Raising my Ancestry.com tree rating- Week One

Sunday August 24, 2025- 

My Jeckering family tree on Ancestry.com is several years old-- I would say at least 15 years old....I've added name after name and source after source but I know my early days of Genealogy- I wasn't that great at recording my sources (like I am now). 

Currently, my Jeckering family tree rating is a sad 6..6 (fair rating). I really want to boost that score (for my own personal gain) so we're going to view 'all possible errors' that ancestry.com is showing me and go through each one--- and I know this will take awhile! 

1.  ULN, Anna Sarah 1759-1825- 5th great-grandmother- the error listed is that there are hints for Sarah that are not viewed and/or saved.

So, now that I went through and added information- saved and denied sources for Anna, and I refreshed the page for possible errors, her name is taken off- so that's promising that it'll update on it's own. Let's keep going! And it looks like the majority of the error messages are duplicates or "[name] has no records or other sources attached to them"- which is what it had said about Anna Sarah.

2. Edward VII King Albert Edward Prince of Wales 1841-1910- 11th cousin, 3x removed 

3. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise "German Empress consort, Queen consort of Prussia" 1840-1901- 11th cousin, 3x removed 

4. Alexandra of Denmark "Queen consort of the UK" 1844-1925- wife of 11th cousin, 3x removed 

5. 10th Earl of Southesk, Charles Carnegie- father-in-law of 13th cousin, 1x removed 

6. Charles Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk 1893-1992- husband of 13th cousin, 1x removed 

7. Alexander Duff 1st Duke of Fife 1849-1912- husband of 12th cousin, 2x removed

Monday Day 2- August 25, 2025

8. Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900-1979- 13th cousin, 1x removed 

9. Alastair Arthur Windsor 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1914-1943- 13th cousin, 1st cousin

10. George Mountbatten 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven 1892-1938- 13th cousin, 1x removed 

Tuesday Day 3- August 26, 2025

11. James Carnegie 3rd Duke of Fife 1929-2015- 14th cousin 

Wednesday Day 4- August 27, 2025

12. David Carnegie 4th Duke of Fife (born 1961), 14th cousin, 1x removed 

13. James Duff 5th Earl Fife (1814-1879)- Father-in-law of 12th cousin, 2x removed

14. John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne (1924-2005)- husband of 14th cousin

15. Gottfried 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenberg (1897-1960)- 13th cousin, 1x removed

16. John Campbell 9th Duke of Argyll (1845-1914)- husband of 11th cousin, 3x removed  

17. Abraham M. Aaron- born 1873- father-in-law of 5th cousin, 4x removed

18. Elsie F. Aaron- (1904-1975)- wife of 5th cousin, 4x removed 

Thursday Day 5- August 28, 2025

19. Henrietta Fern Abbott (1863-1950)- mother-in-law of 5th cousin, 5x removed 

20. Blanche E. Abel (born 1903)- 7th cousin, 5x removed 

21. Carlton Henry Abel (1902-1966)- 7th cousin, 5x removed 

22. Charles R. Abel (born 1906)- 7th cousin, 5x removed 

23. Clyde M. Abel (b. 1895)- 7th cousin, 5x removed 

Friday, Day 6- August 29, 2025

24. Dorothy M. Abel (1904-1982)- 7th cousin, 5x removed 

25. Florence E. Abel (1909-1995)- 7th cousin, 5x removed 

Saturday, Day 7- August 30, 2025

wasn't able to do any research on this day.

By the end of the week and adding a ton of source records, my score didn't change... but I still have a lot more work to do--- 

Chaminade High School, Class of 1934, Senior Part 5

Welcome to Chaminade High School in Dayton, Ohio! 

Yearbook Year: 1934, PART 5

Yearbook 1934 Series: 

41. Joseph C. Koerner "Joe"

Joseph Caroll Koerner
born: 15 Nov 1916- Dayton, Ohio
died: 19 Dec 2011- Chattanooga, Tennessee, age 95

Parents: Bernard Koerner (1890-1968) &

            Eulalie M. Boerger (1891-1959)

Joe owned his own company for 30 years- Blueprint Company in Dayton, Ohio. He never married or had children. 

Joe died at the age of 95 and is buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery. 

42. James J. Krabacher "Kra"

  James Joseph Krabacher 
   born: 15 Apr 1915- Kentucky
   died: 03 Feb 1973- Dayton, Ohio, age 57

   Parents: Edward F. Krabacher (1891-1947) &

                  Estella Johanna Eikens (1893-1943)

   James married Rosa Lucille Powell (1923-2012) on 29 Aug 1944 

   in Jackson, MIssouri but later divorced 02 Dec 1967 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He had 4 children with Rosa- Douglas, John, Thomas, and Deborah. 

James died at the age of 57 and is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Piqua, Ohio. 

43. James A. Kuenle "Jim"

  Andrew James Kuenle Jr.
  born: 25 Mar 1917- Dayton, Ohio
  died: 27 Jul 2010- Beavercreek, Ohio, age 93

  Parents: Andrew James Kuenle (1881-1970) &

                Clara Margaret Sacksteder (1879-1959)

  Jim married Rose Pauline Lanfersieck (1916-2011) on 12 Jun 1945 in Dayton at the St. Albert the Great Church. They had two children- Kathleen and Carol Ann. 

 

  

  

In 1950, Jim was living with his family at 2815 Grace St. in Dayton and working as an accountant at a storm door and window company. Jim died at the age of 93 and is buried beside his wife in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio

44. Paul F. Lawler 

  

  Paul Francis Lawler

  born: 16 Mar 1916 in Dayton, Ohio

  died: 26 Jul 1986 in Palm Harbor, Florida, age 70

  Parents: William John Lawler (1877-1946) & 

                Louisa Josephine Pierrot (1879-1969) 

 

  In 1950, Paul was living with his wife Stella at 76 Washington Ave in East Paterson, New Jersey. He and Stella had no children. 

 

45. Robert V. Leibold "Bob"

  Robert Valentine Leibold 

  born: 16 Apr 1916 in Dayton, Ohio

  died: 22 Nov 1979 in Dayton, Ohio, age 63

  Parents: August John Leibold (1884-1953) &

                Louise Anna Orandorff (1887-1973). 

  Robert married Elsie Eileen Charters (1918-1993) on 20 Oct 1945 in Dayton and they had two children. 

46. Paul H. Leopold "Pete"

 Paul Harold Leopold
 born: 05 Feb 1916 in Dayton, Ohio
 died: 26 Mar 1999 in Englewood, Ohio, age 83 

 Parents: Bernard H. Leopold (1888-1959) &

                Ana Agatha Wenning (1891-1968)

 On 25 Apr 1942, Paul married Ruth Anna Matthews (1922-2008) and they had 5 children, 3 of which were named Paul H Jr., Patricia and Michael. 

47. Virgil E. Link "Pedro"

  Virgil Ernest Link

  born: 07 Nov 1916 in Celina, Ohio

  died: 14 Nov 1968 in Dayton, Ohio, age 52

 Parents: Jacob Valentine Link (1875-1961) &

                Margaret Frances Boeke (1881-1949)

 On 08 Jun 1940, Virgil married Loretta Mary Lehman (1916-2001) and they had 2 children: William and Virginia. 

 In 1950, Virgil was living with his family at 616 Smithville Road in Dayton and he was working as a production engineer in an electric motors automobile parks manufacturing. 

Virgil died at the age of 52 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. 

48. Earl J. Madden "Curly" 

Earl Thomas Madden Jr. 

born: 05 Sep 1916 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 04 Jan 1984 in Dayton, Ohio, age 67

Parents: Earl Thomas Madden Sr. (1890-1961) &

            Anna Catherine Sullivan (1894-1989)

Earl married Carolyn Ann Urquhart (1923-2007) in 1943 and they had at least two sons: Michael and Thomas.

In 1950, Earl was living with his wife and two sons at 1031 Burkshire in Dayton and working as a supervisor. 

Earl died at the age of 67 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.

49. Donald J. Malloy "Sparky"

  Donald James Malloy 
  born: 04 Dec 1916 in Dayton, Ohio
  died: 10 Jan 2005 in Sarasota, Florida, age 89

  Parents: Henry John Malloy (1890-1970) & 

                Grace Edna Bulpin (1891-1966) 

  

  On 18 Nov 1942, Donald married Daphine Wilda Gray (1923-2006). and they had at least two children: Donna and Douglas.

 In 1950, Donald was living with his family at 92 Patterson Village Drive in Dayton working as a training officer within aircraft research- own business. 

Donald died at the age of 89 and is buried beside his wife Daphine in Sarasota Memorial Park in Sarasota, Florida. 

50. Walter H. Mangold "Spider"

 

  Walter Henry Mangold 

 born: 30 Sep 1915 in Dayton, Ohio

 died: 22 Oct 1999 in Dayton, Ohio, age 84

 Parents: Louis Theophile Mangold (1870-1930) &

                Agnes Brooks (1876-1921)

 In 1950, Walter was living in Mad River, Ohio with his wife Christine and two children: Christine (age 10) and John (age 1). The Census record states that at the time, Walter was unable to work. 

Continue this series here: Part 6

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