Our Hofstetter Heritage


Book Description

Valentin Hofstetter was born 1 January 1774 in Weislingen, Alsace. His parents were Valentin Hofstetter and Anna Elisabethe Windstein. He married Marie Elisabeth Peter 25 December 1794. They had six children. Many of their descendants and relatives emigrated and settled mainly in Arkansas and Illinois.




Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990


Book Description

Report provides the total population for each of the nation's 3,141 counties from 1990 back to the first census in which the county appeared.




W. H. Wines and His Descendants


Book Description

William H. Wines, son of Albert Wines and Freelove, was born 12 March 1836 in Massachusetts or New York. He married Rhoda Hopper, daughter of Jacob Hopper and Lavina Garland, 31 December 1857, in Coles County, Illinois. They had five children. He died in 1907 in Effingham County, Illinois. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Illinois.










Red Book


Book Description

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.