My Trails into the Past

I  found the obituary for James Quigley and other Quigleys of Napa, California on Friday at the California State Library.  James Quigley was the father of my great-great-aunt, Ethel E. Sullivan’s husband, John Vir Quigley.  I found this obituary interesting because he was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Napa.  I am interested in finding out more about James Quigley’s service in the Civil War.             Funeral Tomorrow for James Quigley, Napa's Last Veteran of the Civil War Napa's last Civil War veteran is dead.         Funeral services will be held at the Treadway Chapel at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning for James Quigley, 98, who accompanied General Sherman on his famous march through Georgia.  The aged veteran, who would have been 98 on November 9, died Tuesday at the Veteran's Home Hospital after a long period of failing health.     ...

I do not have a marriage record for John Gleeson & Margaret Tierney, however, I have this newspaper article from the Portland newspaper,   Oregonian. [1] It tells of the 50 th Anniversary party held for John and Margaret Gleeson on 15 Feb 1908.   The caption reads:           Mr. and Mrs. John Gleeson, Who Celebrated Their Golden Wedding on Saturday. On Saturday, a week ago, Mr. and Mrs. John Gleeson celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding, which occurred at Nepean, Canada, February 15, 1858, with a reception to their friends at their residence, 486 Burnside street.   Among the many who came to extend their congratulations were old friends and neighbors to the number of about 50 from Mitchell, S.D., the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. Gleeson.   These remained after the hours of the reception and spent a pleasant evening recalling old pioneer days on the prairies.   When the hour of d...

For "Saturday Night Genealogy Fun," Randy Seaver asked us to write a poem based on a template from http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm .   Here is my poem: WHERE I'M FROM   I am from a small town that has since grown up into a small city. I am from the city limit side of Las Trampas Creek.   I grew up hunting tadpoles in the creek or swiping slightly ripe fruit from neighbor’s trees.   I grew up playing softball but wishing I could have played baseball. I am from Irish & German ancestors on my Father’s side and from English & Scottish ancestors on my Mother’s side (at least I think—haven’t found an ancestor across the pond yet even though I’ve gone back into the 1700’s). I am from shy parents and I am still shy, though more outgoing than they were. I was born into the Catholic faith and though I don’t attend Mass often, I still have faith.   I do have fond memories of parochial school years and know that their teachings hel...

Ah, Genea-folks, it's   Saturday Night   again - are you ready for more   Genealogy Fun? Your mission tonight, should you decide to accept it, is to: 1)  List your 16 great-great-grandparents with their birth, death and marriage data (dates and places).  [Hint - you might use an Ancestral Name List from your software for this.] 2)  Determine the countries (or states) that these ancestors lived in at their birth and at their death. 3)  For extra credit, go make a "Heritage Pie" chart for the country of origin (birth place) for these 16 ancestors. [Hint: you could use the    chart generator   from   Kid Zone  for this.] [Note: Thank you to Sheri Fenley for the   "Heritage Pie" chart idea.] 4.  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a post on Facebook or google+. Here's mine: My 16 Great-great grandparents are: 16.    Joseph Heinrich Horoch , born 2 Feb ...

Elizabeth M. Gleeson (Aunt Glee) 1865 - 1942 Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past

    Albert M. Hork was born  10 Aug 1853 in Oberhundem, Westfalen [Germany] and died 26 May 1912 in Beaverton, Washington Co, Oregon.  He is buried at the St. Mary of the Valley Cemetery, Convent cemetery of Sisters of St. Mary's.      As you can see from the photo, the birth date is incorrect.  This is not the original tombstone.  The cemetery was moved to its current location several decades ago when the convent began leasing the land for commercial use.    Albert is the brother of my great-grandfather, Johan Anton Hork.  Albert served in many parishes in Nebraska and Missouri. Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past