I have never done genealogy research before. So I’ve asked my mother for a plugged/stopped line that I can do research with. She gave me a name: Alfred M. Woodcox. I’ll just start tracing back names until I get there.

• My great grandfather’s name is Howard Hall (born June 22, 1887 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa).  He was married to Florence Almina Tracy (born Nov. 7, 1886 in marriott, Weber, Utah). Howard Hall also happens to be one of my forebears who converted into the LDS Church. He is the first LDS convert in the Hall line.
• Howard Hall is the son of Henry Charles Hall (born Oct. 11, 1858 in Lafayette, Jackson, Allen, Ohio) and Mary Ann Woodcox (born Dec. 9, 1864 in Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa).
• Mary Ann Woodcox is the daughter of Alfred M. Woodcox (born Dec. 28, 1825 in Defiance, Ohio) and Mary Naoma McElroy (born May 23, 1834 in Delaware, Defiance, Ohio).
• Alfred M. Woodcox is the son of Alfred M. Woodcox (born about 1799 in Pennsylvania somewhere) and Sarah A. Mulligan (born in 1803 in Virginia).

From what I understand, we have not identified the parents of Alfred M. Woodcox or of Sarah A. Mulligan. - though I will double-check this with my mother. So this is the point where maybe I can try to do some research or figure some things out. My mother told me that my uncle thinks we have a chance at figuring out Alfred M. Woodcox’s parents.

At some point here I may come back and add information as I learn more about these genealogical lines. Again, this is the first time I’ve ever traced a family line as far as it would go … so this in itself is a learning experience.