Figuring out my ancestry, one step at a time
I updated reports for the descendants of Andreas "Anton" and Eva Barbara (Schick) DEININGER , Nicholas and Mary (Casper) BAUSMAN, Philip and Julia (Stoft) BAUSMAN, Johann J.H. and Henrietta (Koch) BOHNSACK, Levi and Mary (Smith) LIGHTCAP, Frank and Fannie (Hainey) STRELESKY, and Johann Jacob Dietrich and Catherine Maria Magdalena (Bohnhoff) WULFF. These reports are based on my research. Accuracy is important to me; if you see an error, please let me know. … [Read more...]
Levi Lightcap and Mary Smith are my ggg-grandparents. They married in Seneca County, Ohio, on January 26, 1942. Levi's parents are John and Mary Lightcap. Mary's parents are Christian and Rebecca (Firestone) Smith. Transcription of marriage: Levi Lightcap and Mary Smith license to marry January 24 1842. [unreadable] The State of Ohio Seneca County - I do hereby certify that I have united in the bonds of matrimony Levi Lightcap and Mary Smith this 26th day of January 1842. Lewis Seitz M. G. Certified March 29th 1842 Geo. G. Ritchis Dept. [unreadable] … [Read more...]
As reward for his service in the War of 1812, my gggg-grandfather Christian Smith was granted land by the U.S. government. Christian Smith was drafted into Captain Jacob Catterlin's 2nd Regiment Ohio militia in Fairfield County, Ohio. He served from September 1, 1813, until March 1, 1814. Military Warrant No. 3833 for 80 acres issued in his favor: the North half of SE qtr of Sec 9 in Twp 32, Rng 3 W in the Dist of Lands subject to sale at Winamac Indiana. This record was found at the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office … [Read more...]
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness is a fantastic website where dedicated volunteers agree to do a free genealogy research task at least once per month in their local area purely as an act of kindness. I've used the website three times and am always amazed when they are able to get my information. In July I placed a request to Laurie Voss in Kosciusko County, Indiana, for a picture of my gggg-grandmother's headstone. Rebecca (Firestone) Smith is buried in Firestone Cemetery in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Laurie was unable to find the headstone and, while … [Read more...]
When I ordered Christian Smith's military records (he was a veteran of the War of 1812) from the National Archives, I never imagined that it would have this gem when the records arrived in the mail in May. I was so excited to discover the marriage record of Christian Smith and Rebecca Firestone, my gggg-grandparents. Until this record, I had only deductive reasoning that the Christian Smith I was researching was married to Rebecca Firestone. "My" Christian Smith has been claimed by other researchers, most notably by people having him born in North Carolina (he was … [Read more...]
My gggg-grandfather, Christian Smith, served in the War of 1812. He was drafted into Captain Jacob Catterlin's 2nd Regiment Ohio militia in Fairfield County, Ohio, and served from 1 Sept 1813 until 1 Mar 1814. Christian was discharged at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. A couple of months ago, I applied for membership into the U.S. Daughters of 1812. Yesterday, I received confirmation that I've been accepted! I'm so excited and pleased that I was able to prove direct lineal descent. I've been researching my family history for a long time; I thought I knew about … [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...]
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...]
My ggg-grandfather was married to Mary Smith. I never focused much on her because, well, her name was Smith. Anyway, I should have focused on her side sooner since I've discovered so much about them the past couple of months - ever since I received her father's War of 1812 pension records. I discovered through these records that Mary's mother was Rebecca Firestone. Rebecca's father is Daniel Firestone. Fortunately, there's been a lot of research done on the Firestones - just not Rebecca descendants. That's been left up to me, but that's okay, I'm up to the … [Read more...]
When I first started researching my family tree, I had one goal - trace my heritage with the goal of joining the Daughters of the American Revolution. Well, almost 10 years have past and I am *this* close to having the proof. Of course,getting the proof will probably take awhile. I have to get will and probate records. I also have to deal with a name change. Explaining that through proof should be interesting. The revolutionary war records spells my ancestor as "Firestine" and most of the documents I have state it as "Firestone". Fun! Anyway, it will … [Read more...]
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