 
Welcome to my genealogy pages. Allow me to introduce you to the two halves of the Gustafson-Wichmann equation.
My spouse of forty-nine years is the GUSTAFSON half. His
given name is David Keith, but he is better known as "Gus." Dave
is, I've been told, a computer guru and can never seem to understand
why I have any problem with my PC. He is a multi-talented
man whose computer expertise keeps a roof over our heads. His
other talents keep that roof from caving in on us and the walls
standing in order to brace the roof. His children, when they
were children, called him "The Absent-Minded Professor" or Spock (of
"Star Trek" fame) depending what mood they were in.
Dave's roots in this country began with the first European ancestor
who was George SOULE of the Mayflower. He has ancestors from
five of the six New England colonies, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado. And some made a stop in
Bermuda. Closer to our time are one set of Norwegian
great-grandparents, one set of Moravian great-grandparents, and a
Swedish grandfather. That grandfather is responsible for all
the "Gus" nick-names.
I am the WICHMANN half; Leona Louise after my uncle, Leonard, and
my mother, Louise. I'm a "Jill-of-all-trades," a.k.a. a
housewife, who has at various times held an outside job. I'm
obsessed with climbing trees--family trees. One of the many
passions in my life is to learn all I can of my ancestry and my
husband's. When I'm not trying to find additional information about our
heritage I love to assist others in their search.
My American heritage is relatively recent. Two sets of
my g-g-grandparents accompanied their grown children to this country
from Germany. One set of my great-grandparents came from
Austria (near Italy) and the rest came from various parts of
Germany. Some of them started out in
Nebraska. They all eventually resided in the Denver,
Colorado area. Those Austrians and one family from Germany
have eluded me for over thirty years. I've been much more
fortunate with the others.
Some of the things that will eventually appear on these pages are:
Dave's Mayflower ancestor.
Revolutionary War ancestors.
War of 1812 ancestors.
Civil War relatives.
Denver's history in postcards. My personal vintage postcard collection.
I'd love to hear from anyone interested in genealogy and/or history.
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