A collection of research into my husband’s family tree.
This is a very new section of this website and doesn’t have many posts yet. Right now I’m focusing on my mother-in-law’s ancestors, including surnames Hogan, Mahon, Behan, Grogan, Wick, Horan, Ryan, Deitz, Kappeler, Müller, and more. Keep checking back as the research grows.
Grogan Side
Ancestors of Catherine Rose Grogan.
- Oneida County Property Records, Wick Family
Coming soon… - Rosa Kappeler’s Family of Origin
Coming soon… - About Switzerland
Swiss Civil Structure Switzerland is made up of 26 cantons, kind of like states in the US. Those are divided into districts (German: amtsbezirke) made up of individual municipalities/communities (communes) which… Read more: About Switzerland - Kappelers of Switzerland
This is a “coming soon” placeholder. For now, enjoy the story of the above painting by Switzerland’s “national painter” Albert Anker, entitled “Die Kappeler Milchsuppe” or “The Kappeler Milk Soup”, painted… Read more: Kappelers of Switzerland - Immigration of Rose Kappeler
Rosa “Rose” Albertine (Kappeler) Wick Henry was Catharine Grogan’s maternal grandmother, mother of Carrie Margaret “Elsie” (Wick) Grogan. Rose was born 28 October 1879 in Bern, Switzerland, one of 9 children… Read more: Immigration of Rose Kappeler
Hogan Side
Ancestors of David Joseph Hogan.
- Tracing Bridget (Mahan) Hogan’s Irish Roots
This post is for documenting my efforts to “jump the pond” and find Bridget C. (Mahan) Hogan’s birthplace in Ireland. The Facts Here are the data points I’m starting with: Elizabeth… Read more: Tracing Bridget (Mahan) Hogan’s Irish Roots - Deaths of Martin & Mary Hogan
I’ve had a heck of a time finding death records for Martin or Mary Hogan, parents of Owen H. Hogan (1861-1950), or even their death dates. This post will serve as… Read more: Deaths of Martin & Mary Hogan - Martin & Mary Hogan Family in Syracuse
(Featured image: Irish salt workers about 1870) This page is a collection point for information about the Martin Hogan family in Syracuse. Martin was the grandfather of David Joseph Hogan (1910-1975).… Read more: Martin & Mary Hogan Family in Syracuse - The Martin Hogan Family Syracuse Home
The 1893 Syracuse City Directory is consistent with an 1892 NY State Census entry for the Martin Hogan family. The census entry puts them in the 1st Electoral District of the… Read more: The Martin Hogan Family Syracuse Home