Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster's Land Patent

Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, recently published a blog post titled Thank you, BLM!. Her blog post got me thinking about when I searched for the land record of my great-grandfather Watson (Frederick) Emory Webster, a.k.a. "The Traveling Dentist" here on my blog. I had found that he purchased land in Rooks County, Kansas in 1894. I'll share more about that in a future post.

While searching the Bureau of Land Management website again yesterday, I was delighted to find the land patent of my 2nd great-grandfather, Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster, who was Watson's father.¹

Ebenezer was born in Racine, Meigs, Ohio on 11 August 1838. He served in the US Civil War in Company E, 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. According to census records, Ebenezer and his family moved to Kansas sometime before 1880. In the 1880 US census he and his family were living in Otoe Reservation, Marshall, Kansas.² By March of 1885 he and his family were living in Marysville, Marshall, Kansas.³

Ebenezer's land patent was issued on 30 June 1884 and consisted of 160 acres. Here's a zoomed in view of Ebenezer's land.

The boundaries for Ebenezer's land were Arrowhead Road, 5th Road, 6th Road and Bison Road. I was curious to see what that area in Kansas looks like today so I turned to Google Maps. Here's what I found.

Ebenezer's land is inside the red square. Indian Creek ran through his land and there was a pond or small lake as well. There isn't a name for this body of water on the Google Maps website.

Here's what the land looks like when I turned on the "Earth" feature on Google Maps.

It looks like there are two homes within this piece of property. I wonder who owns the land now.

The map of Ebenezer's property isn't the only thing I found. See the tab at the top of the BLM website that says "Patent Image?" I clicked on that and found the Land Patent document, which as you can see, can be downloaded as a PDF file. Of course, I did download the document.

If you'd like to search for Land Patents on the BLM website, click HERE. And to learn more about Land Patent Searches on the FamilySearch Wiki, click HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

 

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1 Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," database, General Land Office Records (www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx : accessed 15 June 2015) entry for Ebenezer Perry Carlisle Webster, Marshall County, Kansas, no. 718. ^↩

2 "United States Census, 1880," database, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 16 June 2015), entry for E P Webster, District 163, page 3, Otoe Reservation, Marshall, Kansas; citing "NARA microfilm publication T9. ^↩

3 "1885 Kansas Territory Census," database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 June 2015), entry for E P C Webster (b. 1839), Marysville, Marshall, Kansas, Page 20, Line 8, Roll: KS1885_86.^↩

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for June 12, 2015

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

1. A Marker and a Memory~ When Did Her Father Die? by Cheri Hudson Passey for Worldwide Genealogy  ~ A Genealogical Collaboration
2. Global Family Reunion Block Party - Salt Lake City by Amy Archibald, author of Revealing Roots and Branches
3. Introducing Jennifer Holik, Guest Genealogist by Lorine McGinnis Schulze, author of The Olive Tree Genealogy
4. Canadian Resources I Use by Barbara Poole, author of Life From The Roots
5. Tuesday’s Tip: Tenants in Common vs. Joint Tenants by Jenny Lanctot, author of Are My Roots Showing?
6. My Great Grandmother Used Social Media AND Reminders of Some Genealogy Research Basics by Lisa Lisson, author of Lisa Lisson
7. Jewish Research Tips, Part 1: History and Immigration by Marissa for LegacyTree Genealogists Blog
8. Mothers Helping Mothers by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
9. Genealogy and Elitism: It Isn’t What You Say, It’s How You Say It by Amy Johnson Crow, author of Amy Johnson Crow
10. Couldn't Attend the Global Family Reunion -- No Worries -- Select Sessions Recorded & Available to Watch by Diane L. Richard for UPFRONT WITH NGS
11. FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY TRIP - Day 1 by Diane Gould Hall, author of MICHIGAN FAMILY TRAILS
12. The Research Notebook by Diane Boumenot, author of One Rhode Island Family
13. Bonds of War-a new blog on the economy of the Civil War by Daniel Sauerwein, author of Civil War History
14. I’m Not Likin’ Lichen! by Laura Aanenson, author of where2look4ancestors
15. Now Connect to Your DNA Cousins in Canada and Australia by Anna Swayne for Ancestry.com Blog
16. Early Migration Routes are Your “Yellow Brick Road” by Amie Bowser Tennant for RootsBid Blog
17. Popular destinations per religion by Yvette Hoitink, author of DUTCH GENEALOGY
18. TIME FOR A TIMELINE: A DOWNLOADABLE TEMPLATE FOR YOU by Dayna Jacobs, author of On Granny's Trail
19. Sepia Saturday: Mayhem in the Tunnel by Wendy Mathias, author of Jollett Etc.
20. Flag Day: Our Family’s Unofficial Flag by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale, author of Leaves & Branches

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

• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 23 Recap

"May I Introduce To You" Interviews on GeneaBloggers.com

• May I Introduce to You . . . Heather Collins

New Blog Discoveries

• The Legacy Tree Genealogists Blog
• therocknrollgenealogist

In Case You Missed It….My Contribution to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Great-Grandpa Carl Gillberg's WWII Draft Registration Card

Thanks for reading!

Jana

 
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Great-Grandpa Carl Gillberg's WWII Draft Registration Card

While I was exploring Ancestry.com's new website (which I really like by the way), I was surprised to find the WWII Draft Registration Card for my paternal great-grandfather, Carl Albert Gillberg.¹  By the way, the photo of Carl (above) is from my grandmother, Ingrid Gillberg's, pedigree chart. Ingrid was one of Carl's daughters.

Here is Carl's WWII Draft Registration Card.

This was new information for me. I had no idea Great-Grandpa Carl had registered for the draft during WWII. This draft registration was the Fourth Registration, also known as "the old man's registration."

Information gleaned from the front of this card:

Name: Carl Albert Gillberg
Place of Residence: 12306 Wicks St., Roscoe, Los Angeles, California
Mailing Address: Same as Place of Residence
Telephone: None [Well, that's interesting. They didn't have a phone.]
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: January 8, 1882
Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address: Jack McElroy - Same as 2 [Jack McElroy was Carl's son-in-law.]
Employer's Name and Address: Unemployed (Baker)

And of course, I love that I have Carl's signature on this document!

Here's the back of Carl's draft registration card.

It's wonderful that a physical description is included in these draft registration cards.

Information gleaned from the back of this card:

Race: White
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180 pounds
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Complexion: Light
Other obvious physical characteristics: Glasses, left forefinger missing
Date of registration: April 26, 1942

I already knew that Carl was missing part of his left forefinger because this fact was stated in Carl's two Declaration of Intention documents and in Carl's Certificate of Naturalization. In my post titled "Left Forefinger Off" I shared two photos of Carl that show this interesting characteristic.

Here's the link to Ancestry.com's database in which I found Carl's draft registration card ~ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. You may want to check it out to see if your ancestor is listed there too.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

 

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1 "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 June 2015), Carl Albert Gillberg, serial no. 3047, Local Draft Board 177, San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, citing The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.^↩

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for June 5, 2015

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

1. Surprising Information Found in the Index to Court Order Books by Lisa Lisson, author of Lisa Lisson
2. Why You Should Consider Applying to a Lineage Society AND Why You Should Download Your Files From Ancestry and Every Other Website by Amy Johnson Crow, author of Amy Johnson Crow
3. News for Smallest Leaf: a new website and a new book! by Lisa, author of Small-leaved Shamrock
4. All Michael’s Genealogy Blogs Have Moved by Michael John Neill, author of Genealogy Tip of the Day
5. Records May Be Wrong Due to Stigma of Divorce AND Our Ancestors Didn't Travel Lightly by Joanne Cowden, author of Researching Relatives
6. Excel trick by Michele Simmons Lewis, author of Ancestoring
7. Casualty in The Blitz by Caitlin Gow, author of Genealogically Speaking
8. How to Archive Family Photos: help for managing digital overload by Shelley Bishop, author of A Sense of Family
9. Processing Civil War pension files by Janine Adams, author of Organize Your Family History
10. How to Make Your Genealogy Travel a Reality by Lynn Palermo, author of The Armchair Genealogist
11. FHL Sessions Available Online For Free by Ancestry Insider, author of The Ancestry Insider
12. Genealogy Timelines: Helpful Research Tools by Gena Philibert-Ortega for GenealogyBank Blog
13. Indexed Family History Records Now Available Through the DAR Genealogical Research System by Elizabeth O'Neal, author of Little Bytes of Life
14. Slave Research: Four Things You Need to Know Now by Robyn, author of Reclaiming Kin
15. Cousin Bait by Shannon Thomas, author of Our Life Picture by Picture
16. Tech Tuesday: Finding Cousins With RootsMagic by Devon Lee, author of A Patient Genealogist
17. If You Could Chat with An Ancestor.... by Nancy, author of My Ancestors and Me
18. Branches Intertwining by Leslie, author of The People of Pancho
19. Are You a Fan of Steve Morse’s One-Step Page? by Jennifer Alford, author of Jenealogy
20. You Have To See This: MyHeritage Instant Discoveries™ in Oslo by Thomas MacEntee, author of GeneaBloggers
21. Our Deadly Past: Epidemics in Your Family History by Amie Bowser Tennant for RootsBid Blog

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

• 52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 22 Recap

"May I Introduce To You" Interviews on GeneaBloggers.com

• May I Introduce to You . . . Valerie Craft

New Blog Discoveries

• Smallest Leaf
• Powder Donuts and Yahtzee
• NO STONE UNTURNED
• Ancestry Talk
• The Fleming Family
• THE LAZY GENEALOGIST
• Family Heirlooms
• Martinews - 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks
• FAMILY TREE BLOSSOMS
• SHORE TO SHORE
• Family Folklore Blog
• The Schell Seekers

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

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

• Legacy Family Tree ~ Downloading a Source from FamilySearch

Jana's Place

• The Virgin River at The Court of The Patriarchs Shuttle Stop

Thanks for reading!

Jana

 
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Legacy Family Tree ~ Downloading a Source from FamilySearch

The latest update of Legacy Family Tree (8.0.0.499) includes a neat new feature. Users are now able to download sources from FamilySearch. I downloaded this update today and then tried out this awesome new feature. I think this is a great new tool and thought I'd share what I learned about it with you today.

In order to add FamilySearch sources to your Legacy database, the "Integrate with FamilySearch" option needs to be checked. To do this, simply click on the "Options" tab, then click on "Customize." Scroll down to FamilySearch and check "Integrate with FamilySearch" and click Save.

By the way, you will need to have a FamilySearch account to integrate your Legacy database with FamilySearch. It's free to sign up and you don't need to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) to have a FamilySearch account.

Now that your database is integrated with FamilySearch, I'll show you how to add FamilySearch sources. You can do this two different ways. One way is to click on the arrows next to your ancestor's name.

Or you can click on the "FamilySearch" tab at the top.

 Clicking the arrows or the tab will cause a new window to appear which looks like this.

Click on the "Sources" tab. As you can see from this screenshot, there are lots of FamilySearch sources that I can add to my Legacy database for my great-grandfather Christopher Iverson.

To add a FamilySearch source, click on the little black arrow to the left of the source title. A box like this will appear giving you the option to choose the source tags you want to check.

I added the first source and continued adding more sources for Christopher Iverson.

When I clicked on the round information button on the far right in the FamilySearch Sources side of the screen, this box appeared indicating which Source Tags were associated with that particular source. These source tags are also represented by the bright green dots as well.

I copied all of the FamilySearch sources over to my Legacy Database for Christopher Iverson.

Here's the family view for Christopher Iverson in my Legacy Database. To see the FamilySearch sources I just added, I just clicked on the sources icon.

And here are some of the sources I had just added.

I hope this little tutorial has been helpful for you. I think this new feature in Legacy Family Tree is pretty awesome!

Thanks for reading!

Jana

 

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