A genealogical exploration of the ancestors of

Terrie Lynn Bittner

This genealogical exploration is very tentative. I have gathered sources from the internet, and a few from proper sources. I am currently in the process of verifying what I gathered as I stayed home caring for and educating children. Each page strives to explain where material came from (recognizing that I began gathering before I understood the importance of documentation.)

Although the names and dates are important, it is the stories that interest me. As I search, I try to imagine the real people behind the names. Since most of the people on my lists aren't famous, it means noticing how many children died at young ages, how often they moved and when--and hopefully being able to guess why--and thinking about the history of the times they lived in. From those clues, I try to make my family come to life. As you search my site, you will sometimes encounter little notes about my wonderings or discoveries. I hope this makes my page a little different from some of the others.

My current project is to search for Rebecca Bloomfield, to see if I can find proof that Rebecca, the wife of Charles Salyer , really is a Bloomfield. I start with a bias, because I thought she was, grew to love her family...and want to stay related!

This is a new page, and I am trying to make it as useful as possible. Please be patient while I build the many threads. If you think you are related, email me at terrie@terriebittner.com. Please place the words "Treasured Time" as the header. This keeps your email from being eaten by the spam filter. (It's the name of my main website.) Since I'm adding material slowly, I may have more than is online and I'd be thrilled if you would share what you know.

The descendency page will give you a list of my direct line, with links to the pages I have completed. I am adding at least one page per week at the moment. If you would like to be notified when the page is updated, please email me at terrie@terriebittner.com. Use as your heading Genealogy mailing list. Thanks!