Families often have amazing stories that accompany their family history
and the Churko family is no different. The most amazing story is that of
Thomas Tarbell who was killed by the Indians and his 3 children stolen.
When rescued, his two sons refused to leave the tribe and remained with
them, eventually becoming Chiefs of the Mohawk Tribe in Ottawa, Canada.
His daughter was sold to a French family and eventually entered a
convent. Others, such as John Rogers, the founder of the Rogerene Church
movement and his father James are just as captivating. These stories are
included along with the family groups with individual information
included show the brothers and sisters of his ancestors as they stretch
back into the centuries. On his father's side, families include Churko,
Stevenson, Bright, Pritchard, Ferguson, Rogers, Maxwell, Hamilton,
Murray, Molymeux, Leslie, Balfour, Crichton and Livingston. His mother's
side includes names such as Meierhofer, Zurowski, Miller, Stark,
Tarbell, Gould, Drake, Rowland and Brosseau. The Polish and Russian mix
with the English and Scottish and along the way continue back to Gaius
Julius Caesar, Atilla the Hun, Cleopatra, the Fisher Grail King and the
Merovingian Dynasty. Enjoy looking up each of these people and celebrate
how they've created the fabric of this truly American/Canadian family.
Cover photo is Roger Brandt, Mohawk Chief and a descendant of the
Tarbell line.
