My Ancestors' Signatures


John Waterman - Signature from Last Will
and Testament 
dated 3 January 1742/3 at about 70 years of age
Maternal 6th Great-Grandfather



Hilda Maria (Carlsson) Gillberg - Signature from Certificate 
of Naturalization November 20, 1942 at 64 years of age
Paternal Great-Grandmother



Carl Albert Gillberg - Signature from Certificate
of Naturalization July 10, 1942 at 60 years of age
Paternal Great-Grandfather



Iver Iversen - Signature from Civil War Pension File
February 12, 1894 at 67 years of age
Paternal 2nd Great-Grandfather



Mary (Thorsdatter) Iverson - Signature from
Declaration For Widow's Pension
February 14, 1895 at 60 years of age
Paternal 2nd Great-Grandmother



Asher Waterman - Signature from War of 1812 Pension File
 at 78 years of age
Maternal 3rd Great-Grandfather


Signature of Luther Waterman Revolutionary War Surgeon

Luther Waterman - Revolutionary War Surgeon
Signature from a Revolutionary War Document
Dated August 23, 1776
Luther was 23 years of age
Maternal 4th Great-Grandfather



Dr. Frederick Emory Webster - Signature from
U.S. Consular Registration Application
November 16, 1923 at 59 years of age
Maternal Great-Grandfather




Nicanor Matus - Signature from a Birth Record
in which Nicanor was a witness.
April 15, 1899 at about 45 years of age
Maternal 2nd Great-Grandfather



Esther Matus Villatoro - Signature from her
Marriage Registration Record
23 February 1918 at 24 years of age
Maternal Great-Grandmother

18 comments:

  1. What a neat idea! Handwriting is a very unique way to capture someone's memory.

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    1. Hi,

      Thanks so much for your kind comments! I'm glad you like this idea of sharing some of my ancestors' signatures. I saw it done on someone else's blog and loved it. There really is something special about seeing the handwriting and signatures of our ancestors isn't there?

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Never thought of doing that! Need to add that into the idea pile for my blog.

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    1. Hi,

      I'm glad you like this idea. I saw it on someone else's blog and thought it was great.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. What a great idea Jana. I'm on a mission to collect signatures for all of my ancestors, but I've never considered adding them to my blog. That will have to be a project to tackle in the near future.

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    1. Hi Queen Bee,

      I can't take credit for this idea since I saw it on someone else's blog. But I do love the idea! There's just something about seeing our ancestor's signatures and handwriting isn't there?

      Thank you so much for stopping by!

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  4. Just saw this. What a great idea!

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    1. Hi Kathy,

      Thanks! I'm glad you like this idea. I saw it on someone else's blog and thought I'd add it to mine. :)

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. I love this! Looks like a good upcoming blog post idea for me. :)

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    1. Hi Lara,

      Thanks! As I mentioned to Kathy, I got this idea from a fellow blogger.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Jana,

    What a great idea, especially if there aren't any photographs of your ancestors.

    Regards, Terri Costa Fraser

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    1. Hi Teresa,

      Thank you! I love finding the signatures of our ancestors and as you said they are wonderful to have especially when there aren't any photos of our ancestors available.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. Jana, this is such a brilliant idea! I love seeing my ancestors' signatures, but it never occurred to me to collect them in one place.

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    1. Thanks! I love seeing my ancestors' signatures too. There's just something so special about seeing their handwriting, isn't there? Thanks for stopping by!

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  8. What a wonderful idea! I have so many documents signed and I never thought to isolate them and keep them in one place. I look forward to making this an addition to my blog. Thank you for the inspiration!

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    1. You're very welcome! I can't take credit for this idea. I found it on someone else's blog. It really is fun to see the signatures of our ancestors, isn't it? It's wonderful that you have lots of documents signed by your ancestors. Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. Thanks Suzanne! I love it too. I found it on someone else's blog. Thanks for stopping by!

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