Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Response- Were Your Parents Related to Each Other?

Happy Sunday! Welcome to another Saturday night genealogy question from Genea-musings-- here is the original post to refer to: Read here. 

Last Night's question was: 

Were Your Parents Related to Each Other?

Do your paternal and maternal lines have any surnames in common? Are they related or is there no known connection? Are there possible connections? 

This one is interesting for sure because the world is a big one-- but a small one at that. If you've been doing genealogy for a long time, you may find that your parents are distantly related.

Here's Mine: 

~Biological Father and Mother: I didn't find a connection between my parents-- mainly because my father's paternal side is very German and then his mother's side is from the Netherlands and other places. My mother's side is very English. 

~My mom and her second husband, my step-father, however, I did find a connection. My step-dad is actually my 10th cousin, 1x removed-- which makes him my mom's husband and 9th cousin.

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The Three Famous Descendants of Richard Daniel Harrison (1595-1665)

 My 11th Great-Grandfather Richard Daniel Harrison was born on 31 March 1595 in West Kirby, England and died on 25 October 1665 in Branford, Connecticut. He was the son of Richard Catherall Harrison (1565-1617) and Ellen Rose Newbold (1550-1630). In 1619, he married Margaret Picke (1598-1655) and they had at least 8 children: 

1. Thomas Harrison (1619-1682) **
2. Benjamin Harrison (1620-1652)
3. Richard Daniel Harrison Jr. (1620-1686)
4. Elizabeth Harrison (1623-1669)
5. Mary Harrison (1625-1680)
6. Anna Harrison (1627-1669)
7. Ellen Helena Harrison (Twin) (1631-1690) *
8. Dorothy Harrison (Twin) (1631-1690)

~Thomas Harrison (1619-1682) & Katherine Bradshaw (1637-1682)
    - Nathaniel Harrison (1658-1728) & Hannah Frisbie (1669-1723)

            - Hannah Harrison (1690-1744) & James Tallmadge (1689-1748)

                    - Benjamin Tallmadge (1723-1786) & Susanna Smith (1730-1768)

                            - Benjamin Tallmadge Jr. (1754-1835)

Benjamin Tallmadge was an American military officer and politician, a former United States Representative. He married Mary Floyd (1764-1822) on 18 Mar 1784 and they had 7 children: 

1. William Smith Tallmadge (1785-1822)

2. Henry Floyd Tallmadge (1787-1854)

3. Maria Jones Tallmadge (1790-1878)

4 Benjamin Tallmadge III (1791-1831)

5. Frederick Augustus Tallmadge (1792-1869)

6. Harriet Wadsworth Tallmadge (1797-1856)

7. George Washington Tallmadge (1803-1835)

~Thomas Harrison (1619-1682) & Katherine Bradshaw (1637-1682)

    - Isaiah Harrison (1666-1738) & Abigail Smith (1678-1732)

        - Abigail Harrison (1710-1780) & Alexander Herring (1708-1778)

            - Bathsheba Herring (1746-1836) & Abraham Lincoln (1744-1786)

                - Thomas Lincoln (1777-1864) & Nancy Hanks (1784-1818)

                    - Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. On 04 Nov 1842, he married Mary Ann Todd (1818-1882) and they had 4 sons: 

1. Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926)

2. Edward Baker Lincoln (1846-1850)

3. William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862)

4. Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (1853-1871)

~Ellen Helena Harrison (1631-1690) & John Thompson (1631-1674)

    - Hannah Jane Thompson (1654-1718) & Abraham Bradley (1650-1718)

        - Lydia Bradley (1685-1757) & Thomas Punderson (1677-1742)

            - Ebenezer Punderson (1705-1764) & Hannah Miner (1712-1792)

                - Hannah Punderson (1733-1775) & Solomon Avery (1729-1798)

                    - Miles Avery (1760-1850) & Malinda Pixley 

                        - Lucy Avery (1786-1867) & Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller

                            -William Avery Rockefeller (1810-1906) & Eliza Davidson

                                -William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (1841-1922)

William Rockefeller was an American businessman and financier of standard oil worth well over a billion dollars. He married Almira Geraldine Goodsell (1844-1920) in 1864 and they had 6 children: 

1. Lewis Edward Rockefeller (1865-1866)

2. Emma Rockefeller (1868-1934)

3. William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870-1922)

4. John Davidson Rockefeller (1872-1877)

5. Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878-1934)

6. Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller (1882-1973)

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52 Ancestors: Week 1- Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954)

 

Paul George Jeckering

Relation to me: Paternal Grandfather

born: 19 May 1925- Dayton, Ohio

died: 11 Jan 1954- Dayton, Ohio, age 28

Parents: Gerhard C. Jeckering (1900-1967) &

             Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz (1906-1965)

Siblings: Richard Cletus (1926-2017), Rita Irene (1928-2015), David (1928-1928), Rosemary Emma (1930-2012), Ruth (1931-1931), Joanne Ethel (b. 1934), and Joseph John (b. 1939).

Paul & his family, abt 1943

Paul was an artist, he worked with a variety of forms but he definitely preferred drawing and sculpting. In high school, he attended the Dayton Art Institute and sculpted a life-size sculpture of Father Chaminade and donated to his high school- Chaminade High School, which is located at 505 S. Ludlow St in Dayton, Ohio. He was the class of 1944.

Chaminade High School

While in high school, Paul enlisted in the military, which is why in his high school year book, class of 1944, he is in uniform. 

The Philippine Liberation Medal Paul would have received after being discharged. It is buried with him.

Paul was discharged from the military on 15 Feb 1946 while in Edinburgh, Indiana at Camp Atterbury. 

On 02 Aug 1947, Paul married Dorothy Jean Hendricks (1926-2010), daughter of Isaac Hendricks Jr. (1883-1942) & Myrtle May Hyman (1884-1953). 

Paul and Dorothy had 4 children together but he would only live to meet 3 of them. In 1948, Paul was diagnosed with Lupus.

1. Jean Marie Jeckering (1948-1996)

2. Michael Lee Jeckering (1950-2022)

3. Karla Joanne Jeckering

4. Paul David Jeckering (1954-2016)

Census Records

1930- April 9- address- 3306 Riverside Dr, Dayton, Ohio, household members:

• Gerhard C. Jackering (Jeckering), Head, age 23, Toolmaker
• Josephine M. Jackering, Wife, age 25
• Paul S. Jackering, Son, age 4
• Richard C. Jackering, Son, age 3
• Rita I. Jackering, Daughter, age 2

*3306 Riverside Dr. is no longer there- in it's place is an apartment complex that was built in 1970. 

    

1940- April 5- address- 2334 Newport Ave, Dayton, Ohio, household members: 

• Gerhard Jeckering, Head, age 39, Toolmaker
• Josephine Jeckering, Wife, age 35
• Paul Jeckering, Son, age 14, occupation unreadable 
• Richard Jeckering, Son, age 13
• Rita Jeckering, Daughter, age 12
• Rosemary Jeckering, Daughter, age 9
• Joan Jeckering, Daughter, age 6
• Josephine Jeckering, Son, age 4 months
• Martha Jeckering, Sister, age 34

2334 Newport Ave
Dayton, Ohio
Photo Courtesy of Google Maps

1950- Even though the 1950 census records have been available for 2 years now, I haven't been able to find Paul and Dorothy in any of them. 

By 1954, Paul's lupus was terminal and he was dying. This was the last picture the family took together on Christmas Day, 1953. Dorothy was pregnant with Paul David, would deliver in April. 

Back- Dorothy, Paul, Karla (on lap)
Front- Michael, Jean

Paul succumbed to the lupus, kidney failure, on 11 Jan 1954. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton. His son Michael is buried next to him. 

Catholic Memorial Card

Death Certificate

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Sources: United States Census Records (1930, 1940), Ohio U.S. Death Records, Ohio U.S. Soldier Grave Registrations, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, U.S. City Directories, U.S. FIndagrave.com, U.S. Newspapers.com Marriage & Obituary Indexes, U.S. School Yearbooks, U.S. World War II Draft Cards. 

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Response- Ancestors Who Lived a Life of Hardship

 If you haven't viewed the ever-so-popular Genealogy blog- Genea-Musings, check it out sometime because he shares of a lot of good information, tips and tricks of genealogy. One of his weekly posts is titled Saturday Night Genealogy Fun where he presents his audience with a genealogical question. Last night's question was: 

Ancestors Who Lived a Life of Hardship

1) Which of your ancestors lived a life of hardship or sadness? Who had few possessions or resources, involved in violence or war, lived through a famine, or suffered forced immigration? 

2) Share about one or more of your ancestors who lived a life of hardship in your own blog post or on your Facebook page. Be sure to leave a link to your report in a comment on this post. 

You can read Genea-Musing's full post Here.

Here's my response to this question:

The first person I instantly thought of was my 3rd great-grandfather, Gerhard Heinrich Jeckering. Gerhard was born on 02 Feb 1829 in Hanover, Germany. There, he worked as a carpenter. He immigrated to America before 1855 with his wife Maria Elisabeth Kluneman (1830-1912). 

Census records show that for some time, Gerhard and Maria Elisabeth went by more "American" names- George & Elizabeth. Although, on their gravestones, it has their true names.

I can imagine moving to a new country, not knowing the country and basically starting from scratch. In 1870, Gerhard was 41 and still working as a carpenter, living with his wife, 6 children and several other families. It's apparent that they don't have a lot of money. I can imagine that Gerhard wanted to trade professions, find one that would allow more freedom for him and his family because by 1880, he had purchased land, built a grocery store with an apartment upstairs for his family to live in. The store was called Jeckering Groceries, Flour & Feed. 

I did a separate blog post about the plot of land that Gerhard purchased, you can read it Here. 

Now, I don't know what Gerhard's net worth was when he passed, he was by no means rich but to have a successful business to pass down to your eldest son, that's pretty good, but it took many many years to get there! 

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Update from April Post- Carmen Slough has passed away

 Okay, I hope I didn't jinx anything! On April 16, I wrote a blog post about a woman named Carmen Slough- one of the oldest women in the United States- you can read it Here. I just discovered that she passed away on April 27, 11 days later! 

Carmen Blanco Slough

born: 05 April 1914 in Douglas, Arizona

died: 27 April 2024 in Globe, Arizona

        Age 110 years old

Here's her obituary published on Legacy.com: 

Carmen Slough Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bulman Miles Funeral Services, Globe on Apr. 28, 2024.

Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt, Carmen Slough, died peacefully on April 27th at the age of 110 in her home. Carmen was pre-deceased by her husband Alfred Slough, who died in 1948. Carmen is survived by son Robert (Bob) and his wife Carol, of Apple Valley, California; Bob's children, Jeffry Slough (Rhea), Bellingham WA., and LeAnn Slough of Hawthorn, CA. Carmen leaves great-grandchildren Jerry Slough (Samantha), Bellingham, WA., and Alexis Donnelly (Rylan) of Ferndale, WA. Carmen is also survived by her beloved brother, Antonio (Tony) Blanco, of Phoenix, nieces, nephews, great, and great-greats, her dearly loved, long-time friend and caregiver, Aurora Wallace, and Carmen's little companion dog, Muffy. We will all miss her lovely home, the gathering place of our lifetimes, and we will miss her, our wise, candid matriarch. She has long been the tie that has bound our family together.
Born in Douglas, Arizona to Spanish immigrants in 1914 during the Spanish flu pandemic, Carmen survived many pandemics and epidemics during her lifetime. It is impossible to list the vast array of changes her lifetime has wrought. She lived through two World Wars, having had brothers and friends who served in World War II. She saw Globe evolve from dirt streets and cattle drives down Broad Street to presently, today's electric cars traveling Broad Street. She hand wrote accounting ledgers in her businesses, but then learned to create computerized spreadsheets, have a Facebook page, and use a cell phone.
Carmen was an entrepreneur from an early age with her husband Alfred. Together, they owned and operated "Slough's Market." Later, she and brother Edward co-owned and operated Carm-Ed's Men's and Boy's Clothing store for 47 years.
Carmen was a quintessential pragmatist. After the death of her husband, as a single mom, she raised and college educated her beloved son, who became an Educator and Coach. She believed in hard work, in navigating life's difficulties, and she always did so with her characteristic grace and elegance. Carmen epitomized the term "Iron fist in a velvet glove" and she proved her courage, strength, and stamina in all her challenges and undertakings.
Carmen became iconic in Globe as a local celebrity who was often seen working in her garden, participating in the local Elk's Emblem Club, at community plays and musical events. Carmen was honored at the age of 100 for being the oldest living graduate of Globe High School and was inducted into the GHS Hall of Fame. She is well known for her philanthropy and community involvement.
Carmen valued family; son Bob most of all, daughter in-law Carol, her dear friend Aurora, her extended family, her little dog Muffy, and Globe, the community she cherished. In lieu of a funeral, a Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, June 8, at the Globe Elks Club.
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Chaminade High School, Class of 1934, Senior Part 1

 Welcome to Chaminade High School in Dayton Ohio

Chaminade High School
Photo Courtesy- 1934 Yearbook, Page 7

Yearbook Year: 1934

You can view the whole yearbook Here. 

This post will be the first of 10 posts, one for each page of seniors presented in the yearbook. 

Some Fun Artwork presented on page 11

1. Robert J. Batty "Speed"

John Robert "Red" Batty

born: 14 Jun 1916 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 03 Jun 1987 in Miami, Florida, age 70

Parents: Joseph Benedict Batty (1887-1959) & 

                Mary Ellen "Nellie" Parin (1889-1996)

On 16 Oct 1916, John registered for WWII while living in Lexington, Kentucky. At the time, he was working at Coldstream Stud, maybe a manufacturing company? He was described as: 5"5', 105 lbs, freckled, red hair, and gray eyes. 

4820 SW 5th Street
Miami, Florida
Google Maps

Red married Francis V. Davidson (1915-1989) around 1943 and they had two children: Peggy F. and John Robert Jr.

In 1950, Red was working as a Racing Caller for a newspaper (according to census record). He lived with his wife and two children at 4820 SW 5th Street in Miami, Florida. The house was built in 1946 and is still there today. 

2. Vincent A. Baumann "Vinny"

Vincent Anthony Bauman 

born: 30 Jan 1917 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 23 Jan 2002 in Centerville, Ohio, age 84

Parents: Herbert Edward Bauman (1892-1967) & 

                Irene Antoinette Wollenhaupt (1894-1978)

Vincent married Evelyn Mary Brinkman (1917-2010) in 1940. As I was researching Vincent and I saw Evelyn's name, I realized I didn't need to search any further! I already had Vincent in my own family tree! Evelyn Mary Brinkman is my 2nd cousin, 2x removed on my father's side. To the right is an adorable photo of Evelyn as a toddler. 

Vincent and Evelyn had 6 children: 

1. James Anthony (b. 1941)

2. Gary J. (b. 1943)

3. Judith Mary "Judy" (b. 1944)

4. Gail Ann (b. 1951)

5. Joan Elaine (b. 1952)

6. Janice Marie (b. 1955) 

Vincent and his wife Evelyn are buried together in the Calvary Cemetery in Dayton.

3. James A. Bayer "Jim"

James Anton Bayer

born: 24 Jul 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio

died: 24 Nov 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, age 72

Parents: Anton John Bayer Jr. (1891-1975) &

                Alice M. Clarke (1888-1943)

On 18 Dec 1944 in Auckland, New Zealand, James married Natalie Iris Buckrell (1922-2017) and they had at least one son: 

1. Stephen Bayer (1949-2020) 

James is buried in the Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

4. Robert E. Borchers "Butch"

Robert Eugene Borchers 

born: 25 Apr 1916 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 16 Apr 2007 in Dayton, Ohio, age 90

Parents: Bernard John Borchers (1877-1960) & 

                Eleanor Anna Schenk (1884-1968) 

Robert married Kathleen Rita Smith (1917-1977) and they had 5 children: Becky, Bobbye, Barbara, Jim and Tom. Robert later married Mary Joan Corpstein (1915-1991) in 1979. 

Robert and his family are buried together in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. 

5. William A. Brauckman "Shii"

William August Brauckmann

born: 29 Jul 1916 in Cincinnati, Ohio

died: June 1983 in Westmont, Illinois, age 67

On 16 Oct 1940, William registered for WWII in Dayton, Ohio. He was working for Weekly Publications and was described as 5"8 1/2, 155 lbs, light complexion, blonde hair, and blue eyes. 

I couldn't find any record of a marriage or children. 

6. Francis X. Brennan "Chick"

Francis Xavier Brennan

born: 14 Nov 1915 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 22 Mar 1992 in Dayton, Ohio, age 76

Parents: George Wilford Brennan (1887-1962) &

                Anastasia L. Grusenmeyer (1890-1960)

Francis married Elzona Louise Bremer (1916-1989) on 05 Jul 1941 and they had at least one son: Charles W, Brennan (b. 1944). 

Francis was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio

7. Richard K. Bucher "Dick"

Richard K. Bucher
born: 15 Apr 1916 in Dayton, Ohio
died: 22 Jan 2002 in Englewood, Ohio, age 85

Parents: Karl Louis Bucher (1886-1966) & 

                Clara T. Kersting (1890-1984)

On 09 Oct 1957, Richard married Marie Helen Oprisch (1924-1988) in Steubenville, Ohio and they had two sons together.

8. Richard Budde "Dick"

Richard Harold Budde

born: 15 Mar 1917 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 28 Feb 2002 in Kettering, Ohio, age 84

Parents: Leo Bernard Budde (1893-1975) & 

                Edna Rosenia Krebs (1891-1965)

On 26 Jul 1949, Richard married Mary Elizabeth Silver (1917-1994) and they had two daughters: 

1. Gretchen Kaye Budde (1942-2009)

2. Paula Lee Budde (1948-2018)

Richard and his wife Mary are buried together in the Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. 

9. Walter J. Buedel "Walt"

Walter Joseph Buedel 

born: 03 Jun 1916 in Dayton, Ohio

died: 16 Jan 1980 in Dayton, Ohio, age 63

Parents: John Phillip Buedel Jr. (1887-1972) & 

                Marie Bertha Rueth (1888-1970)

On 02 May 1946, Walter married Lois Rose Moon (1921-1997) and they had 3 sons. Two of their sons were named John and Charles. Walter and Lois divorced on 03 Feb 1962 but remarried on 12 Jul 1979. 

Walter and Lois are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. 

10. William M. Carroll "Bill"

 William Martin Carroll 

 born: 31 Dec 1915 in Dayton, Ohio

 died: 11 Nov 2004 in Kansas City, Missouri, age 88

 Parents: William M. Carroll (1888-1942) & 

                Mary A. (1887-1969)

 William married Virginia E. (1918-2012), I couldn't find any record of children. 

 William is buried in the Resurrection Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Continue this series here: Part 2

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