to Jessie Short
Married: 12 Aug 1926 Wellsburg, Brooke Co., WV
Parents of Philip: [...]

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Hineman in the Titusville Morning Herald

George Madison Hineman, son of James K. Hineman and Mary Adaline Davison:
Mr. and Mrs. George Hineman, a bride and groom of recent date, will, we are informed, leave Tryonville this week and take up housekeeping near Black Ash. We had been in hopes that Mr. Hineman could have seen his way clear to have remained [...]

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Hineman and Howell: Crawford Co., PA

Daniel Howell was married to Susannah N. Hineman, daughter of John Hineman and Mary Magdalene McConnell. Evidently, they had a daughter by the name of Ida, but I haven’t been able to find out what happened to her.
**NOTE: Evidently, I posted the census records and a few notes on Daniel Howell before ( and forgot [...]

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Edward Hunt & Lizzie Hineman and Related Families

Edward Hunt was married to Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hineman, daughter of James K. Hineman, all of whom were mentioned in an earlier post. The first two articles explain what happened to Edward.
If your head starts spinning trying to figure out how these people all fit together, just ask and I will try to clarify.
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EDWARD HUNT KILLED [...]

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Murphy’s Laws of Genealogy

BJ from PA Penn Yahoo genealogy group posted this, which she had received from another group, so I guess it is making the rounds. Pretty funny, and true.
Murphy’s Laws of Genealogy
1. The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated, and at which the platform collapsed under him, turned out to be a hanging.
2. When [...]

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Bickerstaff – Hineman – Ewing?

Aaron mentioned a possible census record for Jacob Hineman, (wife, Mary Bickerstaff) born about 1809, son of John Hineman Sr. and Mary Unknown. I had done some research on him and his family awhile back, but since he mentioned him, I thought I would take another look. I am posting what I have found so [...]

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