Welcome to our Genealogy web site. My name is Bill Colehour and I have been tracing the ancestry of my children since 1984. Much of the accumulated information is now available at this site. Like all works of genealogy this is a work in progress. Updates and corrections are appreciated.

Ancestors of Alice Mercy Wardwell for 12 Generations

I have gone to print on the "Ancestry of Alice Mercy Wardwell (Colehour) for 12 Generations," the companion book to her husband "Ancestors of Robert Allison Colehour for 12 Generations"(which is also still available).

All of Alice's ancestry is from early New England and on back to Great Britain. A couple of us have Wardwell as a middle name (myself and Bettie Colehour) but it was difficult to investigate because Alice lost both her parents while she was a teenager and her ancestry was not recorded then. Her parents, grandparents and one set of great grandparents moved from Maine to Minnesota in the 1860s.

Her ancestry is very interesting as it includes three Mayflower passengers in 1620 and two men accused of being witches in 1692 Salem hysteria that were executed. You will learn how you are related to many Presidents, Governors, Vice Presidents, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, many current celebrities, actors, writers, artists, musicians, businessmen, astronauts, etc.

Each ancestor has been fully researched and is fleshed out with details beyond their birth and death dates when available. She has ancestors that were in the Civil War, Revolutionary War and Native American wars. One ancestor was the second longest survivor of the Revolution from New England and lived long enough to have his picture taken.

This hardcover book is 696 pages long, including an index. It profiles 2,642 different relatives back to 16th century England. It is printed to order and generally takes about four weeks to be delivered. The cost is $45.00 (check or Venmo) delivered to your door (in USA). If you are interested in a book or have questions please email me at billcolehour@gmail.com to give me your delivery details. This book and/or its companion book would make great holidays gifts to share with your family for many generations.




Database Update

Today we updated the Colehour Families database bringing the total number of individuals to 16,188.

Posted on 11/12/23 by Bill Colehour


New Newsletter

Recently we added a 2023 Kohlhauer Konnections newsletter in the Newsletter section. This marks the 33rd year of producing a newsletter based on the different spellings of the Kohlhauer surname.

Posted on 11/08/23 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Colehour Families database bringing the total number of individuals to 15,887.

Posted on 11/23/22 by Bill Colehour


New Newsletter

Recently we added a 2022 Kohlhauer Konnections newsletter in the Newsletter section. This marks the 32nd year of producing a newsletter based on the different spellings of the Kohlhauer surname.

Posted on 11/20/22 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Minnesota Families database bringing the total number of individuals to 6,646.

Posted on 11/14/22 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Kohlhauer database bringing the total number of individuals to 1,222.

Posted on 11/14/22 by Bill Colehour


New Newsletter

Recently we added a 2021 Kohlhauer Konnections newsletter in the Newsletter section. This marks the 31st year of producing a newsletter based on the different spellings of the Kohlhauer surname.

Posted on 11/20/21 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Kohlhauer database bringing the total number of individuals to 1,201.

Posted on 11/20/21 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Colehour Families database bringing the total number of individuals to 15,564.

Posted on 11/18/21 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Colehour / Kreger database bringing the total number of individuals to 25,012.

Posted on 11/18/21 by Bill Colehour


Database Update

Today we updated the Minnesota Families database bringing the total number of individuals to 6,645.

Posted on 11/12/21 by Bill Colehour


Ancestors of Robert Allison Colehour for 12 Generations

Greetings Cousins et al,

After 35+ years of research I have finally recorded my findings in my recently published book "Ancestors of Robert Allison Colehour for 12 Generations".

Whether you are a descendant of Robert Allison Colehour or his father James Allison Colehour, your lineage is explored here back past the founding of America in 1620 and into 16th century Europe. Learn about Robert's ancestors that came over to Pennsylvania with William Penn in the late 1600s and many who came over in the Great Migration (1620-1635) to Massachusetts. His ancestors are shown to have come from Germany, England, Wales, Canada and France.

His pioneer ancestors helped found many New England towns, defended them from foes, fought in the Revolutionary War, were killed in Indian massacres and were upstanding citizens of their communities.

You will learn how you are related to many Presidents, Prime Ministers of England, Princes and Princesses of England, many current celebrities, inventors, politicians, artists, musicians, businessmen, etc.

Each ancestor has been fully researched and is fleshed out with details beyond their birth and death.

The book includes 475 pages, including an index. It is printed to order and generally takes about four weeks to be delivered. If you are interested in a book or have questions please email me at billcolehour@gmail.com for the cost and to give me your delivery details. I believe that this book is something that every relative should share with their families.

The companion book on the ancestry of Robert's wife, Alice Mercy Wardwell, should be available in 2022.

Posted on 10/04/21 by Bill Colehour


Descendants of August Krueger of Sibley County, Minnesota

Good news Cousins! My book "Descendants of August Krueger of Sibley County, Minnesota" is now finished and available. It is the result of decades of research. It includes 200 pages (including the index) and almost 600 descendants of the immigrant couple. The price is $30.00 delivered in the US. You can email me at billcolehour@gmail.com to place an order. I will need your check and delivery address before I can order for you. Delivery will probably take about 30 days.



Posted on 03/18/21 by Bill Colehour


New Newsletter

Recently we added a 2016 Kohlhauer Konnections newsletter in the Newsletter section. This marks the 26th year of producing a newsletter based on the different spellings of the Kohlhauer surname. This newsletter contains the results of the Kohlhauer Heritage Tour to Germany in May 2016. You can view pictures here and a newspaper article here.

Posted on 11/28/16 by Bill Colehour


Kohlhauer Trip 2016

Article in a german newspaper about the trip can be read here

Click on the photo below to see our Kohlhauer Trip Photos.

Kohlhauer Trip 2016