My Family History

With the exception of Samuel and Sylvia (Johnson) Rumery, my great great grandparents lived in Denmark, Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Samuel Rumery, my great great grandfather, was born in Vermont, his father in Maine and his mother in Canada. Sylvia Ann Johnson, Samuel's wife, was born in New York as were her parents.

Researching RUMERY, BILLINGS (Germany), JOHNSON (Sweden), JOHNSON (NY USA), HERUM (Denmark), CUNNINGHAM (WI USA), WALSH (Ireland), HANSEN (Denmark) , BURKET[BURKIT, BIRKET](Ireland), SPENGLER (Germany).

*Links to the living have been omitted to protect their privacy.

Query: Seek parents of Samuel RUMERY, b 1824, VT and wife Sylvia Ann (JOHNSON) Rumery, b 1834, NY, married about 1853 in WI (Macksford, Marquette Co). In 1850, Samuel was a gold miner in Georgetown, Eldorado, CA and by 1855 settled in WI. Sam's father b ME, mother b Canada. Sylvia parents b NY. Also seek descendents of Elmer H. Rumery, b 1862 and Ervin Rumery, b 1856, Chippewa Co, WI. Ervin married Sophie Ellen CRAIG 16 OCT 1878 and moved to Jennings, LA by 1912. Some of his descendants live in Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Elmer married Sophie's sister, Iva CRAIG, 11 APR 1883 Barron Co, WI.