tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66256866645410355642024-02-29T12:36:06.631-05:00Gayle's Family HistoryWelcome to my family blogspot. This site is devoted to genealogy research, including my own family ancestral lines currently being conducted, as well as collateral lines. I also post tips, updates and occasional nostalgic family items of interest. You may reach me at gaylevanh@frontier.com Do not reuse any info or photos posted here in any form without proper attribution. Copyright 2006-2022 by Family Roots and Branches.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-18742975718688408642024-02-29T12:35:00.000-05:002024-02-29T12:35:22.878-05:00Roots Tech - 2024 Online<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgse-A4Y-CGH4_eLBjk7cii_1dZ8vv9SfBQoedMhz_L4yrDNHBPiRreZDkd4QZz_pzTfYahOiGbWuRcPPMQi4N--6eATZ5CFRX5Cj8muU_1q3_2spnzS0qxQ3uH34Zu5LQHiFYvIJF_Z2g4n9DgtqlK-yR5KizdM9KEDJTu4G1iaHkZnZoq0TqorslGKijN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="705" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgse-A4Y-CGH4_eLBjk7cii_1dZ8vv9SfBQoedMhz_L4yrDNHBPiRreZDkd4QZz_pzTfYahOiGbWuRcPPMQi4N--6eATZ5CFRX5Cj8muU_1q3_2spnzS0qxQ3uH34Zu5LQHiFYvIJF_Z2g4n9DgtqlK-yR5KizdM9KEDJTu4G1iaHkZnZoq0TqorslGKijN" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Don't forget - Rootsweb 2024 is LIVE! RootsTech begins Thursday, February 29, and goes through Saturday, March 2, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div>Register and view events at <b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ ">https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ </a></b>There will certainly be something you will want to see/learn. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday choices begin at 10 am EST. and it's FREE !! </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/?fbclid=IwAR0tQLg9oCsx5_IThRcpC1siEmGMIPXIB5kUbK4X8HMwa4MATfQK9a13zC4&lang=eng">https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/?fbclid=IwAR0tQLg9oCsx5_IThRcpC1siEmGMIPXIB5kUbK4X8HMwa4MATfQK9a13zC4&lang=eng</a></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-22088669315234385502024-02-19T21:48:00.000-05:002024-02-19T21:48:01.351-05:00A look back during the Texas Revolution<div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqIfL5mB3pG8yl1ktkl8S84JEbAQThoBkv-neuz1_xIMRKb5-29qevZMG5SqBj_P5MoZpKrdaZw6nYXZ2deaGX_wNKVNZCQ7sfwHWeJXqgha-2wqpTmlNQLys1aG8maxrRYa3ywh6hyEw_6oxWNPWWACTKpPngrSOc_6p555fFOhSBXcrSG42-7Uo0Hp3R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="559" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqIfL5mB3pG8yl1ktkl8S84JEbAQThoBkv-neuz1_xIMRKb5-29qevZMG5SqBj_P5MoZpKrdaZw6nYXZ2deaGX_wNKVNZCQ7sfwHWeJXqgha-2wqpTmlNQLys1aG8maxrRYa3ywh6hyEw_6oxWNPWWACTKpPngrSOc_6p555fFOhSBXcrSG42-7Uo0Hp3R=w321-h309" width="321" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Special thanks to Traces of Texas for permission to post this interesting article on the Texas Revoluton</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Being that we are now in
the high holy days of the Texas Revolution, the Texas Quote of the Day is in
regards to the infamous Runaway Scrape: "We had been several days without
any news from the army, and did not know but that our men had been massacred
[at the Alamo]. News was carried at that time by a man or boy going from one
neighborhood to another. We had heard that the Convention had passed a
declaration of independence, and elected David G. Burnet president, and Sam
Houston commander-in-chief of the army. On the 12th of March came the news of
the fall of the Alamo. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">A courier brought a dispatch from General Houston for
the people to leave. Colonel Travis and the men under his command had been
slaughtered, the Texas army was retreating, and President Burnet’s cabinet had
gone to Harrisburg. Then began the horrors of the “Runaway Scrape.” We left
home at sunset, hauling clothes, bedding and provisions on the sleigh with one
yoke of oxen. Mother and I were walking, she with an infant in her arms. Brother
drove the oxen, and my two little sisters rode in the sleigh. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">We were going ten
miles to where we could be transferred to Mr. Bundick’s cart. Father was
helping with the cattle, but he joined us after dark and brought a horse and
saddle for brother. He sent him to help Mr. Stafford with the cattle. He was to
go a different road with them and ford the San Jacinto. Mother and I then rode
father’s horse. We met Mrs. M — . She was driving her oxen home. We had sent
her word in the morning. She begged mother to go back and help her, but father
said not. He told the lady to drive the oxen home, put them in the cow pen,
turn out the cows and calves, and get her children ready, and he would send
assistance. We went on to Mrs. Roark’s, and met five families ready to leave.
Two of Mr. Shipman’s sons arrived that night. They were mere boys, and had come
to help their parents. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">They didn’t go on home; father knew that Mr. Shipman’s
family had gone that morning, so he sent them back for Mrs. M — ‘s. It was ten
o’clock at night when we got to Mrs. Roark’s. We shifted our things into the
cart of Mr. Bundick, who was waiting for us, and tried to rest till morning.
Sister and I had been weeping all day about Colonel Travis. When we started
from home we got the little books he had given us and would have taken them
with us, but mother said it was best to leave them. Early the next morning we
were on the move, mother with her four children in the cart, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Mr. Bundick
and his wife and negro woman on horseback. He had been in bad health for some
time and had just got home from visiting his mother, who lived in Louisiana. He
brought with him two slaves, the woman already mentioned and a man who was
driving the cart; and, as Mr. Bundick had no children, we were as comfortable
as could have been expected. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">We had to leave the sleigh. Sister and I had
grieved all the day before about Colonel Travis, and had a big cry when our
brother left us. We were afraid Mrs. M — would be left at home. We had a fresh
outburst of grief when the sleigh was abandoned, but had the satisfaction of
seeing Mrs. M — and her children. Mr. Cotie would not go to the army. He hauled
five families in the big blue wagon with his six yoke of oxen, besides negroes,
provisions, bedding, and all the plunder the others could not carry."
----- Dilue Rose Harris </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>“The Reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Harris," in The
Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, January 1901. Shown here:
Dilue Rose Harris, courtesy the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic site.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-77514859470709540222023-11-29T17:13:00.003-05:002023-11-29T17:14:15.953-05:00The Family Album<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv8TCrpkvTE3cnEuIGxNqlOz6m_tUKoVNs1lA-OKw1cAjlo2qDEbg1cEFAkjIDWNlWkJlN10mjpXGIS-8EgcBMqGx0pyV3DVi4CGeTjp-wjlyle5hLZYZaQrJIe6WxrlpXtky8N8QIVGVKH8osUybRmrHJ6k-K8x0ywGRl5wygJUW6OJZvfbaF6dj9lTZd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="222" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv8TCrpkvTE3cnEuIGxNqlOz6m_tUKoVNs1lA-OKw1cAjlo2qDEbg1cEFAkjIDWNlWkJlN10mjpXGIS-8EgcBMqGx0pyV3DVi4CGeTjp-wjlyle5hLZYZaQrJIe6WxrlpXtky8N8QIVGVKH8osUybRmrHJ6k-K8x0ywGRl5wygJUW6OJZvfbaF6dj9lTZd" width="235" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="43snb" data-offset-key="511d6-0-0" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 8px;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="511d6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>
The Family Album
In May of 2007, I discovered the following Thought of the Day and shared it with my husband Larry Van Horn. I discovered it this afternoon; he had written in it in one of his genealogical journals. This amazing description of a family album is as relevant today as it was in 2007. I know Larry would want me to share it with all our blog readers, and genealogy groups. .
I hope you enjoy it.
Gayle Van Horn
The Family Album
Pull out that old family album and scan the faces. These people on these pages brought you to this point.
Their lives are the cornerstones of your life. Their sacrifices are your mandate to continue building … invest in yourself … and in all that comes next.
Just as they formed your foundation – your work lays a foundation for lives after you.
Your family album is a picture of the tenacity and strength in your DNA. It is a study of perseverance. Secrets of survival that carry through your veins.
To settle for less than you are capable of is to squander not just your life – but their lives – and your legacy to future generations. One generation’s position is the next generation's reposition. Picture that!
(Thought of the Day by T.D. Jakes)
27 May 2007) </b></span></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-24157006867680430572023-06-13T09:31:00.007-04:002023-06-13T09:31:56.732-04:00Wise Words to Remember<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmxbDihv8Q99ES_GBV8JTGc2M_Uj_1m4xQjMYZoj-ZJagvPyn02wnNu3njEOh0rygqY5-noglQqTuD0B_H0XnewNUTTypn7WPeYh02OHs6zMDbtL24XQite3I7NafFtPpG7Onqo-4_uCnKl3sMAk7rOkpSA9RLxkHZCWxQqlQ7HghTHg8XNozZ253jdA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="402" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmxbDihv8Q99ES_GBV8JTGc2M_Uj_1m4xQjMYZoj-ZJagvPyn02wnNu3njEOh0rygqY5-noglQqTuD0B_H0XnewNUTTypn7WPeYh02OHs6zMDbtL24XQite3I7NafFtPpG7Onqo-4_uCnKl3sMAk7rOkpSA9RLxkHZCWxQqlQ7HghTHg8XNozZ253jdA=w474-h395" width="474" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-46014404504065244192023-03-17T05:00:00.001-04:002023-03-17T05:00:00.170-04:00Honoring My Irish Heritage<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7IMpe1yvvkNwf8u-iSreMYj7oq_SYphWZSoeEEaFdv5XCDV6Z0jfk6nMa7WZ-gJfggmlWopF-DZy3CMjrQDkEgZNGjHHrM-KvU67B17Q1DOoA_wdNepCVfhA5eBExz6NyYiDcaFOeP2VEhXVejbNg9fLX3JNOb2-K6_msYlUBrRXTvhYrET1BfHh13A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7IMpe1yvvkNwf8u-iSreMYj7oq_SYphWZSoeEEaFdv5XCDV6Z0jfk6nMa7WZ-gJfggmlWopF-DZy3CMjrQDkEgZNGjHHrM-KvU67B17Q1DOoA_wdNepCVfhA5eBExz6NyYiDcaFOeP2VEhXVejbNg9fLX3JNOb2-K6_msYlUBrRXTvhYrET1BfHh13A" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you on this special St. Patrick's Day, to my many Irish ancestors, who left their homes in Ireland to begin a new path in America. The Delay family, James, Robert, and John Mc Quiston. Col. William Gilbert - all who all fought valiantly in the American Revolution. Maurice Fitzgerald of County Wexford, as well as the families of Eakin, McMillian, O'Dear, O'Quinn, St. Legar, Funsten, Irving, Hood, de Audley, Carisle, Le Longespee, Bates, Coots and many more through the ages. Go raibh maith agat !</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>Need a few links to assist your Irish quest? Try the following:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracing Your Irish Ancestors. Fifth Edition </b></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tracing-Your-Irish-Ancestors-Fifth/dp/080632094X/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1UYEPVCXZSG5H&keywords=irish+genealogy+books&qid=1678751635&sprefix=irish+genealogy%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-5">https://www.amazon.com/Tracing-Your-Irish-Ancestors-Fifth/dp/080632094X/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1UYEPVCXZSG5H&keywords=irish+genealogy+books&qid=1678751635&sprefix=irish+genealogy%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-5</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Family Tree Irish Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Ireland</b></div><div>https://www.amazon.com/Family-Tree-Irish-Genealogy Guide <a href="dp/1440348804/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_2/138-7864594-1820249?pd_rd_w=T5dlK&content-id=amzn1.sym.6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_p=6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_r=PMKE8PP964S2GYYPS4PH&pd_rd_wg=6NetN&pd_rd_r=b2a87d92-2aaa-4fd1-b703-1c66b652b5f3&pd_rd_i=1440348804&psc=1">dp/1440348804/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_2/138-7864594-1820249?pd_rd_w=T5dlK&content-id=amzn1.sym.6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_p=6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_r=PMKE8PP964S2GYYPS4PH&pd_rd_wg=6NetN&pd_rd_r=b2a87d92-2aaa-4fd1-b703-1c66b652b5f3&pd_rd_i=1440348804&psc=1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians - Second Edition (Tracing Your Ancestors </b></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tracing-Irish-Family-History-Internet/dp/1526757818/ref=d_pd_sbs_vft_none_sccl_3_7/138-7864594-1820249?pd_rd_w=Nymaq&content-id=amzn1.sym.38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_p=38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_r=KSZ7NHRSM5N21W80070N&pd_rd_wg=bIcih&pd_rd_r=96936261-14bd-4a58-bb64-baa869e37854&pd_rd_i=1526757818&psc=1">https://www.amazon.com/Tracing-Irish-Family-History-Internet/dp/1526757818/ref=d_pd_sbs_vft_none_sccl_3_7/138-7864594-1820249?pd_rd_w=Nymaq&content-id=amzn1.sym.38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_p=38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_r=KSZ7NHRSM5N21W80070N&pd_rd_wg=bIcih&pd_rd_r=96936261-14bd-4a58-bb64-baa869e37854&pd_rd_i=1526757818&psc=1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland, Second Edition </b></div><div>h<a href="ttps://www.amazon.com/New-Genealogical-Atlas-Ireland-Second/dp/0806316845/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_2/138-7864594-1820249?pd_rd_w=v9Q3i&content-id=amzn1.sym.6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_p=6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_r=4ZDQSVB0T29DV13E21S9&pd_rd_wg=DKMma&pd_rd_r=33cd86c5-cbdc-479c-94d3-6ef17a4846da&pd_rd_i=0806316845&psc=1">ttps://www.amazon.com/New-Genealogical-Atlas-Ireland-Second/dp/0806316845/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_2/138-7864594-1820249?pd_rd_w=v9Q3i&content-id=amzn1.sym.6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_p=6953b182-f957-43e6-9fe3-866e180e1e05&pf_rd_r=4ZDQSVB0T29DV13E21S9&pd_rd_wg=DKMma&pd_rd_r=33cd86c5-cbdc-479c-94d3-6ef17a4846da&pd_rd_i=0806316845&psc=1</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracing Your Irish Roots by Kinealy</b></div><div><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/393253205124?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1ZGScKji-TH6Ge83P3Hv__Q40&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=393253205124&targetid=1584739239014&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9010334&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1584739239014&abcId=9300697&merchantid=108045050&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk7ugBhDIARIsAGuvgPYQlqiALQlbLY1ecB0RLwoApAmYY3jObaVts_N1_z-tOKiKZ5BcpzEaAr7mEALw_wcB">https://www.ebay.com/itm/393253205124?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1ZGScKji-TH6Ge83P3Hv__Q40&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=393253205124&targetid=1584739239014&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9010334&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1584739239014&abcId=9300697&merchantid=108045050&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk7ugBhDIARIsAGuvgPYQlqiALQlbLY1ecB0RLwoApAmYY3jObaVts_N1_z-tOKiKZ5BcpzEaAr7mEALw_wcB</a></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-76696264278616626512023-03-13T20:34:00.001-04:002023-03-13T20:52:28.743-04:00Identifying 'Aunt Somebody'<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjor3zNDwvKHguqx1VNzBMwaOrTOhN3YXq7gU1HcA4t9vqHqag6up61HCNL8_uqIgOOCvOaYisLAG-hlA0oip3IcJ8bU1QsAAUPM0wAWjpazDz7oQqgFeuBF2TIz3N4PsxvkaIiGelo5CApzhEEZE_5uqWCIQAytYHDKOyDDlFpTNGYquJBc0_HmgSExQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="875" height="679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjor3zNDwvKHguqx1VNzBMwaOrTOhN3YXq7gU1HcA4t9vqHqag6up61HCNL8_uqIgOOCvOaYisLAG-hlA0oip3IcJ8bU1QsAAUPM0wAWjpazDz7oQqgFeuBF2TIz3N4PsxvkaIiGelo5CApzhEEZE_5uqWCIQAytYHDKOyDDlFpTNGYquJBc0_HmgSExQ=w444-h679" width="444" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I've had this picture for several years, given to me by a dear late cousin. She called her Aunt Somebody - and like her, I still don't know who she is.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div>I am hoping someone will know who this lovely lady is. Does she look familiar to you? This Gibson Girl style was listed as from 1900-1910, so it narrows it down considerably. If you have a clue, please let me know. Thanks</div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-79980511386532900582023-03-13T19:30:00.000-04:002023-03-13T19:47:33.444-04:00When and Where did William Sidney Slay die ?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw6EQPxCMywkuFAp4kIPXHew4TD5hCxfPzB-zLOBN1NgART16_hBmyKhQW2z9A7zGcnGEXwbxZYUQkR8XDW17u2lrMi3SZkIBgyM3a7DHsQnl4ejtGnDGNmocwypLJ3N5Ln-wYs-296jH/s1600/Slay+Family+Crest.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628908561043013474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw6EQPxCMywkuFAp4kIPXHew4TD5hCxfPzB-zLOBN1NgART16_hBmyKhQW2z9A7zGcnGEXwbxZYUQkR8XDW17u2lrMi3SZkIBgyM3a7DHsQnl4ejtGnDGNmocwypLJ3N5Ln-wYs-296jH/s200/Slay+Family+Crest.jpg" /></a><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">F</span></strong>or some time, there has been a great deal of speculation about my second great-grandfather, William Sidney Slay. Some researchers say he died in 1881 "somewhere in Louisiana," while others are certain it was 1882.
Just as confusing is his place of death and final resting place. All of us agree he was in Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana on the 1880 census, with his second wife Laura Ann Hargrove and their children by this marriage.
Researchers have indicated he died in 1881 or 1882 in Pineville...but where did this date come from ? A family bible or 'passed-down' ? Unfortunately, no one has information on where he is buried.
Logic would suggest he is buried in the Holloway Methodist-Slay Cemetery in Rapides Parish, or perhaps the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery in the same parish. Both cemeteries contain graves of some of his children from Laura.
If we are to assume he died in 1881 or 1882 in Louisiana, there should be probate records and guardianship papers for his minor children, of which he had four of age fifteen and under at that time. No records have been found from requests for Court Orders, Guardianship Papers, Executor Bonds or Probate Case Files in Rapides or neighboring parishes.
I would welcome any comments, direction or information, to the above email address in the masthead. Are you a descendent of William Sidney Slay ? Do you know when and where he died in Louisiana ?
This is an ongoing project and has been for some time. I am actively working on a few leads I hope will answer questions for all of us.
The first Family Group Sheet list his children with Honor Pelton Futch. Many mistakes have been circulated among researchers regarding the children from this marriage. The majority of websites and researchers, list one daughter as Caroline Cornelia ... when actually these are two names mixed up. Their actual names are: Carolina C. (married John Heidelberg Terrel) and Catherine Cornelia who married William Garrison Hennington. Another error are places of birth for these children. All were born in Choctaw County, Alabama, where the Slay's lived until 1854 when he purchased land in Jasper County, Mississippi.
<strong>Family Group Record for William Sidney Slay</strong>
Husband: William Sidney Slay
Born: 17 Mar 1808 - Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Died: Between 1881 and 1882 - Poss. Pineville Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Buried:
Father: Nathan (Sr.) Slay (1765-1843)
Mother: Martha Ann Sumrall (1765-1825)
Marriage: Abt 1831 Place: Poss. Alabama (or) Mississippi
Other Spouse: Laura Ann Hargrove (1844-Between 1911/1920)
Date: 1856 - Jasper County, Mississippi
Wife: Honor Pelton Futch
Born: 1814 - Bulloch County, Georgia
Died: Between 1851 and 1855 - Poss. Choctaw County, Alabama
Buried:
Father: John Futch (Between 1788/1791- )
Mother:
Children:
1 M John Linton Slay
Born: 1 Apr 1833 - Sumter County, Alabama
Died: 3 Jul 1902 - Clarke County, Mississippi
Buried: Elim Baptist Church Cemetery, Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi
Spouse: Permelia Agnes Puckett (1839-1914)
Marr. Date: 9 Aug 1854 - Choctaw, Alabama
2 F Martha E. (Mattie) Slay
Born: 1834 - Sumter County, Alabama
Died: 15 Apr 1915
Buried:
Spouse: Joshua Sanford (Abt 1830- )
Marr. Date: Hinds County, Mississippi
3 F Caroline C. Slay
Born: 1837 - Sumter County, Alabama
Died: 1858 - Jasper County, Mississippi
Buried: - Heildelburg, Jasper County, Mississippi
Spouse: John Heildeberg Terral
Marr. Date: 29 Dec 1853 - Mississippi
4 M Lawrence James Slay
Born: 1839 - Sumter County, Alabama
Died: Bef. 1900 - Jefferson County, Mississippi
Buried:
Spouse: Georgia (Georgeann) P. Farley (1846- )
Marr. Date: 27 Mar 1866 - Jefferson County, Mississippi
5 F Eleanor V. Slay
Born: 1841 - Sumter County, Alabama
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: R.D. Hendrix
Marr. Date: 12 May 1856 - Lawrence County, Mississippi
6 F Catherine Cornelia (Kate) Slay
Born: 18 Sep 1845 - Sumter County, Alabama
Died: 18 Jan 1921 - Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
Buried: 20 Jan 1921 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
Spouse: William Garrison Hennington (1837-1919)
Marr. Date: 10 Aug 1860 - Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Misissippi
7 M George W. Slay
Born: 1848 - Choctaw, Sumter County, Alabama
Died: 1920 - Poss. Hot Springs County, Arkansas
Buried:
Spouse: Barbesy Unknown (1853- )
<strong>Family Group Records of Children with Laura Ann Hargrove</strong>
Wife: Laura Ann Hargrove
AKA: Laura Hargrave
Born: Jan 1844 - Jasper County, Mississippi
Died: Between 1911 and 1920 - Poss. Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Buried:
Father: William Hargrove
Mother: Katherine (Kitty) Ross (1815- )
Other Spouse: John Y. Hathorn (1843-1923)
Date: 16 Apr 1888 - Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Children
1 M James Buchanan Slay
Born: 24 Aug 1857 - Jasper County, Mississippi
Died: 9 Feb 1927 - Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Buried: - Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Spouse: Mary Cornelia (Lena) Tanner (1872-1914)
Marr. Date: Abt 1892 - Louisiana
2 F Althea May Slay
Born: 1862 - Lawrence County, Mississippi
Died: 1933
Buried:
Spouse: Riley Eugene Barron (1856-1936)
Marr. Date: 27 Jul 1886 - Rapides Parish, Louisiana
3 M Richmond (Dick) Oliver Slay
Born: 9 Oct 1865 - Lawrence County, Mississippi
Died: 17 Apr 1933 - Holloway, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Buried: - Holloway Methodist-Slay Cemetery, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Spouse: Lillie Ann (Sis) Emma Barron (1869-1943)
Marr. Date: 11 Nov 1890 - Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
4 M William M. Slay
Born: 1867 - Lawrence County, Mississippi
Spouse: R.E. Hannah
Marr. Date: 28 Dec 1891 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana
5 M Benjamin Hilborn (Bennie) Slay
Born: 1870 - Lawrence County, Mississippi
6 F Frances Alice Slay
Born: 6 Feb 1874 - Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Spouse: Nathaniel Madison Hathorn (1873- )
Marr. Date: 2 Feb 1897 - Rapides Parish, Louisiana </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-48956511922752096702023-03-13T18:30:00.000-04:002023-03-13T19:45:05.263-04:00Genealogy Sleuthing: How to Date Old Family Photos – Part I<br />
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Many family historians have a collection of unidentified old family photos they’re not sure what to do with–but can’t bear to throw out. In this article, we’ll share tips for helping you accurately date old family photos.<br />
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Photographs are one of the treasures of genealogy. There is something about being able to look an ancestor in the eye—we make a connection to the people we can identify by both name and face. We search for traces of ourselves in their faces. We wonder what they were thinking or doing, or why that photograph was taken on that particular day.<br />
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But photographs can be perilous. Sometimes the people in the photograph are not who we think they are.<br />
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A few years ago, a photograph circulated around the internet and on a variety of online family trees, purporting to be an image of a young William Cheek, a Revolutionary War soldier who died in 1845. It turned up on dozens of websites and family trees. But there were two problems with that photograph. First, a quick search reveals the first photographic image of any person was made in 1830, making it impossible for the photograph to be of a young man who was born in 1752. The second problem with the photograph was that it was taken in 2012 and was stolen from the photographer’s website and inaccurately identified as William Cheek.<br />
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Additional story at: <a href="https://www.legacytree.com/blog/date-old-family-photos">https://www.legacytree.com/blog/date-old-family-photos</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-31129688993133509312023-03-13T10:27:00.000-04:002023-03-13T19:43:44.196-04:00Genealogy's Often-Misspelled Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You might want to save this article someplace. I have no idea why, but many of
the words used in researching your family tree are difficult to spell. I
constantly see spelling errors in messages posted on various genealogy web
sites. When someone misspells a word, it feels like they are shouting, “I don’t
know what I’m doing!”<br />
Here are a few words to memorize:<br />
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<strong>Genealogy</strong> – No, it is not spelled
“geneology” nor is it spelled in the manner I often see: “geneaology.” That last
word looks to me as if someone thought, “Just throw all the letters in there and
hope that something sticks.” For some reason, many newspaper reporters and their
editors do not know how to spell this word. Don’t they have spell checkers?</div>
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<strong>Cemetery</strong> – The letter “a” does
not appear anywhere in the word “cemetery.” You can remember the spelling by an
old saying, “We go to the cemetery with E’s.” (ease)</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<strong>Ancestor</strong> – This simple word is
often spelled “ancester,” “ansester,” or “ansestor.”</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<strong>Ancestry</strong> – This word is often
misspelled “ancestory.” I often see errors when someone is referring to the
ancestry.com online web site.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<strong>History</strong> – More than once I have
seen someone refer to their “family histroy” or “family histry.”</div>
<div style="padding-left: 30px;">
<strong>Descent</strong> – Perhaps not as common,
but I have seen this spelled as “decent,” which sounds almost the same.</div>
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<strong>Descendant</strong> – it often appears as
descendent, descentent and many others.</div>
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<strong>Progenitor</strong> – I can never remember
how to spell this word. I simply try to avoid it when I am writing!</div>
Two other words often are confused: <strong>immigrant</strong> and
<strong>emigrant</strong>. Another variation is immigration versus emigration.
According to Merriman-Webster Dictionary at <a href="http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/948986/36464929/4937356/feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/eogn/~www.merriam-webster.com" rel="NOFOLLOW" target="_blank">http://www.merriam-webster.com</a>, an emigrant is “a
person who leaves a country or region to live in another one” while an immigrant
is “a person who comes to a country to live there.” To repeat, an
<strong>emigrant leaves</strong> while an <strong>immigrant
arrives</strong>.<br />
The late Dick Pence was quite a storyteller, and once he told of an online
genealogy article he wrote in which he poked fun at common spelling errors by
genealogists. He deliberately misspelled <strong>ten</strong> different words in
the article, including most of the words I listed above. In the text of the
article, he never mentioned that the article was a tongue-in-cheek attempt at
humor.<br />
Dick soon received an email message from an irate lady who apparently didn’t
realize it was a deliberate attempt at humor. She scolded him for his spelling
errors, writing, “Mr. Pence, you should be ashamed of yourself. I am an English
teacher and I want to tell you that I found <strong>seven</strong> spelling
errors in your article!”<br />
(Dick Eastman)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-44598935982754073532022-12-30T17:18:00.001-05:002022-12-30T17:18:33.606-05:00Happy New Year 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i5eFEXr3IYiSK7RQcfQaziv1JMZeYtmgjWCuqS9CKoS0_dioCyVdJmVDVlxQbJRi1M0c8DBF31dawkNyUByXOilbW58FeDwFFmByzqWTH5BBuhBH9v71ztMvQRC6gF0R4h9R2KuO5CYj_DgE9e0i6QguVdM1iuRYTwW0-9LqaCj3ap_bzmUK5IOSSw/s560/Happy%20New%20Year%202023%20Gen.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i5eFEXr3IYiSK7RQcfQaziv1JMZeYtmgjWCuqS9CKoS0_dioCyVdJmVDVlxQbJRi1M0c8DBF31dawkNyUByXOilbW58FeDwFFmByzqWTH5BBuhBH9v71ztMvQRC6gF0R4h9R2KuO5CYj_DgE9e0i6QguVdM1iuRYTwW0-9LqaCj3ap_bzmUK5IOSSw/s320/Happy%20New%20Year%202023%20Gen.gif" width="286" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Happy New Year to all who enjoy the ongoing quest of genealogy. I hope your discoveries in 2023 leave you breathless (in a good way !!)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-21451990806433444182022-12-30T17:11:00.000-05:002022-12-30T17:11:18.308-05:00Free General Genealogy Websites<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEZev6B2qw_7O23htPZjKlrDxyZQikJFhfEJNbypANIZnaj3iWs1xIXWmJ6hUtKKkO01y1Koy-5IlEREkm6aQcK77BcBWKJdAuzV-xNcMivmX29baxcZwT0yGyGaTeUjcA3ANkaLMVRYFsPvpsf8ooTRwsepHt9dewMm8_qLvNs6XSN3loAvxpduIBLQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="314" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEZev6B2qw_7O23htPZjKlrDxyZQikJFhfEJNbypANIZnaj3iWs1xIXWmJ6hUtKKkO01y1Koy-5IlEREkm6aQcK77BcBWKJdAuzV-xNcMivmX29baxcZwT0yGyGaTeUjcA3ANkaLMVRYFsPvpsf8ooTRwsepHt9dewMm8_qLvNs6XSN3loAvxpduIBLQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b>Access Genealogy</b> <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/">https://accessgenealogy.com/</a></div><div>Click the Databases tab to search data from Southern states, military records, small-town newspapers and the Guion Miller Roll index to Cherokee tribal members. The latter supplements what was already a must-bookmark site if you have Native American roots.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>FamilySearch</b> <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/">https://www.familysearch.org/en/</a></div><div>More than 3,000 online collections, and more to come in the future. This is the web's largest home to free genealogy data, with recent updates on Italy, South America, and U.S. vital records. Share and record your finds in family trees and a “Memories” gallery, plus look for research help from the wiki.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Heritage Quest Onlin</b>e<a href=" https://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/login"> https://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/login</a></div><div>Free to your home computer courtesy of your library card via participating institutions, HeritageQuest is run by Ancestry.com. There are many collections, including the complete U.S. census, city directories, and various military records. Log in from your library, find Search and scroll to the bottom to access additional U.S. records, and select foreign databases.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Olive Tree Genealogy</b> <a href="http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml">http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml</a></div><div>Launched in 1996, the website has expanded into a useful collection of how-to help and databases. Available are, Passenger records, and heritage groups such as Palatines and American Indians. There is also info on residents of orphans and almshouses.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Roots Web</b> <a href="https://home.rootsweb.com/">https://home.rootsweb.com/</a></div><div>A long-time free site still serving surname databases, how-to articles, U.Ss locations, mailing lists, and pedigree files. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>USGen Web </b><a href="http://www.usgenweb.org/">http://www.usgenweb.org/</a></div><div>The USGenWeb® Project was established in 1996 by a group of genealogists who shared a desire to create free online resources for genealogical research. From then, it has grown into a network of over 3000 linked websites, all created and maintained by a community of volunteers. You may find a variety of unique county and state resources including maps, transcriptions, photos, historical documents, helpful links, and much more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additional links and information at: </div><div><a href="https://familytreemagazine.com/websites/best-free-genealogy-websites/#generalgenealogy">https://familytreemagazine.com/websites/best-free-genealogy-websites/#generalgenealogy</a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-74899842442206513992022-12-30T12:00:00.000-05:002022-12-30T16:51:42.218-05:00 Test Your Skills on an 18th Century Deed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let's do something different this week. Let's put your skills to the test!<br />
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The images listed below are two pieces of same deed from the Nathan Brown brick wall case. As some of you may recall, Nathan Brown is Geoff Rasmussen's ancestor. This deed was one of the documents that was uncovered as we built a case for his parents being Jeriamiah Brown and Rebeckah Miller.<br />
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In this document, particularly in the first image, you will see use of the long 's' which looks like an f.<br />
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See if you can answer the questions. The answers will be posted in one week, on Thursday, August 22, 2019.]<br />
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Want to try the Skill Challenge ? Go to: <a href="https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2019/08/test-your-skills-on-an-18th-century-deed.html">https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2019/08/test-your-skills-on-an-18th-century-deed.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-12487666711536377242022-12-30T10:00:00.000-05:002022-12-30T16:50:02.316-05:00Irish birth, marriage and death certificates now available online for free <br />
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Irish birth and marriage certificates from as far back as 1864 are now available for free online, while death certificates between 1878 and 1968 are also accessible.<br />
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A plethora of Irish genealogy records has been made available online thanks to a joint initiative from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.<br />
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A wealth of historical registers of marriages, births, and deaths are available to view for free on the website Irish Genealogy and covers births from 1864 to 1918, deaths from 1878 to 1968, and marriages from 1864 to 1943.<br />
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Additional story at Irish Central: <a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-geneaology-resource-free">https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-geneaology-resource-free</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-70835951115639713272022-12-22T08:00:00.015-05:002022-12-22T08:00:00.163-05:00Merry Christmas !<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgJ4mfabmpP3T8cshPYr4sqSIbBZhuybc6uAThiaSZBdUPTsmb7_56OmCiDgd4t81kINzyyQFD7o64tE1uA0v0yBj6yRVzwqDpIBwf9q0nHiTUSBRvVXxWxRi_3vlXIzqr-fAjJG0azywhSXJOSi_8PMN-UsWuyfFDr-0Q8ie-762eB_4Id2WP4YP-Q/s800/Merry%20Christmas%202022.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgJ4mfabmpP3T8cshPYr4sqSIbBZhuybc6uAThiaSZBdUPTsmb7_56OmCiDgd4t81kINzyyQFD7o64tE1uA0v0yBj6yRVzwqDpIBwf9q0nHiTUSBRvVXxWxRi_3vlXIzqr-fAjJG0azywhSXJOSi_8PMN-UsWuyfFDr-0Q8ie-762eB_4Id2WP4YP-Q/s320/Merry%20Christmas%202022.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> Merry Christmas to fellow family historians ... and thanks for following my family blog!</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-29356838295287682142022-12-18T16:36:00.002-05:002022-12-18T16:36:28.760-05:00Eight Christmas traditions you didn't realize were German<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbCPB2oy70_ISC-1__cK-ULw6HxChAiHOlz5tF0A9ogM5Qq6R7OpbmTdMHu0RpilTcC_SbrL_w9ZYSEoW6PehNKpuFCrouXQVl-gfYq6_fQExrXy6lDlIPUXvr58us7yKNGi730eM6EB8Fh9B6YwdSYbv76ZazcOYDYVjdr9duu36cnSGWP5i-mVYjlg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbCPB2oy70_ISC-1__cK-ULw6HxChAiHOlz5tF0A9ogM5Qq6R7OpbmTdMHu0RpilTcC_SbrL_w9ZYSEoW6PehNKpuFCrouXQVl-gfYq6_fQExrXy6lDlIPUXvr58us7yKNGi730eM6EB8Fh9B6YwdSYbv76ZazcOYDYVjdr9duu36cnSGWP5i-mVYjlg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i>For many people across the world, whether as ex-pats or those of German heritage, Christmas is not Christmas without these customs. Which of these Christmas traditions do you and your family follow?</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1. Advent wreath - Adventskranz</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Christmas markets - Weihnachtsmärkte</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Christmas tree - Tannenbaum</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Advent calendar - Adventskalendar</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Santa Claus - Weihnachtsmann </div><div><br /></div><div>6. Gift giving on December 24 versus December 6</div><div><br /></div><div>7. Christmas bauble - Weihnachtskugel</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Tinsel - Lametta</div><div><br /></div><div>For a complete description of each, go to: </div><div><a href="https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/8-christmas-traditions-you-didnt-realise-were-german">https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/8-christmas-traditions-you-didnt-realise-were-german</a></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-75192189293600677412022-12-18T08:00:00.000-05:002022-12-18T16:25:40.300-05:00Christmas Traditions and Genealogy<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllDGJiH4nTwS-UpmThE1wXqey5iVoPrQAZp0F-5U71qny8kiXXPL53ZOtxWF0BaO4eoGXP-RascryEkvXILVds1IUqZzve-JANF_mWcrjjJamoUe0ro5mVEn6w8RMMm3PKUoy80L2zVOZ/s1600/Xmas%252C+Vintage+Wallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllDGJiH4nTwS-UpmThE1wXqey5iVoPrQAZp0F-5U71qny8kiXXPL53ZOtxWF0BaO4eoGXP-RascryEkvXILVds1IUqZzve-JANF_mWcrjjJamoUe0ro5mVEn6w8RMMm3PKUoy80L2zVOZ/s320/Xmas%252C+Vintage+Wallpaper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What clues do your family’s Christmas traditions hold to your genealogy? Here's how to use traditional Christmas customs around the world in genealogy research.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>Listen to the podcast at <a href="https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogygold/"><b>https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogygold/</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Christmas is a time for spending with family. It is also an excellent time for re-examining your genealogy research using knowledge of the Christmas traditions of your ancestors. Christmas has been celebrated in one form or another for the past 2,000 years. In that time, many cultures around the world have developed their own Christmas traditions, and they brought these traditions with them to America when they came. The ways your ancestors celebrated Christmas in America, and the way they may still do so today, can tell you a lot about your ancestral origins.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additional text at: <b><a href="https://ancestralfindings.com/christmas-traditions-and-genealogy/">https://ancestralfindings.com/christmas-traditions-and-genealogy/</a></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-45991589898677216932022-12-17T05:00:00.003-05:002022-12-18T17:07:41.773-05:00 How to 'understand' Scandinavian Patronymic Surnames<div style="text-align: left;"><div>In the midst of your Scandinavian research, you may find confusing surname suffixes. Known as patronymics, it may change, depending on the country that controlled the area and when. When researching your ancestors in Denmark, Norway, or Sweden, </div><div>my handy reference chart may assist your research when determining when changes to surnames occurred.</div><div><br /></div><div>Naming trends as listed were used through most of the 18th and 19th centuries. As Scandinavian countries began requiring fixed surnames, families slowly began adopting and passing them on. Late in the 19th century many families, especially in Denmark, began using the male extension for both sons and daughters.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Denmark </b></div><div>sen datter</div><div><b>Sweden<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b></div><div>son dotter</div><div><b>Norway<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b>Before 1814 (Danish rule)</div><div>sen 1814-1905 (Swedish rule) son</div><div>After 1905 (independence) sen before 1814 datter</div><div>1814-1905 dotter</div><div>After 1905 dotter</div><div><br /></div><div>You may also find records listing the female’s surname ending with "dtr," which is an abbreviation for the full extension only. </div><div><br /></div><div>For additional Q&A on understanding Danish surnames, go to: </div><div><a href="https://familytreemagazine.com/names/surnames/danish-surnames-now-what/">https://familytreemagazine.com/names/surnames/danish-surnames-now-what/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-83504003997798347132022-12-06T18:59:00.003-05:002022-12-06T21:41:40.364-05:00Why Capt. John Hennington is NOT John Kennington <div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAMx6QrYcpwVgWuKqb8FJYlf0LmK6qxrFXGkwmcBNt6Pixe1zrYiZJ3vzQoqy7DgUelJhkW7JzOIOGDDazL_4WuQjoCdnVKYleJYmydWq7O5we6O8DHYqGOhXWV15d_0EmqyXWuUb8UBVaD-UPZSjgQMJnFlBDivRUsjB9DWrEkT0tvpZEikKHhM3mzQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="672" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAMx6QrYcpwVgWuKqb8FJYlf0LmK6qxrFXGkwmcBNt6Pixe1zrYiZJ3vzQoqy7DgUelJhkW7JzOIOGDDazL_4WuQjoCdnVKYleJYmydWq7O5we6O8DHYqGOhXWV15d_0EmqyXWuUb8UBVaD-UPZSjgQMJnFlBDivRUsjB9DWrEkT0tvpZEikKHhM3mzQ=w202-h240" width="202" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Carolina 1779</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span> great deal of speculation has been voiced and written about the history of the Hennington family. I have researched the Hennington’s for well over forty years, and it remains one of my most challenging, and at times, satisfying families to follow.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>One of my recent discoveries uncovered a <b>John Kennington</b> who served for South Carolina during the American Revolution.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>My 4<sup>th</sup> great-grandfather was <b>John Hennington</b>, who served as a Capt. for South Carolina, also during the American Revolution.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>These two Johns, although they both served for South Carolina in the war, each led very different lives.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>John Kennington,</b> is listed as born 1745 in South Carolina and was a son of Edward. His brothers were Edward and William. During the war, John served 56 days as a horseman in 1779-1780, and thirty days in the infantry in 1781, under Col. Marshall. John is listed n the 1790 Census in Lancaster County. There were five females and five males in the<b> Kennington</b> household. John remained in Lancaster County until his death, sometime between 1800-1810. During the Estate settlement in 1815, his wife is noted as Martha, and his children as William, Edward, John, Marian (husband Edward Narrimore), Catherine, Sarah (husband David Myers), and Violette (husband William Jasper Fortenberry). His surname is also noted as <b>Carrington</b> on this document.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Capt. John Hennington</b> was born about 1750 in possibly Beaufort, in the Province of North Carolina. His wife was Elizabeth. He had three known sons, with none as the same names as <b>John Kennington's</b>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>John Hennington</b> owned over two-thousand acres between Saltcatcher and Edisto rivers. As part of the <i>Historical Records of Officers of the Continental Army</i> he is part of a roster as, <b>Hennington, John (S.C.)</b> as a Capt. in the 3<sup>rd</sup> South Carolina (The Rangers). He financed his own regiment. On June 28, 1776, he served under Gen. William Moultrie at the Battle of Sullivans Island. An interesting side note, during this battle, it was his cousin William Jasper that raised the South Carolina flag over Fort Moultrie. (you can find many paintings as noted below, online)</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcU3X0YAeQ9aAvUmDdiZjxaqoNyPTm7g2NRM_6O2f74oIhCqEakpDqJM6Uu5mGzvC1JqjobYA1YNqiykXDItIKpkHPLIWIfp9NbUuPRE9VZnRNquTQ76W90S5t2cV-xDgVUDlnXflZNeiGO6XkHMZV_RcX9D0Xn7Z2_wwazj_Xj0OjyhGHEkJB5xFo8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="208" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcU3X0YAeQ9aAvUmDdiZjxaqoNyPTm7g2NRM_6O2f74oIhCqEakpDqJM6Uu5mGzvC1JqjobYA1YNqiykXDItIKpkHPLIWIfp9NbUuPRE9VZnRNquTQ76W90S5t2cV-xDgVUDlnXflZNeiGO6XkHMZV_RcX9D0Xn7Z2_wwazj_Xj0OjyhGHEkJB5xFo8A" width="206" /></a></div><br /><o:p> </o:p>During the Siege of Savannah, Capt. John Hennington was taken prisoner and is listed on a <i>List of</i> <i>Officers Taken in Savannah Dec. 29, 1778</i>. They were taken to British prison ships in the Savannah harbor.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>After the war, he owned land in the Orangeburg District, as well as living primarily in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1785 he was elected as Justice of the Peace. He also was elected to represent Orange Parish in the Sixth General Assembly. John continued to own land in Pendleton District, Ninety-Six District, Orangeburg, and Charleston. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>John’s death date is assumed to be between 14 July 1798 and 24 September 1799, possibly in Charleston. In 1799, his wife Elizabeth is listed as the primary landowner in Orangeburg District, bounded by Richard Berry. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>John Kerrington</b> died 1800-1810 in Lancaster County, South Carolina. his wife was listed as Martha.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>It is easy to see how these two men, one listed as <b>John Kennington</b>, and the other as <b>John Hennington</b>, would be confused as the same person. Each served South Carolina, one from Lancaster, the other from Charleston. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The Hennington research continues. I have discovered many new things that have not been released, and certainly, deserve consideration for publication at a future date.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-3789029088741740622021-06-20T19:35:00.001-04:002021-06-21T10:55:47.147-04:00Remembering "Aunt Millie"<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphw3Cv0DOrNiqxrt4LzYQh-R_hdKwriYvAWROr7n86A7mLXBunMED-Makulny5k8vRvROKPOoYB03ZKDwNQxu9Y4qzcfI_6NfZQWIdQFGaZ2sGekNu4pTQ-H_tpf1wtKkorxsLsNINvOO/s640/Sumrall%252C+Aunt+Millie+%2528TX%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphw3Cv0DOrNiqxrt4LzYQh-R_hdKwriYvAWROr7n86A7mLXBunMED-Makulny5k8vRvROKPOoYB03ZKDwNQxu9Y4qzcfI_6NfZQWIdQFGaZ2sGekNu4pTQ-H_tpf1wtKkorxsLsNINvOO/s320/Sumrall%252C+Aunt+Millie+%2528TX%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Really thrilled this fine lady's Find a Grave page was transferred to me at: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34641994/millie-sumrall">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34641994/millie-sumrall</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-family: times; font-size: 15px;">This is from the book </span><i style="color: #36322d; font-family: times; font-size: 15px;">Pioneer Days of Tyler Count</i><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-family: times; font-size: 15px;">y by Lou Ella Moseley</span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">Obtained from Homer King</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">In the Mann Cemetery is a small stone bearing only one word "Millie." The grave which marks it is among those of the Hayes family. It is said to have been placed there by one of the Hayes girls as a memorial to her old nurse and loyal friend and servant to the family. Who was Millie and how did she merit a resting place in the family plot?</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">On a plantation in Mississippi before the War between the States lived Moses Sumrall with his wife from among the Lott girls on the adjoining plantation, four children, and a few slaves. When the slaves were freed, Moses offered those of his plantation the privilege of remaining with him or going out into a free world. One little girl, Millie, refused to leave her little playmates as she clung to the Sumrall girls. Reconstruction days came and time grew harder. One day Moses and his wife sold their plantation, loaded their household goods on wagons, and started on their long journey to Texas. They soon found a farm near the well-established town of Liberty. Here was born five other children, making it four boys,Ellis,Tom,Norvel, and Frank, and five girls. These were Nannie, Nelia,Vennie, Venie,and Vicie.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">Moses with his wife and nine children worked hard, made good crops which brought prosperity, and were happy until one day an illness fell upon the mother and she died. After a time of loneliness overcame Moses Sumrall and he began to look for fairer lands up the Old Spanish Trail Road toward Nacogdoches.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">Tyler County was chosen as the new home, a land of fresh springs,clear streams, and virgin pines. Here he and his nine children,with the industrious Millie, soon had a new crop growing. Two of the girls joined others of the surrounding community and taught school. Venie became a close friend of Nettie Davis, daughter of a neighbor Ben Davis. When Sam Houston Normal Institute opened its door to train teachers,Nettie and Venie were there with enthusiasm and determination to return to their home county fully equipped for teaching. The Sumrall children grew up and began to marry. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">Nannie became the wife of Frank Hayes,who had come into the county from Arkansas,and they purchased the home belonging to George Raley,the first clerk of Sunnet Dale Church. It was located on the crossroad which ran from the Old Spanish road by Steels Grove, across Billums, near the William Mann home,through a lane at the Hayes home and across the hills to Fort Teran. With Nannie in this home lived Millie, happy to be with the one whom she loved most dearly.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">In a little cabin to the rear of the Hayes home Millie lived for years, never lacking any comfort which could be arranged. She liked to cook on a fireplace so a fireplace and chimney were provided. Shel loved children so she helped to nurse the children as they came along,five girls and three boys. Millie was always given a select part of the farm to cultivate. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">She had her own garden,corn and potato patches,and by exchanging work with the Hayes children,she had little difficulty in growing and harvesting her crops. On Sunday mornings,while Millie was yet young,she was off across the country early in the mornings to Ever Green Church,a couple of miles beyond Billums,to hear Uncle Al Crane preach the gospel and his dear old wife,Aunt Judy,shout her praises to God. When she was ill,Uncle Al would bring his church to her door where the congregation sat on long planks arranged on blocks of wood and sang, "Oh Sista,yo' need mo' faith to shine like a mawning stah."</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">When the good old servant passed away neighbors went to the Hayes home to assist in the burial. The men built a coffin of good pine lumber and the ladies covered it in white,padding the inside with soft white cotton. They sorrowed with the family in their loss and rejoiced that she found a final place of rest in the family plot at their cemetery.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">(Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34641994/millie-sumrall)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #36322d; font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 15px;">On the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Millie Sumrall, age 50, born in Virginia, is living as a Boarder in the household of Moses Sumrall, Tyler County, Texas. He is a widower, and his daughter Margaret L. Sumrall, age 30 is also in the household.</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-1027551563021030852021-04-25T17:20:00.000-04:002021-04-25T17:20:00.843-04:00Memorial Sketch of Mrs Frank Gandy<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7gOpKgoqOovi3Y7fnGLdRHm-CcT5EmXUYJslJtRv0mVC7_4gBOox3-8P_xx-X2lIe1ul4gIZYbhTNOeid7z2yw0lHwlpryrwzCInV1pmXR-S1n1axMWwL55W_1-m8ChHo2d4QrscrUlq/s326/Gandy%252C+Frank+%2526+Lina-Burdett++%2528Meridian%2529+TX.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7gOpKgoqOovi3Y7fnGLdRHm-CcT5EmXUYJslJtRv0mVC7_4gBOox3-8P_xx-X2lIe1ul4gIZYbhTNOeid7z2yw0lHwlpryrwzCInV1pmXR-S1n1axMWwL55W_1-m8ChHo2d4QrscrUlq/s320/Gandy%252C+Frank+%2526+Lina-Burdett++%2528Meridian%2529+TX.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Posted for my cousin, Corey T. Salina Isabel Burdette Gandy is his great-great-grandmother.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Memorial Sketch of Mrs. Frank Gandy</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Transcribed from, <i>The History of Hennington and Related Families</i></div><div><div> Compiled by Roy B., Lily May and Ollie Ray Hennington</div><div>Presumed to be from the Meridian, Texas newspaper, April 1954</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2Jkh4N6OoOEPKNmIQKWIWVD8Ql_qaS3IIRSnFXvmyQXuvMPv-gc8smAsEOkPSLu9KEkm6saKTBvuyZSLBx7_M5oTxKwUXK4wk1arCGpKf3RyNrgMvAbE0NVopRyaQLE_wnWi_nlMrmTq/s278/Gandy%252C+Lina-Burdett++Bosque+Co+TX+1930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2Jkh4N6OoOEPKNmIQKWIWVD8Ql_qaS3IIRSnFXvmyQXuvMPv-gc8smAsEOkPSLu9KEkm6saKTBvuyZSLBx7_M5oTxKwUXK4wk1arCGpKf3RyNrgMvAbE0NVopRyaQLE_wnWi_nlMrmTq/s0/Gandy%252C+Lina-Burdett++Bosque+Co+TX+1930.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>(Lina Gandy 1930)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mrs. Frank Gandy, a pioneer citizen of Meridian, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R.W. Taubert, San Antonio, Texas on Thursday morning, April 15, 1954, at the age of 82 years, 8 months, and 2 days.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Impressive funeral services were held in the First Methodist Church, Meridian, Friday, April 16, 1954 at 2:30 o'clock p.m., conducted by Rev. B.L. McCord of Ft. Worth, assisted by Rev. J. Lester Davenport and Rev. Gordon Bays, followed by burial in Meridian Cemetery.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Miss Lina Burdette was born in Leon County, Texas, on August 13, 1871. With her parents, B.A. and Millie Burdette, she came to Meridian at the age of ten years. Here she spent the remainder of her childhood and most of her mature life.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>As a child she was converted and became a member of the Baptist Church. Her parent's home was a Christian home; there she received the fundamentals of the Christian faith and of the good life.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC_2lkBCeulFNj_vLqJDYS79LH8GODOW7ji-ck6b-PiO5BAnT1-ZqRJitc_joMlhaL0xVrIm4Xc80kzjHTN2d0WHzDlkSwu1J2mMkRs7zvQI3tl_X6oiltEBByv2UAmgVCnrbvMJMExYw/s423/Gandy%252C+Lina+%2528Salina%2529+Bosque+Co+TX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC_2lkBCeulFNj_vLqJDYS79LH8GODOW7ji-ck6b-PiO5BAnT1-ZqRJitc_joMlhaL0xVrIm4Xc80kzjHTN2d0WHzDlkSwu1J2mMkRs7zvQI3tl_X6oiltEBByv2UAmgVCnrbvMJMExYw/s320/Gandy%252C+Lina+%2528Salina%2529+Bosque+Co+TX.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The young Miss Lina Isabel became the bride of Mr. Frank Gandy in November of 1885. They were the parents of twelve fine children, and theirs was a happy home where parents and children knew and practiced the Christian virtues and skills. They knew and loved the Bible. In order that the family might be reared in a religiously united home, Mrs. Gandy united with the Methodist Church and continued in that communion, happily and faithfully as long as she lived. From the Gandy home in the persons of sons and daughters and grandchildren have come an amazing variety and quality of leadership in Methodist churches of this state and in other churches as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The husband and father, Mr. Frank Gandy, passed from this life in 1922. Besides her husband, Mrs. Gandy mourned the loss of two sons and four daughters. The sons were Jesse Terrell and Herbert L Gandy. The daughters were Olive Estelle and Erva June and Mrs. Lola Landtroop and Mrs. Ella Brown.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Surviving members of the family are two sons, C.M. and R.L. Gandy of Meridian and four daughters, Mrs. H.C. Hanna of Morgan, and Mesdames I.W. Ray, R.W. Taubert and Hayden Miller of San Antonio; also two sisters, Mrs. J.P. Jordan, Bentonville, Ark., and Mrs. Ella Hennington, Anton, Texas, one brother A.A. Burdette of Sudan, Texas, fourteen grandchildren, twenty-five great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.</div><div><br /></div><div>Out of town relatives attending the funeral were Laudies and Rex Jordan, Plainview; Mr and Mrs Ben Burdette and Henry Burdette, Gorman; Mr and Mrs J.E. Rogers, Okla City; Mr and Mrs Howard Snider, Ft Worth; Mrs Iva Joe Patton, Shreveport, La.; Mrs Joe Perry and Morris Landtroop, Amarillo; Mr and Mrs Jas. Landtroop and son, Plainview; Mr and Mrs Elgin Gandy and children, Ft. Worth; Mr and Mrs Alton Gandy and children, Valley Mills; Mr and Mrs I.W. Ray, Mr and Mrs Hayden Miller and son, Kenneth, and Mrs R.W. Taubert, San Antonio; Mr and Mrs Hery Loader, Iredell, and Mr and Mrs H.C. Harris, Morgan.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>My personal notes: </div><div><div>At the time of her death, husband Frank had passed in 1922. Two sons Jesse Terrell and Herbert Leslie and daughters Olive Estelle, Erva June, Mrs Nola Landtroop and Mrs Ella Brown had deceased.</div><div>Surviving members of her family were:</div><div>C.M. (Charlie Maurice) Gandy of Meridian, TX</div><div>R.L. (Robert "Lum") Gandy of Meridian, TX</div><div>Mrs. H.C. Hanna (Ethel Ann) of Morgan, TX</div><div>Mrs. C.W. Ray (Emma Ida) of San Antonio, TX</div><div>Mrs. R.W. (Gladys Alberta) Taubert of San Antonio, TX</div><div>Mrs. Hayden (Josephine) Miller of San Antonio, TX</div><div><br /></div><div>Two sisters surviving: Mrs. J.P. (Susan Elizabeth (Betty) Jordan, Bentonville, AR</div><div>Mrs. F.W. (Ella Mae Burdett) Hennington of Anton, TX</div><div>one brother: A.A. (Albert Alonzo) Burdett of Sudan, TX</div><div><br /></div><div>Nov. 25, 2001</div><div>Request for copy of Marriage License with F.C. (Frank) Gandy for Nov. 5, 1885 in Somervell County, Texas. No records of such located for a license.</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-32290180517676851572021-04-17T11:30:00.002-04:002021-04-17T11:30:20.100-04:00What is Prussia? Understanding Prussian History<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEWwSDyxaX35BvNE6ojXKdfovO_r5I0DFg1EH50PLWBrbbtYojZcwDxdyxu-g4iWgMgCqVgwwwkWP3D7dvmxY0vi6gRPADuKIsW3GGNX7G6nt-eHg58yyFBGeeYgVvvTsHGDEj8iM2Rjx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEWwSDyxaX35BvNE6ojXKdfovO_r5I0DFg1EH50PLWBrbbtYojZcwDxdyxu-g4iWgMgCqVgwwwkWP3D7dvmxY0vi6gRPADuKIsW3GGNX7G6nt-eHg58yyFBGeeYgVvvTsHGDEj8iM2Rjx/" width="303" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span></b>o your ancestors are listed in records as “Prussian,” but you can’t find Prussia on modern maps of Europe. What gives? Before being absorbed into Germany, “Prussia” (German: Preussen) was a major military and economic power in Central Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Let’s take a look at Prussian history to see what we can learn about your Prussian ancestors.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>First of all: Where was Prussia? At its peak, Prussia included half of modern Poland and all but southern Germany. Though itself one of Germany’s many states, Prussia at one point included: West Prussia, East Prussia, Brandenburg (including Berlin), Saxony, Pomerania, the Rhineland, Westphalia, non-Austrian Silesia, Lusatia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hanover, and Hesse-Nassau. </div><div><br /></div><div>Additional guides at<a href=" https://tinyurl.com/kpxkrkct "> https://tinyurl.com/kpxkrkct </a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-46761194475635700462021-04-17T11:25:00.004-04:002021-04-17T11:25:29.369-04:00Search New York Passenger List - for Free <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKfe2W_ahXqlrRTkLtHnqPLxSJARZlEZeBHUPig-EXY-ozJ0atcL4BdNs3Swk7LhL61sMuUuKvKQULJ1oVQWM1TSNFcpO3ZNDPcqQEOsSNDuN0to1-OFcvn_n14xS4k_ZEYHTcUgCgimr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="660" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKfe2W_ahXqlrRTkLtHnqPLxSJARZlEZeBHUPig-EXY-ozJ0atcL4BdNs3Swk7LhL61sMuUuKvKQULJ1oVQWM1TSNFcpO3ZNDPcqQEOsSNDuN0to1-OFcvn_n14xS4k_ZEYHTcUgCgimr/" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>As director of the American Family Immigration History Center at Ellis Island, Jackie Schalk often works with visitors who are sure their ancestors arrived at Ellis Island in the mid-1800s.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Ellis Island website offers full coverage of New York’s era as a major port of immigration from 1820 to 1957. “These records are going to open up opportunities for so many people who visit. I can’t wait,” Schalk says.</div><div><br /></div><div>The joint project also has placed an index to the records on the free FamilySearch website. The index links to record images on the Ellis Island site. On either website, you’ll need a free registration to view matches to your search results.</div><div><br /></div><div>To learn more on researching Ellis Island records, go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4by48yrw">https://tinyurl.com/4by48yrw</a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-18884024851853937352021-04-16T18:38:00.000-04:002021-04-16T18:38:20.560-04:0025 Best Genealogy Sites - The Definitive Guide<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYkfs5YU9V4JySoFJMepApbtLcBzv91iFNi7gBXko7wWfmXDtnx6l_pug0t2OB_eNzknw39yYPf_DMSz_ROnsL69eZLN0Tf1hzmO-ST7Z4hc_WTcv10FuXpBQUBa984A7yL8q1Sm-c7Q-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="1024" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYkfs5YU9V4JySoFJMepApbtLcBzv91iFNi7gBXko7wWfmXDtnx6l_pug0t2OB_eNzknw39yYPf_DMSz_ROnsL69eZLN0Tf1hzmO-ST7Z4hc_WTcv10FuXpBQUBa984A7yL8q1Sm-c7Q-/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i>A special thanks to Maria Jones for keeping me up to date on this terrific article, and plenty of genealogy links.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Don't pass these sites by...</div><div><br /></div><div>When you decide to build your family tree and trace your heritage, you’ll likely start with the people in your immediate family. Any grandparents or older relatives you have are a great source of information. Not only can they give you the names of their parents and others who passed away, but they may remember birth dates and death or marriage dates too. All of the information that they give you can help you weed out similar names you come across during your search and create an accurate family tree that you will want to share with your kids and future generations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Learn more from these informative and helpful sites at: </div><div><a href="https://www.ireviews.com/best-genealogy-sites/">https://www.ireviews.com/best-genealogy-sites/</a></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-45695002119393935512021-03-01T18:08:00.005-05:002021-03-01T18:08:43.355-05:00Women in World War II Took on Amazing Jobs<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLYu6ZrjpQv65bhFZxhrXpvK0ido_D4UOwGybXCqZsLL9HHewzwq-XO0U1P9xTnfz9d1WGZAq5uVNE8pc9t4UTjBps_TjMWVP-U6CT-lJ1A4dSuitXHRAy_omnkmKZqW65VKtOieJg6AI/s400/WWII+Women.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLYu6ZrjpQv65bhFZxhrXpvK0ido_D4UOwGybXCqZsLL9HHewzwq-XO0U1P9xTnfz9d1WGZAq5uVNE8pc9t4UTjBps_TjMWVP-U6CT-lJ1A4dSuitXHRAy_omnkmKZqW65VKtOieJg6AI/s320/WWII+Women.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">W</span></b>omen served on both sides of World War II, in official military roles that came closer to combat than ever before. The Soviet Union, in particular, mobilized its women: Upward of 800,000 would enlist in the Red Army during the war, with more than half of these serving in front-line units. British forces included many women alongside men in vital anti-aircraft units. And Nazi Germany followed suit later in the conflict when its flagging fortunes required the nation’s full mobilization.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additional text on women as bombers, TheAck Ack Girls, and much more at:</div><div><a href="https://tinyurl.com/wv6pszd ">https://tinyurl.com/wv6pszd </a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6625686664541035564.post-62692111268412427422021-01-03T09:55:00.000-05:002021-01-03T09:55:03.356-05:00Your Comprehensive Genealogy Glossary<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MZsA1GdOgXzApR8IKVnFK17LZTJX9OYr-HMuMPBqHxeXjBGoRHkHhTmbbNg7L3CWyFQiMNMe6IVC_1ufARbjgnqFaHx0o1Z89S7r1YmEklq2uiMd33as4DwNalsGFOh4C9bgxvdHrh-N/s800/Alpabetical+Order.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MZsA1GdOgXzApR8IKVnFK17LZTJX9OYr-HMuMPBqHxeXjBGoRHkHhTmbbNg7L3CWyFQiMNMe6IVC_1ufARbjgnqFaHx0o1Z89S7r1YmEklq2uiMd33as4DwNalsGFOh4C9bgxvdHrh-N/s320/Alpabetical+Order.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Every serious researcher knows the importance of understanding the genealogy "lingo." Like other areas of study, family history has its own vocabulary that you’ll encounter in your research. Our editorial staff has put together this list of key genealogy terms to give you a hand.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>Go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ycpq4zye">https://tinyurl.com/ycpq4zye</a> for alphabetical listings </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com