Today in Family History - 27 Feb

My 5th great-grandfather Jan Mastenbroek, Sr. (Thompson line) died on this day in 1834 in Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands [1]. The location of his grave is not known.

References

[1] Death Records of Ouddorp, Netherlands. Record No. 10 (for 1834).

Today in Family History - 24 Feb

My 2nd great-grandfather Minard Vandermade (Thompson line) died on this day in 1901 in Muskegon County, Michigan [1]. He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Muskegon.

References

[1] Death Records of Muskegon County, Michigan. Death certificate for Minard Vandermade; Book 2, Page 273.

Today in Family History - 17 Feb

My 2nd great-grandmother Lucinda A. Gregson (Erickson line) was born on this day in 1864 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana [1].

References

[1] Death Records of Muskegon County, Michigan. Death certificate for Lucinda A. Gregson; Book 6, Page 291.

Today in Family History - 16 Feb

My 5th great-grandmother Margaret Kendall Berry (Anders line) was born on this day in 1756 in Virginia [1].

References

[1] Records of the U. S. National Archives and Records Admin: Revolutionary War Pension Files. File #W26365, Robert Rankin(s). Peggy Rankin's testimony before the Republic of Texas 6th Judicial District Court, 22 Mar 1844. Title Page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Transcription

Today in Family History - 15 Feb

My great-grandmother Maude Emeline Covell (Erickson line) died on this day in 1959 in North Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan [1, 2, 3]. She was buried at Oakhurst Cemetery in Whitehall [1, 2, 4].

References

[1] Death Records of Muskegon County, Michigan. Death certificate for Maude Emeline Covell; State File No. 157.

[2] Cemetery Records of Muskegon Co., Mich., Volume 3, Muskegon Co. Genealogical Society, 1983. Page 133, Oakhurst Cemetery.

[3] The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, Michigan. 16 Feb 1959, page 20. Obituary for Maude Covell Erickson.

[4] The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, Michigan. 16 Feb 1959, page 20. Funeral notice for Maude Covell Erickson. 

Today in Family History - 14 Feb

My 5th great-grandfather Jonathan Covell (Erickson line) was reportedly born on this day in 1748/9 in Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts.  I have no references for his birth date or place. If you know of any documentation, please leave a comment.

My 5th great-grandmother Frances Coleman (Baldwin line) was born on this day in 1781 in Fairfield County, South Carolina [1, 2, 3].

References

[1] McCall, Mrs. Howard H., Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, Volume 1, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968. Page 210.

[2] Maxwell, John R., Grimes County Cemeteries, Book Three (Southern), Grimes County Historical Commission, 1998. Page 1, Baker Family Cemetery.

[3] National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. XVII, No. 3, September 1929, The National Genealogical Society, Washington, D.C., 1929. Page 49, Transcription of Baker-Womack Family Bible Record.

Today in Family History - 10 Feb

A busy but all-around happy day in family history.

My 3rd great-grandmother Stijntje van Zanten (Thompson line) was born on this day in 1831 in Uithuizen, Groningen, The Netherlands [1].

My 3rd great-grandparents Benjamin Franklin Baldwin, Sr. and Magdellen Moseley Guerrant were married on this day in 1859 [2]. Franklin and Maggie were likely married in Limestone County as they were living on the Limestone-Leon county line one year later in the 1860 census. A marriage license has not been found. Since the Leon and Walker County marriage records are seemingly complete and the Limestone records only date to the 1870's because of a courthouse fire in 1873, it can be presumed they were married in Limestone County and the license was destroyed in the fire.

My 7th great-grandparents Jacob Kievit and Maddeleentje Wafelbakker (Thompson line) were married on this day in 1735 in The Netherlands [3].

References

[1] Birth Records of Uithuizen, Netherlands. Record No. 13 (for 1831).

[2] B. F. Baldwin, Jr. Bible. "Marriages" page. Owned by Benjamin Franklin Baldwin. Jr. and Clara Ann Clarke.

[3] Families of South Holland, dutchgenealogy.com. District I, 1716-1735, Page 104. (Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie Church Records.) 

Today in Family History - 09 Feb

My 3rd great-grandmother Aafae Kuiper (Thompson line) was born on this day in 1837 in The Netherlands [1]. (Note that computing her birth date from the date of death and age on her death certificate gives 12 Feb 1837. Since math is required to compute the age for the death certificate, I have taken the date from her grave marker as the correct date.)

References

[1] Death Records of Muskegon County, Michigan. Death certificate for Aafae Kuiper; Book 5, Page 55.

Today in Family History - 06 Feb

My 5th great-grandfather Champion Travis Traylor, Sr. (Baldwin line) was born on this day in 1770 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia [1]. The documentation for this is a bit sketchy. If you have additional information on the source of this family record or the Champion Traylor family, please leave a comment.

References

[1] Champion Travis Traylor, Sr. Family Record (source unknown). Family record taken from John Hart Hardy's Records.

Today in Family History - 05 Feb

My 4th great-grandparents Jeremiah Worsham and Catherine Landrum  (Baldwin line) were married on this day in 1815, probably in Washington County, Alabama [1, 2].

My 4th great-grandparents (and 5th great-grandparents) James A. Andrews, Sr. and Martha Formby (Anders line) were married on this day in 1822 in Wilkes County, Georgia [3].

References

[1] Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Texas, Montgomery County Genealogical Society, 1987. Page 148.

[2] Jeremiah Worsham Family Bible. Transcription of family record.

[3] Marriage Records of Wilkes County, Georgia. Book 1, Page 255.

Today in Family History - 03 Feb

My 5th great-grandparents Daniel Gilleland, Sr. and Precilla Boatwright (Anders line) were married on this day in 1819 somewhere in Old Miller County, Arkansas Territory [1].

My great-grandmother Aafje (Orpha) Vandermade (Thompson line) died on this day in 1974 at Rosewood General Hospital in Houston, Harris, Texas [2, 3, 4]. She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan. She had been living with her son Clark Minard Thompson when she died.

References

[1] Young, Patricia Gilleland and L. Richard Scroggins, The Tree and the Vine, Gilleland Branches from Texas Roots. Daniel Gilleland Bible, Marriages page #1.

[2] Death Records of the City of Houston, Texas. Death certificate for Orpha Vandermade.

[3] Social Security Death Index. Entry for Orpha Vandermade.

[4] The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, Michigan. 05 Feb 1974, page 12. Obituary for Orpha Thompson.

Today in Family History - 01 Feb

My 5th great-grandmother Sarah Jones (Baldwin line), wife of Champion Travis Traylor, Sr., was reportedly born on this day in 1780. I have very little documentation of Champion and his family. If you know of good sources of information about this family, please leave a comment.