Bartholomew Illustrator - Bart

This cartoon shows Susan B. Anthony chasing after President Grover Cleveland in her fight for women's right to vote.

Just a reminder: GGrandfather, Lucius Carrington married Mary Montgomery Barthlomew. The Bartholomew family has more than its share of fascinating people.

Charles Lewis Barthlomew was born 1869 in Charlton, Iowa and worked primarily as a children's books illustrator. He made newspaper strips like 'Cousin Bill' (1909), 'George and his Conscience' (1907), 'Bud Smith, the Boy Who Does Stunts' (1908-1912), 'Alexander the Cat' (1910), and 'Mama's Girl-Daddy's boy". He was the author of several textbooks on cartooning and illustration, and was the dean of the Federal School of Illustration and Cartooning. Do you remember those matchbooks with "Draw Me"...that is the formentioned school, located in Minneapolis, Minn. as a branch of the Bureau of Engraving to train illustrators for both the growing printing industry and the Bureau itself.

For many years "Bart" was active in the management of the art department of the Minneapolis Journal, with front page cartoons on political subjects and current events. The Journal was one of the first papers in the United States to use the daily cartoon feature. Bart's cartoons have been reproduced in every part of America and in England and European countries. Writers have said,"One of the most capable cartoonists in the United States is Mr. Bart of the Minneapolis Journal." and "Mr. Charles L. Bartholomew of the Journal, whose work is signed 'Bart,' has not merely a very ingenious and ready pencil, but he has a remarkable political instinct that makes his drawings to a very unusual extent valuable as elucidating the situation or reenforcing an editorial position or point of view." Bart is credited with ten volumes of current cartoons for the Journal and illustrating six juvenile books by W.A. Frisbie. Note to self:Do a check on these books. He's also written twelve textbooks on illustrating and cartoooning. Bart died in 1949.

He was my 6th cousin 3x removed. That's really a distant relative, but no less interesting.

Dr. Peter Carrington - Irish Descent

This Blog has been very beneficial to me. It has caused me to go over notes long ago forgotten. At the time of this writing I have 28 loose-leaf notebooks. These include families of my father, Dale Hostvet; mother, Helen Daugherty Hostvet; and my husband, Joe Paulson (McKenzie family).

I came across an E-Mail from a Jan (no last name mentioned), dated March 15, 2005. It says, "Regarding Dr. Peter Carrington, he was living in New Haven, CT in 1692, successfully practicing his profession. He was of Irish descent, but we have no record to connect him with other Carringtons in America." Jan is referring to the three branches of Carringtons that came to America at about the same time. One lived in New Haven (Peter...my 7th ggrandfather), one settled in Maryland and the other in Virginia.

I also have a copy of The Carringtons in General, from Professor William T. Carrington's manuscript. "If one could have known all the thousands of descendents of the four or five Carrington immigrants to this country from Ireland in the seventeenth century, he could, like Balzac, present every type of individual who has contributed pioneer development of our American civilization during these three centuries."

William goes on to say ..."Peter Carrington, the Connecticut scholarly minded...at least fifteen of Dr. Peter's descendents have become doctors..are numerous from New England to the Pacific coast, mainly along the northern
tier of states."

Peter married Ann, daughter of William and Sarah Wilmot. Ann was the widow of Benjamin Lines. Peter died in 1727 and Ann died after 1727. They had 11 children, of which son Daniel, the second Daniel (the first died when he was less than a year old), continues the branch that our family, members of the Lucius Carrington family, are descended. Daniel's brother, Elias, had a son Dr. Elias Carrington who was one of the founders of the New Haven Medical Society in 1784. There is a great story concerning Dr. Elias, that I'll write about another time.

There also is the interesting story of John and Joan Carrington that were tried for witchcraft, in the New Haven area, and are said to have been hanged. There is no validation that these two are related to us, only conjecture. I'll be mentioning them some day.

Ann Wilmot's family is another source of historical interest. Ann is my 7th greatgrandmother.

This whole line includes the Wilmot, Gilbert, Hall, Tuttle, and Bartholomew lineage...all rich in stories and heritage.

Ireland

Ireland is also the ancestral home of my mother's family, the Corcorans--from county Kerry, I believe. Mom and my sister and I are still hoping to make a trip there within a year. All that green sure would be nice to see right about now . . .

Mystery of Daugherty Roots

I will begin this blog concerning the Daugherty family, by starting with this quote from my gggrandfather, William Henry Daugherty. "My grandfather and grandmother (Daugherty) were born in Ireland and imigrated from that country to Hampshire Co., Virginia about the beginning of the 19th century." Sure wish that William Henry had mentioned the name of his grandparents and where in Ireland they had lived.

William Henry's father was known as William (born abt. 1798 in Virginia), though his name was probably James William. We have him marrying Harriet Bedows from Maryland. William Henry was born in Nicklesville, Scott County, Virginia, in 1830. There is another Dougherty family living in Nicklesville, Scott County Virginia about the same time, with James as the head of the household, but married to Elizabeth Hamilton. This James was born in Ireland and came to America with brothers William, John and sister Nancy. I have a copy of their family story. These two families are easily confused.

Another thought: Both Aunt Beulah and my mother, Helen, said that their father, Fred Daugherty, mentioned the Isle of Man as the homeland of this particular Dougherty family. Aunt Lori (Johnson) went to the Isle of Man and couldn't find evidence to substantiate this.

Many of us have either been to Ireland or plan on going to Ireland. Wouldn't it be wonderful to find out where our Doherty/Dougherty/Daugherty family originated from? I have just sent an E-mail to a gentleman who is researching the Dougherty family of SW Virginia. It's an old address so I hope that Robert Scott receives it.

Ellen Landers, who is researching the sister of William Henry, Harriet Elizabeth Hayworth has been very helpful with background information.

Let's keep working on this family. If you are interested in the complete file I have for the Daugherty family, please let me know.

The photo is of William Henry Daugherty. This was about the time of the change of spelling from "Dougherty" to "Daugherty".

Pepper Family Pedigree

Still a bit of a trial to get these Pedigree charts together. The top one deals with Martha Pepper (Grandpa Fred Daugherty's grandmother) and the bottem is a overall chart for all branches of Mom's family. There aren't a lot of details presented for branches here, other than the Peppers, as I took the info from the Pepper folder. I'm going to do the Daugherty family next, but not for a couple of days. A "breather" will be taken and another normal post will be done tomorrow.

I've been checking up on other family blogs and have enjoyed Curt and Joyce Goehring's, as well as those of Chad Geidel and Pam Rounseville. I think that Gwen Johnson has something out there as well. Just haven't found it yet. Again, if specific information is wanted on particular family members or families, just let me know. I haven't heard from as many family members as I had hoped, but having a blog is very helpful for me in keeping focused on unique questions and individuals. Hope to hear from you.

Experimental DeLong Family Pedigree Chart

I did want to make the effort of putting a Pedigree Chart out for readers. The font is way too small and I haven't found a way to enlarge it. The whole organization of the page is not to my liking. Like anything else that doesn't work quite right, the hours of thinking and doing are worth it...I did learn. I'm thinking about doing a different type of chart with these same people...The Delong Family. Catherine Elizabeth Daugherty was of this family. If a reader would like information on generations before those posted, get back to me and I'll be glad to send them to you.

Now that I see the final product as the viewer would, it isn't too bad.

Family Tree - Not exactly Easy to Share

Many times I've had very interested family members desiring a "family tree" with all branches showing. Actually doing this is not an easily accomplished. To be really useful, these charts would have to fill a wall in your home. Get the scotch-tape ready. And have reams of paper ready for printing.



Today I'll try to show you the idea of a "tree chart" concerning the DeLong Family. I will only go back a few generations to start with. I've scanned the first two charts, beginning with my mother, Helen Hostvet. This doesn't show any of her siblings and their families, but might give you some idea of grandparents...going back several generations. I prefer genealogy reports. So much information can be included in them. But the actual "branch illustration" needs to be done with Pedigree charts. Bear with me and I'll find the two pedigree charts that I did for the DeLong family today. I'll be continuing this for all of our family branches. If you want to go back farther with generations, I can do that for you. Just let me know.

I'm going to start the next blog with these two pages of the DeLong Pedigree Chart. I want to encourage readers to put "their two cents worth in". I know you have lots of ideas to share.

Some Interesting DeLong Relations

I have previously written that our DeLong family came to America as early as 1659 from the Netherlands and probably France, perhaps due to religious persecution. They were contemporaries of the Mayflower Pilgrims. The history concerning this family is very interesting. Families were enormous and many were Royalists who fled to Canada. If you look at a map, the area that was the first established home of the DeLongs, includes Dutchess and Ulster Counties, just above New York City and then west toward the Catskill Mountains. I need to research this area.

I found the most interesting article about my 1st cousin 6X removed, named Catherine DeLong. There are over 16 Catherine DeLongs or DeLangs, including our dear "Libby" DeLong Daugherty. This Catherine was born in 1787 in Dutchess County, NY. She one of the nine children of Johannes DeLong (brother of our ancestor, Area) and Anna Maria Brill. Catherine had three illegitimate sons all by different men.

Her second son has an interesting story. Catherine was said to have been so angry at her son's father, Peter Vanderburg, (with whom she filed a bastardy suit against), that she refused to name him "Peter" as was the tradition. So she made up the name "Cliamon." Supposedly Peter had left her stranded and then was lost at sea. I have him dying in 1844 in New York. Another mystery.

After Cliamon's (or Clyamon) birth, Catherine had a third son by Henry Hulit. There is no evidence that she married him either. Later, about 1803, Catherine had an affair with Peter Lossing, which caused him to be censured by the Society of Friends. Peter was a Quaker. Ultimately Lossing married Catherine and they had a daughter, Ethalinda, born in 1806. Most of the family then embraced the Quaker faith.

They left Dutchess County, with Catherine's brother Peter DeLong, and migrated to Ontario where they settled in the Norwich area. Catherine died in 1832 and is buried in the Canada Pioneer Cemetery, Norwich, Ontario Canada. Clyamon is buried in Prairie Creek Township, Dubuque County, IA. I'm wondering why he left Canada. Many in the DeLong family seemed to go back and forth from America to Canada.

I'd like to find more about this Catherine and the geography of New York and Canada.

So Little Knowledge of the Enke's

Lydia (what a lovely name) Enke is my second ggrandmother. She married William Wilson and they had twins, Rosetta and Rosella. Rosetta married Lucius Carrington. They are my grandmother Irene Carrington Daugherty's parents.

I don't know much about this family, that's why it's a good thing to mention the Enke's here. Perhaps in writing about this family, facts may become more clear to myself and to readers.

I've been corresponding with Robert Enkey, (my fourth cousin) who gave me a great deal of information on the family, however as his branch breaks from ours with Lydia, I'm still searching for information that defines Lydia.

My 4th cousin, twice removed, Erich Enke has also written, but again though related, his family branch is not directly connected to Lydia. We do share the same 3rd ggrandmother Nancy or Ann Susan Pryor (English descent). My 2nd great grand uncle, Hiram Enke is mentioned in the 1886 Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County, Illinois. The article mentions his German descent. Hiram was one of Lydia's 14 siblings.

Gail Bernkopf has also written, concerning Elizabeth Enke as a possible sister of John, Lydia's father. I have some written accounts concerning Lydia's brother Josiah and his wife's family (Bevans).

Danielle Koenig is also in contact with our family, though her possible family connection might have been made in Germany. Here's an interesting sentence from Danielle, "sister-in-law in Germany dumped the family records in cleaning out parents' house - arghh!" A nightmare for anyone interesting in finding family roots!

Briefly, Lydia Enke was born Oct. 27, 1840 in Ohio and died January 17, 1919 in Nance Township,South Dakota. She married William White Wilson, April 26th, 1866 in Knox County, Illinois. they had five children: William E. Wilson, who died as a young man at Omaha, Nebraska, Rosella Brachvogel and Rosetta Carrington (twins), Mary Brachvogel, from near Forsyth, Montana, and Pearl Cavenee, who resided near Wessington. Lydia also raised her niece, Mary (Maimie) Wilson Hill, of Walla Walla, Washington from infancy.

Those are the facts...but facts are only part of Lydia's story. With some searching, perhaps we can find out more about her.

Picture is of Lydia and William and their children with niece Mamie sitting between them.

Inauguration Thoughts

Neither this blog nor Prairie Roots is meant to be a political sounding board. Saying this, I need to state how fortunate we are to live in a country that can go from one leader to another in a peaceful, organized, and united way. Despite the readers' voting records, this is a day to think about the "roots" of our country, the values that we as a nation uphold, the amazing planning that our founding fathers had concerning the making of this nation.

I'd like to briefly make mention of the families that are connected with those of us involved in Prairie Roots. I'm going to list my family branches, including the earliest date that I have of settlement in America (by no means meaning that there aren't earlier...just that I've not found others), and in one or two places, the purpose of leaving native countries. Hopefully, this scope of information will continue to be researched and new data found.

Jacob Enke - married in Pennsylvania in 1787, of German descent? and his spouse:
Ann Pryer - born 1798 in New Jersey (English?)

Joseph Wilson - born Abt. 1787 in Pennsylvania, of German and Scotch Irish descent, and spouse:
(Martha ?) Annie White - born in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Dr. Peter Carrington - born abt. 1662 in New Haven, Conn. (English?), and spouse:
Anna Lewis Wilmot's grandfather, Benjamin Wilmot - immigrated in 1637 to Boston probably from England

William Bartholomew - immigrated in 1634 to Boston, from Burford, England, for religious freedom (he was a puritan) and spouse:
Anna Lord who was also born in Burford and probably accompanied William to Boston

James William Daugherty - born abt. 1799, Virginia (now West Virginia), either Irish descent or from Isle of Man, and spouse:
Harriet Beddow, born in Virginia abt. 1807, probably of English descent

Frederick Peppers - born 1762, Pennsylvania, perhaps of German origin:
Spouse, Deborah Gisburt, born 1779 in Ohio

Arie Franssen De Lange - immigrated 1659 from the Netherlands; and spouse:
Rachel Jansen Pier born and married in the Netherlands, undoubtedly accompanied Arie to Kingston, New York.

These are the earliest ancestors of each of my main branches of my mother's family to come to America, that I am aware of. Side branches are not listed. I'd love to hear additional or conflicting information from readers.

Good Bless America!

Bringing Helen to Bass Lake

Today my sister Laurie and I brought Mom (Helen Daugherty Hostvet) to the home she has shared with Dad (Dale Hostvet) for many, many years. Dad passed away on Nov. 2 and he is missed so very much. We spent some time going through a few of Dad's things and picking up what Mom needs for her new apartment in New Richmond. We shared some tears and drove home with winter weather surrounding us. Once home, we went through some albums that we had found. What memories! There's so much work ahead for all of us going through Dad's numerous treasures.

I found some poems that Mom had written when she was between the ages of 17-19. I'd like to share one of these.

Solitude

This world seems now so peaceful

When the sun hides in the west,

As if when daylight is fading,

Our cares replaced by rest.

All our troubles throughout the day,

Have faded with the sun.

The cool night breezes whisper

And stars light one by one.

And yet, in far off countries

Instead of a haven of peace,

Are heartaches, sorrows, tears,

Blood, fear that will never cease.

So little to gain, so much to lose,

Such a high dear price to pay

the fleeing of years forever

In lives that come in its way.

Oh, we humans are so foolish,

We lose what we love the best

But in the quitness of evening

there's always peace and rest.

Confusion of Names in Wilson Family

As mentioned before, any research by myself concerning the Wilson family has been hampered by my lack of confidence dealing with this common name. My New Year's goal was to ponder material that I had acummulated, thanks to savvy family members, and be able to visualize this interesting Wilson story.

GGGrandfather William White Wilson made indications that his parents were Annie White and Joseph M. Wilson in a biography written in 1889 (which I've not seen). John Fletcher Wilson was the younger brother of William. He suggested that his parents were George Wilson and Martha White (Civil War pension papers). Already I have cold feet (literally, I do...really really cold today). How could two brothers report two different sets of parents?

Jack Stevens thinks that perhaps their mother was Martha Ann White and their father was Joseph George M. Wilson. And as William stated that he was of Scotch-Irish and German extraction, this makes sense. Here's what Jack writes about German naming conventions (short version): "At baptism, if two given names were given to the child, the first given name was a spiritual, saint's name. The second given name was the secular or call name...which is the name the person was known by, both within the family and to the rest of the world. This custom was originally adopted in Germanic and other regions in Europe from Roman Catholic tradition and continued by the Protestants in their baptismal naming customs. The immigrants from these areas brought the custom with them to Pennsylvania....For males, the saint's name John or Johan was particularly heavily used by many German families, but also St. George was used by some families for male children...Many researchers, new to German names, who find a baptism of an individual...spend a lot of time looking for that name in legal and census records."

An aside: Looking at some records, it appears that there were three Wilson brothers, William, Fletcher, and Joseph in the Civil War. Joseph was killed in 1864 in Georgia. We'll get back to this subject really soon.

The Photo is of William White Wilson

Daugherty Notes in Austria

When I get new family information from a source, I immediately add it to my Family Tree Program on my computer. Then the piles start growing, as I need to file that same info into hard-copy looseleaf notebooks. I save everything in them...you never know when helpful information might be found. Well, that's what I'm trying to do today, with way below zero temperatures outside.

I've got the notebook in front of me that I brought to Austria a year ago Sept. when visiting Randy and Diane McGirr. Together we organized some of the information we had all accumulated concerning the Daugherty/Pepper/DeLong families. Thought you might find it interesting what gets written down. By copying my notes, I might think about ways to dig deeper into some of the subjects. Here goes:

Try to get the addresses of Forrest, Dwan, Carol, Susan, and Gayle Dehaven. Done
Maybe write to Gen Dehaven Travis and see if she has any of Albert DeHaven's families addresses. Not done
Hazel Daugherty McGirr Quotes: (from Randy) "I'm too mean to go to heaven and too green to burn." and "We're just sitting here having a great time with a glass of wine. Who's We? Just me and the television."
Terri Johnson's death date: Jan. 13, 2006. Is Lynn Terri's full sister?
Find out Loni Teachout's husband's name and daughter's name. Did that. How did Rick Daugherty die? Found out.
Concerning Bill Daugherty and Mary Murphy - Mary's tombstone is in Hitchcock, SD, 1867-1927 Need to visit cem. this summer
Lillian Daugherty Fischer's death date - May 29, 2002
Kathy Taggert's children - Desiree b. June 27, 1973, Joselyn, Jan. 24, 1926, Health, Brent, Brady, & Amanda.
Get more of Clarence McGirr's poems.
Send Randy gravestone pictures of Wessington Cemetery.
Send Randy info on Lucius Carrington's father and mother. Did any Carrington girl die in 1908? Maybe check death records.
Send Randy Leif and Lindsay LaVang's birthdate information, also need Barb Geidel's sons info and Kathy Goehring's. Curt and Joyce Goehrings as well. Abi's children's info (Shelly's daughter)
Send Randy Leigh's website.
What is Patsy Daugherty's maiden name? How about Ellery Daugherty's birthdate?
Ask Mom about Cliff McGirr.
Share info about Edward Armstead, Emily Ralston,Louisa Logan & GGGUncle George Daugherty.
Ask Mom about Zoa Marsh Daugherty - where is she from? Anything about Uncle Dick Daugherty & Leland ?
Look up LaCrosse orphanage (1945-46) about Gary Belknap, Leland's son. His father was Clinton Belknap from Minneapolis and grandparent George Belknap.
Ask Juanita about Edna Place Pesiska.
Write Gen about Thomas Glen DeHaven and the stolen cattle.
Helen J. Gohring DeHaven, born 1903 in Delmont, parents were Simon and Wilhemina Roesler.

Well...you get the idea. Just writing these things down in this blog has helped me remember things accomplished and actions that need to be taken.

Looking for Twila Parmely Ford

Perhaps I can use this blog site to find Twila Parmely Ford. I've been looking for her for a long, long time. I've got a couple of Christmas cards in front of me and a short note sent to Edith (Hill?) from the McGirr family (maybe). I'm not sure who I got them from. Perhaps Aunt Beulah many years ago.

Twila is the daughter of Donald Parmely, Bertha Daugherty Parmely's son. Bertha was the sister of my Grandpa Fred Irvin Daugherty. Twila is my 2nd cousin. I have heard that she also is interested in family information. She is only a year older than me and I would love to find her.

The one Christmas card shows a 1975 Mack Truck called the "Purple Road Runner". It's signed by Ed and Twila Ford with Max and Bandit (horses) and dog Shadow. The second shows Twila dressed in Native American garb, long hair, on a horse and another with Western clothing alongside a darker horse. The date is 1978 and it is signed like the first card. An address of: Twila V. Ford (Roving Rep.), Billy Walker Fan Club, 6911 Midway Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001 is attached. She mentions wanting to finish her family tree by 1979. It sounds as though Twila was doing her share of truck driving.

Her note tells about driving home to Lusk to attend a couple of anniversaries. One being Everret and Margaret Parmely. She mentions the death of Claude Parmely on 5/12/77 and visitng the Parmelys in Casper. Twila helped work on the Wyoming Trucking Association Bowling Committee for the convention in Casper and also winning the Ladies High Point Game in their Bowling Tournament. She again mentions working on family information. I have penciled in 150 West Jefferson Rd., Cheyenne, so that must have been the last address I could find for her. I've had no luck using that address nor looking for her on the Internet.

I would love to find her. Twila is one of my brick walls that keeps on nudging my thought processes. Can anyone out there help me?

Wessington Cemetery

My visits to Wessington Cemetery have given me an immense understanding of our families buried there. I have been there entirely by myself and with loved ones full of stories.

Although the village of Wessington is in Beadle County, the cemetery is located to the west of town, across the NS county-line road into Hand County. The cemetery is in two sections divided by an E/W township road...putting the south half of the cemetery in Hulbert township and the north half in Grand township, both in Hand County. The cemetery is in use and well maintained.

Some memories of my visits to the Cemetery: visiting Hattie Place's stone and finding pheasant eggs comfortably nestled against it, having Uncle David Daugherty with me, telling stories about the family members (and there are many) resting there, feeling the winds blowing across the prairie, and observing the buriel of Grandma Irene Carrington Daugherty. I have enjoyed the ceremony and gun sulutes on Memorial Day, seeing where Jean DeHaven was laid since my last trip, helping Joan Daugherty water the flowers on the graves of her family members, enjoying the "landscaping" on Lillian Fischer's site (placed there by her son Flynn), finding the interesting stone of Martha Pepper Daugherty (buried alone), and also the marker of Robbie Daugherty, reflecting his blacksmith background.

It's amazing that so many relations can be found in one place outside a small community. It's a peaceful place...truly reflecting our Prairie Roots.

Pictured is Robert Daugherty's Memorial.

Jackasses

Those of you who are faithful readers of Prairie Roots, know how much I love Trail of the Jackasses, by Bob Wakefield. It is the story of Mom's first cousin Jean DeHaven (son of Helen Daugherty and Tom DeHaven)and his 5000 mile trek from California to Montreal, Canada with a twenty-mule jerkline team "traversing some of the most rugged and dangerously beautiful terrain on the North American continent; an adventure that had no precedent, the success of which depended wholly upon the judgement and courage of a man and the skill of his cowboy crew. "

The writer, Bob Wakefield, used Jean's journals as his basis for this wonderful book. Jean was a cowboy, adventurer, enterpreneur, auctioneer, cattleman, athlete, mule skinner, husband and father. When this trek was made husband Joe and I were in Washington DC, thanks to the determination of the US Army and a war taking place in Vietnam, so we missed the excitement of something like this happening in our very own family.

Bob is a retired journalism professor. He worked in radio in Sheridan and Laramie. He served as news director for K2-TV in Casper and taught journalism at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado and at several colleges and universities in Texas for 20 years until he retired. Bob has performed in more than 40 musicals, operas, and plays and founded Wellington Press, publishing books relating to Wyoming.

I found Bob's E-Mail address after some searching and we have communicated a few times. Despite open heart surgery and a victim of tainted Heparin, he is still completing a film footage of Jean's trek and will be sending me a DVD when it is finished. Bob is also writing abook about his experiences as the Heparin Miracle Man. I've really enjoyed my contacts with Bob. I'm assuming he is still living in Sheridan, WY. Joe and I spent some time in Sheridan this summer. I wish I would have known of Bob's residence there at the time and visited him. Another one of the "would of, should of, could of's".

I asked for some transcripts from the University of Wyoming on Jean DeHaven and had mentioned to Bob that Jean earned little or no money from his book sales. Bob replied, "You are correct about the book sales. I had a contract with Jean, and the publisher paid me in books, so I came out all right. It also gave me a foot in the door for my second book, Schwiering And the West." I visited Jean's wife, Norma, this summer and was delighted with the company of this lovely, welcoming, gracious woman. If you want a copy of Trail of the Jackasses you may want to look at Amazon or Abe's Books. They are still out there...a good purchase.

As with most subjects on my blog...you'll find out more about Jean and Bob at a later date. I would love to hear from my readers. If you want to respond to this blog, then contact me at Joep1@frontiernet.net and I'll authorize you to be a writer. Pass the word along.

Cotswold Ancestry - Burford

I have mentioned Mary Montgomery Bartholomew Carrington, my 2nd ggrandmother. Mary was the wife of William Ward Carrington. Her family history is known to a certain extent from the 1300's, with the village of Burford, England as the home of many of her ancestors.

Today I viewed some pictures that our daughter Elisabeth took on her spring trip to BWhat a treat visiting St. John the Baptist Church where the Bartholomews, influential urford, England. In 1997 I spent the day in this lovely town in the Cotswold's located 20 miles from Oxford. As no railroad ever passed through the village, industry didn't take hold and the area is much as it was in the 17th century. The two newest buildings on our visit were constructed in the 1800's.

wool merchants, attended and buried their dead. The building of the present church began in the late 1100s. Some family members were buried in the courtyard, on the south side, under 'bale Tombs.' Others were buried inside the Church, most in the Bartholomew Aisle.

The family home of Westhall Hill still overlooks Burford and has been kept in good condition and is very beautiful.

We took a bus from Queen Street in Oxford and had the driver, Tom, to ourselves. Tom lived in London and enjoyed breathing the clean air of Burford. The area was known for trading, especially in wool. Wool shrouds were required in all burials and the stone bales signify that the wool merchants also had a shroud.

We walked to the village of Fullbrook and didn't have any luck finding the stone of a Bartholomew wife buried there. The older stones were not surprisingly badly worn (14th @ 15th century).

We spent the rest of the day in Burford, at a tea shop, roaming wonderful stores, antique book stores, and museums. Tourism is important to the village. Then back to Oxford, again with just the two of us and the bus driver.

I'm writing this in hope that if any readers get a chance to visit this part of England, you'll know that this important area to our family (Carrington/Bartholomew) exists and perhaps you'll be able to visit. Cousin Gail Fischer was in the area and unfortunately wasn't aware of the history as it connected to the family. Aunt Lori and her daughters did spend some special time in Burford. The Goehrings also have visited St. Johns. Another topic to get back to.

Politician in the Pepper Family

The background...my gggrandmother was Martha Pepper Daugherty, married to William Henry Daugherty. She was born in 1831 in Chillocothe, Ohio and died in 1924 in Wessington, SD. There's much to be said of Martha at another time.

At this time of political behavior and escapades it's interesting to hear about Martha's brother, John's (her father was also named John), son Irvin St. Clair Pepper. I'm wondering how the "St. Clair" came into being. He was born in Iowa in 1876 ( Gemini!). and graduated from Southern Iowa Normal School. He became principle of Atalissa High School and of the Washington School in Muscatine. Next Irvin was secretary for Congressman Martin J. Wade of Iowa from 1903-05. He graduated from the law department of George Washington University, Washington, D.C. in 1905 and was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Muscatine, Iowa, serving as prosecuting attorney of Muscatine County from 1906 - 1910. Then Irvin was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third congresses and served from March 4, 1911 until his death in Clinton County, Iowa, 1913. At that time period he was the chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department. Irvin was buried in Shaul Cemetery, near Ottumwas, Wapello County, Iowa.

I searched the Internet and came upon the book, "Memorial Addresses on the life and character of Irvin St. Clair Pepper." The book is 117 pages long and generally deals with the death of Irvin at 37 years old. Irvin was a very popular and respected politician, whom if he had lived would no doubt have become a Congressman. There were 2,000 people attending Irvin's memorial. Iowa City Press says: "One of the brightest of the rising young Democrats in this state." Woodrow Wilson wrote to Irvin's doctor brother, John..."I was greatly shocked to hear of your brother's death. Acecept my deepest sympathy for family and friends."

Irvin had a prolonged seige of typhoid fever. He died of peritonitis. One of his sisters was the Hattie Minthorne that I mentioned in the blog concerning the Children's Blizzard. I have no doubt that Grandpa Fred Irvin Daugherty was named after him. He died a bachelor. It's well worth the time searching the Web for this first cousin 3 times removed. Nothing but the best of comments can be found concerning this legislator. I wished I could have found a picture of him, but so far, no luck.

Getting to know the Wilsons

I had left the Wilson/Enke family behind in the dust when deciding to learn about Mother's family. All I really had was the wonderful Wilson-Enke Descendents, written by Bonnie Cavenee Runge, in 1977. Wilson is a very common name and I didn't know anyone belonging to the Wilson branches other than the Carrington connection.

Several happenings and passionate people have given me a real interest in learning about this family. I met the determined BonnieRunge this summer in Wessington. She became a marvelous host on Memorial Day along with her daughter, Verna Yarnell. Verna said that the entire Wilson book was done with a typewriter and took a long, long time. I also met many Wilson family members in the Rapid City area, including Nina Cavenee Moller and Norma SkaVang.

At about the same time, Jack Stevens began writing. I'm not sure if he has any Wilson/Enke blood in him, or if he is just a saint, willing to help floundering searchers. Through him I "met" Gloria Van Sickle, whose roots reach John Fletcher Wilson, the brother of my 2nd great grandfather, William White Wilson. The story of Mary (Maude) Wilson is a tragic one that I will relate in a later blog.

DeAnne Rowan, whose family has intersected ours for several times, supplied me with many newsclippings relating to the Wilson family.
I had also heard from several Enke family members, the latest being Gail Bernkopf from Los Angeles, Erich Enke, and Connie McDonald.

I have learned a lot about the history of the Joseph Wilson and Annie White and have some directions to delve farther. In one source William White Wilson (married to Lydia Enke) was said to have a Scotch-Irish ancestry. Another avenue to explore.

The lesson: With the help of generous historians and family genealogists and with patience, it's amazing what can be learned about a family. Sometimes "facts" don't always correlate, but the story of South Dakota Homesteaders can be learned. I need to put all of this in perspective before highlighting specific individuals of the Wilson/Enke family.

Thelma...one Mae Carrington Gould's daughters

There is a reason why my blogs aren't in any particular order, and today pretty much exemplfies why. I collected the mail and found a lovely letter written by Marlene Huston of Nebraska, telling me of the death of mother, Thelma Gould Tinsley. The only Gould sister I have met has been Helen in Rapid City (a delightful experience) but I've kept in touch with Thelma and feel so badly that I never had the chance to meet her. She was my mother's first cousin.

Thelma passed away on Dec 24, 2008. She was born on April 19, 1919, in Forsyth, Mont. the second of six girls to John and Mary Mae (Carrington) Gould. She married Dewey Tinsley in Hot Springs, SD, in Sept. 1937.
Thelma lived in Guernsey, Wyoming for 65 years and "would never ever consider leaving Wyoming." She was employed at the Guernsey school lunchroom for about 20 years and served meals to two generations of children.

"Thelma was always active in the community, involving herself in different organizations and service projects and always voted. She loved to play bridge, travel and crochet. She enjoyed many wonderful friends over the years and had a very loving family. She touch so many lives and will be missed by so many."

Thelma has a daughter, Marlene Huston of Gering, son, Del Tinsley (Sandy) of Casper Wyom/ and son-in-law, Roy Lougee of Torrington. Her daughter Vicki Lougee died in 2007 and her grandson Tom Tinsley in 2008. Daughter Marlen felt, "these losses were very hard on her and she really wasn't herself for about a year before she passed. We will miss her so much. She has shared the "Prairie Roots" with me for some time now and tried to explain all the connections."Her sister, Hazel and Mildred are gone. Helen (in Rapid City), Gladys (in Tennesee), and Marion ( in Denver) are still with us.

Thelma's mother, Mae, was the sister of my grandmother, Irene Carrington Daugherty. Their father was Lucius Carrington and mother was Rosetta Wilson.

There are still members of Thelma's and mom's generation enjoying their lives and full of memories and ideas. It's so important to continue a dialogue with them and share what we have learned with each other.

A Special Visit to Beulah Cemetery

By now, most readers have learned of my very special trip to South Dakota in late spring of 2008. I had many welcoming hosts and "travel-guides" while there. One of these was Joan Daugherty, widow of Ivan Daugherty, double first cousin of my mother. She is a warm, generous individual...chock full of curiosity and knowledge of the Huron area.

We had been visiting Wessington and Miller and I mentioned that somewhere, still not sure where, I had gotten the information that Grandpa Lucius Carrington had a sister, Thirza was buried near the Beulah Church, north of Vayland, SD. I had been puzzled about the lack of information on "Aunt Thirza". Mom had heard her name as a child, but not much was known about her.

Joan and I stopped in Miller at a fast food restruant, and started asking patrons about the Beulah Church. It was rather fun seeing residents going around from table to table with "Beulah" on their minds. Eventually someone did know where the Church and cemetery were located. We hadn't gone too many miles north of Vayland, when we found this tiny, tiny church, no longer used in a regular basis. The cemetery was very small, holding only the remains of a few families. Someone was obviously taking good care of it.

We found the grave of Thirza. She had married Andrew Conkey in 1894 in Lawrence, SD. She died in 1898 at the age of about 26. Buried with her was her baby Glen who was about 2 years old. He died a year after Thirza. I can't imagine what it would be like to be young Andrew and lose his wife one year and then his son after that. It was interesting to know that Andrew was born in Ontario, Canada. There were other graves in this tiny location with the name of Conkey.

Thirza was born in Wisconsin, probably in the LaCrosse area. I have no documented record of her birth, nor that of her brothers William and Lucius and sister Lizzie. Her siblings and mother, Mary Barthlomew Carrington moved from Nashonoe, LaCrosse County, WI to South Dakota in 1900 about 10 years after the children's father William died of consumption. I have never found the burial place of William Ward Carrington.

I was so very glad that we found Thirza. Her unusual name was that of her grandmother, Thirza Houghton, mother of Mary Bartholomew Carrington.

As in all other posts...there is much more to write about this subject. I need to close my eyes and battle a very bothersome cold. We have more and more people registering to write in this blog...you are always welcome to do so. We can help each other in solving family mysteries and answer questions.

Deathly South Dakota Blizzard

An amazing book I'd like to suggest is The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin. The subject is the Friday, January 13, 1888 blizzard ocurring on the Dakota-Nebraska prairie. I know that one of our Pepper relatives, Hattie Minthorn Pepper, was a schoolteacher during the blizzard. I have a copy of her memoirs of that day. Luckily none of her students died, but over 500 people froze, 100 of them children. Hattie was the niece of my 2nd ggrandmother Martha Pepper Daugherty. Hattie Daugherty Place also taught school. Hattie is a name found quite a bit in the Daugherty/Pepper family, making for some confusion.

Catherine Elizabeth DeLong Daugherty's father, Peter DeLong was born in Canada 1838...not too far from Toronto. For some reason he came to SD after George married Catherine, and purchased some land. I need to search my records to find out what details there are concerning that land purchase. The DeLongs and Daughertys met through Peter's son Edward. I don't know where Catherine's mother, Suzanna was...whether or not she also lived briefly in SD. I do know she died in the Pacific NW. That's another Blog subject.

Anyway, Aunt Beulah always said that her ggrandfather, Peter, disappeared in a blizzard outside of Bonilla, SD. It's a possibility that it could have been 1888. We have no records of his death. Our DeLong family in Canada haven't any idea what became of him. Peter is a mystery. I can't help but picture the snowy vicious winds that he must have endured those last few hours of his life. The trees that the homesteader planted couldn't have been very mature at that time to make any kind of windbreak. A grisly thought is, what happened to his body?

One addition: Peter is a common name in the DeLong family. The Peter mentioned above had a father named Peter who is buried in Whitby, Ontario.

Mabel Daugherty McGirr

I really feel that a movie or documentary could be done on this great aunt of mine, the sister of my grandfather, Fred I. Daugherty. She deservably played a pivotable part in many, many people's lives. I know I have met her, as we visited SD many times, but simply can't place a face on those memories.

Mabel Gertrude Daugherty McGirr

Mabel lived a long life (from 1890 - 1986). You may have heard the story of Mabel caring for all of siblings at the age of 10 or 11. Aunt Beulah and Helen McNeil say that when GGrandmother, Catherine Elizabeth Delong Daugherty, knew she was dying from childbirth and she made Mabel promise to care for her children. There were seven living children. Mabel was not to seperate the family or let them be adopted out.

When Catherine died (1901), Mabel took the place of her mother. Mabel was too little to knead bread on the table. She used a sitting chair and placed her breadbowl on it to knead the dough. Nearby neighbors wanted to adopt baby Helen but kids said, "You can't have our baby". When Mabel married Jack McGirr, she took the 3 younger children to live with her. Aunt Hattie Daugherty Place would come over once a week to help with the laundry.

There are many more instances that Mabel took children into her home and gave them attention and love. I'll close this post now, but Mabel merits much more attention in the future.

Some Blog Thoughts & Thanks

There are still many things to learn about organizing a blog. If I don't make this attempt, then I'll be missing a great way of communicating with very special people. Re-reading previous blogs will help me remember areas of research that still to be done. How often do we have a terrific idea, then before you know it, the thought is gone? And of course there is the fact that we are getting to know each other better and can share small facts and memories that aren't always considered "important" enough for a major writing opportunity. Thanks to all of you who are participating with the reading or the writing in our Prairie Roots Blog.

You'll notice that I'm jumping from subject to subject. This relates to questions that readers have or notes that are being looked at. I think that this is a good thing and eventually will cover the many families that Prairie Roots is involved in.

Lorne , It's Marilyn -- Mabel McGirr's granddaughter-- Grandma was an amazing woman and I have many fond memories. My parents Chet and Hazel(McGirr) McNeil took Grandma up to North Battleford,Sask to visit. Then later Betty's children brought her to South Dakota to visit. We live in Rapid City, SD. Was it you that brought your Mom for a visit???
I believe I remember as a youngster that your Dad and Mom came to Wessington to visit. Is that correct? Too bad I do not remember dates.

"Leaving Connecticut"

Periodically I hear from Isabel...whose ancestor, Nancy, was the sister of Stephen Hall Carrington, my third ggrandfather. They were born in New Haven, Connecticut into a supposedly comfortable family. The family has been in America since before 1662 with many members in the medical field, educated in Yale. We know that Stephen had some land in Wisconsin and was included in an 1850 Brown County, Wisconsin census. That's about all the information I have for him. Stephen and Lydia's son William Carrington was married to Mary Bartholomew, whose ancestors arrived in America in 1634 and were successful in leadership and business.

Isabel writes: "I've always had an extra-close feeling for her - and admiration - from a wealthy eastern family to a wilderness where she spent long stretches of time without adult companionship while her husband made trips selling his lumber, and then her lonely death (at the age of 31 years, with three little boys) from cholera. And I wonder how her family back in Connecticut felt about all this. Wouldn't it be wonderful to find their diaries!"

That would be my dream...finding the writings of any of our women ancestors. I remember reading about tears and depression and will try finding that source. How did they feel about leaving an established family home, not knowing what was going to be experienced on the move west? Did they share their spouses dreams of adventure and lots of free land? What special material possessions did they get to bring along...what things had to be given away? How many family members had to be left and how many came along? There must have been fears of childbirth and illnesses so far away from medical care. What did these women do to keep joy in their life and confidence in the future? These thoughts were no doubt shared by the men who dared to leave for parts unknown. What brave people they were. Coming from a family made up entirely from Homesteaders I feel very, very honored to have this heritage.

Addition to Plant Catalogue

Evidently the writing of the Blog needs to be done before the addition of photos.

Okay, so I received my Dutch Garden Catalogue yesterday and got to thinking about why all those old pictures of family homes look so bare...where are the shrubs and flowers? I took these two photos to Mom (Helen Daugherty Hostvet) and asked her about them. These pics are of the Carrington homestead (William Carrington/Mary Bartholomew). The location was 12 miles N. of Wessington in Hand County, SD. The reason for no flowers? Bronze Turkeys and Chickens! Gram Irene Carrington Daugherty loved flowers and had many geraniums and houseplants. There was a huge garden where the flowers were planted. Mom remembers Zinnias and 4 O'clocks. There was no lawn...just rocks and weeds. This house was actually made from two homes...the taller was the original Carrington homestead, located on a hill and later moved to a location lower in the property where another smaller house stood. There were a lot a trees on the property...probaly left from the plantings that had to be done in order to obtain the original homestead. The Fred Daugherty family probably lived there about 4 years during the dust bowl and then moved to Arkansas in search of employment.

Mom said it made a nice house. It was famous for its artesian well. The house is gone...probably burned down. I have part of the door and the door knobs. When my studio is finished this door will find a place of honor. When the family left for Arkansas, the home was sold to Uncle Hughie. Part of Irene's payment for the house was the model A that can be seen in the picture. We're assuming that the rest of the payment must have been divided between Irene's sisters.

Mom thinks she lived there from grade 6 to her Sophomore year in Wessington High School. She had to stay at a boarding house in Wessington, as there were no buses.

Plant Catalogues

Daugherty/Carrington Prairie Roots

Readers of Prairie Roots can now post memories, quotes, pictures, letters, and opinions regarding the Daugherty, Pepper, DeLong, Carrington, Wilson, Bartholomew, Enke and many more surnames from the past. We are members of a talented, thoughtful, educated, adventurous, and kind family and we have a goal of keeping in touch and sharing our heritage. Thanks for your continued communications...Judy Hostvet/Paulson