"Valentine"
My 1st cousin 4x removed, Margaret Butler, got married on Valentine's Day in 1893.
Margaret "Maggie" Butler (4 Jun 1872-26 May 1956)
Margaret was the 7th child (out of 10) of James Butler and Mary A Schwallie. She lived her whole life in Belmont County, Ohio. On 14 Feb 1893 she married John August Vogt. They went on to have 7 children themselves. She died in 1956.
John August Vogt (18 Apr 1963-14 Jan 1946)
John was born to August Vogt and Magdalena Koch. He had at least 5 siblings. He died in 1946.
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52 Ancestors 2018 #6
"Favorite Name"
I like odd names. When you are doing genealogy it can make things easier to find, well sometimes. It certainly makes them more interesting. You get to try out different spellings, because odd names often have people trying to spell phonetically. Anyway, this week I'll focus on Aloysious McCort (1879-1933). I have found his name spelled several interesting ways.
Aloysious McCort was born to James McCort and Mary Ellen Butler. He was the youngest of their 12 children, and was born 29 July 1879 in Somerset Township, Belmont, Ohio. As of the WWI draft he was a carpenter. He never married or had kids. He died 21 June 1933 of double pneumonia.
I like odd names. When you are doing genealogy it can make things easier to find, well sometimes. It certainly makes them more interesting. You get to try out different spellings, because odd names often have people trying to spell phonetically. Anyway, this week I'll focus on Aloysious McCort (1879-1933). I have found his name spelled several interesting ways.
Aloysious McCort was born to James McCort and Mary Ellen Butler. He was the youngest of their 12 children, and was born 29 July 1879 in Somerset Township, Belmont, Ohio. As of the WWI draft he was a carpenter. He never married or had kids. He died 21 June 1933 of double pneumonia.
52 Ancestors 2018 #5
This weeks theme is "In the Census"
Charles F Butler (1869-1950)
Charles was the son of Simon Peter Butler and Eliza Boyd. He lived in Ohio his whole life. I have found him in several census', never married or even had a job. I found this curious. Sure, lots of people never get married, but not as many never have a job. Then I looked more carefully at the 1920 census and right next to the occupation column, where the industry is listed, he is listed as 'imbicile'. Well, I guess that explains it. I may have to do a little more research on him, but it answers my main question.
What interesting things have you found in the census?
Charles F Butler (1869-1950)
Charles was the son of Simon Peter Butler and Eliza Boyd. He lived in Ohio his whole life. I have found him in several census', never married or even had a job. I found this curious. Sure, lots of people never get married, but not as many never have a job. Then I looked more carefully at the 1920 census and right next to the occupation column, where the industry is listed, he is listed as 'imbicile'. Well, I guess that explains it. I may have to do a little more research on him, but it answers my main question.
What interesting things have you found in the census?
52 Ancestors 2018 Week #4
Invite to Dinner
There are many ancestors I wouldn't mind inviting to dinner, if nothing else but to interrogate them about their lives and family. One such ancestor is my 4x great-grandmother Elizabeth Hughes.
Some things I want to know- Where were you born? Who were your parents? Why did you come to America? Why did you marry a man 27 years older than you with 6 kids, and then have 11 more? What was it like to raise so many children? Why did you never remarry? Did you like Ohio? Did you have other family nearby?
She is one of my 'brick wall' ancestors. I know she was born in Ireland around 1827, but have no idea who any of her other family members are. There are a few Hughes' that I have found in the census that lived near her in Ohio, but I have not yet found any connection between them, so I can't say for sure they are related. With all these unanswered questions, I'd definitely invite her to dinner.
There are many ancestors I wouldn't mind inviting to dinner, if nothing else but to interrogate them about their lives and family. One such ancestor is my 4x great-grandmother Elizabeth Hughes.
Some things I want to know- Where were you born? Who were your parents? Why did you come to America? Why did you marry a man 27 years older than you with 6 kids, and then have 11 more? What was it like to raise so many children? Why did you never remarry? Did you like Ohio? Did you have other family nearby?
She is one of my 'brick wall' ancestors. I know she was born in Ireland around 1827, but have no idea who any of her other family members are. There are a few Hughes' that I have found in the census that lived near her in Ohio, but I have not yet found any connection between them, so I can't say for sure they are related. With all these unanswered questions, I'd definitely invite her to dinner.
52 Ancestors 2018 #3
Longevity
Last week I shared photos of my great-grandfather Thomas Edwards. He died in a mining accident when he was 42. His wife, however, lived much longer. I met her once when I was only 3 or 4 years old. I have no memory of this, but my parents have photos from the family reunion that prove it. My great-grandmother Flora Sophia Maggie Hasemeyer lived to be 102.
She was born in 1889 in Colorado. Her parents were both German immigrants who ended up in Colorado, got married and stayed there. She married Thomas Edwards when she was 20 years old. They made their first home in the Gunnison area of Colorado. By 1920 they had moved to Carbon County Utah, where Thomas was a coal miner. When my grandfather was only 9 his dad, Thomas was killed in a mining accident. This left Flora alone with 4 children. A few years later her oldest daughter died, so she took in 3 grandchildren to raise as well.
Eventually she remarried. In 1943 she married William Monte Pilling, a divorcee with 5 children of his own. Sadly he passed away only 3 years later. Again Flora was a widow.
She stayed in Carbon County for the rest of her life, which lasted until 1991. She wasn't the only long lived in her family, she had a brother who lived to 93 and a sister to 91. I don't know the secret to her long life, but it seems at least a little of it was inherited.
Last week I shared photos of my great-grandfather Thomas Edwards. He died in a mining accident when he was 42. His wife, however, lived much longer. I met her once when I was only 3 or 4 years old. I have no memory of this, but my parents have photos from the family reunion that prove it. My great-grandmother Flora Sophia Maggie Hasemeyer lived to be 102.
She was born in 1889 in Colorado. Her parents were both German immigrants who ended up in Colorado, got married and stayed there. She married Thomas Edwards when she was 20 years old. They made their first home in the Gunnison area of Colorado. By 1920 they had moved to Carbon County Utah, where Thomas was a coal miner. When my grandfather was only 9 his dad, Thomas was killed in a mining accident. This left Flora alone with 4 children. A few years later her oldest daughter died, so she took in 3 grandchildren to raise as well.
Eventually she remarried. In 1943 she married William Monte Pilling, a divorcee with 5 children of his own. Sadly he passed away only 3 years later. Again Flora was a widow.
She stayed in Carbon County for the rest of her life, which lasted until 1991. She wasn't the only long lived in her family, she had a brother who lived to 93 and a sister to 91. I don't know the secret to her long life, but it seems at least a little of it was inherited.
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| Flora as a teenager |
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| Hasemeyer Family - Elmer, Mabel, Clyde, Flora (back row); Magda and Dietrich |
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| Edwards Family - Thomas, Elizabeth, Edward, Flora, Helen |
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| Flora and Monte Pilling |
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| Flora and her family in Utah |
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| Flora at home |
52 Ancestors 2018 #2
Favorite Photo
Ok, so these probably aren't my most favorite photos of an ancestor, but I do like them a lot. My great-grandfather, Thomas Edwards, was a coal miner in Utah. He died fairly young, in a mining accident. I find these old photos of his life in that mining town very interesting. The area was in Spring Canyon, Utah. The city was names Storrs and people only lived there a short time. It's now just a few piles of stone foundations and wilderness. But when my family lived there it was a town full of life.
Ok, so these probably aren't my most favorite photos of an ancestor, but I do like them a lot. My great-grandfather, Thomas Edwards, was a coal miner in Utah. He died fairly young, in a mining accident. I find these old photos of his life in that mining town very interesting. The area was in Spring Canyon, Utah. The city was names Storrs and people only lived there a short time. It's now just a few piles of stone foundations and wilderness. But when my family lived there it was a town full of life.
For comparison, here is what it looks like now (taken in 2016)
And some of my relatives who still live in the area helped put up this memorial. My grandfather's name is on the right-most column.
52 Ancestors 2018 #1
A few years ago I did the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge and enjoyed it a lot. I liked learning about my ancestors and writing down their stories. I was excited to see that the challenge would be going on again this year. Since I have already done posts on many of my direct ancestors the last time I did the challenge I will be doing things a little different this time.
The first week's prompt is "start". I'm going to start off with my 4x great-grandfather John Butler. He was born about 1799 in Ireland. When he was about 25 he married Margaret Dorn. They had 2 children before immigrating to the United States. They came through New York in July 1828. They spent a few years in the New York/New Jersey area before moving on the Ohio where they eventually settled for good.
Margaret died in 1841 leaving behind 6 children. Around 2 years later John married Elizabeth Hughes, who was also an Irish immigrant to Ohio. Elizabeth was about 25 years younger than John and they had 11 children together. Their youngest was not quite 3 when John died April 1870. As far as I have found Elizabeth never remarried.
In researching John Butler I thought this was all of his family, but then I came across his will. In it I found out that he had an illegitimate child named William Eller, whom he left some money to when he died. I still don't know who the mother is, or exactly where in the age-order pf children he fits. One more thing to add to my research plans.
I have a couple ideas about what I want to do with this challenge. The first is a continuation of a project I started last year: finding as many descendants of one of my ancestors. I went back several generations to an ancestor that had 19 children (between two wives, and 1 illegitimate child). I am only on his 5th child, but have found so many descendants. I want to continue this project, so some of my posts might be about these newly found cousins.
Another idea I had was to work on my 'ancestor score'. I found an interesting table online that showed how many ancestors you should have for each generation, then a column for how many you have identified in your own family tree. Going back 10 generations you should have 1023 direct ancestors. I have found 222, which puts me at a 21.7% filled out family tree. I know all my ancestors back 6 generations, and most of them in the 7th, but I only know half of my 8th generation and I only know 12 of my ancestors 10 generations back (out of 512 possible). I want to fill out those generations further back, which I know is a difficult thing because of how old those records would be. Some of my weeks might be information on these missing ancestors.
The first week's prompt is "start". I'm going to start off with my 4x great-grandfather John Butler. He was born about 1799 in Ireland. When he was about 25 he married Margaret Dorn. They had 2 children before immigrating to the United States. They came through New York in July 1828. They spent a few years in the New York/New Jersey area before moving on the Ohio where they eventually settled for good.
Margaret died in 1841 leaving behind 6 children. Around 2 years later John married Elizabeth Hughes, who was also an Irish immigrant to Ohio. Elizabeth was about 25 years younger than John and they had 11 children together. Their youngest was not quite 3 when John died April 1870. As far as I have found Elizabeth never remarried.
In researching John Butler I thought this was all of his family, but then I came across his will. In it I found out that he had an illegitimate child named William Eller, whom he left some money to when he died. I still don't know who the mother is, or exactly where in the age-order pf children he fits. One more thing to add to my research plans.
52 Ancestors Week 52 - Frederick Hasemeyer
Fredrick William? Hasemeyer was born about 1833 in Germany. He married a woman named Sophia. Together they had at least 4 sons.
He is said to have died around 1890.
If you have any information on the Hasemeyer family in Colorado or Illinois, contact me! *****
He is said to have died around 1890.
If you have any information on the Hasemeyer family in Colorado or Illinois, contact me! *****
52 Ancestors Week 51 - Marie Cherise Paris
Marie Chirese Paris was born on January 21, 1848 in Glimes, Brabant, Belgium to Francois Joseph Paris and Marie Louisa Riffon.
On October 25, 1865 she married Henri Joseph Francois Piraux in Glimes. Together they had 7 children.
She died on January 26, 1890 in Chatelineau, Belgium.
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Parents
Francois Joseph Paris 1808–1857
Marie Louisa Riffon 1811–1871
Siblings
Auguste Joseph Paris 1845–?
Spouse
Henri Joseph Francois Piraux 1841–?
Children
Camille Joseph Piraux 1866–?
Marcellin Eugene Joseph Piraux 1868–?
Emile Francois Joseph Piraux 1871–1929
Marie Flore Piraux 1873–1873
Flore Elisa Piraux 1875–1877
Auguste Joseph Piraux 1877–?
Helene Adeline Joseph Piraux 1880–?
On October 25, 1865 she married Henri Joseph Francois Piraux in Glimes. Together they had 7 children.
She died on January 26, 1890 in Chatelineau, Belgium.
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Parents
Francois Joseph Paris 1808–1857
Marie Louisa Riffon 1811–1871
Siblings
Auguste Joseph Paris 1845–?
Spouse
Henri Joseph Francois Piraux 1841–?
Children
Camille Joseph Piraux 1866–?
Marcellin Eugene Joseph Piraux 1868–?
Emile Francois Joseph Piraux 1871–1929
Marie Flore Piraux 1873–1873
Flore Elisa Piraux 1875–1877
Auguste Joseph Piraux 1877–?
Helene Adeline Joseph Piraux 1880–?
52 Ancestors Week 50 - Adelle Leblon
Adelle Leblon was born on March 19, 1837 in Herinnes, Brabant, Belgium. She was the 4th of 7 children born to Felix Francois Hubert Leblon and Jeanne Catherine Agneesens.
On March 3, 1862 Adelle married Charles Louis Tavernier in Montignies-sur-Sambre, Belgium. Together they had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls.
She died on October 12, 1897 in Charleroi, Belgium.
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Parents
Felix Francois Hubert Leblon 1803–?
Jeanne Catherine Agneesens 1806–?
Siblings
Marie Caroline Leblon 1830–?
Joseph Francois Leblon 1833–?
Jeanne Marie Leblon 1835–?
Jeanne Catherine Leblon 1839–?
Charles Louis Leblon 1841–?
Isidor Joseph Leblon 1847–?
Spouse
Charles Louis Tavernier 1833–?
Children
Francois Tavernier 1865–1900
Lambertine Tavernier 1866–?
Charles Louis Tavernier 1869–1919
Marie Tavernier 1872–1892
On March 3, 1862 Adelle married Charles Louis Tavernier in Montignies-sur-Sambre, Belgium. Together they had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls.
She died on October 12, 1897 in Charleroi, Belgium.
Parents
Felix Francois Hubert Leblon 1803–?
Jeanne Catherine Agneesens 1806–?
Siblings
Marie Caroline Leblon 1830–?
Joseph Francois Leblon 1833–?
Jeanne Marie Leblon 1835–?
Jeanne Catherine Leblon 1839–?
Charles Louis Leblon 1841–?
Isidor Joseph Leblon 1847–?
Spouse
Charles Louis Tavernier 1833–?
Children
Francois Tavernier 1865–1900
Lambertine Tavernier 1866–?
Charles Louis Tavernier 1869–1919
Marie Tavernier 1872–1892
52 Ancestors Week 49 - Margaretha Treimer
Margaretha Treimer was born on April 24, 1838 in Lemkendorf, Fehmarn, Germany.
At the time, Fehmarn was technically part of Denmark, though it seems only for tax purposes, they considered themselves either German or completely independent. The Schleswig-Holstein region rebelled against the Danish trying to take over and they tried to establish their own government. The Danish government fought back and occupied the region for 12 years. Then Prussia and Austria joined Schleswig in fighting off the Danes in what became the Second Schleswig War in 1864. At the end of the war, in 1864, the region was given over Prussia, now Germany.
Fritz and Margaretha were married in the early 1860’s. They had at least 8 children.
In October 1881 they left from Hamburg on the ship Australia going to New York. Except for the two oldest children, who joined the family a year later. They settled on a farm in southwest Illinois.
Margaretha died on April 19, 1910 in Illinois. On May 15, 1919, Fritz died in Campbell Hill, Illinois.
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Spouse:
Fritz (Friedrich) Schmidt 1839–1919
Children:
Margareta Schmidt 1862–1916
Christina Amelia Schmidt 1863–1922
Magda (Martha) Sophia Elizabeth Schmidt 1865–1949
Henrietta Deserie Schmidt 1867–1959
Fritz Emil Schmidt 1868–1939
Mary Gertrude Schmidt 1869–1952
Adolph Nicolaus Carl Schmidt 1870–1959
Agnes Henrietta Schmidt 1875–1944
At the time, Fehmarn was technically part of Denmark, though it seems only for tax purposes, they considered themselves either German or completely independent. The Schleswig-Holstein region rebelled against the Danish trying to take over and they tried to establish their own government. The Danish government fought back and occupied the region for 12 years. Then Prussia and Austria joined Schleswig in fighting off the Danes in what became the Second Schleswig War in 1864. At the end of the war, in 1864, the region was given over Prussia, now Germany.
Fritz and Margaretha were married in the early 1860’s. They had at least 8 children.
In October 1881 they left from Hamburg on the ship Australia going to New York. Except for the two oldest children, who joined the family a year later. They settled on a farm in southwest Illinois.
Margaretha died on April 19, 1910 in Illinois. On May 15, 1919, Fritz died in Campbell Hill, Illinois.
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| Margaretha and Fritz with their children (and spouses) |
Spouse:
Fritz (Friedrich) Schmidt 1839–1919
Children:
Margareta Schmidt 1862–1916
Christina Amelia Schmidt 1863–1922
Magda (Martha) Sophia Elizabeth Schmidt 1865–1949
Henrietta Deserie Schmidt 1867–1959
Fritz Emil Schmidt 1868–1939
Mary Gertrude Schmidt 1869–1952
Adolph Nicolaus Carl Schmidt 1870–1959
Agnes Henrietta Schmidt 1875–1944
52 Ancestors Week 48 - Mary Ann Alderson
Mary Ann Alderson was born around 1831 in Oldbrough, Yorkshire, England. Her parents were John and Ann Alderson.
On May 5, 1850 she married Robert Gregoryin Stanwick St John, Yorkshire. According to the 1851 census he was an Ag. Laborer. They soon had a child named Mary Ann.
Right after having her they up and moved to Durham County (a couple miles away really) to work
in the coal mines. They lived in Newfield for a while, having more kids. Eventually Robert started working at the Castle Eden Colliery, and moved his family into housing there. They had at least 8 children together.
On May 5, 1850 she married Robert Gregoryin Stanwick St John, Yorkshire. According to the 1851 census he was an Ag. Laborer. They soon had a child named Mary Ann.
Right after having her they up and moved to Durham County (a couple miles away really) to work
in the coal mines. They lived in Newfield for a while, having more kids. Eventually Robert started working at the Castle Eden Colliery, and moved his family into housing there. They had at least 8 children together.
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Parents
John Alderson 1799–?
Ann Alderson 1801–?
Siblings
Stephen Alderson 1829–?
Helen (Ellen) Alderson 1835–?
Spouse
Robert Gregory 1823–1897
Children
Mary Ann Gregory 1852–1926
Jane Gregory 1857–1930
Robert Gregory 1860–?
William Gregory 1862–1900
Isabella Gregory 1864–?
Margaret Ellen Gregory 1865–?
Elizabeth Gregory 1868–1901
John S. Gregory 1874–1951
52 Ancestors Week 47 - Thomas Edwards
Thomas Edwards was born
somewhere near Buckley or Mold, Wales around 1815. In the 1830’s or 40’s, in
Wales he married Elizabeth Crofts. It’s possible he was married prior to this,
but it’s still unclear. Between 1845 and 1847 he and his family moved to
Durham, England where they worked in the coal mines there. They had 9 children.
Thomas died between 1891 and 1901 (probably in 1893 in Hartlepool, England).
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Parents and Siblings:
Unknown at this time
Spouse:
Elizabeth Crofts 1815-?
Children:
John Edwards 1836–?
Thomas Edwards 1838–?
Joseph Edwards 1840–?
Sarah Edwards 1842–?
Ann Edwards 1845–?
Margaret Edwards 1847–?
Edward Edwards 1848–1923
William Edwards 1850–?
Peter Edwards 1853–?
52 Ancestors Week 46 - Sarah Ann Thick
Sarah Ann Thick was born on September 25, 1833 in Hamoon, Dorset, England, to William Thick and Lydia Savory. On April 3, 1858 she married Mark Merryweather in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England and they soon moved to Malmsbury, Wiltshire where Mark was a police sergeant.
Together Sarah and Mark had 9 children before Mark died in 1879. Sarah never remarried. In the 1881 census Sarah is listed as the Hall Keeper at Temperance Hall in Chippenham, Wiltshire. She worked there as a refreshment keeper, along with a couple of her children, until at least 1911.
She died in Chippenham on Mar 8, 1914.
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Parents:
William Thick 1802–1885
Lydia Savory 1805–1865
Siblings:
Lucinda Thick 1830–1905
James Eli Thick 1836–?
Mary Jane Thick 1838–1918
William Thick 1843–?
Emma Thick 1846–?
Spouse:
Mark Merryweather1836–1879
Children:
Walter Mark Merryweather 1859–1922
Sarah Kate Merryweather 1861–1869
Frank Hyrum Merryweather 1864–1947
Ernest Alfred Merryweather 1867–1867
Minnie Merryweather 1869–1875
Albert Edwin Merryweather 1871–1947
Eva Kate Merryweather 1873–1952
Annie Minnie Merryweather 1875–1902
Ernest Alfred Merryweather 1878–1879
52 Ancestors Week 45 - Sarah Kemp
Sarah Kemp was born on October 2, 1823, in Bunwell, Norfolk, England. She was the middle child (of 7) of Robert Kemp and Martha Button. She married Richard Dye on September 2, 1846, in Attleborough, Norfolk. Together they had 10 children, all while living in Attleborough. Three of their children died while they still lived in England.
In the fall of 1851 the family joined the LDS Church (Mormon). Then in 1870 they decided to immigrate to Utah. Richard went first to prepare a place for the family, then in 1871 the rest of the family joined him. They sailed from Liverpool on the ship "Nevada" on 18 Oct 1871 with family and arrived in Salt Lake City 11 Nov 1871.
On March 3, 1903 Sarah died in Provo, Utah and was buried in the Provo City Cemetery.
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Parents:
Robert Kemp 1789–1853
Martha Button 1796–1851
Siblings:
Mary Kemp 1815–1898
Daniel Kemp 1819–
William Button (Buten) Kemp 1820–1876
Jemima Kemp 1831–1902
Robert Kemp 1832–
Martha Kemp 1838–
Spouse:
Richard Dye 1823–1905
Children:
Sarah Ann Dye 1846–1869
Robert Dye 1848–1866
William Dye 1850–1932
Hyrum Dye 1851–1860
Heber Charles Dye 1853–1880
Edmund Willard Dye 1855–1925
Samuel Dye 1858–1915
John Hyrum Dye 1859–1944
Rebecca Dye 1861–1863
Lovina Clarissa Dye 1865–1922
52 Ancestors Week 44 - Emma Beddoes
Emma Beddoes was born on November 14, 1835 in Shipton, Shropshire, England. She was one of the 7 children of William Beddoes and Emma Ward.
The Beddoes family moved to Bilston for a period of time where Emma married William Boweter in 1865. Before her marriage to William Boweter, she had 2 children. Together they had 4 children. Many of the family then went up to Yorkshire to work in the coal mines. They eventually came back to Bilston before they emigrated to the U.S.
While they were in Yorkshire Emma's oldest brother went to Leeds and was converted to Mormonism. When he returned to the family, many of them also joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from about 1868-1871. Emma, William, their 4 children, and one of her older sons came to America in September 1883 on the Ship Nevada. 3 of Emma's brothers and their families also immigrated in 1883. They moved directly to Utah.
Emma's husband, William Boweter survived a mining explosion on 1 May 1900 in the Scofield #4 mine in Scofield, Carbon County, Utah. After William got out of the mine, he recovered from some rather painful burns from the explosion. He eventually in 1911. Emma died 11 May 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was buried in Springville, Utah, next to her husband.
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Parents
William Beddoes 1794–1850
Emma Ward 1804–1875
Siblings
Jeremiah Ward 1827–1921
Richard Beddoes 1830–1874
Susannah Beddoes 1833–1891
William Beddoes
William Beddoes 1838–1920
John "Jack" Beddoes 1841–1896
Edward Lucas Beddoes 1844–1933
Mary Ann Beddoes 1850–
Spouse &
William Boweter 1841–1911
Children
Job Beddoes 1857–1923
John Edward Beddoes 1860–1958
John Boweter 1861–
Fanny Boweter
Fanny Boweter 1866–1951
Emma Boweter 1868–1948
Sarah Jane Boweter 1874–1954
William Benjamin Boweter 1876–1942
52 Ancestors Week 43 - Louis DeValkeneer
This weeks theme is "Oops" over on No Story Too Small. We have a funny family 'oops' story that involves my 2nd great uncle Louis DeValkeneer and the city of Pittsburgh. The story goes something like this:
After coming to America in 1910, Louis and his family were going to take a train to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but mistakenly got a ticket for Pittsburg, Kansas. Eventually they made their way back up to Pennsylvania to join the rest of the DeValkeneer family, which had all settled in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA.
This would just remain a funny family story, but then one day, while doing a general genealogy search for the name DeValkeneer (since almost everyone I've ever seen with the name is related to me) I came across something interesting. In the 1915 Kansas state census, in Crawford County, there is a listing for Louis De Valkeneer, his wife and 3 children. They live in Washington Township, which buts right next to Pittsburg, KS.
Maybe it's not just a silly story after all.
52 Ancestors Week 42 - Jean Baptiste Henri
I know very little about Jean Baptiste Henri. All I really know is he is the father listed on Irma Henri's birth record. From her birth record we know he was born around 1840, probably in Belgium. And in 1868-1872 he and his wife Adele Dumont lived in Chatelineau, Belgium. I have searched for other records of him and his wife, but I haven't found anything yet.
If anyone has more information about my great-great-grandfather and his family, let me know.
Adele Dumont ?-?
Children:
Maria Celina Henri 1868–?
Irma Henri 1872–1947
If anyone has more information about my great-great-grandfather and his family, let me know.
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Spouse:Adele Dumont ?-?
Children:
Maria Celina Henri 1868–?
Irma Henri 1872–1947
52 Ancestors Week 41 - Robert Gregory
In the second quarter of 1850 he married Mary Ann Alderson. According to the 1851 census he was an Ag. Laborer. They soon had a child named Mary Ann. Then, they up and moved to Durham county (a couple miles away really) to work in the coal mines. They lived in Newfield for a while, having more kids. Eventually Robert started working at the Castle Eden Colliery, and moved his family into housing there.
Sometime in the second quarter of 1897, in his 70's, Robert died in Easington, Durham, England.
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Spouse:
Mary Ann Alderson 1831–?
Children:
Mary Ann Gregory 1852–1926
Jane Gregory 1857–1930
Robert Gregory 1860–?
William Gregory 1862–1900
Isabella Gregory 1864–?
Margaret Ellen Gregory 1865–?
Elizabeth Gregory 1868–1901
John S. Gregory 1874–1951
52 Ancestors Week 40 - Joseph Piraux
Henri Joseph Francois Piraux was born on October 11, 1841, in Glimes, Belgium. He was the oldest of 10 children born to Jean Joseph Piraux and Adelaide Francoise Hellin.
He married Marie Chirese Paris on October 25, 1865, in Glimes, Belgium They had seven children. At some point between 1880 and 1890 they moved to Chatelineau in the Hainaut Province of Belgium.
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Parents
Jean Joseph Piraux 1811–?
Francoise Hellin 1817–?
Siblings
Marie Josephine Adelaide Piraux 1843–?
Melanie Marie Piraux 1845–?
Louis Justin Piraux 1848–?
Emile Francois Piraux 1849–?
Ferdinand Eugene Piraux 1851–?
Euphrasie Flore Piraux 1854–?
Charles Joseph Piraux 1856–?
Alfred Jean Baptiste Piraux 1858–?
Louis Camille Piraux 1860–?
Spouse
Marie Chirese Paris 1848–1890
Children
Camille Joseph Piraux 1866–?
Marcellin Eugene Joseph Piraux 1868–?
Emile Francois Joseph Piraux 1871–1929
Marie Flore Piraux 1873–1873
Flore Elisa Piraux 1875–1877
Auguste Joseph Piraux 1877–?
Helene Adeline Joseph Piraux 1880–?
He married Marie Chirese Paris on October 25, 1865, in Glimes, Belgium They had seven children. At some point between 1880 and 1890 they moved to Chatelineau in the Hainaut Province of Belgium.
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Parents
Jean Joseph Piraux 1811–?
Francoise Hellin 1817–?
Siblings
Marie Josephine Adelaide Piraux 1843–?
Melanie Marie Piraux 1845–?
Louis Justin Piraux 1848–?
Emile Francois Piraux 1849–?
Ferdinand Eugene Piraux 1851–?
Euphrasie Flore Piraux 1854–?
Charles Joseph Piraux 1856–?
Alfred Jean Baptiste Piraux 1858–?
Louis Camille Piraux 1860–?
Spouse
Marie Chirese Paris 1848–1890
Children
Camille Joseph Piraux 1866–?
Marcellin Eugene Joseph Piraux 1868–?
Emile Francois Joseph Piraux 1871–1929
Marie Flore Piraux 1873–1873
Flore Elisa Piraux 1875–1877
Auguste Joseph Piraux 1877–?
Helene Adeline Joseph Piraux 1880–?
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