Because I don't have enough to do in my life, I am plugging names into my newspaper subscription to see what pops up. I am currently looking in the Allentown, PA area. It's an interesting way to search.
I am searching for Charles Mohr. He is not a direct ancestor's name, but I have several Mohrs named Charles in my database.
I just found an obituary of the wife of a Charles Mohr. Her first name is not listed. However, her father's name is listed and her children. I've looked for all of them in my database and have had no luck. I didn't try her siblings, at least not yet.
One trick I've learned is to put the information from the obituary into my database and see what comes up with a search on Ancestry. So, I will try that.
Bingo! I found a census record that looks promising and several family trees. As I look through the trees it appears that this Charles could be my husband's 3rd cousin 4x removed. I am noting the file that the connection needs to be proved and I'm clipping the article to put in a file folder for that branch of the family.
It will be fun to see if I just found a distant cousin!
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