Do you make resolutions for the new year? If so, are any of them genealogy related. Since retiring, I’ve done a better job of setting goals for my genealogy. And in 2021, I can actually say I COMPLETED those goals.
Since I started using a bullet journal, I have found it easier to keep track of those goals. Below is my very plain spread showing my 2021 goals.
Below are the blog posts created when these goals were achieved.
I found the will for my 3rd great grandfather, Samuel H. St. G. Chirsty, on Ancestry in the database, Indiana, US Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999.
Page 147 (Image 610 of 884)
Last Will and Testament of Samuel H. St. G. Christy
State of Indiana Tipton County January 28 1887
I Samuel H. St. G. Christy of the County of Tipton and the Sate of Indiana do make this my last will first 1st I want my wife Mariah Christy to have the one third of the rents and profits of my farm so long as she may live I want my sons to attend the farm they consist of Ebenezer, Samuel M George and William H Christy they to share the two thirds of the Profits Equally between themselves 2nd At the Death of my wife Mariah I want the farm and all moneys I may be possessed of equally divided among my children 3rd I want my sons to pay my debts From the property I now possess 4” After my debts are paid I want the rema inder of my property to remain on the farm and be controlled by my sons
Samuel H. St. G Christy
Witness A C Littleton John C. Amos
Proof of will Over on next page
See page 149 for renunciation of will By Widow
Page 148 Proof of Will State of Indiana Tipton County SS Be it remembered that on the 30” day of March 1904 A C Littleton one of the Subscribing witnesses to the within and fore Going last will and testament of Samuel H. St. G. Christy late of said county deceased Personally appeared before D H Kemp clerk of the Circuit court of Tipton county in the state of Indiana and being duly sworn by the clerk of said court upon his oath declared and testified as follows that she say that on the 28” day of January 18887 he saw the said Samuel H St G Christy sign his name to said instrument in writing in and for his last will and testament and that this deponent at the same time heard the said Samuel H St G Christy declare the said instrument in writing to be his last will and testament and that the said instrument in writing was at the same time at the request of said Samuel H St. G. Christy and with his consent attested and subscribed by the said A C Littleton and John C Amos in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses thereto and that the said Samuel H St. G Christy was at the time of the signing and subscribing of said instrument in writing as aforesaid of full age (that is more than twenty one years of age) and of sound and disposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint as the said deponent verily believes and further deponent says not A C Littleton Sworn to and subscribed by the said A C Littleton before me D H Kemp Clerk of said court at Tipton Indiana the 30” day of March 1904 D H Kemp Clerk
In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court D H Kemp Clerk
Page 149 The State of Indiana Tipton County SS I D H Kemp Clerk of the circuit court of Tipton County Indiana do hereby certify that the within annexed will and testament of Samuel H. St. G. Christy has been duly admitted to probate and duly proved by the testa- money of A C Littleton one of the subscribing witnesses thereto that a complete record of said will and the testimony of the said A C Littleton in proof thereof has been by me duly made and recorded in Book 3 at page (147) (148 149) of the Record of Wills of said county In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at Tipton this 30” day of March 1904 D H Kemp Clerk Circuit Court of Tipton
Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1789-1999, Samuel H. St. G. Christy, 1887; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 14 December 2021).
Then, in November 1904, Samuel Christy’s widow renounces the will.
Renunciation of Will by widow State of Indiana Tipton County SS In the matter of the estate of Samuel St G Christy deceased comes now Mariah Christy and being duly sworn says that she is the widow of the said Samuel St. G Christy and being a subsequent childless wife That she has this day been informed that there has been probated an alleged will of the decedent that she was never informed that said alleged will had been probated by the administrators Samuel m Christy or any other person until this date That she now renounces the said will and all provisions therein made in favor of her the said Mariah Christy and that she hereby demands all her rights under the law as such to her interest in her deceased husband’s estate Mariah Christy Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 23rd day of November 1904 David McMath My term exp Oct 15 1908
The fact that a widow might ‘renounce’ a will was new to me. When I searched The Genealogy Squad group on Facebook, I found a comment that explained the process. According to this comment, by renouncing the will, Mariah Christy was choosing to take her “Spousal Elective Share”
Searching Google to find out how Indiana defines a spouse’s elective share resulted in a page that defines elective share:
Limited to 50 percent share
Lower if spouse previously married and you did not have children with deceased spouse
Limited to 1/3 if spouse previously married and surviving spouse did not have children with deceased spouse
Limited to 1/4 if spouse previously married and one did not have children with deceased spouse and children survive from deceased spouse’s previous marriage
I don’t know what the elective share was in 1904. However, if the above definitions were in place then I’m not sure what Mariah Christy was hoping to gain by renouncing the will.
Mariah was Samuel’s 3rd wife
Mariah and Samuel did not have children
Several children survived from Samuel’s previous two marriages
Samuel’s will provided for Mariah to receive 1/3 of the rents and profits
To figure out what happened to this will after Mariah’s renunciation, I will likely need to access court, land and/or probate records for Tipton County, Indiana. I might be able to access the Probate records at a family history center. However, a trip to Tipton county will be required to study the land records.
John Lewis Ricketts-2735 b: 22 November 1812, Fleming, Kentucky, United States d: 23 December 1888, Clinton, Indiana, United States +Orilda Matilda Reed-2736 b: 20 January 1828, Jennings, Indiana, United States m: 3 December 1846, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 28 June 1900, Clinton, Indiana, United States
. . . . 2-James Marshall Ricketts-2733 b: 28 November 1847, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 28 November 1920, Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States . . . . +Rachel Elmeda Christy-2734 b: 28 April 1845, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 12 July 1866, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 27 January 1927, Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Frances Artlissa “Artie” Ricketts-2707 b: 7 April 1868, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 28 April 1947, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . +Edward Grant Briles-2065 b: 18 July 1869, Coffey, Kansas, United States m: 19 February 1890, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 23 July 1951, St. Mary’s Hospital, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Edward Osmond Briles-9795 b: 21 June 1891, Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States d: 28 May 1956, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ethel Frances Briles-2708 b: 2 June 1893, Coffey, Kansas, United States d: 15 August 1982, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Glen Briles-4508 b: 6 March 1895, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 30 June 1983, Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lulu Belle Briles-2067 b: 2 November 1899, Coffey, Kansas, United States d: 8 October 1987, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Hulda May Ricketts-2748 b: 24 April 1870, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 29 October 1958, Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . +Albert James Cokeley-5406 b: 7 February 1868, Iowa, United States m: about 1892 d: 19 June 1935, Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Annabelle Ricketts-2952 b: 9 November 1871, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 26 July 1951, Oakland, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States . . . . . . . . +Walter John Howell-2754 b: 8 March 1873, Arkansas, United States m: 6 September 1893, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 18 April 1952, Alameda, California, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Roy Howell-7620 b: 14 December 1894, Crandall, Coffey, Kansas, United States d: 20 February 1964, Alameda, California, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Daisy Pearl Ricketts-2751 b: 29 July 1873, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 19 September 1930, Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . +Grant Israel-2755 b: 28 June 1872 m: 15 April 1894, Coffey, Kansas, United States d: 30 January 1950 . . . . . . . . 3-Manford Milton Ebesnor Ricketts-2749 b: 17 March 1875, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 25 May 1949, SBA Hospital, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . +Lulu Beam-2836 b: 27 February 1878 m: 10 October 1902, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 17 August 1931, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Charles Desmond Ricketts-2750 b: 17 June 1877, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 8 July 1938, Chanute, Neosho, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . +Anna Bell Myers-2757 b: 1 October 1885, Kansas, United States m: 2 February 1904, Coffey, Kansas, United States d: 8 December 1977, Lyons, Rice, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Hazel Irene Ricketts-2758 b: 25 September 1905, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 13 November 1995, Sacramento, California, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Roscoe Esmond Ricketts-2759 b: 12 October 1910, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 17 June 1984, Halstead Hospital, Halstead, Harvey, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-James Max Ricketts-2760 b: 18 June 1919, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 20 September 1997, Illinois, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Jennie Lucille Ricketts-2761 b: 25 September 1923, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 10 December 2010, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Minnie Ricketts-2753 b: 7 October 1880, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 31 October 1881, Woodson, Kansas, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Dora Ricketts-2752 b: 7 October 1880, Woodson, Kansas, United States d: 31 January 1881, Woodson, Kansas, United States
. . . . 2-Priscilla Jane Ricketts-2732 b: 10 October 1849, Rush, Indiana, United States d: 1 October 1928, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . +John Louks-2756 b: 17 February 1851, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 5 March 1874, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 3 February 1920, Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirklin Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Flora Bell Louks-2953 b: 2 April 1875, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 18 February 1970, Wells, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Claude Eldon Potter-3102 b: 20 November 1870, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 8 October 1891, Kirklin, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 January 1952, Wells, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Alva Potter-3103 b: 9 May 1893, Wells, Indiana, United States d: 9 March 1951, Wells, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Nora Ann Louks-2954 b: 12 April 1877, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 17 November 1959, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Ulysses Edward Bogan-3105 b: 24 October 1868, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 20 November 1896, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 October 1921, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Opal Bogan-3106 b: 14 February 1898, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 12 January 1986, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Cosy Ethel Bogan-3107 b: 16 October 1900, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 6 December 1990, Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mary E. Bogan-3108 b: 18 September 1903, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 May 1970, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-John W. Bogan-3109 b: 22 December 1905, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 27 January 1978, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Wilma Jean Bogan-3110 b: 22 September 1907, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 22 January 1986, Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Juanita Bogan-3111 b: 18 October 1909, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 25 June 1989, North Carolina, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Robert Ulysses Bogan-3112 b: 8 November 1911, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 24 December 1994, Boone, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lloyd Ellsworth Bogan-3113 b: 23 January 1915, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 9 February 1991, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Jean L. Louks-2955 b: 18 November 1881, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 12 January 1963, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Clinton E. Wickard-3120 m: 28 June 1906, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 11 May 1961, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-India Faye Louks-2956 b: 8 February 1890, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 28 October 1979, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Vern Vandervort-3121 b: 19 November 1887, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 5 June 1907, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 18 June 1975, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mildred Vandervort-3122 b: 19 November 1907, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 1 April 1989, Idaho, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ruth Vandervort-3123 b: 14 July 1913, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 14 May 1999, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . +Zacharia Merrill-3101 m: 8 September 1867
. . . . 2-Mary Ann (Mollie) Ricketts-2731 b: 7 October 1851, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 15 July 1933, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . +James Perry Bond-2957 b: 7 October 1852 m: 15 September 1872, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 20 July 1933, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Arilda Louise Bond-9381 b: 24 January 1874, Indiana, United States d: 14 April 1951, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Frank McKibban-15728 m: 3 April 1934, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States d: 1944 . . . . . . . . +Alva F. Wile-9382 b: about 1875, Indiana, United States m: before 1930 . . . . . . . . 3-Harry Bert Bond-9384 b: 28 September 1881, Indiana, United States d: 19 August 1955, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Conza Beryl Isgrigg-20660 b: March 1885, Indiana, United States m: October 1903, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 20 October 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mary H. Bond-20662 b: 11 July 1904, Kirklin, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 6 November 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-James Eldon Bond-20661 b: 6 October 1906, Indiana d: 7 October 2003, Tipton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Vernon Bond-9383 b: 20 November 1893, Indiana, United States d: 8 March 1962, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States . . . . . . . . +Amil A. Maish-20664 b: 4 May 1894, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 13 December 1986, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Robert H. Bond-20668 b: 28 November 1915, Kirklin, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 13 May 1917, Kirlkin, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ruth Winifred Bond-20667 b: 13 June 1918, Kirklin Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 8 October 2005, Louisa, Kentucky, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Wayne Maish Bond-20665 b: 15 October 1919, Kirklin Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 21 May 1966, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Patricia Ann Bond-20666 b: 6 January 1928, Kirklin Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 26 February 2002, Arizona, United States
. . . . 2-William Lewis Ricketts-2730 b: 18 April 1855, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 3 April 1938, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . +Mary Jane Giles-2831 b: 24 December 1852, Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States m: 11 September 1880 d: 20 August 1912, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Marion Frank Ricketts-3000 b: 19 April 1881, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 22 November 1952, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Gertrude Wilmet Clidence-3004 b: 7 April 1880, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 4 January 1900, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 11 September 1952, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Myrtle Marie Ricketts-3005 b: 15 April 1900, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 July 1992, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mable Ina Ricketts-3006 b: 23 February 1902, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 24 January 1969, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dorothy Dean Ricketts-3007 b: 30 May 1904, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 4 April 1911, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Frank Dale Ricketts-3008 b: 4 November 1906, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 21 August 1960, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Helen Louise Ricketts-3009 b: 10 June 1909, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 28 November 1947, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Donald Clair Ricketts-3010 b: 29 October 1911, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 September 1968, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Laura Belle Ricketts-2958 b: 13 March 1884, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 25 November 1976, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Alva Spencer Ogle-3041 b: 12 July 1881, Hamilton, Indiana, United States m: 15 August 1908, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 15 August 1953, Boone, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-George Eugene Ogle-3042 b: 10 July 1909, Hamilton, Indiana, United States d: 4 September 2001, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Joseph Alva Ogle-3043 b: 17 April 1916, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States d: 26 February 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mary Jane Ogle-3044 b: 25 May 1919, Hamilton, Indiana, United States d: 21 October 1970, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-John Bethel Ricketts-2959 b: 7 July 1889, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 30 August 1973, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Shirley Della Goodknight-2999 b: 20 May 1891, Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States m: 3 March 1915, Hamilton, Indiana, United States d: 29 April 1978, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Marianna Ruth Ricketts-3002 b: 5 April 1918, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 20 January 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-John Lewis Ricketts-3003 b: 30 May 1927, Hamilton, Indiana, United States d: 12 April 2020, Denham Springs, Livingston, Louisiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-William Fred Ricketts-2960 b: 2 June 1893, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 24 February 1980, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States . . . . . . . . +Jennette Taylor Jarrell-3051 b: 7 August 1893, Washington, D. C. m: 20 October 1920, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 27 April 1958, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Anita Mary Ricketts-3052 b: 2 September 1921, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 26 December 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William Fred Ricketts Jr.-3053 b: 7 July 1926, Ft.Sanders Hospital, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States d: 28 January 2006 . . . . . . . . 3-Walter Robert Ricketts-2961 b: 22 October 1898, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 4 September 1970, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Mabel Marie Dick-3029 b: 3 May 1900, Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States m: 2 October 1919, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 23 October 1965, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Phyllis Jean Ricketts-3030 b: 2 April 1927, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 19 September 1994, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . +Eliza Ellen Dennis-3222 b: 30 October 1861, Highland, Highland, Ohio, United States m: 9 October 1913
. . . . 2-John Edward Ricketts-2729 b: 17 July 1857, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 30 September 1930, Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana . . . . +Ella Tudor-2832 b: 18 November 1871, Washington C.H., Fayette County, Ohio m: 9 April 1890 d: 17 May 1966, Michigantown, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Jason G. Ricketts-2962 b: 1 September 1893, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 13 August 1966, Veterans Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Ruth G Lindley-20616 b: May 1891, Indiana, United States m: 15 June 1915, Tipton, Indiana, United States d: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Helen Virginia Ricketts-20618 b: 13 November 1917, Tipton, Indiana, United States d: 23 July 1988, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Betty Jean Ricketts-20620 b: 8 April 1920, TPrairie Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States d: 27 March 2012 . . . . . . . . +Dorothy Redman-20617 m:
. . . . 2-Nathaniel Ricketts-2740 b: 27 November 1859, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 5 July 1862, Clinton, Indiana, United States
. . . . 2-Joseph Harvey Ricketts-2741 b: 23 October 1861, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 8 February 1902, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
. . . . 2-Clemuel W. Ricketts-2742 b: 30 June 1863, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 11 February 1950, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . +Ella Cooper-2830 m: 14 February 1884, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Daisy Ricketts-9377 b: 28 May 1885, Indiana, United States d: 10 December 1965, Sheridan Rest Home, Hamilton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Harry Kuhlman-20608 b: 1866, Indiana, United States m: 28 November 1901, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Herbert Paul Kuhlman-20609 b: 4 July 1911, Kirklin, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 3 October 1964, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Harry Kuhlman-20608 b: 1866, Indiana, United States d:
. . . . 2-Sarah Elizabeth (Bessie) Ricketts-2743 b: 7 July 1865, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 9 June 1940, Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States . . . . +Manford E. Kinnan-2829 b: about July 1860, Illinois, United States m: 3 October 1888, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 12 March 1946, Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States . . . . . . . . 3-William Joseph Kinnan-2963 b: 30 December 1889, Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States d: 9 June 1979, Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States . . . . . . . . +Bessie Chowning-20598 b: 1893 m: 20 June 1915, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States d: 1976 . . . . . . . . 3-Manford Frank Kinnan-2964 b: 26 July 1891, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States d: 20 June 1976, Los Angeles, California, United States . . . . . . . . +Mariam A Peet-15690 m: 15 September 1914, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dorothy J Kinnan-15687 b: 1919 d: 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Leon Frank Kinnan-15691 b: 10 January 1918, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States d: 16 February 2004, Killeen, Texas . . . . . . . . 3-Charles R. Kinnan-2965 b: 18 August 1892, Nebraska, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Helen B. Kinnan-2966 b: 29 April 1894, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States d: 2 January 1978, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States . . . . . . . . +Harrison Patton Reid-20599 b: about 1881, , Friars Point, Coahoma Co., MS m: 10 March 1926, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States d: 29 June 1946, , Legion, Kerr Co., TX
. . . . 2-Ada Marie Ricketts-2744 b: 18 March 1867, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 21 January 1933, Clinton, Indiana, United States
. . . . 2-Charles Wesley Ricketts-2745 b: 9 October 1869, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 17 September 1948 . . . . +Lulu Bishop-2967 b: 4 January 1878, Hamilton, Indiana, United States m: 10 November 1898, Hamilton, Indiana, United States d: 1 June 1970, Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Paul Garcia Ricketts-9376 b: August 1899, Indiana, United States d: 1958, Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States . . . . . . . . +Lydia Rumpf-20577 b: 30 September 1897, Wisconsin, United States m: 10 September 1920, Loranger, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States d: 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Helen Lucille Ricketts-20578 b: 27 November 1920, Loranger, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States d: 3 October 2016, Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Joseph Leroy Ricketts-15730 b: 14 March 1904, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 January 1970 . . . . . . . . +Velma Magdalene White-20590 b: 9 August 1911, Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States d: 30 March 2002, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Barbara Joy Ricketts-20588 b: 12 July 1930, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States d: 2012 . . . . . . . . +Marie Chloris Floyd-20589 b: 28 January 1911, Clinton, Indiana, United States m: 28 February 1933, Clinton, Indiana, United States d: 10 April 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles Earl Ricketts-20591 b: 9 December 1933, Johnson Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Robert P. Ricketts-20592 b: 30 July 1936, Johnson Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Norma Ricketts-20595 b: after 1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mary Ricketts-20596 b: 26 April 1940, Tipton, Indiana, United States . . . . . . . . 3-Grace Ricketts-15729 b: 1906, Indiana, United States d: . . . . . . . . +Terry J Fisher-20576 b: 5 December 1904, Indiana, United States d: 1997
Have you noticed that obituaries often leave out a lot of the information between the dashes? That’s what I’ve found when researching cousins who were career military. When I find an enlistment date and a discharge date about 20 years apart, I want to learn more about that military career.
That’s been the case with Master Sergeant Wayne M. Bond. To fill in those blanks, I often turn to newspapers to see what I can find. That’s when I found that Wayne M. Boyd was an award winning photographer.
Winner of double honors for outstanding photography is M. Sgt. Wayne M. Bond, son of Vernon E. Bond, 2009 East Sixth Street in Tucson. “Church in the Wildwood” is the title of Sergeant Bond’s prize winning transparency in color. The shot captured first place in the Strategic Air Command’s annual photography contest for 1955. His other entrant in the contest, a black and white print entitled “Jackson Lake” took second in the final judging. Both photos were taken in the Jackson Lake Wyoming area with a 4 x 5 Busch-Pressman camera. Sgt. Bond, now stationed on Guam, has been in the photo business for “Uncle Sam’s” Air Force since 1946. He has served in western Europe, Africa, India, Persia and Russia, all during World War II. He also worked in the school of photography as an instructor at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado for a period of four years.
“Armed Services,” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), 9 March 1956, page 33; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 10 December 2021).
Hoping to learn more about these photographs, I tried Google with no luck. When I returned to my newspapers and broadened the search locations, I found a different version of the story.
Fairchild Reports Snapshot Winners Winners of the Fairchild air force base photography contest have been annunced at the base Gorden S. Lower recently on a In order of placement in the black and white division are T/Sgt. Frederick E. Koch (a scene in a German town); T/Sgt. A. J. Marrone (Sunset Hill), M/Sgt. Wayne M. Bond (Jackson, Wyo, lake). Color transparency winners were M/Sgt Wayne M. Bond (church in the wildwood) and T/Sgt. Albert F. Carpenter (Oriental gates).
“Fairchild Reports Snapshot winners,” Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, Washington), 9 January 1956, page 7; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 10 December 2021).
These articles talk about photography contests in what appears to be two different locations: Strategic Air Command and Fairchild Air Force Base. Having lived in Seneca, Kansas for over 40 years with SAC headquartered in Omaha, I automatically assumed that the Strategic Air Command mentioned in the first article was referencing Omaha. However a Google search turned up a Wikipedia article listing various bases that were “Strategic Air Command“. This list includes Fairchild. Thus, the two articles are likely referring to the same contest held at the Fairchild AFB.
Additional articles indicate that Wayne Bond’s tasks in the military were photography related.
Master Sgt. Wayne M. Bond, a son of Mr. And Mrs. Vernon E. Bond, of 2009 East Sixth street, is now in Tucson on a 30-day furlough after two years in Korea. Sergeant Bond, who has been in service more than 14 years, was with the second photo squadron which operated in Korea from a base near Tokyo. Many of the pictures made by the group under his charge were used in newsreels and in magazines. He also distributed more than 800 pounds of clothing collected in Tucson from merchants and members of the First Christian Church, which the family attends. The clothing was distributed in the city hospital in Seoul. The Bonds are a pioneer Tucson family and one of sergeant’s great-great uncles, Frederick Maish, is a former mayor of this city.
“Armed Services,” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), 31 May 1954, page 7; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 10 May 2021).
In November 1952, after the crash of a ‘Flying Boxcar’ Wayne Bond was tasked with photographing the wreckage.
Sgt. Wayne M. Bond, son of Mr. And Mrs. V. E. Bond, of 2009 East Sixth street, was official air force photographer at the scene of the recent “Flying Boxcar” crash which killed 44 men in Korea.
Sergeant Bond wrote to his family that the saddest thing he photographed was a shot of the Christmas gifts being carried by the servicemen passengers on the plane, scattered among the twisted wreckage. Sergeant Bond,, a veteran of 13 years of service in the air force, said he nearly became lost in the wild Korean mountains while searching for one engine of the aircraft, which hurtled clear over the other side of the mountain when the plane crashed.
“In the Armed Services,” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), 24 November 1952, page 6; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 10 December 2021).
By looking beyond the areas where I knew Wayne and his family lived, I came across an article about his retirement from military service. This article provides more details about his career in the United States Air Force.
Photo Sergeant Retires After 20-Years Service
After 20 years of military service, which included tours of duty in nine foreign countries, M-Sgt. Wayne M. Bond, NC01C of Photo operations for detachment No. 2, 1352nd motion picture squadron, hung up his Air Force uniform and retired August 31. Born in Frankfort, Ind. Sgt. Bond graduated from Frankfort High School and attended Purdue University in Lafayette Ind. for two years. He entered the service in January 1940 and has served in England, France, Germany, Russia, Korea, Japan, Guam, Persia and N. Africa during his military career. He was assigned to Ent AFB in March 1960 after completing a tour overseas in Yokota, Japan. A graduate of the USAF Photographic School at Lowery AFB in Denver, Sergeant Bond plans to work as a photographer in Honolulu, Hawaii. While stationed at Ent, he and his wife, Ritsuko, lived at 7 Sierra Grande St., Manitou Springs.
“Photo Sergeant Retires after 20 Years Service,” Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph (Colorado Springs, Colorado), 15 September 1960, page 16; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 10 December 2021).
YouTube has a video slideshow covering the history of Lowry Air Force Base, including the photography school that Wayne Bond attended. The “Photo School” section begins about 14:11.
Santa brought us a new camera for Christmas. Besides family pictures and tombstone pictures, this camera was purchased to take pictures of birds. Not only did Santa bring us a camera but he included a trip to one of my favorite places to see birds, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.
Our little camera is nothing like most of the cameras we see while visiting the refuge. Even though it is small, it got some fantastic pictures on our visit.
4. Leon Russel Crawford-9785: born 6 February 1894 in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States; married 24 December 1919 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States; died 3 October 1976 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
5. Winnie Letha Currey-9786: born 30 June 1903 in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States; died 11 February 1992 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
6. Edward Osmond Briles-9795: born 21 June 1891 in Burlington, Coffey, Kansas, United States; married 29 October 1915 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States; died 28 May 1956 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.
7. Pauline Edith Mentzer-9796: born 28 March 1896 in Woodson, Kansas, United States; died 16 July 1984 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.
Generation 4
8. Judson Foster Crawford-177: born 15 April 1866 in Warren, Indiana, United States; married 24 December 1890 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States; died 19 February 1949 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
9. Josie Winifred Hammond-178: born 9 February 1874 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States; died 27 September 1954 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
10. Hiram Miles Currey-502: born 23 October 1866 in Missouri, United States; married 13 May 1891 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States; died 15 September 1943 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
11. Winifred Mae “Winnie” Hutchinson-503: born 6 May 1871 in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States; died 23 September 1913 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States.
12. Edward Grant Briles-2065: born 18 July 1869 in Coffey, Kansas, United States; married 19 February 1890 in Woodson, Kansas, United States; died 23 July 1951 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.
13. Frances Artlissa “Artie” Ricketts-2707: born 7 April 1868 in Clinton, Indiana, United States; died 28 April 1947 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States.
14. Charles Oliver Mentzer-1709: born 1 July 1869 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States; married 18 October 1893 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States; died 15 August 1955 in Newman Hospital, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States.
15. Nettie Adell Wells-1710: born 5 February 1873 in Woodson, Kansas, United States; died 9 February 1939 in Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, United States.
Generation 5
16. Washington Marion Crawford-190: born 21 April 1838 in Warren, Indiana, United States; married 4 March 1860 in West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana, United States; died 23 August 1889 in Fort Dodge, Ford, Kansas, United States.
17. Mary Foster-191: born 28 August 1842 in West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana, United States; died 21 January 1929 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
18. Richmond Fisk Hammond-221: born 20 November 1840 in Licking, Ohio, United States; married 1 January 1867 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States; died 8 April 1928 in Soldier’s Home, Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States.
19. Sarah Ellen Ralston-222: born 11 May 1849 in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; died 18 October 1892 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.
20. Hiram M. Currey-515: born 13 August 1835 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States; married 3 August 1856 in Weston, Platte, Missouri, United States; died 2 March 1901 in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
21. Angelina Jane Burke-516: born 30 October 1836 in Kentucky, United States; died 26 March 1901 in Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
22. Albert Hutchinson-520: born about 1838 in Northhampton, Fulton County, New York; married 14 September 1859 in Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; died 22 July 1896 in Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, United States.
23. Julia Harding-521: born 1840 in New Brunswick, Canada; died 4 January 1892 in Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, United States.
24. Noah Washington Briles-2055: born 1840 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States; married 9 August 1866 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; died 14 July 1879 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.
25. Sarah Jane Thompson-2056: born 7 August 1843 in Warrick, Indiana, United States; died 17 August 1930 in Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States.
26. James Marshall Ricketts-2733: born 28 November 1847 in Clinton, Indiana, United States; married 12 July 1866 in Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States; died 28 November 1920 in Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States.
27. Rachel Elmeda Christy-2734: born 28 April 1845 in Clinton, Indiana, United States; died 27 January 1927 in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States.
28. George Mentzer-1694: born 12 June 1838 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married 1 January 1868 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States; died 19 January 1912 in Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States.
29. Emeline Minnick-1695: born 26 August 1848 in Pittsburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; died 13 September 1927 in Woodson, Kansas, United States.
30. Thurston Kennedy Wells-1701: born 26 February 1821 in Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States; married 20 March 1861 in Van Buren, Iowa, United States; died 3 June 1893 in Woodson, Kansas, United States.
31. Salome Adell Crandall-1702: born 24 June 1836 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States; died 30 August 1893 in Woodson, Kansas, United States.
Generation 6
32. Nelson G. Crawford-199: born 17 October 1808 in Preble, Ohio, United States; married 3 September 1833 in Warren, Indiana, United States; died 21 March 1864 in Warren, Indiana, United States.
33. Martha Smith-200: born 3 August 1815 in Indiana, United States; died 1 August 1871 in Warren, Indiana, United States.
34. Zebulon Foster-214: born 19 August 1808 in Pike, Ohio, United States; married 14 February 1833 in Pike, Ohio, United States; died 5 September 1889 in Warren, Indiana, United States.
35. Caroline Ostrander-215: born 23 March 1814 in Ross, Ohio, United States; died 3 June 1871 in Warren, Indiana, United States.
36. Horatio Hammond-223: born 24 October 1798 in Connecticut, United States; married 14 April 1825 in Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States; died 7 November 1879 in Knoxville, Knox, Illinois, United States.
37. Louisa Fisk-224: born 5 August 1806 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States; died 17 August 1874 in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, United States.
38. James Barr Ralston-1232: born 20 December 1811 in Pennsylvania, United States; married about 1836 in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States; died 4 July 1904 in Grundy, Iowa, United States.
39. Nancy Jane McCormick-1233: born 15 October 1818 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; died 3 November 1907 in Grundy, Iowa, United States.
40. Hiram M. Currey-517: born about 1787; married 28 September 1824 in Edgar, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
41. Rachel Harris-1278: died before 28 March 1842.
42. Henry F. Burke-518: born 30 April 1811; married 22 October 1835 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States; died 30 October 1845 in Weston, Platte, Missouri, United States.
43. Elizabeth Ann Bland-519: born 25 December 1813; died before 5 May 1876 in Platte City, Platte, Missouri, United States.
44. Aaron Hutchinson-10394: born 1803 in Smyrna, Chenango County New York; died 28 March 1837 in New York, New York, United States.
45. Sarah Merry-10395: born 1813; died 6 March 1845 in New York, New York, United States.
46. William Gillies Harding-560: born about 1803 in New Brunswick, Canada; married 16 September 1830 in Westfield Parish, Kings, New Brunswick; died 15 August 1865 in Mount Vernon Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
47. Elizabeth Fowler-10029: born 1804 in Westfield Parish, Kings, New Brunswick; died 29 January 1846 in Westfield Parish, Kings, New Brunswick.
48. Alexander Briles-2059: born 14 March 1817 in North Carolina, United States; married 2 August 1836 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States; died 14 January 1900 in Neosho Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States.
49. Sarah Rush-2060: born 1816 in North Carolina, United States; died 2 September 1872 in Coffey, Kansas, United States.
50. William Taylor Thompson-2064: born 29 December 1820 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States; married 30 October 1842 in Warrick, Indiana, United States; died 12 September 1898.
51. Polly Ann Evans-4511: born 25 July 1821 in Indiana, United States; died 14 April 1896 in Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, United States.
52. John Lewis Ricketts-2735: born 22 November 1812 in Fleming, Kentucky, United States; married 3 December 1846 in Clinton, Indiana, United States; died 23 December 1888 in Clinton, Indiana, United States.
53. Orilda Matilda Reed-2736: born 20 January 1828 in Jennings, Indiana, United States; died 28 June 1900 in Clinton, Indiana, United States.
54. Samuel Christy-7734: born 11 September 1819 in Indiana, United States; married 3 March 1842 in Fayette, Ohio, United States; died 24 March 1904 in Clinton, Indiana, United States.
55. Lyda Gallimore-7735: born 25 March 1824 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States; died 1 February 1864 in Clinton, Indiana, United States.
56. Phillip Andrew Mentzer-1697: born about March 1793; married 23 May 1816; died 19 December 1845 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
57. Orinda Miles-1698: born 14 January 1798 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 18 October 1861 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
58. John Minnick-1696: born 22 June 1822 in Pennsylvania, United States; married before 1850; died 21 April 1903 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States.
59. Elizabeth Mary Jones-1806: born about 1816 in Pennsylvania, United States; died 20 July 1869 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States.
60. Ozias Wells-1833: born 15 May 1796 in Northampton, Fulton County, New York; married 18 March 1818 in Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States; died 5 August 1832 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
61. Mary Kennedy-1834: born 21 February 1799 in Halfmoon, Saratoga, New York, United States; died 23 March 1885 in Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, United States.
62. Lewis Crandall-1796: born 19 August 1807 in prob Genesee County, New York; married; died March 1852 in Van Buren, Iowa, United States.
63. Almira Nafus-4939: died before 1846.
Generation 7
64. James Crawford-219: born 17 April 1772 in Virginia, British Colonial America; married 12 September 1799 in Garrard, Kentucky, United States; died 5 July 1854 in Preble, Ohio, United States.
65. Sarah “Sally” Smith-1441: born 25 February 1770 in Virginia, United States; died 2 May 1856 in Preble, Ohio, United States.
66. _____ Smith-5399: married.
67. Hannah _____-5398: born 24 September 1790; died 10 May 1847 in Warren, Indiana, United States.
68. Richard Foster-216: born 1 July 1779 in Maryland, United States; married 26 February 1801 in Frederick, Maryland, United States; died 7 June 1831 in Pike, Ohio, United States.
69. Rachel Browning-217: born 17 June 1780 in Maryland, United States; died 23 March 1858 in Pike, Ohio, United States.
70. Dr. Edward Ostrander-5427: born 22 November 1769 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States; married 1796 in New York, New York, United States; died after 3 May 1835 in Kingston, Ross, Ohio, United States.
71. Margaret Forbes-5428: born 30 May 1772 in Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York, United States; died 8 August 1824 in Green Township, Ohio.
72. Jason Hammond-226: born 1 February 1762 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; married 24 April 1788 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 21 September 1830 in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.
73. Rachel Hale-227: born 11 December 1758 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 11 November 1842 in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States.
74. Jonathan Fisk-225: born 3 September 1780; married; died 9 April 1857 in New York, United States.
75. Mary Arnold-7772: born 1778; died 24 October 1862 in Ontario Township, Knox, Illinois, United States.
76. David Franklin Ralston-9086: born 28 October 1785 in Ireland; married 1810 in Worthing, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; died 28 March 1862 in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States.
77. Hannah Barr-9087: born 21 July 1779; died 1 August 1861.
78. James B McCormick-9772: born 1785; married 1812; died 14 October 1839.
79. Sarah Hall-10438: born 1790; died 1844.
80. Hiram Mirick Currey-1363: born in England, United Kingdom; married.
81. Sarah Reagan-1511: died 2 December 1820 in Worthington, Franklin, Ohio, United States.
82. Peter Harris-10846: married 23 April 1801 in Henry, Kentucky, United States.
83. Rachel Simonse VanArsdale-16331.
84. John Burke-10238: born 1783 in James River, Tidewater County, Virginia; married in Virginia, United States; died 1842 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
85. Elizabeth Graves-10304: born 1786 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States; died 1831 in War Trace Creek, Jackson County, Tennessee.
86. Eli Bland-581: married; died 1826 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
87. Sarah Susan Anderson-582.
88. Aaron Hutchinson-10396: born 1767 in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States; died 22 May 1833 in Caledonia, Livingston, New York, United States.
89. Hannah Nettleton-10397: born 1764; died 21 February 1846 in Caledonia, Livingston, New York, United States.
90. Whiting Merry-16337: born 4 June 1781 in Kinderhook, Columbia, New York; married; died 26 May 1841 in Mumford, Monroe, New York, United States.
91. Elizabeth Peabody-16340: born 5 March 1783 in Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada; died 12 March 1816.
92. William Harding-10036: born 16 June 1772; married 8 August 1793; died 1847 in Long Beach, New Brunswick.
93. Elizabeth Flewelling-10037: born 1772.
94. Thomas Fowler-16345: born 1785; died 1877.
96. John Briles-2057: born 27 October 1775; married 1795; died before November 1855 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
97. Nancy Ann Beckerdite-2058: died before 1840 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
98. Noah Rush-2393: born 9 January 1778 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States; married; died 6 May 1870 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
99. Sarah Clark-2402: born 1790.
100. John Thompson-4601: born 4 March 1797 in Kentucky, United States; married 1 February 1820 in Ohio, Kentucky, United States; died 14 August 1857 in Adams, Iowa, United States.
101. Sarah Iglehart-4600: born 24 March 1800 in Maryland, United States; died 5 February 1877 in Adams, Iowa, United States.
102. James Evans-8272: born 1793 in Kentucky, United States; married 18 August 1818 in Warrick, Indiana, United States; died.
103. Sarah (Sally) Garret-8273: born 1801; died 2 October 1871.
104. Edward Ricketts-2746: born about 1787 in Pennsylvania, United States; married 1 November 1810 in Fleming, Kentucky, United States; died 8 September 1838 in Rush, Indiana, United States.
105. Sarah Story-2747: born 28 December 1789 in Bryant, Franklin, Kentucky, United States; died 3 August 1854 in Rush, Indiana, United States.
106. John C. Reed-5748: born about 1800 in New York, New York, United States; married 9 December 1822 in Jennings, Indiana, United States; died 18 August 1864 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
107. Mary Buckles-5749: born 6 December 1792 in Shepardstown, Berkely County, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 14 February 1867 in Berlin, Clinton County, Indiana.
108. Ebenezer Christy-13075: born 1784 in Virginia, United States; died 1837 in Fayette, Ohio, United States.
109. Rachel Elizabeth Dawson-13076: born 1803; died 1881.
110. Isom Gallimore-8849: born 1799 in North Carolina, United States; married; died 3 March 1859.
111. Judith Bentley-8850.
112. Phillip Andre Mentzer-6243: married 8 July 1792 in Hollis Street Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 1801 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
113. Isabella Motes-6244.
114. Oliver Miles-1699: born 27 September 1772 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; married 27 January 1796 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 12 December 1855.
115. Sarah Joslin-1700.
116. Adam Minick-6634.
117. Esther Elisabetha Schiedel-16364: born 1801; died 1888.
118. Henry Jones-16365: born 1785; died 1826.
119. Catherine Bovey-16366: born 1786; died 1842.
120. Green Wells-4795: born 24 September 1764 in Rhode Island, United States; married 11 February 1789 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; died 13 December 1845 in Barre, Orleans County, New York.
121. Abigail White-4813: born 24 September 1770 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; died 30 July 1852 in Barre, Orleans County, New York.
122. John Kennedy-4796: born 1 February 1767 in Volentown; married; died 28 August 1831 in Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States.
123. Anna Barnes-4842: born 28 April 1775 in Williamstown; died 17 February 1820 in Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States.
124. Hampton Lillibridge Crandall-4934: born 1778 in RI or CT; married about 1805 in prob Genesee County, New York; died 1 January 1863 in Bentonsport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.
125. Freelove Butler-4935: born about 1780 in prob CT; died after 1840 in Bentonsport, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.
126. William S. Nafus-16367: born 1774; died 1850.
127. Salome Carpenter-16368: born 1775; died 1837.
In your genealogy research, do you ever encounter a brief newspapers article that makes you want to learn more about an historic event mentioned in the article? That was the case when I found a 1946 article for a Ricketts cousin, Wayne Bond, who served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and the Korean War.
First Sergt. Wayne Bond, son of Mr. And Mrs. V. E. Bond of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Frankfort, is piloting one of the 25 P-80 Shooting Star jet fighter planes which are making a cross-country flight. The planes left March field, Cal., Wednesday
“Local News,” Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 17 May 1946, page 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 21 December 2021).
Curious about this event, I searched newspapers for articles about the ‘Shooting Star’ in 1946 and found an article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
25 Shooting Star, Jet Planes Will Land Here Today
Twenty-five P-80 Shooting Stars, Army jet-propelled fighter planes will circle in formation over downtown Fort Worth about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday before landing at Fort Worth Army Air Field for an overnight stop. On the first mass flight of P-80s in this country, the planes will be en route from March Field, Cal., to Washington, D.C. in a long range cross-country test. They will be on exhibition for the public after landing here. Accompanying the fighters will be six C-82 packets in a practical experiment in transporting maintenance personnel and equipment in support of the fast jet planes.
“25 Shooting Star, Jet Planes Will Land Here Today,” Fort Worth Star Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas). 14 May 1946, page 8.
According to Wikipedia, the P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used by the United States Air Force. For more information about the Shooting Star, check out these sites.
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