Ancestors of Gertrude L. (Van Wagoner)Messenger of Atchison Co., Kansas by Leon R. Messenger (Lincoln, NE, 2012) xxxii + 536 pp, index. Ahnentafel for 16+ generations from 1874 to the late 1570s. the genealogy comprises 830 surnames; of which 180 are direct ancestors. Areas of residence are Kansas, New York (Dutch and English), and most New England States. More notable family names are (but not all inclusive): Allen, Audley, Bradford, Crandall, Curtis, Finch, Foote, Hosmer, Kellogg, Lapham, Mosher, Traphagen, Van Wagoner and Wilbur. Sources and references are given on each page.