Why is Aunt Ruth all of a sudden fascinated by cemeteries.
Cemeteries are wonderful for validating and verifying data. Imagine the thrill when you research records, gather vital data, shift through documents and then to be able to actually go to a place that validates all you have researched. An example of this would be, identifying Joe Dow as born this date, died this date and married to Sue Sue. Then to be able to visit a grave site and lo and behold there is a marker with Joe Dow's birth and death date buried right before you next to his wife Sue Sue. No matter how many times you researched the data, to see it right before you, just gives you a sense of closure and satisfaction that you have indeed closed any doubts of your research.
Cemetery visiting is not as common today as it was in the past. Just as we learn how to eat with manners, the visiting of a cemetery have some formalities.
A cemetery is an off shoot of the church. When visiting the Arizona on Oahu they reminded us that this was in fact a cemetery and we should act accordingly.
If you are not visiting a cemetery to attend a funeral, it is best to pick a time when there is no funeral being conducted. This is in respect for the family. But if this is just not possible, do not interrupt, join in or disturb in anyway the funeral taking place and don't get in the way of funeral processions.
First thing to do when visiting a cemetery is to go to the cemetery office if open. It is proper to introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit. Many times you can save yourself a lot of time and bother. Many caretakers are pleased to help you find your location or information. The most important reason to go to the office is to find out the rules of the cemetery site. The rules should be placed in plain view and easy to read. If there is something you do not understand ---- ask. Never interrupt an employee on the phone or speaking to another person. Just wait. Then without exception: Follow the cemetery rules. Most have a sign near the entrance stating hours, rules about decorations, etc. Obey these rules. Rules about decorations must be followed. Most cemeteries are open from dawn until dusk. Try not to remain in the cemetery after dark. If the cemetery says, "Closed dusk to dawn," get permission to visit it after hours. If you inadvertently stay past dusk, remember that you are breaking the law; leave cheerfully and quickly when you realize your mistake. Likewise, if the gate is locked, it just might be a hint that you're not allowed into a private cemetery. Stay out!
Don't litter. Do not leave any trace of you being there. Do not sharpen a pencil and leave the sawdust. Do not leave a Kleenex, a gum wrapper or worse the gum any where on the grounds. Carry it out with you.
Don't bring pets to a cemetery, or if it's necessary to bring them, make sure to keep them on a leash, make the animals stay on the paths and come prepared to clean up after them.
Follow the roadways and don't drive or walk on the grass. Drive slowly and obey any speed or parking signs posted in the cemetery. You do not have the right of away.
Keep children nearby and don't let them run across the grass, play on any of the monuments, or take the flowers or articles off the grave sites. It is correct they are children and do not know better but you need to be in control of the children. While it is good to get children used to paying respects at a cemetery, they often don't fully understand the meaning of everything in the cemetery.
Keep voices down and respectful. Don't use bad language. Respect this tranquil place in which to mourn. Don't be overly friendly and talk to strangers because they may want to be alone in peace. It's best to speak in subdued tones, and not approach strangers unless they initiate conversation.
Don't touch any monuments or gravestones. These belong to the families who placed them there. Some older memorials might be in disrepair and might fall apart under the slightest touch. Protect what's in the cemetery. Do not lean on fragile headstones, much less sit on them. Don't use shaving cream to reveal inscriptions; many of them contain perfumes or other ingredients which contribute to decay. Acid rain has already done enough damage! A halogen flashlight at a sharp angle will reveal nearly as much--and sometimes more--than shaving cream would. Step carefully on graves. Leave plants, markers, badges, ribbons, and so on, exactly where you found them. Do not pick anything, even autumn leaves from the trees. However, if you find empty soda cans or fast-food wrappers, you can help the cemetery caretaker by putting them in the trash.
Don't take photos of other people or other funerals. Turn your cell phone off. Cemeteries are wide open spaces and voices tend to carry.
Cemeteries are solemn places with clear rules of etiquette.
Ask before you do any gravestone rubbings due to decaying stones.
Dead jokes are inappropriate. If someone starts joking, stop them immediately or leave the cemetery. We've seen jokers suddenly twist an ankle, or encounter other odd problems. Hmmmm, Obey the laws.
Do not eat, drink, or smoke in the cemetery. Step outside the cemetery if any of these pastimes are necessary.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Deerman Cemetery
Nothing happens by accident, we are the sum of the parts of the puzzle assembled, we weave our lives but at the end we have a beautiful and well balanced tapestry and all those other innuendos. Being a very busy mom, one of my biggest escapes were books. People thought it was funny that I would plant myself under a tree and read a book.
I would read wonderfully written family sagas by authors James A. Michener, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Nora Lofts, and Susan Howatch as fast as they were released in paper book or became available at the library. I seldom paid full price for the hard copy. I was always impressed with the families that had a family burial plot. Little did I know at the time that my own family story is a wonderful family saga waiting to be written.
And we have family cemetery plots!! More than one!! The GenWeb has set up a marvelous volunteer network that is documenting and identifying the cemeteries around the world. Small family plots are having websites dedicated to them. I have written about the Mooring cemetery in Lake County, Tennessee in another blog but this blog is about the Deerman Cemetary.
The cemetery back ends to a farm.
Overview of steps that once led to the chapel.
A woman by the id MargaretCheney has posted on the ancestry message boards about the deerman cemetery .The old Deerman's Chapel & Cemetery is located about 7 miles south of Steele, Al. on old Highway 11. It was founded by Mary Deerman, widow of Solomon Deerman, after she moved to the area (Monroe County, Mississippi Territory) in 1816. She died in 1823 and is buried there. I feel sure others were buried there earlier. Henry Deerman, her son, died Sept 16, 1857, and is buried there.During World War II a large military base, Camp Sibert, was built on land which included the chapel, which was torn down and a new church was built across the highway. A fence was erected around the cemetery. Probably there were no markers for most of the older graves. The family of Mary Deerman lived nearby for many years and knew personally who of the Deerman family were buried there without a marker and where they were located. In 1984 several of Mary's gggggrandchildren contributed money for the purchase of a marker. I'm not sure but they may have purchased markers for other Deerman graves also.After Daniel Davis Deerman's death (he left three children), Rebecca Jane Pickens Deerman married George Washington Davis, son of Wilay Davis and Polly Broyles. Wiley Davis was a brother of Margaret, wife of Richard Deerman, brother of Daniel Davis Deerman.If you can locate a copy of the book "Ancestors and Descendants of the Dearman/Deerman Families", it contains the above info and a list of graves with markers believed to be related to the Deermans. I don't believe there is a history of the church or an official list of the graves in a repository anywhere.You probably already know that Rebecca Pickens Deerman moved with the Pickens family to Texas after Wiley's death, and married G. W. Davis in 1854 in Cherokee Co Tx, where she died in 1885. She and G.W. had ten children. She was born in Athens, McMinnville, Tennessee.
and here is the data of the Dearmans buried here found on its own website called "Magnolias and Peaches"
I would read wonderfully written family sagas by authors James A. Michener, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Nora Lofts, and Susan Howatch as fast as they were released in paper book or became available at the library. I seldom paid full price for the hard copy. I was always impressed with the families that had a family burial plot. Little did I know at the time that my own family story is a wonderful family saga waiting to be written.
And we have family cemetery plots!! More than one!! The GenWeb has set up a marvelous volunteer network that is documenting and identifying the cemeteries around the world. Small family plots are having websites dedicated to them. I have written about the Mooring cemetery in Lake County, Tennessee in another blog but this blog is about the Deerman Cemetary.
The cemetery back ends to a farm.
Overview of steps that once led to the chapel.A woman by the id MargaretCheney has posted on the ancestry message boards about the deerman cemetery .The old Deerman's Chapel & Cemetery is located about 7 miles south of Steele, Al. on old Highway 11. It was founded by Mary Deerman, widow of Solomon Deerman, after she moved to the area (Monroe County, Mississippi Territory) in 1816. She died in 1823 and is buried there. I feel sure others were buried there earlier. Henry Deerman, her son, died Sept 16, 1857, and is buried there.During World War II a large military base, Camp Sibert, was built on land which included the chapel, which was torn down and a new church was built across the highway. A fence was erected around the cemetery. Probably there were no markers for most of the older graves. The family of Mary Deerman lived nearby for many years and knew personally who of the Deerman family were buried there without a marker and where they were located. In 1984 several of Mary's gggggrandchildren contributed money for the purchase of a marker. I'm not sure but they may have purchased markers for other Deerman graves also.After Daniel Davis Deerman's death (he left three children), Rebecca Jane Pickens Deerman married George Washington Davis, son of Wilay Davis and Polly Broyles. Wiley Davis was a brother of Margaret, wife of Richard Deerman, brother of Daniel Davis Deerman.If you can locate a copy of the book "Ancestors and Descendants of the Dearman/Deerman Families", it contains the above info and a list of graves with markers believed to be related to the Deermans. I don't believe there is a history of the church or an official list of the graves in a repository anywhere.You probably already know that Rebecca Pickens Deerman moved with the Pickens family to Texas after Wiley's death, and married G. W. Davis in 1854 in Cherokee Co Tx, where she died in 1885. She and G.W. had ten children. She was born in Athens, McMinnville, Tennessee.
and here is the data of the Dearmans buried here found on its own website called "Magnolias and Peaches"
Deerman Chapel Cemetery
Saint Clair County, Alabama
Saint Clair County, Alabama
the numbers above the names indicate the row and space of the gravesite.
3-21
Alewine, Rosa E [Deerman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
1882
1922
NA
60-23
Bagget, Jane [Dearman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
20 Dec 1845
20 Sep 1900
NA
60-28
Bryant, Julia [Dearman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
20 Jun 1852
01 Jun 1929
-0
Dearman, Alvis B Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
22 Sep 1926
25 Feb 1977
36-15
Dearman, Andrew J Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
7 Apr 1894
3 Oct 1940
-0
Dearman, Christine R Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
18 Jul 1933
10 Jan 2002
36-2
Dearman, Kate R Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
9 Aug 1897
18 Jun 1943
36-3
Dearman, Leslie H Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
1 Jan 1917
3 Apr 1953
36-1
Dearman, Lynn H Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
27 Jul 1892
4 Jan 1957
-0
Dearman, Ruth B Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
14 Jun 1900
07 Nov 1976
1-4
Dedman, Mary Boykin Greensboro Cemetery
31 Aug 1858
21 Jul 1862
5-5
Deerman, Evaline [Harrison]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
08 Jan 1819
17 Jun 1890
5-4
Deerman, Henry Deerman Chapel Cemetery
27 Feb 1813
16 Sep 1857
-0
Deerman, Margaret [Davis]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
1794
1865
2-31
Deerman, Marvin F Deerman Chapel Cemetery
22 Mar 1896
31 Aug 1920
-0
Deerman, Mary [Brigman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
1755
1823
60-9
Deerman, Richard Deerman Chapel Cemetery
25 Mar 1783
30 Apr 1849
3-21
Alewine, Rosa E [Deerman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
1882
1922
NA
60-23
Bagget, Jane [Dearman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
20 Dec 1845
20 Sep 1900
NA
60-28
Bryant, Julia [Dearman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
20 Jun 1852
01 Jun 1929
-0
Dearman, Alvis B Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
22 Sep 1926
25 Feb 1977
36-15
Dearman, Andrew J Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
7 Apr 1894
3 Oct 1940
-0
Dearman, Christine R Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
18 Jul 1933
10 Jan 2002
36-2
Dearman, Kate R Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
9 Aug 1897
18 Jun 1943
36-3
Dearman, Leslie H Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
1 Jan 1917
3 Apr 1953
36-1
Dearman, Lynn H Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
27 Jul 1892
4 Jan 1957
-0
Dearman, Ruth B Mesopotamia Cemetery (Oak Hill)
14 Jun 1900
07 Nov 1976
1-4
Dedman, Mary Boykin Greensboro Cemetery
31 Aug 1858
21 Jul 1862
5-5
Deerman, Evaline [Harrison]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
08 Jan 1819
17 Jun 1890
5-4
Deerman, Henry Deerman Chapel Cemetery
27 Feb 1813
16 Sep 1857
-0
Deerman, Margaret [Davis]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
1794
1865
2-31
Deerman, Marvin F Deerman Chapel Cemetery
22 Mar 1896
31 Aug 1920
-0
Deerman, Mary [Brigman]Deerman Chapel Cemetery
1755
1823
60-9
Deerman, Richard Deerman Chapel Cemetery
25 Mar 1783
30 Apr 1849
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Top Ten Genealogy Moments in 2009
Top Ten Genealogy Moments in 2009
Lisa Alzo, who writes The Accidental Genealogist blog, posted her Top 10 Genealogical Moments of 2009 and invited other genea-bloggers to write about theirs too.
Top 10 Genealogical Moments in 2009:
Chronilogically?? or by Importance??
ok 10 in no particular order.
1. A moment of genealogy community acceptance by being asked to be the Sunshine Person for the Chula Vista Genealogy Society. Does it sound like a made up position? Well it is ---Shirley Becker came up with the post and I was accepted annoumiously.
2. A moment of surprise when the LATimes called to interview me regarding my Grandma's Geni Camp that I conducted for a week with my grandchildren.
3. A moment of accepted family connection meeting "new" cousins Martha Jane Good Caswell, Preston Bell, Lonnie Potter, and David Reed.
4. A moment of accomplishment receiving Eliza Jane Mooring Hayley Works pension application regarding the great grandfather my father never knew, Captain John William Hayley.
5. A moment of feeling that somebody-out-there-understood-what-I-really-wanted-in-a -software-program ROOT MAGIC 4
6. A moment of collaboration with my Aunt Helen showing her that we had over 200 relatives that are ready to be presented for temple.
7. A sense of being a part of history: Connecting the Needhams and the Hayleys in Jamestown 1640 and realizing their off springs (my g-g-parents) marry in 1850.
8. The moment of devastation I felt when I realized what my family survived during and post Civil War.
9. A moment of validation connecting with so many genealogist verifing, and relating to my family history.
10. A moment of responsibility and purpose when I realized that I am the Family Historian and need to complete this work to the best of my ability.
Lisa Alzo, who writes The Accidental Genealogist blog, posted her Top 10 Genealogical Moments of 2009 and invited other genea-bloggers to write about theirs too.
Top 10 Genealogical Moments in 2009:
Chronilogically?? or by Importance??
ok 10 in no particular order.
1. A moment of genealogy community acceptance by being asked to be the Sunshine Person for the Chula Vista Genealogy Society. Does it sound like a made up position? Well it is ---Shirley Becker came up with the post and I was accepted annoumiously.
2. A moment of surprise when the LATimes called to interview me regarding my Grandma's Geni Camp that I conducted for a week with my grandchildren.
3. A moment of accepted family connection meeting "new" cousins Martha Jane Good Caswell, Preston Bell, Lonnie Potter, and David Reed.
4. A moment of accomplishment receiving Eliza Jane Mooring Hayley Works pension application regarding the great grandfather my father never knew, Captain John William Hayley.
5. A moment of feeling that somebody-out-there-understood-what-I-really-wanted-in-a -software-program ROOT MAGIC 4
6. A moment of collaboration with my Aunt Helen showing her that we had over 200 relatives that are ready to be presented for temple.
7. A sense of being a part of history: Connecting the Needhams and the Hayleys in Jamestown 1640 and realizing their off springs (my g-g-parents) marry in 1850.
8. The moment of devastation I felt when I realized what my family survived during and post Civil War.
9. A moment of validation connecting with so many genealogist verifing, and relating to my family history.
10. A moment of responsibility and purpose when I realized that I am the Family Historian and need to complete this work to the best of my ability.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
I Reunited Two Women to their Families this Week.
I felt a certain amount of satisfaction this week as I was able to reunite two girls to their families this week. As I network and meet other genealogist on line, I am coming aware of how my lineage is sometimes the missing link. Names, dates, locations that I am very aware of is being sought by others.
Elizabeth Jane White, my direct great grandmother, lost her mother at childbirth. Two of her brothers and a sister ventured out and became farm hands away from their home. These three siblings have a long and well documented family history in "private" genealogy studies. I "met" (via Internet) the granddaughter of the eldest of these siblings this week. She "gushed" as much as you can gush via emails when I was able to provide the documentation and life history of this lost baby girl. Martha Caswell indicated she had been looking for this baby for 20 years. Needless to say Martha and I have been burning up the keyboards communicating and updating our family histories.
It has been kind of fun catching her up with my great grandmother and my great grandmother's siblings whom I knew personally as a child. I have been filling in the blanks, explaining the nicknames, occupations, and whereabouts of these people. My "new cousin" would ask me questions such as "what kind of clerk was Floid?". To which I can direct her to a postcard of a Christian Publishing house in Anderson Indiana where young people went to live and work as part of their "Christian Duty".
Records can only tell so much of the story.......filling in the blanks with "what you know" can only be accomplished by networking.
Elizabeth Weston
B: 1518 Kenn, Devon, , England D: 1588 is another "lost sister" I was able to reunite with her family this week. Her brothers are well documented. But of course Elizabth's name changed and her history is documented in her husband's and children's last name. Her surname becomes kind of a footnote to the family history.
But this week I reunited Elizabeth to her family. The response from these families has been overwhelming.
Using our American/English surname system lineage is followed through the male's surname. Usually the male lineage is a little easier to follow and research. The male lineage many times gives you great leads to follow. Clues for records can be researched through same last name children, same last name brothers, etc. This is not so with the lineage of females in our naming culture.
I am starting to understand another "layer" to this genealogy work. The truly deeper meaning of family, the need to reunite siblings, the enormous patchwork that is our heritage, and the importance of each genealogist to continue "their" work.
Elizabeth Jane White, my direct great grandmother, lost her mother at childbirth. Two of her brothers and a sister ventured out and became farm hands away from their home. These three siblings have a long and well documented family history in "private" genealogy studies. I "met" (via Internet) the granddaughter of the eldest of these siblings this week. She "gushed" as much as you can gush via emails when I was able to provide the documentation and life history of this lost baby girl. Martha Caswell indicated she had been looking for this baby for 20 years. Needless to say Martha and I have been burning up the keyboards communicating and updating our family histories.
It has been kind of fun catching her up with my great grandmother and my great grandmother's siblings whom I knew personally as a child. I have been filling in the blanks, explaining the nicknames, occupations, and whereabouts of these people. My "new cousin" would ask me questions such as "what kind of clerk was Floid?". To which I can direct her to a postcard of a Christian Publishing house in Anderson Indiana where young people went to live and work as part of their "Christian Duty".
Records can only tell so much of the story.......filling in the blanks with "what you know" can only be accomplished by networking.
Elizabeth Weston
B: 1518 Kenn, Devon, , England D: 1588 is another "lost sister" I was able to reunite with her family this week. Her brothers are well documented. But of course Elizabth's name changed and her history is documented in her husband's and children's last name. Her surname becomes kind of a footnote to the family history.
But this week I reunited Elizabeth to her family. The response from these families has been overwhelming.
Using our American/English surname system lineage is followed through the male's surname. Usually the male lineage is a little easier to follow and research. The male lineage many times gives you great leads to follow. Clues for records can be researched through same last name children, same last name brothers, etc. This is not so with the lineage of females in our naming culture.
I am starting to understand another "layer" to this genealogy work. The truly deeper meaning of family, the need to reunite siblings, the enormous patchwork that is our heritage, and the importance of each genealogist to continue "their" work.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Mattie Reed ---- granddaughter of Robert Reed (Sr.) of Donegal, northern Ireland, and Mary (Polly) (Pomeroy) Reed.
Robert's father was Robert Reed (Sr.) of Donegal, northern Ireland, born circa 1730; Robert's mother was Mary (Polly) (Pomeroy) Reed. By 1800, Robert (Sr.) was decease and his wife Mary, age 45 or over, was living in Fairfield Township with one female under 10 and one male age 16 and under 26. Both Robert (Sr.), and Polly are buried in the West Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County.
Robert Reed (Sr.) along with Charles Clifford, James Clifford, Isaac Stimmel and James Flack came to the Ligonier area in circa 1759 and built a fort. For 16 years these families lived and prospered in this area. The Indians were kind and all was well. But when the War started, the British incited unrest with the Indians. The British convinced many Indians that the settlers were there to take their land and kill them. Also the British taught the Indians to "scalp" and sell the scalps to the British for money. It was after this the men of the fort had to work as someone stood guard.
It was in this season that Robert Jr's daughter Mattie Reed began to work along with her brothers to plant, harvest and in general, did hard manual work. Mattie grew to be extremely strong for a woman. One of the past times of the people was to have foot races or other competitions of physical strength. Mattie and one other boy (a couple of years older) were always the favorites to win in these foot races.
It was 1778, a very dangerous year with the British and the Indians, one day Mattie, a female companion, Mattie's brother George, and another young man walked two miles away to pick berries at another farm. Just as they met a Mr. Mc Dowell from Fort Ligonier, the group of five were attacked by Indians. The British had given the Indians guns to fight the settlers promising the Indians protection, and money. George was shot right away. A bullet hit Mr. Mc Dowell's rifle laying across his shoulder. The rifle blasted into numerous small particles of metal which they needed to pick out of his face and neck. And the girls began to run. Mattie ran so fast she left her companion in fear for her own life.
A young warrior was in pursuit of Mattie. He ran and ran and could not keep up with Mattie. So he started to his Indian hooping and hollering which usually intimated the settlers so much that they were weakened by fear. But Mattie explained with every holler, it just caused her to run faster. She did not want to be killed or even worse fate at that time, captured and imprisoned by the Indians. Finally others from the fort came to Mattie's rescue having heard the gun shots and the Indians' hollering. Mattie explained what had happened and the men went out to investigate. George was dead and the young lady, Becky Means, was dead and scalped. The other male companion was captured and taken to be a prisoner of the Indians. Mattie became a heroine, later married and had many children.
For three more years the British continued to incite the Indians. But after the war the Indians and Colonist resumed their peaceful ways. The before-mentioned prisoner of the Indians, was returned home. The story he told was interesting. The warrior whom had chased Mattie was humiliated the rest of his life. It seems this warrior was engaged to the Indian chief's daughter. But when he came back labeled as the "no-warrior out ran be a "pale-faced" squaw, the Indian princess was disgusted and refused to marry him. The returning white man having spent three years in captivity explained how the dishonored warrior spent the rest of his time in menial tasks and shunned by the rest of the tribe.
This story was taken from THE REED FAMILY A History of the DESCENDANTS of Robert Reed Sr. by J.P. Lytle of Home, PA printed at the INDEPENDENT OFFICE Marion Centers, PA; 1909 but was first published in THE LIGONIER ECHO Volume IX, no. 37
Robert Reed (Sr.) along with Charles Clifford, James Clifford, Isaac Stimmel and James Flack came to the Ligonier area in circa 1759 and built a fort. For 16 years these families lived and prospered in this area. The Indians were kind and all was well. But when the War started, the British incited unrest with the Indians. The British convinced many Indians that the settlers were there to take their land and kill them. Also the British taught the Indians to "scalp" and sell the scalps to the British for money. It was after this the men of the fort had to work as someone stood guard.
It was in this season that Robert Jr's daughter Mattie Reed began to work along with her brothers to plant, harvest and in general, did hard manual work. Mattie grew to be extremely strong for a woman. One of the past times of the people was to have foot races or other competitions of physical strength. Mattie and one other boy (a couple of years older) were always the favorites to win in these foot races.
It was 1778, a very dangerous year with the British and the Indians, one day Mattie, a female companion, Mattie's brother George, and another young man walked two miles away to pick berries at another farm. Just as they met a Mr. Mc Dowell from Fort Ligonier, the group of five were attacked by Indians. The British had given the Indians guns to fight the settlers promising the Indians protection, and money. George was shot right away. A bullet hit Mr. Mc Dowell's rifle laying across his shoulder. The rifle blasted into numerous small particles of metal which they needed to pick out of his face and neck. And the girls began to run. Mattie ran so fast she left her companion in fear for her own life.
A young warrior was in pursuit of Mattie. He ran and ran and could not keep up with Mattie. So he started to his Indian hooping and hollering which usually intimated the settlers so much that they were weakened by fear. But Mattie explained with every holler, it just caused her to run faster. She did not want to be killed or even worse fate at that time, captured and imprisoned by the Indians. Finally others from the fort came to Mattie's rescue having heard the gun shots and the Indians' hollering. Mattie explained what had happened and the men went out to investigate. George was dead and the young lady, Becky Means, was dead and scalped. The other male companion was captured and taken to be a prisoner of the Indians. Mattie became a heroine, later married and had many children.
For three more years the British continued to incite the Indians. But after the war the Indians and Colonist resumed their peaceful ways. The before-mentioned prisoner of the Indians, was returned home. The story he told was interesting. The warrior whom had chased Mattie was humiliated the rest of his life. It seems this warrior was engaged to the Indian chief's daughter. But when he came back labeled as the "no-warrior out ran be a "pale-faced" squaw, the Indian princess was disgusted and refused to marry him. The returning white man having spent three years in captivity explained how the dishonored warrior spent the rest of his time in menial tasks and shunned by the rest of the tribe.
This story was taken from THE REED FAMILY A History of the DESCENDANTS of Robert Reed Sr. by J.P. Lytle of Home, PA printed at the INDEPENDENT OFFICE Marion Centers, PA; 1909 but was first published in THE LIGONIER ECHO Volume IX, no. 37
Friday, October 23, 2009
First 10 Lessons
What are the first 10 lessons a beginning family history researcher should start with (in order of importance)? #familyhistory #genealogy asked by fellow genealogist Holly Hansen Oct 23, 2009 via FACEBOOK.
1. Start Small---- Just you and your parents, siblings etc. Keep it simple ---Only the things you know. KISS. There are record keeping, documentation revision rules that many occupations use. Having a background in documentation does help.
2. Be prepared to be surprised, you will even find things about your immediate family you did not know. HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT.
3. BE DISCREET!!!!! Do not publish anything publicly ---- what seemed to be a fact may very well not survive the test of time. But by then you have mislead a huge group of people.
4. ORGANIZE and be prepared to abandon your special planned organization process to reorganize again as your database changes and takes on a life of it's own. Get organized. Spend time learning how others are organizing their materials (by lineage, by families, by location), records (census, military records, cross referencing?), time (cut out time to work on genealogy, when families favorite tv show on? after Saturday chores? early in the morning? what days will be library days??? and travels (Can you visit more than one library, cemetery, court office in the same area?, can you pre-order documents to be available?, can you check on days/hours open ahead of time?).
5. BE CURIOUS Ask questions DRIVE YOUR RELATIVES CRAZY!! THINK LIKE A CHILD ASKING WHY? WHEN? WHO? of your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Who were your siblings, where were they born? Start with family photos add names and relationships to photos, photos of family gatherings. Questions to ask: where was the picture taken, what was the occasion, who are the people?? family Bibles (take notes of any blanks with small notes not actually in the Bible.), archive the Bible, read obituaries found around the house, and ask who was this?, read old letters, or listen to old recordings. Sometimes people far away sent recordings in the 1940s or even earlier.
When the letter or recording mentions a name (such as Johnny) ask: Who is Johnny?
6.Be prepared to handle documents and books. Be prepared to use cotton gloves, acid free paper, and document archiving practices. Photo copy or take camera shots of documents when possible. This allows for zooming and enhancing lettering when required. Digitize everything.
7. Back up everything. Back up all data monthly on two or three programs at least. Keep a hard acid free paper copy, Back up software copies on 3 hard drives. One for general use, easy to retrieve, one in a bank safe and send one out of state to a safe place.
8. Network, network network Get involved with Genealogy Societies, workshops, Internet networking. Genealogy is such a fast paced, growing hobby right now, even last years greatest finds are obsolete. Learn what software updates there are? What libraries will be most helpful with your region, date span, studies?
9. TRUST NO ONE. Dear Cousin Molly in her letters may have left out a whole generation. Or called Uncle Obie (Uncle Pete) just because she wanted to... that can really confuse things, Realize there is at least 50% "proven bad" data out there! Consensus are wrong, birth records are wrong, death certificates are wrong, newspaper articles are wrong, ship manifests are wrong, cemetery tomb markers are wrong. And not just of the real old stuff---it still happens today!
10. And most of ALL Have fun! Remember it can be fun but if you hit an extremely hard brick wall, or get root bound. Just remember why you are involved with this endeavor and set yourself a "time" to look at it and then put the problem away for awhile. That person will not be going anywhere and when he/she is ready to be found -- then you can celebrate with a genealogy HAPPY DANCE!!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
6 am to 10 pm genealogy why???
October 20, 2009 was a wonderful productive genealogy day for me. Life had me stuck in a rut! My elusive ancestors had me stuck in a rut. My attempts at developing a genealogy web site had me stuck. I was feeling just stuck. I felt attempts to do "what was considered necessary but difficult" was going to waste time and become frustrating. So I turned my back (literally) to those issues and began to focus on other genealogy tasks.
I worked a good 2 hours on photoshop and established several thumb size "face only" shots to add to my tree. I see this used on many trees. I like the conformity and neatness of this way of introducing physical characteristics of my ancestors. Extracting and enhancing faces out of group pictures. I will also publish the group pictures else where. I was hoping to demonstrate what I wanted so while Bill is here he would help me with this photoshop project. But lo and behold I received a correspondence from a Messesmith link, and he said he enjoyed cleaning up old photos and asked me to share. He indicated if I would send my Messesmith photos (that I admitted to be of poor quality) he would fix them and return share photos with me!!! WOW, my Messesmith lineage grows leaps and bounds!!!
I then revisited my Dearman lineage and followed my grandmothers instructions to a "T". Seeing other Dearman genealogist lineage I discovered how and why they made some assumptions regarding Solomon, son of Thomas, and Anne, daughter of Jonathan. I then posted my grandmothers notes and indicated this as my resource. I also mentioned the chart matches the book ---the D'Armonds of America and several other sources.
I added reasons for death to the Dearmans and then proceded to back it all up. From Ancestory.com to My Heritage to RootsMagic 4 and Rootsmagic TO GO. Then I had fun in RootsMagic writing several reports. Trying out the bells and whistles of the program. Although I print problem reports as a finish to my work monthly, yesterday I printed a timeline chart. This helped me trouble shoot my data a lot more efficiently and effectively. I became so engrossed with the program that I am going to office supply store today so I can print these reports . My shopping list includes acid free paper, more printer ink, and an automatic 3 hole punch.
My brother suggested I write a book. But because there is soooooo much going soooo many places --- I explained writing a book adding everything kind of did not make sense to me. The book would be just boggled, confusing and a collection of unrelated data. Hee hee so my brother approached me later and said if one book was not sensible maybe a series of books was the solution.
So I stayed away from my frustrating "brickwalls" ignored my huge "BLACKHOLES" and had fun with genealogy yesterday for the first time in a while.
I worked a good 2 hours on photoshop and established several thumb size "face only" shots to add to my tree. I see this used on many trees. I like the conformity and neatness of this way of introducing physical characteristics of my ancestors. Extracting and enhancing faces out of group pictures. I will also publish the group pictures else where. I was hoping to demonstrate what I wanted so while Bill is here he would help me with this photoshop project. But lo and behold I received a correspondence from a Messesmith link, and he said he enjoyed cleaning up old photos and asked me to share. He indicated if I would send my Messesmith photos (that I admitted to be of poor quality) he would fix them and return share photos with me!!! WOW, my Messesmith lineage grows leaps and bounds!!!
I then revisited my Dearman lineage and followed my grandmothers instructions to a "T". Seeing other Dearman genealogist lineage I discovered how and why they made some assumptions regarding Solomon, son of Thomas, and Anne, daughter of Jonathan. I then posted my grandmothers notes and indicated this as my resource. I also mentioned the chart matches the book ---the D'Armonds of America and several other sources.
I added reasons for death to the Dearmans and then proceded to back it all up. From Ancestory.com to My Heritage to RootsMagic 4 and Rootsmagic TO GO. Then I had fun in RootsMagic writing several reports. Trying out the bells and whistles of the program. Although I print problem reports as a finish to my work monthly, yesterday I printed a timeline chart. This helped me trouble shoot my data a lot more efficiently and effectively. I became so engrossed with the program that I am going to office supply store today so I can print these reports . My shopping list includes acid free paper, more printer ink, and an automatic 3 hole punch.
My brother suggested I write a book. But because there is soooooo much going soooo many places --- I explained writing a book adding everything kind of did not make sense to me. The book would be just boggled, confusing and a collection of unrelated data. Hee hee so my brother approached me later and said if one book was not sensible maybe a series of books was the solution.
So I stayed away from my frustrating "brickwalls" ignored my huge "BLACKHOLES" and had fun with genealogy yesterday for the first time in a while.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
LPC means "likely to become pauper.
My sister-in-laws ancestors came to America around the turn of the century 1880-1910 from Sicily. Unbelieveably the records have been accessible and has only taken a few weeks of research thus far. We did find one passanger held for inquiry for LPC. Another relative of my sister-in-law's mother wrote back what LPC meant on the manifestos.
Donna Cruzze wrote:
LPC means "likely to become pauper."
...but during the 1932 campaign he (Hoover) had taken credit for "rigidly restricted immigration." Thus, with the kind of creative reinterpretation of the law usually credited to his immediate successor, Hoover completely changed the meaning of the "l.p.c. clause." In 1882 the original phrase had been "paupers or persons likely to become a public charge" and the intent had been to exclude, not poor persons, but persons incapable of supporting themselves. But Hoover's claim of credit was misleading. The new administrative interpretation of the "l.p.c. clause" had actually begun at the tail end of the Coolidge administration. As early as September 1928 the State Department instructed American consular officials in Mexico to apply standards more stringently. Hoover's directive gave consular officials enormous latitude, which some used with murderous effect a few years later. The new interpretation of the old clause was eventually stretched so that many consuls were able to require immigrants either to have substantial assets in their possession or a sponsor in the US who would file an affidavit attesting a willingness to support the immigrant if necessary and an ability to do so.
Roger Daniels, Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History
University of Cincinnati
I then replied to Donna about my special interest in genealogy:
I always meant to get a chance to "look LPC up". But very very interesting. One of the major reasons I am doing these studies is to fill the gap in our children's history of America. This is so important information when people complain about the immigration laws now. I hear complaints because the paperwork is not done fast as they think it should take, or they have to wait in line for 3-4 hours. Our ancestors went through a lot to make "our" America today. I want some of this history of the hardship people endured be taught to our grandchildren so they can become a little more appreciative.
To which Donna replied:::
Over the years I have done the following. While traveling across the desert, in the middle of nowhere, I stop the car and have them get out. I point to the horizon (and it is hot, hot, hot) and I say "how would you like to cross this desert in a covered wagon with no air conditioning and only make 3 miles a day until you covered the 400 mile trip we are making today. That is what our pioneer ancestors did.
To which I reply:
Just keeping it real for our KIDS
Donna Cruzze wrote:
LPC means "likely to become pauper."
...but during the 1932 campaign he (Hoover) had taken credit for "rigidly restricted immigration." Thus, with the kind of creative reinterpretation of the law usually credited to his immediate successor, Hoover completely changed the meaning of the "l.p.c. clause." In 1882 the original phrase had been "paupers or persons likely to become a public charge" and the intent had been to exclude, not poor persons, but persons incapable of supporting themselves. But Hoover's claim of credit was misleading. The new administrative interpretation of the "l.p.c. clause" had actually begun at the tail end of the Coolidge administration. As early as September 1928 the State Department instructed American consular officials in Mexico to apply standards more stringently. Hoover's directive gave consular officials enormous latitude, which some used with murderous effect a few years later. The new interpretation of the old clause was eventually stretched so that many consuls were able to require immigrants either to have substantial assets in their possession or a sponsor in the US who would file an affidavit attesting a willingness to support the immigrant if necessary and an ability to do so.
Roger Daniels, Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History
University of Cincinnati
I then replied to Donna about my special interest in genealogy:
I always meant to get a chance to "look LPC up". But very very interesting. One of the major reasons I am doing these studies is to fill the gap in our children's history of America. This is so important information when people complain about the immigration laws now. I hear complaints because the paperwork is not done fast as they think it should take, or they have to wait in line for 3-4 hours. Our ancestors went through a lot to make "our" America today. I want some of this history of the hardship people endured be taught to our grandchildren so they can become a little more appreciative.
To which Donna replied:::
Over the years I have done the following. While traveling across the desert, in the middle of nowhere, I stop the car and have them get out. I point to the horizon (and it is hot, hot, hot) and I say "how would you like to cross this desert in a covered wagon with no air conditioning and only make 3 miles a day until you covered the 400 mile trip we are making today. That is what our pioneer ancestors did.
To which I reply:
Just keeping it real for our KIDS
Monday, August 31, 2009
Ut Oh Another lineage!!
My nephew introduced me via email to his family historian. From there I added lineage of my sister in law which led me to Sicilian Families
So I am learning a whole new series of books, films, and resources
Taken from the Sicilian Website:
"A resource guide that you really MUST HAVE to view the films is Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage, by Lynn Nelson. This book contains copies of many of the documents you will see on the microfilms and includes perfect translations of them, so you will know exactly what you are looking at. It is an INVALUABLE tool. Don't go to the History Center without it."
"For help with translating documents, here are some useful websites: Genealogy Word List, Babelfish Free Online translator"
HELP I have fallen into another genealogy fascinating lineage and I can not get up!!!!
So I am learning a whole new series of books, films, and resources
Taken from the Sicilian Website:
"A resource guide that you really MUST HAVE to view the films is Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage, by Lynn Nelson. This book contains copies of many of the documents you will see on the microfilms and includes perfect translations of them, so you will know exactly what you are looking at. It is an INVALUABLE tool. Don't go to the History Center without it."
"For help with translating documents, here are some useful websites: Genealogy Word List, Babelfish Free Online translator"
HELP I have fallen into another genealogy fascinating lineage and I can not get up!!!!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Chula Vista Genealogy Society Picnic
Wednesday August 26, 2009 John and Barbara co-first vice presidents of the CVGS hosted a delightful picnic outside in the picnic area of the ELKs Club. It was just a marvelous day and we all had so much fun. The theme was RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WHILE WORKING ON GENEALOGY. We heard stories that simultaneously made us cry and laugh at the same time. Early in the day these random acts of kindness were labeled "genealogy angels" We heard of a story of one member finding a picture of her great great grandfather's farm hanging in the mayor's office. Another told of a story of finding her ancestor whom had died in the Civil War---his death was recorded as the wrong year, the wrong state yet she found him buried with 4 other soldiers all named in a small plot in Mississippi. Fine Genealogy Angel ladies offering real down home hospitality and even dinners at their home as they shared information about what they knew of the earlier settlers: our members ancestors. The backroom archives, the beautifying of old homesteads, the feelings of going home overwhelmed us all.
We shared a dozen or so stories while enjoying root beer floats and bag lunches.
I shared my own Genealogy Angel, my aunt Helen. Helen and her two granddaughters, Amanda and Zoe joined us for the picnic. I shared how my aunt arrived at my home with pictures she said she rescued when Grandpa JP Reed died but she had no ideal who they were. But I remembered the pictures and found my handwriting on them. In 1982 when Grandma Alta was very ill I went to LA to see Grandma, and when we took turns visiting Grandma in the hospital, I asked Grandpa Reed to tell me who the people were in the pictures and I wrote down all the data on each picture. So I said Aunt Helen that is my handwriting!!!!! And we identified everyone on our genealogy trees.
Of Course our Sexy Genealogist aka Randy Seaver ran out of town on a genealogy vacation after he passed out bumper stickers that read Genealogist do it in the Library and wore a shirt that explained how Genealogy and Sex is the Same (you have to ask him!!!) I think he planned the trip just to save himself from being ran out of town!!! LOL
President Gary Brock met and greeted us all and participated in a great white elephant auction. Everyone was pleased with their "surprises" and we all agreed it was a great picnic.
Thanks Again,John and Barbara
We shared a dozen or so stories while enjoying root beer floats and bag lunches.
I shared my own Genealogy Angel, my aunt Helen. Helen and her two granddaughters, Amanda and Zoe joined us for the picnic. I shared how my aunt arrived at my home with pictures she said she rescued when Grandpa JP Reed died but she had no ideal who they were. But I remembered the pictures and found my handwriting on them. In 1982 when Grandma Alta was very ill I went to LA to see Grandma, and when we took turns visiting Grandma in the hospital, I asked Grandpa Reed to tell me who the people were in the pictures and I wrote down all the data on each picture. So I said Aunt Helen that is my handwriting!!!!! And we identified everyone on our genealogy trees.
Of Course our Sexy Genealogist aka Randy Seaver ran out of town on a genealogy vacation after he passed out bumper stickers that read Genealogist do it in the Library and wore a shirt that explained how Genealogy and Sex is the Same (you have to ask him!!!) I think he planned the trip just to save himself from being ran out of town!!! LOL
President Gary Brock met and greeted us all and participated in a great white elephant auction. Everyone was pleased with their "surprises" and we all agreed it was a great picnic.
Thanks Again,John and Barbara
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Aunt Jeannette
Aunt Jeanette graduated from college with honors. Not many women pursued education quite like Aunt Jeanette (college for women in the early 1900's were to go to find a man. lol Aunt Jeanette. Aunt Jeanette did find a very successful husband but was a very accomplished woman in her own right. and nothing of her life has been submitted to publishing yet. Another job for sleuth Ruth?? Aunt Jeanette was the second child and first daughter born to Monroe Parson Reed and Armenita Clemintine Chapin.
So she was Grandpa Harry's and Grandpa John Paul Reed's older sister. John Paul continued to have a great fondness and active correspondence the entirety of their lifes.
Jennette Reed Birth Sep 1886 in Missouri, Much of my Reed/ Chapin data, newspaper articles, photographs are because of this lady's generosity. Aunt Jeanette and Harry Chapin Reed's youngest child Helen Roberta Reed corresponded by written letter throughout the years. There are many letters but here-- I will write about where Grandma Ida Belle Hayley's father was born as reported by Aunt Jeanette. There are publications that Harry Chapin Reed was born in Texas but this is incorrect and Jeanette says she remembers the day he was born very well.
Dear Helen,
Your father, Harry Chapin Reed, was born at West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. He was born on Uncle Bob Reed's farm. This farm adjoined the town. In fact the road in front of his house was the corporate limits of West Plains. This was a large farm with 700 acres in cultivation; his house also was quite large, ten or twelve rooms. My father and mother lived across the meadow in a five room cottage which was in a much prettier location than the big house because it had beautiful trees around it. I remember one other house on the farm also a cottage where Uncle Bob's son lived....We left the farm shortly after your father was born. My parents moved into town. I remember to run away back to the farm alot to play in the clover and watch the bumble bees build nests in the ground-- and get stung. Also the waving wheat had a great fascination for me so that at harvest time Aunt Melie kept me tied in a chair in her kitchen where she could watch me because once I almost got caught by the mower blade. ...... and the letter continues for four pages in her lovely handwriting flowing from one subject to another telling all kinds of interesting stories of growing up in Howell County, Missouri mentioned aunts, uncles and cousins by name, description of locations such that we can put the pieces together to complete the REED family as it relates to our direct relatives.
So with Aunt Helen here in San Diego this week --- we are documenting and establishing more family connections as we prepare our data for current and future generations.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Organization
Yesterday, 8 Aug 2009, I attended a Roots Magic Class taught at the
San Diego Genealogy Society
RootsMagic User Group
This is a regularly scheduled class
2nd Saturday of the month
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
8350 Lake Murray Blvd.
(at the corner of Jackson Drive)
San Diego, CA 92019
Even though the room was over crowded and had students at all levels in the class, The teacher was marvalous and was able to answer very elementary questions regarding input that actually showed more advance students a few new tricks. Specifically the capability of RootMagic4 to clearly and effectively organize your resources.
The teacher also shared with us two binders that she has organized her sources for easy retrieval. Following her own numbering system and labeling for her understanding, she has created quite an efficent system of resources.
In particular she has a binder for each family and she has used different color paper for each family line. I can really see where this could be a great help. She has a colored coded summary page for each indiviual. Roots magic supplied her a method to easiily create summary pages for each of her "key" indiviuals---sure beats trying to fight with open windows opened on top of open windows when doing research.
To me "key" indiviuals are defined as direct lineage to me, famous people once or twice removed, and those indiviuals with interesting stories that may not be direct line but someone I want to find easily. Also those with a special gold star on their colored summary indicating they were in the military.
I had already started my own color system but with highlight colored corners of the pages. My color system went something like this:
Pink for Chapin because my mother really loved her Grandma A.C. Chapin Reed, Blue for the Reeds because I have always thought of them as genteel. Red for Hayleys because I preceived the most brickwalls in this line, Green for Carters etc.
So I went to a Roots magic class to further explore and learn about this revision 4 software program. Yet as an extra bonus of the class, I was exposed to how another genealogist has tackled the resource organization issue. Besides adding to the Roots magic resource screens, I plan to also print up some binders of colored sheets. Thank you, San Diego Genealogy Society RootsMagic User Group, for a wonderful class.
San Diego Genealogy Society
RootsMagic User Group
This is a regularly scheduled class
2nd Saturday of the month
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
8350 Lake Murray Blvd.
(at the corner of Jackson Drive)
San Diego, CA 92019
Even though the room was over crowded and had students at all levels in the class, The teacher was marvalous and was able to answer very elementary questions regarding input that actually showed more advance students a few new tricks. Specifically the capability of RootMagic4 to clearly and effectively organize your resources.
The teacher also shared with us two binders that she has organized her sources for easy retrieval. Following her own numbering system and labeling for her understanding, she has created quite an efficent system of resources.
In particular she has a binder for each family and she has used different color paper for each family line. I can really see where this could be a great help. She has a colored coded summary page for each indiviual. Roots magic supplied her a method to easiily create summary pages for each of her "key" indiviuals---sure beats trying to fight with open windows opened on top of open windows when doing research.
To me "key" indiviuals are defined as direct lineage to me, famous people once or twice removed, and those indiviuals with interesting stories that may not be direct line but someone I want to find easily. Also those with a special gold star on their colored summary indicating they were in the military.
I had already started my own color system but with highlight colored corners of the pages. My color system went something like this:
Pink for Chapin because my mother really loved her Grandma A.C. Chapin Reed, Blue for the Reeds because I have always thought of them as genteel. Red for Hayleys because I preceived the most brickwalls in this line, Green for Carters etc.
So I went to a Roots magic class to further explore and learn about this revision 4 software program. Yet as an extra bonus of the class, I was exposed to how another genealogist has tackled the resource organization issue. Besides adding to the Roots magic resource screens, I plan to also print up some binders of colored sheets. Thank you, San Diego Genealogy Society RootsMagic User Group, for a wonderful class.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
My Sweet Sixteen - My 16 Great-Grandparents
My Sweet Sixteen - My 16 Great-Grandparents
This is an answer to a Genealogy Game.
1) List your 16 great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places.
2) Figure out the dominant ethnicity or nationality of each of them.
3) Calculate your ancestral ethnicity or nationality by adding them up for the 16 - 6.25% for each (obviously, this is approximate).
4) If you don't know all 16 of your great-grandparents, then do it for the last full generation you have.
5) Write your own blog post, or make a comment on Facebook or in this post.
1. John William HAYLEY was born in 1823 in Tenneesse. He lived in Roane, Tennessee, USA on 1 Jun 1840. He died in 1874 at the age of 51 in Tenneesse. . Eliza Jane MOORING and John William HAYLEY were married on 1 Apr 1850 in Madison County, Tennessee.
English
2. Eliza Jane MOORING was born on 27 Nov 1829 in Madison, Tennessee, United States. She lived in District 15, Madison, Tennessee in 1850. Eliza lived in Johnsons Station, Tarrant, Texas, United States in 1880. Eliza lived in Whitewrigth Town, Grayson, Texas in 1900. She died in Apr 1905 at the age of 75 in Lake, Tennessee, United States.
English
3. Jackson Columbus CARTER was born in 1855 in Union City, Laclede, Missouri, United States. He lived in Union, Laclede, Missouri in 1860. He lived in Union, Laclede, Missouri in 1870. He lived in Sulphur Ward 3, Murray, Oklahoma in 1910. He lived in Hutchinson Ward 6, Reno, Kansas in 1920. Jackson died in 1929 at the age of 74 in Arizona, USA. He was also known as Jack Carter.
English
4. Elizabeth Jane WHITE was born in 1860 in Texas, United States.
English
5. William B DIKES was born on 8 Jan 1838 in Tennessee. He lived in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA on 1 Jun 1840. He died. Abigail C JOHNSON and William B DIKES were married on 1 Jun 1858.
English
6. Abigail C JOHNSON was born on 27 Mar 1842 in Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, United States. She lived in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana in 1870. She lived in Haskell, Texas, United States in 1880. Abigail died about 1881 at the age of 39 in Eastland, Texas, United States.
English
7. Milton C PARKS was born in Jul 1843 in Lincoln County, TN. He lived in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee in 1850. Milton lived in Precinct 3, Lampasas, Texas, United States in 1880. Milton lived in Precinct 2 Rawdon; Precinct 3 Grand, Day, Oklahoma Territory in 1900. He died in 1923 at the age of 80 in ,Texas, USA. br />
English
8. Philadelphia HARRISON was born in 1853 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. She lived in Union, Hot Spring, Arkansas in 1860. She lived in Precinct 3, Lampasas, Texas, United States in 1880. She was also known as Philadelphia Cain. Philadelphia died ?unknown.
Irish
9. David REED was born on 10 Mar 1811 in North Carolina, United States. He lived in District 13, Miller, Missouri in 1850. He lived in Glaze, Miller, Missouri in 1860. David lived in Missouri in 1865. He lived in Benton, Howell, Missouri in 1870. He died on 25 Dec 1870 at the age of 59 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. Elizabeth MESSERSMITH and David REED were married on 20 Aug 1829 in Cole, MO.
Scot
10. Elizabeth MESSERSMITH was born on 25 Jul 1813 in Wythe, Virginia, United States. She lived in District 13, Miller, Missouri in 1850. She lived in Glaze, Miller, Missouri in 1860. Elizabeth lived in Benton, Howell, Missouri in 1870. She died on 21 Sep 1875 at the age of 62 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States.
German
11. John Arnett CHAPIN was born on 23 Aug 1829 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. He lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri in 1860. John lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri in 1870. He lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1880. He lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1880. John lived in West Plains City, Howell, Missouri in 1900. John lived in Kansas Ward 16, Jackson, Missouri in 1910. He died on 15 Jun 1915 at the age of 85 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Sarah KYLE and John Arnett CHAPIN were married on 28 Oct 1851.
English
12. Sarah KYLE was born on 9 Mar 1827 in Clay, Tennessee, United States. She lived in District 8, Overton, Tennessee in 1850. She lived in District 8, Overton, Tennessee in 1850. Sarah lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri in 1860. She died on 26 Mar 1867 at the age of 40 in Howell, Missouri, United States.
Irish
13. John Wesley Sr COOK was born on 5 Sep 1853 in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States. He died on 29 Jan 1907 at the age of 53 in Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States. Sara Adline BATES and John Wesley Sr COOK were married on 25 Sep 1874 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.
Scot
14. Sara Adline BATES was born in 1854 in Franklin, Illinois, United States. She lived in Chicago Ward 18, Cook (Chicago), Illinois in 1920. She was also known as Sarah Angeline Bates.
English
15. John Thomas DEARMAN was born on 12 Jul 1859 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, United States. He died on 2 Feb 1934 at the age of 74 in Healdton, Carter, Oklahoma, United States. He lived in Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Laura Helen BUNYARD and John Thomas DEARMAN were married on 29 Nov 1883 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, United States.
French
16. Laura Helen BUNYARD was born on 20 Feb 1867 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, United States. She lived in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama in 1870. Laura lived in Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory in 1900. She died in Aug 1908 at the age of 41 in Hammon, Custer, Oklahoma, United States. She lived in Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
French
English = 56.25%
Irish = 12.5%
Scot = 12.5%
French = 12.5%
German = 6.25%
This is an answer to a Genealogy Game.
1) List your 16 great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places.
2) Figure out the dominant ethnicity or nationality of each of them.
3) Calculate your ancestral ethnicity or nationality by adding them up for the 16 - 6.25% for each (obviously, this is approximate).
4) If you don't know all 16 of your great-grandparents, then do it for the last full generation you have.
5) Write your own blog post, or make a comment on Facebook or in this post.
1. John William HAYLEY was born in 1823 in Tenneesse. He lived in Roane, Tennessee, USA on 1 Jun 1840. He died in 1874 at the age of 51 in Tenneesse. . Eliza Jane MOORING and John William HAYLEY were married on 1 Apr 1850 in Madison County, Tennessee.
English
2. Eliza Jane MOORING was born on 27 Nov 1829 in Madison, Tennessee, United States. She lived in District 15, Madison, Tennessee in 1850. Eliza lived in Johnsons Station, Tarrant, Texas, United States in 1880. Eliza lived in Whitewrigth Town, Grayson, Texas in 1900. She died in Apr 1905 at the age of 75 in Lake, Tennessee, United States.
English
3. Jackson Columbus CARTER was born in 1855 in Union City, Laclede, Missouri, United States. He lived in Union, Laclede, Missouri in 1860. He lived in Union, Laclede, Missouri in 1870. He lived in Sulphur Ward 3, Murray, Oklahoma in 1910. He lived in Hutchinson Ward 6, Reno, Kansas in 1920. Jackson died in 1929 at the age of 74 in Arizona, USA. He was also known as Jack Carter.
English
4. Elizabeth Jane WHITE was born in 1860 in Texas, United States.
English
5. William B DIKES was born on 8 Jan 1838 in Tennessee. He lived in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA on 1 Jun 1840. He died. Abigail C JOHNSON and William B DIKES were married on 1 Jun 1858.
English
6. Abigail C JOHNSON was born on 27 Mar 1842 in Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, United States. She lived in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana in 1870. She lived in Haskell, Texas, United States in 1880. Abigail died about 1881 at the age of 39 in Eastland, Texas, United States.
English
7. Milton C PARKS was born in Jul 1843 in Lincoln County, TN. He lived in Subdivision 2, Lincoln, Tennessee in 1850. Milton lived in Precinct 3, Lampasas, Texas, United States in 1880. Milton lived in Precinct 2 Rawdon; Precinct 3 Grand, Day, Oklahoma Territory in 1900. He died in 1923 at the age of 80 in ,Texas, USA. br />
English
8. Philadelphia HARRISON was born in 1853 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. She lived in Union, Hot Spring, Arkansas in 1860. She lived in Precinct 3, Lampasas, Texas, United States in 1880. She was also known as Philadelphia Cain. Philadelphia died ?unknown.
Irish
9. David REED was born on 10 Mar 1811 in North Carolina, United States. He lived in District 13, Miller, Missouri in 1850. He lived in Glaze, Miller, Missouri in 1860. David lived in Missouri in 1865. He lived in Benton, Howell, Missouri in 1870. He died on 25 Dec 1870 at the age of 59 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States. Elizabeth MESSERSMITH and David REED were married on 20 Aug 1829 in Cole, MO.
Scot
10. Elizabeth MESSERSMITH was born on 25 Jul 1813 in Wythe, Virginia, United States. She lived in District 13, Miller, Missouri in 1850. She lived in Glaze, Miller, Missouri in 1860. Elizabeth lived in Benton, Howell, Missouri in 1870. She died on 21 Sep 1875 at the age of 62 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States.
German
11. John Arnett CHAPIN was born on 23 Aug 1829 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. He lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri in 1860. John lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri in 1870. He lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1880. He lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1880. John lived in West Plains City, Howell, Missouri in 1900. John lived in Kansas Ward 16, Jackson, Missouri in 1910. He died on 15 Jun 1915 at the age of 85 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Sarah KYLE and John Arnett CHAPIN were married on 28 Oct 1851.
English
12. Sarah KYLE was born on 9 Mar 1827 in Clay, Tennessee, United States. She lived in District 8, Overton, Tennessee in 1850. She lived in District 8, Overton, Tennessee in 1850. Sarah lived in Howell, Howell, Missouri in 1860. She died on 26 Mar 1867 at the age of 40 in Howell, Missouri, United States.
Irish
13. John Wesley Sr COOK was born on 5 Sep 1853 in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States. He died on 29 Jan 1907 at the age of 53 in Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States. Sara Adline BATES and John Wesley Sr COOK were married on 25 Sep 1874 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.
Scot
14. Sara Adline BATES was born in 1854 in Franklin, Illinois, United States. She lived in Chicago Ward 18, Cook (Chicago), Illinois in 1920. She was also known as Sarah Angeline Bates.
English
15. John Thomas DEARMAN was born on 12 Jul 1859 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, United States. He died on 2 Feb 1934 at the age of 74 in Healdton, Carter, Oklahoma, United States. He lived in Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Laura Helen BUNYARD and John Thomas DEARMAN were married on 29 Nov 1883 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, United States.
French
16. Laura Helen BUNYARD was born on 20 Feb 1867 in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama, United States. She lived in Cuba, Sumter, Alabama in 1870. Laura lived in Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory in 1900. She died in Aug 1908 at the age of 41 in Hammon, Custer, Oklahoma, United States. She lived in Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
French
English = 56.25%
Irish = 12.5%
Scot = 12.5%
French = 12.5%
German = 6.25%
Friday, July 31, 2009
Packing for a trip
My mother's youngest sister is coming to visit and help me with some genealogy studies. My aunt has photos, documents, access to the LDS files etc. So as my aunt as gathering letters and documents to come visit she indicated she was planning to ship the genealogy resources before hand so she had less to carry on the plane. I went into an automatic panic!!! I suggested my aunt ship me her clothing and carry the documents. We discussed it and decided we knew what was much more valuable. We could always replace clothing. But to risk the documents to any carrier was just too frightening for us. We would not be able to breath the whole time the documents were in transit. So it is decided -- Aunt will ship the clothing and pack the documents as a carry-on. Phew!!! that was a close one!!!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Interpreting Passenger List Annotations
As I research my nephews Italian Ancestors I am fascinated to learn that many of the young men came to America first (about late 1890s) and sent for their families 2-4 years later. (Early 1900's) The place these young men arrive at is Bronx New York. All the stereotype of Hollywood Italian Young Thugs come to mind. I am fascinated to learn about the ships, the conditions of the travel, and arrival of these brothers and cousins coming to America.
But once the families arrive, These young families then migrated quite quickly across the USA through Ohio and end up in Santa Clara Valley, California. They become the orchard workers, cannery operators for which the Santa Clara Valley is so richly known for. These brothers were a BIG part of the developement and glory of the Santa Clara Valley and their story is worthy to be perserved.
But getting back to my research I am thankful for all the help genealogists are afforded in 2009. Believe me I started my research in 1970s and genealogy has changed a lot!!
I read the manifest and New York Newspapers for the arrival and condition of travel articles and was quite satisfied with my findings. Until I happened on the following resource just this week. WOW WOW I feel like a flood of information has been opened to me. I imagine in 10 or 20 years from now with all these findings and learning, I could maybe someday call myself a genealogist!!!
A Guide to Interpreting Passenger List Annotations
by Marian L. Smith
Historian, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
with the assistance of
Elise Friedman,
Flora Gursky, and Eleanor Bien
Passenger Lists or manifests. Every genealogist and his sister wants to find one. But after years of searching, many find a document that raises as many questions as it answers. This is especially true of passenger lists dating after 1892, which are frequently found to have a variety of markings, codes, and annotations squeezed into the margins and small blank spaces above and behind information written in the list form's columns
There continues to be pitfalls, and the need to double and triple your resources. There is still a need to verify the departure list, the arrival lists, the immigration list, oath of alligence lists etc. Yet with these new decoding of annotations some of this information gives you clues as to the next place to look. But it never ends ...... never .... I just hope to give a direction for those, whom are bitten by the genealogy bug, next to pick up the work.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Should have zigged when I zagged
Seems I have several errors in my family tree. I am going to have to go in trimming branches and appling tree tar. While fixing one branch I got involved with a siblings tree and now have duplicate fathers. So I have to go in and match up the "father" that matches my home person and delete the "cloned father" . Also according to my Aunt when I am documenting the Dearmans I picked the Dearman's that went to Florida but she has letters to prove me wrong. So I will have to trim and cut some more.
I do not mind cutting and editing and following up if I am able to do a better job.
I received a genealogy correction note from a relative and in closing he says
"have a great journey" That is just what it is a journey. A journey all over the world, in a time warp. So to all my fellow genealogist...I wish you a happy journey. Ruthless in Chula Vista
I do not mind cutting and editing and following up if I am able to do a better job.
I received a genealogy correction note from a relative and in closing he says
"have a great journey" That is just what it is a journey. A journey all over the world, in a time warp. So to all my fellow genealogist...I wish you a happy journey. Ruthless in Chula Vista
Sunday, July 5, 2009
First Genealogy Research Trip---Silicon Valley CA
I am posting what I hope is the first of many Genealogy Travel Post. Before I leave for my 6 day genealogy research trip, I wanted to do some preparing.
I mapquested all my destinations,
verified days and hours open,
reviewed catalogues of the libraries and museums I wish to visit.
I have outlined the documents I want to obtain.
I will be traveling to Silicon Valley next week.
I plan to visit
Martin Luther King Libraries, California Room, Fifth floor,
Santa Clara Heritage Plaza Library,
Sunnyvale Library on Pastoria,
Sunnyvale Historical Society Room at the Old Murphy Building on California street. Superior Courts San Jose and Santa Clara,
County Records.
Cemeteries,
The old County Hospital.
and also:
Napa Cemetary and hospital
Napa Library
I am hoping the days and hours posted on their websites are current.
I plan to stop by to see old friends and see if they have old photos that I will be able to duplicate.
I plan to take photos: (need to add to list camera and battery charger)
of the old neighborhood.
previous residents of direct relatives
the hospital
and old friends.
I have made my plans. My plans may not be followed completely. Yet I think it is a good ideal to try to plan an effective and efficient trip to be as genealogically productive as possible.
Of course I need to factor in my possible obstacles,
grandkids
adult children
wanting to visit with friends too long
long lunch and dinner dates
fatigue
brain freezes
traffic
late nights
Wish me luck,
I mapquested all my destinations,
verified days and hours open,
reviewed catalogues of the libraries and museums I wish to visit.
I have outlined the documents I want to obtain.
I will be traveling to Silicon Valley next week.
I plan to visit
Martin Luther King Libraries, California Room, Fifth floor,
Santa Clara Heritage Plaza Library,
Sunnyvale Library on Pastoria,
Sunnyvale Historical Society Room at the Old Murphy Building on California street. Superior Courts San Jose and Santa Clara,
County Records.
Cemeteries,
The old County Hospital.
and also:
Napa Cemetary and hospital
Napa Library
I am hoping the days and hours posted on their websites are current.
I plan to stop by to see old friends and see if they have old photos that I will be able to duplicate.
I plan to take photos: (need to add to list camera and battery charger)
of the old neighborhood.
previous residents of direct relatives
the hospital
and old friends.
I have made my plans. My plans may not be followed completely. Yet I think it is a good ideal to try to plan an effective and efficient trip to be as genealogically productive as possible.
Of course I need to factor in my possible obstacles,
grandkids
adult children
wanting to visit with friends too long
long lunch and dinner dates
fatigue
brain freezes
traffic
late nights
Wish me luck,
Friday, July 3, 2009
Family Interest and Blogging
I have blogged less than a week now. I make mistakes, I lose my blog page, I forget to spell check, I do not think I am doing it correctly.
Even so I want to thank the people who encouraged me to blog. I have already heard from two family members that I speak to but once a year to wish a Merry Christmas. They are curious and want to know more. They ask specfic questions. They talk about the desire to stay connected and read more.
I thought I was just blogging to get a set of pretty beads!!!! During the Jamboree it was pointed out there is really two parts to genealogy work (I will expand later in another blog that I believe there are many other parts).
The first part is recording, the documenting and researching the data and the second part
Sharing all this data with your family.
So it continues the never ending stories, research, honoring, loving, caring for those who have helped shape who we are, where we were born, and the color of our eyes.
Even so I want to thank the people who encouraged me to blog. I have already heard from two family members that I speak to but once a year to wish a Merry Christmas. They are curious and want to know more. They ask specfic questions. They talk about the desire to stay connected and read more.
I thought I was just blogging to get a set of pretty beads!!!! During the Jamboree it was pointed out there is really two parts to genealogy work (I will expand later in another blog that I believe there are many other parts).
The first part is recording, the documenting and researching the data and the second part
Sharing all this data with your family.
So it continues the never ending stories, research, honoring, loving, caring for those who have helped shape who we are, where we were born, and the color of our eyes.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Cemetary Visit
I will visit my mother's grave this week. It is ironic that my mother often asked me to record our (really she was more interested in "her" family) genealogy, and it is her records that need to be corrected. Constantly the dutiful daughter I am making the pilgrimage to Napa California next week to try to resolve my mother's misinformation. Her Social Security Index indicated she died in San Jose, she died in Napa. Correction: she was pronounced dead in Napa. I think she died in bed in her beloved room at Lake Berryessa. WE all miss her so much. After 5 years, my sister finally visited Mom's grave in 2005. It was so hard for my younger sister. How my heart ached when my sister called to tell me---The data on the gravestone is incorrect.......Mom's name spelt wrong!! Wrong dates.....
It was Mom and I who set up mom's resting place. Dad always procrastinated about making plans. After 3 years, of mother suffering with ovarian cancer, Dad still was surprised when Mom passed. He was so sure she would recover. Mom was very specific about what she wanted --- the home gave us an envelope to complete so decisions could be clear when the time would come. Mom dictated, I wrote, repeated to her what I wrote, exasperated Mother would correct me and have me rewrite and rewrite, then she would change her mind and have me rewrite or add things as she rolled the decisions over in her head again and again.
When the time came, Dad was distraught and totally taken off guard. He walked around in a daze. All official people called him, asked his desires. I quietly mentioned to Dad that I had an envelope of Mom's wishes. Dad looked at me blankly as though he was trying to understand what I said. When we went to the home, the officials brought us into a small neat office, Dad sat down and in his authoritative voice (one I was very familiar with) Dad said "This is what I want.........." Nothing he said slightly resembled the instructions in the sealed envelope. I said nothing. I realized this was now for him, Mom was gone, we needed to take care of Dad. I do remember telling my sister, when we made Dad's arrangement I planned to do a double ceremony with the music and flowers, mother had requested. So I released the responsibility----for the time being. But next week nearly 9 years later, I will try to the best of my ability to correct the Social Security Index, ask for a new gravestone, and place yellow roses on her grave.
CVGS President Gary, asked me how did I think all these mistakes were made. I did not know. I will try to find out what mishaps caused these errors. But most important, I will correct the records. Now I am a genealogist, the self-proclaimed family historian, it is my job to set the records straight. I understand how fustrating now how frustrating and crazy someone would need to go through to locate my mother. My fear is they would never find her. Each ancestor I find, I celebrate their lives, and attempt to share their lives with family. Yes, I need to set the records straight such that hundreds, and generations away family will find and cherish this remarkable woman, just as we do.
It was Mom and I who set up mom's resting place. Dad always procrastinated about making plans. After 3 years, of mother suffering with ovarian cancer, Dad still was surprised when Mom passed. He was so sure she would recover. Mom was very specific about what she wanted --- the home gave us an envelope to complete so decisions could be clear when the time would come. Mom dictated, I wrote, repeated to her what I wrote, exasperated Mother would correct me and have me rewrite and rewrite, then she would change her mind and have me rewrite or add things as she rolled the decisions over in her head again and again.
When the time came, Dad was distraught and totally taken off guard. He walked around in a daze. All official people called him, asked his desires. I quietly mentioned to Dad that I had an envelope of Mom's wishes. Dad looked at me blankly as though he was trying to understand what I said. When we went to the home, the officials brought us into a small neat office, Dad sat down and in his authoritative voice (one I was very familiar with) Dad said "This is what I want.........." Nothing he said slightly resembled the instructions in the sealed envelope. I said nothing. I realized this was now for him, Mom was gone, we needed to take care of Dad. I do remember telling my sister, when we made Dad's arrangement I planned to do a double ceremony with the music and flowers, mother had requested. So I released the responsibility----for the time being. But next week nearly 9 years later, I will try to the best of my ability to correct the Social Security Index, ask for a new gravestone, and place yellow roses on her grave.
CVGS President Gary, asked me how did I think all these mistakes were made. I did not know. I will try to find out what mishaps caused these errors. But most important, I will correct the records. Now I am a genealogist, the self-proclaimed family historian, it is my job to set the records straight. I understand how fustrating now how frustrating and crazy someone would need to go through to locate my mother. My fear is they would never find her. Each ancestor I find, I celebrate their lives, and attempt to share their lives with family. Yes, I need to set the records straight such that hundreds, and generations away family will find and cherish this remarkable woman, just as we do.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
I Installed RootMagic 4
One of my objectives for attending the Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank California was to review and compare new genealogy software programs. There are about 4-5 popular programs out there and even some interesting "independents". But for reasons I may blog about at another time --- I chose to purchase, install and populate Root Magic 4 with my family information.
So far I am finding RootsMagic easy to learn and to apply to my trees. There was a convenient import ged.com button and zip there was my data. Of special interest for me was the "problems found" button. I used this feature in my old Legacy program. I used this feature often. I was so excited when I applied it to my current data. The results reported I had very few "problems". I was able to drop these "problems" in my (rootmagic provided) to-do list. With the problems residing on my rootmagic "to do list", these issues will be readily available to retrieve. This allows me to review and correct these issues when I can focus on them with more time.
My previous experiences have included working on one individual research subject and out of the corner of my eye noticing a questionable date/place/relationship. At that time I had several choices to make 1) I could stop what I was working on and resolve the issue immediately hoping to resolve it fast as not to lose my primary train of research or 2) jot down the discrepancy on a notebook, I keep close to the computer, to find and correct the concern later, 3) write something stupid in the spot like "silly silly" or "you gotta be kidding" hoping that when I get a chance I find all my "flags" to correct or 4) my favorite --- tell myself to just put that "problem" in my memory and KNOW I will be able to retrieve the issue in a day or two.
I will be taking classes and doing my own home experiencing on RootsMagic. Crunch Crunch back to work I go------
So far I am finding RootsMagic easy to learn and to apply to my trees. There was a convenient import ged.com button and zip there was my data. Of special interest for me was the "problems found" button. I used this feature in my old Legacy program. I used this feature often. I was so excited when I applied it to my current data. The results reported I had very few "problems". I was able to drop these "problems" in my (rootmagic provided) to-do list. With the problems residing on my rootmagic "to do list", these issues will be readily available to retrieve. This allows me to review and correct these issues when I can focus on them with more time.
My previous experiences have included working on one individual research subject and out of the corner of my eye noticing a questionable date/place/relationship. At that time I had several choices to make 1) I could stop what I was working on and resolve the issue immediately hoping to resolve it fast as not to lose my primary train of research or 2) jot down the discrepancy on a notebook, I keep close to the computer, to find and correct the concern later, 3) write something stupid in the spot like "silly silly" or "you gotta be kidding" hoping that when I get a chance I find all my "flags" to correct or 4) my favorite --- tell myself to just put that "problem" in my memory and KNOW I will be able to retrieve the issue in a day or two.
I will be taking classes and doing my own home experiencing on RootsMagic. Crunch Crunch back to work I go------
American History
Motivation for working on my genealogy. I have several reasons that my work on genealogy is important to me. My first and foremost reason is a desire to record my mother's family. My mother was always very proud of her heritage and she always asked me to research and record our family history. My mother loved her grandchildren. It was important to my mother that her grandchildren knew her family. In particular her grandmother, Armenita Clementine Chapin. Armenita was quite a character.
But there is a more compelling reason to motivate me to continue to record and share "our story". That reason is to educate our younger generation on American History!!
I am feeling very strongly about doing this genealogy work. I think my education and dedication to this work has led me to research and preserve this data. I feel so strongly about it because American History is being rewritten for the next generation of American children by people and interest groups that were not here!!
In order to preserve our country we must keep the ideals of America alive. If these special interest groups felt so strongly about Americas ideals why did they not try it in their own country. I will tell you why because it takes sacrifice, heroism, and a vision.
This country may not be perfect but it is the best country in the world. My personal profession at Working to move industry to China, India, Iraq, Israel --- reminds me of how much "growing" these countries are going to need. America went through our Industrial Revolution, the Great Reform and the establishment of public education.
Just like these countries are now-------Until the 1840s, school systems were localized and available only to wealthy people. The Great Reformers (mostly Protestant) who wanted all children to benefit the education process opposed this. These reformers fought for the case that public schooling could create good citizens, unite society and prevent crime and poverty. Seems to me those should be the goals of schools today. The efforts and work of the GREAT REFORMERS are not taught in school today). As a result of their efforts, free public education at the elementary level was available for all American children by the end of the nineteenth century. By 1918 all states had passed laws requiring children to attend at least elementary school (Great School Staff, 2003). The first publicly supported secondary school in the United States was founded in 1635. The attendance in secondary schools was very little because the curriculum was specialized and difficult. A demand for more intelligence and skills within the labor force (the industrial revolution which India, China, and so many other countries are experiencing now) led Benjamin Franklin to start a new kind of secondary school. Franklin established, the American Academy which was established in Philadelphia in 1751. American high schools eventually became more prominent. The rise in American high school attendance was one of the most shocking developments in the U.S. education system during the twentieth century. As the twentieth century progressed, high school was becoming more and more important to society. The effects that the history of public education took on shaping America in the early years of the twentieth century are often overlooked. Likewise, things like The Great Depression, wars with other countries, civil rights movement, student protests and the numerous political events within the country all had their effects on the education system. All of these, plus more were key ingredients to the efforts in shaping the American public school (Thattai, 1999). American public schools are built around the beliefs of everyone is welcome and no child will be left behind. Public schools are schools that are provided by state and federal funding. Ninety percent of the children in America attend a public school. Until 1951 the "Protestant" Lord's Prayer was said in Public schools each day.
As the world evolves, these lessons are going to help make better decisions in the future. Education is key to create good citizens, unite society and prevent crime and poverty.
Bringing that part of history to our grand kids is very important to me.
I do believe there is an anti-American wave of thinking being popularized. But for me and my family I will try to keep the story (or at least this side of it) straight.
So off to work on setting the records straight. More later, Ruth
Ok I will jump off my soap box and get focused on my research.
But there is a more compelling reason to motivate me to continue to record and share "our story". That reason is to educate our younger generation on American History!!
I am feeling very strongly about doing this genealogy work. I think my education and dedication to this work has led me to research and preserve this data. I feel so strongly about it because American History is being rewritten for the next generation of American children by people and interest groups that were not here!!
In order to preserve our country we must keep the ideals of America alive. If these special interest groups felt so strongly about Americas ideals why did they not try it in their own country. I will tell you why because it takes sacrifice, heroism, and a vision.
This country may not be perfect but it is the best country in the world. My personal profession at Working to move industry to China, India, Iraq, Israel --- reminds me of how much "growing" these countries are going to need. America went through our Industrial Revolution, the Great Reform and the establishment of public education.
Just like these countries are now-------Until the 1840s, school systems were localized and available only to wealthy people. The Great Reformers (mostly Protestant) who wanted all children to benefit the education process opposed this. These reformers fought for the case that public schooling could create good citizens, unite society and prevent crime and poverty. Seems to me those should be the goals of schools today. The efforts and work of the GREAT REFORMERS are not taught in school today). As a result of their efforts, free public education at the elementary level was available for all American children by the end of the nineteenth century. By 1918 all states had passed laws requiring children to attend at least elementary school (Great School Staff, 2003). The first publicly supported secondary school in the United States was founded in 1635. The attendance in secondary schools was very little because the curriculum was specialized and difficult. A demand for more intelligence and skills within the labor force (the industrial revolution which India, China, and so many other countries are experiencing now) led Benjamin Franklin to start a new kind of secondary school. Franklin established, the American Academy which was established in Philadelphia in 1751. American high schools eventually became more prominent. The rise in American high school attendance was one of the most shocking developments in the U.S. education system during the twentieth century. As the twentieth century progressed, high school was becoming more and more important to society. The effects that the history of public education took on shaping America in the early years of the twentieth century are often overlooked. Likewise, things like The Great Depression, wars with other countries, civil rights movement, student protests and the numerous political events within the country all had their effects on the education system. All of these, plus more were key ingredients to the efforts in shaping the American public school (Thattai, 1999). American public schools are built around the beliefs of everyone is welcome and no child will be left behind. Public schools are schools that are provided by state and federal funding. Ninety percent of the children in America attend a public school. Until 1951 the "Protestant" Lord's Prayer was said in Public schools each day.
As the world evolves, these lessons are going to help make better decisions in the future. Education is key to create good citizens, unite society and prevent crime and poverty.
Bringing that part of history to our grand kids is very important to me.
I do believe there is an anti-American wave of thinking being popularized. But for me and my family I will try to keep the story (or at least this side of it) straight.
So off to work on setting the records straight. More later, Ruth
Ok I will jump off my soap box and get focused on my research.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Genealogy is Ruthless (without me)
It is true Genealogy is Ruthless. It is not for the weak and weary. I have found in meeting fellow genealogist they seem to have a lot of attributes in common.
1--Many of them come from a profession of engineering, documentation, or record keeping of some kind.
2--They seem to have learnt the disciplines, and pit falls of documenting anything.
3--They are people who can see the whole picture while also being able to stick to small details.
4--They are stubborn (I wonder how many have ancestors from Missouri where "You don't believe until you see it with your own eyes"?)
5--Over 50% are compassionate yet have grown some rather hard shells (some of these stories are heartbreaking!) It is surprising to see very sweet, small in stature, ladies doing genealogy but as you talk to them ---- they are as hard as nails about the realities of life.
6--The remaining 40-something % are men.
7-- Intelligent -- these people are informed, savvy, and gadget happy!! Keeping alert to all new highly technical releases-- they are there to explore ways to apply it to genealogy.
8-- They are PIONEERS!!!!! A lot of our generation (50+) pioneered the cyber space and now we are pioneering and compiling this vast wasteland of documentations. We leave no stone unturned beating down, novels, Bibles, personal letters (did I also mention we have no-sense of decorum when exposing very personal and private communications?) court records, cemeteries are packed with genealogist ----
9--Genealogist are goal driven ---They get things done!
10-- Friendly!!! They are just about the most fun people I know.
11--Helpful --- Willing to help others get started, find elusive relatives, or just give encouragement.
12-- And have a lot of time to devote to this crazy obsession.
There are more similarities but we also are always in a hurry to get back to our research!! So more later ----
1--Many of them come from a profession of engineering, documentation, or record keeping of some kind.
2--They seem to have learnt the disciplines, and pit falls of documenting anything.
3--They are people who can see the whole picture while also being able to stick to small details.
4--They are stubborn (I wonder how many have ancestors from Missouri where "You don't believe until you see it with your own eyes"?)
5--Over 50% are compassionate yet have grown some rather hard shells (some of these stories are heartbreaking!) It is surprising to see very sweet, small in stature, ladies doing genealogy but as you talk to them ---- they are as hard as nails about the realities of life.
6--The remaining 40-something % are men.
7-- Intelligent -- these people are informed, savvy, and gadget happy!! Keeping alert to all new highly technical releases-- they are there to explore ways to apply it to genealogy.
8-- They are PIONEERS!!!!! A lot of our generation (50+) pioneered the cyber space and now we are pioneering and compiling this vast wasteland of documentations. We leave no stone unturned beating down, novels, Bibles, personal letters (did I also mention we have no-sense of decorum when exposing very personal and private communications?) court records, cemeteries are packed with genealogist ----
9--Genealogist are goal driven ---They get things done!
10-- Friendly!!! They are just about the most fun people I know.
11--Helpful --- Willing to help others get started, find elusive relatives, or just give encouragement.
12-- And have a lot of time to devote to this crazy obsession.
There are more similarities but we also are always in a hurry to get back to our research!! So more later ----
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