Family Tree - maternal grandfather (5 generations)

I am so deeply immersed in the lives of our ancestors that they are almost as familiar to me as my immediate family. I have written stories about many of the individuals, but I realize that it may be difficult to keep track of the relationships if you don't visit Ancestry.com on a regular basis.  I thought it might be helpful to post a visual.

In the last post, I showed my family tree back to my 2X great grandparents.  Next I will post my four grandparents' trees back to my 4X great grandparents...starting right here with my maternal grandfather's tree:

Much of what I know about this branch of the family tree I learned from the writings of my great- grandmother Ada (Hall) Crofford.  I discovered that some of the details in her family history were not completely accurate, but she wrote stories that colorfully connected our family to historical events of the day.

Ada's mother's side of the family were prominent in the Dutch community in New York.

To remind you of a few other interesting details:  

John Dillingham told a story of being lost at sea as a young man with a few other men. They were finally rescued but not before they had discussed the possibility of which of them would be sacrificed for food.

The Dillingham family is still an important family in Liberty, Indiana - there are buildings, places, and streets named after them.  

Jacob Wandell, my 4th great grandfather, was Quartermaster at Valley Forge with Gen. George Washington. 

William Haight was mentioned in the journal of Deborah Sampson, the notorious Revolutionary War soldier (male imposter).

Andrew Hall from Michigan was trained as a Civil War soldier in Newport News.  He became a surgeon's assistant under General McClellan during the Seven Days Battle in Virginia.

Horace Calvin Crofford's discharge papers after the Civil War were signed by Ulysses S. Grant.