This is a continuation from the last post. Laura Carrington Daugherty's next child was Ivan Dale, "born on September 21, 1928 to Frank and Laura Daugherty of rural Hand County. He attended the Wessington schools and graduated from Wessington High School in 1949. He operated a farm for several years. He then joined a lumber firm and has been involved in the lumber business most of his life. He is now Regional Manager for Peavey Company and maintains an office in Huron, South Dakota. On September 13, 1950 he was united in marriage to Joan A. Rowen of Wessington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rowen, now a bookkeeper for Peavey Building Supplies. To this union 4 children were born:
Linda Carol born on June 17, 1951. She attended Huron High School and graduated in 1970. She has been associated with different retail firms in Huron. Her interests include sewing, needlework, swimming, and camping. In December 1969 she was united in marriage to Peter C. Marcus of Huron, in the U.S. Army and later with the U.S. Post Office in Huron. To this union 2 children were born: Chris Peter on February 14, 1975 & Laura Kathryn on April 1, 1977.
Kirk Dale born on August 23, 1952. He attended area schools and was graduated from the Huron High School. He graduated from the Watertown Vo-Tech school where he majored in carpentry and cabinet making. He is Assistant Manager of Peavey Building Supplies in Chamberlain, South Dakota. In July, 1975 he was united in marriage to Dawn Rombough of Miller who also attended Watertown Vo-Tech School.
Rich Alan born on August 27, 1958 in Huron. He attended Huron Schools and graduated from Huron High School in 1976. He is a student at Mitchell Vo-Tech majoring in air-conditioning and refrigeration. His interests include mechanics and outdoor sports.
Kelley Gene born on March 19, 1966 in Huron. He attends Huron schools where he is a sixth grader. His interests include baseball, swimming and outdoor sports."
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Back to Wilson-Enke Book, 1977
I still have quite a bit to share from the Wilson-Enke book, written in 1977 by Bonnie Cavenee Runge. I've gotten in touch with "new" family members by people searching the Internet and finding this blogsite! It's good for me to go through these people and becoming more familiar with names and dates.We are continuing with more of Laura Carrington Daugherty's family. We left off with Lillian and her children Gail and Flynn.
Nedra Gail Daugherty is the next child of Laura and Frank Daugherty. "born on March 9, 1926 in Spink County (SD). She attended the Wessington schools, and was graduated from Wessington High School in 1944. She graduated from Watertown Beauty School and was licensed to practice Hairstyling and Cosmetology. She worked in this capacity in both Watertown and Huron. She was an active participant in many church and social activities, and an avid reader all her life. A talent for design culminated in a course in interior decorating. Her many interests included needlework, sewing, and interior design. On June 24, 1951 she was united in marriage to Robert F. Springer of Wisconsin, at that time with the Bureau of Reclamation, and later with the Soil Conservation Service. To this union 2 children were born:
Katherine Elizabeth on June 2, 1952 to Robert and Nedra Springer of Huron and Pierre. She attended schools in Pierre and Winner, and was graduated from the Winner High School in 1970. She attended SDSU and was graduated from the Mitchell Vocational School with a major in secretarial science. She worked in this capacity for a Methodist bishop and a lumber firm. She is an active participant in church and social activities. Her wide-ranging interests include sewing, reading, and crocheting. On November 27, 1971 she was united in marriage to Ronald Taggart, a licensed electrician and rancher of Winner and Pierre. To this union 2 children were born; Desiree on June 27, 1973 & Joselyn on January 24, 1976. Note: Remember this information was written in 1977. Kathy and Ron's family grew in future years.
Kevin Robert on February 15, 1956 to Robert and Nedra Springer of Pierre and Huron. He attended schools in Pierre and Winnter and was graduated from Winnter High School in 1974. A student at SDSU his course of study has included geography, demography, and environmental planning. He has worked as a foreman in carpentry construction and his wide-ranging interests include sports, sports-history, and hunting.
Nedra Gail Daugherty is the next child of Laura and Frank Daugherty. "born on March 9, 1926 in Spink County (SD). She attended the Wessington schools, and was graduated from Wessington High School in 1944. She graduated from Watertown Beauty School and was licensed to practice Hairstyling and Cosmetology. She worked in this capacity in both Watertown and Huron. She was an active participant in many church and social activities, and an avid reader all her life. A talent for design culminated in a course in interior decorating. Her many interests included needlework, sewing, and interior design. On June 24, 1951 she was united in marriage to Robert F. Springer of Wisconsin, at that time with the Bureau of Reclamation, and later with the Soil Conservation Service. To this union 2 children were born:
Katherine Elizabeth on June 2, 1952 to Robert and Nedra Springer of Huron and Pierre. She attended schools in Pierre and Winner, and was graduated from the Winner High School in 1970. She attended SDSU and was graduated from the Mitchell Vocational School with a major in secretarial science. She worked in this capacity for a Methodist bishop and a lumber firm. She is an active participant in church and social activities. Her wide-ranging interests include sewing, reading, and crocheting. On November 27, 1971 she was united in marriage to Ronald Taggart, a licensed electrician and rancher of Winner and Pierre. To this union 2 children were born; Desiree on June 27, 1973 & Joselyn on January 24, 1976. Note: Remember this information was written in 1977. Kathy and Ron's family grew in future years.
Kevin Robert on February 15, 1956 to Robert and Nedra Springer of Pierre and Huron. He attended schools in Pierre and Winnter and was graduated from Winnter High School in 1974. A student at SDSU his course of study has included geography, demography, and environmental planning. He has worked as a foreman in carpentry construction and his wide-ranging interests include sports, sports-history, and hunting.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Organizing Family Papers, Part 3
It's amazing how quickly papers can get piled up. I try to save every snippet of information possible and put them in loose leaf notebooks.
Still on the subject of Lucius Carrington, Thomas Shawcrosse, my 4th cousin 1x, says that Lucius was born in Iowa. He died Oct. 1910 in Councel Bluffs, Ia. I've wanted to get his death certificate. Lucius had traveled to Council Bluffs, IA to seek treatment but he died at the threshold of the doctor's office. He was buried in Wessington, Beadle, SD. He had married Rosetta Wilson Dec. 2, 1892.
I've got my grandfather, Hjalmar Hostvet's honorable discharge papers. He enlisted in the army at 24 1/4 years of age and was afarmer. He had blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion and was 5 feet 8 inches in height. He was discharged from Camp Dodge, Iowa on the 24th of July, 1919. He was a corporal. No wounds. He was single at the time. Hjalmar was evidentlly paid with 9 Service Bonds. totalling $485.03.
A bit of paper suggesting that my 8th great grandmother, Rebecca Carrington was the daughter of John Carrington and Joan...who were hung as witches in Weathersfield, Connecticut in 1652. Though their surnames were Carrington, it is through the Bartholomew family that we are related. It would be exciting to prove a relationship with our Carrington family as well. A few generations later, Isaac Bartholomew comes into play.
William Daugherty's Land Grant comes next. Dated Feb. 16, 1818, in Illinois. Number 14657. Sect. I, Twp 11-N, Range 3-E, Knox County.
Still on the subject of Lucius Carrington, Thomas Shawcrosse, my 4th cousin 1x, says that Lucius was born in Iowa. He died Oct. 1910 in Councel Bluffs, Ia. I've wanted to get his death certificate. Lucius had traveled to Council Bluffs, IA to seek treatment but he died at the threshold of the doctor's office. He was buried in Wessington, Beadle, SD. He had married Rosetta Wilson Dec. 2, 1892.
I've got my grandfather, Hjalmar Hostvet's honorable discharge papers. He enlisted in the army at 24 1/4 years of age and was afarmer. He had blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion and was 5 feet 8 inches in height. He was discharged from Camp Dodge, Iowa on the 24th of July, 1919. He was a corporal. No wounds. He was single at the time. Hjalmar was evidentlly paid with 9 Service Bonds. totalling $485.03.
A bit of paper suggesting that my 8th great grandmother, Rebecca Carrington was the daughter of John Carrington and Joan...who were hung as witches in Weathersfield, Connecticut in 1652. Though their surnames were Carrington, it is through the Bartholomew family that we are related. It would be exciting to prove a relationship with our Carrington family as well. A few generations later, Isaac Bartholomew comes into play.
William Daugherty's Land Grant comes next. Dated Feb. 16, 1818, in Illinois. Number 14657. Sect. I, Twp 11-N, Range 3-E, Knox County.
Organizing Family Papers, Part 2
Still going through the "Needs to go in Computer" folder. I found a letter written by Marilyn Fernholz Fitzgerald and in it she shares the address of her brother, Donald. I'll put his name in my address label file for sending Prairie Roots.
Gail Bernkopf has shared her information on the Enke family. She seems to be an excellent researcher.
There is a letter from Ed and Sharon DeLong written by someone named Rhoda. "DeLong: There is a strong family tradition that the ancestral DeLong was a Frenchman, one of the French Huguenots who, during the religious persecutions of the 16th century, sought religious freedom in Holland, and afterwards came to America. He, Aryan Fransen (Aaron the Frenchman), married Rachel Jansen Pyer, a native of Amersterdam, Holland, and they settled in a Dutch Colony up the Hudson River at Kingston. Note: These are my 7th great grandparents. The Reformed Dutch Church records indicate that they had ten children: seven girls and three boys, Frans, Jan, and Jonas. Frans, christened April 24, 2681, married Marytjen Van Schack and moved to Poughkeepsie, Duchess County, where were born "Arie" (short of Aryan, the grandfather's name) and Ann, Rachel, Niclaas, Lowrense, Jannetjen, Marytjen, Lidia and Elizabeth Catherine, Elias and Geesjen. Arie Delong (Fransen) was so called because he was the tall one. He was baptised on Feb. 4, 1705, in Poughkeepsie and married Anne Wilsey. Note: Arie was the son of Frans. Their children were Ruth, Frans, Cornelius, Martin, Jac, Lawrence, Mary Jane, and Elias. One of his sons, though maybe a grandson, it was who migrated to Ontario. The grandson would be Arie or Arra. I think the sympathy for the English may have come through Anne Wilsey, though maybe these people just did not want to fight."
I have another letter from Juanita Pesicka from Canada. Her father was Philo (Mike) Pesicka, brother to Ralph that I've written about before. Their mother was Edna Place and grandmother was Hattie Daugherty Place (Mom's great aunt). She writes, "My father (Mike) loved to play the fiddle and did almost every night for a bit right up to the last 8 years of his life." A fiddle comes up a lot on the Daugherty family tree.
I have a long letter from cousin Curt Goehring. It's a couple of years old. In the interim, they have moved to Germany.
I found an important letter from Ruth Pokorney of Grand Chute, Brown, WI. She finds my 3rd great grandfather, Stephen Hall Carrington as living in 1850, at Grand Chute along with his wife Lydia Gilbert Carrington, Mary (b. about 1830) and William (b. about 1837...all born in Connecticut. In 1870 the family is in Neshonoe, LaCrosse, WI. Lydia and Stephen are probably gone (don't know where they died), and William is now married to Mary Bartholomew from New York State and they have three children, Lucius, Lizzie, and William all born in Minnesota (don't know where). In 1880 only Mary lives in Hamilton, LaCrosse, WI. She is a widow. I don't know where William died and is buried. Lucius is with her and Lizzie, William and Thirza (born in WI). Maybe Stephen and Lydia died in Minnesota. Lots of mysteries and questions with the Carringtons.
Gail Bernkopf has shared her information on the Enke family. She seems to be an excellent researcher.
There is a letter from Ed and Sharon DeLong written by someone named Rhoda. "DeLong: There is a strong family tradition that the ancestral DeLong was a Frenchman, one of the French Huguenots who, during the religious persecutions of the 16th century, sought religious freedom in Holland, and afterwards came to America. He, Aryan Fransen (Aaron the Frenchman), married Rachel Jansen Pyer, a native of Amersterdam, Holland, and they settled in a Dutch Colony up the Hudson River at Kingston. Note: These are my 7th great grandparents. The Reformed Dutch Church records indicate that they had ten children: seven girls and three boys, Frans, Jan, and Jonas. Frans, christened April 24, 2681, married Marytjen Van Schack and moved to Poughkeepsie, Duchess County, where were born "Arie" (short of Aryan, the grandfather's name) and Ann, Rachel, Niclaas, Lowrense, Jannetjen, Marytjen, Lidia and Elizabeth Catherine, Elias and Geesjen. Arie Delong (Fransen) was so called because he was the tall one. He was baptised on Feb. 4, 1705, in Poughkeepsie and married Anne Wilsey. Note: Arie was the son of Frans. Their children were Ruth, Frans, Cornelius, Martin, Jac, Lawrence, Mary Jane, and Elias. One of his sons, though maybe a grandson, it was who migrated to Ontario. The grandson would be Arie or Arra. I think the sympathy for the English may have come through Anne Wilsey, though maybe these people just did not want to fight."
I have another letter from Juanita Pesicka from Canada. Her father was Philo (Mike) Pesicka, brother to Ralph that I've written about before. Their mother was Edna Place and grandmother was Hattie Daugherty Place (Mom's great aunt). She writes, "My father (Mike) loved to play the fiddle and did almost every night for a bit right up to the last 8 years of his life." A fiddle comes up a lot on the Daugherty family tree.
I have a long letter from cousin Curt Goehring. It's a couple of years old. In the interim, they have moved to Germany.
I found an important letter from Ruth Pokorney of Grand Chute, Brown, WI. She finds my 3rd great grandfather, Stephen Hall Carrington as living in 1850, at Grand Chute along with his wife Lydia Gilbert Carrington, Mary (b. about 1830) and William (b. about 1837...all born in Connecticut. In 1870 the family is in Neshonoe, LaCrosse, WI. Lydia and Stephen are probably gone (don't know where they died), and William is now married to Mary Bartholomew from New York State and they have three children, Lucius, Lizzie, and William all born in Minnesota (don't know where). In 1880 only Mary lives in Hamilton, LaCrosse, WI. She is a widow. I don't know where William died and is buried. Lucius is with her and Lizzie, William and Thirza (born in WI). Maybe Stephen and Lydia died in Minnesota. Lots of mysteries and questions with the Carringtons.
Organizing Family Files
We did some changes in our home including re-arranging furniture and getting a new carpet for our family room...the storage place for family records. I had several stacks of materials not in their proper place and these odds and ends landed in three bags. They've been on top of my ironing basket for weeks. My goal is to get things sorted and put where they belong. It might be fun to relate what is in these three bags and share thoughts about them.
The first is a folder of information for the Isle of Man. My grandfather Fred Daugherty had told his children that the Daugherty family originated from that place. It makes more sense that the family came from Ireland. I'm not sure where he got that idea. We have no information on his family before his ggrandfather, who lived in what is now West Virginia. Aunt Dolores once visited the Isle of Man and shared her information with me. She was unsuccessful in finding anything of consequence. The folder has some good basic info concerning the island. I'll keep it with my records as a reminder of an interesting place to visit.
Then comes the ominously full file of information that needs to be put in my Family Tree records. I've got several pages of information on the Walz family. Mom's cousin Jean DeHaven had an aunt also named Jean who married into this family. Though the second Jean isn't a blood relative of ours, I can't help but be proud of her. Graduating from Wessington, SD HS, she ended up with a MA degree and was an educator for over 40 years. Her bio is immense. She married Robert Walz, whose family is well respected in SD. I'll probably just include all this information in my Daugherty looseleaf notebook.
There is an interesting letter from Gloria Van Sickle, who is related to Mamie Wilson, the daughter of John Fletcher Wilson, brother of my ggrandfather, William White Wilson. I'm hoping to get more from her about Mamie's siblings. William and Lydia raised Mamie to adulthood after her mother died when she was only 2 weeks old. Mamie was killed in Walla Walla, Wash. I hope to find some newspaper clippings concerning this murder that happened in 1927.
I had forgotten about my listing of Hamilton Township Cemeteries (WI) that I'd like to visit in the LaCrosse area seeking the resting site of my gggrandfather, William Carrington. I can't find a death certificate nor a burial site for him. The cemeteries include: Christ Lutheran - Hwy 16, east of Co. M, next to Halmilton Cemetery; Hamilton Mausoleum; Neshonoc - Hway 108, north of West Salem,; and Lakeview, Lakeview Hospital Grounds east of West Salem.
I have a message from the Chatholic Charities. I'd been trying to find the Wisconsin Orphanage that Leland Daugherty left her son when she worked in Mpls. I haven't gotten in touch with Catholic Residential Services. 608-784-5323.
The first is a folder of information for the Isle of Man. My grandfather Fred Daugherty had told his children that the Daugherty family originated from that place. It makes more sense that the family came from Ireland. I'm not sure where he got that idea. We have no information on his family before his ggrandfather, who lived in what is now West Virginia. Aunt Dolores once visited the Isle of Man and shared her information with me. She was unsuccessful in finding anything of consequence. The folder has some good basic info concerning the island. I'll keep it with my records as a reminder of an interesting place to visit.
Then comes the ominously full file of information that needs to be put in my Family Tree records. I've got several pages of information on the Walz family. Mom's cousin Jean DeHaven had an aunt also named Jean who married into this family. Though the second Jean isn't a blood relative of ours, I can't help but be proud of her. Graduating from Wessington, SD HS, she ended up with a MA degree and was an educator for over 40 years. Her bio is immense. She married Robert Walz, whose family is well respected in SD. I'll probably just include all this information in my Daugherty looseleaf notebook.
There is an interesting letter from Gloria Van Sickle, who is related to Mamie Wilson, the daughter of John Fletcher Wilson, brother of my ggrandfather, William White Wilson. I'm hoping to get more from her about Mamie's siblings. William and Lydia raised Mamie to adulthood after her mother died when she was only 2 weeks old. Mamie was killed in Walla Walla, Wash. I hope to find some newspaper clippings concerning this murder that happened in 1927.
I had forgotten about my listing of Hamilton Township Cemeteries (WI) that I'd like to visit in the LaCrosse area seeking the resting site of my gggrandfather, William Carrington. I can't find a death certificate nor a burial site for him. The cemeteries include: Christ Lutheran - Hwy 16, east of Co. M, next to Halmilton Cemetery; Hamilton Mausoleum; Neshonoc - Hway 108, north of West Salem,; and Lakeview, Lakeview Hospital Grounds east of West Salem.
I have a message from the Chatholic Charities. I'd been trying to find the Wisconsin Orphanage that Leland Daugherty left her son when she worked in Mpls. I haven't gotten in touch with Catholic Residential Services. 608-784-5323.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Deep Thinking and Apologies
Joe and Judy Paulson
It's been nearly a year since I began my Daugherty/Carrington Prairie Roots blogsite. It has been a very positive experience for me. I've been going through old materials put aside in folders that I've viewed in the past. I'm finding more answers as well as more questions. I've been italizing phrases that need to be researched. I'm realizing more and more that I'll never know in depth the background of my ancestors and I CAN'T get into their heads and find out what thoughts they had and what personalities were involved. It reminds me of times that I've wanted to have someone as a best friend, but find it an impossibility.
I CAN find out more about the historical setting of their lives and find connective people that share my desire to learn about family. I've gotten to know a few more contacts because of this blogsite. When I began, this was not a goal...I wasn't really confident that there would be many readers. And actually it's hard to tell just how many "hits" there have been.
I just finished sending out 120 mailings of Prairie Roots, an 8-page newsletter. March will be the fourth anniversary of this quarterly newsletter. The newsletter serves the purpose of keeping current with family news as well as sharing obituaries, writing and interesting clippings and pictures. This blogsite often goes into more depth on subject matter that might have a limited readership. The newsletter is sent by postal mail, as so many of mother's family doesn't have access to a computer. It's an expensive endeavor...one that I'm willing to do while Mom (Helen Irene Daugherty Hostvet) & her siblings, Ken Daugherty & Dave Daugherty are still alive. The listing of first cousins of this generation get's less and less and they are also some of my most enthusiastic readers.
About the time I get discouraged from lack of feedback from readers, I get wonderful verbal comments on Prairie Roots. Many recipients share their copies and can't wait for the next one to be sent. So I'll keep "Roots" going, with great pleasure.
It's really a LOT of fun putting the newsletter together. I wish I could do one for Dad's small family, but doing a second one is far too time consuming. I'm hoping that my cousin Kay will get one started when she's ready. I've told her that I will will give her a great deal of help.
I'm going to run out of family pictures within the year and hope that someone will dig deeply for some that I don't have. Entire branches are void of photos...they must be out there. I'm constantly finding more writers in the family, both in history and currently. Creative thinking is another art that I find binding our family. A desire for learning is another.
I started this post as an apology for my lack of material for the month of December. I've been letting too many things effect my desire to sit and write. I guess when I look at other blogsites this is a common factor.
I hope to continue meeting new readers as I begin my 2nd year with this blog. Like everything else, there are ups and downs, times of excitement and times of downright boring facts that need to be shared.
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