In 2006, I jumped on Ancestry.com to build a simple family tree. As I developed it over the next few years, I became more knowledgeable of our family history. Reunions began to take on new meaning and I was able to invest invaluable time speaking with family members and going through information they had about our deceased relatives in terms of names, dates, burial sites, etc. From there, my interest turned to hobby, and over the past 10 years I have built our family tree into to some 800+ people with thousands of sources as of 2016. During this process, I discovered and began using Find A Grave and have found it to be a tremendously helpful and needed resource. I have made many huge discoveries on this site and decided to become a contributor. I have worked to create, manage, link together, and develop the memorials for both of our families relatives that have passed on.My beautiful bride, Kirsten, our three children and I reside in St. Peters/O'Fallon, Missouri.

In 2006, I jumped on Ancestry.com to build a simple family tree. As I developed it over the next few years, I became more knowledgeable of our family history. Reunions began to take on new meaning and I was able to invest invaluable time speaking with family members and going through information they had about our deceased relatives in terms of names, dates, burial sites, etc. From there, my interest turned to hobby, and over the past 10 years I have built our family tree into to some 800+ people with thousands of sources as of 2016. During this process, I discovered and began using Find A Grave and have found it to be a tremendously helpful and needed resource. I have made many huge discoveries on this site and decided to become a contributor. I have worked to create, manage, link together, and develop the memorials for both of our families relatives that have passed on.My beautiful bride, Kirsten, our three children and I reside in St. Peters/O'Fallon, Missouri.