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
Marriage Announcement: Holoway Lightcap and Ellen Westgate
Marriage announcement for Holoway Lightcap, son of John and Mary Lightcap, and Ellen Miriam Westgate, daughter of Mose Weld Westgate and Alice Brooks, in the Seneca Advertiser on August 10, 1849, Seneca Co, Ohio. Holoway was the brother of my ggg-grandfather, Levi Lightcap. Transcription of marriage announcement: At Republic, on yesterday, by the Rev. Mr. Ransom, Mr. Holloway W. … [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, England on December 6, 1834, the fourth of five children. Her siblings were Jacob Davis III, William Davis, Mary Davies, and John B. Davis (my gg-grandfather). Elizabeth's father died about 1840 in Cornwall. Jane immigrated with her children in 1848 after the 1847 Cornish potato … [read more...]
Obituary: Caroline (Hebenstreit) Stephan
When I was back in Scales Mound in October, I discovered several obituaries in my Grandma Davis' genealogy files. I assume she "inherited" them from Viola (Bausman) Davis Hickman after she passed in 1974. Anyway, I'm glad Grandma kept them and didn't toss'em since Caroline Hebenstreit's is almost 100 years old. Anna Caroline Hebenstreit was born in Germany, June 8th, 1858, to Vitus … [read more...]
DAVIS RESEARCH
Death Notice: Margaret Jane (Hicks) Davis
Margaret Jane (Hicks) Davis was my great-great grandmother, and the wife of John B. Davis. Her parents … [read more...]
Wedding Announcement: Marian Bohnsack and Stanley Davis
Marian Bohnsack and Stanley Davis, my grandparents, married in Apple River, Illinois, on August 1, 1941. I … [read more...]
Percy Davis Public Sale
On December 21, 1937, my great-grandfather Percy Davis retired from farming and held a public sale. The sale … [read more...]
LIGHTCAP RESEARCH
Obituary: Gary George Lightcap
Gary George Lightcap was the infant son of my grandparents, Wally and Eunice (Strelesky) Lightcap, and older brother of my … [read more...]
Marriage: Ernest Edward Lightcap and Blanche Payne
My great-grandfather Ernest Edward Lightcap married his first wife, Blanche Payne, in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan. … [read more...]
Marriage: Carl Alfred Christensen and Edna Mae Lightcap
Edna Mae Lightcap married Carl Alfred Christensen on May 18, 1928, in Dewey County, South Dakota. Edna was born on August … [read more...]
