Genea-Musings: 07/14/24

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Maps Have You Found 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) Do you collect maps of the places that you have ancestors or family? I do! I love maps. And have so many places!

2) Tell us about a recent map find for your genealogy and family history (it could be any time), and where you found it. Share the map and a comment on your own blog, or in a Facebook Status post, and share a link on this post.

Here's mine:

Facebook provides a lot of San Diego maps to me because I subscribe to several San Diego history and photograph groups. I also subscribe to a San Francisco Bay area group.

Here is a map that a San Francisco group shared on Facebook, obtained from https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/california/txu-pclmaps-topo-ca-san_francisco-1914-cop.2.jpg.

The 1915 map is before the bridges were built over San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate. You can see which areas of the different cities were built up and which were still not settled. You can download the map and zoom in.

I checked out 1726 47th Avenue in San Francisco because that's where Linda's family lived. The streets were there along the ocean, but no buildings are shown along the streets. I also checked 4131 19th Street where the Elijah McKnew family was living, and no building was shown. I had to use Google Maps to figure out the street names. I also checked out 46 Rivoli Street where Linda's mother's family resided.

In San Diego, I recently found a 1944 street map of Chula Vista on a Facebook group:

Thie city was sparsely srttled before 1940, but Wortld War II caused a growth spurt to fill in housing between the major streets (every quarter mile). I don't think that the house at 577 Twin Oaks Avenue that my parents rented in 1942 is shown yet.

Recently, I saw this 1970 topographical map of the southwest part of San Diego County:

This really shows the river courses in green and zooming in shows the settled areas.

Maps are so cool!

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 July 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 19 July 2024, there are 3,368 historical record collections on FamilySearch (a decrease of 1 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added ---

* Florida, United States Naturalization Records, 1862-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000179); 43,254 indexed records with 25,073 record images, ADDED 15-Jul-2024

--- Collections Updated ---

Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 7,571 indexed records with 13,715 record images (was 7,492 records with 13,090 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 19,347 indexed records with 8,621 record images (was 18,862 records with 8,057 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Austria Evangelical-Lutheran Church Records, 1848-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1393793); 200,772 indexed records with 42,522 record images (was 66,303 records with 42,522 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 104,617 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 103,081 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 773,949 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 770,458 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,477,815 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,476,866 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Brazil, Alagoas, Church Records, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820768); 1,327,037 indexed records with 208,688 record images (was 1,320,383 records with 206,980 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 426,640 indexed records with 125,326 record images (was 418,673 records with 123,298 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,760,525 indexed records with 895,976 record images (was 1,757,969 records with 894,638 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,416,881 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,408,274 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,541,169 indexed records with 1,086,700 record images (was 8,532,771 records with 1,084,888 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 27,119,266 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 27,106,125 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,342,461 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,342,316 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 3,637,679 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 3,637,516 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Census, 1984 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3288450); 12,200,764 indexed records with 2,621,882 record images (was 12,481,686 records with 2,783,178 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000138); 27,564 indexed records with 10,140 record images (was 23,755 records with 8,723 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
England, Manchester, Electoral Registers, 1820-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000365); 5,008,658 indexed records with 628,324 record images (was 5,008,658 records with 584,891 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024
France, Hautes-Alpes, Census, 1876 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2819930); 96,831 indexed records with 2,069 record images (was 96,831 records with 2,069 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 170,075 indexed records with 161,004 record images (was 168,233 records with 159,554 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Guadeloupe, Church Records, 1639-1830 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316498); 840 indexed records with 212 record images (was 789 records with 201 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024

Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 1,625 indexed records with 460 record images (was 1,321 records with 365 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 476,709 indexed records with 371,115 record images (was 476,302 records with 370,835 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,600,169 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,599,976 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 429,159 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 428,732 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 117,486 indexed records with 22,263 record images (was 116,070 records with 21,774 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 6,804,754 indexed records with 241,853 record images (was 6,740,825 records with 234,214 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Italy, Belluno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1815 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1939239); 1,987 indexed records with 43,302 record images (was 0 records with 43,302 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024
Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1866 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718545); Browse 4,543,698 Images only, no index (was 312,466 records with 4,543,698 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1493344); 812 indexed records with 554,541 record images (was 726 records with 554,541 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916286); 396,037 indexed records with 792,451 record images (was 394,546 records with 792,451 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024

Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820-1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000242); 189 indexed records with 38 record images (was 176 records with 33 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024
Martinique, Church Records, 1662-1847 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316497); 13,829 indexed records with 2,333 record images (was 13,754 records with 2,316 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928860); 11,834,772 indexed records with 742,594 record images (was 11,834,038 records with 742,594 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,960,456 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,957,623 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 9,026,419 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 9,025,664 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Norway, Oslo, Census, 1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4445453); 41,218 indexed records with 8,955 record images (was 41,218 records with 8,848 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Ohio, Stillbirths, 1918-1953 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000024); 217,125 indexed records with 216,920 record images (was 215,330 records with 215,126 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 404,029 indexed records with 360,550 record images (was 383,239 records with 339,635 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Pennsylvania Civil Marriages, 1677-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2466357); 1,011,665 indexed records with 1,117,101 record images (was 1,011,665 records with 1,117,101 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,594,146 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,593,925 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,199,250 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,190,584 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 1,129,507 indexed records with 266,312 record images (was 1,123,462 records with 265,148 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 24,599 indexed records with 14,947 record images (was 24,307 records with 13,158 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,095,969 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,095,705 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,323,744 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,323,522 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024

Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 489,546 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 487,683 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books, 1722-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496122); 20,975,430 indexed records with 1,240,436 record images (was 43,018,752 records with 1,240,436 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 614,337 indexed records with 346,024 record images (was 608,548 records with 345,960 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Sri Lanka, Civil Registration, 1768-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2209866); 9,650,636 indexed records with 9,414,010 record images (was 9,646,750 records with 9,410,124 images), UPDATED 15-Jul-2024
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 237 indexed records with 49 record images (was 211 records with 43 images), UPDATED 17-Jul-2024

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,375,639 records), no images (was 1,366,311 records with 0 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,147,487 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,147,117 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2373794); 2,926 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 1,979 records with 1,002 images), UPDATED 18-Jul-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 339,883 indexed records with 126,011 record images (was 332,470 records with 122,276 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 552,944 indexed records with 46,272 record images (was 545,218 records with 45,650 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

Zimbabwe, Diocese of Gweru, Catholic Church Records, 1904-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000102); 83 indexed records with 17,487 record images (was 83 records with 17,015 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024
Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000103); 5,257 indexed records with 14,480 record images (was 4,476 records with 12,464 images), UPDATED 19-Jul-2024

--- Collections with new images ---

Argentina, Entre Ríos, Civil Registration, 1860-1965 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3006904); 778,909 indexed records with 548,620 record images (was 778,909 records with 548,617 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Arkansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4114266); 43,768 indexed records with 12,408 record images (was 43,768 records with 8,899 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Colombia, Diocese of Barranquilla, Catholic Church Records, 1808-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2241457); 220,501 indexed records with 63,096 record images (was 220,501 records with 57,847 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Denmark, Århus Municipal Census, 1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3748257); 69,475 indexed records with 5,062 record images (was 69,475 records with 2,653 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3299384); 473,470 indexed records with 33,092 record images (was 473,470 records with 32,973 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3154704); 1,387,969 indexed records with 60,345 record images (was 1,387,969 records with 56,856 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340291); 308,855 indexed records with 14,279 record images (was 308,855 records with 12,882 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2540411); 4,004,655 indexed records with 401,678 record images (was 4,004,655 records with 387,624 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Germany, Baden, Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Catholic Church Records, 1678-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790181); 11,346,687 indexed records with 1,709,697 record images (was 11,346,687 records with 1,709,621 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Germany, Prussia, Saxony, Census Lists, 1770-1934 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2780641); 1,028,323 indexed records with 52,891 record images (was 1,028,323 records with 52,677 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

Hungary Reformed Church Christenings, 1624-1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1858355); 6,076,320 indexed records with 312,251 record images (was 6,076,320 records with 311,440 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636-1895 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1743180); 18,304,230 indexed records with 1,114,472 record images (was 18,304,230 records with 1,113,629 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2385204); 80,624 indexed records with 26,265 record images (was 80,624 records with 22,527 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2848682); 7,834,775 indexed records with 278,586 record images (was 7,834,775 records with 243,058 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Pennsylvania, Middle District Court, Naturalization Records, 1901-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000058); 252,555 indexed records with 218,206 record images (was 252,555 records with 194,148 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

South Africa, Johannesburg, Cemetery Records, 1840-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453927); 2,273,851 indexed records with 297,425 record images (was 2,273,851 records with 297,374 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Texas, Various Counties, Military Discharge Records, 1916-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3734716); 43,056 indexed records with 14,716 record images (was 43,056 records with 13,463 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 153,764 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 151,742 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4016429); 701,385 indexed records with 147,769 record images (was 701,385 records with 150,098 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Alaska Naturalization Records, 1884-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2513103); 81,550 indexed records with 71,722 record images (was 81,550 records with 71,919 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Argentina, Córdoba, Censuses, 1778-1874 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475260); 518,158 indexed records with 12,742 record images (was 518,158 records with 12,746 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
California, passenger and crew lists at various ports, 1907-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3477653); 382,893 indexed records with 287,955 record images (was 382,893 records with 292,268 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795-1945 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3238391); 305,750 indexed records with 276,841 record images (was 305,750 records with 277,144 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2843390); 437,710 indexed records with 413,510 record images (was 437,710 records with 413,517 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Ecuador, Cemetery Records, 1862-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3755446); 991,974 indexed records with 366,306 record images (was 991,974 records with 367,552 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Finland, Passport Registers, 1900-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4139415); 111,359 indexed records with 2,302 record images (was 111,359 records with 3,015 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Italy, Salerno, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1806-1949 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935404); 60,968 indexed records with 3,731,074 record images (was 60,968 records with 3,731,641 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2523377); 87,277 indexed records with 3,835 record images (was 87,277 records with 4,364 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024

New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520640); 501,127 indexed records with 500,212 record images (was 501,127 records with 500,745 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2803479); 4,749,222 indexed records with 84,544 record images (was 4,749,222 records with 84,624 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1865-1957 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3662227); 12,308,209 indexed records with 118,208 record images (was 12,308,209 records with 120,039 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Northern Ireland, Tithe Applotment Books, 1822-1837 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2729531); 397,856 indexed records with 164,281 record images (was 397,856 records with 164,318 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Norway, Oslo Census, 1901 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2474129); 224,779 indexed records with 6,448 record images (was 224,779 records with 6,474 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

Pennsylvania, Western District, Naturalizations, 1820-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000034); 423,123 indexed records with 331,439 record images (was 423,123 records with 332,596 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
Philippines, Catholic Church Records, 1615-1985 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2861657); 6,744,193 indexed records with 2,256,527 record images (was 6,744,193 records with 2,258,645 images), last updated 14-Jun-2024
Sierra Leone, Civil Births and Deaths, 1802-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3245338); 916,261 indexed records with 834,976 record images (was 916,261 records with 840,702 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024
United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3346936); 99,204,702 indexed records with 3,408,872 record images (was 99,204,702 records with 3,410,963 images), last updated 15-Jun-2024

--- Collections with records removed ---

Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927198); 2,168,403 indexed records with 1,121,438 record images (was 2,168,404 records with 1,121,438 images), last updated 13-Jun-2024
Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949334); Index only (4,267,584 records), no images (was 4,267,585 records with 0 images), last updated 06-May-2014
United States, US Residence Database, 1970-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000290); Index only (413,877,965 records), no images (was 413,877,968 records with 0 images), last updated 22-Jun-2024

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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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Friday, July 19, 2024

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 13 to 19 July 2024

The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 13 to 19 July 2024:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

* UK, Electoral Registers, 2011-2018; indexed records without record images, Updated 7/17/2024. Registering to vote is mandatory in the United Kingdom. This collection contains an index of all persons appearing in the electoral register in the years 2011-2018.

* Gwent, Wales, Workhouse Registers, 1833-1957; indexed records with record images, ADDED 7/17/2024. This collection contains images of records from workhouses in Gwent, Wales, dated between 1833 and 1957.

* Palmerston North, New Zealand, Burials, 1871-2023; indexed records without record images, ADDED 7/17/2024. This collection contains burial records from Palmerston North, New Zealand between the years 1871 and 2023. Most records are in English.

* Rhode Island, USA, World War I Portraits, 1914-1918; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/17/2024. This collection contains military photos of individuals from Rhode Island, USA between the years 1914 and 1918.

* UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/16/2024. This database contains the surviving service records of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served in WWI and did not re-enlist in the Army prior to World War II.

* Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, Non-Conformist Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1788-1999; indexed records with record images, Updated 7/16/2024. This collection contains non-conformist records of baptisms, marriages, burials, minute books, diaries, and photographs in the Borough of Barnsley (and the surrounding area) in South Yorkshire.

* Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, Petty Sessions, 1841-1923; indexed records with record images, ADDED 7/16/2024. This collection includes images of original records from the proceedings of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Court of Petty Sessions between 1841 and 1923.

* UK, Bacon's Atlases, 1900; unindexed records with record images, ADDED 7/16/2024. This collection contains images of maps of the United Kingdom produced by G.W. Bacon and Company in 1900. The maps show details of cities and villages, roads, railroads, and topographical info...

* UK, General Map of Great Britain, 1935-1937; unindexed records with record images, ADDED 7/16/2024. This is an image-only collection of a fourth-edition Ordnance Survey map of Great Britain produced between 1935 and 1937. The map uses a scale in which one-quarter inch equals a mile.

* Europe, Cassini Maps, 1800-1960; unindexed records with record images, ADDED 7/16/2024. These maps provide snapshots of Europe, capturing over 150 years of jurisdictions and geographical features. Keep in mind that place names can vary.

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52 Relatives: Great-Grandaunt Mary Ann "Matie" Smith (1866-1922) of Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, San Diego and Oregon

Mary Ann Smith was born 7 May 1866 in Rolling Prairie, Dodge County, Wisconsin, the third child and second daughter of Devier James Lanphier and Abigial A. "Abbey" (Vaux) Smith. The birth was recorded in the Devier J. and Abbey A. (Vaux) Bible[1] and in Abbey A. Smith's list of births and deaths.[2] She was called "Matie" by her friends and family.

The family moved to Benton, Taylor County, Iowa in about 1867, and then to Cloud County, Kansas in about 1875, and finally to McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1885.

In the 1870 United States census, the Devier Smith family resided in Benton township, Taylor County, Iowa.[3] The family included:

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

In the 1875 Kansas State census, the D.J. Smith family resided in Lincoln township, Cloud County, Kansas.[4] The household included:

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

In the 1880 United States census, the D.J. Smith family was listed in Shannon township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.[5] The household included:

D.J. Smith -- white, male, age 41, married, no occupation, born NY, father and mother born NY
Abba A. Smith -- white, female, age 37, wife, married, keeping house, born NY, father born England, mother born NY
David D. Smith -- white, male, age 16, son, single, born WI, father and mother born NY
Mami Smith -- white, female, age 14, daughter, single, born WI, father and mother born NY
E. Kearnes -- white, male, age 21, single, born IA
Jos. P. Vaux -- white, male, age 35, brother-in-law, single, born NY, father born England, mother born NY

Also in the 1880 United States Census, Abagail A. Smith headed a family listed in Blue Rapids township, Marshall County, Kansas.[6] The household included:

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

In the 1885 Kansas State census, the D.J. Smith family resided in Clyde township, Cloud County, Kansas).[7] The household included:

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

Also in the 1885 Nebraska State Census, the D.J. Smith family resided in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska.[8] The household included:

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

Matie Smith married first to George Miles Chenery (1854-1897) on 10 December 1889 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska.[9-11] The family Bible pages say:

"Matie Smith Daughter of D.J. & A.A. Smith 1889"

The Red Willow County, Nebraska marriage records says:

"#539. Mattie A. Smith (age 23), and George M. Chenery (age 35), married 10 December 1889."

After her father died in May 1894, George and Matie (Smith) Chenery went to San Diego, California where her mother, brother and sister were residing.

The Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births, marriages and deaths says:[12]

"Matie Smith and George Chenery, Married Dec 20, 1889 McCook Neb, Divorced April 1895 at San Diego, Calif.'

George Miles Chenery was born July 1854 in Wangford, Surrey, England, and died 24 August 1897 in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska. George and Mary Ann (Smith) Chenery had no children.

She was not found in the 1900 United States census.

Matie Ann "Matie" (Smith) Chenery married second to Joseph Cyrus Cramer (1844-1920) on 12 June 1904 in Los Angeles County, California. Joseph was born 14 February 1844 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and died 15 March 1920 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon in the Oregon State Soldiers Home. He was a Civil War soldier, and was a miner as a young man. They had no children. They moved to Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon after their marriage.

In the 1910 United States census, J.C. Cramer (age 66, male, born in Pennsylvania, married for 6 years, occupation is creamery and cutter) and M. Cramer (female, age 45, born in Kansas, house work) were boarders residing on N. 15th street in Ward 2 of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

Joseph and Matie (Smith) (Chenery) Cramer may have divorced after 1910, but they married again on 6 November 1919 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon.

In the 1920 United States census, Joseph C. Cramer was enumerated in the Oregon State Soldiers Home in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. Mary Ann "Matie" Cramer was not found in the 1920 census in Oregon or California.

Matie (Smith) (Chenery) Cramer's third marriage was announced in the San Diego Union newspaper, in the "Chula Vista Notes" column.[13] The announcement says:

"John Frank Morrill of this city and Mrs. Mattie Smith Cramer of San Diego were married Saturday in San Diego and are now making their home on F Street. Mr. Morrill has resided in this city for the last 20 years and has been city clerk for several years. The bride has many friends here, having been a frequent guest of Chula Vistans."

John Frank Morrill (1852-1928) was born 23 January 1852 in Ohio, and died 27 November 1928 in Los Angeles County, California. Frank and Matie had no children together.

Mary Ann (Matie) (Smith) (Chenery) (Cramer) Morrill died July 14, 1922 in San Bernardino County, California.[14-15] A death notice for Matie Morrill was published in the San Diego Union newspaper in the "Chula Vista Notes" column. The notice said:

"Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs. Matie Smith Morrill, wife of J.F. Morrill of F. Street. Rev. John Willis Ring officiated."

SOURCES:

1. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages] (no publication information), Births: Mary Ann Smith entry, 7 May 1866.

2. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence (Loose Letters, 1888–1902), Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Mary Ann (Matie) Smith birth entry, 7 May 1866, originals privately held by Randall J. Seaver, 1154 Via Trieste, Chula Vista CA 91911, 1988 (great grandson).

3. 1870 United States Federal Census, Taylor County, Iowa, Benton township: Page 13, dwelling #207, family #207, D.J. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Series M593, Roll 421.

4. "1875 Kansas State Census Census, Population Schedule," Lincoln township, Cloud County, Kansas, page 12, dwelling #107, family #107, D.J. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing original data at Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kans., on Kansas State Microfilm reel K-4.

5. 1880 United States Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, Shannon township: Page 243D, dwelling #125, family #125, D.J. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 393.

6. 1880 United States Federal Census, Marshall County, Kansas, Blue Rapids township: Page 205C, dwelling #57, family #65, Abagail A. Smith household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 388.

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

8. "1885 Census, Kansas State Census Schedule," Online database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Clyde township, Clay County, Kansas, page 35, line 10; citing Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kan., Microfilm K-23.

19. "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," indexed database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), George M. Chenery and Mattie A. Smith marriage entry, 10 December 1889.

10. Red Willow County Nebraska Marriage Records, 1873-1898, The First Twenty-Five Years, Volumes 1-3 (McCook, Neb.: Southwest Nebraska Genealogical Society, 2001), Volume 2, page 397, Mattie A. Smith and George M. Chenery marriage entry, 10 December 1889.

11. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence, Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Matie Smith and George Chenery marriage entry, 20 December 1889.

12. Smith/Carringer Family Correspondence, Abigail (Vaux) Smith list of family births and deaths, Matie Smith and George Chenery divorce entry, April 1895.

13. San Diego [Calif.] Union newspaper, digital image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com) , 28 June 1921 edition, page 8, "Chula Vista Notes," Mattie Smith Cramer and John Frank Morrill marriage, 25 June 1921.

14. "California Death Index, 1905-1939." online database, FamilySearch (https://www.FamilySearch.org), Matie S. Morrill entry, 14 July 1922.

15. unknown, Devier J. Smith, 1889-1920, Devier J. Smith Family Bible [loose pages of Birth, Marriages, Death and Note Pages], Deaths, Mary Ann (Matie) (Smith) Morrill entry, 14 July 1922.

16. San Diego [Calif.] Union newspaper, digital image, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com), 24 July 1922 edition, page 16, "Chula Vista Notes" column, Matie Morrill death notice.

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Mary Ann "Matie" Smith (1866-1922) was my great-grandaunt, the sister of my great-grandmother, Abbie Ardell "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944).

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, WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Randy's Cousins -- 7th Cousin 1x Removed Jo Raquel (Tejada) Welch (1940-2023), Famous American Actress

This week's famous cousin is my 7th cousin 1x removed Jo Raquel (Tejada) Welch (1940-2023), the famous American model and actress.

Here is Jo Raquel (Tejada) Welch's Family Search Family Tree biography:

When Jo Raquel Tejada was born on 5 September 1940, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, her father, Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, was 29 and her mother, Josephine Sarah Hall, was 31. She married Patrick Anthony Curtis on 14 February 1967, in Paris, Île-de-France, France. She lived in Dallas, Texas, United States in 1962 and Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 7 years. In 1958, her occupation is listed as American film and television actress and model. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. She died on 15 February 2023, in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Unknown Island, Western Australia, Australia.

The Wikipedia profile for Jo Patrick (Tejada) Welch is here.

Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Jo Raquel (Tejda) Welch::

My most recent common ancestors with 7th cousin 1x removed cousin Jo Raquel (Tejada) Welch are my 8th great-grandparents Ezekiel Worthen (1672-1755) and Abigail Carter (1685-1752).

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

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

Raquel Tejada came to San Diego in 1942, graduated high school in 1958, and won beauty contests here before going to Hollywood and becoming famous. She was always one of the girls of my dreams in my youth. Wowza!

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