Unidentified Photos from Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman Collection
Do you recognize the people in these pictures? When my great-grandmother died, she left a lot of beautiful family photos; unfortunately, many are unidentified. After her death, my grandmother, Marian (Bohnsack) Davis acquired them. She let me go through the pictures, but did not know who most of the people were. I don't know why I never asked my grandfather about … [read more...]
RECENT RESEARCH
1940 Letter from William Passmore Davis
William Passmore Davis was the son of James T. Davis and Elizabeth Edna Passmore. William's grandfather Jacob Davis III was a brother of John B. Davis, my gg-grandfather. William Passmore Davis was born in Marshall county, Iowa on 12 Nov 1881 and died 21 Jul 1959 in Murdo, Jones county, South Dakota. He married Florence May Coleman, daughter of Eugene Coleman and Emma Weeks on 24 Dec … [read more...]
Jo Daviess County, Illinois Will Records, 1829-1926
I recently discovered at FamilySearch.org the Will Records for Jo Daviess County, Illinois, 1829-1926. It's part of the Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970, collection. I started going through the books individually looking for relatives' wills. I've found about 20, but searching is a pain since the wills haven't been indexed. Fortunately, all but one of the books have a list of names … [read more...]
Strelesky Family Worksheet
I've been organizing my great-grandfather John Joseph Strelesky's parents and sibling information in a worksheet. Included is any birth, marriage, death, and burial information that I have. Enjoy! … [read more...]
DAVIS RESEARCH
Funeral Card: Gladys (Ray) Davis
Funeral card for Gladys Cecelia (Ray) Davis. She was the wife of Laban Davis, brother of my … [read more...]
Death Notice: Elizabeth (Davis) Wear
Elizabeth Davis was the daughter of John Davies II and Jennifer "Jane" Blewett. She was born in Cornwall, … [read more...]
Obituary: Mary (Davies) Jeffery
Mary (Davis/Davies) Jeffery was a daughter of my ggg-grandparents, Jacob Davies II and Jennifer "Jane" … [read more...]
LIGHTCAP RESEARCH
Biography: Holoway W. Lightcap
Holoway W. Lightcap is the son of John Lightcap and Mary Chamberlin, my gggg-grandparents. He was born on October 7, 1826, … [read more...]
Levi Lightcap Shot and Killed
Here is another article about the death of my ggg-grandfather, Levi Lightcap, who was shot and killed. The article was … [read more...]
Finally! Confirmation by way of Bigamy!
Who knew I’d get so excited to find out that my ggg-grandfather Levi Lightcap’s brother Isaac was a bigamist? But boy, am … [read more...]
