Tuesday, February 6, 2018

52 Ancestors - #53 Finding the James Brown and Sarah Van Pelt Brown Family


When I wrote about Thomas Brown, my 2nd great-grandfather (52 Ancestors #8, 2014), I didn’t know anything about his parents.

I’ve done more research.

Clues in the Death Certificate
Thomas’s 1927 death certificate named his parents.  On the line for name of father was James Brown, birth place unknown.  Oh goodie, Thomas no-middle-initial Brown and J-a-m-e-s no middle initial B-r-o-w-n. I’m in common name hell.  On the positive side, the death certificate said Thomas was born in Highland County, Ohio.

On the line for name of mother was Sarah Van Pelt, birthplace Highland County, Ohio.  Oh dear, Sarah, another common name with nicknames: Sally or Sadie.  But a maiden name and birthplace – most excellent!  Thank you, Roy West.  He was the informant on the death certificate, the husband of Thomas’s daughter Murta from his second marriage.  Was Roy accurate?

Not the Family Bible but Close
Next, I read The Family Register of Thomas Brown and Rebecca A. Edwards, married 22 February 1880.  This was a four-page handwritten record of marriages, births and deaths of the Brown, Edwards and related families.  Did Rebecca Edwards Brown write the entries?  What or who were her sources?

On the page for Births, someone wrote “Sarah. Vanpelt was Born oct 9, 1798”; Thomas Borwn [Brown] was born June 3, 1943 [1843]

On the page for Deaths, someone wrote “Sarah. Brown. Died Sept 17, 1859”; Thomas Brown died April – 1927

Are the two Sarahs the same person?

Where was James Brown?  He wasn't anywhere in the family register.  Why?

Early Ohio Marriages
The FamilySearch Research Wiki helped me with my next discovery.  The Wiki page for How to Find Ohio Marriage Records guided me to early Ohio marriages.  I entered the names of my couple and there appeared James Brown and Sarah Van Pelt.  They were issued a marriage license on 26 Apr 1837 in Highland County, Ohio.  Was the marriage ever recorded? Who performed the ceremony? Always more questions.

Source: Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
Click on any image to enlarge.

The year of the marriage license sparked a memory of an entry in the Brown Family Register.  Written on the Births page after the entry for Sarah Van Pelt was “Susanah Brown was Born may 29, 1838.”   Then on the page for Deaths after Sarah Brown, “Susanah. Brown. Died June 19, 1857.” 

Could Susanah be the daughter of James and Sarah?

Look at the five-year age gap between Susanah and Thomas.  If they were siblings, that’s long enough for the birth of another child in between.  Given the birth dates in the family register, Sarah was about 39 years old when she married James and 45ish when Thomas was born.  Not unheard of for the time, just something to keep in mind.

First Census Without Ticks
The 1850 U.S. federal census was the first census to record more details about all persons in the household.  Congress wanted a more accurate population count for tax collection and congressional seat apportionment.  Starting in 1850, census enumerators recorded the names of every person in the household, their age as of the census day; sex; color; and birthplace; occupation of males over age 15; value of real estate; whether married within the previous year; whether deaf-mute, blind, insane, or "idiotic"; whether able to read or write for individuals over age 20; and whether the person attended school within the previous year.

I used several search strategies to locate the Brown-Van Pelt family but have yet to find the family unit.  I’m at least looking for James, Sarah and Thomas.  I entered minimal to many details on vital information, only James, only Sarah, only Sally, only Thomas, only Highland County, Ohio to all of Ohio, and various combinations of all of it.

Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M432_694; Page: 252A; Image: 417


Sally was the key.  I found Sally, Susan and Thos Brown living in the household of Abram Horst in Jackson Township, Highland County, Ohio. Could they be my Sarah and Thomas Brown maybe Susanah?  Sally was 45, female and born in Ohio; Susan was 10, female, born in Ohio and attended school within the year; and Thos was 8, male, born in Ohio and attended school with the year. Six others were in the household including Abram Horst.  He was a farmer, 23, born in Ohio with $1400 as the value of real estate owned.

Where was James Brown?

The calculated years of birth of the Browns based on their ages in the census did not coincide with the births in the Brown Family Register.  Susan’s (Susanah?) age was off by two years and Thomas’s by a year.  Pretty close.  Sally’s (Sarah?) age was off by seven years!  That’s a lot.  Is it possible that Sally (Sarah) was born about 1805, not 1798? Which record is more reliable, the 1850 census or the Brown Family Register?  I don’t know the informant on either.  Besides, she wouldn’t be the first woman in my family tree whose age “fluctuated”.  And who was Abram Horst and the others?

You're probably wondering if I read the page before and after the census page where I found  the three Browns.  Yes I did.  I'm glad I did.  Susan Vanpelt was on Line 38.  She was 76, female, born in Virginia and $400 was the value of her real estate.  Also in the household was Benj Vanpelt, age 25, male, born in Ohio and an "idiot".  Was Sarah related to Susan and Benj?

Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Highland, Ohio; Roll: M432_694; Page: 252A; Image: 417


Sorry, you’ll have to Share
I found James!  In 1845, he and Sally Brown filed a lawsuit against Susanah Vanpelt et al in Highland County Ohio Common Pleas Court alleging they have an interest in a tract of land on the waters of Brush Creek, the home farm of the deceased Benjamin Vanpelt.  The court held that the children of Benjamin Vanpelt were tenants in common with James and Sally, and that Susannah, the widow, was entitled to dower rights.

Source: Common Pleas Court Records of Highland County, Ohio 1805-1860,
compiled by David McBride, c.1959

More questions!  Is James my James Brown? Is Sally my Sarah Van Pelt?  Is she a daughter of Benjamin and Susanah?  If so, she had many siblings.  Remember Susanah/Susan Brown in the family register and 1850 census? Naming patterns are clues.  Need more records. 

Summary
I presented this story in the order the five records were found.  Piece by piece, the jigsaw puzzle of my Brown-Van Pelt family is taking shape.  Naming and location patterns are emerging but more evidence is needed to confirm relationships.  Below is a chronological summary of research to date:
  • Family register naming Sarah Van Pelt (b. 1798), Sarah Brown (d. 1859), Susanah Brown (1838-1857) and Thomas Brown (1843-1927). Unknown author, unsourced, undated. No James Brown.
  • 1837 marriage license for James Brown and Sarah Van Pelt in Highland County, Ohio.
  • 1845 court case filed by James Brown and wife Sally against Susanah Vanpelt et al. in Highland County, Ohio.
  • 1850 U.S. federal census with Susan and Benj Vanpelt in Jackson Township, Highland, Ohio.
  • 1850 U.S. federal census with Sally, Susan and Thos Brown in household of Abram Horst in Jackson Township, Highland, Ohio. No James Brown.
  • 1927 death certificate for Thomas Brown naming James Brown and Sarah Van Pelt as his parents. Thomas and his mother born in Highland County, Ohio.
What do you think?  Your ideas and comments are welcome!

To be continued…

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

Military Monday - Help Identify Soldiers from the 417th Military Police Escort Group Co.

Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.

Here is the last photo, which I titled the "4 Buddies", from the memorabilia my father, Robert M. Hibsch,  saved from his service during World War II (WWII) which I now have.  He served as a military policeman with the 417th Military Police Escort Guard (MPEG) Company.  The 417th MPEG Company was located at camps in Hereford, Texas; England: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Truro, and Galmpton, and Cherbourg, France.  Stay tuned for future posts about the 417th MPEG Company at Camp Hereford and the European Theatre.

I've already written about the photos titled the "3 Buddies" and the "6 Buddies". 

Mystery Soldiers
Unlike the other photos, the "4 Buddies" are unidentified on the back of either photo -- they're the same men in different poses.  Well, one is known -- my father is the second soldier from the right.  Looks like they were in a jovial mood that day, doesn't it? But who were the other men?

"The 4 Buddies" standing four abreast
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond

"The 4 Buddies" standing/crouching
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond
Comparing Photos
When and where were the photos taken? The men are not the same ones in "3 Buddies" or "6 Buddies" photos.  That would be too easy.  Next, I looked at the photo with hand-printed names for similarities.  Both have clumpy ground cover and men in dress uniforms.  Numerous tall posts with angled tops and a (guard?) tower are visible in the first photo above.  Those angled post tops look very similar to those behind the men in the photo with hand-printed names.  All photos have trees in the background but they're more dense in the "4 Buddies" photo.   Perhaps it was a formal photo day and the foursome had a separate picture taken for posterity. Seems plausible.

Are there enough similarities to say for sure these photos were taken at the same time? What do you think?

Let's Compare Notes!
I’m hoping for serendipity and someone recognizes these soldiers and will contact me with names and share what they know about the 417th MPEG Co. and Camp Hereford, Texas.  Please leave a comment below or send me an email: write2medenise@gmail.com.  I look forward to hearing from you!

Monday, February 6, 2017

Military Monday - Photo of Cundiff, White, Nessly, Doers and Stormwid from the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Co.

Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.

Another photo which I titled "The 6 Buddies" has surfaced from the memorabilia my father, Robert M. Hibsch,  kept from his service during World War II (WWII) which I now have.  He served as a military policeman with the 417th Military Police Escort Guard (MPEG) Company.  The 417th MPEG Company was located at camps in Hereford, Texas; England: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Truro, and Galmpton, and Cherbourg, France.  Stay tuned for future posts about the 417th MPEG Company at Camp Hereford and the European Theatre.

"The 6 Buddies" (front)
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond
Like a previous photo I wrote about, my father wrote the names of his buddies on the back. (Hooray!)  He recorded himself as "Me".  (Doesn't everyone have "Me" or "Myself" written on the back of a photo?)  I transcribed what he wrote verbatim followed by my version below. 

Names with an asterisk were also listed on one or both rosters of the 417th MPEG Company: the roster with photo and printed names and the roster dated 11 January 1944 with typewritten names.   

"The  6 Buddies" (back)
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond
Pfc. Bill Cundiff
Okland  Calif

Pvt. Elbert White

Bill  Nessly

Bill Doers
Napa Calif - Hydesville

Leo Stormwid
Broklynd NJ

Me



My Version of the Names and Locations
Pfc. Bill Cundiff*
Oakland, California

Pvt. Elbert White*

William Nessly*

William Doers*
Napa Hydesville, California

Leo Stormwid (best guess at surname)
Brooklyn, New York

Robert M. Hibsch (Me)*

Clues from the Photo of "6 Buddies"
My father is on the far right (click photos to enlarge) if that's any indication of matching the order of the names to the picture.  He typically wore rimless glasses but I don't see them in this photo.  Do you?

All six soldiers are wearing fatigue uniforms and standing near a row of buildings.  Barracks perhaps? The men are wearing long-sleeve shirts but the outerwear worn by my father and the soldier next to him look more like jackets.  Cool weather perhaps?  A wooden plank bridge over a shallow gully appears behind the men.

Where were the "6 Buddies?
I think the soldiers were at Camp Hereford, Texas where Italian prisoners of war (POWs) were interned during WWII.  The photo below was also in my father's WWII memorabilia.  On the back he identified it as the mess hall.  Note the photo has the same border design as the "6 Buddies" photo above.  Coincidence or not?

417th MPEG Company Mess Hall (front)
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond


417th MPEG Company Mess Hall (back)
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond
Another reason I think the soldiers were at Camp Hereford, Texas is the photo shown below.  It was in the file (see footnote) about Camp Hereford I obtained at the National Archives and Records Administration at College Park, Maryland in May 2016.

Mess Hall at Camp Hereford, Texas
Source:  NARA at College Park, Maryland (see footnote)
Does it look like the same mess hall in both photos?  The men were standing in different positions at the back of the room so there's definitely two photos.  But are they the same building?  Strong similarities are seen in the tables, the upside down dishes, the framework of the building, and the ceiling lights.  Photo clarity is higher in the picture with the fancy border.  Four posters on the back wall, four men, and condiments on the table are clearly visible.  The room even looks wider but that could be the camera angle.  My guess is that the photo with the fancy border is the mess hall for the 417th MPEG Company.  The photo from NARA records is the mess hall for the POWs.  The condiments made the difference and of course, the soldiers wouldn't dine with the POWs.  The mess halls probably look similar because of a standard building plan.

Do you agree with my conclusions that the photos were taken at Camp Hereford and there were two similar mess halls?

Let's Compare Notes!
I’m hoping the families of the soldiers named in these photos will contact me and share what they know about the 417th MPEG Co. and Camp Hereford, Texas.  Please leave a comment below or send me an email: write2medenise@gmail.com.  I look forward to hearing from you!

Footnote
Letter from Denison Dist. to SWD Engr., dated 27 July 1943 regarding location of Guard House, Hereford Internment Camp, Hereford, Texas.  Subject: transmittal of prints. NARA at College Park, Record Group 389, Entry 457, Box 1422, Prisoner of War Operations, Operations Branch, Subject Correspondence File 1942-46


Thursday, January 19, 2017

Treasure Chest Thursday: Larsen, Slapnik & Hibsch of the 417th MPEG Co

Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.

Myself, Ola Larson (back), Albert Slupnick

That's what my father wrote on the back of this photo.  You see, "myself" was Robert M. Hibsch.

I named the photo "The Three Buddies".  They look like they're pals  don't they?

"The Three Buddies"
Albert Slapnik  (left), Ola N. Larsen, Jr. (back), Robert M. Hibsch (right)
Source: Personal collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond

Backside of above photo (click images to enlarge)
Source: Personal collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond
Having possession of the 1944 Roster of the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company, I am happy to provide more details about my father's buddies:

Larsen, Ola N., Jr.  39908823 as he appeared on the roster or Ola N. Larsen, Jr. as his loved ones may search for him. He was a Private First Class.

Slapnik, Albert 3961*981 as he appeared on the roster or Albert Slapnik as his loved ones may search for him. He was a Private. The asterisk in his serial number was added by the Author to signify an undecipherable symbol.

All three soldiers were also named in the company photo. I was able to identify my father.  I hope the descendants of Ola N. Larsen, Jr. and Albert Slapnik are able to identify their guy.

Like my previous posts about the 417th MPEG Co, I’m hoping the families of Larsen and Slapnik will contact me and share what they know about the 417th MPEG Co.  Please leave a comment below or send me an email: write2medenise@gmail.com.  I look forward to hearing from you! 


Monday, January 16, 2017

Military Monday: Roster of the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company

Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.

Hello out there to the descendants of the 142 soldiers (if my count is accurate) who are named on this roster for the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company (417th MPEG Co) dated 11 January 1944.  This post is for you.

This valuable roster was part of the military documents I obtained during my visit to the National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland in May 2016.  The documents tell the history of the 417th MPEG Co during World War II. I’ll write about that soon but I was anxious to release the roster first.   

Be sure to cross-check your ancestor's name on this roster with the names on the Company photo. I was able to recognize my father in that photo.  I hope you're fortunate enough to do the same.  My father's name and serial number are highlighted in yellow on the roster.

Like the post with the Company photo, I’m hoping the families of the soldiers named on this roster (click images to enlarge) will contact me and share what they know about the 417th MPEG Co.  Please leave a comment below or send me an email: write2medenise@gmail.com.  I look forward to hearing from you!  

417th Military Police Escort Guard Company
Roster 11 January 1944, pg 1
Obtained from NARA College Park by Denise Hibsch Richmond

417th Military Police Escort Guard Company
Roster 11 January 1944, pg 2
Obtained from NARA College Park by Denise Hibsch Richmond

TRANSCRIPTION OF 1944 ROSTER
INTO SEARCHABLE FORMAT

417th MILITARY POLICE ESCORT GUARD COMPANY
11 January 1944
(Date)
COMPANY ROSTER
Gullet, Cecil
Lynn, James E.
Miller, James S.
Captain
Second Lt.
Second Lt.
0-493486  
0–496792
0-1169253
Co Cmdr
Co Off.
Co Off.

FIRST SERGEANT
Dunlap, Fred L.

STAFF SERGEANTS
Evans, Jesse N.
Shields, Charles A., Jr.

SERGEANTS
Gardiner, Vernon C.
Jontow, Bernhard L.
Jordahl, Vernon J.
Tucker, Walter D.
Warden, Homer F.

CORPORALS
Arnold, Floren D.
Blitzblau, Sheldon S.
Charon, Albert W.
Evans, Wade L.
Goodwin, Daniel J.
Hauser, William T.
Lavery, Thomas E.
Malone, Herman C.
McBride, Jess L.
Nagel, Philip L.
Newsome, Oscar E., Sr.
Stender, Ralph R.  
Wells, Lloyd J.

TECHNICIANS 5th GRADE
Brooks, Woodrow W.
Collins, Michael G.
Kramer, Charles T.
Long, Jesse E.
Pitz, Ferdinand F.

PRIVATES FIRST CLASS
Angell, Victor C.
Armstrong, Jewell A.
Ash, Joseph A.  
Baker, William E.
Barnes, Edward R.
Basye, John C.
Bauer, Harley O.
Berry, Helsey L.
Birge, Ernest E.
Blair, Harold E.
Bradshaw, Johnnie B.
Clarkson, James V.
Cook, Charles H.
Cundiff, T.B. (I O)
Dahlberg, John F.
Erickson, Gordon O.
Fleming, Raymond W.
Gregston, Wayne I.
Guerrero, Jose F.
Hermansen, Marlen R.
Irey, Jack A.
Kelly, Le Roy
Kirk, Robert
LaClair, Laurence R.
Larsen, Ola W., Jr. 
Massey, Joseph Z.
Miller, Fred
Moraitis, John W.
Murphy, Paul P., Jr.
Nessly, William F.
Noe, Donald K.
Osinski, Arthur A.
Owens, Elias
Pinianski, Basil W.
Pomerantz, Daniel D.
Poulton, La Marr W.
Provonsha, Joseph A.
Ragsdale, Samuel B.
Ramerman, Elmer B. 
Reed, Lawrence E.
Rhoad, Luther B. 
Robb, Alden M.
Schneider, Herman J.
Shipman, Virgil J.
Slifer, Harry R.
Stanko, Paul, Jr.
Smith, James G.
Smock, Arthur C.
Spies, Alvin V.
Verkuyl, Donald A.
Vogel, William G.
Volek, John B.
Walker, Walter J., Jr.
Walton, Raymond K.
Williard, Alvin C.
Wilson, Aubrey W.
Wolovnik Sidney  
Yingling, John A.

PRIVATES
Adelson, Robert L.
Akers, Edison A. 
Anderson, Ivan T.
Arnold, Pedro L.
Bautista, Frank
Bradshaw, Jackson P.
Buckler, Arthur
Burt, Jack W.
Carpenter, Henry J.
Cook, Harold H.
Dalton, John S., Jr.
Doers, William H.
Doyle, Sylvester E.
Gammon, Robert L.
Gatavaski, Albert M.
Gottfried, Sam
Handwerker, Louis
Hibsch, Robert M.
Jacobsen, Grant
Kramer, Nathan NMI
Jensen, Donald H.
Jiminez, Alex N.
Lehman, James T.
Litot, George E.
Marvin, Leon
Messner, Roy E., Jr.
Metter, Robert J.
Moyher, Andrew F.
Mykleby, James E.
Otto, John G.
Pfeifer, Frank B.
Piekarski, Kazimir
Rameriz, Paul
Ray, Chester J.
Rhodehamel, Elmer R.
Richardson, Orville E.
Roberts, Richard A.
Rukavina, Steve M.
Russell, Lloyd R.
Shurtliff David C.
Slapnik, Albert
Smith, Emerson
Smith, Warren E.
Souder, Edward B.
Stanard, Kenneth
Stewart, Elbie
Talmadge, Raymond B. 
Wallman, Leon
West, John E.
Wheat, Paul L.
Whelan, Edwin J.
White, Elbert E


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 Author's Notes
1,  *asterisk added by Author to signify undecipherable symbol in the serial number
2.  "Page 27" and "Page 28" on roster image added for Author's use 
3.  "Declassified Authority" notation required by NARA on all images of documents


Monday, January 9, 2017

Military Monday: 417th Military Escort Group Co Photo


Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.

My father, Robert M. Hibsch, kept several papers from his days in the Army during World War II (WWII) which I have now. He served as a military policeman with the 417th Military Police Escort Guard (MPEG) Company.  The 417th MPEG Company was located at camps in England: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Truro, and Galmpton, and Cherbourg, France.[1]

The picture shown here was found in his papers.  It’s not the original photo; it’s on regular 8½” x 11” white paper that has faded.  Unfortunately, there is no date or location. Someone hand printed the names of the soldiers in order in which they appear. The “author” must have known the identity of the soldiers and was probably in the photo himself

My father is in this picture which makes it very valuable.

Challenge to family: can you find him without looking at the names row by row?

Challenge to descendants:  is your father or other relative in this photo?  I’m posting it and transcribing the names printed on it in hopes that the descendants of these soldiers can share information about the 417th MPEG Company.  Please contact me!

417th Military Police Escort Company Photo
Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond
Click image to enlarge

FRONT ROW:
Otto, D.J. Goodwin, Kramer, Vogel, Armstrong, McBride, Newsom, Lavery, Stender, Houser, Jordahl, Warden, Gardiner, Tucker, Jontow, Butzblau, F.D. Arnold, Charon, Clarkson, Birge, Collins, W Evans, Noe, Doers, H. Cook.

SECOND ROW:
Gatavaski, Angell, Massey, Myklesy, Wallman, Marvin, Jacobsen, Walker, Rhoad, Stanard, Adelson, Rukavina, Kramer, Gottfried, Capt. Gullett, W.E. Smith, Lt. Lynn, Rhodehammel, 1st Sgt. Dunlap, Barnes, Russell, Fleming, Guerrero, Doyle, Ragsdale, Provonsha, Berry, Pinianski, J.P. Bradshaw, Akers, Jimenez, Dalton, Shipman, Larsen.

THIRD ROW:
Rameriz, Pfiefer, Anderson, Dahlberg, Erickson, Nessly, Buckler, Rammerman, Handwerker, Souder, Baker, Roberts, Kirk, Spies, Brooks, Long, Pitz, Volek, LaClair, Smook [Smock], Whelan, Hibsch, P. Arnold, Slapnik, C.H. Cook, Burt, Poulton, Stanko, Messner, Stewart, Schneider, Gregston [Grecston].

BACK ROW:
Osinski, Talmadge, J.B. Bradshaw, Piekarski, Robb, Ray, Gammon, Blair, Ash, Pomerantz, J.G. Smith, Wilson, Condiff, Murphy, Jensen, Shurtliff, F. Miller, White, Richardson, Verkuyl, Bauer, E. Smith, Walton, West, Metter, Moyher, Malone.


[1] Miller, James S.. 1st Lt, FA Commanding, HISTORY OF THE 417th MPEG COMPANY FROM 1 FEB 1944-1 FEB 1945, 19 June 1945, p. 8 of 28, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917, Record Group 407, National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Note: file obtained by Denise Hibsch Richmond contained 28 sheets of loose papers and personally numbered in order of appearance 1- 28.