Miscellany

Wish I had thought of that!! OK, it's almost too late for me to do, but Aunt Emma did something which was invaluable to our genealogy. She saved newspaper articles and newspaper obituaries about family members. I had a wonderful time going through her collection.

If you are in the young-to-middle-adult age stage, you can start now. Aunt Emma didn't do anything fancy. (Forget the Memory Books phenomenon!) She put them in big scrapbooks and photo albums. They weren't in any special order; she just put them in the book as she found the articles. If you take the time to cut the articles out and don't want to fuss any further, just mail them to me. Please remember to include the newspaper's name, date of the article and, if possible, the page number. You could scan in the article and email

it, or send by snail mail to my home address, which I can send to you on request.

This site was built as a vade mecum* for those interested in our genealogy and contains information on my extended family. In other words, this record is a combination of blood, marriage, adoption and foster children. Feel free to provide comments and add relatives! I do not guarantee the accuracy of my posted data and welcome any corrections offered. Much of my data is collected from secondary sources such as published works now in the public domain, public records and other researchers like you. Again, the information may or may not be accurate. Please use it accordingly.

Many family members contributed to this family genealogy. They are too numerous to mention individually, but a special thanks to Aunt Emma, and Rachel; cousins, Bev, Barb, and Elsie; distant cousins, Joe, Dick, Bill, Jerry, Ken, Michael, Sandra, Debbie and Kay. Without them, this much would not be possible! I appreciate those family members who, when over the years I have requested more and more information, were kind enough to cooperate.

Also deserving of thanks are those previously unknown family members who have responded to me from genealogy forum message boards and those who have visited this site and contacted me. They have been very generous in sharing their information.

No Copyright Infringement Intended. Some information on this web site is from talented others; I simply put them together !

* vade mecum \vay-dee-MEE-kuhm; vah-dee-MAY-\, noun: 1. A book for ready reference, a manual; a handbook

Vade mecum is from Latin, literally meaning 'go with me'.

Niagara Falls, 1848

ALIEN SPACESHIP THEORY OF GENEALOGY

My theory offers a simple explanation of problems all genealogists encounter. My husband (a VERY non-genealogist) thinks this theory would save a great deal of time and effort, and would make genealogy more interesting to read. (I am NOT responsible for his opinions!) Here is an example:

My ancestor, Daniel Lovet, was reportedly born 15 May 1769, possibly enroute to this planet, although perhaps it was his parents who were beamed down from the spaceship (this part isn't real clear yet). His parents either remained aboard, or were beamed back aboard, for no earthly record has been found of them. At any rate, after Daniel's marriage to Mary James on 11 Sep 1794 in Allegeny Co, MD, he spent the remainder of his lifetime on this planet. Their oldest son, John, married Anna Price (1821, OH) and had three sons by 1827. Since no other record of Anna's birth, life or death can be found, it is obvious that not only was she beamed down from a spaceship, but her mission was completed sometime in 1827 and she was therefore beamed back aboard. John, on the other hand, spent his entire lifetime on this planet.

It is not certain if more than one spaceship is involved in this process.

Of course, we can also keep digging through those musty old records....

Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lovitt/spaceship2.html; 02/12/2007

A Partial Bibliography of Sources

1880 Ohio State Census.

1881 Canadian Census.

Allegany Protestant Cemetery Website, "Electronic."

Ancestry.com, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.

Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000.

Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.

Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.

Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.

Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001.

Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.

Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.

Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.

Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.

Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d..

Ancestry.com, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

Bean's 1884 History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Biographical Appendix Franklin County Missouri.

Charles R. Jacobs, Jr., The Quest for Daniel Jacobs, (Brookhaven, Mississippi 1990).

Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001.

Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000.

E-Mail, "Electronic."

Family of Abraham Jacobs.

Family of Abraham M. Price, (Schwenk, Moyer, Stout, Naugle, Goodhart, Latshaw & Allied Families of PA), "Electronic."

Family of Anna Ort Schambers.

Family of Caleb Baldwin.

Family of Christian Nelson.

Family of Dilmanus Kumel.

Family of Jacob L. Homer.

Family of Jacob Lee Homer.

Family of Martin Lauser.

Family of Rice Hardwick.

Family of Timothy Maher.

Family of William Johnson Jacobs.

Family of William Putt.

Five Mile Cemetery Website, "Electronic."

Geo. F. P. Wanger, A Genealogy of The Descendants of Rev. Jacob Price: Evangelist--Pioneer, (The Evangelical Press, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1926).

Godshalk, Michael J., Family of Michael J. Godshalk, WorldConnect database.

Machkommen von Johann Lausser/Laußer.

Marriage Certificate.

MyFamily.com, Inc., Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA; 2003.), "Electronic."

National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

National Archives and Records Administration, Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Oak Hill Cemetery Website.

Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index .

Ralph Beaver Strassburger, "The Lederach (Leddraugh) Family: Montgomery County, PA."

Ralph Beaver Strassburger, "The Ziegler Family: Montgomery County, PA."

Roger E. Durand et al, Family of George Durand, (Printed 1997 2nd edition).

Ship's Passenger List, [Source includes image(s)].

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Ancestral File (R), "Electronic."

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Family Search, "Electronic."

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS International Genealogical Index (R), "Electronic."

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Individual Record (R), "Electronic."

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, "Electronic."

Town Board of Allegany, Our Allegany Heritage: 1831-1981, A Sesquicentennial Review, (Citizen Printing House, Allegany, New York).

U.S. Social Security Death Index, "Electronic."

Web Site Files. (See Links for some of these web site files.)

William Adams, Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, (pub 1893).

William J. Jacobs of Mill Brook, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Record of the Jacobs & Kimmel Families.

PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant .

Thank you for being a part of my life,

whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

– Author Unknown


	Miscellany \| Family Notes \| Step Back In Time \| My Questions \| Maps&Things \| Links \| Mail Center/Credits News&Obits \| Genealogies Wish I had thought of that!! OK, it's almost too late for me to do, but Aunt Emma did something which was invaluable to our genealogy. She saved newspaper articles and newspaper obituaries about family members. I had a wonderful time going through her collection. If you are in the young-to-middle-adult age stage, you can start now. Aunt Emma didn't do anything fancy. (Forget the Memory Books phenomenon!) She put them in big scrapbooks and photo albums. They weren't in any special order; she just put them in the book as she found the articles. If you take the time to cut the articles out and don't want to fuss any further, just mail them to me. Please remember to include the newspaper's name, date of the article and, if possible, the page number. You could scan in the article and email it, or send by snail mail to my home address, which I can send to you on request. This site was built as a vade mecum* for those interested in our genealogy and contains information on my extended family. In other words, this record is a combination of blood, marriage, adoption and foster children. Feel free to provide comments and add relatives! I do not guarantee the accuracy of my posted data and welcome any corrections offered. Much of my data is collected from secondary sources such as published works now in the public domain, public records and other researchers like you. Again, the information may or may not be accurate. Please use it accordingly. Many family members contributed to this family genealogy. They are too numerous to mention individually, but a special thanks to Aunt Emma, and Rachel; cousins, Bev, Barb, and Elsie; distant cousins, Joe, Dick, Bill, Jerry, Ken, Michael, Sandra, Debbie and Kay. Without them, this much would not be possible! I appreciate those family members who, when over the years I have requested more and more information, were kind enough to cooperate. Also deserving of thanks are those previously unknown family members who have responded to me from genealogy forum message boards and those who have visited this site and contacted me. They have been very generous in sharing their information. No Copyright Infringement Intended. Some information on this web site is from talented others; I simply put them together ! * vade mecum \vay-dee-MEE-kuhm; vah-dee-MAY-\, noun: 1. A book for ready reference, a manual; a handbook Vade mecum is from Latin, literally meaning 'go with me'. Niagara Falls, 1848 ALIEN SPACESHIP THEORY OF GENEALOGY My theory offers a simple explanation of problems all genealogists encounter. My husband (a VERY non-genealogist) thinks this theory would save a great deal of time and effort, and would make genealogy more interesting to read. (I am NOT responsible for his opinions!) Here is an example: My ancestor, Daniel Lovet, was reportedly born 15 May 1769, possibly enroute to this planet, although perhaps it was his parents who were beamed down from the spaceship (this part isn't real clear yet). His parents either remained aboard, or were beamed back aboard, for no earthly record has been found of them. At any rate, after Daniel's marriage to Mary James on 11 Sep 1794 in Allegeny Co, MD, he spent the remainder of his lifetime on this planet. Their oldest son, John, married Anna Price (1821, OH) and had three sons by 1827. Since no other record of Anna's birth, life or death can be found, it is obvious that not only was she beamed down from a spaceship, but her mission was completed sometime in 1827 and she was therefore beamed back aboard. John, on the other hand, spent his entire lifetime on this planet. It is not certain if more than one spaceship is involved in this process. Of course, we can also keep digging through those musty old records.... Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lovitt/spaceship2.html; 02/12/2007 A Partial Bibliography of Sources 1880 Ohio State Census. 1881 Canadian Census. Allegany Protestant Cemetery Website, "Electronic." Ancestry.com, U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.. Ancestry.com, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Bean's 1884 History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Biographical Appendix Franklin County Missouri. Birth Certificate. Cemetery Headstone. Charles R. Jacobs, Jr., The Quest for Daniel Jacobs, (Brookhaven, Mississippi 1990). Death Record. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. E-Mail, "Electronic." Family Bible. Family Notes. Family of Abraham Jacobs. Family of Abraham M. Price, (Schwenk, Moyer, Stout, Naugle, Goodhart, Latshaw & Allied Families of PA), "Electronic." Family of Anna Ort Schambers. Family of Caleb Baldwin. Family of Christian Nelson. Family of Dilmanus Kumel. Family of Jacob L. Homer. Family of Jacob Lee Homer. Family of Martin Lauser. Family of Rice Hardwick. Family of Timothy Maher. Family of William Johnson Jacobs. Family of William Putt. Five Mile Cemetery Website, "Electronic." Geo. F. P. Wanger, A Genealogy of The Descendants of Rev. Jacob Price: Evangelist--Pioneer, (The Evangelical Press, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1926). Godshalk, Michael J., Family of Michael J. Godshalk, WorldConnect database. Interview. Machkommen von Johann Lausser/Laußer. Marriage Certificate. MyFamily.com, Inc., Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA; 2003.), "Electronic." National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. National Archives and Records Administration, Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Oak Hill Cemetery Website. One Great Family. Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index . "Printed Material." Ralph Beaver Strassburger, "The Lederach (Leddraugh) Family: Montgomery County, PA." Ralph Beaver Strassburger, "The Ziegler Family: Montgomery County, PA." Roger E. Durand et al, Family of George Durand, (Printed 1997 2nd edition). Ship's Passenger List, [Source includes image(s)]. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Ancestral File (R), "Electronic." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Family Search, "Electronic." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS International Genealogical Index (R), "Electronic." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Individual Record (R), "Electronic." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, "Electronic." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of October 15, 2005. Town Board of Allegany, Our Allegany Heritage: 1831-1981, A Sesquicentennial Review, (Citizen Printing House, Allegany, New York). U.S. Social Security Death Index, "Electronic." Web Site Files. (See Links for some of these web site files.) William Adams, Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, (pub 1893). William J. Jacobs of Mill Brook, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Record of the Jacobs & Kimmel Families. PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant . Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime. – Author Unknown