Tapestry: March 2018

Monday, March 12, 2018

Bjorkman and Mitchell Marriage Record

So, I found in a database Mom and Rocky's marriage record. Cool.

I noticed Uncle Rollie and Aunt Irene were witnesses. When Mom and Dad got married (the first time), Uncle Ivan and Aunt Mildred were their witnesses.

I am still getting my files organized. It's been interesting, as I've been running across things I forgot I had stashed away. This was, actually, one of them. A quick download when time was short for researching, from about 6 months ago. It was one of those, "I'll put it here and deal with it later" kind of things.
Even though that type of thing is frowned upon as a family researcher, it does happen. Those who do their own research can, often, find sufficient time to do it. So, it becomes quite common to quickly download and set aside a find.
As I find more and more of these types of "set-asides", I'll post some of them.

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Magdalena's Maiden Name - Martsch, Martch, or Mauch

My biggest brickwall in my pedigree is Grandma Lena. Other than after her marriage to Konrad/Conrad, I have found absolutely nothing prior to that time. I don't even know, for sure, her maiden name.
Aunt June told me that Grandpa's death certificate reported her maiden name as Martsch.
Uncle Fred's marriage record to Pauline shows the name as Martch.
I have found nothing under either of these surnames. The closest I came to finding anything are passenger records and index records for a Magdalene/Magdalena Mauch.
There is no way, at this point in time, of knowing anything until I find something definitive with the surname. Then, maybe, I can start filling in the blanks of my biggest brickwall.