TBT Research Trip Place To Research

History of Texas County MO

Texas County MO Courthouse

We are planning another research trip so I thought I would repost this for TBT. I have to add that in addition to the courthouse searches make sure you look for a library to search at, a genealogy or historical society, and the cemeteries. Make sure you turn over every rock you can while in the county of your ancestors. Go and see if you can still find the house or site where your ancestor lived. It would be great to be in contact with the historical society for the county you are going to ahead of time and see what they have to offer and the hours they are open. Just go and learn everything you can while on the trip. We are planning on going to Iowa and research this fall and I can not wait.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Place to research

There are so many places to do research on the internet but there is nothing like going to a courthouse in the county of your ancestors. While you are there try just looking around a little this paid of for us when we went to the the courthouse in Washita County OK. They had pictures up on the wall of migrant workers in the cotton fields in the 1930's and they had one that said do you know these people and there in the front was a picture of a woman that looked just like my Grandmother. She had always told me they picked cotton and she did even when she was 9 months pregnant with my mother. These pictures were proof that they really did pick cotton in this county in the time frame she had said and though I can't prove it I am sure that was my Grandmother in that picture.

Things you want to remember to check while at the courthouse are marriage records, deeds, and any court records you can look at. Make sure you look for the ancestor you are there looking for, but also be sure to take note of records of the same surname, like in the marriage records copy in a notebook all the ones you find for the surnames you are looking for whether you think they are in your tree or not. The reason is that you might find later that they fit into your tree and if they do you already have the dates copied down to go back to. I did this when researching my Capp line in Monroe County MO and was glad about a year later that I had because I found that one I didn't think fit in did from one of the brothers to my ancestor. I also have not done this and wished I had later when I found that the person in question was in my line. It just saves time to do it while you are there. Also make sure you check deeds closely. Probate records and wills are also necessary to look at while there. Again check for all you can at the time you are there.

Be sure when going into the courthouses to be courteous and not demanding. I went into one and they said they had bad experiences with people coming in doing genealogy because they were rude and demanding. This makes it bad on the ones coming in after and will limit how willing they are to help you or let you look at records. Most importantly just go and learn about the county and what it was like when your ancestors lived there.

TILL NEXT TIME KEEP DIGGING AND SLEUTHING!

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TBT Old Newspaper Clipping Part 3 Chicago Times April 1945

This is the last page of the old newspaper clipping. Hope this helps someone with their research.

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