tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9734123495298751872024-03-05T03:34:44.054-08:00Denise Digs RootsWelcome to DENISE DIGS ROOTS, a place to write about about my ancestors based on the remembrances of my living family and personal research. Thanks for stopping by and let me know if we're related.Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-14077637772186657652018-02-06T21:43:00.000-08:002018-05-01T15:49:11.854-07:0052 Ancestors - #53 Finding the James Brown and Sarah Van Pelt Brown Family <br />
When I wrote about Thomas Brown, my 2nd great-grandfather
(<a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/02/thomas-brown-native-of-ohio-1843-1927.html">52 Ancestors #8, 2014</a>), I didn’t know anything about his parents.<br />
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I’ve done more research.</div>
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<b>Clues in the Death Certificate</b></div>
Thomas’s 1927 death certificate named his parents.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>On the line for name of father was James
Brown, birth place unknown.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.<br />
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On the line for name of mother was Sarah Van Pelt,
birthplace Highland County, Ohio.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Oh
dear, Sarah, another common name with nicknames: Sally or Sadie.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>But a maiden name and birthplace – most
excellent! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Thank you, Roy West.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He was the informant on the death certificate,
the husband of Thomas’s daughter Murta from his second marriage. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Was Roy accurate?</div>
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<b>Not the Family Bible but Close</b></div>
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Next, I read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Family Register of Thomas Brown and Rebecca A. Edwards, married 22 February
1880</i>.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This was a four-page handwritten
record of marriages, births and deaths of the Brown, Edwards and related
families.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Did Rebecca Edwards Brown write
the entries?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>What or who were her
sources?</div>
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On the page for Births, someone wrote “Sarah. Vanpelt was
Born oct 9, 1798”; Thomas Borwn [Brown] was born June 3, 1943 [1843]</div>
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On the page for Deaths, someone wrote “Sarah. Brown. Died
Sept 17, 1859”; Thomas Brown died April – 1927</div>
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Are the two Sarahs the same person?</div>
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Where was James Brown? He wasn't anywhere in the family
register.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Why?</div>
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<b>Early Ohio Marriages</b></div>
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The FamilySearch Research Wiki helped me with my next discovery.<span style="margin: 0px;"> The Wiki page for <i>How to Find Ohio Marriage Records</i> guided me to early Ohio marriages. I entered the names of my couple and there appeared </span>James Brown and Sarah
Van Pelt. They were <i>issued</i> a marriage license on 26 Apr 1837 in Highland County, Ohio.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Was the marriage ever <i>recorded</i>? Who performed
the ceremony? Always more questions. </div>
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Source: Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993</div>
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The year of the marriage license sparked a memory of an entry in the Brown Family Register.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Written on the Births page after the entry
for Sarah Van Pelt was “Susanah Brown was Born may 29, 1838.” <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Then on
the page for Deaths after Sarah Brown, “Susanah. Brown. Died June 19, 1857.”<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Could Susanah be the daughter of James and
Sarah?</div>
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Look at the five-year age gap between Susanah and
Thomas.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">were</i> siblings, that’s long enough for the birth of another child in
between. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.</div>
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<b>First Census Without Ticks</b></div>
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The 1850 U.S. federal census was the first census to
record more details about all persons in the household.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Congress wanted a more accurate population count
for tax collection and congressional seat apportionment.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.</div>
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I used several search strategies to locate the Brown-Van
Pelt family but have yet to find the family unit.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’m at least looking for James, Sarah and
Thomas.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: Year: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">1850</em>; Census Place: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">Jackson, Highland, Ohio</em>; Roll: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">M432_694</em>; Page: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">252A</em>; Image: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">417</em></span></h4>
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Sally was the key.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>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?<span style="margin: 0px;"> 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.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"></span>Where was James Brown?</div>
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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. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Susan’s (Susanah?) age was off by two years
and Thomas’s by a year.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Pretty close. Sally’s
(Sarah?) age was off by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">seven</i> years! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>That’s a lot.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>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?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I don’t know the informant on either.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Besides, she wouldn’t be the first woman in
my family tree whose age “fluctuated”.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>And who was Abram Horst and the others?</div>
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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? <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Year: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">1850</em>; Census Place: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">Jackson, Highland, Ohio</em>; Roll: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">M432_694</em>; Page: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">252A</em>; Image: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;">417</em></span></h4>
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<b>Sorry, you’ll have to Share</b></div>
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I found James!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>In
1845, he and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sally</i> 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. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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.</div>
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Source: Common Pleas Court Records of Highland County, Ohio 1805-1860, </div>
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More questions!<span style="margin: 0px;"> Is James <i>my</i> James Brown? </span>Is Sally <i>my</i> Sarah Van Pelt?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Is
she a daughter of Benjamin and Susanah?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If
so, she had many siblings.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Remember
Susanah/Susan Brown in the family register and 1850 census? Naming patterns are
clues. <span style="margin: 0px;"> Need more records. </span></div>
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<b>Summary</b></div>
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I presented this story in the order the five records were
found. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Piece by piece, the jigsaw puzzle
of my Brown-Van Pelt family is taking shape. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Naming and location patterns are emerging but
more evidence is needed to confirm relationships.<span style="margin: 0px;"> Below is</span> a chronological summary of research to
date:</div>
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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.</div>
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1837 marriage license for James Brown and Sarah Van Pelt
in Highland County, Ohio.</div>
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1845 court case filed by James Brown and wife Sally
against Susanah Vanpelt et al. in Highland County, Ohio.</div>
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1850 U.S. federal census with Susan and Benj Vanpelt i<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">n Jackson Township, Highland, Ohio.</span></div>
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1850 U.S. federal census with Sally, Susan and Thos Brown in
household of Abram Horst in Jackson Township, Highland, Ohio. No James
Brown.</div>
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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.</div>
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What do you think? Your ideas and comments are welcome!</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">To be continued…</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-14707542106223985082017-03-29T00:30:00.000-07:002017-03-29T00:30:31.775-07:00Wordless Wednesday - Hibsch-Kendall Family 1924ish<br />
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Source: Personal collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond</div>
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<br />Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-86014795581646382652017-02-13T00:00:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:21:13.067-07:00Military Monday - Help Identify Soldiers from the 417th Military Police Escort Group Co.<i>Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.</i><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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Here is the last photo, which I titled the "4 Buddies", from the memorabilia my father, <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/robert-m-hibsch-veteran-of-wwii-veteran.html">Robert M. Hibsch</a>, saved from his service during World War II (WWII) which I now have. He served as a military policeman with the 417<sup>th</sup> Military Police Escort Guard (MPEG) Company.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The 417<sup>th</sup> 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.<br />
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I've already written about the photos titled the <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/treasure-chest-thursday-larsen-slapnik.html">"3 Buddies"</a> and the <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/02/military-monday-photo-of-cundiff-white.html">"6 Buddies".</a> <br />
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<b>Mystery Soldiers</b><br />
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?<br />
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"The 4 Buddies" standing four abreast</div>
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"The 4 Buddies" standing/crouching</div>
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<b>Comparing Photos</b></div>
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 <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/military-monday-417th-military-escort.html">photo with hand-printed names</a> 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.<br />
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Are there enough similarities to say for sure these photos were taken at the same time? What do you think?<br />
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<b>Let's Compare Notes!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m hoping for serendipity and someone recognizes these soldiers and will contact me with names and share what they know about the</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> MPEG Co. and Camp Hereford, Texas. Please leave a comment below or send me an email: </span><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">write2medenise@gmail</span></u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.com. I look forward to hearing from you! </span></span></div>
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-29847931657510220332017-02-06T00:00:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:22:16.182-07:00Military Monday - Photo of Cundiff, White, Nessly, Doers and Stormwid from the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Co.<i>Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.</i><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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Another photo which I titled "The 6 Buddies" has surfaced from the memorabilia my father, <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/robert-m-hibsch-veteran-of-wwii-veteran.html">Robert M. Hibsch</a>, kept from his service during World War II (WWII) which I now have. He served as a military policeman with the 417<sup>th</sup> Military Police Escort Guard (MPEG) Company.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The 417<sup>th</sup> 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.<br />
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"The 6 Buddies" (front)</div>
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Like a <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/treasure-chest-thursday-larsen-slapnik.html">previous photo</a> 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. <br />
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Names with an asterisk were also listed on one or both rosters of the 417th MPEG Company: the roster with <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/military-monday-417th-military-escort.html">photo and printed names</a> and the roster dated 11 January 1944 with<a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/military-monday-roster-of-417th.html"> typewritten names</a>. <br />
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"The 6 Buddies" (back)</div>
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Pfc. Bill Cundiff</div>
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Okland Calif</div>
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Pvt. Elbert White</div>
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Bill Nessly</div>
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Bill Doers</div>
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<strike>Napa</strike> Calif - Hydesville</div>
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Leo Stormwid</div>
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Broklynd NJ</div>
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Me</div>
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<b>My Version of the Names and Locations</b></div>
<b></b>Pfc. Bill Cundiff*<br />
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Oakland, California</div>
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Pvt. Elbert White*</div>
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William Nessly*</div>
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William Doers*</div>
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<strike>Napa</strike> Hydesville, California</div>
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Leo Stormwid (best guess at surname)</div>
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Brooklyn, New York</div>
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Robert M. Hibsch (Me)*<br />
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<b>Clues from the Photo of "6 Buddies"</b></div>
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?<br />
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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.<br />
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<b>Where were the "6 Buddies?</b><br />
I <i>think</i> 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?<br />
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417th MPEG Company Mess Hall (front)</div>
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417th MPEG Company Mess Hall (back)</div>
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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.</div>
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Mess Hall at Camp Hereford, Texas</div>
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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. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">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</span></span></div>
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-19811303790443007572017-01-19T00:00:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:23:12.522-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday: Larsen, Slapnik & Hibsch of the 417th MPEG Co<i>Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.</i><br />
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Myself, Ola Larson (back), Albert Slupnick <br />
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That's what my father wrote on the back of this photo. You see, "myself" was <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/robert-m-hibsch-veteran-of-wwii-veteran.html">Robert M. Hibsch</a>.<br />
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I named the photo "The Three Buddies". They look like they're pals don't they?<br />
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"The Three Buddies" <br />
Albert Slapnik (left), Ola N. Larsen, Jr. (back), Robert M. Hibsch (right)</div>
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Backside of above photo (click images to enlarge)</div>
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Having possession of the <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/military-monday-roster-of-417th.html">1944 Roster of the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company</a>, I am happy to provide more details about my father's buddies:<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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All three soldiers were also named in the <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/military-monday-417th-military-escort.html">company photo</a>. 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.<br />
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Like my previous posts about the 417th MPEG Co<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, I’m hoping the families of Larsen and Slapnik will contact me and share what they know about the</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> MPEG Co. Please leave a comment below or send me an email: </span><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">write2medenise@gmail</span></u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.com. I look forward to hearing from you!</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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<br />Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-91575871930543248082017-01-16T00:00:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:24:02.772-07:00Military Monday: Roster of the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company <i>Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello out there to the descendants of the 142 soldiers
(if my count is accurate) who are named on this roster for the 417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
Military Police Escort Guard Company (417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> MPEG Co) dated 11
January 1944.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This post is for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This valuable roster was part of the military documents I
obtained during my </span><span id="goog_1823841034"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2016/11/military-monday-finding-military.html">visit to the National Archives at College Park</a></span><span id="goog_1823841035"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, College Park,
Maryland in May 2016. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The documents tell the
history of the 417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> MPEG Co during World War II. I’ll write about that
soon but I was anxious to release the roster first.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Be sure to cross-check your ancestor's name on this roster with the names on the </span><a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2017/01/military-monday-417th-military-escort.html"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Company photo</span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. 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.</span></span></span><br />
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Like the post with the C</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ompany photo</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, 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</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> MPEG Co. Please leave a comment below or send me an email: </span><u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">write2medenise@gmail</span></u><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">.com. I look forward to hearing from you!</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><br />
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417th Military Police Escort Guard Company </div>
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Roster 11 January 1944, pg 1</div>
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Obtained from NARA College Park by Denise Hibsch Richmond</div>
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417th Military Police Escort Guard Company </div>
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Roster 11 January 1944, pg 2</div>
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Obtained from NARA College Park by Denise Hibsch Richmond</div>
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<b>TRANSCRIPTION OF 1944 ROSTER </b><br />
<b>INTO SEARCHABLE FORMAT</b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">417<sup>th</sup>
MILITARY POLICE ESCORT GUARD COMPANY</span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">11 January 1944</span></u><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">(Date)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">COMPANY ROSTER</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Gullet, Cecil </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Lynn,
James E. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Miller,
James S. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Captain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Second
Lt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Second
Lt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">0-493486
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">0–496792</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">0-1169253</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Co
Cmdr</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Co Off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Co
Off.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">FIRST SERGEANT</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Dunlap,
Fred L.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">STAFF SERGEANTS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Evans, Jesse N. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Shields,
Charles A., Jr. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">SERGEANTS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Gardiner,
Vernon C. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Jontow,
Bernhard L. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Jordahl,
Vernon J. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Tucker,
Walter D. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Warden,
Homer F.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">CORPORALS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Arnold,
Floren D.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Blitzblau,
Sheldon S.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Charon,
Albert W.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Evans,
Wade L.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Goodwin,
Daniel J. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Hauser,
William T. <br />
Lavery, Thomas E. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Malone,
Herman C.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">McBride,
Jess L. <br />
Nagel, Philip L. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Newsome,
Oscar E., Sr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Stender,
Ralph R. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Wells,
Lloyd J. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">TECHNICIANS 5th
GRADE</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Brooks,
Woodrow W. <br />
Collins, Michael G. <br />
Kramer, Charles T. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Long,
Jesse E. <br />
Pitz, Ferdinand F. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">PRIVATES FIRST
CLASS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Angell,
Victor C. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Armstrong,
Jewell A. <br />
Ash, Joseph A. <br />
Baker, William E. <br />
Barnes, Edward R. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Basye,
John C. <br />
Bauer, Harley O. <br />
Berry, Helsey L. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Birge,
Ernest E. <br />
Blair, Harold E. <br />
Bradshaw, Johnnie B. <br />
Clarkson, James V. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Cook,
Charles H. <br />
Cundiff, T.B. (I O) <br />
Dahlberg, John F. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Erickson,
Gordon O.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Fleming,
Raymond W. <br />
Gregston, Wayne I. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Guerrero,
Jose F. <br />
Hermansen, Marlen R. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Irey,
Jack A. <br />
Kelly, Le Roy </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Kirk,
Robert <br />
LaClair, Laurence R. <br />
Larsen, Ola W., Jr. <br />
Massey, Joseph Z. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Miller,
Fred <br />
Moraitis, John W. <br />
Murphy, Paul P., Jr.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Nessly,
William F. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Noe,
Donald K. <br />
Osinski, Arthur A. <br />
Owens, Elias</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Pinianski,
Basil W. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Pomerantz,
Daniel D. <br />
Poulton, La Marr W. <br />
Provonsha, Joseph A.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Ragsdale, Samuel B. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Ramerman,
Elmer B. <br />
Reed, Lawrence E. <br />
Rhoad, Luther B. <br />
Robb, Alden M. <br />
Schneider, Herman J. <br />
Shipman, Virgil J. <br />
Slifer, Harry R. <br />
Stanko, Paul, Jr.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Smith,
James G. <br />
Smock, Arthur C. <br />
Spies, Alvin V. <br />
Verkuyl, Donald A. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Vogel,
William G. <br />
Volek, John B. <br />
Walker, Walter J., Jr. <br />
Walton, Raymond K. </span></div>
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<s><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Williard,
Alvin C.</span></s><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">
<br />
Wilson, Aubrey W. <br />
Wolovnik Sidney </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Yingling,
John A. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">PRIVATES</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Adelson,
Robert L. <br />
Akers, Edison A. <br />
Anderson, Ivan T.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Arnold,
Pedro L. <br />
Bautista, Frank <br />
Bradshaw, Jackson P. <br />
Buckler, Arthur <br />
Burt, Jack W. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Carpenter,
Henry J. <br />
Cook, Harold H. <br />
Dalton, John S., Jr. <br />
Doers, William H. <br />
Doyle, Sylvester E. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Gammon,
Robert L. <br />
Gatavaski, Albert M. <br />
Gottfried, Sam <br />
Handwerker, Louis</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Hibsch,
Robert M.</span> <br />
Jacobsen, Grant </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Kramer,
Nathan NMI</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Jensen,
Donald H. <br />
Jiminez, Alex N. <br />
Lehman, James T. <br />
Litot, George E. <br />
Marvin, Leon </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Messner,
Roy E., Jr. <br />
Metter, Robert J. <br />
Moyher, Andrew F. <br />
Mykleby, James E. <br />
Otto, John G. <br />
Pfeifer, Frank B. <br />
Piekarski, Kazimir</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Rameriz,
Paul <br />
Ray, Chester J. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Rhodehamel,
Elmer R. <br />
Richardson, Orville E. <br />
Roberts, Richard A. <br />
Rukavina, Steve M. <br />
Russell, Lloyd R. </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Shurtliff
David C. <br />
Slapnik, Albert <br />
Smith, Emerson <br />
Smith, Warren E. <br />
Souder, Edward B. <br />
Stanard, Kenneth <br />
Stewart, Elbie <br />
Talmadge, Raymond B. <br />
Wallman, Leon <br />
West, John E. <br />
Wheat, Paul L.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Whelan,
Edwin J. <br />
White, Elbert E</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">35175543</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908922</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33262252</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39280667</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">12182183</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">37320467</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">38000973</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">34141956</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">391228*4</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32656932</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908871</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199345 </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39557885</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39461866</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33182409</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">6268567</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">35477549</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">6665097</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">34448283</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199249</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39280717</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">35156*86</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39280676</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33310083</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908863</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908919</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908920</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39408991</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199319</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39038741</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33479301</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39555970</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39555734</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39461872</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39693067</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36440867</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39122831</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199350</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39557717</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39038706</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908925</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39038743</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">34202208</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39693101</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39555750</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908799</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39615665</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39279101 </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199305</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199356</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908823</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908857</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199340</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36311606</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33551654</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199356</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39555752</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36555225</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33460749</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">13055917</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33577508</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908766</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908449</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39461415</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199308</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39122354</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33497084</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908758</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39038570</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39198931</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">37246942</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33675026</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908432</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">35578270</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199234</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39693119</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39615679</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33152412</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33409702</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33085945</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<s><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33076055</span></s></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199296</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39279337</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33015430</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32972994</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33250665</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908875</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39556021</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32699190</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33387686</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32728699</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908865</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">33302668</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908797</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908793</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39122875</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36235847</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199346</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">31065759</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32162433</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32712582</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">39280776</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908909</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36627653</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36294353</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">18103065</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39557871</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">35537651</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39199261</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36555294</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39038751</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">20307013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36815015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32701442</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">37338045</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32725790</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">6953633</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39557702</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">15055273</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">34368248</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39408743</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39615995</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39557179</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39908386</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">3961*981</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36318197</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">39038737</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32485916</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">36563632</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">35210273</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32701940</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">32518738</span></div>
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Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my
father's WWII military history.</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">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 417<sup>th</sup> Military Police Escort Guard
(MPEG) Company.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The 417<sup>th</sup>
MPEG Company was located at camps in England: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Truro, and Galmpton,
and Cherbourg, France.<a href="file:///C:/Users/denis/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/H%20Surnames/Hibsch/Robert%20Hibsch/Blog%20Posts/417%20Names%20on%20Picture.docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The picture shown here was found in
his papers.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It’s not the
original photo; it’s on regular 8½” x 11” white paper that has faded.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>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
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">My father is in this picture which
makes it very valuable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Challenge to family: can you find
him without looking at the names row by row?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Challenge to descendants: is your father or other relative in this photo? </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">I’m posting it and transcribing
the names printed on it in hopes that the descendants of these soldiers can share information about the 417<sup>th</sup> MPEG Company.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Please contact me!</span></div>
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417th Military Police Escort Company Photo</div>
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Source: Personal Collection of Denise Hibsch Richmond</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">FRONT ROW:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">SECOND ROW:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">THIRD ROW:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">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].</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">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.</span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/denis/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/H%20Surnames/Hibsch/Robert%20Hibsch/Blog%20Posts/417%20Names%20on%20Picture.docx" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: x-small;"> Miller,
James S.. 1</span><sup><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: x-small;"> Lt, FA Commanding, HISTORY OF THE 417</span><sup><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: x-small;">
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.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-85496517464488431682016-12-22T00:00:00.000-08:002016-12-22T00:00:06.260-08:00Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandma Hibsch's Bible Verse BookDon't you just love it when discoveries show up unexpectedly? For me this time it didn't happen in a library but in my own home.<br />
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A box of photos had been sitting in my home "genealogy space" for months. The assortment included family and work-related pictures. Somewhat organized by me a long while ago. Recently I was going through the box again removing all Halloween pictures from my former office. I had promised to send a co-worker all the pictures in which he appeared.<br />
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What fun going down memory lane reflecting on the very creative people that I worked with! Ok, enough of that I said to myself. About a dozen pictures featured my friend Jim so into a padded envelope they went and were mailed.<br />
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As the sorting continued, I came across a small book that I didn't know I had. The envelope in which I found it included photos and documents my father gave me several years ago. Maybe he had the book all along and that's why I don't recall receiving it. And why oh why did I not look inside the envelope upon receipt? <br />
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The book was called "Bible Forget me nots". The cover is slightly padded in a silk-like fabric. The condition seems quite good, no stains are evident. Look at those dainty blue flowers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of "Bible Forget me nots"</td></tr>
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The DeWolfe, Fiske and Company of Boston, Massachusetts published the book in 1898, the year before <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-ethel-may-kendall-hibsch.html">Ethel May Kendall Hibsch</a>, my grandmother, was born. Each of its 31 pages have short selections from the Bible. The book was intended for children. Only one edition was published. Ten <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002115462/">WorldCat</a> member libraries have a copy, the nearest to me being <a href="http://huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=17334">The Huntington Library</a> in San Marino, Los Ageles, California.<br />
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And here's the page of two treasures. I almost missed the page that makes this book most valuable to me because they were stuck together. Look at that - a handwritten note from Grandma Hibsch:<br />
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Dear Denise, This book </div>
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was given to me by my</div>
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Mother, your great-grand-</div>
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mother Kendall. Please keep</div>
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it always.</div>
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Grandma Hibsch</div>
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Can you see the top of the page? Click the image for a better view. In pencil, in the handwriting of my then 10 year old Grandma Hibsch was her inscription:</div>
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from Mamma</div>
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December 25, 1909</div>
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Did 10 year old Ethel have a favorite Bible verse? Unfortunately, none of the 31 daily selections had a mark signaling any significance to her.<br />
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From her girlhood days my Grandma Hibsch valued everything with the family name on it.<br />
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Her foresight is my fortune.<br />
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<br />Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-70757209684961134392016-12-07T00:30:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:25:37.164-07:00Military Monday: Order to Report for Induction 1943<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Editor's Note: this is another in a series of posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor is December 7, 2016. That tragic event inspired this post - I wondered what my father was doing the year it happened and until he was drafted.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;">1941
was a notable year for my father, <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/robert-m-hibsch-veteran-of-wwii-veteran.html">Robert M. Hibsch</a>. He
graduated from Covina High School<a href="file:///C:/Users/denis/Documents/Military%20Monday-Order%20to%20Report.docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> in June and turned 18
years old on December 7th. Within five days, he likely registered for the
draft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;">And
Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Within days, Congress and President Franklin
D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan and Germany.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>The United States had entered World War II.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;">Yep,
quite a year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;">Robert
enrolled in the Chaffey College<a href="file:///C:/Users/denis/Documents/Military%20Monday-Order%20to%20Report.docx" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a> Machine Shop program<a href="file:///C:/Users/denis/Documents/Military%20Monday-Order%20to%20Report.docx" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[3]</span></span></span></span></a> after graduation.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’m not sure where he worked in 1941 but in
1942 he worked for Thompson Products, Inc., in Bell<a href="file:///C:/Users/denis/Documents/Military%20Monday-Order%20to%20Report.docx" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[4]</span></span></span></span></a>.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He was a Machine Operator and operated a plane
grinder, bench lathe, radiac saw, drill press and punch press.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;">During
this time, he also looked after his grandmother, <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/ida-may-brown-kendall-my-mystery-woman.html">Ida May Brown Kendall</a>, who was living at the family-built “shack” in Seal Beach, Orange,
California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;">Then on
January 21, 1943 he received the proverbial letter from Uncle Sam.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It was titled “Order to Report for
Induction”.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’m fortunate to have his
original letter which is shown below and transcribed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"></span> ______________________________________________</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prepare in Duplicate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Local Board No. 193</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">91</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jan. 21</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. 1943</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Los Angeles County</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">037,</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Selective
Service System seal)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Date stamped </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jan 21, 1943</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">193</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">109 E. Main Street</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Puente, California</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(LOCAL BOARD DATE STAMP WITH CODE)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ORDER TO REPORT FOR INDUCTION</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The President
of the United States,</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To Robert Martin Hibsch</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Order No. 11927-V</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Greeting</span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Having submitted yourself to a local board
composed of your neighbors for the purpose of determining your availability for
training and service in the armed forces of the United States, you are hereby
notified that you have now been selected for training and service in the land
or naval forces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> You will, therefore, report to the local board named above at
109 E. Main St, Puente, Calif. at 7:30 a.m. on the 1</span><sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> day of February,
1943. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> This local board will furnish transportation to an induction station of
the service for which you have been selected. You will there be examined, and,
if excepted for training and service, you will then be inducted into the stated
branch of the service.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Persons reporting to the induction station in
some instances may be rejected for physical or other reasons. It is well to
keep this in mind in arranging your affairs, to prevent any undue hardship if
you are rejected at the induction station. If you are employed, you should
advise your employer of this notice and of the possibility that you may not be
excepted at the induction station. Your employer can then be prepared to
replace you if you are excepted, or to continue your employment if you are
rejected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Willful failure to report promptly to this
local board at the hour and on the day named in this notice is a violation of
the Initial CAPS selective training and service act of 1940, as amended, and
subjects the violator to fine and imprisonment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> If you are so far removed from your own local
board that reporting in compliance with this order will be a serious hardship
and you desire to report to a local board in the area of which you are now
located, go immediately to that local board and make written request for
transfer of your delivery for induction, taking this order with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">[Signed by] Member or clerk of the local board</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">[signature illegible] </span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">16-18271-4</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">DSS Form 150 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Revised 7-13-42)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">___________________________________________________________</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Sources</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[1]</span></span></span></span>
Covina High School, Covina, Los Angeles, California</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[2]</span></span></span></span>
Chaffey College is a community college in Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino,
California</span></span></div>
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</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[3]</span></span></span></span>
Army of the United States, Separation Qualification Record, Civilian Education,
WD AGO Form 100, 1 Jul 1945</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">[4]</span></span></span></span>
In 1941, Thompson Products, Inc. in Bell, Los Angeles, California produced and
sold aircraft engine bolts and miscellaneous engine and fuselage parts.
Source:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Case 10383, National Labor
Relations Board V. Thompson Products, Inc., Brief For The National Labor
Relations Board (1943-06-12), page 2</span></span></div>
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</span>Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-75692877369454154372016-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:27:44.330-07:00Military Monday: Finding Military Records at NARA<i>Editor's Note this is the first of multiple posts about re-creating my father's WWII military history beginning with my visit to the National Archives in College Park, Maryland in May 2016</i><br />
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Researching has been a lot more fun the last couple of years because I joined forces (pun intended) with my brother Dean, an Air Force guy. We have some Army records related to our <a href="https://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/robert-m-hibsch-veteran-of-wwii-veteran.html">father’s </a>World War II (WWII) service. Dean knew the purpose of the records and deciphered the military lingo on them faster than me such as unit name and alpha/numeric abbreviations. He was particularly interested our father’s unit history – the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company stationed mostly in the European Theater. Dean’s internet search yielded scant results which meant that we needed to tap into repositories that held military records.<br />
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I knew that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was one key resource for WWII records. Luckily, my husband and I were going to Washington, D.C. in May 2016 for a vacation so naturally we made time to go to NARA.<br />
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<b>Pre-Visit Planning</b><br />
I cannot over-emphasize the importance of reading the <a href="https://www.archives.gov/research">NARA D.C</a>. website thoroughly. Read it to learn whether the records you seek are at NARA D.C. or one of its regional offices, to find your Record Group(s) for your topic and read it to learn what to expect as a visitor. <br />
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I must admit I got lost in the sea of links on the NARA website in my search for WWII unit history records. I did learn however, that military records were housed at Archives II in College Park, Maryland, about a 45-minute ride from Archives I (D.C.) via the free shuttle. The records could only be viewed at Archives II, not loaned elsewhere. <br />
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Did NARA have any records related to my subject? Fortunately, in the months leading up to our D.C. vacation, I met two NARA archivists who suggested I send an email to <a href="mailto:archives2reference@nara.gov">archives2reference@nara.gov</a> with my father’s name, the designation of his unit, the dates of service, and indicate my interest in doing onsite research. I was told that the response should verify whether records existed and if so, the citations for record retrieval. Following is my email inquiry: <br />
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Dear Archivist,<br />
I'm interested in researching my father's unit records. I will be visiting DC beginning May 24th and can come to the College Park office via the Archives I/II shuttle. Following is his information:<br />
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Name: Robert Martin Hibsch<br />
Unit: 417th Military Police Escort Company <br />
Rank/occupation: Pfc/Military Policeman<br />
Date of Active Service Start: 8 Feb 1943<br />
Date of Separation: 4 Feb 1946<br />
Date of departure for Europe: 19 Jan 1944<br />
Date of departure for US: 8 Jan 1946<br />
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Texas: he also guarded Italian prisoners of war (POWs) held in Texas after he returned to the US in 1946. I don’t have dates or a location though but would like to research these records also. <br />
<br />
I would be most grateful if you could tell me what records are available and how to access them.<br />
<br />
Thank you.<br />
Regards<br />
<br />
Eleven calendar days later a thorough response by email arrived. Records existed – yeah! I now had the Record Group numbers for the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company and a referral for finding aids for the POW camp near Hereford, Texas. I printed the email and put it in my carry-on bag.<br />
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<b>Lessons Learned</b> – contact NARA well in advance of your visit so the archivists have plenty of time to respond to your request. Bring a printed copy of the response with you to show the onsite archivist and to make notes on.<br />
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<b>Arrival at NARA D.C</b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Denise Hibsch Richmond from pedicab ride<br />
(Click on any image to enlarge)</td></tr>
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We took a taxi from our hotel to NARA D.C. Taxis can only drop passengers on one side of the building for the public tours entrance. Researchers enter on the other side so we walked around the block. We passed through security and went to the reception desk to ask about catching the shuttle to Archives II. It turned out that we already walked past the shuttle stop and we didn’t need any badge or other identification to board.<br />
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<b>Lesson Learned</b> – check with NARA in advance about boarding the shuttle as the policies may change. Had I thought to do so, we could have saved about a half hour.<br />
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<b>Arrival at Archives II</b><br />
We went through security…again. Did I mention that the process rivals TSA? But leave your shoes on. Then we were directed to a registration office where we each completed forms, showed our picture ID, had our pictures taken and then received our official NARA ID badge to wear at any NARA location. <br />
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I also had to present the materials I wanted to take into the research room. These consisted of my initial inquiry, the email response and the POW camp information. The receptionist stamped each piece of paper on the back. I intentionally brought very little paper with me although I generally bring more hardcopy materials on research visits. If other documents related to my father’s service were needed, I could access them from Dropbox on my phone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Examples of my pull requests</td></tr>
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About 45 minutes later (camera problems) we went to store our stuff in a locker. These were the items I couldn’t bring into the research room: small wired notebook, pocket folder that my papers were in and my purse. I was permitted to bring the loose, stamped papers, a pen/pencil, my phone and my seat cushion.<br />
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<b>Lessons Learned</b> – read the NARA website about <a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/start/plan-visit.html">planning a visit</a> before visiting your NARA location of choice. Arrive early. Re-evaluate the paper you want to bring into the research room. Paper-stamping takes time and you know you’ll be watching the clock for the pull-times! Use the locker to retrieve other materials during the day.<br />
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<b>Archives II Research Room</b><br />
Badge, check. Locker key, check. Papers for the research room, check. <br />
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But there was another checkpoint before getting on the elevator. Before we could pass through the turnstile to get to the elevator, a security guard checked our badges and the papers for the official stamp on each page. Then we got the go-ahead.<br />
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But there was another checkpoint when we entered the research room. The receptionist repeated what the guard did at the turnstile. Then we got the go-ahead.<br />
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Now. To the Consultation Room.<br />
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Archivist Eric greeted us on the Military Records side of the room. We sat at a table where I briefly described my research goal and showed him my initial inquiry with my father’s service details and the responses. We chatted for a bit – he said he was thrilled that the response was so detailed that he could immediately write a records pull request for the 11am pull. (We were too late for the 10am pull.) Then he looked at a couple binders on the bookshelves in the room, described their content and we concluded the information was worthy of review as was the POW information I brought. He completed two more pull requests – for the 1pm and 2pm pulls. (One request per pull.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example of my pull request attached to the file box</td></tr>
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Eric showed me where the records would be delivered and identified a table where we could sit and review the files. Too bad I didn’t take a picture of the room. The room was large, mostly filled with square tables literally marked for four workspaces. No encroaching! Microfilm readers and computers were at one end. Happily, room noise was at library-level.<br />
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I claimed the first set of files and a staff member stronger than me pushed the cart to my table. One box at a time, I retrieved the files with single sheets of papers, some handwritten, most typed. I started scanning with my ScannerPro app on my smartphone. This continued as each set of files became available. I was only there for the day so no reading, just scanning. Until I came to the roster for the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company, 11 Jan 1944, page 2: Hibsch, Robert M. Sweet since finding my father’s name was not expected! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours truly holding the roster with my father's name</td></tr>
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I scanned about 50 pages which are still being analyzed. My brother and I have learned more about the unit history and of course, have more questions. We’ve created a timeline of our father’s service including the dates and locations mentioned in the files. Key events during WWII will be added as they correspond to the unit’s history providing a greater perspective of his participation in the war. <br />
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<b>Lessons Learned</b> – arrive early. Know the pull times and frequency rules which are followed. If you can return the next day or so, your pulled files can be held for three days, five on request. Bring a charger which I didn’t do. Outlets are available at each workspace. A public cafeteria is onsite with reasonable prices and extensive offerings. <br />
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<b>Leaving Archives II</b><br />
I finished scanning all files, returned them and thanked Eric for his assistance. Before we left the research room, all the papers I brought in were re-inspected for the official stamp. They were inserted into a bag that was locked. We were then able to leave the research room. Downstairs at the turnstile we waited in line with other researchers and employees leaving for the day. Here, the security guard inspected everybody’s bags; he unlocked our bag, verified the stamped contents, gave them back to me and kept the bag. No more checkpoints. We unloaded the locker and headed for the waiting shuttle. <br />
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The last shuttle of the day. Already full of NARA employees. Whew, we got a seat! The last seat was taken by someone running from the building. The shuttle left at 5:05pm.<br />
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<b>Lesson Learned</b> – if you’re using the shuttle, beware, the last one fills fast with employees so be early.<br />
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<b>Epilogue</b><br />
This post was written rather humorously and admittedly we rolled our eyes as the security redundancies multiplied. But NARA holds precious historic documents and more. Security means that those treasures will be there for us and not leave the building in the hands of an unscrupulous person. Security is a researcher’s friend and with planning, a negligible annoyance. <br />
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Oh, I also sent a thank you email to Eric and the archivist who responded to my initial inquiry.<br />
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<br />Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-46961560754441964692016-11-23T21:31:00.000-08:002018-05-27T08:26:29.415-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday - Thanksgiving 1944 FranceYou just never know what treasures you'll find when looking through a box of photos. I was looking for Halloween photos of all things when I came across a few WWII-related documents my father kept and I forgot I had.<br />
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Shown here is a wonderful piece of history - a Thanksgiving menu in 1944 France. The menu was typed on a regular piece of paper with what appeared to be hand-drawn artwork around the borders and a turkey in the center. It's possible that the original paper only had a typed menu on it and someone decorated it, named and dated it.<br />
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Attached to the menu with "scotch" tape was the roster for the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company. My father's company. His name appeared in the right-hand column - Robert M. Hibsch.<br />
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<b>Questions</b><br />
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<li>Is this menu authentic?</li>
<li>Why were these two documents attached to each other? Did my father attach them? Maybe to signify who ate this meal?</li>
<li>Was my father in France in November 1944? Why would he keep the menu if he wasn't?</li>
<li>What is the significance of the dashes next to names on the roster?</li>
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I recently obtained some files about the history of the 417th Military Police Escort Guard Company from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. I think it's about time to move the review of those files higher on my to-do list! <br />
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The menu looks pretty yummy except for the creamed corn. No can do on that. <br />
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-60044830376918940172016-11-10T21:23:00.001-08:002016-11-10T21:23:26.367-08:00My First Visit to the Family History LibraryLast April, I went to Mecca for genealogists: the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The world’s largest genealogical library. Drool.<br />
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My husband Scott and I were among the 38 members from the South Orange County California Genealogical Society (my home society), who came for a week of research and group activities. This was the Society’s second annual trip to the FHL. It was loads of fun.<br />
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<b>It’s all in the Prep</b><br />
Prep is everything for any research trip no matter where you’re going or how much time you’ll spend there. My group’s fearless leader, David Flint, held advance-planning meetings to help us get our research organized and start researching the minute we entered the library. I was a believer. My research plan was going to be a thing of beauty that would keep me busy all week. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Binder, tech bag, water, <br />microfilm, notebook</td></tr>
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I decided to organize my materials in a 1” binder. I learned from a previous research trip to a library that I didn’t like relying totally on digital or cloud-based materials – I want paper. The binder turned out to be just the right size to hold what I needed and not tip over the airline luggage scale.<br />
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What surnames/families should I research? After considering David’s suggestions, I decided to concentrate primarily on Eisenman (just starting research in Germany; Hübsch (just starting research in Prussia) and Hutson (brickwall for this “the disappearing dude” in U.S. records). If time permitted, I’d look for Brown and Clark (both brickwalls in U.S. records). <br />
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Next, I updated the data in my Legacy Family Tree genealogy software program. Missing, incomplete or weak data became a To-Do item in my software program. Then I spent hours scouring the FamilySearch.org Catalog for more records and books to look for at the FHL. These too were added to the To-Do List. <br />
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My binder was full with these research materials:<br />
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<li>Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets, and To-Do Lists by surname, all printed from Legacy Family Tree</li>
<li>Timeline for ancestors</li>
<li>German-English lists in German Gothic and Frakturs script: common words, the alphabet and family names and locations. Knowing what the alphabet looked like in German wasn’t enough. I also needed to know what the words birth, marriage and death looked like as well as names such as Andreas Eisenman and Johann Ernst Hübsch.</li>
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<b>Arrival</b><br />
The Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, next door to the FHL, was home for the week. I was literally 90 seconds from Mecca. What a commute!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temple Square was abloom in April</td></tr>
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We arrived a day before the rest of the group to sightsee. The four hour City Grand Tour of Salt Lake City history picked up at the hotel. It included the State Capital (gorgeous), Heritage Park, historic mansions and a no-host lunch at Lionsgate Pantry, part of Brigham Young’s house. Period food was served – we had the delicious chicken pot pie. Good tour and guide, highly rcommend it. The temperature was 45ish and windy. NOT my kind of weather. Also, I was huffing and puffing because of the 4,300’ elevation of the city so walking to other nearby sites was crossed off the list. Grr. Happily though, we went to the library instead. I downloaded a few books (two in German, uh-oh) to my USB drive. The books were downloadable only at the FHL so this task was at the top of my To-Do List. I also bought a $2 copy card. I was ready for the week of research.<br />
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<b>Game On</b><br />
Before I hit the aisles and aisles of books and microfilm, I needed to get oriented to the FHL. Sure, general information was available on the website but the floor experts identified the extras, like the gems in a small bookcase along a wall or behind the information desk. The stuff I needed. David Flint arranged an orientation on each floor just for our group. I attended each one. My ancestors were waiting for me to find them so I needed to know what was where.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ancestors are in this microfilm drawer</td></tr>
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As hopeful as I was to have success from the get-go, all that I thought of at the end of day one at the FHL was the lesson my first genealogy teacher, Glenda Gardner Lloyd, taught me: negative results are good too. In other words, I didn’t find anything about my search target, 2nd great-grandfather Ernest Hübsch. The German experts I consulted at the library said there was only one microfilm in which my family might be mentioned. Nope, not there. (I’ve since learned that the Polish Archives may be a better source.) For hours, I searched using a digital microfilm reader on my own after getting a few lessons from mission staff. On the bright side, I didn’t get motion sick which was remarkable since I forgot to take the meds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many stacks of books reviewed</td></tr>
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The rest of the week was more fruitful. Book heaven, aka the 3rd floor, had aisle after aisle of books even with the FHL’s huge, ongoing book digitization project. The shelves had real books to hold, touch, turn the page, smell the dust...and happily download if it was already digitized!<br />
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<b>Findings</b><br />
In composing this post, I inventoried my findings at the library for the first time. Mentally I knew but listing the information by category and surname revealed the comprehensiveness of my findings. I'd say the research trip was quite successful. Here's what I found:<br />
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<li>Clark, Ogle, Swearingen and Van Pelt of Adams Co., Ohio: deaths, deeds, marriages</li>
<li>Eisenman of Fillmore Co., Minnesota and Germany: baptisms, plat book</li>
<li>Hübsch of Calumet Co., Wisconsin and Prussia: church records book, county/town histories, plat book and map, newspapers</li>
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The Happy Dance prize went to the baptismal records found for siblings Valentin and Catharina Eisenman born in Baden-Württemberg, Germany in 1762 and 1764 respectively. This was by far the oldest record I have found. Wow! The discovery almost didn’t happen on this research trip. When I discovered the information about my Eisenman ancestors might be on microfilm, I was about to give up and defer to a hired researcher. You see, operating a regular microfilm reader on my own was physically impossible. Not so fast said a mission staff member who was advising me on the microfilm. He stood and scoured the room. Within moments I was introduced to Sister Ludema. She cheerfully took on the task to help me. We exchanged some information about ourselves and then we began.<br />
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Sister Ludema threaded the film into the reel spindle and rotated the knob to advance the film. She didn’t know German and I knew “ein bisschen”. (Did I mention that the film was in German?) Luckily, my research binder had examples of the Eisenman names in German script as well as the words for birth, marriage, death, etc. We closely studied how the letters were formed. As the search began, we happily breathed a sigh of relief because the quality of the microfilm was good and the handwriting clear, not heavily Gothic. Search and search. Rotate and rotate that knob. And there it was. Two baptismal records for the Eisenman children. Wowzers! One of the German experts was nearby and offered a basic translation of the record. Next, Sister Ludema made a copy of the records. I couldn’t thank her enough for spending nearly 3 hours with me. Shall we dance!<br />
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<b>It's Not all about the Research</b><br />
We didn't starve during the trip. Many of us participated in the group meals. We shared research successes. We got to know each other better. The camaraderie was high. Besides the research, these were the other advantages for going with a group. Let's visit. <br />
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<li>Lunch at the Garden Restaurant on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith building. Beautiful view of the mountains. Afterwards, we met some members of our group for a complimentary, sepia-tone photo at the local Family History Center. We posed in front of a replica of New York Harbor as if we were newly-arrived immigrants. My Hübsch ancestors arrived there in 1872 from Prussia.</li>
<li>Evening wine and cheese party with the group at the hotel</li>
<li>Dinner with the group at a restaurant/brewhouse</li>
<li>Farewell breakfast at the hotel</li>
<li>Many meals on our own at nearby eateries often happily joined by others </li>
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I'm already reserved for the 2017 research trip.<br />
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<br />Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-70239521234267556162016-05-29T05:13:00.000-07:002016-05-29T05:13:17.015-07:00Herman August Hibsch, Dedicated to Veterans (52 Ancestors #21) This story originally appeared on 27 May 2014.<br />
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I can picture Herman driving away from the cemetery where he spent hours placing American flags on the graves of each interred veteran. He may have mused about the number of Decoration Days he had ventured to local cemeteries for this heartfelt remembrance. <br />
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Little did he know that day, May 28, 1939, would be his last muster at the cemetery. He was 61 years old when he collapsed at the wheel of his car while driving home with his wife Xowna [Ona] and daughter Theresa. How ironic.<br />
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Herman August Hibsch, my great-great uncle, placed American flags on veteran’s graves on every military-related holiday as told to me by my Uncle B who knew him. He also visited patients in military hospitals. His service during the Spanish-American War from 1898-1899 must have left such an indelible mark on his patriotic spirit that it prompted this tribute to his fallen comrades. To honor him and his service, his wife Xowna ensured that the Spanish American War emblem was engraved on his gravestone. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California.<br />
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Born in 1878 in Calumet County, Wisconsin to Prussian <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-1-john-ernest.html">immigrants</a>, his <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/christina-hentschel-hubsch-from-prussia.html">family </a>moved to Azusa, Los Angeles, California in the late 1880s. At age 20, he found himself stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco, California during the short-lived Spanish-American War. He was married three times – to Mamie [Mary] T. Burns in 1901, Grace [surname unknown] and Xowna [surname unknown]. Two children were born to him and Mamie – Herman B. Hibsch who died at age 3 and Theresa. <br />
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For many years, Herman worked for the Los Angeles City Engineering Department. Uncle B said his work had something to do with managing the heating and air conditioning system for several city buildings in downtown Los Angeles.<br />
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My Uncle B remembers his Uncle Herman as a nice man who enjoyed having his nephews visit to play on the swings in his backyard.<br />
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<b>Future Research</b><br />
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<li>Obtain military, marriage, divorce, death and property records</li>
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<li>Newspapers.com: marriage and death information</li>
<li>Uncle B: military photo, flag decoration, employment</li>
<li>Cemetery: personal visit by author</li>
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Just a low-key celebration today. The blog has been quieter than usual but soon that will change. I have stories to tell, like my visit to the Family History Library! For now, I have a cupcake to eat.</div>
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Five of my ancestors were born in February. Common to all of them were epidemics, cholera and/or flu, various wars and the election of several Presidents during their lifetime. And the weather – very cold, possibly snowing in February – except for Uncle Cecil who was born in southern California. Placing my ancestors in selected historical contexts illustrates what they lived without until the advances were made. Deeper research may reveal the extent to which an invention/event impacted their lives. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/hannah-carrigan-clark-of-adams-county.html">Hannah Carrigan (Clark)</a></span></b>, born 3 Feb 1819; died 7 Mar 1854. Inventions included the railroad in 1828 and telegraph in 1833. </div>
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Henry married Ida May Brown</div>
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Happy Birthday! You'd be amazed at what's available today.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Grave of Christina Henschel </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hübsch, </span><br />Lutheran Home Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois<br />Image Credit: Denise Hibsch Richmond 19 Sep 2015 </span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The real
story is how I found her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Christina died
on 21 Jan 1916 at an “old people’s home” in the Chicago suburb of Arlington
Heights, Cook County, Illinois with burial in the same city according to her
death certificate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Why couldn’t
the death certificate informant be more specific? Stop whining I tell myself, be grateful that
you <i>have</i> her death certificate. I am.
Besides, genealogy isn’t easy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Christina’s
last residence and burial site remained elusive for several years for my
cousin and research partner, Linda Hibsch Reeder, and I. We wrote
letters, made phone calls and mined the Internet for cemeteries and funeral
homes. No luck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Burial at the
historic St. Johannes and Resthaven Cemeteries near O'Hare International
Airport was considered at one point. Linda
learned of the proposed airport runway expansion which meant that the
interments had to be relocated. A
lawsuit was filed to prevent the relocation.
Linda’s inquiries resulted in an invitation to join the lawsuit but she
declined since it wasn’t clear that Christina was buried there. The dispute
ended in 2012; nearly 1,500 bodies were relocated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Get Local</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Frustrated
with the lack of progress, I hired Chicago-based researcher Terri O’Connell,
the owner of </span><a href="http://www.findingourancestors/"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Finding Our Ancestors</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">, a professional genealogy company
specializing in Chicago research. I hoped her knowledge of local
resources and ability to visit onsite could help find the official name of the "old people's
home" where Christina died and her burial place. I emailed Terri all
the particulars I had on Christina and waited patiently. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Success! With persistence and patience, Terri
O'Connell found Christina’s last residence and cemetery location. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>The Altenheim</b><br />
Christina was an "inmate" of the Altenheim Gesellschaft and was buried in the
cemetery that was associated with it. The German word "Altenheim" translates
to “old people’s home”; "Gesellschaft" translates to "community
and society". Thanks to four years of high school German,
pronouncing these words wasn't difficult for me but admittedly, “Old
People's Home” is easier to say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The image
below was excerpted from a book found at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library
titled “Some German Name Cemeteries - Cook County, IL” by Gertrude W. Lundberg.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Thank you
Gertrude!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">See Christina
next to my squiggly red arrow on page 3 of the interments at the Lutheran Old
People's Home Cemetery. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Source: Lundberg, Gertrude W. Some German Name Cemeteries - Cook County, IL. <br />Publisher Unknown. Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 929.3773. <br />Image Credit: Terri O'Connell</span></span></td></tr>
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the author did not provide sources for her book or the publication date. I think she just walked the cemetery taking
notes from each headstone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Author’s transcription:
Huersch, Christ. (H.) 28 _ pri1 1842- 21 Jan 191?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Huersch: I see Huebsch on the
stone but maybe because I’m familiar with various spellings, but never
with an “r”. My family surname Hübsch
changed to Huebsch then Hibsch over the years. Her death certificate clearly spelled
the name Huebsch. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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first name was Christina on early records.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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on the stone. Perhaps the author interpreted
the “E” as an “H” and thought it was her middle initial. Coincidentally, Christina’s maiden name
was Henschel.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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clear to me. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>Help from the
Lutheran Home</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The cemetery
book at the library really opened the door for this research project. With a copy of page 3 in hand, Terri contacted
the Lutheran Home to request additional records. Luckily she was connected with a nice man who
said the facility didn’t keep records back to 1916 but he would contact someone
who had already done research in their old records. Tick-tock.
Terri let some time lapse before re-contacting the facility knowing full
well that genealogical research was not their priority. Patience paid off as Terri was provided a
document showing names and grave locations at the cemetery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Source: Lutheran Old People's Home Cemetery List [Grave Location], <br />Lutheran Home, Arlington Heights, Cook, IL.<br />Image Credit: Terri O'Connell</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">[Plot] 42.
Christe Huebsch 4/23/18?? – 1/21/1916<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Description of the the Cemetery</b><br />
“She is buried in the Lutheran Home Cemetery in Arlington Heights. It is a very
small cemetery with burials going back to the late 1800's. I have walked the
cemetery twice and could not find her grave. To be honest, there are many
stones that are worn from the elements and could not be read. There is a space
where there is no marker for two spots as well. Plus, there is one stone that
has a tree stump that has grown in front of the stone and they now look like
they have become one unit."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">How wonderful
it is to have Christina's burial mystery solved thanks to professional researcher Terri
O’Connell. I highly recommend her.
She can be reached at: Phone: (773) 962-1609; Email: Terri@FindingOurAncestors.net;
Website: </span><a href="http://www.findingourancestors/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.FindingOurAncestors</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Find Christina's place of birth in Prussia, current-day Poland!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">My husband
and I recently vacationed in Chicago, a bucket list item. Terri learned that I was in town and asked if
I was going to visit Christina’s grave.
No, I said because I was too scared to drive in the big city. I didn’t want to ask her because I thought it
was too much to ask. But Terri offered,
perhaps insisted, that she take me to the cemetery. So I agreed and I’m glad I did. Not only did I visit the grave and leave a
note, I got to know Terri better over lunch.
I am so fortunate to be the recipient of such a random act of
genealogical kindness! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-26714491046146763352015-08-09T12:00:00.000-07:002015-08-17T20:40:50.744-07:00Cordelia Bashor Matthews, 1865-1951 - Church, Temperance and Magic Birdseed <div style="text-align: justify;">
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm excited to introduce Jim Letchworth as Guest Blogger. Jim wrote this wonderful story </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">about his great grandmother. Jim is my paternal third cousin.</span></i></div>
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Cordelia Bashor Matthews was most commonly known as Delia or Dee. My father, her grandson, always referred to her as Mama Dee. I am told other family members called her Aunt Dee.<br />
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<b>Early Years</b><br />
The youngest of eleven children of Martin and Susannah Bashor, she was born May 25, 1865 at Union Star in DeKalb County, Missouri. Her family (farmers for generations) was in the midst of a slow westward migration. Her father, <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/11/martin-bashor-why-did-you-move-so-much.html">Martin</a>, was born in 1817 in Shenandoah, Virginia and her mother <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/susannah-sherfy-bashor-christian-pipe.html">Susannah Sherfy</a> was born in 1822 in Jonesboro, Tennessee. They were married in 1843 in Washington County, Tennessee. Of Delia’s siblings, the older eight were born in Tennessee and the younger three in Missouri.<br />
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Delia came to California with her folks about 1883 when she was 18. The Bashors, or alternately spelled Bashores, were considered southern California pioneers. The Covina valley and most of southern California was sparsely populated then. The Bashors added a lot of population just within the family. Delia’s father, Martin Bashor, and his brother, John Cooper Bashor married two sisters: Susannah and Elizabeth Sherfy. As I mentioned, Martin and Susannah had eleven children; John and Elizabeth had seven at this time. There is a family history story that I had ancestors who traveled west via covered wagon. I believe it was the Bashor family though I do not know if it was this trip to California or their earlier migration from Tennessee to Missouri or both.<br />
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Some thirty years earlier the California Gold Rush had focused on the Sierras and San Francisco up north. Los Angeles was considered a “cow county” with hot, dusty farm fields subject to flash flooding in the winter time. There was no gold in Los Angeles. The Bashors were part of a migration of farmers, many from the Midwest states such as Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and even Missouri who saw opportunity to work the land in the San Gabriel valley. The Bashors were instrumental in converting the fields of grain to citrus, especially oranges. <br />
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I have a newspaper reference of a meeting at her father Martin’s house in Covina on June 20, 1885. The meeting established the first church building in Covina, a Methodist-Episcopal church. This was about two years after he arrived. Interestingly many of the Bashors including Martin and Susannah, did not stay in southern California but moved on to Colorado to the Longmont and Hygiene area of Boulder County. However, Delia remained in southern California as did many other Bashors who grew to local prominence such as Delia’s cousins Madison Bashor, John (Jacob) Klepper Bashor and her older sister <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/martha-bashor-hibsch-collett-52.html">Martha (Ma) Bashor</a> who married William Hibsch and, after his death, John Collette.<br />
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Newspapers were a big part of Delia’s life. In 1888, as a 23 year old woman, she owned an interest in the Gladstone Exponent which was published in the Covina area. In 1890, she and eleven other investors with $75 each started the Argus Publishing Co. She was secretary of the company in 1895 when it was sold to James Louis Matthews whom she would later marry.<br />
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<b>The Man in Delia's Life</b><br />
The story of Delia cannot be told without her husband, Louie. James Lewis Matthews was an energetic man, born in Bristol, England. He was six years younger than Cordelia. His family immigrated to Manitoba, Canada in 1883; the same time the Bashors arrived in Los Angeles County, California. In 1894, after multiple Canadian winters, he sought the sunnier clime of southern California. Looking for work in Pasadena, he overheard a man say he was looking for a printer. Having some printing experience, Louie approached the man, offered his services and was hired on the spot. Louie arrived in tiny, dusty Covina on a buckboard to work for the Argus newspaper. Three months later he bought the company. Three years later on August 31, 1897 he and Delia were married in perhaps the largest and most important social event of the season. <br />
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Louie remained as publisher and editor of this respected weekly until his death in 1945. He was an enthusiastic and tireless promoter of Covina and the surrounding San Gabriel valley. He helped secure the Southern Pacific railroad right of way through Covina in 1896. The railroad was key to the export of fresh oranges to eastern markets. He helped bring the Pacific Electric line to Covina in 1903; this was the famous red car trolley line, built throughout the Los Angeles basin which allowed the citizens of Covina to visit the seashore faster in those days than one can drive the same distance today. In 1904, Louie became the postmaster. He served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and touted the virtues of the healthful southern California lifestyle, living in the sunshine among the fragrant orange groves. The Rose Parade on New Year’s Day was a way to promote the sunny California lifestyle to folks back home in the winter snows. That is why the Rose Bowl games were traditionally played by teams from the West versus teams from the Midwest. By the way, in the Arcadia Publishing book <i>Covina</i>, there is a photo of Delia accompanying the 1916 Covina Beauty Queen in the parade.<br />
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Louie was also involved in real estate promotion and multiple civic improvements. He served on the Los Angeles County Grand Jury of 1910 for which he was the Secretary. In about 1916, flood control was finally being addressed, and Louie was instrumental in raising bonds to build multiple dams to prevent the periodic flash floods which roared down the slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains. He was also very involved in Republican Party politics from the time of the progressives. Louie played a role in the placement of the commemorative Mission Bells along the El Camino Real (The King’s Road) or Highway 101 in California. He served as one of five commissioners for the California Department of Unemployment Insurance from 1936 to 1943. James Lewis Matthews was my great-grandfather; he is the person for whom I was named as James Matthew Letchworth.<br />
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<b>Delia's Family and Active Life</b><br />
As a young woman, Delia was very active in church activities. I have a small bible stories book printed in 1830 which was a gift to Susannah, Delia’s mother, and which she handed down to Delia. I found several references to her participation in the Epworth League which was a Methodist association for young adults (18 to 35 years old). Later Delia was president of the Deaconess board of the Los Angeles county Methodist-Episcopal church. She was also president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Yes, I do believe she was a teatotaler. On the civic side, she was also a charter member and past president of the Covina Women’s Club.<br />
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Delia and Louie had two daughters: Lucile Diane Matthews, born September 29, 1898 and Ethelyn Genevieve (Gen) Matthews born January 8, 1902. They both married local Covina boys. Lucile married Horace (Hod) White and Gen, my grandmother, married William Pryor (Pie) Letchworth II. Hod and Lucile relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii and Gen and Pie to Berkeley, California where Pie graduated from the University. I do not know about Lucile whom I remember meeting when I was a child, but Gen, my grandmother, must have been quite rebellious as a young woman. Gen played piano at many social gatherings mentioned in the Covina Argus but she also sneaked out and took an aeroplane ride without consent - a two-seater as the story goes. There were other acts of rebellion as well; and unlike her mother, she was not a teatotaler.<br />
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I have a couple of handwritten letters from Mama Dee written to her grandson, my father, William (Bill) Pryor Letchworth Jr., who tended to save many things. The letters are loving, encouraging and optimistic - very grandmotherly. There were two particular occasions; the first was near the conclusion of a cross country trip my father and his younger brother, Jerry, took as teenagers to visit relatives in western New York State. It was a road trip with a college student hired to drive the boys in a Model A. On visiting Yellowstone, my father inadvertently stepped between a she-bear and her cub; she bit his leg as if to say “not a good idea”. Mama Dee addresses that event and the aftermath. The second occasion was Bill’s entering basic training for the United States Marine Corps during World War II.<br />
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Near the end of her life, when she was widowed, in generally poor health and with her two daughters and their families living hundreds of miles away, Mama Dee was unhappy. I found many additional letters my father had saved, mostly addressed to Gen and Lucile. Mama Dee and Louie had a home on Navilla Place in Covina but now she was living in a “board and care” situation. She wrote letter after letter repeatedly asking why she could not live in her own home; she could not understand why she had to stay there. I do not know the circumstances but I suspect she was physically unable to leave and unable to live alone without help. The letters were so sad I could not keep them. She passed away on May 17, 1951.<br />
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<b>Stories - the Insight into Mama Dee</b><br />
To close on a lighter note, I would like to share a few stories about Mama Dee; stories which I learned from Cecil Hibsch, Delia’s nephew, the son of her sister, Martha Bashor and a wonderful man in his own right. The first two stories involve Louie. <br />
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The old phrase’ “opposites attract,” seems appropriate here. Delia and Louie were physically quite different. Delia was tall and slender as a young woman. Louie was short and stout. He grew more stout with age. Delia was reserved and tried to act with dignity. Louie was more gregarious and often accused her of “putting on airs” according to Cecil. Apparently there was a certain social occasion at their home and Louie was downstairs entertaining the guests who were used to Delia making her grand entrance down the stairs. Unfortunately, this entrance was ruined when Delia slipped on a rug, fell and broke her arm. Years later, when Louie would remind her of this incident, she would just glare at him.<br />
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The second story is not nearly as painful (physically at least). As I mentioned, Delia was very active in the church and on Sundays she made it her business to visit the inmates in the local jail and sing hymns to them. According to Cecil, Louie always said this constituted “cruel and unusual punishment”.<br />
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The final story involved birdseed. Cecil told me this story in the late 1960’s. Mama Dee had some canaries and she found a magazine ad for mail-order birdseed which was guaranteed to make the birds sing more sweetly. It is unknown whether the birdseed improved their singing but Delia was delighted after a few weeks to note a new plant in her garden. She was in the habit of dumping detritus from the bottom of the cage outside the window and here was a new, fast growing plant that produced its own seed pods. She would never have to buy seeds again!<br />
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Now the story continues that she had a small butter and egg business. One day, one of the neighbors, “a Spanish lady” stopped by to make a purchase and admired the large seed-producing plant. The next week the sheriff dropped in and informed Mama Dee that she had to remove this outlawed <i>marijuana </i>plant. Delia was mortified that she had an illegal plant in her yard, but was angrier still that she had to start buying birdseed again. Couldn’t the sheriff just ignore her plant? She wasn’t going to do anything illegal; but no, the plant had to go.<br />
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-43609534472945608042015-07-04T01:00:00.000-07:002015-07-04T06:36:07.723-07:00Thomas Cresap, my American Revolution PatriotToday, the Fourth of July, I'm reprising my blog post about Thomas Cresap. He was quite a guy--can you see yourself living in frontier Maryland? <br />
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Thomas Cresap was my 7<sup>th</sup> great-grandfather. <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/thomas-cresap-maryland-frontiersman.html">Continue reading</a>...</div>
Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-526123317201494452015-01-23T00:30:00.000-08:002015-01-23T00:30:00.696-08:00Sign on the Dotted Line!Today, January 23rd, is <a href="http://www.wima.org/nationalhandwritingday/tabid/79/default.aspx">National Handwriting Day</a>. The writing instrument manufacturers association created the day to celebrate the lost art of handwriting in the computer age. I guess there's some merit to their lament since I'm writing this post on my laptop!<br />
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When I saw this on <a href="http://www.geneabloggers.com/genealogy-blogging-events-week-1623-january-2015/">GeneaBlogger's</a> "Daze of the Week" it seemed an easy link to family history. I thought about the writings of my ancestors but alas, there's only one in my files and will be used for another post.<br />
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But - I have signatures! Genealogists love signatures - they provide a unique connection to our ancestors. Look at the handwriting and imagine him or her signing the document. The nature of document speaks volumes about their emotions at the time. Excitement? Sadness? My great-great-grandmother's brother attested to her lunacy at her commitment hearing. That was in 1881 - my oldest signature shown below. My most recent and only woman's signature was in 1960 when my grandmother applied for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. <br />
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So, here are my ancestor's signatures, the name of the document and a link to their profile if available. (Click on image to enlarge)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alva L. Hutson, 1903,<br />
Application for Homestead, Renville County, North Dakota</td></tr>
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My great-grandfather <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/04/alva-leo-hutson-farmer-turned-ice-cream.html">Alva L. Hutson</a> was 24 when he<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Earnest Hibsch, 1918,<br />
WWII Draft Registration Card</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/11/john-e-hibsch-early-azusa-california.html">great-great uncle "Johnny"</a> was 38 when he registered for the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WWII draft. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was in Group C - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">considered too old to serve.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cephas Adolph Eisenmann, 1917,<br />
WWI Draft Registration Card</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My great-grandfather <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/cephas-eisenman-1874-1946-lifelong.html">Cephas A. Eisenmann</a> was 43 when </span></div>
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My grandfather <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/11/alba-w-hibsch-printers-devil-at-covina.html">Alba William Hibsch</a> went to Camp Stewart, Virginia then shipped out to France and was discharged at Camp Kearny, California.</div>
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How difficult was it for <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/04/mahlon-clark-guardian-of-his-sister-jane.html">Mahlon to testify</a> in court that his sister Jane was insane? </div>
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I think great-grandfather Alva L. Hutson was the happiest as he signed the homestead papers and began farming his own land for what would be nearly 20 years. My great-great-uncle Mahlon Clark's emotions were probably mixed with sadness and relief.<br />
<br />Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-74521815242290452552014-12-31T20:46:00.000-08:002015-01-01T06:51:00.778-08:00Epilogue - 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks ChallengeThank you to Amy John Crow and her blog series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge on <a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/">No Story Too Small</a>. I finished the challenge and learned more about my ancestors than I did before.<br />
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I didn't want to end the Challenge with just the 52nd post. Something extra was needed - like a bow on a package, a cherry on top of the sundae. How about a list befitting the end of the year? I have two to wrap up 2014:<br />
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<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/09/mrs-mary-daulton-clark-identified-using.html">Mrs. Mary Daulton Clark Identified Using Two Key Resources</a> (#33)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-ethel-may-kendall-hibsch.html"><span style="color: blue;">Ethel May Kendall Hibsch, the First Family Historian</span> </a>(#48)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/henry-m-kendall-orange-juice-in-his.html">Henry M. Kendall, Orange Juice in his Blood</a> (#47)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-1-john-ernest.html">John Ernest Hübsch 1838-1909</a> (#1)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/james-hutson-abandoned-family-52.html">James Hutson Abandoned Family</a> (#4)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/ida-may-brown-kendall-my-mystery-woman.html">Ida May Brown Kendall, My Mystery Woman</a> (#10)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/02/comings-and-goings-of-adam-clark-1848.html">Comings and Goings of Adam Clark, 1842-1926</a> (#7) </li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/02/thomas-brown-native-of-ohio-1843-1927.html">Thomas Brown, Native of Ohio 1844-1927</a> (#8)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-2-jane-clark-brown-1846.html">Jane Clark Brown 1846-1918</a> (#2)</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/cephas-eisenman-1874-1946-lifelong.html">Cephas A. Eisenman 1874-1946, Lifelong Minnesotan</a> (#9)*</li>
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<b>My Top 5 Ancestors**</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-ethel-may-kendall-hibsch.html">Ethel M. Kendall Hibsch</a> and <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/11/alba-w-hibsch-printers-devil-at-covina.html">Alba W. Hibsch</a>: my grandparents - I just need more time to get to know you and have a Root Beer float.</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-2-jane-clark-brown-1846.html">Jane Clark Brown</a>: why did you really live in an insane asylum most of your life?</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-1-john-ernest.html">John Ernest Hübsch</a>: tell me about your hometown in Prussia and sailing to America.</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/thomas-cresap-maryland-frontiersman.html">Thomas Cresap</a>: how did you survey the wilderness and were you as vile as they said?</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/rebecca-cresap-ogle-clark-pioneer-of.html">Rebecca Cresap Ogle</a>: tell me about frontier life in Ohio and raising 13 children.</li>
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+1 <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/04/alva-leo-hutson-farmer-turned-ice-cream.html">Alva Leo Hutson</a>: let's talk about homesteading in early 1900s North Dakota over a bowl of your ice cream.<br />
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Thank you for reading about my ancestors throughout the past year. I hope you'll continue to read my blog and remember to post a comment about your thoughts. Much appreciated!</div>
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*resulted in a cousin connection!</div>
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**of course I'd like to talk to all of my ancestors but this list includes the ones who especially piqued my curiosity.</div>
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-77620218973243944302014-12-31T10:56:00.000-08:002014-12-31T10:56:29.438-08:00Thomas Cresap, Maryland Frontiersman, Pathfinder and Patriot (52 Ancestors #52)This is the final article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on <a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/">No Story Too Small</a>. I made it!<br />
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Thomas Cresap was not a large man; he was stockily built,
his muscles were hard, and his great strength was a byword on the frontier.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> He
was born about 1694 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England and emigrated to America when about 15 years old. <a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a></div>
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Thomas Cresap was my 7<sup>th</sup> great-grandfather.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google map showing Skipton in relation to London<br />[click images to enlarge]</td></tr>
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Not much is known about him until he married Hannah Johnson on
30 Apr 1727. She was the daughter of
Daniel Johnson and Frances who also emigrated from England to Maryland as early
as 1698. Daniel and Frances and their
six daughters lived on a 100 acre plantation in Lapidum, Harford County, Maryland.
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Thomas and Hannah's children included sons Daniel, Thomas, Robert and Michael, and daughters Sarah
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Among his diverse occupations were those of land speculator,
French and Indian fighter, army commissary, guide and explorer, Indian agent,
cartographer, road builder, politician, fur-trader, planter, and colonial
traveler.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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<o:p><b>Stood His Ground</b></o:p></div>
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His infamous tenacity was revealed during one of his many
land disputes. In 1730, Thomas, Hannah
and young son Daniel settled on land deeded by Lord Baltimore on the
Susquehanna, [possibly current day Havre
de Grace], land that the Pennsylvanians claimed as their own although they had
not conducted a survey to determine the actual boundaries between Pennsylvania
and Maryland. He mightily defended the
land but to no avail as the house was burned causing his family to seek shelter
in a nearby friendly Indian village. The
Penns captured and imprisoned him for a year in Philadelphia. His captors offered to release him earlier
because of his vile behavior but he demanded a trial believing his was a just cause. Upon order of the King to free prisoners on
both sides of the boundary dispute, he agreed to the release. It was during this period, when he was hauled
to jail in chains through the streets of Philadelphia, that the crowd shouted
“Maryland Monster”. The boundary dispute
continued for several years and was eventually settled legally in 1750.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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<b>Titles</b></div>
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Lord Baltimore commissioned Thomas Cresap a justice of the
peace in the early 1730s.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> By 1734, he was made a captain in the
Maryland militia. He was referred to as
“Colonel” in court records of 1747 but no official record of appointment has
been found.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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His frontier post in Oldtown exemplified Thomas’s keen
ability to strategically locate his base of operations. In 1741 at age 47, he established Skipton, a
frontier post at the site of the abandoned Indian village of Shawanese Old Town. The shortened name Oldtown stuck though and
stills exists today.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Here, Col. Cresap built and lived in a stone
house, situated on a high hill about one-half of a mile southeast of the town,
and within four hundred yards of the Potomac River. The house had very thick stone walls, and
only two rooms, each about twenty feet square. The building was known in early times as
“Cresap’s Fort” and often afforded shelter to the inhabitants of the country
for miles around during the forays of the Indians….” The house also served as a rendezvous for
settlers in more peaceful times. <a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Due to the post’s strategic location near
frequently traveled trails, Cresap kept it fully supplied for visitors and
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Indians as well stopped on their travels and partook of Thomas’s
hospitality with the kettle for which they nicknamed him “Big Spoon”. He
waged war against some Indians yet befriended others. It was the Indians who sheltered his wife and
son after his house was burned and he was imprisoned. An Indian named Nemacolin became attached to
Cresap, took his sons hunting and when migrating south with his tribe, he left
his young son with Thomas to raise and educate.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[11]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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The treaty between the chiefs of the Six Nations and the
Maryland commissioners of 30 Jun 1744 set forth geographic boundaries which
included Col. Cresap’s “hunting or trading cabin”. From the fact that this treaty embraced Cresap’s
settlement, and did not include that portion where Fort Cumberland was
afterwards located, and that there were no other settlements nearer than the
Conococheague, it is evident that Cresap was the first actual settler of
Allegany County [Maryland].<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[12]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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The first meeting of Thomas Cresap and 15 year old George
Washington, who was surveying Lord Fairfax’s western lands, was in March 1747. Washington sheltered at Cresap’s inn for five
days due to inclement weather.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[13]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Over the years, Washington’s journal cited
other visits to Cresap’s establishment in Oldtown. <a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn14" name="_ftnref14" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[14]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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Thomas Cresap was one of the charter members of the Ohio
Land Company. A land grant from the
British government was given in 1749 to a group of Virginians and Marylanders. They so-named it because their task was to
explore and settle a portion of that vast territory draining into the Ohio
River. They were given a grant of five
hundred thousand acres of land on the Ohio between the Monongahela and the
Kanawha Rivers, of which number two hundred thousand were to be settled
immediately. The grant was made free
from quit rent or tax to the Crown on the condition that one hundred families
were settled there within seven years.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn15" name="_ftnref15" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[15]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Cresap’s role in the Ohio Company was to lay
out and mark a road from Will’s Creek to the mouth of the Monongahela, the
present site of Pittsburg. He was
assisted by a friendly Indian named Nemacolin.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn16" name="_ftnref16" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[16]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> The
road has had several names over the years including Gist’s Trace, Nemocolin’s
Path, Washington’s Road, [General] Braddock’s Road, and the National Pike.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn17" name="_ftnref17" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[17]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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Of all of Thomas’s occupations mentioned earlier, land
speculator and surveyor likely brought him his wealth. Records indicate that he acquired 760 acres from
1739-1743 for Long Meadow; 155 acres in 1742 for Linton; and 160 acres in 1752
for Leeds.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn18" name="_ftnref18" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[18]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> </div>
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His formation of the Maryland Sons of Liberty in 1765 to suppress
the Stamp Act showed his separation from England. Then, in 1774, he firmly planted himself on
the side of the Patriot’s efforts against the British stronghold over the
Colonies. He was 81 at the beginning of
the American Revolution. Not
surprisingly, he wasn’t a participant in field operations as was his son
Michael Cresap, but became an elected delegate from Frederick County to the Maryland
Provincial Convention. Thomas was named
as one of the Committee of Observation and Committee of Safety. Maryland needed supplies and he was tasked to
raise money for arms and ammunition. And,
once again, the Maryland Sons of Liberty organization was activated with Cresap
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At the close of the American Revolution, Thomas was about
90. In his journal entry of 17 May 1785,
Major Andrew Endicott, a civil engineer, wrote of his visit with him at Oldtown
“…This evening I spent with the celebrated Col. Cresap. He is now more than 100
years old. He lost his eyesight about 18 months past, but his other faculties
are yet unimpaired, his sense strong and manly, and his ideas flow with
ease."<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn19" name="_ftnref19" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[19]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> His will, dated 17 Jan 1784, was 'signed' with his
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He had his detractors, mostly Pennsylvanians, who disdained
him as profane, incendiary, and a rattlesnake.
His admirers pointed to his achievements and cite circumstances where
any man would act likewise to defend life and property. And again, Indians called him Big Spoon.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn20" name="_ftnref20" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[20]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Nobody described him as blood-thirsty but more
as ambitious for land and settling the west.
His intimate knowledge of the landscape made him more often than not the
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<b>Late
Life</b></div>
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Hannah died before 1774
according to the Cresap Society. Thomas may
have married a second time, at age 80, to the widow Mrs. Margaret Milburn, but
no record of the marriage exists other than the writings of Michael Cresap’s
biographer, John J. Jacob. Thomas died in 1790.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grave of Thomas Cresap at Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland<br />Source: Find-a-Grave.com</td></tr>
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Thomas Cresap lived in a time of
remarkable history of colonial America. He
arrived in America poor but amassed wealth through strategic land purchases. He became a chief agent for land speculation
for the British yet turned his allegiance to America when tightening British
rule intruded on his own ambitions.</div>
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<b>My Lineage</b><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftn21" name="_ftnref21" title=""><sup><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><sup><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>[</b>21]</span></sup><!--[endif]--></sup></a></div>
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My Grandma Ethel joined the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Should I?</div>
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Thomas Cresap, 1694-1790</div>
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Married 1727 to Hannah Johnson 1705-abt 1774</div>
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Son Daniel Cresap, 1728-1798</div>
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Married (second) 1750 to Ruth
Swearingen, 1728-</div>
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Daughter Mary Cresap, 1760-1838</div>
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Married
1777 to William Ogle, 1751-1810</div>
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Daughter
<a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/rebecca-cresap-ogle-clark-pioneer-of.html">Rebecca Cresap Ogle</a>, 1786-1860</div>
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Married
1804 to Stephen Clark, 1770-</div>
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Son <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/benjamin-daniel-clark-lifelong-resident.html">BenjaminDaniel Clark</a>, 1815-1895</div>
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Married
(first) 1836 to <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/hannah-carrigan-clark-of-adams-county.html">Hannah Carrigan</a>, 1815-1854</div>
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Daughter <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-2-jane-clark-brown-1846.html">Jane Clark</a>, 1846-1918</div>
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Married 1866 to <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/02/thomas-brown-native-of-ohio-1843-1927.html">Thomas Brown</a>,
1843-1927</div>
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Daughter <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/ida-may-brown-kendall-my-mystery-woman.html">Ida May Brown</a>, 1868-1955</div>
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Married <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/henry-m-kendall-orange-juice-in-his.html">Henry Martin Kendall</a>, 1864-1937</div>
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Daughter <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-ethel-may-kendall-hibsch.html">Ethel May Kendall</a>, 1899-1988</div>
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Married <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/11/alba-w-hibsch-printers-devil-at-covina.html">Alba William Hibsch</a>,
1896-1959</div>
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Son <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/robert-m-hibsch-veteran-of-wwii-veteran.html">Robert Martin Hibsch</a>, 1923-2014</div>
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Married 1946 to <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/11/betty-e-hutson-hibsch-1926-2000-52.html">Betty Evelyn Hutson</a>, 1926=2000</div>
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Daughter Denise Hibsch Richmond, me</div>
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<ul>
<li>Profile my direct line of descendants of Thomas Cresap</li>
<li>Read the dozens of biographies and books that include Thomas Cresap </li>
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Kenneth P. <i>Thomas Cresap, Maryland Frontiersman</i>. Boston, Mass:
Christopher Pub. House, 1944. Pg 25. Database: WorldCat. Online view:
HathiTrust Digital Library. Copyright:
Public Domain, Google-Digitized. </div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Cresap/Thomas%20Cresap%20Col/52.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Cresap,
Joseph Ord, 1883-1961. <i>The History
of the Cresaps.</i> McComb, Miss.: Cresap Society, 1937. Pg 31. Database:
WorldCat. Online view: HathiTrust Digital Library. Copyright: Public Domain, Google-Digitized.</div>
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Ibid Pg 19.</div>
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John Thomas. 2003. <i>History of Western Maryland: Being a History of
Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from
the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of
Their Representative Men</i>. Page 76. Genealogical Publishing Com.</div>
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Kenneth P. <i>Thomas Cresap, Maryland Frontiersman</i>. Boston, Mass:
Christopher Pub. House, 1944. Pg 22. Database: WorldCat. Online view:
HathiTrust Digital Library. Copyright:
Public Domain, Google-Digitized.</div>
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Joseph Ord, 1883-1961. <i>The History
of the Cresaps.</i> McComb, Miss.: Cresap Society, 1937. Pg 71-73 {Title No.
547866; Book Call No. 929.273 C863c 1987} Digitized by FamilySearch Intl. <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>. </div>
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Ibid, page 45.</div>
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Ibid, page 483.</div>
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John Thomas. <i>History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick,
Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the
Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their
Representative Men</i>. Vol 1. Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003. Pg 1458. Print.
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Ibid, page 93.</div>
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Joseph Ord, 1883-1961. <i>The History
of the Cresaps.</i> McComb, Miss.: Cresap Society, 1937. Pg 114. {Title No.
547866; Book Call No. 929.273 C863c 1987} Digitized: FamilySearch Intl. <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>.
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John Thomas. <i>History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick,
Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the
Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their
Representative Men</i>. Vol 1. Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003. Pg 1458. Print.
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Joseph Ord, 1883-1961. <i>The History
of the Cresaps.</i> McComb, Miss.: Cresap Society, 1937. Pg 13; 87. {Title
No. 547866; Book Call No. 929.273 C863c 1987} Digitized: FamilySearch Intl. <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>.</div>
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Kenneth P. <i>Thomas Cresap, Maryland Frontiersman</i>. Boston, Mass:
Christopher Pub. House, 1944. Pg 67-68. Database: WorldCat. Online view:
HathiTrust Digital Library. Google-Digitized.</div>
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Joseph Ord, 1883-1961. <i>The History
of the Cresaps.</i> McComb, Miss.: Cresap Society, 1937. Pg 89. {Title No.
547866; Book Call No. 929.273 C863c 1987} Digitized: FamilySearch Intl. <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>.
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John Thomas. <i>History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick,
Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the
Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their
Representative Men</i>. Vol 1. Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003. Pg 75. Print.
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Joseph Ord, 1883-1961. <i>The History
of the Cresaps.</i> McComb, Miss.: Cresap Society, 1937. Pg 91. {Title No.
547866; Book Call No. 929.273 C863c 1987} Digitized: FamilySearch Intl. <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>.
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Kenneth P. <i>Thomas Cresap, Maryland Frontiersman</i>. Boston, Mass:
Christopher Pub. House, 1944. Pg 163. Database: WorldCat. Online view:
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Cresap Society webpage <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cresap/descendants/index.htm">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cresap/descendants/index.htm</a>. I am a member.</div>
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-41197865136965532152014-12-26T13:33:00.000-08:002014-12-26T13:33:26.615-08:00Rebecca Cresap Ogle Clark, Pioneer of Adams County, Ohio (52 Ancestors #51)This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/">No Story Too Small</a>.</span><br />
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My 4<sup>th</sup> great-grandmother, Rebecca Cresap Ogle, was the daughter of William
Ogle and Mary Cresap Ogle. She was born
22 Oct 1786 near Sinking Spring, Brush Creek Township, Adams or Highland
County, Ohio. <a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></a> </div>
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Rebecca married Stephen Clark on 12 Jul 1804.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> He
may have been the first pioneer in the settlement of Flat Run.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Certainly many of my Clark ancestors were buried
at Flat Run Cemetery, including Stephen and Rebecca.
Continued research should confirm the relationship of the settlement and
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Stephen and Rebecca
had 13 children:<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span></span></a><br />
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<li>Phoebe Clark 1805-1853</li>
<li>Ellen Clark 1807-1865</li>
<li>William Clark, died
in Missouri</li>
<li>Sidney Clark </li>
<li>Margaret Clark 1812-1887</li>
<li>Edith Clark 1814-1863</li>
<li><a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/benjamin-daniel-clark-lifelong-resident.html">Benjamin Daniel Clark</a> 1815-1895 [my 3rd great-grandfather]</li>
<li>Drusilla Clark </li>
<li>Emily Clark 1819-1847</li>
<li>Fanny Clark 1821- </li>
<li>Miss Clark </li>
<li>Miss Clark </li>
<li>Stephen Clark 1825-1916 </li>
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I would consider Rebecca a frontier woman of Adams County. The region was wilderness in her time,
densely forested with no roads.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span></span></a> Rivers, streams and creeks were
plentiful. Deer, elk, buffalo, bears and
turkeys were abundant, while the river furnished excellent fish.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span></span></a> Hominy was a good substitute for bread, or
parched corn pounded and sifted, then mixed with a little maple sugar and eaten
dry; or, mixed with water was a good beverage. Clothing made from deer skin sufficed. Deer's hair or oak leaves put into moccasins
were worn in place of stockings or socks.
Wearing a linsey shirt or dress made of buffalo wool was top-notch
attire. Wearing a calico dress was
considered finely dressed. The cabins
had a door but no windows. Furniture
consisted of stools, and bedsteads made with forks driven into the ground and
poles laid on these with the bark of the trees. They rocked their children in a
sugar trough or pack-saddle. The cooking utensils consisted of a pot, dutch
oven, skillet, frying pan, wooden trays and trenchers. The table was made of a
broad slab.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span></a></span> </div>
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Rebecca died on 10 Apr 1860 at age 74 at West Union Township,
Adams County, Ohio. Stephen Clark
preceded her in death in 1853 near Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></a></span></div>
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at Flat Run Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio<br />
Source: <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40715376">Find-a-Grave</a> </td></tr>
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Rebecca lived in the period when America became an official
country in 1789. My existence proves she
survived amid many challenges of frontier life, from uncharted land, wild
animals, Indians and diseases, maybe even isolation and loneliness save the children. Oh, to be able to talk to her today.</div>
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<li>Obtain church, tax and probate records</li>
<li>Research historical writings of Adams County and locales
where she lived</li>
<li>Study DAR records</li>
<li>Locate descendants of Rebecca and Stephen</li>
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<b>Sources</b><br />
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Depending on boundary changes</div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Birth,
marriage and death dates and locations from <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-ethel-may-kendall-hibsch.html">Ethel M. Kendall Hibsch’s</a> [my grandmother] approved membership
application for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). </div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Sc<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">ott, Daniel. 1890.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>A
History of the Early Settlement of Highland County, Ohio</i>. The Gazette. Page 61. Accessed online version via <a href="http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008652280">HathiTrust</a>.</div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cresap/descendants/d5.htm#i1517">Cresap Society</a> website</div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Evans,
Nelson Wiley, and Emmons B. Stivers. 1900. <i>A History of Adams County,
Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character
Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the
Country’s Growth ...</i> E B. Stivers. Page 51.</div>
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Ibid page 53</div>
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Ibid page 54</div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/Ogle/Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle/52-Rebecca%20Cresap%20Ogle%20Clark.docx#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-47886420725036553852014-12-19T09:50:00.001-08:002014-12-20T20:17:24.205-08:00Ida May Brown, the Clarks, Kendalls and Morris County Kansas (52 Ancestors #50)This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on <a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/"><span style="color: blue;">No Story Too Small</span></a>. <br />
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Joseph Clark was two years old in the 1850 census<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/B%20Surnames/Brown%20misc/Ida%20May%20Brown/1880%20Found%20Ida%20may%20Brown.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></a>
enumerated in Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio. He lived with his parents, <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/benjamin-daniel-clark-lifelong-resident.html"><span style="color: blue;">Benjamin Daniel Clark</span></a>
and <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/hannah-carrigan-clark-of-adams-county.html"><span style="color: blue;">Hannah Carrigan Clark</span></a> and seven older brothers and sisters. He married Anna Maria [Mariah] Smart in 1868
in Highland County, Ohio.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/B%20Surnames/Brown%20misc/Ida%20May%20Brown/1880%20Found%20Ida%20may%20Brown.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span></span></a> They had two children, Cora Blanche Clark and
Ottie Claud Clark.</div>
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For 20+ years, the family lived in the Ohio townships of
Franklin and Bratton where Joseph was a farmer.
Then, in 1900<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/B%20Surnames/Brown%20misc/Ida%20May%20Brown/1880%20Found%20Ida%20may%20Brown.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>, I
found Joseph, Ann [Anna Maria] and Ottie living in Ohio Township, Morris
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My <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/07/sarah-jane-harris-kendall-from.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kendall family</span></a> lived in Morris County, Kansas.</div>
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Did my Kendall’s and my Clark’s know each other?</div>
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Yes they did. And there’s more.</div>
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While researching the 1880 census for Benjamin Daniel Clark, too many results came back even in the same county. Solution – search only for Clark, 1880 census
and Adams County, Ohio. Perfect - only
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Found him! Daniel
Clark, as he was recorded, lived in Bratton Township, Adams, Ohio. Hmm, why move after living in Franklin
Township, Adams County, Ohio for so long?
Did other Clarks live in Bratton?
I looked again at the eight names on the results list and selected Joseph
Clark, head of household, because Daniel had a son named Joseph born in 1848.</div>
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In 1880, Joseph Clerk [Clark], age 31, lived in Bratton
Township, Adams County, Ohio. He was a
farmer and his wife Mariah A., age 31, kept house. They and their parents were born in
Ohio. They had one child, a daughter,
Cora Blanch, age 2, born in Ohio. I was
certain he was Daniel’s son based on proximity to Daniel, year of birth and one
particular member of the family.</div>
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I gasped out loud when I saw her name!</div>
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<a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/ida-may-brown-kendall-my-mystery-woman.html"><span style="color: blue;">Ida M. Brown</span></a>, niece, age 10, born in Maryland. </div>
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I couldn't believe my eyes.
Joseph’s niece lived with them. My
great-grandmother. My mystery woman.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1880 U.S. Federal Census excerpt of Joseph Clark Family with Ida M. Brown<br />
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I've been looking high and low for any paper trail for Ida
May Brown prior to her marriage in 1887 to <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/12/henry-m-kendall-orange-juice-in-his.html"><span style="color: blue;">Henry Martin Kendall</span></a>. To date, “sideways” searching for her was
fruitless but finally, a major crumble in my brick wall for her. Of course, it didn't help that her birthplace
in the 1880 census record was incorrectly transcribed as Maryland instead of
Missouri. Well, the digitized image of
the census page wasn't exactly clear but it sure looked more like “MO” than Md”
to me. Her birth date was off by one
year, 1870 instead of 1869 but not really a big deal.</div>
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As to the previous question – did my Kendall’s and my
Clark’s know each other? Yes, they were
neighbors in the 1895, 1900 and 1910 censuses. In the 1900 census, the Kendall family was Dwelling #25 and the Clark family was Dwelling #32, digital page 3 and page 4. Joseph Clark, brother of Jane Clark Brown, my
second great-grandmother, was a long-time neighbor of <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/08/james-william-kendall-kansas-farmer.html">J<span style="color: blue;">ames W. Kendall</span></a>, brother of Henry
Martin Kendall, Ida May Brown’s husband and my great-grandfather.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1895 Kansas State Census excerpt showing Kendall and Clark Families</td></tr>
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More research awaits me as these revelations sink in. For now I’m thinking of the lessons learned from
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<li>Use simple Internet searches; less is more</li>
<li>Look on the page before and after the census page on which
your ancestor appeared</li>
<li>Search sideways – children and siblings of your direct
ancestor</li>
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Gotta go now, it’s time for my Happy Dance.</div>
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<b>Future Research</b></div>
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Pending, too busy dancing…</div>
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1850; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M432_657; Page: 20A; Image:
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/B%20Surnames/Brown%20misc/Ida%20May%20Brown/1880%20Found%20Ida%20may%20Brown.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research. Ohio, Marriages, 1803-1900. Ancestry.com
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Year: 1900; Census Place: Ohio, Morris, Kansas; Roll: 491; Page: 2B;
Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240491. Ancestry.com. Also see
James W Kendall on digitized image page 3, Dwelling number 25, Family number
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-79377668392806161682014-12-17T08:19:00.001-08:002014-12-17T08:19:34.681-08:00Benjamin Daniel Clark, Lifelong Resident of Adams County, Ohio (52 Ancestors #49)This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on <a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/"><span style="color: blue;">No Story Too Small</span></a>. <br />
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My third great-grandfather Benjamin Daniel Clark lived in
Adams County, Ohio all of his life. He
was a farmer but I don’t know yet what he farmed. He was born on 25 Oct 1815 and died on 24
Nov 1895 at age 80. His parents were
Stephen Clark (1771-1851) and Rebecca Cresap Ogle Clark (1783-1853).<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span></span></a> He was recorded as Daniel in census records.</div>
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Daniel was twice married, first to <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/10/hannah-carrigan-clark-of-adams-county.html"><span style="color: blue;">Hannah Carrigan</span></a>
(1819-1854) followed by Irene Hill (1819-1889).
He was buried at Flat Run Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio. He and Hannah had ten children; he and Irene
had four children.<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a></div>
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Daniel’s daughter <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-2-jane-clark-brown-1846.html"><span style="color: blue;">Jane Clark Brown</span></a> was my second great-grandmother,
her daughter <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2014/03/ida-may-brown-kendall-my-mystery-woman.html"><span style="color: blue;">Ida May Brown Kendall</span></a> was my first great-grandmother and her
daughter, <a href="http://denisedigsroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-birthday-ethel-may-kendall-hibsch.html"><span style="color: blue;">Ethel May Kendall Hibsch</span></a>, was my grandmother.</div>
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Daniel Clark was enumerated in the censuses for 1850 - 1880. I may have found him in the 1840 census. Data points seemed consistent with the 1850
census for name, home in 1850 and person’s ages. But who was the one free white person age
50-59? Maybe his mother or mother-in-law?
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daniel Clark Family in 1870 U.S. Federal Census<br />{click image to enlarge)</td></tr>
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The 1840 U.S. Federal census<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span></span></a> only
recorded the name of the head of household.
Numbers in categories sufficed for others in the household. By comparing the 1840 and 1850 censuses (which
had all family names and ages), a calculated match was made for my Clark
family. Danial [Daniel] Clark lived in
Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio. His
household consisted of one free white male under 5 [Edward Clark?]; one free
white male 20 - 29 [Daniel Clark?]; two free white females under 5 [Mary and
Edath Clark?]; one free white female 20 - 29 [Hannah Clark?]; one free white
female 50 - 59 [mother, mother-in-law?]; one person employed in agriculture:
1 [Daniel Clark?]; six total free white persons.</div>
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In the 1850 U.S. Federal Census<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>, Daniel
Clark was 25, born about 1825 in Ohio and lived in Franklin Township, Adams
County, Ohio. The household consisted of
wife Hanah [Hannah] Clark, 35; daughters Mary Clark, 13; Edath [Edith] Clark, 12;
M A [Martha] Clark, 9; Susan Clark, 6; Jane Clark, 4; and sons Edward Clark, 11;
Adam Clark, 8; and Joseph Clark, 2. In about
1852, two more children were born, Mahlon Clark and Sarah E Clark, possibly
twins.</div>
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In the 1860 U.S. Federal Census<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>,
David [Daniel] Clark was 44, born about 1816 in Ohio. He lived in Franklin Township, Adams County,
Ohio, post office Locust Grove. The household
consisted of his second wife Irena Clark, 40; daughters Mary Clark, 23; Adah
Clark, 21; Martha Clark, 18; Jane Clark,13;
Sarah E Clark, 8; and Drousilla [Drusilla] Clark, 3; and sons Edward Clark, 20;
Adam Clark, 16; Joseph Clark, 11; Mahalon
[Mahlon] Clark, 8; and Daniel Clark, 5.</div>
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In the 1870 U.S. Federal Census<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>, Daniel
was 54, born about 1816 in Ohio. He lived
in Franklin Township, Adams County, Ohio, post office Scott. The household included wife Irena Clark, 51;
and daughters Ada Clark, 31; Sarah E Clark, 18; Drusilla Clark, 13; and Minerva
E Clark. 7; and sons Mahlon Clark, 18; Daniel W Clark, 14; and Stephen D Clark,
9; daughter-in-law Mary J Wiley, 24; and farm hand, Sanford Shoemaker, 18. Seems Daniel was prosperous. The value of his
real estate was $10,000+ and the value of his personal estate was over $1,800.</div>
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The 1880 U.S. Federal Census<a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
was the last one in which Daniel was appeared before his death in 1895. He was 64, born about 1816 in Ohio and lived
in Bratton Township, Adams County, Ohio.
His father was born in Pennsylvania, his mother in Maryland. He was a farmer. The household included wife Irene Clark, 61;
sons Stephen D. Clark, 19 and Parson A. Clark, 16; and daughter N. Ellie Clark,
12; and servant Jane Thompson, 16.</div>
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<li>Obtain records for birth, marriages, land and death</li>
<li>Find Daniel in the censuses for 1820 and 1830</li>
<li>Determine the nature of his farming</li>
<li>Determine Civil War service</li>
<li>Determine if Mahlon and Sarah Clark were twins</li>
<li>Learn more about the geography of Franklin and Bratton Townships</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a>
<a href="http://find-a-grave.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Find-a-Grave.com</span></a> Memorial #40382217</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Subject
to verification - according to several public trees on Ancestry.com, Daniel
married Hannah Carrigan on 6 Jun 1836 in Adams County, Ohio. She died in 1854 after which he married Irena
Hill on 6 June 1854 in Adams County, Ohio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Year:
1840; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: 375; Page: 39; Image: 82;
Family History Library Film: 0020158. Ancestry.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Year:
1850; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M432_657; Page: 20A; Image:
44. Source Information: Ancestry.com. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> <span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[endif]--></span>Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio;
Roll: M653_928; Page: 250; Image: 495; Family History Library Film: 803928.
Ancestry.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Year:
1870; Census Place: Franklin, Adams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1167; Page: 10B; Image:
24; Family History Library Film: 552666. Ancestry.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/Denise/Dropbox/Ancestry/Surnames/C%20Surnames/Clark/Daniel%20Benjamin/52%20benjamin%20Daniel%20Clark.docx#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></a> Year:
1880; Census Place: Bratton, Adams, Ohio; Roll: 989; Family History Film:
1254989; Page: 6D; Enumeration District: 001; Image: 0015. Ancestry.com</span><br />
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Denise Hibsch Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049339039046414090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973412349529875187.post-79408373776077698062014-12-15T10:00:00.000-08:002015-01-01T19:34:36.918-08:00Ethel May Kendall Hibsch, My First Family Historian (52 Ancestors #48)<h4>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">This is another article for the series "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks", a challenge by Amy Johnson Crow on <a href="http://www.nostorytoosmall.com/"><span style="color: blue;">No Story Too Small</span></a>. </span></h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethel M. Kendall Hibsch, 1979</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>ometime on 22 May 1899, likely in their two-story wood-framed house in Los Nietos, California, Henry Martin Kendall and his wife Ida May Brown welcomed a baby girl they named Ethel May. My Grandma. Baby Ethel joined siblings Charles, Celia, Henry and Joseph. Another brother, Thomas Arley, would arrive in a couple years. She lived in Los Nietos for several years until the family relocated to Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, California in the San Gabriel Valley. There, she was surrounded by the rich ground where citrus orchards were abundant, like on her father's ranch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kendall family home in Los Nietos, CA circa 1899. <br />
See Ida May holding Ethel May.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethel May Kendall about age 10 posed on the Kendall Citrus Ranch<br />
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Family gatherings and church picnics were common at the Kendall Ranch. In her teen years, Ethel May hosted her own parties with friends from school. On Friday, June 15, 1917, she hosted her own 18th birthday party! A few weeks later she graduated from Covina High School. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Covina Argus published 1917 June 17</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethel May Kendall<br />
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Following high school, Ethel attended the Woodbury Business School in Los Angeles after which she worked as a stenographer at the Office Exchange Agency in Covina according to the 1920 Covina City Directory. It was about this time she was smitten by a young man named Alba W. Hibsch. He worked at the Covina Argus newspaper. Soon they would marry, have two sons and eventually, six grandchildren. </div>
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Ethel was active all of her adult life. When her children were young, she belonged to the Parent Teachers Association and helped out when her youngest son was a Boy Scout. Other organizations to which she belonged included the Covina Women's Club, Eastern Star and the Presbyterian Church. After the death of her husband Alba in 1959, she frequently traveled on her own, a rarity for the time. She doggedly pursued her family history in Kansas and Ohio and ultimately identified her American Revolution ancestor that allowed her to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames and Daughters of the American Colonists. Having personally read many documents and memorabilia she left behind dating from her girlhood days, somehow she acquired an early appreciation for documenting history that lasted a lifetime. Lucky for me and that her youngest son saved it all!</div>
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She lived her entire life in and near Covina. She died on 9 October 1988 at the age of 89 and was buried at Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora, California.</div>
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