Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
There are so many facets on our Hagenbuch family tree that remain to be documented, explored, and discussed. For example, in early January I saw an obituary for Mildred “Millie” (Clews) Hagenbuch (b. 1941,...
On February 10, 2015, I wrote an article about my great great grandfather’s brother and his family. Samuel Hagenbuch was born in 1806 and lived on what became a six generation family farm in...
The other day my eldest son, William, pointed to a photograph hanging on the wall and asked, “Daddy, what is this picture of?” The photo he was referencing was taken during the summer of...
In the previous article on Hage’s Market owned by David and Joe Hagenbuch in West Virginia, the brothers’ ancestry was outlined. This Hagenbuch family first moved from Northampton County, PA to Columbia County, PA...
To begin this last in the series on my Uncle Charles, I want to thank my first cousin, Leon Hagenbuch, for looking through the attic-found box and realizing it’s importance. I suppose to many...
In late 2018, I stumbled upon the Find-A-Grave page for Private James H. Hagenbuch (b. 1922). That evening I wrote to my father: Hey Dad, While working on my article I found what is...
James H. Hagenbuch (b. 1922) died on June 7, 1944, after engaging German soldiers just south of Dead Man’s Corner in Normandy, France. James served in Company A (Able Company) of the 506th Parachute...
As I have continued adding people to Beechroots, I have run across loose ends and interesting people. Memorial Day came and went. As I kept recording Hagenbuchs, I found several who had served in...
As stated in previous articles, family history is more than names and dates. Most interesting can be the family stories that have been passed on from one generation to another. Oral traditions are often...
