I have been working on most of these lines since 1994 when we had our first child. I am fortunate to have the luxury to quit my job and stay home to raise our children! They grow up so fast. Currently, I am working on 12+ trees at one time, but not all at the same time!
Looking for my following ancestors:
Billmire, Earsom, Eichhorn, Engle, Ettema, Hillebrecht, Layfield, Michael, Morgan, Pampell, Prime, Sommers / Summers.
They came from:
England; Germany; Ireland; Appingedam, Groningen - Providence of Netherlands; Freeport, Stephenson Co. of Illinois; Baltimore, Frederick, Garrett, Somerset, Talbot - Counties of Maryland; Clarke and Frederick Counties of Virginia; Hampshire County of West Virginia; Muskegon & Lapeer Counties, the Detroit area in Michigan; Austin, Potter Co. & Winterburn, Clearfield Co. of Pennsylvania.
Other simular names:
BILLMIRE:
(and I thought this would be the easy one-oh bother!)
Bellmire, Belmire, Bellmyer, Bellmyre, Belymer, Biehlmaier, Bielmeier, Bielmeir, Bihlmaier, Bihlmayer, Bihlmeier, Bihlmeir, Bihlmeyer, Bilhimer, Billheimer, Billmaier, Billmair, Billmayer, Billmeir, Billmeier, Billmeyer, Billmier, Billmyer, Billmyre, Bilmaier, Bilmayer, Bilmeyer, Bilmier, Bilmire, Bilmyer, Bilmyre and Bylmyher.
EARSOM:
Earsome, Earson, Airsom, Ahreson, and Iresom.
EICHHORN:
Eickhorn
LAYFIELD
Lafeld, Lafield, Laifeld, and Lawfeeld
SOMMERS:
Somer, Somers, Sommer, Sumer, Sumers, Summer, Summers, and Sumner.
We had an Ettema Family Reunion held on July 24, 1999 in Lansing, Michigan. It was a hot one, but had a great time!
PS
I would like to thank some very important people who without the information that has been giving to me - this would not be possible.
To my loving parents, Doris and Henry Ettema: After all the nagging of who's that in photo albums and where that? Can we go there? - it is finally paying off! XXOO PSS. I am not done nagging.
To my sisters, Pat, Carol & Sandy: Thanks for the information before I was around, however, I am not done bugging you yet either.
To my Aunts: Aunt Min, Aunt Clara, Aunt Ruth, Aunt Barb for all the stories and letters. Especially to my late Aunt Elaine for the information that gave me the link in finding my Grandmother's birth place.
To Eleanor and Margy: for all the Billmire's stories (very funny ones I might add), mailings, pictures and e-mails.
To my relatives in the Netherlands: for meeting us at the airport in 1998, for showing us around Amsterdam, the lodging and feeding us. Pictures and information will truly treasure. Will be back in 2001!
To my recent long lost relative - on the Earsom side! Thank goodness for the Internet - we have added another piece to the puzzle! I'll be out your way this summer!
To many of my cousins: for mailing me your families information.
***** And last, to my wonderful husband, Garrett who has been very generous in getting me a computer and keeping it updated. The software, printers, letting me travel (with the kids). Giving me some free time on the weekends (and some week days - thanks kids) to do this research that I truly love to do. I can leave it when I want to and go play in the dirt!
Love to all,
Kathleen
3/12/00
10.14.10
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A Never Ending Story! by Kathleen Ettema-Billmire