Most people look to family and friends throughout their life to share joyful moments like weddings and baptisms, to witness important decisions similar to making a will or transferring land, and to offer support in challenging times when struggling to raise a family or a death occurs. When doing family research, if any of these events are documented it helps to paint a broader picture and bring to life a name on the family tree.  Such was the case with Asa Fowler, a brother to my 2^nd great grandfather John Fowler as well as an uncle to my great grandfather Charles Fowler. Continue reading →

My maternal grandmother Marjorie Fowler Ludwick lived to be almost 102. When I became interested in genealogy, I would try to get information from her about the family and her life. On one such occasion I asked her about her early life, which began in Fayette County, PA. Marjorie was born in 1894 in Smithfield, PA, the youngest of seven daughters of Charles W. and Eliza Fowler.   Continue reading →