Mary Jo Brown
1929-2003
My great-grandmother Bertha Hoffman Bixby (left) and her sister, Dora Hoffman Hubmer (right). Circa 1914.
My name is Ryan Wadleigh and I live near Seattle, Washington. This website is the product of at least 8 years of my genealogical research, as well as the countless amount of research done by those in the past and those who have collaborated with me and helped me in my pursuits. I could not have been so successful in my research had it not been for the invaluable assistance of so many people. Many of their names are listed at the bottom of this page.
It is my goal that this website will be useful to many people. I think that relatives and family members with little interest in genealogy will enjoy some of the photos and short family histories. My documentation and sources should also be useful to fellow genealogists. This website is a work in progress, and I am continually adding records. If you have any ideas or information to add, please don't hesitate to e-mail me (ryanwadleigh@yahoo.com), also feel free to sign my guest book.
At 24 years old, I am younger than most that pursue genealogy as a hobby (or obsession). I've always had an interest in history, yet I believe I can trace my fascination with genealogy to a point in my childhood when we visited the wax museum in Victoria, BC and saw representations of Henry VIII and his wives (you can ask about my reasoning if you really want to). Basically though, I believe our ancestors generally lived more interesting and harder lives than we do now. I find it a shame that now they're dead and hardly anyone cares. With my research, I hope to bring some life to these fascinating people. If you can help, please do!
NEWS:October 11, 2007: Spelling errors throughout all my web pages have been fixed. Also, broken and false links have been repaired. (Many of my sources were before linked to the wrong surname pages, but that has been fixed.) If you notice any additional errors, please let me know!
Royal and Indian ancestry
A collection of recipes that belonged to Bertha Hoffman Bixby, my great-grandmother
Diary of Odin Wadleigh for the year 1906
Cemeteries our ancestors are buried in, and some photos of their tombstones
BRICK WALL
dead ends of my ancestral tree - please help!
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Credits:
| Thank you to Susan Wadleigh Gard for financial contributions to this website! |
Thank you to Genealogy Graphics by Chris and Glee Graphics for graphics on this website.
Thank you to the following volunteers and relatives that have contributed to my research:
Bob Allen, Mary Alvarado, Bonnie Anderson, Wendy Angove, Bob Arens, Joan Aslin, David Bartlow, Patti Bates, Joanne Benne, Sande Berger, Kevin Biersdorff, Betty Boroski, Beckie Brewster, Walter Briggs, Kelly Brown, Maggie Brown, Mary Jo Brown, Martha Brownson, Cyndi Buie, Andrea Burke, Mary Cable, Gloria Carpenter, Rob Casebeer, Pat Chadwick, Janet Chappell, Nancy Christie, Bert & Margaret Chumbler, Alleen-Marie Coke, Elizabeth Corethers, Barbara Cowan, Charles Cox, Dave Cox, Marilyn Current, Roger Davis, Dave De Hart, Mike Densmore, Lynne Diltz, Larry Dunham, Sharon Ellis, Seely Foley, Audrey Franklin, Susan Fraser, Susan Wadleigh Gard, Jim Garrity, Evalou Gomez, Delbert Greer, Craig Hahn, Marianne Hale, Russ Hanson, Sandra Harris, Frank Hathaway, Fran Hays, Carole Hoffman, Paul Hosse, Violet Hysell, Faye Jensen, Michael Jeunehomme, Michael Jones, Robbie Kellar, Laurie Kenville, Kim Kester, Fred Kindel, Chris Kling, Peter Klinge, Cliff Lamere, Keith Larson, Rose Lawson, Norma Ledford, Virginia, Lindsey, Jim Long, Ruth Lugowski, Steve Martin, Susan Masse, Rose McIntosh, Donna McQuade, Chris Meinicke, Laura Melton, Frank Merriman, Lynne Miller, Elizabeth Montgomery, Toni Moody, Merritt Mullen, Phillip Naff, Larry Nichols, Rene Nillson, Tim & Elizabeth Norpell, Donna Odland, Mike Palmer, Ron Pancner, Patricia Peterson, Bob Phillips, Kenton Poole, Donna Porter, June Potter, Bille Reynolds, Mona Rhone, Elaine Rigby, Jeany Roark, Jim Robinson, Tom Robison, Roanne Ryall, Dawn Saari, April Salinas, George Sanborn, Debbie Schmidt, Julie Schopps, Patricia Seaver, Marion Sinnott, Carolyn Smithfield, Leonie Smith, Mary Solomon, Steve Spicer, Kathy Stice, Eileen Talburt, James Taylor, Rosetta Thorpe, Carolyn Vance, Eric Wadleigh, Michele Wagner, Marilyn Walker, Dorothy Wear, Frances Webb, Kathy Wright, Martha Wright, Terrie Wright, and Ellnora Young.