My great great grandmother was Sirelda Rakestraw (sometimes spelled Serelda and named after her grandmother Serilda Long). She was born in 1868 in either
Indiana or Kentucky, I'm not sure which, I just know she was burried in
Indiana. Her family came over from England in the 1600s. I don't have any information farther back than that to know if they originated in Germany or not, but I hope this helps some.
"It's the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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