Stayed home as my cold was not a whole lot better. Alethea class in charge of supper at church. Served chicken, carrots & peas, cranberries, apple sauce, lemon meringue pie. Ernest came home with me after. Ma & he & I sat talking until 12 o’clock.
Author: Kathleen
Diary of Llewellyn: April 10, 1923
Stayed home from work. Had a cold in my head & chest. Ma bought new suit & dress and I got blue & white crepe dress. Rather chilly
Next Entry: April 11, 1923
Diary of Llewellyn: April 9, 1923
Lovely Day. Ma, Pa, Ruth G. & I went down to Conference to hear appointments read at night. Got home about 12 o’clock.
Next Entry: April 10, 1923
Diary of Llewellyn: April 8, 1923
Went out to Sunday School & Church in morning. My cold so bad I couldn’t sing very much. Showered on and off all day. Ma, Pa & I went to Suffern at 5:15. It blew up very cold and I rode in the bottom of cars on the way back. Ernest & his Grandmother went down to Conference Sunday morning.
Next Entry: April 9, 1923
More Webb Confusion
Okay, so I thought if I took a little time to do some Webb family research, it’d be a break from the frustration of the Mays family. I was wrong. In fact, I was so wrong I might be right. After finding the treasure trove, I wanted to take another look at the information it gave for Reuben H Webb and his wife Ann Thompson. I’m not doubting the biography but there was something that stood out glaringly for me. I don’t know what to do about it. However, it kind of fits in with the fact that Reuben moved around a bit after losing the land he cleared initially.
You see, on FamilySearch.org it has in two separate databases that Reuben Webb married Ann Thompson on 15 Feb 1806. Why my original family file says 1805, I’ll never be able to tell you. That’s how crazy my file is.
Webbs in the Civil War
I was a little blocked about what to write about next on the blog. Then Ancestry.com released new Civil War documents!
In the Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 database, I found both Reuben Thompson Webb and his sons Reuben Horace and James A! Unfortunately, I’m still finding no proof that Reuben’s brother James ever served in the Civil War. Hopefully this changes soon. The family legend says that he died of injuries and gave his death date as September of 1863. Maybe this just means that I haven’t found him in the records yet. I’m still looking!
Diary of Llewellyn: April 7, 1923
Miss K, Miss Pusch, Miss W, Miss S & myself went to see ‘Little’ Nellie Kelly. Very good show. We met Miss Peters and had lunch at Chin Lee’s. Went home on the 6:24. Went to bed about 9 o’clock.
Next Entry: April 8, 1923
Diary of Llewellyn: April 6, 1923
Choir Rehearsal. I did not go as I was about half sick with a cold. Ernest & a bunch of Leaguers went down to League Rally at conference. Beautiful Day.
Next Entry: April 7, 1923
Planning Tips Welcome
I don’t know if my title is explanatory enough. I wanted to call it ‘Planning Trips Tips Welcome’ but that sounded weird. So we’re left with just tips. I’m hoping to make some genealogy trips this summer. One to Ohio and the other to New Jersey. So before I’m in the car on the way there, I want to make a list of the things I’d like to look up.
One of the many things I have to do is update my family file for my Mom’s Ohio side. My Dad’s New Jersey side is as up to date as I can get it. I’m ahead of the game there. I plan on taking my laptop and a written list. However, I recently was able to get a cell phone upgrade. I bit the bullet and got an iPhone. I quickly downloaded the free Ancestry.com app, and I’m pretty sure that if I get my private tree up to date, it will help immensely on a research trip. I don’t know if there will be restrictions, natural or otherwise, that will keep me from having my laptop at my disposal.
Having a basic version of the family file available on my phone is a godsend for me.
Okay, onto the hard part. I need to make a basic list of which records I’d most like to get while I’m in each place. Most likely I will make an Excel file and have it in my Gmail account so that I can view it from my phone.
Here is what I plan on doing over the next two months:
- Look up the libraries/court houses/archives I plan on visiting and get their address and hours. This way I’ll know exactly where I need to be and when. Hopefully they have a set of rules online that I can also read, so I know what I’m walking into.
- Make a list of vital records I want to find and sort them by date, surname, and location.
- Make a list of secondary records that I can look for if I’m faced with more then I expected. For example, in Salisbury there are many, many alternative resources for the Taylors. (Court records, Land records, Research Papers, Biographical Histories, etc)
- Make a list of cemeteries and who I need to get photographs for.
- Make a RootsMagic CD of the family tree for all those interested in having a copy of the current version. There have been sparks of interest over the last year or so.
So I think that’s enough to keep me busy, along with my newfound love of quilting. So hopefully I’ll get enough done to be more prepared for research when I’m there. Luckily enough, most of the things above coincide with my 2011 goals. So I’ll be knocking both lists out.
Feel free to leave some tips or tricks for me about researching on location! I could use all the help I can get!
Diary of Llewellyn: April 5, 1923
Meeting of Alethea class at Moeser’s. We arranged for supper we are to give on Wednesday night for Teachers Training class & Bible class. Saw Ernest up street before meeting. Was talking to him & Roswell for a while. Dorothy, Irene, Ottile went to a party at Lynch’s. Rainy night.