Saturday, January 18, 2014

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - How Many Children/Grandchildren in Your Matrilineal Line?

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)  Consider your Matrilineal Line (mother's mothers mother's, etc.) families - the ones from your mother back through her mother all the way back to the first of that matrilineal line in your family group sheets or genealogy database.  List the names of these mothers, and their lifespan years.

2)  Use your paper charts or genealogy software program to create a Descendants chart (dropline or graphical) that provide the children and their children (i.e., up to the grandchildren of each mother in the surname list).

3)  Count how many children they had (with all spouses), and the children of those children in your records and/or database.  Add those numbers to the list.  See my example below!  [Note: Do not count the spouses of the children]

4)  What does this list of children and grandchildren tell you about these persons in your matrilineal line?  Does this task indicate areas that you need to do more research to fill out families and find potential cousins?

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

Here's mine:

1)  My matrilineal line is:

*  Sarah Campbell (1746-1838) had 9 children and 44 grandchildren.
*  Betsey Rolfe (1766-????) had 6 children and 8 grandchildren*.
*  Sarah Martin (1792-1860) had 8 children and 14 grandchildren*.
*  Elizabeth Putman (1820-1895) had 14 children and 5 grandchildren*.
*  Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874) had 5 children and 21 grandchildren.
*  Georgiaanna Kemp (1868-1952) had one child and 1 grandchild.
*  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) had 1 child and 3 grandchildren.

*  Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) had 3 children and 5 grandchildren. 

2)  I did this task by doing a 3-generation dropline Descendant List in RootsMagic 6 (Reports > Lists > Descendant List) and counting the children (generation 2) and grandchildren (generation 3) for each person.  Here's the first two pages for Sarah Campbell:




4)  The list above tells me several things:

*  I think that I have captured all of the children and grandchildren of each of these mothers only in the last four generations.  The ones marked with an asterisk (*) need more work to find grandchildren of some of the mothers.  This highlights research opportunities to add to my genealogy database some relatively close cousins who may show up in an autosomal DNA test.
*  The first five generations on the list had 42 children, so 8.2 children on average.  The last three generations on the list had 5 children, so 1.7 children on average.  
*  The 8 generations above had 47 children (average of 5.9), and 92 known grandchildren (average of 11.5).
*  The number of children started reducing in the early 1800s for some reason - perhaps for reasons that are social, economic,  religious, distraction, or relative fertility).  I don't know the religious faith of all of these families, but I don't think any were Roman Catholic.
*  A mother who dies in her child-bearing years really reduces the numbers (only Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp really has this problem).  Early deaths of children in childhood or before marriage reduces the numbers of potential grandchildren.
*  Once the families moved off the farm for a town or city, the number of children is reduced. (Georgianna Kemp, born in 1868, was the first one with a husband who was not farmer and lived in a place larger than a village of hundreds of people).

5)  I did this here!


The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-many.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Surname Saturday - REMINGTON (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  #761 who is Elizabeth REMINGTON (1686-1747) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through four generations in this REMINGTON 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-????)

760.  John Kenyon, born bout 1682 in probably Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died before 27 February 1735 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 1520. John Kenyon and 1521. unknown.  He married July 1704 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
761.  Elizabeth Remington, born about 1686 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died before 05 October 1747 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. 

Children of John Kenyon and Elizabeth Remington are:
*  John Kenyon (1706-1747), married 1726 Mary Gardiner (1707-????).
*  Thomas Kenyon (1708-1778), married Catherine Ney (1712-????).
*  Sylvester Kenyon (1710-1800), married 1740 Anna Barber (1717-????).
*  George Kenyon (1712-1796), married 1741 Anna Lewis (1716-1805).
*  Sarah Kenyon (1715-1803), married 1730 Ebenezer Niles (1710-1747).
*  Mary Kenyon (1717-????), married 1742 Enoch Lewis (1720-????).
*  Elizabeth Kenyon (1720-1778), married 1735 Stephen Hoxsie (1713-1793).
*  Samuel Kenyon (1722-1747), married 1746 Hannah Kenyon (1727-????)
*  Abigail Kenyon (1724-1746).
*  Benedict Kenyon (1727-1807), married (1) 1760 Amie Barber (1742-1803); (2) 1703 Phebe Thurston (1750-????).

1522.  John Remington, born 20 March 1650 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died before 12 December 1688 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.   He married  1679 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
1523.  Abigail Richmond, born 1656 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died 20 July 1744 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 3046. Edward Richmond and 3047. Abigail Davis.

Children of John Remington and Abigail Richmond are:
*  Abigail Remington (1681-1763), married (1) 1695 William Gardiner (1671-1732); (2) 1740 Jacob Almy (1675-1744).
*  Martha Remington (1683-1744), married 1706 Eber Sherman (1679-1758).
*  Elizabeth Remington (1686-1747), married 1704 John Kenyon (1682-1735).
*  Hannah Remington (1687-????), married 1706 Thomas Mumford (1687-1760).

3044.  John Remington, born about 1630 in Lockington, Yorkshire, England; died after 13 August 1709 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.  He married about 1649 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
3045.  Abigail Acie, born about 1631 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England; died 1710 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 6090. William Acie and 6091. Margaret Haiton.

Children of John Remington and Abigail Acie are:
*  John Remington (1650-1688), married 1679 Abigail Richmond (1656-1744)
*  Abigail Remington (1652-????).
*  Joseph Remington (1654-????).
*  Prudence Remington (1657-????).
*  Daniel Remington (1661-????)
*  Hannah Remington (1664-????).
*  Stephen Remington (1666-1738), married 1685 Penelope Parker (1666-1740).
*  Thomas Remington (1668-1710), married Mary Allen (1668-????).

6088.  John Remington, born before 01 February 1600 in Lockington, Yorkshire, England; died 08 June 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 12176. Richard Remington and 12177. Elizabeth Hutton.  He married before 1630 in England.
6089.  Elizabeth, born about 1606 in England; died 24 October 1657 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of John Remington and Elizabeth are:
*  John Remington (1630-1709), married 1649 Abigail Acie (1631-1710)
*  Thomas Remington (1635-1721), married 1658 Mehitabel Walker 1658-1718).
*  Jonathan Remington (1640-1700), married 1664 Martha Belcher (1644-1711).
*  Daniel Remington (1642-1644).
*  Hannah Remington (1643-1673), married 1666 Thomas Larkin (1644-1677).
*  Elizabeth Remington (1645-1645).
*  Elizabeth Remington (1648-1680), married (1) 1666 John Steadman (????-1679); (2) 1679 Samuel Gibson.
*  Joseph Remington (1650-????).
*  Mary Remington (1653-1653).

The biography of these Remington men and information about their families and lives are provided in:

Lois Remington Smith, A Remington Family History, typescript (San Jose, calif. : the author, 1963).

The English ancestry and biography of the immigrant John Remington was summarized in the book:

Carl Boyer, 3rd, Ancestral Lines, Third Edition (Santa Clarita, Calif. : the author, 1998), pages 490-498.

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Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver



Friday, January 17, 2014

Open Access to Global Search on Mocavo.com Through Sunday!

Mocavo.com has been adding databases at the rate of 1,000 per day for the past few months.  That's phenomenal, and it's difficult to find what's there - you really can only do it through searching all records for your persons in a locality.

Cliff Shaw just posted Open Access to Global Search Until Sunday at Midnight on the Mocavo genealogy blog for everybody with a Basic (free) Mocavo account.  Usually, the Global Search is available only for Gold Members.  

Mocavo has many large databases, but has more really small databases available that are not available on any other genealogy website.  You never know what you're going to find in small databases - perhaps you'll solve a research problem in a resource that you didn't know existed.  

This is an excellent opportunity for Basic account members - make a list of persons to search for and run through them in a methodical manner.  Use the Advanced Search box to narrow your search with localities or date ranges.  



Opportunities like this are few and far between - go for it!


Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Found a Record for My Thomas J. Newton!

I have written about my very elusive ancestor, my 3rd-great-grandfather, Thomas J. Newton (ca 1795 - after 1834) in several previous blog posts:

*  A Most Elusive Ancestor - Thomas J. Newton (posted 7 July 2007)

*  Mystery Monday - Thomas J. Newton of Maine (19th century) (posted 23 March 2009)

*  Using the FAN Club Principle - Thomas J. Newton, Father of Sophia Newton (1834-1923) - Post 1 (posted 19 November 2010)

*  Using the FAN Club Principle - Thomas J. Newton Problem - Post 2: Which Repositories? (posted 22 November 2010)

*  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Who Is Your 3rd Most Recent Unknown Ancestor (posted 10 November 2012)

In all of that, I had found EXACTLY ZERO actual records of this person - I had no record that he resided anywhere in New England or anyplace else.  He appeared only in records of his children, Sophia (Newton) Hildreth (1834-1923) and Thomas J. Newton (1832?-1915), and those are inconsistent.

Occasionally, I look at one of my mystery persons and look for records on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and other online websites.  I struck paydirt last week when I found a record for Thomas J. Newton in the "Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988" database on Ancestry.com.  This database has many volumes of town records, and in a Westborough, Massachusetts town book was this page:



The heading at the top of the right-hand page on the image above says:

"Account of Town Ordfers from Select Men of Westboro
drawn for the support of Town Paupers for whom Cash was
drawn from Town Treasury by Caleb W. Forbush Town Treasurer
1832 ------ Names in whose favour drawn ---------"

The listing of Thomas J. Newton is #103, on 3 December 1832, for $2.59.  Here is a snippet of the record:


This is the only mention of my Thomas J. Newton found in this record book. Although I haven't gone page by page in this book, I have searched this collection for "tho*" "n*t*n" and did not find another that was clearly "my guy."  There are several other Thomas Newton persons in these records, but not in the Sterling-Westborough area.  

I still don't know if this Thomas J. Newton residing in Westborough in 1832 is the same one who married widow Sophia (Buck) Brigham of Sterling, Westborough and Northborough and had two 
children by him - I don't have enough evidence, but this is the first I've found.

Likewise, I don't know if this is the same Thomas J. Newton who married Mrs. Eliza Coffin on 3 September 1843 in Dedham, Massachusetts.  It may be, and it may not be - I don't have enough evidence yet.

If the Thomas J. Newton who married Sophia (Buck) Brigham is the same man who married Eliza Coffin, then there should be a divorce record in a repository somewhere.  I looked for one in Worcester County, Massachusetts when I was at the Family History Library in January 2009 (reported on in Day 3 in SLC - the Family History Library, and noted:

"The divorce records for Worcester County MA from about 1834 to about 1850. They are included in the Supreme Judicial Court records for the county. I looked at two films for 1833-1845, and for 1845-1854. There were several interesting law suits for Newton on these films, but not for my Sophia and Thomas Newton. Oh well, another resource checked with negative results."

There may be a divorce record in another Massachusetts county, or in Vermont where they may have resided for several years.  

So that's where I stand - I now have ONE record that places a Thomas J. Newton in a town at around the time that my Sophia (Buck) (Brigham) (Newton) Stone lived there.  That's a little progress, but it may unlock more records that lead to solving this mystery man.  Even if he was a pauper in 1832.

We have heard that we should:

*  Revisit our information for these elusive ancestors, 
*  Search again and again in online databases for records added or previously missed
*  Add ideas to our research logs and follow-up on them, especially for offline records in repositories or on microfilm

That worked this time - I found one needle in the haystack.  I'm going to keep looking.

Do any readers have further suggestions for more research?  I'm open to any suggestion you might have!

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/found-record-for-my-thomas-j-newton.html

copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver


52 Ancestors Friday: Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog postChallenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I've been looking for a Friday theme post to highlight my genealogical research, so I choose to follow Amy's lead here and write about one ancestor every week (as best I can).  

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

*  his 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 and the Source Citations (with Detail Text information) 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.

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A)  Person:
   
* Name: Henry Austin Carringer [1–3]   
* Sex: Male   
* Father: David Jackson "D.J." Carringer (1828-1902)   
* Mother: Rebecca Spangler (1832-1901)   
  

B) Individual Facts   

* Birth:             28 November 1853 Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States [2-4]   
* Residence: between 1854 and 1858 (between about age 1 and about 5) with his parents;        Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States   
* Residence: between 1858 and 1873 (between about age 5 and about 20) with his parents;     Louisa, Iowa, United States   
* Census:          1 June 1860 (age 6), Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, United States [5]   
* Census:          1 June 1870 (age 16) Jackson, Washington, Iowa, United States [6]   
* Residence: between 1873 and 1887 (between about age 20 and about 34) with his parents;      Boulder, Colorado, United States   
* Census:          1 June 1880 (age 26) Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States [7]   
* Occupation:    1 June 1880 (age 26) Millwright and Carpenter; Boulder, Boulder, Colorado,   United States [8]       
* Residence:     between 1887 and 1897 (between about age 34 and about 44) with his wife at       several addresses; San Diego, San Diego, California, United States   
* Property:       22 July 1889 (age 35), 160 acres in the northeast quarter of Section 3 of Township  3 South, Range 40 west in Cheyenne County, Kansas.; Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States [9]   
* Property:       28 October 1889 (age 35), 160 acres in the west half of the south east quarter and     the east half of the south west quarter of section eleven in township three south of range forty west of the Sixth Principal Meridian in Kansas; Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States [10]   
* Residence: between 1897 and 1946 (between about age 44 and about 93) with his wife; 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States   
* Census:         1 April 1900 (age 46), Watkins Avenue (now Hawthorn Street), San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [11]   
* Occupation: 1 June 1900 (age 46), Carpenter; San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [11]   
* Census:         1 April 1910 (age 56),  Hawthorn Street San Diego, San Diego, California, USA; Hawthorn Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [12]   
* Occupation: 1 April 1910 (age 56) carpenter; San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [12]   
* Census:         1 January 1920 (age 66), 2105 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [13]   
* Occupation: 1 January 1920 (age 66), cabinet maker, works in furniture store; San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [13]   
* Census:         1 April 1930 (age 76) 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [14]   
* Occupation: 1 April 1930 (age 76) aviation mechanician; Rockwell Field (U.S. Army, North Island), San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [14]   
* Census:        1 April 1940 (age 86) 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [3]   
* Occupation:    1 April 1940 (age 86), millwright, mechanic (retired); 2115 30th Street, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [3]   
* Death:           30 November 1946 (age 93), San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [2, 15–16]   
* Burial:           after 30 November 1946 (after age 93), Cypress View Mausoleum (cremation), Bronze Corridor, Niche 61, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States [17]   
* Alt. Name: Austin Carringer   
* Alt. Name: Henry A. Carringer [12-14]   
* Alt. Name: Henry Carringer[11]   
  
C) Marriages/Children:

* Spouse 1:     Abbey Ardelle "Della" Smith (1862-1944)   
* Marriage:       11 September 1887 (age 33), Wano, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States [18-21]
* Children:       Devier David Carringer (1889-1890)    
                      Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)  

D) Sources (in Blue) with Research Notes (in Red): 

1. unknown, D.J. and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer Family Bible, Births, Marriages and Deaths (loose pages, 1828-1946) (n.p. : n.p., n.d. before 1901), Henry Austin Carringer entry.

In Births:

Henry A. Carringer
Born Nov 26th 1853 A.D.
Mercer Co. Pa.

2. San Diego County, California, Certificate of Death, Henry A. Carringer, 30 November 1946; State of California, Department of Public Health (certificate dated  8 December 1946).

3. 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.

In the 1940 U.S,. Census, this family resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego.  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.

4. "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, Henry Austin Carringer entry, 1946.

5. 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Louisa County, Iowa, Columbus City,  Page 857, house #558, family #558, D.J. Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Series M653, Roll 331.

 In the 1860 US Census, this family resided in Columbus City, Louisa County, Iowa.  The family included:

*  David J. Caringer -- age 31, male, carpenter, $200 in real property, $100 in personal property, born PA
*  Rebecca Caringer -- age 28, female, born PA
*  Harvy E. Caringer -- age 9, male, born PA, attended school
*  Henry A. Caringer -- age 7, male, born PA, attended school
*  Epha E. Caringer -- age 2, female, born PA.

6. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Washington County, Iowa, Jackson township: Page 131, house #49, family #49, D.J. Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 424.

 In the 1870 US census, this family resided in Jackson township in Washington County, Iowa. The household, indexed as Carenngtr on www.Ancestry.com, included:

*  D. Carenngtr -- age 40, male, white, farmer, born PA
*  Rebeca Carenngtr -- age 38, female, white, keeps house, born PA
*  Harvy Carenngtr -- age 18, male, white, school, born PA
*  Henry A. Carenngtr -- age 16, male, white, school, born PA
*  Effie Carenngtr -- age ??, female, white, school, born PA.

7. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Boulder County, Colorado, Boulder: Page 525B, Dwelling #11, Family #11, D.J. Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 89. 

In the 1880 US Census, the D.J. Carringer family resided in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.  The household included:

*   D.J. Carringer -- white, male, age 51, married, a carpenter and joiner, born PA, parents born PA
*  Rebecca Carringer -- white, female, age 48, wife, married, keeping house, born PA, parents born PA
*  Harvey E. Carringer -- white, male, age 27, son, single, farming, born PA, parents born PA
*  Henry A. Carringer -- white, male, age 26, son, single, millwright and carpenter, born PA, parents born PA.

8. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Boulder County, Colorado, Boulder: Page 525B, Dwelling #11, Family #11, D.J. Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 89.

In the 1880 US Census, the D.J. Carringer family resided in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.  The household included:

*   D.J. Carringer -- white, male, age 51, married, a carpenter and joiner, born PA, parents born PA
*  Rebecca Carringer -- white, female, age 48, wife, married, keeping house, born PA, parents born PA
*  Harvey E. Carringer -- white, male, age 27, son, single, farming, born PA, parents born PA
*  Henry A. Carringer -- white, male, age 26, son, single, millwright and carpenter, born PA, parents born PA

9. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," indexed database, General Land Office Records (http://glorecords.blm.gov), Kansas, Volume 38, Page 335, entry for Henry A. Carringer, Cheyenne County, Kansas, Certificate No. 1483.

10. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," indexed database, General Land Office Records, Kansas, Volume 40, Page 49, entry for Henry A. Carringer, Cheyenne County, Kansas, Certificate No. 4688.

11. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, San Diego County, California, San Diego City 4th Ward; ED 194, Sheet 19A, Line 43, Henry Carringer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 99. resided on Watkins Avenue (now Hawthorn Street) in San Diego, California.

In the 1900 U.S. census, this family resided on Watkins Avenue in San Diego city, San Diego county, California.  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

12. 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. resided on Hawthorne Street in San Diego, California.

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided on Hawthorne Street in the 4th Ward of San Diego, San Diego County, California. 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

13. 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. resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego, California.

In the 1920 US census, this family resided at 2105 30th Street in San Diego city, San Diego County, California. 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.

14. 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. resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego, California.

In the 1930 U.S. Census, this family resided at 2115 30th Street in San Diego city, San Diego County, California.  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.

15. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Rootsweb.com, Henry Austin Carringer entry, 1946.

16. unknown, D.J. and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer Family Bible, Births, Marriages and Deaths (loose pages, 1828-1946), Deaths, Henry Austin Carringer entry, 30 November 1946. 

In the "Deaths" section of the D.J. and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer Bible:

San Diego Calif. Nov. 30, 1946
Henry Austin Carringer, 93 yrs, 4 days, 9:30 AM.

17. Cypress View Mausoleum and Memorial Park (San Diego, California). 

Henry Austin Carringer is inurned with his wife in Cypress View Mausoleum (Bronze Corridor, Niche 61) in San Diego, California.

18. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages] (no publication information), Marriages, entry for Abbey Ardell (daughter of D.J. & A.A. Smith), 11 September 1887. 

In the "Marriages" section of the Devier J. Smith Family Bible (loose pages):

Abbey Ardell Daughter of D.J. & A.A. Smith Sep. 11 1887.

19. 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). 11 September 1887, Wano, Cheyenne County, Kansas, by Rev. Emanuel Richards, Community Congregational Church.

The marriage certificate says:

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.

20. unknown,  D.J. and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer Family Bible, Births, Marriages and Deaths (loose pages, 1828-1946), Marriages, Henry A. Carringer and Della A. Smith entry, 11 September 1887. 

In the "Marriages" section of the D.J. and Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer Bible:

At Wano Kan Sept 11th 1887
By Rev Emanuel Richard
Henry A. Carringer
to Della A. Smith
at Twelve Oclock.

21. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence (Loose Letters, 1888–1902), Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Henry Austin Carringer and Abbie Ardell (Della) Smith marriage entry, 11 September 1887, 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. 

In the Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births, marriages and deaths:

Abbie Ardell (Della) Smith and
Henry Austin Carringer Sep 11, 1887

Wano, Cheyenne Co., Kans.

E)  Biographical Notes:

Henry Austin Carringer was always known by his middle name, Austin.  This may have been a Carringer family tradition, or perhaps from the traditional German naming pattern.  

He met Della Smith in Boulder in 1884; the Carringer and Smith families had tracts of land in Wano, Cheyenne County, Kansas.

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 were wed in Wano, Cheyenne County, Kansas by Rev. Emanuel Richards.  A month later they traveled by train  to San Diego, California on their honeymoon with $20 in their pockets.  Austin went to work as a carpenter in the lumber mills in National City.  In 1890, they resided on 3rd Avenue between 16th and 17th in National City.  Austin was an active member of the National City Fire Department Active Hose No. 1 during this period.

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 and Della to renounce their Christian faith.

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 brother 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.

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 southwestern corner of the 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.

Austin continued working at the Russ Lumber and Mill Company until at least 1903.  He worked as a carpenter or machinist until 1917, when he became an aviation mechanic at the U.S. Army Aviation Station at Rockwell Field (now North Island Naval Air Station) in Coronado.  He was the foreman in the wood and fabric section of the airplane repair shop for ten years, and retired on his 79th birthday with 15 years of service in 1932.  His coworkers gave him a letter of appreciation and a big, easy chair.

On 9 April 1904, H.A. Carringer was granted the east half of Lot 78 in Block 8 of La Vista Cemetery for $7 (Grant Deed in Book 341, Page 418 of San Diego County Deeds).  This was for the graves of his parents and deceased son.

On 23 October 1917, Matie Smith Cramer sold a property in San Diego (lots 40, 41, 42 and 43 in Block 13 of Second Fortuna Park Addition, lots 3 and 4 in block 29 of Fortuna Park Addition, and lots 7 and 8 in block 59 of Cardiff A, per Map 1334) to Henry A. Carringer for $10 (Grant Deed in Book 790, page 374).

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 Della A. Carringer of San Diego for $10 (Grant Deed in Book 1571, page 219).  On 9 July 1939, Della A. Carringer sold the 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 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 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 was built to 2119 30th Street.  The structure was then stuccoed over so that the original frame of the house could not be discerned.

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).

After Austin Carringer died, Lyle Carringer wrote a letter to the Union Title Insurance and Trust Company stating that his deceased father, Henry A. Carringer, was the owner of Lots 5 and 6 in Block 22 in Cardiff at the time of his death.  He stated that his father died with only these properties in his name, that there would be no probate of an estate, and that he was the only surviving heir-at-law.

Austin Carringer is remembered by his granddaughter, Betty (Carringer) Seaver, as being tall and very demanding in his old age.  Della is remembered as being small and wrinkled.  


copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Diana, Princess of Wales May Be My 11th Cousin

How do I know that?  I don't "know" it conclusively, but Geni.com tells me so.  Here is the screen that shows my relationship path to Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales (1961-1997):


I'm very sure that my line back to the most recent common ancestor (George Allen (1585-1648) is fairly well documented.  I have not seen the research for the descent from George Allen through his son Samuel Allen to Diana Spencer, but my guess is that it well documented also because of the importance of the line to a future King of England.

Here is the profile for George Allen Sr. "The Immigrant" (1582-1648) on Geni.com (two screens):





I did not contribute anything to this profile of George Allen - other researchers have said that he was born in about 1582 in Weymouth, "Dorchester," England.  Most resources say that Weymouth is in County Dorset, not "Dorchester" so perhaps the research performed by Geni.com submitters is suspect, or this particular profile suffers from a lack of attention to detail.

I don't know who George Allen's father is for sure, but some references I've seen say he is John Allen of Saltford, Somerset, England, and that George had a brother, Ralph Allen (1590-????), whose son John Allen (1621-1708) settled in Newport, Rhode Island and is also an ancestor of mine.

Geni.com offers a "Discussions" tab on the person Profile.  It says that there are five Discussions for George Allen.  I clicked on that:


There are 468 messages in one of those Discussions.  That is good!  I need to review them and see if they come to a conclusion about George Allen's parents, spouses and children.

Why do I even look at these types of online family trees?  Doesn't everybody know that "online family trees are full of errors and shouldn't be trusted?"  Yes, I do know that.  But this is one place where "Discussions" and collaboration about this person - my ancestor - is taking place online and I need to monitor it.

In the meantime, my cousins, brothers and descendants will be thrilled (maybe even impressed!) to hear that some people think that we are related to Diana Spencer and the future Kings of England.  This is one way to entice relatives with a "ho-hum" attitude towards genealogy to even look at an online family tree, read a blog post, or look at their own family history.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/01/diana-princess-of-wales-may-be-my-11th.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Disclosure:  I have a complimentary Geni.com subscription from Geni.com/MyHeritage, which I appreciate.  This does not affect my objectivity when evaluating the website or the results provided.


A Legacy Family Tree 8 Source Citation for Anna Sjursdatter's Death Record

I wrote A Source Citation for Anna's Death Record in Voss, Norway on 13 December 2013, using the RootsMagic 6 software program.  I said that I would try to craft a source citation for this record in Legacy Family Tree 8 and in Family Tree Maker 2014 so that I could compare the source template results.  

I worked a bit in the SourceWriter feature in Legacy Family Tree 8 today, and crafted a source citation for the death record of my wife's ancestor, Anna Sjursdatter, in Gjelle near Voss in 1826, which I reported finding in Finding Norwegian Church Parish Records in DigitalArkivet Website  (posted 12 December 2013).

The source I have for Anna's death record is an online digital image in a specific book for the Voss parish register on the Artkivverket website for DigitalArkivet Scanned Church Records (http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read).  

The process for crafting the source citation using the Evidence Explained quality source templates in the Legacy Family Tree 8 SourceWriter is:

1)  From the person's "Individual Information" page, I clicked on the "Assigned Sources" icon, and saw the list for Anna Sjursdatter:



2)  I need to add a Death event source, so I clicked on the "Add a New Source" button, since I did not have this particular source in my database already:


On the "Step 1. Add a New Master Source" screen above, I scrolled down the list of Type of Source from the list, and picked "Death Records."  Then I chose "Death register" from the dropdown list of the type of the death source, and "Created at city/local level" from the Level of jurisdiction dropdown menu, and finally selected "Online image" from the Select the medium dropdown list.

3)  After selecting those options, the "Step 2. Fill in the fields below" screen opened:


On the screen above, I named the new Master Source, and filled in the fields for the various items as best I could.  When I was satisfied, I clicked on the "Save" button.

4)  The "Step 3. Add the Source Detail" screen opened, and I added information to the fields on the "Detail Information" tab:


As I added information to the fields, I saw the source citation being created on the right-hand side of the window.  When I was done, I could have clicked on "Save" but I wanted to add information about the "Source quality" and add a "Media" item to the source.

5)  I noted the "Surety Level" selection and though it was appropriate, and then clicked on the "Analyze Source Quality" button (below the search fields).  This opened the "Source Quality" screen:


I selected what I thought were the appropriate selections for Source, Information and Evidence.

After clicking "Save" the "Edit the Source Detail" window opened, and I clicked on the "Media" tab:


6)  I followed the process and added the digital image that I previously had downloaded from the Artkivverket website, found it in my surname file folder, and added it to the Media Gallery for the person:


7)  After clicking on the "Save" button, I was back to the "Assigned Sources" screen and saw the completed source citation in the lower part of the screen:




8)  The source citation for the death of Anna Sjursdatter of Gjelle farm on 16 August 1826, as reported in the Voss parish church record book is:

Footnote/Endnote Citation:
Voss (Vangen) Parish Church Kirkeboker, Hordaland, Norway, "Voss: 1823-1837, Ministerialbok A12," Deaths and Burials, p. 324, item 93, Anna Sjursdtr of Gjelle; digital image, Artkivverket, DigitalArkivet Scanned Church Records ((http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read: 12 December 2013).  

Subsequent Citation:
Voss (Vangen) Parish Church Kirkeboker, Hordaland, Norway, "Voss: 1823-1837, Ministerialbok A12," Deaths and Burials, p. 324, item 93, Anna Sjursdtr of Gjelle.  

Bibliography:

Hordaland, Norway. Voss (Vangen) Parish Church Kirkeboker. "Voss: 1823-1837, Ministerialbok A12." Artkivverket. DigitalArkivet Scanned Church Records. (http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read : n.d.  

9) This source citation is very similar to the source citation crafted by the RootsMagic 6 source templates.

The Legacy Family Tree 8 SourceWriter templates are very well thought out and organized, and I had no trouble deciding which selections to make in Step 1 of the process.  This source "crafting" process enables a researcher trying to deal with an online record item on a page in a digitized multi-volume church register to create a useful source citation.

I will do a similar study using Family Tree Maker 2014 in a later blog post.


Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver