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!!!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
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%
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