28 November 1883 - Thomas and Hattie married in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska (later divorced)
9 September 1884 - first child Myra Lucy Johnson born in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
21 September 1885 - Thomas' mother Lorette Proctor Johnson died in Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois; buried in Rock Falls
31 January 1886 - second child Eugenia Pearl "Jean" Johnson born in Lincoln
17 June 1887 - third child Julia Amelia Johnson born in Lincoln
12 November 1888 - fourth child Ruby Ellen Johnson born in Lincoln
Summer 1890 - Family moved to Washington state
September 1890 - Julia Amelia Johnson died enroute home from Washington in Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming
October 1890 - Ruby Ellen Johnson died in Arlington, Washington, Nebraska
7 December 1890 - fifth child Lorette P. "Laura " Johnson born in Arlington
4 May 1892 - sixth child Alice Muriel Johnson born in Arlington
** Family moved to Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois **
31 May 1894 - seventh child Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson born in Rock Falls
12 April 1896 - eighth child Anna "Marie" Johnson born in Rock Falls
13 April 1898 - ninth child Hattie Quintilla Johnson born in Rock Falls
*1900 Census - Family living in Rock Falls
October 1901 - Hattie left and took the children (Laura, Alice, Napoleon, Marie & Hattie) to Montana
1902 - Hattie and Frederick Newell Golden married in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana
17 February 1903 - Thomas' father William Johnson died in Rock Falls
15 March 1904 - Myra and Albert Nicholas Bloomster married in Las Animas, Bent, Colorado
1 September 1904 - Jean and John J. Mullennax married in Kalispell (later divorced)
24 October 1904 - Granddaughter Helen Louise Bloomster born in Las Animas (Myra & Albert)
June 1905 - Laura and Otto Antone Johnson married in Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho (later divorced)
29 July 1905 - Granddaughter Nellie Louise Mullennax born in Somers, Flathead, Montana (Jean & John)
20 September 1906 - Grandson Oren Olof Bloomster born in Las Animas (Myra & Albert)
26 April 1907 - Granddaughter Florence Ellen "Frances" Mullennax born in Del Norte, Rio Grande, Colorado (Jean & John)
18 February 1908 - Granddaughter Ruth Hilda Bloomster born in Las Animas (Myra & Albert)
About 1909 - Thomas and Mrs. Jennie Miller were married
5 July 1909 - Grandson Oliver August Bloomster born in Dalton Gardens, Kootenai, Idaho (Myra & Albert)
*1910 Census
1911 - Laura and Thomas B. O'Reilly married in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (later divorced)
14 April 1911 - Granddaughter Thora Elna Bloomster born in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho (Myra & Albert)
1912 - Marie and Noah Blaine Ferguson married in Ritzville, Adams, Washington
25 June 1912 - Alice and Wildie Herbert "Bill" Keen married in Coeur d'Alene
8 May 1913 - Granddaughter Thelma May Bloomster born in Coeur d'Alene (Myra & Albert)
16 May 1913 - Granddaughter Elsie "Marguerite" Keen born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (Alice & Bill)
January 1915 - Grandson Joseph Warren Ferguson born in Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington (Marie & Noah)
24 June 1915 - Grandson Paul Albert Bloomster born in Coeur d'Alene (Myra & Albert)
30 November 1915 - Jean and Robey Harrison Tolliver married in Walla Walla (later divorced)
21 April 1916 - Hattie died at Four Lakes, Spokane, Washington; buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington
9 December 1916 - Granddaughter Esther "Kathleen" Keen born in Walla Walla (Alice & Bill)
20 March 1917 - Granddaughter Alice Catherine Ferguson born in Ione (Marie & Noah)
29 March 1917 - Granddaughter Laura May Tolliver born in Walla Walla (Jean & Robey)
10 June 1917 - Grandson David Otto Bloomster born in Coeur d'Alene (Myra & Albert)
August 1917 - Daughter Hattie and Joseph L. Biersner married in Walla Walla
17 May 1918 - Granddaughter Elsie Lavonne Ferguson born in Ione (Marie & Noah)
22 December 1918 - Daughter Hattie Quintilla Johnson Biersner died of influenza in Walla Walla
19 January 1919 - Napoleon and Lydia Alice McGaughey married in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington (later divorced)
23 January 1919 - Granddaughter Alice "Dorothea" Keen born in Walla Walla (Alice & Bill)
9 March 1919 - Granddaughter Mary "Myrl" Ena born in Coeur d'Alene (Myra & Albert)
10 November 1919 - Granddaughter Doris Jean Johnson born in Washington (Napoleon & Lydia)
21 November 1919 - Granddaughter Lois Marie Tolliver born in Tolliver, Ashe, North Carolina (Jean & Robey)
*1920 Census
20 February 1920 - David Otto Bloomster died; buried in Coeur d'Alene
6 June 1921 - Grandson Roy Albert Bloomster born in Coeur d'Alene (Myra & Albert)
4 July 1921 - Laura and Thomas John "Tom" Carter married in Vancouver, British Columbia
3 March 1923 - Thomas died in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois; buried in I.O.O.F. cemetery in Rock Falls
1 November 1923 - Helen Louise Bloomster died in Dalton Gardens; buried in Coeur d'Alene
23 January 1924 - Granddaughter Martha Virginia Bloomster born in Coeur d'Alene (Myra & Albert)
16 January 1925 - Grandson Thomas "Willard" Carter born in Washington (Laura & Tom)
12 July 1927 - Grandson Daniel Blaine Ferguson born in Ione (Marie & Noah)
30 June 1929 - Grandson James Joseph Johnson born in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington (Napoleon & Lydia)
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Hitting Paydirt
On Tuesday night at the FHC, I noticed, when I used Google, that other genealogists before me had searched for names of their ancestors using quotation marks, like this:
"Ruby Valentine Fox."
I remembered reading that when you enclose your search terms in quotation marks, Google looks for exactly that phrase or name, instead of finding websites where the names appear but are not linked together. I never used it because I thought it was no big deal, until last night.
Just for fun, I entered Ruby's name in Google surrounded by quotation marks, and found a major source for her Arndt ancestors: The Story of the Arndts. And oh, what a treasure trove of Arndt family members it has turned out to be. I'm obsessed now. So far I've added almost 100 new family members and haven't even made it to Ruby's page yet.
This book also verifies ancestors' information I inherited from Gran, describes the service of the Revolutionary War patriots in the family (along with other military endeavors), and is chock-full of great sources itself, such as church and tax records. The book may provide a way to add the Arndt men's names (only a few are listed) to the DAR Patriot Index, which is something I remember DAR liked doing - finding new patriots.
I also found a copy of Gran's obituary by doing the same thing with his name.
From this experience, I've learned to never pooh-pooh a good genealogical search tip, no matter how small or goofy it may seem.
"Ruby Valentine Fox."
I remembered reading that when you enclose your search terms in quotation marks, Google looks for exactly that phrase or name, instead of finding websites where the names appear but are not linked together. I never used it because I thought it was no big deal, until last night.
Just for fun, I entered Ruby's name in Google surrounded by quotation marks, and found a major source for her Arndt ancestors: The Story of the Arndts. And oh, what a treasure trove of Arndt family members it has turned out to be. I'm obsessed now. So far I've added almost 100 new family members and haven't even made it to Ruby's page yet.
This book also verifies ancestors' information I inherited from Gran, describes the service of the Revolutionary War patriots in the family (along with other military endeavors), and is chock-full of great sources itself, such as church and tax records. The book may provide a way to add the Arndt men's names (only a few are listed) to the DAR Patriot Index, which is something I remember DAR liked doing - finding new patriots.
I also found a copy of Gran's obituary by doing the same thing with his name.
From this experience, I've learned to never pooh-pooh a good genealogical search tip, no matter how small or goofy it may seem.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
More DAR Stuff
I received a form from my local DAR lady last week, a form for getting a copy of Grandma Keen's DAR membership application. With it, I'll be able to send in my paperwork and become a member of DAR. I filled it out and sent it a few days ago.
Last night I found more DAR patriots in the Patriot Index, which is fun and exciting. (No, really. It is.) I'm up to "McDaniel" now in the book.
Also, my grandmother Abigail may finally have a maiden name: Dougall. Ever since I've known of her, she's been Mrs. Abigail Kettle Bathrick - her first husband Mansir Kettle died in 1773, and her second husband, Tillabee Bathrick, is my grandfather. I found her maiden name on New England Families, a website I LOVE for its rich notes, sources, and interesting information. Apparently I had an LDS uncle (Almon Bathrick) from back in the Joseph Smith days, who performed temple work on behalf of his ancestors in the first Nauvoo temple, including Tillabee and Abigail, in 1844. Now THAT is nifty. I'm waiting to hear back from New England Families guy.
I also looked up the females without last names, the Q and the R surnames last night in PAF Insight and found a few more things.
Last night I found more DAR patriots in the Patriot Index, which is fun and exciting. (No, really. It is.) I'm up to "McDaniel" now in the book.
Also, my grandmother Abigail may finally have a maiden name: Dougall. Ever since I've known of her, she's been Mrs. Abigail Kettle Bathrick - her first husband Mansir Kettle died in 1773, and her second husband, Tillabee Bathrick, is my grandfather. I found her maiden name on New England Families, a website I LOVE for its rich notes, sources, and interesting information. Apparently I had an LDS uncle (Almon Bathrick) from back in the Joseph Smith days, who performed temple work on behalf of his ancestors in the first Nauvoo temple, including Tillabee and Abigail, in 1844. Now THAT is nifty. I'm waiting to hear back from New England Families guy.
I also looked up the females without last names, the Q and the R surnames last night in PAF Insight and found a few more things.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
DAR: Will Mom Be Joining???
I talked to my mom, and now she wants to join too. I sent the paperwork to her. She said she thought her mom may have been DAR, and possibly her dad's mother, Ruth Ackley Dysart.
UPDATE: Neither one of them were.
UPDATE: Neither one of them were.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
The Wild Hair That I Call "DAR"
Prior to writing this post, I completed an online application on DAR's website.
The DAR lady called me today about my online application. She will mail me the form to request Grandma Keen's DAR information (fee $10). I will need to gather birth, marriage, and death certificates for hubby and me, my parents, and my grandparents.
(Later) I looked in my family files and found everything I need. This is me dancing the happy dance that I won't have to bug anyone for birth certificates or pay for new copies. Everything is all gathered in a folder, ready for filling out my paperwork.
(Later still) I emailed all my female relatives on Mom's side of the family and let them know I have some of the copies of what they'd need to join DAR, just in case they're interested.
(Later again) I heard from Aunt Nancy, who wants to join and get her daughter Mandi signed up, and from cousin Candace. Her mom might already be a member, so she's going to check that out. I scanned the copies of Grandma & Grandpa Keen and Grandma & Grandpa Dysart's birth, death, and marriage certificates, and sent them to Nancy and Candace. It would be fun to have so many of our family become members.
The DAR lady called me today about my online application. She will mail me the form to request Grandma Keen's DAR information (fee $10). I will need to gather birth, marriage, and death certificates for hubby and me, my parents, and my grandparents.
(Later) I looked in my family files and found everything I need. This is me dancing the happy dance that I won't have to bug anyone for birth certificates or pay for new copies. Everything is all gathered in a folder, ready for filling out my paperwork.
(Later still) I emailed all my female relatives on Mom's side of the family and let them know I have some of the copies of what they'd need to join DAR, just in case they're interested.
(Later again) I heard from Aunt Nancy, who wants to join and get her daughter Mandi signed up, and from cousin Candace. Her mom might already be a member, so she's going to check that out. I scanned the copies of Grandma & Grandpa Keen and Grandma & Grandpa Dysart's birth, death, and marriage certificates, and sent them to Nancy and Candace. It would be fun to have so many of our family become members.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Elvis and DAR
So I'm chatting via email with bloggy sister Corrie, and she tells me about this nifty function Ancestry.com (formerly known as The Devil) provides. You upload your family tree, you click on a family member's name, and then click on "famous people" and it'll show all the people you MIGHT be related to through that person. So far, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Princess Grace, Helen Keller, James Dean, Marlon Brando, a Mayflower passenger, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and numerous U.S. Presidents and First Ladies have popped up as possible relatives.
Of course, the accuracy of these links is iffy - the information is only as correct as the genealogists who contributed to OneWorldTree have made it. So, you know, we can take most of it with a grain of salt (I've already seen one blaring mistake, where the child was born before the mother). But it's still fun, and has spurred me on to check these connections out. I'd love to have a Mayflower ancestor, and Elvis being my cousin is actually looking pretty possible.
As most of these family ties involve colonial families, I spent some quality time this evening messing around with my "older" names - the names I've had forever but haven't done much with. Shock of all shocks, I have grandparents, aunts and uncles with only a BIRTH DATE. Neglectful me! I tried remedying that situation a little tonight. My aunt Daphne Proctor now has a husband and children.
Daphne got me started on my long-forgotten quest to become a member of NSDAR (National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution). My great grandmother, Alice Muriel Johnson Keen, a.k.a. "Alice Brown Eyes" at my house, was a member. Grandma Dot, her daughter, was most anxious for me to become a member. I was 24 at the time and not all that excited to join up with a bunch of blue-hairs who, I figured, would take one look at my youthful visage and say to each other, "New blood - GET HER!" Plus - this creeped me out - they all had to sign their names "Mrs. William Edgar Jones" (or whatever their husbands' names were) and at formal functions, they actually wore sequinned evening gowns and WHITE GLOVES. The horror!
Now that I'm considerably older, I figure, who cares? It would still be cool to be a member. All I'd have to do is order a copy of Alice's paperwork and prove my relationship to her, and I'm in like Flynn. (Who is Flynn?) I messed around on the DAR website for a while and filled out an online form to get on their call list.
Which prompted me to look up my patriot ancestors in the DAR Patriot Index. You only need one to join, but genealogically overachieving me - I think it would be fun to prove my relationship to ALL of them. Maybe by the time I'm 85, it'll be possible. Here's the list so far:
ARNDT: Abraham (1751-1825); Jacob (1725-1805); Jacob (1758-1831); John (1748-1814)
BATHRICK: Tillabee (1751-1831)
BURRUS: Thomas (1724-1788)
DANIEL: John (1751-1802)
DIMMICK: Timothy (1745-1807) - my possible Mayflower connection
DRAGOO: William (1747-1824)
DYER: Charles (1753-1845)
DYSART: James (1727-1781); James (1744-1818); John (1749-1842)
FOX: Abraham (1748-1777); Elijah (1758-1838); Joel (1754-1837)
GORTON: William (1750-1826)
JOLLIFFE: John (1751-1777)
LOCKE: James (1728-1808)
MCDANIEL: George (1722-1821); John (1751-1839)
MILLS: Nathaniel (1750-1815)
MORRISON: John (1729-1799)
PATTON: Robert (1747-1813)
PETTIGREW: George (1746-1818); James (1713-1784)
PHILLIPS: Caleb (1761-1829); Spencer (1755-1840), Thomas Jr. (1747-1829)
PROCTOR: James (1720-1790); Moses (1747-1805); Nathaniel Sr. (1723-1806); Nathaniel Jr. (1762-1855); Oliver (1745-1815); Peter (1735-1822)
REED: Jacob Sr. (1730-1820); Jacob Jr. (1762-1846)
RUCKER: Ambrose (1735-1807); Reuben (1755-1782)
SAYE: Richard (1740-1779)
SHOEMAKER: Jacob (1744-1810)
STRAIGHT: Jacob (1741-1796)
The great thing about finding them in the Index is all the missing information I scored in the process - a birth or death date here, a new marriage there. I probably have more, but I was only looking for grandfathers and uncles. Can you have an uncle or aunt as a patriot ancestor, or does it have to be a grandparent?
At any rate, the FHC was very fun this time - a most fruitful evening.
Of course, the accuracy of these links is iffy - the information is only as correct as the genealogists who contributed to OneWorldTree have made it. So, you know, we can take most of it with a grain of salt (I've already seen one blaring mistake, where the child was born before the mother). But it's still fun, and has spurred me on to check these connections out. I'd love to have a Mayflower ancestor, and Elvis being my cousin is actually looking pretty possible.
As most of these family ties involve colonial families, I spent some quality time this evening messing around with my "older" names - the names I've had forever but haven't done much with. Shock of all shocks, I have grandparents, aunts and uncles with only a BIRTH DATE. Neglectful me! I tried remedying that situation a little tonight. My aunt Daphne Proctor now has a husband and children.
Daphne got me started on my long-forgotten quest to become a member of NSDAR (National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution). My great grandmother, Alice Muriel Johnson Keen, a.k.a. "Alice Brown Eyes" at my house, was a member. Grandma Dot, her daughter, was most anxious for me to become a member. I was 24 at the time and not all that excited to join up with a bunch of blue-hairs who, I figured, would take one look at my youthful visage and say to each other, "New blood - GET HER!" Plus - this creeped me out - they all had to sign their names "Mrs. William Edgar Jones" (or whatever their husbands' names were) and at formal functions, they actually wore sequinned evening gowns and WHITE GLOVES. The horror!
Now that I'm considerably older, I figure, who cares? It would still be cool to be a member. All I'd have to do is order a copy of Alice's paperwork and prove my relationship to her, and I'm in like Flynn. (Who is Flynn?) I messed around on the DAR website for a while and filled out an online form to get on their call list.
Which prompted me to look up my patriot ancestors in the DAR Patriot Index. You only need one to join, but genealogically overachieving me - I think it would be fun to prove my relationship to ALL of them. Maybe by the time I'm 85, it'll be possible. Here's the list so far:
ARNDT: Abraham (1751-1825); Jacob (1725-1805); Jacob (1758-1831); John (1748-1814)
BATHRICK: Tillabee (1751-1831)
BURRUS: Thomas (1724-1788)
DANIEL: John (1751-1802)
DIMMICK: Timothy (1745-1807) - my possible Mayflower connection
DRAGOO: William (1747-1824)
DYER: Charles (1753-1845)
DYSART: James (1727-1781); James (1744-1818); John (1749-1842)
FOX: Abraham (1748-1777); Elijah (1758-1838); Joel (1754-1837)
GORTON: William (1750-1826)
JOLLIFFE: John (1751-1777)
LOCKE: James (1728-1808)
MCDANIEL: George (1722-1821); John (1751-1839)
MILLS: Nathaniel (1750-1815)
MORRISON: John (1729-1799)
PATTON: Robert (1747-1813)
PETTIGREW: George (1746-1818); James (1713-1784)
PHILLIPS: Caleb (1761-1829); Spencer (1755-1840), Thomas Jr. (1747-1829)
PROCTOR: James (1720-1790); Moses (1747-1805); Nathaniel Sr. (1723-1806); Nathaniel Jr. (1762-1855); Oliver (1745-1815); Peter (1735-1822)
REED: Jacob Sr. (1730-1820); Jacob Jr. (1762-1846)
RUCKER: Ambrose (1735-1807); Reuben (1755-1782)
SAYE: Richard (1740-1779)
SHOEMAKER: Jacob (1744-1810)
STRAIGHT: Jacob (1741-1796)
The great thing about finding them in the Index is all the missing information I scored in the process - a birth or death date here, a new marriage there. I probably have more, but I was only looking for grandfathers and uncles. Can you have an uncle or aunt as a patriot ancestor, or does it have to be a grandparent?
At any rate, the FHC was very fun this time - a most fruitful evening.
Friday, November 09, 2007
What I've Been Up To Lately
... scanning mass quantities of pictures at Neenaw's.
< My great-great grandmother Elizabeth Ann Zane Fox
> My great grandmother, Adina Irene Clark Keithler
< My great grandfather, Howard Mitchell Keithler (Adina's husband), with granddaughter Sharon Ann Keithler
>My great-great grandmother, Howard's mother, Jennie Lee Dragoo Keithler - the lady who gave me my nose, mouth and chin
< Adina's parents, my great great grandparents, John Thomas Clark and Johanna Magdelena "Lena" Steinhilber, with their three oldest children, Cora, John and Bryan (later came Adina, Ernest, Rozilla and Lena). Mother Lena came with her mother and sisters from Germany to the U.S. on an LDS Church-chartered ship, came west to Utah where Lena's youngest sister was born, then moved to Nebraska. Lena died in the influenza epidemic in 1918, leaving John and their five children (John and Bryan both passed away before her death).
>Uncle Ernie and Aunt Laneta (Ernie is Adina's younger brother)
< Lena Helen Pauline Clark Wolf, Adina and Ernie's youngest sister
>Rozilla "Rose" Margaret Clark (sister of Adina, Ernie and Lena) and her first husband, George Craig
< Aunt Rose
>Zella Daily - a Clark cousin
< My great-great grandmother Elizabeth Ann Zane Fox
> My great grandmother, Adina Irene Clark Keithler
< My great grandfather, Howard Mitchell Keithler (Adina's husband), with granddaughter Sharon Ann Keithler
>My great-great grandmother, Howard's mother, Jennie Lee Dragoo Keithler - the lady who gave me my nose, mouth and chin
< Adina's parents, my great great grandparents, John Thomas Clark and Johanna Magdelena "Lena" Steinhilber, with their three oldest children, Cora, John and Bryan (later came Adina, Ernest, Rozilla and Lena). Mother Lena came with her mother and sisters from Germany to the U.S. on an LDS Church-chartered ship, came west to Utah where Lena's youngest sister was born, then moved to Nebraska. Lena died in the influenza epidemic in 1918, leaving John and their five children (John and Bryan both passed away before her death). 
>Uncle Ernie and Aunt Laneta (Ernie is Adina's younger brother)
< Lena Helen Pauline Clark Wolf, Adina and Ernie's youngest sister
>Rozilla "Rose" Margaret Clark (sister of Adina, Ernie and Lena) and her first husband, George Craig
< Aunt Rose
>Zella Daily - a Clark cousin
Friday, October 19, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
My Cousin Ernest, World War II Casualty
Click here and scroll down to "Casualties from U.S.S. Neosho." Ernest Claude Johnson was the youngest son of my great grandaunt, Cora Clark Johnson, and her husband Aaron. He died after the Battle of Coral Sea (east of the coast of Australia in the South Pacific). After his ship, the U.S.S. Neosho, was attacked on May 7, 1942, he and 67 other men climbed aboard life rafts, lashed them together, and set themselves adrift, thinking the Neosho would sink. It didn't.
The men who clung to the remnant of the Neosho would be rescued four days later. The 68 men floating aimlessly on the raft would spend the next nine days suffering from lack of food and fresh water. Some were killed by sharks; others became delirious and drank sea water, and died quickly after.
Of those 68 men, only four survived to be rescued. They were taken back to the States in critical condition, and only two of those four would survive.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Aunt Jean
One day, I'll meet my great grandaunt Jean.
Eugenia Pearl Johnson - Jean - is my great Grandma Keen's older sister and she lived an interesting (sometimes unfortunate) life. She was married three times and had two daughters each with her first and second husbands, John J. Mullennax and Robey Harrison Tolliver. Tonight, I found missing information I'd been hoping to find for a long time about Robey and Jean's marriage.
As I've said before, for the most part I've given up trying to find really important, missing pieces of information. Now I just get to work and let it come. Tonight I took the extra step of praying before I started working on it. I plugged my PAF file into PAF Insight as usual, decided to work on the 3,000s, which happened to contain Aunt Jean's family, and thought, since it was slow and I was bored, "I should look up each person in Ancestry.com while PAF Insight is looking for them in the IGI and see if I find anything" and lo and behold, that's when I found them. I also had the Washington state digital archives page open and happened to type in the name "Tolliver," which led me right to Jean and her daughters.
Robey was one elusive man to find, but tonight I have information I found in his World War I and II draft registration cards. I found out he and Jean divorced and he moved to California, where he died. I found Jean's third husband and his first wife living in Salem, Oregon. I found out that Jean's daughter Florence Ellen "Frances" Mullennax had been married not once, but twice, and that her son is the product of her first marriage.
A good night. I definitely feel closer to Jean and her family.
Eugenia Pearl Johnson - Jean - is my great Grandma Keen's older sister and she lived an interesting (sometimes unfortunate) life. She was married three times and had two daughters each with her first and second husbands, John J. Mullennax and Robey Harrison Tolliver. Tonight, I found missing information I'd been hoping to find for a long time about Robey and Jean's marriage.
As I've said before, for the most part I've given up trying to find really important, missing pieces of information. Now I just get to work and let it come. Tonight I took the extra step of praying before I started working on it. I plugged my PAF file into PAF Insight as usual, decided to work on the 3,000s, which happened to contain Aunt Jean's family, and thought, since it was slow and I was bored, "I should look up each person in Ancestry.com while PAF Insight is looking for them in the IGI and see if I find anything" and lo and behold, that's when I found them. I also had the Washington state digital archives page open and happened to type in the name "Tolliver," which led me right to Jean and her daughters.
Robey was one elusive man to find, but tonight I have information I found in his World War I and II draft registration cards. I found out he and Jean divorced and he moved to California, where he died. I found Jean's third husband and his first wife living in Salem, Oregon. I found out that Jean's daughter Florence Ellen "Frances" Mullennax had been married not once, but twice, and that her son is the product of her first marriage.
A good night. I definitely feel closer to Jean and her family.
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