March 10 — What role did religion play in your family? How did your female ancestors practice their faith? If they did not, why didn’t they? Did you have any female ancestors who served their churches in some capacity?
Faith definitely played a role in the lives of the females of my family. In the recent past, I'm familiar with my grandmother Wright's being a member of the church choir at a Disciples of Christ church and I know that my grandmother LeMaster was brought up in the Evangelical United Brethren church (now United Methodist).
In tracing my genealogy, I've found members of my family involved in a number of Protestant denominations, some of which allowed for more involvement by females than others. Those who were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) were more likely to have an active leadership role. For example, I know that my maternal 6th-great grandmother, Charity (MENDENHALL) MILLS was appointed a clerk of the Lost Creek Monthly Meeting and in 1801 was recommended to be an elder. I'm sure there were other examples, but this is one aspect that I've yet to research.
Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Wednesday's Child: Chad Edmund Pierce (1972)
Source: Maplewood Cemetery (Anderson, Madison County, Indiana), Chad Pierce marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 23 June 2009.
Chad Edmund PIERCE was born June 1, 1972 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana and died June 2, 1972 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.
Chad was the son of George and Annette (STEVENS) PIERCE. He was my maternal 2nd cousin once removed.
Fearless Females: Family Document
March 9 — Take a family document (baptismal certificate, passenger list, naturalization petition, etc.) and write a brief narrative using the information.
Above is the death certificate I received from the Hamilton County, Indiana Health Department for my maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Clara (COOK) LAMBERTSON.
Clara died January 23, 1943 early in the morning, 7:00 a.m. It was a Saturday morning. Her place of death was Atlanta, a tiny town in Hamilton County. At age 94, she was most likely living with her daughter and son-in-law, Lola and Omer WHISLER. Clara's husband had long since passed, back in 1918, and Clara had been bouncing around from one family member to the next. The 1930 census had her living in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Indiana with her daughter Maud. By 1932, she was back in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana living with her son, Bert, where she suffered a broken hip. Newspaper reports in 1933 had her staying with Lola.
Two days after passing, Clara was laid to rest in the Elwood City Cemetery, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana next to her husband, Carey.
An intriguing clue was given on the backside of the death certificate, listing Clara's parents :
Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month.
Clara died January 23, 1943 early in the morning, 7:00 a.m. It was a Saturday morning. Her place of death was Atlanta, a tiny town in Hamilton County. At age 94, she was most likely living with her daughter and son-in-law, Lola and Omer WHISLER. Clara's husband had long since passed, back in 1918, and Clara had been bouncing around from one family member to the next. The 1930 census had her living in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Indiana with her daughter Maud. By 1932, she was back in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana living with her son, Bert, where she suffered a broken hip. Newspaper reports in 1933 had her staying with Lola.
Two days after passing, Clara was laid to rest in the Elwood City Cemetery, Elwood, Madison County, Indiana next to her husband, Carey.
An intriguing clue was given on the backside of the death certificate, listing Clara's parents :
I have not been able to verify or rule out these as potential parents for Clara, nor find her in the 1850 census in Ohio.
Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month.
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