tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91400242960919759372024-03-27T18:09:13.257-07:00My Trails into the PastResearching: Davey, Gleeson, Gorrell, Hork, Hutson, Johnston, Jones, Lundquist, Nilsen, Selman, Sievert, Sullivan, Tierney, & Wollenweber.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.comBlogger1140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-40272978811281392532024-03-27T18:08:00.000-07:002024-03-27T18:08:27.716-07:00Catholic Church Records in Joliet Pointed to Place of Origin in Germany<div><p class="MsoNormal">Many years ago, when I first started genealogy research, I
wrote a letter to St. John the Baptist Church in Joliet asking if they had a
marriage record for my great-grandfather, John (Johan) Hork to Julia Sievert in
1872. I knew that my grandfather, William Cyril Hork, was Catholic and hoped
they were married in the church. What I had for the marriage date and place was
from an Illinois marriage index. Images of records weren’t online yet. I also
asked about any baptisms held there for any of their children.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What I got back was a taped-together page of a two-page
spread from the church book. They married in 1872 and were listed on line
number 9.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Because this was a German Catholic Church, I got more than the groom and bride’s
names and the date of the marriage. I also got their parent's names and the
places they came from. But I did not get the column headings and had to guess
what they were. Fortunately, the priest did not write in the Fractur script, so
I was able to read it for the most part.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat6oCXCjziFUtziRZvBOmf6roXEofR-e7-68HsXzV0ll7CjmFit0bThp71zMnNyxEHfK80nuWTR4i7d4E4vqvt-p-HqkT5nI3X58HGQ1nJ3AvtIQ96V4kPZeV7QW-BFNDR53wpMDZXA5RWqE-OjUC23MoDPhryf-yuei5PcxjQHUgAI2h2T0ILJi3j8Xg/s8171/1872_Marriage-StJohn'sChurch-Hork-Sievert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4957" data-original-width="8171" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat6oCXCjziFUtziRZvBOmf6roXEofR-e7-68HsXzV0ll7CjmFit0bThp71zMnNyxEHfK80nuWTR4i7d4E4vqvt-p-HqkT5nI3X58HGQ1nJ3AvtIQ96V4kPZeV7QW-BFNDR53wpMDZXA5RWqE-OjUC23MoDPhryf-yuei5PcxjQHUgAI2h2T0ILJi3j8Xg/w640-h388/1872_Marriage-StJohn'sChurch-Hork-Sievert.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Fast forward twenty years and I discovered the Diocese of
Joliet’s records available on <i>Ancestry</i>.<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
These were scanned in color, so I now have the full-page spread of their record.<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5U1mxYfOiBcgaMmKMBcPgM_1Uoh4fRiUtF48mNRoUwSoLFXTVSasi4r3bqPSYzwYnPzowExFLXiSJsZKynl-P51XH7wVeBR3eQ6QIcmPhMroQIhKJmzTqnABx7tNo1r_RKngbud7rWt8AYc2XsVDnn13RaoT8WYYlbXcpkAWAFk8r50NkQ55aG7dayCZ/s6712/1872_Marr-Hork-Siewert-StJohntheBaptist-p12-image%2034&35..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5144" data-original-width="6712" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5U1mxYfOiBcgaMmKMBcPgM_1Uoh4fRiUtF48mNRoUwSoLFXTVSasi4r3bqPSYzwYnPzowExFLXiSJsZKynl-P51XH7wVeBR3eQ6QIcmPhMroQIhKJmzTqnABx7tNo1r_RKngbud7rWt8AYc2XsVDnn13RaoT8WYYlbXcpkAWAFk8r50NkQ55aG7dayCZ/w640-h490/1872_Marr-Hork-Siewert-StJohntheBaptist-p12-image%2034&35..jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am very thankful for my family being Roman Catholic and to
the German Catholics who kept excellent and detailed records. This document
brought my research over the pond to Oberhundem in Westfalen and Schneidemühl
in Posen.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">#52Ancestors-Week 13: Worship</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">This is my seventh year working on this
year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (</span><a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Garamond, serif;">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">) at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I write each week in one of my two blogs,
either </span><a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Garamond, serif;">Mam-ma’s Southern Family</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> or </span><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Garamond, serif;">My Trails into the Past</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and
exciting ways.</span></p><div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Church
of St. John the Baptist, Joliet, Illinois, marriage record, Joh. Anton Hork
& Julia Sievert, 1872, no. 9; copy in author’s collection.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Illinois,
U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097/</span></a>).
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn3">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Illinois,
U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097/</span></a>)
> St John the Baptist, Joliet > Marriage Register, 1868-1884 > image
34 of 92, marriage book 2, p. 12, 1872, no. 9, Joh Anton Hork to Julia Anna Siewert.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</div></div><div><br /></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-1993163273000352372024-03-25T05:00:00.000-07:002024-03-25T05:00:00.152-07:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Mar 18–24, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and eleven (211)
weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. This week besides the History Center, I
met with my sisters for dinner at Jack’s. </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Jacqueline and I met twice this week. The second
time was a citation emergency that I helped her through with the help of the new
Evidence Explained, fourth edition. Sunday, I met with book club and we talked
about </span><i style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century</i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell. I had read the book back in December so I could
give it to my daughter for Christmas, so I was a little fuzzy about the details.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I spent most of my free time entering downloaded
records into RootsMagic, creating citations (having to locate the doc again at
FamilySearch to capture the URL and other details), and writing up mini-proof
arguments for child-parent relations. I mostly worked with Amos Gorrell and
Joseph, his son, but I worked on other families as well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/doing-things-mechanical.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Doing Things Mechanical.</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> For 52 Ancestors, I wrote about myself
and how I love things mechanical. I joined a model railroad club when in
college and volunteered at a trolley museum for many years, repairing tracks
and rebuilding trolley cars.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-where-did.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">SNGF: Where did your Ancestors Live in 1900?</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span>I wrote about who in
my husband’s family was alive in 1900.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Tuesday at the History Center, I worked on
queries. I pulled resources out for researchers and sent an image that was
purchased. I also added more subjects for books in the library. By mistake, I
went on Saturday and wondered why no one else came. Then I figured out it was
the fourth Saturday. I ended up staying three-plus hours and got a lot done
with the library database and filing things in the clipping files.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Webinars this week were
very interesting. Jill’s webinar was about 18<sup>th</sup> Century Swedes but
the methodology was transferable to any type of research looking for a person’s
parent. The AI webinar was interesting but I am not interested in making images—they
look so fake to me. Loved Elizabeth Shown Mills’ presentation and she showed
many techniques to get more out of census records. I learned about a new tool
in Word and how to make jagged edges on images from Diane.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Maternal Threads Unwoven: Identifying Margareta’s
Mother in 18th Century Sweden by Jill Morelli (BCG/LFT Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">7 Tips for Using AI as Your Genealogy Assistant
by Dana Leeds (LFT Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">How to Write about DNA for Your Clients by Paul Woodbury (APG Writers SIG)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Census Clues: Sweet Potato Simon, White Potato Willie & Cows that Grow Wool by Elizabeth Shown Mills (LFT Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Write Faster with Word Editing Tips (Tech Zone)
by Diane Boumenot (LFT Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Add a Torn Edge to an Image (Tech Zone) by Diane
Boumenot (LFT Webinars)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Other:<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Monday, I birded again with the Mt. Diablo
Bird Alliance this time at Valle Vista. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Saw
six new birds for this year’s list: Bewick’s wren, Violet-green swallow, wood
duck, Cooper’s hawk, ring-necked duck, and band-tail pigeon.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">I pulled more weeds, this time in my native
garden, getting about three-quarters done before our next rain storm. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Board to Death</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> by CJ Connor<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Germans in America</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">
by Walter D. Kamphoefner</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">. Some neighborhood wildflowers and redbuds starting to bloom.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FhDpHzjrzo_D7LevaSYbazuoF-N7bErQj8agIJfgDC_vJZYbSYnRBYDnUytJN31_6w_enB_9KSInK7XsJPNZGohzavktL8CZgyDUY-xoGVXUOsFe4z9uSKW37TPwTTQt7BYNQ9zBiSmgPtOk4ojUYXpufaWw6gBvt3JTzuYgGKUHgbFRMGEKQRvLe1lw/s1872/PXL_20240322_153916972.jpg" style="font-family: Garamond, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1872" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FhDpHzjrzo_D7LevaSYbazuoF-N7bErQj8agIJfgDC_vJZYbSYnRBYDnUytJN31_6w_enB_9KSInK7XsJPNZGohzavktL8CZgyDUY-xoGVXUOsFe4z9uSKW37TPwTTQt7BYNQ9zBiSmgPtOk4ojUYXpufaWw6gBvt3JTzuYgGKUHgbFRMGEKQRvLe1lw/w640-h474/PXL_20240322_153916972.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUfdBa7m8GdSUDJ0kem21xLyu7SCn844wgvupTU03zHUyAMxpGfXyYFdxF430CITPu0hhMjbamcb9zDmUXJVRW3T6N0rGr9bdepcNztJY2Q20zkZ8gsc1nhv3WSHl4Kj7k76J2nzpM5HCCmXbJsL_0hJp5z0U0kaemFps2tpMlCrNoBoX1QkHLVEhzcDC/s3605/PXL_20240322_151418784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUfdBa7m8GdSUDJ0kem21xLyu7SCn844wgvupTU03zHUyAMxpGfXyYFdxF430CITPu0hhMjbamcb9zDmUXJVRW3T6N0rGr9bdepcNztJY2Q20zkZ8gsc1nhv3WSHl4Kj7k76J2nzpM5HCCmXbJsL_0hJp5z0U0kaemFps2tpMlCrNoBoX1QkHLVEhzcDC/w536-h640/PXL_20240322_151418784.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9NYuq3uQnGDz0jthxvDQAH5zeYJrNHYWHNJCwmnDYhcoq-15zJfuG22qFv3tP-HNAstTDr48FZh_suwDF8KGT4b-Ao626JXSdZGHOtrtECYLqxcEAocMAe6YokWaPmN6j9ESetyZnPjrPqScB07I666x9cVJFDDeDCtIQ3VYtY1OPxL4d6KvdbVosDl7/s4032/PXL_20240322_151242472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9NYuq3uQnGDz0jthxvDQAH5zeYJrNHYWHNJCwmnDYhcoq-15zJfuG22qFv3tP-HNAstTDr48FZh_suwDF8KGT4b-Ao626JXSdZGHOtrtECYLqxcEAocMAe6YokWaPmN6j9ESetyZnPjrPqScB07I666x9cVJFDDeDCtIQ3VYtY1OPxL4d6KvdbVosDl7/w480-h640/PXL_20240322_151242472.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i></p></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-46507476446895821412024-03-23T17:02:00.000-07:002024-03-23T17:02:42.469-07:00Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Where did Your Ancestors Live in 1900?<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: #0070c0;">Saturday Night </span>again
- <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: red;">Genealogy
Fun!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLTgqIPCp8sH4vfXFmSPzOe_bJnb8V8nDKiz-6TZ8chiA7XtKfMRtrKONNajgm1RmoetUFSawuWGHBX3stSkDrCbEHg383vwYaP2dLkJUhMknChPLM1WSiNvlqtrIexOnJeQp4FtfWKln79tc29sWjUyu3dyjgQOqV374-ngrTEFQ01WKtMhFZl-1RQj6/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLTgqIPCp8sH4vfXFmSPzOe_bJnb8V8nDKiz-6TZ8chiA7XtKfMRtrKONNajgm1RmoetUFSawuWGHBX3stSkDrCbEHg383vwYaP2dLkJUhMknChPLM1WSiNvlqtrIexOnJeQp4FtfWKln79tc29sWjUyu3dyjgQOqV374-ngrTEFQ01WKtMhFZl-1RQj6/w173-h200/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="173" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Randy Seaver’s assignment for us tonight on </b><a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-where-did.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Genea-Musings</b></span></a><b>
is to:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">1) Where did your ancestors live or reside in
the year 1900? List them by
generation. Show their birth and death
years, and the place they were living.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here's mine:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We did this on 24 Feb 2018 and I listed my ancestors. <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2018/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-where-were.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2018/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-where-were.html</b></span></a>.
This time I will list my husband’s ancestors and where they were living in 1900.
His paternal ancestors are in blue and his maternal ancestors are in red.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Grandparents<br /></b>His grandparents were married in 1900. I was able to locate <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Matilda “Pearl” Davey</span></b><span style="color: #0070c0;">
</span>in Kansas City, Missouri. Tillie Davey was found living at the
Washington Hotel. She was twenty years old and worked as a stenographer.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[1]</span></span></span></a>
The previous page stated the Washington Hotel was located on Washington Street,
nos. 1201 through 1207. I also found a Matilda
Davy in a 1900 city directory where she was listed as a maid at the Washington
Hotel and rooming at 1221 Broadway.<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[2]</span></span></span></a>
Are these two the same women? Tillie was Matilda’s nickname and the name used
on the marriage record later that year.<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[3]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Joseph Norman
Gorrell</span></b><span style="color: #0070c0;"> </span>was not found in the 1900
census. A 1900 city directory in St. Joseph, Missouri, lists him living at the
Hesse House, which was located at 4-5 South 6<sup>th</sup> Street.<a href="#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
But when I located the Hesse House, a hotel, in the 1900 census, there were 104
boarders but none were Joseph. He worked as a lineman for the Missouri &
Kansas Telephone Company and may have been away when the enumerator came.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">Nils Arthur Nathaniel Nilsen</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>was born on 15 March 1894 in Youngstown, Ohio, but he
was living with his parents in Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut in 1900.<a href="#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[5]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">Agnes Hilma Carolina Lundquist </span></b>was
living with her parents in Scott township, Montgomery County, Iowa.<a href="#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[6]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Great-Grandparents<br /></b><b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Amos Gorrell</span></b> and
his wife, <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Catherine Elizabeth Shotts</span></b>,
were living on their farm in Lamine Township, Cooper County, Missouri.<a href="#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[7]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Matilda’s mother had died in 1885, so only her father, <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Frederick Henry Davey</span></b><span style="color: #0070c0;">,
</span>was alive. However, he has not been found in the 1900 census. After
doing a global search in the city directory database on <i>Ancestry </i>for
Fred H. Davey between 1895 and 1905, a possible entry came up from Galena,
Kansas for the year 1900. “Fred Davy” was a machinist at Galena Iron Works and
resided in Joplin.<a href="#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> I
had not found this previously and since the image is in color, it might be new
to the collection. Galena, Kansas is just over the border from Missouri and not
far from Joplin. Fred Davey was a pattern maker, so could be this machinist. He
was not found in the 1900 census, but his third wife, Anna, and his son, Edward
were, living at 1026 Wall Street. She was listed as head of the household and
married but Fred was not in the household.<a href="#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[9]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">Nils Malkom Nilsen</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>was living in Cromwell, Connecticut with his wife, <b><span style="color: red;">Hulda Charlotte Anderson-Carlson</span></b>.<a href="#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[10]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">Pehr Alfred Lundquist</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>was living in Montgomery County, Iowa with his wife, <b><span style="color: red;">Mathilda Lovisa Ericksson-Holm</span></b>.<a href="#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[11]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2x-Great-Grandparents<br /></b><b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Philappina Margaretha
Voehringer</span></b>, who married Ludwig Wilhelm Wollenweber (Ludwig died in
1873), lived in 1900 at 310 Illinois Avenue in Jeffersonville, Clark County,
Indiana, with a grandchild, Julia Young.<a href="#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[12]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">Jonas Nilsson</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>and <b><span style="color: red;">Marta Larsdotter</span></b>,
Nils Malkom’s parents, lived in Ingarp Södegârd, Åsenhöga, Jönköping län,
Sweden.<a href="#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[13]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">Karl Johan Ericksson</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>and <b><span style="color: red;">Stina Maja
Samuelsdotter</span></b>, Mathilda Lovisa Ericksson-Holm’s parents, lived in Tidersrum,
Östergötland län, Sweden.<a href="#_ftn14" name="_ftnref14" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Conclusion</b><br />My husband had sixteen (16) ancestors alive in 1900. I had
twenty-four (24).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><br clear="all" />
<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" />
<!--[endif]-->
<div id="ftn1">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1900 U.S. census, Jackson Co, Missouri, Kansas City Ward 3, ED 30, sht 1b,
family 36, Tilley Davey.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <i>Hoye’s
City Directory of Kansas City, Missouri (</i>Kansas City, Mo.: Hoye Directory
Co, 1900), p. 271, Matilda Davy; citing “U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469), image 160 of 734.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn3">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Jackson
County, Missouri, marriage record, v. 26, p. 528, no. 21336, Joseph N. Gorrell
to Tillie Davey, 1900; <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8989-3ZZ1),
citing IGN 007515712, image 345 of 716.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn4">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <i>1900
Directory of St. Joseph and Buchanan County</i> (St. Joseph, Mo.: Combe
Printing Company, n.d.), p. 355, J N Gorrell; citing “U.S., City Directories,
1822-1995,” <i>Ancestry</i> (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469)
> Missouri > St Joseph > 1900 > St Joseph, Missouri, City
Directory, 1900 > image 200 of 557. For Hesse House, see ibid, p. 491, Hesse
House.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn5">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> 1900
U.S. census, Middlesex Co, Connecticut, Cromwell, ED 272, sheet 6A, dwelling
111, Niels M. Nielsen.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn6">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> 1900
U.S. census, Montgomery Co, Iowa, Scott, ED 115, p. 149 (stamped), dwelling
247, Alfred Lundquist.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn7">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1900 U.S. census, Cooper Co, Missouri, ED 44, p. 15 (stamped), dwelling 49,
Amos Gorrell.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn8">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <i>Hoye’s
City Directory of Galena and Empire City, Kansas</i> (Kansas City, Mo: Hoye
Directory Co, 1900), p. 48, Fred Davy; citing “U.S., City Directories,
1822-1995,” <i>Ancestry</i> (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469) “Kansas
> Galena, Empire City > 1900 > Hoye’s City Directory of Galena and
Empire City, Kansas, 1900 > image 24 of 142.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn9">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> 1900
U.S. census, Jasper Co, Missouri, Joplin, ED 46, sht 20b, dwelling 264, Anna Davey.
<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn10">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> 1900
U.S. census, Middlesex Co, Connecticut, Cromwell, ED 272, sheet 6A, dwelling
111, Niels M. Nielsen.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn11">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> 1900
U.S. census, Montgomery Co, Iowa, Scott, ED 115, p. 149 (stamped), dwelling
247, Alfred Lundquist.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn12">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1900 U.S. census, Clark Co, Indiana, Jeffersonville, ED 8, p. 100 (stamped),
dwelling 138, Philipena Woolenweber.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn13">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref13" name="_ftn13" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> "Åsenhöga,
Jönköping, Folkräkning (census)," database, SVAR, <i>Riksarkivet</i>
(http://www.svar.ra.se), 1900, Åsenhöga, Jönköping; Ingarps Södregård; Jonas
Nilsson.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn14">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref14" name="_ftn14" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Karl died in 1912 and Stina Maja in 1927. I have the source but need to re-search
for it.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div></div><div><br /></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-9219749569319580402024-03-19T19:38:00.000-07:002024-03-19T19:38:14.470-07:00Doing Things Mechanical<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I thought this week I would write about some
technology I have been involved with in my life. I have always been interested
in mechanical things.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Trains<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I loved trains, especially when we had to stop
for them to pass by. We kids would then count the cars until we saw the
caboose. Later, I joined a model railroad club and am still a member. In the
early days when we were building the layout, I laid a lot of track, which we hand-spiked.
Today, since the layout is all built, I run trains from the operating cab. The
technology behind our layout is very old. We run DC and have blocks we plug and
a big board schematic that we follow, especially when we cannot see our train
because of the many tunnels.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">During college, I began going up to the
California Railway Museum, which is now called the Western Railway Museum,
with two friends from the train club. This museum mostly had trolley cars that
volunteers could run for the public. I learned to run the Sacramento Northern
Birney car. There was also a Sacramento Northern electric locomotive (a steeple
cab) that was fun to operate. Besides running locomotives and cars, we helped
in the shop rebuilding cars and doing maintenance. We also helped build and
repair track, as you can see in this photo. My future husband is also in the
photo.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kn3UauNAm1nuL_ZPAoBwYAy_C-xutgL4fxa9DAl8qJO9XRjp9Qig5LVolVi0bXlFK-vkTp0cPd-367BsZModCmsJwjnba-vg0nibAa1Ixm_ZtSSXqAxeSQ67Owymr5-HZ4Q3BtmqQyY48T-9b3fC-7XxuM6F9eeam8_nGwS64oANAoPKYmFBbFeYlSyz/s2762/PXL_20210216_044717737-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="2762" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kn3UauNAm1nuL_ZPAoBwYAy_C-xutgL4fxa9DAl8qJO9XRjp9Qig5LVolVi0bXlFK-vkTp0cPd-367BsZModCmsJwjnba-vg0nibAa1Ixm_ZtSSXqAxeSQ67Owymr5-HZ4Q3BtmqQyY48T-9b3fC-7XxuM6F9eeam8_nGwS64oANAoPKYmFBbFeYlSyz/w640-h436/PXL_20210216_044717737-crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Computers<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I was also early in using personal computers.
I took one of the first classes at Cal State Hayward on computer programming.
It was so new that the class was taught in the math department. He taught three
languages at once and I learned BASIC and Fortran. A friend and I decided to
build our computers using a kit. It was a CPM machine with two 8-inch floppy
drives and a 6-inch monitor. My husband and I purchased a $2500 daisy-wheel
printer. I never wanted a dot matrix printer. I was a writer and using WordStar
was a godsend. No more retyping because of an error. I could edit on a screen!
I have continuously used home computers since 1980, moving from DOS to my
current Win10 machine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">#52Ancestors-Week 12: Technology</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">This is my seventh year working on this
year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (</span><a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Garamond, serif;">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">) at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I write each week in one of my two blogs,
either </span><a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Garamond, serif;">Mam-ma’s Southern Family</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> or </span><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: Garamond, serif;">My Trails into the Past</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and
exciting ways.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-64997456484759089582024-03-18T05:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T05:00:00.341-07:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Mar 11–17, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and ten (210) weeks
of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. This week besides the History Center, I birdwatched, phenology, and worked the the Train Club shows on Saturday and Sunday.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Jacqueline and I discussed the new search feature
at </span><i style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">FamilySearch</i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> and a little about our Texas trip. We hosted Roundtable
on Wednesday and the ninety minutes went by fast with so much sharing. Amigos
met with Jacqueline and Stewart. We talked about our blog posts being shared by
others on Facebook.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I did no new research but spent time processing
the files I had collected from </span><i style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Newspapers.com</i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> and </span><i style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">FamilySearch</i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
last week. I still have more to do.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/sngf-are-you-descendant-of-irish.html">Who Attended College?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> For 52 Ancestors, I investigated who in
my ancestry attended college. Those who did on my father’s side were women who attended
teacher’s colleges, while those on my mother’s side were men who attended
college and went into the military.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/sngf-are-you-descendant-of-irish.html">SNGF: Are You a Descendant of Irish Ancestry?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> The answer is yes and
I wrote about my father’s mother’s side of the family and shared screenshots of
my ethnicity from <i>Ancestry</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Tuesday at the History Center, I answered
queries and added more subjects for books in the library. Thursday, we had a
board meeting on Zoom and I took the minutes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I hosted the board meeting for the Sonoma County
Genealogical Society on Tuesday. We still have no candidates for the upcoming
election. On Saturday, I gave a presentation to them on “How to Leave Your
Genealogy.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed:</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genetic Genealogy Turns 25: DNA Experts Tell
Their Stories hosted by Diahan Southard (RootsTech 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Research Planning by Jill Morelli (Seattle Genealogical
Society)</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Monday, I birded with the Mt. Diablo Bird
Alliance at McNabney Marsh and the Mt View Sanitation District ponds.
Added a few birds to my year list. Wednesday, our hike this week was at the
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve and we hiked about 3.5 miles. Lots of
wildflowers but the manzanitas were past blooming.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Our train club had a show this weekend and I
spent time being a trackwalker in the set-up both days. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I also spent time pulling more weeds in the backyard
before the ground dries up. We had two days of the north wind, which tends to
dry things out quickly.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Sweetness All Around</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
by Suzanne Supplee—FINISHED!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Board to Death</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by CJ Connor<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Germans in America</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
by Walter D. Kamphoefner</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwJAAzdHOtjpBqjqUmGKxKUPoj4aKV5_AOkW_T1qVPAhoN_OsW0-nNO7Ne7FS03WSj77OfQ5ANVv-k-MEjm03wsXAx02UF8bi5pdNPFi787DEraPVW2Dj0Pl8DP3VkjPB_qrIHwyDcK5kucB550ucFbR_zc61-qQgz93eYq7KXQY8a-_3cFUkbJvKq0u7/s1965/23-Dendromecon%20rigida-bush%20poppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwJAAzdHOtjpBqjqUmGKxKUPoj4aKV5_AOkW_T1qVPAhoN_OsW0-nNO7Ne7FS03WSj77OfQ5ANVv-k-MEjm03wsXAx02UF8bi5pdNPFi787DEraPVW2Dj0Pl8DP3VkjPB_qrIHwyDcK5kucB550ucFbR_zc61-qQgz93eYq7KXQY8a-_3cFUkbJvKq0u7/w630-h640/23-Dendromecon%20rigida-bush%20poppy.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvig2F2aQhswrQaWWs1YHjywBZaDWym_pkBJ8di-Qt3r-c2VxbRfffRqHEDAYhHYARFsGEiUXG6RGcCqSx6qMBXBfKCWrAvoyqv272qwVBMpH3lPQ778IzGM-wg16wc7_jbH4sQ744tozgk9g0EIcgSkHSQIqoWDf72LyLKw82-o_Wsf7HV298szXkzWv/s1740/20-Manzanita.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvig2F2aQhswrQaWWs1YHjywBZaDWym_pkBJ8di-Qt3r-c2VxbRfffRqHEDAYhHYARFsGEiUXG6RGcCqSx6qMBXBfKCWrAvoyqv272qwVBMpH3lPQ778IzGM-wg16wc7_jbH4sQ744tozgk9g0EIcgSkHSQIqoWDf72LyLKw82-o_Wsf7HV298szXkzWv/w580-h640/20-Manzanita.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBF5nz5_mxU49rnrtbkV5QG_TZn2QzntqpYDlHCRijjwkEMgoG4wwec1SbEMFgrzD8o96_KgNfQuOh7kp5k4XysqJNYieuBoI-xxT70tM5rmlRDQ2IDTatSC1ME0X-PyJTw0cV65yuEEbZSyVODJ2oE_PbUrJRqkFYxusFchF1iCDXT2CoFDE1anIwrJW/s4032/17-Pedicularis%20densiflora-Warrior'sPlume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBF5nz5_mxU49rnrtbkV5QG_TZn2QzntqpYDlHCRijjwkEMgoG4wwec1SbEMFgrzD8o96_KgNfQuOh7kp5k4XysqJNYieuBoI-xxT70tM5rmlRDQ2IDTatSC1ME0X-PyJTw0cV65yuEEbZSyVODJ2oE_PbUrJRqkFYxusFchF1iCDXT2CoFDE1anIwrJW/w480-h640/17-Pedicularis%20densiflora-Warrior'sPlume.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyx04dN2HzPD4gNoEunoNOu2SgZeXuTxyT3sHb-l0BNF6Xk612TMH9ZV4yD-U5nr0Jkf_lsITiQy7KxxGAUYTNAmXOGzk0jVoHhKzOM3Mu6N8GmEkw611f7Fcf62GmWiR1XyORBxrXMSroDVihhNtZSIq1H7gxDvlF3g6jJN5yemaX2Jn6cZxaSe4ILj9F/s972/5-Micranthes%20californica-saxifrage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyx04dN2HzPD4gNoEunoNOu2SgZeXuTxyT3sHb-l0BNF6Xk612TMH9ZV4yD-U5nr0Jkf_lsITiQy7KxxGAUYTNAmXOGzk0jVoHhKzOM3Mu6N8GmEkw611f7Fcf62GmWiR1XyORBxrXMSroDVihhNtZSIq1H7gxDvlF3g6jJN5yemaX2Jn6cZxaSe4ILj9F/w550-h640/5-Micranthes%20californica-saxifrage.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-59001774778977587062024-03-16T20:11:00.000-07:002024-03-16T20:11:01.620-07:00SNGF -- Are You a Descendant of Irish Ancestry?<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: #0070c0;">Saturday Night </span>again
- <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: red;">Genealogy
Fun!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9ofyRK-wEnURtQEztX5s0hg89usq5IbgJpJSuKdEMDnmiyWgImeO43x9JT9wDNgcFyZJHQMfSOpTsOjg5A7xHrgeXJaJeBowcrexAtL4rGqKYxRoHWufzRzYBQQSMGiXgxtbox-PNlH_XvXLg4Y0TTy7XpioCfsnq5-3fpZ2PcbrSFKtf0lTVbhaOiHM/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9ofyRK-wEnURtQEztX5s0hg89usq5IbgJpJSuKdEMDnmiyWgImeO43x9JT9wDNgcFyZJHQMfSOpTsOjg5A7xHrgeXJaJeBowcrexAtL4rGqKYxRoHWufzRzYBQQSMGiXgxtbox-PNlH_XvXLg4Y0TTy7XpioCfsnq5-3fpZ2PcbrSFKtf0lTVbhaOiHM/s1600/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="204" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Our assignment from Randy Seaver of <a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-are-you.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Genea-Musings</span></a> tonight
is to:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">1) This Sunday is St. Patrick's Day. Are you a descendant of Irish ancestors? Who are your most recent ancestor(s) who were
born in Ireland? Do you have DNA Irish
ethnicity? Have you performed any Irish
genealogy research?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here's mine</b>:<br />This is easy. I am one-quarter Irish. My father is one-half
Irish. His mother is 100% Irish. Here is how it comes out:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Irish Family<br /></b><b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Anna Marie Sullivan</span></b>
was born in 1892 in Anaconda, Montana.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Her father, <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">John H. Sullivan</span></b>,
was an immigrant from County Cork, Ireland. I have not found the ship listing,
but he might have come with his parents, <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">Jerry
and Mary (Sheehan) Sullivan</span></b>. All his siblings also immigrated and
the last brother was born in Michigan, where Jerry was a miner.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Her mother, <b><span style="color: #00b050;">Anna Marie
Gleeson</span></b>, was born in 1860 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. She was
the second of ten children born to <b><span style="color: #00b050;">John Gleeson</span></b><span style="color: #00b050;"> </span>and <b><span style="color: #00b050;">Margaret
Tierney</span></b>. She came to the Dakota Territory with her family in 1879. She applied
for a homestead, along with her father and two brothers, Martin and John James.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #00b050;">John Gleeson</span></b> was
born in Canada around 1833. His parents were <b><span style="color: #00b050;">Martin
Gleeson</span></b><span style="color: #00b050;"> </span>and <b><span style="color: #00b050;">Ann Gleeson</span></b>. It is possible that the Gleesons
were from County Tipperary. Margaret Tierney was also born in Canada in 1832.
Her immigrant parents were <b><span style="color: #00b050;">John Tierney</span></b><span style="color: #00b050;"> </span>and <b><span style="color: #00b050;">Ann Murray</span></b>.
John’s father was Denis Tierney. They likely came from County Tipperary, also.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Irish Research<br /></b>I have done little Irish research. Many years ago, I paid Riobard
O’Dwyer, a Baera researcher, to locate my family and all he found were baptisms
for two of the Sullivan children. The book that would have had the marriage of
Jerry and Mary was missing. When the Irish Catholic church records came online,
that same book was missing, so it was missing at the time of the microfilming.
I have not found any of the Gleesons in Tipperary either.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Irish DNA<br /></b>At Ancestry, my Irish estimate is 32% (April 2023). They
show it comes from Munster, Ireland, particularly the Beara Peninsula. This is
true of the Sullivans. County Tipperary is not far from County Cork. Here are
two charts that I made screenshots of.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwAHD-JuU1KxD6e_7GRCRPzNhWbkqVMrBSKIJHsPpTCuNnO4TyeZrlm5XmusmmkhulZQ9G34DzWid2ETYfcVxs8mUF1uLAseDzYAAU9twBp1FmNAETO_qPtbANA4TRCwXPVzmzVh92QJr8UNC3S0qL6xEgXCeQ-oySpsCbVqvy7TLIhNIKFv1avf7Spp0/s1517/2023-04_Ancestry-DNA%20Estimate-%20Lisa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1517" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwAHD-JuU1KxD6e_7GRCRPzNhWbkqVMrBSKIJHsPpTCuNnO4TyeZrlm5XmusmmkhulZQ9G34DzWid2ETYfcVxs8mUF1uLAseDzYAAU9twBp1FmNAETO_qPtbANA4TRCwXPVzmzVh92QJr8UNC3S0qL6xEgXCeQ-oySpsCbVqvy7TLIhNIKFv1avf7Spp0/w640-h286/2023-04_Ancestry-DNA%20Estimate-%20Lisa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcH5ysOajR45-3D6tkzM5wdTs-cqrwlS5r6KSiL05Z4xv0iMtnW6RusLywpKyFgPFAsUZGUj7wku7olruzU5lwKxxsbu7UR3u9jVKmn0naOJDfbHedRe0YmT_AjIBulUilJCwKJDgkP1Bum85ygvMMt9cr2Xy5heXHFxXi5giNjpeeTwbvFCLj_HI5Ms9/s353/EthnicityInheritance-Lisa-2023-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="353" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcH5ysOajR45-3D6tkzM5wdTs-cqrwlS5r6KSiL05Z4xv0iMtnW6RusLywpKyFgPFAsUZGUj7wku7olruzU5lwKxxsbu7UR3u9jVKmn0naOJDfbHedRe0YmT_AjIBulUilJCwKJDgkP1Bum85ygvMMt9cr2Xy5heXHFxXi5giNjpeeTwbvFCLj_HI5Ms9/s320/EthnicityInheritance-Lisa-2023-04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</p>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-82474363408251198942024-03-13T07:43:00.000-07:002024-03-13T07:43:33.274-07:00Who Attended College? <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I graduated from
college in 1977, I was the first in my immediate family to do so. In fact, none
of my siblings finished college, though two sisters attended community college.
At the time I thought I was the first in all my family to attend college, but some
of my cousins attended college, too.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Little did I know that
earlier members of my family had attended college and achieved the goal of
graduating. This knowledge is a result of genealogy research.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KYwfEgcLBOMdKKqPmlaf37Y3fIVxqAn7UIk2LUgIYPegDiLBVwcDmhlXq_PV2287fvDmif1vtpmPNFDn81IDuDcFKFDMSufgU1PcfeOHl3dY3eNB5D_SCA7nlZp9KRqgfZ5vofo2pzMGcSH4JNQEQnSaG5GrCUpWH9MZSp7vCHseY8nl1x1FolpHmH67/s389/AnnaSullivan-1914-yearbook.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="258" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KYwfEgcLBOMdKKqPmlaf37Y3fIVxqAn7UIk2LUgIYPegDiLBVwcDmhlXq_PV2287fvDmif1vtpmPNFDn81IDuDcFKFDMSufgU1PcfeOHl3dY3eNB5D_SCA7nlZp9KRqgfZ5vofo2pzMGcSH4JNQEQnSaG5GrCUpWH9MZSp7vCHseY8nl1x1FolpHmH67/w133-h200/AnnaSullivan-1914-yearbook.png" width="133" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anna M. Sullivan, my
paternal grandmother, attended Montana State Normal School in Dillon, Montana.
She finished in June 1914. I have the yearbook from her senior year. Later,
when she wanted to teach in California, she attended San Francisco State
College and finished her Bachelor of Education in August 1952.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of my dad’s
cousins attended college. Alice Irene Hork, daughter of Anthony & Mary
Hork, attended Montana State University in Missoula in the 1930s. Her siblings
may have also, but I don’t have that information. Another cousin, Mary Juliette
Schwalen, daughter of Bernard and Urselle Schwalen, attended the University of
Washington in Seattle in the 1940s. Her sister, Jo Ann, attended the same
university.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Several of Anna’s aunts
attended college to study teaching. Elizabeth Gleeson, Helena Gleeson, and
Margaret T. Gleeson. They all graduated from Mitchell High School in Mitchell,
Dakota Territory. A search for a normal school turned up Dakota State
University which was founded as a school for teacher education in 1881. The
campus is in Madison, Lane County, about seventy miles from Mitchell. I found a
newspaper article that stated Miss Margaret T. Gleeson of Mitchell graduated from
the Madison Normal School on 12 June 1895. I did not find any reference to
Elizabeth and Helena attending, but they were teaching in Anaconda, Montana
before 1900.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anna’s cousin,
Marguerite, daughter of Martin Gleeson, taught school in Salem, Oregon. The newspaper
article announcing her position stated she was a graduate of the Madison Normal
School.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On my mother’s side, no
one in her immediate family went to college. I had to get to my maternal
grandfather’s first cousin, Pollyanna Speed, who attended Baylor University. I
have the paperwork from a genetics class she took where she recorded
characteristics of different members of the family. Included in those sheets of
papers were the birth and death dates for these family members, the first
things I had recorded about the Hutson and Johnston families.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also on my mother’s
side were her mother’s brothers, R. D. and Wayne Lancaster. They were eight and
sixteen years younger than my grandmother and had the opportunity to attend
college. Wayne attended Tarleton University and the University of Texas at
Austin, after serving in WWII. R.D. began college before the war, attending
Tarleton and graduating in 1940. He was later commissioned in the Army and
served in the Army Air Forces and later served in the Air Force until his
retirement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These were great achievements
and may have been with some sacrifice for their families. It is interesting
that in my father’s side of the family, it was women who attended college, all
to be teachers. On my mother’s side, it was men who attended. It was also later
in time, in the 1930s and 40s, while the women in my father’s family attended
college in the 1880s.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">#52Ancestors-Week 11: Achievement</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is my seventh year working on this
year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</span></a>) at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. I write each week in one of my two blogs,
either <a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Mam-ma’s Southern Family</span></i></a> or <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">My Trails into the Past</span></i></a>. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and
exciting ways.</span></p></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</span>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-29429745816141764482024-03-11T05:00:00.000-07:002024-03-11T05:00:00.460-07:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Mar 04–10, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and nine (209) weeks
of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. This week besides the History Center, I
attended the Train Club meeting on Friday, and the Coast Division Meet on Sunday,
though the latter was held outdoors.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">We got a late start with the weekly meeting with
Jacqueline. We discussed GRIP and IGHR, and passed on the Southern Records
class at IGHR due to its pre-recorded sessions. We talked a little about the
Texas trip. We need to get some scheduling down and make appointments,
especially if the facility is not open on the day we may be in town.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Our AppGen meeting focused on choosing the
possible courses for Fall 2024. We selected four to develop a fuller outline.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">For research, I searched and downloaded two dozen
articles from newspapers from Hazlehurst in Copiah County, Mississippi,
focusing on the Coor family. I was hoping to find an article about the mill
that John Coor and Joel Hoggatt had an agreement to build. I’m not sure it ever
happened.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I used the <i>NewspaperArchive</i> database, a
new free access from the National Genealogical Society, to locate newspapers
from Joliet, Illinois, for the Sievert family. I discovered evidence of land
sales, probate for Susanna Sievert, and a possible circuit court case involving
Vincent Sievert. None of these is available at <i>FamilySearch</i>, so the next
time we pass through Chicago, I hope to take a side trip to Joliet to do some
deed and probate search. I also took folders of Sievert research to be scanned on
the copy machine at the OFSC. Once I got home, I processed the images, renaming
and filing in the proper digital folder. This is part of my “downsizing” task
for the year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">My blogs this week got a lot of interest. First, I
wrote a sequel to the John Coor post about the new every-word search available in
<i>FamilySearch</i>’s probate and land records. This time I walked through how
to find the information needed to craft source citations. Once Pat
Richley-Erickson (aka DearMyrtle) and Elizabeth Shown Mills shared the post on <i>Facebook</i>,
the post view went up to nearly 600 views. The two posts were also shared by
Linda Stufflebean on her <span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://emptybranchesonthefamilytree.com/2024/03/fridays-family-history-finds-345/">Friday Finds</a></b> </span>and by
Randy Seaver on his <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/03/best-of-genea-blogs-week-of-3-to-9.html"><b>Best of the Genea-Blogs.</b></a> </span>Gail
Dever highlighted the second post on <i><a href="https://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=42781"><b>Genealogy à la carte</b></a></i> post. On top
of that, the California Genealogical Society’s <span style="color: red;"><b><a href="https://www.californiaancestors.org/game-changer-familysearchs-new-full-text-search-function/">blog</a></b></span> highlighted the new search feature at <i>FamilySearch</i> and included my
two blog posts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">For the 52 Ancestor post about Susanna Sievert, Amy
Johnson Crow highlighted it in the weekly 52 Ancestor email and Linda on her Friday
Finds. The views of this post are over 100.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/data-for-source-citations-for-records.html">Data for Source Citations for Records Found in the New Every-Word Search at FamilySearch</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> I wrote steps
in locating what is needed to write a source citation. The results of the
search are found in the new “images” area. I had to poke around to find info
needed to write the citation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/did-susanna-sievert-of-joliet-illinois.html">Did Susanna Sievert of Joliet, Illinois, Speak English?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> For 52 Ancestors, I investigate whether Susanna, who immigrated from Posen, learned to speak English.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/sngf-how-are-you-telling-your-own-life.html">SNGF: How Are You Telling Your Own Life Story?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> We had done something similar this past November, so I created a list of posts about my own life.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Tuesday at the History Center, I answered
queries, added more subjects for books in the library, and gave a tour to a
group who came in. On Wednesday, I went to the Oakland FamilySearch Center and
had a nice talk with Pam Brett about her foundations class.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I sent out the press release for the upcoming
BCG-Legacy Family Tree Webinar on March 19.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed:</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Researching in Ontario: Your Trillium Connection
by Judy Nimer Muhn (RootsTech 2024)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">There was no hike this week due to possible rain.
I walked around my own neighborhood a few times this week, mostly with my
binoculars to view birds. I listened to the Genealogy Guys during one of the
walks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Sunday, I attended the Coast Division (NMRA)
field trip to the Redwood Valley Railroad, a live steam railroad located in the
East Bay Regional Park District’s Tilden Park. I had never been there before
and enjoyed the tour of the roundhouse, carbarn, and shops, as well as the
extra long ride aboard the train. It was very cold, though, and took nearly all
the trip home with the heater and seat heater on before I felt warm.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The ground is still soft, so got in a bit of
weeding. My California Poppies and daffodils are blooming.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">: I spent more
time researching and less time reading this week. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Sweetness all Around</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
by Suzanne Supplee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Germans in America</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
by Walter D. Kamphoefner</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tncJUY_enktQMgsAlyPA13D1mFvLy34htYHkAJOVWxHLipEZiSZ3tHh-42pKTGkO15ALwY2rhFVT7rcC1M6_lwawS0-DLwG6gh-73ktwuQBQ4JY0RHmZVcU5w_pJ2IYWhQaECUdeg_bK5hGC2x_o0R-0HOEiBdi-pBiWzFN2cbRzpLjfqGCPeA0qxF0w/s2224/PXL_20240307_175321763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="2224" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tncJUY_enktQMgsAlyPA13D1mFvLy34htYHkAJOVWxHLipEZiSZ3tHh-42pKTGkO15ALwY2rhFVT7rcC1M6_lwawS0-DLwG6gh-73ktwuQBQ4JY0RHmZVcU5w_pJ2IYWhQaECUdeg_bK5hGC2x_o0R-0HOEiBdi-pBiWzFN2cbRzpLjfqGCPeA0qxF0w/w640-h622/PXL_20240307_175321763.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdHP68BdzRCoe647SZYUOEHb0khresf_k_nNvOgYUC1CgKbmCUTu482-3omG_s3f6ctEmzJsd4Gcnvkfk8MpM7Fqwgehi9h6ZdS3LK0rxGSDS-YtPPYmLIPV_VJYI5chgCbuOCrNPzdiYzW5QSkvo_pMA3coslLtoJCaZR4spTIrokjNeGTQ1KPkHOLHn/s4032/PXL_20240307_174407440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdHP68BdzRCoe647SZYUOEHb0khresf_k_nNvOgYUC1CgKbmCUTu482-3omG_s3f6ctEmzJsd4Gcnvkfk8MpM7Fqwgehi9h6ZdS3LK0rxGSDS-YtPPYmLIPV_VJYI5chgCbuOCrNPzdiYzW5QSkvo_pMA3coslLtoJCaZR4spTIrokjNeGTQ1KPkHOLHn/w480-h640/PXL_20240307_174407440.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPgD7HSFgy-dFvtUOETKos8wMoU79LNg5TZuL1HdpBgrcOKJCivmRr8BDfG97N5rX8vrDA-jXfts8_H38ku4u1JDb2JCa8tMaGRHZ3ssiObWXl_bKpZMoVvEE_kdqHE8-U3H7XwoqVe_S0EkLSr3ZLzp2UxLs9uqj5ce4yrU1INqOqXpy6wikrs4GV0d_/s4032/PXL_20240310_163002825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPgD7HSFgy-dFvtUOETKos8wMoU79LNg5TZuL1HdpBgrcOKJCivmRr8BDfG97N5rX8vrDA-jXfts8_H38ku4u1JDb2JCa8tMaGRHZ3ssiObWXl_bKpZMoVvEE_kdqHE8-U3H7XwoqVe_S0EkLSr3ZLzp2UxLs9uqj5ce4yrU1INqOqXpy6wikrs4GV0d_/w640-h480/PXL_20240310_163002825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i></p></span></i><p></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-71954540571796223212024-03-09T19:20:00.000-08:002024-03-09T19:20:53.451-08:00SNGF -- How Are You Telling Your Own Life Story?<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday Night</span> again - <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: red;">Genealogy Fun!!</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cR6NsCt_RNVvLhc6slvf2ZmQJcnt0-RpN8dpBKCcGsFFHVKExzBxRkNIWEKvSH8O3AqD0sofRajqISCkfwILAZD7kX-QxZIRLBGM-P9CV85xxVfZaANwYeJntZy9peftWvZW4UfHIy7Iy_QaHnTgvcEhshNboNbCPPaNB_a3Yxkln4-YOd83bkPnzjcm/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cR6NsCt_RNVvLhc6slvf2ZmQJcnt0-RpN8dpBKCcGsFFHVKExzBxRkNIWEKvSH8O3AqD0sofRajqISCkfwILAZD7kX-QxZIRLBGM-P9CV85xxVfZaANwYeJntZy9peftWvZW4UfHIy7Iy_QaHnTgvcEhshNboNbCPPaNB_a3Yxkln4-YOd83bkPnzjcm/s1600/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="204" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Randy Seaver of <a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-are.html">Genea-Musings</a> has our assignment for tonight..</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">1) How are you
telling your own life story? Who have
you shared it with? What do you hope to
do in the future?</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><b> </b></o:p><b>Here's mine:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well, on 4 November 2023, Randy asked us a similar question
and my post about that is <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2023/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-are-you.html">here.</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have also blogged about my childhood many times, most of
the posts are Saturday Night Genealogy Fun posts.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2022/11/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-early.html">Early Childhood Memories</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2022/09/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-elementary.html">Elementary School Memories</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 26 December 2023, I wrote a post with the start of the <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2023/12/story-of-my-life-introduction.html">story of my life</a></span></b>. One of my goals this year is to
work on it more. I am sure I have some other blog posts I can use to fill in
parts of my story.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am very thankful for Randy to give us prompts to write
about ourselves, as well as our ancestors.</p></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-30560800593053707632024-03-06T10:24:00.000-08:002024-03-06T10:24:05.173-08:00Did Susanna Sievert of Joliet, Illinois, Speak English?<div><p class="MsoNormal">Susanna Sievert emigrated
with her husband Vincent, and son, August, aboard the ship <i>Johanna Elise</i>
on 15 May 1852.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[1]</span></span></span></a>
They arrived in New York City on 23 June 1852.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[2]</span></span></span></a> They settled
in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, first appearing on the 1860 census as a
farmer, next door to his brother, John.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[3]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They attended St. John the
Baptist German Catholic Church and their son, Peter, was baptized on 5 July
1857.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> The
records begin in 1855, so the baptism of their daughter, Julia Ann in 1854 is
not at this church.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not only Vincent and John
emigrated, but their sisters did also: Eva, who married Christoph Wienke, and Henrietta,
who married Joseph Freitag. Susanna’s sister, Wilhelmine Hartung, also
emigrated to the area. These families attended the German Catholic church. So,
it is likely when they first came to America that they continued speaking
German.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Census Records Give Clues</b><br />
The 1860 census doesn’t give any indication of the language spoken. There is a
column about reading and writing, but the enumerator in Joliet, Will County,
did not fill out that column for anyone on the sheet. He did it for people
several pages later. These all seemed to be people from Ireland but those from
Prussia were not marked. Perhaps the Sievert family could read and write in
German.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, in 1870, Vincent
and Susanna were marked that they could not write, meaning that they could read?
By now, Vincent worked as a stone mason and owned $2000 worth of real estate.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[5]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 1880 census also asked
about reading and writing, but like the 1860 census, there were no checks for
Vincent and Susanna, nor for anyone on the page, which included many foreign-born
residents. Their children attended school. Looking at how Vincent’s name was
rendered on the page, he spoke with a strong German accent. It is also possible
that the numerator, J.H. Dumermoth, was also of German descent.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[6]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZRXQG7JUCZDYV5u2QEKz26w9mQSWZ9Xd75UGL-W2yU88UG_JK6mahsfRLtSybMtHj-nBZ-LGK0gic4CT7euZ4JFXS64olIRVejgViTquXtZ0TFodNLwdvvnB5zgQd3yzMiq-jmgGSXe2aWAVywwPbYtw47deOQ522tA2kKzspa5tOkFUqldMtQZon7cs/s372/Screenshot%202024-03-06%20101854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZRXQG7JUCZDYV5u2QEKz26w9mQSWZ9Xd75UGL-W2yU88UG_JK6mahsfRLtSybMtHj-nBZ-LGK0gic4CT7euZ4JFXS64olIRVejgViTquXtZ0TFodNLwdvvnB5zgQd3yzMiq-jmgGSXe2aWAVywwPbYtw47deOQ522tA2kKzspa5tOkFUqldMtQZon7cs/w213-h320/Screenshot%202024-03-06%20101854.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>By the 1900 census, Vincent
had died and Susanna was heading a household with three of her children. Her
oldest son, John, was 41 and single. Susanna’s birth month of May was written
as Mai, the German word for May, which at first suggested she spoke German to
the enumerator. But the enumerator, William Schrauff, wrote “Mai” for everyone
with a birth in May. Under the education columns, Susanna was marked as not being
able to read and write, but she could speak English.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[7]</span></span></span></a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 1910 census was the last
before she died in 1911. There the language spoken was asked and she could
speak English, however, she could not read or write.”<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[8]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Land Sales<br /></b>The selling of any of their
land might also give clues about their ability to read, write, and speak
English. Newspaper articles of land transactions hint that Susana bought and sold
Joliet lots.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[9]</span></span></span></a>
There are not many filmed items at <i>FamilySearch</i>, so I have not done any
deed research and will likely have to go to Will County to do that. I did check
the Will County website and the online imaged deeds start at 1965. Earlier
deeds must be searched in the office or a request can be made, but I have no
way to discover the volume and page number without seeing the index.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Probate Record<br /></b>Vincent died in 1890. The
will that his son, John, brought in for probate shows he signed it with his
mark.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[10]</span></span></span></a> So,
either Vincent was too infirm to write or couldn’t even sign his name.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Conclusion</b><br />
The family likely spoke German when they arrived and sometime over the fifty
years they lived in Joliet, they learned to speak English. However, it appears
they never learned to read or write. Their son, John, who remained single and
lived with his parents, likely took care of any duties that needed reading and
writing.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">#52Ancestors-Week
10: Language</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is my
seventh year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</span></a>) at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I write each
week in one of my two blogs, either <a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Mam-ma’s Southern Family</span></i></a> or <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">My Trails into the Past</span></i></a>. I have enjoyed writing about my
children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways.</p><div>
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<div id="ftn1">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Hamburg
Passenger Lists, 1850-1934,” <i>Ancestry</i> (<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1068">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1068</a>)
> 1850-1859 > Direkt Band 003 (1Mär 1852-1 Jul 1852) > image 191 of
246, Johanna Elise, 15 Mai, W. Sievert from Schneidemühe; citing Staatsarchiv
Hamburg, Hamburger Passagierlisten, vol 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 003.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <b>:
</b>"Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York,
1820-1957," <i>Ancestry </i>(<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488/">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488/</a>)
> Date > 1852 > June > 23 > Johanna Elise > image 2 of 4, no.
52-54, Winzent Severt; Records of the U.S. Customs Service, RG 36, NARA M237, roll
115.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn3">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1860 U.S. census, Will Co, Illinois, pop sched, Joliet, p. 377, dwelling 2791,
Wincent Sever.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn4">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Illinois,
U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097</a>)
> St John the Baptist, Joliet > Combined Register, 1855-1869 > image 21
of 207, p. 17, no. 23, Peter Sievert, July 1857.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn5">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1870 U.S. census, Will Co, Illinois, pop. sched, Joliet, p. 211 (stamped),
dwelling 133, Vincent Seivert.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn6">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1880 U.S. census, Will Co, Illinois, pop. sched, Joliet, ED 202, p. 263b (stamped),
dwelling 163, Vincenes Zepert.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn7">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1900 U.S. census, Will Co, Illinois, pop. sched, Joliet, ED 122, p. 79
(stamped), dwelling 15, Susana Sivert.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn8">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
1910 U.S. census, Will Co, Illinois, pop. sched., Joliet, ED 168, p. 56
(stamped), dwelling 256, Susanna Sievert.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn9">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> For
a purchase, see “Transfers,” <i>The Daily News</i>, 24 Mar 1887, p. 3. For an example
of a sale, see “Transfers,” <i>Joliet Daily Republic and Sun</i>, 22 May 1890,
p. 3, col. 3. These newspapers can be viewed at <i>NewspaperArchive</i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn10">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week10_DidSusannaSievertSpeakEnglish.docx#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Will County, Illinois, probate, Will Record, vol. F, p. 115, Vincent Sievert, 28
Nov 1888, proved 7 Feb 1890; “Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999,”
<i>Ancestry</i> (<a href="https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9048">https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9048</a>)
> Will > Will Records, Vol F, 1888-1892 > image 138 of 221.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div></div><div><br /></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-40198419683776399002024-03-04T13:39:00.000-08:002024-03-04T13:39:58.931-08:00Data for Source Citations for Records Found in the New Every Word Search at FamilySearch<div><p class="MsoNormal">I wrote about my cool find at the new <i>FamilySearch</i>
feature of every word search in US land and probate records. This game-changer
has allowed me to locate more records than I had found using just the land
indexes and probate indexes. Sometimes the clerk might forget to record the
transaction in the index, or if the index was copied into a new modern system,
an entry might get missed. Ever wondered how an ancestor got a deed for the land
they were selling? It might be missing from the index but is in the deed book.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My post yesterday on my <b><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;"><a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/2024/03/john-coor-of-copiah-county-made.html">other blog</a></span></b>, showed how to locate these cool
documents. Today, I want to show how to locate the information you need to
create source citations. This document is found within the new “images”
section, so the procedure I used in the past does not work. The digital film
number is not listed above the images as it was before when accessing documents
from the catalog entry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below is the results page for the Coor-Hoggatt agreement.
Let’s work our way around the image. At the top left, we see these are Copiah
County deeds. It does not give the state, but that is in the text. The range of
deeds is for 1825-1832. I am looking at image 96 of 417.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqwPQhOwBp5nsMl1Oqu-BcFp_lHmsh5wo7RYV8mG8Vj9VVsBEmt4pWUnSLNz3vlzIF2wKp6q2LfrGLd8s-csKtk0bPYSWJYTAMItYIEE8gnxJqpiQvpRtrNhjstIVy-ehqzJ0ElT_rd3qzLfSSZTFt8QFHTSDcpceUYnfE5AIoLbs_WyqZ-lAgLMYDmij/s1827/Blog-image1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1827" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqwPQhOwBp5nsMl1Oqu-BcFp_lHmsh5wo7RYV8mG8Vj9VVsBEmt4pWUnSLNz3vlzIF2wKp6q2LfrGLd8s-csKtk0bPYSWJYTAMItYIEE8gnxJqpiQvpRtrNhjstIVy-ehqzJ0ElT_rd3qzLfSSZTFt8QFHTSDcpceUYnfE5AIoLbs_WyqZ-lAgLMYDmij/w640-h314/Blog-image1.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">At the bottom, we see the film strip showing the previous
and next images. There are arrows on the right and left to use for scrolling.
You can also change the view to all the thumb images (red arrow). Next to that
is the download button (blue arrow) but I don’t download the image until I have
collected more information about it, so I can include that in its name.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIA9PctKYgcCz-Tre-IPjn_GB1ZUiY-z-K1Myc2ZU6C1vxW4zSmmQFB4RqrD2lTnPcUxzhI_7tkhlQt5_8PM__OL5hmz0JFil9iP5Vy5BU_JgLzem6V6aOQfDPa0ffrJCMncrHVcYdvQi-ZKnfB_BmA9QB2XCeAMCpp8st-wp5v15hDnsFjNA1hbWrvyy/s1849/Blog-image2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1849" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIA9PctKYgcCz-Tre-IPjn_GB1ZUiY-z-K1Myc2ZU6C1vxW4zSmmQFB4RqrD2lTnPcUxzhI_7tkhlQt5_8PM__OL5hmz0JFil9iP5Vy5BU_JgLzem6V6aOQfDPa0ffrJCMncrHVcYdvQi-ZKnfB_BmA9QB2XCeAMCpp8st-wp5v15hDnsFjNA1hbWrvyy/w640-h316/Blog-image2.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The record comes up with the full transcript window open and
your search terms are highlighted in yellow. Be careful about saving the
transcript as there are usually lots of errors. You can see in this example
that the highlighted surnames are written twice. They are not this way in the
actual document. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT6IYasqZ87dB_Zx6ZQCLN8R3mSRZOvhAxSgPL_OFzQI1No3rbhkjNmfaUPvNOVqKUnTk2Y0vs_GpcY59qRIdIMvb3GdFZvR1GiEW0Tp4DaYIwHvZ6qa_5GutQ05wzADQ7Ai4BVeJT6cN0ODGbDMJH8uN91R2G_tws6i3mGBGRkhgbFJo4wMVhUSOSZOk/s1862/Blog-image3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1862" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT6IYasqZ87dB_Zx6ZQCLN8R3mSRZOvhAxSgPL_OFzQI1No3rbhkjNmfaUPvNOVqKUnTk2Y0vs_GpcY59qRIdIMvb3GdFZvR1GiEW0Tp4DaYIwHvZ6qa_5GutQ05wzADQ7Ai4BVeJT6cN0ODGbDMJH8uN91R2G_tws6i3mGBGRkhgbFJo4wMVhUSOSZOk/w640-h308/Blog-image3.png" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX53mvcjrr0U5OglHvHdgDe_ZMbygs1xZbcMPuJfNHD1wga7fnh1intdhGL0p1Ni7gmYZkaUKSTW13aGRcYc-ri-28-Q12-x5N5QrSOkrojqK8JWKvIiBxmm0HTpQGBD5QDUe5Efk6060GI3EPC61fF19VdRev97-FYUp43OZ5ZCAWlq1YXcoKKqEZMUo_/s1173/Blog-image4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1173" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX53mvcjrr0U5OglHvHdgDe_ZMbygs1xZbcMPuJfNHD1wga7fnh1intdhGL0p1Ni7gmYZkaUKSTW13aGRcYc-ri-28-Q12-x5N5QrSOkrojqK8JWKvIiBxmm0HTpQGBD5QDUe5Efk6060GI3EPC61fF19VdRev97-FYUp43OZ5ZCAWlq1YXcoKKqEZMUo_/s320/Blog-image4.png" width="320" /></a>You have a choice to copy this text and download the text.
Downloading the text dialog box gives you several choices:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Record image including highlights</li><li>Record image with no highlights</li><li>Don’t include record image</li><li>Include the transcript. </li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It downloads as a pdf. This is unfortunate, as you cannot
make any corrections in the text unless you have access to Adobe Acrobat or program
that can edit pdfs. It's probably better to copy and paste into a word processing program so you can edit it.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are other tabs adjacent to the Full Text tab: Index
and Group Data. These two tabs will help with data for the source citation.
Clicking on “Index” gives a place to make corrections to the index.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The last tab is Image Group Data. This is the metadata for
the entire group of images. We see it is Copiah County deeds from 1825 to 1832.
Two volumes are on this roll, volumes B and C. The creator, Copiah County,
Mississippi Chancery Clerk is listed. Scrolling further down, I find the Image
Group Number (the digital film number) 008201517. There is also a source
citation that can be copied. However, this is not a complete source citation
for the document you are planning to save. It is for the whole film. The
creator and the custodian are hyperlinks that take you to the images page with
all the links to what they hold. The image group number link takes you to the
single link for that film.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayoLrD-cr4yFBDjTOVnSVpEtJp6rrC2AgcEj0xCTQMG72gXlRyuu57BFaKQ9ENptUc1u01-J6HnesX7y2Jnw4pDZdRRvfqE6W0la1kLwr0xN16MfL_YRTC8YZY5Xywkz-ECGUzKhGRZpn5GlgQ-nSyl25CW15F8HKk913yq1Ngb2slFqOmZR2OErS-8zf/s1319/Blog-image6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1319" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayoLrD-cr4yFBDjTOVnSVpEtJp6rrC2AgcEj0xCTQMG72gXlRyuu57BFaKQ9ENptUc1u01-J6HnesX7y2Jnw4pDZdRRvfqE6W0la1kLwr0xN16MfL_YRTC8YZY5Xywkz-ECGUzKhGRZpn5GlgQ-nSyl25CW15F8HKk913yq1Ngb2slFqOmZR2OErS-8zf/w640-h468/Blog-image6.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Source Citation Data</b><br />What I need to capture before I download this document is
the URL for the image, the volume number, the film number, and the image
number. I also need the date of the transaction and the people involved. This
is what I came up for the source citation:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Copiah County, Mississippi, deeds, vol. B, pp. 175-76,
agreement, John Coor and Joel Hoggatt, 1826, imaged at <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLL-B3D5-K">https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLL-B3D5-K</a>
: accessed 4 Mar 2024), IGN 008201517, image 96 of 417; citing Copiah County
Chancery Clerk, Hazlehurst, Mississippi.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a layered citation starting with the document and
then citing where I viewed it. This is the method I use for documents that are
not in titled collections that are indexed, though this method could be used
for that, too.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now that I have collected the above data for the citation, I’ll
download the images and name them in the style I use: <span style="color: #2b00fe;">1826_Deed-CopiahCoMS-vB-175-Coor-HoggattAgreement.jpg.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tried entering the transcription in the notes field in
RootsMagic, but I had to do a lot of cleaning up. I would rather look at the
document and extract what I need from it. The bonus is, I am reading the
document and seeing any clues it gives me. I would not have that advantage if I
just copied and pasted the transcription made by an AI bot. Even though this
document was typed, there were still errors. Imagine the kinds of errors there
would be for a handwritten document.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope seeing my work process will help you with your finds.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-59786839635799108632024-03-04T05:00:00.000-08:002024-03-04T05:00:00.135-08:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Feb 26–Mar 03, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and eight (208)
weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. This week besides the History Center, I
went to the Social Security Office and Whole Foods. Otherwise, I was home or outdoors
hiking.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Monday Morning meeting had about nine people and
there were lots of good discussions. I shared about my great-uncle being mentioned
in a comic book. Later, Jacqueline and I started a Trello board for our
upcoming Texas research trip. We’re to get serious about what places we want to
visit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Wednesday, three Amigos met and we got
caught up with each other’s lives. Later, I joined the CGS RootsMagic SIG and
Keith covered searching in Newspapers dot com and how he enters data into the
program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Friday, the peer certification group met, and
after congratulating Annette, we discussed the second chapter in <i>Advanced
Genetic Genealogy</i>. I was lost after about six pages into the chapter by Blaine
Bettinger on visual phasing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">At the beginning of the week, I worked on the
land records I received from the National Archives, pulled by Sandy Rumble. I
extracted the information from each document and then spent time searching in
newspapers for more information. This was a pre-emption file, so he had to give
testimony as well as two of his neighbors. There was a huge wealth of
information about the property. The first page of his application was missing
and I hope Sandy can find it next time she visits.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I finished my methodology article for the
California Genealogical Society’s journal <i>Nugget </i>and turned it in. It
will be published in the spring issue.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Once FamilySearch announced the new every-word
search available for deeds and probates, I spent the past three days searching,
downloading, and transcribing. I have found some nice gems and deeds that I had
missed when using the deed index. Clerks didn’t always remember to add the deed
to the index, or maybe only entered the grantor and not the grantee. The best
find was finding an agreement between John Coor and Joel Hoggart to build a
grist mill in Copiah County, Mississippi. I shall write a blog post about it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/from-eliasson-to-lundquist-changing.html">From Eliasson to Lundquist: Changing Surnames</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> For 52
Ancestors, I wrote about how one Lundquist brother changed his name first in
Sweden and then then the following brothers changed it once they got to the US.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/03/sngf-what-have-you-done-at-rootstech.html">SNGF: What Have You Done at RootsTech 2024?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> I attended virtually
and viewed two presentations per day and have a list to view later.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/2024/03/john-coor-of-copiah-county-made.html">John Coor of Copiah County Made an Agreement with Joel Hoggatt</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> I wrote about the new every-name search
available at FamilySearch.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I did stints at the History Center on Tuesday,
where I opened, and on Saturday. I helped several researchers with their
projects, two were students from Stanford University.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed: </span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">These I viewed
virtually at RootsTech 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Where Did You Find
That: Effective Searches on FamilySearch.org by Debbie Gurler</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Digging into Finding
Aids: The Road Map to Any Manuscript Collection by Melissa Barker</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The Homestead Act and
Southern Black Homesteaders by Jessica Korgie & Bernice Alexander Bennett</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Reconstructing the
Lives of Our Female Irish Ancestors by Stephanie S. O'Connell</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Diseases Our Ancestors
Faced and How Those Illnesses Changed Our World by Gregory C Gardner</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">We hiked at Mt. Diablo State Park along the
Knobcone Pine trail to view the blooming manzanitas. Also, some other blooming
flowers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Sweetness all Around</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Suzanne Supplee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Germans in America</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Walter D. Kamphoefner</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj951rv949OyD_RVGEvcmqv8lSePS4Cq3q3l5r6OWyd35GsmzOSLQi0i8JtbwQxMypfJ4fpMuoe-jWx-jRmVgoSjiNRMySVPyl0QIYDHY2e73VUsaCToUaPsDw91R4Ut2DT2gjv9cuG4HprJxFHuJbjcCaErfwQWYJzJW5SgCEqFvq7sseID9OKQyleE5YA/s2166/PXL_20240228_174350440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="1610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj951rv949OyD_RVGEvcmqv8lSePS4Cq3q3l5r6OWyd35GsmzOSLQi0i8JtbwQxMypfJ4fpMuoe-jWx-jRmVgoSjiNRMySVPyl0QIYDHY2e73VUsaCToUaPsDw91R4Ut2DT2gjv9cuG4HprJxFHuJbjcCaErfwQWYJzJW5SgCEqFvq7sseID9OKQyleE5YA/w476-h640/PXL_20240228_174350440.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6cy9cPEEVVjgkCf0nwx_bb0n-jq9jWFrPAK9DLFucoWjYRZQ4CerS63QbfLPvY9MkGFfJwoqWad4l16iN2VRq__QT3l107P2Se4gnSEMANd3AGnEkxBxxsH8Zqs6JaFMVq7eQm3YKxhMaxcH_qlRfTyFzHOODNMyz-qywJD2SyM8WpaIDu-v9IQLGh3J/s1649/18-PXL_20240228_185158913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="1551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6cy9cPEEVVjgkCf0nwx_bb0n-jq9jWFrPAK9DLFucoWjYRZQ4CerS63QbfLPvY9MkGFfJwoqWad4l16iN2VRq__QT3l107P2Se4gnSEMANd3AGnEkxBxxsH8Zqs6JaFMVq7eQm3YKxhMaxcH_qlRfTyFzHOODNMyz-qywJD2SyM8WpaIDu-v9IQLGh3J/w602-h640/18-PXL_20240228_185158913.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kwwebXA0g83cB_YuCjDyEZbrdko-BWsrpWspn9nAE4-92i3X0cnbp0lZbTgEd9u2h8WtgZ76qHsovkW05yOaeZv2Gu8pkn1C9r7_UiiLSko8CRF71k1y0hjX7Fxu4iND-k3Q2XEcB9AOseNAshXZMORIjMtcOnuWYWWa09q7N7A9YvErhE2O3BcffO20/s1742/14-PXL_20240228_184528581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1409" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kwwebXA0g83cB_YuCjDyEZbrdko-BWsrpWspn9nAE4-92i3X0cnbp0lZbTgEd9u2h8WtgZ76qHsovkW05yOaeZv2Gu8pkn1C9r7_UiiLSko8CRF71k1y0hjX7Fxu4iND-k3Q2XEcB9AOseNAshXZMORIjMtcOnuWYWWa09q7N7A9YvErhE2O3BcffO20/w518-h640/14-PXL_20240228_184528581.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-TovPLu2RHvEtqV6ISHMmg6svRH_snrgy8EFKV_J61YAWAjkv5yxs31s5_NFIm8H2C_Eey5OeMiJwUQ0udKfrqwkiBSHgWJel9DIm9nJdbspd_pZCakgMub1vDe7g4is_UdkKy4v_99pjscQrY3hjgaXen9lmuIrHgK9boBahH1g81i9jI9xmQlyqUB9/s1276/9-PXL_20240228_182841365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1276" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-TovPLu2RHvEtqV6ISHMmg6svRH_snrgy8EFKV_J61YAWAjkv5yxs31s5_NFIm8H2C_Eey5OeMiJwUQ0udKfrqwkiBSHgWJel9DIm9nJdbspd_pZCakgMub1vDe7g4is_UdkKy4v_99pjscQrY3hjgaXen9lmuIrHgK9boBahH1g81i9jI9xmQlyqUB9/w640-h604/9-PXL_20240228_182841365.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i></p></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-87064513220937708522024-03-02T17:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T17:00:38.203-08:00SNGF -- What Have You Done at RootsTech 2024?<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saturday Night</span> again - <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: red;">Genealogy Fun!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><b></b></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdQgZvchJFw_mvJGyIHQv5hXDCEXqcytGlO44WJ0DT-GP22wUyzygrtBRrXKHeGgUD0ALljgcpepeBLn5uqrz2JTm_JzRywWexYi9fG6eeYlJ9Py3_wKJdlTJhzKpj6udQNMhxLuLPCN4DSfcyiRknvXy93b7mXy8AZgS6A5Fq_ZAAtJ0iiA2KZTlVk-c/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdQgZvchJFw_mvJGyIHQv5hXDCEXqcytGlO44WJ0DT-GP22wUyzygrtBRrXKHeGgUD0ALljgcpepeBLn5uqrz2JTm_JzRywWexYi9fG6eeYlJ9Py3_wKJdlTJhzKpj6udQNMhxLuLPCN4DSfcyiRknvXy93b7mXy8AZgS6A5Fq_ZAAtJ0iiA2KZTlVk-c/w173-h200/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="173" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Randy Seaver of <a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-what-have.html">Genea-Musing</a> has an assignment for us
tonight: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">What have you done at RootsTech 2024 so far (we're on the
third day), either in-person or online?
What have been the highlights for you so far?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here's mine:<br /></b>I am one of those #NotAtRootsTech. I chose to stay home and
view some of the presentations online. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thursday, I viewed the following:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Where did you find that? Effective searches on FamilySearch.org.”
</span>This was given by Debbie Gurtler, who works for FamilySearch. She showed all
the ways to search on the website and had great tips on searching, understanding
the results page, and filtering the results.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Digging into Finding Aids: The Road Map to Any Manuscript
Collection”</span> by Melissa Barker, who is an archivist in Tennessee. She gave details
on the parts of a finding aid and the handout included a sample. She then
covered all the kinds of repositories that have manuscript collections. I
volunteer at a historical society and have created many finding aids and was
pleased that I followed pretty much what she showed us.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I scheduled three other presentations but had other tasks I
had to do, so hope to see them in the recordings:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Thomas MacEntee, “Genealogy A to Z: A Trivia Adventure”</li><li>Judy Nimer Muhn, “Researching in Ontario: Your Trillium
Connection!</li><li>Debbie Gurtler & Lynn Turner, “Why You Need to Come to
the FamilySearch Library.”</li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Friday, I viewed the following:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“The Homestead Act and Southern Black Homesteaders,”</span> by
Jessica Korgie and Bernice Alexander Bennett. Jessica is a NPS ranger and she
spoke about the program to help document black homesteaders. Bernice spoke
about her homesteading ancestors in southern states.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Reconstructing the Lives of Our Female Irish Ancestors</span>” by
Stephanie O’Connell. Stephanie is a certified genealogist who does Irish
research, so I was interested in how she located women in Ireland.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I plan to watch the recordings of:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Nicole Gilkison LaRue, “Did My Family Get Skipped? Mining
Census Records for Missing Ancestors”</li><li>Melissa Barker, “Church Records in Archives”</li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Saturday, I viewed:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“<span style="color: #2b00fe;">Diseases our Ancestors Faced and How Those Illnesses
Changed Our World,”</span> by Gregory C Gardner. He is a physician and he told some of
the history of diseases, particularly the plague, but also spoke on
tuberculosis, teething, and other diseases and illnesses.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I plan to watch:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Judy G. Russell, “Unexpected Treasures: Family History in
the American State Papers”</li><li>David Ryan, “From the Ashes: The 1922 Irish Public Record
Office”</li><li>Diahan Southard, “You Can Do the DNA #4—See What DNA Success
Looks Like: Real Case Studies”</li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Conclusion</b><br />I enjoyed the sessions I watched, and seeing only a couple a
day was just right. I’ll need to make a plan to view the ones I missed once
they become available. I was extremely disappointed there were no “advanced”
sessions, especially the ones presented by BCG genealogists. These weren’t even
recorded. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-60504689658240899112024-02-27T20:04:00.000-08:002024-02-27T20:04:33.515-08:00From Eliasson to Lundquist: Changing Surnames<div><p class="MsoNormal">Agnes Hilma Carolina
Lundquist was born on 16 July 1894 in Stanton, Montgomery County, Iowa, to immigrant
parents from Sweden, Pehr Alfred Lundquist and Mathilda Lovisa Erikson-Holm.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Her
parents were married on 15 March 1892 in Red Oak, the county seat of
Montgomery.<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Agnes was their second child.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I began researching
my husband’s family, I looked for her father in ship passenger lists and found
no record of Pehr Alfred Lundquist, nor his parents Anders Lundquist and Cajsa
Lundquist. Two more siblings of Pehr Alfred, Johan Gustav and Ana Sophia, were
also not found.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I continued researching
the family in US records but at the back of my mind, I really wanted to locate
that passenger list. It’s the first connection to the old country.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then I remembered the Swedish
naming pattern. Pehr’s name would be Pehr Alfred Andersson, being the son of
Anders. Anders’ surname would Eliasson, as the son of Elias Pehrsson. Perhaps
they did not come to America using the Lundquist name.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Searching the passenger
lists did reveal the family using the surname Eliasson. However, the head of
the family was listed as Alfred instead of Anders, but the ages of Anders, his
wife Casja, and two children, Sofia and Alfred, matched known birth years. They
arrived on the <i>SS Manchester</i> on 9 July 1866. Right above the family was
Anders’ brother, Gustaf Eliason, his wife, Anna, and three sons, Johan, Franz,
and Claus.<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[3]</span></span></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFJEJCHZ-v5HgVOfodxjvvrynu_GhPm7fCvoyuxy5SNDV2RuEbOy2TKFcZEs1JRVctlExBwKlwW38OpzmwVnhddwzZB5icHJ1TOzHdPtWMPn94KlnCRz7642em9ssyM0oSnjX4bPnTjgySyxnTrm6wJhOSLfSASkRL7u9PyVE07kDe3nzOKUNQ6BbzMbq/s511/1866_PassList_SSManchester_AlfredEliason-enhanced-cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="511" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFJEJCHZ-v5HgVOfodxjvvrynu_GhPm7fCvoyuxy5SNDV2RuEbOy2TKFcZEs1JRVctlExBwKlwW38OpzmwVnhddwzZB5icHJ1TOzHdPtWMPn94KlnCRz7642em9ssyM0oSnjX4bPnTjgySyxnTrm6wJhOSLfSASkRL7u9PyVE07kDe3nzOKUNQ6BbzMbq/w640-h448/1866_PassList_SSManchester_AlfredEliason-enhanced-cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Why Lundquist?<br /></b>Anders and Gustaf were not
the first of Elias Pehrsson’s sons to come to America. In 1852, Johannes
Eliasson, his wife, Charlotta Eva, and three children, Josefina, Gustaf, and
Emily, came aboard the <i>SS Swea</i>. He used his patronymic name aboard the
ship. But in America, he was known as John Lundquist.<a href="#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[4]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Johannes Eliasson, was the first to use the
“Lundquist” name when he married Eva Charlotta Johansdotter on 12 December 1845
in Fivlered Parish, Skaraborgs län, Vastergotland, Sweden.<a href="#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
He continued using the name in household examination records.<a href="#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[6]</span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In American records, Johannes’ surname was spelled in
many creative ways: Longuest, Loundquest, Landquest, Longquest, Linquest, and Lunquest.
By 1880, the spelling settled to Lundquist.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When Anders and his family arrived in 1866, they
first settled in Jefferson County, Iowa, where brother, John was living. John
ended up moving to Moline in Rock Island County, Illinois, and Anders moved his
family to a farm outside of Stanton in Montgomery County, Iowa.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We do not know why Johannes chose Lundquist. The
story was not passed down in the family. Perhaps someday, when I can do some
more Swedish research into less easily read records, I might discover the
reason. As for now, I know that Lund means “grove” or “small wood” and Quist
(or Kvist) means “twig.” Many Swedish names once families stopped using the patronymic
name, chose names to do with nature. Many Swedish names end with quist: Lindquist,
Sundquist, Rundquist, Sandquist, Hultquist, and so on.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our line of Lundquists has daughtered out, but
there are still descendants of Gustav in Iowa carrying on the name.</p>
<div><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">#52Ancestors-Week
9: Changing Names</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This
is my seventh year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow
(</span><a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">) at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">I
write each week in one of my two blogs, either </span><a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Mam-ma’s Southern Family</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> or </span><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">My Trails into the Past</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. I have enjoyed writing about
my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways.<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Mission Covenant Church, Stanton, Iowa, Membership Book, p. 46-47, Per Alfrid
Lundquist; microfilm S-835, Swenson Swedish Immigration Center, Augustana
College, Rock Island, Illinois.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Montgomery
Co, Iowa, Clerk of the District Court, marriage records, vol 4, p. 100, P.
Alford Lundquist & Matilda Lovisa Holm; <i>FamilySearch</i> (<a href="https://www.familysearch.org">https://www.familysearch.org</a>), digital
film 4320551.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1957," <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488/), manifest, <i>City of
Manchester</i>, 9 Jul 1866, Alfred Eliason.<o:p></o:p></p>
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First Augustana Lutheran Church, Lockridge, Jefferson Co, Iowa, book 2, page
37, Johanes E. Longuest, immigrated in 1852.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Parish (Skaraborg län, Sweden), “Kyrobok,” Lysnings- och vigselbok, C:1 1792–1862,
np., 1845, Johannes Eliasson Lundquist to Eva Charlotta Johansdotter, GID 727.19.77400;
<i>Ancestry</i> (http://www.ancestry.com :
accessed 29 Aug 2017). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Ålvsborgs
län, Västergötland, Sweden, household examinations, digital image, "1848-1856
AI:6, p 6," Johannes Larsson & Johannes Eliasson Lundquist; <i>Ancestry</i>
( <a href="http://www.ancestry.com">http://www.ancestry.com</a> accessed 13 Dec
2011).<o:p></o:p></p>
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</div></div><div><br /></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-89386982202704651782024-02-26T06:18:00.000-08:002024-02-26T06:18:37.855-08:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Feb 19–25, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have completed two hundred and seven (207)
weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. This week I had meals out with my
sisters and with a friend of my husband. I also gave an in-person presentation in
Sacramento.</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jacqueline and I didn’t meet until Thursday when
we spent an hour booking flights to Dallas, Texas in April. She is coming from
Eugene and I from Oakland and we managed to locate a flight in Las Vegas that
we both can transfer to! And the same with the return flight. We will be
spending eleven days in North Texas doing genealogy research. Hello Dallas,
Fort Worth, Stephenville, Comanche Co, Rockwall Co, and more. Maybe even a dip
in Oklahoma.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I spent some more time locating the 1950 census
records for Whitlow, Goe, and Patterson families. On Friday, I received a land
patent package from Sandy Rumble and it’s a goldmine. My 3x-great-grandfather,
George W. Lancaster got 40 acres of pre-emption land and he had to prove his
claim along with two witnesses. I spent Sunday transcribing the packet. I
learned so much about their time in Maricopa County, Arizona Territory. They
lived in an adobe house and he worked on the canal bringing water to his
property. Now if I could locate some photos of the area.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/two-family-heirlooms.html">Two Family Heirlooms</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> For 52 Ancestors, I wrote about two
heirlooms, one from my great-aunt, Elizabeth Gleeson, and the other from my
husband’s great-grandfather, Amos Gorrell.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-did.html">SNGF: How Did Your Ancestors Meet Their Spouses</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> I wrote about
how my paternal grandparents might have met. I also added links to other posts
about my parents and my maternal grandparents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I drove up to Sacramento to present a talk “Using
the General Land Office Website” to the Genealogical Association of Sacramento.
It was a new talk and it went about 50 minutes, so I was pleased by that. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">At the History Center, I worked on the new accessions
and answered some queries. One person will come to research on Tuesday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">For the California Genealogical Society, I presented “How to Leave Your Genealogy” on Saturday. Over sixty people had registered but we ended
up with about 48.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Our writer’s group met this week and we worked on
citations for two hours. The time flew on by and it was decided to continue
next month on some more.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">From 1619 to Juneteenth – Slavery and the Law
Before the Civil War by Judy G. Russell (Santa Clara Co Hist & Gen Soc)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Metes & Bounds Land Plats Solve Genealogical
Problems by Jerry Smith (BCG/LFTWebinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks by Eva Holmes (APG
Writers SIG)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Finding Females: Wives, Mothers, Daughters,
Sisters & Paramours by Elizabeth Shown Mills (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">More Than Just a Mark: Livestock Branding by Leslie
Carney (Arizona Genealogy Day 2024)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Finding Your Family in Historical Newspapers by Asa
Espanto & Mary Feeney (Arizona Genealogy Day 2024)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;">No hikes this week because I went to Sacramento.
I had a nice meal with my sisters, Sabrina and Renee at a local Italian
restaurant. We talked for nearly three hours. On Friday, I met with Norman’s
friend, Rod, and he agreed to have me put together a book about his ancestors.
I have been researching them off and on for nearly twenty years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">
by Ali Standish—FINISHED!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Sweetness all Around</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">
by Suzanne Supplee<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Germans in America</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">
by Walter D. Kamphoefner</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">. Spring is showing up in California!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-16142737544840486392024-02-24T14:33:00.000-08:002024-02-24T14:33:25.481-08:00Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- How Did Your Ancestors Meet Their Spouses?<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: #0070c0;">Saturday Night </span>again
- <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: red;">Genealogy
Fun!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC412kiEKyGNcxw6bg_exPCEjkmVWNlRX5itE92HR9y5-JS4AcZG5qXH8apSQclA20RPqbogSO_I5ubqbWxN4j-36zSLvFhihJwMWHj8-H8wX8jBYIaTueuIFA6V7nnSJ0rJPlWHnleOtMvWYr4bde9dSWWRy_ccBcItlbWIhffbC5Yjjh6GvdBq7Jjq5k/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC412kiEKyGNcxw6bg_exPCEjkmVWNlRX5itE92HR9y5-JS4AcZG5qXH8apSQclA20RPqbogSO_I5ubqbWxN4j-36zSLvFhihJwMWHj8-H8wX8jBYIaTueuIFA6V7nnSJ0rJPlWHnleOtMvWYr4bde9dSWWRy_ccBcItlbWIhffbC5Yjjh6GvdBq7Jjq5k/w173-h200/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Randy Seaver of <a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-did.html">Genea-Musings</a> has our assignment for
tonight: </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">1) How did your parents,
grandparents, great-grandparents, and other greats meet each other? Do
you know any details?</span></b><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>Here's mine:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I told the story of meeting my husband, Norman, in <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2021/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-did.html"><b>Saturday Night Genealogy Full – How Did You Meet the Love of Your Life?</b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I told the story of my parents meeting in <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2015/10/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-did.html"><b>Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – “How did Your Parents Meet?”</b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I told the story of how my maternal grandparents met in <a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/2019/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-did.html"><b>Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – How Did Your (Grand) Parents Meet?</b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I wrote the story of Norman’s great-grandfather’s courtship
in <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2022/02/courting-courtship-and-marriage-of-amos.html"><b>Courting: The Courtship and Marriage of Amos Gorrell, Jr. and Catherine E. Sayre in Ross County, Ohio</b></a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have not written the story of my paternal grandparent's
meeting. William Cyril Hork of Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, likely met
Anne Marie Sullivan in Hamilton. She was from Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana,
but was a school teacher in Hamilton schools for a while.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anna was thirty when she married, though the marriage
license states twenty-eight. Cyril was twenty-three, which agrees with the
license. Did Anne lie about her age or did Cyril lie about her age? I imagine
she was present to give her parents’ information. Her mother was dead and there
would be no reason that Cyril would have known her maiden name.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They married on 30 November 1922 at St. Patrick’s Church in
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana by Father J. M. Venus. Anne’s sister, Ethel,
and her cousin, Daniel, were the witnesses.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
It happened to be Thanksgiving Day and Daniel’s mother, Sarah “Sadie” Sullivan
hosted the reception.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I never asked my grandmother how she met him. She passed
away in 1979, long before I got interested in doing genealogy research. She had
been separated from him since the late 1930s and they lived separately until he
died in 1967.<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
They are buried together at the National Cemetery in Los Angeles.<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span></span></a></p><div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Silver Bow County, Montana, marriage, no. A-14551, Cyril W. Hork to Anna Marie
Sullivan, 1922.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
State of California, Department of Public Health, death certificate, no.
7097-049175, William Cyril Hork, 1967.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div id="ftn3">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, William Cyril Hork and
Anne M. Hork, section 419, row L, site 19.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</div></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-24782205545087442222024-02-20T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-20T05:00:00.256-08:00Two Family Heirlooms<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have
several interesting items I would call heirlooms. These have been tucked away
safely, but unfortunately, our daughters know nothing about them or their
significance. My goal this year is to document these heirlooms with photos and stories,
printed up in a Shutterfly book. Then if they decide not to keep the items, at
least they know the background story and its provenance. This post was
originally written for Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun in 2017. I
am updating the content.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Opera
Glasses<br /></b>The first
item is a pair of opera glasses that were given to me by my aunt, Virginia
Gertridge, who told me they were owned by her great-aunt, Elizabeth Gleeson.
Nothing was written down and I do not remember her exact words as I received
the gift. It is possible that Virginia’s mother, Anna Sullivan Hork, had the
opera glasses first and then they were passed down to Virginia.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZg-kNngI_CI2KmusnksmWEG1UugK3RIzmdSwgNBNYPe3A_MbFZCDNZgSmQJsUZCmUHQt9t0IAoZZQ3XM5XGQWdZXMV6DWSO66QSXUpNqbWRyo2leCUSzqYcO9P7NsG1kG7jSC0ODvqsKQ5yAbj2J9B2RIrx6JsgNBKgAK8VhtvsYs4JqG2xT4jwtmgRA/s2817/OperaGlasses_ANWrightImporter_ElizabethGleeson-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="2187" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZg-kNngI_CI2KmusnksmWEG1UugK3RIzmdSwgNBNYPe3A_MbFZCDNZgSmQJsUZCmUHQt9t0IAoZZQ3XM5XGQWdZXMV6DWSO66QSXUpNqbWRyo2leCUSzqYcO9P7NsG1kG7jSC0ODvqsKQ5yAbj2J9B2RIrx6JsgNBKgAK8VhtvsYs4JqG2xT4jwtmgRA/w496-h640/OperaGlasses_ANWrightImporter_ElizabethGleeson-1.jpg" width="496" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clues
about the glasses. They are stored in a leather case which is falling apart.
Inside the lid is written “A. N. Wright, Importer, Portland, Or.” Checking
Ancestry.com, an A. N. Wright was listed in Portland city directories from 1891
to 1906. A. N. Wright was listed in the Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry section of
the classified business directory, at 293 Morrison. In the household listings,
he was listed as Amos N. Wright, jeweler at 293 Morrison and living at 403
Larrabee.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><sup><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><sup>[1]</sup><!--[endif]--></sup></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking
online for mother-of-pearl opera glasses brought up several sites selling old
opera glasses with a wide variety of sale prices. Back in 2017, there was a
pair like mine valued at $600. Today, most are priced under $100. Many seemed to
have been made in France.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elizabeth
Gleeson (1865-1942) was the daughter of John Gleeson and Margaret Tierney. She
never married. She may have given the glasses to her niece, Anna M. Sullivan
Hork sometime in the late 1930s. They both were living in Southern California
before my grandmother moved to Napa with her children in 1940. It was also
possible that Anna or her daughter, Virginia, received the glasses after
Elizabeth died in 1942.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Straight
Razor<br /></b>The second
item is a straight razor that belonged to my husband’s great-grandfather, Amos
Gorrell (1837-1928). This item came with two notes, one written by Amos’ son,
Joseph Norman Gorrell, and the other note typed by Joseph’s daughter, Ada M.
Gorrell Thomason. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27w629NDab5hhVCkILkQLJoJKWkPhcTbbrG8lpUuYPGoxO-kZfkv5Qnniy0Ci3RUtuuD66HunhTyTHatgQ9mNDhHEnR6Rft6YVkS_kCJPK3H8CE4Q92gfteLmPG3IyP5J_uPv5ZqW65MTqzRJlMcgss7LDfRhxi31QRIDlGOA3tAEV0jYK9qfpDDx9bYy/s2934/razor_AmosGorrell-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="2934" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27w629NDab5hhVCkILkQLJoJKWkPhcTbbrG8lpUuYPGoxO-kZfkv5Qnniy0Ci3RUtuuD66HunhTyTHatgQ9mNDhHEnR6Rft6YVkS_kCJPK3H8CE4Q92gfteLmPG3IyP5J_uPv5ZqW65MTqzRJlMcgss7LDfRhxi31QRIDlGOA3tAEV0jYK9qfpDDx9bYy/w640-h616/razor_AmosGorrell-crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The handwritten note says:</span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“This
razor was given to my Father by Arthur Gorrell, then was sent to me after my
father’s death. It is a fine Razor. I think Arthur had it hollow-ground. Keep
it in its case.”</span></p></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ada typed
the above note and added, “Grandfather Amos Gorrell died I think in 1928. My
father, J.N. Gorrell, gave razor to me before he died in 1960.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometime
later, Ada gave the razor to her brother, George Joseph Gorrell, who in turn,
gave the razor to his son, Norman Gorrell. That is how we have possession of
it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Shutterfly
Book<br /></b>I am
working on a Shutterfly book depicting images and stories of the artifacts and
heirlooms we have that have been passed down. Here is an example of a two-page spread. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfx1l7PTYAfjry7WiqsJsTE_qkcY77NUclN52SUvUeyTRLHEmlQPb862OxufHptK9uemAIpRu1UnGRD1VzC8JWFDwGytkVXeWf-lQaNFaaTftoIRu15zLtUazOkk_0OC9q776M0-m6mSWpij40VaEWYVuopPhvgSp1d8uqMEFsOS7TkPBgiL2f6qjFp0b/s640/HeirloomBook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="640" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfx1l7PTYAfjry7WiqsJsTE_qkcY77NUclN52SUvUeyTRLHEmlQPb862OxufHptK9uemAIpRu1UnGRD1VzC8JWFDwGytkVXeWf-lQaNFaaTftoIRu15zLtUazOkk_0OC9q776M0-m6mSWpij40VaEWYVuopPhvgSp1d8uqMEFsOS7TkPBgiL2f6qjFp0b/w640-h328/HeirloomBook.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What's holding me up is photographing the items. Some are stored away and are not easily accessible.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">#52Ancestors-Week
8: Heirlooms</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This
is my seventh year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow
(<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</span></a>)
at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I
write each week in one of my two blogs, either <a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue;">Mam-ma’s
Southern Family</span></i></a> or <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: blue;">My
Trails into the Past</span></i></a>. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s
ancestors in new and exciting ways.</span></p><div>
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<div id="ftn1">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> R.L.
Polk & Co, 1906 Portland City Directory, pp. 1165 (Amos N. Wright) &
1353 (A.N. Wright), digital image, <i>Ancestry.com</i>
(<a href="http://www.ancestry.com">http://www.ancestry.com</a> : accessed 19
Aug 2017). <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-70604023174820077492024-02-19T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-19T05:00:00.247-08:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Feb 12–18, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and six (206) weeks
of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. I was out and about more this week, going to
the History Center twice, having lunch with genie friends, attending a Harry
Potter movie in German party at our German teacher’s home, and giving a live
in-person presentation to a group in Modesto.</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Monday, I attended Kinseekers Military SIG on Zoom
and then had a nice lunch at Jack’s with genealogy friends. It was Kathryn’s
birthday and we plan to meet again for lunch in late March for Sheri’s and my
birthdays.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Jacqueline and I led the CGS Roundtable this week
and we had a lively discussion about lots of topics. I shared the story of
locating my great-uncle’s comic book story.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The Certification Discussion Group meeting this
week was about the BCG’s announcement of a pilot program to split the submissions
of a portfolio into two parts. The rubrics and judging would remain the same.
So many people came, that the 100-person limit was reached and others couldn’t
get in. Angela McGhie will do another session this week.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I finished the article on archiving and saving
your research for Der Blumenbaum. I also worked on the PowerPoint presentation on
using the BLM website and its handout. I’m presenting it to a group in
Sacramento this week.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/discovering-hometown-of-johan-anton-hork.html">Discoveringthe Hometown of Johan Anton Hork</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> For 52 Ancestors, I
wrote about my great-grandfather’s German hometown of Oberhundem and how I
discovered it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/sngf-five-fun-or-different-facts.html">SNGF:Five Fun or Different Facts</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> I wrote about five
interesting things about myself, my father, my mother-in-law, my
great-grandmother, and my husband’s grandmother.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I led the board meeting for the Sonoma County
Genealogical Society this month. Since we have no president, we have been
taking turns. I also hosted the Zoom meeting on Saturday. The talk about
emigrant guides was fantastic.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I volunteered for two days at the History Center.
Our new library shelf labels look great. I accessioned some items and Janet and
I measured our archives. We also had a quick strategic planning meeting on
Saturday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I presented “Focused Research: Using Research
Plans” to the Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County on Thursday evening. They
are in Modesto, so Jacqueline came down from Oregon to go with me. Earlier we
stopped at the Turlock cemetery to take photos and leave flowers on her parents’
graves. Two people came up to me before the meeting to ask about becoming a
certified genealogist. I was glad to give them some preparation tips. We stayed
the night and returned home the next day after she visited with her uncle.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Saturday morning I presented “How to Leave
Your Genealogy” to the Irish Family History Forum located on Long Island. It
was by Zoom and seemed to be well-received.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed: </span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I did some catching up
on webinars that have been presented during the past month. I was too busy
preparing talks and writing articles. My favorites were the Emigrant Guides and the Slave to Soldier. Both speakers were excellent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Should I Stay or Should I Go? Following Their
Footsteps with Emigrant Guides by Cindy Brennan (Sonoma Co Gen Soc)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Introduction to County Research in England by Mia
Bennett (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">In Search of Records of Chinese Railroad Workers
by Grant Din (Contra Costa Co Gen Soc) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">African Americans in the Army: 1868-1948 by Janice
Lovelace (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Anchors are the Way: Leveraging Multiple Forms of
DNA Evidence in Your Research by Paul Woodbury (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">From Slave to Soldier: What Civil War Records Can
Tell You about Your Ancestors by Michael Willis (Contra Costa Co Gen Soc)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">No hikes this week and because I went to Modesto,
no phenology. I took no photos either. However, my brother, Steve, passed away
in his sleep on Sunday. He had fallen and had no feeling in most of his body. It
also affected his breathing. He was 67 and my first younger brother. Here are
photos of the two of us together as kids.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">: Too much
writing this week to get any reading in, so I am still working on these titles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Germans
in America</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Walter D. Kamphoefner<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The
Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Ali
Standish</span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FK-dg4NV4Ngm4Xtfaa6mJLXx85DcngrinFNRKQqEq3hS326TJitQhm4uKPpzxxsklv4bLgdzSgVjauDE2LkYSaAb49at0hlJClfXNHW_kK5U6EWjwLBMl3bCy4TOHNUhL8uxWfx0p64NuLPS-x6dyOBvF8AoMuJSYmyfH_R0N02U5bwU0pKaChQqrxLS/s1781/195-Steven&LisaHork-1958-07-31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="1321" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FK-dg4NV4Ngm4Xtfaa6mJLXx85DcngrinFNRKQqEq3hS326TJitQhm4uKPpzxxsklv4bLgdzSgVjauDE2LkYSaAb49at0hlJClfXNHW_kK5U6EWjwLBMl3bCy4TOHNUhL8uxWfx0p64NuLPS-x6dyOBvF8AoMuJSYmyfH_R0N02U5bwU0pKaChQqrxLS/w474-h640/195-Steven&LisaHork-1958-07-31.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1UWdtn-5h91QFgxIYeGTNQV1NIO0AhjZKnmy-aFPPAAbgtvmGEsF-CUo6FIc84SWNPOfKWrWaZSRspxyZbuMK6lkyFok_Dv4avvjsEHcUyF50g0VHo_n3KgIPiWfXcmkqiE95u10IwMs5zMXMucSypvDgFQUYCRnH6BjQcMWl2958UeJau5quocmEIKK/s591/1978_Xmas-Lisa&SteveHork-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1UWdtn-5h91QFgxIYeGTNQV1NIO0AhjZKnmy-aFPPAAbgtvmGEsF-CUo6FIc84SWNPOfKWrWaZSRspxyZbuMK6lkyFok_Dv4avvjsEHcUyF50g0VHo_n3KgIPiWfXcmkqiE95u10IwMs5zMXMucSypvDgFQUYCRnH6BjQcMWl2958UeJau5quocmEIKK/w512-h640/1978_Xmas-Lisa&SteveHork-crop.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-76845027807160901942024-02-17T17:58:00.000-08:002024-02-17T17:58:25.189-08:00SNGF -- Five "Fun" or "Different" Facts<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: #0070c0;">Saturday Night </span>again
- <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: red;">Genealogy
Fun!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pMRUwRhlH-cbA3D2vM7Ll5u6OTVS67w_Vd0HW0pgDV23Vi9iACA93KfumCW2ZairKz51zqEEMd-2RcmFK8_KFCfmwPpwpUCsa5FnHQ5LwzZdnU013Cs2RABPv0CHzy7U-I2-futk2Fd6vIB2nEpVDM8V6durGbjiiJrBE2k_cikT2MryZZMbYYW__z6W/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pMRUwRhlH-cbA3D2vM7Ll5u6OTVS67w_Vd0HW0pgDV23Vi9iACA93KfumCW2ZairKz51zqEEMd-2RcmFK8_KFCfmwPpwpUCsa5FnHQ5LwzZdnU013Cs2RABPv0CHzy7U-I2-futk2Fd6vIB2nEpVDM8V6durGbjiiJrBE2k_cikT2MryZZMbYYW__z6W/w173-h200/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="173" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here is our assignment from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings,
suggested by Jacquie Schattner: </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: red;">1) We all find
"fun" or "different" information about ourselves, our
relatives, and our ancestors in our genealogy and family history
pursuits. What are five "fun" or "different" facts in
your life or your ancestor's lives?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here's mine:<br /></b>1) I have been a railfan all my life. As a child, three railroad
lines passed through our town of Pittsburg, California: Southern Pacific, Santa
Fe, and the Sacramento Northern (part of the Western Pacific). I loved it when
the train stopped us at a crossing. We kids would count the box cars as they
passed by. Fast forward to adulthood, I got to work on a railroad. Not a big
railroad like the SP and Santa Fe, but I was a train operator for the Bay Area
Rapid Transit District (BARTD) for fifteen years and then trained train
operators for seventeen before retiring. It was a fun job!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2) My mother-in-law, Thelma Nilsen Gorrell, spent fifty
years singing in the choir of the St. Stephens Presbyterian Church in North
Highlands, California. She sang as an alto. One day, she could no longer hear
the sound correctly and had to quit the choir. She loved classical music and listened
to record albums or the local classical stations. We have some of those albums today.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>3</o:p>) My great-grandmother, Anna Marie Gleeson Sullivan,
applied for a homestead in Davison County, Dakota Territory as a single woman.
Before her five years were up, she purchased the 160 acres for $200 ($1.25 per
acre). She even filed an intent to naturalize. I never found the final
naturalization, but she would have gained citizenship through the marriage to
her husband, John H. Sullivan.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4) My father, William J. Hork, worked most of his life in
produce sales. He worked for Safeway, LoRay, Mission Bell, Bon Appetit, and
finally Safeway where he retired. His produce sections always looked tidy. At
LoRay, he was a manager and buyer until Ralphs bought the stores. One time,
between jobs, he ran a produce stand in Hayward, California. He retired in
1993. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5) My husband’s grandmother, Matilda Davey Gorrell, was very
active with the Christian Church, where she was a member of the Christian
Endeavor Society, Loyal Gleaners, and the Woman’s Council. She often led the
devotions at the meetings at the church. She was also very involved in the
Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Webb City (Missouri) Garden Club.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nothing super exciting in the mentions above. We come from a
boring family.</p></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-33556914528100378462024-02-13T20:55:00.000-08:002024-02-13T20:55:10.300-08:00Discovering the Hometown of Johan Anton Hork<div><p class="MsoNormal">One cannot begin to research our German ancestors in Germany
unless we have a clue to their German hometown. This is because there is no
country-wide resource in Germany that covers German-speaking areas in Europe.
We have our U.S. Federal Census that helps us locate where in the country our
ancestors might live. There wasn’t even a German state until 1871. Before that,
there were small independent kingdoms, principalities, duchies, bishoprics, and
lands. When we know the hometown, then we can research in records in that
location. But first, we must discover the hometown name in U.S. records.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ship Arrival List<br /></b>One place to start is locating a ship arrival record. I found
a record that might name my great-grandfather, Johan Anton Hork. A Joh. Hork appeared
on the <i>SS Idaho</i> from Liverpool on 5 November 1870. He was 27 years old
and from Germany.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></a>
Johan Anton Hork was not found in the 1870 census, so this is a possibility I
have found a good match. However, no exact location of his origins is given on
the passenger list, only the country of Germany. This doesn’t even tell us
which port out of Germany he came from either, as he traveled first to England
and then left from Liverpool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8Oqa9aSiDvP-eX5hE3ud9RdQ3R7MluYbdsGPjDy5KI0UER6s8bqExqpKc727AdGut2OYfqwsziPs4f0y7or-3Tbsj2AgPS8VtW_i0i6SYQT0bcLB6jcoU9ISnZdyzyGmQ1NAFe_QRvjf9cIp6KWbPhSqnIWcbfj_V5cNYqXANCL8c14mJbY6lB446ytn/s798/1870-11-05_ship-list_Joh-Hork_Idaho-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="798" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8Oqa9aSiDvP-eX5hE3ud9RdQ3R7MluYbdsGPjDy5KI0UER6s8bqExqpKc727AdGut2OYfqwsziPs4f0y7or-3Tbsj2AgPS8VtW_i0i6SYQT0bcLB6jcoU9ISnZdyzyGmQ1NAFe_QRvjf9cIp6KWbPhSqnIWcbfj_V5cNYqXANCL8c14mJbY6lB446ytn/w640-h188/1870-11-05_ship-list_Joh-Hork_Idaho-crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Church Record<br /></b>Church records are another source for locating a German
hometown, especially if they attended a German-speaking church. Early on, I was
lucky to discover the hometown of Johan Anton Hork. He married Julia Anna
Sievert on 6 June 1872 in a church in Joliet, Will County, Illinois.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span></span></a>
This was a German church, called St. John the Baptist German Catholic Church,
located at the corner of Division and Hickory Streets.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTehSZKIelNp2cYyHIL-d42rNX5tvdubO_TM_TnjXXGCNUM3DgP26loFNInfwusW3sgKZr9TneT0-xDlUAn0uGpdgG7072j4en_pUmVkx3JtzoxTrdQ-NwXNKD6oI7qZbffgXSrl95yRXnkfFHb4k44XkiP-jroyXoSqZkmzFkir1oAZpOjlEzf1e5_ps/s2881/1872_Marr-Hork-Siewert-StJohntheBaptist-p12-image%2034-crop..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="2881" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTehSZKIelNp2cYyHIL-d42rNX5tvdubO_TM_TnjXXGCNUM3DgP26loFNInfwusW3sgKZr9TneT0-xDlUAn0uGpdgG7072j4en_pUmVkx3JtzoxTrdQ-NwXNKD6oI7qZbffgXSrl95yRXnkfFHb4k44XkiP-jroyXoSqZkmzFkir1oAZpOjlEzf1e5_ps/w640-h86/1872_Marr-Hork-Siewert-StJohntheBaptist-p12-image%2034-crop..jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is a photo of the old church and a map of its location
in Joliet.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKF2vesg8Tds94BLhbwB7YlvEcMYhrzVe-NBtMNGwBbSCobaRAeCx_3_VTWEWlgjo6KZpPVgn8g_UvBqyeLmHkYJiKLxMCW0m3h5ndmPflrUyhVC-hNxQPaU5HXCzGF2hh0cfTJF26m0l4qb60UZ7v_ZzS-JC8KXAXbBSpsY7XFEwb9MJWGU9YdUyFvFr/s1823/St.%20John%20Catholic%20Church-Joliet%20IL-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1487" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKF2vesg8Tds94BLhbwB7YlvEcMYhrzVe-NBtMNGwBbSCobaRAeCx_3_VTWEWlgjo6KZpPVgn8g_UvBqyeLmHkYJiKLxMCW0m3h5ndmPflrUyhVC-hNxQPaU5HXCzGF2hh0cfTJF26m0l4qb60UZ7v_ZzS-JC8KXAXbBSpsY7XFEwb9MJWGU9YdUyFvFr/w522-h640/St.%20John%20Catholic%20Church-Joliet%20IL-crop.jpg" width="522" /></a><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv62zNpPCz5PfYI9YFIGkOLd1gT3gGtnYC41h9QbgeqJQcCEg7z9peJ8cEvBihAcmZs0N91-MbU-Kgh-8C86ajigM4MyKNxcnDhlpCkkrYbsyaT9VCI32heihWPXU9oZAeWl5566kn2Pl9fDBUOYbG5Gtw2381xpYYJQs8shRjIu_ToaUiEinFgI2MSdmo/s986/map-StJohntheBaptist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="986" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv62zNpPCz5PfYI9YFIGkOLd1gT3gGtnYC41h9QbgeqJQcCEg7z9peJ8cEvBihAcmZs0N91-MbU-Kgh-8C86ajigM4MyKNxcnDhlpCkkrYbsyaT9VCI32heihWPXU9oZAeWl5566kn2Pl9fDBUOYbG5Gtw2381xpYYJQs8shRjIu_ToaUiEinFgI2MSdmo/w640-h404/map-StJohntheBaptist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Germans tend to be very thorough in their recordkeeping and
this church record has lots of information about the couple and their parents.
Anton’s parents were listed as Joseph Hork and Catharine Trösster from
Oberhundem in the Kreis Olpe, Westfalen, Preussen. This was great information
and a place to begin!<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>German Records<br /></b>At the time twenty-five years ago, I did not have access to
a lot of resources. I asked a list-serve for Westphalia researchers if anyone
knew of that town and got some help. Today, I would use the Meyers-Ort gazetteer
which is online here: <a href="https://s.meyersgaz.org/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://s.meyersgaz.org/</span></a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl7k22gfBj-RIYaxyVWkqDoo7-yAYpLygdx7iaj8oIBAvZU46ga5TUHdxwZUF45_LNNHEdK1012ImiOJUlkO0ZDldQ_tPDGFss73OGcJ1pW4zUJEJdAk4Q8l0Gp9-l1bBr88Bb_kJKzFbJTbhViKo6P6vLcGPL238lD_HdFkX0X5_26ht5xKmAZdlt-jk/s1227/Meyers-Oberhundem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1227" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVl7k22gfBj-RIYaxyVWkqDoo7-yAYpLygdx7iaj8oIBAvZU46ga5TUHdxwZUF45_LNNHEdK1012ImiOJUlkO0ZDldQ_tPDGFss73OGcJ1pW4zUJEJdAk4Q8l0Gp9-l1bBr88Bb_kJKzFbJTbhViKo6P6vLcGPL238lD_HdFkX0X5_26ht5xKmAZdlt-jk/w640-h414/Meyers-Oberhundem.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The website entry for Oberhundem is here: <a href="https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20368064"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20368064</span></a>.
There is the image of the Meyers-Ort Gazetteer in the original German script,
which was one of the reasons the gazetteer was difficult to use. It has been
extracted into Latin text to the right. The original book was published in 1912
but has been used by many German researchers to define areas of Germany between
1871 and 1918. <i>FamilySearch</i> catalog place names are based on this
gazetteer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oberhundem is a Dorf and Landgemeinde (village and rural
community). Today it is still a very small place. It is in Kreis Olpe, which is
similar to what we call counties. Because it is so small, the civil
registration office and the courts are located in Kirchhundem. It has one
Catholic parish. Bingo--a place to look.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FamilySearch<br /></b>At the FamilySearch catalog, I entered the place name “Germany,
Prussia, Westphalia, Olpe, Oberhundem” and there are two record groups
available.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLAYjDNNuxAxl0X4y3-2gaPfrT6-pQGc3SOkhQRUZIKGqpIYKP4D8Pxbc7sXoLVJeCxzBwNUwHM1OirPVPiZSO4sdctecYGXFvkRdswsmTKpW_J_UUyMK9TDfvvYKggwfGnWd64FKE9WNoRDW3eKCGU0SaIPDCYYuvIJ8g4fPw9KcnSE8ZB9cgDTq7T1d/s977/catalog-oberhundem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="977" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLAYjDNNuxAxl0X4y3-2gaPfrT6-pQGc3SOkhQRUZIKGqpIYKP4D8Pxbc7sXoLVJeCxzBwNUwHM1OirPVPiZSO4sdctecYGXFvkRdswsmTKpW_J_UUyMK9TDfvvYKggwfGnWd64FKE9WNoRDW3eKCGU0SaIPDCYYuvIJ8g4fPw9KcnSE8ZB9cgDTq7T1d/w640-h164/catalog-oberhundem.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Church records are the best bet to start with, as I scored
well at the St. John the Baptist Church. I found there are three different results,
all Catholic records. The first two return digital access and the last is
microfilm only. However, the digital images are locked to home access. However,
the 1848-1874 records have a search function. When I searched for Johan Anton
Hork in Oberhundem, I got no results. It turns out a portion of one of the
films was from Paderborn, not Oberhundem.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, I viewed the film at the Family History Library twenty
years ago and found Johan Anton Horoch, son of Joh. Heinrich Joseph Horoch and Maria
Katharina Trösster, was born on 9 November 1843 and baptized the next day.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6opaC3KGMSStp0t1XBB_MeYJWLhXHS_d58j5C5U1rhc9bzYxDXxoFU9v1-bC3wKe3-djSBga1qCem7LNmrxTSm6USwG2boXxxLpWmeQG_cGpqMFwfeOcXcwTzcBrW9uxgaMXystAdHgf2gutnmdD6dK2Ey0zA4dLfeb9wGYaHLA6qXqBnhrQOhCc1enw/s1481/1843_Baptism-JohanAntonHoroch-crop-leftside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="1481" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6opaC3KGMSStp0t1XBB_MeYJWLhXHS_d58j5C5U1rhc9bzYxDXxoFU9v1-bC3wKe3-djSBga1qCem7LNmrxTSm6USwG2boXxxLpWmeQG_cGpqMFwfeOcXcwTzcBrW9uxgaMXystAdHgf2gutnmdD6dK2Ey0zA4dLfeb9wGYaHLA6qXqBnhrQOhCc1enw/w640-h90/1843_Baptism-JohanAntonHoroch-crop-leftside.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This began the process of working through the film to locate
his siblings, his parents, and further grandparents in baptism, marriage, and
burial records.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oberhundem<br /></b>So, what was Oberhundem like when Johan Anton Hork left? Wikipedia
is a good place to start. I chose the German version, as it is usually more
detailed. <i>Google Translate</i> can help. Today there are 852 residents. It
lies in the Rothaar Mountains and the area is popular with outdoor enthusiasts.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp21S52uf9HwdA4N4_wgrtYUDdMFngKHvMcuClZnEySOSIunLW7XLG3Ba0h9aCGcy9CJ6kWVNFhJyDnbOgO3aLhxW8oyghqKqDNEBr1TUbIiYiccIeVNl-Z7cE87DWdrzG0IrnS2w5up65YkScmELksv2eumiI4c6nWtiwFzy6sIuz-akeZbkbmzoA7Buv/s800/800px-Kirchhundem-Oberhundem_FFSW-0483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp21S52uf9HwdA4N4_wgrtYUDdMFngKHvMcuClZnEySOSIunLW7XLG3Ba0h9aCGcy9CJ6kWVNFhJyDnbOgO3aLhxW8oyghqKqDNEBr1TUbIiYiccIeVNl-Z7cE87DWdrzG0IrnS2w5up65YkScmELksv2eumiI4c6nWtiwFzy6sIuz-akeZbkbmzoA7Buv/w640-h428/800px-Kirchhundem-Oberhundem_FFSW-0483.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A map of the area from 1877 shows its small size as well. Johan
Anton was a tailor in the United States, so likely he learned the trade from
his father.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhuJhP4Xk7NhHyRC7ygQ6eDmzHBPyHXS3bmjXiH5ird1I8WLAnKmeeWmPH8HKInzlg47Gadb1_MvppKA_jY5n6THvlSYj1UjA7v9IduGNuXKCviquLHrkzwfuC5sjGQFTB-84L0O2OVGOzJSW_vc_uY7wuOXbODD13Z_6W_I1_wDeoSFPP_AvMhkZhzx2/s828/1877_Map-Prussia-ShowingOberhundem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="828" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhuJhP4Xk7NhHyRC7ygQ6eDmzHBPyHXS3bmjXiH5ird1I8WLAnKmeeWmPH8HKInzlg47Gadb1_MvppKA_jY5n6THvlSYj1UjA7v9IduGNuXKCviquLHrkzwfuC5sjGQFTB-84L0O2OVGOzJSW_vc_uY7wuOXbODD13Z_6W_I1_wDeoSFPP_AvMhkZhzx2/w640-h358/1877_Map-Prussia-ShowingOberhundem.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The town is off the beaten track but someday, I would like
to visit and place feet on the ground where my ancestors lived for generations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">#52Ancestors-Week 7: Immigration</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is my seventh year working on this year-long prompt,
hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</a>)
at <i>Generations Cafe</i>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I write each week in one of my two blogs, either <a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/"><i>Mam-ma’s Southern Family</i></a>
or <a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><i>My Trails into the
Past</i></a>. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and
exciting ways.</p><div>
<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" />
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<div id="ftn1">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> "Passenger
Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1957," <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7488/), 5 Nov 1870, SS Idaho, line
39, no. 1030, Joh Hork; citing NARA M237, film 336.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Illinois,
U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, 1800-1976,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62097</span></a>)
> St John the Baptist, Joliet > Marriage Register, 1868-1884 > image
34 of 92, p. 12, no. 9, Joh. Anton Hork to Julia Anna Siewert, 1872.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div id="ftn3">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
City Directories, 1822-1995,” <i>Ancestry</i> (<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469">https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469</a>)
> Illinois > Joliet > 1881 >Joliet, Illinois, City Directory, 1881
> image 8 of 132, St. John’s (German Catholic); <i>The Sun Annual Directory
of the City of Joliet</i> (Joliet: The Joliet Sun Printing Company, 1881), p.
15.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div id="ftn4">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <i>Sanborn
Fire Insurance Map of Joliet, Will County, Illinois</i> (Sanborn Map Company,
Feb 1886), p. 13, <i>Library of Congress</i> (<a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4104jm.g019421886/?st=gallery"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4104jm.g019421886/?st=gallery</span></a>).
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week07-Where%20Did%20Johan%20Anton%20Hork%20Come%20From.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <span lang="DE">Kirchenbuch, 1649-1874, Katholische
Kirche Oberhundem (Kr. Olpe), Taufen 1826-1847, p. 139, no. 36, Johann Anton
Horoch, 1843; citing Manuskripten im Bistumsarchiv Paderborn, FHL Intl 1257842,
IGN 8113610.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</div></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-43851620876623134302024-02-12T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-12T05:00:00.165-08:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Feb 5–11, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and five (205) weeks
of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. Besides going to the History Center twice and
phenology, outside-of-the-house activities included volunteering at the Oakland
FamilySearch Center, buying books at the library sale, and touring the new East
Bay Regional Park.</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I met with Jacqueline for a short time this week
as we continued our plans to Modesto next week. I’m going to be giving a
presentation to the Stanislaus County Genealogical Society and she wants to
take some photos in the Turlock Cemetery.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I also met with KB Barcomb and we discussed some
WWI stuff, particularly locating a unit in the Morning Reports on <i>Fold3</i>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Lastly, I attended the Book Club at Gena’s House
where we discussed <i>Wake</i>. We had a lively discussion about the history she
wrote and the research process she explained.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I turned in the German town article for </span><i style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Der
Blumenbaum. </i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I still have another to write on archiving. I spent most of the
week putting together the presentation for using the BLM website. I still need
to put together the handout.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/discovering-records-for-rev-nils-malkom.html">Discovering the Records of Rev. Nils Malkom Nilsen</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> For 52 Ancestors, I
wrote about my husband’s great-grandfather, whose occupation was a Swedish
Mission Church minister. Linda Stufflebean highlighted this post in her weekly roundup.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-your-best.html">SNGF: Your Best Genealogy Achievements in 2023</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> I wrote about some
achievements I had the previous year, including finishing my renewal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The BCG press release for the upcoming webinar
was posted in several places. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Again, at the Oakland FamilySearch Center, no one needed my help, so I continued working on the presentation. I forgot that I had some deeds and probates to look at in Cherokee County that are locked at home. Well, next time!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">At the History Center on Tuesday, Janet and I
measured the archives to see how many linear feet we have for future planning. I
ordered labels for the library shelves. And I had several queries to research
and answer. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Thursday, we had a board meeting at the Center and discussed more
about our lease proposal. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed: </span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Backing Up to the Boat: Immigration &
Naturalization by Ann Mohr Osisek (Kinseekers)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Again, no formal walk with the walking group this
week because of the rain (not complaining but wished it would rain on a
different day). I did get a couple of walks in my neighborhood. </span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I got 13 books
at the used book sale at our local library, $10 a bag. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Sunday, I attended a
Black History Month presentation and tour at the new East Bay Regional Park
District park called Thurgood Marshall Regional Park and the Home of the Port
Chicago 50. It’s not open yet to the public but we got a special tour. We
learned all about some of the 50 sailors who were charged with mutiny for
refusing to return to work loading ships after an explosion of ammunition on a
ship killed and injured over six hundred sailors and civilians. It’s on the
former Concord Naval Weapons Depot. We also climbed to the top of a hill and had
wonderful views of the central county.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Wake:
The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
by Rebecca Hall—FINISHED!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Germans
in America</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Walter D. Kamphoefner<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The
Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Ali
Standish</span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTL6lH-nREoTG1e7H57M-LkqrhU_MESXwyB2-9MEHxI-K2Uf5j4xVsbzfpZMzhFxpGjGjMofaVI_xrmnCmBIsiKVPSbh4TVpPBH3ZAQTeXFXGz5y3u8Lcnv5V-jp6U8dFXFZs7rDqIDQDj46TkAGdoQpbwUv-J9Zpy22S4fQNXRiNLIGga0s5neZFNKL8/s4032/PXL_20240210_010732681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTL6lH-nREoTG1e7H57M-LkqrhU_MESXwyB2-9MEHxI-K2Uf5j4xVsbzfpZMzhFxpGjGjMofaVI_xrmnCmBIsiKVPSbh4TVpPBH3ZAQTeXFXGz5y3u8Lcnv5V-jp6U8dFXFZs7rDqIDQDj46TkAGdoQpbwUv-J9Zpy22S4fQNXRiNLIGga0s5neZFNKL8/w640-h480/PXL_20240210_010732681.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilNjqd9pmr_hS07KB-MAq9LDXmhSxAN8ksO0nF8-4oTIkYqY4spDYlZTJnn23HBh7JRMgegeoeD6LBRkcXYQj22Dm-wGbYWJeeS3YJyfqy_JnJNGMNciwbqShGfjw3btuRFTER3XSDeOBM00rryFWg3E4CR3POVi9hbHUw_J5i354-YCKAsHZfssupoDD/s4032/PXL_20240210_010113335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilNjqd9pmr_hS07KB-MAq9LDXmhSxAN8ksO0nF8-4oTIkYqY4spDYlZTJnn23HBh7JRMgegeoeD6LBRkcXYQj22Dm-wGbYWJeeS3YJyfqy_JnJNGMNciwbqShGfjw3btuRFTER3XSDeOBM00rryFWg3E4CR3POVi9hbHUw_J5i354-YCKAsHZfssupoDD/w400-h300/PXL_20240210_010113335.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-66897899845366546932024-02-10T12:57:00.000-08:002024-02-10T12:57:06.424-08:00Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Best Genealogy Achievements in 2023<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It's <span style="color: red;">Saturday Night</span> again - <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Genealogy Fun!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ez1OemAAdx5384ZU4cPN0zRa0Ez_y5ZJdEfQBMPhxNM9sroATHX6ens9lgRyfGkrufQbBFotRHhPoT7i6o-JvFhGtf0NaokNZ1NvohyNn6EKV8fJ3G8sKzLXzNUzqsJeophJv0VBLDf36hgJuJHAeID6o4W2-XFfhPvMWkXNy7E8P9ZEv6yjyAnz_NvO/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ez1OemAAdx5384ZU4cPN0zRa0Ez_y5ZJdEfQBMPhxNM9sroATHX6ens9lgRyfGkrufQbBFotRHhPoT7i6o-JvFhGtf0NaokNZ1NvohyNn6EKV8fJ3G8sKzLXzNUzqsJeophJv0VBLDf36hgJuJHAeID6o4W2-XFfhPvMWkXNy7E8P9ZEv6yjyAnz_NvO/w173-h200/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="173" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Randy Seaver of <a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-your-best.html">Genea-Musings</a> has our assignment for tonight:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;"><b>1) What were your
best genealogy achievements in 2023?
Tell us - show us a document, or tell us a story, or display a
photograph. Brag a bit! You've earned it!</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;"><b>2) Tell us about your best genealogy achievements in a
comment on this post, or in a Facebook Status post. Please leave a link on this post if you write
your own post.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here's mine:<br /></b>I’m taking a detour from working on a presentation about
federal land records to write this. Here are two of my favorite finds from last year.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tend to write about the finds and achievements I have
when I find them. One of the best was finding a newspaper article that my
grandfather signed up to play baseball at the Naval Training Station in San
Diego during WWI.</p>
<div style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.41667; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2023/11/cyril-w-hork-signed-up-to-play-baseball.html"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cyril W. Hork Signed up to Play Baseball at Naval Training Station in San Diego</span></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another was finding an article that named my 2x-great-aunt’s
classmates and making it possible to identify the girls in a photo we have that
“high school class of ’92 Mitchell S.D.” is written on the back. I don’t know
who is who exactly but I know the names of the six girls.</p>
<div style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.41667; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2023/10/friends-and-classmates-of-margaret-t.html">Friends and Classmates of Margaret T Gleeson at Mitchell High School 1892</a></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Major Achievements</b><br />One major achievement was turning in my BCG renewal in December. I have not yet heard. It will probably be a month or so more. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Another is creating and teaching two full courses at the Applied Genealogy Institute on probate and land records. </p><p class="MsoNormal">And the third was to present at my first all-day in-person seminar in Maine. That was loads of fun!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Now back to my regular programming, ah, work.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-81771022886730271672024-02-06T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-06T05:00:00.243-08:00Discovering the Records for Rev. Nils Malkom Nilsen<div><p class="MsoNormal">In the late 2000s, I approached my husband’s aunt about
writing a book about her ancestors, the Nilséns. She supported the idea,
supplied funds to research at <i>Ancestry</i>, bought a new scanner and
printer, and put up the money for the printing of the books. I ended up writing
about the four immigrants who came to the United States and two of their
following generations and included a chapter about the two siblings who
remained in Sweden.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The direct ancestor of his aunt and mother was Nils Malkom
Nilsén, the eldest of the children of Jonas Nilsson and Marta Larsdotter. Nils
changed the spelling of his surname while in the seminary due to there being too
many Nils Nilssons. The children who came to America also used the new spelling
while the children who remained kept the surname Nilsson.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nils was a minister in the Swedish Mission Church and served
in many locations in the United States. To discover which churches he where served,
I had to locate the churches in the various towns and cities where his children
were born. He had children born in Youngstown, Ohio; Cromwell, Connecticut; and
Harcourt, Iowa. He finally came to California and first settled in Hilmar,
where many of his grandchildren were born.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVzMrcylRvrKr5h5F3_os1mZyiSdqqUYoAMOC1LnujHvY93baFHIhCynzniYmcu5_Cklum1yxCBMbitSSrusrjCMYYBnFdY501CCVW4_r04BvJ_bhlZeuFSQy9E8HxIRRKDGPqhjTJKh5GY-i0hOof6oKPmhSIAmIpP2d8S3oEVZvhrKu-woM_3MIN2ZH/s664/NilsMalkolmNilsenHilmarCovenantMissionChurch-Swedishcrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVzMrcylRvrKr5h5F3_os1mZyiSdqqUYoAMOC1LnujHvY93baFHIhCynzniYmcu5_Cklum1yxCBMbitSSrusrjCMYYBnFdY501CCVW4_r04BvJ_bhlZeuFSQy9E8HxIRRKDGPqhjTJKh5GY-i0hOof6oKPmhSIAmIpP2d8S3oEVZvhrKu-woM_3MIN2ZH/s320/NilsMalkolmNilsenHilmarCovenantMissionChurch-Swedishcrop.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>In creating a timeline, I was able to determine where he
lived along with city directories and census records. As I discovered each
possible church, I wrote letters asking for information. Because he was a
minister, the churches had information about him and the dates he served, and
sometimes they sent the membership page that included information about the
family, their birthdates, and when they left to go to another place. Many of
these churches had created a booklet about their history, so I also got photos
of him and the church. In those days, I was at the mercy of church secretaries
who could not read the old records books written in Swedish.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today we have a wonderful resource with the <i>Ancestry</i>
collection called “<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970</span></a>.” I
am now able to view the actual pages from their record books. I found browsing the
best, so I can view the entire book. The information about the pastors is usually
in the front and there might be a bonus history of the church there as well.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The churches where he was pastor include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Sheffield, Pennsylvania</b>. Evangelical Mission Covenant Church
(now known as Grace Bible Church) as their first permanent pastor. He remained
there until October 1890.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[1]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Youngstown, Ohio</b>. Swedish Mission Church (now known as First
Covenant Church). He served from 1890 to 1895.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[2]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Cromwell, Connecticut</b>. Swedish Evangelical Congregational
Missions Church. He was admitted to the parish on 14 Jan 1893 and was dismissed
on 7 April 1895.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[3]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Harcourt, Iowa</b>. United Evangelical Mission Covenant Church.
He was admitted on 3 April 1904.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[4]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>California, Hilmar</b>. Hilmar Covenant Church. He was admitted to
the parish on 29 Dec 1906.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[5]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>California, San Pedro</b>. Swedish Mission Covenant Church. He
was here from 1919-1922 when he left for Escalon.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[6]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>California, Escalon</b>. Escalon Mission Covenant Church. He was
received on 1 Jan 1923.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[7]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>California, Santa Cruz</b>. From about 1927 through 1934, he was
the caretaker of the conference grounds of the Swedish Mission Church in
Mission Springs near Santa Cruz.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[8]</span></span></span></a></li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are many articles found on newspaper sites but none talk
much about his work as a pastor. From one of his granddaughters, it is likely
he preached in Swedish but probably could speak English. None of his papers
survive that we know of. Many of these above church records have minutes that
are written in Swedish.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I did find a program where he was to preach on this topic: “Vika
äro de särskild faror som nu hota vår andliga verksamet?” which means perhaps
(from Google Translate) “What are the special dangers that now threaten
spiritual activity?”<a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Since the title was in Swedish, that likely was how he delivered it.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nils Malkom Nilsen was born on 21 June 1865 to Jonas Nilsson
and Marta Larsdotter. He married (1) Ida Christina Svenssson in 1890. He
married (2) Hulda Charlotte Anderson in 1892. He married (3) Amanda E. Anderson
in 1926. Nils died on 23 October 1937 in Hilmar, California. He was the
great-grandfather of my husband.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">#52Ancestors-Week 6: Occupation</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is my seventh year working on this year-long prompt,
hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (<a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/">https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/</a>)
at <i>Generations Cafe</i>. I write each week in one of my two blogs, either <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><a href="https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/">Mam-ma’s Southern Family</a></i>
</span>or <i><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">My Trails into the
Past</span></a></i>. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and
exciting ways.</p><div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586) > USA > Pennsylvania > Sheffield > Evangelical Mission Covenant
Church > image 17 of 73, p. 9, lists of pastors, N.M. Nilsén is listed
first; also image 21, p. 16, N. Malkom Nilsén family listing. <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586)
> USA > Ohio > Youngstown > First Covenant Church (Formerly Swedish
Mission Church) > image 10 of 304, “History,” pp 7-9; also image 50 of 304,
K, p 42, Nils Malkom Nilsén family listing. <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586)
> USA > Connecticut > Cromwell > Covenant Congregational Church
> image 8, Chronological Register of Admitted Members, p. 1, Nils Malkom
Nilsén; also image 17, Chronological Register of Dismissed Members, p. 53, Rev.
N M Nilsén; also image 25, Record of Members, p. 92, Nils Malkom Nilsen.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586)
> USA > Iowa > Harcourt > United Evangelical Mission Church >
image 39, p. 48, membership, N.M. Nilsén.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586)
> USA > California > Hilmar > Hilmar Covenant Church > image 21,
Members Received, p. 35, no. 74, Nils Malkolm Nilsén. Also, image 29, Record of
Families, p. 42, Nils M. Nilsén. Also image 52, p. 198, Register of Pastors, no.
3, N. M. Nilsén.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div id="ftn6">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586)
> USA > California > San Pedro > Swedish Mission Covenant Church
> image 54 > p. 89, dated 12 Aug 1920. This page is in Swedish.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “U.S.,
Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records, 1868-1970,” <i>Ancestry</i>
(https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61586)
> USA > California > Escalon > Mission Covenant Church > im 77-78,
N.M. Nilsén.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Pastor
Moves,” <i>Oakland Tribune</i>, 14 Jan 1927, p. 40.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Lisa/Documents/Gen-Family/0-Blog-posts/2024_52Ancestors/Week06-Discovering%20the%20Records%20for%20the%20Rev%20Nils%20Malkom%20Nilsen.docx#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> “Program,
California Missions Och Predikantöreningars Årskonferens,” <i>Kingsburg
Reporter</i>, 20 Apr 1923, p. 1.<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div></div><div><br /></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-11449021690563769332024-02-05T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-05T11:12:45.587-08:00Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Jan 29–Feb 4, 2024<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have completed two hundred and four (204) weeks
of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. Outside of the house activities included
volunteering at the History Center, getting a haircut, going to the bank, and
visiting the Crockett Museum.</span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogy</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I continued with the
computer problems while the laptop was in the shop. The old computer is wonky.
The cursor jumps all around while typing, the main screen is sideways, and it is
hard to deal with Zoom. The good news, it came back on Saturday and I spent
Sunday getting stuff done I had postponed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Meetings: <br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I met with Jacqueline for a short time this week.
We made some plans for our Modesto trip next week. I need to make hotel
reservations. I also met with my cert peer group on Friday. We all were present
and discussed the first chapter in Debbie Parker Wayne’s DNA book. I found the
triangulation chapter confusing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Writing/Research:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I have a few deadlines coming up, so I worked on
bits of lots of projects, at least if I had the files to do so. The only reason
I got by with the Win7 laptop, was I have many of my files on the portable hard
drive. However, I did not have access to anything that I had stored in the
download folder of the Win10 laptop.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">What I did work on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">German town article for <i>Der Blumenbaum</i> and it is
about finished. I still have another to write on archiving. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Handout on using the Bureau of Land Management website for land
records. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Looked for Morning Reports for 319<sup>th</sup>
Engineers on <i>Fold3</i> without any luck. This is for one of my writing students.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">On Sunday, I was able to work on the Research
Like a Pro 14-day Challenge. I did not solve the problem, but at least it is
all written up now, so I know what I have done.</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Blog
Post Published:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/anna-marie-sullivan-hork-influencer-in.html">Anna Marie Sullivan Hork, an Influencer in My Life</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">. For 52
Ancestors, I wrote about my grandmother who was a teacher. This was highlighted on the 52 Ancestors email.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><a href="https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/2024/02/sngf-what-are-your-rootstech-2024.html">SNGF: What Are Your RootsTech 2024 Expectations?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> I wrote about
the online classes that I scheduled and how I was disappointed the BCG classes would
not be broadcast.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><b>Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:<br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">At the History Center on Tuesday, I accessioned
new donations and entered them into PastPerfect. On Saturday, Maxine and I
discussed the next steps for the library database before it can be uploaded to
PastPerfect. We did figure out how to print out call numbers to put on the
books. We just need to purchase the library tape. The strategic planning committee
met on Saturday as well. We all made good progress.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Wednesday, I visited the museum of the Crockett
Historical Society and spoke with the person who handles the archives. He gave
me an excellent tour and spoke fondly of their archives. I took photos and wrote
up an article for the Contra Costa County Genealogical Society’s newsletter and
it will also be posted on our website.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I worked on more of the indexing of the Dublin
Harrell Funeral Home records for the Erath County (Texas) Genealogical Society.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Webinars/Courses
Viewed: </span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">None this week, but here are those I forgot last
week:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The Architecture of Confinement: Incarceration
Camps of the Pacific War, by Anoma Pieris (Inspirational Dialogues Virtual Book
Talk)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Writing for the NGSQ by Margaret R Fortier (APG Writers SIG)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Other</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<br /></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">No walk this week because it was raining again. I
did get in a walk on my own and listened to the Genealogy Guys podcast. It was
90 minutes so I have the second half to listen to on the next walk, if it will
stop raining. Here are some narcissus that are blooming now in my yard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">I am reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The
Way of the Bear</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Anne Hillerman—FINISHED<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Germans
in America</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Walter D. Kamphoefner<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">The
Impossible Tales of Baskerville Hall</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"> by Ali
Standish<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Wake:
The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">
by Rebecca Hall</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Photos for this week</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYftGHg6huyhCLwpYc37DIFiQDD9Vnzzf2i6NmY7qmuUCFAaXrv3IthS6PpYsYN70ude9VxBqTk8ZdCimVbLrTm2aFiThYZssKoRcu0ulRi6qKEUkfS1fAfGl20AMQkVIa2H16gM14KQXzUGvpQuwlOhAkeuRcsoAG7U13T7d3yfMJ5zG4CNgIG9xDTL_f/s3024/PXL_20240129_195634337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2898" data-original-width="3024" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYftGHg6huyhCLwpYc37DIFiQDD9Vnzzf2i6NmY7qmuUCFAaXrv3IthS6PpYsYN70ude9VxBqTk8ZdCimVbLrTm2aFiThYZssKoRcu0ulRi6qKEUkfS1fAfGl20AMQkVIa2H16gM14KQXzUGvpQuwlOhAkeuRcsoAG7U13T7d3yfMJ5zG4CNgIG9xDTL_f/w640-h614/PXL_20240129_195634337.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDcXNtX7CNZ-vBRkIVQHk3juyojlx1OYDzEQEcmpyEWN_cT_OGwUwl3NsvlrgHZO1RNLo4m2yfa3HiWcPzOprcTC_vw_7d6mhW5YOvfuEXZx1l-wrEFQ8HJdBdxsdFSgu-EAIMtaKy9OSWDVNAlT0WZVOHxyvKe562iL5KBDrNRIMkJTB-KRAI7KDZcuX/s2855/PXL_20240129_195620659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="2441" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDcXNtX7CNZ-vBRkIVQHk3juyojlx1OYDzEQEcmpyEWN_cT_OGwUwl3NsvlrgHZO1RNLo4m2yfa3HiWcPzOprcTC_vw_7d6mhW5YOvfuEXZx1l-wrEFQ8HJdBdxsdFSgu-EAIMtaKy9OSWDVNAlT0WZVOHxyvKe562iL5KBDrNRIMkJTB-KRAI7KDZcuX/w548-h640/PXL_20240129_195620659.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.</span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.</div>Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140024296091975937.post-24958901967434997492024-02-03T19:00:00.000-08:002024-02-03T19:00:11.872-08:00SNGF-What Are Your RootsTech 2024 Expectations?<div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Calling all Genea-Musings Fans</b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>It's <span style="color: #c00000;">Saturday Night </span>again
- <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Time for some more <span style="color: #0070c0;">Genealogy
Fun!!</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNLytLXVsrZnS8nwIS8ubNy6GT-I9yw5I6PsDvqZgRlyz1VLi4TKNO9bc9v8-TBByQWsqvU4zafrZZ9HzplYpPY8dxvi8ljjvpEmH50sNmwVvdx-C4KHU4plIqql_gVyfiVYozWUwi39jNx6xVLjFtSnz_cfGrLlZCL4pQuZwLPc3YSVmT93nIAIkzP6c/s236/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="204" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNLytLXVsrZnS8nwIS8ubNy6GT-I9yw5I6PsDvqZgRlyz1VLi4TKNO9bc9v8-TBByQWsqvU4zafrZZ9HzplYpPY8dxvi8ljjvpEmH50sNmwVvdx-C4KHU4plIqql_gVyfiVYozWUwi39jNx6xVLjFtSnz_cfGrLlZCL4pQuZwLPc3YSVmT93nIAIkzP6c/w173-h200/genealogyfun-smallwe.png" width="173" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: #0070c0;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Randy Seaver of
<a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/02/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-what-are.html">Genea-Musings</a> has our assignment today: </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1) Are you going
to RootsTech 2024 (29 February to 2 March) in person in Salt Lake City?
Or are you going to experience RootsTech 2024 virtually, watching online from
home as it occurs, or watching it after the event?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2) What events in
Salt Lake City are you looking forward to attending? What events are you
going to watch virtually? What classes do you want to see from each
day? The RootsTech 2024 schedule - both in-person and online - is available
at<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/schedule" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c00000;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/schedule" target="_blank"><span style="color: #c00000;">https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/schedule</span></a>.
Note that not all the in-person classes can be viewed online. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Here's mine:<br /></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am not attending
RootsTech in person this year. I went last year but spent most of the time either
in the exhibit hall or at the FamilySearch Library. I worked at the Board for
the Certification of Genealogists’ booth and I did some research for my portfolio
renewal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I had attended and
roomed with my friend, Jacqueline, and during the trip I got sick, so was not
in the mood to hang out with tens of thousands of people.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This year, I’m watching
virtually. I have created a schedule and hope to view the following classes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Thursday, Feb 29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where did you find that?
Effective searches on FamilySearch.org. Debbie Gurtler</span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Genealogy A to Z: A Trivia
Adventure. Thomas MacEntee</span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Digging into Finding
Aids: The Road Map to any Manuscript Collection. Mitch Wasden</span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Researching in Ontario:
Your Trillium Connection! Judy Nimer Muhn</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Friday, Mar 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Live Q & A session
with Germanys Expert Genealogist Andrea Bentschneider</span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Did My Family Get
Skipped? Mining Census Records for Missing Ancestors. Nicole Gilkison LaRue </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(both
above are at the same time – will have to watch one as a recording)</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Reconstructing the Lives
of Our Female Irish Ancestors. Stephanie O’Connell</span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">U.S. Synagogue Records
as Genealogical Resource. Ellen Kowitt </span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Church Records in
Archives. Melissa Barker</span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Genealogist Get Geeky! A
Candid Chat on Methodology. </span><span lang="DE" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(Stanbary,
McGhie, & Koford)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Stock Marks Aren’t Just
Animal Brands—Use Them to Identify People Also! Diane L Richard </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">(both the above are also
at the same time)</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Saturday, Mar 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Unexpected Treasures:
Family History in the American State Papers. Judy G Russell</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have no interest in
the keynote speakers, so will skip those. Usually, I have no idea who the
people are!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am disappointed that
the BCG/AG track is in-person only. But I guess they did that trying to draw
more intermediate and advanced registrants.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">If I don’t view the
classes “live” I know I can view the recording later. I have a meeting at noon
PST on Friday and do phenology in the morning on Thursday. Besides, two or three is plenty for one day.</span></p></div>Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.Lisa S. Gorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.com1