Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
As this website deals with facts (although sometimes an unverifiable family story is included), the adage “write what you know” attributed to Mark Twain is the usual standard. In that vein, I asked my...
As a boy, I didn’t realize how much of an impact growing up on a farm would have on me. Because I moved from the farm when I was 13, I mostly only remember...
We continue with the fourth and final installment of Enoch Hagenbuch’s history of the Hagenbuch family (Read: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). In this, Enoch details information about the lives of his...
Enoch Hagenbuch’s (b. 1814) written history left off with his mention of having thirteen children (Read: Part 1 and Part 2). We continue in Part 3 with the listing of those children and details...
Enoch Hagenbuch (b. 1814) continues his history of the Hagenbuch family (Read: Part 1) as he relates names and dates for his brother Nathan, his children (Enoch’s nieces and nephews), and a sister who...
Enoch Hagenbuch was a great grandson of Andreas Hagenbuch. His family line is: Andreas (b. 1715) > Michael (b. 1746) > Jacob (b. 1777) > Enoch (b. 1814). In 1884 he wrote a manuscript...
As mentioned in previous articles, family genealogy is more than names and dates. Family stories, whether they are closer to folklore (Hungry Sam) or nearer to fact (One Silver Dollar), add spice to the...
Clarence Charles Hagenbuch was the son of Hiram Hagenbuch (b. 1847) and Mary Ann (Lindner) Hagenbuch (b. 1853); he was a great, great, great grandson of Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715). His family line is:...
Genealogists deal with more than names, places, and dates. They must also attempt to separate fact from fiction when it comes to oft-told family stories. I am always careful who I tell that I...
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an oft-heard phrase first coined in 1911 by newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane. In the article Butchering Day Memories From the Farm, Part 1, I mentioned a...
