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My family genealogy musings.Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-1680133843286448842017-08-03T14:22:00.002-07:002017-08-03T14:22:39.415-07:00If you like historical costuming....This company makes fabulous shoes!<br />
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members I discovered why Jennie disappeared after the 1920 US Census.<br />
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Some time between the 1920 US Census and 1928 her husband Charles C Smith died. On 11 Sep 1928 she
marries Frederick Wesley Niles in Newburg, Phelps Co, Missouri. This is what I have been able to find so far...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancestry.com. <i>Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: <i>Missouri Marriage Records</i>. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.</td></tr>
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The 1930 US Federal Census finds them living in Springfield on North Campbell. Jennie's daughter, Margaret, is with them listed as Step Daughter to the head of household Fred. Margaret is listed as married with the last name Hurst but her husband is not in the household. Some searching finds Margaret's marriage certificate to Loren D Hurst on 23 Jul 1927. Fred's occupation is shoemaker in a repair shop. There is a notation in the margin that Fred and Jennie are "deaf & dumb".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancestry.com. <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. <i>Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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The 1940 US Federal Census shows that they are still in Springfield at 433 (E) High Street. It says in 1935 they were in the "same place". Both are listed as "unable to work", given their ages of 81 and 71 it's not surprising.<br />
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In 1946 Fred and Jennie are in the Springfield city directory living at 764 E Commercial.<br />
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Virginia Ann "Jennie" Shaw Baker Smith Niles died at home (2021 Benton Ave, Springfield, Mo) on 17 Mar 1948 of Acute Hepatitis.<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=47838379" target="_blank"> Jennie's Find A Grave memorial</a>. She is buried at Maple Park Cemetery in a unmarked grave where her sister <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47838056" target="_blank">Frances Belle Shaw Pierpont</a> and other Pierponts are also buried.<br />
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Frederick Wesley Niles passes away on 11 Oct 1948 in Springfield Missouri and is buried with his first wife, Mary Ellen Roberts, at Mill Creek Cemetery in Phelps Co, Missouri. <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=91716045" target="_blank">Fred's Find A grave Memorial. </a><br />
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<br />Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-72305519262511459122016-03-02T13:51:00.000-08:002016-03-02T13:51:34.311-08:00DNA TestingDNA testing has proven that <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2014/02/virginia-jennie-shaw-even-more-questions.html" target="_blank">Virginia Jennie Shaw</a> was my Grandfather Roy Henry Baker's mother. I have several matches to Jennie's father's line the Oldhams. There is still the mystery with the question of Roy's Baker paternity... trying to figure out if <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2014/02/john-d-baker-more-questions-that-answers.html" target="_blank">John D Baker</a> was his biological father. I am working on the Baker line with a close DNA match but in true form messages at Ancestry DNA have gone unanswered so far. We have a couple matches that might solve the mystery if they would only check their messages and jump in with information!<br />
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I found out what happened to Jennie after the 1920 US Census. A post about that is coming!<br />
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<br /><br />Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-45125780401502320472014-03-23T09:07:00.000-07:002014-03-23T16:33:24.455-07:00Who is in my tree?A fellow genealogy blogger <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/03/saturday-night-genealogy-fun-how-many.html" target="_blank">Genea-Musing</a>s posted a Saturday night fun challenge to see how many people were in everyone's trees. I use Family Tree Maker software and it's interesting to run reports about different facts in my tree.<br />
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I learned by going to Publish>Person Reports>Surname Report>choosing the "Details" tab at the top. I can then customize the report to include different categories of people.<br />
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I learned that as of today I have 173 surnames, 1205 people, 610 males and 582 females. The top 10 surnames are;<br />
1. McDaniel<br />
2. Jones<br />
3. Denby<br />
4. Skeen<br />
5. Hancock<br />
6. Baker<br />
7. Gannaway - my stepfather's family<br />
8. Pollack<br />
9. Maris<br />
10. Skidmore<br />
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The report also gives me the total count of each surname plus the numbers of males and females as well as the earliest and most recent dates associated with the name.<br />
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In the publish feature I can also do charts of all sorts; genealogy report, relationship reports, place reports, media reports, and source reports. I need to spend more time running reports, I think it will help me find "holes" I need to work on and it's just plain interesting!<br />
<br />Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-64281271854637906642014-02-28T15:07:00.000-08:002014-10-03T12:18:46.532-07:00Virginia "Jennie" Smith, Born 14 Sep 1906 - Died 26 Apr 1916, the daughter of Virginia "Jennie" Shaw Baker Smith<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>Two of nine.</b></i></span></span><br />
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I now know what happened to two of the nine children my great grandmother <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2014/02/virginia-jennie-shaw-even-more-questions.html" target="_blank">Virginia "Jennie" Shaw Baker Smith</a> gave birth to.<br />
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Her first child was Roy Henry Baker, my <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday_15.html" target="_blank">Grandpa Baker</a>. I want to do a timeline post on him sometime soon that is going to be a challenge!<br />
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Roy Henry Baker Born 05 Jul 1888 - Died 08 Dec 1965<br />
Harry E Baker Born in about 1892 - Died after 1900<br />
Edith M Baker Born in about 1894 - Died after 1910<br />
Ella B Baker Born in about 1898 - Died after 1900 She is missing from the 1910 census when she would have been only 12<br />
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There was another child that died by 1900, the census says Virginia Baker was the mother of 5, 4 still living. That child might have been between Roy and Harry but more likely between Edith and Mary.<br />
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Then along came Mary Baker in 1902 - Died after 1910<br />
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A second husband....<br />
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Virginia "Jennie" Smith Born 14 Sep 1906 - Died 26 Apr 1916<br />
Charles Smith Born about 1909 - Died after 1920<br />
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Marguritte Smith in about 1912 - Died after 1920<br />
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I was looking at different resources to try to find more about what happened to these Grand Aunts and Uncles, hoping to be able to locate some of their descendants, my cousins. I was poking around on <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/" target="_blank">Missouri Digital Heritage</a> last night and found young Jennie Smith's Death Certificate. I can cross her off my list to research.<br />
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Jennie was a "schoolgirl", age 9 years 7 months 12 days when she died.She was sick with measles for over a week before she was admitted to the Kansas City General Hospital. She died 9 days later of empyema, a complication of
measles and lobar pneumonia. If you are curious you can read about
empyema here at <a href="http://www.healthline.com/health/empyema#Overview" target="_blank">Healthline</a> and about measles and pneumonia in <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=S109AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA411&lpg=PA411&dq=lobar+pneumonia+measles+empyema&source=bl&ots=tZ7JZ_nn-F&sig=C1J6wxqjmwqIsKwNq3ZmUNLSoTw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7egPU5W7FY7uoATH_YKADQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=lobar%20pneumonia%20measles%20empyema&f=false" target="_blank">The Archives of Internal Medicine in 1918.</a> I can not imagine watching a child die of complications of measles. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_antibiotics" target="_blank">antibiotics</a> that could have likely saved her were still over a generation away. Under Place of Burial on her death certificate it looks like <strike>Unknown</strike> is crossed out and above it Forest Hill is written. It says she was buried on April 28th 1916. I have not been able to confirm her place of burial.<br />
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Jennie's siblings, Mary age 14, Charles age 7, and Marguritte age 4, would have been at home at this time and seem to have escaped her fate. I could not locate any death certificates for them around the time of Jennie's death.<br />
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If she had lived she would have been 51 when I was born.<br />
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-52648258846866408722014-02-21T17:59:00.000-08:002014-10-03T12:17:58.918-07:00Virginia "Jennie" Shaw, even more questionsVirginia "Jennie" Shaw<br />
My Great Grandmother<br />
Interesting fact; Jennie was "Deaf and dumb", I don't know if she was born this way or lost her hearing as a young child.<br />
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Born October 1869
in Missouri, USA</div>
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Sources; 1870,
1880, 1900, 1920 US Censuses</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1870
Residence; Campbell, Greene County, Missouri, USA. </span>
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is living with her father William Shaw, age 61, her mother Mary
(Oldham) Shaw, age 24, and her sister Frances, age 3. They are living
next door to Mary's mother. William is a “Teamster”.</span></div>
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1870 Us Census</span></div>
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1880 she is listed in two US Censuses</span>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1880
Residence 1; Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA.</span></div>
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is listed as living at the “assylem Fulton”. </span>
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is listed with her mother Mary J, age 34 and step father John M
Stutzman, age 49, Occupation; Carpenter, along with several half and step siblings and her
sister Belle (Frances), age 13, and brother Johnie, age 7. There are
also boarders living in the house including Mary's mother and sister.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">When
did her father William die? The only clue I have is from
Ancetry.com “His grand-daughter told a story of how he was driving
a wagon back from Boliver (to Springfield), and he was killed by
bushwackers just outside of town (Springfield). It was on
"Stagecoach" road, just as it crests out over a hill."</span> </li>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1880
Residence 2; Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, USA</span>
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is a pupil at the Missouri Institute for the Education of the Deaf
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1880 United States Federal Census, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, USA</td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">1888
- Marriage to John D Baker according to the 1900 census which states
they have been married 12 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">4 Jul
1888 - birth of Roy H Baker In Greene County, Missouri < my
grandfather</span></div>
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26 Jan 1891 - Marriage to John D Baker
(b. Feb 1861 in Illinois)</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; Missouri marriage license,
Springfield, Greene, Missouri
</div>
<ul>
<li>Compare this to the 1900 Census
marriage date?</li>
</ul>
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Apr 1892 birth of Harry E Baker in
Missouri</div>
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Dec 1894 birth of Edith Baker in
Missouri</div>
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Sep 1898 birth of Ella B Baker in
Missouri</div>
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Source; 1900 US Census</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
According to the 1900 census, census
taker was very sloppy...
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Enumerated on 4 Jun 1900</div>
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Address 1961 Benton Ave, North Campbell
Township, Springfield, Mo</div>
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She is the wife of head of household
(John D Baker)</div>
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Age 30</div>
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Married 12 years</div>
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Mother of 5, 4 still living</div>
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Her father was born in Tennessee</div>
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Her mother was born in Virginia </div>
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She can read, write and speak English</div>
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1900 United States Federal Census, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA</td></tr>
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1902 birth of Mary Baker in Missouri</div>
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Source; 1910 US Census</div>
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31 May 1904 – Marriage to Charles
Smith in Clinton, Henry County Missouri, USA
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-
2002 The copy is so poor it is almost unreadable.</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
What happened to John D Baker? Did
he die or did they divorce?</div>
</li>
</ul>
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1907 birth of Virginia Jennie Smith in
Kansas</div>
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1909 birth of Charles J Smith in
Kansas</div>
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Source; 1910 US Census</div>
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1910 US Census Jennie is living in
Topeka, Ward 2, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
</div>
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Address 112 Adams St
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Wife of head of household Charles
Smith, age 36, birthplace Michigan, parents birthplace, father; New
York and mother; Germany, Occupation; Common Laborer, Odd Jobs</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Age 45 (?)</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Her second marriage (Charles' first)</div>
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Can read and write</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Is Deaf and Dumb</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Has three more children; Mary Baker age
8 born in Missouri, Jennie Smith age 3 and Charles Smith age 1 both
born in Kansas.
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
John and Jennie's daughter Ella who
would have been 12 is not on the census with her mother and step
father. Edith and Mary Baker are with Jennie. Roy would have been 22,
his whereabouts is unknown. Harry E. would have been 18 and his
whereabouts is unknown.</div>
<ul>
<li>What happened to Ella?</li>
</ul>
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1910 United States Federal Census, Topeka ward 2, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA</td></tr>
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1912 birth of Marguritte Smith in New
York</div>
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Source; 1920 US Census</div>
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1919 Residence - 1729 Holly St, Kansas
City Mo, Chas T "grinder", can not find them in the 1920-21
directories.
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="ctl43_ctl11_rptEvents_ctl10_eventCitations_ctl01_citationLink"></a>
Source; <span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">U.S.
City Directories, 1821-1989</span></span></div>
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U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Kansas City, Missouri, USA</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span>
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<span style="color: black;">1920 US Census Jennie is living in </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Kansas
City Ward 2, Jackson, Missouri, USA</span></span><span style="color: black;">
</span>
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<span style="color: black;">Address;1729
Holly St, Kansas City Mo </span>
</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Wife of head of
household Charles Smith, age 48, Parents birthplace Germany,
Occupation; Grinder, tool sharpener</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Age 51</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;">Can read, write
and speak English</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;">Parents born in
Missouri.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;">Children; Charles
J Smith 11, Marguritte Smith 8. </span>
</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;">Where is
daughter Jennie Smith who would be about 13? </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Edited to add Jennies fate. I posted about my find here in <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2014/02/two-of-nine.html" target="_blank">my post about her</a>.</span></div>
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1920 United States Federal Census, Kansus City Ward 2, Jackson County, Missouri, USA</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;">What happened to
Jennie, Charles and the kids after 1920? The trail runs dry....</span>
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-75272048934471716232014-02-07T18:55:00.000-08:002014-02-07T18:57:52.434-08:00John D Baker, more questions than answers<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
John D Baker<span style="text-decoration: none;">
my Great Grandfather</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Born Feb 1861 in Illinois</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; 1900 US Census</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1 May 1883 Possible marriage to Louise
J Boyd; born about 1865, death ?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; Missouri marriage license,
Springfield, Greene, Missouri
</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Were there two John D Bakers in
Springfield area?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
</li>
</ul>
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1888 - Marriage to Virginia “Jennie”
Shaw </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; 1900 US Census which states they have been married
12 years.
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4 Jul 1888 birth of Roy H Baker In
Greene County, Missouri < my grandfather</div>
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26 Jan 1891 - Marriage to Jennie Shaw; born Oct 1869 in Missouri, death ?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; Missouri marriage license,
Springfield, Greene, Missouri
</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Compare this to the census
marriage date?</div>
</li>
</ul>
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Apr 1892 birth of Harry E Baker in
Missouri</div>
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Dec 1894 birth of Edith Baker in
Missouri</div>
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Sep 1898 birth of Ella B Baker in
Missouri</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; 1900 US Census</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
1902 birth of Mary Baker in Missouri</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Source; 1910 US Census</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Information from the 1900 Census, census
taker was very sloppy...
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
Enumerated on 4 Jun 1900</div>
Address 1961 Benton Ave, North Campbell
Township, Springfield, Mo<br />
(They live very close to the Beckleys,
Hazel Opal Beckley appears to be Roy's 1<sup>st</sup>? wife)<br />
Head of household
<br />
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Age 39</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
John's parents were both born in Iowa</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
His occupation is Shoemaker</div>
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Months not employed 0</div>
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He can read, write and speak English</div>
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They rent</div>
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By the 1910 Census Jennie is living in
Topeka, Kansas married to Charles Smith, birthplace Michigan, parents
birthplace, father; New York and mother; Germany, and has three more
children; Mary Baker age 8 born in Missouri, Jennie Smith age 3 and
Charles Smith age 1, both born in Kansas. John and Jennie's daughter
Ella who would have been 12 is not on the census with her mother and
step father. Edith and Mary are with Jennie. Roy would have been 22,
his whereabouts is unknown. Harry E. would have been 18 and his
whereabouts is unknown.</div>
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What happened to Ella?</div>
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<span class="text ng-binding" data-ng-show="item.state =='normal' || item.state=='loading'">District 0150, </span><span class="text ng-binding" data-ng-show="item.state =='normal' || item.state=='loading'">Shawnee, </span><span class="text ng-binding" data-ng-show="item.state =='normal' || item.state=='loading'">Kansas, USA</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text ng-binding" data-ng-show="item.state =='normal' || item.state=='loading'"><br /></span>
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Possible that Roy was either Jennie's
or John's (Louise) by another relationship?</div>
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Long time... no post. I had a bit *cough* of a genealogy crisis.<br />
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Discussing DNA testing within a surname group led to a lady suggesting to me that I had my Grandpa Roy Henry Baker attached to the <i>WRONG</i> parents. I was incensed, shocked, and then I suspected she was right. *sigh*<br />
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I did my original research on him when I was just beginning my genealogy addiction. I took what I knew about him, which was not much, and started researching. I knew his name, his birth date and city, and that he had come from a big family.<br />
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I found a family on the correct state census that had a son Roy that was born the month and very close to the day of my Grandpa Roy (GR). The family size seemed to fit and even though they lived in the north central part of the state and GR was born in the southern part there was evidence that they had spent time (not much) in the southern town GR was born in. Several family trees on a well known site had GR attached to this family. Looked good to me... so I spent many, many hours researching that family... and I have a lovely tree for that family. The wrong family, Roy Elbert Baker's family.<br />
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The lady also pointed me in a direction that she thought might be right. There was a family with a boy named Ray Baker in the town I knew GR to be born in. Long story short, that was the right family. This was proven by sending off for GR's death certificate which listed his parents as the parents Ray Baker was living with. Lessons learned; have some documentation and don't believe other trees. Heck I even knew these things but it <i>seemed</i> so right!<br />
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I am so grateful that my mistake was pointed out to me and that the lady took the time to point me in an alternate direction. She was also a sounding board and seemed very interested in helping me find his true family.<br />
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There are mysteries in his true family which I will ponder in a later post. Hmmmm... why can't any of this be simple?Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-65878599610495222472013-08-27T13:16:00.000-07:002013-08-27T13:17:18.036-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Thomas Bleauford Springs (T.B.S.) Denby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The big Denby stone in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Missouri</b></div>
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<b>Thomas Bleauford (Bluford) Springs Denby</b><br />
<b>My paternal 2nd Great Grandfather</b></div>
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His obituary October 4, 1928<br />
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T.B.S. Denby ~ Thos. Blueford S Denby was born in Tennessee on May 21, 1846, and departed this life on September 10, 1928 at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Fred Champlin, in Greenfiel, Missouri; aged 82 years, 4 months and 9 days.</div>
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On November25, 1868 he was united in marriage with <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/08/tombstone-tuesday-esther-elizabeth.html" target="_blank">Esther McMasters</a>. To this union nine children were born, five boys and four girls. Two boys with their mother, preceded him in death.<a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/07/tombstone-tuesday-claude-denby.html" target="_blank"> Claud of Pearl Missouri</a>, Denzil D. and Mrs. Fred Champlin of Greenfield, Glenn of Prescott, Arizona, Mrs. Maud Stevenson, Mrs. W.L Hannah and Mrs. C.H. Faucett of Los Angeles survive him. Seventeen grandchildren were his. </div>
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In the year 1863 he enlisted in the Civil War, 16th Missouri Cavalry, Co. A, under capt. Hayter and served until the close of the war. At the close of the war he settled in Missouri. He served as a county judge and county collector in Greene County, and was U.S. land commissioner in New Mexico for 17 years. </div>
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The declining years of his life were spent in Dade county. He was a memeber of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, and his trust in God was implicit. He came to the end of his life calmly and serenely, and was loved, honored and respected by his large circle of friends. </div>
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Age had dimmed his memory on earthly things, but as the writer of these lines sat by his side he talked clearly of the eternal world. He rested his hand in his Savior's care and was ready.</div>
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He belonged to the Oddfellows who feel that a good member has been taken from the. He was a student of the Bible, which was first with him, and a constant reader of history, science and literature. The long life was filled with good deeds of loving kindness, and his citizenship was a rich heritage to posterity. </div>
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We extend sympathy to the family, feeling that they have lost a good father and we a good neighbor.</div>
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Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Tom Procter and C.J. Allen at the Champlan home on Tuesday and internment was in Greenfied Cemetery under the auspice of the local I.O.O.F. </div>
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-37295135962903898492013-08-19T23:38:00.001-07:002013-08-23T16:48:52.133-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Esther Missouri McMaster Denby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Esther Missouri <i>McMaster</i> Denby, my paternal 2nd great grandmother </b></div>
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<b>and the beautiful Denby plot at the Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield , Missouri.</b></div>
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Her obituary. Reverend C.J. Allen seemed to think a lot of her.</div>
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<span class="objectDescription">Mrs. T.B.S. Denby ~ Esther McMaster
Denby, wife of T.B.S. Denby was born July 2, 1852, At Walnut Grove
Missouri, and went to her heavenly home June 10, 1925, after a life
spent in loving service to her God and to all with whom she came in
contact, being 72 years, 11 months and 8 days of age. She was the
mother of nine children, four girls and five boys, two of the boys
preceding her to the great beyond, five of those being at her bedside
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<span class="objectDescription">Mrs. Denby was conscious until the last, and
was surely a "soldier soul", ever thinking of those who cared for her,
never mentioning or referring to her own suffering, ever patient and
kind to the end. Hers was a life of service to her God, her family,
her neighbors and friends. No day passed by that she did not render some
kindness to some one. She was converted to Christ and united with the
Presbyterian church in her early youth, ever remaining true and
faithful, and during her last days hourly repeating beautiful verses of
Scripture. Although she suffered intensely, she was quick of thought,
ready of expression, sympathetic by nature and fond of companionship. It
was hers to be the ideal friend, wife and mother, always cheerful,
always brave, always considerate, scattering sunshine and happiness in
lives of others, and even now it is hard to think, to say, to believe
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memory that she was good and true in life and beautiful in death. As the
years go by, we may feel and know that her faith must be our faith, her
trust our trust, her God our God, and the lesson of death is not sorrow
and grief and tears for the dead, but beauty and smiles for the living.
Brother and Sister Denby's two sons who were buried near Walnut
Grove were brought here and laid to rest beside their mother in
Greenfield cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.J.
Allen, assisted by Rev. Frazier. The God of all peace strengthen and
comfort the hearts of the bereft ones. C.J.Allen </span></div>
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I belong to a private Facebook group that started out as one thing and has turned into another. It started as a group interested in some commonalities in DNA testing but it has turned into a group of friends. It's a small group of 18 people who are some of the best researchers I know.<br />
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Several of the people have blogs, a couple have written books on their family history for family reunions (that is a huge task!) and a couple more are working in that direction. We each have different experience levels and different ways of researching. We are all ages and come from very diverse backgrounds. The common thing among us is our love of genealogy or as some call it family history.<br />
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We have solved several mysteries and worked on a couple that have not been solved...yet. Some having to do with our own research and a few that were just something one of us had run across and was curious about... such as a grave marker being sold on Etsy. One of the members posted about the marker pondering if it was ethical to sell and wondered where it come from. We put our virtual heads together using different searching techniques such as looking up the name on Ancestry.com, using Google to look for obituaries, funeral homes, and cemeteries in the area. We discovered where the plaque was from. A phone call was made to the funeral home and contact was made with the cemetery. It was discovered that the lady did have another marker. We still wonder about the ethics of selling a funeral home grave marker online!<br />
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Another thing a couple of people worked on was a missing persons/identity case that was in the news. The investigator had turned to autosomal DNA testing to try to solve the case but was not using the full power of the science. The investigator was contacted and given help on ways to utilize the information he had. That case is still being worked on.<br />
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A few personal family mysteries have been solved by working as a group and I'm sure more will be brought up and worked on. I have a few things I could throw at the group such as; Who is the father of George Washington Baker? That ought to be a fun one to try to figure out! It is such a common name.<br />
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The power of working in a group draws on the strengths of individuates working for a common goal. That is very powerful and I value this group of friends very much! You know who you are and thank you for being you, you are golden!<br />
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<br />Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-18599474211713892182013-07-23T22:40:00.000-07:002013-07-23T22:40:20.506-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Posey Reed McDaniel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Posey Reed McDaniel my maternal Great Grandfather</b></div>
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Posey Reed McDaniel was born in Young County, Texas on March 31, 1890. He was the first child of Robert Lee McDaniel and Ritte Jane (Otts), who would later give him 8 known brothers and sisters. The 1900 US Census finds him in Justice Precinct 3, Stephens County, Texas with his parents and sisters Ella, Stella, and Nevada. His father is listed as a farmer, they rent their home, and both of his parents can read and write.</div>
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On December 29, 1908 he married <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/06/tombstone-tuesday-dora-isabell-dawson.html" target="_blank">Dora Isabell Dawson</a> in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. I have not been able to find them in the 1910 Census. In 1917 his draft registration shows them living in Eldorado, Jackson County, Oklahoma. They are still living there in the 1920 Census and have four children Edith, Sidney, Nicebell, and my <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday_21.html" target="_blank">Grandma Vera</a>. Posey's occupation is listed as general farming. On September 30, 1925 they had another daughter, <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mcdaniel&GSiman=1&GScid=99254&GRid=69007551&" target="_blank">Lena Eudean Evelyn</a>, who was born in Pleasant Hills Oklahoma and died at 18 days old according to family records.</div>
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By 1930 the family is living in Armstrong County, Texas and added two more daughters to the family Gertrude, and Georgia. Posey is listed as a cotton farmer which is what my Grandma remembered the family doing as she grew up. In 1937 they were living in Amarillo and he was an auto mechanic according to the city directory.</div>
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Sometime between 1937 and 1939 they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado because he shows up there in a city directory in 1939. The 1940 US Census listed them as living in Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado with only Georgia living at home but Posey's mother Rittie is living with them as well. In 1941 they are listed in the Grand Junction City Directory again. By 1945 they are back in Amarillo, Texas and they are both working at McCartt Supermarket, him as a Porter and Dora as a Baker according to yet another city directory. </div>
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In about 1947 they moved to Southern California where they lived for many years before returning to Colorado. Posey Reed McDaniel died on May 27, 1973 and is buried in Fruita Elmwood Cemetery in Appleton, Mesa County, Colorado.<br />
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-21283865966481732632013-07-09T01:16:00.000-07:002013-07-09T01:49:13.378-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Cave Springs Memorial Church Cemetery<br />
I have a bunch of family buried here.....<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Listed as a Greene County Missouri Historic </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mt. Zion Presbyterian
Church, now Cave Springs Community Church and Cemetery, has important
connections to the early history of Greene County. Built in 1867,
the building marks the site of an earlier log chapel and still earlier
brush arbor, where one of the earliest churches in Greene County
was organized in October of 1839. The present large two-story white
frame structure with a bell tower had long served as a church, a
school, and a community meeting place. It is the oldest Presbyterian Church west of the Mississippi.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">See that mess of foliage and the surrounding stones? That's where most of them are buried. </span></b><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Joseph Pollack</span> - b. Oct. 30, 1842 d. Dec. 13, 1905 Adele’s father</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Bettie (Martha Elizabeth Skeen) Pollack</span> - b. Oct. 11, 1845 d. Sep. 24, 1923 Adele’s mother<br />
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Children of Bettie and Joseph (eight of their eleven known children) ;</div>
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Gay (Gabriel) Pollack m - b. Mar. 25, 1867 d. Jan. 23, 1888 </div>
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<a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/06/tombstone-tuesday-adele-denby-pollack.html">Adele <i>Pollack</i> Denby</a> - b. 1871 d. 1948 <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday.html">Jo Helen <i>Denby</i> Baker’s</a> mother</div>
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Joseph Pollack - b. Oct. 17, 1872 d. Oct. 25, 1875</div>
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Calvin J Pollack - b. Sep. 6, 1874 d. Feb. 1, 1955</div>
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Nellie E <i>Darraugh</i> Pollack - b. Nov. 26, 1876 d. Oct. 26, 1936 Calvin J Pollack’s wife</div>
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Marvin Pollack - b. Apr. 22, 1879 d. Aug. 17, 1962</div>
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Virginia <i>Barrow</i> Pollack - b. Sep. 25, 1882 d. Sep. 14, 1979 Marvin Pollack’s wife</div>
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Carl Marvin Pollack - b. Oct. 24, 1916 d. Apr. 18, 1930 Marvin & Virginia’s son</div>
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Roscoe Pollack - b. Nov. 2, 1902 d. Nov. 27, 1918 Marvin & Virginia’s son</div>
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Florence Pollack (infant) - b. Mar. 26, 1880 d. Jul. 12, 1882</div>
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Carl Pollack (infant) - b. Jul. 27, 1884 d. Mar. 18, 1885</div>
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Juanita Z <i>McNew</i> Pollack - b. 1879 d. 1921 Wife of Ransom Harris Pollack, his burial place unknown</div>
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Helen J <i>Pollack</i> Carden – b. Aug. 24, 1891 d. Jan 4. 1966</div>
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George A. Carden – b. Jan. 31, 1888 d. May 2, 1972 Helen J Pollack’s husband<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Hope H Skeen</span> - b. Feb. 16, 1807 d. Aug. 4, 1875 Bettie’s father</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Delinda <i>Harris</i> Skeen</span> - b. Aug. 17, 1809 d. Aug. 1, 1882 Bettie’s mother<br />
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Bettie (Martha Elizabeth Skeen) Pollack’s sibling;</div>
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R. (Ransom) H. (Harris) Skeen - b. May 10, 1835 d. Dec. 4, 1917</div>
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Louisa E <i>McClure</i> Skeen - b. Nov. 4, 1837 d. Sep. 5, 1871</div>
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William H Skeen (infant) - b. Aug. 28, 1871 d. Aug. 28, 1871 </div>
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Mary L <i>Ross</i> Skeen - b. Oct. 17, 1842 d. May 30, 1915 Ransom’s 2nd wife<br />
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I'm still digging through the names of people buried there and I'm sure I will find more connections.</div>
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-13088422627753027762013-07-01T22:28:00.000-07:002013-07-05T15:16:07.871-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Claude Denby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Claude Denby my paternal Great Grandfather</b></div>
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Claude Denby was born in Walnut Grove, Missouri on September 3, 1869. The 1870 US Census finds him, he is 8/12 of a year old, along with his parents Thomas Bleauford Spring and Esther Elizabeth (McMaster) Denby. They were living with Thomas' parents William Author and Anna (Patterson) Denby. They had a full house according to the census, twelve people were listed. By the 1880 US Census Thomas and Esther had their own home in Walnut Grove and Claude had two brothers and two sisters. Over the next fourteen years two more brothers and two more sisters joined the family.</div>
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In 1897, at the age of twenty seven, he married <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/06/tombstone-tuesday-adele-denby-pollack.html" target="_blank">Adele Pollack</a>. They went on to have three girls, <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/06/tombstone-tuesday-esther-elizabeth.html" target="_blank">Esther</a>, Irma and my <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday.html" target="_blank">Grandma Jo</a>. His occupation on the censuses was always listed as "Farmer" until the 1920 census when it changed to "Solicitor, Life Insurance". He must have been more successful at sales than farming because by the 1930 US Census, when he was 60, Claude and Adele had built their own house after a lifetime of being renters. </div>
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<b>The House that Claude and Esther built. Photo taken in 2011</b>.</div>
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Claude died on August 4, 1944 at the age of 74. He is buried in <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=97541256" target="_blank">Greenfield Cemetery</a> with his parents.</div>
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-19013103427919556972013-06-18T00:04:00.000-07:002013-07-02T11:18:32.242-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Adele Pollack Denby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Adele <i>Pollack </i>Denby my paternal Great Grandmother</b></div>
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Adele <i>Pollack</i> Denby was born in Green County Missouri on October 19, 1871. The 1880 US Census finds her living in Cass Township, Greene County, Missouri with her parent Joseph and Martha Elizabeth (Skeen) and her siblings Gabriel, Delinda, Calvin, and Marvin. Also living in the home was her Grandmother Delinda Skeen and a hired hand James Harper. Her baby sister Florence who was born two weeks before the census was not listed.<br />
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On June 23, 1897 at the age of 25 she married <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/07/tombstone-tuesday-claude-denby.html" target="_blank">Claude Denby</a>. Three years later they had their first child <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/06/tombstone-tuesday-esther-elizabeth.html" target="_blank">Esther Elizabeth</a> and were still living in Cass Township. By the 1910 US Census they had two more girls Irma Marie and my grandmother <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday.html" target="_blank">Jo Helen</a> and are living in Melrose, Curry, New Mexico where Claude's father TBS Denby was a US Commissioner. That accounts for the Denby Ave there which I discovered while researching for Grandma Jo's Tombstone Tuesday post.</div>
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By the 1920 US Census they were back in Cass where she remained for the rest of her life. Sometime between 1920 and 1930 they built their own house which still stands today. My Grandma Jo loved that house and said during the hot summers there was always a cool breeze running through it because of they thoughtful way it was built by her parents. Adele was also listed as the post mistress in Cass in 1930.</div>
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She died on October 12, 1948 at the age of 76 and is buried at the <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=DEN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=26&GScntry=4&GSsr=81&GRid=39578723&" target="_blank">Cave Springs Memorial Church Cemetery</a> with many, many family members but not her husband who is buried with his parents at the <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=DEN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=26&GScntry=4&GSsr=121&GRid=97541256&" target="_blank">Greenfield Cemetery</a>. There might be another story there...<br />
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Edited to add a map of where they are buried in different towns 25 miles apart. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?vps=12&hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=212752512958087550468.0004df6ee7d26e3d46a8a" target="_blank">Click for map.</a><br />
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-26227250634848875532013-06-11T12:40:00.001-07:002013-07-02T11:21:23.388-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Esther Elizabeth Denby Kelso<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Esther Elizabeth <i>Denby</i> Kelso my paternal Great Aunt</b></div>
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Aunt Esther was born in Missouri on September 7, 1898. The 1900 US Census finds her living in Cass Township, Greene County, Missouri with her parents <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/07/tombstone-tuesday-claude-denby.html" target="_blank">Claude</a> and <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/06/tombstone-tuesday-adele-denby-pollack.html" target="_blank">Adele (Pollack)</a>. Her younger sisters Irma Marie and <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday.html" target="_blank">Jo Helen</a> were yet to be born. When she was 24 she married Arthur Howard Kelso while they were still living in Missouri. By 1930 they were living in Long Beach, California. Esther and Art never had any children of their own but she dearly loved her nephews and their children. She worked in the grocery industry in the deli department. The people who knew her when she was younger said she was a very outgoing social person. I don't remember her being anything but an old woman crippled by gout and arthritis with a slightly off color sense of humor which horrified my Grandma Jo. They lived together for many years after they were both widowed.</div>
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Aunt Esther had a secret that only her closest friends knew about... she kept a big bottle of Port under the sink and after dinner every night she would hit the bottle. It's interesting that my fondest memory of her is talking to things in the house as she was shuffling towards her bed. She would touch the faucet and say "Off", touch each stove knob and say "Off", check the door knobs and say "Locked", and then toddle off to her bedroom to call it a night. If I was there I would follow her, tuck her in and she would give me a big hug and tell me how much she love me. She was such a treasure.</div>
Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-90897696738900977772013-06-03T22:09:00.000-07:002013-06-04T09:06:37.296-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Dora Isabell Dawson McDaniel <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dora Isabell <i>Dawson</i> McDaniel my maternal great grandmother</div>
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Great Grandma McDaniel was born on August 20, 1889 in Texas. The 1900 US Census finds her living in Red River, Texas with her parents George William and Julia Francis (Morrison) and her siblings Rodolph, Gussie, Carrie, Fannie, and Vivan. I don't remember much about her, she was a sturdy woman and bigger than her husband Posey. I have a newspaper clipping from their Golden wedding anniversary part of it says "<span style="color: black;">Mrs. McDaniel says the secret to a
her happy marriage lies in the fact that she never takes part in an argument.
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-1351115530941693142013-05-30T13:31:00.001-07:002013-05-30T13:31:23.989-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandad Casey's belt buckles and a special treat for Karin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are a few of Grandad Casey's belt buckles that I talked about in Tuesday's post. The one on the top was worn for many years. To Grandad it represented the Appaloosa horse breed he loved and raised. The horse on the buckle looks a lot like Ogallala Chief a Grand Champion stallion born into his hands. The other buckles he made himself while they lived in Arizona as snowbirds, Grandma hated the cold Midwest weather. Silver smithing was a hobby he picked up in Quartzsite along with rock hounding and gold mining. If you look closely in Grandma Vera's jewelry box you can see her buckle that matchs the one on the right. I wonder what happened to the belt with his name on it? I will have to ask my mom.<br />
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This picture is for my dear friend Karin, I'll let her explain it!</div>
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-28968810766048525192013-05-27T22:11:00.000-07:002013-05-27T22:11:59.214-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Loyal Edward "Casey" Jones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Loyal Edward "Casey" Jones my maternal Grandad</b></div>
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Grandad Casey was born in Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska on January 1, 1915.<b> </b>The 1920 US Census finds him in Winter Creek, Scottsbluff, Nebraska with his parents Lewis and Goldie (Skidmore), along with his siblings Arleu and Darline. Grandad was a truck driver, a construction worker, and above all a cowboy to his very soul. He always wore jeans with a sharp crease, a t shirt with a pocket for his cigarettes, the traditional cowboy boots and a belt with a big fancy buckle. If he was "going out" the t shirt was exchanged for a starched western shirt. Driving those trucks served him well, he could back a 35 ft. horse trailer into a single door shop in one smooth motion. Most little girls dreamed of having a pony, I owned one before I was even born. I was his only grandchild, he adored and spoiled me. I adored him right back. </div>
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Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-60153664724532822432013-05-23T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-23T08:35:30.813-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandma Jones' Jewelry Box<div style="text-align: center;">
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In addition to a love of dancing Grandma Vera had a fondness for clothing and jewelry. This is one of her jewelry boxes. It's interesting what collects in this type of box. Tucked in the top lining there are sewing needles, a few more are scattered through the compartments along with a plastic bag of buttons and a thimble. A dog's name tag "Bosco", some Mexican coins, a pill box, a souvenir toothpick holder from The School of the Ozarks, jewelry findings and loose stones, a stretchy beaded hat band, and a car key. The jewelry is mostly nicer costume stuff, there are pieces made by my Grandad of turquoise, fire agate, and silver, a few tie tacks she had been safe keeping, two bolo tie slides, four watches, some fancy western shirt collar points, and four belt buckles. I'm so glad I have this box, it still smells like her and her house. When I am missing her I can open it up and take a deep breath and remember.Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-10296153448507942142013-05-21T07:12:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:45:19.445-07:00Tombstone Tuesday - Vera Sybal McDaniel Jones<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Vera Sybal <i>McDaniel</i> Jones my maternal Grandmother</b></div>
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Vera Sybal McDaniel was born in Eldorado, Jackson, Oklahoma on December 4, 1918. The 1920 US Census finds her still living there with her parent Posey Reed and Dora Isabell (Dawson) along with her siblings Edith, Sidney, and Nicebell. Grandma Vera came from humble beginnings, her family did cotton farming in Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. She had many stories of them picking the fields. She was a small feisty woman, in her younger days she road a motorcycle, and drove a long haul truck. She had a life long love of dancing. She met my Grandad when he came into a coffee shop where she was a waitress and after a few meetings he asked her to a dance. I spent a lot of time with these grandparents, there are many more stories to tell!Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-74315344760009214072013-05-16T21:05:00.000-07:002013-05-16T21:05:26.074-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandpa Baker's coffee biggin and cup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Grandpa Baker's French enamelware coffee biggin and his demitasse cup. Grandma Jo told me that he enjoyed making and drinking his morning coffee with this set up. Grandma was a perked coffee kind of gal and there was always a pot on the stove.<br />
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The thing that I find funny about this is Grandpa Baker was a big man, 6'4" and probably over 250 lbs. I don't have many memories of him but I do remember him being <b>BIG</b>! It makes me chuckle to think about his large hands holding that tiny cup. He also always had a pet parakeet or love bird. So there seems to have been a delicate side to this rough and tumble law man.<br />
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As you can see I'm still running behind this week on these posts, bear with me while I get the hang of this!<br />
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<b>Roy Henry Baker my paternal Grandfather</b></div>
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Grandpa Baker was born in Springfield, Missouri on July 5, 1888. The 1900 Census finds him living with his parent John D Baker and Virginia (Jennie) <i>Shaw</i> Baker in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. Also in the household are Roy's siblings Harry E, Edith M, and Ella B. Grandpa Baker was in law enforcement for a large part of his life and also worked in the oil industry. <a href="http://everystone.blogspot.com/2013/05/tombstone-tuesday.html" target="_blank">Grandma Jo</a> used to tell the story of how they met, he pulled her over and gave her a speeding ticket. Tall tales abound in this branch of the family tree, some of them are actually true. The story that he was a Texas Ranger is one of the those, my sister has his badges and I was able to acquire his oath of service. I'm glad we were able to prove that story, I will continue to work on the rest of them!</div>
Liz Baker Rasmussenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648550379130765250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271154606275348393.post-44487565410062287562013-05-09T11:15:00.000-07:002013-05-09T11:16:39.300-07:00Treasure Chest Thursday - Grandma Jo Baker's sugar bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of Grandma Jo Helen Baker's treasures, it tells a story about her. It says that she loved beautiful things and had a very feminine streak under that farm woman exterior. When I was a small girl she worked in a neighborhood thrift store. I imagine looking at the broken and repaired lid that it might have come from that shop. Someone had discarded it and Grandma still saw beauty in it so it came home with her. Grandma and Grandpa didn't have much money, many of the things they owned were rescued cast offs from others. This is a trait she passed on to me. <br />
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