Michelle (Hartman) Detwiler
Honor Code SignatorySigned 26 Feb 2021 | 51,071 contributions | 576 thank-yous | 724 connections
Signed 26 Feb 2021 | 51,071 contributions | 576 thank-yous | 724 connections
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Here is my family tree.
I love research, correct facts, and digging the truth of family history out of hiding. If you see something that you think may be incorrect in my family tree or my sources please let me know! I love collaboration! Do you have a mystery or information that is difficult to find? It's possible I can find it, even with limited resources I'm pretty good at it!
with
anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
Here is my family tree.
I love research, correct facts, and digging the truth of family history out of hiding. If you see something that you think may be incorrect in my family tree or my sources please let me know! I love collaboration! Do you have a mystery or information that is difficult to find? It's possible I can find it, even with limited resources I'm pretty good at it!
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edwin Lawwill Hartman Jr.
and Martha (Hossack) Hartman
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2013
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Biography
Michelle (Hartman) Detwiler is a member of the US Southern Colonies Project.
Michelle (Hartman) Detwiler Participated in the 2021 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
Michelle (Hartman) Detwiler participated with Team Virginia during the 2021 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to 64 previously unsourced profiles. We added 6,673 sources & finished in 1st place!
Michelle is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention
As a child Michelle often daydreamed of log cabins, Conestoga wagons, and life on the old frontier. An avid reader, American history has always been a favorite. As an adult Michelle learned many of the old ways including, raising sheep, spinning wool, and weaving on an 8 harness loom. In the process of learning she also taught others these wonderful crafts.
Genealogy
It all started with... "Your family came across the country to California in a covered wagon." Michelle has been working on family history for many years. Her father's family were all southerners, from VA to NC to TN. Her mother's family were all northerners, PA to OH to IN to KS to CA. Michelle's favorite families to work on are the the Detwiler family, the Hartman family, the Page family, and the Cramer-Axe family.
Michelle's husband's family has been easy and not so easy to work on. His father's family has been in America since the early 1700's and there is a lot of information on the Detwiler family in PA. His mother's Schmidt family and their related families immigrated to America mostly in the 1860-1880 time period. They lived in MN. Some of the challenges of this family history research is the different way many of the eastern European names are spelled.
Time Period
Michelle's favorite historical research time period is around the Revolutionary War era. She loves old documents and after 40+ years of research experience she has learned that family history isn't all wrapped up in census data. There are many secret and not so secret places that family history information can hide!
African American Heritage
Recently Michelle started research on African-American Heritage. What a wonderful and challenging experience. It can be very difficult to research the families of enslaved people. After working on several counties in the Alabama area Michelle has expanded her horizons working full-time on US Black History Plantations and the Enslaved.
How I Research
Researching has been a great enjoyment to Michelle. She is occasionally asked, "How did you find that?" So she created a page called Researching the Enslaved, detailing the techniques she uses to research Plantations, Plantation Owners, and the Enslaved.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Michelle Detwiler at registration.
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- Michelle's formal name
- e-mail address
- images (2)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Michelle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Michelle:
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~1.56%
Robert Maxey
:
23andMe
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Michelle:
- Michelle Detwiler is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 15, 2023.
- Michelle Detwiler is a Wonderful WikiTreer Nov 10, 2022.
- Meet our Members: Michelle Detwiler Jul 25, 2022.
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