Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for August 15, 2014

August 15, 2014, 10:32 am

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NOTE: Due to the upcoming wedding of our son, and the family and wedding activities this coming week, there will not be a Fab Finds post next Friday, August 22. Fab Finds will resume on Friday, August 29.

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

5 MORE WAYS TO BUILD A BETTER BLOG by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
Gretna Green and Marriage Records AND Finding Missing Marriage Records by Nancy Loe, author of Sassy Jane Genealogy
Discovering Civil War Questionnaires & Reunions by Dana, author of The Enthusiastic Genealogist
Ancestor Maps by Roberta Estes, author of DNA eXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Do's and Don'ts for FGS 2014 by Amy Coffin, author of The We Tree Genealogy Blog
Review: County-Clerks.com by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
Have you got a word for me? by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus
The New Indexing Program: Even More Features to Look forward To by Janell Vasquez for FamilySearch Blog
The 1797 New Madrid MO Census – with family specific notes by Beth Foulk, author of Genealogy Decoded
No more stripping in the living room for me! by Janelle Collins, author of Janelle's family tree addiction
I'm a ProGen Alumnus! by Miriam J. Robbins, author of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
I've Got News! by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
A free research log to help us organize and solve problems AND Popular Canadian genealogy website discontinued by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy a la carte
World War I Prisoners of War Documents by Bernfeldfamily, author of Bernfeld Family of Galicia & More
I Am Back! by Yvette Porter Moore, author of ROOT DIGGER GENEALOGY
Learning to Like the Referee by Michael Judson for FamilySearch Blog
Looking for United Empire Loyalist Ancestors by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
Step away from the desk by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
Potential breaks in the brick wall by Patrick Jones, author of Frequent Traveler Ancestry

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 32 Recap

An exciting announcement by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers

Come Meet the New “May I Introduce To You” Team at GeneaBloggers

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Jana's Place

Such Exciting Times!

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #34 ~ Lillian Dell Webster – Daughter of a Civil War Veteran

August 25, 2014, 11:59 am

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

Lura Elizabeth Webster
and
Lillian Dell Webster

This is a picture of Lillian Dell Webster and her sister Lura Elizabeth Webster. Lura is sitting and Lillian is standing. The picture was taken at Lura's home in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California. I wrote about Lura in a previous 52 Ancestors post. If you'd like to read that post, click HERE.

Today I'd like to introduce you to Lillian Dell Webster. She was my maternal great-grandaunt. Lillian was the fifth of six children born to Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster and Cynthia Maria Waterman. Ebenezer was a Civil War veteran.

Lillian was a younger sibling of my great-grandfather, Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster, a.k.a. "The Traveling Dentist" here on my blog.

On 16 September 1885 Lillian married James Perry Burket in Oketo, Kansas. They were the parents of five children.

Frank Charles Burket (1886-1950)
Lura Edith Burket (1888-1975)
Mary Alice Burket (1889-1958)
Maud Inez Burket (1891-?)
Carol Anderson Burket (1895-1978)

It appears that Lillian named some of her children after family members, which is awesome. She must have named her oldest daughter after her sister Lura.

And Lillian had a brother named Frank Summers Webster. Lura's husband had a brother named Benjamin Franklin Burket. Perhaps Lura and James' oldest son, Frank Charles, was named after both of their brothers.

Also, Lura had an older sister named Mary Alice Webster, who died when she was only two and a half years old. Perhaps Lura named her third child after her sister, Mary Alice.

Lillian Dell Webster Burket passed away on 28 August 1914 at 46 years of age. She was buried at the Marysville Cemetery in Marysville, Marshall, Kansas.

Thanks for reading!

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for August 29, 2014

August 29, 2014, 7:54 am

≫ Next: 52 Ancestors: #35 ~ Jerusha Waterman – Daughter of a War of 1812 Veteran

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As I mentioned in my Fab Finds post two weeks ago, there wasn't a Fab Finds post last week due to our son's wedding. Well, the wedding day arrived and it was wonderful! And it was awesome to spend time with family and friends. We love our new daughter-in-law and are so happy she's part of our family now. I'll be sharing photos from the wedding here on my blog in the near future.

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

Tuesday’s Tip – Using TITLE and ALT Text on Blogger Images AND Tuesday’s Tip – Do You Make It Easy to Follow Your Blog? by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
Put the Family in Family History by Sally Johnson Odekirk for Ensign Magazine, September 2014 Edition
10 Tips to Revive and Refocus Your Family History Research by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
Pinball Genealogy by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
why family history matters for your children by K. C. Reid, author of Deeper Roots Genealogy
Death causes dictionary by Blanka Lednicka, author of Czech Genealogy for Beginners
A Little Bit of Heaven AND Happy Blogiversary to ME! by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
2015 FGS Conference Registration Is Open by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaPress
Exciting New Feature in FamilySearch Catalog by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
Genealogy Photo Gallery World Photo Day 2014, #TBT by Denise Levenick, author of the Family Curator
Three Years of Blogging Happiness by Wendy, author of Jollett Etc.
Retirement of MyCanvas is Cancelled by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
New URL, Same Great Content! by Joe Lowry, author of The Lowry – Witt Genealogy Blog
Pay It Forward - Crowdsourcing Text Correction for Online Newspapers by Kenneth R. Marks, author of THE ANCESTOR HUNT
Do as I say not Do as I do... by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus
Post #8000 on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
The keeper by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
A Family Bible, An Application for DAR, and Genealogy Networking by Cathy Meder-Dempsey, author of Opening Doors in Brick Walls

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 34 Recap

Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings, has put together an FGS 2014 Conference Blog Compendium at the following link -

FGS 2014 Conference Blog Compendium

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

52 Ancestors: #34 ~ Lillian Dell Webster – Daughter of a Civil War Veteran

Jana's Place

Chicken Spaghetti Olé

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #35 ~ Jerusha Waterman – Daughter of a War of 1812 Veteran

September 1, 2014, 7:09 am

≫ Next: The Wonderful Reason I Added Another Name to My Genealogy Database

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

Jerusha Waterman Dow

Today I'd like to introduce you to my maternal 2nd great-grandaunt, Jerusha S. Waterman. She was born about 1827 in Ohio to her parents Asher Waterman and Bathsheba Paulk.

Her father, Asher Waterman, was a War of 1812 veteran.

This photo of Jerusha was found in the photo album of my 2nd great-grandfather, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster, who was a Civil War veteran. Ebenezer was married to Jerusha's sister, Cynthia Maria Waterman. Here's a photo of the page where Jerusha's picture was found in Ebenezer's photo album.

The handwriting at the bottom of the album page reads: "Mas Sister Jerusia Dow." If you'd like to see more photos of Ebenezer's photo album, click HERE.

Jerusha married William Wallace Dow on 10 June 1857 in Lee County, Iowa. William was a widower with six children, five of whom were living at the time he and Jerusha married.

Jerusha and William had two children together:

Mary Eunice Dow (1858-1935)
Arthur Wallace Dow (1860-1910)

Jerusha's husband William passed away on 9 December 1880. She passed away almost thirteen years later on 19 September 1893 in Persia, Harrison, Iowa at 66 years of age.

Thanks for reading!

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The Wonderful Reason I Added Another Name to My Genealogy Database

September 3, 2014, 10:55 am

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You know what's fun? Adding another name to my Legacy Family Tree database. But this time I wasn't adding a name because of genealogy research I had done. No. This time I added the name of our lovely new daughter-in-law following the wedding of our second-oldest son and his beautiful bride. And it certainly was wonderful to add her name to our family tree.

Our son and his fiancé (now wife) were married in the Oakland California Temple. They were sealed for time and all eternity. Members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that marriages performed in the holy temple can last throughout the eternities and not end at death.

Our son and daughter-in-law were blessed with gorgeous weather on their wedding day. It was a bit overcast and foggy on our way from our hotel to the Oakland Temple, but it cleared up beautifully.

The Oakland California Temple is absolutely beautiful, not only inside, but outside as well.

The gorgeous photos I'm sharing with you today were taken by Marielle Hayes, owner of Marielle Hayes Photography. She did a fantastic job photographing the wedding of our son and daughter-in-law. Please check out her website by clicking HERE.

In addition to the photos taken around the beautiful Oakland Temple grounds, Marielle took some stunning photos of our son and daughter-in-law along the coast.

Marielle was able to prepare eighteen photos for our family to use at the wedding open house we hosted in our area about a week after the wedding. I can't wait to see the rest of her photos!

We love our new daughter-in-law already and are so happy she's now part of our family!

I'll be sharing more photos of the wedding on my personal blog, Jana's Place. I hope you'll join me there as well.

Thanks for reading!

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for September 5, 2014

September 5, 2014, 8:44 am

≫ Next: 52 Ancestors: #36 ~ My Great-Grandmother - Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques

≪ Previous: The Wonderful Reason I Added Another Name to My Genealogy Database

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

Dad's Hoisington Banner Finds a New Home by Becky Jamison, author of Grace and Glory Plus
RootsTech Registration is Now Open! by Chad K. Schumacher for FamilySearch Blog
Tuesday’s Tip: Transcript AND Promoting Your Blog Without (much) Bloodshed by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
FGS2014 Celebrity Fun Walk Success by Preserve the Pensions Blog
Family History Benefits For Youth, Part 2 by Janet Hovorka, author of Zap the Grandma Gap
Ways to Celebrate Grandparents Day This Sunday, Sept. 7 AND Four Pointers to Preserve Your Family Heirlooms in a Disaster AND Internet Archive Uploads Giant Collection of Old Photos & Images to Flickr by Diane Haddad – Genealogy Insider for Family Tree Magazine Blog
Three Brothers, Three Roads by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
The final tally by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
Photo Scanning - ScanMyPhotos.com Review by Jennifer Shoer, author of The Scrappy Genealogist
Family Traditions and Genealogy by Cheryl Palmer, author of Heritage Happens
The One Where I Feel Incredibly Honored by Shelley Bishop, author of A Sense of Family
FamilySearch Tip – Organizing Search Results by Amberly, author of TheGenealogyGirl
This is this the 501st post for this blog by Diane Weintraub, author of Nuts From the Family Tree
10 Ways to Create Backups and Prevent Data Loss by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
Two Conferences, One Location: How will that work? by Linda McCauley for FGS Voice Blog
Dad’s Ratty Sweater by Donna Catterick, author of This I Leave
Research Outline, “A Look At Spanish Genealogical Research” by Moises Garza, author of Mexican Genealogy
A New to me Feature at www.FamilySearch.org by Dawn Kogutkiewicz, author of Dawning Genealogy
Family Recipe Friday – Blender Custard Pie by Kathy Smith Morales, author of Abbie and Eveline
The "Skeleton in the Closet" Doesn't Belong to Me! (Lessons to Learn!) by Dana L., author of The Enthusiastic Genealogist

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 35 Recap

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #36 ~ My Great-Grandmother - Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques

September 8, 2014, 5:15 pm

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

I believe this is a picture of my maternal great-grandmother, Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques. I cropped it from a larger group photo, which I will share at a later time.

I introduced you to Rosalia's husband, Alvaro Borges Da Silva Madeira, in a previous post. If you missed that post and would like to read about Alvaro, who was a Naval Engineer in Brazil, click HERE.

Rosalia was born 4 September 1857 to her parents Mathias Rodrigues Vasques and Margarida De Farias Correa. Rosalia was christened on 8 December 1857 in São Pedro, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Rosalia and her husband Alvaro were the parents of five children.

Maria Isabel Vasques Madeira (1890-?)
Agrippina Vasques Madeira (1894-?)
Alvaro Borges Madeira (1895-1960)
Lucia Vasques Madeira (1896-?)
Sarah Vasques Madeira (1900-1942) [My Grandmother]

My records indicate that Rosalia passed away on 24 April 1930 in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil at 72 years of age.

Thanks for reading!

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for September 12, 2014

September 12, 2014, 9:59 am

≫ Next: 52 Ancestors: #37 ~ Phebe Barker – Wife of a Revolutionary War Surgeon

≪ Previous: 52 Ancestors: #36 ~ My Great-Grandmother - Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

Personal property: none AND Vote for someone else! AND Year 13… never forget by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
Who Is Your Favorite Genealogy Rockstar? 2014 Voting Now Open by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
Announcing the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research by Michael Hait, author of Planting the Seeds
Asylum and Bigamy and Vanishing..…Oh My! by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
My Own One Place Study by Cindy Freed, author of Cindy Freed's Genealogy Circle
Keys to the Asylum by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
Using Time Lines as a Family History Writing Tool by Diane Hewson for Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration
A New Look for the Traditional Pedigree View on Family Tree by Robert Kehrer for FamilySearch Blog
One Lovely Blog Award by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
Whose Clothing Were They Wearing? by Amy, author of Brotman Blog
Motivation Monday: In A Genealogical Funk by Emily Kowalski Schroeder, author of The Spiraling Chains: Kowalski – Bellan Family Trees
Find A Grave Celebrates 100 Million Photos On Site! by Kristie Wells for Ancestry.com Blog
A New Puzzle Piece by Leslie, author of THE PEOPLE OF PANCHO
The rest of the story by Debi Austen, author of Who Knew?
A sibling DNA match by Shelley Crawford, author of Twigs of Yore
What Does a Penitentiary Record Look Like? by The Enthusiastic Genealogist, author of The Enthusiastic Genealogist
BYU's Family History Technology Lab AND Relative Finder AND Virtual Pedigree Pre-release or Elastic Paper by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
Where Were You? by Amberly, author of The Genealogy Girl
Massachusetts Remembers 9/ll With Memorial and Names by Barbara Poole, author of Life From The Roots
Remembering 9/11 by Beth Gatlin, author of So Many Ancestors!
11th September 2001 by Julie Goucher, author of Anglers Rest

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 36 Recap

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

52 Ancestors: #36 ~ My Great-Grandmother - Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques

Grandpa's Postcards

Via Anchieta Highway ~ Brazil

Jana's Place

A Beautiful Wedding

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #37 ~ Phebe Barker – Wife of a Revolutionary War Surgeon

September 16, 2014, 1:50 pm

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

My maternal 4th great-grandfather, Dr. Luther L. Waterman was a surgeon during the Revolutionary War. This is the second page from his pension file.

I've written about Luther before on this blog. Today, I'd like to introduce you to Luther's wife, and my 4th great-grandmother, Phebe Barker.

Phebe Barker was born on 22 August 1756 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Dr. John Barker and Phebe Hyde.

Phebe married Luther Waterman on 1 January 1778 in Franklin, New London, Connecticut. They were the parents of nine children.

Samuel Waterman (1778-1857)
Erastus Waterman (1780-1859)
Child Waterman (died 1784)
Jerusha Waterman (1786-1867)
Phebe Waterman (1789-?)
Asher Waterman (1791-1875) [my 3rd great-grandfather]
Eusebius B. Waterman (1795-?)
David Bassett Waterman (1798-1851)
Lucinda A. Waterman (1803-1879)

I love pension files! They can provide so much valuable family history information. The page from Luther Waterman's pension file at the top of this post says the following:

Left Side of Page

2945

Ohio

Phebe Waterman decd. widow of Luther Waterman who died on the 9 Sep 1807 of Athens Co. in the state of Ohio who was a Surgeon in the Co. commanded by Captain --- of the Reg commanded by Col Webb in the Conn (? Page ripped) for 15 months increased from $300 p. ann.

Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati ? the rate of Dollars Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March 1834 (? Page ripped) on the 2 Feby. 1843 the day of her d (probably death).

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of July 1844 and sent to A. Ray (P ?)
Arrears to the 4th of "
Semi-annual allowance ending

Right Side of Page

A? Notified See Let

July 22 1844

Pay to Samuel, Erastus, Asher, Eusebius B., David B. Waterman, Jerusha Smith, Phebe Pierce, & Lucinda Bicknell, children of Phebe Waterman deducting the amount already paid under said (?)

Lt. A. G. Brown
May 26/55

Isn't the right side of this pension file page especially wonderful? It lists the children of Luther and Phebe, including the married names of their daughters.

Luther passed away on 9 September 1807 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York. Most of Luther and Phebe's children had moved to Athens County Ohio, by the time the 1850 federal census was taken.

I found this interesting paragraph in The Waterman Family, Volume 1, Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations.¹

"The widow Phebe Waterman and her children settled on a farm near Coolville, Athens County, Ohio. It is now on Route 7 out of Coolville. There they laid out a private Waterman graveyard, which is now (1938) on the farm of Mr. John Humphrey, originally part of the old Waterman purchase. One goes from the house through two pastures to reach it. Here there is a stone to the widow, the inscription on which reads: "Phebe Waterman, Consort of Dr. Luther Waterman and daughter of Dr. John Barker, died Feb. 2, 1843, in 87th year."

I wonder if the old Waterman graveyard still exists. If so, I think it would be really amazing to visit it someday.

As was stated in the paragraph from The Waterman Family book, Phebe Barker Waterman passed away on 2 February 1843. She passed away in Troy, Athens, Ohio.

Thanks for reading!

1 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. The Waterman Family. Vol. 1. New Haven, CT: E.F. Waterman, 1939. 297. Print.^↩

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A Very Nice Surprise – The One Lovely Blog Award

September 17, 2014, 2:18 pm

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Last week I received a very nice surprise. I was nominated for the "One Lovely Blog Award" by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings.

Here are the rules for this award:

Thank the person who nominated you and link to that blog
Share Seven things about yourself
Nominate 15 bloggers you admire (or as many as you can think of!)
Contact your bloggers to let them know that you've tagged them for the One Lovely Blog Award

Thank You

Thank you so much Randy! I truly am honored to be nominated by you!

Seven Things About Me

I'm the oldest of three children. I have two younger brothers.
I was named after my father, Jan Albert Iverson. His first name plus the first initial of his middle name equals my name, Jana.
I used to watch football with my dad when I was growing up and actually used to play tag football with the neighborhood kids. I still like football to this day and enjoy watching college football with my husband.
When I was a kid, my brothers and I, and other neighborhood kids, would ride our bikes to a creek that was behind a nearby elementary school. We would play there and catch crawdads (crayfish) and pollywogs (tadpoles). We would also play lots of games outside during the summer with the neighborhood kids. Those were such fun and carefree days! My brothers and I knew it was time to come home when my dad would whistle.
I got my first job the summer after I graduated from high school. I got a job at Standard Oil/Chevron Corporation at their corporate office building in the financial district in San Francisco, California. I worked in the Word Processing Department. I took several business courses in high school, including four years of typing. I can still type at a pretty fast speed to this day. My latest online typing test score was 87 words per minute. While at the Word Processing Department, I worked as a Typist, Senior Typist, Word Processing Operator, Data Entry Clerk, Proofreader, Computer Operator, and I even worked for a brief time in the Photo-Typesetting Department. Before I got married, I was able to take some educational leave so I could attend Brigham Young University. I worked at Standard Oil/Chevron Corporation until my husband and I had our first child.
While I attended Brigham Young University, I took ballroom dance classes. I love dancing!
While my husband was completing his Electrical Engineering degree at U.C. Davis, I had my own little typing business for a while. I was a stay-at-home mom, but this was a way to earn a little extra money for the family. We had two small children by the time my husband graduated. My typing business was called "The Last Word" typing service. (Yes, a play on our last name, haha!) My clients were college students.

15 Bloggers I Admire

Oh, this is a hard one. There are so many awesome blogs out there. It's quite difficult to choose only 15. Thankfully, because I write a weekly Fab Finds post, I still have the chance to feature many of the wonderful blogs I follow and admire in future Fab Finds posts.

Also, I know some fellow bloggers don't really appreciate receiving awards. I hope they won't mind if I nominate them anyway, since I do admire their blogs. With that said, here's my list (in no particular order):

Jollett Etc. by Wendy Mathias
A Southern Sleuth by Michelle Ganus Taggart
Growing Little Leaves by Emily Kowalski Schroeder
Mexican Genealogy by Moises Garza
The Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell
Grace and Glory by Becky Jamison
Ancestors in Aprons by VeraMarie Badertscher
Are My Roots Showing? by Jenny Lanctot
DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy by Roberta Estes
Genealogy With Valerie by Valerie Hughes
The People of Pancho by Leslie G. Robertson
Who Knew? by Debi Austen
Genealogy à la carte by Gail Dever
Organize Your Family History by Janine Adams
No Story Too Small by Amy Johnson Crow

Contact Bloggers

I will be contacting the fifteen bloggers on my list, unless they see this post and contact me first.

Thanks again Randy for nominating my blog for the "One Lovely Blog Award!"

And thank you to all of my wonderful readers. I appreciate you stopping by and reading my blog. And thank you for your comments too. I know your time is precious, so the fact that you take the time to read and leave comments means so much to me.

Thanks for reading!

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for September 19, 2014

September 19, 2014, 9:11 am

≫ Next: 52 Ancestors: #38 ~ David Bassett Waterman, My 5th Great-Grandfather

≪ Previous: A Very Nice Surprise – The One Lovely Blog Award

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

Sepia Saturday: Confessions of a Facebook Stalker by Wendy Mathias, author of Jollett Etc.
DNA ownership AND Gold, silver, bronze: USA by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
Just Pin It! The Power of Pinterest for Family History by Ellen Bahr for FamilySearch Blog
Orphans and Orphan Trains AND 8000 Historic Norwegian Maps Online by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
Prepare Your Family History to Survive Fire Season by Denise Levenick, author of The Family Curator
9 Hints for Better Genealogy Interviewing by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
Join GeneaBloggers as an FGS Ambassador by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
Private Spaces by Jeff Hawkins for FamilySearch Blog
HISTORICAL & FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES–GREAT RESOURCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH by Diane Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
Rockstar Genealogists – Tickled Pink and Paying Up by Roberta Estes, author of DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
FamilySearch Offers an Interactive World Map for Searches by Robert Kehrer for FamilySearch Blog
Help! Where Are My Ancestors Newspaper Articles? AND Small Town Papers - Another Useful Historic Newspaper Research Site AND 9 Clever Newspaper Research Techniques for Genealogy by Kenneth R. Marks, author of THE ANCESTOR HUNT
How to: Maybe someone should write that down…the Prequel by Kassie Ritman, author of Maybe someone should write that down…
New FamilySearch community groups on Facebook by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
Rockstar Genealogists: Silver and Bronze Medalists AND Rockstar Genealogist: Gold Medalists by John D. Reid, author of Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections
BYU Family History Library Classes on YouTube by James Tanner, author of Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad…
How to Use a Thesaurus as a Genealogy Keyword Tool by Mary Harrell-Sesniak for GenealogyBank Blog
Family Recipe Friday - Never Fail Chocolate Cake by Pam, author of Our Own History

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 37 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

May I Introduce To You . . . Peter Loveday

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Jana's Place

He's Home!

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #38 ~ David Bassett Waterman, My 5th Great-Grandfather

September 23, 2014, 11:04 am

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

In last week's 52 Ancestors post, I introduced you to Phebe Barker, who was the wife of Dr. Luther L. Waterman. Luther and Phebe are my maternal 4th great-grandparents.

Today I'd like to introduce you to Luther's father, David Bassett Waterman, my maternal 5th great-grandfather.

David Bassett Waterman was born on 9 September 1725 in Norwich, Connecticut to his parents John Waterman and Elizabeth Bassett. He was baptized on 22 September 1725 in Norwich, Connecticut.

The image below shows David Bassett Waterman listed as the son of John with his baptism date of September 22, 1725. The red arrow is pointing to David's name.¹

Connecticut Church Record Abstracts - Norwich

David married Anne Bartlett. They were the parents of six sons.

John Waterman (baptized 6 November 1748 – 1818)
David Waterman (baptized 26 February 1749 – ?)
Samuel Waterman (baptized 24 March 1751 – ?)
Dr. Luther L. Waterman (baptized 25 March 1753 – 9 September 1807) [My 4th great-grandfather]
Asher Waterman (31 July 1755 – 2 May 1827)
Frederick Waterman

At least two of David and Anne's sons served in the American Revolutionary War, one of whom was my 4th great-grandfather, Dr. Luther L. Waterman.

I found the following information about David Bassett Waterman in the book Waterman Family, Descendants of Robert Waterman, Volume 1: ²

The Hartford Courant, issue of 4 Oct. 1809: "Died, at Salisbury, Mr. David Waterman, formerly of Norwich, aged 84 years." Salisbury church records: "Mr. Waterman" died of consumption, 26 Sept. 1809, aged 85. These records, with the disappearance of David from Norwich and the reappearance of his family in Salisbury, and family records and traditions, make the identification reasonably certain.

I'm really grateful to own the Waterman Family, Descendants of Robert Waterman books by Donald Lines Jacobus. It's a three-volume book series. The family history information in the books is wonderfully sourced by Mr. Jacobus. I'm so glad Mr. Jacobus decided to research and write about my Waterman family.

From the information found in Volume 1 of this book, it appears that David Bassett Waterman passed away on 26 September 1809 at Salisbury, Connecticut due to consumption. Unfortunately, I don't know where David was buried.

I will be sharing more about my Waterman ancestors in future posts.

Thanks for reading!

1 Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013.Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Volume 84 Norwich. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Pg. 365.^↩
2 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. The Waterman Family. Vol. 1. New Haven, CT: E.F. Waterman, 1939. 129. Print.^↩

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for September 26, 2014

September 26, 2014, 10:42 am

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

What are the sources before 1550 A.D.? by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
Join Us For Find A Grave’s Community Day on October 18th! by Kristie Wells for Ancestry.com Blog
Updated Ancestry terms of use by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
RootsIreland Now A Subscription Site by Ellie, author of Ellie's Ancestors
Have You Shared Your Favorite Grandma Story Yet?—#MeetMyGrandma by Brad Lowder for FamilySearch Blog
Who, Me? Organized? by Jacqi Stevens, author of A Family Tapestry
How Do I Plan to Save My Genealogical Research for Posterity? by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
The Darker Side of Genealogy by Elise Ann Wormuth, author of Living in the Past
Don’t “Pigeon Hole” Yourself by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
Colonial Store Entries by Patrick Jones, author of Frequent Traveler Ancestry
OVERLOOKED RESOURCES FOR GENEAGEMS by Linda, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree
That Form Everyone Wanted … by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
Expanding Your Genealogy Comfort Zone by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
Archival Holdings in Jerusalem by bernfeldfamily, author of Bernfeld Family of Galicia & More
Just in case you need another reason… by Amberly, author of THEGENEALOGYGIRL
Check newspaper advertisements by Janet Iles, author of Janet the Researcher
Mastering Evernote for Genealogy Boot Camp by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
RootsMapper Demo Video on YouTube by RootsMapper Blog
For the Strength of Our Youth by Peggy Lauritzen, author of Always Anxiously Engaged
Interesting Libraries by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 38 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

May I Introduce To You . . . Alex Daw

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

52 Ancestors: #38 ~ David Bassett Waterman, My 5th Great-Grandfather

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #39 ~ Luther's Grave Marker in Union Cemetery

September 29, 2014, 2:10 pm

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

I've written about my 4th great-grandfather, Dr. Luther L. Waterman, here on my blog before. He was a surgeon in the American Revolutionary War. I was thrilled to find his signature on a document dated August 23, 1776. I shared that exciting find on my blog. If you'd like to see his signature on that special document, click HERE.

Today I'd like to share a photo of Luther Waterman's grave marker. I found it on Find A Grave. The photo was taken by a Find A Grave volunteer named Nancy. I'm very grateful to her for taking this photo.

Dr. Luther L. Waterman Grave Marker
Photo Courtesy of Nancy

Dr. Luther L. Waterman Grave Marker

Photo Courtesy of Nancy

Unfortunately, the grave marker is somewhat difficult to read. I can make out the letters DOC above Luther's name. But that's about it.

Luther passed away on 9 September 1807 in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York and was buried in the Union Cemetery in Cazenovia. This map shows where Union Cemetery is in relation to Cazenovia.

Google Map - Cazenovia to Union Cemetery

And here's a different map showing Union Cemetery.

Google Map - Union Cemetery

Rootsweb has a webpage dedicated to the Union Cemetery. On this website, there's a map showing where the cemetery is located and a plot map as well. There's also a listing of those buried at the cemetery. From the list, it appears that Luther was the only Waterman buried there.

According to The Waterman Family, Volume 1, Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations, Phebe and her children moved near Coolville, Ohio sometime after Luther's death.¹ A document in Luther's pension file which was signed by Phebe stated that she was a resident of Troy Township in Athens County Ohio on 8 September 1838.²

I was curious to see the distance from Cazenovia, New York to Coolville, Ohio. I once again turned to Google Maps. You can see the distance between these two cities on the map below.

Can you imagine moving this far in the early to mid 1800s? How did the family travel to Ohio? What mode of transportation did they use? Was the trip difficult or easy? In 1838 Phebe was 82 years old. I don't know exactly when she and her family moved to Ohio. But, even if it was ten years earlier, she would have been 72 years old at the time. What must it have been like for her to move hundreds of miles away from her home in New York?

Google Map - Cazenovia to Coolville

Athens County Ohio became the home and/or birthplace of several generations of my Waterman ancestors. These include my 3rd great-grandfather, Asher Waterman, his daughter and my 2nd great-grandmother Cynthia Maria Waterman, and her son and my great-grandfather, Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster. You may recognize Watson's name because he is affectionately referred to as "The Traveling Dentist" here on my blog.

In future 52 Ancestors posts, I'm planning on sharing what I know about the children of Luther and Phebe Waterman.

Thanks for reading!

1 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. The Waterman Family. Vol. 1. New Haven, CT: E.F. Waterman, 1939. 297. Print.^↩
2 Revolutionary War Pension file of Dr. Luther L. Waterman.^↩

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for October 3, 2014

October 3, 2014, 12:30 pm

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My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

Finding Evan by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
Genealogical Serendipity by Debi Austen, author of Who Knew?
How to find the father of an illegitimate child by Yvette Hoitink, author of DUTCH GENEALOGY
Tombstone Tuesday ~ Sometimes you just can't find your ancestors, unless you ask for help by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
Free Webinar US Research Series: United States Military Records—October 11, 2014 by Yvonne Sorenson for FamilySearch Blog
Pay It Forward -- Create Your Own Family History Documents (October 1, 2014) : October is Family History Month by John D. Tew, author of Filiopietism Prism
Did You Think to Save? by Devon Lee, author of A Patient Genealogist
Ancestry Destroys Irreplaceable DNA Database by Roberta Estes, author of DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Data Backup Day – A FREE Report and Win a 1TB External Hard Drive! by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
The Genealogy Intensive™: Taking Your Genealogy Project From “Obsession” to “Reality” by Thomas MacEntee, author of Hack Genealogy
Something nifty from Ancestry.com by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
Massive Online US Obituaries Project Will Help Find Your Ancestors by Paul G. Nauta for FamilySearch Blog
Go See Your Grandma by Jennifer Shoer, author of The Scrappy Genealogist
WHY DIDN’T I SEE THAT? WHEN THE OBVIOUS ESCAPES US by Diane Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
Who knew there was a Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants? by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy a la carte
My Visit to the National Library of Israel – An Unexpected Family Resource by BERNFELDFAMILY, author of Bernfeld Family of Galicia & More
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections by Beth Gatlin, author of So Many Ancestors!
Civil War Soldiers’ Graves Online Database by Dick Eastman, author of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
Ernest's Final Return to Oklahoma by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 39 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

May I Introduce to You . . . Dawn Kogutkiewicz

New Blog Discovery

Gernon/Davies/Harris site

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

52 Ancestors: #39 ~ Luther's Grave Marker in Union Cemetery

Grandpa's Postcards

Recife – The Biggest City of Northeast Brazil

Jana's Place

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #40 ~ Samuel Waterman, A Revolutionary War Surgeon's Son

October 6, 2014, 12:56 pm

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

In last week's 52 Ancestors post I shared a photo of Dr. Luther L. Waterman's grave marker. Luther was my 4th great-grandfather and served as a surgeon in the American Revolutionary War. He and his wife, Phebe Barker, were the parents of nine children. Samuel Waterman was their oldest child.

Samuel was born on 4 April 1778 in Connecticut. He married Lydia Edgerton, daughter of Zebulon Edgerton, Jr. and Abigail Palmer.

Samuel and Lydia were the parents of eight children.

Betsey M. Waterman (1804-1869)
John Barker Waterman (1806-1845)
Luther Waterman (1812-1852)
Anna Waterman (1814-After 1869)
Caroline Waterman (1816-1851)
David Waterman (1820-1896)
Zebulon E. Waterman (1823-1883)
Reuben Waterman (1828-?)

In 1850, Samuel and Lydia Waterman were living in Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio.¹ The image below is a cropped portion of the 1850 federal census for Troy Township, Athens, Ohio. At the time this census was taken Samuel was 72 years old. His occupation was listed as a farmer, his property was valued at $1,000, and his birthplace was Connecticut.

Some of Samuel and Lydia's children were living with them in 1850 – Betsey, Anna, Caroline, David and Reuben. David's wife, Mary Ann, and their baby, James, were also living with them as well.

The image below shows the full page from the 1850 census that lists Samuel and Lydia Waterman and their family.

When looking at census records, it's important to see who's living next to or near our ancestors. On this page we see that Samuel's younger brother, David Bassett Waterman, was living next to him. He's listed as D. B. Waterman.

Samuel Waterman passed away on 28 May 1857 in Coolville, Athens, Ohio.

Thanks for reading!

1 "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11779-141880-28?cc=1401638 : accessed 04 Oct 2014), Ohio > Athens > Troy > image 14 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication M432.^↩

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My Interview on the WikiTree Blog

October 7, 2014, 12:10 pm

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A while back I was interviewed for the "Meet our Members" series on the WikiTree Blog. Yesterday my interview was published. And I'm so excited to share it with you!

I hope you'll pop on over to the WikiTree Blog and read my interview. Here's the link ~

Meet our Members: Jana Last

Also, I'd like to thank Eowyn Langholf, a.k.a. the "Forest Elf" at WikiTree, for interviewing me.

Thanks for reading!

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Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for October 10, 2014

October 10, 2014, 10:56 am

≫ Next: 52 Ancestors: #41 ~ Erastus Waterman's Signature

≪ Previous: My Interview on the WikiTree Blog

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

Would You like to contribute to the Honor Roll Project for Veteran's Day, 2015? by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
Death Records: Vital to Your Research by Miriam J. Robbins for MyHeritage Blog
At the Wheel: The Life of Jessie Merica, Part 1 AND At the Wheel: The Life of Jessie Merica, Part 2 by Cynthia Berryman, author of We're All Relative
"The Cemetery" in Viksjö, Sweden by Cheryl Palmer, author of Heritage Happens
Audio File Upload Feature Now Available on Family Tree by Brad Young for FamilySearch Blog
Legacy announcement by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
German Genealogy Tip #8: German Umlaut Names Became Double-Vowels in America by Josiah Schmidt, author of The German-American Genealogist Blog
Tuesday's Tip -- Sunrise Calendar and Evernote by Shannon Thomas, author of Our Life Picture By Picture
MyHeritage partners with EBSCO Information Services to bring MyHeritage to libraries and educational institutions worldwide AND A Great New Addition announced by The In-Depth Genealogist by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaPress
5 Steps to Proving Your Family History by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
Creative Ways to Get Your Kids Excited About Family History Month – Part One by Jessica Murray for Ancestry.com Blog
Announcing FGS Ambassadors by Linda McCauley for FGS Voice Blog
DNA Day with Ancestry by Roberta Estes, author of DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Collection of Wedding Invitations by Caitlin Gow, author of Genealogically Speaking
When less is more by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
STRIKING PAY DIRT ON GOOGLE by Karin Hadden, author of THE ART OF GENEALOGY
Watch Videos Highlighting the Preserve the Pensions (War of 1812) Effort by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
Your Online Genealogy Tips by Janet Hovorka, author of The Chart Chick
Finding Della (The Power of Social Media) by Schalene Dagutis, author of Tangled Roots and Trees

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 40 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview

May I Introduce to You . . . Shannon Thomas

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Grandpa's Postcards

Prickly Pear Cactus– A postcard sent from my grandparents to their children

Jana's Place

Meet the Mormons

Thanks for reading!

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52 Ancestors: #41 ~ Erastus Waterman's Signature

October 14, 2014, 12:31 pm

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This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

Today, I'd like to introduce you to my 3rd great-granduncle, Erastus Waterman. He was the second child born to my 4th great-grandparents, Luther and Phebe Waterman.

Erastus Waterman was born on 6 May 1780 in Connecticut.

On 11 September 1851, Erastus Waterman signed a Power of Attorney document, which is found in Luther Waterman's Revolutionary War pension file. In this document Erastus appointed Mr. John Welch to be his attorney in order to procure any money due to him and his siblings from their father's Revolutionary Pension. Erastus' mother, Phebe, had already passed away by the time this Power of Attorney document was signed.

Here's the Power of Attorney document that was signed by Erastus. About half-way down the page is his signature.

And here's Erastus' signature cropped from the page.

Erastus was 77 years old when he signed this document. He passed away on 13 April 1859 in Coolville, Athens, Ohio.

I don't have any information indicating Erastus ever married. In fact, in the book Waterman Family, Descendants of Robert Waterman, Volume 1, page 563,¹ it states the following: "No wife or family have been found." The book also states the following regarding Erastus' burial place: "Gravestone near Coolville, Athens Co., Ohio"

Erastus was living with his nephew John Smith and his family in the 1850 federal census.² This image shows John's wife Lydia and their children. Erastus is on line four. John is listed on the previous page.

I'll be introducing you to another of Luther and Phebe Waterman's children in a future 52 Ancestors post.

Thanks for reading!

1 Jacobus, Donald Lines, and Edgar Francis Waterman. The Waterman Family. Vol. 1. New Haven, CT: E.F. Waterman, 1939. 563. Print.^↩
2 "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12328-142003-35?cc=1401638 : accessed 05 Oct 2014), Ohio > Meigs > Salem > image 23 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication M432.^↩