Category: Family Brick Walls
Categories: Family | Genealogy Help
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Brick Wall Strategies for Dead-End Family Trees[1]
- Review What You Already Have - Organizing your files and reviewing your facts may uncover just the clue you're looking for.
- Go Back to the Original Source - Many of us are guilty when transcribing information or recording notes of only including the facts we deem important at the time.
- Broaden Your Search - When you can't find a birth record for your ancestor that lists his/her parents, maybe you can locate one for a sibling.
- Question and Verify - Many brick walls are built from incorrect data.
- Check Name Variations - Get creative with name spellings and variations and cover all the possibilities.
- Learn Your Boundaries - Town, county, state, and country boundaries have changed over time.
- Ask for Help - Fresh eyes can often see beyond brick walls.
- Please, post all the information you have for this ancestor in the Biography section and set the privacy setting to "Open".
To add a profile to a category see How_to_Categorize on Categorization Help.
See also:
- Brick Walls Solved - Family brick walls solved on WikiTree
Person Profiles (741)
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Andrew Oaks
abt 1800 New River, Pulaski, Virginia, United States - 07 Mar 1873
John O'Brien
- 01 Mar 1958
Joseph Odell
abt 1810
Mary (O'Dell) Austin
1785 North Carolina - abt 1839
Charles Oliver
15 Mar 1865 New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand - 25 Jan 1947
Ezra Oliver
abt 1805 New York - abt 1861
William Oliver
abt 1799 Kentucky, United States - 24 Nov 1859
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Piotr Pabijasz
aft 1783
George (Pack) Packe
abt 1634 England - 02 Oct 1704
Archelaus Page
abt 1803 New York, United States - 13 Nov 1865
Thomas Page
abt 01 Jul 1720 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 22 Apr 1786
Maria (Parcell) Darter
1750 Lincoln, North Carolina - 1786
Grace (Pardon) Finemore
abt 1746
Frances (Parker) Paty
07 Dec 1809 Tennessee, United States - 07 Aug 1877
Grace (Parsons) Saundercock
- 09 Nov 1859
Hugh Parsons
abt 1613 England - 11 Jan 1684
John Pass
1680 Buglawton, Cheshire, England
Winney (Patterson) Dodd
08 Feb 1808 Georgia, United States - 28 Jul 1881
Robert Paul
bef 03 Apr 1698 Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland
Ciro Paull
1812 - aft 1873
Baker Pearce
abt 1745
William Pearl
abt 1842 - abt 1941
Pranciškus Pečulis
abt 1824 Lithuania - abt 1900
Anna (Peiffer) Herlach
09 Aug 1760 Bischofsdhron, Bernkastel, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire - aft 1796
Katherine (Phillips) Shed
Sep 1576 Great Easton, Essex, England
Sarah (Phillips) Hathorn
abt 1852
Peter Pier
abt 1790 France - aft 1810
Sebastien Pierre
03 Aug 1713 Suippes, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Hester (Pipes) Kennedy
bef 1852
Meguerditch Pirenian
abt 1875 Ottoman Empire - abt 1948
Susanna (Pitts) Clark
1673 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 1772
Johanna (Pitway) Robbins
abt 1561 Whichford, Warwickshire, England - 1627
M (Pollard) Walker
abt 1820 Missouri Territory
Unknown Polok
aft 1900 Minnesota, United States - abt 1936
Jane (Poole) Speer
1645 Somerset, Maryland - abt 1690
Eleanor (Powell) Adams
abt 1714 Halifax County, Colony of Virginia - aft 20 Dec 1771
Giuseppe Pozzi
01 Sep 1789 Como, Lombardia, Italia - 23 Dec 1871
Mary (Pray) Scranton
1605
Susanna (Preston) Wilbourn
29 Aug 1717 North Carolina - 1749
Suzanne (Prevost) LeBlanc
abt 1848 Canada East
Dorothy Price
abt 1892 St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Lucinda (Prosser) Whaley
1760 New York, British Colonial America - aft 1815
Deborah (Purcel) Farrell
abt 1958 - abt 2014
John Purchase
1515 Essex, England - 1595
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Anne (Race) Robbins
1710
Alexander (Ramsay) Barry
abt 1839 Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Ravan
1775 North Carolina - 1855
Samuel Redner
abt 1810 England
Catherine Regis
1640
Daniel Regis
1640
John Reynolds
abt 1787 Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States - 1864
Samuel Rial
17 Jul 1779 New Jersey, United States - 31 Aug 1858
Mary (Rice) Kerr
18 Nov 1707 Crown Colony, Watling Island, Bahamas - 1793
Minta (Richards) Dunegan
abt 1860 Missouri - aft May 1887
Unknown Richardson
abt 1525 Essex, England
Johanne (Ritter) Röver
abt Apr 1847 - 19 Jul 1881
Bella (Ritz) Meyerson
15 Jan 1887 Empire russe
Arthur Robbins
abt 1744 North Carolina - abt 1818
Seth Robbins
abt 1799 Brunswick, North Carolina, United States - abt Sep 1830
Archer Robertson
abt 1775 Nottoway County, Virginia - 17 Oct 1830
Elizabeth (Robinson) Rundlett
06 Sep 1679 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire - abt 1740
Elizabeth (Robinson) Butts
1688 York, Virginia - 03 Nov 1733
Martin Roger
abt 1680 Suippes, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Ann (Rogers) Slavin
abt 1705 County Tyrone, Ireland - 1743
James Rogers
abt 1615 England - bef 15 Feb 1688
John Rogers
abt 1520
William Rogers
abt 1630 - abt 1687
R cont.
Nathaniel Rollins
abt 1790 New Hampshire, USA - aft 1827
Roelof Roos
bef 19 Jul 1722 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Unknown Root
abt 1775 - abt 1813
John Rose
10 Oct 1678 - 1720
Thomas Rose
10 Sep 1653 Rose Hill, New London, New London County, Connecticut - aft 20 Nov 1743
William Rounds
Apr 1853 Middleton, Dane, Wisconsin, United States - 23 Jun 1911
Beta (Rover) Kalberer
17 Oct 1875 Bremen, Germany - 20 Feb 1947
Conradine Rover
abt 1889 Bremen, Germany - 04 Feb 1890
Greta Rover
aft 1880 Bremen, Germany
Heinrich Rover
21 Aug 1877 Stadtgemeinde Bremen, Bremen, Germany - 08 Jan 1967
Wienze Rover
abt 1883
Willimena (Rover) Kalberer
17 Oct 1861 Bremen, Bremen, Germany - 14 Aug 1954
Thomas Rowland
1530 Edgham, Berkshire, England - 1575
Frederica Sophia Louisa Elizabeth Ruberts
abt 1773 Lippe, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 27 Jan 1836
John Rudulph
abt 1812 South Carolina
Esther (Rundlett) Smith
24 Oct 1741 Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 03 Mar 1840
John Russell
abt 1801 Georgia, United States - aft 1860
Henry Richard Rydar
abt 1868 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - 15 Apr 1919
John Ryse
bef 1510 England - bef 26 Nov 1551
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William Sailor
1858 Pennsylvania, United States - 19 Jul 1911
Elizabeth (Salisbury) Brown
29 Oct 1796 Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States - 18 Jun 1836
Nicholas Sandercock
abt 1846 - 20 Dec 1920
William Sandercock
1878 Bodmin area, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - Dec 1879
Robert Saundercock
- 03 Dec 1848
Henry (Schaeffer) Shaeffer
abt 1735 Lorraine, France - bef 1794
Philip (Schmidt) Smith
1700 Germany - bef Aug 1747
Anna (Schmitz) Krosch
abt 1728 Neukirchen, Grevenbroich, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire
Elisabeth (Schonwetter) Mullenberg
abt 1718 Erkelenz, Rhineland, Prussia
John Scott
abt 1605 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 1685
Leonard Scott
1768 Cumberland, Virginia - abt 1838
Marl Scott
31 Dec 1892 Belleville, AK
Grace (Scranton) Sheppe
1628 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts - 31 Jul 1696
Thomas Scranton
abt 1603 Thanet, Kent, England - 15 Aug 1664
Thomas Searl
1517 Farnham, Essex, England - 25 Feb 1580
Michael Sears
1900s - 1930s
Francis Sexton
abt 1807 Georgia, United States - abt 1859
John Shaffer
abt 1820 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA - 24 Sep 1895
Samantha Shelton
abt 1821 Tennessee
John Shepard
1540
Thanklord Sheppe
abt 1575 Holland, Lancashire, England - 17 Oct 1683
William Sherman
abt 02 May 1865 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio - abt Sep 1914
George Sherwood
abt 1829 Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky - 14 Sep 1898
Constance (Shields) Atkinson
bef 1906 - 06 Mar 1973
Margaret (Shiettern) Feighner
abt 1793 England - abt 1839
William Shipp
abt 1572 Saint James, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England - 12 Jan 1647
Andrzej Sikorski
abt 1760 - 18 Sep 1823
Mary (Skellenger) Sears
abt 1868 Luzerne, Benton, IA - 02 Mar 1902
John Skelly
abt 1828
Jan Skrzypiński
aft 1743
Patrick Slavens
22 Oct 1640 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
William Smiley
abt 1810 Pottinger, Nelson Co., Kentucky - 25 May 1898
Magdalena Adriana (Smit) Bothma
abt 04 Jul 1874 - 03 Nov 1955
Bessie (Smith) Gosselin
abt 1914 - abt 1993
Emily (Smith) Hamilton
abt 1868 Kentucky, United States - aft 1920
Isabelle Smith
1909 - 1987
James Smith
bef 1869
John Smith
abt 1745 - 24 May 1835
Joseph Smith
abt 25 Apr 1742 Stratham, Province of New Hampshire - abt 21 Jan 1816
Zebiah (Smith) Chapman
abt 1796 Kentucky
D. Smythe
abt 08 Apr 1862 United States - 28 Jun 1934
John Smythe
1550 Boughton, Northamptonshire, England - 27 Dec 1612
Elsbeth (Sollberger) Raber
abt 1730 Germany - abt 1800
Ignatz Sondich
abt 1878 Pakrac, Požeško-slavonska, Hrvatska - bef 1913
Peter Spall
abt 1690 - bef 21 Jan 1742
Samuel Speakes
abt 1820 Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA - 23 Nov 1869
S cont.
Louis Spencer
15 Jun 1871 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 17 May 1951
John Stacey
11 Aug 1700 Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay - abt 1736
John Stafford
30 May 1791 Virginia - 06 Nov 1857
Jack Stanfield
abt 1837 Tennessee, United States - bef 1870
Jan Staniaszek
abt 1754 - 15 Oct 1811
Mary (Statton) Bath
abt 1680 Cornwall, England
Geertruida Steenhof
abt 1761 Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland - 03 Jun 1845
Catharina (Stein) Andres
23 Oct 1743 Hundheim, Kurfürstentum Trier, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 05 Jan 1814
Shalom Stein
bef 1875 Vilna, Russian Empire - abt 1925
Emma (Stephenson) Hudson
1855 Georgia, United States - 1940
Edward Stevenson
abt 1608 London, Middlesex, England - bef 10 Jun 1662
John Stewart
15 Feb 1808 Point Pleasant, Ohio, Kentucky, United States - 01 Sep 1860
John Stewart
abt 1725 Scotland
Sarah (Stewart) Howe
abt 1784 Saratoga, New York
John Stinnett
1794 California, USA - 1861
Rebecca (Stipp) Fox
24 Oct 1808 Pickaway, Ohio, United States - 18 Nov 1881
Brian Stott
bef 1638 - bef 25 Mar 1705
Joannae (Stroemer) Mullenberg
abt 1741 Körrenzig, Herzogtum Jülich, Heiliges Römisches Reich - aft 1782
James Stults
abt 1798 Virginia, United States - bef 1876
James Michael Anthony Styer
abt 1875 Cape Colony, South Africa - 28 Jun 1945
Kristina Svensdotter
abt 1720 Sverige
John Swazey
1619 Bridport, Dorset, England - 10 Jun 1692
Helena (Szymańska) Grafińska
aft 1733
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John Tarbox
abt 1615 England - 26 May 1674
Isaac Thomas
02 Feb 1761 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut - 24 Jan 1783
Mary (Thompson) Robertson
Jan 1707 Virginia - 1769
Joyce (Thornhill) Harbour
26 Aug 1650 Pembrokeshire, Wales - abt 1700
Dorothy (Thurman) Smith
abt 1703 Germany - bef 1747
Johann Ernst Tiets
bef 1780 Swienermünde,Deutschland
Elizabeth (Tiler) Milem
abt 1829 Providence, Bureau, Illinois, United States - 08 Jul 1879
Charles Timmons
12 Jan 1751 Ireland; Scotland; Martinsburg, Virgina; or Charleston, South Carolina or Charleston, Forsythe, North Carolina - abt 1819
Mathew Tobin
1714 Beverly, Massachusetts Bay - 19 Dec 1812
Arthur Todd
15 May 1882 Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 25 Feb 1973
John Tolcher
27 Feb 1725 Plymouth, England - 1790
Mary (Tom) Finemore
abt 1720
Nancy Toone
1798 Maryland, USA - 23 Aug 1852
Vincent Torr
1725 Devon, England - 24 Feb 1774
Jasper Tough
abt 1635
Alice (Tracy) Lee
09 Apr 1864 Ohio, United States - 19 Mar 1946
Levi Trewit
1672 England
Deliverance (Trott) Tobin
07 Aug 1738 Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine
William Tunstall
08 Feb 1824 New Kent, Virginia, United States - 24 Jan 1878
William Tyrell
abt 1790
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William Underwood
abt 1560
Agnes (Unknown) Rogers
abt 1525 Chelmsford, Essex, England
Anne (Unknown) Roach
abt 1748 Orange County, North Carolina - aft 1800
Barbara (Unknown) Grafińska
aft 1702
Catherine (Unknown) Barrett
abt 1808 Pennsylvania, United States - bef 1870
Cecylia (Unknown) Mikołajewska
bef 1760
Eleonora (Unknown) Komuska
aft 1710
Elizabeth (Unknown) Clarke
England - bef 11 Apr 1602
Elizabeth (Unknown) Ogle
abt 1653 - bef 10 Feb 1703
Elizabeth (Unknown) Bailey
abt 1613 England - aft 1684
Esther (Unknown) Harman
abt 1770 Colonial America - abt 1830
Frances (Unknown) Briggs
abt 1647 - abt 1697
Hanna (Unknown) Honey
abt 1625 England
Lucinda (Unknown) Manard
abt 1827 Ohio, United States - aft 1850
Lydia (Unknown) Fletcher
bef 13 Jun 1622 Boston, Lincolnshire, England - 12 Oct 1704
Makrouhi (Unknown) Pirenian
abt 1875 Ottoman Empire - abt 1920
Margaret (UNKNOWN) Brua
abt 1620 Hirschland, Grafschaft Saarwerden, Heiliges Römisches Reich - abt 1660
Marguerite (Unknown) Bernardey
abt 1770 France - aft 1850
Mary (Unknown) Howe
abt 1621 England - abt Sep 1698
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