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

TBT Old Newspaper Clipping Part 2

Here is the post of the Old Chicago Times Friday April 13, 1945 Newspaper listing Killed and Wounded 

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 WarrenDevore
Marine Pfc Robert Filipovich son of Mrs Anna Kotur
Seaman 1/C Edward Joseph Komski mother Mrs. JosephineKomski 
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.

TBT Re Posting of Old Newspaper Clippings From Apr 1945

This is a good time to repost the names of Military from Chicago Times 1945

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

TBT Old Family Recipe Egg Noodle Recipe

My Grandma Snodgrass's Egg Noodle Recipe

This recipe was one handed down from my Grandma's mother to my Grandma to my Mom to me to my Kids to my Grandkids. We had these noodles every Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was always so much fun to go over and help Grandma and Mom make the noodles. I have a lot of great memories of being together, getting flour all over all the while laughing while  mixing, rolling and cutting up the noodles. When Grandma got where she couldn't do it anymore she sat there and supervised the rest of us doing them. This was a family tradition and one I was glad to pass on to my kids and grandkids. No as everyone has grown up and it's harder to get together before Thanksgiving to make these they buy store bought noodles but they are not the same and we don't have the memories we did back when we got together to make them for the holidays. I would never trade the time we spent together making egg noodles. This recipe is in my Mom's hand writing because Grandma didn't write down a recipe. As we did it you just knew if you had enough water and flour and it just became something you did from habit. Mom wrote it down so that it could be passed on to others in the family and I am using it today as my throwback Thursday post.

Always cherish the family traditions and make sure to share the times, stories and make new memories as the next generations come along.

This is Grandma Mattie Snodgrass in the Kitchen.

Stumped and Moving On

I have been finding it very hard to verify and find much out on my Charles Jester. The family story goes he ran away from home at 10 yrs old but I have know way of knowing if this is true or not. I have been unable to find him in any census records until after he married Hattie Jane Anderson. The census records change the year he was born from census to census. Even his death record and headstone give two different years of birth the death record says 1870 and the headstone says 1868 which is most likely the right date from all I have found. I did find he had a brother living in Kansas City Mo at the same time he lived in Kansas City KS and they are both buried in the same cemetery. His brothers death certificate states his father as Jesse Jester which is who I thought all along was Charles father but hadn't been able to prove. I for now will lay Charles aside and work on another line, but I will continue to look for proof of who his parents were and find more info on him. I hope some day to maybe find cousins or someone who can help with this side but for now I will move on. Sometimes it is good to step away from the brick wall person and then come back later to them for me so that is what I am doing.

I will share the death certificate, marriage record and headstone with you so that you can see what I mean about the dates.

Until Next Time 

Keep on Sleuthing and Happy Hunting you Ancestors

Memorial Day In Our Family

Memorial Day In Our Family

WWI Museum trench warfare

Today is Mon. May 26, 2014 and I am writing here and able to because of the sacrifices our men and women in the service have made. We on this day and everyday want to remember and thank the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces to keep us safe and free.  We will also go this day to the cemeteries to remember our loved ones who have died and put flowers on the graves. We will have family cookouts and picnics and play at the pool or lake but while doing all this we must and should honor those who served because if they had not been willing to put their life on the line for us we might not have the freedom to enjoy this day like we do. Our family has had someone who has  served in all the wars starting with the Rev. War.  It is an honor for me to pay tribute and thank them for their sacrifice.
Here are a few of the men from our family that has served. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE AND ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY!

TBT Memorial Weekend and Military Records

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

TBT Genealogy Vacation

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Genealogy Vacation

We just returned from a fall vacation in which we went to several cemeteries, a couple of courthouses, and a library. We planned our trip around places we wanted to go for genealogy and then saw the sights around those places. We went to 6 different cemeteries and only in one did we not find who we were looking for, so I would say we were pretty successful. I have started a cemetery book and so while we were there we took pictures of the headstones and then took pictures that gave us reference points to find the headstones again. We also took pictures of the name of the cemetery so we would have that also. We are hoping by doing this that anyone who would look at the pictures would be able to find the headstones themselves if they go to the cemetery or we could find them again if we want. The one cemetery we could not find the headstones for we did find WPA records for that cemetery and got info for it from the Library we went to in Washington, Washington County, IA. They had a very nice genealogy department and very helpful volunteers. We also went to the Washington County, IA courthouse and they turned us loose to look at the books for deeds and marriages. We then visited the Keokuk County IA courthouse and though they weren't as friendly we still were able to look at the records. They had a index card file cabinet  with index of records and then copies in the books that you could look at. We were able to piece together some lose ends and all and all was a fun successful trip. Here are pictures of how I am starting a cemetery book for Ash Grove Cemetery in Ash Grove MO.

First picture is of the name of the Cemetery.

Second is a picture looking back to where the headstone we are wanting is in reference to the ones around it

Third is a picture from the front to the back in the section our headstone we want is in.

Last here is the picture of the headstone we were wanting to get.  You can see where it is in regards to others in the second picture. and the third too. In second is to the back of the picture in middle and third it is on the right of the picture in front.

Hope these pictures help you see what I mean about making a cemetery book. I will get mine together and do another post showing it too you later.

When planning a genealogy trip make sure you have all the known info on the family in the area you are going to do research with you. If you can find out where the cemetery is see if they have a map to help you find it. If you can find where the records are kept that is helpful also or you can do like we did and go row by row looking in the smaller ones. Make sure when in the court house to take note of any names with the surname you are researching because you don't want to find out later that even though at the time that name didn't fit anywhere that you knew of, that they do belong in your tree. Make a list of all the marriages, deeds, land records, vitals and any record they have by surname and figure out later if they are related or not.

One highlight of the trip was going to Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, Greene County, MO to find my husbands gggrandfather who was buried there. He was a CW vet and where he was buried were many unknown soldiers buried from the CW also. It is a nice cemetery. Here is a picture of his headstone we took while on the trip.

Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County MO

Our ancestor Arthur Davis headstone at the Springfield National Cemetery

We are already making plans for our next genealogy trip and can't wait till we can go again. The best part of genealogy is going to the places your ancestors are from and getting a feel of how the place is and was in their time.

Throwback Thursday What better than a Family Recipe

What can be better than gathering and storing old family recipes to share with the next generation. I love cookbooks and recipes as well as cooking and baking. I love trying old recipes from the family that bring back memories.  One of the things you might try including in your family research is old favorite recipes and the traditions around those recipes. Put together a family recipe book to share with all your family. For this throwback Thursday I have included the post of my Mom's eggless cake. Try it and enjoy.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Old family recipes

One thing that we should remember to record is old family recipes. I think everyone probably remembers that food that Grandma or Mom has made that as a kid we loved. In our family we have certain things that we always ate and learned to make from our relatives. I have several
and will share them once in awhile and this is the first. My mom use to bake this cake for my birthday all the time and I love it. It is one that is being passed down.

 Mom's Eggless Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 cups buttermilk
3 cups flour
2 tsps soda
3-4 tsps cinammon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla

In mixer mix all the above ingredients together alternating the milk and flour
Pour into a greased and floured 13"x9" cake pan
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 min or until done in the middle. Test by inserting knife in middle and if comes out clean done

Icing
Combine 1 cup brown sugar
2 tbls milk
2 tbls coconut (add more to your taste)
Mix and sprinkle on top of cake while cake is still hot
Put under broiler till bubbles

Throwback Thursday Post on Cemetery Sleuthing

It is so nice that we are getting into Spring and nicer warmer weather. I can not wait to get out and visit the cemeteries to find my ancestors. I love to go what I call cemetery stomping and sleuthing. Stomping because some of the cemeteries are over run with weeds and sleuthing because you might be going to find one ancestor and end up finding several if you look around. Let's all get out and sleuth now that it is getting warmer.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Cemetery Sleuthing

I was out at the cemeteries for Memorial day and thought I would remind you that when you go you should take pictures of the headstones for your records. This is a good way to share with others but also in case of the older ones being damaged or lost you will have a record of them. Where my great grand parents are buried we can no longer go there because of where it is located it is not a safe neighborhood and it is over run. We were able to go there when I first started my family history sleuthing and didn't follow this rule so now we don't have a picture to refer too. It was also not unusual when you went to that cemetery that headstones would be broken, moved or even stolen. Don't be like me, remember to document your ancestors headstones with a picture and if possible a rubbing on the older headstones.
When you are at the cemeteries look around and take note of others buried around and make sure you take down the names and dates of any that you aren't sure if they are family or not. We went last fall to Monroe County Mo to one of the cemeteries and did just that. It was a cemetery on a farm and even though we weren't sure on some of the names we took them down and that way if we find they are in the family later we will have it.
Always make sure to make a map of the way to cemeteries when they are older and located in rural areas or on farms so that if you ever go back you will be able to find it again. We have one cemetery in Buchanan County MO that we for years would just have to guess where it was and after driving around would finally find it. Now we have written down directions to it and we find it easier. We also have written down what row and exactly where the grave is for the ancestors I was looking for and we can find them easy now. This is such a simple thing to do but so easy to not remember to do. Make a map of where your ancestors are buried in the cemetery for future reference. These little steps now will be helpful in the future if your memory like mine isn't good.
Another tip is to research and see if you can find the history of the cemeteries if you can. I have one in Brown County KS that my ancestors are buried in that is on a farm and they held the deed for it and were the trustees for it for years. The one in Buchanan County we found out was part of my ancestors farm at one time and he donated the land for the cemetery. We found that most of the people buried in it are related in one way or another also. Do as much research on the cemetery as you can and you just never know what you might find out about your family.
Remember that if the cemetery is on private land to get permission before you go in to it from the owners. Also check on line and see if the records of burial have been put online yet.
We use to on our vacations take time to go and find our ancestors resting places and it was an adventure in sleuthing that we were glad we had done. So get out there and find your ancestors.

Throwback Thursday Reynolds Family

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Reynolds Family

Recently I have met a 5th cousin I don't know how many times removed in my Reynolds family line. Because of him I have been able to share findings and meet others in this line also. Never forgo sending messages or letters or make phone calls to others that are researching the same line because you just never know what or who you might find.

Here is my Reynolds line:
Margaret Ann Reynolds
b abt 1824 in MO
m abt Feb 1842 in MO to William Capp son of John Capp and Chelsea Hyatt
d 20 Feb 1896 in Leesburg, Monroe County, MO
dau of George Reynolds and Sarah Francis Catharine Skidmore

George Reynolds
b 1791 Essex County, VA
m 14 Oct 1813 Lincoln County, KY to Sarah Francis Catharine Skidmore dau of Joseph Skidmore and Hannah McKinney
d 2 Jul 1851 Shelby County, MO
son of Robert Reynolds and Dolly Robinson

Robert Reynolds
b 1760 Essex County, VA
m 3 Nov 1786 Carolina County, VA to Dolly Robinson
d 17 Dec 1814 Clarksburg, Harrison County, WVA

now this is where it gets tricky. My new found cousin has Robert Reynolds father as a John and I have Robert Reynolds and Ann Miller

Robert Reynolds
b 1737 Essex County, VA
m
d 05 Dec 1780 Essex County, VA
married to Ann Miller dau of Simon Miller
son of James Rennolds and Sarah Carber

More research is needed to solve this discribancey and so back to work on this line.

Places to check would be:
ancestry.com
familysearch.org
vagenweb.org
wvgenweb.org
write to courthouses to get wills, marriage records and deeds.
go to Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence MO
check their website out:
http://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy

Motto is don't leave any stone unturned
Happy Sleuthing

Throwback Thursday Repost All in the Family Tree

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

All in the Family Tree

It has been a really long time since I posted anything due to illness. I am much better now and out of my wheelchair so I can get back at the courthouse and cemetery sleuthing again on a regular basis. I wanted to give just a short tree of my direct ancestors and where they are from to start of this new year and to also remind you to never get rid of hard copies of anything. I was rereading a article sent to me out of a book and noticed that I had not followed through on looking for my ancestors marriage record in Pike County IL. When I looked it up at the IL State Archives sure enough there they were. Always review what you think you know and see what you missed.

Here goes with my tree:

Debra Kay Jester (me)

Parents: Jack Norman Jester and Zeilla May Snodgrass

Jack Norman Jester Parents:
Jesse Theodore Jester and Gusta Fern Bilyeu

Zeilla May Snodgrass Parents:
Emmett Elzer Snodgrass and Mattie Rae Capp

Jesse Theodore Jester Parents:
Charles August Jester and Hattie Jane Anderson

Gusta Fern Bilyeu Parents:
George Clinton Bilyeu and Sophia Jones

Emmett Elzer Snodgrass Parents:
Walter C Snodgrass and Sallie Ann Cobb

Mattie Rae Capp Parents
Zelman Capp and Elizabeth Vincent

That is the immediate grandparents and I am going to look indepth each week at one of the sets. This week is Jesse Theodore Jester and Gusta Fern Bilyeu

Now here is the web address for the IL State Archives :

http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html

the online searchable records are:

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900

Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916

Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916–1950)

Databases of Illinois Veterans

Good Resource Videos To Help in your Research

Rootstech 2014 has come and gone. I watched the live stream videos during this time but missed some of them I wanted to see. They have them on the web and you can see them still along with downloading some of the syllabus for the sessions which are available on the website.  Here is one of the video classes that I don't think you want to miss on 5 Ways To Do Genealogy In Your Sleep with Deborah Gamble https://rootstech.org/about/videos/?id=3168208992001. this was an interesting class on how to let the internet search for you while you sleep using watch features on other sites. Good ideas that will enhance your research. Christa Cowen has one on Getting The Most Out Of Ancestry.com which was great and informative at https://rootstech.org/about/videos/?id=3168869866001
There are so many good ones with so much good information that you will want to check them out. The have some archived videos also from Rootstech 2013 that are worth looking at. I hope you will take the time to look at some of these they are an excellent resource to help you in your research.


Until next time


Keep Sleuthing, Hunting and Stomping through your family history.

Family Recipe on Throwback Thursday

Throw Back Thursday Recipe of My Grandmothers

Guess I have been feeling a little nostalgic this week and was looking at some of my Grandmothers old recipes. My Grandmothers were good cooks and we always loved what they had for use to eat. My Grandma Snodgrass lived with us and she taught me how to make fudge, divinity, noodles and so many other things. Grandma Jester could make a hamburger special and so good. I loved her hamburgers, fried chicken and just about anything she cooked but her baking goodies were the best. I loved her Watergate Cake, her Banana Cake and all the breads and cookies she made. I thought today on Throw Back Thursday to share one of Grandma Jesters Recipes with you. Sure does bring back memories.

 

This Recipe is in Grandma's handwriting which makes it special to me. This Cake was so moist and flavorful and I loved it. When she died she had one in the freezer for a friend who loved this cake. What a treat.

 

This is a picture of my Grandma Gusta F Bilyeu Jester.

Hope you will try Grandma's Recipe. It was fun thinking about her and all her goodies she made us.

Throwback Thursday Repost of Cemetery Sleuthing

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Cemetary Sleuthing

One of the best things to do when looking for ancestors is to do what our family does and go cemetery sleuthing. What is cemetery sleuthing you ask? It is going to a cemetery your ancestors are suppose to be buried at and start walking, looking at the headstones, and noting all the names of people buried near your ancestors. If the cemetery is small then you can make note of all the headstones and take pictures of them also, so that you can make sure you don't miss any related families.
This is a lesson I learned the hard way. When I first started doing genealogy we would go to the cemetery and look for that ancestor that we knew was there. We never looked at the other headstones just for the one we were after, we went through the cemetery with blinders on bent on finding that ancestor. We would get home and I would do more research and then find out that other related families were there in that cemetery also, so back to my to do list on places to go. Luckily two of the cemeteries I did this at were with in 100 miles of my home so I could go back to them easily, so off we went again. This time I noted all the names and low and behold most of the people were related in one way or the other in these cemeteries. Look at all I could of gotten done on that first visit if I had done some sleuthing the first time around. Lesson learned, never go through a cemetery with blinders on but instead with your Sherlock Holmes hat and magnifying glass ready to sleuth out all the clues and ancestors you can.

A good place to start to find a cemetery if you aren't sure where it is located is at the websites
findagrave.com and billiongraves.com
These  places are great for finding cemeteries and for getting pictures of headstones that are too far away for you to travel to and get yourself.
Check out these sites!

Be Glad to get Over this Cold

 I am so glad that it is the weekend. I have been sick with a cold for two weeks but this week I have really been sick. Sleeping a lot and just feeling bad. Today is somewhat better but so glad it is the weekend and can rest all weekend. I know they say this is a bad year for the flu so glad we got the flu shot. Hope everyone is doing okay and avoiding this flue and cold that is going around.

   I haven't been feeling like doing anything at all so this is the first day I have felt like posting. Hoping to get back in the swing next week. Until then Stay Warm, drink lots of Orange Juice and stay well.

New Year, What I hope to Learn in 2014

    Sorry I haven't been around much. Had some health problems and did not get to do to much genealogy or blogging. I hope to do better this year about posting and researching.

As 2014 starts I was thinking about all I still need to find out in my family history and though I have learned a lot more than I knew before there is still so much more to learn. This year I hope to break through and be able to verify more on my JESTER family as well as the FORBES, LIVINGSTON, SNODGRASS, and WILDER trees. I am going to start concentrating on these brick walls and try to start taking them down brick by brick. I decided to  start with the JESTER family first in this endeavor. I hope to share what I find with you here. Here is where I am going to begin the JESTER family wall.

This is where the wall begins with Charles A Jester. I have no confirmed information on his parents. I do know he has one brother that lived in Kansas City, MO and died there and is buried in the same cemetery as Charles and Hattie Jester. His name was William B Jester. So to start taking down the wall I am going to go back to what I know and re look at everything from census, birth and death, marriage, newspapers, cemeteries and court records, maybe something will jump out at me or maybe I missed something. I am also going to talk to relatives again and see if they remember anything.

SO HERE I GO SLEUTHING IN THE JESTER FAMILY TREE. I will let you know how it is going and if there are any distant JESTER relatives that can help please leave me a comment.

              

Charles Albert Jester 

B: 13 JUL 1869 

Washington County, IA

D: 17 Apr 1942

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS

M: 19 Nov 1890

Concordia, Cloud County, KS         

 

Married to

Hattie Jane Anderson

B: 24 Dec 1870

Padonia, Brown County, KS

D: 14 Dec 1934

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS

 

children are:

1. Laura May Jester

B: 03 Mar 1893

Rulo, Richardson County, NE

D: 1967

 

2. Bessie Ruth Jester

B: 05 Jan 1898

Padonia Township, Brown County, KS

D: Aug 1979

Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

 

3.   Susie Jester
B:
D:

4. Twins
    Jesse  Theodore Jester
B: 10 May 1902
Horton, Brown County, KS
D: 13 Jan 1983
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS

   Daniel Jester
B: 10 May 1902
Horton, Brown County, KS
D: Aug 1902
Horton, Brown County, KS

5. James Franklin Jester
B: 15 Jun 1904
Padonia Township, Brown County, KS
D: 9 Sep 1993
Johnson County, KS

 

 

 

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