Do you have old obituary clippings in your files? Do any of those clippings hint at a tragic cause of death but not provide any details? As I was going thru my WELLS family notebook, I came across one such clipping for Samuel Clark Wells and his wife, Icy Yola Brooks. WellsSamuel Clark Wells was …
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Friday Finds
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 …
Missing Records
Do you have a record in your files that you believe should lead you to more records? That's my case with a Woodson County, Kansas deed for Thurston K. Wells. Woodson County KansasDeeds Book G, Page 324 Image 12 on FS film 1428638 United States of AmericaHomestead Certificate No 1316Application 2986 To all to whom …
Provenance
Do you have a family scrapbook, photo album or Bible in your possession? If so, have you documented how you obtained ownership of the item(s)? While most of the photo albums, funeral books and family Bibles were passed down to me by my grandmothers, I am encountering an issue where I need to document the …
Will of James Marshall Ricketts
Woodson County Kansas Will Of James M. Ricketts No. 1 Exhibit A Be it known, that I, J. M. Ricketts, of Woodson County, in the State of Kansas, being now of sound and disposing mind and memory, demure and publish this my last will and testament. Item One - I will and direct that all …
Friday Finds
Obituary of Emeline Minnick Mentzer Died - MentzerEmaline Minnick was born near Pittsburg, Pa., Aug 26, 1848, at which place she spent her childhood in the home of her parents, John and Mary Minnick. at the age of 12 years her parents with their five daughters and one sone moved to Kewanee, Ill., where she …
Juanita Mentzer Baldwin
Do use notes to help create a narrative report for individuals in your tree? While I've seen another researcher talk about his use of this feature, I have to admit that I haven't taken advantage of the ability to create and incorporate notes into a narrative report. Having recently corresponded with a DNA match who …
Mentzer – Schoepflin
Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 19, Hiram Underhill, Neosho Falls, and Miss Charlotte Tarman, Iola. Oct. 28, Philip E. Mentzer and miss Anna M. Schoepflin both of Yates Center"Marriage Licenses," The Neosho Falls Post (Neosho Falls, Kansas), 26 October 1905, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 19 June 2022). MarriedMentzer - Schoepflin - …
Williams – Mentzer Wedding
John W. Williams and his wife Clara Edith Mentzer MarriedAt the residence of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mentzer's four miles northwest of town, on Thursday evening April 2nd, 1903. Miss Clara Edith Mentzer and John Williams were united in marriage by Rev. C. W. Bailey, in the presence of only near relatives. …
Mentzer – Graham
The marriage of Clarence Albert "Bert" Mentzer and Grace Graham is chronicled in three newspapers in Woodson County, Kansas. Each version provides a different clue about the couple. MarriedMentzer - GrahamMr. Bert Mentzer and Miss Grace Graham were married at the Methodist parsonage Wednesday evening by the Rev. W. L. French. These young people are …