Connecting the lines, Simpson to Heggen, Jones to Peterson and all the vegrants in between.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Changing things up - My Christmas present to myself.
I discovered that my 3rd G. grandfather from my mother's side of the family was written up in a newspaper:
DES MOINES DAILY NEWS
DES MOINES, IOWA. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27. 1901.
GRAVES OF VETERANS LOST.
Charles E. Stader of G. A. R. Committee
Seeks Information.
The G. A. R. committees have been un-
able to find the graves of the following
old soldiers: Jas. Brineger, J. O. Blaire,
Albert Dodd, Geo. Estell, C. D. Folsom,
S. R. Fulkerd, A. Monford, W. W.
Rand, Rollan Righard, Geo. Wallace.
If any relatives know the location of
their graves they are requested to notify
Chas. E. Stader, who will be at the ceme-
tery Tuesday from 1 p. m. until 5 p. m.
at soldiers' plat.
from NewspaperArchive.com http://newspaperarchive.com/
Now I know I inherited my love of cemeteries, thank you!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Breakthrough on travel
I have searched off and on for many years for the ship that Thomas John/Jones took to come to the US. Today, a very nice lady helped me break through the travel brick wall. While we haven't found Thomas, we did find his family:
Vessel: Wyoming Port of Embarkation: Liverpool & Queenstown Date of Arrival: July 10 1883
92 Louisa Jones 27 F Wife England United States After
93 Margaret Jones 7 F Child " " "
94 Maria Jones 5 F Child " " "
95 David Jones 2 M Child " " "
96 Agnes Jones 7mo F Child " " "
From FamilySearch
before, but in looking for Agnes, I came across it as her middle name. So, 3 beautiful early Christmas presents for me today.
I want to thank Maria again for all her help.
Vessel: Wyoming Port of Embarkation: Liverpool & Queenstown Date of Arrival: July 10 1883
92 Louisa Jones 27 F Wife England United States After
93 Margaret Jones 7 F Child " " "
94 Maria Jones 5 F Child " " "
95 David Jones 2 M Child " " "
96 Agnes Jones 7mo F Child " " "
From FamilySearch
- New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891
- 468 - 9 Jul 1883-7 Aug 1883
before, but in looking for Agnes, I came across it as her middle name. So, 3 beautiful early Christmas presents for me today.
I want to thank Maria again for all her help.
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