As our country remembers those who have founght and died for our freedom, I wanted to share stories of two of my family members who died while in service to our country. Revolutionary War – Isaac Vincent In 1772, the Vincent families and others had moved from Essex County, New Jersey, to current day Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. For several years, they lived peacefully near the local Indians. But, trouble started brewing in 1777. By 1779, about 13 families were living in a large, two-story house around which they had built a 12-foot high wall around. It enclosed a half acre...
My 6x great grandparents, Cornelius and Phebe (Ward) Vincent, both fought for freedom during the Revolutionary War. Over 100 years ago, a newspaper journalist visited the cemetery where they had been buried more than 100 years earlier. He wrote a wonderful description of the cemetery, and happened to include the inscription of my ancestor’s headstone! Image of tombstone of Cornelius and Phebe Vincent taken by Jeff Harvey and posted 21 Nov 2012 This headstone is now more than 200 years old and is mostly unreadable. I appreciate Jeff Harvey, a volunteer at Find A Grave, for posting this photo and...
Recently, Michelle Ganus Taggart of A Southern Sleuth interviewed me for GeneaBlogger’s “May I Introduce You to…” series. With permission, here is the interview: Me (age 7) outside of my Ark City home Dana, tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up and what is your current hometown? “Ark City, Kansas was my childhood home. Our blue house was two stories tall and built in the late 1800s. I have fond memories of the house, but even fonder memories of our yard and the pretend games we would play. “I now live in a suburb of Houston, Texas, with...
I have chosen not to share the names of these family members for privacy reasons. The “he” in this post is related to me through marriage. He was almost 38 years old when he died in 1917. The death certificate informant was his mother. He was listed as “single” and worked as a “shipping clerk.” The cause of death was “paresis” which he had suffered with for “over 3” years. His obituary tells a different story. It says he was “united in marriage to Miss M—-” who still survived him. And, it states his direct cause of death as a...
Randy Seaver, at Genea-Musings, posted this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. This week, we are looking at our great, great grandparents and their lifespans. You can visit Genea-Musings for more specific guidelines, but basically we are looking at the birth, death, and lifespans of our great, great grandparents. I’ll start with the statistics… My 2nd great grandparents statistics: Average birth year: 1846 (with 12 of them being born between 1840-1852) Range of birth years: 1826 to 1860 Average death year: 1914 Range of death years: 1882 to 1938 Average lifespan: 68 Range of lifespans: 40 to 99 Male average...
Have you ever looked for yourself in the newspaper? I always thought I was “never” in the newspaper – except the one time when, under my photo, the name was listed as actor “Dana Andrews” instead of “Dana Stewart!” So, I never looked for myself… until this weekend. Newspaperarchives.com carries the newspaper from the small town where I grew up. While digging around, I was pleasantly surprised to find four clippings where I was mentioned! Hospital Dismissal free from clipartlord.com When I was 5 I appear under the “dismissed from the hospital” column. My mom says it had to have been...
I was pleasantly surprised to get the following message from another Ancestry.com member: I have a photo from my mother’s collection that has the name Mr & Mrs H W Wingert – 911 Collins Street, Toledo, Ohio on the back. The photo is of a Circus Band Wagon – and I suspect that Henry is one of the fellows riding on top. 1930 Census of Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio, showing Henry Wingert (son) living at 911 Collins St (image from Ancestry.com) Henry W Wingert was a nephew of my great, great grandfather, Reinhard Kaechle/Koechle. He lived in Toledo, Ohio during...
I’m late to join in the fun, but I’ve been traveling! Thanks to J. Paul Hawthorne for starting this project; it’s such a great visual! What a wonderful image showing how almost half my ancestors are from Germany! The half are almost equally split between Pennsylvania and Tennessee with just four exceptions: England, Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi. I might have to do this again and add another generation. And, try my husband’s side of the family! (One place to find a link to a chart to use and instructions on how to post it is at Ancestories here.)
As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist. If you’re participating in the Fearless Females blogging challenge this month, let me know & I’ll hop over & read your posts! March 6th prompt: Describe an heirloom you may have inherited from a female ancestor. If you don’t have any, then write about a specific object you remember from your mother or grandmother or aunt. She Became a Painter at Age 72 My great grandmother, Myrtle Mae (Coppenbarger) Peters (1880-1970) was 72 years old when she started...
As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist. If you’re participating in the Fearless Females blogging challenge this month, let me know & I”ll hop over & read your posts! March 4th prompt: Do you have marriage records for your grandparents or great-grandparents? Write a post about where they were married and when. Any family stories about the wedding day? Post a photo, too, if you have one. Marriage Photo 1895 Wedding Photo – Frank R. Kaechle & Anna Regina Adam – Detroit, Michigan (Photo...
