About a week ago I received an email from Charlotte Ringer in Kansas, who has been researching Elias Ringer. Turns out Charlotte's husband, Ronald, is a cousin who also claims Jonathan Ringer and Adeline Hannah as direct ancestors! Ronald's ancestor, Harvey Ringer and my ancestor, Joseph Ringer were brothers.
Charlotte and Ronald own a bed and breakfast near Medicine Lodge, Kansas. The website for it is http://www.bunkhouseatwildfireranch.com. Looks like a fun place! If you stop by to see them let me know! Roger Ringer is also a western singer and cowboy poet. There is an interesting link to a page all about him on the bed and breakfast website that you should read. It includes a couple of photos of Roger.
I've exchanged a couple of emails with Charlotte in the past few days and she's shared some great information with me and is forwarding a packet of information that will include obituaries for Jonathan and Adeline. I'll post them here as soon as I get them!
So the parents of Adeline Hannah were Robert Hanna (b. 1795 in Maryland; d. 1870, Beaver Creek, Maryland) and Catherine Billmyer (b. 1805 in Maryland; d. 1836 in Maryland). I was able to do a quick look up of some other family trees on ancestry.com. If the research there is to be believed (I'm always skeptical) it is possible for one to trace the relatives of Catherine back to 1564 in Germany! Some of the surnames in that line are Toby/Tobey, Thomas, Baker, Bart, Margaretha, Lang, Sturm, Ruester, Ruffenach, Forster and Fluer.
I've updated my family tree at ancestry.com to show the new additions. If you have an account there, it's the "Ringer" tree. If you need my username there it's olee902
So now that branch of the tree dead ends at Robert Hanna (1795-1870). If anyone has any information on Robert, I'd greatly appreciate it!
How fun to come in contact with another relative and learn more about my ancestors! Thanks, Charlotte!
