Gordon Stewart Harmon has been a practicing family historian and genealogist since 1977 when he began to ask his paternal grandmother about his Italian heritage. After some early information from those discussions, he began the journey.

Growing up in Arkansas and Oklahoma, he completed his undergraduate degree from Northeastern State University and obtained his graduate degree at the University of Oklahoma.

He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army Special Forces/Special Operations in 1996 after serving for 29 years on active duty and the Army Reserves. He was assigned to various positions and in joint command assignments. A graduate of the Command and General Staff College, he did tours in Viet Nam and later, Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Bosnia) where he served with the Special Operations Command, Europe - this completed his military service.

He taught as an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, Colleges of Medicine (Department of Community Medicine) and Allied Health (Department of Community Health). He served on the faculty with the Academy of Health Sciences, Department of the Army and US Army Reserve Schools where he taught the Officers Advanced Course.

Following his passion in family history and genealogy and a desire to pursue professional genealogy, he has published several copyrighted books and articles on his family history and other family surnames including client’s genealogical research reports. He completed (December, 2006) the requirements for the Certificate Program with the Heritage Genealogy College based in Salt Lake City and is now on the faculty. He taught on the Adjunct Faculty of Akamai University with the Bachelor of Arts and the Masters of Arts Genealogical Studies Programs (2008-2010). Gordon currently serves as President of the Endecott-Endicott Family Association, Inc. www.endecott-endicott.com, an international family association (direct descendants of Governor John Endecott, the First Governor in the Massachusetts Bay, 1628). He is near completion of submitting his formal portfolio for his credentials as a Certified Genealogist SM with the Board for Certification of Genealogist based in Washington, DC. He is an active member of several national, state and local genealogical and historical societies and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE). Gordon is a regular contributor to several family surname newsletters, Editor of the Endicott family bi-annual newsletter Our Endicott Heritage Trail and genealogical forums.

He resides in Springfield, Missouri, USA and is involved in community affairs and organizations.

Jimmie Bodenhamer has been conducting extensive family genealogy research since 1999 when he married his wife Judy who had been doing family research since the 1960’s. When they first met, Judy immediately recognized the unusual name as that name is common in the Piedmont Region of NC and her best friend in 4th grade in NC was Elizabeth Bodenhamer. She asked if he was from NC and he stated that he was born in KC, KS. Insistent as we genealogists are about these things, she asked if he wanted to bet his ancestors came through NC. Just as insistent as non-genealogists are prone to be, Jim stated that as far as he knew his ancestors were all from MO and KS. But her insistence peaked his interest and we know how addictive our personal history can be. In 2000 while exploring cemeteries in MO and KS, they found the grave of Jim’s great great-grandfather Caustin, who was born near Kernersville, NC in 1805 buried in the same cemetery in Miami Co, KS as Jim’s brother, parents, and grandparents and earlier generations of the family. Incidentally, NC Hwy 66, as it passes through the center of Kernersville is Bodenhamer Street named after his ancestors who kept the road maintained during the American Revolution and afterward. Needless to say, Jim was hooked. While living in Kennesaw, Georgia (Atlanta area) they made many research trips to North Carolina and Virginia conducting research and visiting family cemeteries since the Bodenhamer line had its roots in Davidson County, North Carolina.

Growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, Jimmie made many trips to Paola, and Miami County, Kansas to visit grave sites of all associated families to include his Endicott ancestors. His mother had provided him personal notes on his father’s family where his linage to the Endicott family comes in to include reference to the Endicott pear tree.

Jimmie retired from the Federal Government in 2005 after a career of 40.5 years working for the Department of the Army. He began his career with the Kansas City District, Corps of Engineers as a Cartographer and during a reorganization moved to Fort Sheridan, Illinois (Highland Park area). At Fort Sheridan he worked as a Community Planner finally taking an assignment as a Mobilization Planner with Fourth U.S. Army which was headquartered there. Ultimately he moved to Fort McPherson, Georgia (Atlanta area) as a Military Planner working on defense of Alaska, and Europe. During the final 10 years of his career he was Chief, Operational Plans Branch, U.S. Army Forces Command, where he managed a staff of twenty four Army officers comprised of Majors and Lieutenant Colonels as well as a staff of civilians who conducted rotational planning for operation missions in Iraq, and Afghanistan.

In 1968 as a member of the Kansas National Guard, his unit in KC was mobilized and Jimmie served in Vietnam from November 1968 to November 1969. After returning from Vietnam to the Corps of Engineers he returned to college obtaining an Associate of Arts degree from Kansas City, Kansas Community College in Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the National College of Business.

After retirement Jimmie and Judy moved to Kingman, Arizona and built a new home. In AZ he has spent his time as a Volunteer Driver for the Veterans Transportation Network driving Vets to medical appointments in Phoenix and Prescott. Additionally he served two years as Chairman of the Board of the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District #1, a rural Arizona Fire District comprised of four former districts, 88 square miles, seven fire stations, 45 full-time firefighters and a $5M dollar budget.

Since 1999 he has taken many trips to the National Archives in Washington, KC, ATL and North Carolina doing research on family lineage and is currently working on documenting all the male and female members for the following families: Bodenhamer, Wilke, Endicott, Mosby, Hart, Horney, Davis, Chipman, Howland, Warren, Tilley, Rollins, Faubion, etc. It is his goal to obtain as many documents proving linage as possible. This is an important part of preserving our lineage. His most recent efforts have been reviewing probate records for Joseph Endicott to try and determine the location of his property in Kentucky, and obtaining the probate records for John Mosby, and Cassandra Endicott Mosby from Clay County, Missouri.

Jimmie currently is the Registrar/Genealogist for the Colorado River Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution where Thomas Endicott, his ancestor provided supplies to American soldiers during the Revolutionary War in North Carolina. His other SAR ancestors include John Horney (soldier from Maryland) and Perez Chipman (patriot from North Carolina). He also belongs to the Mayflower Society having descended from five passengers to include John Howland, Elizabeth Tilley Howland, John Tilley, Joan Hurst Tilley, and Richard Warren. Lastly his John Endicott got him to the Winthrop Society and of course the Endicott Family Assoication.

Cindy Endicott Levingston writes: I was born in Evansville, IN, the daughter of “Jr” and Mary Endicott. I grew up in Crossville, IL, which is about 15 miles from Posey County (Poseyville and Cynthiana), IN. The street I lived on was a real family affair. My Granddad and Grandma Endicott lived on the corner, our house was in the middle of the block and living in the house at the other end of the block was Granddad’s sister and her family, Sam and Rebecca Grace Endicott Higginson. Cousin Rebecca Given Wilson was raised across the street!!! Many of my Granddad’s siblings and their offspring lived in and around town. So to a young child, it seemed the world was full of Endicotts.

I am an 11th generation granddaughter of Governor John Endecott and am a member of the DAR through Moses Endicott (GGGG Granddad). One of the fondest memories I have is when my Granddad received his “Updated” “Some Descendants of John Endecott, Governor of the Mass Bay Colony” and my name was in it! It was extremely important to him that his entire family be included in the updated release. I think it was his Endicott pride that was the spark of my interest in genealogy.

I married Alan Levingston 42 years ago and we have one son, Jody. Alan’s work took us all over the Midwest, and after being transferred over 13 times, we have been able to settle down and stay in Michigan for the last 21 years.

Besides genealogy, my hobbies include oil painting, traveling and photography. Work continues to keep me very busy, so there isn’t always the time I would like to devote to any of the hobbies. This year I will celebrate my 20th anniversary with Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. As long as work continues to be fun and enjoyable, I’ll keep working…though I must admit; Alan’s retirement 3 years ago has made me think about it, but only when the snow is really deep!

Teddy H. Sanford, Jr. was born on the morning of 16 August 1942. He was the first son born to a member of the new 82nd Airborne Division and was designated the Airborne Baby of World War II. He grew up in the military and traveled with the family all over the United States and in Asia where he spent nearly three years in Japan. After graduating from high school in 1960, he attended the University of Hawaii. He graduated in June of 1964 as a Distinguished Military Graduate and entered the Regular Army as a Second Lieutenant.

After training as a cavalry officer at Fort Knox, he was assigned to the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas. From January to May of 1966, he was in Vietnam commanding a reconnaissance platoon in the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Air Cavalry Division. After being seriously wounded in May, he was evacuated to the Army Hospital in Camp Zama, Japan before being returned to the United States.

For the next three years he was assigned to the Army Combat Developments Command and then attended the Armor Officer Advanced Course at Fort Knox. He then commanded a tank company before returning to Vietnam in 1969 where he was assigned as a Strategic Intelligence Officer in J2 (Intelligence), Military Assistance Command - Vietnam. Upon returning to the US, he served with the Combat Developments Command Armor Agency and worked on the requirements documents for a new combat tank system which became the famed Abrams Tank. After graduating from the Army Command and General Staff College, he was assigned to the Headquarters, United Nations Command/US Forces Korea/8th United States Army in Seoul, Korea. There he met Jeannie Hwang, who became his wife in 1975.

He was once again assigned to Fort Knox with the Night Fight Test Directorate. In 1979 he was ordered to Washington, D.C. and was assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency as a Strategic Intelligence Officer. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1980. In 1982, he once again returned to Korea and was the Armor Advisor in the Joint United States Military Assistance Group. While there, it was discovered that he had a heart condition.

Upon return to the United States, he once more was assigned to Fort Knox as a division chief in the Combat Developments Directorate. He was medically retired from the United States Army on 7 March 1986. From 1986 until 2009, he was the field representative for first Honeywell Defense and later Alliant Tech-Systems. Since retirement, he has lived in Elizabethtown, Kentucky where he is close to family and many old comrades.