Friday, March 16, 2012

Remember the SASE?

Remember the SASE?  That's Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) for those born in the era of email and text messages.  When I started doing family history and genealogy research back in the 1980s, letter writing was a key component of research, a way and means to receive information.


I used this neglected form of communication this week in an attempt to goad a distant cousin to provide me with some information.  The gentleman is upwards of 80 years old, a recent widow, and lives several states away.  I found his phone number through an internet search, and contacted him back in November.  The conversation was pleasant, he provided some information, and promised to stay in touch.


The cousin gave me his email address and I fired off a couple of quick emails, but no response.  Perhaps he's not on the computer as much as I am.  Phone calls are tricky, as I don't want to disturb him and also the information I'm looking for is somewhat sensitive - as he is a relative of my 'black sheep' family.  I don't want to jeopardize the connection.


So this week, I typed up an old-fashioned letter, attached printed copies of my emailed charts to him, and sent him a letter via U.S. mail.  I included a SASE, hoping for a reply.


I'm hoping for the best.



On This Day : March 16

1662 - John BROUGHTON died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Thomas BROUGHTON and Mary BRISCOE.  John was my 10x great-grandfather.


1678 - Thomas SPOFFORD born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Samuel SPOFFORD and Sarah BURPBEE.  Thomas was my 8x great-grandfather.


1692 - Mary MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.


1720 - Amos MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Amos was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1743 - Catherine Marie KAHRE born.  Catherine was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Katherine Marie KUHLMEYER.


1749 - Hannah HAINES born.  Hannah was the daughter of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1752 - Johannes NOLL born in Berghofen.  Johannes was the son of Johannes NOLL and Anna GERTRAUD.  Johannes was Corinne's 6x great-grandfather.


1778 - Charity BEALS born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.


1786 - Daniel PIERCE born.  Daniel was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1787 - Abigail PIERCE died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Abigail was the daughter of William JOHNSON and Esther WISWELL.  Abigail was my 8x great-grandmother.


1796 - Anne WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Anne was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.


1801 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was Corinne's 7x great-grandmother.


1820 - Rachel HUNT married Samuel STAFFORD.  Rachel was the daughter of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.


1822 - Hannah DAVIS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1825 - Enoch CARTER married Asenath KENDALL.  Enoch was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1825 - Prudence STILLMAN died.  Prudence was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1833 - Henry MILLS died in Morgan County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.  Henry was my 5x great-grandfather.


1852 - Joseph BALES married Ann DAVIS.  Joseph was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1864 - Jesse Leonard CHEW married Susanna Tatem WOOD in Blackwood, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Thomas Atkinson CHEW and Abigail A. LEONARD.


1874 - Eva Dora WEHRLY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1875 - Jennie G. CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Jennie was the daughter of Nathaniel Durbin CHEW and Margaret H. HEISTAND.


1882 - Lulu Grace HEATON born in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.  Lula was the daughter of Joseph Wesley HEATON and Clara Emaline OGLE.


1888 - Mary CHEW died.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1902 - Eva May CHIVLARE married Sylvester Tillman BRIODY.  Eva was the daughter of Miles CHIVLARE and Louisa Jane BOYER.


1903 - Fred KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Suman Douglas KING and Amanda Louisa FOX.


1914 - Donald Cooper LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Donald was the son of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.


1920 - St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS married Bessie Lee IVEY in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.  Patrick was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.  Bessie was the daughter of Samuel H. IVEY and Emma E. CARTER.  They were Eileen's grandparents.


1920 - George Harner WRIGHT died in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  George was the son of Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT and Rebecca Ruth HALL.


1922 - Bertha Fidelia YEAGER died in Clay County, Indiana.  Bertha was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.


1923 - Sarah HIXENBAUGH died in Roscoe, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the daughter of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.


1930 - Warren Melvin MARSHALL died in Eugene, Oregon.  Warren was the son of Andrew MARSHALL and Sarah MAXSON.


1959 - Cledith Orion GRAVES died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  Cledith was the son of Arthur E. GRAVES and Carrie Mae HALEY.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

On This Day : March 15

1665 - Francis JEWETT born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Francis was the son of Ezekiel JEWETT and Faith PARRAT.  Francis was my 8x great-grandfather.


1677 - Col. Samuel CHEW died in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  Samuel was the son of John CHEW and Sarah GALE.


1724 - Hannah TAYLOR born.  Hannah was the daughter of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1758 - John GRUBB died in Wilmington, Delaware.  John was the son of John GRUBB and Frances VANE.


1786 - Absalom SUMNER born in Stokes County, North Carolina.  Absalom was the son of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.


1763 - Samuel MAXSON married Mary DOWNING.  Samuel was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.


1797 - Samuel WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.


1816 - Rebecca HAINES died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.


1831 - Jane LEMASTERS married Thomas McVAY in Shelby County, Ohio.  Jane was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.


1831 - Chester PIERCE married Abigail MARSH.  Chester PIERCE was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1842 - Rebecca CAMPBELL married Joshua HALL in Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.


1848 - Henry Thomas HIGGINS born in Bond County, Illinois.  Henry was the son of John HIGGINS and Lucinda ALDERMAN.


1851 - John HIGGINS born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  John was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1854 - Mary BURR died.  Mary was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.


1864 - Sarah MARSHALL died in Strawberry Point, Iowa.  Sarah was the daughter of Ephraim MAXSON and Mary SMITH.


1880 - John ALDERMAN married Louisa SALISBURY in Bond County, Illinois.  John was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.


1898 - Mary C. MARKLEY died in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1902 - Florence Helen LeMASTERS born in Ord, Valley County, Nebraska.  Florence was the daughter of Charles Clinton LeMASTERS and Maude TURNER.


1931 - Job MATTHEWS died.  Job was the son of Job MATTHEWS and Christina BOYER.


1941 - Minnie P. POWELL died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Minnie was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.