Mom's DAR Process - Associated & Supplemental Applications for Francis Smalley

Mom's Patriot Ancestor Francis Smalley has several associated and supplemental applications associated with him at the DAR's database.  However, only two of them are through his daughter, Thirza, which is our line.

One is from Gertrude Holbrook Winslow Merwin :

1. Search»     Darwin Cordenio Winslow born on 22 - Feb - 1834 at Charlemont MA      died at Gilroy CA on 18 - Aug - 1914 and his ( 1st ) wife   Martha Waldron Hatch born on 13 - Jan - 1840 at Port Leyden NY   died at Long Beach CA on 15 - Mar - 1921 married on 10 - Oct - 1859

2. Search» The Said Martha Waldron Hatch was the child of   Jethro Hatch born on 27 - Jan - 1791 at Duanesburg NY      died at Aurora IL on 17 - Feb - 1875 and his ( 2nd ) wife   Minerva Peirce born on 25 - Jan - 1805 at Chelsea VT   died at Aurora IL on 14 - May - 1882 married on 6 - May - 1829

3. Search» The Said Minerva Peirce was the child of   Gurdon Peirce born on 31 - Aug - 1770 at Brimfield CT      died at Sugar Grove IL on 10 - Nov - 1861 and his ( 1st ) wife   Thirza Smalley born on 8 - May - 1771 at Norwich VT   died at Pitcher NY on 19 - Apr - 1830 married on 1 - Dec - 1796

4. Search» The Said Thirza Smalley was the child of   Francis Smalley born on bp - Oct - 1744 at Kent CT      died at Norwich VT on p - - 1811 and his ( 1st ) wife   Sarah Hutchinson born on - - at _______________   died at Norwich VT on 29 - Mar - 1780 married on 17 - Nov - 1767   ** Additional, but unverified lineage is listed on the application. **

The other applicant was Hazel Hatch Steele :

1. Search»     Jethro Ayres Hatch born on 18 - Jun - 1837 at Pitcher NY      died at Victoria TX on 3 - Aug - 1912 and his ( 1st ) wife   Sarah Schaeffer born on 28 - Jul - 1861 at Fairfield Co OH   died at Knox IN on 9 - Dec - 1947 married on 26 - May - 1881

2. Search» The Said Jethro Ayres Hatch was the child of   Jethro Hatch born on 27 - Jan - 1791 at Duanesburg NY      died at Aurora IL on 7 - Feb - 1875 and his ( 2nd ) wife   Minerva Peirce born on 25 - Jan - 1805 at Chelsea VT   died at Aurora IL on 4 - May - 1882 married on 6 - May - 1829

3. Search» The Said Minerva Peirce was the child of   Gurdon Peirce born on 31 - Aug - 1770 at Brimfield CT      died at Sugar Grove IL on 10 - Nov - 1861 and his ( 1st ) wife   Thirza Smalley born on 8 - May - 1771 at Norwich CT   died at Pitcher NY on 19 - Apr - 1830 married on 1 - Dec - 1796

4. Search» The Said Thirza Smalley was the child of   Francis Smalley born on bp - Oct - 1744 at Kent CT      died at Norwich VT on p - - 1811 and his ( 1st ) wife   Sara Hutchinson born on - - at _______________   died at Norwich VT on 29 - Mar - 1780 married on 17 - Nov - 1767   ** Additional, but unverified lineage is listed on the application. **

Both of these lines come through Thirza through Gurdon Pierce to  daughter Minerva Pierce who married Jethro Hatch.  So at least a couple of generations of the lineage are already established, and we just need to get mom documented back to Gurdon Pierce.

Already working on gathering all of the birth, marriage and death records for the latest generations and have given mom an assignment to go to the Madison County health department to request the ones we don't have.

Obituary : Mrs. Thomas Crane, Bloomington Telephone, May 7, 1924

Thanks to the folks at the Monroe County, Indiana Public Library, I was able to obtain a copy of the obituary of my maternal 3great-grandaunt, Mary Florence (Gilliland) Crane (1887-1924).  The obituary appeared in the May 7, 1924 edition of the Telephone in Bloomington, Indiana.

DEATH OF MRS. THOS. CRANE

Mrs. Thomas Crane, at Unionville, died Tuesday afternoon of uremic poisoning after being sick 3 weeks, age 37.  The husband and six children survive, including an infant.  She was a member of the Baptist church and the daughter of Mary Gililan and sister of Mrs. Daniel Stevens of this city.

Funeral Thursday at 10 o'clock at Baptist church of Unionville and burial at Payne cemetery.

There were a couple of spelling errors on the names - her mother's name was Mary Ellen (Swafford) Gilliland and her half sister's name (Delia) was Mrs. Daniel Stivers.  Curiously, her brother William Everett Gilliland was not mentioned in this obituary.

Mom's DAR Process - Picking an Ancestor

Met with mom on Monday to discuss the process for DAR membership and talked about which Patriot ancestor to choose from.  

Decided to use Francis Smalley-A105541 as the Patriot ancestor to start the process with for a number of reasons.  One reason is that his line comes through our Pierce line which should allow us to gather the necessary documentation.  Another reason is that Francis' father, Joseph Smalley and Francis' father-in-law Samuel Hutchinson Sr. are both recognized as Patriots by the DAR, so mom could later do supplemental applications for them.  Additionally, it is through the Smalley line that mom has a connection to the Mayflower and Stephen Hopkins, a future project.  So if we can get all of the documentation together on the descent from Francis Smalley we can take care of several things at once.

Mom filled out the contact form on the DAR main website and within a few hours was already contacted by the local chapter.  She has given the registrar a line of descent from Francis Smalley and hopes to meet with her next week for initial discussions on how the application process works.

In the meantime, I'm putting together a list of documents that I'm sure we will need and will work with mom on collecting the birth/death certificates, etc. 

If you have experience with this process and have any advice, I'd appreciate hearing it.

If you are related to any of the families on the line, I'd love to share information and update my database.

Our line of descent from the Patriot ancestor, Francis Smalley :

Francis Smalley & Sarah Hutchinson
Thirsa Smalley & Gurdon Pierce
Francis S. Pierce & Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce & Catherine Groenendyke
William F. Pierce & Clara A. Penisten
Edna M. Pierce & Virgil L. Wright
William L. Wright & Bonnie M. Lambertson
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