How many times have you wished that your ancestors had just documented some of the things one hundred or so years ago? Now you have a chance to do just that for some of your decedents. I am in the process of documenting my wife's application for the DAR. This is starting with Jacob Sturm bn, 1762 and died April 1842 (Our Patriot) , Jesse bn. 1809 and died December 1885, Jesse Tyler Sturm, bn. Feb.1844 and died July 1920,Leoda Belle Sturm Bonard, Floyd E Bonard, Nellie Mae Bonard. The latest approved case was in 1961. I am trying to document each generation with new documentation that is available so that down the line there will not be any question whether or not the documentation is acceptable.At the present time there is some questions on using a sur name genealogy History as a reference. What I am trying to document is: The burial site of Jacob and Catherine and Jesse and Mitilda Sturm. Would like to have a copy of a picture of each grave site showing the names. Jacob buried at cemetery in Worthington, Marion County, WV. Jesse is in Wyatt , Harrison County, WV. I need some documentation showing that Jesse is the son of Jacob. (I have numerous references by the Sturm History of this lineage, but I am trying to obtain an independent source, i.e.a deed, a Will or some legal transaction.) Does anyone have a copy of the obituaries of Jesse's death in 1885? I understand there is a book (2 volumes ) of obituaries in the Marion County Library by W. Guy Tetrick. I am requesting a copy of Jacobs Revolutionary service records from the NARA. If someone has already done this and would like to send me a copy of it, I would be appreciative. I have requested Jesse Tyler and Lavinia Hess's marriage certificate indicating they were married in Feb 1866 in Marion County, WV. If anyone has any type of documentation that I haven't mentioned and would be willing to give me, I will pay the cost to have you to send it to me. If we can document this case as outlined, I don't feel that there would be any problem for any of our women from the Sturms to get into the DAR with this type of documentation. Leland contact me at : 817 NW 41st Street Lawton,OK 73505-4925 580-355-3495