tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63435343666403585372024-03-04T21:43:10.306-07:00The Cozy Cuzn CornerAmy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-74622399126302088612018-03-10T09:07:00.000-07:002018-03-10T09:07:10.042-07:00A Duck In Every Pot TonightWhile doing some research on the Huron Milling Company, I came across these two news stories this week that I thought I'd share.<br />
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The first one was found in the Yale Expositor, published 20 December 1907 on page 4.<br />
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With my interest peaked, I turned to the Harbor Beach Times to see if I could find "the rest of the story" as they like to say. The following article was published on the same date (20 December 1907), on page 4 in the Harbor Beach Times.<br />
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I wasn't able to find any evidence that the story was carried anywhere else in the nation, but I sure would love to find that original article from the Bad Axe Times some day. Also, does anyone know why Dr. P.O. Wagener would have been the one answering all the questions? </div>
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<br />Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Harbor Beach, MI 48441, USA43.8447369 -82.65131859999996843.7989309 -82.731999599999966 43.8905429 -82.570637599999969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-64825324527316991702016-07-11T19:00:00.000-06:002016-07-11T19:00:03.937-06:00The Search for John Minard (1865 to ??)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John "Minard" was born about 1865 in Huron County, Michigan. His mother would have been Sarah Riley. His father is either Adam Minard (provided Adam died later than 1861) or is unknown. In the 1870 census, John is listed as John Wilson, age 5 and living with his mother and all nine siblings. In the 1880 census John is listed as John "Minard", age 15 and is living with his mother and six siblings. By the 1900 census, John would have been about 25 years old and likely living on his own but I have not been able to find either John Minard or John Wilson listed in Huron County, nor in any later census records. Nor have I found a death record for either name.<br />
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<u><br /></u><u>Analysis of evidence gathered so far:</u><br />
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<b>1870</b><br />
The first I learn of John's existence is in the 1870 US Census,<br />
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Sarah (Riley) Minard is a widow is living in Huron City, Huron County, Michigan (New River Post Office) with nine children ... all using the surname Wilson. According to previous research, Sarah's husband Adam died about 1861, so the father of at least the two youngest has been in question.<br />
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The youngest two children in the 1870 census are John "Wilson", age 5 and Sarah "Wilson", age 2. Living next to the family is William Wilson, age 52, farmer, born in Ontario. <a href="https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4PK-JN5" target="_blank">Further research</a> provided evidence that Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, was born to William Wilson and Sarah Riley. Additionally, Sarah appears to have used the maiden name Wilson (instead of Minard) throughout her life. I have not been able to find a birth record for John yet.<br />
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<b>1880</b><br />
In the 1880 US Census, Sarah is living in the township of Huron, Huron County, Michigan with six children, all listed under the surname Minard. Additionally, there is no William Wilson in Huron Township, so where William (the father of Sarah) has gone needs further research (As a side note, there is a Boarder living with the Dwains family in Caseville, but further research would be needed to tie this William to Sarah's father). The youngest two youngest are John "Minard", age 15 and Sarah "Minard", age 12.<br />
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<b>1894</b><br />
Further research in the 1894 State Census of Michigan may shed additional light on the location of the youngest children.<br />
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<b>1897-1920</b><br />
A quick look up of death certificates on Seeking Michigan's website (for the years 1897-1920) for "John Minard" turns up no results, while a search of "John Wilson" gives me 129 results. But when filtering it down to Huron County, I get no hits. With a filter of birth year of 1865, I get three hits which at initial view do not show any other connections to Huron county or any of the Minard, McLean or Smith families.<br />
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If he died after 1880 and before 1900, why isn't he buried in the New River Cemetery where the family was living and other family members were being buried?<br />
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<b>1900</b><br />
By 1900, Sarah (Riley) Minard is living with her widowed son George in Port Austin, Huron and Georges two living children Maggie and Stanton. Sarah Elizabeth (Wilson) McLean has married and is living in Winsor, Huron, Michigan with her husband John Angus McLean and their five children. One of the questions on the 1900 census is how many children born and how many living as of 1900. Unfortunately, this question was not marked for Sarah Minard, so we can only go off the 1870 census showing a total of nine children being born, but unsure how many where living as of 1900. There is a John Wilson, born 1868 in Michigan, living in Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin apparently working as a day laborer with the railroad. His mother was born in Ireland and his father in New York (which is not where William Wilson was born, but may have been were Adam Minard was born), but nothing else seems to be a match at this time to other known facts.<br />
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<b>1910</b><br />
By 1910, Sarah (Riley) Minard is living with her daughter Mary Jane (Minard) Smith, Mary's husband Thomas E Smith and their six children, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio.<br />
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By 1935, according to the obituary for James Harvey Minard, James is survived by two brothers Adam (of Detroit), and Albert (of Alabaster), and two sisters Jane Smith (of Elyria, Ohio) and Sarah McCleon (of Detroit). There is no mention of John as either living or deceased.<br />
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<li>Where did her John "Wilson" or John "Minard" go after 1880?</li>
<li>Did John go by the name Minard? or Wilson? or another surname? </li>
<li>Did he share the same father (William Wilson) as his youngest sister Sarah Elizabeth?</li>
<li>Did John die sometime after 1880 but before 1900? And if so when and where?</li>
<li>Why isn't John listed as a sibling in his brother James Harvey Minard's obituary? Is he listed as a sibling (surviving or otherwise) in the obituaries of any of Sarah Riley Minard's other children?</li>
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As always, I am looking to connect with the decendants of Adam Minard and Sarah Riley Minard, so if you are related please contact me so we can share information.<br />
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<br />Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Huron County, MI, USA43.9466791 -82.82097399999997843.214669099999995 -84.111867499999974 44.6786891 -81.530080499999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-77101678195315765742015-06-24T08:30:00.000-06:002015-06-24T08:30:01.804-06:00Betsy L French Arntz (1882-1948)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Betsy Lurene French was born on May 5, 1882, in Croswell, Michigan, her father, Aaron, was 42 and her mother, Margaret, was 40. <div>
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She married William Edward Arntz, son of John Henry Arntz and Nancy A Stewart, on September 17, 1900, in Buel, Michigan. They had six children in 15 years. <div>
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<br />She died on June 24, 1948, in Harbor Beach, Michigan, at the age of 66, and was buried in Rock Falls Cemetery.</div>
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Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Harbor Beach, MI 48441, USA43.8447369 -82.65131859999996843.7989309 -82.731999599999966 43.8905429 -82.570637599999969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-62693564305346443302015-05-29T07:00:00.000-06:002015-05-29T07:00:08.754-06:00Family Tree Friday: Who Was Thomas Ogle?<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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week I came across a new document that I was not aware existed previously. And it has given me a new lead to help firm up more on the history of my Ogle family from Canada. </span><br />
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Great Grandfather was Oliver Ogle (1851 - 1917). I believe he was born in or near Seneca, Haldimand
County, Ontario, Canada in 1851 and he died in Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan in 1917. I also know he had a brother named Samuel
Ogle (1853 – 1926), who came to live with him and died in Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan as well in 1926. Both men are buried at Rock Falls Cemetery.</span><br />
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This document has given me several pieces of information that I have not seen before, such as "Place of Birth: Canada, Sinclairville" (where is that exactly). What does the remark "Farber" mean (or is that a signature of the person filling out the form)? But most importantly, who is the person listed as the nearest relative. "Nephew" "Thos Ogle" "Blenheim, Ont". <br />
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I know that Thomas is not a child of Oliver, so this would lead me to believe that there is another brother who apparently stayed in Ontario when Oliver and Samuel moved to Harbor Beach.<br />
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So, who was Thomas Ogle? Guess I will start with trying to locate all the Ogle's listed in the 1911 Census in or around Blenheim, Ontario ... and work my way backward. <br />
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Aloha,<br />
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<br />Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Blenheim, Chatham-Kent, ON N0P, Canada42.338015 -81.999836742.291064999999996 -82.0805177 42.384965 -81.9191557tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-66755505866110665832014-05-24T11:26:00.000-06:002014-05-24T11:26:00.055-06:00This Week's Research Project: 1889 Explosion Kills Two Brothers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For the last several weeks, I have been researching the children and grandchildren of Mark P Stewart (Stuart) and Julia Ann (Alexander) Stewart (Stuart), who are my maternal 3rd great grandparents. Yesterday, I decided to work on finding out:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What happened to Henry's twin brother Edward? </span></b> </div>
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When doing research you always want to move from the "known" to the "unknown" ... So I had to figure out what I knew about Edward first.</div>
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1) Edward and Henry were twins, born in December 10, 1871 in Evergreen Township, Montcalm County, Michigan. Their parents were Mark and Julia, who were born and married in Ohio.</div>
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2) The twins are both enumerated with their parents (Mark and Julia) in the 1880 census, in Evergreen.</div>
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3) In about 1884, their father Mark dies and so in 1887, Julia applies for a Civil War Widow's Pension and lists three children (Charles, Edward and Henry) living with her that she was their sole support. </div>
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4) In 1900, I found Henry living in Forest County, PA (along with another brother John). Edward or Charles are not listed in either Montcalm County, Michigan or Forest County, PA in the 1900 census records under Stewart or Stuart.</div>
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5) Henry worked in the Shingle and Lumber business in 1893; and lumber was the industry of the region so it was likely that Edward, Charles and John all worked in similar occupations (or farming).</div>
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Knowing that Edward did not appear to follow Henry to Forest County, Pennsylvania and not knowing where Charles may be living in 1900 ... I attempted to see if I could find Edward in a 1900 US Census. I found a record for a "Edward E Stewart" listed as a "prisoner" in Iowa, that was born in Dec 1871 in Michigan, but his parents are listed as born in NY (my Edward's parents were born in Ohio) so I wasn't sure if this was my person, but I made a notation of the record.</div>
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Next not finding an definitive answer for Edward, the next question was ... Did Edward die before the 1900 census. So I decided to look for a death record (post 1887 but pre 1900). </div>
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My preferred place to start research is in the death certificates at SeekingMichigan.org (1897 to 1922), but I found no Edward Stewart or Edward Stuart that matched my Edward. Then I narrowed my search period to post 1887 and pre 1897, which puts me in my second favorite place to research ... FamilySearch's <a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452402" target="_blank">Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897</a>" collection ... which is where I found the following three death records recorded in Montcalm County for 1889.</div>
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First thing I noticed was:<br />
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Edward Stewart (age 17) and Charles Stewart (age 20) died on the same day March 28, 1889 in Hungerford, Mecosta County, Michigan (not Montcalm Michigan, which is where the death was apparently recorded) On the following image, it listed them as dying in a "boiler explosion" and their parentage information is "not known".<br />
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Something else that caught my eye, was that the person above them "William Suet" is the son of "Mark P Suet and Julia Suet" and he was married living in Edmore (which is also a location that my Stewart/Stuart branch was believed to be living in at one time) -- This information I had to file away for looking into another day ... because I was hot on the trail of Edward and Charles now.<br />
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And what caused the boiler explosion? So then I moved on to my next favorite online resource ... historical books and newspaper accounts.<br />
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First I did a Google search for "1889" and "Hungerford" and "explosion" and found a couple historical books about factory safety from the early 1890s. Including the following:<br />
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Then I found a newspaper article in the Indiana Sentinel from 1889:<br />
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Next I went to the Library of Congress's <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Chronicling America</a> website and found several more news paper articles, from as far away as Los Angeles, Sacramento, Salt Lake City and Maysville, KY.<br />
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Conclusion:<br />
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I still have not proved fully yet that the Edward and Charles killed in the explosion, are the sons of Mark and Julia Stewart but I do know know that they were brothers based on these newspaper stories. Additionally, my Edward would have been approximately 17 or 18 in March 1889; and my Charles would have been approximately 20 or 21 in March 1889 which seems to fit. <br />
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The death of these two young men being registered in Montcalm County, Michigan rather than Mecosta County, Michigan where their deaths actually occurred also gives me reason to suspect that they had "familial" ties to Montcalm county, Michigan. In 1887, Julia was living in Rodney, Mecosta, Michigan but she filed her Widow's Pension Paperwork at the Montcalm County courthouse.<br />
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My next research needs to focus on local newspaper accounts and any historical books about the Mecosta or Montcalm county areas. I will also try to reach out to the local public library and historical societies and see what information they can provide me about the explosion at Morgan's Mill in Hungerford. I am ultimately hoping to find a newspaper article that says simply "local resident Mrs. Mark Stewart loses two sons Edward and Charles in an explosion in Hungerford this week". Question is, does that story exist. Meanwhile, the hunt goes on ...<br />
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<br />Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com2Big Rapids, MI 49307, USA43.6980782 -85.48365569999998643.6521587 -85.564336699999984 43.743997699999994 -85.402974699999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-57339223631635311762014-05-09T16:00:00.000-06:002014-05-09T16:00:03.889-06:00Joseph Shaw and Alice Kenyon - Marriage March 2, 1874<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
After seeing that the informant on Thomas Kenyon's death certificate was his sister, Alice Kenyon, I decided to track down any information I could on Alice. I ordered a copy of her marriage record in 1874 to Joseph Shaw from the GRO in England, which arrived in my mailbox this week. </div>
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This certificate clearly show's her father's name as John Kenyon, I need to see what information I can find that will get me back another generation. Perhaps a birth record for Alice (from 1853) with a father listed as John. Wonder how many Alice Kenyon's were born in Wigan in 1852-1854?</div>
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CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF MARRIAGE<br />
GIVEN AT THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE<br />
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Application Number 5608864/1<br />
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1874. Marriage solemnized at the Register office in the district of Wigan in the County of Lancaster.<br />
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No.<br />
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When Married.<br />
Second March 1874<br />
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Name and Surname.<br />
Joseph Shaw<br />
Alice Kenyon<br />
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Age.<br />
22 years<br />
21 years<br />
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Condition.<br />
Bachelor<br />
Spinster<br />
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Rank or Profession.<br />
coal miner<br />
colliery laborer<br />
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Residence at the time of Marriage.<br />
(unable to read) Wigan<br />
(unable to read) Wigan<br />
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Father's Name and Surname.<br />
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John Kenyon (deceased)<br />
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Rank or Profession of Father.<br />
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Engine tender<br />
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Married in the Register office (according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the - struck through) by (unable to read) before me Robert Halliwell Registar Henry Ackerley Supt Registar<br />
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This Marriage was solemnized between us, X the mark of Joseph Shaw Alice Kenyon<br />
in the Presence of us, Thomas Shakelady X The mark of Beloy Ann Shackelady<br />
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CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of a register of Marriages in the Registration District of Wigan. Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE, under the Seal of the said Office, the 22nd day of April, 2014.<br />
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Some additional research questions for me include:<br />
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1) Who are Thomas Shackelady and Beloy Ann Shackelady to either Joseph Shaw or Alice Kenyon?<br />
2) Why didn't Joseph Shaw provide information about his father?<br />
3) Why were they married at the Register office and not the local church?<br />
4) What is an "engine tender"?<br />
5) Can anyone else figure out what is written in for their residences?<br />
6) Can anyone else figure out what is written in above Robert Halliwell's signature. It appears to be related to how they were married?<br />
7) Look for a birth record in 1853 for Alice Kenyon in Wigan, with a father named John Kenyon (makes the assumption that Alice was born in Wigan).<br />
8) Look for a birth record in 1852 for Joseph Shaw in Wigan. (This may be more difficult without a father's name to start with, as this may be a rather common name. It also is assumed that Joseph was born in Wigan.)<br />
9) Can you find a Joseph Shaw living in Wigan, age 19 in the 1871 England Census?<br />
10) Can I find an Alice Kenyon living in Wigan, age 18 in the 1871 England Census with a John Kenyon as the head of household?<br />
11) Can I find an Alice Kenyon, living in Wigan, age 8 in the 1861 England Census with a John Kenyon as head of household?<br />
12) Locate the last census record that John Kenyon, with a daughter named Alice Kenyon can be found and then try to obtain a death record.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
CuznAmyAmy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-41469829699608772812014-04-11T17:00:00.000-06:002014-04-11T17:00:03.357-06:00Another Piece of the Kenyon Puzzle ... Thomas Kenyon (1854-1887)So excited. :) Look what showed up in my mail box this week. It is a certified copy of the death entry for Thomas Kenyon (my husband's great great grandfather). The informant is listed as "Alice Shaw, Sister" and her address in Low Green is the address where the death occurred. Though I am not 100% certain yet this is John Kenyon (Sr.) father, I now have a new name (Alice Kenyon, married to a Mr. Shaw) to help further my research.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF DEATH</div>
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GIVEN AT THE GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE</div>
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Application Number 5553750-1</div>
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REGISTRATION DISTRICT WIGAN</div>
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1887 DEATH in the Sub-district of Hindley in the County of Lancaster</div>
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No. 366</div>
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<u>1 When and where died</u><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fifth September, 1887</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">85 Mackey Lane, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lowe Green, Hindley, U.S.D.</span></div>
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<u>2 Name and surname</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thomas Kenyon</span></div>
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<u>3 Sex</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Male</span></div>
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<u>4 Age</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">33 Years</span></div>
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<u>5 Occupation</u></div>
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<u>6 Cause of death</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Inflammation of Liver, Jaundice, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Certified by Thomas Brayton L.R.C.P.</span></div>
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<u>7 Signature, description and residence of informant</u><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">X The mark of Alice Shaw, Sister, present at the death,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">85 Mackey Lane, Lowe Green, Hindley</span></div>
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<u>8 When registered</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fifth September, 1887</span></div>
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<u>9 Signature of registrar</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">John Grime Registrar</span></div>
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CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of a Register of Deaths in the District above mention.</div>
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Given at the GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE, under the Seal of the said Office, the 26th day of March 2014.</div>
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DYD 670352 See note overleaf</div>
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CAUTION: THERE ARE OFFENCES RELATING TO FALSIFYING OR ALTERING A CERTIFICATE AND USING OR POSSESSING A FALSE CERTIFICATE (C) CROWN COPYRIGHT</div>
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WARNING: A CERTIFICATE IS NOT EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY.</div>
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DAN (GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE ENGLAND SEAL)</div>
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Cuzn AmyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602149080538408867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-65554038273975074542014-02-27T22:05:00.000-07:002014-02-27T22:05:30.233-07:0052 Ancestors: #5 - The Hunt for James Parker ContinuesI'm officially behind in my 52 ancestor posts ... but I knew that would happen. I'm just going to keep plugging away as best as I can, and hopefully I'll catch back up before summer.<br />
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<b>Do you have that one elusive ancestor, </b><b>that makes you want to </b><b>tear your hair out? </b><b>Me too!</b></h2>
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But I know the answer is out there somewhere ... and every so often I do a quick search in Google for:</div>
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just hoping my brickwall ancestor will find a way to contact me from the <b><i>Great Beyond</i></b> ... through all the ports and plugs that make up the vast World Wide Web. Usually, its fruitless but every so often I come across new material ... or a new researcher .... with the same brick wall. ;o) <i>(Misery loves company)</i></div>
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Well, during one these random "while I'm waiting for the microwave to finish" searches I came across some new information in the form of a genealogy report of the <a href="http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/c/Debora-Nichols/FILE/0002text.txt" target="_blank">Descendants of James Parker</a> which had been uploaded by <a href="http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/i/c/Debora-Nichols/" target="_blank">Deborah Hills Nichols</a> sometime in November of 2012. And her "James Parker" is from ... DeKalb County, TN. </div>
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This could be promising ... </div>
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My "James" first shows up in 1852 in DeKalb County, TN when he marries Catherine Burton. Since I have no birth date or age at death for him, I've had to make some general assumptions as follows: </div>
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1) His wife, Mary Catherine Burton was born about 1834-1836 ... I figure he had to be near her in age ... so I've estimated that he was likely born between 1830 and 1835. </div>
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2) I've also made the assumption that James likely met Catherine Burton through neighbors or church affiliations (meaning they likely lived near each other and perhaps attended the same church in 1851-52). So if the Burton family lived in Liberty District, DeKalb County, TN during the 1850 census ... perhaps James is related to another "Parker" family living nearby. </div>
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3) It is also entirely possible that my "James Parker" was an outlaw with a made up name, who showed up one day looking for work at the Burton family farm ... and ended up with a shotgun wedding a few months later ... if so, then all bets are off. </div>
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But if not .... He has to be out there in some record .... somewhere .... Right?? (just nod please)</div>
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Let's just brainstorm a little using the Parker family list created by Deborah Nichols. Her report provided information on over eight generations of Parker descendants who could all claim her "James Parker" from DeKalb County, TN as their common ancestor. Of course, my James Parker was not listed among them (why couldn't it be just that easy?) ... but it did get me thinking about additional ways to research this brickwall ancestor that I had not tried yet. Namely, which Parker families can I trace from the area ... </div>
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Since I have not been able to to find my "James Parker" listed in the 1850 Census of the DeKalb County, TN area. Nor have I found a "James Parker" in one of the nine counties surrounding DeKalb County, TN that might be a possibility ... I need to refocus my "Parker" research into what I can figure out ...</div>
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First I needed a better understanding of the geography that I was working in. Having never been to this area ... I really needed to use as many maps and historical information that I could find. </div>
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I know my Burton branch intersected with my Parker branch at some point on a farm in Liberty, DeKalb County, TN sometime before 1852. So when did DeKalb County, TN become an official county? And what County did "Liberty" fit into before DeKalb County was formed. To answer some of my questions, I visited the Newberry Library - <a href="http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/" target="_blank">Atlas of Historical County Boundaries</a> website and generated the following three images. </div>
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I've determined that Liberty Township falls approximately at the "E" in the word DeKalb in these images.</div>
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According to the Atlas, in 1800 the Liberty Township area was part of Wilson County, TN. Now, I don't know how early my "Parker" branch came to DeKalb County, but Deborah Nichols family branch for her James starts in the late 1760s in Smith County, TN which bumps up to Wilson County at the "K" in DeKalb. So it is possible that our branches may be related as far back as the early 1800s.<br />
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Since my "James" was likely born in the early 1830s, I need to make sure I'm looking in the correct location for possible birth records. The Liberty area appears to actually be located in Smith County, TN during the 1830s. And I hadn't looked for a birth record for "James" in Smith County, TN yet. So there's another possible resource to check out.<br />
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And by 1840, DeKalb county was officially formed and looked closer to what it looks like today.<br />
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Deborah Nichol's information goes on to mention that a few early births were in a location called "Dismal Creek". A Google search turned up several suggestions, including a <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/FH4y4" target="_blank">map</a> and a book. The map pinpoints to an area called "Dismal Road" which is north of Liberty by about 2 or 3 miles and runs along the Smith Fork River. There is also a cemetery marked on the Google map called "Tubb Cemetery", which gives me even another possible resource for tracking down more "Parker" family information. Which would be very helpful, especially if I can find a connection between my James and Deborah's James.<br />
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Google also gave me a link to the text of a book by Will T Hale, called the <a href="http://archive.org/stream/historyofdekalbc00hale/historyofdekalbc00hale_djvu.txt" target="_blank">The History of DeKalb County, TN</a>, published in 1915. Again, this was a new resource I hadn't found before. To my joy, the text is searchable and appears to have information on several "Parker" families who were pioneers in the area. Now, it appears that it is computer generated text from a scanned book, so it's not formatted like a book with pages, so it may take me some time to fully digest and analyse.<br />
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But again, it's more information than I had this morning. And that is a good thing.<br />
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Bottomline ... I've got some new resources to pursue on this branch once again. I'm still pushing forward with my plans to do a DNA test this summer, but there are no guarantees that I will connect to anyone with a better documented Parker branch going back to Adam ... at least not right away ... and with my luck lately, it's more likely that if we do connect ... they are stuck with the same brickwall as me. <br />
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Meanwhile ... the hunt for James Parker continues ...<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
CuznAmy<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602149080538408867noreply@blogger.com2Liberty, TN, USA36.0067276 -85.96776590000001835.981037099999995 -86.008106400000017 36.0324181 -85.927425400000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-73889990441149344202014-01-24T06:00:00.000-07:002014-01-24T06:00:06.585-07:0052 Ancestors: #4 - George Clark (1857-1923)This week I’d like to introduce you to another one of my 2nd great grandfathers, George Clark.<br />
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When I first started this blog post, I realized that I had very limited materials for the Clark family, and even less in the way of source citations. A research notation in my software for George Clark, leads me to assume that most of my current information came from pedigree charts submitted to the LDS church Pedigree Resource File (but I have no idea who was the original submitter), and apparently I had not yet gathered the usual copies of any research documents or photographs (birth/death/marriage records, censuses, obituaries, headstones, etc.).<br />
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In fact the only electronic images I have currently for George Clark or his kin, were downloaded from the Find-A-Grave memorial pages created in 2008 by a volunteer named Betty Joan Cogan. I am not sure if or how Betty and I are related (yet), but I am very thankful for her sharing the historical images she had access to. The following image of George Clark and his wife Elizabeth (Dove) Clark, was cropped from the 1900s photograph of the whole Clark family found on <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26230961" target="_blank">Elizabeth Dove Clark’s Find-A-Grave Memorial</a>.<br />
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George Clark [Jr.] was born on January 29, 1857 in Worth Township, Sanilac County, Michigan. His parents, George Clark [Sr.] (1825-1896) and Elizabeth Blaine (1827-1895) were Irish Immigrants, and George was the fifth child of thirteen (ten boys and three girls) born to this couple. I have not found any references that either George used the designation of Jr. or Sr. during their lifetime, so I will not use
this designation for the remainder of this post, except references made to George’s father will
contain the [Sr.] designation only to reduce confusion.<br />
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George Clark married a Elizabeth Dove, on October 27, 1885 in Croswell, Sanilac County, Michigan and to this union two children were born: Moses Dave Clark and Jennie Violet Clark (my great grandmother). George Clark died July 3, 1923 in Croswell, Michigan, at the age of 66 and is buried at the Croswell cemetery along with his wife.<br />
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This week, I have spent time tracking down additional research materials that I could find online for George Clark, his wife and/or their children. I visited FamilySearch.org, SeekingMichigan.org and Find-A-Grave.com and below is a list of information and/or materials I was able to compile over a couple hours ... and<i><b><u> best of all it was FREE</u></b></i>.<br />
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I was able to gather vital statistic information on several family members as well as download images of various cemetery signs, headstones and several individual and family portraits as contributed by Betty Joan Cogan, Gordon Golchert, Shirley Hoard and other Find-A-Grave volunteers. Even though the majority of information on Find-A-Grave is not cited, it is a wonderful starting place to gather “clues” that will lead you to primary source records that validate the information. And occasionally you will find a copy of an obituary or funeral program added to memorial page.<br />
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The Find-A-Grave memorial for Charles Clark can be found at: <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26231145">http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26231145</a> The data provided for George Clark indicates that he was one of twelve children (but I have 13 listed in my database). As my current data comes from compiled records done by other researchers, I still need to validate information for the 13 children I have listed for George Clark [Sr].<br />
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<u>Death Record</u> - FamilySearch does not have an actual copy of the certificate, but they do have an index entry in their collection of "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952”. The entry for Geo[rge] Clark can be found at <a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF7G-3MK">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF7G-3MK</a>.<br />
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<u>Marriage Record</u> – FamilySearch does have copies of the actual marriage records from 1868-1925, and I was able to obtain a copy of the marriage record for George Clark and Elizabeth Dove. Please note that the index incorrectly identifies Elizabeth’s surname as “DAVE” instead of Dove.<br />
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I love the way FamilySearch records provide you with a source citation on the bottom of each record page, and all you need to do is copy and paste the information into your program or research log.<br />
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Example:<br />
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"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (<a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ35-3YN">https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ35-3YN</a> : accessed 20 Jan 2014), George Clark and Elizabeth Dave, 27 Oct 1885.</blockquote>
<u>Birth Record</u> – I was not able to find a birth record on FamilySearch (yet). There was no listing found using the search parameters for a “Geo Clark” or “George Clark” born “1856-1857” in “Sanilac County, Michigan” in the "Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," index, FamilySearch collection, and he would not be listed in the Michigan, Births, 1867-1902 collection. This doesn't mean it doesn't exist, it just means that either the record is present but index in a way I have not searched yet (like by initials), or perhaps this record is in a collection that has not been digitized yet. I may need to contact the courthouse directly to get a copy.<br />
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<u>Census Records</u> - I was able to locate George Clark in the census listings on Family Search; though copies of the actual images were not available on FamilySearch.or except for the 1900 and 1870 census. However, a quick visit to my local LDS Family History Center or my public library would provide me with FREE access to Ancestry.com to download the additional images of the census records that I couldn’t access from my home computer.<br />
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<li><a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ78-WJQ" target="_blank">1920 US Census</a>– Census listing as found on FamilySearch; image not available on FamilySearch but available on Ancestry.com</li>
<li><a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLT3-M7C" target="_blank">1910 US Census</a> – Census listing as found on FamilySearch; image not available on FamilySearch but available on Ancestry.com</li>
<li><a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9BV-CHL" target="_blank">1900 US Census</a> – Census listing as found on FamilySearch.org; copy of the census image was also downloaded</li>
<li><a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW3X-R4J" target="_blank">1880 US Census</a> – Census listing as found on FamilySearch; image not available on FamilySearch but available on Ancestry.com</li>
<li><a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHCJ-Q8N" target="_blank">1870 US Census</a> – Census listing as found on FamilySearch; copy of the census image was also downloaded</li>
<li><a href="https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW6M-4QW" target="_blank">1860 US Census</a> – Census listing as found on FamilySearch; image not available on FamilySearch but available on Fold3.com</li>
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SeekingMichigan.org</h3>
Normally, I find a lot of good information in the “Death Records, 1897-1920” collection on the SeekingMichigan.org website, so I usually start with this webpage when researching my Michigan branches; however in this case there were no records specific to George Clark and Elizabeth Dove Clark (or their children) as they all died after the online collection stops (1920) … and George [Sr.] and Elizabeth Blaine Clark died before the online collection starts (1897). I did find copies of death certificates for other extended Clark and Dove family members, and I plan to download those and add any additional information to my software program as I work on these branches more.<br />
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I'm sorry that this was rather a dry post, in that I didn't share any stories or images. It was more focused on doing online research and the types of information you can gather. It is my hope that you at least learned some new information that you didn't already know, and feel more confident in your own research capabilities.<br />
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Join me next week as my 52 Ancestor Challenge post turns back to my old nemisis and brickwall ancestor, James Parker. If you want a get a feeling for my pain and suffering thus far, be sure to read these 2012 posts about this frustrating ancestor:<br />
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<li>January 28, 2012 - <a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/james-parker-and-catherine-burton-04.html" target="_blank">James Parker and Catherine Burton 04 January 1852</a></li>
<li>January 27, 2012 - <a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/wheres-james-parker.html" target="_blank">Where's James Parker?</a></li>
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As always, if you have any questions or need some personal assistance, please feel free to leave a comment below. I wish you success in your own family history research projects this coming week. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by. See ya next time.<br /><br />Love & Aloha,<br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>CuznAmy</i></span><br />
Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com1Croswell, MI 48422, USA43.2755809 -82.62103843.229335400000004 -82.701719 43.3218264 -82.540357tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-79064384200406794182014-01-22T18:00:00.000-07:002014-01-22T18:00:04.685-07:00Genealogy 101 – Using Family Group Sheets<div class="MsoNormal">
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Once you have put together your four or five generation
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couple on your chart. You will need to complete
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1 – Person 1 (and spouse)<br />
2 – Person 2 and 3 – your parents and your siblings<br />
3 – Person 4 and 5 – your father’s parents and his siblings<br />
4 – Person 6 and 7 – your mother’s parents and her siblings<br />
5 – Person 8 and 9 – your paternal grandfather’s parents and his siblings<br />
6 – Person 10 and 11 – your paternal grandmother’s parents and her siblings<br />
7 – Person 12 and 13 – your maternal grandfather’s parents and his siblings<br />
8 – Person 14 and 15 – your maternal grandmother’s parents and her siblings<o:p></o:p></div>
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Most family group sheets will record the names of the
husband, wife and children in a family unit.
They also record the birth, marriage and death information, as well as
additional spouses (if any) of the parents and in some cases the spouses for
each of the children. A well-documented
family group sheet will also cite the sources of the information, usually in
the footnotes area at the bottom or on the last page. Some have additional blanks for information
such as: cause of death, cemetery information, religious affiliations, military
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There are several good resources online to find FREE Family
Group Forms. I prefer to use the forms that
are printed in Landscape, because they usually can get several children on one
page but the spaces can be small for writing if you write big. Some of the portrait style forms have larger
blanks, but usually only get 3 children on the first page and you need to print
continuation pages for the rest of family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is the one I use when I am helping someone get started
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Ancestry.com – Family Group Record <a href="http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/famgrec.pdf">http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/famgrec.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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But this is also a good form - portrait style with online fill
in the blanks in PDF form from the Ancestors tv series on KBYU:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Page 2 (for continuation pages) <a href="http://www.byub.org/ancestors/charts/pdf/familygroup2.pdf">http://www.byub.org/ancestors/charts/pdf/familygroup2.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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And if you are LDS, then you may want to use the LDS version
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<a href="https://familysearch.org/sites/all/themes/frankie/documents/Step-2-Family-Group-Record.pdf">https://familysearch.org/sites/all/themes/frankie/documents/Step-2-Family-Group-Record.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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a 2 inch binder, and putting the Pedigree Chart in the front and then each Family
Group Sheet behind it by generation. So
you, then your parents, then your father’s parents, your mother’s parents,
etc. As you gather documents and photos
in your research, you can put them into archival sleeves and store the
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Similar to how a Pedigree Chart gives you an overview of your
direct ancestors, a family group sheet helps you get a more detailed overview
of the lives of your ancestors and their immediate family. I use completed Family Group Sheets when I’m creating
a “timeline” for an ancestor I am researching, by seeing the important dates in
their family along with historical events. Such as the date parents died, and
children were married, and census locations and occupations at various times
along with dates of wars, or presidential elections, etc. I get a better picture of the life my
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Family Group Sheets provide spaces for you to record
information about the parents and children in one family. They have spaces for names, dates and
locations and help you get a more detailed image about the lives of your
ancestors in relationship to the various events (births, marriages and deaths)
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Use the details on your completed family group sheet to get
additional ideas about where to search next for more information on the
family. For example: analyzing when a
couple’s first child was born (perhaps based off an age and birth place
location on a census record) may give you a clue where and when to focus your search
for their marriage record. Or analyze when and where they moved from and to
based on the dates and locations of the births of each child, and maybe be able
to narrow in on a time the family may have immigrated.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let me know if you have any questions, otherwise I'll see you back here next week for a look at reviewing types of documents you may want to use in your research.<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
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Amy</span></span> <br />
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Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-43134009256920522202014-01-17T17:30:00.000-07:002014-01-17T17:30:00.797-07:0052 Ancestors: #3 - Alfred Wilson Long (1864-1937)This week I thought I should expand my <a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/" target="_blank">52 Ancestors Challenge</a> pool to include ancestors of my children ... but on their father's side. This ancestor has been both frustrating and fun to work on, and I hope you enjoy some of my findings. So without further adieu ... Let me introduce you to ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ALFRED WILSON LONG<br />
Circa 1931-32<br />
Running for County Commissioner in Wisconsin<br />
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Unfortunately this is a scanned copy of a photocopy of an original photo <br />
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Alfred Wilson Long, is my first husband's maternal great grandfather. The majority of my initial information on Alfred came from interviews I had over time with his son Robert Charles Long in the early 1990s. Robert told me that his father was born in England and died in Arizona, that Alfred's first wife had died leaving him with several small children, so he married Robert's mother Adelaide Harcourt (who also had children from a previous marriage) and they had nine additional children together. Robert was the youngest of eighteen total and that being the youngest, he never had much (if any) interaction with his older half siblings, but he sure had several childhood stories to share about his siblings closer in age to him. :o)<br />
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Decidedly there wasn't a lot to go on, and after a few years of unsuccessfully searching for a birth record for Alfred, Robert let me in on a little family secret. Alfred's last name at birth was actually Longbottom, but sometime during the 1910s or 1920s, Alfred shortened the family name to Long. With this new information in hand, I was finally able to track down a birth record in February 1997.<br />
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Now as most genealogists learn after they've been doing research for a while, it is important to validate all facts and cite all sources as you go along. But unfortunately when I first started this process I wasn't very good about either. And since then I have discovered problems in my data, and lots of information that I am not sure where I found the information originally. So before I go much further, I want to remind my readers that the following information reflects how this person is currently input into my Family Tree Maker software, but that as go through the process of cleaning up my data and going back to cite my resources on this branch, data will likely change. So please don't take any of this information as set in stone. :)<br />
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Alfred Wilson Longbottom, was the son of William Longbottom and Elizabeth Ackroyd Longbottom. He was born on January 21, 1864 in Bradford, England. I believe his parents were about 28 years old when he was born, and I have information on nine siblings (three brothers and six sisters). Alfred married Elizabeth Evans on July 25, 1884, in England and to this marriage at least 4 children where born (two boys and two girls). Robert heard that she died in a fire, perhaps with a child and that Alfred moved to the United States soon after. Sometime between 1902 and 1906, Alfred met Adelaide Harcourt (widow of John McKean Watson ... though it is possible they were divorced or separated). Adelaide and John Watson had approximately six children together, and after she married Alfred they had nine children together between 1906 and 1918. Alfred died on February 3, 1937, in Williams, Arizona, at the age of 73.<br />
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In the spring of 2011, on a family vacation in Arizona I dragged my poor family about 50 miles out of our way to visit the Williams cemetery where Alfred was buried. With nothing other than the name of the cemetery, a Google map with directions from Mesa and an scanned black and white image of a 1971 photgraph of the headstone sent to me by another researcher (Regina Gualco) I figured how hard could it be to find. ??? Boy was I wrong.<br />
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First the cemetery was a lot larger than I expected it to be, and secondly there wasn't an office on site to just pop in to and ask. So we parked in the middle of an area that appeared to have older stones in it, my husband and my children spread out and wander around a couple rows in each direction in hopes of stumbling across the headstone. But after several fruitless minutes of searching it was beginning to look like we would be leaving without finding it and I was trying not to cry. Then my future son-in-law Tyler suggested that we look for the huge monument in the background of the scanned photo I brought ...<br />
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I have learned several things during my research of the Longbottom/Watson family. <br />
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First off, families come in all different forms and it takes a lot of work on everyone's part to keep things together. Unfortunately sometimes they don't work out like we expected and relationships fall apart ... BUT they don't have to stay that way.<br />
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Secondly, have patience with yourself and others as you go through the research process. Everyone sees the same story from different perspectives. Family history reminds me a lot of the story about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant" target="_blank">blind men describing an elephant</a>, each from the perspective of where they were standing in relationship to the elephant. your job is to gather and compile all stories from all participants to put together the best possible WHOLE picture you can.<br />
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And last, be sure to involve your children whenever possible in your research processes. It is so very important to help them feel connected to their heritage. Life can be messy and complicated at times, and knowing that their ancestors survived and even succeeded sometimes under difficult circumstances may help them someday when they need that extra confidence boost to push on through their own trials and keep their shoulder to the wheel.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. See ya next time.<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
CuznAmyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602149080538408867noreply@blogger.com0Williams, AZ 86046, USA35.249456599999988 -112.1910030999999935.041997599999988 -112.51372659999998 35.456915599999988 -111.8682796tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-12024122628277181552014-01-14T17:30:00.000-07:002014-01-14T17:30:00.565-07:0052 Ancestors: #2 - Caroline Elizabeth Sterling Wood (1868-1942)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Caroline Elizabeth Sterling Wood is my 2<sup>nd</sup> great
grandmother. She was born 12 January
1868 in New Scotland, Harwich Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada to James S
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the fifth child of eight children (five daughters, and three sons). New Scotland is located in county of
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On July 24, 1889, at the age of 21, Caroline was united in
marriage to a young man from Morpeth named Nathan Wood (1870-1907) at the Presbyterian
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Nathan, Caroline and their son Nelson immigrated to Michigan
about 1892, likely over the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan (which was built
after the civil war and is about 73 miles west of New Scotland. The Blue Water Bridge, located at Port Huron,
was closer for them (64 miles away) but was not open to traffic until 1938.</div>
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<li>Robert Harold Wood (1893-1961) – my great grandfather</li>
<li>Mary Jane Lydia Wood (1903-1985)</li>
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In October 1907, Caroline was left a widow with two teenage
sons (18 and 14) and a four year old daughter after the unexpected death of her
husband Nathan in a boat explosion in Grindstone City, Huron, Michigan. She never remarried.<o:p></o:p><br />
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My initial records showed that Caroline died December 9, 1942, at the age of 74 <u>IN</u> Grindstone
City (which now I believe was based on assumption or best guess) and is buried at the New River Cemetery along with her husband. However I recently came across this obituary, along with two other articles the in the newspaper the week before her death that indicate that Caroline Wood was spending the winter at the home of her son, Robert Wood when she took ill with pneumonia and was taken to the Harbor Beach Hospital, where she was at the time of her death. So it is always important to double check your assumed "facts" with other facts to make sure you have the whole picture.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see ya again real soon.<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
CuznAmy<br />
<br />Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com1Grind Stone City, MI 48467, USA44.0502902 -82.90077710000002819.6626647 -124.20937110000003 68.437915699999991 -41.592183100000028tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-45345104980919851732014-01-10T18:00:00.000-07:002014-01-10T18:00:03.684-07:0052 Ancestors: #1 - Frederick Christian Volz (1851-1932)<div class="MsoNormal">
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This week I've decided to start with Frederick Christian Volz. If he were still alive, he would have been 163 years old on the 14th of this month. I can only image some of the trials, triumphs and historical events he witnessed in his lifetime. My grandma Ruth (his grand-daughter) taught me a lot about kindness and compassion, and I have no doubt that she learned those traits from her parents who learned them from their parents.</div>
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Frederick Christian Volz <a href="file:///C:/Users/awood/Documents/Personal%20Files/52Ancestors/1%20Christian%20Fredrick%20Volz.docx#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[i]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
is my 2<sup>nd</sup> great
grandfather. He was born on January 14,
1851 in Wilhelmsdorf, Germany <a href="file:///C:/Users/awood/Documents/Personal%20Files/52Ancestors/1%20Christian%20Fredrick%20Volz.docx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[ii]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
, to Gotlob Volz and Fredericka Wolff Volz.</div>
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The family came to the United States about 1854, and eventually
settled in Sanilac County, Michigan. I
hope to be able to find immigration documents and cross over into German
records someday, but so far all I have is some family lore and bits and pieces
of the family tree that my cousins and I have been able to compile over the
years from US record sources.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frederick appears to have been the oldest child. I have been able to find information on two
brothers (Charles and Jacob) as well as some information on two half siblings (Gotlob
and Martha). Fredrick married Elizabeth
Binder (daughter of John Christian Binder Sr. and Magdolena Schweyer Binder) on
November 3, 1874, in Sanilac, Michigan. Soon after their marriage, Fredrick’s
mother passed away (05 June 1875) and his father re-married a year later to
Bertha Elston (with whom he had at least two more children). Frederick’s father passed away in 1891 when
Frederick was 40 years old.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frederick and Elizabeth Volz had seven children, four girls
and three boys:<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->William Charles Volz (1881-1966) – My great
grandfather.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frederick died on November 8, 1932 in Minden City, Michigan,
at the age of 81 after living over 51 years in the same small community of
Minden on the same family farm which is still held by the Volz family
today. Frederick and Elizabeth are both buried
at the Minden City Cemetery. (<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69444043" target="_blank">Find-A-Grave Memorial for Frederick</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am fortunate enough to have several news clippings in a scrapbook
about Frederick C. Volz that were in the newspaper soon after he died. You can find all five of them here in previous posts to
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<a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/frederick-c-volz-1851-1932-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/frederick-c-volz-1851-1932-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> <a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/frederick-c-volz-1851-1932-part-3.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a> <a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/frederick-c-volz-1851-1932-part-4.html" target="_blank">Part 4</a> <a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/frederick-c-volz-1851-1932-part-5.html" target="_blank">Part 5</a><br /><o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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I wish I could remember the stories that my Grandma Ruth
would tell me about her parents and grandparents and the family dairy farm. She would have been 18 when her grandfather died. Frederick was married with small children during
the fires in 1871 and 1881, not to mention the harsh winter storms like the one
November 1913. And Frederick would have
seen the world around him changing as he grew up. He was about 10 years old when President
Abraham Lincoln was shot, and he lived through the hardships caused by the
First World War. If anyone has some of
these stories tucked away, I sure would like to have them written down and
saved in my records somewhere.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love & Aloha,<o:p></o:p></div>
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CuznAmy<o:p></o:p></div>
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have input his name in my database as Christian Fredrick Volz, though it
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am still unclear which Wilhelmsdorf, Germany that Frederick’s family came from
as I have found at least three Wilhelmsdorfs on a German map. One is a Village in the district of
Neustadt-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria, one is a Town in the district of Ravensburg
in Baden-Wurttemburg, and one is a municipality in the district of
Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Minden City, MI 48456, USA43.6714056 -82.77826809999999143.6484351 -82.81860859999999 43.6943761 -82.737927599999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-31130145815333001222014-01-04T20:26:00.003-07:002014-01-04T20:26:36.272-07:00Genealogy 101- Starting with A Pedigree ChartA cousin asked me the other day, "How do I start doing my own genealogy?"<br />
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Well, before you go out and buy a genealogy software program, or hire a professional researcher ... you need to figure out what you already know and therefore discover what you don't know about your family. The best way to do that is to start by filling out a standard blank paper PEDIGREE CHART.<br />
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A pedigree chart is not the only chart you will use during your research, but by completing this form first you can better focus your research because you have a master outline showing where there are gaps.<br />
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Pedigree charts help you organize the names, dates and places related to your direct biological ancestors (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc.) on both your paternal and maternal lines. Pedigree charts don't contain information about siblings or additional marriages. Family Group Sheets, which I will cover in a later post, are where you will compile information related to the families of each pair shown on your pedigree chart, including siblings and other marriages.<br />
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The most commonly used pedigree charts shows four or five generations on a single page. I recommend using a four generation chart when starting your research, because it fits best on a single page and will give you enough room to write out details. Once you are able to move past your fourth generation, it might be time to invest in a genealogy software program. There are several programs available on the market now, including free versions that can be download, and I will cover these options in a later post.<br />
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<b>FREE 4 Generation Pedigree Chart Forms:</b><br />
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<a href="http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/FS/en/GetStarted/images/pedigree.pdf" target="_blank">Pedigree Chart from FamilySearch.org website</a> (portrait)<br />
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<a href="http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/anchart.pdf" target="_blank">Pedigree Chart from Ancestry.com</a> (landscape)<br />
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<a href="http://www.byub.org/ancestors/charts/pdf/pedigree.pdf" target="_blank">Pedigree Form from KBYU Ancestors tv series</a> (portrait)<br />
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You can also find lots of interesting and creative pedigree charts for FREE online with just a simple Google search for "pedigree charts", such as this site: <a href="http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/ig/genealogy_charts/">http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/ig/genealogy_charts/</a> or even a Tigger Family Tree.<br />
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<b>Instructions for filling out a pedigree chart:</b><br />
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Start with completing information about yourself on line 1. Your father’s full name should then be written on line 2, and your mother's full name (.Your mother’s full name before marriage should appear on line 3. <br />
(Male names will always be recorded on even numbers, except for line 1, and female names will always be on odd numbers).<br />
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Use maiden names for females.<br />
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Write dates using the day, month, year (27 MAY 1955).<br />
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Write place names as completely as possible (city, county, state) (Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, USA)<br />
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<b>Vocabulary:</b><br />
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Given name: A person’s first name(s).<br />Surname: A person’s last name or family name.<br />Maiden name: A female’s surname at birth.<br />Pedigree: An ancestral line or line or descent.<br />Pedigree Chart: A chart that indicates a person’s descent<br />Paternal Line: The line of descent on a father’s side.<br />Maternal Line: The line of descent on a mother’s side<br /><br />
Let me know if you have any questions, otherwise I'll see you back here next week for a look at using Family Group Sheets.<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
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Image Source: Minden City Herald, July 13, 1934, Page 2</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> A pretty wedding took place at the
Latter Day Saint church here on Sunday afternoon, when Miss Ruth M. Volz,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Volz of this place became the bride of Mr. Emerson
H. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood of Harbor Beach. Elder Willard Parks read the wedding
ceremony, a double ring ceremony being used.
About 150 guests were in attendance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The bride's father gave her in
marrage. Her sister, Miss Helen Volz,
was bridesmaid and Miss Margaret Wood, sister of the groom was maid of honor. The groom was attended by Mr. Archie Thomas
of Harbor Beach. The ushers were Harry
Volz and Burton Wood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The bride was gowned in white satin
over which she wore a full length briadl veil and carried a bouquet of pink tea
roses. The bridesmaid was dress in
yellow chiffon, and Miss Wood, the maid of honor was gowned in pale green
chiffon. Both young women carried large
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The wedding march was played by Miss
Lois Rudel, and a solo "I Love You Truly" was sang by Glen Blashill
of Harbor Beach. A wedding luncheon was
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Mr. and Mrs. Wood left Sunday
evening for a motor trip to Northern Michigan.
They will reside in Harbor Beach, where Mr. Wood is employed as salesman
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Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-37847423278544123642013-07-08T08:35:00.000-06:002013-07-08T08:35:00.319-06:00Amanuensis Monday - The Art of Being Neighborly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Silvester (or Sylvester) Arntz is my 3 great grand uncle. According to my records, Sylvester, and his twin sister Silesta, was born to John Philip Arntz and Elizabeth Rice, in Canton, Stark County, Ohio about April 1839. About 1865, Sylvester married Meribah Hayes (who is the "Mrs. Meribah E Arntz" signed as a witness below). I believe they had four children (2 daughters, 2 sons), but I only know the names of three: Henry, Syrena and Sherman. Meribah died in 1925, and Sylvester died in 1926 in Vickeryville, Montcalm County, Michigan.</div>
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Below is the Affidavit of Silvester Arntz, dated 07 Nov 1901 in support of the Civil War Widows Application of his neighbor, Sarah J Dickinson, now Smith. </div>
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Sarah J Dickinson<br />
State of Mich Now
Smith Thomas R
Dickinson Co. E<br />
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known Chas. W Smith and Sarah J Smith ever since their marriage in 1869 and
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Third. That Sarah J
Smith now owns the N.E. ¼ of the N.E. ¼ of Sec 85 in Town 10 North and 6 West
of fifth princible Meridian and valued at $600.00 also that the rental value is
worth $50.00. Also that and her hands as
her means of support. Also states that he has joined farms with said Sarah J
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ormand Maynard Silvester
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Mrs. Meribah B Arntz Witness Vickeryville
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Subscribed and sworn to before me<br />
this 4<sup>th</sup> day of Nov A.D. 1907<br />
Ulyssis G. Philips<br />
Notary Public [US
Pension Office Seal – Nov 7 1901]</span></span><br />
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(Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging prompt hosted by <a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/daily-blogging-prompts/amanuensis-monday/">Geneabloggers</a>)</div>
Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Vickeryville, Sheridan, MI 48884, USA43.1922546 -84.96528820000003218.8046291 -126.27388220000003 67.5798801 -43.656694200000032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-2860059433567227692013-06-28T07:30:00.000-06:002013-06-28T07:30:01.215-06:00A Genealogy Wish ListOn a recent podcast episode of <a href="http://geniesdownunder.com.au/index.html" target="_blank">Genies Down Under</a>, the host Maria Northcote was discussing various ways she keeps herself organized. One of her suggestions was keeping a master Wish List of genealogy things she wanted to have <u>IF</u> she had a million dollars to spend, such as a list of vital certificates she wanted to order some day. <br />
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I thought "what a really good suggestion", so I've quickly jotted down my own wish list of vital certificates (birth, death and marriage) of my third and fourth generation direct ancestors that I would like to order copies of for myself someday.<br />
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These lists are currently in chronological order, from oldest to most recent events. I'm fairly certain these events would have been memorialized in an official vital certificate or at the very least a county register, especially since Michigan mandated the collection of this vital information starting in 1867. But if you know of a courthouse fire, or some other such event that destroyed the earlier records I'm looking for, please let me know so I can strike it off my list.</div>
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William Charles Volz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1881</div>
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Alfred Colburn Roberts - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1881</div>
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William Edward Arntz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1882</div>
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Betsey Lurene French - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1882</div>
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Mabel Ellen Ogle - Canada<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1884</div>
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Jennie Violet Clark - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1886</div>
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Robert Harold Wood - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1893</div>
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Lottie Belle Minard - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1893</div>
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Fred Aaron Arntz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1908</div>
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Emerson Harley Wood - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1912</div>
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Ruth M Volz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1914</div>
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Elsie Marie Roberts - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1915</div>
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<b>Marriage Certificate:</b></div>
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William Arntz & Betsey French - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1900</div>
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Alfred Roberts & Mable Ogle - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1900</div>
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William Volz & Jennie Clark - Michigan <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1907</div>
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Robert Wood & Lottie Minard - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1911</div>
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Fred Arntz & Elsie Roberts - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1933</div>
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Emerson Wood & Ruth Volz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1934</div>
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B Blake Soule & Elsie Roberts - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1973</div>
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William Edward Arntz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1943</div>
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Alfred Colburn Roberts - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1946</div>
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Jennie Violet Volz - Illinois<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1948</div>
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Betsey Lurene Arntz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1948</div>
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Mabel Ellen Roberts - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1958</div>
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Robert Harold Wood - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1961</div>
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William Charles Volz - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1966</div>
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Lottie Belle Wood - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1977</div>
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Fred Aaron Arntz - Utah <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1994</div>
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Elsie Marie Soule - Michigan<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1995</div>
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Emerson Harley Wood - Missouri<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2003</div>
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Ruth M Wood - Missouri<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2003<br />
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If I'm lucky (which occasionally happens), perhaps someone reading this blog already has a copy they'd be willing to share with me so that I don't have to wait till I have a million dollars myself. ;o) In the meantime, I'm willing to split the cost of ordering any of these certificates with my fellow researchers, so please let me know where our two lists meet. <br />
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I'm more than happy to help share in the cost of preserving our collective family history. <i>But let's keep this our little secret. I'd rather my husband think this hobby (obsession) is only as expensive as buying me a couple reams of printer paper, some pencils and the occasional software upgrade each year. </i>;o)</div>
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Love & Aloha,</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602149080538408867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-80082302591145798232013-06-21T09:00:00.000-06:002013-06-21T09:00:04.009-06:00I Will Remember You ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>It is now night and all is silent. I am here alone and in silence all my past friends with all my relations fall heavy on my mind. They all are gone, and I too must soon follow. To be laid in the dust in the silent grave and there to be forever forgotten makes the cold chills run over my whole body. I have a hope beyond the grave. That hope is that when I am consigned to my grave, someone on the earth might remember me. </i></blockquote>
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<i>From the Diary of Joseph Kemp, April 1, 1853</i></blockquote>
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I've often been asked why I bother researching my family history. After all, those people are dead and gone. What good does it do to dig around in the past? And to some degree, I think I understand where they are coming from. I can think of a few times in my past that I hope NO ONE remembers, and am grateful that the details fade as the years go by. But I don't ever want to be forgotten. Everything I do in and with my life is with a hope that I am making a difference, especially in the lives of my children and grandchildren (and someday I hope my great grandchildren know me too). I like to think that my ancestors felt much the same way. <br />
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I'm sure they had no idea that future generations would have the ability to gather and collect the stories of the past; they were too busy living their lives and trying to survive. But I suspect that on quiet nights in front of the wood burning stove, the children where regaled with tales of dear family left behind in the old country, of grandpa's first fist fight as a school boy, or grandma's first cross country train ride all alone to attend nursing school. And hopefully that story was remembered in enough detail that it was passed around a few more times by those children to their children.<br />
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Anyone who knows me can tell you that gathering my family history is more than a hobby; even more than an obsession on most days. With each passing day, I feel the heavy hands of time trying to erase the past. With the death of each generation before me, those family stories are gone ... FOREVER!<br />
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Unless ...<br />
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Have you seen the movie, The Lorax? It's the wonderful story of a young boy who goes in search of a tree ;o) ... and after several days of listening to the Once-ler weave his mournful tale about the destruction of all trees ... T<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">he Once-ler says to the young man ... </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">"now that you're here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61105.Dr_Seuss" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;">Dr. Seuss</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/886002" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: initial;">The Lorax</a></i></blockquote>
Did you know that if you could take your family tree back ten generations you would have the names of 1,022 people that you are directly related to? I was curious about how many of those name I actually knew already. After a little digging, I calculated that I know roughly 20% of them; with their details getting more vague after the fifth generation.<br />
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My current family tree database contains over 9,750 names; and almost every one of those names are related to me or my children in one way or another for more than five generations. I may not have as tall a tree as other researchers, but mine is <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><<FAT>></b></span> ... and filled with good people, just trying to do what is honorable and right to the best of their abilities in their lives each day.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Someday I hope to know the names of all 1,022 people in my direct ancestry, but until then I am growing my own tree one story at a time. Perhaps I fancy myself to be like The Lorax, <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"> I am trying to preserve the past as a reminder for the future to keep hope alive.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I hope you will continue to join me in this journey. I sure enjoy having you as my companions on my epic quest to discover "me". ;o)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Love & Aloha,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">~CuznAmy</span></span></div>
Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-7535131098188665942012-12-13T13:00:00.000-07:002012-12-13T13:00:06.773-07:00Thrifty Thursday: Michigan Collections on FamilySearch<span xmlns=""></span><br />
<span xmlns="">Are you just getting started with your family research? Not really sure if you are ready to be a "full time" researcher, no mater how easy those fun Ancestry.com Christmas tv commercials make it look? Worried that if you sign up for one of the many WONDERFUL genealogy websites, you might not have enough time to devote to actual research to make up for the cost of your membership? </span>Then this blog post is for you.<br />
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Today's Thrifty Thursday tip is .... Don't overlook the the state collections at FamilySearch.org. I have found so many helpful documents in the <a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list">Michigan collections</a>, that I would be remiss in sharing this valuable information with my many readers..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">IMAGE: <span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">This is a file from the </span><a class="extiw" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none !important; color: #663366; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: initial;" title="commons:Main Page">Wikimedia Commons</a><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">. <br />Information from its </span><b style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><a class="extiw" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FamilySearch_main_landing_page.jpg" style="background-image: none !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; color: #663366; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: initial;" title="commons:File:FamilySearch main landing page.jpg">description page there</a></b><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> is shown Below.</span></span></td></tr>
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As of November 27, 2012, FamilySearch offers eleven different Michigan collections available for <span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>FREE</strong></span> online, of which six collections include the digital images.<br />
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">1,612,291</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">10 Mar 2012</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">1,409,988</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">3 Jun 2011</span></div>
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<tr><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 9px;"><a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show"><span style="color: #8c6c8f; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935</span></a><span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;"> (with images)</span></td><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">371,310</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">4 Jan 2012</span></div>
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<tr><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 9px;"><a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show"><span style="color: #8c6c8f; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996</span></a></td><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">2,052,472</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">17 Dec 2011</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">1,372,536</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">5 Oct 2012</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">507,342</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">5 May 2010</span></div>
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<tr><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 9px;"><a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show"><span style="color: #8c6c8f; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954</span></a><span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;"> (with images)</span></td><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">845,964</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">27 Nov 2012</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">1,908,148</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">5 Mar 2012</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">1,533,863</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">5 May 2010</span></div>
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<a href="https://familysearch.org/search/image/index"><span style="color: #8c6c8f; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Browse Images</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">28 Jun 2012</span></div>
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<tr><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 20px; padding-top: 9px;"><a href="https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show"><span style="color: #8c6c8f; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;">Michigan, State Census, 1894</span></a></td><td style="border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-top: none; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;"><div style="text-align: right;">
<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">92,831</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c3b36; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">8 Jul 2011</span></div>
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Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-49241054227681190112012-07-30T09:15:00.000-06:002012-08-08T11:54:29.578-06:00Maritime Monday - The Jane Wood Boat<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyaE9gm924miSbX2lD4pagBNGmdWsajRCqPzO-ftrNgJp4OhbDMz3TASTCNBvtTJHohF5tl9iifH8t8cASOLDoyK5ARBRrNMbPJcehSU6dbUflOScQro47doUEuhyphenhyphenoWTgTzQarYKhc9g/s1600/1909+The+Jane+Wood+Boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="251" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyyaE9gm924miSbX2lD4pagBNGmdWsajRCqPzO-ftrNgJp4OhbDMz3TASTCNBvtTJHohF5tl9iifH8t8cASOLDoyK5ARBRrNMbPJcehSU6dbUflOScQro47doUEuhyphenhyphenoWTgTzQarYKhc9g/s400/1909+The+Jane+Wood+Boat.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jane Wood, built by the James Wood Boat Co. in Mt. Clemens, MI in 1909<br>
(L to R - Robert Wood, Herbert Wood, Caroline Wood, Jane Wood and Nelson Wood), <br>
with the John Updagrove fish house in the background.</td></tr>
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<a href="http://thecozycuzncorner.blogspot.com/2012/07/maritime-monday-jane-wood-boat.html#more"></a>Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-83411723857386753512012-07-20T17:04:00.004-06:002012-07-20T17:04:50.751-06:00Who was Phoebe Ann Lymburner?In addition to researching how historical facts of the past relate to and affected my ancestors, I am equally fascinated by the science behind familial relationships. Whether it be a study on "nature vs nurture" (especially when it comes to "talents" and other gifts of the spirit), or the recent developments of DNA research and its effects on our genetics, I find a deeper connection to my heritage.<br />
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When I first learned about mitochondrial DNA, I was so excited. To think that a part of my DNA structure has been passed down from mother to daughter for generations with minimal changes (if any) amazes me. That "mitochondrial Eve" for my own personal family tree would be a woman I only know as "Phoebe Ann Smith Lymburner". She passed her mtDNA on to her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Lymburner, who then passed the same mtDNA to her daughter, Mabel Ellen Ogle, who then passed the same code on to my grandmother, Elsie Marie Roberts, then on to my mother and myself. And now I have passed the same to my own daughters, and consequently on to my granddaughters. And this tiny little code buried deep in our cells binds us to each other.<br />
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Which brings me to the reason for today's post. I don't really know much about my 3rd great grandmother. I am able to take my "Lymburner" lines back further, but Pheobe Ann Smith Lymburner is a bit of a brickwall to me. So I am going to devote some effort over the rest of this year to see of I can f ind out more about her. In the meantime ...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Phoebe Ann Smith was born in Sep 1826
in Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. When she was 18, she married William
Lymburner (son of John Lymburner Jr. and Margaret Swick), about 1845 in
Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada.
They had nine children: John Milton Lymburner; Culver R Lymburner,
Alfred Kirk Lymburner; Alexander Lymburner, George Hamilton Lymburner, Patrick
Lymburner, Fralick Lymburner, Mary Elizabeth Lymburner and Rosanah Lymburner. She died on 02 Oct 1884, and is buried in
Dochstader Cemetery at Caistor Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">(WARNING: The above information was gathered from various sources a long time ago, and unfortunately I did not do so well in keeping a record of those sources. So if you copy any of this information, please be sure to validate my information with your own research. I sure wouldn't want to pass along incorrect information.)</span></div>
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What I don't know:</h3>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1) Who were Phoebe Ann Smith's parents?</span></div>
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2) Was "Smith" her correct maiden name?<br />
3) Does her family have anything to do with "Smithville", the community next to Caistorville?<br />
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What documents do I have:</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1938. MS 935, reels 1-615. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Phoebe Ann Lymburner, Reel: 37. (18 July 2012)</td></tr>
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Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Love and Aloha,<br />
~Cuzn Amy
</div>Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com19516-9536 York Rd, Canfield, ON N0A 1C0, Canada43.051043 -79.71356442.8654175 -80.029421 43.2366685 -79.397707000000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-45670223049859151332012-03-30T18:20:00.001-06:002012-03-30T18:20:44.084-06:001940 US Census - Who I am looking for ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy the NARA website.</td></tr>
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I have been busy the last week getting ready for the release of the 1940 US Census. Here is the list of direct ancestors that I plan to look for starting April 2, 2012.<br />
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Lucky for me, the majority of my family was living in Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan ... a small city with a population of just under 2200 within the city limits in 1940.<br />
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My maternal grandparents, Fred Aaron Arntz and Elsie Marie (Roberts) Arntz were married with one child and I believe living on Bartlett Street in Harbor Beach. Living nearby Fred and Elsie were Fred's parents, William Edward Arntz (1882-1943) and Betsy Lurene (French) Arntz (1882-1948), as well as Elsie's parents Alfred C Roberts (1881-1946) and Mabel Ellen (Ogle) Roberts (1884-1958).<br />
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My paternal grandparents, Emerson Harley Wood and Ruth M (Volz) Wood were married with one child and I believe living on First or Second Avenue in Harbor Beach. Living nearby Emerson and Ruth were Em's parents Robert Harold Wood (1893-1961) and Lottie Belle (Minard) Wood (1893-1977). <br />
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Ruth's family came from the Village of Minden, in Sanilac County, Michigan ... which was an even smaller community. Ruth's parents were William Charles Volz (1881-1966) and Jennie Violet (Clark) Volz (1886-1948). The Volz family still runs a dairy farm just outside of Minden, and at one time I believe the owned the IGA grocery store in town.<br />
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But I think the most fun relatives to search for will be my two oldest living family members. I had two great great grandmothers still living on April 1, 1940, Elizabeth (Binder) Volz who was born in 1853 and Caroline Elizabeth (Sterling) Wood who was born in 1868.<br />
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And of course I can't forget to look for my "bonus" (aka step) grandfather, B. Blake Soule (1915-1995). Blake and Elsie were married in 1973, and I was fortunate to spend time at their home in Ubly during several summer vacation trips to Michigan when I was young. In 1940 Blake was married to Olive Pearl Stoken and living somewhere in either Sanilac or Huron county. I don't believe I ever met her or her children but I know they had a couple children, so this part of their story will be new to me. :) B. Blake Soule was a retired Huron County Magistrate and I remember he liked to listen to the police scanner. I thought that was really cool. :)<br />
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If you are interested in finding out how to access the 1940 US Census for your family, be sure to visit Stephen Morse's One Step website at <a href="http://stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php">http://stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php</a>. Don't let the word "quiz" confuse you, the website functions more like a tutorial helping you narrow down which "tool" to use to find the enumeration district your family is likely to be found in.<br />
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If you are researching Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan you will want to start from this One Step page ... <a href="http://bit.ly/HyXIyG">http://bit.ly/HyXIyG</a><br />
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If you are researching in the Village of Minden City, Sanilac, Michigan you can start from this One Step page ... <a href="http://bit.ly/H4EXX0">http://bit.ly/H4EXX0</a><br />
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I can't believe we are down to three days. :) I'm ready, are you???<br />
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Love & Aloha,<br />
~Cuzn AmyAmy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-30982257287522401542012-03-28T10:07:00.001-06:002012-03-28T10:07:19.096-06:00Jane Thrower French<br />
This weeks family history project is to find out as much as I can about Jane Thrower, the second wife of my great great grandfather Aaron French.<br />
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What I currently know:<br />
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Jane Thrower was born in August of 1870 in Canada. She married Aaron French in 1896, and they had several children. My notes indicate they had three children, but my current family group sheet lists five sons (Charles E, Thomas J, Edward, Aaron Dewey, and Lawrence). They lived in Sanilac county, Michigan. I don't know when she died or where she is buried. Additionally, I think I may have some photographs of her in my French family file that I need to go through.<br />
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My research goals are as follows:<br />
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1. Find out were in Canada Jane Thrower was born. <br />
2. Find out who Jane Thrower's parents were.<br />
3. Find out when in 1896 that Jane Thrower and Aaron French were married.<br />
4. Find out when and where Jane Thrower French died.<br />
5. Find out where Jane Thrower French is buried.<br />
6. Locate any photographs of Jane Thrower French that I can.<br />
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Some resources I will check out:<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/" target="_blank">FamilySearch.com</a> - marriage records for Michigan, and any census records.<br />
2. Ancestry.com - public family trees and census records for 1880 and 1900 to start with.<br />
3. <a href="http://seekingmichigan.org/" target="_blank">SeekingMichigan.org</a> - any death certificates for Thrower or French in Sanilac County.<br />
4. My personal French family file in my Footsteps in Time binder.<br />
5. <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/" target="_blank">FindAGrave.com</a> - for any French family buried in Sanilac County, Michigan.<br />
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Wish me luck.<br />
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Love and Aloha,<br />
~Cuzn Amy<br />Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0Sanilac, MI, USA43.4069041 -82.734714243.0375916 -83.3664282 43.7762166 -82.1030002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-9492680710088647622012-03-20T09:00:00.000-06:002012-03-20T09:00:09.372-06:00Tuesday's Tip - Helpful Research Websites for Northern New York CountiesWhile helping a friend of mine do some research on her family lines from Franklin County, New York, I came across a wonderful <strong>FREE</strong> resource of historical newspapers. We found a motherlode of information, and I thought I better share this website with anyone else who might be doing research in the northern counties of New York (specifically Essex, Clinton, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Jefferson and Oswego counties).<br />
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The <a href="http://news.nnyln.net/index.html" target="_blank">Northern New York Historical Newspapers </a>can be found at <a href="http://news.nnyln.net/index.html">http://news.nnyln.net/index.html</a>. The website contains more than 2,284,000 pages from fifty-two newspapers from the region. They were scanned, processed by an optical character recognition program (OCR) and then converted to PDF files. The PDF files were then indexed and uploaded to the website, so you can search through the images.<br />
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Once you find an image, you can then quickly search inside the image by right clicking on the image and selecting FIND or by using the search shortcut feature Ctrl+F.<br />
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In addition to this website which contain only newspaper images, there are additional historical photos and other materials from various archives and special collections for several of these counties at the <a href="http://www.nyheritage.org/" target="_blank">New York Heritage</a> website. <br />
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Here's hoping you find that missing piece in your research soon. <br />
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Love and Aloha,<br />
Cuzn AmyAmy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343534366640358537.post-36884664628609271602012-03-07T17:00:00.000-07:002012-03-07T17:00:00.092-07:00Murray City, Utah Prepares For The 1940 US CensusThe Census is coming!! The Census is coming!! Only 26 days left before the 1940 US Census images are released to the public for viewing. Are you ready??<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t know much about the 1940s except what I learned in school, which was mostly centered on the effects of the Great Depression and World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither of my parents was born before the 1940s census, but their parents were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emerson and Ruth (Volz) Wood and Fred and Elsie (Roberts) Arntz were newly married and raising their young families in Harbor Beach, Michigan in the 1940s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither of my grandfathers served in World War II, and we never really talked about the effects of the Great Depression on them personally in much detail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since they have all passed away, I am hoping that the 1940 US Census will give me a better snapshot of their earlier lives that I no longer can ask them about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have been enumerated in five censuses myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though I don’t remember much about them, I do know there was a lot of hoopla surrounding each event, to get everyone educated and excited to participate in the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I decided to do some research on my own in my local newspapers, to see how they presented the 1940s census to the population. I wish Michigan newspapers were available online, but so far I've had very little luck finding a good FREE resource, so for this article I've used the GREAT collection of Utah newspapers gathered by the University of Utah (Go Utes!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The University of Utah has an amazing collection of digitized newspapers, holding over 1,000,000 pages of historic Utah newspapers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Utah Digital Newspapers (UDN) collection can be found at </span><a href="http://digitalnewspapers.org/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri;">http://digitalnewspapers.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. There are 12 newspapers at the Utah Digital Newspapers Collection that cover the 1940s: Park Record, Vernal Express, Davis County Clipper, Manti Messenger, Times Independent, Eureka Reporter, Morgan County News, Garfield County News, San Juan Record, Piute County News, Murray Eagle, and the Kane County Standard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also eight newspapers that carry editions from various dates in the 1940s, such as: Rich County News, Richfield Reaper, Roosevelt Standard, Millard County Chronicle, Parowan Times, Iron County Record, Topaz Times and the Tooele County Chronicle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My husband's family have been long time residents of Murray City, Utah. <a href="http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Murray+Eagle" target="_blank">The Murray Eagle</a> images covers the time period 1927 to 1960. If you have ancestors who were living in Murray City during this time period, this is a wonderful FREE resource of local history. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In an effort to get the local populace ready for the 1940s census enumerators, the Murray Eagle ran several articles about various aspects of the census including a historical piece, editorial commentary about various questions, and instructions on how to prepare in advance for the farm schedules.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first article that I found was written by Elmo Scott Watson and released by the Western Newspaper Union entitled “<a href="http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/murray,6048" target="_blank">Uncle Sam Prepares to Count His Children – and How His Family Has Grown Since First Census in 1790!</a>” on December 21, 1939. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The article was well written with a history of how the census came to be, the population predictions of President John Adams and President John Tyler, and a fear among the deeply religious early settlers that the 1790 census would bring about a destruction, similar to the time in the Bible when David numbered Israel and the Lord sent pestilence to smote them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Officials of the census bureau regard the 1940 US Census as probably the most important and far reaching since that first one 150 years ago. For this one will be much more than a mere counting of noses.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to the usual questions of population, industry, and farming and manufacturing production … the census will also focus on the “new social and economic situations which have arisen in the last few years, bringing with them problems that are yet unsolved”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 1940 US Census included questions about unemployment and migration from one state to another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the health questions were intended to help the government anticipate how many men would be incapacitated for military service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On February 1, 1940 there was an article on Page 2 entitled “<a href="http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/murray,6896" target="_blank">Range of Family</a>” </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">explaining how “family” and “dwelling” would be defined in the 1940 US Census.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On March 14, 1940 there was an article in the Farm News on Page 7 entitled “<a href="http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/murray,7548" target="_blank">U.S. Bureau of Census Requests Cooperation in 1940 Inquiry</a>” </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">informing farmers that they can help increase the speed and accuracy of the Census by filling out a sample farm census schedule created by the US Department of Commerce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On March 21, 1940 there was an <a href="http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/murray,7748" target="_blank">Editorial</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">about two questions objected to by many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Question 33 asks about income over $50 from sources other than wages or salary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Question 48 asks if a person has been married more than once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">By August 1, 1940 the Murray Eagle headlines declared “<a href="http://udn.lib.utah.edu/u?/murray,9811" target="_blank">Census Shows 468 Population Gain. Murray Falls Short of Fifth Largest City By Three Babies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With 5,640 Tally</a>”. Would be interesting to see if we could find out who the next three babies born after April 1st in Murray were? ;o) Bet their mother's would have been glad to deliver early, especially if they were at that horrible last month waiting stage. </span></div>
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If you are looking for some additional help to get you prepared to research the 1940 Census, be sure to stop by the Legacy Family Tree website. They hosted a free webinar today with over 1,000 attendees called “<em><strong>Navigating the 1940 US Census</strong></em>”. Luckily the webinar was recorded, and you can access the recording for free ... but only until March 19, 2012. So don't procrastinate.</div>
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Simply visit <a href="http://www.millenniacorp.com/_videos/webinars/2012-03-07-1940/2012-03-07-1940.html">http://www.millenniacorp.com/_videos/webinars/2012-03-07-1940/2012-03-07-1940.html</a> and then press the play button.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are fortunate enough to have someone in your life who remembers the 1940s, be sure to interview them. The <em>Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook</em> by Emily Anne Croom has some wonderful interview questions related to the 1940s and WWII that can help you get started. You should be able to find her workbook at most public libraries, or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unpuzzling-Your-Past-Workbook/dp/155870423X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331162678&sr=8-1" target="_blank">purchase your own copy through Amazon</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And don't forget, there is still time to register to help index the 1940 US Census. Just go to the <a href="https://the1940census.com/" target="_blank">1940 US Census Community Project</a> and download the indexing software (found under <a href="https://the1940census.com/resources/downloads/" target="_blank">Downloads</a> in the Quick Links section). </span> </div>
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Let the countdown continue ... :)</div>
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Love and Aloha,<br />
~Amy</div>Amy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089643550948014217noreply@blogger.com0