Spent my lunch hour today at the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library, searching for mentions of my grandfather and great aunt in the local paper, the Alexandria Times-Tribune.
The library has a card catalog indexing mentions of local individuals - births, deaths and marriages as well as mentions of service personnel during World War II. I believe that the local historical society compiled the data several years ago. I only wish they had this data online as well, so others would know about it.
Searching for my grandfather, William Lee WRIGHT, and his sister, Clara Ellen WRIGHT, I found mention of the following :
WRIGHT, William 10-10-1945 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 8-3-1944 (photo)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 8-14-1944 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 10-30-1944 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 6-11-1945 (furlough)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 10-1-1945 (engagement)
WRIGHT, Clara Ellen 12-10-1945 (wedding)
My grandfather was in the Army, and Clara Ellen was a WAVE.
I will try to get them transcribed in the next few days.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Family Milestones: July 14th
My paternal 4th-great granduncle, George William McLANE, married on this date in 1818 in Franklin County, Ohio to Margaret A. FLEMMING. George was the son of Jacob McLANE, and the younger brother of my Nancy Ann McLANE. Margaret's parentage is unknown. George was born 1796 in Virginia. Margaret was born 1796 in Kentucky. They had 6 children. Margaret died 1875 in Putnam County, Ohio. George died 1853 in Putnam County, Ohio. Both are buried in the Ottawa River Cemetery, Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio.
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Bennett PIERCE, was born on this date in 1775. Bennett was the son of Seth and Bethiah (FIELD) PIERCE, and the younger brother of my Gordon PIERCE. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Bennett PIERCE, was born on this date in 1775. Bennett was the son of Seth and Bethiah (FIELD) PIERCE, and the younger brother of my Gordon PIERCE. Nothing further is known at this time.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Family Milestones: July 13th
My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Hugh WARDLAW, married on this date in 1815 in Clermont County, Ohio to Rebecca HIRONS. Hugh was the son of Robert and Janet (DOWNEY) WARDLAW, and the younger brother of my Samuel WARDLAW. Rebecca was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (LEVEL) HIRONS. Hugh was born April 21, 1794. Rebecca was born December 12, 1793. They had 11 children. Rebecca died March 19, 1871. Hugh died January 24, 1864 in Brown County, Ohio.
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