GenWeb Archives, Idaho, Ada County for Boise's Pioneer and Morris Hill cemetery tombstone photographs
GenWeb Archives, Idaho, Ada County for obituaries, including: David K. McConnel, d. 1923; Margaret I. McConnel, d. 1967; Mervin Gilbert McConnel, Sr, d. 1948; William McConnel, d. 1897.
GenWeb Archives, Idaho, Canyon County for more obituaries.
Idaho Family Scanners/Canyon County Headstone Project
Find A Grave for more family tombstone photographs and obituaries.
McConnell Family History of Robert McConnell, Miami, FL, includes link to the Clan Donald USA DNA Project.
Ulster Historical Foundation; I attended one of their workshops several years ago and have several hand-outs which I will gladly share, if anyone is interested.
Rootsweb home, mailing lists, message boards, family trees and aids
The McConnel and McConnell Families/ True Pioneers of the American West, by Ralph A Lawrence, 2011. Preview at google books.
Also, visit my other sites, Idaho AHGP, Valley County, IDGenWeb and Gem County, IDGenWeb for more family tombstone photos and genealogy in those two counties.
comprehensive list of Idaho links at ID-AHGP
No truth without proof.
Dickson, R.J. "Ulster Emigration to Colonial America, 1718-1785;" Ulster Historical Foundation, 2010.
Leyburn, James Graham. "The Scotch-Irish: A Social History;" University of North Carolina Press, 1989.
Greenwood, Val D. "Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy," 3rd Edition. Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2000.
"The History of Noble County", published in 1887, by L. H. Watkins & Co., Chicago, is available on-line at books.google.com. It is an interesting browse for insights into events which would have impacted our ancestors.
Hunt, Linda Lawrence. "Bold Spirit/Helga Estbys forgotten walk." University of Idaho, 2005. This does not pretain to our family, but it contains a good discussion on the role of family myth and the stories that get passed on and the stories that don't.
U.S. Census.
1880 U.S. census, Iowa, Benton Twp., Wayne Co.
1885 state census of IA, Wayne Co., Benton Twp.
(April 7, 1885)
Updated 24 November 2018
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