Wednesday's Portrait: Dabuliewicz/Ellert/Ruski Family Portrait

 Today's Portrait: 

Spring 1906

When I came upon this gem, oh man, was I one happy family historian! 

The baby on the man's lap to the left, that's my great-grandmother Josephine Jeckering (married name). 

You can read all about her family abandonment, adoption, etc in a different post here.

The best way to describe this picture in a post like this-- 

Stanley Ellert (1849-1930) & Pauline Yocavich (1854-1937) married. They are the two older couple in the front/bottom row. They had 3 children: Stephania, Joseph and Mary (all pictured in the back row consecutively). 

Stephania Ellert married Josef Dabuliewicz (pictured below her, next to her mother). He is holding their daughter Josephine. 

Mary Ellert married John James Ruski (pictured below her, beside her father). He is holding their son Michael.

Who else thinks that Stephania and Mary look like twins?! :) 

52 Ancestors Biography- Stephania Ellert and Family

Stephania Ellert- My 2nd Great-Grandmother

Not the greatest pic...

Stephania was born in 1878 to Stainslaw "Stanley" and Pauline Ellert. I'm not sure when she immigrated to America, but I know it was before her parents. She married Josef Dabuliewicz (1881-1977) and they had one daughter- Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz (1906-1965). 

Josef and Stephania & baby Josephine 

Stephania died when she was only 35 years old, my age! She survived the devastating Great Dayton Flood of 1913 but died of Strep on 07 Jun 1913. After her death, her husband abandoned their one and only daughter. You can read more about Josephine here.

Stainslaw "Stanley" Ellert

b. abt 1849 in Poland

d. 28 Nov 1930, San Diego, California

Pauline Yocavich Ellert

b. 1854 in Poland

d. 23 Jan 1937 in San Diego, California

Stanley and Pauline immigrated to America in April 1909. In the ship records, they were meeting their daughter in Dayton. I'm not sure when their children immigrated, but they were all living in Dayton in 1910. 

Stanley and Pauline had 4 children, that I know of: Stephania, Alexander, Mary and Joseph.

                                    Ellert Family

Top Row: Stephania, Joseph Ellert (her brother), Mary Ellert Ruski (her sister)

Bottom Row: Josef Dabuliewicz w/ baby Josephine, Pauline Ellert, Stanely Ellert, John James Ruski w/ baby Michael.

I'm not sure if Stephania's brother Alexander stayed in Poland or died young. All I know is he was born about 1885 in Poland.

~Mary Ellert, Stephania's sister- pictured above- looks so much like Stephania!! It's crazy, they could be twins. Mary was born about 1885 in Poland. She married John James Ruski and they had 3 children: Michael (1905-1957), Mary (b. 1908) and Joseph (b. 1911). 

~Joseph Ellert, Stephania's brother- pictured next to her- was born about 1888 in Poland and died in Aug 1966. He married Martha Kuschiar (1886-1968) and they had 4 children: Joseph Frank (1913-1990), Eleanore Frances (1917-1986), Irene Caroline (1920-2017), and Marjorie R. (b. 1924). 

52 Ancestors Biography- Josef Dabuliewicz

Josef Dabuliewicz- my 2nd Great-Grandfather

Not the greatest pic, but it works :) 

Born: 19 Mar 1881 in Lituania 

Parents: Stanislaw "Stanley" Dabuliewicz (1859-1933) & Anieli "Nellie" Borofski (1869-?)

Siblings (That I know of): 

1. Johanna (1891-)

2. Anna (1893-)

Josef came to America aboard the shipped named Moltke from Hamburg, Germany on 29 May 1904. He was 19 years old, travelling alone. His parents and 2 sisters came in April 1909.

Between his arrival in 1904 and 1906, Josef married Stephania Ellert (1878-1913). They had one daughter: 

Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz

b. 02 Jan 1906- Brooklyn, New York                  You can read more about

d. 02 Jan 1965- Dayton, Ohio                         Josephine Here.

(My great-grandmother)

Josef, Stephania & baby Josephine

Josef's wife, Stephania died in 1913 after the Great Dayton Flood. She died of Strep. Josephine was only 7 and he abandoned her to the Alexinas family of Dayton, Ohio. (Read more about that story in Josephine's 52 Ancestor's Biography here.) 

Josef remarried on 17 May 1914 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Honorata Cieslak (1891-1977), an immigrant of Austria. Together, they had 6 children:

1. Mary (1914-1941)

2. Helen (1917-?)

3. Walter Alexander (1918-1995)

4. Stanley (1921-?)

5. Joseph John (1925-2012)

6. Adella M. (1930-?)

According to all census records, Josef and Honrata spent their lives in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He spent his occupational life working in a chair factory as a sander. 

Josef died at the age of 95 on 21 Feb 1977 of Leukemia. I have not located his burial, but I can assume it's probably in Winchendon.

Today in My Family History: Week 48

Week of November 23- 29

A very Happy Birthday to:

~My Aunt- A "Living Loomis"-- November 25- 64 Years old

~My Great Uncle- a "Living Jeckering"-- November 25- 76 Years Old

A Very Happy Anniversary to:

NONE

In Loving Memory of: 

~Christena M. Spielman (1835-1920)-- 84 Years Old

My 4th Great Grandmother.

She was born on November 27, 1835 & died on November 23, 1920.

~Joseph Niles (1857-1933)-- 75 Years Old

My 2nd Great Grandfather

He was born on November 24, 1857.

~Colette Mildred Brinkman (1922-2000)-- 78 Years Old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She died on November 24, 2000.

~Richard Mendenhall (1829-1856)-- 26 Years Old

My 5th Great Uncle

He was born on November 25, 1829.

~Earl Dwight Mendenhall (1894-1972)-- 78 Years Old

My Great Grandfather.

He died on November 26, 1972.

~Ellen E. Heider (1906-1999)-- 92 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

She was born on November 26, 1906.

~John Adam Heider (1858-1911)-- 52 Years Old

My 3rd Great Uncle.

He was born on November 27, 1858.

~Stanislaw "Stanley" Ellert (1849-1930)-- 81 Years old

My 3rd Great Grandfather.

He died on November 28, 1930.

~Paul Henry Raab (1914-1916)-- 2 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

He died on November 28, 1916.

Today In My Family History- Week 23

Monday, June 01, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Aaron Mendenhall (1828-1894)--65 years old

My 4th Great Grandfather

He was BORN on June 01, 1828.

He would have been 187!

Happy Anniversary to:

~My Mom and Step-Dad-- 

Married on June 01, 2002 in Dewey, Arizona. 

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Ethel Beatrice Alcock (1909-1982)- 73 years old

My 2nd great aunt

She DIED on June 02, 1982.

She would have been 106!

~Francis Jerome Trick (1929-2005)--75 years old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

He DIED on June 02, 2005.

He would have been 86.

~Sarah Pearson (1795-1866)--70 years old

My 5th Great Grandmother

She was BORN on June 02, 1795.

She would have been 220!!

Wednesday, June 03, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Harriett Olive "Hester" Watson (1856-1915)--58 years old

My 2nd Great Grandmother

She DIED on June 03, 1915. 

She would have been 159!

~John Park Munn (1841-1908)--66 years old

My 3rd Great Grandfather.

He DIED on June 03, 1908. 

He would have been 174!

~John Mendenhall Jr. (1688-1765)--76 years old

My 9th Great Grandfather

He was BORN on June 03, 1688.

He would have been 327!!!

Thursday, June 04, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 2nd Cousin, 1x Removed- a "Living Jeckering" --52 years old

Friday, June 05, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My Nephew-- a "Living Herrin"-- 8 Years old

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Deidamia Hill (1775-1838) --63 years old

My 6th Great Grandmother

She DIED on June 05, 1838.

She would have been 240!!

Saturday, June 06, 2015

NONE

Sunday, June 07, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Stephania Ellert (1878-1913)-- 35 Years old

My 2nd Great Grandmother

She DIED on June 07, 1913.

She would have been 137!

~Victoria Elizabeth Heider (1897-1992)-- 94 years old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

She DIED on June 07, 1992. 

She would have been 118!

~Jane Thornbrugh (1737-1796)-- 59 years old

My 7th Great Grandmother

She DIED on June 07, 1796. 

She would have been 278!!

Another New Grave Found!

Happy Thursday Evening!

I am very excited to say that I have found yet another important grave!  It is the grave(s) of my 3rd great grandparents- 

Stanislaw "Stanley" Ellert (1849-1930) &
Pauline (ULN) (1853-1937) 

(Both were born in Russia)

They're buried in:

 Holy Cross Cemetery in San Diego, Ca

4470 Hilltop Drive

Plot: St. Paul, Lot 567

I found this grave on Findagrave.com. I didn't find this grave sooner because I didn't think of another name that Stanislaw could have gone under...Stanley- DUH! Once I figured this out, I not only found the grave, but some census records as well. 

This makes a lot of sense why he would have changed his name to a more "American" name. My 3rd great grandfather- Gerhard Jeckering (1829-1898) also did this when he moved to America from Germany- he went by George. 


How I'm related to Stanley and Pauline Ellert: 

Carrie Jeckering Smith (Me)
My parents
Paul George Jeckering & Dorothy Jean Hendricks
Gerhard Cletus Jeckering & Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz
Josef Dabuliewicz & Stephania Ellert
Stephania's parents were Stanley and Pauline Ellert. 

Genealogy Fun- 16 Great-Great-Grands

I know it's not a Saturday night, but I came upon this Saturday Night Genealogy Fun post by Randy on his blog Genea-Musings: Your 16 Great-Great-Grands and thought I'd give it a try! (Thanks Randy!) 

Here is the challenge: 

1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents in pedigree chart order. List their birth and death years and places.

2) Figure out the dominant ethnicity or nationality of each of them.

3) Calculate your ancestral ethnicity or nationality by adding them up for the 16- 6.25% for each (obviously, this is approximate). 

4) If you don't know all 16 of your great-great-grandparents, then do it for the last full generation you have.

5) Write your own blog post, or make a comment on Facebook or in this post. 

Here it goes! 

1. Joseph Herman Jeckering: born 12 Mar 1870 in Dayton Ohio; married Rose A. Horn on 23 Aug 1899 in Dayton, Ohio; died 09 Feb 1931 in Dayton, Ohio. 

2. Rose A. Horn: born 07 May 1872 in Dayton Ohio; married Joseph Jeckering on 23 Aug 1899 in Dayton, Ohio; died 18 Dec 1933 in Dayton, Ohio.

3. Josef Dabuliewicz: born 1883 in Lithuania; married Stephanie Ellert sometime before 1906; died 21 Feb 1977 in Massachusetts. 

4. Stephanie Ellert: born 1878 (unknown); died 07 Jun 1913 in Dayton, Ohio.

5. Isaac Hendricks: born Aug 1843 in Indiana; married Mary Bostick in 1867 in Indiana; died --unknown.

6. Mary Bostick: born Aug 1849 in Indiana; died-- unknown.

7. James W. Hyman: born 07 Jan 1854 in Clark Co., Indiana; married Mary Kime on 03 Nov 1874 in Indiana; died 20 Aug 1926 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky. 

8. Mary Kime: born 05 Feb 1859 in Clark Co., Indiana; died 14 Oct 1917 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. 

9. Marion Richard "Mac" Mendenhall: born 31 Jul 1873 in North Star, Ohio; married Louella Ida Munn on 12 Aug 1893 in Ohio; died 13 Jan 1948 in Dayton, Ohio.

10. Louella Ida "Ella" Munn: born 19 Apr 1872 in Elk Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Jul 1958 in Dayton, Ohio. 

11. Richard Hathaway Miles: born 19 Nov 1842 in Barrington, New York; married Adda Jane Swift in 1891; died 1913 in Johnson Co., Kansas.

12. Adda Jane Swift: born 22 Aug 1862 (unknown place); died 1938 in Johnson Co., Kansas.

13. Frank Buchanon Seaver: born 14 Nov 1856 in Patriot, Indiana; married Harriet Olive Watson on 16 Oct 1888 in Tipton Co., Indiana; died 20 Feb 1936 in Tipton Co., Indiana. 

14. Harriett Olive "Hester" Watson: born 14 Oct 1856; died 03 Jun 1915. 

15. John Henry Henderson: born 28 May 1871 in Ekin, Indiana; married Anna Jane Thornton on 01 Sep 1900 in Tipton Co., Indiana; died 21 Jan 1949 in Atlanta, Indiana. 

16. Anna Jane Thornton: born 1875 in Tipton Co., Indiana; died 15 Jul 1954 in Indiana. 


My "nationalities" are as follows- 

5 German          31%
1 Lithuanian     6.25%
1 Russia            6.25%
1 Netherland     6.25%
2 England          12.5%
1 Scotland          6.25%
5 unknown         31% 


I think with this conclusion is-- I need to do more research! :)