Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 24, 2014

Instead of trying to choose a Fab Find out of the wonderful blog posts written for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge, I've decided to include the weekly recap at the top of my Fab Finds post each week. Please take a look at the awesome articles listed there.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge - 52 Ancestors: Week 3 Recap

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. "NO NEED OF DOING ANY WORRYING..." by Deb Gould, author of Deb Gould
2. I have officially moved to my own custom domain by Kris Stewart, author of My Link to the Past
3. Y’all Ain’t Gonna Believe This by Valerie Elkins, author of Family Cherished
4. Oops I goofed! A Correction re Preserving Paper Treasures by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
5. It’s a Southern Thing by Michelle Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
6. Wellcome Images Now Available Free of Charge Under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence by Dick Eastman, author of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
7. Trying Out Flipboard, a Curated Magazine Website/Mobile App AND Breaking News - Ancestry Expands Groundbreaking Collaboration with Family Search by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
8. Tuesday Tip – The Moldy Truth re: North Carolina by Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana, author of The Last Leaf On This Branch
9. Tips for RootsTech Presenters AND Win a FULL ACCESS Pass to RootsTech 2014 by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
10. Ten tips for more success with newspaper research by Robin Foster for National Genealogy Examiner
11. C'mon Mate - Win a Prize valued at $239 by Jill Ball, author of GeniAus
12. Ancestry.com State Research Guides by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
13. BLOGIVERSARY: NOW WE ARE SEVEN by Bill West, author of West in New England
14. GOBSMACKED? NEHGS HAS E BOOKS TO BORROW! by Brenda Leyndyke, author of Journey to the Past
15. Photos Update by Lynne C. VanWagenen for FamilySearch Blog
16. 7 Tips for Mapping Out your Ancestors on Pinterest by Cody Nelson, author of Meet you in Ohio
17. Operation War Diary by David Decker, author of FAMILY HISTORY TRACING
18. Finding Family the New-Fashioned Way AND That Unruly X….Chromosome That Is by Roberta Estes, author of DNA eXplained – Genetic Genealogy
19. Don't Forget This When Looking at FamilySearch.org Collections on Ancestry.com by Caroline Pointer, author of 4YourFamilyStory.com

New Blog Discovery

• DigiRoots

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Genealogy, Photo Blog, and Vintage Postcard Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• 52 Ancestors: #3 ~ Dr. Homer Clark Waterman – Mason
• Engle Family Postcards ~ Rosebud Registration, Yankton, South Dakota – 1904 ~ This amazing postcard ties my relatives to a historic event in South Dakota's history.

Grandpa's Postcards

• Arroyo Seco, Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena, California

Jana's Photo Journal

• Turning Grapes Into Raisins: A Labor of Love at the LDS Vineyard in Madera, California

Thanks for reading!


© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

Engle Family Postcards ~ Rosebud Registration, Yankton, South Dakota - 1904

Here we go! I'm ready and excited to begin sharing with you the amazing vintage Engle Family Postcards that I am so grateful to have in my possession. If you don't know the story of how I acquired these 100+ year-old postcards, I hope you will read the incredible story by clicking HERE. The story has to do with a second-hand market in Galway, Ireland, my family tree on the WikiTree website, and a wonderful new friend in Ireland named Ann.

The first postcard I'm sharing with you today happens to be the oldest postcard in my Engle Family Postcard collection. As you can see, it is dated July 22, 1904 and was addressed to Mrs. R. Engle, (W) Sioux Falls, S. D.





Mrs. R. Engle was Mrs. Sarah Amanda (Waterman) Engle, my maternal 2nd great-grandaunt.

Here's the transcription from front of the postcard:

Dear Mother -

Registered within 15 minutes after I struck the town.

W.B.E.

This postcard was from Sarah Amanda's son William Barker Engle (W.B.E.).

So, why was William in Yankton, South Dakota and what was he registering for?

I did some research to find out what this postcard was about and this is what I found.

On May 13, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt signed a Proclamation. The Proclamation was titled Proclamation 526 - Opening of Sioux Lands of the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. You can read the Proclamation by clicking HERE.

In essence, and according to this Proclamation, an agreement was made between the Sioux Indian tribe on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and a United States Indian Inspector named James McLaughlin. This agreement was approved by Congress on April 23, 1904. In this agreement, the Sioux Indian tribe relinquished their claim to about 382,000 acres of unallotted lands to the United States of America.

On August 8, 1904 at 9:00 am, these lands were opened under the homestead and townsite laws of the United States of America.

There was a procedure put into place for those interested in acquiring these lands. And it went as follows:

Beginning on July 5, 1904 at 9:00 am, and ending on July 23, 1904 at 6:00 pm, a registration was held at Chamberlain, Yankton, Bonesteel, and Fairfax in South Dakota for those who were interested in these lands.

Qualified registrants were eligible for a drawing which began on July 28 1904. The drawing determined the order in which qualified registrants would be able to enter the homestead lands following the opening of said lands in Gregory County.

It looks like William B. Engle registered in the nick of time for the drawing, as he arrived on July 22, a day before the registration period ended.

Thousands of people registered for these homestead lands. I found an interesting newspaper article in the California Digital Newspaper Collection website stating just how many people registered. The following article is from The San Francisco Call, Volume 96, Number 51, 21 July 1904.

The San Francisco Call, Volume 96, Number 51, 21 July 1904
California Digital Newspaper Collection,
Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research,
University of California, Riverside, <http://cdnc.ucr.edu>

According to this article, before William B. Engle even had a chance to register, 46,670 people had already registered! Wow! And since he registered a day later than when this paper was published, the number was likely even larger than the stated 46,670 people.

There are two questions that I don't have an answer for at this point:

1. Was William's name picked in the drawing?
2. Was William B. Engle registering for himself, or as an agent for his Civil War veteran father, Richard Engle?

The postcard above is quite interesting because it shows a collage of pictures showing the Registration at Yankton, South Dakota. It also named the photography studio that took these pictures. I cropped the name of the photography studio to share here.



I saw a picture online that showed the Janousek  & Bruhn Photography Studio on a street in Yankton, South Dakota. If you'd like to see that picture, click HERE.

I also thought it would be interesting to crop some of the pictures from the collage and share those here too. They show the long lines of people waiting to register for these homestead lands.







The following poem was included in this collage of pictures.



Isn't it amazing how much a postcard can teach us about historical events?

I will be sharing more of these amazing Engle Family Postcards in future posts.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

52 Ancestors: #3 ~ Dr. Homer Clark Waterman – Mason

This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.

This is a photo of Homer Clark Waterman, my maternal 2nd great-granduncle. He was the sixth of twelve children born to Asher Waterman and Bathsheba Paulk.

Homer served as an Assistant Surgeon during the Civil War. I wrote about his service in a previous post. If you'd like to read it, click HERE.

In that previous post, I mentioned that Homer was a Mason. And that's what I'd like to focus on in today's post.

While doing a little research online, I came across two interesting entries about Homer in a book. The book has been digitized and is available to read and download as a PDF on Google.com. It's called Proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of Ohio at its Sixty-Third Annual Grand Assembly.¹ The book was published in 1893. If you'd like to read it, click HERE.

On page 17 of this book we find the following:



Transcription from highlighted paragraph on page 17 -

March 28th – Zanesville Council No. 12 to elect and install Recorder on account of the death of Companion H. C. Waterman, who had been elected Recorder, but, before installation, was summoned by the Supreme Grand Master to enter that secret vault where the designs are all drawn upon the trestle board; also, dispensation to same council to install Deputy Grand Master.

It appears that due to Homer's death on 6 March 1893, another Recorder had to be elected to take his place.

On page 42 of this book a notice was provided by J. C. Gillespie about Dr. Homer Clark Waterman.



Transcription of Notice -

We are indebted to Comp. J. C. Gillespie, of Zanesville, for the following notice:

Dr. Homer Clark Waterman was born on a farm near Coolville, Athens Co., Ohio, May 28th, 1827, and died March 6th, 1893, at his home in Zanesville, Ohio, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. At an early age he began the study of medicine and graduated from Starling Medical College in Columbus, Ohio. He entered upon the practice of his profession at Middleport, Ohio, remaining there until the opening of the war when he enlisted in the Fourth Virginia Infantry. At the close of the war he resumed the practice of medicine at Middleport, but soon after he removed to Marietta and came from there to Zanesville and became a member of the Masonic bodies here.

Dr. Waterman was well known throughout the county and universally esteemed. He was elected Coronor [sic] a year and a half before his death and was still holding the position when he died.

He was made a Master Mason in Pomeroy Lodge, No. 164, January 12th, 1865, exalted to the Royal Arch in Pomeroy Chapter, No. 80, at Pomeroy. Received the Council degrees in Moriah Council No. 32, at Gallipolis, Ohio, Nov. 16th, 1866. Was Knighted in Ohio Valley Commandery at Pomeroy 1870. He was an Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Mason.

He has presided as Worshipful Master, High Priest, T. I. M. and Em. Commander and at the time of his death he was Recorder of Council No. 12, of which he was a member.

His funeral took place, and was largely attended, March 8th, 1893, from his residence and was under the direction of LaFayette Lodge F. & A. M. of which he was a member.

Isn't this a wonderful write-up about Homer? There is a mistake regarding Homer's Civil War service though. He didn't enlist in the 4th Virginia Infantry. He actually enlisted in the 4th Regiment West Virginia Infantry.

I've read an obituary for Homer in the Zanesville Daily Courier Newspaper, which contained some great information. But it didn't contain these details of Homer's life as a Mason.

I'm very glad I found the Proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of Ohio at its Sixty-Third Annual Grand Assembly on Google.com. It has given me another glimpse into the rich and interesting life of my 2nd great-granduncle, Dr. Homer Clark Waterman.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

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1 Proceedings of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of Ohio at its Sixty-Third Annual Grand Assembly, Issues 63-65, By Royal and Select Masters (Masonic order). Grand Council of the State of Ohio, 1893^↩

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for January 17, 2014

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

1. 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 2 Recap by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
2. The comforts of home AND A full day of DNA! by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
3. Sepia Saturday: Making Do by Wendy, author of Jollett Etc.
4. Write Your Family History – And Send it to the Library of Congress! by James Sweany for the Library of Congress Blog
5. Where in the World... is Colorado? by Jen Baldwin, author of Ancestral Breezes
6. Official RootsTech 2014 news magazine via Flipboard AND What's Net Neutrality, and WHY you should care by Pat Richley-Erickson, author of Dear Myrtle
7. This Newsletter is Eighteen Years Old! AND World War I Prisoner of War Cards Available Online by Dick Eastman, author of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
8. My 8th Blogiversary by Miriam J. Robbins, author of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
9. #52 Ancestors Meets Up With #Crafting Genealogy by Cindy Freed, author of Cindy Freed's Genealogy Circle
10. Happy New Year! Some blog changes, and a great new resource... by Cate Kunzi, author of Burning River Genealogy
11. Looking Back, Looking Forward by Michael Judson for FamilySearch Blog
12. Update #2 - (Finally) A Response from the City Manager by Renate, author of Into the LIGHT
13. DNA or Dear Neighborly Ancestors by Susan Clark, author of Nolichucky Roots
14. A Blogshocking Revelation by Sally Knudsen, author of SallySearches
15. Using Microsoft Word with Blogger by Tony Proctor, author of Parallax View
16. Headstones and Distant Burials (Tuesday's Tip) by Judy Webster, author of Genealogy Leftovers

New Blog Discoveries

• DENISE DIGS ROOTS
• Eads and Allied Families
• Nolichucky Roots
• OLD BONES GENEALOGY
• My Adventures in Genealogy
• Generations Gone By's Weblog
• Meet you in Ohio
• Johnson Kluka Genealogy
• GENEALOGY BY GINGER'S BLOG
• An Amateur Genealogist's Musings
• My Family History
• Shake Your Family Tree
• Little Bits of Roots & Branches
• Fascinated by the Dead: A Genealogy Blog

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Genealogy, Photo Blog, and Vintage Postcard Blogosphere This Past Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• 52 Ancestors: #2 ~ Amanda Melvina Carlisle

Grandpa's Postcards

• Av. São João – São Paulo, Brasil

Jana's Photo Journal

• Precarious

Thanks for reading!


© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

52 Ancestors: #2 ~ Amanda Melvina Carlisle

This is part of the "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" Challenge begun by Amy Johnson Crow, author of the blog No Story Too Small.



This is a photo of Amanda Melvina Carlisle, my maternal 3rd great-grandmother. Doesn't she have a sweet face? She looks like she was a kind and gentle woman.

Amanda was born on 31 October 1819 in Ohio. On 9 July 1835, she married my 3rd great-grandfather, Moses Augustine Webster, in Meigs County, Ohio. Here is their marriage record.¹



Moses and Amanda were the parents of eight children:

1. Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster (11 August 1838 – 6 May 1915) [my 2nd great-grandfather]
2. Asbury Bateman Webster (20 October 1840 – 2 December 1849)
3. Watson Emery Webster (27 May 1843 – 26 January 1882)
4. George Washington Webster (8 September 1845 – 11 March 1927)
5. Basil Marion Webster (22 January 1848 – 6 March 1919)
6. Mary Irene (Irena) Webster (28 April 1850 – 11 February 1853)
7. Albert Gallitan Byers Webster (26 September 1858 – 22 February 1862)
8. Fred Lincoln Webster (28 October 1863 – 21 August 1877)

I wish the marriage record for Moses and Amanda had listed Amanda's parents, because that's been a bit of a brick wall for me. Just who were Amanda's parents?

According to the History And Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut,² Amanda's parents were Basil and Arena Carlisle. Unfortunately, there aren't any sources listed in the book to prove this information.

I've also seen Amanda's parents listed as Basil Carlisle and Nancy Burnes on some Ancestry.com family trees.

Amanda passed away on 29 September 1871 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa. I wondered if her death certificate would help me find out who her parents were, but it turns out that pre-1904 death certificates in Iowa don't list the parents of the decedent.

So, it looks like I will have to find other records to prove just who Amanda's parents really were.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

© 2014 Copyright by Jana Last, All Rights Reserved

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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18059-120369-5?cc=1614804&wc=M94Q-K4F:1317686713 : accessed 09 Jan 2014), Meigs > Marriage records 1819-1852 vol 1.^↩

2 Webster, William Holcomb, and Melville Reuben Webster. "Chapter 26." History and Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Rochester, NY: E.R. Andrews Print., 1915. 618. Print.^↩