My ancestors originally came from the Hudson river area of New York. They moved to the finger lakes region in the early 1800's and eventually to Michigan. They include: the Huggard, Bell, Wildman, Ryal, Rohrabacher, Fratz and Wixom families. I have taken a special interest in Farmington, Michigan as it was both the "gateway" city for many of my pioneer ancestors and was my home town.

My ancestors originally came from the Hudson river area of New York. They moved to the finger lakes region in the early 1800's and eventually to Michigan. They include: the Huggard, Bell, Wildman, Ryal, Rohrabacher, Fratz and Wixom families. I have taken a special interest in Farmington, Michigan as it was both the "gateway" city for many of my pioneer ancestors and was my home town.