Reseña del libro "The Askew Family Story (en Inglés)"
From the villages and parishes of England to the shores of America and across the developing United States, The Askew Family Line follows more than three centuries of family history, migration, and perseverance.The story begins with the earliest documented Askew and related families in England and follows the generations that led to John and Lydia Askew's 1850 immigration to America. From New York to Iowa and Kansas, and eventually westward with later generations, the family adapted to changing times while building homes, raising families, working the land, serving their country, and creating new lives for those who followed.Although the Askew name is at the heart of this history, the story reaches far beyond a single surname. Through marriage and family connections, the narrative follows related lines including Bullen, Nichols, Thompson, Watts, Wavell, Spencer, Thody, Chappell, Shank, Hicks, Cox, and Lowden. Together, these families form the branches and connections that shaped the generations of Askews and their descendants.Drawing on parish and church records, census and vital records, military records, passenger manifests, newspapers, photographs, family memories, and other historical sources, David E. Askew traces this lineage from its English origins to its American descendants. The records reveal not only names and dates, but also the circumstances, sacrifices, struggles, accomplishments, and choices that shaped each generation.This book is more than a family tree. It is a story of ordinary people living through extraordinary changes-the crossing of an ocean, the settlement of a new country, the movement westward, wars, economic hardships, changing communities, and the everyday work of building a family and preserving a legacy.It also recognizes that genealogy is sometimes incomplete. Some ancestors are well documented; others remain only partially known because the records they left behind have been lost, damaged, or never created. Where the evidence is uncertain, those uncertainties are acknowledged rather than filled with assumptions.Spanning more than 300 years and nine generations, The Askew Family Line preserves the connections between the past and the descendants who continue the family story today. At its heart is a simple idea: behind every name in a family tree is a person, a place, and a story worth remembering.
