Ancestry Essays

The Ancestry of Michael Ronald Spieth — The big document, linked to the branch pages in hundreds of places, but not very phone-friendly…

The Fragale Family in Escanaba — An Italian teenager (my great-grandfather) comes to America and winds up in Upper Michigan!

Who Was John Andrew Rudick? — I dogged this guy for years, then I got the rest of the story.

The Crawdad Files — Newspaper writings spanning twenty-five years by J. A. Rudick’s alter ego. 

The Cecil Rudick Letters — Will Papa and Mama Cessna give young lovers Cecil and Mary Alice permission to marry? Find out here!

From Cessna to Spieth — Ten generations, each with a story.

My Years up the Family Tree — How I done it, along with facts and tales which fit nowhere else.

The Williams – Ance Connection — Excerpts from the research of Cousin Terri Ruleau confirming a Native-American connection.