Introduction 14 Jun 2026 "Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies." - Shirley Abbott "Rule #3 - Don't believe what you're told; double-check." - Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS "In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed." - Samuel Johnson, 1775, upon completion of his dictionary "Well time slips away and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of glory days" - The Boss (Bruce Springsteen), "Glory Days", 1985 "All sources, no matter how primary (even birth certificates), can contain errors (or, perhaps better said, contradictory information in the case of primary records). Additionally, the info extracted from original documents can be misinterpreted. Double-check everything." - Marshall Edward Lake "Irrefutable evidence is chimerical." - MEL "Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you." - unknown "Last week I looked up my family tree. Two dogs were using it." - Rodney Dangerfield Science has proven (via DNA) that we all come from one man and one woman. My aim with this publication is to include everything worthy I come across in my research for the families within. Data that disagrees with what I feel is more correct will be referenced with an included note questioning the data. Data that is obviously in error has been omitted. Much info contained herein is from other researchers. It is left as an exercise for the reader to obtain further proof where it is needed. The only thing that has been verified by me is my line to my great great grandparents, i.e, Family Groups 0.312, 0.338, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 & 5.0, 8.0 & 9.0, 10.0 & 11.0, 16.0 & 17.0, 18.0 & 19.0, 20.0 & 21.0 and 22.0 & 23.0. Take even my verification with a grain of salt. Re-verify for yourself, if you're so inclined. I read the following recently which applies here: "Facts are immutable. Facts are neither correct nor incorrect. Inferences (and conclusions) may be correct or incorrect. Conclusions may change as new facts are presented. Sometimes facts are misinterpreted leading to a faulty conclusion. In those cases the facts are not incorrect and do not change but the conclusion is wrong and must change." The main surnames in this database are Lake, Thayne, Kiernan, Kishpaugh/Kishbaugh, Kuhl/Cool, Kaes/Case, Robins/Robbins, Garrison/etc and Linaberry/etc, but there are plenty of other surnames referenced. The main geographical areas covered are New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Germany, but there are plenty of other areas referenced. The data begins with the most recent generations and works it's way back. The numbering system is such that there are two sets of numbers associated with each Family Group separated by a period. The number to the left of the period indicates (but not necessarily exactly) the generation grouping for that person, and the number to the right of the period is a sequential identifier. The data is organized into Family Groups with cross-references to parents and children. A family group begins with a name preceded by its identifying number and followed by the names of the parents. The data is formatted in a timeline appearance along with notes, questions, explanations, extras, citations and children. Each family group comes with it's own set of citations. Every bit of data in each family group is cited. A citation reference is enclosed within [], and the number within [] corresponds to a citation number near the bottom of the family group. Some family groups may have only one citation. In that case there may not be any citation references within the family group. A word about dates. At different times around the world countries changed over from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. This database uses the time Great Britain (along with it's colonies) changed over. The last day of the Julian Calendar is 2 Sep 1752. The first day of the Gregorian Calendar is 14 Sep 1752. So, 2 Sep 1752 was followed by 14 Sep 1752 the next day. Also, under the Julian Calendar, the first day of the year was 25 Mar. For dates between 1 Jan and 25 Mar in the year 1752 or earlier, a double-date standard is used since dates occurring in that time was one year under the Julian Calendar and the following year under the Gregorian Calendar. To indicate a double-date a 'd' is placed in the position before the year, and the year will represent the Julian Calendar. Unfortunately this is not guaranteed to be used 100% of the time. At times data received did not indicate double-date making it difficult to know in which year the event actually took place. Note - The province of Holland began using the Gregorian calendar 1 Jan 1583 (21 Dec 1582 was followed by 1 Jan 1583). However, there were hold outs so this wasn't true in all cases. Keep this in mind when dealing with documents in America while the Dutch were in control (before 1664). Even after 1664, in Dutch settlements in America or in the Dutch Reformed Church records, the calendar that was used could have very well been the Gregorian calendar. Other files you may want to read: See Preface.txt file (if using MELGenUtils, "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Preface") for additional info with regard to SOT2-LAKE. See SurnameRecap.txt file (if using MELGenUtils, "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Surname Recap") for info regarding certain surnames appearing in SOT2-LAKE. See README.txt file (if using MELGenUtils, "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Some Explanatory Notes") for overview and layout info regarding SOT2-LAKE. See Notes.txt file (if using MELGenUtils, "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Miscellaneous Notes") for miscellaneous info regarding SOT2-LAKE. See Bibliography.txt file (if using MELGenUtils, "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Bibliography") for a general list of sources and reference material used in preparing SOT2-LAKE. See UsersGuide.txt file (if using MELGenUtils, "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Users Guide") for a guide to using SOT2-LAKE. Other notes regarding the contents of the database: Many of the census reports are transcriptions instead of, or as well as, the actual census. This is because I began doing research long before digital versions of census reports were readily available making transcriptions the only viable way of getting the data into SOT2-LAKE. Birth names (maiden names) are used rather than married names. Many times when I added a comment to transcribed reference material I used my initials (MEL) to identify the source of the comment. Locations are specified conforming to the time of the event (except for cemetery locations). When a name is not specified in an event in the Timeline section then consider the event to pertain to the head of the family and whichever members were part of the family at the time of the event. At times "living family members" is used as a citation. This could mean the data came from a family member or possibly from another researcher. At times, it's possible that a reference in the index may not appear in the actual family group. Rather it may appear in a transcribed citation associated with that family. Digital images are NOT indexed. The children listed in each family group are meant to be in birth order (in some cases as best as can be ascertained). References to family IDs (and sometimes other info) are enclosed within (). Email addresses (and sometimes Web Site addresses) are enclosed within <>. Citation references are enclosed within []. Each event has at least one citation reference, the number of which corresponds to the list of Citations towards the bottom of the family group. (Exception - when there is only one citation for a family group then there may not be any citation references present in the family group.) Multiple citation references for an event indicate each citation contains all or part of the event info. So, all the citations taken together may make up the event in it's entirety or each citation contains the entire event. Multiple events in all the sections of the family group are separated by a semi-colon except the Timeline section where each entry is one event. If an event entry in a Timeline section does not have a date then use the date in the previous event entry. A long event entry in the Timeline section may run over to a second line. If so, the second line is not dated and the text is indented two columns (i.e., the second line starts in column 13). [sic] sometimes appears within transcribed material. It's presence indicates that the preceding word (or sometimes phrase) in the text is transcribed exactly as it appears in the original document. A question mark (?) or dots (...) will appear in transcribed documents in place of a word which is indecipherable by myself (or whoever performed the transcription) in the original document. A question mark may also appear at other times when a word, phrase, or other info is in question. For a complete description of the data format see "Help/Info/Docs -> Data Format and Notes" (if using MELGenUtils). I'm open to any and all suggestions, corrections, updates, additions, questions or comments anyone might have concerning the presentation and/or accuracy of the content herein. Marshall Lake 19136 East Tonto Verde Drive Rio Verde, AZ 85263 480-588-6478 - home (land line) 602-587-4655 - cell MarshallELake@gmail.com sot2@mlake.net genealogy@mlake.net mlake@mlake.net https://mlake.net For me, this has been, and still is, a labor of love. I've thoroughly enjoyed putting all this together. All four of my grandparents died before I was born. It's been wonderful learning more about them than my parents could/would tell me. Things that stick out in my mind that have been highlights during this process are: .finding 3 generations of Lakes (my grandparents, my great grandparents and my great great grandparents) buried in one place - Jersey Hill Cemetery in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania .finding the Garrison-Tharp Cemetery in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in 1980 using only a 7-minute map from USGS .having an integral influence in saving the Garrison-Tharp Cemetery from being moved .discovering that my first boss (Alan Kishpaugh) was related to me (see "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Family Obscurities") .learning about Jeremiah Johnston (see "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Family Obscurities") .discovering Clint Eastwood is related .discovering Lucille Ball is related .learning about Simon Lake (see "Help/Info/Docs -> Active DataBase - Notable People") .meeting previously unknown cousins .meandering through cemeteries (before the advent of findagrave.com) in spite of all the bothersome flies