09/04/2026
I heard his presentations several times. He is descended from the Adair-Russell County Antle family.
If your family tree reaches back to colonial America, the work of Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck may help you uncover an ancestor’s story. 📖
One of the most respected genealogists of the 20th century, Bockstruck spent decades helping researchers navigate early American records. He managed the genealogy department at the Dallas Public Library, taught at conferences across the country, served as registrar for several lineage societies, and compiled extensive records of 17th- and 18th-century soldiers and militia members.
His first book, *Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers*, brought together names scattered across books, periodicals, archives, and thousands of manuscript pages in the United States and England. It remains an important resource for anyone researching military service in colonial Virginia.
📖 Learn more about *Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers*:
https://genealogical.com/store/virginias-colonial-soldiers/
Bockstruck went on to publish valuable works covering colonial naturalizations, bounty and donation land grants, Revolutionary War pension records, early American naming practices, and more. If your ancestors lived in North America before 1800, there is a good chance one of his books could point you toward your next discovery.
Explore Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck’s publications:
https://genealogical.com/store/?gpc_search=1&textinput_author_last_name=Bockstruck
