Wagner: My maternal great-grandmother, Louisa Wanger McHugh's parents, John Wagner and Catherine Laubscher were both from Baden. Discovering their home parish and village would be a nice breakthrough. The Wagners were Catholic. They settled in Pennsylvania, where Louisa's oldest brother, Henry, was born. The family moved to Missouri about 1844. William and Louisa were born there, Louisa in Madison Co. Discovering where and when the Wagners settled in PA would also be a plus.
Simmons: An incredible breakthrough about 3-4 years ago expanded my maternal Simmons line from 5 generations to 11. There are still a few unanswered questions in the mix. John William and Dolly [Jennison] Simmons were a wandering family. They bounced around from Chenango Co., NY to points in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. John died in Newport, Campbell Co., KY in 1857. Dolly, after spending the majority of her final years with son Sylvanus and his family in Orange Co., IN, died in Covington, Kenton Co., KY. Verifying both deaths [say, burial places?] would add to the story. Also locating a marriage record for the couple would be an added benefit.
Then there's the afore mentioned Sylvanus. The names of his wife and two daughters changed over the years! Catherine Van Liew became Harriet/Henrietta P. Daughter Sarah became Henrietta and daughter Margaret J. became Ada J. I have no explanation, but facts confirm that Ada's mother was Catherine. The obit for Mrs. Simmons stated her name as Henrietta and her son-in-law as a Mr. Bateman, Ada's husband.
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