Approximate Project Status / Timeline:
03/10/2005 Most Manual Information Entered into the Souser Family Tree Database. Leave for SLC tomorrow for a day.
-There are currently 4 disconnected Souser lines in the Database, all of which I hope to eventually connect.
-Decendents of Peter/Peiter Souser (b.1699), Sylvestor Souser (b.1776), Joseph Souser (b.1815), &
-John Souser (Immigrated ~1853, b. ?). Most living Souser's today can be related to Joseph Souser.
-Currently 1384 Individuals Entered with 10381 Text Records, Greatest Depth 18 Generations, 371 Surnames
02/13/2005 Begin Website Conversion to Form Format, schedule trip to Salt Lake City in March 05 to investigate their archives.
02/01/2005 Establish another major linkage of another line of the Souser family, tie to Joseph Souser.
01/28/2005
01/01/2005
07/15/2004 Souser Family Reunion in Bedford, PA (Descendants of Joseph Souser b. 1815)
06/xx/2004 Received information about a Souser Family Reunion in Bedford, PA
----- Received Various Correspondence over the years 2001-2004 while I get established in life.
05/30/2001 Travel to Bedford, PA to inquire into origins, everything closed day I was there, project sort of goes into a 'on-hold' state for a few years why I establish myself after college.
05/10/2001 I graduate college.
10/12/2000 Many misc. things have happened since the last time I updated this page,
-but only about 12 surveys have been returned. A lot of information has been collected.
-Unfortunately not nearly as much as I had hoped. But I hope to get some time and finish
-compiling it, and getting some more information online. I hope to do this by November.
-Probably 60% at least of the surveys were returned bad address.
08/13/2000 Received a survey back that provided a major breakthrough for my own line connecting me to Joseph Souser (b. 1815)
06/28/2000 Recieved 2 surveys back with bad addresses, also sent out 57th Survey.
06/26/2000 Recieved first emails in response to survey.
06/25/2000 Recieved first response, via a phone call from a Souser who didn't get survey and wanted one.
06/19/2000 Website is largely Updated and many new areas created.
06/19/2000 56 Survey's Mailed to many Sousers around the country.
06/18/2000 Survey Finished and Prepared for Mailing
05/31/2000 Mailing List Compiled for mailing of the Survey #1
05/04/2000 This web site is first posted and goes active.
03/15/2000 During Spring Break 00' I scour the web for anything I can find pertaining to the Souser family, an ongoing project.
12/24/2000 Decide to begin concentrated effort to document family history.
xx/xx/1997 Receive skeleton of Family Tree of Grandfather's wife, first take real interest in building the family tree.