I subscribe to Internet Genealogy magazine published by Moorshead Publishing, Inc.. The Table of Contents for the April/May 2010 issue includes:
page 6 - NET NOTES
page 9 - COPYRIGHT AND YOUR FAMILY TREE: Alice L. Luckhardt tells you everything you need to know!
page 12 - AFRICAN AMERICAN FUNERAL PROGRAMS ONLINE: Tony Bandy looks at a fantastic online resource
page 14 - INSTANT GRATIFICATION AND FINDING OBITS ONLINE: According to Leland K. Meitzler, genealogists can be an impatient bunch!
page 18 - GETTING MORE FROM GOOGLE: Lisa A. Alzo shows you how to use Google to manage your research (and your life!)
page 22 - SAVE YOUR MEMORIES: ARCALIFE: Diane L. Richard looks at a new way to preserve your story for future generations (www.ArcaLife.com)
page 24 - GENEALOGY SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENTS: A collection of upcoming genealogy-related events that may be of interest
page 26 - LIVING GENEALOGY: Lisa A. Alzo reviews an interactive site for your family tree (www.LivingGenealogy.com)
page 30 - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: RESEARCHING THE GOLDEN STATE: Gena Philibert Ortega looks at online resources to help you learn more about your Californian ancestor
page 34 - DIAL IT UP! GENEALOGY ON YOUR SMARTPHONE: Tony Bandy shows you how your mobile phone can boost your research capabilities
page 37 - OGS SCANNING PROJECT: Marian Press looks at a new project in Ontario to preserve historic documents
page 38 - KITH & KIN: Tony Bandy looks at the newest version of a genealogy favorite
page 40 - PORTRAITS FROM THE PAST: Gail Blankenau shows you where to find old family photos online
page 43 - ANCESTRAL ATLAS: Lisa A. Alzo looks at a new way to keep track of where your
ancestors lived (www.AncestralAtlas.com)
page 46 - CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF... GENEALOGY! Lisa A. Alzo discusses 10 ways to build your genealogy cloud
page 49 - RESEARCHING FIREFIGHTERS IN THE FAMILY: David A. Norris looks at the resources available if your ancestor fought fires
page 54 - COZI UP TO YOUR GENEALOGY! Lisa A. Alzo looks at a free online organizer for families (www.cozi.com)
page 55 - WHAT’S COMING IN INTERNET GENEALOGY: A peek at what we are working on for future issues!
This was a very informative issue. Frankly, they all are. There is something in each issue for beginning and advanced researchers. I especially enjoyed Leland's article on Obituaries, Lisa's article on Cloud Genealogy, Gena's piece on California Resources and Alice's material about Copyright.
Monday, April 5, 2010
1880 US Census Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Schedule Data
Ancestry.com added the 1880 U.S. Census Schedule for Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Classes for 14 states on 7 February 2010. The states included to date are Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington Territory.
I went looking for Seaver DDDs for my one-name study database, and found an interesting one in Massachusetts: Abby Seaver of Monson (1880 United States Census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Supplemental Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes; Line 6, Page 12119 D, Abby Seaver entry, on Roll 34, NARA Publication Number: T1204; accessed on www.ancestry.com: Publication Title: Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880: ; Archive Location: Washington, D.C.; Archive Name: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)):
I went looking for Seaver DDDs for my one-name study database, and found an interesting one in Massachusetts: Abby Seaver of Monson (1880 United States Census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Supplemental Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes; Line 6, Page 12119 D, Abby Seaver entry, on Roll 34, NARA Publication Number: T1204; accessed on www.ancestry.com: Publication Title: Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880: ; Archive Location: Washington, D.C.; Archive Name: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)):
The columns for Abby Seaver have these entries:
1. Number of page (from Sch[edule] 1: 3
2. Number of line: 6
3. Name: Abby Seaver
4. Residence when at home - City or town: Monson
5. Residence when at home - County (if in same state) or State (if in some other State): Hampden
6. How supported - At cost of city or town: checked
7. How supported - At cost of county: not checked
8. How supported - At cost of State: not checked
9. How supported - At cost of institution: not checked
10. Is this person able-bodied: Yes
11. Is he (or she) habitually intemperate? No
12. Is he (or she) epileptic? No
13. Has he (or she) ever been convicted of a crime? No
14. If disabled, state form of disability (crippled, consumption, dropsy, old age, lying-in, etc.): Insane
15. Was this person born in this institution? No
16. Date of admission: Dec. 22, '42
17. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Husband? Unchecked
18. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Wife? Unchecked
19. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Mother? Unchecked
20. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Father? Unchecked
21. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Sons (how many)? 0
22. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Daughters (how many)? 0
23. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Brothers (how many)? 0
24. What other members of this family are in this establishment - Sisters (how many)? 0
25. Is this person also blind? No
26. Is he or she deaf and dumb? No
27. Is he or she insane? Yes
28. Is he or she idiotic? No
There is quite a bit of information provided in this non-population schedule. Perhaps the most important is that she was listed as Insane and was admitted in December 1842.
This person is Abigail Seaver, born 3 April 1816 to John and Susanna (Trumbull) Seaver in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Abigail Seaver died 3 September 1887 in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts. She was not married.
Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of Amy (Champlin) Oatley (1798-1865)
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Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started his own Monday blog theme several months ago called Amanuensis Monday.
I loved the idea, and recently decided to follow it in order to share ancestral information and keep the theme going, and perhaps it will expand to other genealogy bloggers.
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."
Amy Champlin was born in March 1798 in South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Kenyon) Champlin. She married Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) of South Kingston on 29 May 1813 in Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island. Amy had 14 children by Jonathan Oatley, from 1815 to 1837, and 13 lived to maturity. She died on 8 February 1865 in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
Amy (Champlin) Oatley wrote a will and left an estate to ten of her children (from Killingly, Connecticut Probate Records, Volume 3, page 468, accessed on FHL Microfilm 1,451,111; note that Connecticut probate records are organized by districts, which generally correspond to towns):
"In the Name of God Amen. I Amy Oatley of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, of sound disposing mind and memory do constitute and ordain this my will and testament in manner and form following (to wit), that is to say imprimus I will that all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executor hereinafter named.
"Item. I give and devise unto my ten children for love and affection I have for them, All my Real Estate situated in said Killingly with a dwelling house and barn therein standing together with all rights and privileges thereunto belong to them equal that is to say: my son Joseph Oatley one tenth part of all the above described premises - to Almira Taft one tenth, to Nancy Edson one tenth, to Lorenzo Oatley one tenth, to William Oatley one tenth, Benedick Oatley one tenth, Jonathan Oatley one tenth, to Mary E. Pray one tenth, to Hannah Chace one tenth and to Olive Burton one tenth, to them and each of them and their heirs forever.
"Lastly, I do make constitute and appoint my son Joseph Oatley Executor of this my last will and testament.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of January A.D. 1863.
.................................................................. her
.......................................................... Amy x Oatley
................................................................. mark"
"Signed sealed and declared by the said Amy Oatley as her last will and testament in presence of us, who in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. Samuel A. Chace, Henry G. Arnold, Franklin Preston, witnesses."
The executor, Joseph Oatley, presented the will to the probate court in Killingly on 14 February 1865. The court decreed that six months be allowed and limited to the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the estate to the executor, and directed that public notice of the order be made by advertising in a newspaper published in Killingly and by posting a copy on the public sign post in Killingly nearest the place where the deceased had dwelt. The court appointed Samuel A. Chace and John White, disinterested persons, to appraise the real and personal estate of the deceased and to make a true and perfect inventory.
On 23 March 1865, Joseph Oatley, under oath, presented an inventory, made by Samuel A. Chace and John White, showing the real estate, consisting of a house, barn and other buildings together with the land, was valued at $850. The court accepted and recorded the inventory.
On 22 August 1865, the executor alleged that it would be necessary to sell certain real estate belonging to the estate for payment of debts and charges against the estate, and that the estate cannot be beneficially divided. The application was accepted, and the executor was directed by the court to give public notice of the order at least three days before the day of the hearing, set by the court as 26 August 1865.
On 26 August 1865, the hearing was held by the probate court. The real estate was described as bounded to the north by lands owned by Leonard Bartlett, east by lands owned by Waldo Bartlett, south by lands owned by Joseph Oatley, west by the highway leading from the old Providence Turnpike to Miller's Village, lying and situated in Killingly, containing about one fourth of an acre. The court approved the application and directed that the whole real estate be sold. The executor was directed to give at least 20 days notice of the proposed sale by advertising in a Killingly newspaper and on the public signpost nearest to the estate to be sold.
On 2 October 1865, the court ordered that the administration account of the estate be presented for adjustment, allowance and settlement on 7 October. On 2 October, Joseph Oatley gave notice to the court that he had sold the property to William H. Oatley for $950 and executed a conveyance thereof.
On 7 October 1865, the executor presented his account of his administration of the estate, as follows:
To inventory: ..................... 850.00
additional ............................ 132.00
------------------------ $ 982.00
The costs included:
expense of last sickness ....... 21.00
funeral expenses .................... 15.00
debts ..................................... 471.74
repairs ....................................... 1.38
taxes .......................................... 2.70
settling estate .......................... 6.75
executor's services ................ 10.00
probate fees .............................. 9.66
--------------------------------------
............................................. $ 538.07
The balance of $443.93 was in the hands of the executor. No record of the distribution was found.
By all indications, Amy (Champlin) Oatley, rather than her husband Jonathan Oatley, owned the property in East Killingly. I do not know why. Jonathan Oatley was a Baptist minister for several years in East Killingly, and was a stonecutter. He appears in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records, living with Amy in the 1850 and 1860 records. He lived with his son Joseph Oatley in the 1870 census in East Killingly.
Why wasn't her husband Jonathan not mentioned in the will? Was Jonathan incompetent or feeble and therefore not able to own property? There is no probate record for Jonathan Oatley in the Killingly town records. Did Amy inherit the property that they lived on?
Only ten children are mentioned in the will, although 12 were living at the time she made the will. Her last child, G. Whittier Oatley, died in infancy in 1837. Her first son, John Alfred Oatley, died 13 January 1863. Her son Stephen Hazard Oatley is not mentioned in the will - he died in June 1863; perhaps he received a portion previously by deed or gift. My ancestor, daughter Amy (Oatley) White, wife of Henry A. White of Killingly, is not mentioned in the will either - she died before 1870 (and I have found no death record of any sort for her). Perhaps Amy had received a portion previously by deed or gift.
While I have searched the probate records, I have not searched the Killingly, Connecticut land records for my Oatley, White and Wade ancestors. There's another task for my to-do list! You know, the only reliable way I add to my to-do list is to write about the situation and then analyze the situation.
Does anyone else have more information about this Oatley family? With 13 children living to maturity, and having children, there should be hundreds of descendants!
Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started his own Monday blog theme several months ago called Amanuensis Monday.
I loved the idea, and recently decided to follow it in order to share ancestral information and keep the theme going, and perhaps it will expand to other genealogy bloggers.
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."
Amy Champlin was born in March 1798 in South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, the daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Kenyon) Champlin. She married Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872) of South Kingston on 29 May 1813 in Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island. Amy had 14 children by Jonathan Oatley, from 1815 to 1837, and 13 lived to maturity. She died on 8 February 1865 in East Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut.
Amy (Champlin) Oatley wrote a will and left an estate to ten of her children (from Killingly, Connecticut Probate Records, Volume 3, page 468, accessed on FHL Microfilm 1,451,111; note that Connecticut probate records are organized by districts, which generally correspond to towns):
"In the Name of God Amen. I Amy Oatley of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, of sound disposing mind and memory do constitute and ordain this my will and testament in manner and form following (to wit), that is to say imprimus I will that all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executor hereinafter named.
"Item. I give and devise unto my ten children for love and affection I have for them, All my Real Estate situated in said Killingly with a dwelling house and barn therein standing together with all rights and privileges thereunto belong to them equal that is to say: my son Joseph Oatley one tenth part of all the above described premises - to Almira Taft one tenth, to Nancy Edson one tenth, to Lorenzo Oatley one tenth, to William Oatley one tenth, Benedick Oatley one tenth, Jonathan Oatley one tenth, to Mary E. Pray one tenth, to Hannah Chace one tenth and to Olive Burton one tenth, to them and each of them and their heirs forever.
"Lastly, I do make constitute and appoint my son Joseph Oatley Executor of this my last will and testament.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of January A.D. 1863.
.................................................................. her
.......................................................... Amy x Oatley
................................................................. mark"
"Signed sealed and declared by the said Amy Oatley as her last will and testament in presence of us, who in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. Samuel A. Chace, Henry G. Arnold, Franklin Preston, witnesses."
The executor, Joseph Oatley, presented the will to the probate court in Killingly on 14 February 1865. The court decreed that six months be allowed and limited to the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the estate to the executor, and directed that public notice of the order be made by advertising in a newspaper published in Killingly and by posting a copy on the public sign post in Killingly nearest the place where the deceased had dwelt. The court appointed Samuel A. Chace and John White, disinterested persons, to appraise the real and personal estate of the deceased and to make a true and perfect inventory.
On 23 March 1865, Joseph Oatley, under oath, presented an inventory, made by Samuel A. Chace and John White, showing the real estate, consisting of a house, barn and other buildings together with the land, was valued at $850. The court accepted and recorded the inventory.
On 22 August 1865, the executor alleged that it would be necessary to sell certain real estate belonging to the estate for payment of debts and charges against the estate, and that the estate cannot be beneficially divided. The application was accepted, and the executor was directed by the court to give public notice of the order at least three days before the day of the hearing, set by the court as 26 August 1865.
On 26 August 1865, the hearing was held by the probate court. The real estate was described as bounded to the north by lands owned by Leonard Bartlett, east by lands owned by Waldo Bartlett, south by lands owned by Joseph Oatley, west by the highway leading from the old Providence Turnpike to Miller's Village, lying and situated in Killingly, containing about one fourth of an acre. The court approved the application and directed that the whole real estate be sold. The executor was directed to give at least 20 days notice of the proposed sale by advertising in a Killingly newspaper and on the public signpost nearest to the estate to be sold.
On 2 October 1865, the court ordered that the administration account of the estate be presented for adjustment, allowance and settlement on 7 October. On 2 October, Joseph Oatley gave notice to the court that he had sold the property to William H. Oatley for $950 and executed a conveyance thereof.
On 7 October 1865, the executor presented his account of his administration of the estate, as follows:
To inventory: ..................... 850.00
additional ............................ 132.00
------------------------ $ 982.00
The costs included:
expense of last sickness ....... 21.00
funeral expenses .................... 15.00
debts ..................................... 471.74
repairs ....................................... 1.38
taxes .......................................... 2.70
settling estate .......................... 6.75
executor's services ................ 10.00
probate fees .............................. 9.66
--------------------------------------
............................................. $ 538.07
The balance of $443.93 was in the hands of the executor. No record of the distribution was found.
By all indications, Amy (Champlin) Oatley, rather than her husband Jonathan Oatley, owned the property in East Killingly. I do not know why. Jonathan Oatley was a Baptist minister for several years in East Killingly, and was a stonecutter. He appears in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records, living with Amy in the 1850 and 1860 records. He lived with his son Joseph Oatley in the 1870 census in East Killingly.
Why wasn't her husband Jonathan not mentioned in the will? Was Jonathan incompetent or feeble and therefore not able to own property? There is no probate record for Jonathan Oatley in the Killingly town records. Did Amy inherit the property that they lived on?
Only ten children are mentioned in the will, although 12 were living at the time she made the will. Her last child, G. Whittier Oatley, died in infancy in 1837. Her first son, John Alfred Oatley, died 13 January 1863. Her son Stephen Hazard Oatley is not mentioned in the will - he died in June 1863; perhaps he received a portion previously by deed or gift. My ancestor, daughter Amy (Oatley) White, wife of Henry A. White of Killingly, is not mentioned in the will either - she died before 1870 (and I have found no death record of any sort for her). Perhaps Amy had received a portion previously by deed or gift.
While I have searched the probate records, I have not searched the Killingly, Connecticut land records for my Oatley, White and Wade ancestors. There's another task for my to-do list! You know, the only reliable way I add to my to-do list is to write about the situation and then analyze the situation.
Does anyone else have more information about this Oatley family? With 13 children living to maturity, and having children, there should be hundreds of descendants!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Recent Additions to FamilySearch Record Search - March 2010
I really appreciate the effort by Paul Nauta and the FamilySearch Indexing effort to keep genealogy bloggers informed about the databases recently started, in work or completed. Like many other genea-bloggers, I receive an email from Paul several times a month. I haven't posted them on my blog because other bloggers do it - see Renee Zamora's recent blog post, or Dick Eastman's.
All of the current projects in work on the FamilySearch Indexing Project are listed on the Current Projects page and the Partner Projects page. However, these lists do not show the completion percentage - you have to get that from the monthly reports sent out by Paul.
It often takes a month or two for the items shown as "Recently Completed Projects" in the monthly reports to come online to the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot listing of available databases. For instance, the last email noted these projects were recently completed:
* France, Quimper et Leon—Registres Paroissiaux, 1772–1909 [Part A]
* Deutschland, Baden, Achern— Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part A]
* Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1898–1933 [Parte 3]
* U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part B]
* U.S., Massachusetts—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., Michigan—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., Minnesota—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., Nebraska—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., South Dakota—1945 State Census [Part A]
However, none of them are yet on the list of available projects that can be searched and/or browsed.
What would be of the most interest and help to me, and many other researchers, would be the list of databases recently added to the RecordSearch available collections. For instance, the page currently highlights these collections as being "new or updated:"
* Florida State Census, 1885 (search or browse)
* United States Census, 1920 (98% completed, search only, no images)
* Mexico Civil Registration (Tlaxcala only, no search, browse images only)
* Norfolk, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* Spain, Catholic Church Records (six provinces, no search, browse images only)
* Netherlands, Gelderland Province Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province Civil Registration, 1811-1942 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* Argentina Catholic Church Records (six provinces, no search, browse images only)
* Puerto Rico Civil Registration, 1836-1901 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-1973 (complete? no search, browse images only)
I look forward every month to the new list of online databases - and can hardly wait to try some of them out. Hopefully, Somerset and Wiltshire Parish Registers will be put into the pipeline in the future. I appreciate the heads-up from Paul Nauta about "what's coming." It certainly raises my expectations!
All of the current projects in work on the FamilySearch Indexing Project are listed on the Current Projects page and the Partner Projects page. However, these lists do not show the completion percentage - you have to get that from the monthly reports sent out by Paul.
It often takes a month or two for the items shown as "Recently Completed Projects" in the monthly reports to come online to the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot listing of available databases. For instance, the last email noted these projects were recently completed:
* France, Quimper et Leon—Registres Paroissiaux, 1772–1909 [Part A]
* Deutschland, Baden, Achern— Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part A]
* Mexico, DF—Registros Parroquiales, 1898–1933 [Parte 3]
* U.K., Bristol—Parish Registers, 1837–1900 [Part B]
* U.S., Massachusetts—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., Michigan—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., Minnesota—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., Nebraska—1910 Federal Census
* U.S., South Dakota—1945 State Census [Part A]
However, none of them are yet on the list of available projects that can be searched and/or browsed.
What would be of the most interest and help to me, and many other researchers, would be the list of databases recently added to the RecordSearch available collections. For instance, the page currently highlights these collections as being "new or updated:"
* Florida State Census, 1885 (search or browse)
* United States Census, 1920 (98% completed, search only, no images)
* Mexico Civil Registration (Tlaxcala only, no search, browse images only)
* Norfolk, Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1900 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* Spain, Catholic Church Records (six provinces, no search, browse images only)
* Netherlands, Gelderland Province Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province Civil Registration, 1811-1942 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* Argentina Catholic Church Records (six provinces, no search, browse images only)
* Puerto Rico Civil Registration, 1836-1901 (complete?, no search, browse images only)
* South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-1973 (complete? no search, browse images only)
I look forward every month to the new list of online databases - and can hardly wait to try some of them out. Hopefully, Somerset and Wiltshire Parish Registers will be put into the pipeline in the future. I appreciate the heads-up from Paul Nauta about "what's coming." It certainly raises my expectations!
Happy Easter!!! Wanta Census-whack with me?
Happy Easter to all readers. In a spare hour this afternoon, I happened to notice that Ancestry.com shows:
* Easter Bunny, born about 1908 in North Carolina, was the daughter of John and Mary Bunny in Marion county, South Carolina in the 1910 U.S. Census. I wonder if Easter lived to a ripe old age?
* Easter Bunny, born about 1826, resided in Yorkshire, England in the 1841 U.K. census.
* Easter Eggers, born about 1820, resided in Cole County, Missouri in the 1850 U.S. census.
* Easter Morning, born about 1905, resided in Williamsburg, Virginia in the 1930 U.S. Census.
* Easter H. Easter, born about 1825, resided in Cherokee County, Texas in the 1850 U.S. census.
* Easter Chick, born about 1910, resided in Cape May County, New Jersey in the 1910 U.S. Census.
* There are several persons named Easter Flowers, Easter Day and Easter Hunt in the U.S. census records.
* Felix Easter resided in Rusk County, Texas in the 1880 U.S. Census.
* There are a few persons named Easter Lily and Easter Lilly in the U.S. Census records.
* I found no persons named Happy Easter, Easter Sunday, Easter Rabbit, or Easter Egg in the U.S. census records.
* Peter Rabbit, born about 1833 in Ireland, was residing in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1880 U.S. census.
* Peter Rabbit, born about 1840 in Ireland, was residing in New York City in the 1880 U.S. census.
* Several other Peter Rabbit persons hop in and out of the U.S. census over the years!
* There are plenty of persons named Peter Cotton in the U.S. census, but no Peter Cottontail persons. Too bad!
* A person named Peter Easter resided in Bourbon County, Kansas in the 1880 U.S. Census.
What other names can you find that appear in the Census Records that pertain, remotely, to Easter?
P.S. While I was writing this, my own Easter bunny came hopping into the Genealogy Cave with a bowl of pastel-coated M&Ms, singing "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." Wasn't my honey-bunny sweet? Some of you have probably wondered how I keep my figure so, um, full ... now you know!
* Easter Bunny, born about 1908 in North Carolina, was the daughter of John and Mary Bunny in Marion county, South Carolina in the 1910 U.S. Census. I wonder if Easter lived to a ripe old age?
* Easter Bunny, born about 1826, resided in Yorkshire, England in the 1841 U.K. census.
* Easter Eggers, born about 1820, resided in Cole County, Missouri in the 1850 U.S. census.
* Easter Morning, born about 1905, resided in Williamsburg, Virginia in the 1930 U.S. Census.
* Easter H. Easter, born about 1825, resided in Cherokee County, Texas in the 1850 U.S. census.
* Easter Chick, born about 1910, resided in Cape May County, New Jersey in the 1910 U.S. Census.
* There are several persons named Easter Flowers, Easter Day and Easter Hunt in the U.S. census records.
* Felix Easter resided in Rusk County, Texas in the 1880 U.S. Census.
* There are a few persons named Easter Lily and Easter Lilly in the U.S. Census records.
* I found no persons named Happy Easter, Easter Sunday, Easter Rabbit, or Easter Egg in the U.S. census records.
* Peter Rabbit, born about 1833 in Ireland, was residing in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1880 U.S. census.
* Peter Rabbit, born about 1840 in Ireland, was residing in New York City in the 1880 U.S. census.
* Several other Peter Rabbit persons hop in and out of the U.S. census over the years!
* There are plenty of persons named Peter Cotton in the U.S. census, but no Peter Cottontail persons. Too bad!
* A person named Peter Easter resided in Bourbon County, Kansas in the 1880 U.S. Census.
What other names can you find that appear in the Census Records that pertain, remotely, to Easter?
P.S. While I was writing this, my own Easter bunny came hopping into the Genealogy Cave with a bowl of pastel-coated M&Ms, singing "Here Comes Peter Cottontail." Wasn't my honey-bunny sweet? Some of you have probably wondered how I keep my figure so, um, full ... now you know!
Best of the Genea-Blogs - next week!
Since I'm still recovering from my jet lag and hastily withdrawn unforeseen job opportunity (something about a work permit - don't they know that genealogy isn't work, it's fun?), I did not prepare a Best of the Genea-Blogs this week.
Fortunately, John Newmark on the TransylvanianDutch blog valiantly reads almost every genealogy blog post and news article about genealogy each week, and he summarized his Weekly Genealogy Picks -- March 28 to April 3 on his blog this morning. Please read his post, and visit the other lists he provided. Thank you, John, Diane, Greta, Megan and Thomas!
The one blog post that I would add to John's list is Insider Ketchup for 2 April 2010 by The Ancestry Insider. I appreciate this summary which saved me hours of trying to figure out what Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org did while I was away. I'm still confused, of course, but now I know that others are too.
My Best of the Genea-Blogs will return next week in earnest. Keep up the really good work, genea-bloggers!
Fortunately, John Newmark on the TransylvanianDutch blog valiantly reads almost every genealogy blog post and news article about genealogy each week, and he summarized his Weekly Genealogy Picks -- March 28 to April 3 on his blog this morning. Please read his post, and visit the other lists he provided. Thank you, John, Diane, Greta, Megan and Thomas!
The one blog post that I would add to John's list is Insider Ketchup for 2 April 2010 by The Ancestry Insider. I appreciate this summary which saved me hours of trying to figure out what Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org did while I was away. I'm still confused, of course, but now I know that others are too.
My Best of the Genea-Blogs will return next week in earnest. Keep up the really good work, genea-bloggers!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Degrees of Separation
Hey there, geneaholics - have you missed SNGF? Well, here it is Saturday Night, time for some Genealogy Fun!!
I'm still operating on jet-lag, so I had to borrow a great idea from Chris Staats (thank you, Chris, for a great post on 6 Degrees Of Separation (Genealogy-Style). Chris asks (paraphrased): How far separated are you from a famous person in history?
Your mission, should you decide to accept it (come on, this isn't Mission Impossible), is to:
1) Find an ancestral line that atretches back to the time of the US Revolutionary War (1775-1783), about 230 years. Define your person-to-person connection (the person actually met the next person on the list) back to a historical figure from that time.
2) Tell us about it on your blog, in a note or comment on Facebook, or in a comment on this post.
Here's mine (from my Carringer line):
1) I (1943-????) knew well my maternal grandfather, Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976).
2) Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976) knew his paternal grandfather, David Jackson Carringer (1823-1901)
3) David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902) knew his paternal grandfather, Martin Carringer (1758-1835).
4) Martin Carringer (1758-1835) served in the Revolutionary War in the Pennsylvania 8th Battalion of the Continental Army that wintered at Valley Forge. Surely he saw, and perhaps met, General George Washington.
So I have three degrees of separation from an ancestor that "knew" Washington and four degrees of separation to Washington.
Hmm, I wonder how many degrees of separation I have to someone on the Mayflower?
I'm still operating on jet-lag, so I had to borrow a great idea from Chris Staats (thank you, Chris, for a great post on 6 Degrees Of Separation (Genealogy-Style). Chris asks (paraphrased): How far separated are you from a famous person in history?
Your mission, should you decide to accept it (come on, this isn't Mission Impossible), is to:
1) Find an ancestral line that atretches back to the time of the US Revolutionary War (1775-1783), about 230 years. Define your person-to-person connection (the person actually met the next person on the list) back to a historical figure from that time.
2) Tell us about it on your blog, in a note or comment on Facebook, or in a comment on this post.
Here's mine (from my Carringer line):
1) I (1943-????) knew well my maternal grandfather, Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976).
2) Lyle L. Carringer (1891-1976) knew his paternal grandfather, David Jackson Carringer (1823-1901)
3) David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902) knew his paternal grandfather, Martin Carringer (1758-1835).
4) Martin Carringer (1758-1835) served in the Revolutionary War in the Pennsylvania 8th Battalion of the Continental Army that wintered at Valley Forge. Surely he saw, and perhaps met, General George Washington.
So I have three degrees of separation from an ancestor that "knew" Washington and four degrees of separation to Washington.
Hmm, I wonder how many degrees of separation I have to someone on the Mayflower?
Surname Saturday - CHAMPLIN (RI)
It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ahnentafel list each week. I'm up to number 47, who is Amy Champlin (1798-1865).
My ancestral line back through the six generations of my Champlin ancestral families:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty V. Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick W. 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, born 07 July 1790 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI, and died 10 August 1872 in East Killingly, Windham County, CT. He was the son of Joseph Oatley and Mary Hazard. He married 29 May 1813 in Exeter, Washington County, RI.
47. Amy Champlin, born March 1798 in South Kingston, Washington County, RI; died 08 February 1865 in East Killingly, Windham County, CT.
94. Joseph Champlin, born about 1758 in Charlestown, Washington County, RI; died 17 June 1850 in South Kingston, Washington County, RI. He married before 1785 in probably South Kingston, Washington County, RI.
95. Nancy Kenyon, born about 1765 in Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 190. John Kenyon and 191. Anna.
Children of Joseph Champlin and Nancy Kenyon are: Samuel (1785-1874); Phoebe (1788-1879); Mary/Polly (1790-????); Joseph (1792-1877); Nancy (1794-1821);
Elizabeth/Betsy (1796-????); Amy (1798-1865); Abigail (1798-1859); George Hazard (1799-1865); Frances Gardner (1800-1880); John Kenyon (1804-????); Alice (1808-1876).
188. Elijah Champlin, born 1730 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI; died before 19 February 1779 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. He married 27 November 1751 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI.
189. Phoebe Card, born About 1730 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI; died 19 February 1787 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 378. Job Card and 379. Judith Greenman.
Children of Elijah Champlin and Phoebe Card are: Phoebe (1752-????); Elijah (1756-1825); Joseph (1758-1850); William (1759-1844); Mary (1760-????); Jeffrey (1761-1837); Hannah (1762-????); Amy (1764-????); Anna (1766-????); Elizabeth (1768-????); Alice (1770-????)
376. William Champlin, born 1687 in Westerly, Washington County, RI; died after 1778 in RI. He married before 1720 in RI.
377. Joanna
Children of William Champlin and Joanna are: William (1720-1778); Michael (1723-1786); John (1727-????); Anna (1729-????); Elijah (1730-1779); Dorcas (1732-????); Temperance (1738-????).
752. Christopher Champlin, born 26 September 1656 in Newport, Newport County, RI; died 02 April 1732 in Westerly, Washington County, RI. He married about 1682 in RI.
753. (unknown), died before 1718 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI.
Children of Christopher Champlin and (unknown) are: Christopher (1684-1734); John (1686-1746); William (1687-1778); Jeffrey (1689-1751); Joseph (1690-1731); Mary Ann (1692-1725).
1504. Jeffrey Champlin, born about 1618 in probably Biddeford, Devonshire, BNGLAND; died before 06 December 1695 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI. He married about 1650 in RI.
1505. Ulalia Garde, born before 05 February 1632/33 in Biddeford, Devonshire, ENGLAND; died about 1657 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 3010. John Garde and 3011. Rebecca Copp.
Children of Jeffrey Champlin and Ulalia Garde are: Jeffrey (1650-1717); William (1654-1715); Christopher (1656-1732).
As noted above, I do not know the maiden surname of Joanna who married William Champlin, nor even the first name of the wife of Christopher Champlin. Does anyone have more information on these families?
My ancestral line back through the six generations of my Champlin ancestral families:
1. Randall J. Seaver
2. Frederick W. Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty V. Carringer (1919-2002)
4. Frederick W. 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, born 07 July 1790 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI, and died 10 August 1872 in East Killingly, Windham County, CT. He was the son of Joseph Oatley and Mary Hazard. He married 29 May 1813 in Exeter, Washington County, RI.
47. Amy Champlin, born March 1798 in South Kingston, Washington County, RI; died 08 February 1865 in East Killingly, Windham County, CT.
94. Joseph Champlin, born about 1758 in Charlestown, Washington County, RI; died 17 June 1850 in South Kingston, Washington County, RI. He married before 1785 in probably South Kingston, Washington County, RI.
95. Nancy Kenyon, born about 1765 in Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 190. John Kenyon and 191. Anna.
Children of Joseph Champlin and Nancy Kenyon are: Samuel (1785-1874); Phoebe (1788-1879); Mary/Polly (1790-????); Joseph (1792-1877); Nancy (1794-1821);
Elizabeth/Betsy (1796-????); Amy (1798-1865); Abigail (1798-1859); George Hazard (1799-1865); Frances Gardner (1800-1880); John Kenyon (1804-????); Alice (1808-1876).
188. Elijah Champlin, born 1730 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI; died before 19 February 1779 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. He married 27 November 1751 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI.
189. Phoebe Card, born About 1730 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI; died 19 February 1787 in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 378. Job Card and 379. Judith Greenman.
Children of Elijah Champlin and Phoebe Card are: Phoebe (1752-????); Elijah (1756-1825); Joseph (1758-1850); William (1759-1844); Mary (1760-????); Jeffrey (1761-1837); Hannah (1762-????); Amy (1764-????); Anna (1766-????); Elizabeth (1768-????); Alice (1770-????)
376. William Champlin, born 1687 in Westerly, Washington County, RI; died after 1778 in RI. He married before 1720 in RI.
377. Joanna
Children of William Champlin and Joanna are: William (1720-1778); Michael (1723-1786); John (1727-????); Anna (1729-????); Elijah (1730-1779); Dorcas (1732-????); Temperance (1738-????).
752. Christopher Champlin, born 26 September 1656 in Newport, Newport County, RI; died 02 April 1732 in Westerly, Washington County, RI. He married about 1682 in RI.
753. (unknown), died before 1718 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI.
Children of Christopher Champlin and (unknown) are: Christopher (1684-1734); John (1686-1746); William (1687-1778); Jeffrey (1689-1751); Joseph (1690-1731); Mary Ann (1692-1725).
1504. Jeffrey Champlin, born about 1618 in probably Biddeford, Devonshire, BNGLAND; died before 06 December 1695 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI. He married about 1650 in RI.
1505. Ulalia Garde, born before 05 February 1632/33 in Biddeford, Devonshire, ENGLAND; died about 1657 in probably Westerly, Washington County, RI. She was the daughter of 3010. John Garde and 3011. Rebecca Copp.
Children of Jeffrey Champlin and Ulalia Garde are: Jeffrey (1650-1717); William (1654-1715); Christopher (1656-1732).
As noted above, I do not know the maiden surname of Joanna who married William Champlin, nor even the first name of the wife of Christopher Champlin. Does anyone have more information on these families?
Friday, April 2, 2010
Footnote User Survey
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I received a user survey from Footnote.com while I was away. I filled it out and submitted it online. The survey said:
Here at Footnote, we are always striving to improve our customer's experience. Please take a moment to complete this short survey, so we can continue to improve Footnote.com.
1. How satisfied are you with the content on Footnote.com?
* Very satisfied
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* Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
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2. What content do you use the most on Footnote?
* Census
* Newspapers
* Naturalizations
* Military Records
* City Directories
* Other
3. What content would you like to see more of?
* Census
* Newspapers
* Naturalizations
* Military Records
* City Directories
* Other
4. What time period would you like to see more content from? (check 3 that most interest you)
* Before 1815
* 1815-1860
* 1860-1880
* 1880-1920
* 1920-1935
* 1935-1950
* 1950-Present
I highlighted my answers in red.
The pension applications from the War of 1812 and the Civil War are my main interest in the military records. I would like to see more Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II military records. Then there are City Directories, which Footnote.com has made an excellent start on digitizing and providing (but the indexes suck...).
I received a user survey from Footnote.com while I was away. I filled it out and submitted it online. The survey said:
Here at Footnote, we are always striving to improve our customer's experience. Please take a moment to complete this short survey, so we can continue to improve Footnote.com.
1. How satisfied are you with the content on Footnote.com?
* Very satisfied
* Satisfied
* Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
* Dissatisfied
* Very Dissatisfied
2. What content do you use the most on Footnote?
* Census
* Newspapers
* Naturalizations
* Military Records
* City Directories
* Other
3. What content would you like to see more of?
* Census
* Newspapers
* Naturalizations
* Military Records
* City Directories
* Other
4. What time period would you like to see more content from? (check 3 that most interest you)
* Before 1815
* 1815-1860
* 1860-1880
* 1880-1920
* 1920-1935
* 1935-1950
* 1950-Present
I highlighted my answers in red.
The pension applications from the War of 1812 and the Civil War are my main interest in the military records. I would like to see more Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II military records. Then there are City Directories, which Footnote.com has made an excellent start on digitizing and providing (but the indexes suck...).
Take the Casefile Clues Survey
Michael John Neill has a survey for genealogists available - please take a few minutes and complete the survey. Here is Michael's note:
"Casefile Clues is surveying as many genealogists as care to respond to our survey regarding their genealogy experiences. The survey is non-scientific, but results will be posted on our website once the survey is completed.
"Come and give us your feedback on genealogy research in general. The link is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GQZNK63"
I've been enjoying Michael's weekly Casefile Clues articles - he's up to Week 35 now and the collection is helpful and illuminating.
"Casefile Clues is surveying as many genealogists as care to respond to our survey regarding their genealogy experiences. The survey is non-scientific, but results will be posted on our website once the survey is completed.
"Come and give us your feedback on genealogy research in general. The link is: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GQZNK63"
I've been enjoying Michael's weekly Casefile Clues articles - he's up to Week 35 now and the collection is helpful and illuminating.
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