In the spring of 2026, three American Legacies Org, Inc. volunteers named Franklin Wike, Ruthann Wike and Michael Hamlet conducted an interview with Tom and Vickie Braun from Spencer County, Indiana. This interview was captured on video and audio recorders.
Following is the text of the audio recording.
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Your Queries
If you can help any of these people with their queries, please contact this magazine with your information and we will pass it along to them. Please include "January 2004" and initials found below query.
You may also submit queries or your family histories to this magazine. Genealogy is a group effort, there are many others seeking the same families and hopefully we will be able to connect them with you!
Jackie Brown
Hi, I am seeking info for a friend of my daughter. He wants to know where his dad might be. Can you help? His blood father's name is Jackie Brown, possibly with the middle name Lloyd. He was born around 1960, possibly in Texas. Jackie had a child out of wedlock with Carla Denise Germann. This is a nice kid. He turned 17 years old yesterday. Thank-you for your time.
Becky B.
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Linda Josey
The information gather in a Census has changed over the years. Below is a sampling of the information that was gathered in the 19th Century.
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Census of 1800
Entries list name and address of head of family;
number of free whites under 10 years of age, 10 and under 16, 16 and under 26, 26 and under 45, and 45 years and upward in the household;
Connie Sychowski
Editor Genealogy Corner
In 1928 at the age of 5, my grandfather was building a table and chairs for my mother for Christmas. On Christmas Eve when he was bringing it down from the attic, my mother who was to be sleeping there on the day bed (sofa), wasn’t. She didn’t dare let on that she was lying there awake, he would have been so angry! He had painted it a beautiful bright red.
Amanda Light Long 
As a result of recently attending the Long family reunion , I can identify one of your pictures. If you look at #85, that is Amanda Light Long.
She was married to David Long. He was gassed during WW I.
What was your father’s name?
What can you tell us about your family?
By Franklin T. Wike, Jr.
Conducting hands on genealogy research can be fun, but it is also time consuming. Below is a very brief list of procedures I went through in order to obtain certain information about one side of my family. This information comes from original records and/or microfilm of originals which offers a certain amount of data about the persons life, occupation, where they lived and/or are buried, attended church, etc.
Charles William Wike
US Legacies Magazine
November 2002
Hi, What a great story on Paul Revere. I don't have anyone famous to contribute, but I would like to know what a flag chair was in 1751.
They were listed in my ancestor's inventory. I checked with Google com and they weren't there or under antique furniture. Any suggestions as to where I could find a picture of flag chairs from the 18th Century would be appreciated. Thanks,
Marian Murphy,California
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FINK
Hi, I have been trying for quite some time to find something on EVE FINK who married George Bower(s). I have absolutely nothing else besides her name. She had 3 known children with George. Does this name fit into your family?