Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- When Has Someone Helped You Find A Record or Solve a Mystery?

  Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night Again - 

Time For Some More Genealogy Fun!!

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

1)  We all need, and usually enjoy, a little help from our genealogy friends.  This week's challenge is to share a time when a genea-friend helped you find a record, or even solve a mystery.  It could be a recent help, or something from long ago.

2) Tell us about them in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own post.

Here's mine:

I have had many genea-friends help me find a record, help translate a record, or even solve a mystery.  There are so many instances of this that I'm afraid I will leave someone out.  So I will mention the most recent time.

Two weeks ago, I mentioned on Mondays With Myrt that I had German migrants coming to America in the 1700s and 1800s and that I could not find parents for them.  Frank Jatzek, who is a panelist on Mondays With Myrt, lives and works in Germany, and is very active on WikiTree, asked me in a Facebook message for more details.  I told him that my wife Linda has several German migrants in the 1800 to 1850 time and Frank looked at my tree (I think on Ancestry, but I'm not even sure!), picked out several ancestors and started working on them.

One of the persons was Linda's second great-grandfather,  Frederick Schaffner (c1828-1899), who came to America in about 1850 and settled in New York City, married Susanna Hoffman (c1830-????) and had a son, Herman Schaffner (1851-1921).  In about 1855, Frederick married Martha Matilda --?-- (c1837-1875) in New York. They moved to San Francisco, California by 1857 and had five children born there.  Frederick married Dora Mossman (1838-1904) in 1876 in San Francisco, but they had no children.  

Frank found a record for Friederich Nicolaus Schaffner, born 20 November 1829 and baptized on 22 November 1829 in Darmstadt, Hessen records on FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJZ-VCTL).  The parents were named Christian Schaffner and Elisabeth Harth.  The male sponsor is Nicolaus Harth, perhaps a brother of Elisabeth.  Here is the record (I have isolated the particular record so it is semi-readable):

The source citation provided by FamilySearch with the record image and record summary is:

"Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database and image, FamilySearch   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJZ-VCTL : 22 March 2023), Friederich Nicolaus Schaffner, 22 Nov 1829; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Darmstadt, Kreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.

Frank is able to read these records because he is an expert in German records of this type.  He also found the baptism of a brother and a sister of Frederick Schaffner in the records (although the father's name was different for some reason).  FamilySearch indexed the mother's name as "Groth" but Frank reads it as "Harth."  

I am very pleased to add the birth and baptism of Frederick Schaffner, his two known siblings, and his parents to my wife's family tree.  

The genealogy world has many researchers like Frank who are willing to take the time to do a little research, even translate or transcribe a record, and provide the information by the goodness of their heart.  Thank you very much, Frank.  

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 30 March to 5 April 2024

I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 5 April 2024, there are 3,308 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

*  Argentina, Military Records, 1911-1936 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000280); 1 indexed records with 1 record images, ADDED 02-Apr-2024

*  Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820-1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000242); 6 indexed records with 2 record images, ADDED 09-Apr-2024

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 3,389 indexed records with 4,340 record images (was 3,205 records with 3,984 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 12,760 indexed records with 2,996 record images (was 12,760 records with 2,996 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770729); Index only (469,746 records), no images (was 468,711 records with 0 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2024
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 89,450 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 88,962 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 735,563 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 732,743 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,440,164 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,436,634 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,255,973 indexed records with 191,520 record images (was 1,252,887 records with 191,038 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 940,396 indexed records with 390,595 record images (was 937,515 records with 389,409 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 319,632 indexed records with 94,315 record images (was 311,548 records with 92,209 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,735,368 indexed records with 883,679 record images (was 1,734,081 records with 883,074 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,932,747 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,930,366 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,314,560 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,311,773 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,407,268 indexed records with 1,065,526 record images (was 8,396,561 records with 1,063,847 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 26,802,235 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 26,781,653 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,340,327 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,340,110 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000138); 1,761 indexed records with 639 record images (was 1,176 records with 429 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,311,941 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,311,934 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024
England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2345213); 170,194 indexed records with 29,077 record images (was 167,845 records with 29,077 images), UPDATED 05-Apr-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 141,212 indexed records with 137,018 record images (was 138,492 records with 134,555 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 59,247 indexed records with 6,345 record images (was 59,109 records with 6,318 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024

Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 858 indexed records with 127 record images (was 835 records with 121 images), UPDATED 08-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 461,158 indexed records with 360,533 record images (was 459,441 records with 359,314 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,597,396 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,597,314 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451045); 1,011,382 indexed records with 17,993 record images (was 1,010,321 records with 17,993 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 424,976 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 424,115 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 105,067 indexed records with 17,638 record images (was 104,550 records with 19,624 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
India, Catholic Church Records, 1751-2014 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491581); 12,707,144 indexed records with 128,695 record images (was 12,583,935 records with 70,081 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 6,128,571 indexed records with 218,315 record images (was 6,076,938 records with 216,676 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Italy, Teramo, Teramo, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947829); 170,987 indexed records with 425,736 record images (was 170,987 records with 425,736 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Italy, Torino, Torino, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1899 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1967801); Index only (211,659 records), no images (was 211,659 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Italy, Venezia, Venezia, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2043809); 61,714 indexed records with 628,744 record images (was 61,714 records with 628,744 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Martinique, Civil Registration Records, 1809-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316501); 356 indexed records with 98 record images (was 348 records with 96 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2024
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,880,816 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,872,874 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 9,013,895 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 9,013,748 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 195,306 indexed records with 195,107 record images (was 193,707 records with 193,509 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Palau, Church Records, 1921-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4491580); 3,896 indexed records with 296 record images (was 3,873 records with 295 images), UPDATED 08-Apr-2024
Paraguay, Cemetery Records, 1917-2012 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000254); 2,371 indexed records with 2,371 record images (was 1,379 records with 1,379 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,535,054 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,501,957 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Peru, Arequipa, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447275); 422,351 indexed records with 136,267 record images (was 422,351 records with 136,263 images), UPDATED 07-Apr-2024
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,106,611 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,100,596 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 58,319 indexed records with 42,326 record images (was 55,933 records with 37,398 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,093,022 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,092,922 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,320,479 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,320,442 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 11-Apr-2024
Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1682798); 5,092,565 indexed records with 4,581,756 record images (was 5,092,374 records with 4,581,756 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 433,474 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 428,159 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 526,957 indexed records with 343,993 record images (was 523,820 records with 343,928 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417492); 1,220,121 indexed records with 682,974 record images (was 1,197,728 records with 682,974 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2209866); 8,780,094 indexed records with 8,557,042 record images (was 7,502,189 records with 7,328,201 images), UPDATED 10-Apr-2024
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 146 indexed records with 32 record images (was 131 records with 29 images), UPDATED 06-Apr-2024
Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000017); 173,808 indexed records with 292,726 record images (was 173,800 records with 292,718 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3754697); 63,198,823 indexed records with 478,249 record images (was 63,198,823 records with 434,736 images), UPDATED 09-Apr-2024
Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,247,098 records), no images (was 1,236,132 records with 0 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,132,011 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,128,498 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 267,183 indexed records with 91,569 record images (was 262,484 records with 90,973 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951777); 20,496,792 indexed records with 1,899,876 record images (was 20,496,474 records with 1,899,876 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000046); 1,947,939 indexed records with 42,495 record images (was 1,947,934 records with 42,494 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024
Washington Naturalization Records, 1850-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2296985); 363,624 indexed records with 139,772 record images (was 263,325 records with 139,772 images), UPDATED 08-Apr-2024
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 344,514 indexed records with 28,027 record images (was 331,476 records with 27,211 images), UPDATED 12-Apr-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 95,591 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 114,977 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021

--- Collections with new records ---

Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 3,196,736 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 3,196,735 records with 1,689,031 images), last updated 05-Apr-2024

--- Collections with records removed ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 20,824,557 indexed records with 21,090,509 record images (was 20,824,558 records with 21,090,509 images), last updated 03-Nov-2022
Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,586 records), no images (was 4,267,587 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1430936); 5,766,153 indexed records with 4,403,080 record images (was 5,766,154 records with 4,403,080 images), last updated 30-Dec-2022
United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,035 records), no images (was 875,610,042 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category. Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 30 March to 5 April 2024

 The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 30 March to 5 April 2024:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

*  Blacksmiths and Related Trades Index, 1720-1940; indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/4/2024

This collection contains an index of tradespersons who were employed between 1550 and 2023. Even though the year range is broad, this is not a comprehensive list, and the majority of the recor...

*  Battle of Jutland Crew Lists, 1916; indexed records without record images, ADDED 4/4/2024

This collection contains ship crew lists from the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Most records are in English. They contain names of those confirmed at the battle and also those who might have been...

*  Ireland, First Edition Map, 1856-1862; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/3/2024

This collection comprises images of maps of Ireland created between 1856 and 1862.

*  London, England, Stanfords London Maps, 1890; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/3/2024

This collection contains indexes of maps of London published in 1890. Indexes in the collection were taken from a series of composite maps, which when pieced together created a highly detailed...

*  Hampshire, England, Wills and Probates, 1398-1858; indexed records with record images, ADDED 4/2/2024

This index includes probate records made up of wills, inventories and administrations proved in the Church Courts of Winchester Diocese from the 14th century to 1858

*  Hungary, Jewish Birth Records collected by Rabbis in Various Counties, 1789-1921; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/1/2024

This database contains information on births from various towns in Hungary from 1791 to 1914. Information contained in the database includes: name of child, birth date, gender, parents' names,...

*  Belarus, Jewish Revision Lists, Census & Family Lists from Various Districts, 1795-1890; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/1/2024

This database contains Revision, family, census, and town resident lists for years ranging from 1795 through the late 19th century. They are for districts that lie in present-day Belarus.

*  Hungary, Jewish Census and Tolerance Tax Records, 1780-1880; indexed records without record images, Updated 4/1/2024

This database contains an index to various Hungarian censuses covering several years and counties. Information available in the database will vary according to census year, but may include the...

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

By my count, there were 4 NEW record collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,445 collections available as of 5 April, an   INCREASE of 4 from last week.  

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Disclosure: I now pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years. Ancestry.com has provided a complimentary World Explorer subscription, material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City.

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52 Relatives: Elizabeth Ann (Richman/mond) Sykes (1854-1931) of Hilperton Marsh, Wiltshire and Putnam, Connecticut

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents - see the list in 52 Ancestors Biographies.  

I started a new weekly series called "52 Relatives" to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches with events and source citations.  They lived and died, and deserve a sketch also - they were integral parts of the lives of my ancestral families.  I will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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Elizabeth Ann Richman was born in August 1854 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England[1], and was baptized on 1 October 1854 in the Staverton, Wiltshire parish church[2].  She was the fifth child, and third daughter, of James and Hannah (Rich) Richman of Hilperton Marsh.

The passenger list of the British Ship Osprey that departed Bristol and arrived in New York City on 14 November 1856 includes Hannah Richman and five children[3]:

*  Hannah Richman - age 32, female, a wife

*  James Richman - age 7, male, a child

*  Thomas Richman - age 6, male, a child

*  Louisa Richman - age 4, female, a child

*  Elizabeth Richman - age 3, female, a child

*  Ann Richman - an infant, female, a child

Her father, James Richman, had migrated to Rhode Island in 1855.  After emigration, the family used Richmond as their surname.

In the 1860 United States census, the James Richmond family resided in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island[4]. The household included:

*   James Richmond -- age 38, male, white, farm laborer, born England

*  Hannah Richmond -- age 36, female, born England

*  Thomas Richmond -- age 12, male, born England, attended school

*  James Richmond -- age 10, male, born England, attended school

*  Louisa Richmond -- age 8, female, born England, attended school

*  Elizabeth A. Richmond -- age 5, female, born England, attended school

*  Emma Richmond -- age 6, female, born England, attended school

*  Hannah R. Richmond -- age 2, female, born RI.

In the 1870 United States census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut in the house of George Whitford[5]. The household included:

*  James Richmond -- age 49, male, works for woolen mill, born England

*  Anna Richmond -- age 45, female, keeping house, born England

*  Louisa Richmond -- age 17, female, works in woolen mill, born England

*  Elizabeth Richmond -- age 15, female, works in woolen mill, born England

*  Emma Richmond -- age 13, female, works in woolen mill, born England

*  Rebeca Richmond -- age 11, female, born RI, attended school

*  John Richmond -- age 5, male, born RI, attended school

*  Charles Richmond -- age 3, male, born CT

Elizabeth Ann Richmond married Abram Sykes in about 1876, probably in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.  They had two children:

*  Reuben James Sykes, born October 1876 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, died 1910 in Putnam, Windham County, Connectivut.  He married Edith A. Rothe (1877-1912) in 1899 in Connecticut.  

*  Gertrude Elizabeth Sykes, born 9 May 1878 in Putnam, Windham County, connecticut, died 7 August 1946 in Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado.  She married Jay Arthur Martin (1882-1957) on 12 July 1911 in Janesville, Lassen County, California. 

In the 1880 United States Census, the Abram Sykes family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut[6]. The household included:

* Abram Sykes - white, male, age 29, married, works in woolen mill, born Rhode Island, father born England, mother born England.

* Elizabeth A. Sykes - white, female, age 25, wife, married keeping house, born in England, father born England, mother born England.

* Reuben J. Sykes - white, male, age 3, son, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born England.

* Gertrude E. Sykes - white, female, age 1, daughter, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born England.

In the 1900 United States Census, the Abram Sykes family resided on School Street in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut[1].  The household included:

*  Abram Sykes - Head, white, male, born Jan 1851, age 49, married, for 24 years, born Rhode Island, father born England, mother born England, overseer in woolen mill, can read and write, speaks English, rents house

*  Elizabeth A. Sykes - wife, white, female, born Aug 1854, married, for 24 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born in England, father born England, mother born England, immigrated in 1870, in U.S. 30 years, can read and write, speaks English

*  Gertrude E. Sykes - daughter, white, female, born June 1878, age 21 single, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born England, a dressmaker, can read and write, speaks English

Abram Sykes died in 1905 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, leaving Elizabeth with two teenage children.

There are no further records for Elizabeth Ann (Richman) Sykes until her death and burial.  The death of Elizabeth A. Richmond Sykes is recorded in the Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, for Putnam, Grove Street Cemetery, Elizabeth A. Richmond Sykes entry, wife of Abram, born 1854, died 1931[7-9]. The gravestone inscription is:

Abram Sykes
1851-1905

Elizabeth A. Sykes
1854-1931.

SOURCES:

1. 1900 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town, ED 522, Page 13A, Dwelling #185, Family #273, Abram Sykes household; imaged, "1900 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623.

2. Staverton, Wiltshire, Parish Registers, Elizabeth Ann Richman baptism entry, 1 October 1854; imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Staverton > 1814-1922 > page 26 (image 38 of 113); citing Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.

3. "New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957,"  digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Roll 168, List Number 1183, Line 55, Elizabeth Richman entry.

4. 1860 United States Federal Census, Providence County, Rhode Island, Burrillville town, Page 45, Dwelling #679, Family #740, James Richmond family, imaged, "1860 United States Federal Census," , Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653.

5. 1870 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 563, Dwelling #376, Family #669, James Richmond family; imaged, "1870 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593.

6. 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Putnam, ED 138, Page 8D, lines 29-32, Abram Sykes household; imaged, "1880 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing U.S. National Archives Microfilm Publication T9.

7. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934,"  indexed, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Elizabeth A. Richmond Sykes death entry, Putnam, 1931.

8. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), page 101, Putnam, Grove Street Cemetery, Elizabeth A. Richmond Sykes entry, wife of Abram, born 1854, died 1931.

9. Find A Grave, indexed,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Grove Steeet Cemetery, Putrnam, Conn., Elizabeth Ann Richmond Sykes (1854-1931) memorial #119755540.

Elizabeth Ann (Richman) Sykes (1854-1931) was my great-grand-aunt, the sister of my paternal great-grandfather, Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917).

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Findmypast Friday: New and exclusive Coventry records now online

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FamilyChartMasters Has New Ownership - Crista Cowan!!

 I saw this on Crista Cowan's blog today:

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[Pleasant Grove, Utah] — Family ChartMasters, the leader in custom genealogy chart design and printing, is excited to announce a new chapter in its history. Crista Cowan, known online as The Barefoot Genealogist, has acquired the company from Janet Hovorka, continuing and expanding the vision of making family history more visible and cherished in homes around the world.

Founded by Janet and Kim Hovorka more than 20 years ago, Family ChartMasters has become synonymous with high-quality, personalized genealogy charts, helping thousands of families create conversation pieces showcasing the family history they have uncovered. Following the passing of co-founder Kim Hovorka in 2021, Janet continued on with their team but Kim was such an important part of Family Chartmasters that it was difficult to go forward without him. Fortunately, Crista's passion for genealogy and commitment to the company's values and mission have paved the way for a promising future.

Janet expressed her gratitude and optimism, stating, "It's with a heart full of optimism that I pass the torch to Crista. Knowing her dedication to family history and her vision for Family ChartMasters, I am confident she will continue our legacy of preserving family stories with the same love and care we've poured into this company."

Under Crista's leadership, Family ChartMasters will continue to offer a range of family tree printing and design services.  Blank charts, to be manually filled in, are a great way to get started. Set style charts allow digital family tree data to quickly be imported for printing.  Working charts are a favorite for displaying the family tree at the next reunion.  The signature custom designed chart service offers an opportunity to work with a designer to create archival quality heirloom pieces that engage all generations.

Crista Cowan shared her enthusiasm in taking on this new role, "I am deeply honored to continue the legacy that Janet and Kim built. Their work has touched so many lives, including my own. I'm committed to maintaining and enhancing the services we provide. My goal is to see a family tree on the wall of every home, providing a visual representation of the stories that live in us and the bonds that connect us."

 For more information about Family ChartMasters and its offerings, please visit FamilyChartmasters.com.

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Family ChartMasters is the leading provider of custom genealogy charts, with a mission to preserve family memories. Offering a wide range of design and printing services, they have helped create more than 40,000 charts for clients in 64 countries around the world, turning complex family history data into beautiful, meaningful artwork.

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NOTE:  I am so happy for Crista, a fantastic genealogist and evangelist, and for Janet Hovorka, and the employees at FamilyChartMasters.  Janet is a personal friend for over 15 years, and I have used her products occasionally.  

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Randy's Cousins -- 9th Cousin Patsy Cline (1932-1963), the Country Music Singer

 This week's famous cousin is Patsy Cline (1932-1963). the famous country and western music singer.

Here is the FamilySearch Family Tree Brief Life History biography:

When Patsy Cline was born on 8 September 1932, in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States, her father, Samuel Lawrence Hensley SR, was 43 and her mother, Hilda Virginia Patterson, was 16. She married Gerald Edward Cline on 7 March 1953, in Frederick, Maryland, United States. In 1948, her occupation is listed as american country music singer/songwriter in Tennessee, United States. She died on 5 March 1963, in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States.

Her Wikipedia entry is here.

The FamilySearch Family Tree indicates that I am her 9th cousin. Here is the closest relationship path from Relative Finder:

My most recent common ancestors with cousin Patsy Cline are my 8th great-grandparents Adam Mott (1603-1693) and Mary Lott (1631-1712).

Are you related to Patsy Cline?  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 be a 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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