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I've been researching the lines of Sharp, Linebaugh, Rising, Hotchkiss, Riley, Snapp, Harman and many others for several years. My database has more than 13,000 people.
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History
NEW! New Horizons for the Risings
John Henry Rising and his family leave Tennesse in 1895, and head for the Territory. Read his diary from the journey, with historical context and period photos.
• The Leinbach Legacy
Descendants of a peasant weaver help a Christian movement establish itself
in the New World, become leaders of industry and commerce, and settle the West.
• Interactive Ancestry Timeline
See how the lives of my ancestors overlapped. Filter the table for each ancestral lineage.
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Database
Updated August 26, 2007
• Table of contents
• List of surnames
• Index of names
Clippings & Letters
Newspaper articles and personal correspondence
• James W. Riley's will (died May 2, 1862)
• John E. Riley's obituary (died May 14, 1912)
• John E. Riley's will
• Lucinda Harris Riley's obituary (died Feb. 7, 1921)
• Americanism: Public Forum by Joe Sharp (1948)
• Golden anniversary: Perry & Annie Linebaugh renew vows (1949)
• The Demijohn: Letter from Harry Rising to Annie Rising Linebaugh (1964)
• Grandfather was a Dr.: Letter from Harry Rising to Annie Rising Linebaugh (1964)
• Born in Okmulgee: Letter from John S. Riley to Tim Sharp (1985)
• Sharp clippings: Tidbits of news from Pittsburg, Kan., Headlight
Updated October 10, 2006
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 Clockwise from left: the Linebaugh girls climb a windmill; Joe & Maggie Sharp in 1884; Joe Sharp in the '50s; 4-year-old Viola Linebaugh; Perry Linebaugh shows off his catch; Perry & Annie Linebaugh admire their flag; John H. and Alfretta Rising.
I recently got to dig through boxes and boxes of old photos. Here are some galleries of a few of them:
• Perry Linebaugh family, early 1900s
• Perry Linebaugh family, early 1900s and later
• Linebaughs and Lows, early 1900s of Perry's mother and relatives (many unidentified)
• Joe and Maggie Hotchkiss Sharp, 1880s to 1950s
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