The BONNELL surname is in my paternal line. The origins are likely English, and this particular line was of the Quaker faith.
Stories and history :
Ahnentafel # 573 : Hannah Bonnell ( -1754). Hannah's birth date is not known. She married Jeremiah Haines (1713-1774) on September 6, 1736 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Jeremiah was born March 25, 1713 in Burlington County, New Jersey. They raised 7 children in Burlington County. Jeremiah died October 30, 1774 in Burlington County, New Jersey. Hannah died August 15, 1754 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Ahnentafel # 1146 : Robert Bonnell (1675- ). Robert was born in 1675. He married Frances Goodwin ( -1750) on October 16, 1707 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Frances' birth date is unknown. They had at least 3 children. Frances died 1750 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
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Saturday, December 13, 2014
Sunday, December 07, 2014
Alex man was on Oklahoma at Pearl
[This post originally appeared on this blog December 7, 2008. In memory of the Pearl Harbor attack, I'm re-posting]
Source : Anderson Herald-Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Sunday, December 8, 1991.
Alex man was on Oklahoma at Pearl by Jim Bannon.
When we put together our special Pearl Harbor anniversary section recently, we contacted some people in this area who were survivors of the attack.
Another survivor turned up later, and even though we couldn't get his story in the Pearl Harbor section, I thought it deserved telling.
John M. High is 72 years old now and lives in Alexandria. On the morning of December 7, 1941, he was a ship's cook first class serving on the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma, anchored along battleship row at Pearl Harbor.
High has been in bad health recently, suffering two heart attacks and a stroke and his story was told to me by his son, Charles, of Anderson, who works at Delco Remy.
When the attack came, High was in his bunk, since he had just come off night watch.
The Oklahoma was hit hard. It caught fire and, though it did not sink, it rolled over. Many on board lost their lives.
John High managed to get from below deck to the main deck. Smoke and fire were everywhere. He jumped over the rail and swam through burning oil to safety.
His son says the one story that sticks out in his mind that his father tells of that day is the one about a Catholic priest. It seems several men on the ship were trapped by flames and the only way out was through a porthole.
The priest, a portly man, helped push 12 men through that porthole to safety. But when he tried to get through he got stuck and drowned when the ship capsized. "He saved those 12 men but he couldn't save himself," the younger High said.
He said his father never talked much about Pearl Harbor and World War II. He talked more about it after he had his first heart attack, Charles High said.
A twist on High's story was that his parents were notified their son was missing in action. High was from Rowesburg, W. Va. The message they received read: "The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you that your son, John M. High, is missing following action in the service of his country."
The message added that to prevent any possible aid to the enemy, the parents should not divulge the name of the ship he served on or where it was stationed.
Then on Jan. 2, 1942, his parents got the wonderful news that John was, indeed, safe. John High went on to serve the rest of World War II with the Navy in the Pacific, serving on several different ships.
He went almost nine years without seeing his parents, from 1936 to 1945.
How did he get to Alexandria? He met his wife while in the Navy. She was from Alex and when the war ended they settled there. High worked at Pierce Governor in Anderson for awhile and then joined Haynes Stellite Corp. inKokomo. He retired from Cabot Corp. (which bought Haynes) in Kokomo.
"My father is a very patriotic person," Charles High said, "He has a great love for his country."
[John M. High married my maternal great-aunt, Clara Ellen Wright- TJL]
Source : Anderson Herald-Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana, Sunday, December 8, 1991.
Alex man was on Oklahoma at Pearl by Jim Bannon.
When we put together our special Pearl Harbor anniversary section recently, we contacted some people in this area who were survivors of the attack.
Another survivor turned up later, and even though we couldn't get his story in the Pearl Harbor section, I thought it deserved telling.
John M. High is 72 years old now and lives in Alexandria. On the morning of December 7, 1941, he was a ship's cook first class serving on the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma, anchored along battleship row at Pearl Harbor.
High has been in bad health recently, suffering two heart attacks and a stroke and his story was told to me by his son, Charles, of Anderson, who works at Delco Remy.
When the attack came, High was in his bunk, since he had just come off night watch.
The Oklahoma was hit hard. It caught fire and, though it did not sink, it rolled over. Many on board lost their lives.
John High managed to get from below deck to the main deck. Smoke and fire were everywhere. He jumped over the rail and swam through burning oil to safety.
His son says the one story that sticks out in his mind that his father tells of that day is the one about a Catholic priest. It seems several men on the ship were trapped by flames and the only way out was through a porthole.
The priest, a portly man, helped push 12 men through that porthole to safety. But when he tried to get through he got stuck and drowned when the ship capsized. "He saved those 12 men but he couldn't save himself," the younger High said.
He said his father never talked much about Pearl Harbor and World War II. He talked more about it after he had his first heart attack, Charles High said.
A twist on High's story was that his parents were notified their son was missing in action. High was from Rowesburg, W. Va. The message they received read: "The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you that your son, John M. High, is missing following action in the service of his country."
The message added that to prevent any possible aid to the enemy, the parents should not divulge the name of the ship he served on or where it was stationed.
Then on Jan. 2, 1942, his parents got the wonderful news that John was, indeed, safe. John High went on to serve the rest of World War II with the Navy in the Pacific, serving on several different ships.
He went almost nine years without seeing his parents, from 1936 to 1945.
How did he get to Alexandria? He met his wife while in the Navy. She was from Alex and when the war ended they settled there. High worked at Pierce Governor in Anderson for awhile and then joined Haynes Stellite Corp. inKokomo. He retired from Cabot Corp. (which bought Haynes) in Kokomo.
"My father is a very patriotic person," Charles High said, "He has a great love for his country."
Source: NARA Record Group 331, Muster Rolls of Ships based at Pearl Harbor, 1939-47, Oklahoma, BB 37, Muster Roll, 1941, June 30, image on-line at Footnote.com
[John M. High married my maternal great-aunt, Clara Ellen Wright- TJL]
Saturday, December 06, 2014
Upgraded to RM7
Christmas came a few days early for me this year, as I downloaded version 7 of the RootsMagic genealogy software. After watching the YouTube video on What's New in RootsMagic 7, I couldn't wait to try it out and take it for a spin. I haven't even been using all of the features in RM 6, but am eager to dig into this version right away.
Notice the screen shot above of my database in RM7 and the yellow lightbulbs. Those are the web hints from both FamilySearch (free site) and MyHeritage (commercial site). The software API work behind the scenes to check out these databases and show that you have possible matches in the record to the people in your database.
I'm really impressed with the way technology can be utilized to do the searching in the background for these hints. Playing around on Saturday morning, I jumped from family to family, seeing what types of hints the software would show me. I haven't added them to my database yet, but RM7 will allow you to add the sources and images right into your database! Easy as pie!
I am not a subscriber to MyHeritage, but if I find that the hints are worth it, I may be adding that to my arsenal. With a free site like FamilySearch having so many records (and growing all the time), having the software do the hard part of searching will make adding information to my database a snap.
The data clean feature of the software will aid in cleaning up the names and places in my tree by eliminating problems such as invalid characters, same names as spouse, etc.
After watching the video, I'm also looking forward to using the web publishing, a feature from earlier versions I didn't use. This version looks easy to use, and will allow me to upload and update a family tree easily that can be searched by others. This will be particularly helpful for my DNA matches, many of whom do not have an Ancestry.com subscription.
Notice the screen shot above of my database in RM7 and the yellow lightbulbs. Those are the web hints from both FamilySearch (free site) and MyHeritage (commercial site). The software API work behind the scenes to check out these databases and show that you have possible matches in the record to the people in your database.
I'm really impressed with the way technology can be utilized to do the searching in the background for these hints. Playing around on Saturday morning, I jumped from family to family, seeing what types of hints the software would show me. I haven't added them to my database yet, but RM7 will allow you to add the sources and images right into your database! Easy as pie!
I am not a subscriber to MyHeritage, but if I find that the hints are worth it, I may be adding that to my arsenal. With a free site like FamilySearch having so many records (and growing all the time), having the software do the hard part of searching will make adding information to my database a snap.
The data clean feature of the software will aid in cleaning up the names and places in my tree by eliminating problems such as invalid characters, same names as spouse, etc.
After watching the video, I'm also looking forward to using the web publishing, a feature from earlier versions I didn't use. This version looks easy to use, and will allow me to upload and update a family tree easily that can be searched by others. This will be particularly helpful for my DNA matches, many of whom do not have an Ancestry.com subscription.
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