Betty's Place

"So much time, so little to do...Strike that. Reverse it."

~~Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Hi! I'm glad you stopped by! This quote frequently describes my life. Some might say I have too many interests. But is that really possible?

Laura Belle Leonard & John Quincy Pulliam (front)
(with unidentified, believed to be brother of John, behind)

FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY

My interest in history took a more focused turn about 4 years ago when I began researching our various ancestors. I would enjoy hearing from you if any of these names are ones you are researching too.

Here are some of the surnames that have I discovered during my research.

Allen * Baker (only 1 so far) * BILLS * COYLE * DUVALL * GRIFFITH

HYDE * Leonard * O'Brien (only 1) * PULLIAM * SALATIN * SLOAN

TOON * Twyman * Ward * WILLSEY/WILSEY,etc.

Some information about a limited number of my WILLSEY ancestors can be found at the Family Treemaker website. A neat Wiltse2Wilsey family page has been created by Paige Wiltse Osborne and Barbara VanVlack. It has some great history about the family name and heritage. It's amazing how many different ways the family name has come to be spelled. You'll also find some links to other Wilsey family descendants and researchers.

Currently, my most troublesome ancestor has turned out to be John Q. Pulliam (picture above).
I have found two different birth years--1854 or 1860. I wouldn't be surprised if it was
something else. Do you know anything about him?
John died in 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana.