Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Genealogy "Rabbit Hole" Did You Go Down Recently?

 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)  What genealogy "rabbit hole" did you go down recently?  Did you have genealogy fun?  How did it help your genealogy research?

2)  Share your response on your own blog or in a Facebook post.  Please share a link in Comments on this post if you write your own post.

Here's mine:

I love going down genealogy rabbit holes!!  It's how I find new tools and techniques and it's enjoyable - FUN!  This past week, I've gone down two rabbit holes for an extended period of time:

1)  Creating poetry (on ChatGPT-4o) and songs (on Suno.com) that describe my genealogy research and interests using Artificial Intelligence tools.   So far, I've written up some of my creations in Genea-Musings:

*  I Can't Resist Creating a Genealogy Song... "Roots Run Deep"

*  "The Tale of Devier Smith" in AI-Created Rhyme and Song

*  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Write a Genealogy Poem Using Artificial Intelligence

Here are my current songs on Suno.com:

*  Roots Run Deep

*  The Past Calls My Name

*  Family Ties

*  Family Tree Love

*  The Blacksmith's Tale

*  The Tale of Devier Smith

*  Roots of Time

*  Helix of Our Souls

There are also other poems that I've prompted ChatGPT to write that I have published on facebook, and others that I haven't published, but I'm saving the prompts and the poems in word processing files - perhaps I'll publish a book of genealogy poetry in the future!

I am not a creative person in the sense of telling stories or writing songs.  I am an aerospace engineer and genealogy researcher dealing in facts and analyzing them.  I can write excellent prompts to an AI tool asking for a poem or song or article.  Hopefully, some of these poems and songs wil inspire my relatives to learn more about their ancestors.  Yes - it was, and still is, great genealogy fun for me!

2)  Using the AncestryDNA Pro Tools to identify my relationships with DNA matches using the Shared Matches of Shared Matches tool.  I wrote AncestryDNA Pro Tools - Shared Matches of Shared Matches Are Great!  In several hours yesterday, I added notes and lines in RootsMagic for six new DNA Matches that are Richman and Rich descendants using this tool.  Some required doing significant genealogy work to find parents of the matches. 

This fun time helped me add relatively close cousins to my family tree and demonstrated to me how complex and convoluted family trees can be.  There are a lot more DNA matches to connect with my tree!

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 June 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 21 June 2024, there are 3,364 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 3 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

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*  Canada Census, 1931     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000196); 10,424,342 indexed records with 2,466,494 record images, ADDED 16-Jun-2024

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There are over 1,120 coollections on the list.  There were about that many last week also.  

I don't think that listing them all is a good use for my time or for the Internet.

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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 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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AncestryDNA Pro Tools - Shared Matches of Shared Matches (SMOSM) Are Great!

 I finally received the AncestryDNA Pro Tools today - the Group indicators are now squares with rounded edges (a minor improvement), and the Shared Matches of Shared Matches (SMOSM, a great help!).  There are several blog posts and YouTube videos already from the genealogy community about these new features, so I won't bore you with describing these features.  See the following:

• Pro Tools Enhanced DNA Shared Matches by Angie Bush 
• Finally, a Reason to Get Ancestry Pro Tools! by Kitty Cooper
• Ancestry (YouTube): Deeper discoveries with new DNA Match tools | Ancestry®) 
• Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints (YouTube):  Ancestry Upcoming New DNA Tools
• Donna Rutherford (YouTube): The new AncestryDNA match list (beta) 2024
• There will be more!!!

I was impatiently waiting for the Shared Matches of Shared Matches (SMOSM) tool since it was announced at the 2024 RootsTech conference, and I want to demonstrate the process and the results.

1)  In my DNA Match list (From the Ancestry home page, select DNA, select DNA Matches), I saw the top of my Match list (I have tried to blank out the match names on the images below):

Note that I still have the circular Group indicators on this screen.

I scrolled further down the list to a 2nd cousin 1x removed (let's call her BP, I know she is my 2C1R from genealogy research and she has a ThruLine back to my great-grandparents Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) and Julia White (1848-1913)).

2)  I clicked on her link and then on the Shared Matches link for BP.  Here is the top of the page:

Further down this list, on page 2 of 3, are these Shared Matches:

The second person on this screen above is ST, who shares 27 cM with me and shares 578 cM with BP.  The relationship of ST with BP is listed as "1st cousin 1x removed or half grandniece."  

The third person on this screen above is LM, who shares 27 cM with me and shares 882 cM with BP.  The relationship of LM with BP is listed as "half nephew or first cousin."

I clicked on the link for ST and looked at their Shared Matches, and LM  is listed as her father with 3,485 cM.  

3)  So this tool has helped me identify LM as the first cousin of BP, and ST as the child of LM and first cousin 1x removed of BP.  

I was able to do genealogy research to determine the parent of LM because I could narrow my search down to LM's grandparents based on other shared matches.  Since I knew the names of ST and LM, I used the Ancestry trees (no help for these matches because all the tree profiles were private) , MyHeritage Public Records database (which provides household names), Google, and Ancestry searches to find the parent of LM, but I couldn't find the other parent of ST.  

Using this tool, and these techniques, I've been able to add 5 more DNA Match persons to my RootsMagic tree (and soon to my Ancestry Tree) just from this Richmond line of shared matches.  I already had 21 ThruLines from my 2nd great-grandparents James Richman and Hannah Rich, and more from earlier generations.  

4)  The power of this tool is that it can identify the relationships of a shared match with another shared match.  If you look for parent/child, siblings, aunt/uncle/niece/nephew, or close cousin relationships then you have significantly reduced the genealogy research necessary to determine your relationship with the shared matches.  If you are working on a Shared Match with no Ancestry tree or a small tree, perhaps one of their close relatives has a larger tree to help you identify a common ancestor. 

5)  This Shared Matches of Shared Matches (SMOSM) concept is not unique - MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe have had similar tools for many years (but the 23andMe tool currently is not available).  But they don't have as many DNA testers or the plethora of larger family trees that Ancestry has.

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

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 June 2024

    The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 15  to 21 June 2024:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

* City Archive of Schwerin, Germany, Deaths, 1876-1940; indexed records with record images, ADDED 6/20/2024. This collection contains civil registries of death between 1876 and 1940 from Schwerin, Germany.

* City Archive of Schwerin, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1921; indexed records with record images, ADDED 6/20/2024. Schwerin, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1921

* City Archive of Schwerin, Germany, Births, 1876-1909; indexed records with record images, ADDED 6/20/2024. Schwerin, Germany, Births, 1876-1909

* Canada, Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Records, 1897-1981; indexed records with record images, ADDED 6/20/2024. This collection contains records from the Pacific Steamship Company Records, 1897-1981.

* Web: Netherlands, Foreign Affairs: Aliens' Passports, 1916-1940; indexed records without record images, ADDED 6/17/2024. All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these r...

* Scott County, Iowa, U.S., Obituary Index, 1900-2024; indexed records without record images, ADDED 6/17/2024. This collection contains indexes of obituaries printed by newspapers from Davenport, Iowa, U.S., between 1900 and 2024.

* Web: Scotland, Court of Session Index, 1616-1920; indexed records without record images, ADDED 6/17/2024. All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these r...

* California, U.S., Historical Students Database, 1893-1946; indexed records without record images, ADDED 6/17/2024. This collection includes an index of academic records from California, USA between 1893 and 1946. There are many types of academic records, including school directories, admission registers, c...

* Canada, Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's to current; indexed records without record images, ADDED 6/17/2024. This index allows you to search for your ancestor by name in Canadian newspapers that are available on Newspapers.com™ from the 1800s to the present.

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

By my count, there were 9 NEW record collection ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,503 collections available as of 21 June, an  INCREASE of 9 from last week. 

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Disclosure: I pay for an All-Access subscription from Ancestry.com. In past years. Ancestry.com  provided a complimentary All Access 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: Emily Elizabeth (White) Barstow (1849-1936) of Connecticut

I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of  my ancestors back through the 7th great-grandparents and a number of close relatives - see the list in 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies.  

This "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 will post the sketches on my Ancestry Member Tree and in the FamilySearch Family Tree. 

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Emily Elizabeth White was born 15 October 1849 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the third daughter of Henry Arnold and Amy Frances (Oatley) White.[1]

In the 1850 United States Census, the Henry White family resided in Killingly township, Windham County, Connecticut).[2]   The family included:

• Henry White -- age 26, male, a weaver, born Glocester RI
• Amy White -- age 24, female, born S. Kingston RI
• Ellen F. White -- age 5, female, born Killingly CT, attended school
• Julia E. White -- age 3, female, born Killingly CT
• Emily E. White -- age 1, female, born Killingly CT.

In the 1860 United States Census, the Henry A. White family resided in Killingly township, Windham County, Connecticut.[3]  The household included:

• Henry A. White -- age 35, male, manufacturer, $1000 in real property, born CT
• Amy F. White -- age 33, female, born CT
• Ellen F. White -- age 15, female, born CT
• Juliette White --age 13, female, born CT
• Emily A. White -- age 12, female, born CT
• Henry J. White -- age 7, male, born CT, attended school
• Fred J. White -- age 1 month, born CT

Emily Elizabeth White married Marcus Barstow in about 1867,[1] probably in Windham County, Connecticut, but there is no marriage entry in the Killingly town records.  He was born 1 April 1845 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the son of Ebenezer L. and Huldah (Easton) Barstow.  Marcus died 2 August 1912 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, and is buried in Cleveland Cemetery in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. They had two children:

i.    Emily Elizabeth Barstow, born 15 September 1869 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, died in infancy before 1 June 1870 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.

ii.   Louis Sidney Barstow, born 2 May 1877 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, died 5 September 1962 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.  He married (1) Clara Amelia Bartlett in about 1897 in Windham county, Connecticut.  She was born 29 March 1879 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, the daughter of Leonard and Patience E. (Slocum) Bartlett, and died 11 July 1906 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.  Louis married (2) Grace M. Drabble before 1909 in Windham County, Connecticut.  Grace was born in April 1882 in Windham County, Connecticut, the daughter of John and Ann E. (Woodhead) Drabble, and died 14 December 1950 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. 

In the 1870 United States Census, Emily and Marcus Barstow were enumerated in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, in the household of E.L.. Barstow, the father of Marcus Barstow.[4]  Their information included:

• Marcus Barstow - age 25, male, white, a Farm Laborer, personal estate of $150, born Connecticut, a male citizen of the US over age 21`.
• Emily Barstow - age 21, female, white, works in a cotton mill, born in Connecticut.

There is no entry in the 1880 United States Census for the Marcus and Emily (White) Barstow family.

In the 1900 United States Census, the Marcus Barstow family resided at 10 Coral Street in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[5]  The household included:

• Marcus Barstow - Head, white male, born Mar 1846, age 54, married, for 33 years, born Connecticut, father born Massachusetts, mother born Connecticut, a Grocer, can read and write, speaks English, rents a home.
• Emily Barstow - Wife, white, female, born Oct 1847, age 52, married, for 33 years, 2 children born, 1 child living, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island, no occupation, can read and write, speaks English.
• Louis S. Barstow - Son, white, male, born Apr 1878, age 22, married, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, no occupation, can read and write, speaks English.

In the 1910 United States Census, the Marcus Barstow family resided in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[6]  The household included:

• Marcus Barstow - Head, male, white, age 65, married (first), born Connecticut, father born Massachusetts, mother born Connecticut, speaks English, a Farmer, works on a General Farm, on own account, can read and write, rents a home.
• Emily E. Barstow - Wife, female, white, age 61, married (first), 42 years married, 2 children born, 1 child living, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write.

The Oatley Family book states that Marcus and Emily Elizabeth (White) Barstow were farmers, andl ived in "The Valley" area of East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[1]

Marcus Barstow died 2 August 1912 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.  There is no probate record in the Killingly, Connecticut Probate District records.  Emily probably lived with her son Louis Sidney Barstow on and off for the rest of her life.

There is no entry in the 1920 United States Census for Emily (White) Barstow.  During the 1920s, there are several entries for Emily E. Barstow, widow of Marcus,  in the Danielson, Connecticut City Directories.

In the 1930 United States Census, Emily E. Barstow was enumerated in the household of Louis S. Barstow in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[8]  The household included:

• Louis S. Barstow - Head, owns home, male, white, age 52, married, first at age 19, reads and writes, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, speaks English, a Farmer, works on a General Farm, Owner.
• Grace M. Barstow - Wife of Head, female, white, age 48, married, first at age 24, reads and writes, born Connecticut, father born England, mother born England, speaks English, no occupation
• Stanely S. Barstow - Son, male, white, age 20, single, reads and writes, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, speaks English, no occupation.
• Hellen E. Barstow - Daughter, female, white, age 14, single, attended school, reads and writes, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, speaks English, Farm laborer, works on Farm, a worker.
• Louis S. Barstow Jr. - male, white, age 5, single, reads and writes, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut, speaks English, no occupation.
• Emily E. Barstow - Mother, female, white, age 81, widowed, reads and writes, born Connecticut, father born Rhode Island, mother born Rhode Island, speaks English, no occupation, 

Emily Elizabeth (White) Barstow died on 26 November 1936 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[1,9\-10]  She is buried in Cleveland Cemetery in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.[11]

SOURCES:

1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), page 114, #500 Emily Elizabeth White family sketch.

2. 1850 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly town; Page 360, dwelling #582, family #635, Henry White household, online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 51.

3. 1860 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut,  Killingly town, page 588, dwelling #851, family #925, Henry White household; online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 92.

4. 1870 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, page 80 (penned), dwelling #513, family #702, E.L. Barstow household; imaged, "1870 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com);  citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, 1,761 rolls, Washington, D.C.

6. 1900 United States Federal Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Worcester Ward 3, E.D. 1731, Sheet no. 16A (penned), dwelling #127, family #254, 10 Coral Street, Marcus Barstow household; imaged, "1900 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, 1,854 rolls, Washington, D.C. .

7. 1910 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, E.D. 575, Sheet no. 5A (penned), dwelling #121, family #142, Marcus Barstow household; imaged, "1910 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, 1,178 rolls, Washington, D.C. .

8. 1930 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Killingly, Enumeration District 10, page 11A,  Dwelling #256, Family #310, Louis S. Barstow household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com);  citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626, 2,667 rolls.

10. "Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-1968," indexed database, Connecticut Death Records Index (https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/), Emily Barstow death entry, 26 November 1936.

11. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (https://www.findagrave.com), Cleveland Cemetery, East Killingly, Conn., Emily Barstow (1848-1936) memorial #112407080.

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Emily Elizabeth (White) Barstow (1849-1936) was my great- grandaunt, the sister of my great-grandmother, Julia E. (White) Richmond (1848-1913).  One of the daughters of Thomas and Julia (White) Richmond was named Emily.  A grandson and a great-grandson of Thomas and Julia (White) Richmond were named Stanley.

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Findmypast Friday: Discover Moving New Military Records

 I received this information from Findmypast today:

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This Findmypast Friday, there are 19,880 additions for you to explore.

This Findmypast Friday we added a bumper release of new military records from the 19th and 20th centuries.

In addition to updating our Coldstream Guard collection with over 14,000 new photos, we added two new record sets - from the H.M.S Alceste's Mission to China in 1817 and the Battle of Barrosa in 1811.

There are also 206,336 newspaper pages to explore, within one new title and 25 updated ones.

British Army, Coldstream Guards 1800-1981

This week, you can discover the history of the Coldstream Guards in more vivid detail than ever.  
14,293 new photographs of the Coldstream Guards have been added this week - you'll find a wide range of images within this release, with photos covering everything from life in the trenches to the regiment's football team.

Peninsular War, Battle of Barrosa 1811

If your military ancestor fought in the Battle of Barrosa during the Napoleonic Wars, their name may appear within these 5,331 new transcriptions.

Royal Navy, H.M.S. Alceste Mission To China, 1817

This brand-new set contains 256 transcriptions from the British Navy's 1817 mission to China.

New pages from Halifax to Hartlepool

We added 206,336 pages to our newspaper archive this week - with one new Yorkshire title and updates to 25 of our existing publications.  Here's everything we added to our newspaper archive this week.

New titles:

• Pudsey & Stanningley News, 1881-1896, 1899-1903

Updated titles:

• Ballymena Weekly Telegraph, 2001-2002
• Barnoldswick & Earby Times, 1987, 1989
• Belper News, 1921, 1924, 1926-1929, 1988
• Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 1987, 1989
• Biggleswade Chronicle, 1988, 1992-1993, 2003
• Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press, 1993
• Bucks Herald, 1993
• Chorley Guardian, 1987, 1989, 1998
• Derbyshire Times, 1994
• Eastbourne Gazette, 1993, 1995, 2002
• Eastbourne Herald, 1993
• Halifax Evening Courier, 1993-1994
• Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 1961-1963, 1969-1975
• Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser, 1995
• Hunts County News, 1889, 1918
• Irish Independent, 1940
• Kirriemuir Herald, 1988
• Lancaster Guardian, 1986-1987, 1991
• Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 1988
• Louth Standard, 1994, 1998
• Nelson Leader, 1968-1969, 1971-1975, 1987-1988, 1990
• Shields Daily Gazette, 1931, 1939
• Shields Daily News, 1937
• Wolverhampton Express and Star, 1995, 1999
• Worthing Herald, 1993-1994

Have you made a surprising family history discovery? Whatever you've uncovered about your past, we'd love to hear about it. You can now get in touch and tell us using this handy form.

Last week we added over 22,000 parish records from Bedfordshire - you can explore the full release here.

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Randy's Cousins -- 8th Cousins 1x Removed - Amelia Earhart, the Famed Female Aviator

This week's famous cousins is my 8th cousins 1x removed Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), the famous female aviator.

Here is Amelia Earhart's Family Search Family Tree short biography:

Amelia Mary Earhart (born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Born in Atchison, Kansas, Earhart developed a passion for adventure at a young age, steadily gaining flying experience from her twenties. In 1928, Earhart became the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic by airplane (accompanying pilot Wilmer Stultz), for which she achieved celebrity status. In 1932, piloting a Lockheed Vega 5B, Earhart made a nonstop solo transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve such a feat. She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment. In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to women students. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.

The Wikipedia profile for the Amelia Earhart is here. 

Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Amelia Earhart is:

My most recent common ancestors with 8th cousin 1x removed cousin Amelia Earhart are my 10th  great-grandparents John Browne (1628-1706) and Mary Holmes (1632-1690).

Are you related to the Amelia Earhart?  Check out Amelia's 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 - 1822 Tax Assessment Record for Thomas Partridge in Ashtabula County, Ohio

 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 1822 Tax Assessment record for Thomas Partridge in Ashtabula County, Ohio:

The tax record is the 2nd from the top of the  page:

The abstract of this record is:

Property 1:

*  Resident Proprietors:  Thomas Partridge

*  Non Resident Proprietors:  [none]

*  Quantity & Rate:  1st:  [none]

*  Quantity & Rate: 2nd:  168

*  Quantity & Rate:  3rd:  [none]

Location:

*  Range:  2

*  Township:  8

*  Range of Lots:  [none]

*  Lot or Part:  [none]

*  Lot:  97

*  Original Quantity:  168

*  Original Owner:  Solomon Bond

*  State Tax ($ - cents - tenths):  1-89-0

*  Road Tax ($ - cents - tenths):  0-63-0

*  Total ($ - cents - tenths):          2-52-0

Property 2:

*  Resident Proprietors:  Thomas Partridge

*  Non Resident Proprietors:  [none]

*  Quantity & Rate:  1st:  [none]

*  Quantity & Rate: 2nd:  100

*  Quantity & Rate:  3rd:  [none]

Location:

*  Range:  2

*  Township:  8

*  Range of Lots:  Spt

*  Lot or Part:  [none]

*  Lot:  96

*  Original Quantity:  161

*  Original Owner:  Solomon Bond

*  State Tax ($ - cents - tenths):  1-12-5

*  Road Tax ($ - cents - tenths):  0-37-5

*  Total ($ - cents - tenths):       1-50-0

The source citation for this record is (using Evidence Explained 4th edition template):

Ashtabula County, Ohio Tax Records, Thomas Partridge (2 lots); imaged, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DR13-QQM : accessed 20 June 2024), Ashtabula > Wayne > 1822 > image 79 of 111; Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society. Citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio.

This is a land ownership and tax assessment record for Thomas Partridge in Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1822.  This land was originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve.  He had two lots:

*  Range 2, Township 8, 168 acres, Lot 97, Solomon Bond original owner, Total Tax $2.52.

*  Range 2, Township 8, 100 acres, Lot 96, Solomon bond original owner, Total Tax $1.50.

Thomas Partridge (1758-1828) was born 15 December 1758 in Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, the son of Jasper and Mary (Rice) Partridge.  He died 1 October 1828 in Gustavus, Trumbull County, Ohio.  Thomas married (1) Hannah Wakeman (1763-1814) on 2 October 1785 in New York.  They had 11 children.  Thomas Partridge married (2) to Catharine (Kelley) Pelton (1765-1832) on 12 November 1822 in Gustavus, Ohio.  They had no children. 

Thomas and Hannah (Wakeman) Partridge are my 5th great-grandparents, through my 4th great-grandmother Mary Partridge (c1792-1855) who married Cornelius Feather (1777-1853) in about 1804, probably in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

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