tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51626962529733709962024-03-10T04:29:37.871-07:00Deb's Adventures in GenealogyDeb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-72816777238546711092024-01-11T15:31:00.000-08:002024-02-17T04:19:21.652-08:00My Bohemian Lineage ~ Origin<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-bkgMTKvo3lSU4VG_1dMzR3hXlKKukr-V8nWgKtzrj7cagQTp403CgYCHTSrmuG6Rkj1aOc9Cy2DgwqRRJokZEqD9H4WYMtyUspSuSYifeoZ28EPG0WXgQGd9Ya1MYcgTMcm_qeVEcSQWmQkZW0K5_IGQItD6wg97Kq7kbMcj6yL0nezjfxHjgR-Dro/s960/Jason%20in%20Branice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-bkgMTKvo3lSU4VG_1dMzR3hXlKKukr-V8nWgKtzrj7cagQTp403CgYCHTSrmuG6Rkj1aOc9Cy2DgwqRRJokZEqD9H4WYMtyUspSuSYifeoZ28EPG0WXgQGd9Ya1MYcgTMcm_qeVEcSQWmQkZW0K5_IGQItD6wg97Kq7kbMcj6yL0nezjfxHjgR-Dro/w392-h294/Jason%20in%20Branice.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Son visiting <a href="https://www.branice.cz/obec/o-obci/" target="_blank">Branice</a> (homeland of ancestors)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">When I was young my mother's family talked about our Bohemian line. The elders would speak of the "old country" and share various recipes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Being a kid, I didn't pay much attention to this discussion. The cousins were more concerned about spare change for the corner store. I should have paid more attention and soaked up information from these family members. Most are no longer with us.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">As a teenager in the 70s, the idea of being Bohemian had a very different meaning. I'd tell friends "Yes, I'm a hippie!" Wearing peasant blouses and funky jewelry. To me, this heritage suddenly meant I was cool. Mom would just shake her head and try to explain. But, you know, teenager.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Fast forward to my forties and I began this "family history" journey. The first line to research had to be the Bohemians. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemia" target="_blank">Bohemia</a> from Wikipedia:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, which case the smaller region is referred to as Bohemia proper as a means of distinction."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf2AVlFOH5w6kACnluCoxOAG0u0LmG3xKy4F6pa61eWLrVRXL2J7JiX6r9rn3nBGb3eOS6Pa200rqqlAUxyeNMPcYUtOnFZ19RYqSp3iTHRiMluZZSj3lnam9BB67n7Gg0Qfr3DrzPAVdJzdbCMJVefjC7qPgVRNkN3Hh6vhlgP3aiHHZwntGka3SmHs/s2537/B%C3%B6hmen_M%C3%A4hren_%C3%96sterreich_Schlesien.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="2537" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf2AVlFOH5w6kACnluCoxOAG0u0LmG3xKy4F6pa61eWLrVRXL2J7JiX6r9rn3nBGb3eOS6Pa200rqqlAUxyeNMPcYUtOnFZ19RYqSp3iTHRiMluZZSj3lnam9BB67n7Gg0Qfr3DrzPAVdJzdbCMJVefjC7qPgVRNkN3Hh6vhlgP3aiHHZwntGka3SmHs/w422-h317/B%C3%B6hmen_M%C3%A4hren_%C3%96sterreich_Schlesien.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70254" target="_blank">Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70254</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;">An 1892 map showing Bohemia proper outlined in pink, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Moravia">Moravia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"> in yellow, and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Silesia" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; font-family: sans-serif; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Austrian Silesia">Austrian Silesia</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"> in orange</span></div></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I began research with my great-grandmother, Anna Jerousek. Anna was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 13, 1879. Her parents were (my 2nd great-grandparents) Frank Joseph Jerousek and Barbara Fuka. This was our Bohemian ancestral couple.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Finding records for Anna on Ancestry proved challenging. I couldn't locate her family on the census records. Spelling variations for Eastern European ancestry proved very tricky for a novice researcher. I found several online articles about the topic. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.archives.com/experts/alzo-lisa/" target="_blank">Lisa Alzo </a>wrote several were extremely helpful:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.archives.com/experts/alzo-lisa/introduction-to-researching-eastern-european-ancestors.html" target="_blank">Introduction To Researching Eastern European Ancestors </a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://familytreemagazine.com/heritage/polish/overcome-obstacles-eastern-european-genealogy/" target="_blank">How to Overcome 5 Brick Walls in Eastern European Genealogy</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;">A wonderful book that Lisa published is "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Family-Polish-Czech-Slovak-Genealogy/dp/1440343276/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S3BS84WKK7FM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UXXLNWODC0MeBPIFJYLF8sv_BT2QeXiawMxVeivqFOB_-wFosrXOZzNaZpzXFJzGeflhYO-lYoGvR37GUUHpvA.14ykoBzR8ec2_pvhVqvDhNbiTtlY5pIe6-CcXgVl0rY&dib_tag=se&keywords=lisa+alzo&qid=1704965299&sprefix=lisa+alzo%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Family Tree Polish, Czech and Slovak Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe</a>".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;">Also, from several websites, I learned an excellent research technique. You leave out those pesky surnames. Use first names of family members, birth dates, where born and where resided.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;">Using these methods, I located the family in the 1880<span> United States Federal Census. They were listed as "Gerushek". Without help from more seasoned researchers, I never would have located them!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkElUBnBFfwC6VIojk3gjDgUR-7zuFjAjY8_mOGZzwz9SP2UwbLmhtN5qVqF23t_eIY6E4N13J9I7n_e9RdhuB9ZSFAUKIcM72v9As8yXGc7GGebzt-VoKToRaRbRtTQQxh0yGsB2sNwu_rxvCq_3uPYD5M_ttLkibC9S1y5_PtA84VxI77Antd4rRanM/s1500/Jerousek%201880%20census.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="1500" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkElUBnBFfwC6VIojk3gjDgUR-7zuFjAjY8_mOGZzwz9SP2UwbLmhtN5qVqF23t_eIY6E4N13J9I7n_e9RdhuB9ZSFAUKIcM72v9As8yXGc7GGebzt-VoKToRaRbRtTQQxh0yGsB2sNwu_rxvCq_3uPYD5M_ttLkibC9S1y5_PtA84VxI77Antd4rRanM/w480-h109/Jerousek%201880%20census.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/27161396:6742?ssrc=pt&tid=174698891&pid=332268831506" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1880 United States Federal Census for Frank Jerousek </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Enumerated as Frank Gerushek</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking at the record the surname is listed as "Yerushek". Sharing this with my mother proved interesting. As a child, she heard the surname was spelled with a "y" instead of "j." The moral of the story, talk to the older generation before hitting your head on brick walls! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We see Frank and Barbara declaring they were born in Bohemia. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZqGPMI9RZK1NGKmu_4WEqsWSSKKBQb2Yp5FcYZEMtTZBEntEiKLC1K6qHYM7fMkE3LuB7BNnB3dSeZUU-S6t_MQL1pJoRCg337vvKr22hzzcg6NGPXvo2OzdtNBa3XT4sb1SAQRdkH1GBda-kK0t7bCYpV4Fi4vXh0lwkOV4Mq_e30eHrM0XSkR2xrA/s474/Anna%20Jerousek%20baptisim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="474" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZqGPMI9RZK1NGKmu_4WEqsWSSKKBQb2Yp5FcYZEMtTZBEntEiKLC1K6qHYM7fMkE3LuB7BNnB3dSeZUU-S6t_MQL1pJoRCg337vvKr22hzzcg6NGPXvo2OzdtNBa3XT4sb1SAQRdkH1GBda-kK0t7bCYpV4Fi4vXh0lwkOV4Mq_e30eHrM0XSkR2xrA/w433-h196/Anna%20Jerousek%20baptisim.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: x-small;">Anna Jerousek baptism record; Maryland State Archives</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://speccol.msa.maryland.gov/pages/speccol/collection.aspx?speccol=2569" target="_blank">St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church</a>; Baltimore, Maryland</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Knowing the Jerousek family were Catholics, I researched <a href="https://speccol.msa.maryland.gov/pages/churches/index.aspx" target="_blank">church records</a> on the Maryland State Archives website. Pay dirt! </span></span>So excited to see the town where Frank and Barbara were born in Bohemia! Branice.</div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">When I researched this town on Wikipedia there was a small entry that stated:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Branice is a municipality and village in Pisek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants".</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Wonder if I'm related to all of them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">On the page was a<a href="https://www.branice.cz/obec/o-obci/" target="_blank"> link</a> to the town. Listed is the historical information about the town, photographs, virtual tours, societies and additional links. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">This brings us to the photograph at the top of this post. Several years ago my son was trekking in Eastern Europe. On his list was Prague. Right away I started researching how close Branice was to his destination. It was a little out of the way, down a long and winding rural road. I asked him if he had time he could swing by and get a picture.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Imagine my surprise when I got a text message with the photograph attached! He fit in a few minutes for a picture under the town sign. Maybe someday he will get the genealogy bug and revisit his Bohemian roots.</span></span></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-16249423981758652392024-01-01T05:40:00.000-08:002024-02-17T04:18:51.211-08:00Springer Fortune ~ Family Lore<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbu7puPqjxUDk4Lt1D5xftnioIJHClTBm7LidSJNfAhF8NWHTjTwBhnDrMgifucRqoIv7l8l5sfLFaU1cYkbclN7sqIgHrkMS_ON8iCugpd_Xgo4E7gBnnvtuJ6LobIJM_K-AWiBqnFz_ZOddcMc5rshZ9NHLcaxnKW7xxQYklSO6U6JhpVwlLgeqjNg/s1920/pocket-watch-1637393_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbu7puPqjxUDk4Lt1D5xftnioIJHClTBm7LidSJNfAhF8NWHTjTwBhnDrMgifucRqoIv7l8l5sfLFaU1cYkbclN7sqIgHrkMS_ON8iCugpd_Xgo4E7gBnnvtuJ6LobIJM_K-AWiBqnFz_ZOddcMc5rshZ9NHLcaxnKW7xxQYklSO6U6JhpVwlLgeqjNg/w413-h275/pocket-watch-1637393_1920.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Open Sans", system-ui" style="background-color: white; color: #191b26; text-align: start;">Image by </span><a href="https://pixabay.com/users/anncapictures-1564471/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1637393" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191b26; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui; text-align: start;">Annette</a><span face=""Open Sans", system-ui" style="background-color: white; color: #191b26; text-align: start;"> from </span><a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1637393" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191b26; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui; text-align: start;">Pixabay</a></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My favorite part of family history is discovering fantastic stories. All the rumors, secrets, scandals and scalawags hanging about the tree.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For years, my mother-in-law would entertain us with tales of the "Springer Fortune". A story of hidden treasure passed down through generations. My husband's paternal grandmother, Emma Springer, supposedly shared this "legend" with her children and grandchildren.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I started researching the family line, my husband constantly asked "have you found the fortune yet?" </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">To appease his curiosity, I did a cursory search. Imagine my surprise when this bit of lore was true! Well, sort of.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I discovered many newspaper articles about the fortune on the<a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/" target="_blank"> Chronicling America</a> newspaper website. It was fun to read about various members of the Springer family coming forward for their piece of the pie. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">First up is "The Spirit of Democracy" from Woodsfield, Ohio, dated January 20, 1880. Here were learn about "heirs of the celebrated Charles Christopher Springer estate" making their bid for the fortune. Fun to find the genealogies of claimants listed. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="295" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMlZ0XqXPW8pUkECfFf3BNw3lbH3cSZVhcq43iR_2uU7ZLY1mYupzU8hG84NsY99uzH738mNDiOFN8S_0c4GurTbi8SR6RnL6wfmQRm2AxHzbxptW0kg4zu3WqOXxrxH73kfyQRxWfcc/w257-h479/springer+fortune.JPG" width="257" /></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul class="plain" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038115/" target="_blank"><i>The spirit of democracy. [volume]</i> (Woodsfield, Ohio), 20 Jan. 1880. <i>Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers</i>. Lib. of Congress. </a></span></li></ul></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So, maybe there is or at least was a vast fortune. Before linking my husband's line to Charles Christopher Springer, I did a little more newspaper research.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And then we find ...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="543" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYTzuZVyjKCDXd0gpCHhjdkFH2A_xgGgjhDHgNSKzqa2ed9wf_IDmQ0eEXLplMrygZUGdDim88CFo68J0D-3UxZqPepivW0tmKoNTqjvg4I-BCCm9f_K6m5bFm6BbjMVOzTISmuX-8tQ/w453-h118/millions+a+myth.JPG" width="453" /></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="274" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV9mdxUTUazvMsEzw3wD30p7sqj0-YRtAzRKt1moaFnKFA2AZYHlWBLtJZdl2Ogi8h-SB_InALEzfFIjoCuMEBzGW4oWZBprUzZ1SoqCn_Ecv6i6oKckN7fb2PN-S5YS-lqYJeVM2uqM/w262-h451/millions+a+myth+1.JPG" width="262" /></span></div><ul class="plain" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1909-02-14/ed-1/seq-25/#date1=1909&index=5&rows=20&words=fortune+fortunes+Springer&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1909&proxtext=springer+fortune&y=12&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1" target="_blank"><i>The Washington herald. [volume]</i> (Washington, D.C.), 14 Feb. 1909. <i>Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers</i>. Lib. of Congress. </a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: medium;">So, the family fortune is a hoax. Hubby was so looking forward to a treasure hunt. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Interesting to discover others being "told about it by their fathers and grandfathers". Same fashion the tale was shared in our Springer family.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">No great bounty was unearthed. Just an interesting bit of family lore. Do you have a tale of fortune and treasure?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Wikipedia has the following entry about the subject:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">"The </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3rjugro" target="_new">Springer<strong> </strong>Hoax</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> was a scam starting in the mid 19th century, often using a phony genealogy in various ways to collect money based on the supposed estate of prominent colonialist Carl Christopher/Christoffersson Springer and debts said to be owed to him by various government agencies of Wilmington, Delaware and Stockholm, Sweden. The alleged estate was said to include 1,900 acres of land, 228 acres of which ran though the center of Wilmington, worth up to $150,000,000. Other claims included $100,000,000 deposited in a Stockholm bank."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Further reading about the hoax:</span><br /><br />Rootsweb: <a href="http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~janet/genealogy/Springer%20hoax.html?clickref=1100lbwPjrP9&adref=&clickref=1100lbwPjrP9&o_xid=01100l49xQ&o_lid=01100l49xQ&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal" target="_blank">Springer Hoax</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"<a href="https://blogs.lawlib.widener.edu/delaware/2013/05/28/the-fabulous-springer-fortune-of-wilmington-delaware/" target="_blank">The fabulous Springer fortune</a>" of Wilmington Delaware from Widener Law Blog, Delaware Library<br /><br />"<a href="http://www.websitewiz.com/springer/records.html" target="_blank">Springer Estate" Papers (aka Springer Heir Hoax)<span style="font-size: medium;"> from the Springer, Miller & Allied Families Website</span></a></span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-16537129100163116462022-12-08T15:50:00.004-08:002022-12-08T16:19:23.952-08:00Our Ancestor Was ~ a Missionary<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="321" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7Isd7q758rV7rClORVo4PQk2HcUquFnJWtSvG8txD7mX4BC_rc-zgP_qA8_g7ydaeikJrxqFnBE4lDWPpQANeHuiceG03MepAYORCjvnTzDj8bvVEoUiEAAwIVfba77i_Ko37zKfoKc/w371-h391/emma+naomi+ruth.JPG" width="371" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emma Naomi Ruth Shellabear, husband's aunt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">b. 11/26/1886 - d. 05/14/1972</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A favorite website for researching ancestors is the Library of Congress newspaper website, <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Chronicling America.</a> I have been fortunate enough to find tons of interesting articles. Also, additional information was discovered on Newspaper.com.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While researching Rev. C.W. Ruth (husband's grandfather), I discovered this unknown family history story about my husband's aunt, Emma Naomi Ruth.</span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Naomi was Christian's oldest daughter. She was born November 26, 1886. She began missionary work at a very young age. Over her lifetime, she traveled to many out-of-the- way places. I discovered the above photograph on her passport from Ancestry.com, dated September 13, 1916.</span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doing further research, I located the articles, which detailed a very anxious time for the entire Ruth family. For a while, they didn't know where Emma was during an earthquake that struck in the path of her travels.</span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKqUXJfID4CNr0d9iuvX624hBqJPbqR9XUZAGU-3AlIuFiaZR0K1jpegnOOQDUGKu3cJJ70DAHs2GkW1eYzjdVp0gFJMbnS_n0R6rg183_u4CPgXl9-8YA9WMkoHmRKB3rkAFAc-yDI9aExLkhtdi-fDEUOqBmZi_rj2rsYL6Dj4XKCvledVMzp0C/s655/Rev.%20Ruth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="655" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKqUXJfID4CNr0d9iuvX624hBqJPbqR9XUZAGU-3AlIuFiaZR0K1jpegnOOQDUGKu3cJJ70DAHs2GkW1eYzjdVp0gFJMbnS_n0R6rg183_u4CPgXl9-8YA9WMkoHmRKB3rkAFAc-yDI9aExLkhtdi-fDEUOqBmZi_rj2rsYL6Dj4XKCvledVMzp0C/w385-h248/Rev.%20Ruth.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sun. (New York, NY) 31 Dec. 1908. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83030272/1908-12-31/ed-1/</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">.</span></i></blockquote><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA3LD_ITPbEbwaTAl1_fFcG2ngHLLAc_SC92zYw0BdOK3iOIBB0SJtlTDndqR7cyyGAGxyMme_m3pbu7DbvCmmZRWyO9WD84RxnO0rQUQDuciNqNDBGMPrbj0hCKi-v0YslDWwgeLnFH5vVt9WjeR9svy2a6Aej-JT3qKAqPMgrdIGNALufjyVXLY/s674/Fears%20for%20Daughters%20Life.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="564" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA3LD_ITPbEbwaTAl1_fFcG2ngHLLAc_SC92zYw0BdOK3iOIBB0SJtlTDndqR7cyyGAGxyMme_m3pbu7DbvCmmZRWyO9WD84RxnO0rQUQDuciNqNDBGMPrbj0hCKi-v0YslDWwgeLnFH5vVt9WjeR9svy2a6Aej-JT3qKAqPMgrdIGNALufjyVXLY/w321-h383/Fears%20for%20Daughters%20Life.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The Indianapolis Star: 31 Dec, 1908; Indianapolis, Indiana; Newspapers.com</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnFRn3a2BPlLRhgVaSTUbv8DW8U8Jlf3dZ3oTggDfvqy5hj6XnJOGmEhSUWVgnWcOBzUbvIm3UkZrhZsTaIw_-j7AhKk0PHKjXivZ0fLqofXLQ0Mcu3aVDjAmHmmF4w5oM9Qaujd21R70hj9n5HEXNy3rQDmoZZSZVQ8FOYUWCK_yFH6a0B1HD5BX/s734/Missing%20Missionary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="518" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnFRn3a2BPlLRhgVaSTUbv8DW8U8Jlf3dZ3oTggDfvqy5hj6XnJOGmEhSUWVgnWcOBzUbvIm3UkZrhZsTaIw_-j7AhKk0PHKjXivZ0fLqofXLQ0Mcu3aVDjAmHmmF4w5oM9Qaujd21R70hj9n5HEXNy3rQDmoZZSZVQ8FOYUWCK_yFH6a0B1HD5BX/w294-h416/Missing%20Missionary.jpg" width="294" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K4r6gDsGutkDVozhU8ZJTj7naIIGUfe1jN-d-u2LLe-HXxTE72Aw8itQuX93S9tuJhxuEikaii4iG0q9OrAlWpFVFavOSoNX46VHzq-NyZAwg-CbeifNE1VRIJhHOsWjO4vuKWinY6tv8Am4xC1Za8FR5ZeribYlsnz_Y0mWHd0aYjEH86yA3KZq/s715/Missing%20Missionary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="715" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K4r6gDsGutkDVozhU8ZJTj7naIIGUfe1jN-d-u2LLe-HXxTE72Aw8itQuX93S9tuJhxuEikaii4iG0q9OrAlWpFVFavOSoNX46VHzq-NyZAwg-CbeifNE1VRIJhHOsWjO4vuKWinY6tv8Am4xC1Za8FR5ZeribYlsnz_Y0mWHd0aYjEH86yA3KZq/w477-h240/Missing%20Missionary.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Indiana Star; 01 Jan, 1909; Indianapolis; Indiana; Newspapers.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlKbiAQVjTgvPxqFm-YQlFcES25JUTWYzxhlWJfjzCSrtQ4O6arLBg0Jug7LzqxQCBryktioT9ypSOOLHy7VktONrE7FY9JUJTWAkgZGVkFg89D-sxbXZcM4R_VY38rXel2o-eotorOw9ZPwYYIYDqMFWII2rDOTXqdOqyAZxNhppebbwvJO8ePXR/s746/Narrow%20Escape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="496" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlKbiAQVjTgvPxqFm-YQlFcES25JUTWYzxhlWJfjzCSrtQ4O6arLBg0Jug7LzqxQCBryktioT9ypSOOLHy7VktONrE7FY9JUJTWAkgZGVkFg89D-sxbXZcM4R_VY38rXel2o-eotorOw9ZPwYYIYDqMFWII2rDOTXqdOqyAZxNhppebbwvJO8ePXR/w291-h438/Narrow%20Escape.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Fairmount News; 06 Apr, 1909; Fairmount, Indiana; Newspapers.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Can you imagine how harrowing this was for Naomi's parents?! Especially in a time period where communication was not as readily available. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">To learn more about the disaster, searched Chronicling American for "messina". </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="523" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XuG-p54xmD5X83EbS4Re58Nh6wAxiPsPeux61By5nJFLIdi5e-U_AixwtO8v1NC5w4v6J-BqLpcmyFkaPlFLRF7G0SIALe6o3Twq95mScG19qX7sfCx8Z-pFptYRdhkPnIwDNb6yWsE/w374-h165/New-York+tribune+%2528New+York+%255BN.Y.%255D%2529%252C+December+30%252C+1908+naomi+ruth.JPG" width="374" /></div><cite style="background-color: #efefef; color: #333333; text-indent: -28px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><cite><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><cite><span style="font-family: inherit;">New-York tribune. (New York, NY) 30 Dec 1908. Retrived from the Library of Congress, 222.loc.gove/item/sn830214/1908-12-30d/ed/1.</span></cite></div></cite><p></p><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-40830790895125871252022-09-01T02:26:00.002-07:002022-09-01T02:26:11.255-07:00Many at Funeral of Daniel Green<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL87xwObCWVna6t4DiewA8Mf_UMPsEQo0SCkCms6un7mDRPKlfbgQ7vO5cvNGSZwVsp1ShfvdXzPKIxubkYb4KCII-3MPTo8doOeFPLekYP5wTrPyvPthvtqFTKY1GCU0IbXdeBVIN0fiiP6IZDMGG0qLGOlOFayJ0yBy5wM0_k_75clksulwq29Nm/s1182/Daniel%20Green.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="738" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL87xwObCWVna6t4DiewA8Mf_UMPsEQo0SCkCms6un7mDRPKlfbgQ7vO5cvNGSZwVsp1ShfvdXzPKIxubkYb4KCII-3MPTo8doOeFPLekYP5wTrPyvPthvtqFTKY1GCU0IbXdeBVIN0fiiP6IZDMGG0qLGOlOFayJ0yBy5wM0_k_75clksulwq29Nm/w287-h458/Daniel%20Green.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Daniel Green </div><div style="text-align: center;">1st cousin, 4x removed of husband</div><div style="text-align: center;">photograph taken about time of Civil War</div><div style="text-align: center;">born December 05, 1838, Hazlettville, Kent County, Delaware</div><div style="text-align: center;">died August 25, 1916, Newport, New Castle County, Delaware</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnonQCUOhPyf6iigNmEPq3Tp467PVirlWEbmZgMI4tTfCBn6x2Cb2bTo4rFOZHSstJluLO2O0gS6Bsl-9ads55bul7g-P-B-dhP9jWhCutQxhGPVpLIEARGa-1RqbXe8TE7QAg1F8VCh3fXCnuspp8V6uVAZw8qGKQqdSFecNHO4rtpbQS0OmmV_6/s8720/Daniel%20Green%20Obit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8720" data-original-width="2732" height="691" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnonQCUOhPyf6iigNmEPq3Tp467PVirlWEbmZgMI4tTfCBn6x2Cb2bTo4rFOZHSstJluLO2O0gS6Bsl-9ads55bul7g-P-B-dhP9jWhCutQxhGPVpLIEARGa-1RqbXe8TE7QAg1F8VCh3fXCnuspp8V6uVAZw8qGKQqdSFecNHO4rtpbQS0OmmV_6/w231-h691/Daniel%20Green%20Obit.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The News Journal - Monday, August 28, 1916</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wilmington, Delaware, United States<span> </span><span> </span></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-41804643579699852672022-07-21T02:23:00.000-07:002022-07-21T02:23:29.961-07:00It's A Small World ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="620" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJAsEo1S162D7GHXjO1UWmpTQuW7t7GS5uY_mH_7YFc0fmcyvET2hPmVuipX2BpL7aRIacqP4y693od8EUxymLCft9RxmQC4bdJPvM9NySwFU5QegT8yJ0QJGThIUKLMXLUxPUYcwmSY/w467-h393/maderia.JPG" width="467" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While working on my son-in-law's family tree I made an interesing discovery. Son-in-law's 2nd great-aunt lived down the street from my mother! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to the 1940 United States Census record:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Herman and Elise Vollmert Darr (son-in-law's 2nd great-aunt and her husband) resided at 1508 N. Madeira Street.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My grandparents, Charles F. and Anna E. Wakefield, lived at 506 N. Maderia. Included in the household, was my five year old mother.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maderia is a long city street. Doubtful they were borrowing a cup of sugar. But, each family had children in the same age range. Did they attend school together? Play in the park? Shop at nearby stores?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fun to think, my mother and one of my son-in-law's cousins may have been playmates.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is indeed a small world.</span></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-36869681963673071742020-12-09T11:57:00.002-08:002020-12-09T12:04:25.566-08:00Finding Ezra J. Starr ~ One Puzzle Piece At A Time<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf0G7Dr0o5vGy_Q_Rtixk4B9qIkkf8lZaj9l3W8acI5wggWL1IKqE6IzVngAHNPAGEhLOuTIUcHX54dR_-hVkIUK5hUUFmXXOD_HUtfdX6bFgmbvJk3xZMvH7I66oTdNyd4yRo67HRwQ/s1920/jigsaw-2099124_1920.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1920" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf0G7Dr0o5vGy_Q_Rtixk4B9qIkkf8lZaj9l3W8acI5wggWL1IKqE6IzVngAHNPAGEhLOuTIUcHX54dR_-hVkIUK5hUUFmXXOD_HUtfdX6bFgmbvJk3xZMvH7I66oTdNyd4yRo67HRwQ/w275-h273/jigsaw-2099124_1920.png" width="275" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One truth we learn as family historians - data may not always be true. People may not know the information, have part of the facts, or outright lie. We hope what our ancestors share is gospel. But, that is rarely the case.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Incorrect information caused years of confusion locating my husband's 3rd great-uncle, Ezra Starr. Brother to his 2nd great-grandfather, Alfred Platt Starr. We have very few facts about Ezra. His approximate birth date, place of birth, and the profession of blacksmith. Sometimes he used the middle initial "J". Surprisingly, there are few Ezra's fitting the description.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9NE9Irm7nfQJpy1YYGS7L34Y_ZqZbhuQ7ueebi4j5LGP52z1R1kWfopapK2Yk2-z81kRZq1sazsBwL9VcKvcZyD_PbPGSgyQ9Zaa4xNvsbnMXB-pZ9y4VlKyFWzbElzexz6OyDLvQ1w/s660/ezra+starr+death+record.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="660" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9NE9Irm7nfQJpy1YYGS7L34Y_ZqZbhuQ7ueebi4j5LGP52z1R1kWfopapK2Yk2-z81kRZq1sazsBwL9VcKvcZyD_PbPGSgyQ9Zaa4xNvsbnMXB-pZ9y4VlKyFWzbElzexz6OyDLvQ1w/w483-h341/ezra+starr+death+record.JPG" width="483" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Several years ago, I discovered what was to be the first puzzle piece. Or, was it?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Here we have a Kentucky death certificate for Ezra Starr </span>[1]<span style="font-size: medium;">. Correct name, age and occupation. But, we see him born in Germany, along with his parents. My husband's Starr line came from England, to the United States, in the late 1600's. This doesn't seem to be our guy. But, just because you never know, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I saved the record to my Shoebox on Ancestry.com. Didn't want to lose the "possible" information. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42tAe26ueD_iSIrRX_s5JC0FmnrWWA3WjJA4N4SdEVzDvskcYdfyEHAWQhfDHO57yIBYLOVSF43QryQAcUKemnhcEpkJI6lPBonWn0VY6pO3pFQtrEV4pTB7nAMeZBEVBrf7yXYAygnM/s484/wants+settlement+of+estate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42tAe26ueD_iSIrRX_s5JC0FmnrWWA3WjJA4N4SdEVzDvskcYdfyEHAWQhfDHO57yIBYLOVSF43QryQAcUKemnhcEpkJI6lPBonWn0VY6pO3pFQtrEV4pTB7nAMeZBEVBrf7yXYAygnM/s320/wants+settlement+of+estate.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kentucky Post</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Covington, Kenton, Kentucky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">23 Sep, 1904</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During my weekly "Starr" family newspaper searching </span>[2]<span style="font-size: medium;">, came across the next piece of the puzzle. Located in Covington, Kenton, Kentucky. Same town referenced in Ezra's death record. We link Alfred and Ezra! The case received lots of press. Giving details, confirming the relationship between our Starr brothers. But, why Germany on Ezra's death certificate?</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This Starr line moved from Massachusetts, to Connecticut, to New York, to Pennsylvania. Once in Pennsylvania, they settled in and around Littlestown, Adams County. Most of the family records are located in this town.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A podcast led me to the final puzzle piece. One favorite is <a href="https://familylocket.com/the-research-like-a-pro-genealogy-podcast/" target="_blank"><i>Research Like a Pro</i></a> with the Family Locket Genealogists. Listening again to all the previous episodes. Sometimes we miss information that may be vital. A light bulb went off with an episode about <a href="https://familylocket.com/tag/locality-research/" target="_blank">locality research</a>. Did I miss something in Pennsylvania?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>FamilySearch</i> has wonderful locality pages. </span>Researching the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania_Genealogy" target="_blank">Adams County, Pennsylvania Wiki</a> page </span>[3<span style="font-size: medium;">] we discovered the answer. Listed are boroughs, unincorporated communities and townships. One of the townships being <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Township,_Adams_County,_Pennsylvania" target="_blank">Germany Township</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">"Germany Township is in southern Adams County, along the </span>Maryland<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> border. It borders the west and south sides of the borough of </span>Littlestown<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. </span>Pennsylvania Route 97<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> passes through the township, leading northwest 9 miles (14 km) to </span>Gettysburg<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and south 12 miles (19 km) as </span>Maryland Route 97<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> to </span>Westminster, Maryland<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. </span>Pennsylvania Route 194<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> crosses Route 97 in Littlestown and passes through the township, turning to </span>Maryland Route 194<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and leading southwest 5 miles (8 km) to </span>Taneytown, Maryland<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">."</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ezra most likely told his fellow Kentuckians he was from Germany Township. The official filling out the death record may have interpreted this as a country. Having no knowledge of the area in Pennsylvania, they wouldn't know about the township. Not a lie, just a case of misunderstanding the facts. We see this in many records.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All the pieces have come together. Solving the mystery of Ezra J. Starr. Also, we now have the story of a family law suit. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Moral of the story? Keep records, even when they seem not to be part of the puzzle. Don't stop digging. Connect with other researchers, in every format possible. And, never give up! The puzzle piece you need to complete the story, could be around the corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">______________________</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>Sources:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>[1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965; indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https//www.ancestry.com : accessed December 8, 2020), "City of Covington, KY, Department of Health,Bureau of Statistics", page 206 (image 223 of 1092), Ezra Starr death entry, February 19, 1904.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[2] "Want Settlement of an Estate, Heirs Filed Suit Against the Administrator," <i>Kentucky [Covington, KY] Post newspaper, </i>Friday, Sep 23, 1904, page 5 column 3, GenealogBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed December 8, 2020).</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[3] Adams County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Wiki Page, <i>FamilySearch </i>(https://familysearch.org) : accessed December 8, 2020), </span></p></div></span></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-76151289255205712722020-12-05T04:42:00.001-08:002020-12-05T07:25:02.610-08:00Tracking Ancestors with City Directory Spreadsheet<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXTEG_0M9a5EJIXYKEGVwyqHD5ioJM-gcc3Fz8EC2JIP0iRcI3xbruC7B_irUHiOD0WiyWg-BKPSMmRu4hRyIX_bI2QnSKHoHIgZBEhwEHa8UmYdam-xVdAEOj4OnPjTxUj-bHBr0Bas/s1280/cityscape-2747226_1280.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1239" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXTEG_0M9a5EJIXYKEGVwyqHD5ioJM-gcc3Fz8EC2JIP0iRcI3xbruC7B_irUHiOD0WiyWg-BKPSMmRu4hRyIX_bI2QnSKHoHIgZBEhwEHa8UmYdam-xVdAEOj4OnPjTxUj-bHBr0Bas/w363-h374/cityscape-2747226_1280.png" width="363" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/vectors/cityscape-city-town-row-houses-2747226/">https://pixabay.com/vectors/cityscape-city-town-row-houses-2747226/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you have been reading the blog, you know that I love spreadsheets. Using them has helped me organize information. And best of all, answer questions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A research problem has been our Gaphardt/Gephardt surname. At times, my ancestors used one or both of these spellings. Trying to determine relationships has been overwhelming. That is when I began using city directory research spreadsheets. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcwyXINV77GsN4eo9Nao_KJgLOR6Gs7vzlRHwltiZ7Chc11FoGN_a-lrMkR2MODhonS1BlaQVYq-cVXQYihCHYL3P0V41shl1dVkeoHjm6xs9Uezc9a7R4ZSQ9bdRa3sznu4gtFkEqVI/s1102/baltimore+city+directory+pg+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1102" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcwyXINV77GsN4eo9Nao_KJgLOR6Gs7vzlRHwltiZ7Chc11FoGN_a-lrMkR2MODhonS1BlaQVYq-cVXQYihCHYL3P0V41shl1dVkeoHjm6xs9Uezc9a7R4ZSQ9bdRa3sznu4gtFkEqVI/w541-h306/baltimore+city+directory+pg+1.JPG" width="541" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the template I created. Named with directory title and date range. Added title of each individual directory. Now I can copy for each surname I wish to research.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Located the <a href="https://lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=327119&p=2197762" rel="nofollow">Digitized Baltimore City Directories</a> on University of Maryland website. These are digitized from Internet Archive. Also, available on Ancestry.com. I find these directories easier to negotiate. </span>Also, placed a link to the website, ensuring I have exact location the information was obtained.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKUTDlcLIeqpPMtMGOfa0wDABTjfRLWfSU9VpyMiMs-WHiGNyLgV8De20yX2zS8vRzSPBUNzVS2UrD1eU5LxLBTdjSQD3nbdpd3Rgh6s2-OASiwARVhnD6FDfoX7uVqNWxK6XoBR3m24/s1111/baltimore+city+directory+pg+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1111" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKUTDlcLIeqpPMtMGOfa0wDABTjfRLWfSU9VpyMiMs-WHiGNyLgV8De20yX2zS8vRzSPBUNzVS2UrD1eU5LxLBTdjSQD3nbdpd3Rgh6s2-OASiwARVhnD6FDfoX7uVqNWxK6XoBR3m24/w538-h301/baltimore+city+directory+pg+2.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the first entry for my 2nd great-grandfather, George C. Gaphardt. Another surname spelling!<span> Gephart is now added to the growing list.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s55juiBStYXacDZX9XwE1skCWWDngntVDCOLgxcK_nTrgQyjOyshDAz7XnZdkt3heQHU2pczW3a-Wocj9_NA-OqHhAyQnYb4zRx_oepAPTLFoVPBoGu5eHzS0f2EwFuGcU1loC2Kf9E/s1111/baltimore+city+directory+pg+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1111" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1s55juiBStYXacDZX9XwE1skCWWDngntVDCOLgxcK_nTrgQyjOyshDAz7XnZdkt3heQHU2pczW3a-Wocj9_NA-OqHhAyQnYb4zRx_oepAPTLFoVPBoGu5eHzS0f2EwFuGcU1loC2Kf9E/w536-h303/baltimore+city+directory+pg+3.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><br /><span>By 1871, we see my 2nd great-uncle, John C. Gaphardt appear in the directory. Verifying address for the family. My 2nd great-grandfather is listed as Gaphardt and Gephardt! No wonder I'm having such difficulty with this ancestral line.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Adding subsequent directory information, we discover the family relocating many times. Also, </span>tracked their movements during gap created by the loss of the 1890 United States Federal Census. During this time span, the family relocated three times. Several of the addresses have previously been unknown. I will be searching the Maryland Land Records website for possible deeds. These may have important clues.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk7Yz2KDdErPyjsz2D3xLzolctKgDnlno3eVs7wBGwkQ7CKePqKMMQY2NWxHlv5bktqgrxORAV9d_Bp-ck7AptFetCyyqsjg7O-MYA3HCVYTkVoDltUEO9MEXskK7Af74OYB-cgTdl28/s1121/baltimore+city+directory+5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1121" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk7Yz2KDdErPyjsz2D3xLzolctKgDnlno3eVs7wBGwkQ7CKePqKMMQY2NWxHlv5bktqgrxORAV9d_Bp-ck7AptFetCyyqsjg7O-MYA3HCVYTkVoDltUEO9MEXskK7Af74OYB-cgTdl28/w540-h302/baltimore+city+directory+5.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">By 1901, my line settles on Gaphardt. In each succeeding record, they use that surname. But, we still see the Gephardt surname. This spreadsheet has given me a place to gather facts, and hopefully, discover relationships. I know from DNA matches, both of these surnames are indeed related.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG6weZWkbZGJ6xGHfEv3gosZqhDzF4ouYpMOoKrrybiRU__FVCt5FMcGT6N1gxMnSbI1_AgkBCokMF8yNoaf19NhyphenhyphenQIN-bHFqmeEc6gwPyBOQXKvFNcR7uJ_TT51UWXc_QRq3HEQy7_8/s1187/baltimore+city+directory+pg+6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1187" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG6weZWkbZGJ6xGHfEv3gosZqhDzF4ouYpMOoKrrybiRU__FVCt5FMcGT6N1gxMnSbI1_AgkBCokMF8yNoaf19NhyphenhyphenQIN-bHFqmeEc6gwPyBOQXKvFNcR7uJ_TT51UWXc_QRq3HEQy7_8/w544-h287/baltimore+city+directory+pg+6.JPG" width="544" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With the directories, I made a fun discovery. How my 2nd great-grandmother met her second husband. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to the directories, by 1860 the Judd family was residing at 20 Walker. The last entry for them and this address being 1882.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking at the 1868-1869 city directory we see:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Henry Horn - tailor - 11 Walker (future 2nd husband of Elizabeth Judd Wakefield)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Philomena Judd - tailoress - 20 Walker (2nd wife and widow of 3rd great-grandfather Mathias Judd, step-mother of Elizabeth Judd Wakefield Horn)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Henry Wakefield - tailor - 290 s Ann (2nd great-grandfather, 1st husband of Elizabeth Judd)</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the last record we found for Henry Wakefield. I believe he passed away somewhere between 1869 and when Elizabeth remarries. The hunt continues!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By 1870 United States Federal Census</span> [1]<span style="font-size: medium;">, Elizabeth is residing with Phillipina Judt. Along with her young son, back to the family home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On October 27, 1872 </span>[2]<span style="font-size: medium;">, Elizabeth weds neighbor, Henry Horn. The young widow and little boy, begin a new life. With the widower and his two small daughters. The couple would go on to have seven children. A combined total of ten children.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By the way, did you catch they were all in the tailoring business? Another connection revealed by the directories. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love when stories come alive using the records.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are a few links about using city directories in family history research:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://thegenealogyreporter.com/city-directories-for-genealogy/" target="_blank">City Directories for Genealogy When There's Been a Loss of Vital Records</a> by Amie Bowser Tennant on <i>The Genealogy Reporte</i>r</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/directories/general/" target="_blank">Directories: City, County, Address, etc. - General Resources</a> on <i>Cyndi's List</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lisalisson.com/how-to-use-city-directories-in-your-genealogy-research/" target="_blank">How to Use City Directories in Your Genealogy Research</a> by Lisa Lisson of <i>Are You My Cousin?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/United_States_Directories" target="_blank">United State Directories</a> - <i>FamilySearch</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">______________</span></div><div><span><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>Sources </span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>[1] </span>1870 U.S. census, Baltimore City, Maryland, population schedule, Baltimore Ward 6, page 224 (penned), dwelling/family 1859, Phillipina Judt household; digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https://ancestry.com : accessed 04 December 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm 552073, roll M593_574</p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[2] Henry Horn entry, Baltimore City Court of Common Pleas, marriage index (marriage index, male), 1851-1885, CM205, reel CR 1672; Maryland State Archives</span></span></p></span></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-35388333124070271112020-12-01T03:15:00.001-08:002020-12-01T03:15:40.514-08:00Found Amelia Earhart! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1njoCwfGN3jxYOoZT6v4nZq_rrwhXvlVbMeM7OwLLtjiN2O09ceoFfA8HKWwd1_yOTTnsMxwS1-Yjo5qQGvCi_V-xRu18wQ9Fk8FRyl5wPj8CyIhSpjzEgt1zy9ZJ296P0K5yQJ16WE/s799/16571444402_d2ea104cee_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="799" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1njoCwfGN3jxYOoZT6v4nZq_rrwhXvlVbMeM7OwLLtjiN2O09ceoFfA8HKWwd1_yOTTnsMxwS1-Yjo5qQGvCi_V-xRu18wQ9Fk8FRyl5wPj8CyIhSpjzEgt1zy9ZJ296P0K5yQJ16WE/w449-h356/16571444402_d2ea104cee_c.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/16571444402/in/photolist-rfmZ5E-s3XpxT-RvTnJ5-2jzFksk-7agmww-24WUN9c-VvhynR-23KYwFH-eRXLwN-HB6pg-6ePR6n-MtZnMD-5EkDTi-4rvN9P-2j64Hyi-98iZet-a6zMoR-6nMW5e-feP6Jk-8yjp1a-2kcc9g-XVAe2B-dMAcv6-WUqq7t-aMEjur-Dv3PBi-giivP6-2jzScWm-2jxG3Wo-dFv6wh-aqZsr7-XVAebe-8uXaVQ-Qc83k1-3LhRPk-7ohQyQ-PjzDE7-2hzqXY2-q6sJPz-2dftGSe-dMG9Q5-J45tqu-2hwWL3v-dMAAx6-3LhRPr-2h33n8W-pMGns8-qJiKDB-LYavuQ-qs3LuX" target="_blank">Amelia Earhart - taken 1936</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">NASA on The Commons</div><div style="text-align: center;">No known copyright restrictions</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html" target="_blank">Media Usage Guidelines</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, did I get your attention with that title? Think we found the most famous missing woman? Actually, I found Amelia in my husband's family tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last week Randy Seaver of <i>Genea-Musings</i> posted<a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2020/11/lucille-ball-is-my-7th-cousin-twice.html" target="_blank"> "Lucille Ball is My 7th Cousin Twice Removed</a>". He discovered Lucy in his family tree with <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/discovery/famousrelatives" target="_blank">FamilySearch Famous Relatives</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYWjTlvMQQOE1kC8wNQnxvtsi7eckOWtVRKxpylSN2apqvIu4hJEIx0rLpBx8iivFxKKc3xXw-0xzVxsVOngX7v-8BeTQSd68tM8M6dgLF7scyZWWxNY494mIdSBixw6gIcmxx-hi59o/s784/amelia+earhart.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="784" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYWjTlvMQQOE1kC8wNQnxvtsi7eckOWtVRKxpylSN2apqvIu4hJEIx0rLpBx8iivFxKKc3xXw-0xzVxsVOngX7v-8BeTQSd68tM8M6dgLF7scyZWWxNY494mIdSBixw6gIcmxx-hi59o/w512-h403/amelia+earhart.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">FamilySearch Famous Relatives </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried the search for my tree, nothing. Wasn't surprised, since most of these ancestors are fairly recent immigrants. Many lines don't go back further than my great-grandparents. The tree is not filled out enough to connect with "famous relatives".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then we search hubby's tree. ALL his lines have been in the United States since the late 1600s. So, figured we would have a few interesting relationships. And he did! Twenty seven presidents, eleven inventors and scientists, twenty entertainers and artists, seven trailblazers and two athletes. Quite an array of notables.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Most of the "predicted relationships" go back quite far. Many I haven't fully documented. But, there is one</span> I can verify. Amelia Earhart. She and Doug are 5th cousins once removed. The common ancestral couple being Johann Jacob Altman and Anna Maria Eisenmann. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a fun discovery. Even hubby was impressed. Family history to share with the granddaughters. Now when reading a story about Amelia, they will know they share the same DNA. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the site. Hopefully, you are like my husband, with a nice fully documented tree. You may discover famous relatives. </span></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-29606770345729343472020-11-27T05:48:00.002-08:002020-11-27T05:48:56.463-08:00The Judd Connection Solved!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHbOYHobFluJXlyswjYjDtDufNtAt56lsHxPO6wEJHtPxm60gHOPoTNPvC3Wp2hreqilr8sL_59Fd4MyYOKff0OJxBbabZG7Yxvc4Rvs4IeVQFLnPJC83nzYeK29p9010iaLvm6G90m0/s678/orion+and+daisy+judd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="678" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHbOYHobFluJXlyswjYjDtDufNtAt56lsHxPO6wEJHtPxm60gHOPoTNPvC3Wp2hreqilr8sL_59Fd4MyYOKff0OJxBbabZG7Yxvc4Rvs4IeVQFLnPJC83nzYeK29p9010iaLvm6G90m0/w515-h341/orion+and+daisy+judd.jpg" width="515" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Orion M. Judd (left) first cousin three times removed</div><div style="text-align: center;">1925 - Fresno, California</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">About ten years ago, while researching my Judd family line, I came upon a cache of Ancestry.com photographs. They were of my cousins, Orion and Carl Judd. I quickly contacted the Ancestry member, thinking we may be related.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Steve and I began an email conversation about the photographs. </span>Once I let him know my relationship to the Judd's, Steve graciously sent the originals to our family. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeQXINQhSnup5wktsisbnLDMzMa-kh47slfbdohBNkoTKuRaddCjnXzxu8a6EB_cs8A4MHhA5rROCkpS3D2dl22LP0WSuWXblNlE7D0WR93Kcm8PSAz_D8sOMgdCHcz025dl-MK5EYsA/s400/judd+jackpot.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="400" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeQXINQhSnup5wktsisbnLDMzMa-kh47slfbdohBNkoTKuRaddCjnXzxu8a6EB_cs8A4MHhA5rROCkpS3D2dl22LP0WSuWXblNlE7D0WR93Kcm8PSAz_D8sOMgdCHcz025dl-MK5EYsA/w351-h284/judd+jackpot.JPG" width="351" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once I came down from cloud nine, started wondering about this new mystery. How did the Judd children come to live in California? They were all born in Texas. What was their connection to Steve's family?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">We begin with the children's father, my 3rd great-uncle, Charles Judd. After serving for the Union Army in the United States Civil War </span>[1]<span style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">he moved from Maryland to Texas. Once there he met and married, Lois Berry Crocker. They were wed April 22, 1869</span> [2],<span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">in Grayson, Texas. The couple went on to have six children. Sadly, Lois died January, 02, 1886 </span>[3]<span style="font-size: medium;"> at 37 years of age. Charles then married </span><span style="font-size: medium;">the widow, Lucinda Button Barnhart on August 11, 1886 </span>[4]<span style="font-size: medium;">. Only seven month after losing his first wife.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not long after the couple married, on May 06, 1888, Charles himself died at 44 years of age </span>[5]<span style="font-size: medium;">. Leaving behind his orphaned children, ranging from 18 to 6 years old.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, this is where things go awry. All because of that dreaded <a href="https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/decennial_census_records/availability_of_1890_census.html" target="_blank">1890 U.S. Federal Census</a>! Or lack of. The loss of this important record set creates a big hole in researching our ancestors.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With no records until 1900, it is unclear where and with whom the children resided. Did they stay with their step-mother? Since the oldest was 18 years old, could she legally take responsibility for her younger siblings?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next we find the various family members on the 1900 U.S. Federal Census </span>[6-12]<span style="font-size: medium;">:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Olive Judd - age 30 - married to James R. Hodges abt. 1889 - Los Angeles, California</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">William Judd - age 29 - unmarried - Flagstaff, Arizona</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Mattie Judd - age 26 - married to Aaron L. Keim abt. 1891 - Los Angeles, California</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Minnie Judd - age 24 - married to Henry L. Wilson abt. 1893 - Merrick, Nebraska</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Orion M. Judd - age 22 - unmarried - Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces, USA</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Carl V. Judd - age 19 - unmarried - Ventura, California</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Lucinda Button Barnhart Judd - age 58 - widowed - Pueblo, Colorado</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Their step-mother had relocated to Colorado. The children all left their home state of Texas. Several residing in California. One step closer to figuring out the mystery. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJFvlkFLLR7XKfLYRkNqD3a5JeTUHBgfWZQ3qVtCjG5xZ5ow9TgU4n2GUKfPFiog24K-u-cX3LRN7mli_npkKgEU6qTokIs6JMiK5_Df9k_0KvGiY-EDKdikjOLwgHS4LWGAfMD6oUaM/s664/guardianship.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="109" data-original-width="664" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJFvlkFLLR7XKfLYRkNqD3a5JeTUHBgfWZQ3qVtCjG5xZ5ow9TgU4n2GUKfPFiog24K-u-cX3LRN7mli_npkKgEU6qTokIs6JMiK5_Df9k_0KvGiY-EDKdikjOLwgHS4LWGAfMD6oUaM/w447-h74/guardianship.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arizona Weekly Republican, 19 Jan, 1893 - Phoenix, Arizona - Newspapers.com [13]</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Several months ago, while doing Judd research, the biggest clue appeared in a 1893 Phoenix newspaper. The children were taken in by A.P. Walbridge. Who is Mr. Walbridge? What about California?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I noticed in the 1900 U.S. Federal Census for Carl Judd </span><span>[11]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">, he was residing with George A. Walbridge. Relationship to head of household ... cousin! A connection! But, how were the Judd children related to this Walbridge family? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since I documented all the paternal cousins, began looking to the maternal line. Added Lois Crocker's siblings into the family tree. Discovered that George's mother, was Mary Crocker Walbridge. She was married to Henry Walbridge. Mary was the children's aunt, sister of Lois Crocker Judd.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>But, who is A.P. Walbridge? </span>More digging into the family tree, and we find another Crocker sister. Amy Crocker married Solomon Walbridge. Their son was Alfred P. Walbridge. The Judd children's much older cousin. He was 35 years old when he obtained guardianship.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At some point, between the 1893 guardianship and 1900 U.S. Federal Census, the children relocated from Texas to Arizona and finally to California.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, am I related to Steve? Not really. But our families are related. Another Crocker sister, Martha Josephine married William Levy in, Grayson, Texas, on April 14, 1867. By the 1920 U.S. Federal Census </span><span>[14</span><span>]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">, this family would make their way to California. The couple's daughter, Bertha Levy Gans, married and become the great-grandmother of my new connection, Steve. We are both cousins of the Judd children of California. I'm related down the Judd line, he is related down the Crocker line.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozgZet0F8fmhQMhiYNasyQtet7jL7nqlLmheuLUxtHgg9x109Bxq-XT7upnlm3soFLDCyvLk0AQqJlvGAQ0B6SJ0yx6rdErm21KSNcf__rQ0P4e4QYwXjeNji1o-1kLwJillOyXdRetU/s960/Carl+Judd+%2526+Claudine+Tot+Levy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="619" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozgZet0F8fmhQMhiYNasyQtet7jL7nqlLmheuLUxtHgg9x109Bxq-XT7upnlm3soFLDCyvLk0AQqJlvGAQ0B6SJ0yx6rdErm21KSNcf__rQ0P4e4QYwXjeNji1o-1kLwJillOyXdRetU/w280-h435/Carl+Judd+%2526+Claudine+Tot+Levy.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">How sad these children lost their parents at such a young age. But, the story had a happy ending. Two aunts and their families came to the rescue. Taking care of their sister's children. From the facts I have gathered, they all lead a wonderful life. Because of the Walbridge family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above is another photograph sent by Steve. In it we have mine and Steve's cousin, Carl Judd. Pictured with Carl is his cousin, Claudine (Tot) Levy. Claudine was Steve's great-aunt. Daughter of William Levy and Martha Josephine Crocker.</span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mystery solved! Moral of the story. Connect with everyone you can. And keep on digging.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">______________________</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>Sources:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>[1] "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served In Organizations from the State of Maryland"; The National Archives; published 1863; <i>Fold3</i> (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 15 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[2] "Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965" </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Ancestry.com</i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"> (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020)</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[3] Headstone for Lois Crocker Judd; Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA; West Hill Cemetery;<i> Find-A-Grave </i>(https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[4] "Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[5] Headstone for Charles Judd; Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA; West Hill Cemetery <i>Find-A-Grave </i>(https:www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[6] 1900 U.S. census, Los Angeles, California, population schedule, Rowland Township, enumeration district (ED) 6-12, sheet 9-A, household 207, James R. Hodges household; digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[7] </span><span>1900 U.S. census, Coconino, Arizona Territory, population schedule, Flagstaff Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 11-14, sheet 13-B, Early D. Davidson household; digital image, </span><i>Ancestry.com</i><span> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span>[8] </span>1900 U.S. census, Los Angeles, California, population schedule, Rowland Township, enumeration district (ED) 6-121, sheet 3-B, household 65, Aaron L. Keim household; digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</p><p style="background-color: white;">[9] 1900 U.S. census, Merrick, Nebraska, population schedule, Loup Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 3-137, sheet 1-A, household 10, Henry L. Wilson household; digital image, <i style="background-color: transparent;">Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</p><p style="background-color: white;">[10] 1900 U.S. census, Balinag, Philippine Islands, population schedule, Military and Naval Population, enumeration district (ED) Company B U.S. Volunteers, sheet 4-B; digital image, <i style="background-color: transparent;">Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</p><p style="background-color: white;">[11] 1900 U.S. census, Ventura, California, population schedule, Saticoy Township, enumeration district (ED) 6-167, sheet 6-B, household 127, Geo A. Walbridge household; digital image, <i style="background-color: transparent;">Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</p><p style="background-color: white;">[12] 1900 U.S. census, Pueblo, Colorado, population schedule, Pueblo, enumeration district (ED) 2-101, sheet 9-B, household 128, Lucinda H. Judd household; digital image, <i style="background-color: transparent;">Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[13] "Local Briefs", Arizona Republic, 19 Jan 1893 Thu, p. 1, col 2; digital images, <i>Newspaper.com </i>(https:www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 November 2020) </span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[14] 1900 </span>U.S. census, Tulare, California, population schedule, Porterville Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 6-271, sheet 821-B, household 628, Cecil C. Wright household; digital image, <i style="background-color: transparent;">Ancestry.com</i> (https//ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T625, roll 2076</p></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-82295061936478112282020-11-26T02:06:00.002-08:002020-11-26T03:15:38.785-08:00Ruth Family Turkey Keepsake<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyRWWGrLHV_1asS6Dg-tjEMiJ2WnvsLi8V26RBnVElyId6kLdE25fMtp5Ti1w3WA6jK5ktRnlp6cUAUlmpKbgfwWINX_VyM3mmDLlB2WKPoDm_8lDWAKOpZ1pr2fujQO5QeWcjhIOWa8/s400/ruth+family+turkey.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyRWWGrLHV_1asS6Dg-tjEMiJ2WnvsLi8V26RBnVElyId6kLdE25fMtp5Ti1w3WA6jK5ktRnlp6cUAUlmpKbgfwWINX_VyM3mmDLlB2WKPoDm_8lDWAKOpZ1pr2fujQO5QeWcjhIOWa8/w426-h320/ruth+family+turkey.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Years ago, our son was in the United States Marine Corps. Before the holiday season, he was assigned to Okinawa, Japan. This would be the first time he wasn't home for Thanksgiving. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">To keep sadness at bay, my husband suggested a pre-Thanksgiving shopping trip. As we negotiated a crowded store, Doug suddenly disappeared.
Several minutes later he returned with a huge smile on his face. In his hands were two ceramic turkeys.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I reminded him we had more than enough decorations. He thought these would be fun to send to Justin. The next care package was filled with snacks, magazines and two turkeys. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">First thing Justin said when he called Thanksgiving morning ... "thanks Mom & Dad for the turkeys!" Seems he and his fellow Marines thought they were a hoot and placed them on their holiday table.
</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When Justin finally returned home, we were in for a little surprise. While unpacking, he handed me a small box.
Looking down I found the ceramic turkeys, carefully wrapped to survive a journey across the world. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I honestly never expected to see them again.
Asking Justin why he kept them, he replied "they are Ruth family keepsakes and must be saved". </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And that is the story of our ceramic turkey candle holders. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!</span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-51974852094076114692020-11-24T04:02:00.002-08:002020-11-26T03:15:59.731-08:00Time of Their Lives ~ Using Timelines<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0cbTxX6turV14xz0v7KRNJqybHQi11pPAtnHwH-MwnvcQaiPdiebwHUBxNEhWbrXTvL5NtpYOm5weRAmudF4_a-tqnn_TEBy241X-56NBuIxPuKyN67Hr9xZ8bChm1PT0Npf533OYx4/s1280/infographic-2867656_1280.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1280" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0cbTxX6turV14xz0v7KRNJqybHQi11pPAtnHwH-MwnvcQaiPdiebwHUBxNEhWbrXTvL5NtpYOm5weRAmudF4_a-tqnn_TEBy241X-56NBuIxPuKyN67Hr9xZ8bChm1PT0Npf533OYx4/w412-h227/infographic-2867656_1280.png" width="412" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/vectors/infographic-process-presentation-2867656/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="color: #191b26; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap;">Image by <span style="cursor: pointer; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial;">Trang Le</span> from <span style="cursor: pointer; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;">Pixabay</span></span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #191b26; white-space: nowrap;"> </span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During the course of daily blog reading, discovered a post about using timelines. The post is "<a href="https://lisalisson.com/organize-your-genealogy-using-a-timeline/" target="_blank">Use A Genealogy Timeline To Find Gaps In Your Research" </a>by Lisa Lisson of<i> Are You My Cousin?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa talks about using timelines to discover holes in your research. I'm sure this will become evident with my Eastern European ancestors. Having a document to refer, while trying to move lines forward. Do I have birth, marriage, death and census information? Vital records needed to fill the holes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A comment from the post that struck a chord:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"one of the best things I ever did for my genealogy research was to organize my genealogy information - the events of my ancestor's lives - on a timeline."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>This spoke to my organizational soul. Also, being a visual learner, information laid out in a logical manner. </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the post, Lisa shows several ways to create a timeline. From using good old pen and paper, to spreadsheets. I love spreadsheets! This method had me hooked. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa shares a <span>spreadsheet <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-ApiqlDq5Z74JW39xOpDjc6zNeqGF-yRigUC5oKs1os/edit#gid=0" target="_blank">template</a>. I saved this to my Google Drive. Keeping a blank form, c</span><span>opying tabs for each individual ancestor. </span><span>I love the idea of having all the information in one place. And, using a dynamic document, that I can change and update. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a nice feature to drop in a photograph. Makes the process a little more personal. Using Google Drive, we can add hyperlinks to the document. <span> And,</span><span> other researchers can access the information. This could become a family project. Or a teaching tool. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsciV-h2hdUZqn33z0N6S0STvbSBIQlY5ecXA0EcxSfyzOPuIijvurQtFZ0g86n04YHRNnYA2wjO1KfaApyzAXQ1JbNuLRdJasuZxroQqK1T40aaffjRRDjlvQJyr3d-9_WkcEONjZkQ/s1258/genealogy+timeline.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1258" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsciV-h2hdUZqn33z0N6S0STvbSBIQlY5ecXA0EcxSfyzOPuIijvurQtFZ0g86n04YHRNnYA2wjO1KfaApyzAXQ1JbNuLRdJasuZxroQqK1T40aaffjRRDjlvQJyr3d-9_WkcEONjZkQ/w540-h213/genealogy+timeline.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Timeline for Rev. C.W. Ruth, husband's grandfather</div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here we have Christian Wismer Ruth. He was born September 01, 1865 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He died May 27, 1941 in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Because Christian had a very long and interesting life, I selected him for my first timeline. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I found it interesting to see Christian's life laid out. Discovering where and when he was located, during various events. His age when married, when each child was born and the families move across the country.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">By adding historical events, we gain a broader perspective. Did they affect decisions Christian made for him and his family? Did these decisions affect the life you are now living? Food for thought.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So, check out the post. And track the times of your ancestors' lives.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa shares several websites to gather historical information. I discovered additional sites while working on the timeline.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://americasbesthistory.com/index.html" target="_blank">America's Best History</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.brainyhistory.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">BrainyHistory</span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.onthisday.com/events-by-year.php" target="_blank">On This Day</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/" target="_blank">The People History</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://timelines.ws/" target="_blank">Timelines of History</a></span></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-66890062442320679932020-11-22T07:16:00.004-08:002020-11-22T07:21:55.211-08:00The Bridge to Serendipity<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EY0N_FhqGAJ56XrCvwNz8mkSxBWppjkIhgb9AC3AiL1Vdf4Okfz5Y3qzQFElT_tynQp8uUg6bK1ZoattC0p-9b_60saLd_VeI-johDxvUHziAU_Cmj6Z616d3sG_ex_J5jrNEt6HpgA/s320/burnside+bridge.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EY0N_FhqGAJ56XrCvwNz8mkSxBWppjkIhgb9AC3AiL1Vdf4Okfz5Y3qzQFElT_tynQp8uUg6bK1ZoattC0p-9b_60saLd_VeI-johDxvUHziAU_Cmj6Z616d3sG_ex_J5jrNEt6HpgA/w459-h344/burnside+bridge.JPG" width="459" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Burnside Bridge - photograph in personal collection</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Growing up, our family traveled to many historical sites in the region. Mainly, Civil War battlefields in Maryland and neighboring states. My father was a huge history buff. At the time I don't believe I appreciate the visits to the spots. As a child I would run around in the open fields. As a teenager, take along a book to read under a shady tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Didn't I go and marry someone with the same interests! My father and husband would have in-depth conversations about history. And most of the time, I would leave them to their confabs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once our children came along, there we were, driving those same roads. Visiting those same sites. But, something interesting happened. Once I started researching family history, history itself became extremely important. I wanted to know the whys, hows and whens. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One spot we visit is <a href="https://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm" target="_blank">Antietam National Battlefield</a>. More that forty times over the years. Every season brings a different feel. Each visit, we always walk across the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/anti/learn/photosmultimedia/tour-stop-9.htm">Burnside Bridge</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIXJiW5lfowuBSqgXhdLo8ErW47CZEvVYUSdJuSedpogobIayFkid3Sr4khgwYwVCSfh_Y1mUNT89bpoJglPkh20Ab_W8Bc8ntm0sWHP-7CuXTB99WIYw6kE0mTcBmaJbwsarO9PRLA8/s960/doug+on+burnside+bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIXJiW5lfowuBSqgXhdLo8ErW47CZEvVYUSdJuSedpogobIayFkid3Sr4khgwYwVCSfh_Y1mUNT89bpoJglPkh20Ab_W8Bc8ntm0sWHP-7CuXTB99WIYw6kE0mTcBmaJbwsarO9PRLA8/w436-h327/doug+on+burnside+bridge.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubby standing on Burnside Bridge - November 2020</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This month, hubby and I traveled to the battlefield and did just that. Walked Burnside Bridge. Here we see the bridge ... now for the serendipity.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been tracing hubby's Finney line. His 4th great-grandmother was Lucinda Finney</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. She was born January 28, 1763 in Litchfield, Connecticut </span><span>[1]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. Lucinda married Platt Starr on November 28, 1782 </span><span>[2]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. Thus, beginning the Starr line, which lead to my mother-in-law, Rachel Elizabeth Starr.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday I came to Helen Clarissa Finney, She was hubby's 2nd cousin 4x removed. Helen was born June 10, 1828 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </span><span>[3]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. She married Jacob Dolson Cox on November 29, 1849</span><span> </span><span>[4</span><span>]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On Ancestry.com, there was an abundance of information about Jacob. He had a distinguished career in the Union Army during the United States Civil War. In fact, he attained the rank of Major General </span><span>[5]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A hint for Jacob was his <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4443/_" target="_blank">Find A Grave memorial </a>page</span><span style="font-size: medium;">. A very impressive biography was posted on the site. Reading I discovered the following:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"he served as a division commander in the subsequent battles of South Mountain (assuming command of the IX Corps after Major General Jesse Reno was killed) and Antietam<b> </b>(where his Corps fought to take what was to become known as "Burnside's Bridge)"</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span>[6]</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doing additional research on Jacob, I discovered he wrote two books. I located both on the Project Gutenberg website.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6961" target="_blank">Military Reminiscence of the Civil War, volume 1</a> : April 1861-November 1863 by Jacob D. Cox; published 1900 by C. Scribner's sons</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6962" target="_blank">Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, volume 2 </a>: November 1863-June 1865 by Jacob D. Cox; published 1900 by C. Scribner's sons.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dw7fQ4rSe9pfD0cql55BQTqjTMTBIJ-CU2VQnm3HOZHbzJiwRgri4kBrniZYGJK12U0MlbInmOJJR4X4wh-doFL8r1t77EYHcRIfLVxewYEqwFLcxU8Va0Kk519qHcsXy2gwreP41rE/s361/jacob+cox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="287" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dw7fQ4rSe9pfD0cql55BQTqjTMTBIJ-CU2VQnm3HOZHbzJiwRgri4kBrniZYGJK12U0MlbInmOJJR4X4wh-doFL8r1t77EYHcRIfLVxewYEqwFLcxU8Va0Kk519qHcsXy2gwreP41rE/w287-h361/jacob+cox.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Jacob Dodson Cox</div><div style="text-align: center;">photograph from Military Reminiscenes of the Civil War</div></span><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">by Jacob Dolson Cox, published 1900</div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In each volume we find this wonderful image of Jacob Dodson Cox.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What an interesting piece of family history! The same bridge hubby and our children walked many times. Love placing ancestors in time and place. Then connecting them with our lives.</span></div><div><span><div style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">______________</span></div><div><span><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>Sources </span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>[1] </span><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #181a1c; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;">Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Kent Vital Records 1739-1852, </em><span face=""Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #181a1c;">p. 76</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #181a1c;"> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: <i>Ancestry.com </i></span>(https://ancestry.com : accessed 21 November 2020)</p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[2] </span></span><em style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #181a1c; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;">Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Kent Vital Records 1739-1852, </em><span face=""Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #181a1c;">p. 76</span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #181a1c;"> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: <i>Ancestry.com </i></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">(https://ancestry.com : accessed 21 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[3] </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>Find a Grave, database and images (https://findagrave.com) : accessed 21 November 2020), memorial page for Helen Clarissa Finney Cox (8 Jun 1828-7 Jun 1911), Find a Grave Memorial no. 34521649, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA: Maintained by Janet Potts (contributor 46842861)</p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[4] </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">"Governor Cox's Widow: died at Oberlin and Will Be Buried in Cincinnati", <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><i>The Cincinnati Enquirer, </i>Cincinnati<i>,</i> Ohio</span></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">, 8 Jun 1911, Thu, p.16, col. 4; digital images,</span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> Newspapers.com </i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">(https://newspapers.com : accessed 21 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[5] <em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #181a1c; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;">U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865</em><span face=""Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #181a1c;"> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA, </span> <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https://ancestry.com : accessed 21 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[6] <i>Find a Grave</i>, database and images (https://findagrave.com) : accessed 21 November 2020), memorial page for Jacob Dolson Cox (27 Oct 1828-4 Aug 1900), Find a Grave Memorial no. 4443, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA: Maintained by Find a Grave</span></p></span></div></span></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-33466780914001833192020-11-20T02:53:00.009-08:002020-11-22T07:00:31.775-08:00The Bride Wore Gray<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1035" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvH-rr0cDptixUnUaB5y-t08a3FR_W5XaYXbMWGIHsKSNPvFcvUq33VQzbqwKL_pbg1toBW1ZIA3ueefmlcO3JRIgJTUT5tWyImxW6ND6gjdORnO_2uPrVcOFxegUfd2vKCq1QCDs7qM/w273-h366/bride-silo-Image-Graphics-Fairy003..jpg" style="font-size: large;" width="273" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">image courtesy <a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/wp-content/uploads/blogger/-ggY6CsLM5lI/T4A2mGXaHaI/AAAAAAAARUE/IecokJgcq7w/s1600/bride-silo-Image-Graphics-Fairy003..jpg" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When my daughter became engaged to her husband, I started researching his family line. What else is a good mother-in-law supposed to do? Lucky for me Lucas is very interested in genealogy, so this did not present a problem. It is rather nice to have someone in the family, who will talk about family trees and obituaries.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><!--wp:paragraph-->
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<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While researching, I discovered this wedding announcement for his 2nd great-grand aunt, Cecilia G. Kreymborg (daughter of Anthony Kreymorg and Anna M. Wissel). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cecilia wore a gray wedding gown and "picturesque" black hat. Further into the announcement, we learn the reason for this unusual wedding attire. The article tells us that both families are in mourning.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heading back to my Ancestry database, I searched for relatives who passed away close to the date of Cecilia's marriage. That is when we discover a sad story, surrounding the couple.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="320" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wEe773oz3hRCZp0h72EhuFL8n0y3k6e0Sxuyi8d-UIaecJ3qyATyZDZsS15ShPuQJEYPRbwJEJ_Q_dp2t9wvI5fDBnSKAdrwJLHKgpaQBWfyY_M-DWCWVdCbEVyvuNlmkOOa2SYPBUs/w322-h211/anthony+kreymborg+obit.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="322" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Kalam, Chalkboard, "Comic Sans", script; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Obituary, Anthony Kreymorg, 7/14/1909 The Baltimore Sun
Newspapers.com [2]</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here we have the funeral announcement for Anthony Kreymborg, father of the bride. Anthony passed away July 10, 1909. Sadly, her father will not be there, to walk Cecilia down the aisle. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
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</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our couple encounters additional loss, weeks before the marriage. Here we have the obituary for mother of the groom, Sarah E. Fraley. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Such sadness surrounding the combined families. Loss of three parents, as the couple planned for this happiest of days. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If not for the engagement announcement, we may never have put this story together. The stories are what connects us to the past.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">______________</span></div><div><span><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>Sources </span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>[1] "Fraley-Kreymborg", <i>The Baltimore Sun Newspaper</i>, 08 Jun 1910, Wed, p.8, col. 1; digital images,<i> Newspapers.com </i>(https://newspapers.com : accessed 20 Nov 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[2] </span></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">"Anthony Kreymborg", </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">The Baltimore Sun Newspaper</i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">, 14 Jul 1909, Wed, p.7, col. 3; digital images,</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> Newspapers.com </i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">(https://newspapers.com : accessed 20 Nov 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[3] </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;"> <i>Find A Grave, </i>database and images (https://findagrave.com : accessed 20 November, 2020), memorial page for Anna M. Kreymborg (16 Mar 1858-Mar 1910), Find A Grave Memorial no. 95925099, citing Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Deborah R. (contributor 47066664)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[4] </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">"Fraley", </span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">The Baltimore Sun Newspaper</i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">, 13 May 1910, Fri, p.6, col. 3; digital images,</span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> Newspapers.com </i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">(https://newspapers.com : accessed 20 Nov 2020)</span></p></span></div></span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-1201471598160987302020-11-18T03:34:00.003-08:002020-11-22T03:38:09.938-08:00"We Are Not Related to the Gephardts!" or Are We?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicimQFf8dtblTp9XgdDGXvfwVFAx2711lYoO52jPyo2SpbSiAnrvgbuKSl634Uw5YU5JUNyhP-9Ex0KSuMq998P1mUncpxpwksNWZX93EhRbD_aQ0FgiVdshY9GQrbtzi_6qtv0eA_n0/s625/norman+and+anna+jerousek+gaphardt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="423" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicimQFf8dtblTp9XgdDGXvfwVFAx2711lYoO52jPyo2SpbSiAnrvgbuKSl634Uw5YU5JUNyhP-9Ex0KSuMq998P1mUncpxpwksNWZX93EhRbD_aQ0FgiVdshY9GQrbtzi_6qtv0eA_n0/w297-h439/norman+and+anna+jerousek+gaphardt.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Norman S. and Anna Jerousek Gaphardt ~ maternal great-grandparents</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I began this genealogy adventure, the first ancestor I documented was my great-grandfather, Norman Sylvester Gaphardt. Supposedly, his line was our earliest immigrants to the United States. The family came from Germany to Baltimore in 1832</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>[1]<span style="font-size: medium;">.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What followed was a confusing journey. Eventually leading to new cousins. Along with a cautionary tale of taking family history with a grain of salt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYb-K89fqDW3hPE6mAWlkO_Yjh_aK04NCrbwZnEwNaPivq6_rvuokC7pUO_5ubkRHaNjuSFTqPBgQYK0sreP-sXb8eopbcuxT22womDCwWE0KcId5edUjNApYgTTJYfA6_yl6yPnSrASk/s635/norman+gaphardt+death+certificate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="635" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYb-K89fqDW3hPE6mAWlkO_Yjh_aK04NCrbwZnEwNaPivq6_rvuokC7pUO_5ubkRHaNjuSFTqPBgQYK0sreP-sXb8eopbcuxT22womDCwWE0KcId5edUjNApYgTTJYfA6_yl6yPnSrASk/w369-h363/norman+gaphardt+death+certificate.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Death certificate - Norman S. Gaphardt [2]</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maryland State Archives</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While researching the Gaphardt line, I would periodically come across the surname Gephardt. On headstones in Gaphardt family cemeteries. Listed in churches, our family attended. Were they related? I asked Mom if she knew this name. She was certain they were not connected to her line. But, I felt we could have a mystery on our hands.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First step was to get information from my mother. Beyond her grandparents, the facts were pretty vague. Thought she knew Norman's father's name. But, wasn't sure of the accuracy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I started working backwards, to discover Norman's story. </span>Above we have his death certificate. We see "name of father" as Christopher Gaphardt. Yahoo, back another generation!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Next, Norman (Silvester) was listed in the 1900 United States Federal Census</span> [1]<span>. Residing at 608 N. Montford Avenue with father, George C. Gaphardt. Do I have the correct family? Is George the same person as Christopher?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qBCGfKO6zCHy-GD_iG9UWr6sgfpDpU9iyJ8BqKUFuv7T8fJGaVykeRrrGkkA2gjZuK3EJp-XAwy0KYYDTqifxgnJiV8sWTlHdtcVRdzLPnE-TdNH4fpqzsdWeu0XX16H7Bu_QinpNIQ/s328/george+c+gaphardt+death+notice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qBCGfKO6zCHy-GD_iG9UWr6sgfpDpU9iyJ8BqKUFuv7T8fJGaVykeRrrGkkA2gjZuK3EJp-XAwy0KYYDTqifxgnJiV8sWTlHdtcVRdzLPnE-TdNH4fpqzsdWeu0XX16H7Bu_QinpNIQ/s320/george+c+gaphardt+death+notice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>This photocopy of obituary for George C. Gaphardt, was located in family records . Notation was "George Gaphardt - July 4, 1902". I have yet to locate the obituary on a newspaper database. In the clipping, the </span>family was residing at 608 North Montford avenue. One of his children being Mr. Norman S. Gaphardt. My second great-grandfather was George Christopher Gaphardt. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is where things get a little odd.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I found Norman on the 1880 United States Federal Census</span> [3]<span style="font-size: medium;">. He is listed as a son, residing with Geo. C. Gepthart, head of house. We know census records are notorious for misspellings. So, this surname didn't cause too much concern. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next records gave me pause. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Researching 1850, 1860 and 1870 United States Federal Census records </span>[4-6]<span style="font-size: medium;">, the surname has different variations of Gephardt. Curious about this, I called my mother. She stated emphatically, "We were Gaphardts! Most certainly not Gephardts. I have never heard that name."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like any good family historian, I hung up the phone and started researching. Keeping this information to myself for the time being.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTQ5CR_QcMxc9rMF3DEyTG1EynpnDtANxqk9blwscQozcfw9ZIWpnLLolsVIi0G9mprS4Cb8GLwN8TVZt-GTUsOoM8W30F-22RTF9VHebx5N3zMrm73VDhsfctCAcdqGvY1858mEhTb4/s463/george+gephardt+1851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="83" data-original-width="463" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTQ5CR_QcMxc9rMF3DEyTG1EynpnDtANxqk9blwscQozcfw9ZIWpnLLolsVIi0G9mprS4Cb8GLwN8TVZt-GTUsOoM8W30F-22RTF9VHebx5N3zMrm73VDhsfctCAcdqGvY1858mEhTb4/w432-h77/george+gephardt+1851.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/matchettsbaltimo1851balt/page/102/mode/2up" target="_blank">Matchett's Baltimore (1851)</a> [7]</div><div style="text-align: center;">publisher: Baltimore: R.J. Mitchell</div><div style="text-align: center;">Internet Archive</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking at city directories, we see the first mention of George Gephard (notice "d" missing from the name) in 1851. There were no listings for the Gaphardt surname. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFAoBD0BksxSDNAZO4KKKTOcHd3G0xzqJOAaGjbjP7OzlEB3RTXpomCCKsV1TiwIF9h0hbo3RL1_ahEmLBWD0xBbdqWnYQVf91_FEz4wNEYVkEwP9IgNohUKW99RaHMVJ3pNfV8ZfGns/s795/georoge+gephard+1874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="795" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFAoBD0BksxSDNAZO4KKKTOcHd3G0xzqJOAaGjbjP7OzlEB3RTXpomCCKsV1TiwIF9h0hbo3RL1_ahEmLBWD0xBbdqWnYQVf91_FEz4wNEYVkEwP9IgNohUKW99RaHMVJ3pNfV8ZfGns/w413-h49/georoge+gephard+1874.JPG" width="413" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/woodsbaltimoreci1874balt/page/n215/mode/2up" target="_blank">Woods' Baltimore city directory (1874)</a> [8]</div><div style="text-align: center;">publisher: Baltimore : John W. Woods</div><div style="text-align: center;">Internet Archives</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>During each subsequent year, George was listed with variations of Gephardt. Until the Woods' Baltimore city directory, 1874. First time we see George Gaphardt.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>For a time, the name seems to go back and forth. Then at some point, Gaphardt was consistently used. In vital records, newspaper articles and obituaries. Looks like w</span></span>e were originally Gephardts, becoming Gaphardts. Sorry, Mom! Most likely will never know the reason for the change.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But, not the end of the story. DNA comes into play, with another twist.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Working with AncestryDNA matches, something interesting happened. Closest relative in the line was a Gaphardt first cousin. No surprise here, since I knew this cousin. But, further down the match list, discovered not just one, but three Gephardts! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I sent an Ancestry message to one of the matches. Gave him an outline of what I knew about the family. He emailed back right away! He had been confused. Wondered why the Gaphardt surname showed up in his match list. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Head over to the family tree. Working backwards again, discovered that Gary is my third cousin. His great-grandfather, Joseph and my great-grandfather, Norman were brothers. We share second great-grandfather, George Christopher Gephardt/Gaphardt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Joseph was the only ancestor to keep the Gephardt surname. All his siblings became Gaphardts, including my line. Makes me wonder why this occurred. Both lines of the family resided in Baltimore City. Did something happen? Did Joseph decide to stay with the original surname? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, my mother passed away before I made this discovery. I would have loved to share this heritage with her. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a side note, I have more Gephardt DNA matches than Gaphardt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg8_nVluQlsHTJi20zqTorGVkmgm9IxIMhWPr3ycRW4RczXXu8yCB7hVXt6UNEZmykXVJ6QRB4nVkzbpcv5N4NRw71QCty0t_icJxS2djofAwkEz-nKoeJqGrIa5jJ5yGY19hd_g-ldk/s486/joseph+gephardt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="364" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg8_nVluQlsHTJi20zqTorGVkmgm9IxIMhWPr3ycRW4RczXXu8yCB7hVXt6UNEZmykXVJ6QRB4nVkzbpcv5N4NRw71QCty0t_icJxS2djofAwkEz-nKoeJqGrIa5jJ5yGY19hd_g-ldk/w306-h407/joseph+gephardt.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Joseph C. Gephardt</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baltimore, Maryland</div><div style="text-align: center;">date unknown </div><div style="text-align: center;">b. February 09, 1855, Baltimore, Maryland</div><div style="text-align: center;">d. October 22, 1935</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Received this wonderful photograph from a Gephardt DNA match. Pictured is 2nd great-uncle, Joseph C. Gephardt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now when asked, reply with "I'm a Gephardt/Gaphardt".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">______________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>Sources (first attempt at sourcing information on the blog, work in progress, still learning)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span>[1] </span>1900 U.S. census, Baltimore City, Maryland, population schedule, Baltimore Ward 8, enumeration district (ED) 1-96, sheet 7-B, household 608, George C. Gaphardt household; digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https://ancestry.com : accessed 17 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T623, roll 1854</p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[2] Gaphardt, Norman S., death certificate E 79196 (1902); no. B46428-B4939 reel CR 48119, Baltimore City Health Department of Vital Statistics 1875-1972, Maryland State Archives</span></span>, </p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[3] </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">1880 U.S. census, Baltimore, Maryland, population schedule, Baltimore Independent City, enumeration district (ED) 5-15, sheet 253-A, household 32, Geo C. Gepthart household; digital image,</span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"> </span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Ancestry.com</i><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">(https://ancestry.com : accessed 17 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm 497, roll 253A</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[4] </span>1850 U.S. census, Baltimore, Maryland, population schedule, Baltimore Ward 6, sheet 515-258, household 1650, George C. Gephart household; digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https://ancestry.com : accessed 17 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm 258a, roll 283</p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[5] 1860 U.S. census, Baltimore, Maryland, population schedule, Baltimore Ward 1 (ED), sheet 287, household 2539, George C. Gephard; digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (https://ancestry.com : accessed 17 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm M653, roll 1,438</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">[6] </span><span>1870 U.S. census, Baltimore, Maryland, population schedule, , Baltimore Ward 1, sheet 20 household 151, George Gephard household; digital image, </span><i>Ancestry.com</i><span> (https://ancestry.com : accessed 17 November 2020); imaged from NARA microfilm T132, roll 13</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span>[7] Baltimore City, MD.City Directory (Baltimore: Machett's Baltimore directory: Baltimore: R.J.Matchett (1851), pp 104-105, Gephart surname; digitized on Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 17 November 2020)</span></p><p style="background-color: white;">[8] Baltimore City, MD.City Directory (Baltimore, MD: Woods' Baltimore directory: Baltimore Md: John W. Woods (1874), pp 204-205, Gaphardt surname; digitized on Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 17 November 2020)</p></span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-62284326815844706692020-11-15T07:18:00.002-08:002020-11-15T07:26:00.215-08:00Genealogy Gold in Google Books<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img class="aligncenter" height="561" src="http://books.google.com/books?id=hjcVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP10&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U2QQWSDx9DktrvzZKquImQ77KUkog&ci=117%2C137%2C784%2C1169&edge=0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="376" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container">
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</tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Photograph and obituary courtesy Google Books, "<a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_Saint_Aloysius_Church_of_Litt.html?id=hjcVAAAAYAAJ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">History of Saint Aloysius Church of Littlestown, Penna</a>." by William McSherry, Jr., published 1893</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Louisa McSherry Long, my husband's 3rd great-aunt. She was born February 1816 and died May 06, 1891. Louisa was sister to husband's 2nd great grandmother, Sarah Matilda McSherry Starr. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="455" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTAC83EQLTS_d7KRxxMRp1apaOGd6FblSDbXIicP48EAs2k2KdCzdwo4T_vG_uln1Nco6C0ronlytWBBqujUUVjVgJQ-3sCZ8u-plsn3P8YOnwPZn4JRp_oTWC4RArfM9YWmawT0bl24/w409-h241/image.png" width="409" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img class="aligncenter" height="268" src="http://books.google.com/books?id=hjcVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U15uvjrV-j86F7Wy5_Zxh4_n40pEw&ci=126%2C235%2C810%2C521&edge=0" width="412" /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the above obituary we learn many important facts about Louisa:</span></div><div class="separator"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">gentleness of manner</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">married young plasterer, Andrew Long</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">was a seamstress</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">lost many young children during her lifetime</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">faithful in her religion</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">came from old and respected stock</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">father, Andrew McSherry</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">mother, Eve Norbeck</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">married in 1844</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">was Catholic</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">died May 6, 1871 at the age of 75</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Searching Google Books has become a weekly research task. Creating Google Alerts for each surname. These can answer questions, give clues and flesh out the lives of our ancestors. I<span>mportant fact from this obituary, first confirmation for Louisa and Sarah's parents. I can now go back another generation.</span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Information about and using Google Books:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Books" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Google Books from Wikipedia</a>: "is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and in its digital database".</span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFRfHCaaT24" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Google Books for Family History</a> (YouTube) by Genealogy TV</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lisalisson.com/free-google-books-for-genealogy-research/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How To Find & Use Google Books For Genealogy Research</a> ~ post from Are You My Cousin? blog</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://abundantgenealogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CHEAT-SHEET-Google-Alerts-for-Genealogy.pdf" target="_blank">Cheat Sheet: Google Alerts for Google</a> by Thomas MacEntee, Abundant Genealogy</span></p></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-56866817453288797782020-11-11T06:33:00.004-08:002020-11-17T07:20:08.735-08:00Mapping the 1904 Baltimore Fire<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasv29XYvCksr-614r3p1-6dAk81328lIoKxdaEU6zPDXm4zWxo0GxToggk9na1ItbjKf7T4mdv7LlnorCgRPG_YII-R-9a-b2PoHtV4vvRYE5bSCga5jTKy-s3m8oy7Gg5RWXTLgd9ec/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1600" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasv29XYvCksr-614r3p1-6dAk81328lIoKxdaEU6zPDXm4zWxo0GxToggk9na1ItbjKf7T4mdv7LlnorCgRPG_YII-R-9a-b2PoHtV4vvRYE5bSCga5jTKy-s3m8oy7Gg5RWXTLgd9ec/w536-h255/image.png" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inner Harbor, Baltimore City, Maryland - personal photograph</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Were your ancestors affected by a natural disaster? Epidemic? </span>Growing up in Maryland, we learned about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Baltimore_Fire" target="_blank">Great Baltimore Fire of 1904</a>. Our elders told tales of how it started and spread. All four of my grandparents resided in Baltimore during this time-frame. Depending on the path of the fire, were they in danger? </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I started wondering, did any of our ancestors lived in close proximity of the disaster? Did they have to evacuate? Could they see the flames?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">To discover possible answers, created these maps. Found ancestor addresses on <a href="https://archive.org/details/rlpolkcosbaltimo1904rlpo" target="_blank">R.L. Polk & Co.'s Baltimore City directory for 1904</a>. This directory is located on Internet Archive. The red circle on the maps represent the fire zone.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm58DaolGffeiM_jvgrgn5PmX18-S_dJYFA2FYoKmYbdb4rifgt8w9F3J_HeMs0rs7kEKWqXbmdPqg0K5FzFHCKFxon7cXKweG0DD6iVb25SZpAwb5695DnMyKT9AJZ3pfjaR2UNDGSM/s1024/baltmore+fire+map+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1024" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm58DaolGffeiM_jvgrgn5PmX18-S_dJYFA2FYoKmYbdb4rifgt8w9F3J_HeMs0rs7kEKWqXbmdPqg0K5FzFHCKFxon7cXKweG0DD6iVb25SZpAwb5695DnMyKT9AJZ3pfjaR2UNDGSM/w545-h259/baltmore+fire+map+2.JPG" width="545" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://map-maker.org/Helper/maps/directories/1905.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://map-maker.org/Helper/maps/directories/1905.jpg" target="_blank">Map of Baltimore, 1905</a> - Historic maps of Baltimore City and Area - map-maker.org</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This map represents my son-in-law's ancestors. His family resided west of the Jones Falls (blue line separating west and east side of fire zone)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, these families resided close to the "danger zone". Most likely could see the flames several blocks away. Smoke would be rising, elevating the feelings of fear. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Orange circle - Frederick N. Walther (2nd great-grandfather) and family. Born 12/23/1847. About 57 years old at time of fire. Occupation, candy-maker. Residing 1322 Columbia Avenue.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Purple circle - Francis (Frank) Wissel (3rd great-grandfather) and family. Born 03/1836. About 68 years old at time of fire. Occupation, paperhanger (owned business). Residing 501 W. Saratoga Street.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Brown circle - Gottlieb Karcher (2nd great-grandfather) and family. Born 02/1857. About 47 years old at time of fire. Occupation, harness maker. Residing 247 N. Schroeder Street.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wissel family was closest to the fire. How frighting it must have been, seeing the flames and smoke. Inching steadily towards their home.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4ajGYM5cl_G3BfdF2vKytmDocVqIakajy0hGXdFMR-ze4tA54-GBh9uJHaNxOdVxLK39_BtpTnir2z4M-Z3InxRGW9ifvy23vdUN10JYt6MvLrqFS5VV65DwTkcF3yjR4kDPS5GBHMc/s1274/baltimore+fire+map+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1274" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4ajGYM5cl_G3BfdF2vKytmDocVqIakajy0hGXdFMR-ze4tA54-GBh9uJHaNxOdVxLK39_BtpTnir2z4M-Z3InxRGW9ifvy23vdUN10JYt6MvLrqFS5VV65DwTkcF3yjR4kDPS5GBHMc/w545-h237/baltimore+fire+map+1.JPG" width="545" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
Here we have my ancestors residing on the east side of the fire.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Purple circle - Charles F. Wakefield, Sr. (great-grandfather) and family. Born 10/26/1868. About 36 years old at time of fire. Occupation, trimmer. Residing 608 N. Caslte Street.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Brown circle - Catherine Judd Eck (2nd great-grand aunt) and family. Born 01/02/1858. About 46 years old at time of fire. Residing 106 N. Ann Street.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Green circle - Anna E. Gaphardt (grandmother) and family. Born 12/12/1901. About 3 years old at time of fire. Residing 608 Montford Avenue.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Accounts detail the fire processing in their direction. Heading towards the Jones Falls (blue line separating west and east side of fire zone).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">From <a href="https://www.digitalmaryland.org/fire/#" target="_blank">Digital Maryland: Great Fire of 1904</a> we learn the following:<br /><br />"<i>Monday, 12 noon</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>...The only hope of saving East Baltimore was the Jones Falls. Thus a fire department stand was established along the east side of the Falls. Starting around 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. nine engines from New York City, along with two more engines from Wilmington, were placed along the Jones Falls. A total of 37 steam fire engines took water from the Falls from Baltimore Street south and established a wall of water to halt the advancing flames</i>. "<br /><br />It worked! The fire was stopped! Prevented from heading to a heavily populated part of Baltimore. Just think, if not for this action, our family history could have been greatly altered.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Did your ancestor reside in Baltimore during the "Great Fire"? Any other historical event in your family history? Map it!<br /><br />Helpful sites for discovering disasters that may have occurred where and when your ancestors were alive. Also, finding old maps.<br /><br /><a href="http://gendisasters.com/" target="_blank">GenDisasters.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/disasters/" target="_blank">Disasters: Natural & Man-Made</a> on Cyndi's List<br /><br /><a href="https://www.oldmapsonline.org/" target="_blank">Old Maps Online</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.davidrumsey.com/home" target="_blank">David Rumsey Map Collection</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Additional reading about the 1904 Baltimore Fire:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://baltimorepolicemuseum.com/en/our-police/1904-baltimore-fire.html" target="_blank">Baltimore Fire 1904</a> - Baltimore City Police History</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.digitalmaryland.org/fire/" target="_blank">Great Baltimore Fire of 1904</a> - Digital Maryland</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://collections.digitalmaryland.org/digital/collection/mdbf" target="_blank">Aftermath of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 </a>- Digital Maryland</span></div><div><br /></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-56826010370028521302020-11-09T13:41:00.000-08:002020-11-09T13:41:02.703-08:00Creative Searching = Family Discovery<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygOxNjvyLSoCvJ-GpMwoMJgrRh8UqGPZFYXUsKJN8lKdnNHBQlOT0dF3zEDPaDWIwao2bZfcZJ-daf9XWWuGupnl_Yaim_BLvZsGIOv867fsBmZdi8tQW6Haf-PnvHEwighEqn1ebxb4/s2048/StockSnap_E367MDCHBM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygOxNjvyLSoCvJ-GpMwoMJgrRh8UqGPZFYXUsKJN8lKdnNHBQlOT0dF3zEDPaDWIwao2bZfcZJ-daf9XWWuGupnl_Yaim_BLvZsGIOv867fsBmZdi8tQW6Haf-PnvHEwighEqn1ebxb4/w417-h279/StockSnap_E367MDCHBM.jpg" width="417" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by <a href="https://stocksnap.io/author/wordpics">Words as Pictures</a> from <a href="https://stocksnap.io">StockSnap</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Searching for details about our ancestors can be like playing Scrabble. Bringing together correct information to win the family history game. Sometimes my tiles are all consonants, sometimes they turn over perfectly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before starting the post, want to share one important point. Why I was able to solve this mystery. Easy access to amazing genealogy information and genealogists. Every week I try to attend at least one Facebook Live class or webinar. Read many family history blogs. Doing so, has given me a wonderful arsenal of research tools. These people are so generous with their time and knowledge. So, get connected and further your skills.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On with the game ...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Researching the Czarnecki family line has been extremely difficult. I found many different variations for their Polish surname. Discovered Cherrnewsky, Chernowski, Chernecki, Chenecky and more. Even started a spreadsheet to track to them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi69dxeHSHSVBqxaidxLMQOM9fa6X4Z9hbwYYK-z1k8t_W31K0wnQ2vzd4RqiayylC3oriHoncl-FuGRuLnrcZHn_UagcqfuPUtD8WP-XAOj3OzpiYDKeA3mRU30esug8RgzwhGP3nKY/s725/adam+czarnecki+immigration+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="725" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWi69dxeHSHSVBqxaidxLMQOM9fa6X4Z9hbwYYK-z1k8t_W31K0wnQ2vzd4RqiayylC3oriHoncl-FuGRuLnrcZHn_UagcqfuPUtD8WP-XAOj3OzpiYDKeA3mRU30esug8RgzwhGP3nKY/w450-h250/adam+czarnecki+immigration+1.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maryland, District Court, (Roll 11) Petitions 3261-3555</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">U.S., Naturaliztion Records, 1840-1957</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ancestry.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On this Petition for Naturalization, Adam's surname is spelled two different ways. Chanrnecky and Czarnecki. I found the record pretty quickly, as Czarnecki is used frequently.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Next was to find a passenger list. How difficult could that be? We have a date, port of arrival and ship name. Piece of cake! It</span> wasn't. I searched with every spelling in the spreadsheet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After many frustrating months, decided to table this goal for another day. In fact, this sat for quite a long time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of my favorite blogs to read is "Are You My Cousin?" by Lisa Lisson. Once a week I select a new (to me) post, for information and research tips. Last week's selection was <a href="https://lisalisson.com/tutorial-how-to-research-your-ancestor-with-a-no-surname-search/" target="_blank">"How to Research Your Ancestor With a "No Surname" Search</a>. Just what I needed! The post gave me hope of solving this research problem.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After reading the post, went back to Ancestry.com. In the Passenger List database entered information from the Petition For Naturalization. As instructed by Lisa, left off the surname. Added first name, date of birth, arrival location. Also, in keyword placed name of ship</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKF6xc579rEJy9blKO-9RprmTjW8QFpsGbG0kQij3bPMuiiyaNR-tIeDMHwqcb4rn5GEa5t0CMTCz7gjQtLc71Z17eRzS4hQasacys-yAin0AlamukN7OTfDVPCc0atypUV_4hT9zeK4/s1210/czarnecki+passenger+list+pg+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="1210" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKF6xc579rEJy9blKO-9RprmTjW8QFpsGbG0kQij3bPMuiiyaNR-tIeDMHwqcb4rn5GEa5t0CMTCz7gjQtLc71Z17eRzS4hQasacys-yAin0AlamukN7OTfDVPCc0atypUV_4hT9zeK4/w544-h100/czarnecki+passenger+list+pg+1.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV7wDeMtp4__Eh4XO2gS9SsvwYEUrqJzzBZipa5QKb8O7IfWyD8XT7_ZG61KENz26C2_zLzJdnwWFWFNYdcFBkbrJZA7fIWLCaxMjgWOk-7_H_cB0dpQhjcb5eR4Jc3DPtgTVy5JXLz8/s1090/czarnecki+passenger+list+pg+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="1090" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfV7wDeMtp4__Eh4XO2gS9SsvwYEUrqJzzBZipa5QKb8O7IfWyD8XT7_ZG61KENz26C2_zLzJdnwWFWFNYdcFBkbrJZA7fIWLCaxMjgWOk-7_H_cB0dpQhjcb5eR4Jc3DPtgTVy5JXLz8/w549-h91/czarnecki+passenger+list+pg+2.JPG" width="549" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Eureka! We have the Passenger List for Adam and Leonarda. Along with their children. Surname on record is Zennetzki. First time I have seen this name. Original spelling? When and why did Adam change the surname to Czarnecki? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With this new surname, Polish records may garner additional information. The records can be accessed at the local Family History Center. So, will have to wait until they are again open for business.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just like a game of Scrabble, I finally have the correct tiles. All because of reading a blog post, and using Ancestry's great search algorithms. Check out the post, and give Lisa's suggestions a whirl. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, Lisa! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To find Lisa:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://lisalisson.com/" target="_blank">Are You My Cousin?</a>: Resources & Tools To Confidently Research Your Genealogy</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/areyoumycousin/" target="_blank">Are You My Cousin? </a>Facebook Page</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/areyoumycousin/" target="_blank">Are You My Cousin? </a>YouTube</span></div></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-66322876389211626092020-11-06T03:05:00.000-08:002020-11-06T03:05:45.617-08:00Pastor of Wickedest Town in the West<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcd3J-NNLya9qqds_yhzfsjIi3bvnBRtyXfo6v7tfWb2po1ttgtT6zJ_TO5wlN7r8JUvTeegkUIuIxjCoCCwuVLMMZxN1YipDZFyoHtBxJXTwTzLfzqCglGprBm49nxGqZ89FsMjnlQQ/s399/union+church.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="399" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcd3J-NNLya9qqds_yhzfsjIi3bvnBRtyXfo6v7tfWb2po1ttgtT6zJ_TO5wlN7r8JUvTeegkUIuIxjCoCCwuVLMMZxN1YipDZFyoHtBxJXTwTzLfzqCglGprBm49nxGqZ89FsMjnlQQ/w516-h348/union+church.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><a href="http://www.kansashistory.us/fordco/churches.html" target="_blank">Union Church, Dodge City, Kansas</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Ford County Historical Society, Dodge City Kansas</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Churches in Old Dodge City</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rev. Ormond W. Wright was sent to <a href="https://www.dodgecity.org/" target="_blank">Dodge City</a> with his family in 1886 to become pastor of the "wickedest town in the west". Several members of Rev. Wright's congregation were<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Masterson" target="_blank"> Bat Masterson</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyatt_Earp" target="_blank">Wyatt Earp</a>, both later becoming deacons of his church.<br /><br />From the biographical sketch of Rev. Ormond W. Wright, "<a href="http://www.wrightchurch.org/about-us/our-history/" target="_blank">A Special Servant of the Lord</a>" his entrance into Dodge is described as the following:<br /><br /><i>"Then one day a small dignified man in a top hat and tail coat climbed from a train and, taking his valise, made his way to the hotel on Front Street. Here without any hesitation he signed the register as Reverend Ormond W. Wright. He had come to plant the Cross of Christ firmly in this citadel of Satan - to build a church!"</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUUAgILBeEEHqp52TDHGl1Y0uSWW7w9Xj2t8kBtVR3Yu8qNcY7kLT0sNhlHJHvBc-Uy24O-w_isoYNrRE7QPKvb8hAS5-kyyt-FzWuRawmuhG3adXW9tNpuW_P_cZYi3OyMmY2kk9maI/s1532/rev+ormond+wright.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1000" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUUAgILBeEEHqp52TDHGl1Y0uSWW7w9Xj2t8kBtVR3Yu8qNcY7kLT0sNhlHJHvBc-Uy24O-w_isoYNrRE7QPKvb8hAS5-kyyt-FzWuRawmuhG3adXW9tNpuW_P_cZYi3OyMmY2kk9maI/w272-h417/rev+ormond+wright.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><div><br /></div><div>Ormond W. Wright</div><div>husband of Maria Minnie Starr</div><div>Minnie was my husband's 2nd cousin 3x removed</div><div>b. Sep 24, 1850</div><div>Sullivan, New Hampshire</div><div>d. Nov 23, 1937</div><div>Ocean, New Jersey</div><div>courtesy Kansas Memory*</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjVdqslq1j5Ep8vHr7DohN8f4LegqA3FU5khDLTVzXpvaTK1G74p-Bw1NbU0R5k3l04E_EDl6kqLmz3MM7EK7IohzTZ9yYtGFY5CVyb5fKhnOm6i5sonfRWw1A9Gpojegz_226XDBIMU/s400/rev+ormond+wright+back+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="242" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjVdqslq1j5Ep8vHr7DohN8f4LegqA3FU5khDLTVzXpvaTK1G74p-Bw1NbU0R5k3l04E_EDl6kqLmz3MM7EK7IohzTZ9yYtGFY5CVyb5fKhnOm6i5sonfRWw1A9Gpojegz_226XDBIMU/w234-h385/rev+ormond+wright+back+%25281%2529.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Several years ago my husband and I took a three week trip out west. On the agenda was a visit to Dodge City and Boot Hill. This was before we knew of his ancestors connection to the town. Someday I hope we will return to research Rev. Ormond W. Wright and family.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHPusI3Q4D8wdTIG8wI2OJ8FiroSaFw1d0WY3fpyGQxU6LV4k9yw5APLpo4mjDzgu4z_ZZnF92ExaeLge4kggxXipGXczeuVxcJ9sE99bTkGsTX9ikbPX3jIayRHazyHJ1cfMmDaoEtE/s400/wyatt+earp.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHPusI3Q4D8wdTIG8wI2OJ8FiroSaFw1d0WY3fpyGQxU6LV4k9yw5APLpo4mjDzgu4z_ZZnF92ExaeLge4kggxXipGXczeuVxcJ9sE99bTkGsTX9ikbPX3jIayRHazyHJ1cfMmDaoEtE/w376-h282/wyatt+earp.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Statue of Wyatt Earp, downtown Dodge</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ7X_a_WhCnQeLIyKgTAMvfRBqkVTuZQgmHS2UEO5T4A4RII9XIhTWY9GYt_Gow7LOBD2Kfzh852TRtIm9Vk7e9jmKbdIn_4cgTM13Igw7b5bc1agerKd4EbfD6iDsy5qA-eM1RWW5z4/s400/wyatt+earp+1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ7X_a_WhCnQeLIyKgTAMvfRBqkVTuZQgmHS2UEO5T4A4RII9XIhTWY9GYt_Gow7LOBD2Kfzh852TRtIm9Vk7e9jmKbdIn_4cgTM13Igw7b5bc1agerKd4EbfD6iDsy5qA-eM1RWW5z4/w365-h274/wyatt+earp+1.JPG" width="365" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plaque under statue of Wyatt Earp</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*<span style="font-size: medium;">The above photographs of Rev. Ormond W. Wright are from the <a href="https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/216350" target="_blank">Kansas Memory</a> website. Permission was given to use for blog post.</span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-47188330636126462452020-11-04T04:13:00.004-08:002020-11-15T07:25:08.367-08:00One of the Happiest Mortals<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="316" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H4LDq0dDVt1T7PvfTy9vttcjORWjMgNwrA5rrofDhGueiwtsF6hmJ6gftoINrZFTCXkrzfbqp9_7D54JfNiGPwuk8rD1gfbBwMxvuLCOs6SzMsfAFiis_swMnfCP03mED947Fqwx-y0/w291-h414/david+potter+and+emma+myers.jpg" width="291" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">David L. Potter and Emma Myers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">daughter-in-law's 4th great-uncle & his wife</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(permission given to use photograph by Ancestry cousin)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While researching my daughter-in-law's Potter family line, discovered this wonderful photograph. Here we have David L. Potter and his bride Emma Myers. David was born March 30, 1852 in Bedford, Pennsylvania and died October 22, 1928 in Blair, Pennsylvania.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeSBf1ClJXmWa0c4d-Qwi9FPIA7-YVf4Xurj5R7PqQix6OC-YbQBxM3P53ZBce7p4BAcrvf7q9Oz4guG2Aaq-myUJ71rcMSDXoe_GhRG9pbMRv92tU_p5yZI-u4yRcz-AM7h048-e_s8/s445/happiest+of+mortals.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="445" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeSBf1ClJXmWa0c4d-Qwi9FPIA7-YVf4Xurj5R7PqQix6OC-YbQBxM3P53ZBce7p4BAcrvf7q9Oz4guG2Aaq-myUJ71rcMSDXoe_GhRG9pbMRv92tU_p5yZI-u4yRcz-AM7h048-e_s8/w357-h133/happiest+of+mortals.JPG" width="357" /></a></div><ul class="plain" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>The Cambria freeman. [volume]</i> (Ebensburg, Pa.), 24 Sept. 1880. <i>Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers</i>. Lib. of Congress. <<a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032041/1880-09-24/ed-1/seq-3/" style="border: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032041/1880-09-24/ed-1/seq-3/</a>></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">How fun to research a newspaperman in the newspapers! Above we find a mention of David's marriage to Emma. The first thing we notice is the play on David's last name with "pottered through a whole week ...". Wonder how David felt when reading this bit of cleverness? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Even with such a small article, we learn important facts. David was a young business manager for the Altoona Tribune. Also, verifies the date of marriage. </span>And most importantly, he is "no doubt one of the happiest mortals this side of kingdom come."</span></div><p></p>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-51418263232274039282020-11-03T04:27:00.001-08:002020-11-15T07:22:52.294-08:00Tombstone Tuesday ~ Lost Little Starrs<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxYs79CPgq-iXJkiZtVGrmFBTVJTSr8A-YBElFHcMqD4-TNrn2k5bj0xNvHQOj4Yop_XyGo4b0zYSdb4cW_ICO2zxI4HFRzUxHeKaqK8QtStu5QhxYs4ftgyH84EL-jtGaZ9ojS5fsp0/w360-h457/ezra+platt+starr.jpg" width="360" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Children of Mr Platt &<br />Mrs Lucinda Starr<br />Viz<br />Ezra P. Died Aug 12th 1793 Ae 5 years<br />Abigail died Aug 27th 1793 AE 10 years<br />Sarah Died April 29th 1790 Ae 20 days<br />A fourth<br />lying at the<br />Foot hereof<br />An Infant<br />just saw<br />the light &<br />Expired</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This headstone can be found in <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1104774/warren-center-cemetery-old" target="_blank">Old Warren Center Cemetery</a>, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut. These are the children of my husband's 3rd great grand-uncle, Platt Starr and wife Lucinda Finney Starr. The<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6203024/starr" target="_blank"> photograph</a> was uploaded by Find-A- Grave volunteer, Terry Goodwin for our family.<br /><br />First time I've seen headstones attached in this manner. The three siblings are linked together for all eternity.</span>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-39443632125142182732020-11-01T10:00:00.013-08:002020-11-14T06:04:57.871-08:00Becoming Sherlock Holmes of DNA Matching <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM-ksAcyjvATSfp2_aNQIFm5CxwbLrF7AGv1ITZvtD0Fqy-yc48zOGHm69Be0h5NI9Df4JvE6HgK-6r_gQMyYj-mVa6CZd79kIHfv3o0daFNh1MlD7xKdZYjxF9g1YVgQVLmki1P0AnE/s1920/dna-3539309_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM-ksAcyjvATSfp2_aNQIFm5CxwbLrF7AGv1ITZvtD0Fqy-yc48zOGHm69Be0h5NI9Df4JvE6HgK-6r_gQMyYj-mVa6CZd79kIHfv3o0daFNh1MlD7xKdZYjxF9g1YVgQVLmki1P0AnE/w432-h216/dna-3539309_1920.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pixabay.com/illustrations/search/dna/">https://pixabay.com/illustrations/search/dna/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">As family historians, we become a modern day Sherlock Holmes. Always ready for the next case, the more convoluted the better. For me, putting on my Holmes Hat means discovering DNA matches. Like our favorite detective, I am obsessed with the tools of the trade.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am one of those people with a relatively small number of DNA matches. Compared to my husband, with family in the United States on every line since the beginning of time. My ancestors are fairly recent immigrants. This makes finding connections a little harder. I've become creative working with my DNA matches.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Being a visual person, my dream genealogy office would have a white board wrapped around the room. Since that probably won't happen, and I don't have a "mind palace" like another Sherlock, needed another way to harness data.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">AncestryDNA updated tools have been extremely helpful. Using <a href="https://thednageek.com/quick-tip-color-code-your-ancestry-tree/" target="_blank">color coding</a>, I created clusters for each family line. Using <a href="https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/MyTreeTags" target="_blank">MyTreeTags</a> to indicate family surnames and locations. These were very helpful with some of my connections. But, on many lines, I don't have surnames beyond great-grandparents.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After identifying known matches, began looking at the unknowns. That is when I started using floating trees (link below to create trees). These are unattached trees inside your Ancestry tree. They are not connected, sort of hovering out there. Until we determine how the matches are related. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Creating colored dot clusters for the unknowns, I found shared matches. Worked the tree. Discovered where each match connected. Up to their known ancestral couple. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s6aEoPdTJZvV9-oLtgB43Jw4GTGiTyuYtDNH2Wa_andN5LkAHsYwFgqEC88Kx_X6Q5aZpt6ZREJESTyHwFhp98Oka7D861dJBeX4pFkH-1Y0Evjk_Yyc6Y3HpewBq0gNOEXDErDg-Bs/s854/nancy+cook+tree.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="854" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s6aEoPdTJZvV9-oLtgB43Jw4GTGiTyuYtDNH2Wa_andN5LkAHsYwFgqEC88Kx_X6Q5aZpt6ZREJESTyHwFhp98Oka7D861dJBeX4pFkH-1Y0Evjk_Yyc6Y3HpewBq0gNOEXDErDg-Bs/w518-h366/nancy+cook+tree.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the first floating tree I completed. Each + sign indicates DNA match line. These I used on the direct line down to DNA connection. This way I can easily follow the path. Used the # sign to indicate the ancestral couple. These symbols are placed in the "suffix" field next to surname.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We have shared matches with three of William Lewin and Nancy Ann Cook's children. This visual evidence is immensely helpful! So far there are a total of 6 DNA matches.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYVLqO7Ns2bI-kk6ITFIpov2JxhOGpvLsaw2_jl6R3hdjXRJAIEOJDgpshLUQLL7_ig-p0H3EBFRbe7SLsixXgsd3njJ1DsKdmuyX-KlvMajsIQNc4orRVk4SdPnD4abEKJDqKLdpzKY/s826/lewin+dna.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="826" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYVLqO7Ns2bI-kk6ITFIpov2JxhOGpvLsaw2_jl6R3hdjXRJAIEOJDgpshLUQLL7_ig-p0H3EBFRbe7SLsixXgsd3njJ1DsKdmuyX-KlvMajsIQNc4orRVk4SdPnD4abEKJDqKLdpzKY/w546-h126/lewin+dna.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here we have one of the DNA matches for this floating tree. I placed the amount of DNA we share in the suffix box. Added MyTreeTags. Having DNA matches from many sites, created a tag for each company. Tag with ancestral couple name. I used the comment field for DNA matches with unusual usernames</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss4GywKyydvtfLs6ZT0sRpf-3NrUnMXFarBPC9IexXEtdVGuC9-rQNfmqIn2TZnxVGs9FaBiu4icGOp_OSdaPbdyEnUmzMzuOyZBOEfZAgWyu_C50c_Fo2a5cGn7EWh7zQO5V5lelKcc/s866/lewin+dna+match+list.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="866" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss4GywKyydvtfLs6ZT0sRpf-3NrUnMXFarBPC9IexXEtdVGuC9-rQNfmqIn2TZnxVGs9FaBiu4icGOp_OSdaPbdyEnUmzMzuOyZBOEfZAgWyu_C50c_Fo2a5cGn7EWh7zQO5V5lelKcc/w562-h125/lewin+dna+match+list.JPG" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the most helpful parts of this exercise? Placing these DNA matches in my tree (via floating trees) has allowed <a href="https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Linking-an-AncestryDNA-Test-to-a-Tree#:~:text=Connect%20your%20DNA%20test%20to,and%20then%20Link%20DNA%20results." target="_blank">connecting</a> to my DNA match list. I created a dot called "floating tree" for these connections. Now when researching other matches, and a surname seems familiar, can locate them immediately. And, when sorting matches into "shared with" these 'floating tree" matches will be identified.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtN5A-BjSIWHJkuhQiw38ACVYQBVbFKXNjqDBeC52AQrOu8S2iYszXOaxgu_gp3gQ1S8OtZy2FcWU1I40jLMVgMASJdytQpsQPh_CuP2pY8p5GXb1M_cpSQhtrD3VvMXu2kNg1Aoibn8/s524/cook+lewin+tree.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="358" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtN5A-BjSIWHJkuhQiw38ACVYQBVbFKXNjqDBeC52AQrOu8S2iYszXOaxgu_gp3gQ1S8OtZy2FcWU1I40jLMVgMASJdytQpsQPh_CuP2pY8p5GXb1M_cpSQhtrD3VvMXu2kNg1Aoibn8/w293-h429/cook+lewin+tree.JPG" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">for example eliminated living DNA match names</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why create custom tag for ancestral couple? Why enter DNA amounts? When viewing ancestral couple tag, we see a list of tree matches. Beside the name, amount of DNA shared. This number is pulling from the suffix field where we entered the data.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">With this information, I created a spreadsheet. Username, company tested and the amount of DNA shared. Sorting highest to least. Then, using<a href="https://dnapainter.com/" target="_blank"> DNA Painter's</a> "<a href="https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4" target="_blank">Shared cM Tool</a>" for predicting "possible relationship". Added this information to the spreadsheet. Data will show best possible matches. These, I will research further. Hopefully discovering the family connection.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">For me, the visuals have created order out of chaos. Feeling like a true detective! Putting as many pieces in place as possible. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Several researchers believe we are related to a Cook line in Baltimore. This could be the evidence. Once the Maryland State Archives is fully operational, headed there to investigate this family.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to Ancestry, for all their great tools. Also, Connie Knox of Genealogy TV, for sharing how to create floating trees. Someday we just might knock down several stubborn walls.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Resource to help with color coding on AncestryDNA and creating floating trees.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blog.kittycooper.com/2019/07/using-the-new-ancestry-dna-match-features/" target="_blank">Using the new Ancestry DNA match features</a> by Kitty Cooper's Blog</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLKfRykQ-GI" target="_blank">Color</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLKfRykQ-GI" target="_blank"> Code Ancestry DNA Matches Using Surname Table</a> by Family History Fanatics</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.danaleeds.com/the-leeds-method-with-dots/" target="_blank">The Leeds Method with Ancetry.com's Colored Dots</a> by Dana Leeds<span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PPaHCZjqIQ" target="_blank">How to Create a Floating Tree on Ancestry</a> by Genealogy TV</span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-66887071204975344242020-10-30T15:19:00.005-07:002020-11-15T07:28:22.177-08:00The Bride Wore Irish Lace<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW0FXpSF5R-pRHCEILmFNDdGpPzE9na44IOfwJt9oaTJJDgm53aQ0Jp5HHoyzE3_YbP6yNyQCcRkXarlM56Qzr1KJfE4Ucu9Hjm8sP21gwS3Gzw9_Y12ZBYjUQyACEVMRpLnO_GLEuJU/s500/eck+marriage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="363" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW0FXpSF5R-pRHCEILmFNDdGpPzE9na44IOfwJt9oaTJJDgm53aQ0Jp5HHoyzE3_YbP6yNyQCcRkXarlM56Qzr1KJfE4Ucu9Hjm8sP21gwS3Gzw9_Y12ZBYjUQyACEVMRpLnO_GLEuJU/w348-h478/eck+marriage.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Photograph courtesy Vivian & Dee McNosky Larson </div><div style="text-align: center;">permission granted for
use on family blog</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Wedding portrait<br />Charles Eck (1st cousin 3x removed)<br />Mary Edna Pearl Terry<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Back of photograph</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"The bride's dress was dark green with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_lace" target="_blank">Irish Lace</a><br />June 23, 1906<br />Baltimore, Maryland"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyafYWUt8PHbmCY1ZwCEUagKSHtHJHtwIW4cUCdOcaomSom3EJDRhzXDYqaGs2y5zfxcur5RYP-C6Hqhpwrs6jMK0UQ4D-zUvlk8AMhG2O3DTCrx9isuRO-fvUgvwmeLBKRsYs_EMbLNs/s400/eck+marriage+record.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="400" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyafYWUt8PHbmCY1ZwCEUagKSHtHJHtwIW4cUCdOcaomSom3EJDRhzXDYqaGs2y5zfxcur5RYP-C6Hqhpwrs6jMK0UQ4D-zUvlk8AMhG2O3DTCrx9isuRO-fvUgvwmeLBKRsYs_EMbLNs/w372-h244/eck+marriage+record.JPG" width="372" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/transer/t2400/t2426/000000/000028/pdf/msa_t2426_000028.pdf" target="_blank">Marriage record</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(<a href="http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=marriage" target="_blank">Maryland State Archives</a>)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">Series Information</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">BALTIMORE CITY</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">COURT OF COMMON PLEAS</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">(<a href="http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?id=T2426" target="_blank">Marriage Index, Male</a>)</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">1886-1914</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">T2426</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charles Eck, age 25, resides in Baltimore, Maryland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Edna M.P. Terry, age 22, resides in Baltimore, Maryland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Minister - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=CoMTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA5-PA7&lpg=RA5-PA7&dq=minister+edwin+ide+maryland&source=bl&ots=Vr094vSM-R&sig=x1RJ-VVhAqgVOYlI8ymTcp2qOn0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7fpLUrbsHYPo8wTl2IHQDg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=minister%20edwin%20ide%20maryland&f=false" target="_blank">Edwin E. Ide</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-73400236726550650062020-10-27T17:43:00.000-07:002020-10-27T17:43:34.856-07:00Discovery on Digital Public Library of America via Podcast<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEFHVw6bM61YEA3K9jNjbh6UCq1YbVlGnDBM4hOjo_gUmIonOyqgN_dLeNtaHqlvZtdGWz3JfhTY9yrFha-VmLtt3WGWwiUR8LAE6FJ5yk3A99m6loJUler4ZN8d76r_9PsbMDU7YJMs/s800/covina+nursery.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEFHVw6bM61YEA3K9jNjbh6UCq1YbVlGnDBM4hOjo_gUmIonOyqgN_dLeNtaHqlvZtdGWz3JfhTY9yrFha-VmLtt3WGWwiUR8LAE6FJ5yk3A99m6loJUler4ZN8d76r_9PsbMDU7YJMs/w501-h332/covina+nursery.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">circa 1900 </div><div style="text-align: center;">Description -Note hitching post in front. Nursery had both citrus and "deciduous stock". </div><div style="text-align: center;">Creator Clarence Tucker, d. 1970</div><div style="text-align: center;">Location - Covina, California</div><div style="text-align: center;">Originally form Covina Public Library</div><div style="text-align: center;">Material in the public domain</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dp.la/item/0baaa2b84ba34665b5cd7c71d1b170b5?q=covina%20nursery&fbclid=IwAR1aqq-jOwkBV-NLMFvDXdkdghoi-EAdPC7Oemow0ZBAYtI6mqVimnccf3s" target="_blank">Digital Public Library Of America</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I LOVE genealogy podcasts. Listen to them on the way to and from work. Also, while out for walks around town. With each episode, I learn something new about family history research.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">One of my favorite podcasts is<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/category/podcast/" target="_blank"> Generations Cafe Podcast</a> by Amy Johnson Crow. She shares helpful websites and genealogy methodology. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On a recent episode called "<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/7-free-genealogy-websites-that-you-might-be-overlooking/" target="_blank">7 Free</a><a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/7-free-genealogy-websites-that-you-might-be-overlooking/" target="_blank"> Genealogy Websites That You Might Be Overlooking</a>" Amy discussed the DPLA (Digital Public Library of America). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">DPLA states:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>"The Digital Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture and knowledge". </span>"Discover 40,786,219 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States".</span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On the site there is a page entitled "<a href="https://dp.la/guides/the-family-research-guide-to-dpla" target="_blank">The Family Research Guide to DPLA</a>". Here it states:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"DPLA is totally free to use and open to all -- no library card, subscription, or sign-up required! Our collection, with items from many institutions, offers a unique research resource for family historians and genealogists."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Listed on the page are collections such as family photographs, family bibles, local maps, yearbooks and oral histories. There you will find amazing images, some in the public domain.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The above photograph is a small glimpse of the Covina Nursery in California. The nursery was co-founded in the early 1900s by Aaron L. Keim. He was the husband of my 1st cousin 3x removed, Mattie Estella Judd. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have read several articles about the citrus industry in California. Aaron was a prominent figure in this community. On the website <a href="https://townsquarepublications.com/" target="_blank">Town Square Publications</a> we find a page entitled <a href="https://townsquarepublications.com/history-of-covina-ca/" target="_blank">Covina History</a>. There it states with others "A.L. Keim started Covina's citrus industry by raising seedlings in their nurseries". </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I discovered additional information about A.L. Keim on Google Books. In "<a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=aJMmtmT71d8C&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=covina%2Bnursery%2Bkeim&source=bl&ots=8X5qPx6tQ5&sig=ACfU3U2SD-F-6c15a0xg9gw2VBxSmTazBA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiatZvh4MzsAhXsdN8KHQ3lADAQ6AEwEnoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=covina%2Bnursery%2Bkeim&f=false" target="_blank">Covina Valley Citrus Industy"</a>, published in 2011, we learn Keim became one of "Los Angeles County's largest citrus suppliers. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Discovering the image was such a lovely surprise. Exciting to gain this small part of Aaron and Mattie's life. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to Amy for sharing this website. And, thanks for making my commute/walks so educational. Check out her podcast.</span></div></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-58453979920706950462020-10-22T03:08:00.004-07:002020-10-22T03:16:05.439-07:00Social Media ~ Family Historian's Friend<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl62gZUJfcT5rQr6Nv64X85FFcDdZOoTqbjQw_8KnYydrHO6Rnr4b1tv_C58YivHIgiNCCWsGR7LznkIS38PlebaEDUG7fookduHPnPbBFUACPpL7Q8EQ6uR5U0Nbb6zOb19pgqO4_-Go/s320/c.w.+and+friends+at+rock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="320" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl62gZUJfcT5rQr6Nv64X85FFcDdZOoTqbjQw_8KnYydrHO6Rnr4b1tv_C58YivHIgiNCCWsGR7LznkIS38PlebaEDUG7fookduHPnPbBFUACPpL7Q8EQ6uR5U0Nbb6zOb19pgqO4_-Go/w534-h337/c.w.+and+friends+at+rock.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Rev. William Huff, Rev. H.C. Maitland, Rev. C.W. Ruth </div><div style="text-align: center;">1912, Red Rock Park
St. Paul, Minnesota</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW2HEb9rItrloook77ThU0npg0se-YBzNh7RQbuFn1WShd9ewTb9IDStNOL9_M858_-MqUqBbz4-6MU0SaGc5-m4dwZ0RvXakiqLfc50h0KqlNJx3eTz8ygQqDCvJhIfh3cduyG9__UU/s400/c.w.+pamplet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="236" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW2HEb9rItrloook77ThU0npg0se-YBzNh7RQbuFn1WShd9ewTb9IDStNOL9_M858_-MqUqBbz4-6MU0SaGc5-m4dwZ0RvXakiqLfc50h0KqlNJx3eTz8ygQqDCvJhIfh3cduyG9__UU/w286-h485/c.w.+pamplet.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been an early adopter of all things social media. Facebook for keeping up with family and friends. Recipes, local events and genealogy news. Instagram for photographs, past and present. Twitter for rapid fire genealogy conversation and new blogs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Had been posting tons of genealogy on my personal Facebook page. Soon realized not everyone shared my enthusiasm, and didn't want to read all this information. So, created "Deb's Adventures In Genealogy Facebook Page". There I posted all the wonderful news, blogs and fun discoveries. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A favorite subject to discuss is my husband's grandfather, <a href="http://articles.ochristian.com/article13170.shtml" target="_blank">Rev. C.W. Ruth</a>. Christian was one of the founding fathers of the Church of the Nazarene. In his earlier years, he was an evangelist for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiness_movement" target="_blank">Holiness Christian Church</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">One day last summer, I received a message. My new best friend, Michelle, found the page with a Google search. She introduced herself and we proceeded to chat about my husband's connection to Christian.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Michelle is a member of the <a href="https://www.campminnesota.org/history" target="_blank">Red Rock Camp Fellowship</a> in Minnesota. One of the many places Christian visited during his years as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_preacher" target="_blank">circuit preacher</a>. During our conversation, she shared a series of photographs we had never seen. Genealogy happy dance! In fact, I actually screamed.<br /><br />So friends, share your family stories and photographs. Never know who is searching. A new cousin or genealogy angel. </span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162696252973370996.post-8772691538564716002020-10-20T04:23:00.007-07:002020-10-26T00:53:08.885-07:00Tombstone Tells the Story <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk2UJqSYzJLkYwG4jIXL9R0i11O9mezp6sQcwBZ_LWbnPx0hL4Frzz-_iRgBHFMryni4QTK6284esoxeziiDz2hBi7V8PYBeCU3lm4FsrQRlvENb8c2DRMb5avvCrjaug2NomYnUAG4k/s489/charles+segui.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="397" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk2UJqSYzJLkYwG4jIXL9R0i11O9mezp6sQcwBZ_LWbnPx0hL4Frzz-_iRgBHFMryni4QTK6284esoxeziiDz2hBi7V8PYBeCU3lm4FsrQRlvENb8c2DRMb5avvCrjaug2NomYnUAG4k/w368-h452/charles+segui.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Charles Edward Segui, great-uncle </div><div style="text-align: center;">husband of Mary Fuchs Segui Mitchell, great-aunt</div><div style="text-align: center;">born January 20, 1893 in Georgia </div><div style="text-align: center;">died January 04, 1915 at sea </div><div style="text-align: center;">buried <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/36120/palmetto-cemetery" target="_blank">Palmetto Cemetery</a>, Brunswick, Georgia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I located this gravestone for great-uncle, <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35887812/charles-edward-segui" target="_blank">Charles E. Segui</a> on <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/" target="_blank">Find A Grave</a>. The volunteer who photographed the stone, granted our family full use of the marker. It has supplied us with several important facts about Charles E. Segui's life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><em style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfs7WpIfL2uBNBrReykOpn3oXRQswjbEpSLdce4qmXweWKuKKpAGtyXKdbvvDufA0AMU4p_gvByY-6q5Delf3awnOIVZHmdBcPcdIG3XK3neFIYfosCJRfHWN45obBbWQEgQR1FFZEOo/s530/charles+segui+woodmen.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="530" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfs7WpIfL2uBNBrReykOpn3oXRQswjbEpSLdce4qmXweWKuKKpAGtyXKdbvvDufA0AMU4p_gvByY-6q5Delf3awnOIVZHmdBcPcdIG3XK3neFIYfosCJRfHWN45obBbWQEgQR1FFZEOo/w358-h152/charles+segui+woodmen.JPG" width="358" /></a></div></em><span style="color: black;" target="_new"><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enlarging the photograph, a symbol was located at the top of the stone. Using <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/photo-gallery-of-cemetery-symbolism-4123061" rel="nofollow" target="_new">Photo Gallery of Cemetery Symbolism</a>, we discovered Charles was a member of Woodmen of the World.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WoodmenLife" target="_new">Wikipedia</a> has the following statement about the organization:</span></div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><em>"The organization was founded in 1890 in Omaha<span style="color: #0645ad;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Nebraska,</span> by Joseph Cullen Root. Root, who was a member of several fraternal organizations including the </em><span style="color: black;" target="_new"><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry" target="_new">Freemasons</a></em></span><em>, had founded </em><span style="color: black;"><span target="_new"><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Woodmen_of_America" target="_new">Modern Woodmen of America</a></em></span><em> in </em><em>Lyons, Iowa</em></span><em>, in 1883, after hearing a sermon about "pioneer woodsmen clearing away the forest to provide for their families". Taking his own surname to heart, he wanted to start a Society that "would clear away problems of financial security for its members". Root fell out with the Modern Woodmen of America over accusations of false beneficiary claims. He moved to Omaha, where he started Woodmen of the World on June 6, 1890."</em><br /><br />Next, we see how young Charles was when he died. Only 21 years of age. Above the date of death, we are given the reason his life was cut short. "Lost at Sea".</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY-dFF595h4j66Jk9YQXKjmW0UyAp7UGprLhvzcLNoPtnpTB0i8yZHiKXUhKlDob9w-o3ZJF90OEBaRWberRrtNoBn0NWkOFLUd2IACP5GlcJ_ntYDNkaq9Nc1J-uMPyALJmk2Z_t-uA/s247/charles+segui+obituar.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="243" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY-dFF595h4j66Jk9YQXKjmW0UyAp7UGprLhvzcLNoPtnpTB0i8yZHiKXUhKlDob9w-o3ZJF90OEBaRWberRrtNoBn0NWkOFLUd2IACP5GlcJ_ntYDNkaq9Nc1J-uMPyALJmk2Z_t-uA/w289-h294/charles+segui+obituar.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.), 14 March 1915. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <<a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90052143/1915-03-14/ed-1/seq-1">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90052143/1915-03-14/ed-1/seq-1</a>/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Searching Google lead to this obituary on Chronicling America on the Library of Congress website. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here we learn Charles was lost in a wreck, January, 1915. He was not recovered until March of that same year. Also, the funeral was in charge of the Woodmen of the World.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charles and Marie, my great-aunt, were married May 7, 1913 in Glynn, Georgia. Their child, Hannah Marie, was born June 4, 1914. Such a sad story! Charles left behind a wife and young daughter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Great-aunt Marie was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. I am trying to determine how the couple met, married and returned to Charles' home state. This makes the tragedy even more difficult. Marie was far from home, giving birth to a child and newly widowed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By the 1920 United States Federal Census, Marie and her daughter are residing in Baltimore, Maryland. They are living with her parents, my great-grandparents, Stephan and Marie Fuchs. Marie would eventually remarry and have two more daughters. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Without locating this headstone, we would not have this important part of Marie's life. I knew she had been married young, but not what happened to Charles E. Segui.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why do I spend so much time in cemeteries or on Find-A-Grave? Tombstones tell the stories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Further reading on Woodmen of the World:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="http://srjarchives.tripod.com/1998-09/UZZEL.HTM" target="_new">Joseph Cullen Root - Giant of American Fraternalism</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/woodmenoftheworld/" target="_new">Woodmen of the World photographs</a> - flickr<br /><br /><a href="http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~langolier/genealogy/woodmen.html?clickref=1100l7tJUmzE&key=Uhttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~langolier/woodmen.html?clickref=1100l7tJUmzE&adref=&clickref=1100l7tJUmzE&o_xid=01100l49xQ&o_lid=01100l49xQ&o_sch=Affiliate+External" target="_new">Woodmen of the World monuments</a>-Graveyards & Gravestones: photographs of over 2300 Gravestones - Rootsweb</span><br /></span></div>Deb Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06060631931068206041noreply@blogger.com4