As I was going thru my RICKETTS notebook and files, I came across some research that Betty Wasmer did for me in Woodson County Kansas records. Since this research is primarily a transcription from the indexes, I checked FamilySearch to see whether the actual records were available. I did not find anything on FamilySearch for …
Category: Christy
Gratitude!
Fellow bloggers, do you ever feel like your posts about the history of your family are getting lost in the jumble of the Internet and not being read by family members? While I have regular readers of my blog and sometimes have posts shared by fellow genealogists, I don't have much readership outside of the …
Samuel Christy
Samuel Christy was born on 11 Sep 1819 in Indiana, United States.1–3 He lived in Jasper Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States on 21 Sep 1850.4–5 He sold land on 9 Oct 1850 in Fayette, Ohio, United States.6 Samuel H. Christy is listed as a 31 year old farmer on the 1850 census in Jasper, Fayette …
Two Samuels
Do you have 'favorite' lines in your tree? I'm referring to those lines that you have spent the most time researching compared to other lines. I have to admit that I do have at least one favorite line - my CRAWFORD line. Thus, I might conclude that I did not do a very good job …
Christy Descendants
Descendants of Samuel Christy of Clinton County, Indiana 1-Samuel Christy-7734b: 11 September 1819, Indiana, United Statesd: 24 March 1904, Clinton, Indiana, United States+Lyda Gallimore-7735b: 25 March 1824, Ohio, Kentucky, United Statesm: 3 March 1842, Fayette, Ohio, United Statesd: 1 February 1864, Clinton, Indiana, United States . . . . . 2-Emily Jane Christy-8838 b: 15 …
Otto Rector Career Military
Do you ever feel like some of the genealogy records are deceptive? That's how I'm beginning to feel about the database, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. According to that database, a person named Ctor Otto R enlisted 28 Dec 1945 in California. Even though the name that was indexed does not match, the …
Obituary Misdirection
Have you ever struggled to figure out parent-child relationships when multiple marriages are involved? If so, do you turn to an obituary of a parent to help figure out the children? While researching the descendants of my third great grandfather, Sameul Christy, I've encountered the family of Ernest Evert Stoops. Ernest was first married to …
Chief Master Sergeant
Have you ever celebrated when you find an obituary that details a military career? Well, I'm celebrating today! As I'm researching cousins, I've finally found an obituary that provides quite a few details about the military career of my second cousin twice removed, Everett Wayne Stoops. ObituariesWayne StoopsFeb. 19, 1919 — July 7, 2006Retired Chief …
Another Military Mystery
Do the fragments of information about an ancestor or distant cousins military service frustrate you? I know that even though my dad shared some of his military experience with me, he got some of the dates confused. Since he served in the U.S. Navy toward the end of World War 2, I was fortunate to …
John Frederick Christy
Killed in Action Do you know much about the Korean War? I have to admit that I don't. Thus, when I learned that a second cousin twice removed was killed in action in Korea, I had to learn more. An Ancestry hint for John Frederick Christy took me to the article about his funeral service. …