A history of the Ancestors and Descendants of James Shanks Loofbourrow and Mary Catherine Syfert. James and Mary were married in 1866 and raised their family in Van Buren County, Iowa near Mt. Zion and Hillsboro. This history traces back along the paternal lines of each parent of James and Mary to find the 1st ancestors that came to America. Then, using those original “root” grandfathers, it provides a full descendant view from each of those roots. This provides a full listing, to the extent of our records, for all relations to the current day.
NEW! 2nd Edition is now available. Our family has grown and grown these last 300 years and includes many family names now (see left side inset). Thanks to many contributors, Margie (Hockaday) Kinnaman has validated and merged this information in to this wonderful family history book. It covers many generations for our Loofbourrow and Syfert family lines, using the union of James Shanks Loofbourrow and Mary Catherine Syfert in the 1860s as a focus point to document both ancestors and descendants of the family.
Other family lines are also documented: Barker, Day, Ritenhouse, Hockday, and others. Your family and the generations to come, will enjoy this well researced history while having a chance to become closer to cousins that might otherwise remain unknown.
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