Thursday, September 30, 2010

Reward Offered For Murderers

Murder of Thomas White


Surnames: JACKLING WHITE BODGAN


Source: The Salt Lake Herald, November 26, 1906.



Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Wedding Wednesday - Large Wedding of Local Interest

McJunkin - Wallace Wedding




Surnames: WALLACE MCJUNKIN OFFUTT MCCOMBS BREWSTER MCCRACKEN PEEBLES 


Source: New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, October 25, 1907, page 3


Sunday, September 26, 2010

Sunday's Obituary - Mrs. B. Z. Harris


Surnames mentioned: HARRIS, LOGAN, CARNEY, SWAIN, HAUFFINGER, BISHOP, HOFFMAN,KINNISON.


Source: Springfield Leader-Press, Monday, March 16, 1953.



Friday, September 24, 2010

Friend of Friends Friday - Man's Wife Sold to Pay his Debts


In 1843, STEPHEN KYLER, of Kentucky was born a slave, but emancipated by his master. His wife CYNTHIA belonged to a Mr. TAYLOR. 


JOSEPH KYLER, the former master of STEPHEN purchased CYTHIA from Mr. TAYLOR in the hopes of emancipating her, but could not under the Kentucky constitution.


Slaves mentioned: STEPHEN KYLER, CYNTHIA


Surnames mentioned: KYLER TAYLOR DUNLAP 


Source: Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, March 28, 1858, page 4.



Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wedding Wednesday - Springfield, Missouri 1953

I figured that "Wedding Wednesday" would be the perfect time to post these extra marriage notices from a newspaper.


The following articles are from Springfield (Mo)Leader-Press.


Monday, March 16, 1953, page 14




Tuesday, March 17, 1953, page 3


Surnames mentioned: CLAYTON, WAGNER, STEINIGEWEG, EDEN, HENNING, GOODNIGHT, HUFFMASTER, PLANCHON, DANIELS



Thursday, September 16, 2010

What's Happening in Salt Lake in July of 1903


Names mentioned: W. W. Armstrong, Johnnie Kautzman, Isaiah Jones, A. C.   Nelson, Joseph Churnes, Wells, and McCartney.

Source: Salt Lake Tribune, July 29, 1903, page 12


Sunday, September 12, 2010

Sunday's Obituary - Lamplugh Wellman Madsen

Starting today I will be posting obituaries on Sundays. They will not pertain to my family, but are ones that I may happen upon during my research. However, this first one does contain a distant relative. Augusta Wellman was my 2nd great-grandaunt.

Surnames: LAMPLUGH HEGNEY WELLMAN TAYLOR MADSEN 



Source: Salt Lake Tribune, July 29, 1903, page 12
 

Friday, September 10, 2010

Friend of Friend's Friday - Frederick, Maryland

The following articles came from the Frederick Town Herald, December 4, 1830, page 3.

Named slaves are: Bill, Sam, and Ned.
Surnames: Warfield, Owings, and Carroll.

Surnames: Pearre, Dudderars.

Surnames: McElfresh

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Michican City News

The following articles came from the Michigan City News, 14 October 1903, page 5, column 3, published in Michigan City, Indiana.


Surnames mentioned: Cross, Wilson



Surnames mentioned: Buczkowski, Zink, Beatty, Suhala



Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Marriage Certificate For Ed Bloomer and Isabel Sirrine

Last May I was in the Bear Lake County Courthouse in Paris, Idaho making copies of a few documents. On the top half of the same page that my great-grandparent's marriage certificate was on there was a marriage certificate for Ed Bloomer and Isabel Sirrine.


When I got home with the papers it seems that I inadvertently ran an x through that certificate because it didn't pertain to me. When I realized what I had done I said to myself "Dumbass, somebody else could use this!"


I am going to go ahead and post it here, so please forgive my big x running through the middle.




This document certifies that David Osborn, Justice of the Peace did on the 16th day of Feb. 1877 in Montpelier, Bear Lake Co, Idaho join in wedlock Ed Bloomer of Dingle Dell and Isabel Sirrine of Paris.
Witnesses: Lucretia Bingham and Nancy Osborn
County Recorder: J C. Rich


The name of this bride has peaked an interest in me because my great-grandfather Poulsen's middle name is Sirrine, and it is not a family name. I think I may have finally found a clue to where this name came from. My gr-great-grandparents James and Maren Kirstina Arff Poulsen must have been close to the Sirrine family to name their first born after them.


Just goes to show, you never know where you will find a clue.



Monday, September 6, 2010

Murder and Suicide


Surnames mentioned: MITCHELL COURTLAND VERMILYA

Source: The Salt Lake Herald, November 26, 1906, page 1

Friday, September 3, 2010

Crispus Attucks - Runaway Slave and Boston Masacre Victim

The following article came from The Berkshire County Eagle, October 20, 1859, page 1, published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.


I had never heard of Crispus Attucks before so I Googled him and found out he was pretty famous. You can even take a sneak peak at the first page of The Trial of William Wemms for the Murder of Crispus Attucks.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Notice To those Owing Upon Canal Land Mortgages

Surnames mentioned: BARSTOW SKINNER POTBIER SHATTUCK SHAW SANDERSON DELANEY LARKIN HAGNOR STANSBURY WALWORTH REED FAIRSERVICE HUSTIS INGERSOL WEBB HART HUNT HARDELL BROWN SKINNER MOREY DENNY EDGERTON PRATT TAFT HARRISON BROWNELL LITTLE BURDICK FOLTS SCHUYLER RYEKMAN CLARK CASTLEMAN DOUGLAS SHORT MCCLANE RAYMOND CUSHING FRISBEE MCDONALD FISHER FIELDHOUSE MOFFAT HILDRETH KELLOGG BRAYTON MESSENGER GATELEY BEDFORD HORNER HARBER CAMPBELL OATES LELAND MASTERS

Source: Weekly Wisconsin, April 2, 1851, page 7

 
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