One more generation back — Andrew's father's side (2026-11-08)
Searched FamilySearch (signed in) for the parents of seven ancestors. Images saved in docs/records/.
| Ancestor | Parents found | Verdict | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Gerhard Vossbrink (b. 1802-07-28, Talge) and Catharina Maria Kroeger (b. 1804) | Johann Gerhard Vossbrink + Catharina Adelheit Kaiser; Heinrich Kroeger + Catharina Elisabeth von Hoene | CONFIRMED | Their marriage, Gehrde (Amt Bersenbrück, Hannover), 10 Feb 1831, entry no. 3, 1831 marriage register p. 2–3: groom Vossbrink, Johann Gerhard, born Talge 28 [Jul] 1802; bride Kroeger, Catharina Maria, born 1804; groom's parents Johann Gerhard Vossbrink and Catharina Adelheit Kaiser; bride's parents Heinrich Kroeger and Catharina Elisabeth von Hoene. FamilySearch index QPDZ-99C3 (Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Osnabrück). Images: familysearch_1831_marriage-register_Gehrde-Hannover_no3-Vossbrink-Kroeger_parents-JG-Vossbrink-CA-Kaiser_Heinrich-Kroeger-CE-Von-Hoene.png and the index page familysearch_1831_marriage-index_Gehrde-Hannover_...jpg. This matches the Find a Grave bios (Kaiser; Kreger/Von Hoene) exactly. Note: a different Johann Gerhard Vossbrink b. 1802-03-07 was buried at Gehrde 1834 — not ours. |
| Richard P. (Riley / R.) Conner (1826–1905) | M. W. Conner (51) and Sarah A. Conner (55) | SUPPORTED | 1850 census, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co MD (FamilySearch MD4S-L84): "Rich Conner", 24, in the household of M. W. Conner 51 and Sarah A. 55, with Joseph, John 18, May L. 15, Susan W. 11. Richard's DC death 1905-10-16 (F7TT-Q6L): age 79, b. Maryland, widowed, painter, buried Annapolis — parents not recorded. 1870 Annapolis: Richard 44, Eliza 34, Ella 12, Ida 8, Charles 4 (our Charles S., b. 1864), Lillie 3. Image: familysearch_1850_census-index_Annapolis-MD_Rich-Conner-24-...jpg. Next: M. W. Conner's full name; Eliza Jane Bryant's parents (Baltimore) not searched successfully. |
| Henry Hoop Sr (father of Henry L. Hoop) | wife probably Mary | SUPPORTED | 1840 census, Wheeling: Mary Hoop, head of household (XHBW-C1M) — fits the 1839 directory's "Mary Hoops, widow, boarding house". A sister of Henry L., Sarah (Hoop) Green, b. 1829-06-14 W.Va., d. 1915-12-28 East Liverpool OH, buried Wheeling: Ohio death cert fn 70104 gives father Henry Hoop, b. Pa.; mother "unknown" (image familysearch_1915_death-cert_East-Liverpool-OH_Sarah-Hoop-Green_...png). Henry Sr's own parents: not found. The sisters' married names in 1910 (Anne Watkins, Sally Grier) did not turn up with a Hoop father in the index. |
| William Fisher + Maria Sterrett (Pittsburgh) | — | NOT FOUND | No Fisher–Sterrett marriage or child record in the FamilySearch index (only unrelated 1930s Indiana hits). |
| David L. Moore + — Boyd (Erie PA) | — | NOT FOUND | Brady W. Moore's 1938 Michigan death cert is the only record naming them; no 1860 Erie census household with a David Moore and a son Brady was indexed. |
| Michael Chalachan (alias Fedorčo) + Maria | — | NOT FOUND — and one lead removed | The 1847 Praurócz burial of "Chalachan Fedorczo Mihály" (6N9W-CNJ3) is of a man born ~1829 — too young to be Demetrius's father (b. 1838). So that burial is not ours. Still standing: Mihály Chalachan + Maria baptized Anna, Repejov 1844 (V175-8XG); the 1838 Demetrius baptism (parents Michael Fedor…/Maria) remains the only candidate. |
| Mary Howard (1820–1854), Laura Grace Cramer's mother | — | NOT FOUND | Seven Howard households in the 1840 Somerset Co census, including Daniel Howard, Somerset Twp (XHY2-VYH) — consistent with WikiTree's guess, but no record names Mary's parents. |
Net gain
- New generation, record-proven: Andrew's 5th great-grandparents on the Fosbrink line — Johann Gerhard Vossbrink & Catharina Adelheit Kaiser and Heinrich Kroeger & Catharina Elisabeth von Hoene, of Talge / Gehrde, Hanover.
- New, supported: M. W. & Sarah A. Conner (Annapolis) as Richard Conner's parents; Mary as Henry Hoop Sr's wife.
- Correction: the 1847 "Chalachan Fedorczo" burial is not Demetrius's father.