The BRAND surname is in my paternal line. The origins of the surname appear to be Swiss, but I haven't done any research on this line yet.
Stories and history :
Ahnentafel # 1347 : Anna Brand. Nothing is known at this time about Anna, other than the fact that she married Michael Grundbacher. Michael was born April 25, 1642. They had at least one daughter. Nothing further is known at this time about their families.
Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
Military Monday : Chesley Franklin LeMaster, World War II Draft Registration, 1942
Working my way through the hints in the Ancestry database for World War II Draft Registrations, 1942 and located this registration in Jay County, Indiana for Chesley Franklin LeMaster, my paternal granduncle.
This draft record adds to the information I've collected about Chesley, who was the son of Luman Cooper Lemasters and Barbara Isabel Wehrly. Chesley's draft registration gives his exact date of birth as May 25, 1890 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.
Chesley was 51 years old at the time of registration, and his nearest living relative was his wife, Clara (Burkey) LeMaster in Salamonia.
Chesley's occupation is listed as Union City Body Company in Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, just south of Salamonia. In later records, I've located information that he was a carpenter.
Chesley was described as having a dark complexion, white male, 5' 7", with hazel eyes and gray hair. He weight 160 lbs.
Military Monday – We all have ancestors who have served in the military. Military Monday is a place to post their images, stories and records of their service in various branches of the military. Military Monday is an ongoing series by Cindy at Everything’s Relative – Researching Your Family History.
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| Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data : United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration., Chesley Franklin LeMaster, Jay County, Indiana. |
This draft record adds to the information I've collected about Chesley, who was the son of Luman Cooper Lemasters and Barbara Isabel Wehrly. Chesley's draft registration gives his exact date of birth as May 25, 1890 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.
Chesley was 51 years old at the time of registration, and his nearest living relative was his wife, Clara (Burkey) LeMaster in Salamonia.
Chesley's occupation is listed as Union City Body Company in Union City, Randolph County, Indiana, just south of Salamonia. In later records, I've located information that he was a carpenter.
Chesley was described as having a dark complexion, white male, 5' 7", with hazel eyes and gray hair. He weight 160 lbs.
Military Monday – We all have ancestors who have served in the military. Military Monday is a place to post their images, stories and records of their service in various branches of the military. Military Monday is an ongoing series by Cindy at Everything’s Relative – Researching Your Family History.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Census Sunday : Virgil Lee Wright household, 1940, Madison County, Indiana
My maternal great-grandfather, Virgil Lee Wright, was enumerated in the 1940 US census in Madison County, Indiana. His address was a farm in Monroe Township, which the census indicated was valued at $4000.
The family consisted of my great-grandfather, Virgil, aged 46, my great-grandmother, Muriel, aged 43, and three children : Clara, William and Barbara. My great-grandmother, Muriel, was the source of the information given to the enumerator, indicated by the "x" next to her name. Clara was listed as 24 years old, William was 21 years old and Barbara was 8 years old.
According to the census, the family was living in the same location in 1935, and all were born in Indiana. Virgil and son William were working the farm, while Clara Ellen was working as a bookkeeper for the Aladdin factory, which at the time had a big presence in Alexandria.
One error in the record is that Barbara is listed as a daughter, but then is noted as being male in the record.
Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.
State & Federal census sheets are filled with information for genealogists. Both the population & non-population schedules give us insights into the lives of our ancestors. What have you found that is Surprising? Reassuring? Bewildering? Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt suggested by Colleen Pasquale of Leaves and Branches.
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| 1940 U.S. census, Madison County, Indiana, population schedule, Monroe Township, enumeration district (ED) 48-59, sheet 7A, household 135, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 January 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C.. |
According to the census, the family was living in the same location in 1935, and all were born in Indiana. Virgil and son William were working the farm, while Clara Ellen was working as a bookkeeper for the Aladdin factory, which at the time had a big presence in Alexandria.
One error in the record is that Barbara is listed as a daughter, but then is noted as being male in the record.
Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.
State & Federal census sheets are filled with information for genealogists. Both the population & non-population schedules give us insights into the lives of our ancestors. What have you found that is Surprising? Reassuring? Bewildering? Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt suggested by Colleen Pasquale of Leaves and Branches.
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