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I am a wife and a mom to 1 adult son named Hunter and 3 furry kids (a Fiest named Cash, a Yellow Lab named Milton and our newest addition is a beagle dachshund mix named Hank).
Besides Genealogy I am a photographer, scrapbooker, and all around crafty person.

I am researching in Pennsylvania right now (Columbia, Montour, and Luzerne Counties); I am lucky enough to live in the same area where my ancestors lived. Some of my main surnames are Seigfreid (spelled many different ways), Thomas, Hunter, Masteller, Killian, Gensel, Halderman, Hartman, Kinley, and Savage.
I am a member of GeneaBloggersTRIBE. I take care of Twitter, Pinterest, and the Blogiversary posts.

Contact me if you have any additions or corrections or with any questions. My email is sthomas51004@gmail.com. I enjoy searching our roots and look forward to finding out as much as I can.


Jason and Milton
Hank

Cash.





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