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1. Find Yourself
Click on the Our Family Tree link. Use the navigational tools to locate yourself, your parents, grandparents or siblings.
People who have changed their surnames through marriage will find themselves listed under their maiden name.
2. Check Your Data
Make sure that any data displayed is correct. This includes dates, locations, pictures and relationships to other family members.
3. Note Any Errors or Ommissions
If there is incorrect or missing
data, note the correction in detail. I normally include any and all of the following details for each person, if available:
- Birth Date and Location
- Baptism Date and Location
- Marriage Date and Location
- Military Service Enlistment Date and Branch
- Primary Occupation
- Death Date and Location
- Burial Date and Location
- Obituary
- Cause of Death
- Portraits at Various Ages
- Cause of Death
- Maiden Names and Details for Spouses
- Names and Details of Parents
- Names and Details of Children
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| Major Site Updates |
| 1/3/2014 |
Completed addition of portraits. |
| 10/24/2014 |
Site redesign launched. Doepker history added. |
| 8/23/2014 |
Completed extended Doepker genealogy. |
| 7/8/2014 |
Added Horstman, Fortman, Ricker lineages. |
| 4/1/2014 |
Started redesigning this website. |
| 3/30/2014 |
Started collecting addresses, phones for living descendants (database only). |
| 12/10/2012 |
Started research on extended Doepker genealogy. |
| 11/18/2012 |
Completed adding cemetery markers. |
| 10/22/2011 |
Completed core Doepker genealogy. |
| 9/17/2011 |
Started research on core Doepker genealogy. |
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| What's On This Site |
Gorman Family Genealogy
The Gorman genealogy documents the names and vital details of the direct ancestors and descendants of my grandfather, Leo Gorman (seen just below the house number in the image at right). It begins with Thomas Gorman, born in Fertiana Civil Parish, near the hamlet of Moycarkey, County Tipperary, Ireland. His son, my great, great grandfather Patrick Gorman, was the first to emigrate to America, settling in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan around 1850. More...
Doepker Family Genealogy
The Doepker genealogy includes the names and vital details of the direct ancestors and descendants of my grandmother, Hildegarde Doepker, It begins with Heinrich Döpke, born in 1635 in Schwege, Osnabruck, Hanover (now part of Germany). His great, great, great grandson, Johann Heinrich Döpke (John Henry Doepker) was the first to emmigrate to America, setling in Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio, in 1841. More... |
| Our Family Tree |
The Family Tree details the names and relationships of everyone in the extended family. It is updated periodically. To find someone, search by surname, pedigree, notes, or descendancy. Obituaries and images of graves and records are available on the Notes pages. To view them, click on the name of a person in any of the search screens. Then click the  icon next to their name.
What's in the Family Tree:
1. Vital Records Data
I usually capture any and all vital records data I can find, including dates and locations of birth, death, burial, marriage, and military enlistment; obituaries; causes of death; and occupations.
2. Familial Relationships
Click on the  icon next to any name to view that person's relationship to both their ancestors
and descendents.
3. Digital Images of Historical Documents
Historical documents include the U.S. Federal and state censuses; birth, marriage and death vital records from various municipal sources; church records such as baptisms, confirmations, and interments; and military records such as enlistments and draft registration cards.
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Military Service Records |
4. Digital Images of Interments and Portraits
When available, I've included images of burial markers of all deceased relatives and portraits of people both living and dead. If an image has a  icon in the lower right corner, click on the picture to see a larger version.
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Individual Portraits |
Group Portraits |
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