Thursday, May 23, 2013

Memorial Weekend and Military Records

 Memorial Day is this weekend and so it is a great time to check military records for our ancestors. I come from a long line of military people. This is a good weekend to search them out. At
ancestry.com from May 23- May 27, 2013 they are giving free access to their military records. This would be an excellent time to look your ancestors records up. Below are some examples of what I found for mine at ancestry.com
I looked some of my family in the military records and here are some examples of what you can find there.


Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Joseph Skidmore




U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 for Jesse Jester


U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 forWilliam Thomas Capp
 
 
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 for Raymond Leroy Wilder
 



For a complete list of what military records ancestry has go check out ancestry.com


Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Genealogy Trip Let Down







We finally got to go on our trip to the courthouse in Houston, Texas County, MO. It was a beautiful day and drive. The people at the courthouse were very helpful and friendly. They let us go back and look at the indexes for marriages and wills. Problem was they didn't have the wills back in the 1860's in any particular spot and didn't think they had any. They suggested the Historical Society Museum but it is only open on Thursdays and of course the only day we could get there was Friday. All in all it was a nice day and we came home with no new information but eliminated some records for the county when we didn't find anything in the marriages or land records. Here is some info on Texas County, MO in case you have ancestors that were there.

Houston, MO is the county seat of Texas County, MO. It is located off of US Highway 63 east of Springfield MO in the Ozarks. Texas County, MO was formally organized 14 Feb 1845. People started coming to the county though in the 1820's.  The records are Marriage including indexes though I found some of the indexes were mixed up. They started around 1855. The Land Records start around 1843 and indexes for these are there too.  They have Probate Records but they start around 1870. The best bet they told me for older records and genealogy would be the Historical Society Museum.

The above picture is of the Courthouse located at
Texas County Courthouse
210 North Grand Avenue, Houston, MO 65483

Texas County Missouri Historical and Military Museum
Houston, MO
300 South Grand Ave
Has the Texas County Genealogy and History Society  Library
Open Thursdays - 10 am to 3 pm · Free · 417-967-2946
This is a good place to start you research in Texas County, MO just be sure it is a Thursday you are going there or, like me, you will be disappointed.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Old Newspaper Clipping Part 3

This is the list of Army wounded found in the old newspaper that I have a page of.

Chicago Times  Friday April 13, 1945

Army Wounded European Area

Bartolone, PFC Carmen P mother Mrs Rose Bartolone
Bisone, PFC Angelo
Brauer, PFC Kenneth E mother Mrs Meta M Brauer
Burke, PFC William A
Butera, PVT Carlo C mother Mrs. Pauline Costa
Coleman, Pvt Kermit B mother Mrs. Libby Coleman
Coniglio, PFC Angelo J father George Coniglio
Cristanus, PFC Joseph father Joseph Cristanus
Cromer, PVT Robert W mother Mrs Myrtle E Cromer
Dantonio, PFC Salvatore father Amadio Dantonio
Ditterline, PFC Hollace E
Donn, PFC Harold X
Gassett, PFC Lawrence K ,mother  Olive Gassett
Gentile, PVT Francis J Father Vinczio Gentil
Guzzo, PFC Ralph G mother Mrs Rose Guzzo
Helix, PFC Edward W sister Mrs Martha H Sanders
Hess, PVT Edward P mother Mrs Mamie Hess
Hirsch, PFC James W mother Mrs Lucille Boyd McGabe
Ireczer, SGT Richard J mother Mrs Jennie Ireczer
Jeanis, S/SGT Robert W mother Mrs Ellen Jeanis
Johnson, 2d LT Ernest A father Capt Ernest L Johnson
Kalas, PVT Charles
Kedzior, 1st LT CasimerJ mother Mrs Kathrine Kedzior
Kelm, PVT Gustave mother Mrs Emma Z Kelm
Kohan, T/4 Michael J mother Mrs Mary Kohan
Konieczko, PFC Bernard J
Koos, PFC Louis E
Lange, PVT Robert C
Lee, T/5 Warren J mother Mrs Ula Lee
Lucatorto, PFC Frank father Pasquale Lucatorto
Lynch, PFC Raymond D father John Lynch
Patterson, PVT Jack R mother Mrs Elizabeth Patterson
Pokrajac, PVT Peter mother Mrs Sylvia Pokrajac
Poznanski, PVT John M mother Mrs Sophie Poznanski
Priester, PFC Eugene C mother Mrs Anna K Priester
Proskovec, S/SGT Arthur C mother Mrs Jennie Proskovec
Rabinak, 2d LT Peter P mother Mrs Rose Rabinak
Rashkow, PFC Erwin J
Renninger, PFC Robert J mother Mrs Helen Renninger
Ruiz, PVT Ralph C father Ascencion C Ruiz
Schmidt, PVT Albert F Jr
Schultz, PFC Ricahrd F mother Mrs Emma W Schultz
Shafran, 1st LT Paul P
Sikora, Corp Michael W mother Mrs Catherine Sikora
Spellman, PFC David sister Mrs Mae Perimutter
Stein, Corp Albert J father Ike Stein
Stikkers, PFC Tieme C
Warmus, PVT Stanley J mother Mrs Gertrude Taylor
Yawney, PVT Edward W mother Mrs Amma Yawney
Zajac, PFC Edward J mother Mrs Mary Zajac
Zemaitis, PFC George J father George Zemaitis
Zvitkovits, PFC Felix J mother Mrs Veronica Zvitkovits

Pacific Area Army wounded

Carpentier, PVT James J
Gallagher, Corp Francis D mother Mrs Marry Wash
Goldflies, T/4 Jack W mother Mrs Nellie Goldflies
Henriksen, PFC Soren W father Werner Henriksen
Herman, T/4 Charles K mother Mrs Martha Herman
Hubbard, PVT Maynard A
Jimenez, PFC Marciso A
Kovac, PVT John M mother Mrs Rose Piepel
Kusnierz, PFC Joe m mother Mrs. Mary Kusnierz
Regan, PFC Daniel J mother Mrs Sarah Regan
Ripani, T/5 Edward D mother Mrs Mary Ripani

Prisoners In Germany

Abel, T/4 Arnold C
Anderson, PFC Richard R
Andrews, PVT Chesteen R
Andrews, PVT Clare J
Anzelmo, PFC Tony L mother Mrs Freda Anzelmo
Benda, T/SGT Roy A
Berg, SGT Robert D father V E Berg
Dezelick, S/SGT Robert A father John D Dezelick
Green, T/5 Les T
Malitzke, S/SGT Glen C
Marino, PVT Vincent mother Mrs Lucy Marino
Massa, T/SGT Kenneth E mother Mrs Tillie Massa
Muka, SGT John J mother Mrs Anna Muka
Roti, PVT Bruno F mother Mrs Marion Roti
Saxon, PFC William R father William Saxon
Schmitt, PVT Clement M mother Mrs Anna Schmitt
Schoenbaum, PFC Albert C
Seabeck, PVT Carl B
Taylor, PVT Martin
Valiant, PVT William M father Arthur Valiant
Weber, 1st LT Roland E father Henry Weber

Addresses were given for most also. If you want a photo copy of the page of the paper I have let me know and I will get it to you. I hope that this will help someone in their research of their family

Friday, February 22, 2013

Snow, Snow and more Snow

Yesterday it snowed and snowed and snowed and at the end of the day and snow storm we had 12- 14 inches of snow. It was up to the door and in fact when I opened the screen door it would not open all the way because the snow was that high. I didn't get to do any blogging because we were afraid of losing power so I had the computer off. When I thought it was safe to try I turned the computer on and not 5 minutes or so later the power went out. Maybe I jinxed us, but luckily it was only out a minute or so but I decided to wait to turn it on till today. Now after we get dug out I will be back to blog more. Hope everyone has a safe warm day.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Old Newspaper Clipping Part 2

Back during WWII newspapers would list the wounded, killed and missing. This is the list that I have from Chicago Times Friday April 13, 1945. I have this one page that was given to me because of the information on Pres. Roosevelt's funeral so I am sharing the names here. If you would like a copy of the page just leave me a comment with your email address and I will send it to you.

Chicago Times 1945:
Navy Killed
Seaman 2/C Glen O De Long son of Mr and Mrs Samuel  Eli De Long

Navy Wounded
Marine 1st Lt Ben C Brostoff
Seaman 1/C Donald Gordon Devore son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Warren Devore
Marine Pfc Robert Filipovich son of Mrs Anna Kotur
Seaman 1/C Edward Joseph Komski mother Mrs. Josephine Komski
Seaman 1/C William Matrasko
Marine Corp Mike L Nauert
Lt J.G. Walter Howard Sobel

Army Killed ( European Area)
Pvt Wilbur A Broom
Corp Daniel B Buckley brother of Miss Mary Buckley
T/Sgt Paul E Colby son of Mrs Hazel B Colby
2d Lt Nello F Fiorio son of Mrs Olga Fiorio
PFC Theodore S Genga
Pfc John J Giblin son of Mrs Elizabeth H Giblin
2d Lt Charles L Jones son of William H Jones
Sgt Arnold T Keating son of Mrs Marcella M Keating
Pfc Elmer D Kopecky son of Mrs Anna K Kopecky
Sgt George T Kusel son of Mitchel Kusel
Pfc Stanley W Lacny son of Charles C Lacny
Pfc Albert F Lewellen son of Mrs Euphraisia Lewellen
Pfc George R McMinn
Corp Alfred T Mohiser
Pfc Steve J Mrozowski
Pfc Melvin A Oesterreich
Pvt Edward T Reddington son of Mrs Alice Reddington
Pvt John D Roy
Pvt Edward Rybacki son of Mrs Victoria L Rybacki
Pfc Joseph F Themann son of Mrs Elizabeth Themann
Pfc Erwin Tylennis son of Mrs Mary Tylennis
1st Sgt Edward S Warzel
Pvt Gene F Ziemba son of Mrs Catherine K Ziemba
Pvt Joseph Zink

Army Killed ( Pacific Area)
Pfc Henry S Ciura son of Mrs Josephine Ciura
Pfc Frank F Folinazzo son of Mrs Angeline Folinazzo
Pfc Harry E Seaberg
2d Lt Irving Weinberg son of Abe Weinberg

Next time will be the listine of the Army Wounded. In this list they also have the address and if married the wives names but I didn't list those. Hope this will help someone in finding information on their ancestors. Let me know if you want a photocopy of this page.





Thursday, February 14, 2013

Old Newspaper Clippings

I love to look at the old newspapers and to glean what I can about the history of a place as well as the lives of the people that lived there. In looking for information on my family I always check newspapers in the area they lived for obituaries and any mention of them that might be in the paper. I know they use to always put in social news like Mrs Wilder and son to visit her parents in South Dakota and so on. I look first for obituaries in the paper of the area they lived in but also I skim through to see if there name is mentioned otherwise.  I have found interesting facts about what my ancestors lives were like by reading the old papers.

I recently was given clippings out of the old Chicago Times that had announcements and pictures from when Pres. Roosevelt died but on the back of some of those clippings I have found mention of others in the military and deaths. I decided that I would transcribed the ones that I could in hopes that it would help someone looking for their ancestors. There is not many but hopefully it will help someone. The only problem is I know the name of the paper but actual dates of the clippings are not there. All are about the funeral and death of Pres. Roosevelt so that gives us a time frame. If anyone reads this post and finds that it mentions a ancestor I would be glad to copy the page that I have transcribed and send to them.

Here are the names out of the Chicago Times:no date but some time around Apr 1945

Noble J Puffer Cook County superintendent of schools picture is included
Eugene L. Wyman college division winner oratory champion  picture is included
William G Ehler high school champion oratory contest  picture is included

John B Herboth son of Mr. and Mrs J B Herboth promoted to Colonel with picture
John Tuzinski talking about war experience
S/Sgt Le Roy E Laffey reported as missing in action
Pfc Joseph E Czuban wounded in action
Pfc Melvin Daskal son of Rabbi and Mrs B A Daskal home on furlough recovering from wounds
S/Sgt Harry S Poturalski talking about war
Lt William Brady Liberator bomber returns to unit in Italy
Sgt Ed Nelson artilleryman gives his address
William Fortier allegedly slugged by John Comise

Chicago Times April 13, 1945
Lt William C Lewis death notice

Chicago Times in Apr 1945
M/Sgt Lester M Kuehl so of Mr and Mrs George Kuehl awarded medal of heroism
S/ Sgt James Coleman, and S/Sgt John W Kurtz receive battlefield commissions as 2nd Lieutenants


Next week I will list the names that were in the Chicago Times Apr 13, 1945 of the wounded, prisoner of war and killed in the war. It is a long list



Saturday, February 2, 2013

Back to Work

I have been on a break from blogging and genealogy for awhile but I am back and ready to work on both my blogs and genealogy. We are planning another genealogy trip in March and hope to go to Oklahoma for much needed cemetery sleuthing as well as courthouse and archives. Along the way we are going to take the old route 66 and stop to see the museums and sights as we go. Of course we will take pictures and I will let you know how it all goes.

Now for this week I will be working on the Livingston side of our family to see if I can find out more about our Irish roots. I am also going to work on my Snodgrass, Webb and Crews from OK to get ready for our trip.

When trying to get ready for a genealogy trip always make sure you map out the cemeteries, court houses, and libraries you want to visit. I like to do a time line and place chart to make sure I don't miss anyone or anything.

 That's all for now will be back on with more info later