It pays to study your family information once in a while.
I was just looking at John and Jennie Smith's family timeline and noticed this small mistake:
1902 - John's father John P. Smith died
1904 - John died
1910 Census - Jennie was widowed, living in Kentucky with her son Jack, widowed sister-in-law Alice, niece Katherine... and John's father, John P. Smith, age 86, who was apparently not dead. Oops!
I later found him in the Kentucky Death Index - he died at age 95 in 1918.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Archives at Ancestry.com
... have been my latest online haunt.
I found them several years ago, when our family history centers were still affiliated with Ancestry.com. Mom and I spent a fun evening looking at old pictures and reading detailed descriptions of family weddings, Uncle Denton's speeding tickets, and Uncle Charlie saving a boy from a wild deer in Pioneer Park. At that time, the online archives included the years 1945-1954.
Yesterday, while writing a timeline, I stumbled upon them again. While some years are still missing, more recent archives are available now. Last night I found the wedding announcement for Aunt Nancy's marriage to Uncle Steve in 1973, and read about the day in 1971 when my grandparents received a phone call from my parents to say my brother was born; ten hours later, another call came from my uncle and aunt to say that my cousin Candace was born. Our great-grandmother Alice Keen called the newspaper to report it, and they were kind enough to print the story.
While I feel a little sorry for the must-have-been-bored-out-of-their-minds newspaper reporters, who were on hand to capture such events as Uncle Doug earning Gold and Silver Arrow Points at his Cub Scout pack meeting and great-grandfather Carl Dysart winning a free Christmas turkey, I'm grateful to them for doing such a great job in capturing these fun little life moments. I'm also glad my family spent so much time in Walla Walla, where no detail went unnoticed.
I found them several years ago, when our family history centers were still affiliated with Ancestry.com. Mom and I spent a fun evening looking at old pictures and reading detailed descriptions of family weddings, Uncle Denton's speeding tickets, and Uncle Charlie saving a boy from a wild deer in Pioneer Park. At that time, the online archives included the years 1945-1954.
Yesterday, while writing a timeline, I stumbled upon them again. While some years are still missing, more recent archives are available now. Last night I found the wedding announcement for Aunt Nancy's marriage to Uncle Steve in 1973, and read about the day in 1971 when my grandparents received a phone call from my parents to say my brother was born; ten hours later, another call came from my uncle and aunt to say that my cousin Candace was born. Our great-grandmother Alice Keen called the newspaper to report it, and they were kind enough to print the story.
While I feel a little sorry for the must-have-been-bored-out-of-their-minds newspaper reporters, who were on hand to capture such events as Uncle Doug earning Gold and Silver Arrow Points at his Cub Scout pack meeting and great-grandfather Carl Dysart winning a free Christmas turkey, I'm grateful to them for doing such a great job in capturing these fun little life moments. I'm also glad my family spent so much time in Walla Walla, where no detail went unnoticed.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Making Timelines
Timelines can teach you so much about - well, obviously - what happened when in a particular family. But they also do much, much more...
They provide a way to discover a family's migration pattern. For my family, all roads lead to Washington state. Major emigrations have resulted in quite a few family members in the Tacoma area, the Vancouver/Portland area, and of course, Walla Walla (I'm convinced we own half of Mountain View Cemetery). Going back a few generations, it's interesting to see how everyone ended up there and all the different places they came from.
They allow you to see how one major life event affected the rest of the family, such as the early death of a husband and father; how national and world events, like the influenza epidemic of 1918 and World Wars I and II, change ancestors' lives; and how such things as abuse, alcoholism, and divorce can continue through many generations.
They give some insight into where those "lost" relatives might be hiding; the siblings and cousins who were alive at the same time; which mothers were around when their daughters were married, and which daughters went wedding dress-buying on their own; which fathers carried more of the "girl" chromosome or the "boy" chromosome. The Keen family men are noteworthy - Grandpa Keen had four sons and two daughters, but of the three sons who survived to adulthood, two sons' children numbered eleven, and out of those, ten were girls.
For these reasons and others, I enjoy creating and studying family timelines.
Below are some timelines I've put together for my great-great grandparents. The names of the living have been omitted.
They provide a way to discover a family's migration pattern. For my family, all roads lead to Washington state. Major emigrations have resulted in quite a few family members in the Tacoma area, the Vancouver/Portland area, and of course, Walla Walla (I'm convinced we own half of Mountain View Cemetery). Going back a few generations, it's interesting to see how everyone ended up there and all the different places they came from.
They allow you to see how one major life event affected the rest of the family, such as the early death of a husband and father; how national and world events, like the influenza epidemic of 1918 and World Wars I and II, change ancestors' lives; and how such things as abuse, alcoholism, and divorce can continue through many generations.
They give some insight into where those "lost" relatives might be hiding; the siblings and cousins who were alive at the same time; which mothers were around when their daughters were married, and which daughters went wedding dress-buying on their own; which fathers carried more of the "girl" chromosome or the "boy" chromosome. The Keen family men are noteworthy - Grandpa Keen had four sons and two daughters, but of the three sons who survived to adulthood, two sons' children numbered eleven, and out of those, ten were girls.
For these reasons and others, I enjoy creating and studying family timelines.
Below are some timelines I've put together for my great-great grandparents. The names of the living have been omitted.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Timeline: Enoch Newton Keen & Elizabeth Rebecca Crumley
14 May 1879 - Enoch and Lizzie married in Independence, Grayson, Virginia
*1880 Census
29 March 1880 - First child Orlan Duette "O.D." Keen born in Fall Branch, Washington, Tennessee
26 October 1883 - Second child Lonnie David Keen born in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
9 November 1885 - Enoch's father Eli Ashley Keen died in Fall Branch; buried in Fall Branch
28 November 1886 - Third child Walter Eli Keen born in Johnson City
16 July 1887 - Walter Eli Keen died in Johnson City
10 July 1888 - Enoch's mother Rebecca Morgan Keen died; buried in Fall Branch
14 November 1888 - Fourth child Wildie Herbert "Bill" Keen born in Johnson City
15 September 1891 - Fifth child Lola May Keen born in Fall Branch
31 January 1893 - Sixth child Maude Leah Keen born in Fall Branch
4 September 1897 - Lizzie's father Rev. Fleming David Crumley died in Fall Branch; buried in Fall Branch
*1900 Census
13 November 1901 - O.D. and Bertha Olivia Crouch married in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee
18 January 1903 - Grandson Ward Rothwell Keen born in Fall Branch (O.D. & Bertha)
1 August 1905 - Granddaughter Ena Vasta Keen born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (O.D. & Bertha)
22 March 1906 - Lizzie's mother Mariah Woodrow Snodgrass Crumley died; buried in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia
28 August 1907 - Grandson Lawrence James Keen born in Walla Walla (O.D. & Bertha)
*1910 Census
4 November 1910 - Grandson Lester Orlan Keen born in Walla Walla (O.D. & Bertha)
25 June 1912 - Bill and Alice Muriel Johnson married in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho
16 May 1913 - Grandddaughter Elsie "Marguerite" Keen born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (Bill & Alice)
23 June 1916 - Lonnie and Margaret Beaetta Tate married in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho
9 December 1916 - Granddaughter Esther "Kathleen" Keen born in Walla Walla (Bill & Alice)
18 June 1917 - Granddaughter Virginia Margaret Keen born in Ritzville, Adams, Washington (Lonnie & Margaret)
17 September 1917 - Lola and Louis Henry Beinder married in Walla Walla
5 December 1918 - Granddaughter Marguerite Beinder born and died in Walla Walla (Lola & Louis)
23 January 1919 - Granddaughter Alice "Dorothea" Keen born in Walla Walla (Bill & Alice)
5 December 1919 - Granddaughter Mary Rose Beinder born and died in Walla Walla (Lola & Louis)
*1920 Census
8 March 1921 - Granddaughter born (living)
21 June 1921 - Maude and Dr. Harvey B. Thompson married in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
9 February 1922 - Grandson Louis Newton Beinder born and died in Hockinson, Clark, Washington (Lola & Louis)
27 November 1922 - Granddaughter Bernice W. Beinder born and died in Sutherlin, Douglas, Oregon (Lola & Louis)
13 April 1923 - Granddaughter born (living)
10 March 1924 - Granddaughter Violet LaRose Keen born and died in Walla Walla; buried in Walla Walla (Lonnie & Margaret)
5 April 1924 - Grandson Charlie Hart Beinder born and died in Sutherlin
1 December 1925 - Granddaughter Lois Lucille Beinder born in Coquille, Coos, Oregon (Lola & Louis)
2 December 1925 - Granddaughter Lois Lucille Beinder died in Coquille (Lola & Louis)
17 November 1926 - Grandson Burton Thomas Beinder born and died in Swisshome, Lane, Oregon (Lola & Louis)
17 December 1926 - Granddaughter born (living)
24 May 1928 - Grandson born (living)
13 November 1928 - Grandson Pal Arthur Beinder born and died in Dunsmuir, Siskiyou, California (Lola & Louis)
*1930 Census
20 July 1930 - Granddaughter born (living)
21 February 1932 - Lizzie died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
7 March 1933 - Maude's husband Dr. Harvey B. Thompson died in Walla Walla
1 May 1935 - Maude and Bert Martin Torvanger married in Walla Walla
21 June 1937 - Granddaughter born (living)
*1940 Census
17 May 1942 - Enoch died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
*1880 Census
29 March 1880 - First child Orlan Duette "O.D." Keen born in Fall Branch, Washington, Tennessee
26 October 1883 - Second child Lonnie David Keen born in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee
9 November 1885 - Enoch's father Eli Ashley Keen died in Fall Branch; buried in Fall Branch
28 November 1886 - Third child Walter Eli Keen born in Johnson City
16 July 1887 - Walter Eli Keen died in Johnson City
10 July 1888 - Enoch's mother Rebecca Morgan Keen died; buried in Fall Branch
14 November 1888 - Fourth child Wildie Herbert "Bill" Keen born in Johnson City
15 September 1891 - Fifth child Lola May Keen born in Fall Branch
31 January 1893 - Sixth child Maude Leah Keen born in Fall Branch
4 September 1897 - Lizzie's father Rev. Fleming David Crumley died in Fall Branch; buried in Fall Branch
*1900 Census
13 November 1901 - O.D. and Bertha Olivia Crouch married in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee
18 January 1903 - Grandson Ward Rothwell Keen born in Fall Branch (O.D. & Bertha)
1 August 1905 - Granddaughter Ena Vasta Keen born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (O.D. & Bertha)
22 March 1906 - Lizzie's mother Mariah Woodrow Snodgrass Crumley died; buried in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia
28 August 1907 - Grandson Lawrence James Keen born in Walla Walla (O.D. & Bertha)
*1910 Census
4 November 1910 - Grandson Lester Orlan Keen born in Walla Walla (O.D. & Bertha)
25 June 1912 - Bill and Alice Muriel Johnson married in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho
16 May 1913 - Grandddaughter Elsie "Marguerite" Keen born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington (Bill & Alice)
23 June 1916 - Lonnie and Margaret Beaetta Tate married in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho
9 December 1916 - Granddaughter Esther "Kathleen" Keen born in Walla Walla (Bill & Alice)
18 June 1917 - Granddaughter Virginia Margaret Keen born in Ritzville, Adams, Washington (Lonnie & Margaret)
17 September 1917 - Lola and Louis Henry Beinder married in Walla Walla
5 December 1918 - Granddaughter Marguerite Beinder born and died in Walla Walla (Lola & Louis)
23 January 1919 - Granddaughter Alice "Dorothea" Keen born in Walla Walla (Bill & Alice)
5 December 1919 - Granddaughter Mary Rose Beinder born and died in Walla Walla (Lola & Louis)
*1920 Census
8 March 1921 - Granddaughter born (living)
21 June 1921 - Maude and Dr. Harvey B. Thompson married in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
9 February 1922 - Grandson Louis Newton Beinder born and died in Hockinson, Clark, Washington (Lola & Louis)
27 November 1922 - Granddaughter Bernice W. Beinder born and died in Sutherlin, Douglas, Oregon (Lola & Louis)
13 April 1923 - Granddaughter born (living)
10 March 1924 - Granddaughter Violet LaRose Keen born and died in Walla Walla; buried in Walla Walla (Lonnie & Margaret)
5 April 1924 - Grandson Charlie Hart Beinder born and died in Sutherlin
1 December 1925 - Granddaughter Lois Lucille Beinder born in Coquille, Coos, Oregon (Lola & Louis)
2 December 1925 - Granddaughter Lois Lucille Beinder died in Coquille (Lola & Louis)
17 November 1926 - Grandson Burton Thomas Beinder born and died in Swisshome, Lane, Oregon (Lola & Louis)
17 December 1926 - Granddaughter born (living)
24 May 1928 - Grandson born (living)
13 November 1928 - Grandson Pal Arthur Beinder born and died in Dunsmuir, Siskiyou, California (Lola & Louis)
*1930 Census
20 July 1930 - Granddaughter born (living)
21 February 1932 - Lizzie died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
7 March 1933 - Maude's husband Dr. Harvey B. Thompson died in Walla Walla
1 May 1935 - Maude and Bert Martin Torvanger married in Walla Walla
21 June 1937 - Granddaughter born (living)
*1940 Census
17 May 1942 - Enoch died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
Timeline: Alfred Denton Ackley & Mary Lucinda Newberry
30 December 1874 - Denton and Lucinda married in Cold Brook, Herkimer, New York
27 May 1877 - First child Raymond Henry Ackley born in Cold Brook
28 December 1878 - Lucinda's mother Lucinda Newberry died; buried in Newport, Herkimer, New York
7 September 1879 - Second child Letha May Ackley born in New York (probably same area)
*1880 Census
6 August 1886 - Third child Claude Jason Ackley born in Dundas, Rice, Minnesota
17 July 1892 - Fourth child Ruth Irene Ackley born in Dundas
14 February 1900 - Letha and Arthur John "Jack" Johnson married (later divorced)
*1900 Census
17 June 1901 - Granddaughter Lourene Marjorie Johnson born in Minnesota (Letha & Jack)
14 March 1903 - Raymond and Margaret Ellen Clark married in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
11 October 1903 - Lucinda died of a ruptured ovarian cyst in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
22 June 1904 - Denton and Sarah E. Woggoner Cannon married in Walla Walla county
12 July 1905 - Granddaughter Mary Loretta Ackley born in Minnesota (Raymond & Margaret)
17 September 1905 - Grandson Wilbur Arthur Johnson born in Washington (Letha & Jack)
*1910 Census
24 November 1910 - Letha and Fred M. Robinson married in Multnomah county, Oregon
4 May 1911 - Ruth and Carl Bacon Dysart married in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
21 February 1912 - Granddaughter born (living)
4 August 1913 - Granddaughter Letha "Irene" Dysart born in College Place (Ruth & Carl)
14 February 1914 - Claude and Lily Beatrice Yahr married in Walla Walla
24 July 1916 - Granddaughter born (living)
23 November 1918 - Grandson William "Denton" Dysart born in College Place (Ruth & Carl)
*1920 Census
8 November 1921 - Grandson Carl Byron Dysart, Jr. born in College Place (Ruth & Carl) (pictured at left; Carl Sr. and Ruth at right)
29 March 1923 - Denton's second wife Sarah E. Woggoner Cannon Ackley died; buried in Walla Walla
27 April 1923 - Granddaughter born (living)
29 May 1929 - Denton and Mrs. Margaret A. Jackson Taylor married in Walla Walla county
*1930 Census
20 July 1932 - Denton's third wife Margaret A. Jackson Taylor Ackley died in Walla Walla
7 December 1935 - Denton died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
27 May 1877 - First child Raymond Henry Ackley born in Cold Brook
28 December 1878 - Lucinda's mother Lucinda Newberry died; buried in Newport, Herkimer, New York
7 September 1879 - Second child Letha May Ackley born in New York (probably same area)
*1880 Census
6 August 1886 - Third child Claude Jason Ackley born in Dundas, Rice, Minnesota
17 July 1892 - Fourth child Ruth Irene Ackley born in Dundas
14 February 1900 - Letha and Arthur John "Jack" Johnson married (later divorced)
*1900 Census
17 June 1901 - Granddaughter Lourene Marjorie Johnson born in Minnesota (Letha & Jack)
14 March 1903 - Raymond and Margaret Ellen Clark married in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota
11 October 1903 - Lucinda died of a ruptured ovarian cyst in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
22 June 1904 - Denton and Sarah E. Woggoner Cannon married in Walla Walla county
12 July 1905 - Granddaughter Mary Loretta Ackley born in Minnesota (Raymond & Margaret)
17 September 1905 - Grandson Wilbur Arthur Johnson born in Washington (Letha & Jack)
*1910 Census
24 November 1910 - Letha and Fred M. Robinson married in Multnomah county, Oregon
4 May 1911 - Ruth and Carl Bacon Dysart married in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
21 February 1912 - Granddaughter born (living)
4 August 1913 - Granddaughter Letha "Irene" Dysart born in College Place (Ruth & Carl)
14 February 1914 - Claude and Lily Beatrice Yahr married in Walla Walla
24 July 1916 - Granddaughter born (living)
23 November 1918 - Grandson William "Denton" Dysart born in College Place (Ruth & Carl)
*1920 Census
8 November 1921 - Grandson Carl Byron Dysart, Jr. born in College Place (Ruth & Carl) (pictured at left; Carl Sr. and Ruth at right)29 March 1923 - Denton's second wife Sarah E. Woggoner Cannon Ackley died; buried in Walla Walla
27 April 1923 - Granddaughter born (living)
29 May 1929 - Denton and Mrs. Margaret A. Jackson Taylor married in Walla Walla county
*1930 Census
20 July 1932 - Denton's third wife Margaret A. Jackson Taylor Ackley died in Walla Walla
7 December 1935 - Denton died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
Timeline: William Leander Davis Dysart & Maga Belle Tinsley
28 September 1884 - William and "Maggie" married in Fresh Water District, Colusa, California
18 November 1885 - First child Carl Bacon Dysart born in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon
13 November 1887 - Second child Elizabeth "Dott" Dysart born in Harrington, Lincoln, Washington
12 February 1889 - Third child Lulu Lee Dysart born in Harrington
15 March 1891 - Maggie's father Arthur L. Tinsley died in Harrington; buried in Harrington
1 December 1895 - Maggie's mother Elizabeth M. Scott Tinsley died in Harrington; buried in Harrington
24 November 1896 - Fourth child Murriel "Dean" Dysart born in Harrington
*1900 Census
1 February 1901 - William's mother Sarah "Elizabeth" Saye Dysart died in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri
9 May 1902 - Fifth child Mildred Willena Dysart born in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
12 July 1906 - Sixth child Williebelle Dysart born in College Place
24 January 1907 - Dott and John Byron Fitch married in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
2 March 1907 - Granddaughter Josepha Rosabelle Fitch born in Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Washington (Dott & John)
6 September 1909 - Granddaughter Doris Anita Fitch born in Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington (Dott & John)
*1910 Census
2 June 1910 - Lulu and Charles Albert "Charlie" Parris married in Walla Walla
31 October 1910 - Grandson John LeVan "Jack" Parris born in Pasco, Franklin, Washington (Lulu & Charlie)
4 May 1911 - Carl and Ruth Irene Ackley married in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
21 February 1912 - Granddaughter born (living)
25 September 1912 - Josepha Rosabelle Fitch died; buried in Walla Walla
30 July 1913 - Granddaughter Josephine Allene Parris born in Walla Walla (Lulu & Charlie)
4 August 1913 - Granddaughter Letha "Irene" Dysart born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
18 September 1913 - Grandson Nicholas Landon Fitch born in Walla Walla (Dott & John)
30 July 1915 - Grandson William Wesley Fitch born in Walla Walla (Dott & John)
24 July 1916 - Granddaughter Mildred Genevieve Dysart born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
22 November 1918 - Mildred & Ralph Daniel Huff married in Dayton, Columbia, Washington
23 November 1918 - Grandson William "Denton" Dysart born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
*1920 Census
About 1920 - Dean and Ruth Ann Berry married
4 May 1920 - Grandson Ralph Everett Huff born in Everett, Snohomish, Washington (Mildred & Ralph)
September 1920 - Granddaughter born (living)
22 February 1921 - Maggie died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
21 April 1921 - Granddaughter Enid Ione Dysart born in Walla Walla (Dean & Ruth)
22 July 1921 - Grandson born (living)
8 November 1921 - Grandson Carl Byron Dysart, Jr. born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
14 September 1922 - Granddaughter Geraldine Williebelle Huff born in Yakima, Yakima, Washington (Mildred & Ralph)
24 September 1922 - Grandson born (living)
27 April 1923 - Granddaughter born (living)
18 April 1925 - Williebelle and William "Paul" Long married in Walla Walla (later divorced)
22 April 1925 - Doris Anita Fitch died; buried in Walla Walla
3 September 1925 - Granddaughter Mildred "Naomi" Huff born in Kirkland, King, Washington (Mildred & Ralph)
16 January 1927 - Granddaughter Paula "Dolores" Long born in Walla Walla (Williebelle & Paul)
10 April 1927 - Granddaughter born (living)
14 December 1928 - Grandson born (living)
26 December 1928 - Dean's wife Ruth Ann Berry Dysart died; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
*1930 Census
10 February 1931 - Grandson born (living)
22 March 1931 - Geraldine Williebelle Huff died in Franklin county, Washington
*1940 Census
14 April 1943 - William died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
10 November 1945 - Grandson born (living)
18 November 1885 - First child Carl Bacon Dysart born in Ashland, Jackson, Oregon
13 November 1887 - Second child Elizabeth "Dott" Dysart born in Harrington, Lincoln, Washington
12 February 1889 - Third child Lulu Lee Dysart born in Harrington
15 March 1891 - Maggie's father Arthur L. Tinsley died in Harrington; buried in Harrington
1 December 1895 - Maggie's mother Elizabeth M. Scott Tinsley died in Harrington; buried in Harrington
24 November 1896 - Fourth child Murriel "Dean" Dysart born in Harrington
*1900 Census
1 February 1901 - William's mother Sarah "Elizabeth" Saye Dysart died in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri
9 May 1902 - Fifth child Mildred Willena Dysart born in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
12 July 1906 - Sixth child Williebelle Dysart born in College Place
24 January 1907 - Dott and John Byron Fitch married in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
2 March 1907 - Granddaughter Josepha Rosabelle Fitch born in Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Washington (Dott & John)
6 September 1909 - Granddaughter Doris Anita Fitch born in Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington (Dott & John)
*1910 Census
2 June 1910 - Lulu and Charles Albert "Charlie" Parris married in Walla Walla
31 October 1910 - Grandson John LeVan "Jack" Parris born in Pasco, Franklin, Washington (Lulu & Charlie)
4 May 1911 - Carl and Ruth Irene Ackley married in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington
21 February 1912 - Granddaughter born (living)
25 September 1912 - Josepha Rosabelle Fitch died; buried in Walla Walla
30 July 1913 - Granddaughter Josephine Allene Parris born in Walla Walla (Lulu & Charlie)
4 August 1913 - Granddaughter Letha "Irene" Dysart born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
18 September 1913 - Grandson Nicholas Landon Fitch born in Walla Walla (Dott & John)
30 July 1915 - Grandson William Wesley Fitch born in Walla Walla (Dott & John)
24 July 1916 - Granddaughter Mildred Genevieve Dysart born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
22 November 1918 - Mildred & Ralph Daniel Huff married in Dayton, Columbia, Washington
23 November 1918 - Grandson William "Denton" Dysart born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
*1920 Census
About 1920 - Dean and Ruth Ann Berry married
4 May 1920 - Grandson Ralph Everett Huff born in Everett, Snohomish, Washington (Mildred & Ralph)
September 1920 - Granddaughter born (living)
22 February 1921 - Maggie died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
21 April 1921 - Granddaughter Enid Ione Dysart born in Walla Walla (Dean & Ruth)
22 July 1921 - Grandson born (living)
8 November 1921 - Grandson Carl Byron Dysart, Jr. born in College Place (Carl & Ruth)
14 September 1922 - Granddaughter Geraldine Williebelle Huff born in Yakima, Yakima, Washington (Mildred & Ralph)
24 September 1922 - Grandson born (living)
27 April 1923 - Granddaughter born (living)
18 April 1925 - Williebelle and William "Paul" Long married in Walla Walla (later divorced)
22 April 1925 - Doris Anita Fitch died; buried in Walla Walla
3 September 1925 - Granddaughter Mildred "Naomi" Huff born in Kirkland, King, Washington (Mildred & Ralph)
16 January 1927 - Granddaughter Paula "Dolores" Long born in Walla Walla (Williebelle & Paul)
10 April 1927 - Granddaughter born (living)
14 December 1928 - Grandson born (living)
26 December 1928 - Dean's wife Ruth Ann Berry Dysart died; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
*1930 Census
10 February 1931 - Grandson born (living)
22 March 1931 - Geraldine Williebelle Huff died in Franklin county, Washington
*1940 Census
14 April 1943 - William died in Walla Walla; buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla
10 November 1945 - Grandson born (living)
Timeline: Ignatius Mitchell Keithler & Jennie Lee Dragoo
14 December 1886 - Ignatius and Jennie married in Rockport, Atchison, Missouri (Jennie at left)17 September 1887 - First child Cecile "Verne" Keithler born in Musselshell, Musselshell, Montana
1888 - Second child William Clary Keithler born in Musselshell
19 February 1890 - Third child Gertrude Ellen Keithler born in Musselshell
1892 - William Clary Keithler died in Musselshell
5 November 1892 - Fourth child Howard Mitchell Keithler born in Musselshell
22 January 1895 - Fifth child Jennie Lee Keithler born in Musselshell
18 September 1898 - Sixth child Oswin Ignatius Keithler born in Musselshell
*1900 Census
About 1901 - Seventh child Glen Gerald Keithler born and died in Junction, Yellowstone, Montana
11 April 1905 - Jennie's father Lawson Dragoo died in Atchison county, Missouri
About 1907 - Gertrude and Clarence Emory Beaver married
3 March 1907 - Ignatius died in Yellowstone county, Montana; buried in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
10 November 1908 - Grandson Everett Keith Beaver born in Montana (Gertrude & Clarence)
*1910 Census
21 May 1910 - Gertrude's husband Clarence Emory Beaver died in Miles City, Custer, Montana
26 August 1913 - Verne and John Vanderpauwert married in Miles City11 January 1915 - Gertrude and Arthur D. Tennant married
May 1917 - Grandson Lawrence "Keith" Vanderpauwert born in Montana (Verne & John)
4 September 1917 - Daughter Jennie & Hugh Allen "Sandy" Smith married
7 December 1918 - Grandson Leo Vanderpauwert born in Montana (Verne & John)
April 1919 - Granddaughter Audrey Mae Smith born in Montana (Jennie & Sandy)
5 September 1919 - Howard & Adina Irene Clark married in Hysham, Treasure, Montana (Howard pictured at right)
*1920 Census
5 June 1920 - Grandson John Lawrence Keithler born in Hysham (Howard & Adina)
About 1921 - Grandson born (living)
8 November 1922 - Granddaughter born (living)
22 September 1928 - Grandson Howard Ernest "Haudy" Keithler born in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana (Howard & Adina)
*1930 Census
*1940 Census
22 July 1942 - Jennie died in Vancouver, Clark, Washington; buried in Park Hills Cemetery in Vancouver
Photographs of Jennie and Howard: courtesy of my grandmother
Timeline: John Thomas Clark & Johanna Magdelena Steinhilber
1 January 1893 - John and "Lena" married in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska
13 October 1893 - First child Cora May Clark born in Gibbon, Buffalo, Nebraska
30 November 1895 - Second child Bryan Jennings Clark born in Thedford, Thomas, Nebraska
29 November 1897 - Third child John Adam Clark born in Thedford
*1900 Census
13 February 1901 - Fourth child Adina Irene Clark born in Thedford
26 May 1903 - Fifth child Ernest Dilworth Clark born in White Sulphur Springs, Meagher, Montana
7 January 1906 - John Adam Clark died in Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana
29 February 1908 - Sixth child Rozilla Margaret Clark born in Forsyth
*1910 Census
25 February 1910 - Seventh child Lena Helen Pauline Clark born in Forsyth
1912 - Cora and Aaron Johnson married in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
18 August 1912 - Bryan Jennings Clark died in Sanders, Treasure, Montana
30 December 1913 - Grandson Maynard Aaron Johnson born in Hysham, Treasure, Montana (Cora & Aaron)
21 April 1914 - John's father John Wesley Clark died in Confidence, Wayne, Iowa
10 April 1915 - Granddaughter Wilma Virginia Johnson born in Hysham (Cora & Aaron)
22 July 1916 - Grandson Gilbert Lisle Johnson born in Rancher, Treasure, Montana (Cora & Aaron)
27 October 1918 - Lena died of influenza in Hysham; buried in Forsyth
14 November 1918 - Grandson John Hubert Johnson born in Rancher (Cora & Aaron)
5 September 1919 - Adina & Howard Mitchell Keithler married in Hysham
*1920 Census5 June 1920 - Grandson John Lawrence Keithler born in Hysham (Adina & Howard)
28 November 1921 - Grandson Ernest Claude Johnson born in Hysham (Cora & Aaron)
8 November 1922 - Granddaughter born (living)
August 1923 - John died in Big Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming; buried in Big Horn
22 September 1928 - Grandson Howard Ernest "Haudy" Keithler born in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana (Adina & Howard)
1929 - Rozilla and George Craig married in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana
*1930 Census
2 January 1932 - Grandson Marlin Stewart Craig born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Rozilla & George)
1934 - Rozilla's husband George Craig died
26 September 1935 - Daughter Lena & Howard L. "Bus" Wolf married
1936 - Rozilla and Earl Burrell Craig married in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas (later divorced)
6 June 1936 - Ernest and Laneta G. Hensler married in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana
28 August 1937 - Grandson born (living)
Timeline: William Raymond Fox & Elizabeth Ann Zane
30 December 1888 - William and Elizabeth married in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo, Michigan
12 August 1891 - First child Harold Germaine Fox born in Sundance, Crook, Wyoming
14 February 1893 - Second child Ruby Valentine Fox born in Sundance
3 January 1899 - William's grandfather Lysander Bathrick died in Sundance; buried in Sundance
*1900 Census - Living in Sundance, Crook, Wyoming, next door to William's parents. William was a farmer. Elizabeth was the mother of two children, two living. Household included William & "Lizzie"; children, Harold and Ruby; and boarder Grace Blake, 18, born in Iowa.
4 April 1901 - Third child Ruth Fox born and died in Sundance; buried in Sundance
3 July 1901 - Elizabeth's father Thomas William Zane died in Sundance
*1910 Census - Living in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming. William was a land surveyor. Elizabeth was the mother of three children, two living. Household included William & Elizabeth and daughter Ruby.
8 August 1911 - Harold and Ella May Davis married in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming
18 November 1911 - Grandson Francis Raymond Fox born in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming (Harold & Ella)
23 March 1913 - Grandson Harold Maurice Fox born in Gillette (Harold & Ella)
24 December 1913 - Ruby and Maurice Warfield Smith married in Gillette
22 March 1915 - Grandson Clarence Milton Fox born in Gillette (Harold & Ella)
26 December 1916 - William's mother Maranda Adelia Bathrick Fox died in Moorcroft, Crook, Wyoming; buried in Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming
5 November 1918 - Grandson William Ricketts "Bill" Smith born in Gillette (Ruby & Maurice)
10 January 1919 - Grandson Miles Leroy Fox born in Gillette (Harold & Ella)
*1920 Census - Living in Soukop, Campbell, Wyoming. William was an undertaker for his own establishment. Household included William and Elizabeth.
3 June 1921 - Grandson Raymond Maurice Smith born in Gillette (Ruby & Maurice)
4 April 1929 - Elizabeth's mother Susan Virginia "Jennie" Cummings Zane died in Sundance; buried in Sundance
*1930 Census
3 November 1936 - William's father Adelburt Alphonso Fox died in Buffalo; buried in Buffalo
18 June 1939 - Francis Raymond Fox died in Ucross, Sheridan, Wyoming; buried in Gillette
7 October 1939 - William died in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota; buried in Gillette
31 May 1963 - Elizabeth (pictured at left) died in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming; buried in Gillette
12 August 1891 - First child Harold Germaine Fox born in Sundance, Crook, Wyoming
14 February 1893 - Second child Ruby Valentine Fox born in Sundance
3 January 1899 - William's grandfather Lysander Bathrick died in Sundance; buried in Sundance
*1900 Census - Living in Sundance, Crook, Wyoming, next door to William's parents. William was a farmer. Elizabeth was the mother of two children, two living. Household included William & "Lizzie"; children, Harold and Ruby; and boarder Grace Blake, 18, born in Iowa.
4 April 1901 - Third child Ruth Fox born and died in Sundance; buried in Sundance
3 July 1901 - Elizabeth's father Thomas William Zane died in Sundance
*1910 Census - Living in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming. William was a land surveyor. Elizabeth was the mother of three children, two living. Household included William & Elizabeth and daughter Ruby.
8 August 1911 - Harold and Ella May Davis married in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming
18 November 1911 - Grandson Francis Raymond Fox born in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming (Harold & Ella)
23 March 1913 - Grandson Harold Maurice Fox born in Gillette (Harold & Ella)
24 December 1913 - Ruby and Maurice Warfield Smith married in Gillette
22 March 1915 - Grandson Clarence Milton Fox born in Gillette (Harold & Ella)
26 December 1916 - William's mother Maranda Adelia Bathrick Fox died in Moorcroft, Crook, Wyoming; buried in Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming
5 November 1918 - Grandson William Ricketts "Bill" Smith born in Gillette (Ruby & Maurice)
10 January 1919 - Grandson Miles Leroy Fox born in Gillette (Harold & Ella)
*1920 Census - Living in Soukop, Campbell, Wyoming. William was an undertaker for his own establishment. Household included William and Elizabeth.3 June 1921 - Grandson Raymond Maurice Smith born in Gillette (Ruby & Maurice)
4 April 1929 - Elizabeth's mother Susan Virginia "Jennie" Cummings Zane died in Sundance; buried in Sundance
*1930 Census
3 November 1936 - William's father Adelburt Alphonso Fox died in Buffalo; buried in Buffalo
18 June 1939 - Francis Raymond Fox died in Ucross, Sheridan, Wyoming; buried in Gillette
7 October 1939 - William died in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota; buried in Gillette
31 May 1963 - Elizabeth (pictured at left) died in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming; buried in Gillette
Timeline: John William Smith & Jennie Ella Mobley
22 November 1877 - John and Jennie married in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky29 October 1879 - First child Ruby Clair Smith born in Elkton
*1880 Census - 28, farmer, living in Fairview, Todd, Kentucky, not far from William & Elizabeth Mobley (Jennie's parents). Wife J. Ella, 26, keeping house, and daughter Rubie C., 1.
18 February 1881 - Second child Maurice Warfield Smith born in Elkton
15 August 1883 - Third child Shelby Russell Smith born in Elkton
27 December 1884 - Jennie's mother Mary Elizabeth Burrus Mobley died in Elkton; buried in Elkton
12 June 1888 - Fourth child Mary "Elizabeth" Smith born in Elkton
9 January 1894 - Fifth child John William "Jack" Smith, Jr. born in Elkton
16 November 1898 - Ruby and Lucien Eugene Vandegrift married in Elkton
*1900 Census - 49, living in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky with Jennie, 45, Maurice, 20, Shelby, 17, Elizabeth, 15, and Jack, 6. Everyone was born in Kentucky. John said his father was born in Georgia. He was a liveryman. Shelby and Elizabeth were going to school. Also in the household were three boarders. Census taker came 1 June 1900.
30 March 1904 - John died in Elkton; buried in Elkton
2 October 1907 - Elizabeth and Perry Small married (later divorced)
11 September 1908 - Grandson McLean Small born in San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Elizabeth & Perry)
About 1910 - Shelby and Iva Logan married
*1910 Census: Living in District 106, Caseyville, Todd, Kentucky. Jennie is widowed; mother of five children (all living) and keeping boarders. Son Jack is a helper at a livery stable. Household includes Jennie and son Jack; widowed father-in-law John P. Smith, 86; widowed sister-in-law Alice Anderson, 50 (helping with boarders); niece Katherine Anderson, 15; and four boarders. Census taker came 20 April 1910.
8 May 1911 - Jennie's father William Ellison Mobley died in Elkton; buried in Elkton
Abt 1913 - Granddaughter Jane Smith born (Shelby & Iva)
24 December 1913 - Maurice and Ruby Valentine Fox married in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming
7 March 1914 - Grandson Shelby Russell Smith, Jr. born in Florida (Shelby & Iva)
28 March 1914 - Grandson born (living)
1916 - Granddaughter Clair Vandegrift born and died in Nashville (Ruby & Lucien)
5 November 1918 - Grandson William Ricketts "Bill" Smith born in Gillette (Maurice & Ruby)
*1920 Census - (Jennie) 50 (age has been fudged), living in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, widowed. Census taker came 3 January 1920.
3 June 1921 - Grandson Raymond Maurice Smith born in Gillette (Maurice & Ruby)
About 1925 - Elizabeth and Edwin A. Williams married
About 1927 - Jack and Dorothy Doud married
*1930 Census - (Jennie) 75, living in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky. Jennie was widowed, no occupation, property worth $3000. Census taker came 14 April 1930.
*1940 Census
24 September 1947 - Jennie died in Elkton; buried in Elkton
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