tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15141044480548191532024-03-05T12:01:21.084-05:00A Couple of WhilesThis blog is about me, well my family. I am currently exploring my family history. I am trying to capture who we are and where we come from. I love the thrill of the hunt and playing detective to uncover leads and links to relatives of the past. So sit back, enjoy and stay a couple of whiles to share in my journey.Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-78057731845040638632024-02-28T11:51:00.001-05:002024-02-28T11:51:18.380-05:00Forget-Me-Nots 2024 Edition ~ 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (January)OriginsAs I delve into the ancestral roots of my great-grandparents, a fascinating pattern emerges. Five out of eight of them trace their origins back to Zeeland, Netherlands, affectionately known as "Zeelanders." However, upon closer investigation, it becomes evident that they hail specifically from the Zeeuws-Vlaanderen region within Zeeland. This revelation raises an intriguing question: How Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-12126947089578431132020-03-28T12:02:00.004-04:002020-04-04T18:20:05.877-04:00Ancestors in 2020 ~ March: Katherine VanLare's Life During the Pandemic of 1918For my March ancestor, I'm writing about one that I consider having been lucky. I had started to spend time researching my three times great grandmother, Mary Maguiness, who was Irish but soon changed my focus away from the luck of the Irish to a topic more in line with the current events and world happenings. I sit here starting to write this blog post on a Sunday afternoon, Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-32920946004176116382020-03-01T20:45:00.000-05:002020-03-01T20:46:00.699-05:00Ancestors in 2020 ~ February: August LeistenFor my February ancestor, I've decided to combine the topics of Far Away and Prosperity and write about my three times great grandfather August Leisten.
August Leisten (Lehsten) was born on July 14, 1838, in Mistorf which was located in the Duchy of Mecklenberg-Schwerin, which would later be part of Germany. His parents were Frederick Leisten and Sophia Kroger. August, his Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-35774889969601236172020-01-31T19:55:00.004-05:002020-01-31T19:55:36.066-05:0052 Ancestors in 52 Weeks -- Well, Maybe 12 Ancestors in 2020Last year I attempted to complete the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge and failed miserably. I love the concept of the challenge but one ancestor per week is just too much so this year I'm modifying and adjusting to fit better into my life situation. I am going to focus on one ancestor per month using one of the 52 Week prompts for that month. Hopefully, I will Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-64266246999678403002019-01-29T19:05:00.002-05:002019-01-29T19:08:49.524-05:0052 Ancestors in 2019: #4 -- Charles W. Drake
Charles W. Drake
This week I'm highlighting my three times great grandfather. I would love to be able to meet and spend some time chatting with him to get his perspective on the many details that have been presented as the stories of his life. I have so many questions that I would love to hear his answers and fill out the details.
Charles W. Drake was born on March 25, Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-42814273210267473942019-01-20T15:50:00.000-05:002019-01-20T15:51:15.280-05:0052 Ancestors in 2019: #3 - Mary WelbelovedMary Welbeloved
For week three of the #52ancestors, I selected to write about my 6 times great grandmother, Mary Welbeloved, as my family member with an unusual name. As I was looking over my family tree pondering who to write about her name stood out as one that is unusual and unique compared to some of the others.
I don't have a great deal of information Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-23801676461999115392019-01-13T19:56:00.000-05:002019-01-13T20:06:33.382-05:0052 Ancestors in 2019: #2 - Clara Drake
Clara B. Drake
This week's topic for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Challenge. In thinking about the characters/family members in the book I am writing entitled "Between the Dash" I have decided to select Clara B. Drake for this week's blog post. Clara B. Drake is the daughter of Charles Drake and Annagusta West, my three-times great grandparents. This makes Clara my&Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-21368308412370137292019-01-06T10:49:00.003-05:002019-01-06T10:49:49.383-05:0052 Ancestors in 2019: #1 - Margaret West
Margaret West is My "First" Focus for 2019
So - I completely missed 2018! Didn't write one blog post, but as part of 2019, I'm not dwelling on my past fails and working to find joy in the journey. Joy: (noun) - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying. Working on my genealogy brings me joy. Finally, Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-23392615933690379552015-03-10T18:34:00.000-04:002015-03-10T18:35:00.188-04:0052 Ancestors in 2015: #9: Ruth E. Robertson
Ruth Elouise Robertson
Week 9: Close to Home
Ruth Elouise Robertson is my grandmother. She was born on May 19th, 1923 to Thomas King Robertson and Ruth Fredia Oestreich. She spent a portion of her early childhood in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Ruth married Vincent Arthur Haskins on September 4, 1943. They lived in Marion, New York until their deaths. Ruth died on Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-42529080441345835282015-03-01T16:28:00.000-05:002015-03-01T16:28:33.194-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015: #8 - Louisa Cooper
Louisa Cooper
Louisa Cooper is my 4th great grandfather, Edward West's, wife. I guess that makes her my 4th step great grandmother. Louisa was born in New York in 1818. She married her first husband, George Hartell on June 5, 1838. They had two sons.
Week 8: Good Deeds
George W. Hartell b. 1844
Christan F. Hartell b. Sept 29, 1846 d. Nov. 29, 1883
Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-16260412774448742262015-02-19T12:54:00.000-05:002019-01-01T10:48:20.382-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015: #7 - Annagusta West
Annagusta West
Week 7: Love
Annaugsta West is my 3rd great grandmother in my father's paternal line. She is by far my favorite ancestor to research. For some reason I am drawn to her and love spending time figuring out the nuances of her life; from her childhood, family history, her adult years and the lives of her descendants.
I am currently in the process of writing a family Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-19564043532490555732015-02-18T15:09:00.000-05:002015-02-18T15:09:25.123-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015 - #6 Frances Tough
Frances Tough
Week 6: So Far Away
Frances Tough is hypothesized to be my 11th great grandmother on my father's paternal line. I have picked her for my 6th ancestor this year because she is "so far away" for a variety of reasons. One, she is far away from me being able to substantiate with genealogical proof standards that she is in fact my 11th great grandmother. Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-17880209220937481552015-02-14T19:11:00.000-05:002015-02-14T19:11:01.258-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015: # 5 - Fred Haskins
Fred Haskins
Fred Haskins is my great grandfather on my father's paternal side. He wasn't a farmer. He didn't plow snow, at least I don't think so and he is not someone I have been plowing through with my research and yet he's the ancestor I think of when I ponder this week's theme.
Week 5: Plowing Through
When I was born I lived next door to Fred, or Grandpa Great, as I used to Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-66086136146742866272015-02-07T16:37:00.001-05:002015-02-07T16:37:47.655-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015: #4 - Katherine Nevelizer
Katherine Nevelizer
Week 4: Closest to Your Birthday
Katherine Nevelizer is my 3rd great grandmother on my father's paternal side. She was born Catharina Neufelgise, on May 3, 1830 in Cadzand, Zeeland, Netherlands to Abraham Neufeglise and Sara Suwijn. Katherine was born the same day as me, only 142 years earlier.
Katherine married Abraham van Lare on June 16, 1853 in herFamily Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-66453377407213443402015-02-07T14:39:00.000-05:002015-02-07T14:39:25.011-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015: # 3 Sarah Susanna WisseSarah Susanna Wisse
Week 3 - Tough Woman
Sarah is my great grandmother on my mother's maternal side. Sarah was born on August 20, 1873 to Johannes Wisse and Maria Susanna van Uxem in Schoondijke, Zeeland, Netherlands. She married Izaak Abraham de Visser on April 16, 1896. I have selected her for Week #3's theme - A Tough Woman.
She gave birth to and raised 17 children to Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-45968034438060204522015-02-02T13:16:00.000-05:002015-02-02T13:16:30.491-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015 - #2 Isabella King
Isabella King
Week 2 -- King
Isabella is my 4th great grandmother on my father's maternal side. She was born in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland in 1810 to Alexander King and Isabella Elliot (?). She married Thomas Robertson on July 20, 1829. Thomas was the son of John Robertson and Margaret Betty Wilkie.
I don't have a lot of information about Isabella, but I have been able to Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-61912636871253834132015-02-01T19:05:00.001-05:002015-02-01T19:05:11.004-05:0052 Ancestors in 2015 - Week 1 - Izaak Abraham de VisserWell I'm a little late, but at least here I am -- into a new year thinking about what I want to accomplish in my genealogy research, writing and blog posts. I a going to attempt, for the second time, the challenge put out there by Amy Johnson Crow at No Story too Small of writing about 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Last year I didn't come close to meeting this challenge Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-78493010730115265122014-09-07T17:14:00.003-04:002014-09-07T17:14:41.646-04:0052 Ancestors #12: Louisa Kense
Louisa Kense is my 4th great grandmother on my mother’s paternal line. She was the mother of Jacobus Dierx who was the father of Abraham who was the father of Peter, father to Arthur Derks.
Slaap kindje slaap
Daar buiten loop teen schaap
Een schaap met witte voetjes
Dat loopt zo&Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-88022291721494597812014-08-18T21:49:00.001-04:002014-08-18T21:50:00.909-04:0052 Ancestors #11: Sarah Drake
Great Great Grandma Sarah -- What were you doing during the Great Depression?
For ancestor number 11, I picked Sarah Drake with the focus being on placing her in an historical event or time frame. I decided that I'd try to figure out what she was doing during the Great Depression from October 1929 when the market crashed through the more of less "official" end of the depression which was Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-81760036858382599152014-03-25T20:00:00.000-04:002014-03-25T20:00:15.210-04:0052 Ancestors #10: Sara ScheerensFor week 10 I selected Sara Scheerens: and my focus is to write about what she was doing at the age of 40. Sara Scheerens is my 5th great grandmother in my mother's paternal line.
Sara was born in 1756 to Jacob Scheerens and Maria Ramat in Nieuwvliet, Zeeland,Netherlands. Sara was one of seven children. She had four brothers and two sisters.
When Sara was at the age of 40 it would Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-67362628412493118042014-03-23T21:11:00.002-04:002014-03-23T21:12:46.741-04:0052 Ancestors #9: Catherine Proctor
Catherine Proctor -- Are you my 6th great grandmother?
For week #9 I selected Catherine Proctor - whom I'm in the process of trying to prove is one of my 6th great grandmothers in my father's paternal line. The prompt I selected was to place your ancestor in an historical event/time period.
Catherine Proctor is one of my brick walls -- I can't find any documents to actually proveFamily Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-938510995756891972014-02-23T16:35:00.000-05:002014-02-23T16:35:55.449-05:0052 Ancestors # 8: Abraham van LareThis week from my blogging jar I selected Abraham van Lare; he is my 3rd great grandfather in my father's paternal line. The topic that was selected was to pick a vital record and write about what you know. I have decided I will focus on Abraham's wedding.
Abraham van Lare was born on June 29, 1825 in Zuizande, Zeeland, Netherlands to Abraham van Lare and Pietranella Franke. Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-16125085838150611462014-02-18T11:17:00.000-05:002014-02-18T11:17:23.800-05:0052 Ancestors #7: Jacob Van LareThis week's ancestor is Jacob Van Lare and my focus is on his education level.
Education (as stated on Wikipedia): is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research.
Jacob Van Lare is my 2nd great grandfather in my father's Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-33696599185777686642014-02-16T17:39:00.000-05:002014-02-16T17:39:30.724-05:0052 Ancestors #6: Jakob Carlier
A Family Sketch
Jakob Carlier is one of my 5th great
grandfathers in my mother's paternal line.
He was born in 1755 in Groede, Zeeland, Netherlands as the first child
of Jakob Carlier and Barbarina Notebaard.
I know that he had at least one sibling; Christiaan. Jakob died on 08 Dec 1829 in Zuidzande,
Oostburg, Zeeland, Netherlands Jakob
married Sara Scheerens, the Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1514104448054819153.post-43675522493882684632014-02-02T19:40:00.001-05:002014-02-02T19:40:07.070-05:0052 Ancestors Week #5: Maria Katharina de BruijneThis week I selected Maria Katharina de Bruijne from my Ancestor Blogging Jar with the topic - what was this ancestor doing when they were at age 40?
Maria Katharina de Bruijne is a 4th great grandmother in my mother's paternal line. She was born approximately 1803 in Cadzand, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was the daughter of Jannis de Bruijne and Katharina de Ruijssche.
Maria Family Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.com0