DICKISSON / Dickison / Dickerson

I learned today that Hannah's cousin was KIA on the first day of the battle of Spottsylvania Courthouse. He was born early 1848 or late 1849 based on the 1850 Census. That means he was either 14 or 15 years old when he died and 13 or 14 when he enlisted in the 15th NJ Infantry. He enlisted with two other brothers. They died the year before. One KIA at Salem Heights and the other died of measles in Washington DC. Their father, Hannah's Uncle, received a pension for the death of one of his sons for $8 an month.

MALLETTE/MALETTE/MALLETT

MALLETTE/MALETTE/MALLETT---Sometimes that quick research question turns into a gold mine of information. I had something bugging me and I looked into it during my morning break and WOW! I broke through a road block and learned the names of great grandfathers back 4 more generations. New York is no longer the road block, Canada is now. Actually, the question is was Canada the port of entry from England linking to a John Mallett/Malett from London? Something not uncommon for people trying to get into the US in the mid 1700s.

 

 

 

Daniel Howard Snow Had a Second Wife

Imagine my surprise to learn my great great grandfather Daniel Howard Snow (my mom's great grandfather) had a second wife Adeline "Addie" Eliza Weston Snow after my great great grandmother, Amanda J. Stocker Snow died. And, that while her father made himself into a millionaire her brothers never learned the value of family and the work it took their father accomplish all that he did. I was amazed to read some of the stories of her brothers. One of her brothers took her to court to sue her for her property and after she died all her brothers took Daniel to court so he could not inherit from her. I learned that basically the Westons own not only the 4th largest mill in the US during the mid to late 1800s but also all of Logtown where many of my family members worked.

Indenture for Abraham S. Dickisson

Added to my blog with the permission of www.fold3.com

 

Indenture for my Great Great Great Grandfather Abraham S. Dickisson, December 1823, when he was 10 years old.

Albert Weigandt - 1918

I received a copy of a 1918 photo of my grandfather, Albert Weigandt, and his cousins from my cousin Ginny on the Vogel side of our family. I can’t thank her enough for sharing some of her photos with me. Glimpses into the past make you giggle.

 

Bertha Louise Mays (1918 - 1920) - Find A Grave Memorial

One of my grandmother's sisters. Bertha Louise Mays (1918 - 1920) - Find A Grave Memorial

Weigandt Connection

Just received an email from a distant relative. How cool is that?! The connection appears to be a sister of Jacob Weigant, my great grandfather. Not only did a brother travel to America but apparently a sister did too. She married before coming to the states and that is probably why I missed her on the passenger list. Jacob's brother, Oswald, was denied entry into the US so he got on a boat headed for Argentina. More to come.

Cheers!

Video of Sandy and Linda with Marilyn Monroe

Sandy and Linda with Marilyn Monroe video. There is no sound.

March of Dimes Charity Event, 1958
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVO8kAVcgWo&feature=share

Sandy and Linda with Marilyn Monroe, Jan 1958

1936 Senior Class Picture - Mary "Helen" Weigandt

1958 March of Dimes Family

1940 Census

Tomorrow is the big day...the big release of the 1940 census. Well, sort of. Apparently the information becomes available to the public, and other genealogy sites.  The records, which belong to the National Archives and Records Administration, have not been accessible to the public and this includes sites such as Ancestry.com, until tomorrow.  So, Ancestry will not begin to upload information until tomorrow.

"The National Archives and Records Administration will open the 1940 U.S. Federal Census on April 2, 2012—the first time this collection will be made available to the public. Once we receive the census, we will begin uploading census images to our site so the public can browse them. Initially, this collection will be what we call a browse-only collection. This means a person can scroll through the pages of the census districts much like you would look at a microfilm or a book. At the same time, we will be working behind the scenes to create an index of the census that will eventually allow people to search for their family members by name as they currently can with all other censuses on Ancestry.com. Note also that the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be accessible free of charge throughout 2012 on Ancestry.com...

...how long will the upload process take? and when will my state be ready. Unfortunately, until we start the process we have no idea exactly how long it will be before all images or a specific state will be uploaded. We like to use this analogy: think about how long it takes to upload all of the images on a memory card onto a home computer. Now imagine that memory card holds 3.8 million, very-high-definition images."

Mary Vogel Weigandt & Albert Weigandt

WOW! I just saw a photo that has my great grandfather Jacob Weigandt, my great grandmother Mary Vogel Weigandt and my great great grandmother Charlotte Sommer Vogel in it with Mary's brother Heinrich "Henry" and his family.

I am blown away by how much my grandfather Albert Weigandt looked like his mom.

Katherine Ruth Graham Weigandt [Cullimore]

I don't know the date of this picture of my grandmother Katherine Ruth Graham Weigandt. After my grandfather died she took her mother's maiden name of Cullimore.