Sunday, December 30, 2018

Ahnentafel #531 - Mary Powell

Mary Powell

Born: May 7, 1660, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Died: ca. 1739 Lebanon, Connecticut

Buried: Unknown

Married: 1) Stephen Tilden ca. 1689 2) she may have married David Lee, June 24, 1736 in Lebanon, Connecticut

Records:

1660 - Gloucester, MA town & vital records - Mary daughter of Rowland Powell borne by Issabelle his wife the 7th of maye 1660


1698 - March 2 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts - a Stephen Tilden a grand juror, may be Stephen's father. 

1698 - Aug. 3 - Stephen listed as heir of his father in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 3:62


Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Notebook - Kentucky No. 1


Burns, Annie. Kentucky Genealogies & Historical Recorder, Vol. 5, Washington, DC, nd.
Record of Marriages in Shelby County Kentucky for the Period of Years 1792 to 1851 Inclusive
  • Elston, Jonathan - Mary Gist, 12/17/1804
  • Elston, Manderville G. - Eliza H. Houseworth, father Abram, 1/11/1831 - not sure if we are related to him, but he was involved with our Young family.

Clift, Glenn. Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1977, available on Ancestry
The obituary notices have been edited to include a) name of person deceased, b) place of residence, c) wife / husband / parents / survivors, d) date of death.  For purpose of bibliography an abbreviation of the name of the newspaper from which any notice is taken is given with that notice. The notation following any obituary refers in every instance to the year named in the obituary. KG = Kentucky Gazette, R = Lexington Reporter
  • Major Armistead Morehead, of Bowling Green, died Aug. 1826, R9/4
  • Major Charles Morehead of Logan County, died Nov. 1828, R12/17
  • Mrs. Amanda Morehead, consort of Charles S. Morehead of Hopkinsville, daughter of William Leavy of Lexington, died Sunday, July 5, 1829, aged 25 years, R7/15
  • Charles Edwin Morehead, formerly of Bowling Green, Ky, died of yellow fever in New Orleans, Aug. 9, 1853; Emma Augusta Morehead, sister of above died same place of yellow fever, Aug. 22, 1853; Charles D. Morehead, father of Charles Edwin & Emma above, form many years he was postmaster at Bowling Green, KY, died of yellow fever in New Orleans, Aug. 23, 1853; Mrs. Eliza A. Morehead, wife of Charles D. & mother of Charles & Emma above, died Aug. 24, 1853, S9/23

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Ahnentafel #530 - Stephen Tilden


Here lies the body of Mr. Stephen Tilden ye late
Husband of Mrs. Mary Tilden Who died Oct. 3, 1727
in the 63 year of his age. Here must ye body lie Within
this cage of clay Till the resurrection of the just At 
Jesus judgment day Then doo ye hope that ye shall
life again regain And with high unto the sky With him 
triumphant train [reign?]
Stephen Tilden or Steven Tilden

Born: 5 Feb. 1663/4, Scituate, Massachusetts
Died: October 3, 1727 in Lebanon, Connecticut

Buried:  Old Cemetery, Lebanon, Connecticut

Married: Mary Powell ca. 1689

Occupation: worsted comber, farmer and possibly a black smith based on items in his will and inventory.

Records:
1657 - Scituate, Massachusetts, Steven Tilden took the oath of fidelity. 

1688 - June - Plymouth County, Massachusetts - a Stephen Tilden listed as petit juror, may be his father. 

1691 - Marshfield, MA - Stephen Tilden listed as constable for the year

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Notebooks - Indiana No. 1


Chandler, Ruth & Marjorie Peter. Indiana Early Gibson County Marriages, no imprint
  • Fitzgerald, America & David Milen Oct. 16, 1831
  • Fitzgerald, Anna & Jackson Fitzgerald, Aug. 24, 1844
  • Fitzgerald, Rachel & Wm. McCombs, Jan. 18, 1855
  • Fitzgerald, America & Wm. McMullin, Nov. 14, 1848
  • Fitzgerald, Mahala & Martin Smith, Feb. 16, 1841
  • Fitzgerald, Wm. & Margaret McAndrews, Jul 5, 1852
  • Slavin, Isaac & Susannah Hatton, Aug. 8, 1833
  • Slavin, Elizabeth & Alexander Hartley Aug. 16, 1849
  • Slavin, Celia & Jesse Fisher, Nov 24, 1852
  • Slavin, Sarah & Wm. Hunt, Feb. 28, 1854
  • Fitzgerald, Sarah & Matthew Tibbett, Aug. 16, 1844
  • Fitzgerald, Mariah & George W. Sullivan, Aug. 9, 1841

Dillard, Arthur, compiler. Orange County Heritage, no imprint.
Mavity, N.B. & Myrtle Mavity. First Marriage Records of Orange County
The book in which the marriage records for 1816 to 1826 printed below were entered was lost so long ago that no one in the Orange County Court House at Paoli, Indiana, knew of its existence until it was brought to light last March in the furnace room of the building. A pile of papers brought down from the attic about three years ago included the records.

Friday, December 14, 2018

Ahnentafel #529 - Elizabeth Truman

Elizabeth R. Truman

Born: ca. 1665
Died: after 1719

Buried: Unknown

Married: Rowland Powell, ca. 1688

Records:

1712 - July 8 - New London, CT - Administration Bond Powell - Rowland Powell - Entered Book A page 631
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Powell of Lebanon
Together with my sureties Joseph Truman and Joshua Hempwood of N. London Doe acknowledge ourselves joyntly and Severally to owe and ---- Justly Indebted into the Court of Probate in the COunty of New London the full and just sum of three hundred pounds current mony of New England to be payd to the P. Court of Probate upon all Demands by us our heirs executors and administrators.  In witness whereof we have hereunto sett our hands and seals in New London this eighth day of July anno Domini 1712.

Monday, December 10, 2018

Notebook - Illinois # 3, Part 2

Davis, Patricia. Obituaries of White County, Illinois & Other (less-important) Areas of the World, Vol. I: 1872-1896, no imprint.
1893 Dec. 12 CC - John Erkman, Carmi died Monday (Leading Locals)

Donoho, Marilynn. Funeral Home Records 1914-1926 from J.N. Johnson in Wayne County, Illinois, Mt. Vernon, IL: MK's Books, 1994
Johnston Funeral Home is located in Jefferson County, Illinois.  The records were there when Mr. Johnston purchased the funeral home several years ago. The records were those acquired from J.N. Johnson when Barney Myers purchased the funeral home from him.  Then in later years the business was transferred to Mr. Bill Johnston.  The records were of Wayne County, Illinois.
Name/Address, Age/Ordered by, Died, Buried, Cemetery
#194 Don Wheeler, child stillbirth, 2/12/1914, 1914, [Thomason Cem., Wayne City, IL]
#413-17 H.F. Wright, 75 years, 3/19/1918, no date, Mt. Olive Cem. [Jefferson Co., IL]
#420-24 Wm. Dove/Keenes, 81 years/Family, 4/19/1918, 4/20/1819, Salem / Mateer Cem.
#50 Edith Gurley, 26 Years, no death date, 11/9/1920, Thomason Cem.
#J Marion/Newman, IL, 31 years/John Wolfe, 3/4/1922, 3/8/1922, no cemetery listed

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Ahnentafel #528 - Rowland Powell

Rowland Powell II

Born: Gloucester, Massachusetts on February 9, 1657
Died: July 1712 Lebanon, Connecticut

Buried:  Unknown

Married: Elizabeth Truman, by 1685

Records:

1712 New London, CT - probate of Rowland Powell's estate - I have received of the widdow powelll thirteen shillings for a calfe which --- by her bought of me I say I have received it.

1712 - June 25, Lebanon, Connecticut - Rowland Powell Inventory Recorded & Comp., Book A, page 636:
An inventory of ye estate of Rowland Powel of Lebanon deceased taken by us whos names are hereunto subscribed this 25th day of June in ye year 1712 which as followeth:

Monday, December 3, 2018

In Memoriam - Paula (McKitrick) Colclasure


Paula Yvonne Colclasure, 86 of Fairfield paased away at 9:35 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2018 at Aperion Care in Fairfield.  Born July 21, 1931 in Wayne County, Illinois to Elza and Maxine (Legg) McKitrick, she had operated Colclasure Childcare for many years. She was also a member of the Gunion Christian Church.

Paula is survived by her daughter Lorie (Tim) Witt of Ankeny, Iowa, grandchildren Robert Colclasure II, Terry Colclasure, Anthony Colclasure, Regina (Micah) Dunn, Brent (Cassie) Smith, and Keyma (James) Mount, 6 great grandchildren, brothers Kenneth (Elaine) McKitrick of Johnsonville and Arnold (Cindy) McKitrick of Fairfield and sisters Sandra (Claude) Mark of Fairfield, Sharon (Frank) Wodicker of Fairfield, Jean (Elvis) Woods of Clairmont, IL and Shirley (Jerry) Schierbaum of Bluford, IL.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Clyde Colclasure, son Robert Colclasure, brothers John and James McKitrick and sister Judith Bishop.

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Research Notes - Harold Erkman


While going through the General Stuff Notebook #2 awhile back I came across an AWON newsletter.  That's American World War II Orphan's Network.  I was a member for awhile b/c mom is a World War II orphan.  The newsletter suggested requesting an IDPF [individual deceased personnel file] because many World War II service records were destroyed in a fire at the St. Louis archives in the 1970s. Which is what happened to Harold Erkman's service record. So I wrote to the National Archives and got a letter back that the file existed and for photocopy fee they would send it to me and they did and it arrived today!  [Nov. 13th]  And being a government file, it is in reverse chronological order. 

Document 1: Receipt of Remains - Day Letter  

J.F. Combs Funeral Service, Wayne City, Illinois

Remains of the Late PFC. Harold E. Erkman being shipped to you accompanied by military escort. On train number 1-123 C&EI RR [Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad] leaving Chicago 10:00 pm CST Friday 20 August 1948 and due to arrive Wayne City, Ill., 11:24 am CST Sat. 21 August 1948.  Request that you immediately inform the next of  kin and make arrangements to accept remains at station upon arrival. Refer to control number 8244.  

Carroll J. Grinnell, Lt. Col. QMC

Saturday, December 1, 2018

George Herbert Walker Bush

41st president of the United States
43rd vice president of the United States
11th director of the CIA
2nd chief U.S. liaison to China
10th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
U.S. Representative for Texas' 7th district
U.S. Navy 1942-1945, Lieutenant Junior Grade, naval aviator
Yale Class of 1948

We are related on two lines, they are presented here in ahnentafel style. 

1. George Herbert Walker Bush 1924 Milton, MA -2018 Houston, TX md. Barbara Pierce 1925-2018

2. Prescott Bush 1895-1992
3. Dorothy Walker 1901-1992

4. Samuel Bush 1863-1948
5. Flora Sheldon 1872-1920