Several weeks ago I was able to pay a visit to my maternal great-aunt Ruby, and she agreed to help me with solving my greatest genealogical mystery, the origins of her maternal grandfather, by providing a DNA sample to be sent to FamilyTreeDNA. I've received notification from the company that the results are being processed, and can't wait to hear back from the lab.
The irony that the results are expected back during the week of my birthday are not lost on me. It would be quite a birthday gift if somehow her results will lead to a DNA match that could break down the brickwall of who my great-great-grandmother June's father actually was.
I've written about the family mystery before, and am hopeful that I will have many more chapters to write before it is over. Ruby is my oldest living relative on this side of the family, and would be the closest DNA match that I could sample. She is the only surviving child of June, and Pansy has no surviving children. There are however, many cousins that I could test on both sides.
I've also recently received some commitments from other cousins on this same side that are willing to be tested, but don't have the financial means at this time to test. I'm saving my pennies now to create my own DNA fund to build the project.
If I can get enough relatives on this side of the family to test, including some who descend from Ida's daughter Pansy, I'm hoping that through triangulation I can isolate the DNA segments that come from June's father, as well as determine if June and Pansy had the same father.
Carey W. Lambertson (1847-1918) was my maternal 3rd-great grandfather. What follows is an exploratory analysis of the biographical data I have discovered about him.
1. Vital Records
Carey was born April 29, 1847 in Butler County, Ohio1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
1.1. Birth Certificate
The State of Ohio did not require birth registration at this time.
1.1.1. Birth Notice in Newspaper
If Carey's birth was mentioned in a local newspaper, it has been lost to time.
1.1.2. Bible Record
I am not aware of any surviving family Bible that would record the birth of Carey. Will continue to reach out to extended family in hopes that one can be located.
1.1.3. Baptismal Record
I am not aware of any baptismal record for Carey, nor the church affiliation of the family at this time. Will add this to my list of "to-do" items for my next research trip.
1.1.4. Adoption Record
There is no indication that Carey was adopted.
1.2. Marriage License
Carey married Clara E. Cook on October 1, 1869, according to my database. I have the location as Butler County, Ohio, but a search of records in Butler and Montgomery Cos., Ohio have not yet located a record of where his marriage took place. Will need to continue to search for verification of where they were married.
1.2.1 Marriage Notice in Newspaper
Once I've verified the location of the marriage, will need to search contemporary newspaper accounts to see if I can locate mention of their nuptials.
1.2.2. Anniversary Notice
Carey and Clara's 25th wedding anniversary would have been on October 1, 1894. Will need to search contemporary newspaper accounts to see if there was any mention of anniversary celebrations.
1.2.3. Divorce Decree
There is no indication that Clara and Carey were ever divorced.
1.3. Death Certificate
Carey died March 18, 1918 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana8 of bronchial pnuemonia. I do not yet have a copy of his death certificate. Will need to add this to my list of "to-do" items for my next research trip.
1.3.1. Obituary in Newspaper
Carey's obituary appeared in the March 18, 1918 edition of the Elwood Call-Leader8. The obituary listed him as the son of John and Sarah Wilson Lambertson, and stated that he was a first cousin of President Wilson. No evidence of a connection between the President and our Wilson family has been found. The obituary mentioned that in the prior September, Carey had been in an automobile accident, which had lead to declining health. His obituary was the subject of a previous post.
1.3.2. Funeral Home Records
Will need to search the local historical society to see if they have funeral home records that might shed some light on Carey's funeral. Will add this to my list of "to-do" items for my next research trip.
1.3.3. Tombstone Photograph
Carey's tombstone in the Elwood City Cemetery has been photographed9. A link to his memorial page at FindAGrave is located here.
2. Census Records
2.1. Federal Census Records
2.1.1. 1910 Federal Census
On April 21, 1910, Carey was enumerated as head of household in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana2, as Carey Lambertson, age 63, born in Ohio. His father and mother were born in New Jersey. He had been married for 41 years. He could read and write and owned his home free of mortgage. His occupation was listed as laborer, and that he sold junk.
2.1.2. 1900 Federal Census
On June 16, 1900, Carey was enumerated as the head of household in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana10, as Carey Lambertson, age 54, born in Ohio. His occupation was listed as farmer. Both of his parents were born in New Jersey. He could read and write and spoke English. He had been married for 28 years.
2.1.3. 1880 Federal Census
On June 1, 1880, Carey was enumerated as the head of household in German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio4, as Carry Lambertson, age 34, farmer. He was born in Ohio and both of his parents were born in New Jersey.
2.1.4. 1870 Federal Census
On July 29, 1870, Carey was enumerated as the head of household in Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio5, as Cary Lambertson, age 24, farm laborer. He was born in Ohio and was a U.S. citizen. The value of his personal estate was $110.
2.1.5. 1860 Federal Census
On June 28, 1860, Carey was enumerated in the John Lambertson Sr. household in Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio6, as Cary Lambertson, age 14, born in Ohio. He had attended school within the year.
2.1.6. 1850 Federal Census
On September 3, 1850, Carey was enumerated in the John Lambertson household in Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio7, as Cary Lambertson, age 4, born in Ohio.
2.2. State Census Records
Ohio state census records are not known to exist.
2.3. Agricultural Census Records
I have not yet investigated these types of records to see what light they might shed on the Lambertson family.
3. Military Records
3.1. Draft Registration
I have not located any records indicating military service for John.
3.2. Pension Records
Not applicable.
3.3. Service Records
Not applicable.
4. Land Records
4.1. Deed Records
Deed records need to be thoroughly searched in Butler and Montgomery Counties, Ohio and Hamilton and Madison Counties, Indiana, to see what records might mention John. Will add this to my "to-do" list for my next research trip.
4.2. Plat map / county map
Plat maps in Butler and Montgomery Counties, Ohio and Hamilton and Madison Counties, Indiana will need to be searched to see what information they might contain.
5. Supplemental Records
Supplemental records available for research on John include city/county directories, court records and will and probate records. Will add this to my list of "to-do" items for my next research trip.
Sources:
1. Ancestry.com, U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data :Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
2. Carey Lambertson household, 1910 U.S. census, Madison County, Indiana, population schedule, Pipecreek Twp., ED 119, SD 8, sheet 13, dwell 314, fam 328, National Archives micropublication T624, roll 365.
3. Carey Lambertson obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, Elwood, Indiana, USA, March 18, 1918, page 1, page 1.
4. Carry Lambertson household, 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, ED 165, SD 2, page 14B, dwelling 119, family 138; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1052.
5. Cary Lambertson household, 1870 U.S. census, Butler County, Ohio, population schedule, Madison Twp., Jacksonborough P.O., page 22, dwell 173, fam 168, National Archves micropublication M593, roll 1177.
6. John Lambertson Sr. household, 1860 U.S. census, Butler County, Ohio, Madison Twp., page 81, dwelling 608, family 579, National Archives micropublication M653, roll 941.
7. John Lambertson household, 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio, USA, dwelling 156, family 167; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 663., page 388.
8. Carey Lambertson obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, Elwood, Indiana, March 18, 1918, page 1.
9. FindAGrave, Inc., FindAGrave (www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Oct 2015), Carey W. Lambertson tombstone.
10. Carey Lambertson household, 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, ED 84, SD 9, sheet 2, dwelling 345, family 371; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 375.
This post was developed as part of the series relating to Building My 2011 Research Template, an attempt to systematically document and source the details of my ancestors' lives. Comments regarding this template and the conclusions drawn in this article are welcomed.
For this edition of Surname Saturday, I'm going to list generation nine of my family tree in hopes of making a connection. Many times people find my blog through Google searches, and I'm hoping to reach more cousins. If you are related to any of these families, I'd love to hear from you.
Generations 1 through 6
Generation 7
Generation 8
Generation 9
272. JESSE CHEW : born 25 Nov 1738 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey; married 21 Oct 1760 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 Jan 1812 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey.
273. MARY RICHARDS : born 18 Dec 1738 in New Jersey; died 7 May 1816 in New Jersey.
280. CORNWELL WOOLSTON : born 1738 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; married Apr 1762 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 22 May 1814 in Northampton, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
281. HANNAH ARISON : born 1739-1744 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 28 Oct 1788 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
282. ABEL BRIGGS : born circa 1740 New Jersey; married 25 Jan 1773 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died before 1839 Burlington Co., New Jersey.
283. LETTICE WOOLSTON : born 15 Oct 1752 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 11 Dec 1787 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
284. SAMUEL WOOLSTON : born 18 Apr 1719 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; married 25 Dec 1749 in Mt. Holly, Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 4 Aug 1773 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
285. CYLLANIA WOOLSTON : born 13 Feb 1726 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 30 Dec 1772 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
286. ROBERT HAINES : born 17 Dec 1741 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; married 17 May 1766 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 21 Jun 1821 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
287. RACHEL VENICOMB : born circa 1742; died 30 May 1817 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
292. LEONARD SABEL : born circa 1725; died 1794 Baltimore Co., Maryland.
300. GEORGE KALTENREUTTER : born Waldmoor, Zweibrücken.
301. ANNA URSULA HOLTZBAUM : born Sintzheim, Palatine.
312. JOSEPH MAXSON : born 10 Mar 1692 in Westerly, Rhode Island; married circa 1715; died 1747 Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
313. BETHIA MAXSON : born 19 Oct 1693 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 1747 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
314. THOMAS WILLIAM DAVIS : born 15 May 1719 in Westerly, Rhode Island; married 8 Dec 1737 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 15 Jul 1791 in White Day Creek, Monongalia Co., Virginia (West Virginia).
315. TACY CRANDALL : born circa 1720 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 1 Jun 1795 in White Day Creek, Monongalia Co., Virginia (West Virginia).
316. (?) AMOS SUTTON : born 16 Jul 1723 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
317. JANE CLAWSON : born bef 3 Apr 1728 in Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., New Jersey; died after 1735 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania.
318. BENJAMIN APPLEGATE.
319. REBECCA WALL.
336. ULRICH SCHERCH : born 20 Aug 1704 in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland; died Oct 1763 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
337. ANNA SWARR : born 1720; died 1810.
338. JACOB ERB : born 11 Apr 1724 in Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 20 Dec 1810 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
339. MAGDALENE SCHRANTZ : born 1731; died 1809.
344. JOHAN MICHEL JACOBS : born circa 1742 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; married 18 Jul 1771 in Dover Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania; died before 1790 in Dover Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
345. MARIA CATHERINE CHERDRON : born bef 16 Feb 1730 in Otterberg, Bayern; died after 1790 in Dover Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
348. CHARLES BYERS : born circa 1730; married circa 1759; died Aug 1799 in York Co., Pennsylvania.
349. ELIZABETH ________ : born in 1739; died 20 Mar 1832 in Franklin Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
350. JACOB STICKEL : born bef 21 Jan 1742 in Eginhausen, Württemberg; married circa 1765 in Warrington Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jan 1796 in Warrington Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
351. ANNA MARIA ________ : born 22 Sep 1742; died 13 Apr 1820 in Warrington Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
368. SAMUEL MOULTON : born 19 Oct 1710.
369. PHOEBE ________ : born circa 1730.
370. ISRAEL HURLBUT : born bef 18 May 1740 in Woodbury, Connecticut; married before 1762; died Vermont.
371. JERUSHA ________ : born circa 1740.
372. EDWARD FINEL : born 1747-48 in Granville, Massachusetts.
373. SARAH GREEN : born 30 Jan 1730/1 in Shrewsbury, Worchester Co., Massachusetts; died 8 Feb 1811 in Granville, Massachusetts.
374. JONATHAN MORGAN : born 6 Jul 1711 in Springfield, Massachusetts; died 1 Jan 1796.
375. RUTH MILLER : born 18 Feb 1718/19.
376. JOHN PHILBRICK : born 26 May 1712 in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire; married 26 Dec 1734 in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire; died 16 Feb 1748 in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire.
377. JUDITH SANBORN : born 8 Jan 1715 in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire.
378. SAMUEL JEWETT : born 30 Dec 1725 in Bradford, Massachusetts; died 20 Dec 1791 in Hollis, New Hampshire.
379. SARAH ________ .
382. NOAH WORCESTER : born 4 Oct 1735 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; married 22 Feb 1757; died Hollis, New Hampshire.
383. LYDIA TAYLOR : born 11 Oct 1733; died 6 Jul 1772.
384. JOHN WRIGHT : born bef 13 Apr 1755 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 15 Oct 1810 in Brown Co.,Ohio.
385. SARAH FLEMING
386. OBADIAH ROBINS
387. SUSANNAH HODGKINS : born circa 1756 in Pennsylvania; died before 1814 in Ohio.
388. ROBERT WARDLAW : born circa 1745 in Augusta Co., Virginia; married circa 1768; died 28 May 1802 in Pleasant Twp., Clermont Co., Northwest Territory (Ohio).
389. JANET DOWNEY : born circa 1750; died 4 Oct 1817 in Brown Co., Ohio.
390. SAMUEL NESBIT : born 1754 in Scotland; died bef Jul 1814 in Harrison Co., Kentucky.
391. MARY BERRY : born 1748 in Virginia; died 28 Oct 1828 in Livonia, Washington Co., Indiana.
392. JOHN HEATON : born 1716 Wrentham, Massachusetts; died 1799.
393. ABIGAIL PAXTON : died circa 1814.
396. WILLIAM JACOBS : born 1765 in Virginia; married 1787 in Morgantown, Virginia (West Virgina); died 1841 in Brown Co., Ohio.
397. SIBELL LITTELL : born 5 May 1769 in Virginia; died 9 Sep 1853 in Adams Co., Ohio.
412. DANIEL HECK : born 1751 in Bracken Co., Kentucky; married 1772; died March 1817 in Bracken Co., Kentucky.
413. CATHERINE ________ : born in 1752.
414. NICHOLAS KIMMER : born circa 1763 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania; married 27 Sep 1784 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Oct 1841 in Fayette Co., Indiana.
415. SARAH FAYLER
416. SETH PIERCE : born 12 Sep 1744 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; married 17 Apr 1767; died 1835 in Homer, Cortland Co., New York.
417. BETHIAH FIELD : born 8 Apr 1746 in Stafford, Windham Co., Connecticut; died 18 Sep 1807.
418. FRANCIS SMALLEY : born circa 1744; married 17 Nov 1767 in Norwich, Province of New Hampshire; died after 1811 in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont.
419. SARAH HUTCHINSON
420. JOHN PAGE
424. NICHOLAS GROENENDYKE : born 20 Mar 1749 in Kingston, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died Feb 1808.
426. PIETER ANTONIDES : born 31 Jul 1726 in Marlboro, New Jersey; married 10 Nov 1750; died 27 Apr 1796 in Flatbush,New York.
427. CATHERINE VANDERVEER : born 11 Aug 1732; died 8 May 1796.
432. GEORGE PENISTEN : born circa 1740.
433. MARY McCULLY : born circa 1740 in New Jersey.
440. RICHARD ALDERMAN
452. MAHLON WILLSON : born 20 Aug 1760 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey; married 11 Jun 1789 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey; died 11 Feb 1852 in Sussex Co., New Jersey
464. JOHN BEALS : born 9 Mar 1763 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; married 23 Oct 1748 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 5 Jul 1848 in Hamilton Co., Indiana.
465. MARY CARTER : born 17 May 1767 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Oct 1799 in Grayson Co., Virginia.
466. ANDREW CHEW : born 1770 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia; married 26 Apr 1797 in Mason Co., Kentucky; died 1827 Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio.
467. ANNA MARIE BARTHUS : born 1777 in Virginia; died after 1860 Hamilton Co., Indiana.
468. CHARLES DAVIS : born 4 Feb 1771 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; married 17 Oct 1793 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died 24 Feb 1850 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
469. HANNAH PIGGOTT : born 9 Jul 1774 in Orange Co., North Carolina; died 25 Oct 1812 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
470. ABNER BARKER : born 11 Aug 1768 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; married 26 May 1791 in Guilford Co., North Carolina
471. LYDIA OSBORNE : born 24 Jan 1767 in Guilford Co., North Carolina
474. ANTHONY RAINS : born 13 Oct 1757 in Caroline Co., Virginia; married 2 Mar 1787 in Randolph Co., North Carolina; died 25 Mar 1837 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
475. NANCY GRAHAM : born 10 Jul 1760.
476. AARON MILLS : born 22 Dec 1749 in Virginia; married 18 Jan 1774 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 15 Dec 1794 in Guilford Co., Virginia.
477. CHARITY MENDENHALL : born 19 Jan 1754 in Guilford Co., Virginia; died 19 Feb 1836 in North Carolina.
478. WILLIAM WOODWARD : born 29 May 1768 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; married 6 Nov 1788 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 17 Oct 1812 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee.
479. ELIZABETH MILLIKAN : born 8 Apr 1769.
502. JAMES PUTMAN : born circa 1777 Culpepper Co., Virginia; married 29 Aug 1799 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky; died Aug 1854 in Monroe Co., Indiana.
503. ELIZABETH KENDRICK : died before 1849 in Monroe Co., Indiana.
504. JACOB SWAFFORD : born 1762 in Greenville, South Carolina; married in 1790; died 1845 in Bledsoe Co., Tennessee.
505. SARAH LARKIN : born circa 1772 in Virginia; died 1852 in McMinn Co., Tennessee.
508. ALEXANDER CROCKETT : born circa 1760; married 21 Mar 1793 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee; died 15 Sep 1816 in Anderson Co., Tennessee.
509. ELIZABETH WATKINS : born 1775 in Pennsylvania; died 1855 in Newton Co., Missouri.
510. CONRAD NOSLER : born circa 1770; married 2 Jun 1801 in Montgomery Co., Virginia; died 1838 Owen Co., Indiana.
511. SARAH PAINS : born circa 1782 in Virginia; died after 1870 in Owen Co., Indiana.
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