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#52Ancestors 2020 Post 12 – Fun Ancestor Assignment
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog on April 14, 2020
Kendall Prince posted a fun exercise to do on the Facebook Group, The Genealogy Squad. I thought it would be interesting to post my responses as part of the #52Ancestors Challenge.
Who is your oldest ancestor you know of? Philip Hulse (1515-1580) Marbury, Cheshire, England. The line allegedly goes back to the 1300’s.
Who is the oldest ancestor you actually have memories of? My Second great-grandmother, Mabel L. Roll Baumgartel, nee Pittman (1889-1972). I remember visiting her in Tampa, Florida, in 1969. As I entered the house, the living room was dark. I didn’t notice her sitting in the corner. She scared the bejezzus out of me.
Which ancestor died the youngest? Josephine K. Pittman, nee Woodburn (1872-1893). Married at 12 years of age, she had her first child at 15. She died six months after her third child was born.
Borden (Bob) H. Baumgartel, Jr and his sister, Olive A. Howes (Roll) a/k/a Alma Roll.
Which ancestor lived the longest? As of April 9, 2020; my half-great uncle Borden (Bob) H. Baumgartel (1922-2019).
Which ancestor has your favorite First name? There are several female ancestors with the name Adelaide, Adeline, or Ada.
Which ancestor has the most interesting job? Borden Baumgartel, Senior (1897-1944). Prior to and during the first World War he was a Western Union courier.
Which ancestor has your favorite surname? Roll. My mother added the extra ‘l’ to my given name as a nod to my grandmother’s maiden name “Roll.”
Which ancestor was born the farthest from where you are now? My great grandparents, Adam Budny and Marianna Borucka were born near Mamino, Poland; 5,145 miles by airplane from my current city.
Which ancestor had the most children? Several of my ancestors had ten each.
Which ancestor do you think lived the most interesting life? My uncle Douglas E. Howes. He was a mechanic in the Air Force. Opened a garage in Wayne, Michigan. Eventually moved to Gallup, New Mexico in the mid-1950’s. Initiated the first ambulance service in Gallup. He loved to fly and eventually bought his own plane.
I remember him flying from Gallup to the Port Elgin airstrip in Ontario, Canada in the early 1970’s. My family owned a cottage at Inverhuron Beach, Ontario. Uncle Doug came up to visit his mother, Olive Roll Howes. My mother, Shirley, said that Uncle Doug and his friend were quite broke when they flew up here. When he went back to Gallup, he built his auto parts store into a thriving business.
#52Ancestors 2020 Post Seven ‘Favorite Discovery’
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog, Uncategorized on February 15, 2020
Photo by JF Martin on Unsplash
My favorite discovery was found slogging through various circuit and county court orders from Christian County, Kentucky.
Online family trees and an absence of one of my ancestors in 1850 Census implied that this person may have died prior to 1850. No death or cemetery record has been located to verify the death of this individual. An appraisement for his estate was written in January 6, 1845. There were other court recordings between 1842 and 1844, that would put his year of death to 1844.
Persistent exhaustive research
I went through indices of Will Books, Court Records, and Deeds, looking for his surname, surnames of other relatives and known neighbors. I made a list of all the mentions and the corresponding page numbers. Then read through each entry.
Prior to my research, my ancestor appeared in three readily available records, his 1825 marriage record, the 1830 and 1840 censuses. The court records contained a much more detailed account of his life. His role and status in the community. You cannot always go for the ‘low hanging fruit.’ Delving deep into microfilms may provide a better glimpse of your ancestors.
When the court came back from the winter session break in 1845, my ancestor’s death was mentioned in the court report. As the death wasn’t recorded in the December entries. I believe my ancestor died unexpectantly in December 1844.
52Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2020 – Post 6 – “Are My Parents Related”
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog, Uncategorized on February 10, 2020
This week’s prompt of the 52 Ancestors Challenge is, “Same Name.”
Both my maternal and paternal lines have the surname “White.” My direct maternal line descends from Elizabeth White, daughter of John White and Ann Garner. Elizabeth and her parents sailed on the Earl of Donegal to South Carolina in 1767. The ship sailed from Belfast, Ireland to Charleston, South Carolina. It has been alleged that the family may have been from Brougshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
My third great grandfather on my father’s maternal line was John “Chauncey” White. With no confirmed documentation, he may have come from Mollington, Oxfordshire, England. Chauncy and his family are listed on the 1851 Canada West Census in Metcalfe Township, Middlesex County, Ontario. By 1860, the family resides in Sanilac County, Michigan. Two of his sons served in the Civil War. One son, Edward White, loses his life at Jonesboro, Georgia, on July 4, 1864.
Are they two White families connected? Before genome mapping, it would have been the tedious research of records to check if the families branches where intertwined. Today, GedMatch.com can quickly determine if your parents are related to each other. In a few seconds after entering my gedmatch kit number, I quickly learn my parents are not related.
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52Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2020 – Post Five ‘’So Far Away”
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog, Polish Genealogy on February 10, 2020
Last March 2019, I had the opportunity to visit Poland for genealogy research. It’s the furthest distance I have gone to research members of my Borucki-Budny Family tree. With a cheap flight from Seattle to Warsaw booked, I set about arranging a research trip with Polish Origins. My trip also included a solo sightseeing excursion to Warsaw and Krakow.
I will delve into my Polish Origins tour in later posts.
Daniel, my Polish Origins guide, drove me to villages that were listed passenger manifests. Though there was no breakthrough in discovering who may have been my great-great grandparents. I had a great time visiting Poland.
In Kranosielc, Poland, I visited the church my second great-uncle Ignacy Borucki married Aleksandra Lipinska in 1895.
A stop in Mamino yielded a road shrine erected by a possible relative, Bolesław Borucki, in 1896. My great-grandparents would have been living in Mamino, Poland, in that time period.
#52Ancestors 2020 Post Two – Color of Orange
Posted by Caroll in 52 Ancestors, Genealogy Blog on January 11, 2020
Recurring Color Theme
The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is writing, blogging, researching, or whatever, the author chooses to share about their ancestors or themselves. This week’s prompt is, “Favorite Photo.” That is the same prompt given in January 2018. You can see my post here: Favorite Photo and Most Dreaded Photo. Since I did a prior post on favorite photo. I am using some of my photos that demonstrated how color has influenced my style.
It’s how the color orange has played a roll through out my life. Orange is not my favorite color. When I was younger, it was yellow. Today, the preference is cool colors, shades of blue and green. Looking at the items I own, orange is most apparent color. Why is this? Looking back, it started with my Grandmother Olive Roll Howes.
I spent my summers at the family cottage in Inverhuron Beach, Ontario. In the 1970’s, Olive planted poppy seeds or seedlings on the property. The plants survived the harsh winters of Lake Huron. Eventually growing wild everywhere. I looked forward to the annual trips to the cottage for Independence Day weekend in July. The poppies would be blooming if the spring was early and warm. The bursts of orange blooms could be found in the tree line, randomly in the middle of the yard, or along the deck.
Inverhuron Beach offers a great vantage point for beautiful sunsets along the Canadian side of Lake Huron. Many summers spent on the cottage shores have provided a plethora of gorgeous, breathing taking sunsets. Orange, and every shade of orange on the color wheel visible as the sun sets into the horizon. I can see myself now sitting on the rock at the beach waiting for the sun to set.
Looking back at my decorating style, I tended to select items from the color of orange. Vases painted with poppies, filled with artificial poppies of orange and red. I even painted a wall in my home, with a color called, Sunset Gold. My bedsheets are orange. The bed comforter has orange stripes and flowers. Even the throw rug has a dark and light shades of orange.
The last time the family was at the cottage was for my mother’s memorial service. She passed away in July 2003. The poppies were still blooming in late July. The cottage was sold a year later.
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