Sunday, May 31, 2009
Henry Dodd Bigelow: Summary
m. to Mary Elizabeth Richards on 21 Oct 1895 Cook County, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1851-1900
d. 21 Nov 1935 Salem, Marion, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950
Parents:
Chester Mathews Bigelow
Emily A. Dodd
Children:
John Chester Bigelow
Amerson R. Bigelow
Harold M. Bigelow (Edward on his birth certificate)
Did not smoke cigarettes but did chew tobacco.
Source Records: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 1930 Census, Illinois Marriage and Death Indexes, Birth Records for Edward and John
Marriage Index Entry:
BIGELOW, HENRY D to RICHARDS, MINNIE E Date: 1895-10-21 Licence #239997 County: COOK
Death Index Entry:
BIGELOW, HENRY D Male/White Age: Y-65 Cert # 0043943 Date of Death: 1935-11-20 County: MARION City: SALEM
John Chester Bigelow Sr.: Summary
m. to Charleen Margaret Condon on (11 Nov 1920 in Pana,, Illinois)
d. 2 Nov 1968 Salem, Marion, Illinois -Social Security Death Index
Parents:
Henry Dodd Bigelow
Mary Elizabeth Richards
Children:
Living
John Chester Bigelow Jr. "Buddy"
Occupation: Reporter for the Salem Times
Residence in 1918, 1920, 1942: 802 N Broadway, Salem, Marion, Illinois
Employer, 1942: Centralia Sentinal
Source Records: Birth Certificate, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census, WWI Draft Registration, WWII Draft Registration, Social Security Death Index
Charleen Condon Bigelow: Summary
m. to John Chester Bigelow Sr. on (11 Nov 1920 Pana,, Illinois)
d. 20 May 1974 Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri -Social Security Death Index
Parents:
Charles Everett Condon
Margaret Ellen Short
Children:
Living
John Chester Bigelow Jr
Source Records: 1910, 1920, 1930 Census, Social Security Death Index
*Photo taken 1918, Salem IL -Red Cross Girls
*Photo of Charleen with my grandma as a baby, 1925
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Ethel L Alderson: Summary
d. 1 Jul 18?? (~1893) -Cemetery Record, (Memory of living person)
Buried in Parker Cemetery, Songer Twp, Clay, Illinois
Parents:
William Wesley Alderson
Isadora Winders
Estna M Alderson: Summary
m. (not married, maiden name in cemetery record)
d. 14 Oct 1958 (Salem, Marion, Illinois) -Cemetery Record
Buried in Parker Cemetry Songer twp, Clay, Illinois
Parents:
William Wesley Alderson
Isadora Winders
Sources: Census, Cemetery Record
Marriage Licence of Charles E. Condon and Margaret E. Short
Licence Date: 28 Sept 1892
This is to certify that the undersigned Rev ordained Minester of the Gospel did in Webb City in said county on the 29th of Sept 1892 unite in marriage the above.
Signed: J. G. Reaser Pres Church
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
1892 Missouri Marriage Record Jasper CONDON-SHORT
Isadora Winders Alderson: Summary
m. to William Wesley Alderson on 5 Sept 1878 Marion, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
d. 3 Nov 1926 Omega, Marion, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950 and Cemetery Record.
Buried in Parker Cemetery, Songer Twp, Clay, Illinois
Parents:
William W. Winders
Sarah Mosier
Children:
Ellen Otilla Alderson Daniels
Ethel L. Alderson b 1883
Estna M. Alderson b 1885
Elva B. Alderson b 1888
Source Records: Census, Marriage Record, Death Record, Cemetery
William Wesley Alderson: Summary
m. to Isadora Winders on 5 Sept 1878 Marion County, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
d. 16 Dec 1943 Marion, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950
Buried in Parker Cemetery, Songer Twp, Clay, Illinois
Parents:
James Alderson
Nancy --- (Hoag or Bundy)
Children:
Ellen Otilla Alderson Daniels
Ethel L. Alderson b 1883
Estna M. Alderson b 1885
Elva B. Alderson b 1888
Source Records: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census, Marriage, Cemetery
Ellen Otilla Alderson Daniels: Summary
m. to Arthur Thomas Daniels on 14 Aug 1900 Marion County, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Marriage index 1763-1900
d. (3 Nov 1957 Salem, Marion, Illinois) 1857 -Cemetery Record
Buried in Parker Cemetery, Songer Twp, Clay, Illinois
Parents:
William Wesley Alderson
Isadora Winders
Children:
Lora Blanch Daniels
Frank Helen Daniels Monical
John Dennis Daniels
Robert Daniels
Had an 8th grade education (memory of daughter-in-law)
Source Records: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census, Marriage, Cemetery
Arthur Thomas Daniels: Summary
m. Ellen Otilla Alderson on 14 Aug 1900 Marion County, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
d. (11 Dec 1955 Salem, Marion, Illinois) 1958 -Cemetery Record
Buried in Parker Cemetery, Songer Twp, Clay, Illinois
Parents:
George Daniels
Edith Adaline Daniel
Children:
Lora B. Daniels
Frank Helen Daniels Monical
John Dennis Daniels
Robert Neil Daniels
Had a 4th grade education (memory of daughter-in-law)
William F. Dillman: Summary
m. to Margaret Anna ---
d. 20 Feb 1930 Flat Branch Twp, Shelby, Illinois -Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950 (Death Certificate #0870052
Parents:
Children:
Ollie A. Dillman -Aug 1884
William M. Dillman -Feb 1886
Harvey Dillman -Mar 1888
Carrie Dillman -May 1890
Fannie Dillman -Mar 1892
Jesse Dillman -Jan 1894
Hazel Dillman -Oct 1896
Russel Dillman -Oct 1898
Shelby Dillman -Jan 1900
Kellie D. Dillman -1905
Benjamin F. Dillman -1907
Anna L. Dillman -1909
Source Records: 1900, 1910, 1920 Census, Shelby's WWI Draft Card, Death Certificate
Margaret Ellen Short Condon: Summary
m. to Charles Everett Condon on 29 Sept 1892 Webb City, Jasper, Missouri -Marriage Records of Missouri 1805-2002
d. 18 Jul 1951 Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri -Death Certificate
Parents:
Daniel Thaddeus Short
Margaret Jane Garvin
Children:
William Thaddeus Condon
Charleen Margaret Condon Bigelow
Helen C. Condon Dillman
Alice D. Condon
Source Records: 1880, 1900, 1930 Census, Marriage, Death Certificate
Charles Everett Condon: Summary
m. Margaret Ellen Short 29 Sept 1892 Webb City, Jasper, Missouri -Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002
d. 14 Nov 1940 Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri -Death Certificate
Parents:
Jacob York Condon
Sarah Alice Corwine
Children:
William Thaddeus Condon
Charleen Margaret Condon Bigelow
Alice D. Condon
Helen C. Condon Dillman
Did not smoke cigarettes but did chew tobacco. Readily gave money to beggars.
Source Records: Census, Marriage, Death Certificate
Charles Everett Condon about age 3 with father Jacob York Condon, around 1870
Engineer on the right 1910
Charles Condon with two grandchildren, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri
Helen Condon Dillman: Summary
m. Shelby Dillman 10 Sept 1931 Union Avenue Christian Church, Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
d. 25 June 1940 Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
Buried at Pleasant Point Cemetery, Meramec Twp, Crawford, Missouri
Parents:
Charles Everret Condon
Margaret Ellen Short
No Children
Source Records: Census, Marriage, Cemetery, Death Certificate
Shelby Dillman: Summary
m. 10 Sept 1931 Union Avenue Christian Church, Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri to Helen Condon daughter of Charles Everett Condon
d. 15 Dec 1964 -Cemetry record
Buried: Pleasant Point Cemetery, Meramec Twp, Crawford, Illinois
Parents:
William F. Dillman
Margaret Anna ---
No Children
Source records: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Census, WWI Draft Registration, WWII Enlistment, Marriage, Cemetery
Thursday, May 28, 2009
He's Been Bit!
It has been a lot of fun to work together on his research as well as side by side on my own. Josh even figured out how to better share the images of the documents using scribd.com so that they can be viewed up close on the blog as well as saved at higher resolution from the blog. We have been up late almost every night this week doing family history and it has been great fun to share two of my interests with my best friend.
Here's to happy tree climbing!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Shelby Dillman with Sources
Helen Condon Dillman's death certificate (Missouri State Archives) Shelby's wife.
From the death certifcate I learned: Shelby was 40 years old in 1940, pointing to his birthday in the year 1900.
Shelby's WWII enlistment record (ancestry.com)which gave me the following information:
Name: Shelby Dillman
Birth Year: 1900
Race: White Citizen
Native State: Illinois
State of Residence: Missouri
County or City: Crawford
Enlistment Date: 16 Sept 1942
Enlistment State: Missouri
Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks
Branch: Branch Immaterial -Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Terms of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammer School
Civil Occupation: General Farmers
Marital Status: Widower without dependents
Height: 65
Weight: 117
Birth date and Death date from a book I searched at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah:
Cemeteries of Crawford County Missouri 977.862 v3w
Meramec Twp, Pleasant Point Cemetery “this cemetery is located on Highway U”
Dillman:
Shelby Jan 27 1900 – Dec 15 1964
Helen C. 1907-1940
WWI Draft Registration (ancestry.com)
1900 Illinois Census Sangamon, Illiopolis twp (from labs.familysearch.org)
Name: Hazel; Relationship to Head: Daughter; White/Female; Birthdate: Oct 1896; Age: 3
Name: Shelby; Relationship to Head: Son; White/Male; Birthdate: Jan 1900; Age: 4/12
Note: The birthplace of Father for all the children is listed ase "Virgina" contrary to the birthplace given for William F. of "Illinois"
Charles E. Condon in 1920 Illinois Census
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Salem Ward 3, Marion, Illinois; Roll: T625_391; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 700.
Name: Chas E. Condon
Name: Margaret (maiden name Short)
Relation: Wife
Female/White
Age: 46
Married
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Birthplace: Illinois
Birthplace of Father: Tennessee
Birthplace of Mother: Indiana
Able to Speak English: Yes
Trade: None
Relation: Son
Male/White
Age: 24
Single
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Birthplace: Missouri
Birthplace of Father: Ohio
Birthplace of Mother: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Trade: None
Relation: Daughter
Female/White
Age: 17
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Birthplace: Illinois
Birthplace of Father: Ohio
Birthplace of Mother: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Trade: None
Single
Attended School in Census Year: Yes
Name: Helen
Single
Attended School in Census Year: Yes
Interesting info from this census:
Friday, May 15, 2009
Bigelow Birth Certificates
John Chester Bigelow (transcribed as Bigelon)
In addition to giving the birth date as 25 Nov 1896 it also gives the following information:
Number of Child for this Mother: First
Place of Birth: 1257 Wilcox Ave
Residence of Mother: 1257 Wilcox Ave
Nationality of Father: American
Place of Birth of Father: Illinois Age 26 Nationality of Mother: Irish
Place of Birth of Mother: Ireland Age 26
Full name of parents: Mary Elizabeth Bigelow- Maiden Name: Richards Henry Dodd Bigelow Occupation of Father: Locomotive Fireman
Edward Bigelow
In addition to giving the birth date as 13 Feb 1902 it also gives the following information:
Number of Child for this Mother: Third
Place of Birth: 23 N California Ave
Residence of Mother: 23 N California Ave
Father's Place of Birth: Dundee, Illinois Age 31
Mother Place of Birth: Co Monighan, Ireland Age 32
Full name of parents: Minnie E Bigelow- Maiden Name: Richards; Henry D Bigelow
Occupation of Father: Locomotive Engineer
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
labs.familysearch.org FINDS! Michigan Records
Entry Number: 506
Date of Birth: Nov 8 1872
Surname and Christian Name: Caroline Grunow
Color: White
Sex: Female
Birth Place: 6th Ward Detroit
Parents- Full Name of Each: Albert Grunow and Minnie Grunow
Residence: Detroit
Birthplace: Father-Prusia Mother-Holland
Occupation of Father: Gardener
Date of Record: Sept 23, 1873
Possible Death Record for Albert Grunow: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
Index Transcription and Citation:
My Transcription of Original:
Date of Death: Oct 16 1892
Male
White
Married
Age: 59 yrs 7 months
Disease or Cause of Death: Poisoned
Birth Place: Germany
Occupation: Gardener
Parents: Unknown
Date of Record: May 24, 1893
Possible Death record for John Kraft: Michigan Death 1867-1897
Index Transcription and Citation:
Name: John Kraft; Death date: 27 Oct 1897; Death place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Gender: Male; Age at death: 62 years; Estimated birth year: 1835; Birth place: Germany; Marital status: Married; Father name: Unknown; Mother name: Unknown; Occupation: Laborer; Film number: 2364222; Digital GS number: 4002084; Image number: 990; Reference number: item 1 p 347 rn 1891; Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
My Transcription:
Record Number: 1891
Death Date: 27 Oct 1897
Full Name: John Kraft
Male
Female
Married
Age 62
Place of Death: Detroit
Disease or Cause of Death: Inflamation of Lungs
Birth Place: Germany
Occupation: Laberor
Parents: Unknown
Date of Record: May 20 1898
Unfortunately none of this information allows me to verify that it is the right individual.
Marriage Record of John Kraft Jr to Carrie Grunow: Michigan Marriage 1868-1925
Index Transcription and Citation:
Groom name: John, Jr. Kraft; Groom age: 21 years; Groom birth year: 1872; Groom birth place: Michigan; Bride name: Carrie Grunone; Bride age: 20 years; Bride birth year: 1873; Bride birth place: Michigan; Marriage date: 23 May 1893; Marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Father of groom name: Jno. Kraft; Mother of groom name: Susanna Rumski; Father of bride name: Albert Grunone; Mother of bride name: Philomina Solders; Film number: 2342497; Digital GS number: 4207818; Image number: 135; Reference number: item 4 p 419 rn 13805; Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
My Transcription:Record Number: 13805
Date of Licence: May 22 1893
Full Name and Age of Bridegroom: John Kraft Jr. 21
Full Name and Age of Bride: Carrie Grunow
Residence of Each: Detroit, Michigan
Birthplace of Each: Michigan
Occupation of Each: Nickel Plater/ na
Name of Father of Each: Jno Kraft/ Albert Grunow
Maiden Name of Mothers of Each: Susanna Rumski/ Philomenia Solders
Date of Marriage: May 23 1893
Place of Marriage: Detroit
Name and Official Station of Person by Whom Married: Geo Stauss, Ass't Pastor
Witnesses and their Residence: Frank Kraft and Joshephine Grunow of Detroit, Michigan
Marriage record for August Hill and Caroline Kraft(Krefft): Michigan Marriages 1868-1925 Index Transcription and Citation:
Groom name: August Hill; Groom age: 35 years; Groom birth year: 1884; Groom birth place: Michigan; Bride name: Caroline Krefft; Bride age: 25 years; Bride birth year: 1894; Bride birth place: Michigan; Marriage date: 07 May 1919; Marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Father of groom name: John; Mother of groom name: ...argret Wagner; Father of bride name: John; Mother of bride name: ...roline; Film number: 2342734; Digital GS number: 4210041; Image number: 86; Reference number: v 8 p 265 rn 173792; Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
My Transcription:
Record Number: 173792
Date of Licence: April 29 1919
Full Name and Age of Bridegroom: August Hill 35
Full Name and Age of Bride: Caroline Krefft 25
Residence of Each: Detroit
Birthplace of Each: Michigan
Occupation of Each: Garage man/ none
Name of Father of Each: John/ John
Maiden Name of Mothers of Each: ..argaret Wagner/ ...roline (image cuts of part of names, we do know that they are Margaret and Caroline)
Time Previously Marriage: One/ no
Date of Marriage: May 7 1919
Place of Marriage: Detroit
Name and Official Station of Person by Whom Married: Leo Stauss, Priest
Witnesses and their Residence: Chas P. Hill and Mary E. Oswald of Not given
Birth Record for August Hill: Michigan Births 1867-1902