Today in My Family History- Week 19

Monday, May 04, 2015

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Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Mary Alice Brinkman (1916-2010)

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She was BORN on May 05, 1916

She would have been 99!

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

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Thursday, May 07, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 1st Cousin, 2x Removed- a "Living Jeckering"- 79 Years Old

Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Malinda Jane Small (1837-1909)

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She was BORN on May 07, 1837.

She would have been 178!

~Rose A Horn (1872-1933)

My 2nd Great Grandmother

She was BORN on May 07, 1872.

She would have been 143!

~Infant Son Jeckering (1936-1936)

My 1st Cousin, 2x Removed

He was BORN and DIED on May 07, 1936.

He would have been 79.

Friday, May 08, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My 1st Cousin, 1x Removed- a "Living Jeckering"- 45 Years Old

Saturday, May 09, 2015

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Happy Wedding Anniversary to: 

~Joseph Lawrence Brinkman & Emma Louise Burkhardt- 

Married on May 10, 1941 in Ohio.

Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Wilhelmina Heine Heider (1895-1896)

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

She DIED on May 10, 1896.
She would have been 120!

~Johann Otto Jeckering (1767-1822)

My 5th Great Grandfather

He was BORN on May 10, 1767.

He would have been 248!! 

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks- Week 50-- Anita M. Seaver (1922-1957)

Anita M. Seaver- My Grand Aunt

b. 05 Jun 1922 in Indiana

Parents: Otto Watson Seaver (1901-1972) &
              Ruby Mae Henderson (1901-1990)

Siblings: 
1. Helen Ruth Seaver (1923-1981)

Anita's story has definitely been a journey to research!  

In 1930, Anita and her sister Helen were living with their maternal grandparents in Cicero, Indiana. Their parents had gotten divorced sometime before 1930. Their father- Otto was living in Reynolds, Illinois with a new wife- Grace and I couldn't locate their mother Ruby in the 1930 census. 

                             

By the 1940 census, I couldn't find Anita, her sister or their mother. Their grandparents were living by themselves in Cicero, Indiana and their father Otto was still living in Reynolds, Illinois with Grace. 

I don't know anything about her first husband, but his last name was Quist and they had two daughters- Tina Elizabeth (b. 1948) and Montie (b. 1955)- they both took their step-father's name of Montgomery- Clifford Montgomery. 

The tragedy in Anita's story is her death. On April 12, 1957, at 2 am, the family were driving in Carson City, NV and were in a car accident. Anita died instantly, the other drive- Ronald Frank Malestin (age 22) died on the way to the hospital and Anita's daughter Tina died the next day after surgery from brain injuries. Anita's husband- Clifford and her daughter Montie only received minor injuries. Here is the newspaper article: 

A day later, Anita's 8 year old daughter died from injuries of the accident- here's what an article from the Reno Evening Gazette said on April 15, 1957:

8-year Old Dies

Eight-year-old Tina Montgomery of Reno died Saturday night at Carson as the result of Auto injuries which also took the life of her mother and another driver early Saturday on the Carson-Reno Rd. 

Both Anita and her daughter Tina are buried in the Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, Nevada. 

New Information Found!

Today is a very happy day! 

I wrote a blog post on Wednesday with a picture of my great grandmother and her second husband, stating that I knew nothing about her second husband-- read the post Here-- and I got a comment stating that my great grandmother's grave was Findagrave.com.
Now, I have searched on this site HUNDREDS of times and have never come across this but it is her- and her second husband! 

With this new information found, I was able to do more research-- 
but one consistency that I found was- sadly, there are a lot of abandoned children...


~Story of Ruby Mae Henderson Seaver French:

Ruby was born on 17 Dec 1901 in Jefferson, Indiana to the parents of John Henry Henderson (1871-1949) & Anna Jane Thornton (1875-1954). Ruby had one brother- Gaylon Eugene Henderson (1914-1985).

Before 1922, Ruby married my great grandfather- Otto Watson Seaver (1901-1972) and they had 2 daughters- Anita M. (1922-1957) and my grandmother- Helen Ruth (1923-1981).

Left- Helen (my grandmother)

Right- Anita

 Sometime before 1930, Ruby and Otto divorced. In the 1930 U.S. Census, Otto was living with a new wife- Grace (Dunker) Seaver (1902-1990) in Reynolds, Rock Island, Illinois.
Anita and Helen were living with their grandparents- John and Anna Henderson in Cicero, Tipton, Indiana. I couldn't find Ruby in the 1930 or the 1940 census records.I don't know if the girls ever went back to live with their mother or not, but in the 1940 census, they definitely weren't with their father.



Ruby remarried sometime before 1941 to Myron Andrew French (1894-1964). Myron was married once before to Galien G. Jett (1898-1923) where they had two daughters together- Geraldine (b. 1919) and Edna (b. 1921). Gailen died in 1923 and it appears that Myron, instead of raising his girls by himself, abandoned them to their grandparents. In 1930, both Geraldine and Edna were living with Galien's parents- Loren & Lottie Jett- but in 1940, only Geraldine was living with them. I couldn't find Myron in the 1930 or 1940 census records so I wonder if Edna was living with him and Ruth in 1940 or if she had died as a child. 


I don't know much else about Ruth, except that she was living in Carson City, Nevada when she died in 1990. She is buried in Lone Mountain Cemetery with her husband, daughter and granddaughter. 

Wednesday's Portrait: Mr. and Mrs. French and their car

Today's Portrait: My Great Grandmother and her Second Husband

I don't know when this picture was taken, but I think it's such a neat picture! On the left is my great grandmother- Ruby Mae Henderson Seaver French (1901-1990) and her second husband- Mr. French. I don't know anything about Mr. French, except his last name. 

Today in My Family History: Week 18

Monday, April 27, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Cynthia Ann Bell (1834-1901)

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She DIED on April 27, 1901. 

She would have been 181! 

~Sarah L. Mendenhall (1856-1930)

My 3rd Great Grand Aunt

She DIED on April 27, 1930.

She would have been 159!

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Happy Anniversary to:

~Louis Heinrich Brinkman (1886-1980) & 

  Elizabeth Jeckering (1861-1957)

My 2nd Great Grand Aunt and her husband were married on April 29, 1885 in Dayton, Ohio.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Mary Elizabeth Catharine Zacharias (1839-1911)

My 3rd Great Grandmother

She was BORN on April 30, 1839 in Germany.

She would have been 176!

~Treva Delight Mendenhall (1898-1981)

My Great Grand Aunt

She DIED on April 30, 1981.

She would have been 117!

~Mary Ann Mendenhall (1854-1929)

My 3rd Great Grand Aunt

She was BORN on April 30, 1854. 

She would have been 161!

~John Mendenhall Jr. (1688-1765)

My 9th Great Grandfather

He Died on April 30, 1765.

He would have been 327!!!

~Susanna Pierson (1687-1765)

My 9th Great Grandmother

She DIED on April 30, 1765.

She would have been 326!!!

Friday, May 01, 2015

A Very Happy Birthday to: 

~My Aunt- a "Living Potchik"-- 51 Years Old

Saturday, May 02, 2015

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Sunday, May 03, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Clarice Dorothy Brinkman (1913-2009)

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed.

She was BORN May 03 1913.

She would have been 102!

~Agnes Cecilia Brinkman (1914-2011)

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

She DIED on May 03, 2011.

She would have been 101!

~Clara Brinkman (1897-1897)

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed.

She was BORN on May 03, 1897.

She would have been 118! 

~Laura B. Mendenhall (1867-1885)

My 3rd Great Grand Aunt

She was BORN on May 03, 1867.

She would have been 148!

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 49: Johann Theodor Jeckering (1825-1893)

Johann Theodor Jeckering- My 3rd Great Grand Uncle

Born: 03 Apr 1825 in Hesepe, Germany

Parents: Johannes Jeckering (1799-1860) & 
             Euphemia Margaretha Ketteler (1798-1860)

Siblings:

1. Anna Catherina Jeckering (1826-?)
2. Gerhard J Jeckering (1829-1898)
3. Johann Heinrich Jeckering (1831-?)
4. Johann Bernard Jeckering (1835-?)

Johann married Maria Catharina Darpel on 02 Apr 1847 in Germany. 

Maria: b. 05 Mar 1816 in Berge, Germany
            d. 30 Oct 1872 in Engden, Germany
Daughter of : Gerhard H. Schottel (1788-1854) &
                      Anna Christine Linger (1785-1855)

Johann and Maria had 5 Children:

1. Gerhard (1849-1923)                           
2. John Henry (1851-1915)                  (immigrated to USA)
3. Theodor (1853-?)
4. Bernhard (1855-1919)                     (immigrated to USA)
5. Christina Adelheid (1858-1951)


Johann owned a pub: 

Today In My Family History: Week 17- (Late)

Monday, April 20, 2015

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Infant Daughter Jeckering (1912-1912)

My Great Grand Aunt

She was BORN and DIED on April 22, 1912. 

She would have been 103!

~Paul Henry Raab (1914-1916)

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed

He was BORN on April 22, 1914.

He would have been 101!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

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Friday, April 24, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Dwight Douglas Robertson (1945-2006)

My Uncle

He DIED on April 24, 2006.

He would have been 70.

~Harry Brinkman (1925-1926)

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed

He DIED on April 24, 1926.

He would have been 90.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

In Loving Memory- May they Rest in Peace:

~Julietta Mendenhall (1870-1910)

My 3rd Great Grand Aunt

She was BORN on April 25, 1870.

She would have been 145!

~Richard Mendenhall (1794-1871)

My 5th Great Grandfather

He DIED on April 25, 1871. 

He would have been 221!!

Sunday, April 26, 2015

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