Smalley Lineage

While searching the book collection at FamilySearch, I came across the book "Our Smalley Lineage" by Viola Smalley Miller, which contains information regarding Francis Smalley, the Patriot ancestor which mom is using to apply for membership in the DAR.

Francis' Revolutionary War service was mentioned : "He was a soldier of the Revolution.  From the Vermont Revolutionary Rolls we learn that he was a member of Captain Bush's and Boardman's Co. in 1777, 'to assist the Shatford people in the retreat', a member of Captain Bush's Co. 'when the enemy came to Royalton' in 1780, of Captain Bush's Co. 'in guarding and scouting at Stratford at times of alarm at Newbury' in 1780; a member of Captain Joshua Hazen's Co. in 1781 and a member of Captain Timothy Brush's Co. 'at the time the enemy came to Peacham'.

The author, Viola Smalley Miller, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.  I have begun scouring through this work, adding bits of facts that I can use to update my database and verify through later research.

Descriptive Information

	Title	Our Smalley lineage
	Author	Miller, Viola Smalley
	Description	John Smalley (d. 1692) immigrated from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1632, and married Ann Walden in 1638. They moved to Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
	Physical Description	145 p.
	Patron Usage Instructions	https://www.familysearch.org/terms
	Copyright Status/Owner	Refer to document for copyright information
	Access Rights	Public
	System Requirements	Internet Connectivity. Worldwide Web browser. Adobe Acrobat reader.
	Title Number	196765
	Date	2012-08
	Language	English; eng; en
	Subject	Smalley family; Livingston family; Page family;
	Collection	Family History Archive
	Filename	TN-196765.pdf
	Metadata Entry	codepending
	Publisher Digital is:	Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a FamilySearch
	File Size is:	22025 KB
	Page Count is:	158
	Family History Call Number	929.273 Sm18a
	Owning Institution	Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a FamilySearch; http://www.familysearch.org/

At the lab

Received an email today that my cousin Jim's DNA kit was received at the FamilyTreeDNA lab.  Cousin Kellie's was received two days prior at the same lab.  Hoping to have the results soon and will be interested to see how we share DNA from our grandparents and where the differences lie.

In addition, AncestryDNA received my test kit back on the 14th, so once those results are complete I will have hit the cycle and been tested at all three major providers.

This DNA data will give me enough to work on probably for thirty years! I'm still on the recruitment hunt for other descendants of my maternal 2-great grandmother to see if we can find out who her possible father might be.

Obituary : Thomas Crane, Bloomington World Telephone, August 16, 1948

Thanks to the folks at the Monroe County, Indiana Public Library, I was able to obtain a copy of the obituary of my maternal 3rd-great granduncle, Thomas Crane (1871-1948), the husband of Mary Florence Gilliland.  The obituary appeared in the August 16, 1948 edition of the World Telephone in Bloomington, Indiana.

THOMAS CRANE DIES AT HOME SUNDAY MORNING

Thomas Franklin Crane, 77-year old former grocery store owner at New Unionville, died Sunday at 7 a.m. at his home, Bloomington Route Five.  He had been ill for the past year and bedfast for 10 weeks.  Death was attributed to complications.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Allen chapel with Rev. W.C. Chafin officiating.  Interment will be in Payne cemetery.  The remains will continue to lie in state at the mortuary.

Pall bearers for the services will be George, John, Elmer, Austin Crane, Horace White and Virgil Emmerett.  Flower bearers will be Sadie, Ruth and Alice Crane, Josie White, Olive Emmerett and Elizabeth Baxter.

Born in Greene county May 9, 1871, Mr. Crane was the son of George and Martha Anderson Crane. He had lived in the New Unionville community for many years, later moving to Kirby, then to the George Deckard property which he purchased and moved into some three months ago.

Survivors include two sons, Millard of Indianapolis, Robert Lee who is serving in the Navy in China; six daughters, Dorothy and Louise at home and Mrs. William Ruggles and Mrs. Robert Balser, both of Monroe county, and Mrs. William Webel and Mrs. Floyd Kerchner, both of Cincinnati; one brother, J. Wesley Crane of Los Angeles and four grandchildren. 

 

The obituary gives me some clues regarding the residences of his children at the time of his death and adds biographical details for me to update in my database.