Saturday, December 05, 2015

Surname Saturday : Generation Eleven

For this edition of Surname Saturday, I'm going to list generation eleven 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're related to any of these families, I'd love to hear from you.

Generations 1 through 6
Generation 7
Generation 8
Generation 9
Generation 10

Generation 11
1088. NATHANIEL CHEW : born circa 1678 Flushing, New York; married circa 1705; died 14 September 1731 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
1089. MARY CLARK : born circa 1688
1090. JOHN DRIVER : born circa 1684; died Mantua, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
1090. SARAH ________ : born circa 1684; died Gloucester County, New Jersey.
1120. JOHN WOOLSTON : born 6 March 1663 in Northamptonshire, England; married 6 December 1683 in Burlington County, New Jersey; died 1713 in Northampton, Burlington County, New Jersey.
1121. LETTICE NEWBOLD : born 14 October 1659 in Yorkshire, England; died before 1709 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
1122. FRANCIS TENCHER : born circa 1695 in Worchestershire, England.
1124. JOHN AARONSON : born 1678 in Flushing, Queens County, New York; married before 1702; died after 14 December 1741 in Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.
1125. MARY ________ : born circa 1680.
1126. NATHAN FOLWELL : born 1673 in Beaksbourne, Kent, England; died 10 February 1731 in Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.
1127. SARAH MIDDLETON : born circa 1676 in Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey; died in 1764 in Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.
1128. JOHN BRIGGS : born circa 1680 in Newton, Salem County, New Jersey; died before 20 January 1753 in Newton, Salem County, New Jersey.
1129. SARAH SMITH : born circa 1680 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
1130. JOHN STOCKTON : born 10 August 1674 in Flushing, Queens County, New York; married 1704 in Burlington County, New Jersey; died 29 March 1747 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
1131. ANNE KNOTT : born 1677 in Burlington County, New Jersey; died 25 July 1745 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
1136. JOHN WOOLSTON : Same as person number 1120 above.
1137. LETTICE NEWBOLD : Same as person number 1121 above.
1138. WILLIAM BUDD : born in 1649; died 25 March 1722.
1139. ANN CLAPGUT : born in 1655; died 30 September 1722.
1142. JOHN POWELL : born 15 August 1675 in Northampton, England; married 23 December 1698 in Burlington County, New Jersey; died 14 December 1715 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
1143. ELIZABETH PARKER : born circa 1676 in Northampton, England; died circa 1745 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
1144. WILLIAM HAINES : born in 1672; died 1754.
1145. SARAH PAINE : born in 1678; died 5 July 1728.
1146. ROBERT BONNELL : born 1675; married 16 October 1707 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
1147. FRANCES GOODWIN : died 1750 in Burlington County, New Jersey.
1248. JOHN MAXSON : born 1637 in Newport, Rhode Island; married 1665 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 17 December 1720 in Newport, Rhode Island.
1249. MARY MOSHER : born 1641 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 2 February 1718 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
1250. ROBERT BURDICK : born 1630 in Devonshire, England; married 2 November 1655 in Newport, Rhode Island; died 25 October 1692 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
1251. RUTH HUBBARD : born 10 Sep 1641 in Agawam (Springfield), Massachusetts; died 1691 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
1252. JOHN MAXSON : Same as person number 1248 above.
1253. MARY MOSHER : Same as person number 1253 above.
1254. JOSEPH CLARKE : born 2 April 1643 in Westerly, Rhode Island; married 16 November 1664 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
1255. BETHIAH HUBBARD : born 19 December 1646 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died 17 April 1707 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
1256. WILLIAM DAVIS : born 1663 in Glamorganshire, Wales; married circa 1685; died 1745 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
1257. ELIZABETH BRISLEY : born 1670 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 30 Jun 1700 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
1258. JOHN MAXSON : Same as person number 626 in Generation Ten.
1259. JUDITH CLARKE : Same as person number 627 in Generation Ten.
1260. JOSEPH CRANDALL : born 1661 in Westerly, Rhode Island; married circa 1681; died 12 September 1737 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
1261. DEBORAH BURDICK : born 1662 in Westerly, Rhode Island
1268. WILLEM CORNELISSEN MEUTELEAR : born 1657 in Amersfoort, Flatlands, Nieuw Amsterdam; married 9 October 1681 in Nieuw Amsterdam; died 1724 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1269. ELSJE GERRITZ KROEZEN : born after 1663 in Amersfoort, Flatlands, Nieuw Amersterdam; died after 1711 in Brueckelen (Brooklyn), New York.
1344. PETER SCHÜRCH : born 6 October 1639; married in 1659
1345. VERENA EGGIMAN : baptized 29 March 1640 in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
1346. MICHAEL GRUNDBACHER : born 25 April 1642.
1347. ANNA BRAND
1380. ABRAHAM CHERDRON : born 10 November 1671 in Otterberg, Bayern; married circa 1701 in Otterberg, Bayern; died 30 November 1726 in Otterberg, Bayern.
1381. ANNE MARGUERITTE VIELLARD : born 15 July 1672 in Otterberg, Bayern; died 20 March 1729 in Otterberg, Bayern.
1382. JOHANN PETER HERBACH : born circa 1673 in Switzerland; married circa 1696; died 13 May 1753 in Gersweilerhof, Bayern.
1383. ANNA MARIA ________ : born circa 1673 in Switzerland; died 29 May 1728 in Otterberg, Bayern.
1400. CHRISTOPH STICKEL : baptized 10 January 1654 in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg; married 25 September 1694 in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg; died 14 November 1771 in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg.
1401. ANNA BRAÜN : born 7 April 1674 in Würrtemberg; died 18 January 1724 in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg.
1402. MARTIN ________
1403. MAGDALENA SCHWARTZ : baptized 12 January 1676 in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg; died in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg.
1474. EXERCISE CONANT : born circa 1637 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; married 28 April 1663; died 28 April 1772 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.
1475. SARAH ANDREWS :
1480. JOSEPH HURLBUT : born circa 1677; married 17 May 1698; died 21 July 1729 in Woodbury, Connecticut.
1481. MARY CASTLE : baptized September 1686.
1482. EBENEZER WARNER
1483. MARTHA GILPIN
1492. WILLIAM GREEN
1493. HANNAH KINDALL
1494. WILLIAM JOHNSON
1495. HANNAH LARKIN
1496. DAVID MORGAN : born 21 September 1648 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; married 16 January 1671/2 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; died 30 May 1731 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
1497. MARY CLARK : born 31 March 1654 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
1498. ISAAC COLTON : born 21 November 1646 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
1499. MARY COOPER
1502. WILLIAM PRICHARD : born circa 1652 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; married 22 January 1696 in Suffield, Connecticut; died before 9 October 1699.
1503. REBECCA TAYLOR : born 7 November 1676 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
1504. SAMUEL PHILBRICK : born 19 March 1680 in Hampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died 22 February 1694 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
1505. JANE ________
1508. JOHN SANBORN 
1509. JUDITH COFFIN
1510. ALEXANDER DENNETT : born circa 1670 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died 1733 in Porstmouth, New Hampshire.
1511. MEHITABLE TAYLOR 
1512. FRANCIS JEWETT : born 15 March 1655 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusettts; married 20 June 1693; died 19 September 1751 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.
1513. SARAH HARDY : born 25 March 1673.
1514. JACOB HARDY 
1515. LYDIA EATON
1528. FRANCIS WORCESTER : born Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts; died 17 December 1717.
1529. MARY CHENEY : born 2 September 1671.
1536. ROBERT WRIGHT : born 23 April 1688 in Logie, Perth, Scotland; married 24 Jun 1718 in Logie, Perth, Scotland; died 13 December 1749 in Foodie, Fife, Scotland.
1537. ELIZABETH HENDERSON : born 18 December 1698 in Logie, Perth, Scotland; died 22 April 1790 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
1538. WILLIAM FESSENDEN : born 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; married 4 January 1728 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 26 May 1756 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1539. MARTHA BROWN : born 16 June 1699; died 23 February 1774 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
1544. ISAAC ROBINS : died in 1741
1545. ASUBIA _________
1546. THOMAS KITCHEN
1547. SARAH ________
1552. ROBERT WARDLAW : born circa 1670 near Glascow, Scotland.
1558. WILLIAM McPHEETERS : born between 1687-91 in Ireland; died 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia.
1559. REBECCA THOMPSON : born circa 1693; died circa 1763.
1568. NATHANIEL HEATON : born 1 July 1639; died 1714.
1570. JOHN HAWES
1571. SARAH DEERING
1664. SAMUEL PIERCE : born 25 November 1681 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; married 14 Jun 1705 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 26 January 1774 in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.
1665. ABIGAIL JOHNSON : born 4 October 1674 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died 16 March 1787 in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.
1666. EBENEZER NYE : born 1696 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died 2 July 1759 in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut.
1667. SARAH NEWCOMB : born 1698 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts.
1668. JOHN FIELD : born 8 December 1673 in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; married before 1697; died 17 February 1718 in Coventry, Windham County, Connecticut.
1669. MARY BENNETT : born 10 December 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
1670. THOMAS SPOFFORD : born 16 March 1678 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts; married 31 December 1701 in Essex County, Massachusetts.
1671. BETHIAH HAZELTINE : born 16 May 1682 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.
1672. BENJAMIN SMALLEY : born circa 1664-70; died before 1721.
1673. REBECCA SNOW : born 23 July 1676 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony; died in 1753.
1696. PETRUS "SAMUEL" GROENENDYKE : baptized 16 August 1685 in Nieuw Amsterdam; married circa 1715; died 23 November 1753 in Flatbush, New York.
1697. MAYKE VERKERK : born circa 1688 in New Utrecht, Kings County, New York; died between 1728-30.
1698. JOHN LAKE : baptized 16 April 1688; died between 1752-54 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
1699. MARTINAH _________
1704. VINCENTIUS ANTONIDES WICKAUT : born circa 1666; died 18 July 1744 in Kings County, New York.
1705. ANATJE VAN COUWENHAVEN
1706. PETER WILLEMSEN COUWENHAVEN : born 2 February 1671; died 1751.
1707. PATIENCE DAWS
1808. SAMUEL WILLSON : born 19 January 1706 in Burlington County, New Jersey; married 13 July 1732 in Bethlehem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 1785 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
1809. DEBORAH WILLETS : born 14 January 1712 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey; died 2 June 1772 in Hardwick, Warren County, New Jersey.
1810. JONATHAN COLLINS : born 8 October 1706 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; married 2 June 1731 in Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey; died 30 December 1731 in Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey.
1811. ANN ________ : born circa 1709 in Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died before 1785 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
1856. JOHN BEALS : born 28 November 1685 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; married 14 September 1711 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died circa 1745.
1857. SARAH BOWATER : born 17 Jun 1689 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 26 October 1777 in Pennsylvania.
1864. THOMAS CHEW : born circa 1700 in Virginia; married circa 1722; died 1782 in Virginia.
1865. MARTHA TAYLOR : born 17 January 1702.
1866. ANDREW CALDWELL : born circa 1700; died 4 July 1758 in Frederick County, Virginia
1867. JANE ________
1872. CHARLES DAVIES : born circa 1706 in England; married 9 December 1733 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died North Carolina.
1873. HANNAH MATSON 
1874. ANTHONY CHAMNESS : born 1713 in Smithfield, London, England; married circa 1736; died 20 September 1777 in Orange County, North Carolina.
1875. SARAH COLE : born 1 May 1718 in Baltimore County, Maryland; died before 1766 in Chatham County, North Carolina.
1876. JOHN PIGGOTT : born circa 1680 in England; married 18 January 1713; died 29 January 1738 in Cecil County, Maryland.
1877. MARGERY BROWN : born 1691 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 14 December 1737.
1878. JOSHUA HADLEY : born 6 March 1703 in Kings County, Ireland; married 1735; died circa 1760 in North Carolina.
1879. PATIENCE BROWN : born 25 May 1712; died 23 May 1783 in Chatham County, North Carolina.
1880. DANIEL BARKER : born 1704 in Barker's Bridge, North Carolina; died 1748.
1881. ELIZABETH NICHOLS : born circa 1709 in New Castle, Delaware.
1882. JOHN ALLEN : born 8 February 1720 in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania; married 12 September 1740 in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1 October 1754 in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1883. PHEBE SCARLETT : born 4 November 1722 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1815 in Orange County, North Carolina.
1884. MATTHEW OSBORNE : born in 1697; married 16 October 1723; died 22 June 1783.
1885. ISABEL DODSON
1886. WILLIAM REYNOLDS : born 5 July 1701; married 23 November 1723; died October 1772 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
1887. MARY BROWN : born 29 April 1706; died 1 July 1739 in Nottingham, Pennsylvania.
1904. JOHN MILLS : born 1688 England; married 1708 in Pennsylvania; died 24 November 1760 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
1905. REBECCA ________ : died 1740 in Monocacy, Maryland.
1908. JOHN MENDENHALL : born 3 April 1688 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; married 10 August 1709 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1758 in Berkeley County, Virginia (West Virginia).
1909. SUSANNAH PIERSON : born circa 1692 in East Caln, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1910. RICHARD BEESON : born October 1684 in New Castle County, Delaware; married 24 October 1706 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; died 1 January 1777 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
1911. CHARITY GRUBB : born 29 September 1687 in Brandywine, New Castle County, Delaware; died 22 November 1761 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
1916. WILLIAM MILLIKAN : born circa 1720; married 1740 Chester County, Pennsylvania
1917. JANE WHITE :born circa 1715 Chester County, Pennsylvania, died 1758 in North Carolina.
1918. WILLIAM BALDWIN : born circa 1720; married circa 1750; died 19 August 1802 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
1919. ELIZABETH SMITH : born circa 1730; died 19 September 1773 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
2008. ZACHARIAH PUTMAN : born circa 1715-17 Essex County, Virginia; died 1753 in Culpepper County, Virginia.
2009. MARGARET ________
2010. JACOB KENDRICK
2012. JACOB KENDRICK : born 1722; died 1793 in Culpepper County, Virginia.
2013. ANNA FOX 
2014. JOHN CORBIN : born circa 1721 Stafford County, Virginia; married 7 December 1749 in Stafford County, Virginia; died January 1786 in Culpepper County, Virginia.
2015. FRANCES FANT : born circa 1728 in Virginia; died after 1787 in Hampshire County, Virginia.
2020. WILLIAM LARKIN : died 1772 Botetourt County, Virginia
2021. JANE ________


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Thursday, December 03, 2015

Shaky Leaves : Harvey A. Huey (1866-1947)

Harvey A. Huey (1866-1947) was my paternal 2nd-great granduncle, the husband of Mary A. Metzner (1862-1925).  Ancestry.com was showing a hint for him that lead to the discovery of what happened to him after Mary's death, including a second family.

Prior to this hint, I only had Harvey and Mary's death dates and their place of burial : Mt. Zion Cemetery in Jay County, Indiana.  In the 1920 census, they were living in Davison Township, Genesee County, Michigan, where Harvey was a Free Will Baptist Preacher.

The hint was for the 1930 census of Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, which had Harvey's surname enumerated as Hewey.  He was head of household, aged 63, born in Indiana, renting his home and his occupation was that of a Methodist minister.  Also in the household was a wife, Leona, aged 39, no occupation, born in Indiana and a son, Robert L., aged 12, born in Michigan.


1930 U.S. Census, Oakland County, Michigan, population schedule, Waterford Township, enumeration district (ED) 63-132, SD 14, sheet 23B, dwelling 562, family 686, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..
The first thing that stood out, other than the change in denomination, was the inclusion of a son, Robert, who would have been born circa 1918 in Michigan.  Harvey and Mary had no children, and Robert would have been born when Mary was alive.  Did I even have the right family?  I had to do some further digging to verify that this was indeed the correct individual.

By the 1940 census, Harvey and Leona were in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, where Harvey was 73 years old working as a custodian for the University of Michigan.  Leona was aged 49 with no occupation.


1940 US census, Washtenaw County, Michigan, population schedule, Ward 1, Ann Arbor, enumeration district (ED) 81-2, SD 2, sheet 6A, household 420, dwelling 147, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..


I searched both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch for a marriage record of Harvey Huey to a Leona sometime after 1925 and was unable to find a record.  

What about Mary (Metzner) Huey, my maternal 2nd-great grandaunt, whose death year I only had as 1925 and burial in Mt. Zion cemetery?  I did a search at SeekingMichigan.org and found her death date as January 2, 1925 in Vernon, Shiawassee County, Michigan.  The certificate lists her name as Mary Ann Huey, born March 4, 1863 in Indiana, the son of John Metzner and Katharine Young.  Her husband is listed as the Rev. H.A. Huey of Vernon, Michigan.  The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage.  Burial was in Portland, Indiana.


Shiawassee County, Michigan, Death Records, , Mary Ann Huey, 2 January 1925; digital images, SeekingMichigan (www.seekingmichigan.org : accessed 2 December 2015); Michigan Department of Health.

The FindAGrave memorial page for Mary is pretty limited, only giving the year of birth and death and linking her to her husband, Harvey.  I will contact the admin of the page and give them the updated death data.


The FindAGrave page for Harvey had a little more detail, including the date of death for Harvey as November 28, 1947 in Washtenaw County, Michigan.  The site lists a wife Leona, and that Harvey's parents were Christopher Huey (1824-1894) and Clarissa Grattis Huey (1829-1895).



With the date and place in Michigan for Harvey's death, I went to SeekingMichigan to see what I could find on his death in 1947.  No full copy of the death certificate yet, but this individual was born in 1866 with a given name of Harvey A Huey, which lines up with what I know about my 2nd-great granduncle.



FamilySearch had additional information on the same death that tied Harvey who died in 1947 back to Portland, Jay County, Indiana:




So next I decided to turn back to the 1930 census record and trace the son, Robert, born circa 1918 in Michigan and find out where he came from.

In the 1920 census in Highland Park, Wayne County, Indiana, Robert was a 1 year and 8 month old son in the household of Max L. Huey, aged 26, born in Indiana,  an office clerk in an auto shop.  Also in the household was wife, Leona R. Huey, aged 27, born in Indiana, no occupation, and a brother-in-law, Leonard G. Maul, age 20, born in Michigan, a time clerk in an auto shop.  I believe we have here is Leona marrying two different men with the same surname, who are likely related because all were from Indiana.


1920 US Census, Wayne County, Michigan, population schedule, Highland Park, enumeration district (ED) ED 699, SD 145, sheet 11A, 71 Pasadena Avenue, family 258, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..
Max Lyndon Huey, son of Charles and Frances (Hozlett) Huey, married December 15, 1915 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan to Leona Rose Maul, daughter of George and Mary (Alwerten) Maul.  Max would have been born circa 1893 in Indiana and Leona circa 1891 in Indiana at the time of their marriage.  The differences in age matches the household found in the 1920 census.  Leona's surname was mis-indexed in the FamilySearch record, but when viewing it you can see that it was Maul.


"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3PJ-Y2L : accessed 3 December 2015), Max Lyndon Huey and Leona Rose Maud, 15 Dec 1915; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, v 7 p 411 rn 125140, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,713.
Looking for further hints regarding Robert, I found a record of his marriage which gave me his middle name as Lee.   

Name:Mr Robert Lee Huey
Gender:Male
Race:White
Birth Year:abt 1918
Birth Place:Michigan
Marriage Date:28 Sep 1940
Marriage Place:Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA
License County:Wayne
Age:22
Residence Place:Detroit, Michigan
Father:Max
Mother:Leona Maul
Spouse:Dorothy Stewart
Spouse Gender:Female
Spouse Race:White
Spouse Age:23
Spouse Birth Place:Michigan
Spouse Residence Place:Pontiac, Michigan
Spouse Father:Lewis
Spouse Mother:Anna Peterson
County File Number:552603
State File Number:233934
Film:302
Film Title:82 Wayne 233530-236769
Film Description:Wayne (Dates TBD)

I also found a record for Robert in the 1940 census, before his marriage, in Detroit, Wayne County, Indiana, in the household of Max Huey.  Robert was listed as 21, single, born in Michigan.  The head of the household, Max, aged 48, born in Indiana and his wife, Wilma, aged 38, born in Michigan.  Both Max and his wife Wilma were social workers with the city welfare department and Robert was an adjuster with Commercial Credit company.

The World War II Draft Registration for Max shows his birthplace as Butler, Indiana (DeKalb County) on August 24, 1893.  His full name was Max Lyndon Huey, and he worked for the city of Detroit in the Department of Public Welfare, which matches the 1940 census record.


I also located a FindAGrave for Max L. Huey (1893-1989) whom I believe is this same Max - who was married to Wilma as a second wife.


Ancestry.com had the following death record in their Michigan Death collection which matches the other date details for Max Lyndon Huey.


Likely, Max and Leona were divorced before Harvey A. Huey married her, sometime between 1925 (wife's death) and 1930 (census) when I first find them together.

What happened to Leona after Harvey's death in 1947?  It would appear that she married for a third time to Marvin Macomber on September 28, 1949 in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.

Additionally, I found the FindAGrave memorial for Leona R. Maul Macomber (1891-1969) in Howell, Livingston County, Michigan.



If you have any additional information on these families, I would love to hear from you.

Wednesday, December 02, 2015

DNA: Mom's Cousin Jack - Fourth Cousin

Mom's 23andMe cousin Jack matches her on two chromosomes, and matches me as well.  He is predicted to be my 3rd to 6th cousin.




Jack was quick to write back that he took a look at the family tree, and only saw one name, William Henry Summers that matched.  William Henry Summers was the husband of Margaret P. Pierce.  We traded more information, and I was able to view his family tree at Ancestry and confirm that we are fourth cousins, once removed, through the most recent common ancestors of Francis Pierce and Rebecca Page.


Francis Pierce
Rebecca Page

Margaret P. Pierce               Edmund G. Pierce
William H.H. Summers                Catherine Groenendyke

Francis P. Summers               William F. Pierce
Katie ________                     Clara A. Penisten

Glee William Summers               Edna M. Pierce
Mary J. Hunter                          Virgil Lee Wright

his parents                             my grandparents

Jack                            my mom

                               me


This is the second DNA connection through the MRCA Francis Pierce and Rebecca Page I've discovered through 23andme.  Earlier, I had made a connection with cousin Raj through Margaret Pierce and William H.H. Summers.  Raj and Jack would be 3rd cousins once removed.

Note: This post was drafted before the recent changes to the 23andMe site.

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Gloria LeMaster, Graduate Certificate List, August 1970, Ball State University

"Ball State University Trustees minutes," Ball State Univeristy, Ball State University Digital Media Repository (http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BSUBoT/id/45314/rec/29 : accessed 8 February 2015), , "1970-09-19 Ball State University Trustees Minutes," page 146; Graduate Certification List, August 1970.

Located the following mention of my mother's graduation with her Master's Degree in the Ball State University Trustees Minutes of August, 1970.


LeMaster, Gloria Jean Wright (Mrs.) 27093
Major: Elementary Education
Minor : Library Science
Permanent Address:
214 W. Monroe, Alexandria 46001
Degree :
B.S.in Ed., 1967
Ball State University

Finds like this are interesting, mom was finishing up her Master's with a baby (me!) at home, living in the house on Monroe Street.  We lived there for just a few more years.  Someday I'll write a post about that house.

Monday, November 30, 2015

DNA: My New 23andMe Experience

Received the email yesterday that my 'new' 23andMe experience was ready, so I took the plunge and logged into the site.  After the preliminaries of making sure how my name would be displayed and opting into sharing of reports, etc. I was ready to start exploring.

I must say that I bought my first 23andMe kit the day they stopped giving health reports - a strange coincidence, so I had never had them in the first place.  I was disappointed that they wouldn't be providing those, but my main concern was genealogy and solving family mysteries, so that disappointment was quickly forgotten.

Now that I can see some of the health reports that they are providing, I'm not sure that I was really missing anything.  I realize that the types of reports they can provide is likely dictated by the FDA, but I can't see the increased value that they are providing.  If the health reports are the justification for raising their kit price to $199, all I can say is "wow".

The reports tell me information that I could find out by looking in the mirror, such as hair and eye color, as well as caffeine usage and lactose intolerance.  Not something I find too impressive.  The other reports are negative results for rare diseases, which fortunately I do not have, but if they are so rare, then why would I be worried about them?  Maybe I'm missing the point of the reports, but I'd like to know more about indicators for cancer or epilepsy or alchoholism.

The biggest changes I see at this point have to do with the DNA Relatives and how that experience will be enhanced or hindered by the new site.  It would appear that it would be hindered.  

While not an advanced user by any stretch, I have been able to find and make connections through DNA relatives, and have been tracking my results with a spreadsheet, comparing segments and finding triangulations, etc.  When it was announced that the 'old' website would be going away, I quickly went in and re-invited all the connections that hadn't responded to me in hopes that I would keep them as a connection.

Kitty Cooper's blog has a good run-down of the changes at the new site here.

I don't like the fact that you can no longer get the table view of matching segments of DNA.  That was what I was using to populate my spreadsheet and then comparing matches to each other.  

I don't understand why you can no longer sort your DNA relative matches by the most recent, either.  That was one way to find out which new matches you might have matched.  Granted, many of them were small matches, but every little bit counts when you're working with DNA.

I'm really confused by the fact that I still have anonymous matches showing - I thought one of the changes would be that everyone would be forced into sharing or they would not show in your DNA relatives.  Perhaps these folks haven't transitioned yet to the new system.  Will have to wait and see.

I've checked out the forums at 23andMe and to say that many people are unhappy would be an understatement.  Kitty's blog posts states that they have heard from the community and many of these complaints will be addressed.  We shall see.

Honestly, at this point I'm going to move my focus on to FamilyTreeDNA for any future testing.  I have tested both of my parents, my wife, my mother-in-law and brother-in-law at 23andMe, but will use the other sites in the future. There is no reason to recommend someone pay $199 for a test kit if you are wanting to use DNA for genealogical research.  The health reports do not justify the increased cost.  I'm not ready to buy into the "big pharma" conspiracy theories on the forums, as I already understood that was part of the exchange, but I question why the company appears to be trying to turn away the genealogy community.


Just my two cents worth.


Sunday, November 29, 2015

Shaky Leaves : Marriage of Lydia Taylor & Noah Worcester, 1757, Hollis, New Hampshire

Lydia Taylor (1733-1772) and Noah Worcester (1735-1817) were my paternal 6th-great grandparents.  Ancestry.com was showing the following hint of their marriage record in my LeMaster and Allied Families Member Tree.

Ancestry,com. New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Lydia was the daughter of Abraham Taylor, and Noah was the son of Francis Worcester and Abigail Carleton.  Noah served during the Revolutionary War and was a member of the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention.

They were the parents of seven children : Noah, Jesse, Lydia, Sarah, Leonard, Thomas and Samuel.  My line comes through Sarah.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Surname Saturday : Generation Ten

For this edition of Surname Saturday, I'm going to list generation ten 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

Generation 10
544. JEFFREY CHEW : born 10 Jan 1714 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey; married 15 Aug 1732 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey; died 10 Apr 1774 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey.
545. AMY DRIVER : born circa 1715; died 3 Nov 1773 in Gloucester Co., New Jersey.
546. JOHN RICHARDS : born circa 1715; married before 1738.
547. MARY ________ :
560. JOHN WOOLSTON : born 1686 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died in Northampton, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
561. HANNAH TENCHER : born 1717 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., New Jersey.
562. JOSEPH AARONSEN : born 1706 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; married 25 Aug 1736 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died in Cheseterfield, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
563. HANNAH FOLWELL : born 1718 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died before 1749 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
564. FRANCIS BRIGGS : born 1715 in Salem Co., New Jersey; died 1 Jun 1763 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
565. RACHEL STOCKTON : born after 1715 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
566. SAMUEL WOOLSTON : Same as person number 284 in Generation 9.
567. CYLLANIA WOOLSTON : Same as person number 285 in Generation 9.
568. SAMUEL WOOLSTON : born 1687 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; died 13 Jun 1761 in Northampton, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
569. SUSANNA BUDD : born in 1691.
570. JOHN WOOLSTON : Same as person number 560 above.
571. SARAH POWELL : born circa 1701 in Northampton Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey; died before 1738.
572. JEREMIAH HAINES : born 25 Mar 1713 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; married 6 Sep 1736 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
573. HANNAH BONNELL : died 15 Aug 1754 in Burlington Co., New Jersey.
574. FRANCIS VENICOMB
575. RACHEL LIPPINCOTT
602. ANDREAS HOLTZBAUM
624. JOSEPH MAXSON : born 1672 in Westerly, Rhode Island; married 1691; died Sep 1750 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
625. TACY BURDICK : born 1670 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 1747 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
626. JOHN MAXSON : born 12 Oct 1666 in Westerly, Rhode Island; married 19 Jan 1687 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 28 Oct 1747 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
627. JUDITH CLARKE : born 12 Oct 1667 in Newport, Rhode Island; died 17 Jul 1747 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
628. JOHN DAVIS : born 1692 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; married 25 Aug 1715 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died 18 Apr 1745 in Squam, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
629. ELIZABETH MAXSON : born 7 Nov 1695 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died Apr 1751 in Squam, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
630. JOHN CRANDALL : born circa 1682 in Westerly, Rhode Island; died Jan 1767 in Westerly, Rhode Island.
631. MARY ________ : born circa 1682; died circa 1729.
634. CORNELIUS CORNILISZEN : born circa 1682; died 1758 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
635. MARY BREESE : born circa 1699 in Raritan, Somerset Co., New Jersey, died after 1758 in Somerset Co., New Jersey.
672. ULRICH SCHÜRCH : born 9 Mar 1663 in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland; married circa 1695; died circa 1739 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
673. BARBARA GRUNDBACHER : born 5 Nov 1672 in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
674. PETER SWARR : born circa 1700.
675. ADALINE ________ : born circa 1700.
676. NICHOLAS ERB : born circa 1679-80 in Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 1740 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
677. CATHERINE ________ 
690. HANS HEINRICH CHERDRON : born 8 Jul 1706 in Erlenbach, Bayern; married 22 Apr 1727 in Otterberg, Bayern; died after 1771 in York Co., Pennsylvania.
691. ANNA MARIA HERBACH : born 5 Jul 1705 in Otterberg, Bayern; died after 1772 in York Co., Pennsylvania.
700. JACOB STICKEL : baptized 9 Aug 1708 in Egenhausen, Württemberg; married 23 Nov 1734 in Egenhausen, Würrtemberg; died Warrington Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
701. MARIA SCHWARTZ : born 23 Nov 1713 in Egenehausen, Würrtemberg; died in Warrington Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania.
736. JOHN MOULTON : born circa 1665; married 16 Aug 1693; died 1728.
737. SARAH CONANT : born in 1668.
740. MOSES HURLBUT : born 26 Aug 1714 in Woodbury, Connecticut; married 23 Dec 1735; died 3 Aug 1763 in Roxbury, Connecticut.
741. REBECCA WARNER : born 12 Dec 1715; died 5 Jun 1797.
746. THOMAS GREEN : born circa 1693 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; married 12 Nov 1718 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died before 1755.
747. MARY JOHNSON : born 4 Dec 1696 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
748. DAVID MORGAN : born 18 Feb 1678/9 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; married 21 Jan 1702/3 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; died 11 Sep 1760 in Brimfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts.
749. DEBORAH COLTON : born 26 Jul 1684 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; died between 1721-29.
750. NATHANIEL MILLER 
751. REBECCA PRICHARD : born 15 Dec 1696 in Suffield, Connecticut.
752. THOMAS PHILBRICK : born 31 Mar 1688 in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire; died 15 Feb 1748 in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.
753. ABIGAIL ________
754. ENOCH SANBORN 
755. ELIZABETH DENNETT
756. SAMUEL JEWETT : born 26 Apr 1694 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 23 Oct 1718 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts
757. RUTH HARDY : born 15 Jun 1699 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died circa 1737.
764. FRANCIS WORCESTER : born 7 Jun 1698 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married 18 Apr 1720
765. ABIGAIL CARLTON 
766. ABRAHAM TAYLOR
768. JOHN WRIGHT born 10 Feb 1727 in Freuchie, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland; married 15 Feb 1753 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died Jun 1772 in Anamaboo, New Guinea.
769. HANNAH FESSENDEN : born 15 Aug 1732 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died 9 Dec 1800 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
772. VINCENT ROBINS : died before Feb 1760 in Amwell Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
773. ANN KITCHEN
774. JAMES HODGKINS : married 28 Mar 1752 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.
775. ELIZABETH EVANS : born circa 1737 in Pennsylvania; died circa 1814 in Pleasant Twp., Clermont Co., Ohio.
776. WILLIAM WARDLAW : born circa 1700 in Scotland; married between 1728-30; died 1762 in Augusta Co., Virginia.
777. JANE HARPER 
778. SAMUEL DOWNEY : died before 17 Aug 1773 in Augusta Co., Virginia
779. MARTHA McPHEETERS : died 1801 in Clark Co., Kentucky.
782. JOHN BERRY : born circa 1700 in Scotland; died 1771 in Augusta Co., Virginia.
784. SAMUEL HEATON : born 28 Nov 1681 in Wrentham, Massachusetts; married 10 Dec 1706 in Wrentham, Massachusetts; died 1735 in New Jersey.
785. SUSAN HAWES
792. JACOB JACOBS : died after 3 March 1803 in Harrison Co., Virginia
793. HANNAH JOHNSON
832. SETH PIERCE : born 30 Nov 1716 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; married 10 Nov 1743; died 5 Dec 1794.
833. ELIZABETH NYE : born 14 Dec 1720; died 14 May 1749 in Mansfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.
834. BENNETT FIELD : born 13 Dec 1709 in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; married 18 Dec 1734 in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died 6 Apr 1770 in Mansfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.
835. ELIZABETH SPOFFORD : born 19 Apr 1715 in Boxford, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 20 Nov 1772 in Mansfield, Windham Co., Connecticut.
836. JOSEPH SMALLEY : born circa 1712; died 1783.
837. JEMIMA ORDWAY
838. SAMUEL HUTCHINSON : born circa 1719 in Windham Co., Connecticut; died 8 Feb 1809 in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont.
839. JEMIMA DUNHAM : died 12 Jan 1798 in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vermont
848. JOHANNES GROENENDYKE : born 1718 in Kingston, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; married 25 Aug 1744 in Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died July 1785 near Kingston, Middlesex Co., New Jersey
849. SARAH ANN LAKE : born circa 1725 in New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; died May 1771.
852. JOHANNIS ANTONIDES : born 28 Mar 1683 in Franeker, Netherlands; married in 1724.
853. ANNETJE COUWENHOVEN : born 21 Oct 1690.
854. MICHAEL VANDERVEER : born in New Utrecht, New Amsterdam.
855. BELITJA SUYDAM
904. SAMUEL WILLSON : born 5 Jan 1738 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey; married 19 Aug 1761 in Hunterdon Co., New Jersey; died before 4 Jul 1795 in Hardwick Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey
905. DEBORAH COLLINS : born 23 Mar 1741 in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Jan 1803 in Great Meadows, Warren Co., New Jersey.
928. THOMAS BEALS : born 14 Jan 1719 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; married 12 Sep 1741 in Prince George's Co., Maryland; died 29 Aug 1801 in Highland Co., Ohio.
929. SARAH ANCRUM : born circa 1724; died 6 Jul 1813 in Highland Co., Ohio.
932. JAMES CHEW : born 1745 in Virginia; died 1783 in Virginia.
933. MARY CALDWELL
934. JOHN DAVIS : born 28 Sep 1735 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; married 1759 in Orange Co., North Carolina; died 21 Nov 1806 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
935. MARY CHAMNESS : born 11 Sep 1743 in Frederick Co., Maryland; died 22 Jun 1819 in Chatham Co., North Carolina.
938. BENJAMIN PIGGOTT : born 29 Sep 1732 in Cecil Co., Maryland; married circa 1756; died 26 Apr 1818 in Orange Co., North Carolina.
939. MARY HADLEY : born 30 Jan 1739 in Newcastle, Pennsylvania; died 31 Oct 1810 in Orange Co., North Carolina.
940. NICHOLAS BARKER : born 8 Mar 1737; married 9 Jun 1760 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 24 Mar 1826 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
941. HANNAH ALLEN : born 10 Jul 1741 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Dec 1834 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
942. MATTHEW OSBORNE : born 12 Jan 1729 in Sussex Co., Delaware; married 24 Jun 1755 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 22 Jan 1816 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
943. MARY REYNOLDS : born 15 Nov 1738; died 13 Jan 1804 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
950. RICHARD GRAHAM : born circa 1740.
951. ASENATH _________
952. HENRY MILLS : born 23 Sep 1720 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; married 18 Jan 1740 in Virginia; died 10 October 1810 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
953. HANNAH THORNBURG : born in 1725; died 27 Mar 1791 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
954. MORDECAI MENDENHALL : born circa 1713 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; married 21 Mar 1735 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Nov 1803 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
955. CHARITY BEESON : born circa 1715 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Sep 1809 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
956. ABRAHAM WOODWARD : born 17 Jun 1740; married circa 1765; died 3 Apr 1817 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee.
957. HANNAH THORNBROUGH : born 20 Nov 1738; died 30 Oct 1812 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee.
958. SAMUEL MILLIKAN : born 11 Dec 1742 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania; married 10 Jun 1767 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; died 3 Nov 1817 in Randolph Co., North Carolina.
959. ANN BALDWIN : born 18 May 1750 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.
1004. HENRY PUTNAM : born circa 1747 in Culpepper Co., Virginia; died 1825 in Mason Co., Kentucky.
1005. ELIZABETH KENDRICK
1006. BENJAMIN KENDRICK : born 1757 in Culpepper Co., Virginia; married 13 Jun 1778 in Fauquier Co., Virginia; died 12 Jun 1830 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
1007. FRANCES CORBIN : died 9 Nov 1838.
1008. PETER SWAFFORD : born circa 1740 in Ireland; died in Greenville Co., South Carolina.
1009. RENNIE HOWARD : born circa 1745 in Ireland.
1010. HENRY LARKIN : born circa 1710 Virginia; died before 8 Feb 1773 in Botetourt Co., Virginia.
1011. JANE NEWTON : born circa 1735 in Botetourt Co., Virginia.
1016. DAVID CROCKETT : died circa 1777 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee.
1017. ELIZABETH _________ : died 1777 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee.
1018. DAVID WATKINS
1019. HANNAH __________
1020. BOSTIN "SEBASTIAN" NOSLER : born circa 1730 in Germany; died after 1795 in Montgomery Co.,Virginia.
1021. SOPHIA _________
1022. WILLIAM PAINS

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Sunday, November 01, 2015

Awaiting DNA results from oldest living relative

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.