tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206738572024-03-06T12:00:45.375-08:00Attic TreasuresFamily Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-20244366300352142972011-05-06T11:37:00.000-07:002011-05-06T11:39:37.859-07:00It pays to keep looking...<div style="text-align: justify;">Even though you've checked a website before, perhaps several times before, it pays to check again. I periodically search the <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1030">Ancestry Public Member Trees</a> for several of my direct line ancestors. I always hope to find someone researching the same families. I'm generally disappointed. However, yesterday when I checked Henry Pilgrim (my 3rd great grandfather) I saw what purported to be a photograph of him with is wife (Zilpah Pritchett Pilgrim). It's an obvious photocopy of a photograph with a typewritten notation at the bottom that reads "Henry Pilgrim Sr. - and wife Zylphia Pritchett Pilgrim."</div><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="http://www.blogger.com/goog_894524235" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSzKho4pwsH_Mrp2lvNvdegmRqrZ66Zw3hx-TAInaUMHNbUivHZ82XLSW4GZzo7UGHPSQGcX_LlJfV319KEb_Ic0Ef-5KB61QVBXmVycsC7BGSTZ2sSV_kTkGWsJX-ydd7pRFow/s320/PilgrimHenry%2526Zylpha.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image from the "</span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">Warner/Joyce/Schultz/Wahl" </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">Public Member Tree </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">on </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">Ancestry.com submitted by </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">"</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">jonathantripple"</span></i></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The picture was added on 11 Feb 2011. I quickly sent a message to the submitter asking how they obtained the picture, how it was identified and who has the original. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to confirm the authenticity of the photo and perhaps obtain a better copy.</div><br />
It pays to look...and look again!Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-55197164270186964322010-10-20T10:00:00.000-07:002014-07-15T11:12:59.351-07:00Wordless Wednesday...<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyhlsub8RQW9XDhntLprEpRmYsk4afrUfNt0QH4NPDV-GctyfYcNcGe0fZ4zcmID5V0nV8T6uorEMByY_YOEcc8HedXT8Gfk-nEXjX8whU7Pgjd_8xDtuipoxHaKvD_TzOFZQ_A/s1600/BurtnerCatherine-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Catherine Burtner Downey - Picture Postcard - Front" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyhlsub8RQW9XDhntLprEpRmYsk4afrUfNt0QH4NPDV-GctyfYcNcGe0fZ4zcmID5V0nV8T6uorEMByY_YOEcc8HedXT8Gfk-nEXjX8whU7Pgjd_8xDtuipoxHaKvD_TzOFZQ_A/s320/BurtnerCatherine-2.jpg" ex="true" height="320" title="Catherine Burtner Downey - Picture Postcard - Front" width="193" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxdCJUjylU8SX4NN9-w50DI7y9mM9MhZZRddTiTXHBJPq_eX6O5zGfp7GmT-v85ai5vIsnSC5iB0LVe3r0lKku2GfWXTAaPCQxVhkTnWRn-x1I0-FyDxbYLuFXRdH1nIkA8OdGg/s1600/Burtner-Postcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Catherine Burtner Downey - Picture Postcard - Back" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxdCJUjylU8SX4NN9-w50DI7y9mM9MhZZRddTiTXHBJPq_eX6O5zGfp7GmT-v85ai5vIsnSC5iB0LVe3r0lKku2GfWXTAaPCQxVhkTnWRn-x1I0-FyDxbYLuFXRdH1nIkA8OdGg/s320/Burtner-Postcard.jpg" ex="true" height="196" title="Catherine Burtner Downey - Picture Postcard - Back" width="320" /></a></div>
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Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-70455430013385265192010-10-19T12:33:00.001-07:002022-01-10T13:06:21.103-08:00The subject was...obituaries...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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A few months ago I attended a genealogy chat in <a href="http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1">Second Life</a> - the topic was obituaries. It was another great chat hosted by Genie Weezles. After the chat I visited several of the sites recommended and hit "pay dirt." One of the suggested sites was for the <a href="http://www.huntington.edu/ubhc/genealogical/obits/index.htm">United Brethren Obituaries Index (Sorry the link is no longer active)</a>. My husband had ancestors that were United Brethren and I decided to check the index. A quick search for "Burtner" showed Rev. Henry Burtner. When I clicked on the link I didn't just get a transcript, but a clipping of the obituary from the <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">4 Mar 1857 </span></span> issue of the <em>Religious Telescope</em> publication (Dayton, OH). This wonderful clipping gave a memoir of Rev. Burtner's life, and contained information I didn't have previously.</div>
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Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-56028101353310939772010-10-19T11:24:00.000-07:002014-07-15T11:15:47.644-07:00Tombstone Tuesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXvQ6PlnK6KL6X9LFt7LTGXefdAsf927spo9SXlNbX_YZVyTNzcGsRarr9NtOZUksM9giBeNs1UJjwWO2OUFme3BqHxd0HUnbLh7xDceUZtLI14SdSl2EdrJiImMBsyqCPugVFQ/s1600/YunkerEmily-Headstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Emily Susan Yunker - Headstone" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXvQ6PlnK6KL6X9LFt7LTGXefdAsf927spo9SXlNbX_YZVyTNzcGsRarr9NtOZUksM9giBeNs1UJjwWO2OUFme3BqHxd0HUnbLh7xDceUZtLI14SdSl2EdrJiImMBsyqCPugVFQ/s320/YunkerEmily-Headstone.jpg" ex="true" height="216" title="Emily Susan Yunker - Headstone" width="320" /></a></div>
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Emily Susan Yunker</div>
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Daughter of John James & Mary Ann (Younger) Yunker</div>
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Born 11 Sep 1873, Effingham county, Illinois</div>
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Died 9 Nov 1884, Fayette county, Illinois*</div>
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Buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Effingham county, Illinois</div>
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Emily Susan Yunker spent the morning of November 9th baking pies. Once she finished she went outside to play. While playing around the family's wagon in the yard, she was crushed to death. The pies she baked that morning ended up being served to guests after her funeral. </div>
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<em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Fayette county, IL 1884 death register #1140</span></em></div>
Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-63863281439484945782010-10-04T15:35:00.000-07:002014-07-15T11:20:12.728-07:00On this day in our family history...<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDInHnfDNdGyWi9YmRmBeoZRpS7qucyRA95VDaaaIv0osVkGD_IcU-qig57vvArV6K8tQQpjVdmGLRI6FgIsyGGyKXSuzPnEwiCeJsiID37jcSDxiwTWneHTAbSv5I7-B3c8XXdw/s1600/OsbornAlanson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alanson Osborn" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDInHnfDNdGyWi9YmRmBeoZRpS7qucyRA95VDaaaIv0osVkGD_IcU-qig57vvArV6K8tQQpjVdmGLRI6FgIsyGGyKXSuzPnEwiCeJsiID37jcSDxiwTWneHTAbSv5I7-B3c8XXdw/s1600/OsbornAlanson.jpg" px="true" title="Alanson Osborn" /></a></div>
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This is Alanson Osborn (also known as A. Lanson Osborn), my husband's great great grandfather. He was born 15 Aug 1822 in Athens county, Ohio and died on this day in 1895 (4 Oct 1895) in Moweaqua, Shelby county, Illinois. </div>
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Alanson, is buried in Ludwig Cemetery, Shelby county, Illinois. A short obituary was found in the Moweaqua Call-Mail Newspaper (Moweaqua, Shelby county, Illinois), 9 Oct 1895 issue, pg. 3, col. 1.</div>
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<em>The Protrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois</em> from the Biographical Publishing Co. of Chicago, 1891 (available on-line at the <a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/portraitbiographic00biogr#page/434/mode/2up">Internet Archive</a>) has a biographical sketch of Alanson on pages 434 to 436.</div>
Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-59873724308812953102010-08-05T11:26:00.000-07:002014-07-15T11:22:28.395-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">
My husband's great grandfather, William Albert Downey, owned a cabinet shop/furniture shop in Decatur, Illinois. He had been a carpenter most of his life. We have a photo of him in his shop.</div>
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We also have a blank receipt from his business. It shows the address as <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2177+North+Church+St.,+Decatur,+Illinois&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.008397,106.787109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2177+N+Church+St,+Decatur,+Macon,+Illinois+62526&ll=39.865274,-88.95779&spn=0.002252,0.006518&t=h&z=18">2177 North Church St., Decatur, Illinois</a>.</div>
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But even more imporant than these items is the piece of furniture we have that was made by William Albert Downey. It's a wash stand. It actually has a mirror to go with it, but when we inherited it the mirror was in really bad shape and was being refinished. Unfortunately it's still in the same condition :-)</div>
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Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-66505567872624356732010-04-05T10:33:00.001-07:002022-01-10T13:08:44.445-08:00From DDDs to remarks...did I miss something important???<div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GenealogyInsider?format=xml" target="_blank">Genealogy Insider</a> blog had a posting today about <a href="http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2010/04/05/Search1880DDDSchedulesFor14StatesOnAncestrycom.aspx">DDD schedules</a>. I'll be honest...I hadn't heard of the DDD schedules or paid attention to column 15 of the 1880 census. Perhaps that was because I didn't have any ancestors that had a notation in that column, but I had to be sure I hadn't missed anything. So I set about to check various ancestors, and while I didn't find any ddd's, I did notice something that had escaped my initial research...the census takers "remarks." Here is a portion of the page I was viewing. The enumerater made several comments at the bottom of the page. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvIYDWv9OV_3Y4RKqvPMfpXT9YH1zihYtXVDDDGsSFDusyNkkKAivOdfVlTxDMmBfiX8Z-Gjvsrc8f-JldTyI19a5a0hVS8G8uFTUQ51eSW99SfcbUkxCNjFPcIPwVzZHABmzVg/s1600/CensusRemarks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvIYDWv9OV_3Y4RKqvPMfpXT9YH1zihYtXVDDDGsSFDusyNkkKAivOdfVlTxDMmBfiX8Z-Gjvsrc8f-JldTyI19a5a0hVS8G8uFTUQ51eSW99SfcbUkxCNjFPcIPwVzZHABmzVg/s320/CensusRemarks.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">None of these were my family, but what if they had been? I might have missed them completely. So now, besides looking for ddd's, I also have to look at the end of township enumerations for any "remarks" I missed. OK...I must go now and get busy.</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-22564174958365834882010-03-31T09:00:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:32:19.369-07:00Wordless Wednesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Died 17 Apr 1984 - Phoenix, Arizona</div>
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Buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas</div>
Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-22314514786650823102010-03-30T10:36:00.000-07:002010-03-30T10:53:28.069-07:00Tombstone Tuesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Christ Church Cemetery</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sherburne, Chenango county, New York</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uhqWjtd4OI_4eo653U5e4FKKTw_fKkO9d0LhkKIsBPm29E0w0SFdPfVh5G-7PlkDpknKiIVdvhjVq0_JavZm7mXvEWoQkuh0RZi3byPoE09lvvoFle8rNA1vF_qJGbBMkcbyCw/s1600/MedburyStephen&Athalinda-Headstone-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uhqWjtd4OI_4eo653U5e4FKKTw_fKkO9d0LhkKIsBPm29E0w0SFdPfVh5G-7PlkDpknKiIVdvhjVq0_JavZm7mXvEWoQkuh0RZi3byPoE09lvvoFle8rNA1vF_qJGbBMkcbyCw/s320/MedburyStephen&Athalinda-Headstone-2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU54NM1wNWHhfqj1Km3giQdcPeVYHfC7C7ruKuVsi71LG6mxGp2kItOF6BFtFXd1qybktS2ecqATOiwvkG0s4J2b86EPgDeu4Hztm7M-8kL9SDtaAs_MbxDJQeXcTghAYtX07AEQ/s1600/MedburyStephen&Athalinda-Headstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU54NM1wNWHhfqj1Km3giQdcPeVYHfC7C7ruKuVsi71LG6mxGp2kItOF6BFtFXd1qybktS2ecqATOiwvkG0s4J2b86EPgDeu4Hztm7M-8kL9SDtaAs_MbxDJQeXcTghAYtX07AEQ/s320/MedburyStephen&Athalinda-Headstone.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephen Medbury - Died 9 Nov 1869</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Athalinda Medbury (his wife) - Died 4 Nov 1884</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-43156085801996427892010-03-29T21:54:00.000-07:002010-03-30T21:13:57.751-07:00Help! Can a man really die twice????<div style="text-align: justify;">Maybe someone out there in the genealogy world can figure this one out. There's probably a very simple explanation...hopefully someone understands these documents better than I do.<br />
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It all started when I was trying to find Civil War records for my great-great grandfather, John Johns (born OH between 1840 and 1842). John's wife was Cynthia Pilgrim; they were married 3 Sep 1862 in Dakota county, NE (Vol. 1, Pg. 47).<br />
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My first stop was <a href="http://www.footnote.com/">Footnote</a> where I found the following <strong>THREE</strong> Civil War Pension records. I believe it's the same person because the certificate number is the same, 500787.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGqs1VxBKNWpnTR4hRwDRZ2jnEvSdYn1NsuEAkbXR4GxvO_I2B7qI9mR9nZPXXqfOvpx__AHE6r-75MjIQlNL_3rNeZCaPkFYs5BGR_c-taTz5guNdmmt55EZ84-0ESdLoaCzVg/s1600/Johns,+John-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGqs1VxBKNWpnTR4hRwDRZ2jnEvSdYn1NsuEAkbXR4GxvO_I2B7qI9mR9nZPXXqfOvpx__AHE6r-75MjIQlNL_3rNeZCaPkFYs5BGR_c-taTz5guNdmmt55EZ84-0ESdLoaCzVg/s320/Johns,+John-3.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh_ha4guZobI6_HAX4qKB4WUq0ejIO_xF1RW5XmHPzYsdHITGT53g-_NWty9xjlkh1waHfG2dk_rkOc_mWHsZ8TFgumQmqyBqHhmH-0Ua6mhFu2Too2xb4L8CfPQEjfk9_rpKDA/s1600/Johns,+John-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh_ha4guZobI6_HAX4qKB4WUq0ejIO_xF1RW5XmHPzYsdHITGT53g-_NWty9xjlkh1waHfG2dk_rkOc_mWHsZ8TFgumQmqyBqHhmH-0Ua6mhFu2Too2xb4L8CfPQEjfk9_rpKDA/s320/Johns,+John-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGi2FKyS6Gb_9JaOYfYYespbuhN9cCCIX7XxUGRUlpvkVkMQhZ1adIRAjXU157e8dweFkhLI3nzsugfiNFe8GcxWciUngquQMjw2injTDUHQpH0Jyuj7Er-SYL8Pkd57ZuVWHgw/s1600/Johns,+John.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGi2FKyS6Gb_9JaOYfYYespbuhN9cCCIX7XxUGRUlpvkVkMQhZ1adIRAjXU157e8dweFkhLI3nzsugfiNFe8GcxWciUngquQMjw2injTDUHQpH0Jyuj7Er-SYL8Pkd57ZuVWHgw/s320/Johns,+John.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">At the bottom of each card is "Died" and a date. Two of the cards have Oct. 13 1910 in Monte Vista, CA (which is in Placer county), but the other one has Dec. 10, 1920 in Del Paso Heights, CA (which is in Sacramento county).</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">How can he die on two different dates...ten years apart??? Help...can someone explain this to me?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">To re-enforce that this John Johns is my John Johns...I have Margretta (Blay) Johns' address book which has a notation of "John Johns Del Paso Heights California." Margretta was John's daughter-in-law (married to his son, Robert William Johns). Del Paso is the location of death at the bottom of the first card (above).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZMEY2SZzOeO0ZqQpXTxeo9_Qeb2KJDm3OdTND2tw0bBGquwy0Th5hmPZ5B1wgZQV3NXDEuvEXi4kcy9girZgj0m97S50__gA2aOJXRkjKi8x-86suyQZsHZzx7gFYQPLAh7cvA/s1600/MargrettaBlayBook.png" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZMEY2SZzOeO0ZqQpXTxeo9_Qeb2KJDm3OdTND2tw0bBGquwy0Th5hmPZ5B1wgZQV3NXDEuvEXi4kcy9girZgj0m97S50__gA2aOJXRkjKi8x-86suyQZsHZzx7gFYQPLAh7cvA/s320/MargrettaBlayBook.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">Ancestry</a> I found two records for John Johns in the "U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938" database. Again...these appear to be the same person as they have the same pension certificate number of 500787.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJHTuZC7Yy2bSNn6r2YeqIUZkHUwEzVVBLFda1V42k-v6vQIADQce8y1luhE1QxF_M_j_kgvjRt312HBtGKjeZM3QEM_erRpkiIeS5BUk3euqp1NOu8rRZByC-9s_Mt4O_yihhQ/s1600/JohnsJohn-CivilWar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJHTuZC7Yy2bSNn6r2YeqIUZkHUwEzVVBLFda1V42k-v6vQIADQce8y1luhE1QxF_M_j_kgvjRt312HBtGKjeZM3QEM_erRpkiIeS5BUk3euqp1NOu8rRZByC-9s_Mt4O_yihhQ/s320/JohnsJohn-CivilWar.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCDGFjmR6LWBP8hjil7q5FiAU7KiQWrh89_4Ao0ixq8v7ugX3v1vomAsuTFsZV0-9xJewg0h1pi8D_JiEB2C60m7Giu-9GDRW9bL_2dTnzFyVkY4v5F7nA6rW2tvP6C-uQWVk5Q/s1600/JohnsJohn-CivilWar-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCDGFjmR6LWBP8hjil7q5FiAU7KiQWrh89_4Ao0ixq8v7ugX3v1vomAsuTFsZV0-9xJewg0h1pi8D_JiEB2C60m7Giu-9GDRW9bL_2dTnzFyVkY4v5F7nA6rW2tvP6C-uQWVk5Q/s320/JohnsJohn-CivilWar-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In the first record his wife is listed as Carrie. Could Carrie be Cynthia? Is it a variation of the name Cynthia, or is this another wife? I last found Cynthia in the 1880 census (living in Nebraska), by 1900 she is gone and he's listed as a widow (living in Denver, Colorado). In the 1910 census (enumerated on 16 Apr 1910) he's still in Denver, Colorado but is now living with his daughter, Hattie (Johns) Smith and her family. He's still listed as a widower. In the second veteran's home record above, his wife is listed as Frances...what? Another wife? You've got to be kidding... Could they make this any more confusing? By the way...the age listed in both records indicates his age when he entered the veteran's home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In the 1920 U.S. Census (enumerated 23 Mar 1920) I can find a John Johns at the National Military Home in Malibu, Los Angeles county, CA. He has the right age and birth location. But there is also another John Johns (with the right age and birth location) living in Malibu, Los Angeles county, CA (enumerated 5 Jan 1920) living with his wife, Fraces(sic). How could this be him when the veteran's home record above indicates he was admitted 27 Dec 1919 and released 10 Aug 1920?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So...are you as confused as I am? Does anyone out there want to take a shot at helping me figure this out? Come on...be brave...</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-75647674849119797242010-03-29T13:36:00.000-07:002010-03-31T10:22:51.078-07:00On this day in our family history...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">Jasper Johns and Katie Bliven were married on this day (29 Mar) in 1895; Dakota City, Dakota county, Nebraska (Vol. 3, Pg. 218). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtMj6Rga3lMd68HDvy1cIUthSMUT14tcPJyblzcKTFJuyvgSGpmU5DG6jI96gjvzKhrojM-8BQqsozb5e_qI3yivWAh-_7JVu1Ja6MrLxOhrLamCeIaQiRMELWjtqhEOlcGug-g/s1600/M-057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtMj6Rga3lMd68HDvy1cIUthSMUT14tcPJyblzcKTFJuyvgSGpmU5DG6jI96gjvzKhrojM-8BQqsozb5e_qI3yivWAh-_7JVu1Ja6MrLxOhrLamCeIaQiRMELWjtqhEOlcGug-g/s320/M-057.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">Below is a picture of Jasper and Katie. I believe the photo was taken in Sioux City, Iowa - possibly when they were living with their son, Earl G. Johns at 216 South Collins Street. You can see the house number directly above them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDWSjPKsr1nticOoioH_wxNvYD0XuCO1LQFW3kVZLRej4gwbaCTAIaPrpS9BMKs-RJlak5xYYNGv1SF5IwpS3QIWC6Og3ToELFSCmdDF_Kpqf8a0YauDsB2qhJvawMKMwBSrZYQ/s1600/JohnsJasper&Katie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDWSjPKsr1nticOoioH_wxNvYD0XuCO1LQFW3kVZLRej4gwbaCTAIaPrpS9BMKs-RJlak5xYYNGv1SF5IwpS3QIWC6Og3ToELFSCmdDF_Kpqf8a0YauDsB2qhJvawMKMwBSrZYQ/s320/JohnsJasper&Katie.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The 1930 census shows them all living together at that address (#209/209, Pg. 13a, E.D. 34, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAg-7sOgtBqJrsq7NqHX3BAQg1_hoJQGT0NzoJf1lQK140PeerGktaaDOcEWICPtcqr0g94-RqrUk6jyWRbSKsgbMnaqATwOOq5Djr7Gk3QD7apRqSKu5TZuC8vEqt2JJWAe1-ig/s1600/IA-Woodbury-SiouxCity-1930-Pg13a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAg-7sOgtBqJrsq7NqHX3BAQg1_hoJQGT0NzoJf1lQK140PeerGktaaDOcEWICPtcqr0g94-RqrUk6jyWRbSKsgbMnaqATwOOq5Djr7Gk3QD7apRqSKu5TZuC8vEqt2JJWAe1-ig/s320/IA-Woodbury-SiouxCity-1930-Pg13a.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The image below is from <a href="http://www.bing.com/">Bing</a> <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH10">maps</a> and shows a current view of 216 South Collins St., Sioux City, IA. I wish it could show a street view of the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BzXZFPH-G9_MCq23OdxsT2REsZKdnJRo6HzGj7iCy2Fu01h50QzAnXFXMA_fnW357jBjk9Bb_uaI14x86lpWZ6WMHzPOg7yWTT-3pWAyPAQLW71wA5PPCgYLxUP483U3S8diew/s1600/216SouthCollins-SiouxCity-IA.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BzXZFPH-G9_MCq23OdxsT2REsZKdnJRo6HzGj7iCy2Fu01h50QzAnXFXMA_fnW357jBjk9Bb_uaI14x86lpWZ6WMHzPOg7yWTT-3pWAyPAQLW71wA5PPCgYLxUP483U3S8diew/s320/216SouthCollins-SiouxCity-IA.png" /></a></div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-43281934522582620812010-03-17T11:01:00.000-07:002010-03-17T11:01:48.286-07:00Wordless Wednesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrIHF883_wegA-OeXphd-5vuENIGHI96Ejy5KmZKywYubEtziP50jJmY5M1yDI54FYkziSQ5EdLje0puJ8ZGTIZWH9pK7kytKIo0Lp1rhZ70VxebdD3JphGMTWKZ518pP8yrthg/s1600-h/Bessie-GladysDowney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrIHF883_wegA-OeXphd-5vuENIGHI96Ejy5KmZKywYubEtziP50jJmY5M1yDI54FYkziSQ5EdLje0puJ8ZGTIZWH9pK7kytKIo0Lp1rhZ70VxebdD3JphGMTWKZ518pP8yrthg/s320/Bessie-GladysDowney.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-5344123549122549152010-03-16T13:05:00.000-07:002010-03-16T13:05:47.929-07:00Tombstone Tuesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGtPsVw-JGVnqghKKUQ4FKCXYtmicF17qIagHxtaiEwlx4SLBmAiMYFwGrfdgbgvtvEZV0QYRq2g7gkZij2KARJDSGix0FE8PMj5YEOstq9Abtye1w5P-WYElvvDO1RnryiQogw/s1600-h/MorganThomas&Elizabeth&Amy-Headstone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGtPsVw-JGVnqghKKUQ4FKCXYtmicF17qIagHxtaiEwlx4SLBmAiMYFwGrfdgbgvtvEZV0QYRq2g7gkZij2KARJDSGix0FE8PMj5YEOstq9Abtye1w5P-WYElvvDO1RnryiQogw/s320/MorganThomas&Elizabeth&Amy-Headstone.png" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crynant Cemetery, Glamorgan, Wales</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Amy Morgan</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Born in California 16 Jun 1865</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Died at Swansea 20 Jan 1875</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>"As mine own shadow was this child to me</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>A second self far dearer and more fair."</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also <strong>Elizabeth Morgan</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Died 28 Apr 1892</div><div style="text-align: center;">Age 59</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>"Beloved in Life, Deeply Lamented in Death"</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also <strong>Thomas Morgan</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Died 19 Jul 1909</div><div style="text-align: center;">Age 81</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thomas came to the U.S. in 1852 eventually making his way to California where he co-owned a gold mine in Cherokee, CA with his younger brother, Jenkin Morgan. Around 1856 he went back to Wales where he married, Elizabeth Williams and by 1859 they are back in the U.S. Around 1870 the family returns to Wales where Thomas and Elizabeth remain for the rest of their lives. </div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-77589401696817081022010-03-16T11:00:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:41:19.465-07:00Paris Blues and my family history...hmmmmmHave you ever seen the movie Paris Blues?<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I don't think I've ever seen it, and you're probably wondering what this has to do with family history. Well a couple of days ago the answer would have been nothing. But that was a couple of days ago...before my Prehn research (that I talked about yesterday), before my recent trek to Genealogy Bank - where I let my fingers do the walking until I found..."Dallas Couple Lands in Paris Film Making."</span><br />
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Evidently Walter Lawrence Prehn and his wife, Carrie (Hille) Prehn, were vacationing in Europe. They made a visit to Paris and wanted to take a quick boat ride (or is that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bateau_Mouche">Bateau Mouche</a> ride?) on the Seine. They arrived just as the bateau mouche was starting off. They had to jump to get on the boat, but they made it. The trip is underway, but they realize it's not going to the destination they thought. Curious they stopped a man in a beret and asked where they were going. Needless to say the man was slightly taken aback...he thought they were joking. He informed them that the ship was being used as a movie set and all the "passengers" were actors. The film? You guessed it....Paris Blues. The newspaper article goes on to say that Joanne Woodward and Sidney Poitier stopped by and apologized to the Prehns. And the man in the beret? Why he was the director, Martin Ritt. Walter and Carrie ended up as extras in the movie. So now I'm going to have to rent the movie and watch for them.</div>
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I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again, I LOVE newspapers. You just never know what you're going to find. Does this add genealogically to my data? No, but I love the story and I love the little glimpse into their life. Things like this turn them from mere names into people, or ancestors.</div>
Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-77126239906634272412010-03-15T20:28:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:48:38.140-07:00Is there a story behind the certificate???<div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes we, as genealogists, focus on events and their corresponding sources (certificates, registers, etc). We tend to overlook the story behind those events or documents. Get the certificate, get the proof and move on to another ancestor. But...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was recently going through my file folder for Henry Prehn (my great-great grandfather) and his descendants. Entering data, organizing and scanning documents, researching on-line, etc. Henry's son, Walter Lawrence Prehn Sr., lived in Texas. So off I went to look for available Texas records. My first stop was <a href="http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?datestamp=1207438049458#c=1320964;p=collectionDetails">FamilySearch Record Search</a> where I found the death certificate for Margaret Ann Prehn (Walter L. Prehn Jr.'s daughter).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrIkt_NxBEDYRer540KyazXGB2w4FyHMMW9_LcV7JUE8bxXd-5-OfL5eaosGHpTlT6Gw4wuTkFka_ZfKPgejiVnq-RtFPLqdw-IJ6OIvyu4xxJalFEQ1l61L7vghXQAJSY9kXRg/s1600-h/D-333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrIkt_NxBEDYRer540KyazXGB2w4FyHMMW9_LcV7JUE8bxXd-5-OfL5eaosGHpTlT6Gw4wuTkFka_ZfKPgejiVnq-RtFPLqdw-IJ6OIvyu4xxJalFEQ1l61L7vghXQAJSY9kXRg/s320/D-333.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The cause of death is listed as "pulomary hemorrhage" and "severe 3rd degree burns." There are other notations like..."clothing caught on fire," This made me want to find the story behind the certificate. So I went to my favorite newspaper site - <a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/">Genealogy Bank</a>. There I found the sad tale...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was Christmas day 1953, and little Margaret had been given a grass skirt as a Christmas present. She had the skirt on...I can just picture her spinning around and watching the grass twirl..., but she got too close to a heater. The skirt caught fire and she was badly burned. She survived 5 months, but her little body was just too damaged, she died 16 May 1954. The story was carried in the 17 May 1954 issue of the Dallas Morning News (TX) newspaper, pg. 10.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGneTbG3AV9LLnbDPc5wEXQnQB5Z-rP9QADRUBX59eZT1Fs3cBEvuYEaMTieOna4x4mhDcEM5eQ0_MhFv6DLc729YJ98ASeILsi9Y8ahZMLSB0uJI22uPLc1Mt8Gu-vl0dv0e1AQ/s1600-h/PrehnMargaretAnn-Death.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGneTbG3AV9LLnbDPc5wEXQnQB5Z-rP9QADRUBX59eZT1Fs3cBEvuYEaMTieOna4x4mhDcEM5eQ0_MhFv6DLc729YJ98ASeILsi9Y8ahZMLSB0uJI22uPLc1Mt8Gu-vl0dv0e1AQ/s320/PrehnMargaretAnn-Death.jpg" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Are you like me? Do you want to find the story behind the facts? I can't even begin to imagine how devasted Margaret's parents were. To have such a happy ocassion go so horribly wrong - it's heartbreaking.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now to find out why she was buried in Palo Alto, California...hmmm...another story behind the story?</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-25993493936065949572010-02-04T11:11:00.000-08:002010-02-04T11:32:44.509-08:00A life that began and ended in February...<div style="text-align: justify;">According to his obituary (in the Carlinville Democrat (IL) newspaper, the major events of Edward Trover's life occurred in February. He was born <em><span style="color: #660000;">4 Feb 1887</span></em> (the son of Edward and Julia Morris Trover); he was married <em><span style="color: #660000;">2 Feb 1907</span></em> (to Lois Irene Gates); he died <em><span style="color: #660000;">19 Feb 1956</span></em> (in Carlinville, Macoupin county, IL); and he was buried <em><span style="color: #660000;">22 Feb 1956</span></em> (in the Carlinville City Cemetery).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EBlCoTtg0PTBOR0Mp-oorExdejwxGWyyQPqwilXkNDkerjJbkKHkcGqP2WakHoD0AhsKM9gRxhihtyDsA4sgxGlqM0L0m5mmDW8qQq0Hk5WbDSgkid84BTRs1YYLK24lY309kg/s1600-h/TroverEdward-Obit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EBlCoTtg0PTBOR0Mp-oorExdejwxGWyyQPqwilXkNDkerjJbkKHkcGqP2WakHoD0AhsKM9gRxhihtyDsA4sgxGlqM0L0m5mmDW8qQq0Hk5WbDSgkid84BTRs1YYLK24lY309kg/s320/TroverEdward-Obit.jpg" /></a></div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-35482490528193990682010-02-03T09:00:00.000-08:002010-02-03T14:39:29.074-08:00Wordless Wednesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Father & Daughter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaFIlf7a4A1O-vvON6XohVJTwxDJ8vMDO0OHP2iwnMQx1HM3rFTRLEyyy_zTpqDTv2mf4NZhm_SobBYdqoY_gbrlxZQ_NQh7yDV9Gg27erzEDicT0JONaKMft35M_gFUudrvnIw/s1600-h/AlbeeBertha-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaFIlf7a4A1O-vvON6XohVJTwxDJ8vMDO0OHP2iwnMQx1HM3rFTRLEyyy_zTpqDTv2mf4NZhm_SobBYdqoY_gbrlxZQ_NQh7yDV9Gg27erzEDicT0JONaKMft35M_gFUudrvnIw/s320/AlbeeBertha-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bertha Albee & Abraham Lincoln Albee</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-10624014506738615822010-02-02T14:06:00.000-08:002010-02-02T14:06:04.033-08:00Tombstone Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;">Abraham Lincoln Albee</div><div style="text-align: center;">20 Apr 1920</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7doml1aM2VfEIwV-G_35WwVVSimoDzb4TT1wcXtZ2cO7VHfMsEjzrAN2a3pKKpsvjfl_ew5gx3-qXXK8q6IRtW7JqZegIXDcKsBIk4q_HStjXZvUsqSWA0JHQoPaXRNA9CcKpsQ/s1600-h/O-014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7doml1aM2VfEIwV-G_35WwVVSimoDzb4TT1wcXtZ2cO7VHfMsEjzrAN2a3pKKpsvjfl_ew5gx3-qXXK8q6IRtW7JqZegIXDcKsBIk4q_HStjXZvUsqSWA0JHQoPaXRNA9CcKpsQ/s320/O-014.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The San Francisco Examiner newspaper (California) - 22 Apr 1920 issue, pg. 4 (section cc)</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-87588130815019428482010-01-29T20:54:00.000-08:002010-01-29T20:54:16.564-08:00Eeny, meeny, miny, moe...<div style="text-align: justify;">It's difficult sometimes to decide which name to use as the primary name when there are several to choose from. Most genealogy programs allow us to enter an alias...that's not the issue. How do I decide which to enter as the primary name? Case in point...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My husband's great great grandmother is listed as Duanna Morehead in 1848 in Vermillion county, IN probate court papers (Box 124) when her step-mother sued her in a petition for dower from property Duanna inherited when her father died.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wMsWRYU1JMK3jfHzP2G5rOTwBdJuGFzGfgI1f9w3JGVPior1rqrHkSQwxr0FWv4C-N_JQjEyohJKWoamRssF6uxb1LWuHPoy1FdMsHpVzFUoiHFNSSJJQmyJBhmez15tyChUfw/s1600-h/Duanna-Court.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wMsWRYU1JMK3jfHzP2G5rOTwBdJuGFzGfgI1f9w3JGVPior1rqrHkSQwxr0FWv4C-N_JQjEyohJKWoamRssF6uxb1LWuHPoy1FdMsHpVzFUoiHFNSSJJQmyJBhmez15tyChUfw/s320/Duanna-Court.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 1850 census for Vermillion, Vermillion county, IN (pg. 107a) she is listed as Duanna Morehead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FoXkO0WT8csO__6BHk_aD12abEZBVK3SgHT2mVkJRBqzCYAEMAo9XKQqHtUDc5TBhugLBvGd27eOrc5BBseVB_WFzU1ht0XFIumZnAYl3gNQnQTHqbTzUmpFll5_ZPE3GY6U1Q/s1600-h/Duanna-1850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FoXkO0WT8csO__6BHk_aD12abEZBVK3SgHT2mVkJRBqzCYAEMAo9XKQqHtUDc5TBhugLBvGd27eOrc5BBseVB_WFzU1ht0XFIumZnAYl3gNQnQTHqbTzUmpFll5_ZPE3GY6U1Q/s320/Duanna-1850.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 21 Sep 1859 she marries Joseph Dicken and the marriage register (Vermillion county, IL - Bk. A, Pg. 290) lists her name as Duanah Moorehead:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOIs1DekqQOga3GX31fL4kAMrTzTslSLh2UF_Q7t2lVudXbuJc_csFnBCtzq-cklGriTym3X9F19a98a6FbGEAn7yXg69c90-UL6oobX8w48PlA9EqNX6F2zLMqLLwnBA4reHhw/s1600-h/Duanna-Marriage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOIs1DekqQOga3GX31fL4kAMrTzTslSLh2UF_Q7t2lVudXbuJc_csFnBCtzq-cklGriTym3X9F19a98a6FbGEAn7yXg69c90-UL6oobX8w48PlA9EqNX6F2zLMqLLwnBA4reHhw/s320/Duanna-Marriage.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 1860 census for Vermillion, Vermillion county, IN (pg. 132) she is listed as Duanna Dicken :</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVOtAe6UHYQj8l-om7sp103me6d5S5pw1u7m_ZFW0v9oXr9_MWCeDsipPu5HgUgQA2haQMZBOY32I3_odUkS-IgaKW_OGzASZLnQeivud3-N1CFOwSziqnqy0ZJEF46W3s9bqqw/s1600-h/Duanna-1860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVOtAe6UHYQj8l-om7sp103me6d5S5pw1u7m_ZFW0v9oXr9_MWCeDsipPu5HgUgQA2haQMZBOY32I3_odUkS-IgaKW_OGzASZLnQeivud3-N1CFOwSziqnqy0ZJEF46W3s9bqqw/s320/Duanna-1860.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 1870 census for Camargo, Douglas county, IL (pg. 268a) she is listed as Duanna Dicken:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qphYNYubtdn6UHJp7u4g4ioIQ3VGBfprAsFdp-287OpTaG8f5TQIZOAhODSdUhb4QVajPobPfEvAYToPOMFmf9Z2ozSBQYvgfHRGUxxzmxl_yLxMV6h126kN95bWb72QXyIE_g/s1600-h/Duanna-1870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qphYNYubtdn6UHJp7u4g4ioIQ3VGBfprAsFdp-287OpTaG8f5TQIZOAhODSdUhb4QVajPobPfEvAYToPOMFmf9Z2ozSBQYvgfHRGUxxzmxl_yLxMV6h126kN95bWb72QXyIE_g/s320/Duanna-1870.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 9 Jul 1872 she passed away and was buried in Broadus cemetery, Douglas county, IL. Her headstone is engraved Dauanah Dicken.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AmYOuA6cVdouquoKXLhC_ocn1wYz20qg0tOu6TY5QzRoEaU_LdtmYxrx4Zm3wVDCzzJN-yXq9ddBiZnxXTNLVyHavevbRuLDcGhLGW54zdMEcsIE23CsmBWDSow0-NA2OGkmFQ/s1600-h/DickenDauanahMorehead-Headstone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AmYOuA6cVdouquoKXLhC_ocn1wYz20qg0tOu6TY5QzRoEaU_LdtmYxrx4Zm3wVDCzzJN-yXq9ddBiZnxXTNLVyHavevbRuLDcGhLGW54zdMEcsIE23CsmBWDSow0-NA2OGkmFQ/s320/DickenDauanahMorehead-Headstone.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So my question is...which name should I use as her "primary" name in my database? Duanna? Duanah? Or Dauanah? I would normally lean toward the marriage record, except in this case it appears to be a register that is all written in the same hand. It isn't anything she signed herself. Do I assume the headstone is the most correct? Her husband was alive when she died, wouldn't he have known how to spell her name? But then more records appear as Duanna, so does that one win because it has the majority? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe... Which would you use? </div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-36320236489859070002010-01-24T15:04:00.000-08:002010-01-24T15:04:53.273-08:00What does a yo-yo, bubble gum, scotch tape and Pez have in common???<div style="text-align: justify;">When I was a kid, I remember when we got our first color TV (am I dating myself...or what?). The whole family sat on the sofa as we Ohhhh'd and Ahhhh'd at the vibrant colors dancing across the RCA screen. I think we were watching Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea or Sea Hunt...something like that. The ocean water was incredibly blue.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">OK...so back to the question. What does a yo-yo, bubble gum, scotch tape and Pez have in common? My Grandfather...well sort of.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Actually they were all invented during a period of his life. My genealogy software of choice is <a href="http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1127">Legacy Family Tree</a>, and it has the option of including inventions in a chronology of the person's life. I have fun with this. It's always interesting to see what inventions your ancestor may have seen or experienced. What they may have Ohhhh'd and Ahhhh'd over.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">From the Chronology tab, click on "Options." In the Chronology Options box (the Include tab) click on the "Select Background Timelines" box at the bottom. Click "Add a Timeline" and you will get a list of timelines you can include (such as Wars, Presidents, Organization of States, etc). Select "Inventions." It's that simple. Now your chronology view has inventions plugged into it.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The screenshot above shows what was invented when my Grandfather was 19 to 27 years old. So what was invented during your ancestors' lifetime? You will be surprised.<br />
</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-34386500603004852402010-01-22T15:16:00.000-08:002010-01-22T15:19:53.217-08:00Second Life chat provides Real Life benefits...<div style="text-align: justify;">Last night I attended a genealogy chat in <a href="http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1">Second Life</a> (SL) hosted by Genie Weezles (pictured here in front of the whiteboard and used with her permission).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The topic was "sharing." Genie did a wonderful job introducing us to various ways to share our genealogy. I've already implemented some of her recommendations...there is now a "<a href="http://sharethis.com/">Share This</a>" button on my blog posts. This allows readers to share a posting in various ways (e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, etc).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another topic in the chat was <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a> - a social bookmarking site. It allows you to have access to your bookmarks/favorites no matter what computer you're on and search/view the non-private bookmarks of other users. I've set up my Delicious account...very, very nice.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also discussed was <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/">Stumble Upon</a>, <a href="http://su.pr/">Su.Pr</a>, <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">Picasa</a>, and <a href="http://www.transferbigfiles.com/">Transfer Big Files</a>. There was so much useful information in this chat. I'm still setting up accounts, and trying out the things we were shown.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you haven't checked out <a href="http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1">Second Life</a>...you're really missing out. There are some very knowledgable genealogists willing to share, help and host chats like this one. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hoping to see you in SL :-)<br />
</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-9490763365106996582010-01-21T16:02:00.000-08:002014-07-15T13:16:26.838-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday<div style="text-align: justify;">
My husband's great great grandfather, Cyrus Downey, was in the Civil War. Our "treasure chest" item is a letter Cyrus wrote to his brother on 22 Dec 1863.<br />
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On the other side of the letter he drew a map of the battlefield. Below is a transcription of the letter...well all except for one word (which I can't clearly read). If anyone out there has any ideas about the missing word...please let me know:</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">December the 22th 1863<br />
Murfreesboro Tenn </span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> Dear Brother<br />
</span><span style="color: #38761d;">I thot that I would drop you a few lines to let you a few words that I got your letter yesterday, and was glad to hear from you and tell Catharine that I would be glad to have those suspenders and <em><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>[unreadable word </strong>]</span></em> and that knife and handkerchief and if I don’t get them before the 15 of next month I can by them here those things will cost me a bout 8 or 10 $ and send me that box when you get the chance but I want them other things rite the way as soon as you can send them I send my love to you all<br />
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This is the Chickamoga battle ground and when I get home I will show you where our reg fot hand this to Catharine </span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> Cyrus Downey</span></blockquote>
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It actually looks to me like the word is "pumps," but if that's right...well...what does that mean? The letter was written in pencil and is fading.<br />
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The Catharine he refers to is his wife, Catharine (Burtner) Downey. Per his pension file (#263511/379-997), Cyrus enlisted in Company F, 123rd Regiment of Illinois Volunteers on 1 Aug 1862, and was mustered into service on 6 Sep 1862. He was discharged 28 Jun 1865 in Nashville, TN.<br />
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My husband and I treasure this letter and are so grateful that his mother passed it on to us. She knew of our interest in genealogy, and knew we would keep it safe.</div>
Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-17151505825554271632010-01-20T17:02:00.000-08:002010-01-20T17:03:50.795-08:00Wordless Wednesday...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Before</em></strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>After</em></strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anna Christina (Zeitz) Osborn<br />
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Photo restoration using Corel's Paint Shop Pro X2. I guess that wasn't really wordless...was it?Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-46282095494684612062010-01-19T20:03:00.000-08:002010-01-24T15:08:04.443-08:00Breaking up is very hard to do...<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm planning on kicking my computer to the curb...well...actually, I'm kicking it to my husband (the computer that is) and he's kicking <strong><em>his</em></strong> computer to the curb. It's about time that I replace my desktop, and so begins the task of making sure all my essential programs get installed on the new beast. So what are my essentials? Here they are (in no particular order):<br />
</div><ul><li><a href="http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1127">Legacy Family Tree</a> - genealogy software</li>
<li><a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx">Microsoft Office</a> - Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, and Excel</li>
<li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/">Adobe CS4</a> (especially InDesign and Photoshop!) - their creativity suite</li>
<li><a href="http://www.photodex.com/products/proshow/producer">Photodex's ProShow Producer</a> - for creating slide shows</li>
<li><a href="http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp">Techsmith's Camtasia Studio</a> - screen recording software</li>
<li><a href="http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1184951547051#versionTabview=tab1&tabview=tab0">Corel's Paint Shop Pro X2</a> - photo editing software</li>
<li><a href="http://modularsystems.sl/">GreenLife Emerald Viewer</a> - viewer for Second Life</li>
<li><a href="https://secure.logmein.com/US/home.aspx">LogMeIn</a> - remote computer access software</li>
<li><a href="http://www.evernote.com/">Evernote</a> - note taking and web page clipping software</li>
<li><a href="http://picasa.google.com/">Picasa</a> - Google's free image editing software</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jacobboerema.nl/en/Freeware.htm">Transcript</a> - view an image & transcribe it at the same time</li>
<li><a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/screenshotcaptor/index.html">Screenshot Captor</a> - software for capturing and annotating screen shots</li>
<li><a href="http://www.irfanview.com/">IrfanView</a> - image viewer and editor</li>
<li><a href="http://www.imgburn.com/">ImgBurn</a> - DVD burning software</li>
<li><a href="http://download.cnet.com/7-Zip/3000-2250_4-10045185.html?tag=lst-0-1">7-Zip</a> - compresses and uncompresses .zip and .rar files</li>
<li><a href="http://www.fnprg.com/bookcat/">BookCat</a> - book cataloging software</li>
<li><a href="http://www.coffeecup.com/">CoffeeCup HTML Editor</a> - web design software</li>
<li><a href="http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm">FastStone Viewer</a> - another image browser and editor</li>
<li><a href="http://filezilla-project.org/">FileZilla FTP Client</a> - file uploading software</li>
<li><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> - digital audio editor</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx?WT.srch=1">Internet Explorer</a> - internet browser</li>
<li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/">Firefox</a> - internet browser</li>
</ul><div align="justify" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Of course, I have to backup my contacts and favorites, and install the software for my printers, and scanner. See what I mean...breaking up (with your computer) is very hard to do. But then I think of the one I'm planning to buy...8GB ram, 1T hard drive, etc., etc. Maybe breaking up isn't so hard after all!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Hmmmm...have I forgotten anything? I'll have to double and triple check my list. Anyone out there have any "essential" software? What are <strong><em>your</em></strong> must haves?<br />
</div>Family Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969907355053683681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20673857.post-45369774560454654552010-01-13T17:50:00.000-08:002010-01-13T17:52:12.670-08:00The Wreck of the Alice Buck...<div style="text-align: justify;">The year is 1881 and the Alice Buck (a ship out of New York) is bound for Oregon laden with railroad iron for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. On board is a crew of 24 that included the Captain, Herman Henningser. They encountered a hurricane at latitude 16 degrees north and the ship began taking on water. Although the crew was manning the pumps around the clock, the situation continued to get worse. Capt. Henningser decided to head to San Francisco for repairs. He mistakenly thought they were about fifty miles southwest of the Farallones and turned northeast. Shortly after midnight on September 26th, the ship struck the rocks in Half Moon Bay (San Mateo county, California) and quickly began falling apart. Some of the crew members became "panic-stricken" and jumped overboard...they were never seen again. Others stayed with the ship as long as there was something to hold on to. A couple made it to shore where they were helped by locals. Two young men, Silas Hovious and Frank Hale, received recognition for their heroic actions in saving the lives of some of the mariners from the Alice Buck.<br />
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</div>The 10 Oct 1881 issue of the New York Times newspaper carried the story on page 2. It details the actions of the two 19 year old young men.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Subsequent newspaper articles give the names of those lost: William Barry West, First Mate; D. Crocker, Second Mate; George Parker, a boy of 14; David Black, seaman; Charles Reader, seaman; Patrick Welsh, seaman; John Gunnison, seaman; and "two Chinamen, cook and steward."<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanmateo/smcgs/coroner4.htm">The San Mateo County Coroner's Index</a> lists (as unknown) some of the seamen that died in the wreck (A104-A109); notice all were found on different days. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Silas and Frank were each given a certificate and gold medal in recognition of their heroic actions. The certificate reads, in part, <strong><em><span style="color: #6aa84f;">"Humanity, unflinching courage and personal peril for the sake of saving human life. These qualities so significantly displayed by yourself and your comrade, Frank Hale, when, on the 27th of September last, you saved four lives from the wreck of the Alice Buck, on the coast of California, near Half Moon Bay..."</span></em></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=62goAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA7-PA18&lpg=RA7-PA18&dq=%22silas+hovius%22%2B%22frank+hale%22&source=bl&ots=6liziSmnaE&sig=QmD5NnySSBmIoVh62z3SkgjH1JA&hl=en&ei=9XROS5elIYzssQOclKj9Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22silas%20hovius%22%2B%22frank%20hale%22&f=false">Annual report of the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, 18, Volumes 50-53</a> shows the cost of the gold medals the young men were given...$25.00.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So how is this story connected to my family history? Silas Hovious' son, Edward Hovious married Carolyn Raaen. Carolyn was the daughter of my great grandmother, Minnie Prehn (by her first husband, Lawrence Raaen). This isn't my direct line of research...but it's still an interesting story.<br />
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