tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post2986927766576306028..comments2024-03-18T07:38:53.380-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Finding Ethel - Post 1: Candidate SearchRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-69259600357084849732013-11-08T11:11:43.540-08:002013-11-08T11:11:43.540-08:00Tip of the hat and apology to "pkw" whos...Tip of the hat and apology to "pkw" whose post I did not read until just now.<br />Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-3782225828052867942013-11-08T09:51:45.446-08:002013-11-08T09:51:45.446-08:00Randy,
I have been looking for Ethel as well.
I ...Randy,<br /><br />I have been looking for Ethel as well.<br /><br />I did find John's parents in the 1940 Census, don't remember if you had or not. I sent you a link.<br /><br />One observation about researching this group of folk. Each place I have looked, for the main characters in your story, have their names recorded many different ways. The elder Mr Collins in the 1940 census isn't the way it was recorded earlier. So, we need to be flexible in the order of how their names were recorded.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-46912011580132785942013-11-08T08:44:18.058-08:002013-11-08T08:44:18.058-08:00PS oops, Maple *Hill* Cemetery. Should have stopp...PS oops, Maple *Hill* Cemetery. Should have stopped while ahead.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-42143387594101661732013-11-08T08:42:17.736-08:002013-11-08T08:42:17.736-08:00PS, forgot to mention the Ethel Kays in SSDI, b. 3...PS, forgot to mention the Ethel Kays in SSDI, b. 3 Oct 1907, d. Feb 1981, last residence Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL. Which is where the findagrave entry is for, in Maple Grove Cemetery. Makes sense that Ethel did not move away from Wayne County after her last (not necessarily only) remarriage.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-72665224708094650882013-11-08T08:38:49.462-08:002013-11-08T08:38:49.462-08:00Randy,
If your Ethel was a Catholic she may have b...Randy,<br />If your Ethel was a Catholic she may have been registered as Mary Ethel. Churchmen seemed to dislike that name for some reason - no saint possibly. I found a very elusive aunt as Mary Ethel.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111154781224680664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-71171896828820611782013-11-08T08:35:22.508-08:002013-11-08T08:35:22.508-08:00If Ethel was a Catholic she may be registered as M...If Ethel was a Catholic she may be registered as Mary Ethel. My experience has been that churchmen did not like plain old ordinary Ethel for some reason - perhaps there was no saint with that name. I found a very elusive aunt as Mary Ethel.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111154781224680664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-16782399210264148782013-11-08T08:28:37.378-08:002013-11-08T08:28:37.378-08:00Try findagrave for Ethel M. and John F. Kays
http...Try findagrave for Ethel M. and John F. Kays<br /><br />http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=103091625&PIpi=73274683<br /><br />John was single son living with his parents for 1930 and 1940 in Big Mound Twp., Wayne Co., IL.<br /><br />A check of the SSDI showed some likely Ethel Kays' but the most likely appears to have been married to a Marshall Kays in Nelson Co., KY in 1940 Census -- they are buried there according to a findagrave entry.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-61118185077557517632013-11-08T00:39:04.215-08:002013-11-08T00:39:04.215-08:00Randy,
One of the excellent online Oklahoma resou...Randy,<br /><br />One of the excellent online Oklahoma resources that should prove helpful in this case is the index to court records (including many marriages) found at http://www1.odcr.com/. It's a really good place to start. A search for Louis Powell reveals a marriage license was filed in Creek County, OK on 15 Mar 1922 between Louis Powell and Ethel Hall. Oddly, another marriage license was filed in the same county 2 years later on 11 May 1924 between Louis Burr Powell and Ethel M Powell. Obviously, this is only an index and additional research should be done in the original records, but it looks like you may be on the right track with the Hall family.Gary Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119636964076254730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-11323843615131040432013-11-07T22:49:54.754-08:002013-11-07T22:49:54.754-08:00Hey Randy,
My first thought when reading your pos...Hey Randy,<br /><br />My first thought when reading your post was that I didn't see consideration of Kays being Ethel's name after her other marriages, and only focusing on before. For example, this could be her: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103091625 . Especially since she's buried in the same town where she lived with Loy Lathem before he died. Perhaps searching for this Ethel's obituary and/or a marriage record could lead to more information?Paula Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840897484537968857noreply@blogger.com