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IN THIS ISSUE
o The Courthouse Clock
o Web Links
o Book Links
o County Down, Ireland: Some Presbyterian Marriages, 1848-1864
o Successful Links: Family Gathering
o Cemetery Links (Utah Ghost Town; Airport Bumps Cemetery)
o Family Reunions
o Conferences, Research Trips, Seminars, Workshops
o Somebody's Links
o Letters to the Editors
o Humor
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THE COURTHOUSE CLOCK*
Copyright c2000JanPhilpot
by Jan Philpot unic...@sun-spot.com
We have always called it the "courthouse clock" because that is
exactly what it reminds one of, with its faux marble base and
top, its six columns and air of importance. When it chimes, it
does so in such an authoritative manner that we do not keep it
wound. It sits on the mantle and presides over the living room,
an appropriate place for a piece of such dignity. It is a Seth
Thomas clock, origins unknown, but there is a story behind its
appearance in our family.
Long ago, when I was a young child, we lived in a town where
one could not keep chickens in the backyard. My father, however,
had not quite grown away from the farm life he was accustomed
to and, believing wholeheartedly that "country eggs" are much
better than "store-bought eggs," he set out to find someone who
sold such. It was not long before Clara became a hard and fast
family friend. An elderly German lady living in a great old
white country farmhouse, she became our source for purchasing
"country eggs," cream, and chickens. Clara and my folks seemed
to mesh from the first time they met, and a respect and
enjoyment of one another's company sprang up between them. They
shared stories, laughs, and kindnesses with one another.
Clara had one fault, if one can call it that. She was intensely
stubborn, and when she made up her mind about a thing, that was
that. One day when we arrived to pick up those brown country
eggs, she was busy stuffing something into the garbage. It was
the courthouse clock. In answer to the obvious question, her
reply was short and bristling: "Does not work! No use for it!"
And she continued stuffing it into the garbage along with other
things that needed to be there. Because the courthouse clock was
so pretty, regardless of whether it worked, my father asked if
he might have it. Clara promptly gave it to him, but told him he
could just as well stuff it into the garbage himself when he got
it home, because it did not work.
Back at home, my father removed the backing of the clock, and
quickly discovered the source of the problem. A small foil dish
holding cotton soaked in oil sat inside and was keeping the
mechanisms inside from being able to move. Apparently, Clara had
thought to oil the clock by letting the oil evaporate into the
works. He removed the dish, oiled the works and returned with
the clock to Clara.
She would not take it back. "No," she said shortly, "I gave it
to you. Not having it back. It is yours." And so it was. Several
times he attempted to give it back to her, and always the answer
was the same. She had given it to him, and so it was his, and
that was that. The courthouse clock went with us wherever we
lived from that day forward. I never look at the courthouse
clock without a smile, remembering a very kind, very stubborn,
elderly German lady who was a friend to our family long ago.
I frequently hear from folks who tell me of delightful pieces
they have that had belonged to parents or grandparents. All too
often I also hear the sad addendum, "but I do not know where it
came from," or "I do not know if it belonged to someone else in
the family before this." And then I know that, just as in my own
family, nothing was written down. Perhaps a story was told
orally once upon a time but, if it was, like my own children,
relatives were taking for granted what they saw daily and not
listening, unaware the day would come when the story might be
important to them. Since we cannot count upon tomorrow, or wait
for our children to grow into the season of hearing, I see no
way of being sure the stories have the opportunity to survive
other than writing them down. Perhaps we attach the story in
some way to the piece. Perhaps we make copies of our stories and
give them to each child. Perhaps we place all of the stories in
a notebook prominently marked "READ BEFORE DISCARDING!" Somehow,
we get those stories into a format that will survive ourselves.
And so it occurs to me that one day Clara's clock will sit upon
a mantle in the home of one of my children. Someone will notice
it and ask, and the reply will be, "Oh we have always called it
the courthouse clock. There was long ago an elderly German lady
who befriended our family. . ."
[*Adapted with the kind permission of the author from "Sunday
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COUNTY DOWN, IRELAND
SOME PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES, 1848-1864
by Jim McGlinn jimmcgl...@attglobal.net
3/156 Blighs Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Phone: 0064 3 352 8614
I have photocopies of a number of marriage certificates for
marriages conducted at Newmills Presbyterian Church,
Ballynagarrick in the Parish of Tullylish, County Down, Ireland,
between 1848 and 1864. Below is a summary of the certificates I
have. I would welcome inquiries from anyone who thinks one of
his ancestors might be named.
3rd May 1848 Robert DUCK aged 22, bachelor, weaver of Muckley
in the Parish of Seagoe Co. Armagh son of Henry DUCK, weaver,
married Elizabeth HAMILTON a Spinster of Ballydougan in the
Parish of Tullylish daughter of Samuel HAMILTON, Weaver.
November 17th 1848 Oliver CALVERT a bachelor, farmer of Bleary
in the parish of Tullylish, son of James CALVERT, farmer
married Mary Ann WILSON, Spinster of Bleery daughter of James
WILSON, farmer.
13th March 1849 William MASKINNON, bachelor, farmer of
Mullabrack in the Parish of Tullylish son of William MASKINNON,
farmer married Martha WILSON, spinster of Ballydougan in the
parish of Tullylish, daughter of Thomas WILSON, farmer.
9th April James WILSON, aged 22 bachelor, weaver of Ballydougan
in the parish of Tullylish son of Thomas WILSON, farmer
married Mary Ann HOLLAND aged 20 a spinster of Bleery in the
parish of Tullylish daughter of Robert HOLLAND.
4th January 1850 James McKEE, bachelor, weaver of Loughans in
the parish of Tullylish son of Thomas McKEE, farmer married
Sarah KERRAGHAN spinster of Ballymackanallen in the parish of
Tullylish daughter of Andrew KERRAGHAN.
3rd May 1850 George WILSON aged 24, bachelor, farmer of Bleery
in the parish of Tullylish son of William WILSON, farmer married
Margaret ADAMSON aged 23, spinster of Ballydougan in the parish
of Tullylish daughter of Robert ADAMSON, farmer.
5th December 1851. James JOHNSTON, widower, weaver of
Ballydougan in the parish of Tullylish son of David JOHNSTON,
farmer married Mary WILSON, spinster of Ballydougan in the
parish of Tullylish daughter of David WILSON, farmer
29th April 1852 James DOAK aged 19, bachelor, weaver of
Ballynagarrick in the parish of Tullylish son of John DOAK,
weaver married Margaret DOAK 19 Spinster of Ballynagarrick in
the parish of Tullylish daughter of Alexander DOAK, weaver.
9th June 1852 Alexander ROBINSON, bachelor, weaver of Bally?????
in the parish of Moralin(?) son of Samuel ROBINSON, labourer,
married Eleanor HILL, spinster of Drum(?)ferry in the parish of
Moralin(?) daughter of Joseph HILL weaver.
26th November 1852, William WILSON aged 22, bachelor, weaver of
Ballydougan in the parish of Tullylish son of David WILSON,
farmer, married Jane BROWN aged 17, spinster of Ballydougan in
the parish of Tullylish daughter of Peter BROWN, farmer.
3rd November 1854 James CALVERT (or CALVART), bachelor, farmer
of Bleery in the parish of Tullylish son of James CALVERT (or
CALVART), farmer married Margaret CALVERT (or CALVART), spinster
of Bleery in the parish of Tullylish daughter of Robert CALVERT
(or CALVART), farmer
2nd of February 1855 James WILSON aged 24, bachelor, weaver of
Ballydougan in the parish of Tullylish son of William WILSON,
farmer married Esther JOHNSTON aged 20, spinster of
Ballynagarrick in the parish of Tullylish daughter of James
JOHNSTON.
18th May 1855, Isaac LOGAN, bachelor, farmer of Botteer in the
parish of Moira son of John LOGAN, farmer married Martha WILSON
of Ballydougan in the parish of Tullylish daughter of Samuel
WILSON, farmer
31st August 1855 Andrew AGNEW, bachelor, farmer of
Lisnashanker(?) in the parish of Maralin (?) son of Samuel AGNEW
farmer married Ellen CHAMBERS, spinster of Clare in the parish
of Tullylish daughter of David CHAMBERS, farmer.
19th February 1858 Hugh ROBINSON aged 21, bachelor, weaver of
Concranny in the parish of Tullylish son of James ROBINSON,
weaver married Ellen CARSON aged 20, spinster, weaver of Bleery
in the parish of Tullylish daughter of James CARSON, weaver
6th May 1858 John WILSON aged 42, widower, weaver of Ballydougan
in the parish of Tullylish son of David WILSON, weaver married
Hannah LIVINGSTONE aged 28, spinster of Ballydougan in the
parish of Tullylish daughter of Thomas LIVINGSTONE, weaver.
15th July 1858 Joseph McMORRAN, bachelor, farmer of
Ballynagarrick in the parish of Tullylish son of John McMORRAN,
farmer married Susanna PEPPER, spinster of Lurgen in the parish
of Shankhill daughter of Edward PEPPER, farmer.
7th October 1858 David WILSON, bachelor, weaver of Ballydougan
in the parish of Tullylish son of David WILSON, weaver married
Rachel JOYCE, spinster of Clare in the parish of Tullylish
daughter of Samuel JOYCE, farmer
19th November 1858 Singleton GARDINER, bachelor, farmer of
Foy???e in the parish of Drumcree(?) son of Robert GARDINER,
farmer married Agnes MAXWELL, spinster of Bleery in the parish
of Tullylish daughter of Robert MAXWELL, farmer.
11th November 1859 Thomas Wilson bachelor, farmer of Bleery in
the parish of Tullylish son of William WILSON, farmer
married Mary MAXWELL, spinster of Bleery in the parish of
Tullylish daughter of Robert MAXWELL, farmer.
10th April 1860 John WILSON aged 24, bachelor, weaver of
Ballydougan in the parish of Tullylish son of William WILSON,
weaver married Esther WHITESIDE aged 18 of Clare in the parish
of Tullylish daughter of Daniel WHITESIDE weaver.
29th September 1860 Robert DOMIGAN, bachelor, weaver, of Baragh
in the parish of Donaclony son of Hugh DOMIGAN, weaver married
Margaret HILL, spinster of Moygannon in the parish of Donacloney
daughter of George HILL, bleacher.
5th February 1863 Joseph HAMILTON, bachelor, manager of
threadworks of Gilford, son of William HAMILTON, farmer
married Sarah Ann CHAMBERS, spinster of Ballymackanallen (?) in
the parish of Tullylish daughter of Fergus CHAMBERS.
8th September 1863 Samuel McCLEARY, bachelor, weaver of Bleery
in the parish of Tullylish, son of Samuel McCLEARY weaver
married Elizabeth WULSON, spinster of Ballydougan in the parish
of Tullylish daughter of David WILSON weaver.
16th August 1864 Samuel McCLEARY, widower, weaver of Bleery son
of Samuel McCLEARY, farmer and weaver married Mary JOHNSTON
widow of Ballydougan daughter of David WILSON, farmer and weaver.
27th August 1864 Samuel WILSON, bachelor, weaver of Ballydougan
son of William WILSON, farmer and weaver
married Esther LEATHAM, spinster of Ballydougan daughter of
John LEATHAM farmer and weaver.
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SUCCESSFUL LINKS: FAMILY GATHERING
by Laura Heebner laura.jerry.heeb...@erols.com
I had gained information that Uriah STUCKEY, a brother of my
great-grandfather, Levi STUCKEY, was buried in central
Pennsylvania at Roaring Springs. My husband and I, along with my
aunt and uncle, were going to be traveling through the town and
thought we might spend a bit of time looking for his tombstone.
Because of his Church of the Brethren background, we spent more
than an hour of that Saturday morning tramping among the
tombstones of the local Brethren church to no avail.
Lunchtime took us to a nearby diner, where we were told by the
cashier of the town's public cemetery. Upon arrival there, we
realized that we had quite a daunting task. We spread out in
different directions and were elated when my aunt found her
great-uncle Uriah STUCKEY's tombstone. We took pictures of it
and then moved away to see if there were any other familiar
names in the vicinity.
My aunt observed that another group of four people had
congregated about the STUCKEY gravesite. Being inquisitive, my
aunt went over and asked them if they were related to Uriah
STUCKEY. They said, "Why, yes. He's our grandfather."
It turned out that they had come from Maryland and western
Pennsylvania to attend a STUCKEY family reunion. They had chosen
that particular time to visit their grandfather's grave. My aunt
met her second cousins for the first time in her life at age 71,
due to an incredible coincidence.
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CEMETERY LINKS: UTAH GHOST TOWN
by Cheryl Meyer cam...@wport.com
On a visit to the ghost town of Frisco in Beaver County, Utah, I
jotted down 13 gravestone inscriptions from the cemetery. Sadly,
the cemetery is in bad condition from vandalism and the ravages
of time. Because July 25, 2000, was an over-100-degree day, I
got only about half of the legible inscriptions copied. I have
no connection with Frisco and none of the names are mine.
Frisco was a silver mining town that began in about 1875 and was
inhabited until about 1920. The cemetery has several dozen
marble gravestones and a number of wood ones. None of the wooden
markers is still legible.
Charles ODELL
Born 19 Oct 1841, Poughkeepsy [sic], NY
Died 21 Nov 1898, Frisco, UT
Henry J. BARRETT
Son of James & Mattie BARRETT
Born 31 Jan 1883
Died 19 Jan 1884
Samuel BAILIE
Born 17 May 1866
Died 27 Sep 1894
Rachael JAMES
Daughter of William & Ann JAMES
Born 17 Dec 1872
Died 6 Mar 1883
Tommy JAMES
Son of T. & A. JAMES
Born 2 Jun 1882
Died 12 Apr 1883
George M. REESE
Son of M. & A. REESE
Born 4 Sep 1881, Stockton, CA
Died 12 Aug 1882, Frisco, UT
S. Gerald OSBORN
Son of Frank I.(?) & Edith E. OSBORN
1906-1906
Roswell W. HOPKINS
Born 9 Jul 1852, San Bernardino, CA
Died 5 Jun 1879
Clyde Milton SACKETT
Son of Frank & Ettie SACKETT
Born 21 Feb 1909
Died 11 Nov 1915
Willie SACKETT
Son of T. N. & P. E. SACKETT
Born 22 Oct 1881
Died 23 Mar 1882
Christy Belle MCAULAY
Daughter of John & Thomascene MCAULAY
Born 27 Mar 1896
Died 11 Jun 1897
Carrie Emma THOMPSON
Daughter of C. C. & Mary THOMPSON
Foat den 9 de Marts, 1891 (Born 9 Mar 1891)
Dod den 9 de Juni 1891 (Died 9 Jun 1891), Frisco, UT
Hans ROTH
Aged 39 y., 2 mo., 15 d. (Born 12 Jun 1866)
Died 27 Aug 1905
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AIRPORT BUMPS CEMETERY
by Pat Jones Smith MSmith3...@aol.com
I live in St. Louis, Missouri and saw on the local news recently
that BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK (1843-1963), Bridgeton (in North
St. Louis) is looking for relatives of those buried there. The
airport is being expanded and the cemetery will be moved.
This burying ground at 4616 Long Road was made into a memorial
park in 1962. In 1959, several lawsuits were filed against the
city for allowing the cemetery to deteriorate. Individual stones
had already been removed "through error and misunderstanding"
but members of the Bridgeton Historical Commission were able to
learn the names of some who were buried there and a large
monument was erected in 1963 which bears this inscription: "We
honor the people buried here. They were part of this nation's
adventure and their vision lighted the path we follow today." At
the dedication ceremonies, Mrs. Anna Wilson gave a talk about
colored veterans who are buried here. Records indicate that the
cemetery was integrated from its beginning in 1843. It was in
use as late as 1954 and at least 100 people are buried in the
two acres. On the bronze plaque of the monument are the names
listed at the end of this article. This list was given to me by
The Missouri Historical Society, P. O. Box 11940, St. Louis,
Missouri 63112-0040; telephone 314-746-4599.
Shirley Wotawa is seeking information about the persons buried
here. If you can help with this project, please contact her at
9512 Glen Owen, Ferguson, Missouri 63136. This address is from
the fall of 1998.
You can also contact the St. Louis Department of Parks and
Recreation Historical Preservation Office at 314-615-0357.
I hope this will help some of you.
Names on the Bronze Plaque: Annie ADAMS, Benjamin ADAMS, George
ADAMS, Lottie ADAMS, WALKER, Ben ALEXANDER, George ALEXANDER,
Henry ALEXANDER, WHITE, Lucy ALEXANDER, Eugene ALLEN, Shibina
WHITE, Arthur BASSETT, WILSON, Dr. William BERRY, WILSON, Febie
BIVENS, George BIVENS, Lizzie BIVENS, WOOLFOLK, Millie BIVENS,
WOOLFOLK, Rafe BIVENS, Samuel BIVENS, Cosley BLACK, Edward
BLACK, Hiram BLACK, King BLACK, Sam BLACK, Bell CARTER, Lilly
CHEEKS, Henry CLANTON, Fred DICKSON, Joe DUGLAS, Jr., Auston
EDWARDS, Auston EDWARDS, Jr., Grace EDWARDS, Katie EDWARDS,
The GALLIGER Family, Almiria GRANNISON, Creed HALL, Creed
HALL, Jr., Hillard HALL, Hiram HALL, Jack HAGGERTY, The HEIDRON
Children, Lizzie HODGE, Steve HODGE, The HORN Family, Nasrus
JACKSON, Amy JOHNSON, George JOHNSON, Julia JOHNSON, Robert
JOHNSON, Turner JOHNSON, Mr. KNIGHT, Henry LEWIS, Hal LINT,
Luvenia LINT, The McCLURE Family, Jessie MOORE, Enoch MUMPS,
Elio PHILLIPS, Eliza PHILLIPS, Ike PHILLIPS, Tilly PHILLIPS,
Walter PHILLIPS, Bell PRUITT, The PUEROA Family, Fred RIDDLE,
James ROBERTSON, Will RUSH, Baron SCOTT, Louise SCOTT, Lydia
SCOTT, Laura SMITH, Roberta STANTON, Lewis STEVENSON, Fred
STEWARD, Henry STOCKER, Joseph TAYLOR, Abe THOMPSON, Henry
THOMPSON, Hiram THOMPSON, Jenny THOMPSON, Mamie TUCKER, Barney
VONSRAY, Texas Hall WADLINGTON, Edward WALKER, Kit WALKER,
Lizzie WALKER, QUILLER, Tommy WALKER, Barbara WHITE, John, Noah
WHITE, Alice, Ernest, George WILSON, Theodore WOODSON, Baby,
HADLEY, Gibson WRIGHT, Hiram WRIGHT, Mamie WRIGHT, Green YOUNG,
Mary Ann YOUNG, Skip YOUNG
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I went to the store in the Blue Mountain that Elizabeth Marshall
let us all know about [ML 5:36] regarding the EATON family. The
album and photos are still there as at 25 September 2000, but
the store owner has been requested by the owners to split the
photos from the album and sell them separately. The cost is
$175 for the album and $100 for the photos, Australian dollars.
The price was a little steep for me or I would have rescued
them from being separated when I was there.
If you would like to contact the store, its e-mail address is
hazo...@hotmail.com -- not that I am promoting their store, but
it devastates me to see such important family memories split up.
Please if you think these photos are yours contact them.
Leonie Brand lbr...@focusbt.com.au
Woolooware, NSW, Australia
I recently received a Victorian photo album from my aunt's
estate. It contained one recognized but unlabeled photo of my
grandmother, a NORTON. All the rest were unlabeled save one,
but due to the arrangement and other notes on the photos, this
album was most likely assembled by my grandmother's stepmother,
Fannie THOMAS NORTON. These studio photos are from the late
1880s and 1890s, with a few probably older than that. Most
originate in Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky, with some
from Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky and from Cincinnati,
Ohio. A small number originate in northeastern Missouri in the
counties of Scotland, Lewis, and Knox. These are descendants of
part of the Grant NORTON family that migrated to Missouri in the
1850s. To see the photos, go to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~moknox/unidentified.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygrant/nortonphoto.html
Please help if you recognize anyone. A glossy copy of your
relative's photo will be sent to you with my thanks.
Ben N. Benson bnben...@swbell.net
I have some old photos that need to find their family. They are
of Horatio A. TREEN and his children Mamie and Bertie taken in
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada in 1882 or so. This family befriended my
great-grandmother and her children when her husband, John Prior
ESTLIN, died in Point Edward in 1881. They were on their way
from England to homestead in Manitoba when he became ill and
died at Port Edward. [NOTE e-mail address correction.]
Fran Aitkens aitk...@islandnet.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
The recent article by Duane F. Alwin regarding cousins and
relationships ["My Cousin, My Self," ML 5:38] brings me to a
wonderful New Zealand Maori word which is now coming into
general usage. The word is "whanau" pronounced far-now, and
basically means extended family. So this word is used to
describe anyone who has a family connection however distant.
Because we live in a relatively small country (population now
3.5 million), which has really only been settled by Europeans
(pakeha -- (par-key-har) since the 1830s, extended families are
quite commonplace, especially in rural areas. My husband went to
school with third cousins, and plays bowls with second cousins,
once removed. Another Maori word which I love is "Whakapapa"
(fokker-par-par) which means genealogy -- your whakapapa was
handed down verbally for many generations and one of the first
things that the Mormon missionaries did when they arrived here
was have these lineages written down. So, if you are looking for
a word to describe your third cousin's aunt's brother's niece,
just think of Whanau -- and have you placed your Whakapapa on
WorldConnect yet? http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
Christine Clement cmclem...@clear.net.nz
Te Puke, New Zealand
[Re: "My Cousin, My Self," by Duane F. Alwin, in ML 5:38]
My wife and I are second cousins, which allowed our youngest
daughter to say to her sometimes-bossy sister, "I don't have to
do what you tell me, you're just my third cousin."
Gil Croome, Ottawa, Canada GilCro...@Compuserve.Com
In the 1970s when I surveyed the Morton City cemetery, Scott
County, Mississippi, there was a broken crypt. By 1991 when I
resurveyed it, the crypt was completely gone. This is what I
was able to read:
Dr. T. L. OGIER Jr. /b. Charleston, S. C. /d. in Morton
Aug. 25, 1863 /He graduated at the Medical College of
S. C. in 1858, was made surgeon of 24 Regiment, S. C.
in 1861 and was in active service _____ at the time of
his de___. He was devoted to _____ Profession,
beloved by all and most by those who knew him best.
Delores Sanders delo...@ayrix.net
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HUMOR. Thanks to Brian brian...@breathemail.net who writes that
the epitaph below was "[s]een on an old gravestone in
Lincolnshire, U.K. by my grandfather."
Here lies the body of Mary Jones
Who died through eating cherry stones
Her name was Smith not Mary Jones
But Smith don't rhyme with cherry stones
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