I am fascinated by what you just said. I connected with an ancestor who was 2 years old when his father died. His widow moved to California, a bold move in 1900. California has excellent records and good newspapers and I have followed this ancestor for a long time. I keep hoping he had at least one offspring but I have never found one. I have found three of his wives. Maybe there are more.
What have you learned about him? What was he like? What fascinates you? It’s all so exciting these connections!