52 Ancestors: #28 ~ George Washington Webster, Uncle of "The Traveling Dentist"

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



In last week's 52 Ancestors post, I introduced you to my 3rd great-grandfather, Moses Augustine Webster.

Today I'd like to introduce you to one of Moses' sons, George Washington Webster.

George was born on 8 September 1845 in Racine, Meigs, Ohio to his parents, Moses Augustine Webster and Amanda Melvina Carlisle. George's oldest brother was my 2nd great-grandfather, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster. As such, he was an uncle to Ebenezer's son, and my great-grandfather, Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster, a.k.a. "The Traveling Dentist" here on my blog.

For some reason, my great-grandfather, Frederick, spent some time living with three of his father's brothers during his youth. George was one of those uncles that Frederick lived with. I don't know why Frederick lived at the homes of his three uncles, but it was very nice of them to let him live with them.¹

George Washington Webster married two times. First he married Josephine Hannah Bliss on 7 February 1868 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa. George and Josephine were the parents of one child, a daughter named Josephine Augusta Webster, who was born on 21 November 1868 in Benton County, Iowa. Sadly, George's wife, Josephine Hannah passed away on 8 December 1868, just seventeen days after she gave birth to their daughter Josephine Augusta.

George married a second time. He married the younger sister of his first wife. Her name was Georgiana Bliss. George and Georgiana were married on 23 February 1870 in Blairstown, Benton, Iowa.

George and Georgiana were the parents of seven children, five of whom were living at the time the 1900 U.S. census was taken. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of one of the children who passed away.

George and Georgiana's children:

1. Georgiana Maie Webster (1872-1950)
2. Nettie Ann Webster (1882-1892)
3. Mary Grace Webster (1884-?)
4. Myrtle Amanda Webster (1886-1892)
5. Reverend Joyce Basil Webster (1891-1974)
6. Blaine Bliss Webster (1893-1969)
7. Unknown Child (died before 1900)

Through census records, I've learned that during his lifetime George lived in Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and finally Oklahoma. George was listed as a farmer in the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses. In the 1920 census, George didn't have an occupation listed. He was seventy-four years old at the time the 1920 census was taken.

George passed away on 11 March 1927 in Luther, Oklahoma at eighty-one years of age. He was buried at Pond Creek Cemetery in Pond Creek, Oklahoma.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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1 Hand-written history of places Frederick lived during his life. It was written in Portuguese and most likely written by Debs Warren Webster, Frederick's son.^↩

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for July 11, 2014

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

1. 4 Ways to Pick a Newspaper Research Subscription Site by Kenneth R. Marks, author of THE ANCESTOR HUNT
2. The Haf Brothers ~ by Gini, author of Ginisology
3. What is the relationship of bloggers to genealogy? by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
4. What was the Life of a Company Musician or Bugler like in the Civil War? by Cindy Freed, author of Cindy Freed's Genealogy Circle
5. Remember the time when Mom smashed her face? by Devon Lee, author of A Patient Genealogist
6. The Best Thing About An Intestate Court File by Nancy, author of My Ancestors and Me
7. An Adoption on a Train by Schalene Dagutis, author of Tangled Roots and Trees
8. New Genealogy Crowdsourcing Initiative: Digitizing War of 1812 Veterans' Gravestones by Diane Haddad – Genealogy Insider for Family Tree Magazine Blog
9. Scrivener for Geneablogging? by Denise Olson, author of MOULTRIE CREEK GAZETTE
10. John Pleasant Smith Sr – Was His Death an Accident or Murder? by Valerie Hughes, author of Genealogy With Valerie
11. There’s a Fire! Remain Calm! by Amy Johnson Crow for Ancestry.com Blog
12. Researching Legal, Probate & Court Records Found in Newspapers by Gena Philibert-Ortega for GenealogyBank.com Blog
13. Writer's Blog Hop by Wendy, author of Jollett Etc.
14. Wedding Wednesday ~ Morris Moskowitz Marriage License by Elizabeth Handler, author of A Jewish Genealogy Journey
15. Finding Eliza and the Power of Family History by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
16. Storytelling by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
17. Decisions, Decisions by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small
18. Selecting an Ancestor to Appear in the Main Position When You Sign In by Jeff Hawkins for FamilySearch Blog
19. Another Genealogy Tool -- And A Proposed Project Idea To "Pay It Forward" (July 10, 2014) by John D. Tew, author of Filiopietism Prism
20. When Irish Eyes are Smiling AND Happy to renew my sub to Ancestry by Jill Ball, author of Geniaus
21. Journey to the Past is Now on Pinterest by Brenda Leyndyke, author of Journey to the Past
22. Who Do You Think You Are Returns to TLC on July 23rd by Kristie Wells for Ancestry.com Blog

New Blog Discoveries

• WikiChicks
• THE HOPELESSLY HOOKED GENEALOGIST- A Genea In Arizona
• Czech Genealogy for Beginners
• Climbing My Family Tree
• My Family History Files

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• 52 Ancestors: #27 ~ Moses Augustine Webster

Grandpa's Postcards

• The Temple At Midnight

Jana's Place

• The Unconditional Surrender Sculpture
• Dusty Skies In Arizona

Thanks for reading!


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52 Ancestors: #27 ~ Moses Augustine Webster

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

In last week's 52 Ancestors post, I introduced you to my maternal great-granduncle, Frank Summers Webster, who was one of the brothers of my great-grandfather, Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster, a.k.a. "The Traveling Dentist" here on my blog.

Today I'd like to introduce you to Frank and Frederick's paternal grandfather, and my maternal 3rd great-grandfather, Moses Augustine Webster.

This is a picture of Moses that was found in a photo album that belonged to my 2nd great-grandfather, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster. Ebenezer was Moses' oldest son. In an earlier 52 Ancestors post, I shared pictures of Ebenezer's photo album. If you'd like to see these pictures, click HERE.

Here's the page from Ebenezer's photo album that contained the photo of Moses.



I think it's so cool to see Ebenezer's handwriting on this page. He wrote, "My Father M A Webster."

Moses Augustine Webster was born on 25 September 1811 in Columbia, New York to Augustine Webster and Mary Tyler. He married Amanda Melvina Carlisle on 9 July 1835 in Meigs County, Ohio.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)

Moses Augustine Webster passed away on 14 May 1885 in Marysville, Marshall, Kansas at 73 years of age.²

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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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.^↩

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for July 4, 2014

Welcome to the July 4th edition of Fab Finds! I hope you're having a wonderful Independence Day!

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

1. Not the Same Ol’ Grandparent Pictures by Beth Foulk, author of Genealogy Decoded Blog
2. Eight Great Years of Blogging for “The Accidental Genealogist” by Lisa Alzo, author of The Accidental Genealogist
3. A cautionary note on DNA tree matching AND A birthday present for America by Judy G. Russell, author of The Legal Genealogist
4. Ancestors in a Nation Divided book release announced by The In-Depth Genealogist AND Ancestors In A Nation Divided now available in paperback! by Cindy Freed, author of Cindy Freed's Genealogy Circle
5. Goldie Benas by Debi Austen, author of Who Knew?
6. I Have Moved by Kristina Rees, author of Losing My Census
7. It’s Moving Day and Genealogy à la carte has moved to this new address by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy a la Carte
8. Salvaging Every Scrap of DNA Info from Ancestry by Roberta Estes, author of DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
9. Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1944 Now on Ancestry.com by Elizabeth Handler, author of From Maine to Kentucky
10. My Grandparents' World War II Ration Books by Erin, author of Know Their Stories
11. Tips for New Family History Bloggers by Nancy, author of My Ancestors and Me
12. Review: Mind Maps for Genealogy by Ron Arons by Elyse Doerflinger, author of Elyse's Genealogy Blog
13. Changes to detach options on person page AND Update To The My Family Booklet Coming Soon by Larry Cragun, author of Larry Cragun Family And Genealogy Blog
14. Writer's Blog Hop Tour by Cheri Hudson Passey, author of Carolina Girl Genealogy
15. Using Find-A-Record to Add Information to Your FamilySearch Family Tree AND Using Find-A-Record to Find Record Collections for a Specific Geographical Place by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
16. FamilySearch Publishes Billionth Image by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
17. Blogger Boot Camp – 16 August 2014 by Thomas MacEntee, author of Hack Genealogy
18. Data Backup Day – What About Backing Up Your Blog? by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
19. Too Little by Kassie, author of Maybe someone should write that down…

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

• 52 Ancestors Challenge: Week 26 Recap

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• 52 Ancestors: #26 ~ Frank Summers Webster, Brother of "The Traveling Dentist"
• Englewood Cemetery's Excellent Website

Jana's Place

• Strolling Through Seaport Village
• Happy Independence Day!

Thanks for reading!


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Englewood Cemetery's Excellent Website

A couple of days ago, I introduced you to my maternal great-granduncle, Frank Summers Webster. In that post, I shared with you that Frank and his wife Mildred were buried at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, Missouri.

I went to the cemetery's website so I could include a link to their website in the blog post about Frank, and found that their website has a tab to search for burial records.

Of course, I had to try out their search feature and I found that this cemetery's website is wonderfully helpful. In fact, it's amazing. So I wanted to share it with you today.

Here's the website's home page. See the "Search Burial Records" tab on the left side?



After clicking on "Search Burial Records" this search box appeared.



I searched for Frank Webster and this was the result. Included in the information are Frank's name, birth and death dates, and where his grave is located. There's also a "Detail" link which provides additional information when pressed.



The following three screenshots show the additional information for Frank Webster after I clicked on the "Detail" link in the Search Results.

This first screenshot shows basically the same information that was in the initial Search Results screenshot. But, it also includes Frank's burial date and how old he was when he passed away.



What's also very helpful is that maps of the Frank's burial location are provided as well. Frank was buried in Block 211.5, Lot 132.75. This screenshot shows Block 211.5.



The next screenshot shows Lot 132.75.

What's so wonderful about the information provided here in this screenshot is that not only is Frank's burial site shown, but burial sites near him. I can see from this image that Frank's wife, Mildred is buried next to him, and their daughter, Christine is buried next to Mildred. I also see that Mildred's parents, Richard and Almira Melton are buried nearby as well. They've even included the GPS Coordinates for Frank's burial site.



At the top of the screenshot that shows Block 211.5, there's a link that says, "Click Here for Lot Location on Google Maps." I did that and this is what I saw.



Isn't this fantastic? It appears that Google Maps used the GPS coordinates of Frank's grave so we can see exactly where Frank's burial site is in Englewood Cemetery.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all cemetery websites were as amazingly helpful as this one is?

If you have, or think you have, any ancestors buried at Englewood Cemetery, I encourage you to do a search on their website by clicking HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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