Progess on the Sjoholm's have advanced with my ArkivDigital
subscription.
I had kept the focus on filling out more information about Ragnhild's siblings. Ragnhild being my maternal grandmother.
I was missing some info on some of them, but I have made great strides on that missing information.
I'll start with Ragnhild's oldest sister, Elin. After searching for several years, I had finally found out about her second husband. Up until recently, he was known as "Mr. Anderberg". Well, no more.
Elin married Svante Robert Anderberg.
Okay, a little backtrack here - Elin married Gustaf Teador Noren in Skalvum in 1914. The couple moved to Ledsjo, where
they lived for a number of years until they moved to Falkopings. Shortly after the move, Gustaf died.
Elin stays in Falkopings until 1929 when she makes a move to Gamlestads. It is here, the year of her move, that she marries Svante Robert Anderberg.
Elin and Robert do not have any children together. In fact, Elin remains childless throughout her life. But Robert had a son, Robert Allan, from his first marriage to Selma Lovisa Settergren. It appears that a year or two before Robert and Elin married, she had known Robert and his family in Falkopings as this is where they all had moved from into Gamlestads.
The couple remain in Gamlestads until Svante Robert's death in 1934. Elin remains there for about a year before moving into Orgryte. She remains there for a year before moving on to Gotene. I believe this is where she lives for the rest of her life, passing away in 1963. She is buried under her first husband's surname.
The only other sibling that I have been having trouble with is Ragnhild's brother, Gottfrid. All I had for him was that he moved to Norway (like brother Georg), and married a woman named Laura Sarefia (no surname).
Unlike Georg, whom I had found in Birkeland, Gottfrid is found in Oslo in the address books (directories).
Now, thanks to my cousin in Norway who did a lot of digging into records I don't have access to, she put together Gottfrid and wife, Laura.
So, I'll start with Laura Serafia (I just love that name!) whose maiden name was Gustafsdotter. Laura was born in Korlanda, Varmland to Gustaf Persson and Maria Lisa Pettersdotter.
It appears that Laura moved to Norway in 1903 alone, but in 1902 she had a son, Alf, by Aksel Olsen Wadman. The two were not married at the time of Alf's birth, but eventually married and lived together in Oslo until Aksel's passing in 1916.
Gottfrid and Laura married in 1918 and they lived in Oslo until their deaths. I still don't have exact death dates, but Gottfrid died sometime after 1950. Laura died about 1955. They had no children together.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Ambrose Spencer and Mercy Ann Russell
First, do not confuse my 3rd great-grandfather, Ambrose, for the Ambrose Spencer who was a Politician in New York in the early 1800s. I did this in my early years of genealogy research, and I did a lot of head scratching until I finally realized the two men were separate people.
My Ambrose was born in Washington County, New York. He was the son of John Spencer and Nancy Warriner.
Ambrose married Mercy Ann Russell, daughter of Reuben Russell and Lydia Vaughan, in 1831. By 1850, they had migrated to Rock County, Wisconsin, along with Mercy's parents.
Ambrose and Mercy had six children - John, William, Alonzo, Rodolph, Calista, and Orra.
William and Calista died in infancy.
An initial search on Alonzo led me to believe he may have died in the Civil War. Alonzo had married Marietta (sometimes spelled Mary Etta) Hare and they had one child, Clara. Alonzo served for the Union in the Wisconsin 1st Calvary, Company D. The 1870 Federal Census reports Marietta and Clara living with her father- and mother-in-law. Alonzo is not reported in the household. It had me thinking that, maybe, he died in the War.
Marietta and Clara move to Kenosha County in Wisconsin, as that is where her parents live. However, at the website, findagrave, Alonzo is buried in Green Ridge Cemetery in Kenosha, along with Marietta. Alonzo died in 1878 and Marietta died in 1914. According to various City Directories, Marietta never re-married as all the listings report her as the widow of Alonzo.
Daughter Clara married Loren T Cox in 1881, Milwaukee. Loren was an engineer by trade, but the marriage only lasted until his death in 1891. I have found no children for them nor have I been able to trace Clara after her husband's death.
John was the oldest of the Spencer children. He married twice - Almeda Wheeler and Mary Spicer. He had two children with Almeda before her death in 1858. Both children - Ward and Delsina - died in infancy.
His marriage to Mary produced four children - LaRooka, Anna, Alonzo and Weldon. Anna and Alonzo died in infancy. LaRooka married John Benson. It is this branch that holds the Vaughan-Spencer Bible. They had three children including an un-named daughter who died in infancy.
Weldon married Nelly Clark. Together, they had three children.
John's brother, Orra, was a Circuit Preacher. He married twice. His first marriage to Eva Doolittle lasted until her death in 1917. Together, they had six children - Myrtle, Noble, Mabel, Elton, Walter and Edith.
Orra's second marriage to Emma Slusser produced two more children - Ellen and Paul.
The three Spencer brothers - John, Rodolph and Orra - all made their homes in different States. John had settled in Kansas and died there in 1911. Rodolph settled in California and died there in 1912. Orra settled in Ohio and died there in 1922.
Between the three brothers, they had at least 16 children and 46 grandchildren.
My Ambrose was born in Washington County, New York. He was the son of John Spencer and Nancy Warriner.
Ambrose married Mercy Ann Russell, daughter of Reuben Russell and Lydia Vaughan, in 1831. By 1850, they had migrated to Rock County, Wisconsin, along with Mercy's parents.
Ambrose and Mercy had six children - John, William, Alonzo, Rodolph, Calista, and Orra. William and Calista died in infancy.
An initial search on Alonzo led me to believe he may have died in the Civil War. Alonzo had married Marietta (sometimes spelled Mary Etta) Hare and they had one child, Clara. Alonzo served for the Union in the Wisconsin 1st Calvary, Company D. The 1870 Federal Census reports Marietta and Clara living with her father- and mother-in-law. Alonzo is not reported in the household. It had me thinking that, maybe, he died in the War.
Marietta and Clara move to Kenosha County in Wisconsin, as that is where her parents live. However, at the website, findagrave, Alonzo is buried in Green Ridge Cemetery in Kenosha, along with Marietta. Alonzo died in 1878 and Marietta died in 1914. According to various City Directories, Marietta never re-married as all the listings report her as the widow of Alonzo.
Daughter Clara married Loren T Cox in 1881, Milwaukee. Loren was an engineer by trade, but the marriage only lasted until his death in 1891. I have found no children for them nor have I been able to trace Clara after her husband's death.
John was the oldest of the Spencer children. He married twice - Almeda Wheeler and Mary Spicer. He had two children with Almeda before her death in 1858. Both children - Ward and Delsina - died in infancy. His marriage to Mary produced four children - LaRooka, Anna, Alonzo and Weldon. Anna and Alonzo died in infancy. LaRooka married John Benson. It is this branch that holds the Vaughan-Spencer Bible. They had three children including an un-named daughter who died in infancy.
Weldon married Nelly Clark. Together, they had three children.
John's brother, Orra, was a Circuit Preacher. He married twice. His first marriage to Eva Doolittle lasted until her death in 1917. Together, they had six children - Myrtle, Noble, Mabel, Elton, Walter and Edith. Orra's second marriage to Emma Slusser produced two more children - Ellen and Paul.
The three Spencer brothers - John, Rodolph and Orra - all made their homes in different States. John had settled in Kansas and died there in 1911. Rodolph settled in California and died there in 1912. Orra settled in Ohio and died there in 1922.
Between the three brothers, they had at least 16 children and 46 grandchildren.
Monday, April 20, 2015
My Spencer Branch -Rodolph Spencer
My Spencer branch of my family starts with my great-grandmother, Lilla Florence Spencer. She was the mother of my Dad's mother, Kate Bundock.
Lilla's parents were Rodolph Ambrose Spencer and Emma A Curtiss. Lilla was born in Minnesota and moved with her parents to El Dorado County in the Northern Sierra Mountains of California. It was here, in Placerville, that Rodolph's Aunt Rhoda lived. Rhoda was the sister of Rodolph's mother, Mercy Ann Russell. Since this is the only connection the Spencer's had with the county, I surmise they were partly the reason for the move. Rhoda and her husband, Ira Glynn, were the parents of Rodolph's infamous cousin, Julia Savier.
Lilla lost her mother when she was 9 years old. Her father traveled a lot, so the Curtiss family took her back to Minnesota to be raised by them. I believe that she was particularly close to her Aunt Kate. Lilla named one of her daughters, my grandmother, after her Aunt Kate.
Rodolph was married 3 times. His first marriage was to Telitha Humphries in Tennessee. According to my aunt, Gail, who had researched our Spencer lineage, Rodolph was injured during the Civil War. Rodolph served for the Wisconsin 22nd Infantry, Company B as a Private. He enlisted in 1862 and mustered out in 1865.
Aunt Gail had sent for Rodolph's Service records. She had said that he was wounded in Tennessee and that Telitha was his nurse. She believed the marriage resulted from a Florence Nightingale effect.
Rodolph's marriage to Telitha produced a daughter, Susan. However, the marriage did not last long, and Rodolph and Telitha divorced. I will blog more about Susan in another post.
Rodolph went back to Minnesota, and several years later married Emma Curtiss. They only had one daughter, Lilla.
Rodolph's third marriage was to Celia Ann Richards. Celia's first marriage to Benjamin Spencer (no relation) produced 3 children - Frank, Leah, and Cora. Some researchers add another daughter - Bertie. I have found no evidence for her as of this post. Benjamin died in 1891, so it was sometime after that when Rodolph and Celia married.
I still question the validity of this marriage between Rodolph and Celia. I can find no marriage record for them. If the marriage did occur, it would have been for a very short time. The City directories of 1908 and 1912 list Celia as the widow of Benjamin. Celia died in Santa Cruz, California in 1915, which would mean that if Rodolph and Celia married, it probably was somewhere between these years.
Rodolph's daughter, Susan, did move to California, and it was Susan who oversaw Rodolph's admittance into the National Home for Disabled Veteran's in Yountville, California. It was here that Rodolph spent the rest of his days. He died there in 1912 at the age of 68 and is buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Home.
That is another reason I question the marriage between Celia and Rodolph. The 1912 City directory for Celia, and the fact that no Widow's Pension from Rodolph's Civil War service was ever granted to Celia, and I know that Rodolph received a Pension.
Update: Well, that was an interesting turn of events. I decided to do my little last minute research check on Rodolph before adding the photo's and adding this post to the blog. I found the marriage record for Rodolph and Celia from 1891.
I also found some documents showing that Rodolph (and his brother, John) were members of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Now, isn't that interesting!
Some of the card files from Rodolph's Civil War Service.
Rodolph's grave marker in the Cemetery at the Yountville National Home for Disabled Veteran's.
Lilla's parents were Rodolph Ambrose Spencer and Emma A Curtiss. Lilla was born in Minnesota and moved with her parents to El Dorado County in the Northern Sierra Mountains of California. It was here, in Placerville, that Rodolph's Aunt Rhoda lived. Rhoda was the sister of Rodolph's mother, Mercy Ann Russell. Since this is the only connection the Spencer's had with the county, I surmise they were partly the reason for the move. Rhoda and her husband, Ira Glynn, were the parents of Rodolph's infamous cousin, Julia Savier.
Lilla lost her mother when she was 9 years old. Her father traveled a lot, so the Curtiss family took her back to Minnesota to be raised by them. I believe that she was particularly close to her Aunt Kate. Lilla named one of her daughters, my grandmother, after her Aunt Kate.
Rodolph was married 3 times. His first marriage was to Telitha Humphries in Tennessee. According to my aunt, Gail, who had researched our Spencer lineage, Rodolph was injured during the Civil War. Rodolph served for the Wisconsin 22nd Infantry, Company B as a Private. He enlisted in 1862 and mustered out in 1865. Aunt Gail had sent for Rodolph's Service records. She had said that he was wounded in Tennessee and that Telitha was his nurse. She believed the marriage resulted from a Florence Nightingale effect.
Rodolph's marriage to Telitha produced a daughter, Susan. However, the marriage did not last long, and Rodolph and Telitha divorced. I will blog more about Susan in another post.
Rodolph went back to Minnesota, and several years later married Emma Curtiss. They only had one daughter, Lilla.
Rodolph's third marriage was to Celia Ann Richards. Celia's first marriage to Benjamin Spencer (no relation) produced 3 children - Frank, Leah, and Cora. Some researchers add another daughter - Bertie. I have found no evidence for her as of this post. Benjamin died in 1891, so it was sometime after that when Rodolph and Celia married.
I still question the validity of this marriage between Rodolph and Celia. I can find no marriage record for them. If the marriage did occur, it would have been for a very short time. The City directories of 1908 and 1912 list Celia as the widow of Benjamin. Celia died in Santa Cruz, California in 1915, which would mean that if Rodolph and Celia married, it probably was somewhere between these years.
Rodolph's daughter, Susan, did move to California, and it was Susan who oversaw Rodolph's admittance into the National Home for Disabled Veteran's in Yountville, California. It was here that Rodolph spent the rest of his days. He died there in 1912 at the age of 68 and is buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Home.
That is another reason I question the marriage between Celia and Rodolph. The 1912 City directory for Celia, and the fact that no Widow's Pension from Rodolph's Civil War service was ever granted to Celia, and I know that Rodolph received a Pension.
Update: Well, that was an interesting turn of events. I decided to do my little last minute research check on Rodolph before adding the photo's and adding this post to the blog. I found the marriage record for Rodolph and Celia from 1891.
I also found some documents showing that Rodolph (and his brother, John) were members of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Now, isn't that interesting!
Some of the card files from Rodolph's Civil War Service.
Rodolph and Telitha's marriage record
A record of Rodolph's membership in the Grand Army of the Republic
The marriage record of R A Spencer and C A Spencer in Alameda, CA 1891
Rodolph's Pension Card that reports his death in 1912.
Rodolph's grave marker in the Cemetery at the Yountville National Home for Disabled Veteran's.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Progress in Olof's Timeline
I have made great progress in the timeline of my 3rd great-grandfather, Olof Sjöholm.
As I mentioned in my last post, I lost track of him after 1790 where he appears with his mother, Catharina, in the home of his grandfather, Lars.
His mother moved to Kvistbro and married, but there is no evidence that Olof moved with her - a little strange as Olof was about 3 years old at the time, but the H.E. does not show him moving out at all with his mother.
As I mentioned in my last post, I lost track of him after 1790 where he appears with his mother, Catharina, in the home of his grandfather, Lars.
His mother moved to Kvistbro and married, but there is no evidence that Olof moved with her - a little strange as Olof was about 3 years old at the time, but the H.E. does not show him moving out at all with his mother.
The H.E. for 1787 to 1790 in Nora shows Olof in the home of his grandfather, Lars. Note that his mother moves to Kvistbro, but no record of Olof moving there with her.
The next record I have found for Olof has been a Moving In record for 1809 from Örebro in Katarina. Now, this is where it begins to get a bit confusing.
Olof moves into Katarina in 1809. Ulrica moves into Katarina in 1810.
Ulrica moves into Katarina in 1810
I will have to search for it again, but I did come across an H.E. for 1810 or 1811 where Olof and Ulrica are living in the same household. I believe they may have been lodgers as neither are related to the household owner. I also believe that this was, most likely, where they met for the first time.
In 1811, Olof moves out of Katarina and moves into Maria Magdalena. I have only been able to find the Moving Out record from Katarina. I still do not have any records of where he went in Maria or why.
In September of 1812, he moves out of Maria Magdalena and moves back to Katarina. He doesn't stay long, as he must move into Skeppsholm by 2 October, as Banns are recorded for his marriage to Ulrica on 25 October.
In January of 1813, the couple move into Klara from Steppsholm. This is where Catharina Sofia, their first child is born, although I have not found a birth record for her yet. In October, the family moves into Maria Magdalena where they remain until Olof passes away in 1833.
I still have records to research for Olof's timeline, but what I have so far pretty much can track his movements from birth to death.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Recent Finds in the Sjöholm Branch
I recently took advantage of a 3 month subscription offer to ArkivDigital. Even though I already have access to many of the records on ArkivDigital through my subscription on Ancestry.com, I still like to get Arkiv when I can afford it.
Arkiv has many records that are later than 1910, and the records are clearer and easier to read. Arkiv has many records, also, that go beyond the basic birth, death, marriage, moving in, moving out, and household examinations. So, when I can, I like to get a subscription and take advantage of all that Ancestry doesn't have in their databases for Swedish records.
So, I found a few items, so far, that I had been searching for, but could never find.
The biggest discovery was for Catharina Larsdötter Sjöholm - my 4th great grandmother. She had given bith to two illegitimate children - Catharina and Olof, my 3rd great-grandfather. Catharina, the daughter, died at a young age. But I lost track of Catharina after 1790. I could not find her anywhere at all.
So, I went back to that last household examination where she was recorded in the house of her father, Lars, and step-mother, Catharina. Her son, Olof, was also in the same H.E.
After further examination of this H.E., I discovered a name place under the moving out column. Unfortunately, I couldn't read it, so I called upon my Facebook Group that helps with deciphering these Swedish records. One of the members in my group thought it could be Kvistbro, another parish in Örebro
The H.E.'s were missing for the time frame that I needed, but the marriage records were there. Lo and behold, there she was! Catharina married Ingvald Jonssön in Kvistbro on the 14 of April, 1793. The record is as follows:
Once again, after this record, I lost her. But I was excited to have found this record, and excited to discover that my 4th great-grandmother had finally married. The search is now on as to whether she had any more children.
Another great discovery was with my 3rd great-grandparents - Catharina's son, Olof, and his wife, Ulrica Gillberg.
I lost track of Olof after the H.E. of his grandfather, Lars, in 1790, where Olof resided along with his mother. He popped up next in Maria Magdalena, a parish of Stockholm, on an H.E. for 1832-1833 which also recorded his death on the 24th of May, 1833.
I had run across a moving out record for Maria Magdalena for 1812 that contained another place name to where he was moving to - but I could not read it. So, I called upon the help of my Facebook friends once again. It turned out to be Skeppsholm, another parish in Stockholm.
And it was in that parish where Olof and Ulrica married on the 25 day of October, 1812. I even found a Banns for them on 2 October, 1812.
The Banns for Olof and Ulrica
Arkiv has many records that are later than 1910, and the records are clearer and easier to read. Arkiv has many records, also, that go beyond the basic birth, death, marriage, moving in, moving out, and household examinations. So, when I can, I like to get a subscription and take advantage of all that Ancestry doesn't have in their databases for Swedish records.
So, I found a few items, so far, that I had been searching for, but could never find.
The biggest discovery was for Catharina Larsdötter Sjöholm - my 4th great grandmother. She had given bith to two illegitimate children - Catharina and Olof, my 3rd great-grandfather. Catharina, the daughter, died at a young age. But I lost track of Catharina after 1790. I could not find her anywhere at all.
So, I went back to that last household examination where she was recorded in the house of her father, Lars, and step-mother, Catharina. Her son, Olof, was also in the same H.E.
After further examination of this H.E., I discovered a name place under the moving out column. Unfortunately, I couldn't read it, so I called upon my Facebook Group that helps with deciphering these Swedish records. One of the members in my group thought it could be Kvistbro, another parish in Örebro
The H.E.'s were missing for the time frame that I needed, but the marriage records were there. Lo and behold, there she was! Catharina married Ingvald Jonssön in Kvistbro on the 14 of April, 1793. The record is as follows:
Another great discovery was with my 3rd great-grandparents - Catharina's son, Olof, and his wife, Ulrica Gillberg.
I lost track of Olof after the H.E. of his grandfather, Lars, in 1790, where Olof resided along with his mother. He popped up next in Maria Magdalena, a parish of Stockholm, on an H.E. for 1832-1833 which also recorded his death on the 24th of May, 1833.
I had run across a moving out record for Maria Magdalena for 1812 that contained another place name to where he was moving to - but I could not read it. So, I called upon the help of my Facebook friends once again. It turned out to be Skeppsholm, another parish in Stockholm.
And it was in that parish where Olof and Ulrica married on the 25 day of October, 1812. I even found a Banns for them on 2 October, 1812.
The Banns for Olof and Ulrica
The marriage record for Olof and Ulrica
I still have about 2 and a half months left on my subscription, so I am hoping to find more answers to my questions on other family members - both from the Sjöholm branch and the Bjorkman/Bjerkmann branch. But even if I don't, these wonderful finds made the price of subscription well worth it!
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Crestleaf.com's Guess My Family Heritage Blogathon Contest
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Monday, January 19, 2015
The Paternal Family History of Grandpa Hewitt
Grandpa Hewitt's family history can be traced back to Captain Thomas Hewitt (1630-1662), a sea merchant who lived in Stonington, Connecticut. Thomas sailed out of Mystic in 1662 and was never heard from again. It was presumed he was lost at sea, and eight years later, his wife, Hannah, petitioned the courts to have him declared deceased so that she could remarry.
Even though many people include Thomas Huet and Elizabeth Chapman as the parents of Thomas, I do not. The Captain was born in England, but Thomas and Elizabeth were married in the Colonies some seven years after the proposed year of the Captain's birth.
So, in following the lineage from the Captain to Grandpa Hewitt, we have:
1. Captain Thomas and wife, Hannah Palmer
2. Son, Benjamin and his wife, Mary Fanning
3. Son, Benjamin and his wife, Ann Palmer
4. Son, Walter and his wife, Elizabeth Dethick
5. Son, Asa and his wife, Mary Newton
6. Son, Orsamus and his wife, Ida Spalding
7. Son, Corodon and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitman
8. Son, Dexter and his wife, Ellen McElwain
9. Son, Homer and his wife, Lydia Child
and then there's Wally and his sister, Dorothy.
While the first three generations of this Hewitt line stayed in Connecticut, Benjamin's son, Walter, ended up in New York and Walter's son, Asa, ended up in Pennsylvania.
Orsamus decided to move on to Illinois, while his son, Corodon, ended up in Iowa.
Dexter lived for a while in South Dakota before moving on to Minnesota, and Homer, who was a traveling salesman, was everywhere - including California - before moving on to Colorado
.
Corodon and Elizabeth Hewitt family - at least some of the children.
Dexter and Ellen Hewitt family.
Homer in a play -
2nd from left in the back.
Left and Right - Homer Dexter Hewitt, Grandpa Hewitt's father.
Even though many people include Thomas Huet and Elizabeth Chapman as the parents of Thomas, I do not. The Captain was born in England, but Thomas and Elizabeth were married in the Colonies some seven years after the proposed year of the Captain's birth.
So, in following the lineage from the Captain to Grandpa Hewitt, we have:
1. Captain Thomas and wife, Hannah Palmer
2. Son, Benjamin and his wife, Mary Fanning
3. Son, Benjamin and his wife, Ann Palmer
4. Son, Walter and his wife, Elizabeth Dethick
5. Son, Asa and his wife, Mary Newton
6. Son, Orsamus and his wife, Ida Spalding
7. Son, Corodon and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitman
8. Son, Dexter and his wife, Ellen McElwain
9. Son, Homer and his wife, Lydia Child
and then there's Wally and his sister, Dorothy.
While the first three generations of this Hewitt line stayed in Connecticut, Benjamin's son, Walter, ended up in New York and Walter's son, Asa, ended up in Pennsylvania.
Orsamus decided to move on to Illinois, while his son, Corodon, ended up in Iowa.
Dexter lived for a while in South Dakota before moving on to Minnesota, and Homer, who was a traveling salesman, was everywhere - including California - before moving on to Colorado
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2nd from left in the back.
Left and Right - Homer Dexter Hewitt, Grandpa Hewitt's father.
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