"What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life -
to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories." ~George Elliott

 

This page is dedicated to those people I am a part of that have passed before me. Through this research it has given me insight into how they lived and it provides me a way to share in their lives and preserve their history for future generations.

However, I will warn you I come from a long line of ministers, mostly Baptist, but some "Church of England" fellows too. I will warn you also that they were all free-thinkers and considered "rebels" during their times. Particularly Rev. William Worcester who was Vicar of the Church of Olney in Buckinghamshire, England, who refused an order from the Bishop to speak about sports on the Lord's day and was dismissed from his position, disinherited by his father and came to the States and settled Salsbury, Massachusetts! My father always told me, "you would cut off your nose to spite your face if it was over a matter of principle" (which I have done many times and will probably do a few more before my time here is over). Now I know where I get that from!

In addition to my Family Tree files below, there are individual pages for many of my family lines (links below) where I have photographs, imaged documents, including old Family Bible entries as well as other important links related to these lines. Many of these items have been passed down for many generations and I can't explain the feeling when you hold a small book in your hands that your gr-gr-grandmother held over 150 years ago! It has really given me a feel for the people that I am a part of that I have not ever met.  To access these pages, please click on links below.

MATERNAL LINES PATERNAL LINES
Arrasmith/Arrowsmith's Cafeisch
Cardwell Dezell (my maiden name)
Corder (Carder) Dresdow
Engledow/Elston Freistedt
Hussung Gehrke
Lane Worcester
Lehman

I will be adding to each of the family entries above, including census records and other public records that I have accumulated over the years on sub lines from my main lines. I also am going to include (with permission of course), a list of researchers I have been in contact with over the years and what lines they research.  Please email me if you would like to be added to this list with the name(s) you are researching. I have many documents to upload and will probably rearrange the individual family pages as I do this, so please check back often.

This will show a listing of all surnames with frequency they are found in my family file.
 

This will show a pedigree chart starting with me.

This map will show the geographic distribution of my family file by state and date of birth.

I have tried to document all sources of my information, however, if anyone finds anything that they believe is incorrect or would like further verification of, please let me know.



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