Daniel Bly
Honor Code SignatorySigned 12 Feb 2017 | 68,895 contributions | 817 thank-yous | 3,935 connections
Signed 12 Feb 2017 | 68,895 contributions | 817 thank-yous | 3,935 connections
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Daniel W. Bly
Born 1940s.
Ancestors 
Son of Irvin Daniel Bly
and Ruth Isabell (Hockman) Bly
Brother of
[private brother (1930s - unknown)], [private brother (1940s - unknown)], [private brother (1940s - unknown)] and [private brother (1940s - unknown)]
Father of
[private son (1970s - unknown)] and [private son (1970s - unknown)]
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Biography
I am a retired history professor with over 50 years experience researching my ancestors and other aspects of local Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, history and still have a lot to learn. My interest in discovering more about my ancestors and focus on local history comes from my conviction that real history is made by everyone and is the story of all of us living and working together, not just the actions of the powerful and famous. I am interested in making sure that information posted on the internet is reliable and verifiable and am looking for others with whom I can share information. With that in mind, NOTE that many of the family trees on Ancestry.com are filled with errors and undocumented connections, and should not be used on Wiktree unless there is documentation that can be verified. Find-A-Grave now has "memorials" for people whose burial site is unknown and much of the information on these "virtual cemeteries" is questionable, to say the least, and should not be considered reliable unless it is well documented.
- Born: Shenandoah County, Virginia.
- Early years: grew up on what is now the Fishers Hill Battlefield Site, about four miles west of Strasburg, Virginia. I experienced rural living and farm life as it once was.
- Now resident of Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Education:
- Graduate, Strasburg High School, Strasburg, VA, class of 1960.
- Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA, Class of 1964. BA.
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Master's Degree (History), 1965.
- Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. teaching seminar, summer 1966.
- Temple University, residency and work on Ph.D, 1967-69. (European History). completed all but dissertation.
Career: Instructor, Bridgewater College, Department of History, 1965-67. Bridgewater College, Assistant Professor, Department of History, 1969-2003. Retired: 2003. Have taught life long learning classes with the James Madison University program on the "Germans of the Shenandoah Valley."2014, 2016, 2018.
Publications:
- The Early Funkhouser Pioneers and the Descendants of Jacob Funkhouser Jr. Harrisonburg, VA (1974).
- "German Records and Research Problems," Central Virginia Heritage, Fall 1990 Issue.
- "Records of Indentures and Guardianships in Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1772-1830," (1985). special edition, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, VA.
- A History of the Bly Family, Baltimore, MD (1992).
- From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Volume I, Baltimore, MD (1992).
- From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Volume II, Baltimore, MD (1996).
- From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Volume III, Baltimore, MD (2002).
- "Strasburg Virginia: A New Look at the First Fifty Years" and "Hupp Homestead: Identification of the Earliest Residents of the Site Now Called 'Frontier Fort." in The Story of Strasburg, (250th Anniversary Edition, 2011). published by Strasburg Heritage Association.
- "Who Was Georg Messerschmidt?" Printing History, New Series #17, January, 2015 (Journal of the American Printing History Association).
- Here to Stay, The Founding of a Jewish Community in the Shenandoah Valley, 1840-1900, Baltimore, MD (2016).
Sources
- Virginia Birth Records 1912-2016 at Ancestry.com. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9277&h=1650639&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EVG19768&_phstart=successSource
- United States Census, 1950, Virginia, Shenandoah County, Davis Dist. dwelling #192, sheet #22. Digital image at Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/112750647:62308
- First-hand information. Entered by Daniel Bly at registration.
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- private children's names (2)
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Daniel or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Daniel or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Daniel Bly: Y-Chromosome Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269
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100.00%
100.00%
Daniel Bly:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dwbly12
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~1.56%
John Finnerty
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Judy Kearns :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Donna (Fadely) Housden :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Dfl1221
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Daniel:
- Meet our Members: Daniel Bly Apr 25, 2022.
- The background image on my profile has disappeared. How can I restore it? Mar 14, 2022.
- Daniel Bly is a Wonderful WikiTreer Aug 25, 2019.
- Daniel Bly is a Wonderful WikiTreer May 6, 2019.
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I saw your name and mine mentioned as contributors to Henry Mauk Gedmatch. My ancestors where Henry & Eve Mauk. I’m trying to answer a question I have? I’m beginning to believe that Eva Gfeller, daughter of Ulrich Gfeller aka Feller. Was one of my ancestors. Married to Henry Mauk, of Shenandoah County, Virginia and Sullivan County, Tenn. I read where Henry Mauk married Eva March 1, 1771, Frederick County, Va. (I have not been able to verify?) Deed book 2, page 425, Sullivan County, NC, 1788, Henery Mawke & Eve to Alexander Berry. Both of Sullivan County, NC Henry Mauks father Peter Mauk owned 410 acres of land west of Toms Brook, The northern most corner of this tract was about ¾ of a mile south of the town of Harrisville. Wolford (Ulrich) Gfeller aka Feller. ( Land record, August 1768, for Jacob Rife to Wolreck Feller) Father of Eva Gfeller. Eastern edge of Ulrich property, The town of Harrisville (or close to it). Per online information; Henry is listed as 19 years old in June 1772, (1753) when he received Holy Communion in Woodstock, VA. This record appears in the church records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Strasburg, Shenandoah Co., VA. In 1777, Henery Mauk (Henry Mauk) was on the roster of the Capt. Michael Radar’s Militia Company of Dunmore County (Shenandoah County) Or this could be the Henry Mauk, possible son of Rudolph Mauk, from the Hamburg area. Ulrich Gfeller had 4 sons and 3 daughters. Sons. John (Johannes), Ulrich, Christian & Joseph Daughters, (1) Eva, maybe wife of Henry Mauk) Estate of Ulrich Gfeller, Cash to Henry Mauk for George Hount Cash to Ulrich Gfeller (Jr), Cash to John Gfeller, Cash to Christian Gfeller, Cash to Michael Burner ? of his wife. (2) Mary Magdalena Gfeller, married Michael Burner. &(3) Barbara who married George Hunt (Hount) May 23, 1785, Shenandoah County. ( who later moved just on the north edge of Bristol. Washington Co. Va.) George & Barbara (Gfeller) Hunt had a son George, per bible record, of the McLean County, Illinois Bible record, which lists the Hunt bible. George Jr. born Feb. 2, 1793 about 10 miles from Abington, Washington Co. Va. Married Sarah Mauk, daughter of Henry & Eve Mauk. Born Jan. 2, 1795 about 3 miles (NW of Childress Ferry) married Feb. 1, 1818. (Childress Ferry crossed the Holston River. Where the present day Warrior Path State Park is located. ) Henry Mauk lived on the west side of Cook’s Valley, The southern end of Cooks Valley is the present day Warrior Path State Park) Have you seen any other documentation for Henry & Eve or Eva Mauk? Thanks Maurice Newbrough
Seeing your list of publications, I think I would have enjoyed having you as faculty adviser and/or professor in my history major so many years ago.
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WikiTrees Appreciation Team
In July 2019, you made 1000+ contributions to our Shared Tree! I commend for your time and effort. Keep up the great work!
Pip Sheppard
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Very well done on your making 1,000 or more contributions to WikiTree in June 2019! We commend and appreciate all of your time and effort in helping to grow and perfect our Shared Tree. Keep up the great work!
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Congratulations on making more than 1,000 contributions to WikiTree for the Month of May. We all appreciate your efforts to make our Shared Tree the best it can be. Keep up the great work and THANK YOU!
Pip Sheppard
WikiTree Appreciation Team
Congratulations Daniel !
Brumbach-5 and Brumbach-71 may be the same person or someone maybe making an assumption. I have not found a source for the connection as of yet but thank you for bringing it to my attention.
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