Pennsylvania Brick Wall

HMidwesterner

Hello, all. If anyone is willing, I would really like to ask for help breaking down the brick wall in my family tree (I've been trying to for years). I have the high school autograph book of my great great grandmother, Virginia Moore (signatures are mostly from 1873-1880), and I have her mother in my tree - Mildred Ann Jones - but I'm unable to find her father. Her mother married Zeb Dexter in 1873 in Virginia City, which is where Virginia was raised. However, Virginia list her birthplace and her father's birthplace on a document as Pennsylvania. Because of the time frame I've searched Civil war records for her father, but nothing. A kind lady helped me find out this much a few years ago and made a tree "for JJJH" on Ancestry, which I'm extremely appreciative of or I wouldn't know this much, however I think she must have given up on trying to find Virginia's father a few years ago. For this reason I can't find anyone else to help me break down the brick wall that is the identity of Virginia's father, and I've tried for years but cannot do it myself. I wondered if there's anyone out there who may be interested in Civil War era Pennsylvania or Silver mining Virginia City (Virginia's step father was a miner during the height of mining in Virginia City), who may be interested in helping me even though it has already been attempted? I know a great deal about my family, I have a lot of records on my grandmother's paternal side, but not so much on her maternal side except for this high school autograph book (which is why it's so important to me). Thank you for any help. Sincerely, Justine

Áine Ní Donnghaile

@HMidwesterner

Welcome. I suggest you join and post in the Atlantic States Research group where researchers familiar with the area are ready and willing to help.

Best of luck with the search.

HMidwesterner

Thank you so much for your suggestion!