Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 18 to 24 January 2025

The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 18 to 24 January 2025:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

• Montana, U.S., County Naturalization Records, 1867-1970; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/24/2025.  This collection includes images of naturalization records from a Montana courts in multiple counties for the years 1867 to 1970.

• West Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1844-1943; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/24/2025.  This database consists of naturalization records for West Virginia from U.S. Federal Courts.

• Mississippi, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1907-2008; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/23/2025. This database contains original naturalization records from the state of Mississippi.

• U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/23/2025. This database contains U.S. federal non-population schedules from 1850-1880 for the following states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New...

• Oklahoma, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1889-1991; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/23/2025.  Did your ancestors immigrate to Oklahoma? You may find their naturalization records among this collection.

• Montana, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1870-1999; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/23/2025.  This database consists of naturalization records for Montana from U.S. District Courts.

• Vermont, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/22/2025.  This database consists of naturalization records for Vermont from U.S. District Courts, as well as from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The INS records are copies of the originals.

• Virginia, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1901-1938; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/22/2025.  This database consists of naturalization records for Virginia from U.S. Circuit Courts.

• New Jersey, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1878-1945; indexed records with record images, Updated 1/22/2025.  This collection contains naturalization records from Newark, New Jersey.

• Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, U.S., Death Records, 1863-1950; indexed records with record images, ADDED 1/22/2025.  This collection includes images of burial records from Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana, created between 1863 and 1950. 

• Lithuania, Church Books, 1629-1940; unindexed records with record images, ADDED 1/22/2025.  This is an image-only collection that contains religious records from Lithuania between the years 1629 and 1940. Most records are in Lithuanian. 

• Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S., Obituary Index, 1855-2006; indexed records without record images, ADDED 1/22/2025.  This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, between 1855 and 2006.

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at   https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

Note that there were no new or updated collections listed over the previous two weeks.

By my count, there were 3 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,708 collections available as of  24 January, an  INCREASE of 2 from three weeks ago.  

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52 Relatives: 2nd Great-GrandAunt Elizabeth (Richman) Hogan (1811-1897) of Hilperton, Wiltshire

Elizabeth Richman was born before 6 October 1811, when she was baptized in St. Michael's church in Hilperton, Wiltshire.[1]  The baptism record indicates that she was the baseborn daughter of Ann Marshman.  Ann Marshman married John Richman on 28 February 1811 in Hilperton, Wiltshire so John and Ann (Marshman) Roichman may have been married before her birth and were certainly married at the time of her baptism.

In the 1841 England and Wales census, Elizabeth Richman resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire in the household of her father, John Richman; she was age 30, a weaver, born in Wiltshire.

In the 1851 England and Wales census, Elizabeth Richman resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire in the household of her father, John Richman; she was a daughter, age 38, a weaver, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire.

In the 1861 England and Wales census, Elizabeth Richman resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire in the household of James Beaven; she was age 48, unmarried, a day maid, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire.

Elizabeth Richman may have married a Thomas Hogan (1801-1868) after 1861 and before his burial on 29 October 1868 in Hilperton, Wiltshire.  They had no recorded children. 

In the 1871 England and Wales census, Elizabeth Hogan resided alone in Hilperton, Wiltshire; she was age 59, a widow, formerly a day maid, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire.

In the 1881 England and Wales census, Elizabeth Hogan resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire as a head of household; she was age 69, a widow, a general servant, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire.

In the 1891 England and Wales census, Elizabeth Hogan resided alone in Hilperton, Wiltshire; she was age 78, a widow, a charwoman, employed, born in Hilperton, Wiltshire.

Elizabeth Hogan died in the 3rd quarter (July-August-September) of 1897 in Hilperton, Wiltshire.[2] 

SOURCES:

1.  Hilperton, Wiltshire Church of England parish register, Elizabeth baseborn daughter of Ann Marshman, baptized 6 October 1811; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61187), Hilperton > Parish Registers > 1772-1812, unnumbered page (image 67 of 72); original records in Wiltshire Council and Swndon Borough Council records.

2.   "England and Wales Civil Registration, Deaths, 1837-1915," imaged index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8914/), 1897 > Q3: July-Aug-Sept > H, page 161 (image 23 of 36), Melksham District Volume 5a, page 65, Elizabeth Hogan death entry, 3rd quarter 1897.

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Elizabeth (Richman) Hogan (1811-1897) is my 2nd great-grandaunt and the sister of my 2nd great-grandfather, James Richman (1821-1912).   

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives.  Information about John Richman is in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 33: #40 John Richman (1788-1867).

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations.  These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families.  

I post the 52 Ancestors and 52 Relatives sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies page, in my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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Findmypast Friday: Explore a Trio of New Australian Records

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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There are 164,000 new records to discover this week.

We added three new Australian record sets this week. All from the state of Queensland, there are Imperial pensions, criminal depositions and dentist records spanning the 19th and 20th centuries for you to explore.

We've also updated our existing collection with 49,384 parish records and added a new Bournemouth title to the newspaper archive.

Queensland, Imperial pensions 1898-1912

This week's largest new Australian set consists of 35,749 Queensland pension records, covering the years 1898 to 1912.

Queensland, Criminal depositions 1861-1885

Did your Australian ancestor run into trouble with the law between 1861 and 1885? If they lived in the state of Queensland, their name may just appear within these 3,749 new court records.

Map of Australia, 1879.

These transcriptions contain key information like names and the date of the deposition, offering insight into Australia's criminal justice system at the end of the 19th century.

Queensland, Dentists 1903-1932

In this week's third new set, you'll find the names of over 400 dentists who worked in Queensland in the early 20th century.

New pages from Burnley to Bournemouth

The Bournemouth Times and Directory joined our newspaper collection this week.

Bournemouth Times and Directory, 23 September 1939.

We added a total of 366,686 new pages, with updates to 25 of our existing publications.

New titles:

• Bournemouth Times and Directory, 1934-1950

Updated titles:

• Banbury Guardian, 1991, 1997, 2002, 2004
• Barnoldswick & Earby Times, 1996, 2004
• Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 1994, 2001
• Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, 2004
• Burnley Express, 1986, 2004
• Chorley Guardian, 1889
• Driffield Times, 1995, 2002-2004
• Eastbourne Herald, 1986, 2004
• Epworth Bells, Crowle and Isle of Axholme Messenger, 1905-1909, 1920-1927, 1929, 1943-1949, 1960-1969, 1980-1981, 2004
• Inverness Courier, 1950-1956, 1978-1979, 1990
• Lurgan Mail, 1999, 2004
• Market Rasen Weekly Mail, 1987-1988, 1992, 2004
• Mid Sussex Times, 1981, 1991, 2004
• Mid-Ulster Mail, 1988-1989, 2001, 2004
• Milton Keynes Citizen, 2003
• Morecambe Guardian, 2004
• Morecambe Visitor, 1877, 1910, 1993, 2004
• Northampton Chronicle and Echo, 1951, 1988, 1990, 1995
• Northern Whig, 1920, 1958-1962
• Portadown Times, 1964-1970, 1999
• Ross-shire Journal, 1877, 1913-1994
• Scarborough Evening News, 2003
• Shields Daily Gazette, 1986
• Spilsby Standard, 1991, 2003-2004
• Whitley Bay Guardian, 2003-2004

More on this topic:

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Added and Updated MyHeritage Record Collections - 17 to 23 January 2025

 The following Record Collections were ADDED to or updated in the MyHeritage Collections Catalog during the week of 17 to 23 January 2025:

• MyHeritage Family Sites (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025, 95,391,887 entries
• FamilySearch Family Tree (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025, 1,167,666,976    entries
• France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890-1970 (Wills & Probates), ADDED Jan 22 2025, 38,746,451 entries
• Geni World Family Tree (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025, 360,144,033 entries
• Filae Family Trees (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025, 306,632,619 entries
• United States, Deceased Veteran Benefit Claims (Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries), ADDED Jan 22 2025, 18,532,578 entries
• Search Connect™ - Searches by MyHeritage Members (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025,  451,151,277 entries
•  MyHeritage photos & docs (Images), Updated Jan 22 2025, 446,721,327 entries
• MyHeritage members (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025, 76,267,606 entries

• MyHeritage Family Trees (Family Trees), Updated Jan 22 2025, 6,208,519,469 entries
• Canada, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com   (Newspapers), ADDED Jan 16, 2025, 382,759,442 entries
• United Kingdom, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com  (Newspapers),   ADDED Jan 15, 2025, 44,766,610 entries

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There are 4 ADDED record collections this past week, and MyHeritage now has a total of  7,451 record collections (an increase of 4  collections), with 33,424,668,249  entries (an increase of over 828 million entries).  The FamilySearch Family Tree added 6.9 million entries this past week.  

NOTE:  The reduction in collections noted last week was probably a counting error by an errant employee or computer, and has been rectified this week.

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Randy's Cousins - 6th Cousin 2x Removed Lou (Henry) Hoover (1874-1944), the Wife of the 31st President of the United States

This week's famous cousin is my 6th cousin 2x removed Lou (Henry) Hoover (1874-1944), the wife of the 31st President of the United States.  

Here is Lou (Henry) Hoover's Family Search Family Tree short biography:

When Lou Henry was born on 29 March 1874, in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States, her father, Charles Delano Henry, was 28 and her mother, Florence Ida Weed, was 24. She married President Herbert Clark Hoover on 10 February 1899, in Monterey, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1930 and Palo Alto Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States for about 5 years. She died on 7 January 1944, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States.

The Wikipedia profile for Lou (Henry) Hoover includes this information:

Lou Henry Hoover (March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was an American philanthropist, geologist, and the first lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in community organizations and volunteer groups throughout her life, including the Girl Scouts of the USA, which she led from 1922 to 1925 and from 1935 to 1937. Throughout her life, Hoover supported women's rights and women's independence. She was a polyglot, fluent in Mandarin and well-versed in Latin, and was the primary translator from Latin to English of the complex 16th-century metallurgy text De re metallica.

Hoover was raised in California while it was part of the American frontier. She attended Stanford University, and became the first woman to receive a degree in geology from the institution. She met fellow geology student Herbert Hoover at Stanford, and they married in 1899. The Hoovers first resided in China; the Boxer Rebellion broke out later that year, and they were at the Battle of Tientsin. In 1901 they moved to London, where Hoover raised their two sons and became a popular hostess between their international travels. During World War I, the Hoovers led humanitarian efforts to assist war refugees. The family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1917, when Herbert was appointed head of the Food and Drug Administration, and Lou became a food conservation activist in support of his work.

Hoover became the First Lady of the United States when her husband was inaugurated as president in 1929. Her invitation of Jessie De Priest to the White House for tea was controversial for its implied support of racial integration and civil rights. She refused to give interviews to reporters, but she became the first first lady to give regular radio broadcasts. Hoover was responsible for refurbishing the White House during her tenure, and saw to the construction of a presidential retreat at Rapidan Camp. She minimized her public role as White House hostess, dedicating her time as first lady to her volunteer work.

Hoover's reputation declined alongside her husband's during the Great Depression as she was portrayed as uncaring of the struggles faced by Americans. Both the public and those close to her were unaware of her extensive charitable work to support the poor while serving as first lady, as she believed that publicizing generosity was improper. After Herbert lost his reelection campaign in 1932, the Hoovers returned to California, and they moved to New York City in 1940. Hoover was bitter about her husband's loss, blaming dishonest reporting and underhanded campaigning tactics, and she strongly opposed the Roosevelt administration. She worked to provide humanitarian support with her husband during World War II until her sudden death of a heart attack in 1944.

Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Lou (Henry) Hoover:

My most recent common ancestors with 6th cousin 2x removed Lou (Henry) Hoover are my 8th great-grandparents Obadiah Sawtell (1648-1740) and Hannah Lawrence (1661-1741).

Are you related to Lou (Henry) Hoover?  Check out her profile on the FamilySearch Family Tree and click the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page.  Note that you have to have your profile connected to the FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work.

This shows that you never know to whom you might be related!!!  I'm having lots of Genealogy Fun.  Click here to see all of my famous cousins.

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1691 Death Record of Micaell Medcalfe in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

  It's Treasure Chest Thursday - an opportunity to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history research and genealogy musings.

The treasure today is the 1691 death record of Micaell Medcalfe in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony:

The 1691 death entry for Micaell Medcalfe is the last entry in the Medcalf entries:

The transcription of the information on this record is:

"[MEDCALFE] Micaell ,Dec. 9, 1691."

The source citation for this marriage record is:

Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), Deaths, page 223, Micaell Medcalfe entry, 9 December 1691.

This is a Derivative Source record (because it is a compilation of information copied from an original town record book) with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the name, marriage date and place of the death of Micaell Medcalfe.

Michael Metcalf (1650-1691) was born 20 August 1650 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of John and Mary (Chickering) Metcalf.  He died 9 December 1691 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony.  He married Elizabeth Bowers (1654-1724) on 21 December 1676 in Medfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony.  She was the daughter of John and Mary (--?--) Bowers.  Michael and Elizabeth (Bowers) Metcalf had 5 children.

Michael and Elizabeth (Bowers) Metcalf are my 8th great-grandparents, through their son Michael Metcalf (1680-1761) who married Lydia White (1686-????) in 1705 in Mendon, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

   

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