Nellie Bushart VanLare - A Census Record Review of 1940

Pietranella (Nellie) Bushart VanLare is my 2nd great grandmother.  She was born to Daniel Bruysschaard and Nellie Malard.  She married Jacob VanLare.  They had two daughters, Katherine and Sarah.

The last census record that I can locate of Nellie Bushart VanLare is from 1940.  At that time she was living in Marion, New York in Wayne County. 

Nellie was living at 108 S. Main Street in a house that she owned. It is listed as being valued at $1500.  She was 79 years old, which makes her birth year around 1861.  At this time she was widowed.  The census states that she attended school through the 6th grade.

The census indicates that her granddaughter Rachel Drave and her husband Julian were also living with Nellie.  Rachel is the daughter of Fred Haskins and Katherine VanLare.  Their neighbors were Elmer Corey and Frank & Mable Dubois.

Nellie was born in Holland, but was a naturalized citizen.  It states that she lived in the same house in 1935.   

The 1940 census asked a lot of questions about working/employment history.  At 79, Nellie was not working for pay and was not seeking work.  It states that she had other income.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Ancestor Name Roulette

So, the task last week on Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun was to play Ancestor Name Roulette.  The directions are to select one of your great grandfathers.  You are to take their birth year and divide it by 50 - that becomes your ancestor number, then using the ahnentafel numbering system you are to look that person up in your family tree and write about them.

Here's Mine:

I picked my great grandfather Isacc DeFisher.  He was born in 1875.  When I apply the rules I come up with number 38.  This person in my family tree is Daniel Bushart or Daniel Bruysschaard.

Daniel Bushart (1835- 1922?).  Daniel was born on February 16, 1835 in Schoondyke, Holland to Daniel Bruysschaard and Janneka VanBlankenberg.   His first wife was Pieternella (Nellie) Moeluart.


Three facts about Daniel Bushart:

• Fact One:  He was issued a passport based on the authorization of the Department of War on February 16, 1859 .  His passport states that he was the son of Daniel and Janneke vanBlankenberg.  It also states that his face was round with a high forehead.  He had blue eyes and large nose with a small mouth.  His chin was round and he had blond hair and eyebrows.  What is exciting is I have the original document in my possession.  Below is a picture of Daniel.

Daniel Bushart - Taken in Marion, NY

• Fact Two:  Daniel and his family were issued a certificate of change of residence in 1873. It states in translation that the following persons in accordance with Article 14 of the 'sKonings Decision of November 3, 1861 leave the municipality with a population of residence to settle in North America.  I have the original document.  He was listed on the document as well as his wife Nellie, his daughter Pietrnella, daughter Janneke, son Daniel, son Cornelis and daughter Elizabeth.

• Fact Three:  Once Daniel came to America he spent his life living in Wayne County in New York State.  Census records show that he lived in the towns of Marion and Palmyra, New York.  It states he owned a farm in Palmyra from from 1900 until after his second wife's death between 1910 and 1915.  After his second wife, Jennie, died he went to live with his daughter Nellie and her husband Jacob VanLare.



 



Belated Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ancestral Name Roulette

I missed Saturday Night Genealogy Fun last weekend but I always enjoy the task so as usual here is mine a little late but at least I participated!  The assignment from this past weekend is as follows:

• What year was your paternal grandfather born? Divide this number by 100 and round the number off to a whole number.  This is your "roulette number."
• Use your pedigree charts or your family tree genealogy software program to find the person with that number in your ancestral name list (some people call it an "ahnentafel"). Who is that person
• Tell us three facts about that person in your ancestral name list with the "roulette number.
• Write about it in a blog post on your own blog, in a Facebook status or a Google Stream post, or as a comment on this blog post.

Here's mine:

My paternal grandfather is Vincent A. Haskins.  He was born on July 18, 1918.  When I divide 1918 by 100 I get 19.18, when rounded my number is 19.  My roulette number is 19.

The number 19 person in my ahnetafel file is Nellie Bushart.  Nellie Bushart (1861-1940) is my 2nd great grandmother.  She was born in Holland to Daniel Bushart and Nellie Moelaart Malard.  She married Jacob VanLare on March 19, 1884.

Three Facts about Nellie Bushart:

1. Nellie's name at birth was Pietranella Janneta but she went by Nellie which is the name on her death certificate.
2. It is believed that Nellie came to the US with her family around 1873 however I am still looking for actual immigration records.  My information is from a whole bunch of passed down family notes some of which are still in dutch which I can't read!  From what I can conclude she became a naturalized citizen in 1885, but am still looking for the proof of this. 
3. Nellie was unable to read and write English, but was able to speak it.

Here is a picture of Nellie with her family.

This is Nellie Bushart VanLare with her two daughters; Kate and Sarah



This is  Nellie Bushart VanLare with her daughter Kate, son in-law Fred,
 and grandchildren Vincent and Esther.