This week's Tuesday's Tip is: Use City Directories to Find Family Residence Addresses in 1940 to Narrow Your 1940 U.S. Census Search.
Are you ready to search the 1940 United States Census images when they are released next Monday, 2 April 2012, at 9 a.m. EDT? If you've been reading Genea-Musings, you know that the census images will be available, but there will not be indexes until late in 2012.
In order to narrow your search without an index, you will need to know the Enumeration District (ED) for the place your family resided. In urban areas, this means that you need to know the address of their residence.
How can you find out the address of the residence of your family? The best resource (I listed many in How Can I Find Out Where My Folks Lived in 1940?, but the best opportunity is to use City Directories in the 1940 time period to find the address. I posted Finding Addresses of People in the 1940 U.S. Census Using City Directories about using the online city directories at Ancestry.com.
Most city libraries, and many local and regional genealogical libraries, have City Directories on their shelves, including from the 1940 time period. If your local or regional library has a City Directories collection, you should go there sometime this week to use their resources.
Ancestry.com has a large collection of City Directories for many cities in their historical record collection. These are in two major collections:
1) U.S. City Directories (Beta) - many cities in 15 states (California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia).
2) U,.S. City Directories - many cities in most states and DC.
Ancestry.com intentionally targeted collecting City Directories in the 1940 and 1950 time periods and has a great collection of them. I recommend that you search these directories by choosing a state, city/town, and then a year (1940 if available), then search by Surname only in the specific directory. Why? Because every first name/last name combination was not indexed in these collections. You can also browse the specific collection, using the image number field or the back/forward arrows to find your surname target.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/tuesdays-tip-find-1940-addresses-in.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
A Look Inside Ancestry.com
NetworkWorld has released a short video (4 minutes 34 seconds) providing a "rare" look inside the Ancestry.com operations. You can view it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46vjLoXmSaI&feature=youtu.be or click the Play button below:
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CVGS Meeting on Wednesday, 28 March: Joel Weintraub on 1940 census
MARCH 28th PROGRAM MEETING
from 12 Noon to 2 p.m.
at Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library (365 F Street in Chula Vista) in the Auditorium
“Here Comes the 1940 Census” by Joel Weintraub, PhD
Joel Weintraub's presentation is “Here Comes the 1940 Census.” He will discuss what's in the 1940 United States census and how to search the census for family members by location, since there will not be a name index when it becomes public on the http://1940census.archives.gov website.
Joel is a past National Archives volunteer and an emeritus Biology Professor. He has produced census tools since 2001, and in 2002 teamed up with Stephen Morse. These utilities, for searching federal and NY State censuses by location, are freely available at http://stevemorse.org in the census folders.
If you want a head start on the talk, use http://stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/cvgs-meeting-on-wednesday-28-march-joel.html
copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Giles Slocum of Portsmouth RI
Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started his own Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:
"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is the will of Giles Slocum (1623-1683) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married Joan (1620-1679) in about 1640, and they had nine children: Joanna Slocum (1642-1728); John Slocum (1645-1702); Giles Slocum (1647-????); Ebenezer Slocum (1650-1715); Nathaniel Slocum (1652-1702); Peleg Slocum (1654-1733); Samuel Slocum (1657-????); Mary Slocum (1660-1689); Eliezer Slocum (1664-1727).
Giles Slocum died testate, having written a will dated 10 October 1681, which was proved 10 July 1683 (Charles Elihu Slocum, A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs, and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical (Syracuse N.Y.: the author, 1888, pages 39-40). It reads:
"Seeing it pleaseth God to give me this opportunity being in good & sound memory it is with me to setle my out ward Estate that the Lord hath blessed mee with all unto whome I give the glory whoe is gold over All blessed for Ever more amen now Know all people whoe may bee concerned hearin That I Gyles Slocom now of the Towne of Portsmouth one Road Island and in ye Kings Providence Plantation of New England in Amerrica sinnair I doe make this my last will & Testiment in mannar & forme ase ffolloweth my will is that my depts bee first payd by my Executirx hereafter named. Item I doe give & beequeath unto my Louving sonn Samuell Slocome five shillings in Lawfull monyes of New England.
"Item I give & beequeath unto my sonn John Slocom five shillings Lawful monyes of New England. Item I doe give and beequeath unto my Louving sonn Gyles Slocom him his heires And asignes for Ever all my Lands and housing to mee beelonginge and apertaining beeing and Laying in or one Rhod Island in the Towne of Portsmouth and now in my occupation Excepting foure accors of Land with one Small Teniment one it laying in the Towne of Portsmouth in Rhod Island and now in the occupation of Will Rickinson house carpenter. Item I give unto my sonn Giles Slocom one great Chest one table one bedsteed one great chaire.
"Item I give unto my son Ebenezer five shillings Lawfull monyes of New England. Item I give unto my son Nathaniell Slocom two shars of Lands Laying neere the Towne of Shrosbury in New Jersey to him his heires and asignes for Ever. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Peleg Slocom halfe A sheare of Land Lying and beeing in the Towne of Dartmouth with all the Rights prineledges theare unto beelonging to him his heires and asignes for Ever.
"Item I give and bequeath unto my son Eliezer Slocom one quarter of a sheare of Land Laying and beeing in the aforesaid Towne of Dartmouth in the Colonye of Plimouth to him his heires and Asignes for Ever.
"Item I give and beequeath unto my Louing Darter Johanah Mott three quarters of a sheare of Land situate and Laying neare Shorsbury [ Shrewsbury] in New Jersey to her her heires and asignes for Ever.
"Item I give and beequeath unto my Loueing Dauter Mary Tucker foure accars of Land with one small Teniment one it Laying in the Towne of Portsmouth one Rhod Island and now in the occupation of Will Rickinson house carpenter to her and her heires for Ever.
"Item I give and bequeath unto my Dafter Mary Tucker sixteen accors of Land situate and Laying up one the Island of Cononicut which wase formerly in the posstiion of Robert Hasard to her her heires and asignes for Ever.
"Item I give unto my son Eliezer Slocom two oxen foure cowes one horse. Item I give and beequeath unto my Dafter Johanah Mott five pounds Lawful monyes of New England to bee payd her out of my stocke when when solde.
"Item I give and bequeath unto my Dafter Johanah Mott my Riding horse. Item I doe give and beequeath unto my Loueing friends the peple of God called Quakers foure pound Lawfull monyes of New England to bee payd into the mens meeting one Road Island.
"Item I give and beequeath unto my three children Nathaniell Eliezer Slocom and Johanah Mott all my beding equaly devided betwixt them.
"Item I give unto all my Grand children each of them five sheepe A peace.
"Item All the Remainder of my Estate undisposed of I give and beequeath unto my five children Nathaniell Peleg Eliezer Slcom Johanah Mott Mary Tucker to bee Equalye devided bee twen them.
"Item my will is that all my legises bee truly payd by my Executrix within six months after my deseas.
"Item my will is that after my dessease my sonn Gyles Slocom shall give one mounthes time unto my Executrix for the Removing and taking all my stock ase coews osen sheepe horskine and household goods. Lastly I doe heare by nominate constitute and apoynt my trusty and well beloved Dafter Johanah Mott to bee my full and sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament nulling and makeing void all other wills formerly by mee made what soever And this to stand for my Last will and Testament furder I doe desire my Loueing friends John Easton Simn Water Charles and Arthur Cooke all of Road Island to see this my Last will performed unto which I have heare unto set my hand & seale the Tennth day of ye Eigh mounth called October in the yeare one Thousand six hundred Eighty and one [1681].
.............................................................. The marke of ............................................................. Gyles T Slocum"
"Signed sealed published and
declared in the presen of
the marke of
John C Cooper
the marke of
Mary O Cooke, Arthur Cooke
Margret Cooke"
The one child not mentioned in this will is Samuel Slocum (1657-????). It is probable that he died before 1681, unmarried. My descent is through the son Ebenezer Slocum (1650-1715) who married Mary Thurston (1657-1732) in 1676. Ebenezer received only five shillings from his father; he may have received land via deed before Giles Slocum died.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/amanuensis-monday-will-of-giles-slocum.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is the will of Giles Slocum (1623-1683) of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married Joan (1620-1679) in about 1640, and they had nine children: Joanna Slocum (1642-1728); John Slocum (1645-1702); Giles Slocum (1647-????); Ebenezer Slocum (1650-1715); Nathaniel Slocum (1652-1702); Peleg Slocum (1654-1733); Samuel Slocum (1657-????); Mary Slocum (1660-1689); Eliezer Slocum (1664-1727).
Giles Slocum died testate, having written a will dated 10 October 1681, which was proved 10 July 1683 (Charles Elihu Slocum, A Short History of the Slocums, Slocumbs, and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical (Syracuse N.Y.: the author, 1888, pages 39-40). It reads:
"Seeing it pleaseth God to give me this opportunity being in good & sound memory it is with me to setle my out ward Estate that the Lord hath blessed mee with all unto whome I give the glory whoe is gold over All blessed for Ever more amen now Know all people whoe may bee concerned hearin That I Gyles Slocom now of the Towne of Portsmouth one Road Island and in ye Kings Providence Plantation of New England in Amerrica sinnair I doe make this my last will & Testiment in mannar & forme ase ffolloweth my will is that my depts bee first payd by my Executirx hereafter named. Item I doe give & beequeath unto my Louving sonn Samuell Slocome five shillings in Lawfull monyes of New England.
"Item I give & beequeath unto my sonn John Slocom five shillings Lawful monyes of New England. Item I doe give and beequeath unto my Louving sonn Gyles Slocom him his heires And asignes for Ever all my Lands and housing to mee beelonginge and apertaining beeing and Laying in or one Rhod Island in the Towne of Portsmouth and now in my occupation Excepting foure accors of Land with one Small Teniment one it laying in the Towne of Portsmouth in Rhod Island and now in the occupation of Will Rickinson house carpenter. Item I give unto my sonn Giles Slocom one great Chest one table one bedsteed one great chaire.
"Item I give unto my son Ebenezer five shillings Lawfull monyes of New England. Item I give unto my son Nathaniell Slocom two shars of Lands Laying neere the Towne of Shrosbury in New Jersey to him his heires and asignes for Ever. Item I give and bequeath unto my son Peleg Slocom halfe A sheare of Land Lying and beeing in the Towne of Dartmouth with all the Rights prineledges theare unto beelonging to him his heires and asignes for Ever.
"Item I give and bequeath unto my son Eliezer Slocom one quarter of a sheare of Land Laying and beeing in the aforesaid Towne of Dartmouth in the Colonye of Plimouth to him his heires and Asignes for Ever.
"Item I give and beequeath unto my Louing Darter Johanah Mott three quarters of a sheare of Land situate and Laying neare Shorsbury [ Shrewsbury] in New Jersey to her her heires and asignes for Ever.
"Item I give and beequeath unto my Loueing Dauter Mary Tucker foure accars of Land with one small Teniment one it Laying in the Towne of Portsmouth one Rhod Island and now in the occupation of Will Rickinson house carpenter to her and her heires for Ever.
"Item I give and bequeath unto my Dafter Mary Tucker sixteen accors of Land situate and Laying up one the Island of Cononicut which wase formerly in the posstiion of Robert Hasard to her her heires and asignes for Ever.
"Item I give unto my son Eliezer Slocom two oxen foure cowes one horse. Item I give and beequeath unto my Dafter Johanah Mott five pounds Lawful monyes of New England to bee payd her out of my stocke when when solde.
"Item I give and bequeath unto my Dafter Johanah Mott my Riding horse. Item I doe give and beequeath unto my Loueing friends the peple of God called Quakers foure pound Lawfull monyes of New England to bee payd into the mens meeting one Road Island.
"Item I give and beequeath unto my three children Nathaniell Eliezer Slocom and Johanah Mott all my beding equaly devided betwixt them.
"Item I give unto all my Grand children each of them five sheepe A peace.
"Item All the Remainder of my Estate undisposed of I give and beequeath unto my five children Nathaniell Peleg Eliezer Slcom Johanah Mott Mary Tucker to bee Equalye devided bee twen them.
"Item my will is that all my legises bee truly payd by my Executrix within six months after my deseas.
"Item my will is that after my dessease my sonn Gyles Slocom shall give one mounthes time unto my Executrix for the Removing and taking all my stock ase coews osen sheepe horskine and household goods. Lastly I doe heare by nominate constitute and apoynt my trusty and well beloved Dafter Johanah Mott to bee my full and sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament nulling and makeing void all other wills formerly by mee made what soever And this to stand for my Last will and Testament furder I doe desire my Loueing friends John Easton Simn Water Charles and Arthur Cooke all of Road Island to see this my Last will performed unto which I have heare unto set my hand & seale the Tennth day of ye Eigh mounth called October in the yeare one Thousand six hundred Eighty and one [1681].
.............................................................. The marke of ............................................................. Gyles T Slocum"
"Signed sealed published and
declared in the presen of
the marke of
John C Cooper
the marke of
Mary O Cooke, Arthur Cooke
Margret Cooke"
The one child not mentioned in this will is Samuel Slocum (1657-????). It is probable that he died before 1681, unmarried. My descent is through the son Ebenezer Slocum (1650-1715) who married Mary Thurston (1657-1732) in 1676. Ebenezer received only five shillings from his father; he may have received land via deed before Giles Slocum died.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/amanuensis-monday-will-of-giles-slocum.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Best of the Genea-Blogs - 18 to 24 March 2012
Hundreds of genealogy and family history
bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their
families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their
efforts.
My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for the genealogy carnivals, or other meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.
Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:
* WDYTYA – 3×05 – Jerome Bettis – The Nitpicker’s Version by Banai Feldstein on The Ginger Jewish Genealogist blog. Banai does her usual through job of finding inconsistencies and asking questions on this WDYTYA episode.
* Do Not Deny DNA, Genealogy, or Moral Obligation by Robin Foster on the Saving Stories blog. Robin discusses her ancestry and heritage. I love her attitude!
* Brimhall and Verkler, Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 by the writer of The Ancestry Insider blog. Mr. AI interviewed the outgoing andi ncoming heads of FamilySearch in this series.
* Copyright & the Newspaper Article by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist blog. Judy summarizes American and Australian law concerning newspaper articles.
* Inductive Or Deductive Reasoning? by Michael John Neill on the Rootdig blog. Michael describes these two methods of reasoning with examples.
* Counteracting the Decline of Genealogical Societies by John D. Reid on the Anglo-Celtic Connections blog. John reviews the FGS My Society radio show from last October, and adds his own opinions.
* The U.S. Congressional Serial Set for Genealogists by Kathleen Brandt on the a3genealogy blog. Kathleen describes this important, and underutilized, resource.
* How I Use My Genealogy Software by Ginger Smith on the Genealogy by Ginger's Blog. Ginger shares her methods, adding screen shots of some of her work.
* The Three Rs of Genealogy by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog. Lynn defines them, then grades herself timewise.
* Genealogists Time Capsule Challenge Posts! by Bill West on the West in New England blog. Bill lists the contributions of geneabloggers for this challenge.
* How do I cite a genealogy research conclusion? by Michael Hait on the Planting the Seeds blog. Michael discusses the issue, and has an excellent example of a soundly written conclusion.
* The Laws of Genealogy by Amy on the Amy Johnson Crow blog. Amy lists five immutable laws of genealogy...and wants to know others.
Several genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week, including:
* Fab Finds for the Week of 18 March 2012 by GenuinelyLAF on the 1 Ancestry 2 Little Time blog.
* Ruth's Recommendations by Ruth Blair on The Passionate Genealogist blog.
* Monday Recap for March 19, 2012 by Amanda on the Geni blog.
* Genealogy Roundup - March 22 by Megan Smolenyak on the Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak Roots World blog.
* Follow Friday - Two Weeks of Favorite Finds by Jen on the Climbing My Family Tree. blog.
* Genealogy News Corral - March 19-23 by Diane Haddad on the Genealogy Insider blog.
* Best of British Genealogy - 24th March 2012 by Nicola Epsom on The Genealogy Workshop blog.
I encourage readers to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Google Reader, RSS feed or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.
My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for the genealogy carnivals, or other meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.
Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:
* WDYTYA – 3×05 – Jerome Bettis – The Nitpicker’s Version by Banai Feldstein on The Ginger Jewish Genealogist blog. Banai does her usual through job of finding inconsistencies and asking questions on this WDYTYA episode.
* Do Not Deny DNA, Genealogy, or Moral Obligation by Robin Foster on the Saving Stories blog. Robin discusses her ancestry and heritage. I love her attitude!
* Brimhall and Verkler, Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 by the writer of The Ancestry Insider blog. Mr. AI interviewed the outgoing andi ncoming heads of FamilySearch in this series.
* Copyright & the Newspaper Article by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist blog. Judy summarizes American and Australian law concerning newspaper articles.
* Inductive Or Deductive Reasoning? by Michael John Neill on the Rootdig blog. Michael describes these two methods of reasoning with examples.
* Counteracting the Decline of Genealogical Societies by John D. Reid on the Anglo-Celtic Connections blog. John reviews the FGS My Society radio show from last October, and adds his own opinions.
* The U.S. Congressional Serial Set for Genealogists by Kathleen Brandt on the a3genealogy blog. Kathleen describes this important, and underutilized, resource.
* How I Use My Genealogy Software by Ginger Smith on the Genealogy by Ginger's Blog. Ginger shares her methods, adding screen shots of some of her work.
* The Three Rs of Genealogy by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog. Lynn defines them, then grades herself timewise.
* Genealogists Time Capsule Challenge Posts! by Bill West on the West in New England blog. Bill lists the contributions of geneabloggers for this challenge.
* How do I cite a genealogy research conclusion? by Michael Hait on the Planting the Seeds blog. Michael discusses the issue, and has an excellent example of a soundly written conclusion.
* The Laws of Genealogy by Amy on the Amy Johnson Crow blog. Amy lists five immutable laws of genealogy...and wants to know others.
Several genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week, including:
* Fab Finds for the Week of 18 March 2012 by GenuinelyLAF on the 1 Ancestry 2 Little Time blog.
* Ruth's Recommendations by Ruth Blair on The Passionate Genealogist blog.
* Monday Recap for March 19, 2012 by Amanda on the Geni blog.
* Genealogy Roundup - March 22 by Megan Smolenyak on the Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak Roots World blog.
* Follow Friday - Two Weeks of Favorite Finds by Jen on the Climbing My Family Tree. blog.
* Genealogy News Corral - March 19-23 by Diane Haddad on the Genealogy Insider blog.
* Best of British Genealogy - 24th March 2012 by Nicola Epsom on The Genealogy Workshop blog.
I encourage readers to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Google Reader, RSS feed or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.
Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I am currently reading posts from over 1200 genealogy bloggers using Google Reader, but I still miss quite a few it seems.
Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/best-of-genea-blogs-18-to-24-march-2012.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - #1 Songs
Hey geneaphiles - it's Saturday Night,
time for more Genealogy
Fun!!!
Tonight, we're going to go down memory lane a bit.
1) What was the #1 song on the day you were born? Or on your birthday when you were 18? Or when you married? Or some other important date in your life.
2) Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1 and enter the date and select from UK, US or Australia record lists. Note: the first date available is 1 January 1946.
Alternatively, go to http://www.joshhosler.biz/ and enter the month and date and see a list of songs for each year since 1940.
3) Tell us what your results are (If you are sensitive about your age, don't list the date or year... ) on a blog post of your own, a comment to this post, in a Facebook status line, or in a Google Plus Stream note.
Here's mine:
* Birth date 23 October 1943:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/ site, #1 on that date was "Sunday, Monday or Always" by Bing Crosby (lyrics only, couldn't find a video or recording online)
* Age 18 on 23 October 1961:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/site, #1 was Runaround Sue by Dion and the Belmonts (YouTube video)
* Married on 21 March 1970:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/ site, #1 was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel (YouTube video)
* During the time that I was really "into" popular music (1956-1970), the #1 hits on my birthday were:
** 1956. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog -- Elvis Presley
** 1957. Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice -- Elvis Presley
** 1958. It's All in the Game -- Tommy Edwards
** 1959. Mack the Knife -- Bobby Darin
** 1960. I Want to be Wanted -- Brenda Lee
** 1961. Runaround Sue -- Dion
** 1962. Monster Mash -- Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers
** 1963. Sugar Shack -- Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
** 1964. Do Wah Diddy -- Manfred Mann
** 1965. Yesterday -- The Beatles
** 1966. 96 Tears -- ?? & the Mysterians
** 1967. To Sir, with Love -- Lulu
** 1968. Hey Jude -- The Beatles
** 1969. I Can't Next to You -- The Temptations
** 1970. I'll Be There -- The Jackson Five
Tonight, we're going to go down memory lane a bit.
1) What was the #1 song on the day you were born? Or on your birthday when you were 18? Or when you married? Or some other important date in your life.
2) Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1 and enter the date and select from UK, US or Australia record lists. Note: the first date available is 1 January 1946.
Alternatively, go to http://www.joshhosler.biz/ and enter the month and date and see a list of songs for each year since 1940.
3) Tell us what your results are (If you are sensitive about your age, don't list the date or year... ) on a blog post of your own, a comment to this post, in a Facebook status line, or in a Google Plus Stream note.
Here's mine:
* Birth date 23 October 1943:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/ site, #1 on that date was "Sunday, Monday or Always" by Bing Crosby (lyrics only, couldn't find a video or recording online)
* Age 18 on 23 October 1961:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/site, #1 was Runaround Sue by Dion and the Belmonts (YouTube video)
* Married on 21 March 1970:
From the http://www.joshhosler.biz/ site, #1 was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel (YouTube video)
* During the time that I was really "into" popular music (1956-1970), the #1 hits on my birthday were:
** 1956. Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog -- Elvis Presley
** 1957. Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice -- Elvis Presley
** 1958. It's All in the Game -- Tommy Edwards
** 1959. Mack the Knife -- Bobby Darin
** 1960. I Want to be Wanted -- Brenda Lee
** 1961. Runaround Sue -- Dion
** 1962. Monster Mash -- Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers
** 1963. Sugar Shack -- Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
** 1964. Do Wah Diddy -- Manfred Mann
** 1965. Yesterday -- The Beatles
** 1966. 96 Tears -- ?? & the Mysterians
** 1967. To Sir, with Love -- Lulu
** 1968. Hey Jude -- The Beatles
** 1969. I Can't Next to You -- The Temptations
** 1970. I'll Be There -- The Jackson Five
Surname Saturday - SMITH (England > Rhode Island)
It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am now up to number 375, who is Renewed SMITH (1717-????), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]
My ancestral line back through four generations of SMITH ancestors is:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)
10. Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11. Julia White (1848-1913)
22. Henry Arnold White ((1824-1885)
23. Amy Frances Oatley (1826-before 1870)
46. Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)
47. Amy Champlin (1798-1865)
92. Joseph Oatley (1755-1815)
93. Mary Hazard (1765-1857)
186. Stephen Hazard (1730-1804)
187. Elizabeth Carpenter (1741-????)
374.. Daniel Carpenter, born 18 December 1712 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died in . He was the son of 748. Solomon Carpenter and 749. Elizabeth Tefft. He married 29 April 1733 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
375. Renewed Smith, born 08 May 1717 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
Children of Daniel Carpenter and Renewed Smith are: Jeremiah Carpenter (1734-????); Sarah Carpenter (1736-????); Jonathan Carpenter (1739-????); Elizabeth Carpenter (1741-????); Daniel Carpenter (1744-????); Renewed Carpenter (1746-1810); Margaret Carpenter (1749-????); Mercy Carpenter (1752-????); Hannah Carpenter (1754-????); James Carpenter (1756-????); Mary Carpenter (1759-1823); Stephen Carpenter (1763-1835).
750. Ephraim Smith, born about 1680 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died before 14 May 1733 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. He married about 1710 in probably Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
751. Margaret Pearce, born about 1689 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. She was the daughter of 1502. Daniel Pearce and 1503. Mary Weaver.
Children of Ephraim Smith and Margaret Pearce are: Renewed Smith (1717-????); Margaret Smith (1719-????); Ephraim Smith (1722-????).
1500. Jeremiah Smith, born about 1648 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died before 11 April 1720 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. He married 02 January 1672 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.
1501. Mary Gereardy, born 11 October 1654 in New Amsterdam; died 1722 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. She was the daughter of 3002. Jan Gereardy and 3003. Renewed Sweet.
Children of Jeremiah Smith and Mary Gereardy are: John Smith (????-????); Ebenezer Smith (????-????); Sarah Smith (1678-1765); Ephraim Smith (1680-1733); Mary Smith (1682-????); Deliverance Smith (1684-1715);
3000. John Smith, born about 1621 in England; died before 24 October 1677 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. He married about 1640 in probably Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
3001. Margaret, born about 1620 in England; died after 1677 in Rhode Island, United States.
Children of John Smith and Margaret are: John Smith (1646-1730); Jeremiah Smith (1648-1720); Mercy Smith (1650-1697); Hannah Smith (1655-1713); Daniel Smith (1657-1707).
I have found very little published material on this SMITH family line, and have done none of my own research on this line. I have found two interesting websites that appear to have information about John Smith of Prudence Island and some of his descendants:
* The Bailey Family website - http://nybirds.net/jsbailey/d184.htm#P6026.
* Alfred Rose's family tree on Rootsweb WorldConnect - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=butchrose&id=I04677
Note that this is one of at least five John Smiths that resided in Rhode Island in the 1600s. I'm related also to John Smith the Miller, but not John Smith the Mason (as far as I know). However, there seems to be no connection between these two and John Smith of Prudence Island and Portsmouth.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/surname-saturday-smith-england.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
My ancestral line back through four generations of SMITH ancestors is:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)
10. Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11. Julia White (1848-1913)
22. Henry Arnold White ((1824-1885)
23. Amy Frances Oatley (1826-before 1870)
46. Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)
47. Amy Champlin (1798-1865)
92. Joseph Oatley (1755-1815)
93. Mary Hazard (1765-1857)
186. Stephen Hazard (1730-1804)
187. Elizabeth Carpenter (1741-????)
374.. Daniel Carpenter, born 18 December 1712 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; died in . He was the son of 748. Solomon Carpenter and 749. Elizabeth Tefft. He married 29 April 1733 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
375. Renewed Smith, born 08 May 1717 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
Children of Daniel Carpenter and Renewed Smith are: Jeremiah Carpenter (1734-????); Sarah Carpenter (1736-????); Jonathan Carpenter (1739-????); Elizabeth Carpenter (1741-????); Daniel Carpenter (1744-????); Renewed Carpenter (1746-1810); Margaret Carpenter (1749-????); Mercy Carpenter (1752-????); Hannah Carpenter (1754-????); James Carpenter (1756-????); Mary Carpenter (1759-1823); Stephen Carpenter (1763-1835).
750. Ephraim Smith, born about 1680 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died before 14 May 1733 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. He married about 1710 in probably Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
751. Margaret Pearce, born about 1689 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. She was the daughter of 1502. Daniel Pearce and 1503. Mary Weaver.
Children of Ephraim Smith and Margaret Pearce are: Renewed Smith (1717-????); Margaret Smith (1719-????); Ephraim Smith (1722-????).
1500. Jeremiah Smith, born about 1648 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died before 11 April 1720 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. He married 02 January 1672 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.
1501. Mary Gereardy, born 11 October 1654 in New Amsterdam; died 1722 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. She was the daughter of 3002. Jan Gereardy and 3003. Renewed Sweet.
Children of Jeremiah Smith and Mary Gereardy are: John Smith (????-????); Ebenezer Smith (????-????); Sarah Smith (1678-1765); Ephraim Smith (1680-1733); Mary Smith (1682-????); Deliverance Smith (1684-1715);
3000. John Smith, born about 1621 in England; died before 24 October 1677 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. He married about 1640 in probably Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
3001. Margaret, born about 1620 in England; died after 1677 in Rhode Island, United States.
Children of John Smith and Margaret are: John Smith (1646-1730); Jeremiah Smith (1648-1720); Mercy Smith (1650-1697); Hannah Smith (1655-1713); Daniel Smith (1657-1707).
I have found very little published material on this SMITH family line, and have done none of my own research on this line. I have found two interesting websites that appear to have information about John Smith of Prudence Island and some of his descendants:
* The Bailey Family website - http://nybirds.net/jsbailey/d184.htm#P6026.
* Alfred Rose's family tree on Rootsweb WorldConnect - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=butchrose&id=I04677
Note that this is one of at least five John Smiths that resided in Rhode Island in the 1600s. I'm related also to John Smith the Miller, but not John Smith the Mason (as far as I know). However, there seems to be no connection between these two and John Smith of Prudence Island and Portsmouth.
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/surname-saturday-smith-england.html
Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver
Friday, March 23, 2012
Fun with Tweets and Twits
Here are some of the "best" tweets concerning Ancestry.com this week (tweeters anonymous):
* Wonder if anyone ever mixes up http://match.com andhttp://ancestory.com...#DatingDowner
* According to http://Ancestry.com, I'm third cousins, twice removed from David Letterman's mug
* http://Ancestry.com says we may be related. ~Floyd the Maltese. :-D
* I'm addicted to http://ancestry.com. Admitting I have a problem is the first step. 11 more to go...just as soon as I finish my family tree
* my HST teacher said she was using http://ancestry.com and she found out that she's relates to charlemagne!
* Breaking News: House Speaker John Boehner Joins http://Ancestry.com ~ Finds Out His Grandfather Was An Orange
* omg, this http://ancestry.com commercial... she made her grandma look like such a whore! lol
* http://ancestry.com - the new#redneck dating site
* I give a different name when I'm signing up on http://Ancestry.com cuz its funnier that way. And my parents dont have records..#WeirdiKnow
*#thatawkwardmoment when hillbilly's use http://ancestry.com as a dating site
*#ancestry.com should issue a disclaimer: not for seniors with OCD.
* NBC's new show "Who Do You Think You Are" aka "Let's get http://Ancestry.com to advertise for life".” So true.
* needs to check http://ancestry.com bc too much of#InAGhettoHousehold applies to me and mine lol
* http://ancestry.com what if you are a dirty Mexican living in the states. Does it still know a thing or two about your past???
* I can't wait for my great great great grandchildren to go on http://ancestry.com and find out I was a tranny porn star.
* better check http://ancestry.com first before you have lil retarded babies
* omggg http://ancestry.com just got 17 million Massachusetts records dating back to 1620??? brb setting up another free trial#genealogyyyy
* Ancestry. com is mainly for white ppl bcuz black ppls family tree will more than likely end in somebody being a slave...smh
* Is http://ancestory.com legit?
* Lol I actually was tryna see if that http://ancestry.com thingy worked but then i gave up cuz they were asking too many questions
* http://Ancestry.com will not get a cent of my money until they can tell me which apes I came from.
* Im tempted to go on http://ancestry.com but lets face... Im barely keeping up with the secrets i already know.
* Did you know if you go on http://Ancestry.com that you will be bored?
* For someone who treats his family like they're made of anthrax, I sure spend a lot of time on http://ancestry.com.
* remember everyone has a hot cousin... Find yours now at
* Diamonds are her best friend. I checked on http://ancestry.com and her cousins are rhinestones.#DealWithIt
* when we are all long gone, our great great great grand kids will get on ancestry .com and they will be taken to our twitter page
I couldn't resist doing this once I saw the richness. These were just the clean ones! I noted that most of these were relatively young people. It seems to me that the Ancestry commercials and WDYTYA are raising the awareness of young folks. I guess that's good!
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/fun-with-tweets-and-twits.html
* Wonder if anyone ever mixes up http://match.com andhttp://ancestory.com...
* According to http://Ancestry.com, I'm third cousins, twice removed from David Letterman's mug
* http://Ancestry.com says we may be related. ~Floyd the Maltese. :-D
* I'm addicted to http://ancestry.com. Admitting I have a problem is the first step. 11 more to go...just as soon as I finish my family tree
* my HST teacher said she was using http://ancestry.com and she found out that she's relates to charlemagne!
* Breaking News: House Speaker John Boehner Joins http://Ancestry.com ~ Finds Out His Grandfather Was An Orange
* omg, this http://ancestry.com commercial... she made her grandma look like such a whore! lol
* http://ancestry.com - the new
* I give a different name when I'm signing up on http://Ancestry.com cuz its funnier that way. And my parents dont have records..
*
*
* NBC's new show "Who Do You Think You Are" aka "Let's get http://Ancestry.com to advertise for life".” So true.
* needs to check http://ancestry.com bc too much of
* http://ancestry.com what if you are a dirty Mexican living in the states. Does it still know a thing or two about your past???
* I can't wait for my great great great grandchildren to go on http://ancestry.com and find out I was a tranny porn star.
* better check http://ancestry.com first before you have lil retarded babies
* omggg http://ancestry.com just got 17 million Massachusetts records dating back to 1620??? brb setting up another free trial
* Ancestry. com is mainly for white ppl bcuz black ppls family tree will more than likely end in somebody being a slave...smh
* Is http://ancestory.com legit?
* Lol I actually was tryna see if that http://ancestry.com thingy worked but then i gave up cuz they were asking too many questions
* http://Ancestry.com will not get a cent of my money until they can tell me which apes I came from.
* Im tempted to go on http://ancestry.com but lets face... Im barely keeping up with the secrets i already know.
* Did you know if you go on http://Ancestry.com that you will be bored?
* For someone who treats his family like they're made of anthrax, I sure spend a lot of time on http://ancestry.com.
* remember everyone has a hot cousin... Find yours now at
* Diamonds are her best friend. I checked on http://ancestry.com and her cousins are rhinestones.
* when we are all long gone, our great great great grand kids will get on ancestry .com and they will be taken to our twitter page
I couldn't resist doing this once I saw the richness. These were just the clean ones! I noted that most of these were relatively young people. It seems to me that the Ancestry commercials and WDYTYA are raising the awareness of young folks. I guess that's good!
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/fun-with-tweets-and-twits.html
Follow Friday - This Weekend's Radio and TV Genealogy Shows
There are two television shows about genealogy and there are two genealogy-related radio shows on Blog Talk Radio (www.blogtalkradio.com) this weekend. They are:
1) Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC, 8 p.m. EDT, PDT, 7 p.m. CDT, MDT) -- This week the celebrity is Helen Hunt (a new episode).
You can watch past episodes at http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/.
2) Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS, 8 p.m. EDT, PDT, 7 p.m. CDT, MDT) -- This week the celebrity is Wanda Sykes.
The PBS web page for the series is at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/. You can watch previews of this series at http://video.pbs.org/video/2189457832/
3) GeneaBloggers Radio -- this show is taking the week off. Episode 60 will air next week with Thomas MacEntee hosting. The show is titled TBD. This show is on:
Friday, March 23, 2012
* 9 pm-10:30 pm Eastern US
* 8-9:30 pm Central US
* 7-8:30 pm Mountain US
* 6-7:30 pm Pacific US
* 2 am London UK
* 1pm Saturday Sydney AUS
The show guests are:
* TBD
4) FGS Radio - My Society, an Internet radio show on Blog Talk Radio presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. This week's show is Ask an Editor: Publication Challenges to 21st Century Societies hosted by Randy Whited. The show airs at:
Saturday, March 24, 2012
* 2-3 pm Eastern US
* 1-2 pm Central US
* 12-1 pm Mountain US
* 11 am-12pm Pacific US
The special guests and features include:
* Matt Wright, Editor of the FGS FORUM. Matt and Randy will discuss challenges and successes for society publications.
* Paula Stuart-Warren, FGS Board member, as we start our series featuring speakers for the upcoming FGS 2012 Annual Conference in Birmingham.
* In addition, we’ll be featuring FGS member society, Northern Arizona Genealogical Society, in our weekly Society Spotlight feature. Tune in to FGS Radio – My Society each week to learn more about genealogy societies and join in a discussion of the issues impacting the genealogical community.
You can also listen to the archived shows on Blog Talk Radio by going to the two show sites:
* Geneabloggers Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/geneabloggers/
* FGS Radio - MySociety: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mysociety/
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/follow-friday-this-weekends-genealogy_23.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012.
1) Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC, 8 p.m. EDT, PDT, 7 p.m. CDT, MDT) -- This week the celebrity is Helen Hunt (a new episode).
You can watch past episodes at http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/.
2) Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS, 8 p.m. EDT, PDT, 7 p.m. CDT, MDT) -- This week the celebrity is Wanda Sykes.
The PBS web page for the series is at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/. You can watch previews of this series at http://video.pbs.org/video/2189457832/
3) GeneaBloggers Radio -- this show is taking the week off. Episode 60 will air next week with Thomas MacEntee hosting. The show is titled TBD. This show is on:
Friday, March 23, 2012
* 9 pm-10:30 pm Eastern US
* 8-9:30 pm Central US
* 7-8:30 pm Mountain US
* 6-7:30 pm Pacific US
* 2 am London UK
* 1pm Saturday Sydney AUS
The show guests are:
* TBD
Don’t forget that there is a chat room where all the “cool kids” hang out on Friday night! Sign in to BlogTalkRadio with your Facebook account or set up a free BlogTalkRadio account to join in the fun.
4) FGS Radio - My Society, an Internet radio show on Blog Talk Radio presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. This week's show is Ask an Editor: Publication Challenges to 21st Century Societies hosted by Randy Whited. The show airs at:
Saturday, March 24, 2012
* 2-3 pm Eastern US
* 1-2 pm Central US
* 12-1 pm Mountain US
* 11 am-12pm Pacific US
The special guests and features include:
* Matt Wright, Editor of the FGS FORUM. Matt and Randy will discuss challenges and successes for society publications.
* Paula Stuart-Warren, FGS Board member, as we start our series featuring speakers for the upcoming FGS 2012 Annual Conference in Birmingham.
* In addition, we’ll be featuring FGS member society, Northern Arizona Genealogical Society, in our weekly Society Spotlight feature. Tune in to FGS Radio – My Society each week to learn more about genealogy societies and join in a discussion of the issues impacting the genealogical community.
You can also listen to the archived shows on Blog Talk Radio by going to the two show sites:
* Geneabloggers Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/geneabloggers/
* FGS Radio - MySociety: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mysociety/
The URL for this post is: http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/03/follow-friday-this-weekends-genealogy_23.html
Copyright (c) Randall J. Seaver, 2012.
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