Glad that you found your Linage Line: In Dates of birth Take out abt before the date. a date is just that Abt About the Time of Birth/Death/Marriage: List Your Linage by Generation: 1st Generation: Simon Jansen Van Arrs Dallen 2nd Generation: Christophel Van Arsdalen 3rd Generation: John Van Arsdalen {If Spelling Changes Note Spelling} I Have 35 Years Van Arsdallen Research & a Massive Van Linage File. If I Can be of help Contact me at [email protected] Larry BURTRAM HOPKINS wrote: > I have received some very great help from several of you on the Van list. Thanks so very much! > Others have tried to help, and I greatly appreciate those efforts as well. Have located a 3rd > Van cousin in California through this help. Through this effort and my own research (and DAR > records), I have pieced together my line which follows. > > My line comes down from Jan, through his son Christophel, then John (1722-1798), James Mills > (1761-1824), James Haines (?-d. 1828 Illinois), William Clark (b. abt 1814 Maryland - d. 1867 > Illinois), Charles Ruland (b. abt 1840 Illinois - d. 1917 California), and my grandmother, Anna > Scott VAN OSDEL Heyland (b. 1870 Illinois - d. 1950 Illinois). > > I have very good and detailed information on the Illinois Van Osdel family relating to this line, > including John Mills Van Osdel (1811-1891). He was Chicago's first architect. Have researched > through the Newberry Library and the Chicago Historical Society library and archives. I have burial > records and a plat map for all the Van Osdel's and their immediate family buried in the family plot > in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago (over 30 Van's and their relatives). I am writing a book about John > Mills Van Osdel (both his personal and professional life), as I am also an architect. Also writing > a family history on my Van Osdel line and am looking for others who have information regarding this > line. Any info or data would be greatly appreciated on any of the family related to this line. > > Will be happy to share any of my information with those of you who are interested! > > Bud Hopkins, Dallas, TX > > ==== VanArsdale Mailing List ==== > 1. Please remember to cite your sources > and give credit where credit is due. > 2. ROOTSWEB has made available an interactive search engine > for messages posted in the Mailing Lists. It is located at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > 3. Roots Surname List, including 351,475 surnames > submitted by 48,637 researchers, can be searched at RootsWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > (4)