Saturday, September 05, 2015

Surname Saturday : Carlton

The CARLTON surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown. 

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 765: Abigail Carlton. Abigail married April 18, 1720  Francis Worcester (1698-    ).  Francis was born June 7, 1698 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  They had at least one son.  Nothing further known.

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Friday, September 04, 2015

Marriage Record : Marie Chew to Glenn Overholt, 1934, Huntington County, Indiana

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNX-TMX : accessed 4 September 2015), Edes Plafair Chew in entry for Glenn Overholt and Marie Chew, 1934.
While working through my RootsMagic database for people with missing information, I located the marriage record of Marie Chew, daughter of Edis Playfair and Bertha (Caupp) Chew, who was my paternal first cousin 3 times removed.  Marie married Glenn Overholt in Huntington County, Indiana.

According to their license, they applied for a marriage license and were married on the same day, Valentine's Day, February 14, 1934 in Huntington County, Indiana.  Glenn's parents were Milward and Mary (Rupley) Overholt, who both lived in Huntington County.  Glenn had been born June 21, 1914 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Marie's mother, Bertha, was still living in Huntington County, Indiana, but her father was deceased.  Marie was born September 12, 1913 in Darke County, Ohio.

Prior to finding this record, I did not know that Bertha's maiden name was Caupp, or that she and Edis had any children.  There may yet be more children to discover.  

If you have any additional information or are related to this family in any way, I would love to hear from you.

Thursday, September 03, 2015

Shaky Leaves : Iva Josephine (Ballein) Wardlow (1881-1932)

Iva Josephine (Ballein) Wardlow (1881-1932) is my 1st cousin 4 times removed on my maternal side.  She was the daughter of William Henry and Clarissa A. (Wright) Ballein. Surname variants include Bollein and Boline. Ancestry.com is currently showing 13 hints from historical records for her in my LeMaster and Allied Families member tree.



One of the databases was Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 which shows her death on October 3, 1932 in Brown County, Ohio.

Name:Iva J Wardlow
Death Date:3 Oct 1932
Death Place:Brown, Ohio, USA
Another database was the FindAGrave Index, 1600s-current which led me to Iva's memorial at FindAGrave.

Name:Iva Josephine Wardlow
Birth Date:1 Mar 1881
Death Date:3 Oct 1932
Cemetery:Sardinia Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:Sardinia, Brown County, Ohio, USA
Has Bio?:N
Spouse:John Francis Wardlow
Children:Bryce E Wardlow 
John Ellison Wardlow
URL:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...
In the 1920 census, Iva was enumerated along with her husband John F. and two sons, John and Bryce in Sardinia, Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.

1920 US Census, Brown County, Ohio, population schedule, Sardinia, Washington Township, enumeration district (ED) 47, SD 9, sheet 13A, dwelling 249, family 251, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

In the 1910 census, Iva was enumerated along with her husband John F. and two sons, John and Bryce in Sardinia, Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.

1910 US Census, Brown County, Ohio, population schedule, Sardinia, Washington Township, enumeration district (ED) 24, SD 5, sheet 4B, dwelling 114, family 119, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

I've updated the information that I have for Iva in my RootsMagic database and added her children to my Ancestry family tree.

If you are related or have any additional information or corrections, I would love to hear from you.