Confirmed by WikiTree: through the Beismer, Vandermark and Hogancamp families, one of which is so named; I am a 18th cousin, 4 times removed of Lafayette, French aristocrat who fought with the Continental army during our American Revolution.
Our families' Lafayette Vandermark is buried in the Vandermark Family Cemetery in Debruce, Sullivan County, NY.
It's one of the fun features of WikiTree, you can find how closely related you are to various historical people and celebrities; if that's what you're interested in.
What have I been working on? A little bit of everything.
- I adopted a lot of WikiTree profiles: orphaned Odell profiles (no manager) in NY; some profiles of variant spellings of Beismer and Wormuth, as part of the one-name studies;
- I created a couple of profiles of Native American people I'd met or knew about.
- I adopted profiles of Platners in NY.
I had not thought about the fact that by adopting orphan profiles at WikiTree, I've committed myself to ensure they are correct and as complete as I can make them. So, now I have a mountain of work to do to accomplish that. It keeps me busy.
- I started the PIP (Profile Improvement Project) Voyage which will, hopefully, help me improve my skills at WikiTree. I've already learned some things.
- I'm continuing to research how to form a Family Cemetery Association for the Vandermark Family Cemetery in Debruce. It's a little complicated and I definitely need some relatives of the three (3) original families to participate. Anyone related to any of the original families: Beesimer, Vandermark, Hogancamp; are welcomed to participate.
- Best of all, I'm making day and overnight trips to visit New York cemeteries and historical and genealogical societies to take pictures, notes and do research. There's still a mountain of information that isn't online.
July Family Dates: births, marriages and deaths:
Included are adopted profiles, click on a name and arrive at their WikiTree profile. This will always be a work in progress as profiles and information are added. Your input is always welcomed.
02 Jul 1920 Laura Shaw married Edmund Shaw
03 Jul 1822 Frederick Biesemeier was born
03 Jul 1901 Alfred Biesemeier died
04 Jul 1931 Mildred Tarchine married John Tarchine
04 Jul 1953 Dorothy Schulz married Walt Schulz
04 Jul 1888 Mary Wormuth married David Neer
04 Jul 1822 Phebe Brown was born
06 Jul 1883 Leroy O'Dell was born - Not my Dad
07 Jul 1898 Erling Odell was born
07 Jul 1928 Irene Platner died
08 Jul 1813 Susan Sherwood was born
08 Jul 1885 George Bossley was born
08 Jul 1925 Dora Reimuth was born
10 Jul 1942 Emma Camp died
10 Jul 1830 Sophia Wilcox married Joel Randall
10 Jul 1903 Joseph Odell died
10 Jul 1771 Maria Frans was born
12 Jul 1905 Laura Shaw was born
12 Jul 1853 Hendrick Mattice died
13 Jul 1918 Laura Chase died
16 Jul 1899 Robert Odell married Anna Odell
17 Jul 2006 Mary Barnhart died
17 Jul 1942 Carolyn Reeves died
17 Jul 1847 Othniel Odell was born
17 Jul 2007 Bill O'Dell died
18 Jul 2006 Frank Platner died
19 Jul 1893 Lowell Barnhart was born
19 Jul 1820 Anna Abrams was born
21 Jul 1997 Francis Grant died
21 Jul 1910 Roy Beismer was born
22 Jul 1947 Roger Besemer was born
22 Jul 1996 Leon Shenandoah died
23 Jul 1777 Janneke Besemer was born
24 Jul 1806 Cornelius Beesimer was born
24 Jul 1858 Henry Mattice married Georgeanna Mattice
25 Jul 1865 John Hendrickson died
25 Jul 1902 Stella Baxter was born
29 Jul 2009 Ruth O'Dell died
29 Jul 1953 Belle Space died
30 Jul 1931 Iona Bowker died
31 Jul 1937 Anson Odell married Marcella Odell
31 Jul 1950 Roy Beismer died
That's it for now 
