Mappy Monday- Concord, Pennsylvania

My 10^th great grandfather, John Mendenhall (1659-1743) came to America with his siblings in 1685. He settled down in Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania, married Elizabeth Maris and had 3 sons.

Concord, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Concord Township is divided into four villages that date into the 1600s- Concordville, Elam, Markham and Ward. Most of my family lived in Concordville. 

The population in 2010 was 17,231 (in Concord Township).

My ancestors were Quaker, as were most of the townspeople in Concord Township. This was the Concord Quaker Meeting House :

Concord Meeting House- 1900

John Mendenhall built a house for him and his family with a lot of land: (the picture I was going to put is REALLY blurry, sorry.

John's sister- Mary Mendenhall (1670-1728) came to America a year after her other siblings. She married Nathaniel Newlin (1665-1729) and they started the Newlin Mill- which is still there today! 

The Newlin Mill- Made grain from 1700s to 1942! The old mill is still there today!

Nathaniel and Mary Newlin's Home - still there today!

Why I couldn't live with my ancestors...

I am completely amused by the saying"the past was a much simpler time"...because this is completely untrue. With today's technology, advancements in medicine and education, I believe I live in a much much simpler time than even when my grandmother was my age.
I was thinking about this thought this morning and I instantly came up with many reasons why I couldn't/wouldn't live among my ancestors:

Counting down....

5. Movies- Now, I know this one sounds silly compared to many other Wonderful things in this modern age, but...I can't deny the fact that I do love good movies! (I can't write "books"--those were available then!)

4. Modern Technology- (primarily household appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers, washer and dryers)- this is self-explanatory.


3. Education- I have 2 degrees and I am a wife and mother...wouldn't have happened maybe even 50 years ago! Sure, women did get college degrees 50 years ago, but not many- especially not two degrees.

2.Pain Killers- I don't take pills everyday, but I do get headaches/migraines almost everyday. I appreciate Tylenol/Excedrin very much and am thankful I have it every time I take it! I can't imagine a world where I couldn't take it when I needed it. 

1. Modern Medicine- (2 parts)
1.a- my son Jack wouldn't be alive...he was born with a cleft palate and couldn't eat- couldn't provide suction to feed from a bottle. We tried coaching him for 5 weeks in the NICU, but nothing works. He ended up having a G-tube (feeding tube in his stomach) until he was 18 months old.

1.b- I wouldn't be alive...I was born a preemie- with my twin sister- and was in the NICU for 3 months because I was severely sick. I had caught a staph infection and lost a drastic amount of weight and almost died. If I were born even 50 years ago, I more than likely wouldn't have survived.  

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- Genealogy Activities

Every Saturday evening, I like to partake in Randy's (from Genea-Musings) Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!

Tonights Challenge: Your Genealogy Activities 

1) Answer these questions in my survey about genealogy resources and usage:

a) Which genealogy software programs for your computer do you use? (e.g., Family Tree Maker, Reunion, GRAMPS, etc)?

I just started using Roots Magic 6-- in the past I've used Ancestry.com's downloadable one you can buy and then I've used My Heritage but I didn't like that one.


b) Which online family trees have information submitted by you- in either a separate online tree?

~Ancestry.com
~WickiTree

c) For which subscription genealogy record providers (e.g. Ancestry) do you have a subscription?

I have a subscription for Ancestry.com but it was a subscription that I WON - a 6 month world membership.

d) Which FREE genealogy record providers do you use regularly?

~FamilySearch.org
~Findagrave.com
~Google
~Local Heritage Book Emsburen


e) How much time do you spend each week doing actual genealogy research online? Estimate an average number of hours per week.

Average per week- 21 hours 

f) How much time do you spend each week doing actual genealogy research in a repository? Estimate an average number of hours per month over, say, a one year period.

none- sadly

g) How much time do you spend each week adding information to your genealogy software program? Estimate an average number of hours per week over, say, a one month period.

Average per month- 15 hours

h) How much time do you spend each month at a genealogical society meeting, program or event? Estimate an average number of hours per month over, say, a one year period.

none- sadly- I've never been to one :( 

i) How much time do you spend each month on genealogy education? Estimate an average number of hours per month over, say, a one year period.

none

j) How much time do you spend each week reading, writing, and commenting on genealogy blogs, websites, and social media? Estimate an average number of hours per week over, say, a one month period. 

Average over one month- 48 hours


2) Answer the questions in a blog post of your own (and please drop a link as a comment in this post), in a comment to this post, or in a Google+ or Facebook post.

DONE :) 

New Findings! Gerhard "George" Jackering (1845-1922)

Gerhard Bernhard Jeckering-  3rd Cousin, 5x removed

Before today's big find, the only information I had for Gerhard (beside's parents information) was: 

Gerhard Bernhard Jeckering 

b. 17 May 1845 in Ahlde, Germany

d. USA

Now, I have: 

a picture...and a lot more information! 

Gerhard Bernhard Jackering

Gerhard Bernhard "George" Jackering 

(I'm assuming the "e" was switched to an "a" after his move to America)

b. 17 may 1845 in Ahlde, Germany

d. 17 Feb 1922 in Grant Couny, Washington

Wife #1:

 Mary Ann Bucher on 16 Mar 1868 in Perry, Wisconsin

    b. 25 Jan 1850 in Hanover, Germany

    d. 05 Feb 1886 in Grant County, Wisconsin

daughter of William Bucher (1822-1860) & Christine Wessing (1816-1885)

Children: (10)

1. Helena Lenora "Lena"     1868-1943  

2. William                          1870-1949

3. Anna Mary Marie         1871-1872

4. Joseph John                      1873-1933

5. Franciscus George         1874-1914

6. John George                     1876-1914

7. Henry Joseph                  1879-1945

8. George John                     1882-1943

George and his wife Lena (front)

George's wife- Lena Schauff (1888-1938)

9. Georgia                            1882- ?

10. Pauly                             1886-1886

and at least 15 Grandchildren

Wife #2:

Anna F. Houdick on 07 Jan 1888 in Wisconsin

   b. 27 May 1870 in Germany

   d. 26 Feb 1933 in Grant County, Wisconsin

daughter of Johann "John" Houdick & Barbara

Children: (3)

1. Barbara A                       1889- ?

2. Benedict J "Bennie"        1898- 1981

3. Elizabeth A                    1912-

and at least 2 grandchildren

Residences and Occupations:

All U.S. census records (1880, 1900, 1910, 1920) show Gerhard as a farmer in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin. 

Gerhard also owned land in Waterloo in 1895 (amount of acres- unknown). (U.S. Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918)

Gerhard and his some of his family are buried in Wissabaum Cemetery in Grant County, Wisconsin. 


~How George is related to me: 4th cousin, 4x removed

Carrie Jeckering Smith (me)
My parents
Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954)
Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967)
Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931)
Gerhard J Jeckering (1829-1898)
Johannes Jeckering (1799- ?)
Johann Otto Jeckering (1767-1822)
Gerhard Jeckering (1730-1788)
Gerhard Jeckering (1673-1735)
The above Jeckering is my 7th great grandfather- he had another son:
Bernhard Jeckering (1719- ?)
Gerhard Jeckering (1755-1831)
Johann Gerhard Jeckering (1808-1922)
Gerhard Bernhard ** 

Surname Saturday- Ketteler

Today's Surname: Ketteler

My 4th great grandmother was:

Euphemia Margaretha Ketteler

b. 20 Dec 1798 in Drievorden, Germany

d. 1860 in Hesepe, Germany

She married Johannes Jeckering (1799-1860) and they had 5 children- including my 3rd great grandfather, who immigrated to America. 

Euphemia's parents were:

Johann Theodor Ketteler (1769-1848) & Anna Maria Wolbers (1767-1851)

I'm not sure where the name Ketteler comes into her family-- her grandfather- Theodor Ketteler's (1719-1787) parents were Heinrich Hermeling (1678-1726) and Susanna Flodder (1690-1760).

According to Wikipedia- Ketteler (or Kettler) is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia. 

Ketteler on the Web: 

~Useful tool: 

A great database that I've found for researching families in Emsburen, Germany is Local Heritage Book Emsburen. The site for the Ketteler family is: Ketteler Family. In this database, the birth dates range from 1525-1870.

~Find a Grave

There are 48 names in the Findagrave website--mostly in Ohio, Nebraska, Kentucky and Wisconsin, but one in England. 

~Ancestry.com Immigration Records

There are 12 Ketteler's on the U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s:

Name:                         Arrival Year:     Place:

Engelb Ketteler           1857                New York

Cath Schmiemann   

         Ketteler             1837                America

Joh Heinr Kettler       1837                America

Joh Theodor Ketteler 1837                America

Philipp Ketteler           1865                New York

A. Gert Lansing

          Ketteler             1847               Cincinnati, Ohio

Bern Ketteler               1847               Cincinnati, Ohio

Carl Hubertus Ketteler 1847               Cincinnati, Ohio

M. Christ Ketteler        1847                Cincinnati, Ohio

Mathias Hubertus 

              Ketteler          1847                Cincinnati, Ohio

Bernard Ketteler          1848                Illinois

Wm. Ketteler                1864                New York

There was one name on the U.S. Naturalization Record Index, 1791-1992:

Herman Ketteler - B. in Germany, Date of action: 07 Apr 1893 in New York.

Funny Friday!

Happy Friday!

LOL I thought this was cute! 

52 Ancestors- Week 12- Josephine Dabuliewicz

Josephine M. Dabuliewicz- my great grandmother

b. 02 Jan 1906- Brooklyn, New York
d. 02 Jan 1965- Dayton, Ohio

Parents: Josef Dabuliewicz (1883-1977) &
              Stephania Ellert (1878-1913) 

Adoptive Parents: John J. Alexinas (1874-1955) &
                            Mary Kushinski (1879-1973)

No biological siblings- Josephine was an only child. She had one adoptive brother- George Francis Alexinas (1904-1952) who was the only child of John and Mary Alexinas. 


How Josephine is related to me:

~Carrie Jeckering Smith (me)
~My parents
~Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954) & Dorothy Hendricks
~Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967) &
   Josephine M Dabuliewicz (1906-1965)


Residences:

1920 - (age 14) 616 Har(p?) Street, Dayton, Ohio- with Alexinas family
1930- (age 24) 3306 Riverside, Dayton, Ohio- with husband & family
1940- 2334 (age 34) Newport, Dayton, Ohio- with husband & family


Adoption:

Josephine's mother died when Josephine was only 7 years old in 1913- of an illness she had received from the Great Dayton Flood. I don't know the circumstances of Josephine's relationship with her father, but by 1920, she was living with the Alexinas family and had taken their name.

Josephine's father remarried before 1915- which is the same year that he had his second daughter with his second wife- Honorata Cieslak. He went on to have 6 children with her.


Family:

Josephine married Gerhard C. Jeckering in 1924.

b. 15 Jul 1900 in Dayton, Ohio
d. 12 Sep 1967 in Dayton, Ohio

His parents: Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931) &
                   Rose A. Horn (1872-1933)

Children: (some dates are disclosed due to the fact they are/may be still living)

1. Paul George Jeckering          1925-1954
2. Richard Jeckering
3. Rita Jeckering
4. Rosemary E Jeckering           1930-2012
5. Joanne Jeckering
6. Joseph Jeckering 

Death and Burial:

Josephine died at the age of 59 on 02 Jan 1965. I don't know the cause of her death (yet). She was buried on 05 Jan 1965 in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton Ohio: Section 7, Block X, Lot 115, Space 11- next to her husband.

Updated post of Josephine: here