Saturday, January 25, 2014

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Surname Line With Longest Stay in a Locality

It's Saturday Night - 
time for more Genealogy Fun! 



Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:


1)  Which family surname line (of identified ancestors) of yours stayed the longest in one U.S. state or other country province/shire since, say, 1600?  For example, in the USA, my Seaver line was in Massachusetts from 1634 to 1940.  For England, my Vaux line was in Somerset from the late 1500s to 1840.  For Canada, my Kemp line was there from 1785 to 1902.


*  List the generations for one or two of your long-staying-in-one-locality surname lines.  (Yes, I know that some countries used patronymics - follow the father's line back in time).

*  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Google+ or Facebook post.

Here's mine:

A)  I'm going to do Seaver for the USA:

1.  Robert Seaver (1608-1683), came to Roxbury, Mass. in 1634 from England.
2.  Shubael Seaver (1640-1730), resided in Roxbury, Mass. 
3.  Joseph Seaver (1672-1754), moved from Roxbury to Sudbury, Mass.
4.  Robert Seaver (1702-1752), moved from Sudbury to Westminster, Mass.
5.  Norman Seaver (1734-1787), resided in Westminster, Mass.
6.  Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816), resided in Westminster, Mass.
7.  Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825), resided in Westminster, Mass.
8.  Isaac Seaver (1823-1901), moved from Westminster to Medfield to Westminster to Leominster, Mass.
9.  Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922), resided in Leominster, Mass.
10.  Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942), resided in Fitchburg and Leominster, Mass.
11.  Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), resided in Leominster, Mass, moved to San Diego, Calif. in 1940.

So 11 generations.  1634 to 1940 is 306 years in one U.S. state - and all within a radius of about 20 miles!

B)  For England, I'm going to do my Vaux line in Soemrset:

1.  Thomas Vax (1593-????) in South Petherton.
2.  John Vaux (1620-????) in South Petherton.
3.  William Vaux (1653-1706) in South Petherton.
4.  James Vaux (1704-1776) in South Petherton.
5.  John Vaux (1747-1806) in South Petherton.
6.  James Vaux (1787-1839) in South Petherton.
7.  Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) moved from South Petherton to Aurora, New York in about 1840.

So 7 generations for this Vaux surname line.  1593 to 1840 is 247 years in one English county/shire, and all in the same parish!

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Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Surname Saturday - WEST (England? to colonial New England)

t's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 7th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor  #763 who is Susanna West (1666-1756)  
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through two generations in this WEST family line is:

1.  Randall J. Seaver (1943-living)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)


10.  Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11.  Julia White (1848-1913)

22.  Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)
23.  Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864)

46.  Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)
47.  Amy Champlin (1798-1865)

94.  Joseph Champlin (1758-1850)
95.  Nancy Kenyon (1765-????)


190.  John Kenyon (1742-1831)
191.  Anna --?-- (1745-????)

380.  Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800)
381.  Anna Barber (1717-????)


762.  Moses Barber, born about 1652 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died before 17 December 1733 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 1524. James Barber.  He married 24 March 1692 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
763.  Susanna West, born about 1666 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died before 04 April 1756 in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. 

Children of Moses Barber and Susanna West are:
*  Dinah Barber (1693-1774), married 1716 Edward Wilcox (1693-1779); 
*  Lydia Barber (1694-1728), married 1714 Benjamin Mowry (1680-1728).
*  Samuel Barber (1695-1760), married 1719 Anne Cory (1697-1760).
*  Susannah Barber (1697-1755), married 1727 Benjamin Perry (1677-1749).
*  Thomas Barber (1699-1762), married 1725 Avis Tanner (1699-1777).
*  Joseph Barber (1701-1779), married 1724 Rebecca Potter (1701-1753).
*  Martha Barber (1703-1773), married 1727 Thomas Parker (1700-1773).
*  Ruth Barber (1705-1755), married 1724 George Bentley (1705-1802).
*  Benjamin Barber (1707-1792), married 1730 Mary Tefft (1705-1782).
*  Mercy Barber (1709-1790), married 1727 Samuel Tefft (1703-1789).
*  Ezekiel Barber (1711-1782), married 1736 Hannah Webster (1713-1786).
*  Abigail Barber (1713-1713).
*  Daniel Barber (1714-1805), married 1739 Deliverance Tefft (1722-1799).
*  Anna Barber (1717-1800), married 1740 Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800).

1526.  Francis West, born about 1640; died 02 January 1692 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  He married before 1660 in probably Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
1527.  Susanna Soule, born about 1642 in probably Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died after 1684 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 3054. George Soule and 3055. Mary Bucket.

Children of Francis West and Susanna Soule are:
*  Francis West (1660-1724), married 1699 Sarah Meakins (1672-????).
*  Richard West (1661-1727), married 1693 Mary Samson (1670-1706).
*  Susanna West (1666-1756), married 1692 Moses Barber (1652-1733).
*  Peter West (1668-????).
*  John West (1672-????).
*  Martha West (1675-1764), married (1) 1703 James Card (1650-1706); (2) 1710 Jeremiah fones.
*  William West (1681-????), married (1) 1709 Abiah Sprague (1689-????); (2) 1711 Jane Tanner.
*  Thomas West (1684-????), married 1716 Dorcas Rathbone.
*  Clement West (1684-????), married 1725 Sarah (1700-????).

Information about this West line was obtained from:

*  Anne Borden Harding, editor, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 3" (Boston : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1980).

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/surname-saturday-west-england-to.html

copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Friday, January 24, 2014

Finding Marriage Gems in Historical Newspapers - GenealogyBank Has a "Marriages" Sub-Category

I often go looking for newspaper articles in GenealogyBank (www.GenealogyBank.com) for my Seaver, and other, one-name study surnames.  I usually transcribe these into my Notes section in my database.

I had not noticed that on GenealogyBank there is an expanded list of categories on the left sidebar of the search page (after clicking the More link):


In the "Newspaper Archives" category, there are sub-categories for:

*  Historical Obituaries
*  Birth Records
*  Marriage Records
*  Passenger Lists
*  Newspaper Articles
*  Land, Probate and Court
*  Photos and Illustrations
*  Newspaper Letters
*  Historical Maps
*  Tables and Charts
*  Poems and Songs
*  Ads and Classified
*  Commodity and Stocks
*  Political and Elections
*  Uncategorized

On the screen above, I had clicked on the "Marriages" sub-category.  There were 294 matches with a surname of "seaver."  The second one down caught my eye.  I clicked on it and was able to see the article:


The transcription of this article in the Monday, July 4, 1921, edition of The Philadelphia [Penn.] Inquirer newspaper, page 14, is:

"'I FORGOT WEDDING'
TRUANT FIANCE AVERS

"Missing Bridegroom Victim 
of Amnesia-- Marriage 
Will Take Place

"Special to the Inquirer.

"HAVERHILL, Mass., July 3 -- According to Harold E. Seaver who dropped out of sight on the eve of his marriage to Miss Mildred Floyd, of Plaistow, N.H., last Wednesday evening, the wedding will take place just as soon as he can arrange with Miss Floyd.

"Seaver made this announcement on returning to his home here late this afternoon.  He asserts he suffered a loss of memory and did not realize he was to have married last Wednesday until Friday.

"He was at Little Moose Lake, Me., according to his story, when he experienced a sensation similar to that of regaining consciousness after being under the influence of ether.  He hastened back to Haverhill and learned that a searching party had started for Maine ten minutes before he arrived in Haverhill.

"Mrs. James Hoke, Miss Floyd's sister, said she believes her sister will ignore the slip-up and marry Seaver.  The wedding will be private instead of public, as originally planned.  Seaver thinks, in view of what has happened, that Miss Floyd will not care for a public wedding.  He is 26 and Miss Floyd is 24."

That of course, led me to wonder if he and Miss Floyd had married after this episode.  

In the 1930 US Census, the family resided on Vestry Street in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.  The household included:

*   Harold E. Seaver -- head, male, white, age 35, married, first at age 26, born MA, father born NH, mother born KY, assistant manager of a labor union, owns home worth $5,000
*  Pearl M. Seaver -- wife, female, white, age 32, married, first at age 23, born MA, father born ME, mother born MA
*  Phyllis Seaver - daughter, female, age 7, white, single, born MA, parents born MA.

There is a Texas Death Certificate for Pearl Mildred (Floyd) Seaver on Ancestry.com that lists her birth date, birth place, and parents names.

Harold E. Seaver and Mildred P. Seaver are buried together in Peaceful Garden Memorial Park in Woodrow, Lubbock, Texas, United States (see the Find A Grave memorial).

So it appears that they married in 1921, probably in Plaistow, New Hampshire (or in Haverhill, Massachusetts).  I wonder if their descendants know that their ancestor missed his July 1921 wedding?  It might be a fascinating story when told years later.  

Funny how an interesting newspaper article, found at random, sends me down a Genealogy Rabbit Trail (GRT) on a Friday afternoon when I discover something new (for me, at least) on a genealogy website.

I'm struck by the difference between doing this search today versus, say, ten years ago.  I never would have found this article in two minutes, or found the census record, the death certificate, the burial information, etc.in 20 minutes as I did today.  Ten years ago, it might have taken a year or more to obtain the records and perhaps find the newspaper article.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/finding-marriage-gems-in-historical.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver


James Duffy's Paperless Filing System for Mac

I've corresponded a bit with James J. Duffy, who has described his Paperless Filing System for his Mac computer to me and agreed to let me post it to this blog:

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Aperture or iPhoto to store all my documents and photographs as (jpg, png or pdf).
  1. List every one by first, middle, last name and suffix then year of birth [James Joseph Duffy Sr (1896)] as this help with the duplicate names.
  2. I name my files like (Kenneth-John-McCarthy-1930-Census), (Priscilla-Lancaster-Perry-1930-Census) or after marriage (Priscilla-Lancaster-(Perry)-McCarthy-Social-Security-Death Index).
  3. I download all copies of documents as a jpg file and the cover page as a pdf. (Aperture doesn't take text files so I use the pdf format, I use these to copy and paste information into my genealogy program off-line).
  4. Make adjustments to all document in Photoshop - straighten, chop, hilite etc.
  5. Drop and drag files into my genealogy program. After adding the files to my genealogy program label the cover files in red and the image files in green.

James J Duffy
Kennewick WA 99337-3209

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Wikipedia.describes Aperture as:

"Aperture is a photo editing and management computer program that was developed by Apple Inc. for the OS X operating system, first released in 2005, and currently available in its App Store. The software handles a number of tasks common in post-production work such as importing and organizing image files, applying corrective adjustments, displaying slideshows, and printing photographs."

The Aperture website is https://www.apple.com/aperture/.  

iPhoto is described by Wikipedia as:

iPhoto is a digital photograph manipulation software application developed by Apple Inc. and which used to be included with everyMacintosh personal computer as part of the iLife suite of digital media management applications. First released in 2002, iPhoto can import, organize, edit, print and share digital photos. In Mavericks, rather than being included in OS X, iPhoto is available from the Mac App Store."

The iPhoto website is:  https://www.apple.com/mac/iphoto/

It's always interesting to me how other researchers use software to help with their genealogy work and how they name their document, record and photo files.  James has a system that works for him, and that's what matters.  We can all learn from how other people do the things we do.  Perhaps some of my readers will adopt James's system for their own photo editing and file organizing.

My thanks to James for permitting me to share his paperless filing system with my readers.  

The URL for this post is:

Copyright (c) 2014, James J. Duffy and Randall J. Seaver

52 Ancestors Friday: Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  Here is my ancestor biography for week #4:

Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944) is #13 on my Ancestor Name List, and is my great-grandmother.  She married #12, Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946). I am descended through:

*  her son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), who married Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)
*  their daughter, #3 Betty Virignia Carringer (1919-2002), who married Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
*  me, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)





To create this post, I created an Individual Summary report in RootsMagic 6, then saved it into an RTF file.  I then copied and pasted the Individual Fact List, the Notes, and the Source Citations into this blog post.  Unfortunately, the source citations superscripts did not survive this process as superscripts, so I put them in brackets in the Individual Facts list below, and without parentheses in the Source Citation list.  I have images of many of these records, but have not included them in this blog post due to the length of the post.  Many of them have been transcribed or shown in Amanuensis Monday and Treasure Chest Thursday posts.  Astute readers will notice that I have changed the format of this report somewhat from the earlier weeks so that the notes are together (with source citation numbers) in a more narrative format, followed by the sources in endnote fashion.

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1)  PERSON:

*  Name:      Abbey Ardelle "Della" Smith [1–2]   
*  Sex:           Female   
*  Father:       Devier James Lamphier Smith (1839-1894)   
*  Mother:     Abigail A. "Abbie" Vaux (1844-1931)  

2)  EVENTS:

*  Birth:         11 April 1862, Rolling Prairie, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States [2–4]    
*  Census:      1 June 1870 (age 8), Benton, Taylor, Iowa, United States [5]   
*  Census:      1 June 1875 (age 13), Lincoln, Lincoln, Kansas, United States [6]   
*  Census:      1 June 1880 (age 18), Blue Rapids, Marshall, Kansas, United States [7]   
*  Census:      1 June 1885 (age 23), Clyde, Cloud, Kansas, United States [8]   
*  Census:      1 June 1885 (age 23), McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, United States [9]   
*  Property:    22 July 1889 (age 27), 160 acres in the the southeast quarter of Section 3 of                 Township 3 south, Range 40 west; Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States [10]   
*  Property:    1 March 1890 (age 27), 80 acres in the west half of the southwest quarter in Section     2, Township 3 South, Range 40 west; Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States [11]
*  Census:      1 June 1900 (age 38), San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [12]   
*  Census:      1 April 1910 (age 47), Hawthorn Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United                          States [13]   
*  Census:      1 January 1920 (age 57), 2105 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United                      States [14]   
*  Census:      1 April 1930 (age 67), 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United                          States [15]   
*  Census:      1 April 1940 (age 77), 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United                          States [16]   
*  Death:        1 January 1944 (age 81), of chronic myocarditis occlusion; San Diego, San Diego,                          California, United States [2, 17–18]   
*  Obituary:    4 January 1944 (age 81), San Diego Union newspaper; San Diego, San Diego,                              California, United States [19]   
*  Burial:        8 January 1944 (age 81), Cypress View Mausoleum (cremation), Bronze Corridor,                        Niche 61, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [20]   
*  Alt. Name:  Della Smith [5,7–9]   
*  Alt. Name: Abbie Della Carringer [16]   
*  Alt. Name: Della A. Carringer [2, 12–15]   
*  Alt. Name: D. A. Smith [7]   
  
3)  MARRIAGES/CHILDREN:
  
*  Spouse 1:      Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)   
*  Marriage:      11 September 1887 (age 25), Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States [21–24]
*  Children:        Devier David Carringer (1889-1890)   
                Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated):

Abbie Ardell Smith was the daughter of Devier James Lamphear Smith and Abigail A. Vaux [2-4].  She was known as Della throughout her life.  She resided with her parents and siblings in Burnett, Wisconsin until about 1868, then in Bedford, Iowa until about 1875, in Concordia, Kansas until about 1885, and then in McCook, Nebraska and Wano, Kansas until her marriage.  

In the 1870 U.S. Census, the Devier Smith family resided in Benton township, Taylor County, Iowa [5].  The family included:

*  Devier Smith -- age 30, male, white, a farmer, $10,000 in real property, $800 in personal property, born New York
*  Abbie Smith -- age 26, female, white, keeping house, born NY
*  Della Smith -- age 8, female, white, at home, born WI, attended school
*  David Smith -- age 6, male, white, at home, born WI, attended school
*  Mary Smith -- age 4, female, white, at home, born WI

In the 1875 Kansas State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in Lincoln township, Cloud County, Kansas [6].  The household included:

*  D.J. Smith - age 35, male, white, livery and sale stable, $750 in real property, $1155 in personal property, born NY, moved from MO
*  Abbie A. Smith - age 30, female, white, milliner, $340 in personal property, born NY, moved from MO
*  D A Smith - age 13, female, white, born WI, moved from MO
*  D.D. Smith - age 11, male, white, born WI, moved from MO
*  M A Smith - age 8, female, white, born MO, moved from WI

In the 1880 U.S. Census, Abagail A. Smith headed a family listed in Blue Rapids township, Marshall County, Kansas [7]. The household included:

*   Abagail A. Smith -- white, female, age 36, married, keeps house, born NY, father born England, mother born NY
*  Della Smith -- white, female, age 18, daughter, single, at home, born WI, father and mother born NY
*  Mary A. Smith -- white, female, age 14, daughter, single, born WI, father and mother born NY
*  Samuel Vaux -- white, male, age 65, father-in-law, married, without occupation, born England, father and mother born England
*  Mary A. Vaux -- white, female, age 65, mother, married, without occupation, born NY father born VT, mother born NH
*  Orpha Woodward -- white, female, age 17, niece, single, at home, born WI, father born VT, mother born NY.

In the 1885 Kansas State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in Clyde township, Cloud County, Kansas) [8].  The household included:

*  D.J. Smith - age 46, male, white, married, a speculator, born Ohio, moved from WI
*  Abby A. Smith - age 41, female, white, married, born NY, moved from WI
*  Della Smith - age 23, female, white, a music teacher, born WI, moved from WI
*  D.D. Smith - age 21, male, white, a livery keeper, born WI, moved from WI
*  Matie Smith - age 18, female, white, a music teacher, born WI, moved from WI

In the 1885 Nebraska State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska [9].  The household included:

*  D.J. Smith - white, male,  age 45, wife, a foreman (?), born New York, father born N.Y., mother born N.Y.
*  Abbie Smith - white, female, age 41, daughter, at home, born New York, father born Eng.
*  Della Smith - white, female, age 23, born Wisconsin, father born N.Y.
*  Matie Smith - white, female, age 19, born Wisconsin, father born N.Y

Della kept a scrapbook during her childhood and early adulthood.  The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings (her father's biography, marriage and death announcements, ephemera, local, national and political news, advertisements, etc.). 

Mr. Austin Carringer and Miss Della Smith were performers at the playhouse built in Wano, starring in plays such as "Lady Audley's Secret", "The Dairyman's Daughter", "My Cousin Joe", "My Neighbor's Wife", and "The Secret; or, A Hole in the Wall".  Della Carringer's scrapbook has many notices of these plays and other activities in St. Francis and Wano.

After three years of courtship, they sold their land there and they married on 11 September 1887 in Wano, Cheyenne County, Kansas by Rev. Emanuel Richards.  

The marriage certificate says [22]:

"THIS CERTIFIES:
That on the 11th day of September in the year 188 7
Mr. Henry A. Carringer and Miss Della A. Smith were united by me  in the Bond of Marriage at Wano, Kansas.
Witness:  A.E. Boring                                           Rev. Emanuel Richards                                                                                                              Minister of Congregational Ch."

Della A. Smith (as did her father, Devier J. Smith, her brother, David D. Smith, and her future husband, Henry A. Carringer) received two BLM Land Grants (cash basis) between 1885 and 1890 [10-11]:

*  In Cheyenne County, Kansas, Meridian 6th PM, Township 003S, Range 040W, Section 3, Aliquots SE1/4.  This is 160 acres - the southeast quarter of Section 3 of Township 003W, Range 40W in Cheyenne County, Kansas.  This land is just to the south of Henry A. Carringer's patent in Section 3.

*  Della A. Smith received a BLM Land Grants in Cheyenne County, Kansas, Meridian 6th PM, Township 003S, Range 040W, Section 2, Aliquots W1/2 of SW1/4.  This is 80 acres - the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 2 of Township 003W, Range 40W in Cheyenne County, Kansas.  This land is just to the east of Della's other patent in Section 3.

A month after their marriage, Austin and Della traveled by train to San Diego, California on their honeymoon with $20 in their pockets.  They made their and raised their family in San Diego until they passed away in the 1940s.

The San Diego Union announced in the August 24, 1889 edition that:

"Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Carringer rejoice in the arrival of a bright faced boy, who tips the scales at nine pounds."

Devier David Carringer (named after his grandfathers, Devier Smith and David Jackson Carringer) was born on August 19, 1889.  The joy turned to sorrow when Devier suddenly died on May 10, 1890.  A remembrance card with gold lettering on a black background reads:

"One less at home, The charmed circle broken -- a dear face missed day by day from its usual place.  But cleansed, saved, perfected by grace, One more in heaven.

"One less on earth, its pain, its sorrow, and its toil to share.  One less the pilgrim's daily cross to bear.  One more the crown of the blessed to wear, At home in heaven."

The family archives include several letters from the extended Smith family in Kansas and the extended  Carringer family in Pennsylvania that try to reassure the family that it was God's will.  The death of baby Devier apparently caused Austin to renounce his Christian faith.

Her second son, Lyle Lawrence Carringer, was born 2 November 1891 in a house at 16th and H Streets in San Diego.  There are several letters to the Carringer family in Colorado describing Lyle's childhood.  An 1895 family picture shows the family in front of a hat shop with Lyle sitting in a wagon, Austin with a bicycle, Abigail (Vaux) Smith, and Edgar Carringer.

In 1893, the family lived at 28th Street and Logan Avenue in San Diego.  In 1895, Della was an art teacher in a studio at 29th and Logan.

Della seems to have been an astute business woman - she started in-home businesses, bought and sold property, paid the bills, etc. 

On 28 August 1894, Angeline M. and David Seaman granted lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Block 61 in Seaman and Choate's Addition in San Diego to Mrs. Della A. Carringer for $450.  The lot was bounded by Ella (now 30th Street), Watkins Avenue (now Hawthorn Street) and Fern Street in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of San Diego.  

The San Diego Union newspaper, in the 8 June 1897 edition (accessed on www.genealogybank.com), reported that:

"Building permits were issued yesterday to Della A. Carringer for a $600 residence on Watkins avenue and Thirtieth street."  

Austin built the two-story house on the corner of the northeastern block at Ella and Watkins Streets (now 30th and Hawthorn Streets) facing Watkins Street.

A photograph taken in about 1900 shows the house with Austin, Della, Lyle, Austin's parents D.J. and Rebecca, his brother Edgar, Della's mother Abbie (Vaux) Smith, and the family horse.  After the house was built, they used a horse-drawn surrey to transport themselves and their neighbors to the nearest streetcar line at 16th and Broadway.

In the 1900 U.S. census, this family resided on Watkins Avenue in San Diego city, San Diego County, California [12].  The household included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head of household, white, male, born Nov 1853, age 46, married 12 years, born PA, parents born PA, a carpenter, owns house with a mortgage
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, white, female, born Apr 1862, age 38, married 12 years, 2 children born, 1 living, born WI, parents born NY
*  Lyle L. Carringer -- son, white, male, born Nov 1891, age 8, single, born CA, father born PA, mother born WI
*  Abby A. Smith -- mother-in-law, white, female, born Oct 1844, age 55, widow, 2 children born, 2 living, born NY, father born England, mother born New England

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided on Hawthorne Street in the 4th Ward of San Diego, San Diego County, California [13]. The family included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head of household, male, white, age 58, first marriage, married 22 years, born PA, parents born PA, a carpenter, does general work, owns house free of mortgage
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, female, white, age 50, first marriage, married 22 years, 2 children born, 1 living, born WI, parents born NY
*  Lyle L. Carringer -- son, male, white, age 18, single, born CA, father born PA, mother born WI
*  Harvey Carringer -- brother, male, white, age 59, single, born PA, parents born PA, own income
*  Abby A. Smith -- mother-in-law, female, white, age ??, widowed, 5 children born, 3 living, born NY, father born England, mother born NY, own income

In the 1920 US census, this family resided at 2105 30th Street in San Diego city, San Diego County, California [14]. The family included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head, owns home with a mortgage, male, white, age 66, married, able to read and write, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania, a cabinet-maker, works in a furniture store, a worker
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, female, white, age 57, married, able to read and write, born in Wisconsin, parents born in New York/New York
*  Abbie A. Smith -- mother-in-law, female, white, age 75, widow, able to read and write, born in New York, father born in England, mother born in New York
*  Mary S. Griffith -- a lodger, female, white, age 45, single, able to read and write, born Michigan, father born Delaware, mother born New York, a music teacher, piano, works on own account.

On 3 October 1922, Abbie A. Smith of San Diego granted property in City Heights (identified as Lots 15 and 16 in Block 97 of City Heights, on Map 1007) to her daughter, Della A. Carringer, of San Diego for $10 (Grant Deed in Book 1571, page 219).  On 9 July 1939, Della A. Carringer sold this house at 3537 41st Street in San Diego to Lyle and Emily Carringer for $10.00 (identified as Lots 15 and 16 of Block 97 in City Heights), reserving her right to use, rent or sell the property (Grant Deed recorded in Book 916, Page 299).  On 16 April 1942, Della A. Carringer et al sold the property to Albert J. and Eula C. Dittmar for $1,100.

On 11 April 1925, Henry A. and Della A. Carringer granted all of their property to Georgia K. Auble (son Lyle's mother-in-law) for $10, who granted it back to Henry A. and Della A. Carringer as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, also for $10 (Grant Deeds in Book 1054, pages 291 and 292 respectively).

On 5 May 1925, a trust deed was executed by Henry A. and Della A. Carringer in the amount of $4,000 for the improvement of the east 50 feet of lots 8 and 9 of Block 61 of Seaman and Choate's Addition, on Map 631.  This improvement resulted in the building of the two story apartment house at 2114 and 2116 Fern Street.

The family home was moved to the middle of the block and renumbered as 2115 30th Street in about 1927, and the house front porch was modified so that it faced south.  A second story flat was created by adding to the existing rooms, and an external staircase in front and back was built to 2119 30th Street.  The structure was then stuccoed over so that the original frame of the house could not be discerned.

In the 1930 U.S. Census, this family resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego city, San Diego County, California [15].  The household included:

*  Henry A. Carringer -- head, owns home, worth $5,000, owns radio set, male, white, age 76, married, first at age 34, able to read/write, born PA, parents born PA/PA, able to speak English, an aviation mechanician, works at Army Air Services, employed
*  Della A. Carringer -- wife, female, white, age 67, married, first at age 25, able to read/write, born WI, parents born NY/NY,able to speak English,  no occupation
*  Abbie A. Smith -- mother-in-law, female, white, age 85, widowed, able to read/write, born NY, parents born England/NY, able to speak English, no occupation.

The San Diego Union of September 11, 1937 has an article headlined "Honeymoon Trip to S.D. Extends Half a Century," with a picture of Austin and Della entitled "True Vowers View Letters on Golden Wedding Day."  In the article, Della says:

 "We have lived here on this corner for 39 years.  We built this house.  On our lot we have planted and grown most every kind of fruit and vegetable that grows in California. Flowers always have been my hobby."  Della designed some of their furniture, and was a painter.  

She was quoted on their philosophy of life: "We have worked hard as partners and tried always to be kind and helpful to others.  After all, we are of the opinion that this is the best religion to make a happy and successful life."  The article says that Austin did all of the finishing on their home and also built some of their beautiful furniture.

Henry A. and Della A. Carringer of San Diego made a Power of Attorney on 9 July 1939 to appoint and constitute their son, Lyle L. Carringer, as their true and lawful attorney.  However, they limited his right to convey, mortgage or hypothecate any real property subject to the written approval of both of them.

Henry A. and Della A. Carringer deeded the entire property on 30th Street (Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Block 61 of Seaman and Choate's Addition) to Lyle L. and Emily K. Carringer on 9 July 1939, reserving the use, possession, rent and income during their lives (Grant Deed recorded in Book 920, Page 242).

Della collected photographs, which were passed down through the years to her son, granddaughter and great-grandson.  One of the treasures found in the large boxes of ephemera passed down was a diary for 1929, which captured one or more highlights for each day of the year. 

In the 1940 U.S,. Census, this family resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego [16].  The household included:

*  Henry Austin Carringer - Head of household, male, white, age 87, married, 6 years of school, born Pennsylvania, lived in same house in 1935, did not work the last week of March 1940, Unable to work, occupation is millwright, mechanic, and Industry is US Army (Retired), earned $1060 in 1939, made over $50 in other income.
*  Abbie Della Carringer (provided information) - Wife, female, white, age 78, married, 4 years of high school, born Wisconsin, lived in same house in 1935, did not work the last week of March 1940, did Housework, occupation is housewife, industry is runs home, earned $0 in 1939, made over $50 in other income.

Della (Smith) Carringer died on New Year's Day, 1 January 1944 in San Diego [2, 17-18].  The entry in the "Deaths" section of the Devier J. Smith Family Bible (loose pages) says:

"Abbey Ardelle (Della A.) (Smith) Carringer Jan. 1, 1944"

Here is the transcription of the information in the death certificate [2]:

District No.  3701    Registrar's No.     50    
1.  FULL NAME:   DELLA A. CARRINGER  
2.  Place of Death: (A) County:  San Diego   
(B) City or town:   San Diego    
(C) Name of Hospital or Institution:   2115 30th St.  
(D)  Length of Stay:  In Hospital or Institution:   -----  In This Community:  55 yrs   In California:  55  yrs.  
(E) If foreign born, how long in the U.S.A.:   Life   years
3.  Usual Residence of Deceased:  (A)  State:  California  
(B) County:  San Diego   
(C)  City or Town:  San Diego   
(D) Street No.:  2115 30th Street  
(E) If Veteran, Name of War:  No  
(F)  Social Security No.:  None
4.  Sex:  Female   
5.  Color or Race:  White   
6.  (A) Single, Married, widowed or Divorced:   Married   
(B)  Name of Husband or Wife:  Henry Austin Carringer   
(C)  Age of Husband or Wife if Alive:  90   
7.  Birthdate of Deceased:  April 11, 1862   
8.  Age:   81  Yrs  8  Mos  21  Days
9.  Birthplace:  Rolling Prairie, Dodge Co., Wis.
10.  Usual Occupation:  Housewife   
11.  Industry or Business:  At home    
12.  Father's Name:   Devier I. Smith  
13.  Father's Birthplace:  U.S.A.
14.  Mother's Maiden Name:  Abbey A. Vaux  
15.  Mother's Birthplace:  Unknown
16.  (A) Informant:   Henry A. Carringer   
(B) Address:  2115 30th St., San Diego, Calif.
17.  (A) Cremation  
(B)  Date:  1/8/44  
(C) Place:  Cypress View Crematory  
18.  (A)  Embalmer's signature:  Geo. W. Loveall  License No.  447  
(B)  Funeral Director:  Benbough Funeral Parlor  Address:  711 Date St., San Diego, Calif.   By:  Kenneth J. Conrad  
19.  (A) Date Filed: 1/7/44  
(B) Registrar's Signature:  Alex M. Lesem, M.D.

20.  Date of Death:   Month:  January   Day  1  Year  1944  Hour  5  Minute  10 p.m.

21.  MEDICAL CERTIFICATE:  I hereby Certify that I attended the Deceased from 12/21/43  to  1/1/44   That I has saw h er  alive on 1/1/44  and that death occurred on the date and hour stated above.
Immediate cause of death:  Chr. Myocarditis Occlusion   
Due to:  [blank]   
Other Conditions:  None    
Major Findings: of operations:  None performed   Of Autopsy  -----   

22  CORONER'S CERTIFICATE   [blank]
23.  If Death was due to external causes, fill in the following:  [blank]   
24.  Coroner's or Physician's Signature:  Julio Paex, M.D.   
Address:  922 Bank of America   Date:  1/4/44  

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE  BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

The obituary for Della A. Carringer includes this information [19]:

"Della A. Carringer

"After living 46 years at the same address, 2115 Thirtieth st., Mrs. Della A. Carringer, 81, died in her home Saturday.  She and her husband, Henry A., celebrated their golden wedding in 1937.  Funeral services will be conducted in the Benbough Funeral parlors at 2 tomorrow afternoon under auspices of the Neighbors of Woodcraft.  Cremation will follow.

"Mrs. Carringer, a native of Wapan, Wis., had resided here 55 years.  Besides her widower, she leaves a son, Lyle L., of San Diego; a granddaughter, Mrs. F.W. Seaver jr., and a great-grandson, Randall Jeffery Seaver, both of Chula Vista."

Della (Smith) Carringer is inurned with her husband in Cypress View Mausoleum (Bronze Corridor, Niche 61) in San Diego, California [20].

5)  SOURCES:

[1]. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages] (no publication information), Abbie Ardell Smith entry.

[2]. San Diego County, California, Certificate of Death, Della A. Carringer, 1 January 1944; State of California, Department of Public Health (certificate dated 27 January 1944).

[3]. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages], Births: Abbie Ardell Smith entry, 11 April 1862.

[4]. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence (Loose Letters, 1888–1902), Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Abbie Ardelle Della Smith birth entry, 11 April 1862, originals privately held by privately held by Randall J. Seaver, [address for private use], Chula Vista CA 91911, 1988 (great grandson). Family letters to and from Abigail (Vaux) Smith, Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer, and Della (Smith) Carringer.

[5]. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Taylor County, Iowa,  Benton township: Page 13, dwelling #207, family #207,  D.J. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 421.

[6]. "1875 Kansas State Census Census, Population Schedule", Lincoln township, Cloud County, Kansas, page 12, line 38, accessed on www.ancestry.com, citing Kansas State Microfilm reel K-4.

[7]. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Marshall County, Kansas, Blue Rapids township: Page 205C, dwelling #57, family #65,  Abagail A. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 388.

[8]. "1885 Census, Kansas State Census Schedule," Online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing original data at Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas., Clyde township, Clay County, Kansas, page 35, line 10, accessed at www.ancestry.com, citing Kansas State Historical Society Microfilm K-23.

[9]. "Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885", 1885 enumeration, Red Willow County, McCook Township; ED 654, Page 3B, Dwelling #35, Family #35, D.J. Smith household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing original data from "Schedules of the Nebraska State Census of 1885," National Archives Microfilm Publication M352, 56 rolls .

[10]. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," indexed database, General Land Office Records (http://glorecords.blm.gov), entry for Della A. Smith, Cheyenne County, Kansas, Certificate No. 1487.
[11]. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," indexed database, General Land Office Records, entry for Della A. Smith, Cheyenne County, Kansas, Certificate No. 4686.

[12]. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego City 4th Ward; Sheet 172, ED 194, Sheet 19A, Line 43, Henry Carringer household; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 99.

[13]. 1910 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California,  San Diego 4th Ward; ED 150,Sheet 9A, Lines 1-5, Henry A. Carringer household;  online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 94.

[14]. 1920 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego city; ED 285, sheet 5B, lines 65-67, Henry A. Carringer household;  digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T625,  Roll 131.

[15]. 1930 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego city; ED 116, Sheet 1A, dwelling #3, family #5, Henry A. Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626,  Roll 192.

[16]. 1940 United States Census, San Diego County, California, population schedule, San Diego: E.D. 62-63A, Sheet 16-B, Dwelling #426, Henry Austin Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 April 2012), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T627, Roll  451.

[17]. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," online database, Rootsweb.com (www.rootsweb.ancestry.com), citing  State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Della Carringer entry.

[18]. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages], Deaths, Abbey Ardelle (Della a.) (Smith) Carringer entry, 1 January 1944.

[19]. San Diego [Calif.] Union, print edition (San Diego, Calif. : San Diego Union Publishing Company), page 14, issue dated 4 January 1944, Della A. Carringer obituary.

[20]. Cypress View Mausoleum and Memorial Park (San Diego, California), Bronze Corridor, Niche 61, Della A. Carringer urn.

[21]. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages], Marriages, entry for Abbey Ardell (daughter of D.J. & A.A. Smith), 11 September 1887.

[22]. Mr. Henry A. Carringer and Miss Della A. Smith Marriage Certificate, 11 September 1887, Congregational Church, Wano, Kansas; held in 2014 by Randall J. Seaver ([address for private use], Chula Vista, Calif. 91911).

[23]. Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer, Carringer Family Births, Marriages and Deaths (loose pages, 1828-1946) (n.p. : n.p., n.d. before 1901), Marriages, Henry A. Carringer and Della A. Smith entry, 11 September 1887.

[24]. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence, Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Henry Austin Carringer and Abbie Ardell (Della) Smith marriage entry, 11 September 1887.


Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver
 

Thursday, January 23, 2014

My Visit to the San Diego FamilySearch Library on 22 January - and Then Near Disaster!

Genea-Musings readers, who know that I slave over this computer 8 to 12 hours and don't leave the genea-cave for anything but food and bathroom breaks, and the occasional chore to help my genea-spouse, will be amazed to read that I actually went to a repository yesterday and did some research - the second time in three months (I went in October also).

Fifteen of my Chula Vista Genealogical Society colleagues ventured out to the San Diego FamilySearch Library in Mission Valley (4195 Camino del Rio South), arriving at 10 a.m. and departing at about 12:30 p.m.  Most went by car pool.  John Finch has been arranging these research trips, and also has a weekly mentoring research group on Wednesday mornings at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library, helping 3 to 6 members with their research and computer problems.

Here's two pictures of some of my CVGS colleagues at the SDFSL yesterday (yes, I goaded them into smiling, some were too focused to look up):



At the FamilySearch Library, I checked the book collection quickly for several items and did not find them, so I moved to the computers.  I wanted to "collect" Canadian census, vital and any other records for my Kemp and Sovereen families that were in Ontario as loyalist migrants after the Revolutionary War.  My last ancestor to die there was in 1907, so there was the opportunity to find significant documents on Ancestry.com.  I had not done this systematically before.

While on the computer at the FSL, several colleagues came by to ask me research questions and ask for advice on further research.  One of those was Kathleen, who had found a manuscript in the FamilySearch Library Catalog for one of her ancestral families, which had a link to a digital version, but could not download it at home.  We pulled it up in the FSLC, and it opened immediately - an 11 page typescript that can be opened only at a FamilySearch Library.  The only way to save it was as an HTML file so I did that.  I clicked on it after I saved it, and it opened on the FSL computer in the Chrome browser.  Kathleen was ecstatic, and I was happy to be able to help her.

My process in collecting the Canada records from Ancestry Institution on the FSL computer, which accesses all of the record databases, was:

*  Open an OpenOffice presentation for a surname, and make many blank pages.

*  Search for the person, use the birth year (plus/minus 2 years) and province in the location.

*  When I found a record, I did a Print Screen of the "Record Summary" (which contains indexed information and a source citation), and pasted the screen image to the presentation file.

*  Then I clicked the "View Image" link on the "Record Summary," adjusted the screen to see both the top of the image and the target family, and did a Print Screen and pasted the screen image to the presentation file.

*  Then I clicked the "Save" button and then "Save to my computer" to save the record image. The FSL computer saved it to the "My Documents" folder.  I immediately opened the file, and clicked on "Save As" to save it to my flash drive.  Finally, I clicked on File > Delete to delete the record image file on the FSL computer.

*  When I was done using the computer, I saved the two presentation files to my flash drive, checked that all of the record images were on the flash drive, and ejected my flash drive.

Twelve of us met at the Chula Vista Marie Callender's for lunch and at a great time discussing our research, our families, and social media.  

So I got home, and inserted my flash drive into my desktop computer and saw that all of my files were there.  I wanted to copy them over to my desktop computer and started to highlight the ones I wanted to copy to my surname file folders.  In the process, something happened and I created about 30 copies of these files on the flash drive.  I didn't want those files, so I highlighted what I thought were the copies and deleted them.  Oops!!!  Big oops!  some of the record image files I had downloaded to the flash drive had "Copy" in the file name.  So now I had only five files left that I had downloaded, out of about 35.  I went looking for the deleted files in the Recycle Bin and they weren't there.

What to do?  Well, I asked for help.  I went to Facebook and described the problem.  I also went to Google and searched for "recover deleted files from flash drive."  That worked.  I learned that deleted files on a flash drive don't go to the Recycle Bin on the computer.

The Google search disclosed that there are free programs that recover deleted files on a flash drive (actually any drive) - I didn't know this, but was happy to find it out.  I downloaded the Pandora recovery program, installed it, and read the instructions.  Pandora warned me that I should not put the recovered files on the flash drive that I was recovering them from.  Within ten minutes I had found all of the deleted files and had copied them to a special file folder.  Whew!  That was close!  Disaster averted.

There were multiple copies of some record images, all with "Copy" in the file name so I saved only one of them to my surname file folders.  Everything came through OK, with one exception:

Kathleen's HTML file, and an accompanying file folder, were not readable on my desktop computer with Google Chrome browser.  I had considered saving each page as a screen capture, but I didn't do it at the library.  Drat.  What to do to help Kathleen?  I've decided that, rather than going back to the FSL this week or next, I can save the page images to a flash drive from the microfilm page images at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City in two weeks.  It's the least I can do!

I'm really encouraged that so many of our CVGS members took the opportunity to go to the FamilySearch Library yesterday.  Most of them had research successes ( all but 3 of us worked in the books and a few worked in microfilm) and can't wait to go back to the FamilySearch Library.

The next CVGS Research Trip is to the new San Diego Central Library in downtown San Diego on 23 April.  The entire 9th floor there is genealogy and family history, and incorproates the San Diego Genealogical Society collection.  We'll take the San Diego Trolley there rather than drive and pay for parking.

Now I need to name my Kemp and Sovereen record images, create an event, craft a source, and attach each of them to the persons they document.

UPDATED 24 January:  Looked up Kathleen's target report on the FSLC today, and it opened.  I was able to download it as a PDF file, and then send it to her.  Case closed!

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