Figuring out my ancestry, one step at a time
Thomas Herod and Ellen Giffin are my g-g-g-grandparents. Their daughter Rhoda married my g-g-grandfather, George Lightcap. Below is Thomas Herod and Ellen Giffin's record of marriage. They were united in marriage on May 3, 1838 in Marion, Ohio. … [Read more...]
Obituary announcement for George J. Bausman. He was the son of George and Rachel (Miller) Bausman. His obituary was published in Freeport Journal-Standard on Monday, February 20, 1956. Transcription of obituary: GEORGE J. BAUSMAN WARREN—George Bausman, 70, died early this morning at his home. He was an employe of the Savanna Ordnance Depot until his retirement last year. Mr. Bausman was born in November 1885 at Scales Mound, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bausman. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Surviving are four sons, Earl, … [Read more...]
Rebecca (Firestone) Smith was my gggg-grandmother and she was the wife of Christian Smith. Her daughter Mary was Levi Lightcap's wife. Rebecca's father, Daniel, is the ancestor traced back to for my Daughters of the American Revolution application. Rebecca is buried in Firestone Cemetery in Kosciusko County, Indiana, on land formerly owned by her nephew Samuel Firestone Jr. Her obituary was published in the Columbia City Post on December 24, 1890. Many thanks to the South Whitley Public Library in South Whitley, Indiana; a wonderfully helpful librarian scanned … [Read more...]
George Bausman was the son of Nicholas Sr and Mary (Casper) Bausman, and the brother of my g-g-grandfather, Nicholas Bausman Jr. George died on December 26, 1922, in Warren, Illinois. I have no citation information for this obituary. Transcription of obituary: George Bausman was born in Guilford township, Jo Daviess county, Ill., on Sept 5th, 1857, and passed away at Warren, on Tuesday, December 26, 1922. He is survived by the widow and five children. He was married February 21st, 1882, to Miss Rachel Miller, of Guilford township. To this union were born … [Read more...]
I updated the header. This Library of Congress image is the town of Sheridan, Wyoming in 1909. My grandmother, Eunice (Strelesky) Lightcap, was born here in 1914. Her sister, Marjorie Strelesky, was born there in 1919. My great-grandmother Ernestine (Sanders) Strelesky and her unborn child died in Sheridan during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1920. … [Read more...]
I started contributing to FindAGrave.com this week. It's a wonderful tool for research, and decided I needed to contribute to the website. Check out my profile. Currently I'm working on my Dad's side of the family, so I've added Lightcap, Strelesky, Sanders, and Uhlrich records. … [Read more...]
Paul was the brother of my grandfather, Albert "Wally" Lightcap. Even though Paul died in 1999, I never met him or any of his family. Paul's obituary was published in the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) on June 20, 1999. I don't have a newspaper clipping, but I have the text. Transcript of the obituary: Paul G. Lightcap, 93, of 2611 Windsor Ave., died at 4:55 p.m., Friday, June 18, 1999, at ManorCare Health Services. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dubuque Bible Church, 3500 Pennsylvania Ave., with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call from … [Read more...]
Here's one of the few articles that I can find that references the accidental shooting and death of Levi Lightcap. Of course, there's a few errors. The article appeared on page 1 of the Wisconsin State Journal on 13 Dec 1870. FYI, the shooting actually took place in North Judson, Starke County, Indiana. Transcription of article: A fight occurred near the depot at North Jackson, Stark county, Ill., on the evening of the 9th, between Lightcap, the station agent, and his son Henry on one side, and two men named Brown and Hoffacker, on the other. During the … [Read more...]
Here is the obituary of Marjorie Strelesky, my grandmother's sister. This was published in The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City) on Tuesday, January 16, 2001. Transcription of obituary: Marjorie Strelesky , 81, of Silver Pines Assisted Living Community, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, in Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, where a wake service, conducted by Roseann Hayek, begins at 3 p.m. Entombment: Cedar Memorial Mausoleum. Surviving are seven nephews, a niece and two … [Read more...]
So, I've been researching Mary (Smith) Lightcap's parents, Christian and Rebecca (Firestone) Smith. Rebecca's parents are Daniel and Anne (Lang) Firestone. There has been a lot of research done on the Firestones - thank goodness! Sometimes it seems that I'm the only person researching certain family lines. How wonderful to make a family connection where research has been done and where the research has been CITED. I don't know how many times I come across research and there's nothing to back it up. I HATE that. George Ely Russell compiled Firestone … [Read more...]
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