Time for Some More Saturday Night Genealogy Fun A) What is one of your most vivid childhood memories? Was it family, friends, places, events, or just plain fun? Your first memory? Your most fun memory? Memories - are they memories of the event or memories of the family films and photographs? That's a hard question for …
Month: November 2022
Saturday Tidbits
Swiss Army Courier-TribuneJanuary 1, 1940page 4 His Brother in Swiss ArmyEmil Paul, who is employed at Moser Brothers, received a letter from his mother in Switzerland, saying his half brother is in the Swiss army and another half brother will also be in the army. Mr. Paul says the boys spend two months in the …
Elder James Neal
Do you ever come across information that seems to contradict other information you have found? That's the case when I compare the biography of Elder James Neal of Preble County, Ohio with the John Crawford Sellers biography? According to the NEAL biography, Mary Sellers was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1776. On contrast, the …
1814 Preble County Voters
While going back thru my notes for William Sellers, I re-looked at the book, History of Preble County, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. That's when I found (or refound) list of voters from 1814 that includes several people on my FAN club list, including TWO men named James Crawford. The number of voters at …
William Sellers Will
In 1848, the Court of Common Pleas of Preble County, Ohio approved the will of William Sellers. page 177William Sellers Will 296The State of Ohio Preble County Be it remembered that heretofore to wit at the March term of the Court of Common Pleas within andfor the county and State aforesaid to wit on the …
Complicated Deed
As I'm researching the William Sellers family, I'm trying to figure out how his wife, Sarah Crawford, is related to my CRAWFORD research. While I've yet to come across anything that helps solve that mystery, the deed where William Sellers sells his Preble county land is not only complicated but names both of my James …
Sellers Land
As I've been reviewing the William Sellers family in my tree, there are two deeds that connect William Sellers to my Crawford family research. Based on my Kentucky research, I believe William Sellers wife, Sarah Crawford, is a sister to James Crawford, husband of Martha Knight. (See Sellers Mystery). However, William Sellers was a tenant …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
It's Saturday Night Time for More Genealogy Fun Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to: A) Do you have a favorite photograph of your father? I'm going to share a couple of my favorite photos of my dad, Eugene David Crawford. My favorite photo was taken in …
Saturday Tidbits
Courier TribuneMonday, January 15, 1940page 6 News of Neighbors BernAlvin Gugelman left Tuesday for San Diego, where he will take up his new duties in the navy. CentraliaGrant Andrick who joined the navy two months ago and has been in training near Chicago was given a furlought for a visit home with his mother and …
War Memorial
Today is Veteran’s Day In the past, I have honored my veteran ancestors with a special post. 2019 – Honoring the Veterans in My Family 2015 – Honoring the Veterans in My Family Revolutionary Ancestors Today, I'm going to participate in the Honor Roll Project by transcribing the brass plate mounted in front of the Nemaha …