The Courier TribuneNov. 4, 1940Page 2 Continued from Dec. 2 “The wheel is spinning in the United States for some 17 million young men. It started when Congress decreed that they should register for possible military service. Then came the registration; then the spin which gave each man in the county a serial number. Tuesday …
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Friday Finds
Early Crawford Immigrants Information from the booklet titled, Crawford Family History, published by the American Genealogical Research Institute in 1973. p31-32 “For a start, if your ancestors immigrated in or prior to 1800, the chances are good that you need look no further. The listing which follows contains all known recorded immigrants of the Crawford …
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 Ships Sunk Sotoyoma - YT-9 - Harbor Tug Boat Oglala - CM-4 - Minelayer West Virginia - BB48 - Battleship California -BB44 - Battleship Arizona - BB-39 - Battleship Oklahoma - BB-37 - Battleship Utah - AG-16 - Dreadnaught Battleship The Courier Tribune11 Dec 1941page 1 Home Boys in Sea War Zone …
Stumbled Upon
Have you ever come across a valuable genealogical resource while researching a different topic? That was my case recently when I was researching the involvement of Nemaha (KS) countians during the civil war. Not only did I uncover quite a bit of information and records for the 8th Kansas infantry, but I encountered a site …
Purple Hearts
Virgil Brown While it isn't surprising that there was more than one Virgil Brown serving during World War II, I ws surprised to find two men of this name serving from Sabetha, Kansas. The Virgil Brown who received the Purple Heart started his military career in the State Guard. Courier Tribune16 March 1942page 5 State …
Clues
Don't you love a good obituary? I know that I love it when I find one that identifies many family members. My recent find doesn't actually identify parents or siblings. However, it does provide clues! My 3rd great grandfather, Henry F. Burke died in 1845 in Platte County, Missouri. His father's probate case ties John …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your 2023 "Dear Genea-Santa" Letter Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - Time for some more Genealogy Fun!! (Photo courtesy of footnoteMaven) Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. Here's your chance to sit on Genea-Santa's lap (virtually) and tell him your Christmas genealogy-oriented wish …
Saturday Tidbit
Continued from Nov. 25 “The wheel is spinning in the United States for some 17 million young men. It started when Congress decreed that they should register for possible military service. Then came the registration; then the spin which gave each man in the county a serial number. Tuesday of this week came the whirl …
Friday Finds
Do you have documents in your genealogy files that do not have any sourcing information attached? Unfortunately, I have to admit to that transgression. Today's Friday Find is such a document from my WELLS folder for Kansas. This is a list of descendants of Ozias Wells and Mary Kennedy conentrating on Thurston Wells' line. DESCENDENT'S …
John Burke
Do you ever feel like you've barely scratched the service when researching a branch of your tree? That's what it feels like for my research of John Burke and his first wife, Elizabeth Graves. While I have some information on this couple, I really need to research all of his descendants so I can learn …