tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45208225859745860072024-03-05T00:34:53.436-05:00The Door KeepersThe surname Porter originates as an Old French occupational name, portier (gatekeeper; doorkeeper), or porteour ("to carry")Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-41731973514899889472012-07-09T17:20:00.000-04:002012-07-09T17:20:55.979-04:00Amanuensis Monday - Guardians Bonds for Hiram & Barney Davis 1848<br />
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several times when guardianship papers were filed for the financial and/or
legal affairs of Hiram and Barney Davis, who were termed either incompetent or
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following are some of the earliest records I’ve found so far dealing with
guardianship of Hiram and Barney. At this time it is unknown what financial or
legal affairs occurred that necessitated this Court action. These two
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<i>& D. L.<u> </u>McGugin</i> of the County of Knox and State of Ohio, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">are
held and firmly bound unto the said State of Ohio, in the sum of<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">one thousand</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Dollars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">to the
payment of which, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators,
jointly, severally and firmly, by <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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presents; Sealed with our seals and dated at Mount Vernon, this </span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">13th</span></i><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">day of<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">November, </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A. D. 18</span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">48.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
conditions of the above obligation are such, that whereas the above bound<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">William H Cochran</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Guardian
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">William
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shall with fidelity discharge the
trust reposed in and shall render an accurate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of all transactions, with a just account of the profits arising and accruing
from the real or personal estate of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ward, and shall deliver up the same to the
Court when thereunto required, then the above obligation to be void, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to remain in full force and virtue in law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <i>W H Cochran</i> {SEAL}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <i>D L McGugin</i> {SEAL}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Knox, Ohio, Box 100 #1901, 13 Nov 1848; Knox County Records Center, Mount Vernon. </span></div>
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<i>& D. L.<u> </u>McGugin</i> of the County of Knox and State of Ohio, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">are
held and firmly bound unto the said State of Ohio, in the sum of<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">one thousand</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Dollars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">to the
payment of which, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators,
jointly, severally and firmly, by <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">these
presents; Sealed with our seals and dated at Mount Vernon, this </span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">13th</span></i><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">day of<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">November, </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">A. D. 18</span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">48.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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conditions of the above obligation are such, that whereas the above bound<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">William H Cochran</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">13 </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">day of<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">November </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">18</span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">48 </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">by the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County, Ohio, appointed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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shall with fidelity discharge the
trust reposed in and shall render an accurate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of all transactions, with a just account of the profits arising and accruing
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ward, and shall deliver up the same to the
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to remain in full force and virtue in law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-27492834412647595112012-05-15T14:09:00.000-04:002012-05-15T14:09:01.630-04:00Phoeba C SimmonsPhoeba C. Simmons is the daughter of Sally Ann Porter and Ziba (asa Zeba) Simmons. She was born in Chautauqua County, NY. Her year of birth is given as 1847 in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 federal census records, and the 1875 New York State Census record. Starting with the 1880 Federal Census her birth year became 1851 with the 1900 Federal Census listing her date of birth as Oct 1851.<br />
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She married James Hiram Lyon about 1867. The location of the marriage is unknown at this time. It could be Missouri where their only child, Darwin Ziba Lyon was born abt 1868. James lists his occupation as Insurance Agent in the 1870 federal census when they are living in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. Five years later James and Phoeba are back in New York, living in Charlotte, Chautauqua County. James disappears from census records after the 1875 New York State Census.<br />
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Phoeba and her son, Darwin, are next found in 1880 living in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania with Phoeba's second husband, Herman Eugene Burnham. In the 1900 and 1910 Federal Censuses it gives their marriage date as 1877. It is unknown at this time if they married in New York or Pennsylvania. Given that Herman was himself a native of Chautauqua County, New York the marriage most likely occurred in New York. Herman was born about 1854, though later records give an earlier year of birth. He most likely was the son of Sidney and Louisa Burnham of Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York.<br />
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In 1900 Phoeba and Herman are living in Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho. Living with them are Phoeba's son, Darwin, and his new bride, Ora May Gill.<br />
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Between 1900 and 1910 Phoeba and Herman move to Tacoma, Pierce, Washington where she dies 26 Jul 1911. In the 1910 Federal Census Phoeba is now listed as Ida C. Burnham, and that is the name on her Washington State death certificate. Herman remarries, but his second wife, Martha, dies two years later. It's assumed since there is no death record for Herman in the state of Washington that Herman moved back to Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho to live with his stepson, Darwin Z. Lyon. Memorial # 13648582 on the Find A Grave website gives a date of death for Herman as 5 Apr 1924.<br />
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Both Phoeba and Herman are believed to be buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho where Darwin Z. Lyon is also buried.<br />
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I believe that Herman Burnham was about seven years younger than Phoeba Simmons Lyon, and it must have been something which made either Herman, Phoeba, or both feel uncomfortable. That would explain the sudden change in date of birth for both Phoeba and Herman. She becomes younger and he becomes older to make up for the difference.<br />
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Why did Phoeba suddenly become Ida? It might have been a nickname that was never used on official records until 1910. The death certificate of Ida C. Burnham lists her father as Zeba Simmons and that she was born in New York. It can be assumed that this is indeed Phoeba C. Simmons Lyon Burnham.<br />
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Phoeba's son, Darwin Ziba Lyon must have had a good relationship with his step-father as he names his first born Herman Burnham Lyon. He and his wife, Ora May Gill, were married 28 Feb 1900 in Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho. They had in addition to their son Herman at least seven more children: Hildore Curtis Lyon, Arva Marian Lyon, Harold I. Lyon, Thelma C. Lyon, Harry Darwin Lyon, Herbert Elsworth Lyon, and Hallie Zollie Lyon. Darwin died 6 Mar 1931 in Rathdrum, and Ora died 17 Jan 1959 in Rathdrum. Both are buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho.<br />
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Phoeba (Ida) C. Simmons Lyon Burnham is a granddaughter of my 2nd great grandfather, William Porter, making her my half 1st cousin twice removed.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-87187015653069709002012-04-05T15:44:00.000-04:002012-04-05T15:44:28.241-04:001940 US Federal Census - A First LookWell today I finally decided I should check out the 1940 federal census. Of course first on my list are both my father and mother. I really didn't think I'd have a problem using Steve Morse's utilities and I didn't. I had two possible addresses for my father, and one for my mother.<br />
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The first address for my father I obtained from his draft registration card dated 16 Oct 1940: 349 W. Hubbard Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. The second address I obtained from both the just-mentioned draft registration card and Columbus city directory for 1940: 1348 Summit Street, Columbus, Ohio. The draft registration card had the Hubbard Avenue address which was crossed out and on the top the second address had been written. I browsed and found the 349 W. Hubbard Avenue address, but another person lived there. I then browsed the ED where 1348 Summit Street is located and found that the address was empty - no one lived there. I was disappointed to say the least! So I think my next step is to see if I can locate the 1939 Columbus city directory for another possible address for my father. I might also locate his siblings to see if he might have been living with one of them. He was married at the time to his first wife, but he still might have been rooming with relatives.<br />
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My mother lived in a very small village so it wasn't hard to find her. But what a surprise I had! She and her twin sister, Mary, were living with their father. Where was their mother??? I had never heard that they separated. I know that they did not divorce, or did they? Grandpa's marital status is listed as M, but it has a line through it and what looks like a 7 is lightly written next to it.<br />
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As anticipated the 1940 federal census has already given me food for thought, just not what I had been expecting!Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-75100178679693447202012-02-27T21:16:00.000-05:002012-02-27T21:16:45.301-05:00February BirthdaysPorters who have birthdays in February ..<br />
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John Arthur Porter, b. 5 Feb 1872 in Knox County, Ohio, d. 1 Jan 1945 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio.<br />
Several records show that John went by his middle name Arthur. He married at age 31 Ada Alice French Arrington (1876-1945) on 28 Oct 1903 in Knox County, Ohio. They had one child, Illo Anita Porter (1905-1994), who married 24 Aug 1927 Kenneth Vernon Primrose. Arthur is my Greatuncle, the 1st born child of Leander Porter and Mary Rose Huntoon. Over the years he held various jobs, primarily ones that would be defined as laborer. He is buried in Mound View Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Ohio.<br />
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Joseph Sedgwick Porter, b. 11 Feb 1849 in Knox County, Ohio, d. 19 Jun 1922 in Clinton Township, Knox, Ohio. Joseph was married four times. He first married 28 Feb 1875 Mary Elizabeth Sharp (1856-1935) in Knox County, Ohio, with whom he had seven children: George "Willard" Porter, Lottie Mae Porter, James "Ernest" Porter, Joseph Rollin Porter, Mabel Porter, Wallace Clifford Porter, and Harry Porter. He married 25 Jan 1910 Elizabeth Jane Rideout Scammell (1849-1912) in St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio. He married 8 Aug 1913 Nancy Jane Kemp (1850-1921) in Knox County, Ohio. After divorcing, he and Nancy again married 5 Mar 1918 in Knox County, Ohio. Joseph is my half 1st cousin twice removed, the son of my half great-greatuncle, William Lee Porter. He is buried in St. John's Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Knox, Ohio.<br />
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Wallace Clifford Porter, b. 15 Feb 1886 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, d. 25 Nov 1954 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio. He married 22 Aug 1910 Emma Van Winkle (1890-?) in Licking County, Ohio. Their children were Clifford S. Porter and Melvin Ansel Porter. Later Wallace married Nellie L. Kauf (1900-1989). He is my half 2nd cousin once removed, the son of the above-mentioned Joseph Sedgwick Porter. He is buried in St. John's Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Knox, Ohio.<br />
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Mable M. Porter, b. Feb 1897 in Missouri. She is last seen in 1915 living in Arlington, Reno, Kansas. At this time it is unknown if she married and when she died. She is my half 2nd cousin once removed, the daughter of Alfred M. Porter and Orpha B. Henderson, and the granddaughter of my half great-greatuncle, Lorenzo Porter and his wife, Sarah Emaline Gill.<br />
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<br />Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-41582640271984190982012-01-04T12:04:00.000-05:002012-01-04T12:04:37.894-05:00Sally Ann Porter SimmonsSally Ann Porter was born about 1818 in Chautauqua County, New York. She was the daughter of William Porter and his first wife, who's name is unknown at this time.<br />
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She married Ziba/Zeba Simmons about 1835. Sally Ann and Ziba Simmons divorced between 1860 and 1870. Ziba remarried a widow/divorcee named Betsey Williams Winn. It appears that Sally Ann did not remarry, at least not by the time she disappeared from the census records after the 1880 federal. I recently submitted a research request at the New York State Department of Health for Sally Ann Simmons. I am hoping that a death record might be found for her between 1880 and 1900.<br />
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Four children are known to have been born to this union: Isaac Simmons (b. abt 1836), Lorenzo Simmons (b. abt 1839), Obed/Obia/Obid Simmons (b. abt 1841), and Phebe/Phoeba C Simmons (b. abt 1847). Of these four children I think I've found more info on Obed and Phebe.<br />
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The evidence for Obed is circumstantial. There are census records for a Harriet "Hattie" and Obed Simmons. Harriet "Hattie" Winn was a daughter of Obed's father's second wife, Betsey Williams Winn. This Obed Simmons disappears between 1900-1920. This Hattie Simmons appears in the 1920 Federal Census living in Spokane, Spokane, Washington with her son, Guy Simmons and his family. She died Nov 1929 in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota. Her son, Guy Simmons, died the following year, 1930, in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota from injuries he suffered in an auto accident. Both are buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, SD. Obed and Hattie also had a daughter, Ella M Simmons. She was born 22 Sep 1884 in Pennsylvania (most likely Corry, Erie, Pa), and died 28 Aug 1954 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. It appears Ella never married. Guy Simmons and his wife, Emma, had at least one son, Robert Gene Simmons. His death record lists his date of birth as 11 Dec 1919 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, and his date of death as 28 Jan 1992 in Riverside County, California. Robert's army enlistment papers states a profession of "Actors and actresses". So far I've been unable to substantial this.<br />
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The evidence for Phebe Simmons is also circumstantial. A Phebe Simmons supposedly married James H. Lyon about 1866-1867. A James H. Lyon is found in the 1860 federal census living in Chautauqua County, NY with another wife and two children. By 1870 a James H. Lyon and Phebe C. Lyon are living in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois with their young son, Darwin Z. Lyon. It is possible that the James H. Lyon in the 1860 and 1870 federal censuses are the same; however, there is no evidence of this at this time. I have seen online that Darwin's middle name is Ziba. This is where the circumstantial evidence comes in, along with the date and place of birth for Phebe C. Simmons. The James H. Lyon married to Phebe was an insurance agent. That might be why they traveled around the country as they did. Son, Darwin, was born in Missouri, prior to them being found in 1870 in Illinois. Sometime between 1870 and 1877, Phebe and James most likely divorced; however, he could have died. Either way, she marries again about 1877 a Herman E. Burnham. In 1880 federal census Herman, Phebe, and Darwin are living in Bradford, McKean, PA. In 1900 all are found in Kootenai County, Idaho. This is the last census record found for Herman and Phebe. Darwin Z. Lyon died 6 Mar 1931 in Rathdrum, Kootenai, ID. I'm thinking that both Herman and Phebe also died in Rathdrum. Darwin Z. Lyon married Ora May Gill on 28 Feb 1900 in Rathdrum, Kootenai, Idaho. They had at least eight children: Herman Burnham Lyon (1900-1965), Hildore C. Lyon (1903-1954), Marian Arva Lyon Wiese Wart (1904-1964), Harold I. Lyon (1907-1968), Thelma C. Lyon (1910-?), Harry Darwin Lyon, 1912-1980), Herbert E. Lyon (1916-1982), Hallie Z. Lyon (1917-1988).<br />
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Obviously there is much more work to do on Sally Ann Porter Simmons and her descendants.<br />
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Pension papers were filed for the three children. At that time it was noted that Ella May and her siblings, Sylvester Richard Davis, and Emma Augusta Davis, were all guardians of Marshall Clark. In the 1870 federal census Marshall Clark is living in Middlebury Township, Knox, Ohio. Living with him is a Ellen M. Clark, age 7. This very well could be Ella May Davis.<br />
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I have looked at marriage records during the 1880s-1900 time period. There are some possibilities, but none to a Mr. Rutan, and none that can be traced to anyone marrying a Mr. Rutan, at least in the Knox County, Ohio area. I checked both Ella May Davis and Ella May Clark, looking at both Ella May and May as given names.<br />
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Both of Ella May's siblings, S. R. Davis and Emma A. Davis Burson, are mentioned in the same estate papers. I've been able to figure out all the other heirs in the estate papers. All heirs are either siblings, nieces or nephews of the two men whose estate is being settled. I guess it's possible that May Rutan is actually a great-niece, but at this time I have no evidence of this.<br />
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If anyone has any information on Mrs. May Rutan, please leave a message!Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-25941023856341716302011-12-06T00:51:00.001-05:002011-12-06T00:54:04.551-05:00William Porter's First WifeI don't have definitive proof yet, but I have finally seen a first name for my 2nd Great Grandfather's 1st wife. His daughter, Cordelia Porter James, died 7 May 1900. Her death record states that her mother's given name was Phebe. William has another daughter, named Phebe Rosella Porter, so this could be it. Now to find that elusive maiden name.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-59226834618024994752011-11-03T11:37:00.000-04:002011-11-03T11:38:43.185-04:00Ohio Research Trip October 2011, Part 3This research trip was different than many of the others I've taken. I think it was more about me, and not so much about those that came before me.<br />
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As I mentioned in the <a href="http://doorkeepergenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/10/ohio-research-trip-october-2011.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> and <a href="http://doorkeepergenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/10/ohio-research-trip-october-2011-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> posts about my trip to Ohio in October, I did not do a lot of real research. I spent a good portion of the week between the two seminars I attended just reminiscing about my life when I lived in Columbus.<br />
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One day I just drove around Columbus looking at the changes to the places that were very familiar to me as a child and adult. I checked out the new park that was created at the former site of a major downtown shopping mall, City Center. I even got lost in the downtown area that is referred to as the "arena district". This was all new to me as it was not created until after I moved from Columbus 13 years ago. I finally did see a sign for a familiar street which eventually took me up through the Ohio State University area. Having grown up in this area I was assaulted with so many changes that at times I felt like I was in a foreign land. As I headed north I decided to drive past one of the elementary schools I attended. The Holy Name building still sits across the street from Holy Name Church on East Patterson Avenue, but it is no longer "Holy Name". It now houses Centro Parroquial Santa Cruz, which appears to be a Latino Catholic Center. There's a sign in front that also states it's the location for the Santa Cruz Church. I do not know when it closed it's doors as Holy Name Elementary. I then drove past one of the homes we lived in when I attended Holy Name. On the Franklin County Auditor's website the picture of this house does it justice. In reality it really looked run down. Of course this area is pretty much Ohio State housing so it was no surprise to see a couple young men throwing a Frisbee out front. Again traveling further North I drove by the home I owned before I moved to New York. It still looked good, but the homes on the short street on which I lived have started to look somewhat rundown. A short drive from this home was where another major shopping mall, Northland Mall, used to reside. It's good to see that the Northland Community has not taken the loss of this Mall sitting down, and have done a good job of reusing the land, and have even brought new development into the area.<br />
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An area not familiar to me is Camp Chase, which was a military staging, training, and prison camp in the Civil War. What remains now is the cemetery which contains 2260 graves of Confederate soldiers. I wanted to visit this site, which even after living in Columbus for 49 years I had never visited. I knew it was on Sullivant Avenue in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood. I should have done my homework before taking on this adventure, because I never did make it there. I thought I knew about where it was located and determined that somehow I was just missing it. It turns out I just hadn't went out Sullivant Avenue far enough. Next visit!<br />
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I did manage to visit the Ohio Historical Society's Archives/Library for one morning. I found one obituary for which I was looking, but came away without finding the newspaper edition that contains the advertisement in which I am featured as a cute 2 1/2 year old. It was an ad for a shoe store. I needed special shoes until I was five years old, and this store was the place which sold such shoes. I guess they thought I was a good "model" as my Mom was asked for her permission to have me featured in the ad. I also browsed through various Columbus city directories, finally determining our moves as a family in the 1950s-1960s. I was also hoping to determine by entries in these directories just when my Grandma Rose and her second husband married. Still working on that as the marriage record was another one of the things I did not find in the microfilm for Franklin County marriages.<br />
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I also stopped one afternoon at the Mount Vernon Public Library, where I obtained 15-20 obituaries.<br />
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I did not obtain a lot of physical material on this research trip, but the emotional journey was so rewarding!Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-10355109288166481452011-10-18T10:12:00.001-04:002011-10-18T10:12:07.883-04:00Ohio Research Trip October 2011, part 2This is the second post about my recent Ohio research trip. The first can be read <a href="http://doorkeepergenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/10/ohio-research-trip-october-2011.html">here</a>.<br />
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I left for Ohio on Friday, September 30th. I had signed up for the Ohio Genealogical Society's Fall Seminar, featuring Dick Eastman, which was being held in Bellville, Ohio on October 1st.<br />
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All talks were informative. I learned new things, and each of the first three gave me new ideas to aid in my family research. The talk on the Maine outhouses was just plain fun!<br />
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I do have to admit I was disappointed in the venue for this Seminar. It had been moved from the OGS Library to a church just down the road. This "church" was in what looked like an old gymnasium. It reminded me of an airplane hangar! And it was quite chilly, though I think the heat was turned up a little later in the day. Also, there were no handouts for the talks. Lunch was not provided. From an esteemed organization such as OGS, I was expecting more.<br />
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Skipping ahead to the following weekend, I headed to Dayton, Ohio on Friday, October 7th. I had registered for the Montgomery County Chapter of OGS' 2011 Seminar being held in Dayton on October 8th. The featured speaker for this event was Paula Stuart-Warren.<br />
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Again, all talks were informative and I learned a lot about areas I feel that I am weak when it comes to my family history research.<br />
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The venue for this seminar was almost perfect. The seating arrangement of round tables, each with about 8 chairs, was much more conducive to talking with other attendees than the rows of chairs at the OGS Fall Seminar. The temperature was such that I did hot shiver, nor sweat. A very nice lunch was provided. And a folder filled with handouts of the talks and other Montgomery County Chapter of OGS' information was provided. A bonus were raffle drawings throughout the seminar. Though I did not win, it was a nice touch.<br />
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Not to disparage Dick Eastman as his talks were full of information and delivered well, but Paula's subject matters spoke more to my current interests.<br />
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In my next post I'll write more about what I did in-between these two seminars.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-9006314881470718322011-10-16T10:03:00.001-04:002011-10-16T10:03:33.880-04:00Ohio Research Trip October 2011I have to say that this past research trip to Ohio was probably the best one I have taken since I started my family history research. It wasn't because I found anything that would break down a brick wall, but more about the time I spent with family and friends.<br />
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I met my cousin, Andy Rose, at my Dad's 88-year-old cousin's home. We spent 4 hours catching up and a few things were learned about my Dad and his family. One was just a simple comment about the wife of my Uncle Andy. It gave me the answer to the question as to who my family visited a few times when I was quite young. I remember visiting a family, whom I knew was somehow related, several times. I remember that they lived next to the Olentangy River. Several times over the years I had wondered who this family was, and thought I would most likely never know the answer. But as we were talking with my Dad's cousin, Virginia, she mentioned my Uncle Andy's wife, Levia, and that she lived "up by the river". I've mentioned before that I am the only one alive now that has recollections of my early childhood within my own family. I would have never thought to have asked Virginia about this memory, and am so glad that it came up during our conversation.<br />
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During this research trip I also visited with several more relatives and an old friend. Such a good feeling visiting these loved ones.<br />
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There is much more to write about this trip, but will do so in future posts.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-86828215586445536032011-09-29T11:46:00.000-04:002011-09-29T11:46:16.857-04:00OGS and Montgomery County OH seminarsI'm heading to Bellville, Ohio tomorrow to attend the Ohio Genealogical Society's Fall Seminar on Saturday featuring Dick Eastman. Then next week I'll be doing some research again in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The following Saturday I'll be in Dayton, Ohio attending the Montgomery County Chapter of the OGS for their annual Genealogy Seminar featuring Paula Stuart-Warren.<br />
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Hoping that I come home with lots of good stuff! If anyone else is going to these two seminars, please say "hi"!Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-66133276581892237312011-09-20T13:27:00.000-04:002011-09-20T13:27:12.745-04:00Happy 103rd Birthday Dad!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dad arrived into this world on September 20, 1908 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, the fourth child of Harry L and Rose E Linn Porter. He spent his youth in Mount Vernon, moving to Columbus with his mother and a couple siblings about 1928. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1929 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Being almost 21 years old when he graduated from high school, he had continued with school even though being held back a couple times. I've always been proud of my Dad knowing that even though he was held back a couple times, he still graduated from high school. His grades in school were not the problem. He missed several months of school once when he was badly scalded as an 8 year old. Then again he missed several months of school due to another serious illness. I don't really know a lot about my Dad's life as a youngster. He was not one to talk a lot about himself. I just wish that I had taken the time to engage him more in conversation about his life. His life is more documented from 1942 onward, so I know certain facts about him after that time.</div>
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He entered the Army 16 Jul 1942 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. His occupation in the Army was Supply Clerk 835. Leaving the US on 2 Apr 1943, he arrived in Europe on 13 Apr 1943. The battles and campaigns in which he served were Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He embarked for the US on 26 Sep 1945, arriving on 5 Oct 1945.</div>
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On 7 Jun 1935 he married his first wife, Faye Bennett, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. This marriage lasted about 10 years; divorce occurring approximately 1945. Faye supposedly found someone else while Dad served his time in the Army. There were no children from this marriage.</div>
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Dad met my Mom in early 1946, courted her for 6 months, then they married on 29 Jun 1946 in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky.</div>
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I'm not sure when he started working at Jeffreys Mining and Manufacturing Company, but he continued working there as an expediter until he retired about 1970. He worked there more than 30 years, taking time off only for his service to his country during WWII.</div>
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I don't know if my Dad would have been called an alcoholic. He only drank beer, only at night and/or weekends. It did not interfere with his work or ability to support his family. The problem with the drinking was that he preferred to do it at the bars. Since my Mom worked at nights at the General Motors plant in Columbus, it was left to Dad to watch my older brother and myself. He failed miserably at this. So many nights alone, or doing homework in the bar, or falling asleep in the bar. Not a fun way to have been brought up. But I survived, and learned a lesson from my upbringing. </div>
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Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-66861728708138119392011-09-16T13:26:00.002-04:002011-09-17T10:09:48.165-04:00Shout out - Martin County (FL) Genealogical SocietyI just wanted to let everyone know about the <a href="http://www.mcgensociety.org/">Martin County (FL) Genealogical Society</a>. I recently was in need of a few obituaries for relatives that lived in Stuart, Martin County, Florida. Neither GenealogyBank nor NewspaperArchive returned any hits. I then posted one request on the Martin County, Florida Ancestry message board. A very kind gentleman from the Martin County Genealogical Society responded. He was able to find the one obituary I wanted, and also one more that I requested after reading the first one.<br />
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In his response he gently asked for "say, a $5.00" donation. It was not required, but I was glad to send the society a donation.<br />
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This made me realize that this is a way for local genealogical societies to make themselves known, and to possibly obtain a small donation. I just wish that all local societies would monitor the message boards. I know that not all have the resources - maybe don't have obituary indexes, etc., but if they do, it would be good for them to respond to these messages.<br />
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Has anyone else had a member of a genealogicial society respond to a message board request?Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-34467391190085212302011-09-03T17:38:00.000-04:002011-09-03T17:38:32.466-04:00The Long Road to OrganizationFor over a week I've been doing little research while I have been trying to better organize my stuff. It is a rare event when I can find something I want from my stash, so this is way overdo.<br />
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After listening to the Legacy Family Tree webinar "Organizing for Success" by Karen Clifford I decided that I wanted to try organizing both digital and paper documents by what is called the Marriage Record Identification Number, or MRIN, that is used by Legacy Family Tree to identify marriages.<br />
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I ordered supplies from Karen Clifford's company. After I received them, the thought occurred to me that for the price I paid, someone should have come with the purchase to set it up! lol<br />
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Since I'm only working on my Porter family, at this time I would not be using every number in the filing system. So I've run a report in Legacy from which I've determined what numbers I'll actually need (MRINs used in the Porter family). Now I'm sorting through the numbers in the purchased filing system to see if I actually have everything I need. *crossing fingers*<br />
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I have also been renaming the file names on my hard drive to use the MRIN. So now I might have a filename such as "349 CR1880", which would tell me that this record is an 1880 census record for the couple with MRIN number 349. I've worked my way into the surnames that begin with D, so I have a long way to go.<br />
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I think I'm going to like this file organization, especially the digital version. We'll see in a few months how I like the paper documents' version.<br />
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If anyone is interested in this filing system, check out Karen's webpage <a href="http://fileyourpapers.com/"><b>FileYourPapers.Com</b></a>.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-84157286668723263112011-08-23T08:11:00.005-04:002011-08-23T08:25:36.572-04:00I bet you think my Mommy's dead...Those that follow my blog might have noticed I've been absent for a couple weeks. I thought of what I said to my Aunt Mary shortly after my Mom started working at the General Motors plant in Columbus when I was about 3 1/2 years old. My Aunt Mary had come to stay for a few days since my Mom worked nights, and she had not arranged for babysitting yet. I said to Aunt Mary when she was getting me ready for bed "I bet you think my Mommy's dead, but she's not. She's at work!". <div>
<br /></div><div>Well, I'm not dead! I took what could be called a vacation, though the purpose was not one for relaxation. I drove with my daughter Jamie to Atlanta, Georgia. She started work as an unpaid intern at the Georgia Aquarium. We're all hoping that it turns into a full time paid position. She recently graduated with a BS in Marine Biology from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. This is a dream job and one that is hard to come by in this field, so we are quite excited about the opportunity.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I helped Jamie find an apartment, and we explored the area. But I mostly spent the time in the hotel room while she worked as it was just too hot to do any exploring on foot. I did visit the aquarium. It is very nice! It is supposed to be the largest aquarium in the world. They recently started an indoor porpoise show. I like the fact that everything is inside, especially when it's mid-90s outside!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>After Atlanta I took an Amtrak sleeper car to New York City to visit my son, Nick. I visited a couple days and finally arrived home early Saturday.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I was able to do a little online research while in Atlanta and will do another post soon on what I've found.</div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-74630090133930004932011-07-30T12:59:00.003-04:002011-07-30T19:50:11.822-04:00Surname Saturday - HUNTOON / HUNTORNI've written about my great grandmother, Mary R. Huntoon <b><a href="http://doorkeepergenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/03/mystery-monday-great-grandmother-mary.html">here</a> </b>and also <a href="http://doorkeepergenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/04/surname-saturday-hontoon.html"><b>here</b></a>.<div><br /></div><div><div>I try to revisit her every so often. I'm not sure why, but the thought occurred to me that the woman with whom she is living in 1870, Mary Taylor, might not be her mother-in-law, but her mother.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at Mary Taylor again with this in mind, I find that she was born in Pennsylvania, which is where in 1880 Mary Huntoon Porter states her mother was born. I had already found her date of death, but had not looked at her death certificate, so I obtained a copy from Familysearch.org. It states that her father's name was David Stagers. On Mary's son, John James Taylor's death certificate, Mary is listed as Mary Stiggers. As mentioned in one of the previous posts I've seen the surname Stiger or some variation of it on several Ancestry family trees pertaining to this family. I then obtained a copy of Mary Taylor's obituary. It states that she was born in Green [Greene] County, Pennsylvania. Already known facts are that she married Burgess Taylor and was survived by her son, John J. Taylor. In the 1900 federal census both Burgess and Mary Taylor state that they had been married 39 years, putting their marriage date at about 1860-1861. Their son, John, according to his death certificate was born in November 1861. My Great Grandmother, Mary Huntoon Porter, was born about 1853. So for Mary Taylor to be Mary Huntoon Porter's mother, the marriage to Burgess would have had to have been a second marriage. Looking through my book on Knox County marriages between 1808 to 1875, I could not find a marriage record in Knox County for Mary Staggers and Burgess Taylor. However, I did find a marriage record for Mary Staggers and Owen/Oren Huntorn! </div><div><br /></div><div>So it appears that my hunch was right. The Mary Taylor with whom my Great Grandmother, Mary Huntoon Porter, is indeed my Great, Great Grandmother. The other thing that gives some support to this is a paragraph printed just before Mary Taylor's obituary: "George Mohr of Gambier [Knox County, O], Arthur Porter, Joshua Taylor, Bertie Lybarger and Mrs. Ida Worman [Warman] of Knox county, attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Taylor on Wednesday of last week." Arthur Porter, Bertie Lybarger and Ida Warman are Leander and Mary Huntoon Porter's children. Several times in the local paper "Richwood Gazette" [Union County, Ohio] Mrs. Mary Taylor is mentioned as having returned from visiting relatives in Knox County.</div><div><br /></div><div>I cannot find anything more on Owen/Oren Huntorn. The surname Huntorn is seen some in census records, but not in Knox County/Union County areas. It's possible that the surname is not Huntorn, but Huntoon/Hontoon. I'm sure that all were illiterate so the surname was written as it sounded. I will of course keep looking for my newly-found 2nd Great Grandfather.</div><div><br /></div><div>So as of today I have definitely verified the story that my Great Grandmother's last name was Huntoon (or something that sounded very similar). What I have not verified is if Mary's father was Native American. A DNA test might help determine if there is Native American blood in our ancestry. I have most likely identified my 2nd Great Grandparents, Owen/Oren Huntorn/Huntoon and Mary Staggers.</div><div><br /></div><div>I now have to find more supporting evidence, but I feel confident that I have again taken a chunk out of my brick wall, Mary Huntoon Porter.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-72927358923336720632011-07-25T06:00:00.001-04:002011-07-25T06:00:12.275-04:00Military Monday - Sons & Daughters of World War II Veterans Genealogy SocietyI recently came across the<a href="http://www.sonsanddaughtersofww2veterans.org"> Sons & Daughters of World War II Veterans Genealogy Society</a>'s website. I am wavering back and forth on whether I should join or not. <div><br /></div><div>The pros are that it would be very easy for me to prove my decendancy from a WWII vet. I have my father's Army discharge papers, my birth certificate, and my marriage license. The Army discharge papers show the same address for Dad as that on my birth certificate. Easy! Probably the easiest Society requirements for me, most likely because I didn't have to go back that far to obtain the required documents.</div><div><br /></div><div>The con is the price ... $125.00 for the initial application, then others can 'hitch a ride' on that application for an additional $25.00 each.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've browsed some of the members. Seeing that some have pictures of the WWII vet is a nice touch, but after listening this past Wednesday to Maureen Taylor's webinar "Google Images and Beyond", I don't know if I could share a very nice picture I have of Dad in uniform due to copyright issues.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, while I ponder over this please check out this Society's <a href="http://www.sonsanddaughtersofww2veterans.org">website</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-36873189768654897452011-07-22T20:45:00.004-04:002011-07-22T21:08:52.154-04:00Weekly Roundup 22 Jul 2011After attending the Legacy Webinar "The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships" I decided to try to find a living female descendant that would carry my Great Grandmother, Mary R. Hontoon/Huntoon's mtDNA. I have identified a few women that are descended from Mary's daughter, Bertha Bell Porter Lybarger. While doing this research I found that I had a lot of to-do's still open for this family, so I sent a few requests to the Knox County Records Center. Most items were found, but will have to look elsewhere for a few marriage records. I sent my SASE and fee today to the Records Center; hope to have those items next week.<div><br /></div><div>I was contacted by a descendant of my half great-great uncle, William Lee Porter, who had seen my blog. I was happy to share the Mexican & Civil War pension files. Again, by revisiting his pension files I realized that I did not have his Compiled Service Record for his Mexican War service, so I requested that from NARA. (Already have the CSR for his Civil War service).</div><div><br /></div><div>A couple weeks ago I had filled in the request for military service records for my brother, Patrick Porter. He served in the Navy, and did one tour of Vietnam. His records should have survived the 1970s fire. Received a letter late last week requesting a death certificate, or something similar that would show that he was dead, i.e. obituary. I then sent a request for Pat's death certificate to the Columbus Public Health Department. Surprisingly I have already received it.</div><div><br /></div><div>While I was requesting Pat's death certificate, I decided to also request my Grandmother, Rose Linn Porter Milter's death certificate, which I also received. </div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-88149722677219547412011-07-18T16:22:00.006-04:002011-07-18T19:20:16.901-04:00Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - My Heritage Pie Chart<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCCpOkiZNleJwA44BoQ8lNt9lzZ5sVtaH5gPMwsB2OMJnLbROVElRsG3FrXBxm8COoCA525vj5W96pER0dJ3FjDooZXC0vJdwOOTmgWDWdkVEDB0765E0Yvgu7vKTrFZUIhWY0awgk8o/s1600/graph.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCCpOkiZNleJwA44BoQ8lNt9lzZ5sVtaH5gPMwsB2OMJnLbROVElRsG3FrXBxm8COoCA525vj5W96pER0dJ3FjDooZXC0vJdwOOTmgWDWdkVEDB0765E0Yvgu7vKTrFZUIhWY0awgk8o/s320/graph.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630800774315083410" /></a><br />I know, I know ... it's Monday but just saw this and thought it would be fun too!<div><br /></div><div>Saturday's mission from Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings blog was:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents with their birth, death, and marriage data (dates & places).</i></div><div><i>2) Determine the countries (or states) that these ancestors lived in at their birth and at their death.</i></div><div><i>3) For extra credit, go make a "Heritage Pie" chart for the country of origin (birth place) for these 16 ancestors. [Hint: you could use the cart generator from Kid Zone for this.]</i></div><div><i>4) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a post on Facebook or google+.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>WARNING</i></b>: The following ancestors have been researched, but some of the information lacks standard sources. So please do not copy. Someday I hope that they will be fully sourced.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are my 16 great-greats:</div><div><br /></div><div>William Porter, parents unknown, was born about 1794, most likely in Connecticut but birth has been seen as New York also. He most likely died in May 1862 in Knox County, Ohio, USA. He married Catherine ? Davis on 24 Sep 1842 in Knox County, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Catherine ?, parents unknown, was born abt 1810 in New York. She died 14 Jun 1882 in Knox County, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unknown father of Mary Hontoon/Huntoon, supposedly born in Pennsylvania. Marriage and death information unknown.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unknown mother of Mary Hontoon/Huntoon, supposedly born in Pennsylvania. Marriage and death information unknown.</div><div><br /></div><div>John Linn, son of Jacob Linn and Elizabeth Ulrich, was born 6 Nov 1822 in Pennsylvania. He died 22 May 1911 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA. On 23 Jun 1850 he married Ellen Fitzsimmons in Stark County, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ellen Fitzsimmons, daughter of William Fitzsimmons and Collen Cahill, was born 24 Aug 1822 in County Down, Ireland. She died 11 Dec 1885 n Navarre, Stark, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mathew Mathias Carlin Sr., son of unknown parents, was born about 1816 in County Louth, Ireland. He died 24 Mar 1900 in Canal Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA. He married on unknown date in Ireland Jane Rochford.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jane Rochford, daughter of unknown parents, was born abt 1830 in County Louth, Ireland. She died 3 Apr 1866 in Ohio. USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ingham Wood, son of John Wood and Phebe Bradford, was born 19 Mar 1821 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. He died 4 Sep 1902 in Union County, Ohio, USA. On 22 Apr 1841 he married Ann Maskill in Union County, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ann Maskill, daughter of Robert Maskill and Isabelle Middletown, was born 10 Oct 1818 in England. She died 1 Sep 1878 in Union County, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unknown father of James William Lewis. Place of birth unknown.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unknown mother of James William Lewis. Place of birth unknown.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jacob Henry Shafer, son of William T Shafer and Sarah "Sally" DeWitt, was born 10 Jan 1814 in Delaware County, Ohio, USA. On 24 Nov 1841 in Marion County, Ohio, USA he married Hester Ann Cupp.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hester Ann Cupp, daughter of Conrad Cupp and Elizabeth Croninger, was born 6 Oct 1819 in Pickaway County, Ohio, USA. She died 7 Jul 1910 in Union Township, Van Wert, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew Gandy, son of Abijah Gandy and Rebecca Harris, was born 9 Aug 1826 in Clark County, Ohio, USA. He died 29 May 1900 in Leesburg Township, Union, Ohio, USA. 27 Nov 1847 in Union County, Ohio, USA he married Elizabeth Ann Johnson.</div><div><br /></div><div>Elizabeth Ann Johnson, daughter of Elias Johnson and Eliza Hyde, was born between 1821-1822 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA. She died 9 Oct 1894 in Union County, Ohio, USA.</div><div><br /></div><div>This was a good exercise as I can quickly see that I have 5 unknown great-great grandparents. Hopefully someone will see this and say "Hey, I know that guy's parents!". </div><div><br /></div><div>Edited: 7:20pm - looked at this again and realized that I actually only have 4 unknowns and one from England that I did not input to the chart </div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10706516896766496831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-5186407203215762792011-07-15T14:23:00.000-04:002011-07-15T14:23:47.545-04:00Weekly Roundup 15 Jul 2011I received an email from a paternal cousin who asked me to look into another cousin of ours named Marilyn. She stated that she and her husband had been talking about this cousin, and was hoping to see if she was still with us as she was wanting to contact her. This gave me the opportunity to visit this family again as it had been awhile since I last worked on them. I found that the husband of our cousin Marilyn had passed away in 2002 at the age of 67 years. His obituary lists his occupation as Master Carpenter; however, I was told that he also worked as a bus driver in his later years. Next I verified that our cousin is still alive and is living in Grove City, Franklin, Ohio. Marilyn is one of at least 3 children of my father's brother, Leslie Andrew "Andy" Porter, who passed away in 1944 at the age of 36.<br />
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I received the obituaries that I had requested from the Wood County (OH) Genealogical Society. They were for the following: Mrs. V. R. [Jennie Minor] Porter (2), John Porter, J. W. Porter, David Porter, Miss Porter (daughter of Calvin Porter), Mrs. Francis Porter, Mrs. J. H. Porter, Mrs. Kirby [Laura Porter] Shuman (2), Calvin Porter, Mrs. [William] Rose Porter, and four year old son of James Porter. This is the Truman Porter family that I'm hoping to find a link to my William Porter family. Unfortunately, none of these obits helped me do that.<br />
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Participated in the Legacy Family Tree Webinar "The Power of DNA in Unlocking Family Relationships" by Dr. Ugo A. Perego. At first I wasn't sure if this was going to contain new information, but was pleasantly surprised at all the new things I did learn. Definitely glad that I didn't miss this one. During this Webinar, Geoff Rasmussen announced that with the latest version of Legacy Family Tree you can enter additional DNA information into the database. I think the current version accepts Y-DNA only from a handful of vendors. I think the current version also does not allow you to enter the results from GeneTree, but the new version does. Dr. Perego is associated with GeneTree, and parts of the Webinar appeared to be a major commercial for their products. However, it was acceptable due to all the new information I learned.<br />
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I scanned a few more documents and photos. So many more to do! Also worked on a new backup system using Windows 7 Libraries.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915093344759096886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-26430421684168887312011-07-12T11:49:00.000-04:002011-07-12T11:49:52.272-04:00Tech Tuesday - Using Windows 7 Libraries - 1st Step toward a better backup systemI know that I'm probably late getting out of the gate using Windows 7 Libraries. I have been using Windows 7 since shortly after it was released. However, I have to admit that the Libraries mystified me until just recently. At first I looked at them and thought "OK, this is probably a good thing, but what the heck am I supposed to do with them?". I continued with that thinking until I decided I was tired of skirting around them. I just <i>knew</i> they had to be useful, else they wouldn't have a position of prominence in Windows Explorer, would they? So I finally broke down and read up on what they are and how they can be used. Now I understand them. So much so, that I have recently reorganized my entire file system to take advantage of them.<br />
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The tech tip I'm writing about today is just one handy thing about Windows 7 libraries. What did I discover that warrants a write-up? You can use W7 libraries to make an easy backup of everything important to you. I know some of you are already aware of this, but it was a nice revelation for me.<br />
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I've been wanting to make my backups easier so that I don't miss anything. I know there is a lot of cloud-based backup systems, but I don't want to use them just yet. I do believe that one should have several methods of backup, and I will be looking into that soon.<br />
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In the past I would just go through my list in my head of what I had to backup. Sometimes I would miss something, and a couple times that has been responsible for losing files or information important to me.<br />
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What I recently found out about W7 libraries is that you can create your own libraries! So I have created a library called Backup Library where I've included folders that I want to make sure are backed up.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see from the above snapshot, I have also added a folder to the Pictures Library. I have a ton of photos and most of them are stored on a Western Digital 600GB external hard drive. I also restructured my file system so that most of what is important to me exists under either the My Documents or Public Documents folders if it doesn't exist under one of the other Libraries. For example, I am an avid gardener and I have a very large Garden folder. In the past I had that sitting at the same level as My Documents. That has now been moved under the My Documents folder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have never used the operating system Backup utility. I have read the W7's backup utility is an improved application, but I cannot see how it will help me with my current situation. Right now I'm using a laptop and I do not keep it running overnight. I know that you can run a W7 backup even when using the computer, but would prefer it to run overnight. When I again purchase a desktop I will probably be more inclined to use this type of utility since I don't have a problem with keeping a desktop machine running all the time. In the future I will investigate both W7 Backup and Restore utility and non-Microsoft backup solutions. (Desktop usage vs. new technology is a topic for another discussion :-) )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right now the Library I've created, along with the four libraries already established by W7, contain about 97 GB of data (about 60,000 files). As I write this blog post I am copying everything under the Libraries umbrella to a Western Digital 500GB drive. When it started the copying process said it would take about a day. Now it says 5 hours. That remains to be seen. If it does takes too much time, I'll probably break down the backup into the individual Libraries. I've already done a practice backup with just a couple folders in the Backup Library. Worked great and did not take very long. Of course it was much, much smaller.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using Windows 7 Libraries as a means to make my backups easier is not perfect. I still have to remember to export my bookmarks, my blog posts, etc. before copying the libraries to my external backup drive. But this is a good first step.</div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915093344759096886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-67409176835338201502011-07-08T20:56:00.000-04:002011-07-08T20:56:49.807-04:00Weekly Roundup 08 Jul 2011Really haven't had a lot of time for research this week.<br />
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I found that I can via interlibrary loan checkout microfilms of New York newspapers from the New York State Archives. I'll be putting together a list soon.<br />
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In an effort to find my 3rd Great Grandparents I did start analyzing the Porter families living in the Southern Tier of New York, from 1810 onward. First county (and only county so far) that I've looked at is Steuben County, New York.<br />
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I thought at first that a Robert Porter who was born in Hartford County, Connecticut and migrated to Prattsburgh, Steuben, New York sometime in the early 1800s was a good candidate, but further research showed that his family unit probably included a son named William who was born about 10 years after my William. I think I want to still look for a will of this Robert, just to make sure of my current conclusion.<br />
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I also looked at a John Porter and Joseph Porter living in Reading, Steuben County, New York in 1820. It appears that John is the father of Joseph Porter. They both disappear after the 1820 census.<br />
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Mathew Porter and David C Porter are found in Dansville, Steuben County (later Dansville, Livingston County) in several census records. Further research shows that they are brothers, and descend from Nathaniel Porter (1743-1797) and Charity Lane (1747-1813). Both were born in New Jersey so I have discounted this family at this time.<br />
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I also looked at Moses Porter in Cohocton, Steuben County; however, he is too young to be a father to my William but of the age to be a brother. Further research is needed on this male Porter.<br />
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I hope to continue to work through each Southern NY county, analyzing each Porter family. It is my opinion at this time that William's father and mother were most likely born in Connecticut, but moved to New York, either before William's birth or shortly after. I probably should also look at migration patterns used by settlers from Connecticut across Southern New York.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915093344759096886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-39719951870957446452011-07-01T18:35:00.000-04:002011-07-01T18:35:00.991-04:00Weekly Roundup 1 Jul 2011I submitted to the National Archives Personnel Record Center a request for my brother, Pat's separation papers from his service in the Navy. Then I sent the required 'signature' page.<br />
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I sent a request to the Wood County (OH) Genealogical Society for several Truman Porter relatives' obituaries.<br />
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I spent some time searching the SAR database at Ancestry for any male Porter who was born in Connecticut. Will do the same with male Porters born in New York. When I'm done searching this database I expect to have some names that will need further research.<br />
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I started scanning documents in my possession. In an effort to be more organized I also have created folders for items that I've scanned and for those that need to-be scanned. I still haven't decided what I'm going to do with these items after they are all scanned.Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915093344759096886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-47218784149057991442011-06-30T08:00:00.003-04:002011-06-30T08:00:04.671-04:00Those Places Thursday - Western Electric, E. Broad St. plant, Columbus, Ohio<div><br />
</div><div>Who could forget their first job? I started working at Western Electric in 1967 and remained there for about one year. I worked there only long enough to save money to visit my brother, Pat, in Scotland, who was stationed there with the Navy.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I can't remember exactly what my title was, but do remember the work. I was part of a group who built switchboards. Remember those? The funny thing about this is that I later worked as a switchboard operator while going to college.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Factory work is not fun. Having that experience I definitely can appreciate factory workers of today. Both my Dad and Mom worked for over 30 years each in factories, Dad retiring from Jeffreys Mining Machinery, and Mom retiring from General Motors.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Take a look at this blog entry ... it definitely brought back a lot of memories.</div><div><br />
</div><a href="http://blog.dispatch.com/lookback/2009/06/western_electric_workers_at_th_1.shtml#more">Western Electric workers at the E. Broad St. plant, 1962 (A look back)</a><br />
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</div><div>What was your first job?</div>Nira Porter Chamblisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915093344759096886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520822585974586007.post-55119177495562027842011-06-29T22:11:00.000-04:002011-06-29T22:11:23.925-04:00Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!My Mom, Marjorie Ruth Wood, and Dad, James Joseph Porter, married 65 years ago on 29 Jun 1946 in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky.<br />
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