Drawing, possibly by Jennie Hays ca.1885	Hand colored tin-type, ca. 1850?	Hand colored tin-type, ca. 1850?	Deborah Jane McKee Hays, ca. 1850	Robert Hays, ca. 1850

The site is updated regularly, so please check back for added info. I've just added some new Mystery Photos & drawings from several branches of the family, including the ones below. Some of these are very old, hand-colored tin-types or charcoal drawings--many unfortunately without names, so please have a look to see if you recognize anyone (click to enlarge)! 

Who can I find here?

This site is divided into four main branches: the McCullough, Lyon, Thomas  and the Hays branches & covers the period 1680 -1900 thoroughly, with one line going back to about 1200.

Under each of these Branch tabs, there are additional families:

McCullough: Frampton, Ross, Sheridine          Thomas: Dufford

Lyon: Broom, Brinton                              Hays: McKee, Foster

What can I find here?

This site focuses on the ancestors of the William McCullough family, who have lived primarily in central and western Pennsylvania for the last 200 years.  Clarion, Jefferson, Butler & Armstrong Counties are the most common locations. In most cases, the data goes back to the 1600's or earlier. In the late 1600's and 1700's, common locations were Chester and the area near Philadelphia, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. European locations include England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

There is also a section on "Mysteries": places where I have gotten stuck in my research and pictures, particularly of the McCullough family taken between 1850 & 1890 that I cannot identify. I hope that by sharing my information, I will help others solve their own mysteries and that perhaps someone else will help solve mine.

Acknowledgments

I am not a professional genealogist, so in this "first edition", don't expect detailed bibliographies or professional notations. I'd like to think I have gathered some interesting information, though! Much of my material comes from family papers and pictures which fortunately have survived the years.  Since I live in the Netherlands and am researching U.S. data, I have also made use of many Internet sources. These are not always accurate, but I have done my best to separate fact from fiction, and where possible, I have indicated the difference between fact and speculation.

I particularly want to thank my many newly discovered "cousins" who have contributed from their research. 

Please feel free to use information from this site, but I would appreciate it if you would credit me and/or the person I list as the source. I will try to answer queries as soon as possible, but please be patient!

E-mail

Genealogy questions: [email protected]
Comments on Web-site: [email protected]

         Visitor number      since June 1, 2003