Today in My Family History- Week 45 (Late)

This Week: November 02- 08

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My Brother- a "Living Jeckering"- November 2- 39 Years Old

~My Son- a "Living Smith"- November 4- 4 years Old 

A Very Happy Anniversary to:

~James W. Hyman & Mary Kime

My 2nd Great Grandparents

They were married November 3, 1874.

In Loving Memory of: 

~Maria Elisabeth Kluneman (1830-1912)

My 3rd Great Grandmother.

She died on November 2, 1912.

~Mordecai Mendenhall (1713-1803)

My 8th Great Grandfather

He died on November 3, 1803.

~Euphemia Maria Jeckering (1774-1813)

My 5th Great Grand Aunt

She died on November 5, 1813.

~Susanna Hemelt (1691-1765)

My 7th Great Grandmother

She was Born on November 6, 1691.

Today in My Family History- Week 38

Since I'll be out of town next week, I won't be on the computer or on my blog very often, so I'm going to post this one early---

Week of September 14- 20

A Very Happy Birthday to:

~My Nephew- a "Living Herrin"-- September 14-- 10 Years Old

~My Father-in-Law- a "Living Smith"-- September 15-- 63 Years

~My 9th Cousin, 2x Removed-- a "Living Mendenhall"-- Sept 16-- 33 Years Old

In Loving Memory of:

~Mary Bedleman (1817-1895)-- 78 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She was BORN on September 16, 1817.

~Samuel Anthony Trick (1889-1958)-- 69 Years Old

The Husband of my 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

He DIED on September 16, 1958.

~Mary E. Heider (1929-1998)-- 68 Years Old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She was BORN on September 16, 1929.

~John W. Mendenhall (1877-1894)-- 17 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grand Uncle

He was BORN on September 17, 1877.

~Albert Vincent Heider (1894-1897)-- 3 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

He DIED on September 20, 1897.

~Charity Grubb Beeson (1715-1809)-- 94 Years Old

My 8th Great Grandmother

She DIED on September 20, 1809. 

Today in My Family History: Week 37 (Late)

Week of September 07-13

A Very Happy Birthday to:

~My 1st Cousin- September 11- a "Living Potchik"

-- 28 Years Old

~My Brother-in-Law- September 12- a "Living Smith"

-- 32 Years Old

A Very Happy Anniversary to:

~My 1st Cousin, 2x Removed- September 10

a "Living Jeckering" and his wife- Married 60 Years!

~My 2nd Great Grand Aunt- September 10, 1901

Rose Margaret Jeckering & Frank J. Raab married.

In Loving Memory: 

~Deidamia Mendenhall (1818-1873)-- 54 Years Old

My 4th Great Grand Aunt

She was BORN on Sep 07, 1818.

~Clarinda Jane Robinson (Niles) (1835-1909)-- 74 Years Old

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She was BORN on September 09, 1935.

~Ruth Jeckering (1931-1931)- Stillborn

My Grand Aunt

She was BORN and DIED on September 09, 1931.

~Anna Josephine Heider (1888-1981)-- 93 Years Old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

She DIED on September 10, 1981.

~Johann Heinrich Jeckering (b. 1931)

My 3rd Great Grand Uncle

He was BORN on September 11, 1831.

~Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967)-- 67 Years Old

My Great Grandfather

He DIED on September 12, 1967.

~Mary Alice Brinkman (1916-2010)-- 94 Years Old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She DIED on September 12, 2010.

~Mary Dorothy Rose (1901-1994)-- 93 Years Old

The Wife of my 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

She DIED on September 12, 1994.

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

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

She DIED on September 13, 1999.

Today in My Family History: Week 26

Monday, June 22, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 2nd Cousin, 1x Removed-- a "Living Jeckering"- 54 Years Old

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

NONE

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My Wonderful Husband-- a "Living Smith"--30 Years Old

~My 1st Cousin, 1x Removed- a "Living Finke"- 6 Years Old

Happy Anniversary to:

~My 1st Cousin, 1x Removed and his Wife- 

Married June 24, 1989- 26 Years! 

Thursday, June 25, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Lawrence John Brinkman (1890-1970)- 80 years old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

He was BORN on June 25, 1890.

He would have been 125!

~Celeste Elizabeth Karch (1916-1994)- 78 years old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed.

She was BORN on June 25, 1916.

She would have been 99.

Friday, June 26, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Susanna Pierson (1687-1765)- 78 years old

My 9th Great Grandmother

She was BORN on June 26, 1687.

She would have been 328!!!

Saturday, June 27, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 1st Cousin-- a "Living Brocklehurst"-- 25 Years Old

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Leonard Raab (1911-1913)- 2 years old

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

He DIED on June 27, 1913.

He would have been 104!

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Happy Anniversary to:

~My 1st Cousin, 1x Removed and her husband-- 40 Years!

They were married June 28, 1975 in Ohio.

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Aloysius Henry Trick (1925-2009)- 84 years old

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed.

He was BORN on June 28, 1925.

He would have been 90.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 32: David Smith (1822-1878)

David Smith -- my husband's 3rd great-grandfather


b. 13 Oct 1822 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Parents: Unknown (So Far!)

Siblings: 5 brothers

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):
1870 (48): Deer Creek, Allen, Kansas- Teacher


Mentioned in Book:

Kansas State Library- 
History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas
Edited and Comiled by L Wallace Duncan and Chas F. Scott, 1901:

Pages 500 and 501:

DAVID sMITH, whose remarkable influence as one of the early teachers of the county has been elsewhere noted, was born October 13, 1822, in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, of Scottish-Irish parentage. The following year his parents removed to Stark county, Ohio, and settled upon a tract of land where the city of Massilon now stands. David, the oldest of five brothers, lived and worked upon the farm and in his father's tannery until about his eighteenth year. 

Up to this time his educational advantages were very meager. The country was new, a tribe of Indians occupied a part of the county for several years, schools were short, poor and primitive, teachers poorly qualified and books scarce. His nineteenth year he spent in the Twinsburg Academy, taught by Rev. Samuel Bissell, at that time one of the largest and most popular schools in northern Ohio. The next two years he taught school and then entered Western Reserve--now Adelbert College- then located at Hudson, now at Cleveland, Ohio. 

Here and at Jefferson College at Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, he spent his time while not teaching til his graduation at Jefferson about the year 1847. He also received a diploma from Adelbert. Immediately after graduation he was called to the principal-ship at the Old Pisgait Academy, near Lexington, Kentucky. Two years after he entered the Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Completing his theological course he married Miss S.E. Clarke, a teacher at Northfield, Ohio, and immediately answered to call to take charge of the academy at Winchester, Tennessee. A year later he was called to the chair of mathematics- in Burett College, Spencer, Tennessee. A few months after upon the death of the president he was chosen president of the college- about 1857. He held this position til the Civil War closed the school.

Leaving Spencer, Tennessee, in 1863, in troublesome times- times that tried northern men's souls- he settled in Olney, Illinois. Here he taught for a year, when he was called to take charge of the schools at Shawneetown, Illinois. In the year of 1866 he resigned his position at Shawneetown and accepted the call to Geneva, Kansas, and the following year settled at Carlyle, where he continued to teach until his death, Apr 10, 1878. 

Professor Smith was the old Puritan type, a stern disciplinarian, a rigid observer of the strictest religious rules- a combination of teacher and preacher whose influence was wide and lasting. His memory will be revered as long as any still live who were the beneficiaries of his training. 



He was mentioned in Amanda McClure Thrasher's obituary in 1924:

--It is common now for schools to employ a musical director, but it was not common then and the Carlyle school with Prof. David Smith as the teacher the first common school in Allen County and quite possibly the first in Kansas to employ a music teacher.--


Family:

David married Sarah L. (S.E.) Clarke (b. 1823)and they had 3 children:

1. Walter C. Smith (1852-?)
2. Louisa A. Smith (1859-bef 1870)
3. Franklin M. Smith (1861-1894)





David died 10 Apr 1878 in Carlyle, Allen, Kansas at the age of 55. 



I would love to know more about David and mainly his parents! If anyone knows any more information, please contact me :) Thanks!!! 

A Tribute to Jane Anita Smith (Archer) (1925-2014)

This month, we lost our grandmother Smith so I wanted to write a blog post in memory of her- separate from 52 Ancestors. 

Jane Anita Smith (Archer)

B. 06 Apr 1925 in Los Angeles, California

D. 07 Dec 2014 in Prescott, Arizona

Jane was an only child. Her parents were Elmer E. Archer (1894-1968) & Florence M. Longphre (1891-1982). She grew up in San Diego, California. 

Education:

1943: San Diego High School

1947: Earned degree and teaching certificate from San Diego State College

Family:

Jane married Dr. Walter Morse Smith (1920-1985) on 19 Jun 1948 at the age of 23 in San Diego, California. 

The two had 3 sons together and raised them in their home in San Diego.

Obituary:

From The Daily Courier- Prescott, Arizona Newspaper- 10 Dec 2014

Jane Anita (Archer) Smith, 89, who was born  to Elmer E. Archer and Florence (Longphre) Archer on April 6, 1925, in Los Angeles, California, passed away on Dec. 7, 2014 in Prescott, Arizona.

The Archer family moved to San Diego, where Jane grew up and graduated from San Diego High School in 1943. She earned her degree and teachers certificate from San Diego State College in 1947. She met Walter M. Smith in San Diego and the two were married on June 19, 1948. For the next 37 years, the couple lived and worked in San Diego, where they raised their three sons.

In 1990, Jane moved to Prescott, where she became very active in her church community, volunteering many hours as a Eucharistic minister at Sacred Heart Parish and with the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Prescott. 

Jane was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Walter Morse Smith, M.D. She is survived by her children, Walter M. Smith Jr. and wife Carol E. (Pedersen) Smith of San Diego, California, Paul B. Smith and wife Leslie K. (Cheever) Smith of Prescott, Arizona, and David A. Smith and wife Sylvia S. (DeHoff) Smith of Fresno, California; eight grandchildren, Brian Smith, Kevin (Rachel) Smith, Sarah (Tim) Synder, Jeremy (Dana) Smith, Michael (Diana) Smith, Steven Smith, Jeffery Smith, and James (Carrie) Smith; and nine great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Harper and Carson Snyder, Ryan and Kori Smith, Sofia, Madeline, and Jacob Smith and Jack Smith. 

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 12, 2014, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Prescott. Father Fred LeClaire, CMF and Deacon Michael Johnsen will preside. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that a donation to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Prescott would be appreciated.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 6

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 6

~Most of my genealogy work is on my paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents, mainly because my husband’s tree is some-what difficult because of the last name SMITH- very difficult to trace. However, throughout these 52 weeks, I do have a couple of Smith’s that I’m going to be writing about J

Francis Morse Smith (1920-1985)- My husband’s grandfather

(a.k.a.- Dr. Walter Morse Smith)

Dr. Walter M. Smith

Birth:           21 Mar 1920         Oakland, Alameda, California

Death:          17 Jul 1985           La Mesa, San Diego, California

                    Age: 65

Parents:       Walter Allen Smith (1884-1926) &

                              Violet Claire Brown (1879-1965)

Siblings:    

Francis had 1 older brother- Walter Allen Smith Jr. (1918-?)

Walter Sr., and sons

Behind the name change:

Francis started going by Walter in grade school when his father died. I don’t know if ever legally changed it to Walter, but since he basically took his brother’s name, Walter Jr. went by his middle name, Allen.

         

Residences:

1920 (birth):         Oakland, California

1930 (age 10):       Mecca, Riverside, California

1945 (age 25):      Berkeley, Alameda, California

1945 (age 25):      Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska

1948 (age 28):      San Diego, California

1985 (age 65):      La Mesa, San Diego, California

Eagle Scout:

Walter received his Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts about 1933 at the age of 13. He was honored and in the local newspaper for his profound achievement.

Eagle Scount- age 13

Education:

Walter graduated from UC Berkeley and then graduated from medical school at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 1945.

Walter at Creighton University

Military:

After graduating from medical school, Walter used his talents as a flight surgeon in the Army Air Corp during World War II.

Family:

Walter married on 19 Jun 1948 in San Diego, California. (Bride’s name is disclosed because she is still alive). They had 3 sons- Walter, Paul and David.

Walter and his bride on their wedding day- Love this picture

More pictures of Walter:

 I unfortunately didn't get to meet Walter, but he seemed like a very ambitious and hard working individual. 

Death:

At the young age of 65, Walter died in 1985 due to a pulmonary embolus due to a cerebral hemorrhage due to diabetic atherosclerosis.

Burial:

Walter is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in La Mesa, San Diego, California.