Family Surname Index

 

Explore the different branches of our family history. Each family section links to stories, individual biographies, and research discoveries.


Guider / Guyder / Gardner 

The Guiders are my mother's maternal grandmother's family. .Stories about the Guider family, the children found living under different surnames, and the search for their parents.


Martinucci

The Martinucci's refer to my father's paternal grandfather's family. Research into our Italian family origins, including records from Lombardy and the villages around Piuro and Crana.


Miller

The Millers relate to my mother's maternal grandfather's family. Research into the Miller family, its branches, and the questions raised by DNA evidence.


Tosser

Tbe Tosser's married into the Guider family through the marriage of Sheridan Guider and Amy Tosser.  Research into Amy Tosser's family and its connections to the Guider investigation.


This index is a work in progress. More families and stories will be added as research continues.

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