Saturday, July 11, 2026

Compendium of Family Biographies, Stories and Videos For My Smith/Vaux/Spangler/Konig Family Lines

 Over four decades, I have done genealogical research for my ancestry, and have found quite a bit of information about my ancestral families.  Over the past two years, I have written and published genealogical sketches for each couple in my ancestry back through my 3rd great-grandparents, plus additional sketches for my Carringer line and selected Revolutionary War ancestors. 

From the genealogical sketches have come AI-assisted biographies based solely on the sketches, and from the biographies have come AI-assisted ancestor life memoirs and stories for each person or couple. Finally, I have used Google NotebookLM to create infographics, video overviews and slide decks for the biographies and many of the stories.  

The purpose of this blog post is to collect the information for each of my collateral ancestral Carringer families Smith/Vaux/Spangler/Konig in one compendium: 

1)  My 2nd Great Grandparents #26 Devier James Lamphier Smth (1839-1894) and #27 Abigail A. (Vaux) Smith (1844-1931):  

*  Genealogical Sketch:  #26 Devier James Lamphier Smith (1839-1894)
*  Genealogical Sketch:  #27 Abigail A. (Vaux) Smith (1844-1931)





*  Video:

*  Slide Presentation:

2)  My 3rd Great Grandparents #50 Daniel Spangler (1781-1851) and #51 Elizabeth King (1796-1863):  

*  Genealogical Sketch:  #50 Daniel Spangler (1781-1851)
*  Genealogical Sketch:  #51 Elizabeth (King) Spangler (1796-1863)


*  Life Memoir:  




*  Slide Presentation:

3)  My 3rd Great Grandparents #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) and #55 Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1883):  

*  Genealogical Sketch:  #54, Samuel Vaux (1816-1880)
*  Genealogical Sketch:  #55, Mary Ann (Underhill) Vaux (1815-1883)
 





*  Slide Presentation:

4)  My 4th Great Grandparents #100 Rudolf Spangler (1738-1792) and #101 Maria Dorothea Dinkel) Spangler (1738-1835):  

*  Genealogical Sketch:  #100 Rudolf Spengler (1738-1811)


*  Life Memoir:  

*  Poem and Song:  

*  Story:

*  Video:


5)  My 4th Great Grandparents #102 Philip Jacob Konig (1764-1829) and #103 Catherine Ruth (1770-1813):  

*  Genealogical Sketch:  #102 Philip Jacob Konig (1764-1829)
*  Genealogical Sketch:  #103 Catharina (Ruth?) Konig (1770-1813)

*  ABC Biography:  
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*  Life Memoir:  

*  Poem and Song:  

*  Story:  
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*  Video:  
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*  Slide Presentation:

6)  My 5th Great Grandparents #204 Philip Jacob Konig (1738-1792) and #205 Maria Barbara Wilhelm (1739-1779):  

*  Genealogical Sketch:  #204 Philip Jacob Konig (1738-1792)



*  Poem and Song:  

*  Story:  
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*  Video:

*  Slide Presentation:

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A benefit of creating these AI-assisted stories is that I have learned much more about the lives of my Carringer collateral ancestors. I've learned more about their families, their communities, their education, their work, their community activities, their entertainment and fun.  Each person and family experiences unqiue historical and family events throughout their lives, and these stories capture at least some of them.  

One of the benefits of creating this compendium is seeing where I've missed a biography, a memoir, a story, a poem, a song, a video, or a slide presentation.  I will try to fill in those "blanks" as time permits, and update this compendium.

First Updated:  11 July 2026
Last Updated:  11 July 2026

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