Paternal; Anna Maria Schirmer (30 Sep 1716 - 5 Apr 1771)

Name: Anna Maria Schirmer
Parents: Johannes Conradt Schirmer and Veronica Blattner
Birth: 30 Sep 1716
Birth Location: Petelsdof, Alsace-Lorraine, France
Death: 05 Apr 1771
Death Location: Heidelberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Spouse: 1. Johannes Ulrich Steffy 2. Johannes Caspar Reith
Marriage Date: 1. 21 May 1737 2. About 1761
Marriage Location: 1. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States 2. _____

Children: Elizabeth Stephan (Wampler) ^{Notation 1 & 2}, Michael Steffey ^{Notation 1}, Johann Stouffer "John" Steffey ^{Notation 1}, Heinrich "Henry" Steffey ^{Notation 1 & 2}, Anna Maria Steffey, Dorothea Steffey, Peter Steffey, Johann Peter Steffey ^{Notation 1}

Anna Maria Schirmer's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal side 5x Great-Grandmother^{Notation 1}

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Sources:
Source 1. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014; Ulrich Steffen's family.
Source 2. Genealogy.com, forum, Gerald Steffy, "Revised info for Elizabeth Stephen (Steffy)".
Source 3. "Wamplers in America", Genevieve M. Shouse, John E. Shouse, 1981, pp. 25-28.
Source 4. Facebook.com, Social Media, Facebook Group "MY STEFFY FAMILY CONNECTIONS", Post dated 26 May 2022.
Source 5. Find A Grave, database with images, "Anna Maria Schirmer Rieth", Memorial ID 62236478, Managed by Gerald Steffy.

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Share DNA matches with some this person's known children's descendants.
Notation 2: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 12 Feb 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Paternal; Johannes Ulrich Steffy (2 Oct 1710 - 29 Apr 1760)

Name: Johannes Ulrich Steffy/Steffey/Steffen
Parents: Hans Steffen and Elizabeth Graf
Birth: 2 Oct 1710
Birth Location: Affoltern, Bern, Switzerland
Death: 29 Apr 1760
Death Location: Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States

Spouse: Anna Maria Schirmer
Marriage Date: 21 May 1737
Marriage Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Children: Elizabeth Stephan (Wampler) ^{Notation 1 & 2}, Michael Steffey ^{Notation 1}, Johann Stouffer "John" Steffey ^{Notation 1}, Heinrich "Henry" Steffey ^{Notation 1 & 2}, Anna Maria Steffey, Dorothea Steffey, Peter Steffey, Johann Peter Steffey ^{Notation 1}

Johannes Ulrich Steffy's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal side 5x Great-Grandfather^{Notation 1}

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Sources:
Source 1. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014; Ulrich Steffen's family
Source 2. Genealogy.com, forum, Gerald Steffy, "Revised info for Elizabeth Stephen (Steffy)"
Source 3. "Wamplers in America", Genevieve M. Shouse, John E. Shouse, 1981, pp. 25-28
Source 4. Facebook.com, Social Media, Facebook Group "MY STEFFY FAMILY CONNECTIONS", Post dated 26 May 2022

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Share DNA matches with some this person's known children's descendants.
Notation 2: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 07 Feb 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Maternal; Hannah Sarah _____ (Between 1760-1770 - 1858)

Name: Hannah Susan _____
Parents: _____ and _____
Birth: Between 1760-1770
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States
Death: 1858
Death Location: Lima, Fayette County, Iowa, United States

Spouse: Daniel Eller
Marriage Date: _____
Marriage Location: _____

Children: Mary "Polly" Eller (Hess) ^{Notation 1 & 2}, Daniel Eller, Peter O. Eller ^{Notation 1}, Rebecca Eller (Peterman) ^{Notation 1}

Hannah Sarah _____'s Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Maternal side 4x Great-Grandmother ^{Notation 1}

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Basing this relationship thought upon DNA matches with a) my own Ancestry DNA test, b) my sister's Ancestry DNA test, c) one of my maternal 1st cousins' Ancestry DNA test and d) one of my children's Ancestry DNA test.
Notation 2: Share DNA matches with some of this person's known children's descendants.
Notation 2: Known ancestor of Carol on maternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 05 Feb 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Maternal; Daniel Eller (1770 - 1850)

Name: Daniel Eller
Parents: _____ and _____
Birth: About 1770
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Death: 1850
Death Location: Ripley County, Indiana, United States

Occupation: Farmer.
Spouse: Hannah Sarah _____
Marriage Date: _____
Marriage Location: _____

Children: Mary "Polly" Eller (Hess) ^{Notation 2 & 3}, Daniel Eller, Peter O. Eller ^{Notation 2}, Rebecca Eller (Peterman) ^{Notation 2}

Daniel Eller's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Maternal side 4x Great-Grandfather^{Notation 1}

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Sources:
Source 1. 1840 United States Federal Census, "Daniel Eller", Ripley County, Indiana, Page 81

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Basing this relationship thought upon DNA matches with a) my own Ancestry DNA test, b) my sister's Ancestry DNA test, c) one of my maternal 1st cousins' Ancestry DNA test and d) one of my children's Ancestry DNA test.
Notation 2: Share DNA matches with some of this person's known children's descendants.
Notation 3: Known ancestor of Carol on maternal side of her family tree..

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 31 Jan 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Paternal; Nancy Little (About 1768 - 13 Sep 1813)

Name: Nancy Little ^{Citation 1 & 2, Notation 1}
Parents: _____ and _____
Birth: About 1768
Birth Location: Providence Ulster, County Down, Northern Ireland
Death: 13 Sep 1813
Death Location: Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States

Spouse: John Joseph McCoskey
Marriage Date: _____
Marriage Location: _____

Children: John Little McCoskey, James Monroe McCoskey ^{Notation 3}, Mary "Polly" McCoskey (Stucker) ^{Notation 3}, Nancy McCoskey (Bratton) ^{Notation 3}, Elizabeth "Betsy" McCoskey (Armstrong) ^{Notation 3}, Samuel Young McCoskey, Robert M. McCoskey, Sarah "Sallie" McCoskey (Telford), Jenny McCoskey, Margaret Jane "Peggy" McCoskey (Young), Thomas Campbell McCoskey, Joseph Robert Little McCoskey ^{Notation 3 & 4}, Ann McCoskey

John Joseph McCoskey's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal side 4x Great-Grandmother

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Sources:

Citations:
Citation 1. "History of Vigo County, Indiana", Henry C. Bradsby, 1891, pp. 833-4.
Citation 2. Family Search One World Family Tree; "Nancy Little", [ LHKL-95T ].

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Surname I have seen shared by some as McCraskey, McCroskey, or similar variants [such as without the last "e"].
Notation 2: Uncertain about birth year. Some print sources say she lived to being over 110 years in age.
Notation 3: Share DNA matches with some this person's known children's descendants.
Notation 4: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 29 Jan 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Paternal; John Joseph McCoskey (1 Jan 1760 - 13 Sep 1813)

Name: John Joseph McCoskey ^{Citation 1, 2 & 3, Notation 1}
Parents: _____ and _____
Birth: About 1 Jan 1760
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Death: 13 Sep 1813
Death Location: Franklin County, Kentucky, United States

Occupation: ______
Spouse: Nancy Little
Marriage Date: _____
Marriage Location: _____

Children: John Little McCoskey, James Monroe McCoskey ^{Notation 2}, Mary "Polly" McCoskey (Stucker) ^{Notation 2}, Nancy McCoskey (Bratton) ^{Notation 2}, Elizabeth "Betsy" McCoskey (Armstrong) ^{Notation 2}, Samuel Young McCoskey, Robert M. McCoskey, Sarah "Sallie" McCoskey (Telford), Jenny McCoskey, Margaret Jane "Peggy" McCoskey (Young), Thomas Campbell McCoskey, Joseph Robert Little McCoskey ^{Notation 2 & 3}, Ann McCoskey

John Joseph McCoskey's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal side 4x Great-Grandfather

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Sources:
Source 1: United States, Census, 1810, "John McCrosky", Page 145, Franklin, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States
Source 2: Find A Grave, "John Joseph McCroskey", Memorial ID 208773807

Citations:
Citation 1. "The Pound and Kester Families: Containing an Account of the Ancestry of John Pound (born in 1735) and William Kester (born in 1733) and a Genealogical Record of All Their Descendants and Other Family Historical Matter", database, Google Books (https://books.google.com : accessed 01 Aug 2022), Robert Eddy Hunt, 1904, pp. 375-384.
Citation 2. "History of Vigo County, Indiana", Henry C. Bradsby, 1891, pp. 833-4.
Citation 3. Family Search One World Tree, "John McCoskey" [ 2MRC-D5R ]

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Surname I have seen shared, by some, as McCraskey, McCroskey, or similar variants [such as without the last "e"].
Notation 2: Share DNA matches with some this person's known children's descendants.
Notation 3: Known Direct Ancestor on paternal side of family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 24 Jan 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Maternal; Saluda Akers (22 Mar 1822 - 12 Sep 1881)

Name: Saluda Akers ^{Citation 1}
Parents: Uriah Akers and Millicent "Millie" Brown
Birth: 22 Mar 1822
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
Death: 12 Sep 1881 ^{Source 6}
Death Location: Scott County, Illinois, United States

Spouses: 1. Andrew Patterson ^{Source 2 & 3} 2. Blackston William Howard ^{Source 4}
Marriage Date: 1. 30 Sep 1851 ^{Source 2 & 3} 2. 1 Jan 1866 ^{Source 4 & 5}
Marriage Location: 1. Scott County, Illinois, United States 2. Scott County, Illinois, United States

Children: Uriah A. Patterson ^{Notation 1}, Reuben Fletcher Patterson

Saluda Akers's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Indirect; Second spouse of maternal side 3x Great-Grandfather

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Sources:
Source 1. 1860 United States Federal Census; "Saluda Patterson", Township 14, Range 11, Scott County, Illinois, United States
Source 2. Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935; "Andrew Patterson and Saluda Akers", 30 Sep 1851, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 3. Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900; "Andrew Patterson and Saluda Akers", 30 Sep 1851, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 4. Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935; "Blackston W. Howard" 1 Jan 1866, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 5. Illinois Marriages, 1763 - 1900; "Blackston W Howard and Saluda Patterson", 1 Jan 1866, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 6. Find A Grave; "Saluda Patterson Howard", Canatsey Cemetery, Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, United States.

Citations:
Citation 1. Family Search One World Tree; "Saluda Akers", 20 Mar 1822 -12 Nov 1881 [ 9Q7V-GXF ].

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Name of child taken from photo of headstone shared on FindAGrave.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 22 Jan 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky