Posts in June 7, 2026

It’s a genealogy chart of the descendants of Rudolph and Tetjie Catherine (Heidan) Johnson, 19th century natives of Germany who had many family members immigrate to Illinois and Nebraska. What I have is an apparent photocopy of the original which was compiled by someone unknown to me and was found in my maternal grandparents’ collection of paper ephemera upon their death. It was not in my grandparents’ handwriting. I am using it as an initial outline to assist me in researching these families. While it could contain errors, I do want to cite it as a source–so that later I know when information came from this chart and when it came from somewhere else. Determining how to cite this item has been a slight challenge. For those who […]