Genea-Musings: 09/22/24

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- An Ancestor Who Experienced or Did Something Unique or Memorable

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) Choose an ancestor who experienced or did something unique or memorable (such as an event, family life, trip, etc.).

2) Share about your ancestor and his/her unique experience and how it may have affected their life in your own blog post or on your Facebook page. Be sure to leave a link to your report in a comment on this post.

[thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting this topic!]

Here's mine:

My third great-grandfather, Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) was a Baptist pastor and preacher in Rhode Island and Connecticut in the first half of the 1800s. Here is the information I have about his religious work:

Jonathan Oatley was baptized in the Baptist Church at Exeter, Rhode Island on 6 February 1813. Amy Champlin was baptized at the same church on 20 February 1813. They married in Exeter on 29 May 1813. Apparently, he became the pastor of the Exeter church at some time.

The church records say that "Bro. Jonathan Oatley" was voted a letter of recommendation on 18 April 1829 by the Exeter church, and was a delegate to the Ecclesiastical Council on 2 July 1829. On 16 October 1829, the congregation at Exeter voted to give Brother Jonathan Oatley a letter of recommendation and dismission. He was ordained in about 1829 to become pastor of the First Baptist Church of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. His pastorate continued for about three years.

In 1834, Jonathan Oatley and Amy, accompanied by twelve children, left South Kingstown and came to East Killingly, Connecticut. They joined the Baptist Church and he began as pastor on about 1 May 1834, carrying a letter of recommendation from the South Kingstown church. There is no record of how long he served in that capacity. Trouble arose in the congregation in 1847. The church records say:

"Whereas, elder Jonathan Oatley, and his wife Amy, Joseph Oatley, William Oatley, Amy Oatley White, were at different times during the year 1847 excluded from the fellowship, ordinances, and watch-care of this church."

A later record for 5 February 1853 reads:

"In accordance with the invitation given to the following persons, Jonathan Oatley, Amy his wife, Joseph Oatley, William Oatley and Amy Oatley White did accept of said invitation and were by a unanimous vote restored to the full fellowship of said Church at a covenant meeting held ... Killingly the 5th day of Feb. 1853. R.B. Covill, Church Clerk."

The History of Chestnut Hill, Connecticut website has this information about the church:

"The ministers of this church have been as nearly as can be ascertained as follows: George Robinson, July, 1776, dismissed, 1785; Campbell, a short time; Elders Lamb and John Cooper, 1786 to 1796; Elder Peter Rogers, 1796 to 1803; Calvin Cooper, September, 1805, ordained October 14th, to about 1826, being the longest pastorate the church has ever had; Elder Appleton, between the years 1827 and 1530; Albert Cole, ordained December 1st, 1830, to about 1833; Reverend Jonathan Oatley, May, 1834, one year; Reverend Erastus Duty, 1836; N. Branch, 1835; James Smither, 1841 to 1842; Tubal Wakefield, 1842 to 1844; N. Branch, six months in 1844; Joseph Damon, 1845-46: L. W. Wheeler. 1847 to 1850; Henry Bromley, 1851, for six months: Ebenezer Loomis, 1854; N. Branch, supply, 1855 to April, 1856; Hurley Miner, 1857, about three years; J. Aldrich, 1860 to 1863, ordained January 19th, 1861; H. B. Slater, son of Deacon Silas Slater of this church, September, 1865, to February, 1866; Austin Robbins, April, 1866, to April, 1872; Curtis Kenny, 1874, four months; N. Mathewson, 1876; James Rhea, 1878, a short time; C. B. Rockwell, October, 1879, for one year; Charles Nichols, 1880, one year; William C. Walker, 1882, a few months; Robert H. Sherman, ordained February 14th, 1884, resigned July 5th, 1885. Since that date there has been no regular preaching in the church.

"The first house of worship was built at some time previous to 1790. A new meeting house was begun about 1802, and completed in the course of two or three years. The present house of worship was begun in 1834, and completed about 1836, the cost being $1,400. In 1843 twelve feet was added to its length, and a bell was purchased. In 1882 extensive repairs and improvements were made, including the addition of a baptistery, an expense of $800. The deacons have been Ephraim Fisk, Jonathan Harrington, Sampson Covil, Silas Slater, Bergen Slater, John A. Randall, Sampson B. Covil, John Murray, E. L. Barstow, Chauncey F. Barstow, Edward R. Oatley and Charles A. White. The church clerks have been N. Aldrich, P. Rowey, Samuel Bullock, N. A. Durfee, Benjamin Brown, Sampson B. Covil, George Pray and E. A. Hill."

It appears that Jonathan Oatley was not the pastor at the East Killingly Baptist Church after 1835, The present church building was started in 1834 and finished in 1836 so Jonathan Oatley may have been instrumental in building it.

He seems to be a member in good standing after 1853 until his death in 1872.

Jonathan and Amy (Champlin) Oatley were members of this church, as were my 2nd great-grandparents Henry and Amy (Oatley) White.

I wonder what he thought about religion, what he preached about, and how big a church he had.

Here is a screen capture from Google Street View of the Union Baptist Church in East Killingly, Rhode Island. It is located on the Hartford Pike (highway 101) just west of Bailey Hill Road.

If I was younger and more mobile, I would want a road trip to visit this church and the surrounding area.

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"The Hollywood Strangler" (Venator Cold Case #3) by Nathan Dylan Goodwin Is Published!

I received this information from Nahan Dylan Goodwin, the family history author, today:

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It's finally release day for The Hollywood Strangler! You can purchase the third installment in the Venator series in various formats, including Kindle, Kobo, Nook and in hardback (links below). The audiobook version is going into production shortly and the paperback version will be out in Spring 2025.

The Hollywood Strangler (Venator Cold Case #3)

"In the glitzy, gritty underbelly of 1980s Los Angeles, a chilling series of murders left the city gripped with fear. Six small-time actors and actresses met brutal ends; their bodies grotesquely posed in scenes from the films that had given them their fleeting fame. The Hollywood Strangler evaded capture, leaving behind only a trace of DNA and a legacy of terror. Decades later, the case remains ice-cold, a favorite for true-crime aficionados but a nightmare for detectives. The LAPD Cold Case Homicide Unit, desperate for a breakthrough on this case, turns to Venator, an elite investigative genetic genealogy company headed up by Madison Scott-Barnhart. Knowing the media storm that the case will attract, Madison reluctantly agrees to take on the investigation, where she and her small team must use their forensic genetic genealogy skills to identify one of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history. But only if the remaining DNA proves sufficient to test…"

I look forward to reading this latest DNA-related genealogy mystery book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin. My book is on its way!

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Historical Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 September 2024

Each week, genealogy record collections are added and updated to FamilySearch and listed on the Historical Record Collection list at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list.

As of 27 September 2024, there are 3,378 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):

The deleted, new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Updated ---

Alaska, State Archives (Juneau), Coroner's Inquests, 1898-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3161312); 86 indexed records with 86 record images (was 86 records with 86 images), UPDATED 25-Sep-2024
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 548,620 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Argentina, Jujuy, Civil Registration, 1888-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4489444); 8,242 indexed records with 14,709 record images (was 8,242 records with 14,709 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4285043); 19,660 indexed records with 8,932 record images (was 19,660 records with 8,932 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Australia Deaths and Burials, 1816-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1770857); Index only (106,769 records), no images (was 106,769 records with 0 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024

Austria, Carinthia, Gurk Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1527-1986 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2718009); 3,674,161 indexed records with 751,138 record images (was 3,694,883 records with 752,018 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1482191); 114,957 indexed records with 6,411,594 record images (was 114,957 records with 6,411,594 images), UPDATED 23-Sep-2024
Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138511); 776,991 indexed records with 372,768 record images (was 776,991 records with 372,768 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,479,146 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,479,146 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Brazil, Cemetery Records, 1799-2024 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2137269); 994,714 indexed records with 150,972 record images (was 994,714 records with 150,972 images), UPDATED 25-Sep-2024

Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 449,673 indexed records with 130,735 record images (was 449,673 records with 130,735 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Brazil, Piauí, Church Records, 1767-2019 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4382070); 28,772 indexed records with 52,122 record images (was 28,772 records with 52,122 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,763,925 indexed records with 894,789 record images (was 1,763,925 records with 894,789 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2177298); 1,423,470 indexed records with 273,847 record images (was 1,423,470 records with 273,847 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 8,704,372 indexed records with 1,110,910 record images (was 8,590,981 records with 1,094,118 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024

Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 27,318,930 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 27,129,887 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Colombia, Civil Registration, 1553-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469480); 724,077 indexed records with 854,016 record images (was 724,077 records with 854,016 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Cuba, Church Records, 1584-1960 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4375851); 199,610 indexed records with 42,030 record images (was 199,610 records with 42,030 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024
Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804263); 11,813,548 indexed records with 4,668,489 record images (was 11,816,164 records with 4,668,489 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisantu Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1894-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000138); 28,570 indexed records with 10,620 record images (was 28,570 records with 10,620 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024

El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,313,149 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,313,149 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2549721); 148,492 indexed records with 506,445 record images (was 148,492 records with 506,445 images), UPDATED 23-Sep-2024
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 171,531 indexed records with 162,296 record images (was 171,531 records with 162,296 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Gibraltar, Church Records, 1697-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4453925); 59,382 indexed records with 6,373 record images (was 59,382 records with 6,373 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024
Guadeloupe, Church Records, 1639-1830 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4316498); 1,197 indexed records with 299 record images (was 1,197 records with 299 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024

Guadeloupe, Civil Registration Records, 1792-1872 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4293709); 1,845 indexed records with 523 record images (was 1,845 records with 523 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024
Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790265); 504,814 indexed records with 390,648 record images (was 504,814 records with 390,648 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024
Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2075150); 4,605,630 indexed records with 1,486 record images (was 4,605,630 records with 1,486 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2443319); 429,916 indexed records with 9,848 record images (was 429,916 records with 9,848 images), UPDATED 22-Sep-2024
Haiti, Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Catholic Church Records, 1866-2017 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4279947); 118,329 indexed records with 22,451 record images (was 118,329 records with 22,451 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024

Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823595); 1,560,278 indexed records with 425,330 record images (was 1,560,278 records with 425,330 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1452460); 13,215,412 indexed records with 5,864,285 record images (was 13,215,412 records with 5,864,285 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 6,855,603 indexed records with 242,367 record images (was 6,855,603 records with 242,367 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records, 1502-1942 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1493344); 860 indexed records with 554,541 record images (was 860 records with 554,541 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024
Madagascar, Sainte-Marie Island, Civil Registration, 1820-1870 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000242); 406 indexed records with 53 record images (was 406 records with 53 images), UPDATED 24-Sep-2024

Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1883388); 5,974,383 indexed records with 5,283,986 record images (was 5,974,383 records with 5,283,986 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 9,027,481 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 9,027,481 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2060123); 4,267,765 indexed records with 2,187,206 record images (was 4,267,736 records with 2,187,206 images), UPDATED 20-Sep-2024
Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2114430); 406,731 indexed records with 365,650 record images (was 406,731 records with 365,650 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1589502); 3,594,406 indexed records with 1,789,697 record images (was 3,594,406 records with 1,789,697 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024

Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,206,886 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,206,886 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Peru, Cemetery Records, 1912-2013 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3163400); 204,460 indexed records with 6,281 record images (was 204,460 records with 6,281 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787829); 1,134,388 indexed records with 267,474 record images (was 1,134,388 records with 267,474 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Portugal, Faro, Civil Registration, 1880-1920 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4122681); 25,177 indexed records with 14,291 record images (was 25,177 records with 14,291 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,096,134 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,096,134 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024

Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,324,126 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,324,126 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 492,105 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 492,105 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
South Africa, Western Cape, Deceased Estate Files, 1951-1958 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4319131); 621,108 indexed records with 346,175 record images (was 621,108 records with 346,175 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
St. Lucia, Church Records, 1751-1793 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4449051); 390 indexed records with 87 record images (was 390 records with 87 images), UPDATED 26-Sep-2024
United States, California, San Francisco, Records of Chinese Laborers Returning to the US, 1882-1888 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3233819); 68,880 indexed records with 7,721 record images (was 57,475 records with 4,164 images), UPDATED 20-Sep-2024

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (1,386,933 records), no images (was 1,386,933 records with 0 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 1,148,081 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 1,148,081 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2018 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2373794); 3,696 indexed records with 1,877 record images (was 3,696 records with 1,877 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417520); 1,384,386 indexed records with 1,157,611 record images (was 1,384,386 records with 1,157,611 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Wisconsin, Naturalization Records, 1848-1991 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2174939); 294,899 indexed records with 176,312 record images (was 293,255 records with 176,312 images), UPDATED 23-Sep-2024

Zambia, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Church Records, 1950-2015 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3736255); 562,894 indexed records with 47,783 record images (was 562,894 records with 47,783 images), UPDATED 27-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe, Diocese of Hwange, Catholic Church Records, 1924-2022 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000103); 5,257 indexed records with 16,926 record images (was 5,257 records with 16,926 images), UPDATED 25-Sep-2024

--- Collections with new images ---

Brazil, Alagoas, Civil Registration, 1876-2020 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469403); 1 indexed records with 130,594 record images (was 1 records with 127,803 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
Brazil, Maranhão, Civil Registration, 1827-2021 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4469402); 1 indexed records with 53,125 record images (was 1 records with 53,124 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024

--- Collections with images removed ---

Colombia, DAS Civil Registration Alphabetic Cards, 1937-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000074); 1 indexed records with 15,910,459 record images (was 1 records with 15,910,461 images), last updated 07-Jun-2024
England, Manchester, Electoral Registers, 1820-1939 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000365); 5,008,658 indexed records with 371,112 record images (was 5,008,658 records with 535,067 images), last updated 19-Aug-2024
United States Census, 1950 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515); 52,785,233 indexed records with 52,773,459 record images (was 52,785,233 records with 52,774,284 images), last updated 16-Jun-2024
West Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4166146); 36,505 indexed records with 4,798 record images (was 36,505 records with 8,654 images), last updated 15-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!

Marshall notes that there are:

* 0 removed entries

* 0 added entries

* 57 updated entries

* 6 entries with more or less images or records

I note that FamilySearch says they have 2 more collections than Marshall's list has.

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, September 27, 2024

Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 September 2024

The following genealogy record collections were added to the Ancestry.com Card Catalog page by Date Updated during the period from 21 to 27 September 2024:

The ADDED and Updated collections include:

* U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/27/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United States. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present.

* U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/27/2024. This database consists of information extracted from marriage announcements found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800s to the present.

* Canada, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/27/2024. This database consists of information extracted from marriage announcements found in newspapers from Canada on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800s to the present.

* Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/27/2024. This database consists of facts extracted from marriages found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800’s to current.

* UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/27/2024. This database consists of facts extracted from marriages found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800’s to current.

* Czech Republic, Legionnaires, 1914-1920; indexed records without record images, ADDED 9/26/2024. This collection contains military records from the Czech Republic between the years 1914 and 1920. Most records are in Czech.

* Maryland, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931; indexed records with record images, Updated 9/25/2024. This database consists of naturalization records for Maryland from U.S. District Courts.

* Delaware, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1802-1944; indexed records with record images, Updated 9/25/2024. This database consists of naturalization records for Delaware from U.S. Federal Courts.

* Web: United Kingdom, Index of Professional Boxers, 1900-1979; indexed records without record images, ADDED 9/25/2024. 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.

* Michigan, U.S., Birth Records, 1867-1913; indexed records with record images, ADDED 9/25/2024. This collection includes birth records produced in Michigan between 1867 and 1920.

* Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Canada. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present.

* UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The records are dated between the 1300s and the present.

* Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This collection contains death certificates from the state of Missouri that took place between the years of 1910 and 1971.

* Norway, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Norway. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present.

* Brazil, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Brazil. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present.

* Italy, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Italy. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present.

* Sweden, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Sweden. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present.

* Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Australia and New Zealand. The records are dated between the 1800s and the present.

* Germany, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® from Germany. The records are dated between the 1600s and the present.

* Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 9/23/2024. This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave® for burials at sea and other select burial locations.

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

By my count, there were 3 NEW record collection ADDED this past week, per the list above. There are now 33,584 collections available as of 27 September, an INCREASE of 2 from last week.

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By my count, there were 5 NEW record collection ADDED this past week, per the list above. There are now 33,582 collections available as of 20 September, an INCREASE of 5 from last week.

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Added and Updated MyHeritage Genealogy Research Collections - 20 to 26 September 2024

The following Genealogy Research Collections were ADDED or updated to the MyHeritage Collections Catalog during the week of 20 to 26 September 2024:

* MyHeritage Family Sites (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 94,315,874 entries

* Geni World Family Tree (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 356,953,377 entries

* FamilySearch Family Tree (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 1,150,467,710 entries

* Filae Family Trees (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 299,178,803 entries

* MyHeritage Family Trees (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 6,072,459,415 entries

* MyHeritage members (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 75,930,916 entries

* MyHeritage photos & docs (Images), Updated Sep 26 2024, 439,129,933 entries

* Search Connect™ - Searches by MyHeritage Members (Family Trees), Updated Sep 26 2024, 434,923,561 entries

* Canada, Quebec Deaths (Death, Burial, Cemeteries & Obituaries), ADDED Sep 26 2024, 7,076,313 entries

* Texas Deaths (Death, Burial, Cemeteries & Obituaries), Updated Sep 21 2024, 8,119,134 entries

* Poland, Masovian, Warsaw Burials (Death, Burial, Cemeteries & Obituaries), ADDED Sep 20 2024, 456,134 entries

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There are 2 ADDED record collections this past week, and MyHeritage now has a total of 7,430 record collections (an increase of 3 collections), with 21,007,248,956 entries.

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52 Relatives: Great-GrandUncle James Alexander Kemp (1872-1934) of Ontario and California

James Alexander Kemp was born 12 July 1872 in Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, the fifth child and second son of James Abraham and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp.[1-3]

Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp died in 1874, leaving five children aged 2 to 12. James Abraham Kemp married, secondly, to Melissa Wilson (1840-1902) on 16 November 1876 in Bell Ewart Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario.

In the 1881 Census Records for Norfolk County North, Ontario, the James A. Kemp family resided in Middleton Township, Norfolk County, Ontario.[4] The household included:

James A. Kemp - Age 49, born Ontario, Religion Wesleyan Methodist, Origin English, Carpenter.
Melissa Kemp - Age 35, born Ontario, Religion Wesleyan Methodist, Origin Irish.
James Kemp - Age 8, born Ontario.
Georgianna Kemp - Age 12, born Ontario.
Alfred Kemp - Age 1, born Ontario.

On 1 February 1890, James Alexander Kemp traveled from Woodstock, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan for the purpose of residing in the United States.[3] He may traveled with his sister, Georgianna Kemp, and may have gone to Chicago, Illinois to live with his sister, Sarah Elizabeth (Kemp) Cropp.

On 26 August 1892, James Alexander Kemp married Bertha Anice Fuller (1874-1951), probably in Will County, Illinois.[5] Bertha was born 1 January 1874 in Wallonsburg, Essex County, New York, the daughter of Horace M. and Alta Lucretia (Cadwell) Fuller, who resided in Will County in the 1880 United States Census. By 1894, the Horace M. Fuller family resided in Barona, San Diego County, California. Bertha (Fuller) Kemp died 25 January 1951 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, California.

James and Bertha (Fuller) Kemp probably came to San Diego County, California in the early 1890s.

James Alexander and Bertha Anice (Fuller) Kemp had three children.

Myrtle Marie Kemp, born 10 Jul 1893, Lemon Grove, San Diego, California, United States; married Frank Edgar Marley (1895-1968), 7 Nov 1923, Los Angeles, California, United States; died 5 Aug 1970, San Rafael, Marin, California, United States.
LeRoy Gordon Kemp, born 25 Jan 1896, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States; married Laura Louise Ehlers (1896-1972), 16 Jul 1917, San Diego, California, United States; died 12 Oct 1933, Bell, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Edith Mae Kemp, born 25 Sep 1903, San Diego, California, United States; married (1) Grove Bradbury Conklin (1896-1969), 28 Apr 1923, Los Angeles, California, United States; married (2) James Harper Shoop (1896-1945), 10 Aug 1937, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; married (3) Dennis Maurice Ott (1896-1969), bef 1946, Los Angeles, California, United States; died 2 Oct 1971, Los Angeles, California, United States.

In the 1900 United States Census, the James A. Kemp family resided in Spring Valley township, San Diego County, California.[6] The household included:

James A. Kemp - head, male, white, born July 1871, age 28, married, for 7 years, born Canada English, father born Canada English, mother born Canada English, immigrated in 1890, US resident for 10 years, Alien, a farmer.
Bertha A. Kemp - wife, female, white, born Jan 1874, age 26, married, for 7 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born New York, father born New York, mother born Vermont, no occupation.
Myrtle M. Kemp - daughter, female, white, born July 1892, age 7, single, born California, father born Canada English, mother born New York.
Roy Gordon Kemp - son, male, white, born Jan 1896, age 4, single, born California, father born Canada English, mother born New York.

James Alexander Kemp was named in the will of his father, James A. Kemp, proved in Norfolk County, Ontario on 11 December 1902, and was bequeathed five dollars as were his siblings.

James Alexander Kemp petitioned the United States Department of Commerce to be a naturalized United States citizen on 24 September 1906 in Superior Court of San Diego.[3] In the petition, he stated:

His name was James Alexander Kemp, a resident of Foster, San Diego County, California, occupation Rancher.
He was born 12 July 1871 in Delhi, Ontario, Canada.
He emigrated from Woodstock, Canada on 1 February 1890, arriving at Detroit on the Grand Trunk Railway.
His wife's name is Bertha Kemp, born in New York, resident of Foster, California.
He has three children - Myrtle, born 11 July 1894 at Lemon Grove, California, Leroy born 10 January 1897 at Lemon Grove, California, and Edith, born 25 September 1903 at El Cajon, California, all reside at Foster, California.
He renounced all allegiance and fidelity to Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland
He has lived in the United States since 2 February 1890 and in California since 2 March 1893.
He prayed that he be admitted a citizen of the United States of America on 29 September 1908.

In the 1910 United States census, the James A. Kemp family resided on Barona Ranch in Lakeside township, San Diego County, California.[7] The household included:

James A. Kemp - head, male, white, age 37, married once, for 17 years, born Canada English, father born Canada English, mother born Canada English, immigrated in 1887, Papers, a manager, works on general farm.
Bertha A. Kemp - wife, female, white, age 36, married once, for 17 years, 3 children born, 3 living, born New York, father born New York, mother born Vermont, no occupation.
Myrtle M. Kemp - daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born California, father born Canada English, mother born New York.
Leroy A. Kemp - son, male, white, age 14, single, born California, father born Canada English, mother born New York.
Edith Kemp - daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born California, father born Canada English, mother born New York.
A. Frank Kemp - brother, male, white, age 30, married once, for 5 months, born Canada English, father born Canada English, mother born Canada English, immigrated in 1904, Alien, a farm laborer, works on general farm.
Ella Kemp - sister-in-law, female, white, age 28, married once, for 5 months, 0 children born Canada English, father born Canada English, mother born Canada English, immigrated 1907.

In the 1920 United States census, the James A. Kemp family resided in Calumet Township, Fallon County, Montana.[8] The household included:

James A. Kemp - head, owns home, with a mortgage, male, white, age 48, married, immigrated in 1890, naturalized in 1910, born Canada (mother tongue English), father born Canada (English), mother born Canada (English), a farmer.
Bertha A. Kemp - wife, female, white, age 46, married, born New York (English), father born New York (English), mother born Vermont (English), no occupation.
Myrtle M. Kemp - daughter, female, white, age 26, married, born California (English), father born Canada (English), mother born New York (English), a nurse, works in a hospital.
Leroy G. Kemp - son, male, white, age 24, married, born California (English), father born Canada (English), mother born New York (English), a rancher, works on ranch.
Laura L. Kemp - daughter-in-law, female, white, age 24, married, born Iowa (English), father born Iowa (English), mother born Germany (German), no occupation
Edith M. Kemp - daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born California (English), father born Canada (English), mother born New York (English), no occupation.
Leroy J. Kemp - grandson, male, white, age 1, single, born Montana (English), father born California (English), mother born Iowa (English).

In the 1930 United States census, the James A. Kemp family resided on Kling?? Ave. in El Monte township, Los Angeles County, California.[9] The household included:

James A. Kemp - head, rents home for $25, owns a radio, male, white, age 57, married, first at age 21, born Canada English, father born Canada English, mother born Canada English, speaks English, immigrated in 1890, naturalized, a farmer, in walnut industry.
Bertha A. Kemp - wife, female, white, age 56, married, first at age 18, born New York, father born New York, mother born Vermont, no occupation.

James Alexander Kemp died 12 September 1934 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.[10] A short obituary was published in the Los Angeles Times newspaper on 13 September 1934. It reads:

"KEMP, September 12. James A. Kemp, husband of Bertha Kemp: father of Mrs. Myrtle Marley of Santa Ana, Mrs. Edith Conklin of Los Angeles and the late Le Roy G. Kemp of Bell, Cal.

"Services 2 p.m. Saturday from Pierce Brothers, Interment, Inglewood Park Cemetery."

James Alexander Kemp is buried in the Elm section of Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.[11]

SOURCES:

1. Cheryl Kemp Taber, "Kemps and Kin," online database, Rootsweb WorldConnect Project (https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com), birth date for James Alexander Kemp, son of James A. and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp.

2. "Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917," indexed database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), James Alexander Kemp entry, 12 July 1872, son of James and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp.

3. "U.S. Naturalization Records, Original documents, 1795-1972," digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Petition for Naturalization, James Alexander Kemp entry.

4. Census of Canada, 1881, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule #1, district 158, Norfolk North, subdistrict A, township of Middleton, page 6, Dwelling #33, Family #33, James A. Kemp household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html : accessed 5 March 2013); citing Library and Archives of Canada Microfilm C-13263.

5. Cheryl Kemp Taber, "Kemps and Kin," online database, Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com), marriage date for James A. Kemp and Bertha A. Fuller, 26 August 1892.

6. 1900 United States Federal Census, San Diego County, California, Spring Valley township, Enumeration District 203, Page 1A, Dwelling #4, Family #4, James A. Kemp household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 100.

7. 1910 United States Federal Census, San Diego County, California, Lakeside township, Enumeration District 125, Page 25B, Dwelling #483, Family #488, James A. Kemp household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 95.

8. 1920 United States Federal Census, Fallon County, Montana, Calumet township, Enumeration District 51, Page 3A, Dwelling #22, Family #22, James A. Kemp household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 970.

9. 1930 United States Federal Census, os Angeles County, California, El Monte township, Enumeration District 932, Page 2A, Dwelling #22, Family #22, James A. Kemp household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T626, Roll 126.

10. "California Death Index, 1905-1939." online database, FamilySearch (https://www.FamilySearch.org), James A. Kemp entry, 12 September 1934.

11. Find A Grave, indexed and imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif., James A. Kemp (1872-1934) memorial #177801490 .

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James Alexander Kemp (1872-1934) is my great-granduncle and the brother of my great-grandmother, Georgianna (Kemp) Auble (1868-1952). Since he and his family lived in San Diego in 1910, their presence may be the reason that Charles and Georgianna (Kemp) Auble brought their family to San Diego from Chicago in 1911. I know that Lyle and Emily (Auble) Carringer, along with Georgianna (Kemp) Auble, often visited the Kemp families in the Los Angeles area until Georgianna died in 1952.

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.

The "52 Relatives" theme is a weekly series to document the lives of siblings of my ancestors with relatively short genealogical sketches, including important events, and with source citations. These relatives lived and died within a family structure, and deserve a genealogical sketch - they were integral parts and important persons in the lives of my ancestral families. I will post the sketches on the 52 Ancestors/Relatives Biographies. and my Ancestry Member Tree, in WikiTree, and in the FamilySearch Family Tree.

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