My Trails into the Past

Today’s ancestor, Ira S. Hutson, was my 1st cousin 3 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Hutson (1821-??), who is my third great grandfather. I descend through the son, Peter H. Hutson, while Ira descended through the son, Richard A. Hutson. Ira's signature from his World War I Draft Registration Ira S. Hutson was born on this day, 10 March 1894 in Clinton, Van Buren County, Arkansas [1] to Richard Alexander Hutson and Mary S. Middlebrook. [2] He was the fourth of six known children of Richard and Mary. He married Jennie Brewer on 27 Aug 1914 in Van Buren County. Both were underage and Ira swore that the “parents on each side are knowing and perfectly willing for them to marry.” [3] He was 20 years old and she was 18. They both were from Formosa, Arkansas which was southwest of the county seat of Clinton.  Ira registered for the draft on 5 Jun 1917, saying he was married with two children. He had black hair and gray eyes, and was of medium height and b...

On this day [1] two of my husband’s aunts were born: Bertha Marie Gorrell on 4 Jan 1904 [2] and Claire Elizabeth Gorrell on 4 Jan 1917. [3] Bertha was the oldest child of Joseph Norman Gorrell and Matilda Pearl Davey. [4] Claire was the youngest. [5] With sisters having the same birthday, were there any troubles? Did Bertha get special treatment because she was the oldest, or did Claire because she was the youngest? They were thirteen years apart in age. My guess that because of the age difference, they did not celebrate together very long. Bertha graduated from high school in May 1922 when Claire was only five. [6] Then in the fall, she attended the normal school (teacher’s college) in Pittsburg, Kansas. [7] By the fall of 1924, Bertha was teaching third grade at West Side school in Webb City. [8] She also taught school in Fredonia, Kansas in 1926. [9] On 29 May 1928, Bertha married Francis Marion Smart in Webb City, Missouri. [10] They lived in Webb City, Okolona,...

I checked my genealogy database calendar and found the following birthday and marriage anniversaries. I wondered how they celebrated their birthdays and marriages on Christmas. Or was Christmas the more important day? I always found it interesting that couples married on Christmas. Perhaps it was because family was altogether to help them celebrate. Or perhaps it was a day when they didn’t have to work and had time to have a wedding. My Dad’s side: Maria Catharine Trösster was born 25 December 1813 in Oberhundem, Westfalen.   Maria is my 2nd great grandmother. She was the daughter of John Joseph Trösster and Maria Elisabeth Döbener , and married Joseph Henrich Horoch 2 Aug 1825. My Mom’s side: J ohn Stubbs Stackhouse was born 25 December 1854 in Copiah County, Mississippi.   John Stubbs Stackhouse married Laura Ellen Coor 29 Apr 1886, who was the daughter of Daniel K. Coor & Susan Allen .  Laura is my first cousin 4 times removed. John Samuel ...

The Christmas season would not begin until the Burl Ives "Twelve Days of Christmas" record was played. I cannot imagine anyone else singing that song. That record was played to death; literally. So I was saddened when I didn't have one to play to my girls. A co-worker was kind enough to find the album on eBay, so now I begin our Christmas caroling season with good ole Burl Ives. You can hear him sing here . Here are the lyrics. I've only included the last verse to keep this post short. On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 12 Drummers Drumming 11 Pipers Piping 10 Lords a Leaping 9 Ladies Dancing 8 Maids a Milking 7 Swans a Swimming 6 Geese a Laying 5 Golden Rings 4 Calling Birds 3 French Hens 2 Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree Copyright © 2014 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, My Trails into the Past. All Rights Reserved.

I found the newspaper item where Jacob Bishop requested the partitioning of a piece of property in Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio, and listed all of the children and heirs of Henry Bishop and Catherine Schreyer. [1]   You can find that post here . Then on 31 May 1838, another item was found in the Scioto Gazette . [2] It was a notice of the public sale at the Courthouse in Chillicothe of the same tract of land from the previous notice.  Here is the transcription. Ross Common Pleas. Scioto (Chillicothe Ohio) Gazette , 31 May 1838, p 3 Jacob Bishop,                    }        vs.                                }  Petition for Partition . David Bishop and others   } By virtue of an order made in the above cause at the April Term...

It's been a while since I posted. I am currently working on my husband's Bishop line. I found this notice in the Scioto Gazette , a newspaper published from 1835 to 1854 in Chillicothe, Ohio, which is in Ross County. [1] Family names that were searched in this newspaper were GORRELL, SHOTTS, and BISHOP. What brought my attention to this article was Mary Shotts’ name along with her husband, Daniel Shotts. These are my husband’s paternal 2nd great-grandparents. Mary’s maiden name was Bishop. Notice. “Notice,” Scioto Gazette, 18 Jan 1838, p3, GenealogyBank.com ( http://www.genealogybank.com  : 17 Nov 2014). JACOB BISHOP, of Ross county, Ohio, hereby gives notice To David Bishop, who resides in Indiana, Amos Bishop, Mary Shotts, late Mary Bishop, and her husband, Daniel Shotts, Eliza Toops, late Eliza Bishop, and her husband Tho- mas Toops, and Catharine Bishop, all of whom reside in Ross county, Ohio; Daniel Bishop who resides in Ross county, Ro- bert Bis...