Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun 20 Aug 2009
In some research I am doing there is a John Barton b. 1855 Illinois, without parents; married 11 Jan 1878, Muscatine, Iowa, Elizabeth Jane (Eliza) Steckman b. 27 Sep 1854, Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia. I am going to search for census as I have none at this time.
This appears to be a correct 1860 census with the link: http://tinyurl.com/m8s4sp. Ancestry is costly but it does have an enormous amount of data!
1860 United States Federal Census
about John Barton
| Name: | John Barton | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in 1860: | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Year: | abt 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birthplace: | Iowa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home in 1860: | Drury, Rock Island, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| Post Office: | Illinois City | ||||||||||||||||||
| Value of real estate: | View image | ||||||||||||||||||
| Household Members: |
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This gives me the parents with family of John b. 1855 which agrees with another source. It tells me his father is John was a clergyman born in abt 1818 in England and mother is Eliza b. abt 1835 in Ohio. The children I have born in Illinois.
I have just entered the parents and John's data as do not need siblings at this time. I sourced it:
1860 census for Drury, Rock Island, Illinois; Pg6 Dwelling 47 Lines 27-34 5 June 1860 and printed out 2 copies of the first page of ancestry describing this census and 2 copies of the actual census copies. This puts one in each of John Sr and John Jr's files.
http://my.jetscreenshot.com/demo/20090822-q4ym-68kb screen shot of this family in RootsMagic Software. This image does not reflect the change in John Jr's birth place but knowing this will sure make it easier to find that birth. (see below)
I also have the 1870 census that I will now enter in the same fashion. In comparing the 2 census records ... they both say John was born in Iowa not Illinois. A birth record would help save this day! Thanks Genea-bloggers!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Water Postcard Carnival 19 Aug 2009
The postcard is postmarked 1910 but the image is older than that. The 'old' library and current Heritage Center is the building in the right hand corner. The ?Grist Mill? in the left hand corner shows a bridge there which is the Union Street Bridge. This area, of course, looks nothing like this now.
Traverse City, Michigan
Our Front Yard - Springtime 1981ish
It was necessary to travel over a creek to get to our home. Almost each spring the creek would flood over. Mike walking near our pond (right hand corner) and where we would have parked our cars.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
1) Tell us your three responses to the questions:
* Three genealogical libraries I frequent
* Three places I've visited on genealogy trips
* Three genealogy societies I belong to (or want to)
* Three websites that help my research
* Three ancestral graves that I've visited
* Three ancestral places I want to visit
* Three brickwall ancestors I want to research more
* Three genealogical libraries I frequent
~Traverse City District Area Library, Grand Traverse Genealogical Society ~Collection
~Family History Center
~Library of Michigan
* Three places I've visited on genealogy trips
~Minnesota
~Ontario
~Illinois
* Three genealogy societies I belong to (or want to)
~Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society
~Ontario Genealogical Society
~Quebec .. in my areas
* Three websites that help my research
~ancestry.com
~familysearch.org
~PRDH Quebec
* Three ancestral graves that I've visited
~Kratochvil
~Wolfgram
~Secor
* Three ancestral places I want to visit
~Ondrejov, Bohemia
~Montreal Area
~Minnesota again
* Three brickwall ancestors I want to research more
~Wolfgram - Zacharias
~Wolfgram - Zacharias
~Wolfgram - Zacharias
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wordless Wednesday, Ben
This is a current photo but it is definitely cute: My nephew Ben with orphaned raccoon.
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