Sunday, April 25, 2010

Family Milestones: April 25th

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Barbara Helen HALEY, married on this date in 1853 in Marion County, Ohio to Christian EASTERDAY.  Barbara was the daughter of George J. and Rachel (GARY) HALEY, and the older sister of my George Washington HALEY.   I do not have the parentage of Christian.  Barbara was born November 20, 1835 in Goshen, Hardin County, Ohio.  Christian was born February 1831 in Ohio.  Barbara died March 28, 1908 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.

My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Elizabeth Jane HEATON, married on this date in 1865 in Schuyler County, Missouri to William BRIDWELL.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James R. and Elizabeth (JACOBS) HEATON, and the younger sister of my Rebecca Ann HEATON.  Elizabeth was born in 1844 in Ohio.  William was born in 1844.  Nothing further is known at this time. 

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Sentimental Sunday: Clubs

The following are some tidbits from a personal interview with my mom about her family: [William and Bonnie (Lambertson) Wright]

Were your parents active in any clubs?

Mom and dad were members of the Elks.  At that time it was more private - teachers and professionals, etc.  "What you saw up there stayed up there."  Mom and dad did a lot of dancing up there.  Your dad and I belonged there for awhile.

The Elks took drinkers to fund it.  Mom and dad would have a drink, but were not heavy drinkers.  Some folks would spend $50 to $100 a night there.  The Elks were considered 'upper class', hard liquor crowd.  The Eagles was a blue-jean, factory worker, beer-drinking crowd.

The Elks used to have tip-boards back when you couldn't gamble.  One year dad won a stuffed Santa there.  I always think of him when we pull it out for Christmas.

Mom may have been in a sorority when she was first married, but I don't know for sure. 

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Happy Blogoversary!

Happy Blogoversary!

It’s hard to believe that it has been 4 years since I started this blogging journey.  At the time, I wasn’t sure that I would be able to keep it going.  To be sure, some months I have posted more than others. 

I’ve almost completed my MBA through Indiana Wesleyan University, which has taken most of my time lately.  Once that is completed, I can hopefully have more time to dig into the details of my family that have yet to be discovered.

I’ve learned a lot about my family simply by putting the facts down in this blog.  For many branches, I’m learning that I don’t have as much information as I thought I had.  For branches closer to me, I’ve realized that over the years I’ve overlooked some basic genealogy 101-type information that I need to go back and document.

Thanks to Geneabloggers and the memes, I have been tried to keep current content.  I’m better at posting Tombstone Tuesday than any of the others.  I would really like to start doing some Follow Friday and Treasure Chest Tuesday memes in the coming year, if time permits.  John at Transylvanian Dutch’s meme of Amanuensis Monday looks interesting as well.

The community of geneabloggers is a growing group, and I try to keep up with as many as I can through Google Reader.  It has been neat to find connections with other bloggers who share distant ancestors.

This past year I’ve joined the Twitterverse and met and exchanged tweets with several of my fellow geneabloggers.  I find Twitter very helpful in getting out the word on blog posts and furthering discussion in the community.

I hope that my “Family Milestone” posts are not too boring to people.  Through them, I’ve managed to make contacts with a few far-flung relatives.  In the coming year, I hope to add information about my wife’s side of the family as well.

May you continue to have genealogical success!

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Family Milestones: April 24th

My paternal 5th-great grandaunt, Beulah HAINES, married on this date in 1813 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Beulah was the daughter of Robert and Rachel (VENICOMB) HAINES, and the younger sister of my Hannah Haines.  Joseph was the son of William and Elizabeth (ROGERS) DEACON.  Hannah was born May 10, 1787 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Joseph was born June 1, 1774.  They were the parents of 10 children.  Joseph died November 17, 1855 near Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Beulah died January 5, 1832 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

My paternal 4th great-grandfather, Joel PHILBRICK, was born on this date in 1781.  Joel was the son of Deacon John and Sally (JEWETT) PHILBRICK.  Joel married in 1808 to Sally FOX.  Sally was the daughter of John and Sarah (WORCESTER) FOX.  Sally was born August 27, 1788 in Centre Harbor, New Hampshire.  They had 10 children and moved to Licking County, Ohio. Sally died 1868 in Johnstown, Licking County, Ohio.  Joel died March 1, 1846 in Licking County, Ohio. 


My paternal 5th great-grandmother, Sarah SPRINGER, was born on this date in 1762 in Wilmington, Delaware.  Sarah parentage is unknown at this time.  Sarah married circa 1784 in New Jersey to Nathaniel CHEW, son of Rev. Jesse and Mary (RICHARDS) CHEW.  Nathaniel was born in 1765 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  They had 8 children.  Nathaniel died July 16, 1841 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah died in 1845.

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Family Milestones: April 23rd

My maternal 4th-great grandmother, Anna WARDLOW, was born on this date in 1816 in Brown County, Ohio.  Anna was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (NESBIT) WARDLAW.  Anna married September 9, 1834 in Brown County, Ohio to John WRIGHT.  John was the son of George and Elizabeth (ROBINS) WRIGHT.  John was born November 4, 1814 in Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio.  They had 6 children and lived out their lives in Brown County, Ohio.  John died June 10, 1890 in Brown County, Ohio.  Anna died October 4, 1893 in Brown County, Ohio.

My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Mary NESBIT, married on this date in 1805 to Alexander MARTIN.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (BERRY) NESBIT, and the younger sister of my Elizabeth NESBIT.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Alexander.  Mary was born September 20, 1779 in Virginia.  Mary died in 1852.  Nothing further is known at this time.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Family Milestones: April 22nd

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, Albert Orland PIERCE, married on this date in 1884 in Wayne County, Indiana to Sarah S. WILSON.  Albert was the son of Francis S. and Rebecca (PAGE) PIERCE, and the younger brother of my Edmund G. PIERCE.  Sarah's parentage is unknown.  Albert was born June 2, 1839 in Wayne County, Indiana.  Sarah was born May 1844 in Indiana.  Albert's 1st wife, Elizabeth Williams PIKE, passed away March 25, 1883 in Wayne County, Indiana.  Albert and Sarah lived in Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana, where Albert was a farmer. Albert was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Company D, 8th Regiment of Indiana Infantry.  Sarah died in 1928.  Albert died in 1920.  Both are buried in the Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wayne County, Indiana.

My paternal great-granduncle, Arthur Raymond LeMASTERS, married on this date in 1906 in Jay County, Indiana to Maude Gertrude McLAUGHLIN.  Arthur was the son of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LeMASTERS Jr., and the younger brother of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERS.  Arthur was born December 28, 1885 in Jay County, Indiana.  Maude was born September 29, 1888.  I do not have her parentage.  They lived in Salamonia, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana where Arthur was a farmer.  Maude died in 1967.  Arthur died December 16, 1971.  Both are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, Cornelius KING, married on this date in 1862 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana to Indiana BURKHARDT.  Cornelius was the son of William and Sarah (SULLIVAN) KING, and the older brother of my Daniel KING.  I do not have Indiana's parentage.  Cornelius was born circa 1815 in Indiana.  Indiana was born March 24, 1836 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius' 1st wife, Mary Ann BARNETT, had passed away between 1860 and 1862.  Cornelius was a lumber dealer in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana.  He and Indiana had 3 children.  Indiana died August 11, 1920 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Cornelius died April 6, 1887 in Marion County, Indiana.  Both are buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

My paternal 7th-great grandfather, Hans Heinrich CHERDRON, was married on this date in 1727 in Otterberg, Bayern to Anna Maria HERBACH.  Hans was the son of Abraham and Anne Margueritte (VIELLARD) CHERDRON.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Peter and Anna Maria (________) HERBACH.  Hans was born July 8, 1706 in Erlenbach, Bayern.  Anna was born July 5, 1705 in Otterberg, Bayern.  They immigrated to York County, Pennsylvania.  They had at least 1 child.  Anna died after 1772 in York County, Pennsylvania.  Hans died after 1771 in York County, Pennsylvania.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Belinda ANTONIDES, was born on this date in 1770.  Belinda was the daughter of Pieter and Catherine (VANDERVEER) ANTONIDES, and the older sister of my Joannah ANTONIDES.  Belinda married Thomas HEGEMAN. Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Elijah CHEW, was born on this date in 1790 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Elijah was the son of Nathaniel and Sarah (SPRINGER) CHEW, and the younger brother of my Nathaniel CHEW.   Elijah married circa 1810 to Jane DRIVER.  Jane was born circa 1794.  Jane died after the 1860 census, when the family was living in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Elijah died November 4, 1872.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, John Stevens LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1855 in Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS Sr. and the younger brother of my Luman Walker LEMASTERS Jr.  John married November 28, 1881 in Jay County, Indiana to Sarah I. WILSON.  Sarah was born September 1859 in Indiana, of unknown parentage.  They had 7 children and lived in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska.  Last known location for them was the 1920 census, where they were living in the 2nd ward of St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska.

 

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Clara (Penisten) Pierce (1869-1906)

Clara (PENISTEN) PIERCE (1869-1906), was my maternal 2nd-great grandmother.  The PENISTEN/PENNISTEN/PENISTON line has unknown origins, stretching back in New Jersey before the Revolution.

The following facts about Clara's life are known:
  • Birth: She was born March 1869 in Indiana, probably Madison County, the daughter of John and Jane Ann (ALDERMAN) PENISTEN.
  • Marriage: She married William Francis PIERCE on January 14, 1892 in Madison County, Indiana.
  • Census: 1900 - she appears in the household of William F. PIERCE in the Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  She is listed as the mother of 5 children, with 3 still living.
  • Death: She died September 26, 1906 in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana of diabetes.
  • Obituary: Her obituary appeared in the Alexandria-Times Tribune, Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.
  • Burial: She was buried in the Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.
The following facts need additional research and/or documentation to complete my research:
  • Census:1870 - need to locate her in the 1870 census, should be in the John PENISTEN household in Madison County, Indiana.
  • Census:1880 - need to locate her in the 1880 census, should be in the John PENISTEN household in Madison County, Indiana
  • Death: Need to obtain an official copy of her death certificate from the Madison County, Indiana Health Department
  • Obituary: Need to obtain exact date of obituary in the Alexandria Times-Tribune, also need to seek out additional obituaries in local newspapers.
Ancestry of Clara (PENISTEN) PIERCE (1869-1906), Ahnentafel # 27 in my ancestry:

Ahnentafel # 54: John PENISTEN (c1839-1908); Indiana>Madison Co., IN

Ahnentafel # 108: George Washington PENISTEN (1813-     ); Pike Co., OH>Madison Co., IN

Ahnentafel # 216: Isaac PENISTEN (c1762-    ); New Jersey>Pike Co., OH

Ahnentafel # 432: George PENISTEN (c1740    )

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Family Milestones: April 21st

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Allen WARDLAW, married on this date in 1827 in Brown County, Ohio to Catherine PATTON.  Allen was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (NESBIT) WARDLAW, and the older brother of my Anna WARDLOW.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Catherine.  Allen was born circa 1800 in Ohio.  He was previously married to Sally BROWN  Allen died circa 1854.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Hugh WARDLAW, was born on this date in 1794.  Hugh was the son of Robert and Janet (DOWNEY) WARDLAW, and the younger brother of my Samuel WARDLAW.  Hugh was married on July 13, 1815 in Clermont County, Ohio to Rebecca HIRONS, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (LEVEL) HIRONS.  Rebecca was born December 12, 1793.  They had 11 children and lived in Brown County, Ohio.  Rebecca died March 19, 1871.  Hugh died January 24, 1864 in Brown County, Ohio.

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Joseph WARDLAW, was born on this date in 1794.  Joseph was the son of Robert and Janet (DOWNEY) WARDLAW, and the younger brother of my Samuel WARDLAW.  Joseph married Sarah KIMBALL, daughter of Benjamin KIMBALL.  Sarah was born May 13, 1804.  They had at least 2 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 6th-great granduncle, John MAXSON, was born on this date in 1701 in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of John and Judith (CLARKE) MAXSON, and the younger brother of my Bethia and Elizabeth MAXSON.  John married September 26, 1724 in Westerly, Rhode Island to Thankful RANDALL, daughter of Matthew and Eleanor (UTTER) RANDALL.  Thankful was born circa 1701.  They had 10 children.  John died 1786 in Washington County, Rhode Island. 

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Wordless Wednesday: Fly/In Cruise/In (2004)



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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Family Milestones: April 20th

My paternal great grandaunt Edith Mabel LeMASTERS, married on this date in 1910 in Jay County, Indiana to Henry MEINHOLTZ.  Edith was the daughter of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LeMASTERSEdith was born September 24, 1879 in Jay County, Indiana.  Henry was born July 9, 1875.  They had 4 children and lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Henry died January 20, 1948.  Edith died July 27, 1949.  

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, John Vorhees LAMBERTSON, married on this date in 1882 in Farmland, Randolph County, Indiana to Annie E. OLIVER.  John was the son of John and Sarah (WILLSON) LAMBERTSON, and the older brother of my Carey Wilson LAMBERTSON.  Annie was the daughter of William OLIVER.  Annie was born August 1853 in Ohio.  John was born August 17, 1833 in Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey.  He was a wagonmaker and carpenter, and served in Company D, 88th Regiment Ohio Infantry during the Civil War.  They had 1 son.  Annie died May 1, 1901 in Hamilton, Ohio.  John died August 30, 1914 in Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio.


My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, Adam YOUNG, was born on this date in 1820.  Adam was the son of Phillip and Nancy Ann (McLANE) YOUNG, and the younger brother of my Nancy YOUNG.  Adam married March 11, 1841 to Mary NOLAND.  They had at least one son.  Adam died December 10, 1893.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 4th-great granduncle, Robert Haines WOOLSTON, was born on this date in 1798 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Samuel and Hannah (HAINES) WOOLSTON, and the older brother of my Rachel WOOLSTON.  Robert married Annette Maris HARRISON.  Annette was born in 1801.  They had 7 children.  Annette died February 20, 1887 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.  Robert died November 20, 1852 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Nothing further is known at this time.


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