Holly's tree — one generation further back (2026-11-08)
Goal: parents of Holly's furthest-known ancestors. Sources: WV Archives VRR (images saved), FamilySearch indexes (index-page screenshots saved; arks given), Danish church books (FamilySearch index). The Drummond / McClinaghan line and the two Coe marriages were left to another agent.
Status key: CONFIRMED = a record names the parents; SUPPORTED = census/index fits but no record states the link; NOT FOUND.
Results
| Person | Parents / next generation | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl (Charles Hans Littleton) Bom, b. 1869-01-16 | Peter (Peder) Marius Bom and Karen Petrea Lillelund | CONFIRMED | Odense (Denmark) church book: christening of Carl Hans Lillelund Bom, b. 16 Jan 1869, Odense, parents Peter Marius Bom and Karen Petrea Lillelund (FamilySearch QGDD-M89W). Parents married 20 Dec 1868, Sankt Hans, Odense (QGDX-MFVP / FK43-KVC), both aged 24. 1880 Danish census, Læborg (Ribe): Peter Marius Bom with wife "Karen Petrea Bom født Lillelund", children Josefine Karoline Petrea, Karl Hans Lillelund Bom, Anne Marie (QL6H-355H). "Littleton" on his 1891 US licence = Lillelund |
| Peter Marius Bom (1844–1928, Wheeling) | Hans Bom and Marei Madsen | CONFIRMED | Confirmation, Kerteminde, Odense, 19 Sep 1859: Peder Marius Bom, b. 30 Aug 1844 — the exact birth date on his 1928 Wheeling death certificate — parents Hans Bom and Marei Madsen (QGD6-Y6V5) |
| Karen Petrea Lillelund (1844–1923, Wheeling) | Niels Lillelund and Christiane Petrea Olesen | SUPPORTED (strong) | Christening, Kolby, Samsø, b. 13 Mar 1844 — the exact birth date on her 1923 Wheeling death certificate — parents Niels Lillelund and Christiane Petrea Olesen (QG8H-PMZG). Her death certificate names her father "Frederick Littlelam" — a conflict on the father's given name (informant was her husband). FamilySearch Tree attaches this christening to a "Karen Petrea Nielsen"; check before accepting |
| Isaac and Elizabeth Coe (Josiah's parents) | Isaac b. ~1783 Maryland, Elizabeth b. ~1795 Maryland; Isaac d. 1853-09-12, Marshall Co | CONFIRMED (household + death); their own parents NOT FOUND | 1850 census Marshall Co VA (M8D8-LPJ): Isaac Coe 67 b. MD, Elizabeth 55 b. MD, with Nancy 38, Rebecca 26, Isaac 26 (d. 1896 aged 74, parents Isaac & Elizabeth), Lydia 24 (d. 1903, parents Isaac & Elizabeth), Ruth 22, James 21, Sina 16, Melinda 14. Marshall death register 1853 (VRR 3785306, image saved): Isaac Coe, d. Sept 12, 1853, farmer, married, informant James D. Coe (his son). Census index attaches him in FamilySearch Tree to "Isaac Newton Coe 1777–1853"; FAG bio's chain "Isaac Newton ← Philip" is unverified — no Philip Coe found in 1790–1830 indexes |
| Josiah Coe's wife Sarah A. | — (maiden name not proven) | NOT FOUND | 1860 census Marshall Co (M41D-RGF): "Isaiah" [Josiah] Coe 46, Sarah A. 39 b. Virginia, Virginia 14, Martha A. 12, Nancy A. 10, Hannah 8, Isaac 5, Ellen J. 3, Sina 0. Ancestry's "Ross" not confirmed. A Josiah Coe × Sarah Ann Marlett (Athens Co OH, 1845) is a different Josiah (1823–1858) — not ours. No WV marriage index hit; no death record 1899–1903 |
| John Fitzgerald (d. 1867 Cameron, aged 75) and Maria | origin | NOT FOUND | No matching John Fitzgerald b. ~1792 in the 1850/60 VA indexes (only Rockbridge/Nottoway men). John H. was born in Washington DC ~1835; DC records not searched in depth. No Maria Fitzgerald death in VRR |
| James M. Howard and Sarah (E.) Howard (Margaret's parents) | James M.'s father: Samuel Howard; Sarah b. ~1817 Maryland | SUPPORTED | 1850 census Marshall Co (M8D8-1NL): James M. Howard 48 b. VA, Sarah 33 b. MD, children Elizabeth 16, Mensey 12, Nyley 11, Fran 7, [unnamed] F 7 (Margaret, b. ~1843), Samuel 5. Marshall death register 1879 (VRR 4616525, image saved): James Howard, d. Oct 28 1879, aged 77 (b. ~1802 = James M.), father Samuel Howard. Not a single record naming both James M. and Samuel, hence SUPPORTED. (A Sarah Howard d. 1886 aged 38, wife of a James Howard, is a different, younger Sarah) |
| John Gollner (Frank Goellner's father) | — | NOT FOUND | Only named on Frank's 1886 death register. No Gollner/Goellner household found in 1850–1870 indexes for WV/OH (the indexed Goellners are in Nebraska/Illinois). Belmont Co OH German church records not reached |
| Amelia Geisler (Frank's wife) | — | NOT FOUND | Note: the "Amelia Goellner" who died 1920 at Wheeling (VRR 5658023, father Elias Bowman, b. 1853) is a different woman (a daughter-in-law). No Geisler record found |
| Joseph Bero (d. 1877) and Emily (Trombili/Trombley) | Joseph's parents John and Mary Louisa Bero (from his 1877 death register, already saved) | SUPPORTED (family) | 1860 census Petersburg Borough, Perry Co PA (MXRL-6B4): Joseph Bero 32, Emily 30, Adelia 11, Julia 9, Mary L. 5, Joseph 4 (= Joseph Bernard, b. 1856 Pa.), Ellen J. 2, Francis O. 1, Louisa 22. So the family was in Pennsylvania before Wheeling. Emily Bero d. 1905-05-24 Wheeling, widow, aged 76 (VRR 5739678, image saved; no parents). Emily's parents and the Quebec origin of the Beros: NOT FOUND |
| Martha Marshall (1858–1902) | A. G. Marshall and Mary Marshall | CONFIRMED | Her 1902 death register gives parents A. G. & Mary (already saved). 1870 census Wheeling (MZ4T-FHG): A. G. Marshall 38 b. VA, Mary 38 b. VA, Alonzo 10, Maggie 8, Martha 12, Mary 6, Lizzie 4, Edwin 1. (Census says Martha b. Virginia; her 1876 licence said New York) |
| Isaiah Timmins (1839–1886) and Elizabeth Jones (1849–1926) | Elizabeth's parents Henry Jones and Catherine Cox (already on her death cert) | Isaiah's parents NOT FOUND | Many Isaiah Timminses in the Black Country (West Bromwich, Dudley, Sedgley) b. 1838–41; none tied to Elizabeth Jones by an online record. The family left England after 1881 (Phoebe b. Oct 1881). Next: FreeBMD marriage index 1871 West Bromwich (Isaiah Timmins × Elizabeth Jones) to get the volume/page, then the GRO certificate (names both fathers) |
New ancestors this pass (one generation further back)
- Hans Bom + Marei Madsen (Kerteminde, Denmark) — parents of Peter Marius Bom
- Niels Lillelund + Christiane Petrea Olesen (Samsø, Denmark) — parents of Karen Petrea Lillelund (supported)
- Samuel Howard — father of James M. Howard (supported)
- A. G. Marshall + Mary — parents of Martha (Marshall) Bero
- Isaac Coe's dates/origin: b. ~1783 Maryland, d. 1853 Marshall Co; Elizabeth b. ~1795 Maryland
- John + Mary Louisa Bero — parents of Joseph Bero (d. 1877), already on file; family in Perry Co PA 1860
Images saved (docs/records/)
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The FamilySearch items are screenshots of the index pages (the record viewer image thumbnails are shown); the Danish church-book images themselves can be opened from those arks.