52 Ancestors Week #52 - Margret Susan Riley

Margret Susan Riley is my 3rd great grandmother.

Here we are, the last ancestor of 2014!  I made it through three generations of my family!

Margret Susan Riley was born on April 2, 1852 in Franklin County, Missouri to Lewis Harrison Riley (1823-1863) and Anna Little (1830-1882).   Margret had six siblings:

• Henry H. (1845-1862)
• James Wesley (1847-1909)
• John F. (1849-1874)
• C.V. (1851-1924)
• Letha Etta (1857-1930)
• Louis Cass (1860-1866)

Margret married Basil Jordan Carrico (1848-1926) on August 31, 1870 in Howell County, Missouri.  They would have six children:

• Arminda Jane (1871-1960)
• Josiah Converse (my 2nd great grandfather; 1873-1957)
• Lewis Harrison (1875-1876)
• Herbert Decature (1877-1969)
• Anna Mae (1880-1971)
• Maude Esta (1887-1963)

By the 1870's census, Margret and her family had moved to Arkansas initially settling in Spring Creek (1870) then in La Crosse (1880), by 1910 she was living in Apple Glenn.

Margret died on October 7, 1940 at age 88.  Margret is buried at Wann Cemetery in Beaty, Arizona.

52 Ancestors Week #51 - Aseneth Cenia Mullins

Aseneth is my 3rd great grandmother.

Aseneth Cenia Mullins was born in about 1839 to Sarah Jane Fillingim (1820-1860) and a father who I do not have any information on.  Aseneth had seven half-siblings:

• William A. Reid (1842-?)
• Dudley William Reid (1847-1895)
• Sarah Jane Reid (1849-?)
• Samuel Reid (1853-?)
• Celia M. Reid (1855-?)
• Robert Thomas Reid (1858-1904)
• Mary Susan Reid (1860-1959)

According to the 1850's census, Aseneth was living in Barren, Arkansas.

About 1869, Aseneth married William M. Reese (1817-1901).  They would have six children:

• Celia Eveline (1870-1958)
• Lela E. (1871-?)
• Celestia Alabama Caldonia (my 2nd great grandmother; 1872-1948)
• Richard Huston (1872-1885)
• Benjamin Hall (1874-1925)
• James Franklin (1878-1955)

The 1870's census, Aseneth was living in Mill Creek, Arkansas and the 1880's census she was living in Kings Prairie, Missouri.

Aseneth died in 1882 at age 43 and is buried at Smith's Chapel Cemetery.

52 Ancestors Week #50 - Parthena Adaline Walker

Parthena is my 3rd great grandmother.

Parthena Adaline Walker was born on July 7, 1838 in Alabama to John Walker (1790-1864) and Mary Farler (1797-1864).  Parthena had two half-siblings:

• John Hiram (1824-1856)
• Diadema (?)

Parthena married Daniel Webster Mitchell (1828-1899) in 1856.  They had ten children:

• Marcus Lafayette (1857-1876)
• Mary Columbia (1859-1919)
• George C. (1861-1899)
• Ellen (1865-1867)
• Columbia America (1867-1942)
• Nathan William (1870-1954)
• Pearl Lewis (1872-1939)
• Warren (1874-1879)
• Daniel Webster (1877-1883)
• Parthenia Adaline (my 2nd great grandmother; 1879-1966)

Parthena died on October 11, 1893 at age 55 in Mitchell, Arkansas.  Parthena is buried at Hebron Cemetery in Mitchell, Arkansas.

52 Ancestors Week #49 - Mary Louisa Alfred

Mary is my 3rd great grandmother.


Mary Louisa Alfred was born on September 17, 1858 in Metamora, Indiana to Charles Alfred (1834-1922) and Sarah Hoyt (1821-1885).  Mary was the oldest of five children:

• Charles H. (1860-1926)
• Sarah O. (1862-?)
• Elinore E. (1866-?)
• Colonel E. (1866-?)

Mary married Charles Daniel McNeal (1858-1927) on May 2, 1878.  They would have thirteen children together:

• Sarah Evelyn (1879-1880)
• Cora May (1881-1959)
• Clara Eliya (1882-1976)
• Mary Olive (1883-1966)
• Bertha (1884-1973)
• Bessie (1884-1934)
• Kate Effie (1887-?)
• Glenna Hanney (1889-1959)
• Lucy Charlotte (1890-1972)
• Robert Elsworth (1892-1894)
• Hubbard Elmer (1894-1975)
• Ernest Ralph (my 2nd great grandfather; 1896-1968)
• Ida Gladys (1899-1966)

Mary and Charles lived in Byron, Illinois from 1910 onward.   Mary died on March 6, 1941 at age 82.

52 Ancestors Week #48 - John Nelen

John Nelen is my 3rd great grandfather.

John was born about 1825 in Ireland.  John is a dead end for me as I know neither of his parents names.  John arrives in the US in 1847.  In 1853, John married Alice (1823-?; last name unknown).  They had three children:

• John (my 2nd great grandfather; 1857-1940)
• Thomas (1860-?)
• Mary (1860-1926)

According to the 1880 and 1900 censes John and Alice were living in Center, Wisconsin.  I have no further information on John.

52 Ancestors Week #47 - Dora Allen Haskin

Dora is my 3rd great grandmother.

Dora Allen Haskin was born on December 10, 1873 in Richland, Wisconsin to John Wesley Haskin (1833-1901) and Orrel Maria Waterman (1835-1910).  Dora had seven siblings:

• Merrick B. (1857-1931)
• Eva Adelle (1859-1957)
• Emma Elmyra (1862-1962)
• Ervin Lincoln (1864-1947)
• Flora M. (1867-1940)
• Bertha Mabel (1876-1961)
• Rosetta

Haskin Siblings.  Back Row: Merrick, Ervin; Front Row: Della, Emma, Flora, Dora, Bertha, 

According to the 1880 census, Dora and her family lived in Ithaca, Wisconsin.

On August 12, 1894, Dora married Charles Leslie Skone Hodges (1865-1940) in Spring Grove, Wisconsin.  They had ten children:

• Leslie (1895-1895)
• Oral Marie (my 2nd great grandmother; 1896-1980)
• John (1898-1898)
• Mila Lulu (1900-1903)
• Esther Adelle (1903-1994)
• Charles Howard (1904-1970)
• George Clark (1906-1974)
• Dean Allen (1908-1972)
• Ada Margaret (1911-1974)
• Laura Juanita (1914-1970)

According to the 1900's census, Dora and family were living in Madison City, Wisconsin.  The 1910 census, Dora was living in Leaf River and by 1920, Dora would have moved to Rockford, Illinois were she remained until her death.

Dora died on April 10, 1952 at age 78.  Dora is buried at Byron Cemetery in Byron, Illinois.

52 Ancestors Week #46 - Jacob E. Keller

Jacob is my 3rd grant grandfather.

Jacob E. Keller was born on July 17, 1843 in Catawissa, Pennsylvania to Charles George Keller (1816-1878) and Catherine Miller (1811-1907).    Jacob is the fifth of nine children:

• Elizabeth Sarah (1834-1911)
• Lucy Ann (1836-1873)
• Benjamin Franklin (1838-1863)
• Sarah (1839-1918)
• Phoebe Alice (1846-1934)
• Caroline (1848-1922)
• Rebecca M. (1852-1919)
• Frances (1854-1935)
• James (1863-1929)

Jacob was in the military from August 29, 1864 to June 2, 1865, when he was honorably discharged.  I would assume he saw battle during the civil war.

On July 4, 1868, Jacob married Mary Elizabeth Newcomer (1850-1895).   They were married in Juda, Wisconsin. They had nine children:

• George Frank (1869-1925)
• Phoebe Alice (1870-1958)
• Charles A. (1872-1947)
• Peter (1875-1900)
• William Henry (1878-1954)
• Nellie Mae (1881-1962)
• Samuel Arthur (1884-1936)
• Katherine Viola (my 2nd great grandmother; 1887-1945)
• Clyde Eugene (1889-1968)

The federal census between 1870 and 1900 have Jacob and his family living in Spring Grove, Wisconsin. I also found Jacob and his family in the 1900 census living in Pennsylvania and the 1910 census also places him in Pennsylvania.  By the 1930's census, Jacob is back in Wisconsin.

Jacob died on October 27, 1931 at age 88 of a heart attack.  Jacob is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

52 Ancestors Week #45 - Sarah Jane Stevens

Sarah is my 3rd great grandmother.


Sarah Jane Stevens was born on March 19, 1864 in Bay City, Michigan to Amon Robert Stevens (1832-1918) and Anna Orilla Mattison (1824-1885).  Sarah was the youngest of six children:

• Julies Henry (1854-?)
• Erza Mattison (1857-1891)
• Mary Arvilla (1858-1938)
• Julies Edgar (1861-1952)
• Emma Marie (1862-1940)

Sarah was living in Jackson Ward, Michigan according to the 1870s census and in Lapeer, Michigan according to the 1880s census.  

On August 22, 1882, Sarah married George Rood Firman (1864-1930) in Lapeer, Michigan.  They had six children:

• Horace E. (1883-1924)
• Della H. (1885-?)
• Harriet A. (1886-?)
• George Deo (my 2nd great grandfather; 1887-1973)
• Dana Carter (1889-1972)
• Dale (1896-1964)

Sarah and her family lived in Detroit, Michigan between 1900 and 1920 per the federal census.  The 1930 and 1940 census have Sarah living in Highland Park, Michigan.    Sarah died on April 13, 1948 at age 84 in Wayne, Michigan.

52 Ancestors Week #44 - Johan August Quist

Johan is my 3rd great grandfather.

Johan was born on December 18, 1839 in Sweden.  I do not know who Johan's parents where at this point.  Johan married Sofia Petersdotter (1838-1891).  They had six children:

• John Martin (1863-1937)
• Solomon Anskarius (1870-1882)
• Clara Wilhelmina (my 2nd great grandmother; 1873-1926)
• Anna Teresia (1878-1945)
• Frank (1883-?)
• Selma (?)

According to the 1880 census, Johan and his family arrived in the states in 1880 and they were living in Sycamore, Illinois.  Johan would continue living in Sycamore until his death.

Sofia died on March 21, 1891 and Johan would remarry by November 20, 1891 to Albertina Carlson (1846-1905).

Johan died on July 20, 1901 at age 61.  Johan is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, Illinois.

52 Ancestors Week #43 - Estella Emma Goewey UPDATED

Turns out Estella was NOT my relative.

52 Ancestors Week #42 - August F. Nachtigall

August is my 3rd great grandfather

August was born on March 4, 1833 in Germany.  August is a brick wall in my research as I do not know his parents.  On August 25, 1859 August married Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927) in Germany.    They had 10 children:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Herman Fredrec (my 2nd great grandfather; 1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• Louise B. (1874-1874)
• Unknown Gender (1874-1874)
• Albert Carl (1876-1941)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

Louise and the unknown gender child could be one in the same.

August and his family left Hamburg, Germany on April 8, 1874 and arrived in New York on April 24, 1874.  According to the 1880 census, August and family lived in Milton, Illinois.  

August died on November 10, 1890 at age 57.  August is buried at Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.

52 Ancestors Week #41 - George Rood Firman

George is my 3rd great grandfather

George Rood Firman was born in May 1864 in Sand Beach, Michigan to Sarah M. Firman (b. abt 1832).  I do not know his father's name.  George and Sarah are listed in the 1880's census and Sarah is even listed as married but no male is listed as living in the same household.

George married Sarah Jane Stevens (1864-1948) on August 20, 1882 in Lapeer, Michigan.  George and Sarah had six children:

• Horace E. (1883-1924)
• Della H. (1885-?)
• Harriet A. (1886-?)
• George Deo (my 2nd great grandfather; 1887-1973)
• Dana Carter (1889-1972)
• Dale Firman (1896-1964)

George lived in Detroit, Michigan according to the 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses.  The 1930's census had George living in Highland Park, Michigan.

George died sometime after 1930 but I do not have an exact date.

52 Ancestors Week #40 - Alice

Alice is my 3rd great grandmother.


This is a short one.  I know very little about this ancestor and I don't even know her maiden name.  What I do know about Alice is she was born about 1823 in Ireland.  According to the 1900's census, she arrived in the states in 1852.  The following year in 1853, Alice married John Nelen (1825-?).  Alice and John had three children:

• John (my second great grandfather; 1857-1940)
• Thomas (1860-?)
• Mary (1860-1926)

According to both the 1880 and 1900 census, Alice live in Center Township in Wisconsin.  I have no information on when Alice died.

52 Ancestors Week #39 - Amos Garth Norman UPDATED

Amos turned out NOT to be my relative.

52 Ancestors Week #38 - Alice Mattoon

Alice is my 3rd great grandmother.


Alice was born on January 15, 1855 in New York.  Alice is a brick wall for me as I do not know who are her parents.  Alice married George McCoy Green (1850-1922) on December 17, 1871 in Avon, Wisconsin.  They had three children:

• Oscar John (1872-1938)
• Bertha O. (1876-1961)
• Walton Ward (my 2nd great grandfather; 1885-1968)

Alice died on June 11, 1938 at age 83.  Alice is buried at Avon Cemetery in Avon, Wisconsin.

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52 Ancestors Week #37 - Daniel Webster Mitchell

Daniel is my 3rd great grandfather

Daniel Webster Mitchell was born on September 6, 1828 in Marion County, Tennessee to Warren Wesley Mitchell (1782-1842) and Elender Lewis (1792-1857).  Daniel was the third of seven children:

• Sion (1825-?)
• Luanna (1827-1855)
• Mary Christmas (1831-1880)
• Wesley Warren (1833-?)
• Eliza J. (1835-?)
• Sallie (?-?)

Daniel married Parthena Adaline Walker (1838-1893) in 1856.  They had ten children:

• Marcus Lafayette (1857-1876)
• Mary Columbia (1859-1919)
• George C. (1861-1899)
• Ellen (1865-1867)
• Columbia America (1867-1942)
• Nathan William (1870-1954)
• Pearl Lewis (1872-1939)
• Warren (1874-1879)
• Daniel Webster (1877-1883)
• Parthenia Adaline (my 2nd great grandmother; 1879-1966)

According to the 1880 Federal Census, Daniel lived in Big Creek, Arkansas.

Daniel died on April 30, 1899 at age 70 in Mitchell, Arkansas.

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52 Ancestors Week #36 - Mary Elizabeth Newcomer

Mary Elizabeth is my 3rd great grandmother.

Mary Elizabeth Newcomer was born on March 10, 1850 in Wayne, Ohio to George Newcomer (1821-1865) and Lucinda Evans (1826-1905).  Mary Elizabeth was the third of ten children:

• Jacob (1846-1907)
• Joseph (1848-1900)
• Rebecca (1852-1860)
• Sarah Celdia (1854-1924)
• Susannah (1857-1920)
• George W. (1859-1876)
• Hugh (1860-?)
• Eva L. (1861-1930)
• Rebeca J. (?-1840)

Mary Elizabeth married Jacob E. Keller (1843-1931) on July 4, 1868.  The 1900 census lists their marriage year at 1870.  Mary Elizabeth and Jacob would have nine children:

• George Frank (1869-1925)
• Phoebe Alice (1870-1958)
• Charles A. (1872-1947)
• Peter (1875-1900)
• William Henry (1878-1954)
• Nellie Mae (1881-1962)
• Samuel Arthur (1884-1936)
• Katherine Viola (1887-1945; my 2nd great grandmother)
• Clyde Eugene (1889-1968)

Mary Elizabeth died at age 45 on May 10, 1895.  Mary Elizabeth is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

52 Ancestors Week #35 - Charles Leslie Skone Hodges

Charles is my 3rd great grandfather.

Charles and Dora

Charles Leslie Skone Hodges was born on December 2, 1865 to James Hodges (1843-1881) and Martha Maria Thomas (1846-1927) in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.  According to the 1900 census, Charles arrived in the US in 1869 but the 1910 census says 1871.  Charles had five siblings:

• Maria Edith (1867-1934)
• James Frederick (1871-1962)
• Anna Nora (1874-1960)
• Arthur Jones (1879-1959)
• Fannie Mabel (1881-1960)

Charles also had two half siblings when his mother remarried after his father's death:

• George Howard Whittow (1885-1960)
• Luella M. Whittow (1888-1967)

Charles married Dora Allen Haskin (1873-1952) on August 12, 1894.  They were married in Spring Green, Wisconsin.   Charles and Dora had ten children:

• Leslie (1895-1895)
• Oral Marie (1896-1980; my 2nd great grandmother)
• John (1898-1898)
• Mila Lulu (1900-1903)
• Esther Adelle (1903-1994)
• Charles Howard (1904-1970)
• George Clark (1906-1974)
• Dean Allen (1908-1972)
• Ada Margaret (1911-1974)
• Laura Juanita (1914-1970)

Charles became a naturalized citizen on October 5, 1937.

Charles died on February 25, 1940 at age 74 in Rockford, Illinois.  He is buried at Byron Cemetery in Byron, Illinois.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #34 - Sofia Petersdotter

Sofia is my 3rd great grandmother


Sofia Petersdotter was born on February 17, 1838 in Effsborgs-Lan, Sweden to Petrus Carlsson (1802-1886) and Catharina Zachrisdotter (1802-1882).  Sofia had a possible twin sister and was the third or fourth child of five:

• Johan Marten Petersson (1834-1834)
• Josepha Petersdotter (1835-1861)
• Augusta Petersdotter (1838-?)
• Johanna Maria Carlson (1843-1913)

Sofia was possibly married three times.  Her first marriage was to Solomon Johansson (1838-1865) on December 29, 1862 and they had one child:

• John Martin (1863-1937).  He may of taken Sofia's second or third husband's last name.

I also have Sofia married to a Anders Petter Hultman (1828-1894).

The marriage that I am descended from is Sofia's marriage to Johan August Quist (1839-1901).  They had five children:

• Selma
• Solomon Anskarius (1870-1882)
• Clara Wilhelmina (1873-1926) my 2nd great grandmother
• Anna Teresia (1878-1945)
• Frank (1883-?)

Sofia departed from Sweden in 1882.

Sofia died on March 21, 1891 at age 53.  Sofia is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, Illinois.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #33 - William M. Reese

William is my 3rd great grandfather.

William was born in August 1817 in Virginia to William Reese (1780-?) and an unknown mother.  William was married three times, William's first marriage was to a woman named Celia (1819-?) and they had ten children:

• Eliza J. (1841-?)
• Tabitha (1842-?)
• William A. (1843-?)
• Samuel A. (1845-?)
• Byrd H. (1847-?)
• Richard (1849-?)
• Charlie (1850-1925)
• Mary S. (1853-?)
• Alonza (1857-?)
• Edward (1860-?)

William would marry his second wife, my 3rd great grandmother Aseneth Cenia Mullins (1839-1882) about 1869.  They would have six children:

• Celia Eveline (1870-1958)
• Lela E. (1871-?)
• Celestia Alabama Caldonia (1872-1948) - my 2nd great grandmother
• Richard Hurston (1872-1885)
• Benjamin Hall (1874-1925)
• James Franklin (1878-1955)

After Aseneth passed, William married a third time to Lucinda Gaither about 1884.

William died in December 1901 at age 84 in Wild Cherry, Arkansas.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #32 - Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober

Charlotte is my 3rd great grandmother.

Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober was born on July 16, 1839 in Neukirchen Kreis Osterberg, Germany (then known as Prussia) to Frederick Augustus Kober (1796-1851) and Charlotte Loose (1807-1879).  Charlotte was the sixth child of nine:

• Frederick Augustus III (1825-?)
• Marie (1827-?)
• John Gottfried (1832-1836)
• Christopher Heinrich (1834-?)
• Ludwig John Henry Herman (1836-1892)
• Unknown Son (1842-?)
• August Frederick (1834-1917)
• Elizabeth Wilheminia Johanna (1846-1912)
• Henrietta Wilhemia Dorothea (1848-1932)

Charlotte married August F. Nachtigall (1833-1890) on August 25, 1859 in Germany.  They had nine children before coming to the states.

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Herman Fredrec (my 2nd great grandfather: 1866-1934)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• William (1872-?)
• Louise B. (1874-1874)
• Unknown Gender (1874-1874)

Charlotte and August departed Germany on April 9, 1874 and arrived in New York on April 24, 1874 according to the Hamburg and New York Passenger Lists.  Once in the states Charlotte and August had two more children:

• Albert Carl (1876-1941)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

Charlotte and August made their home in Milton, Illinois according to the 1880 Federal Census.  Charlotte would eventually settle in Wheaton, Illinois according to the 1920 Federal Census.

Charlotte died on July 15, 1927 at age 87.  Charlotte is buried at the Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.

Charlotte's son, Herman's death certificate lists his mother's last name as Kahr.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #31 - Charles Daniel McNeal

Charles is my third great grandfather.

Charles Daniel McNeal was born on October 13, 1858 in Harrisburg, Indiana to Robert E. (1821-1894) and Elizabeth Ann (1826-1915; nee Stamm).  Charles was the seventh of nine children born to the couple.

• James (1839-1845)
• John M. (1844-1870)
• Angeline (1847-1933)
• Mary Elizabeth (1850-1938)
• George (1856-1874)
• Sophia (1856-1857)
• Anthony Ellsworth (1859-1927)
• Kathryn (1862-1945)

Charles married Mary Louisa Alfred (1858-1941) on May 2, 1878 in Columbia, Indiana.  Charles and Mary had thirteen children:

• Sarah Evelyn (1879-1880)
• Cora May (1881-1959)
• Clara Eliya (1882-1976)
• Mary Olive (1883-1966)
• Bertha (1884-1973)
• Bessie (1884-1934)
• Kate Effie (1887-?)
• Glenna Hanney (1889-1959)
• Lucy Charlotte (1890-1972)
• Robert Elsworth (1892-1894)
• Hubbard Elmer (1894-1975)
• Ernest Ralph (my 2nd great grandfather; 1896-1968)
• Ida Gladys (1899-1966)

According to census records in 1860, Charles at age 2 lived in Democrat, Indiana and in 1870 at 12 lived in Harrisburg, Indiana.  By the 1880's census, Charles and his family were living in New Home, Missouri.  I found no record of Charles in the 1890's census.  By 1900, Charles and family have moved to Rockvale, Illinois  They would eventually settle in Byron, Illinois living there during the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census. 

Charles died on February 3, 1937 at age 78.  Charles is buried at Byron Cemetery in Byron, Illinois.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #30 - Augistine Haldga

This is my 3rd great grandmother.


This was in a bit of a mystery since I had an entirely different name for her just a few months ago.  I originally had her name as just Anna Christina, it wasn't until I came across her son Erick Andrew Carlson's death information on the Illinois, Death, and Stillbirths Index that listed his mother's name as Augistine Haldga.

So Augistine is a brick wall in my search.  I have that she was born in Finland but I don't know when and I do not know her parents names.  What I do know is that she married Carl Eric Gullens.  They had five children:

• August
• Edla (1864-?)
• Johanna (1866-1952)
• Erick Andrew (my 2nd great grandfather; 1873-1925)
• Lena Mathilda (1877-1973)

Their children would take the last name Carlson upon their arrivals in the US.

I also have no death date information for Augistine.

52 Ancestors Challenge Week #29 - Basil Jordan Carrico

Basil is my 3rd great grandfather.

Basil Jordan Carrico was born on December 14, 1848 in Pottersville, Missouri to Josiah (1803-1873) and Jane Williams (1810-1882).  Basil was the youngest of eight.

• Elizabeth L. (1829-?)
• John R. (1832-1864)
• Nancy Ann (1833-1901)
• Josephus Cyrus (1837-1908)
• Isaac Owen (1842-1864)
• Mary Jane or Mary Ann (1844-?)
• Martha Ann (1846-1921).

Basil married Mary Jane White on April 17, 1869.  Mary Jane would die the following year during childbirth.  I do not know if that child survived.  Basil would remarry that same year to Margaret Susan Riley (1852-1940) on August 31, 1870.  Basil and Margaret would have six children:

• Arminda Jane (1871-1960)
• Josiah Converse (my 2nd great grandfather; 1873-1957)
• Lewis Harrison (1875-1876)
• Herbert Decature (1877-1969)
• Anna Mae (1880-1971)
• Maude Esta (1887-1963)

Basil has one of those names that I have seen have several variations of spelling.  I use the spelling used on his head stone.  Some other variations are Bazzil, Bazil, Bazzel.  Basil primarily lived in Arkansas throughout his life but according to the 1920 census he and Margaret had moved to Appleglen, Arizona.  Basil passed on September 10, 1926 at age 77.  Basil is buried at Wann Cemetery in Beaty, Arizona.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #28 - George McCoy Green

George is my 3rd great grandfather.

George McCoy Green was born on February 1, 1850 in Avon, Wisconsin to John Jacob Green (1826-1892) and Louisa Alvira Babcock (1830-1893).  George was the second of ten children:

• Mary Louisa (1858-1910)
• Alice J. (1852-1921)
• Melissa A. (1853-1936)
• Harriet Zeletta (1856-1914)
• Isaac Sanborn (1858-1915)
• William Oscar (1859-1921)
• Elmer (1861-?)
• Carrie M. (1866-1938)
• Frank Burton (1868-1936)
• Edmond John (1872-1935)

George lived in Avon, Wisconsin his entire life (according to 1850-1920 census).  George married Alice Mattoon (1855-1938) on December 17, 1871 in Avon, Wisconsin.  George and Alice had three children:

• Oscar John (1872-1938)
• Bertha O. (1876-1961)
• Walton Ward (1885-1968; my 2nd great grandfather).  Walton began using the spelling of Greene.

George died on February 11, 1922 at age 72.  George is buried at Avon Cemetery in Avon, Wisconsin.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #27 - Mitchell Sanders

Mitchell is my 2nd great grandfather.

Unfortunately I know very little about Mitchell Sanders.  Mitchell is a major brick wall in my family research.  What I do know is that Mitchell married Parthenia Adaline Mitchell (1879-1966)  and they had three children:

• Fred L. (1902-?)
• Tressie Jane (1906-1940)  My great grandmother
• Lessie (1907-?)

I have Mitchell passing away sometime before 1920.

52 Ancestors Challenge Week #26 - John Nelen

Already at the half way point with Ancestor #26.  John is my 2nd great grandfather.

John Nelen was born about 1857 in Wisconsin to John Nelen (1825-?) and Alice (1823-?).  John had two known siblings:

• Thomas (1860-?)
• Mary (1860-1926)

John married Mary Jane O'Rourke (1870-1930) in 1899.  John lived mostly in Spring Valley, Wisconsin (1900-1940 censuses).  John and Mary Jane had two children:

• George (1901-1985)
• Alice Mabel (1905-1988) my great grandmother

John died after 1940 but I do not have an exact date.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #25 - Oral Marie Hodges

Oral is my 2nd great grandmother.

Oral Marie Hodges was born on April 7, 1896 in Spring Green, Wisconsin to Charles Leslie Skone (1865-1940) and Dora Allen (1873-1952).  Oral was the second of ten children:

• Leslie (1895-1985)
• John (1898-1898)
• Mila Lulu (1900-1903)
• Esther Adelle (1903-1994)
• Charles Howard (1904-1970)
• George Clark (1906-1974)
• Dean Allen (1908-1972)
• Ada Margaret (1911-1974)
• Laura Juanita (1914-1970)

Oral lived in Madison, Wisconsin according to the 1900's census and in Leaf River, Illinois according to the 1910 census.  Oral married Ernest Ralph McNeal (1896-1968) about 1915.  Oral and Ernest had three children:

• Kenneth Ralph (1916-1983) my great grandfather
• Hazel Lorraine (1917-1917)
• Ruth Adele (1918-2009)

According to the 1920 census, Oral and Ralph lived in Byron, Illinois and the 1930 census they lived in Rockford, Illinois.  Oral and Ralph would divorced around 1938.  Oral remarried Peter W. Widrig (1886-1966) on August 7, 1948.

Oral died on December 11, 1980 at age 84.  Oral is buried at Byron Cemetery in Byron, Illinois.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #24 - Herman Fredrec Nachtigall

Herman is my 3rd great grandfather

Herman Fredrec Nachtigall was born in Neukirchen Kreis Osterberg, Germany on September 30, 1866 to August F. (1833-1890) and Charlotte Sophia Elizabeth Kober (1839-1927).  Herman was the third child born to the couple:

• Carl Christian Charles (1862-1924)
• August B. (1864-1948)
• Armand (1868-?)
• Otto Frederick (1869-1949)
• Charlotte (1872-1937)
• William (1872-?)
• Louise B. (1874-1874)
• Albert Carl (1876-1941)
• Maria H. (1878-1901)

There are discrepancies in the year Herman arrived in the states.  According to the 1900 and 1910 census, Herman arrived in 1874 but the 1910 lists 1875 and the 1930's census has 1880.  Herman married Clara Wilhelmina Quist (1873-1926) on October 7, 1896 in Sycamore, Illinois.  Herman and Charlotte had six children:

• John August (1897-1962)
• Fredrick Hermann (1902-1966)
• Alice Charlotte (1903-1960)
• Albert Frank (1905-1955)
• Edith Sophia (1907-2000)
• Charlotte Marie (1908-1958) - my great grandmother.

Herman died on March 8, 1934 at age 67.  Herman is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, Illinois.

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I was hoping to post week #24 today but Ancestry.com has been having issues since yesterday.  Hopefully they get everything worked out sometime today but I thought this was funny.

52 Ancestors Challenge Week #23 - Parthenia Adaline Mitchell

Addie is my 2nd great grandmother

Parthenia went by the shortened version of her middle name, Addie.  Addie was born on August 13, 1879 in Arkansas to Daniel Webster Mitchell (1828-1899) and Parthena Adaline Walker (1838-1893).  Addie was the youngest child of 10:

• Marcus Lafayette (1857-1876)
• Mary Columbia (1869-1919)
• George C. (1861-1899)
• Ellen (1865-1867)
• Columbia America (1867-1942)
• Nathan William (1870-1954)
• Pearl Lewis (1872-1939)
• Warren (1874-1879)
• Daniel Webster (1877-1883)

According to the 1880's census, Addie was living in Big Creek, Arkansas and it would appear she lived in this area most of her life each census available through 1940 has her living in Big Creek.  Addie would marry Mitchell Sanders (?-1920) probably around 1900.  They had three children:

• Fred L. (1902-?)
• Tressie Jane (1906-1940) - My great grandmother
• Lessie (1907-?)

Addie died on January 26, 1966 at age 86.  Addie is buried at Hebron Cemetery in Mitchell, Arkansas.

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52 Ancestors Challenge Week #22 - Lena Marie Hokans

Lena is my 2nd great grandmother.  Lena is another dead end relative for me.

Lena was born on October 9, 1871 in Overmark, Finland.  Lena married Erick Andrew Carlson (1873-1925) and the two would arrive in the states in 1897.  Lena and Erick had four children:

• Mary Amelia (1895-1985)
• Walter Eric  (my great grandfather, 1898-1963)
• Elsie Adelia (1902-?)
• Sigurd Leonard (1906-1950)

Lena and Eric would settle in DeKalb, Illinois according to the 1910 and 1930 census.  Lena died on September 9, 1932 in Rockford, Illinois at the age of 60.  Lena is buried at Fairview Cemetery in DeKalb.

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #21 - Ernest Ralph McNeal

Ernest is my 2nd great grandfather

Ernest Ralph McNeal was born on July 22, 1896 in Byron, Illinois to Charles Daniel McNeal (1858-1937) and Mary Lousia Alfred (1858-1941).  Ernest was the 12th of 13 children: 

• Sarah Evelyn (1879-1880)
• Cora May (1881-1959)
• Clara Eliya (1882-1976)
• Mary Olive (1883-1966)
• Bertha (1884-1973)
• Bessie (1884-1934)
• Kate Effie (1887-?) 
• Glenna Hanney (1889-1959)
• Lucy Charlotte (1890-1972)
• Robert Elsworth (1892-1894)
• Hubbard Elmer (1894-1975)
• Ida Gladys (1899-1966).  

According to the 1900 census, Ernest and his family were living in Rockvale Township but by the 1910 census they were back living in Byron.  About 1915, Ernest married Oral Marie Hodges (1896-1980) and they would have three children:

• Kenneth Ralph (my great grandfather; 1916-1983)
• Hazel Loraine (1917-1917)
• Ruth Adele (1918-2009).  

Ernest was still living in Byron according to the 1920 census but the 1930's census has him living in Rockford, Illinois.  Ernest and Oral would divorce about 1938 and would both go on to marry other people.  Ernest married Alice Harriet McDaniel (1890-1976).  The only sign I have found of Ernest in the 1940's census has him and Alice living in Riverside, California which also notes they lived there in 1935.  If they did live out in California they were back in the Rockford area by 1942 when Ernest filled out his WWII draft card.  Ernest died in May of 1968 at the age of 71.

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #20 - Mary Jane O'Rourke

Short and sweet this week as I don't know much about my 2nd great grandmother.

Mary Jane O'Rourke was born about 1870 in Wisconsin.  I do not know who her parents were so she is a dead end for me.  Mary Jane married John Nelen (1857-?) and they had at least two children:

• George (1901-1985)
• Alice Mabel (my great grandmother; 1905-1988).  

The 1910, 1920 and 1930 census have her living in Spring Valley, Wisconsin.  I do not have an exact year of death but I am guessing Mary Jane passed during the 1930's as I have found no record of her in the 1940's census.


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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #19 - A. Dell Carrico

A.D. was my grandfather

A.D. was born on December 23, 1937 in Wild Cherry, Arkansas to Austin Rochester Carrico (1908-1979) and Tressie Jane Sanders (1906-1940).  A.D. has three full siblings: three are Austin and Tressie's children: 

• Brother (still living)
• Joda Mace (1936-2011) 
• Sister (still living)

A.D.'s mother Tressie died in 1940 shortly after his sister was born.

A.D. has three half siblings: 

• Chester Lee (1927-1993) 
• and two other brothers who are still living

According to the 1940's census, A.D. was still in living in Wild Cherry, Arkansas.  A.D. would eventually make his way to the northern Illinois area.  On March 1, 1958 he married Garnet Jane McNeal (1937-2013) and they would have six children, all of whom are still living:

• Son
• Daughter
• Daughter - my mother
• Son
• Daughter
• Son

 A.D. and Jane divorced around 1980 and A.D. would remarry Darlene Mae Cunningham (1936-2010).  A.D. was an race car driver.  A.D. died on June 18, 2004 at age 66 of lung cancer and is buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

A.D. in 1979

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #18 - Clara Wilhelmina Quist

Clara is my 2nd great grandmother.

Clara in 1911, the only photo I have of her currently.

Clara Wilhelmina Quist was born on September 24, 1873 in Effsborgs-Lan, Sweden to Johan August Quist (1839-1901) and Sofia Petersdotter (1838-1891).  Clara was the third of six children:

• John Martin (1863-1937)
• Solomon Anskarius (1870-1882)
• Anna Teresia (1878-1945)
• Frank (1883-?)
• Selma (unknown birth/death dates).  

According to the 1900 census, Clara arrived in the states in 1882 at the age of 9.    Clara married Herman Fredrec Nachtigall on October 7, 1896 in Sycamore, Illinois.  Clara and Herman had six children:

• John August (1897-1962)
• Fredrick Herman (1902-1966)
• Alice Charlotte (1903-1960)
• Albert Frank (1905-1955)
• Edith Sophia (1907-2000) 
• Charlotte Marie (my great grandmother; 1908-1958).  

Clara and her family continued living in Sycamore according to the 1900, 1910 and 1920 census.  Clara died at age 52 on March 17, 1926.  Clara is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, Illinois.

I had previously had the spelling of her first name as Klara and her married last name as Nachitgall but her headstone spells them as Clara Nachtigall.  

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Clara and her children in 1911.

52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #17 - Garnet Adele Firman

Garnet is my great grandmother.

Garnet Adele Firman was born on February 15, 1913 in Detroit, Michigan to George Deo Firman and Adeline Viola Norman.  Garnet had four siblings:

• Ronald G. (1915-1980)
• Charles D.  (1919-1994)
• Betty Jane (1926-1992)
• Nina Firman (1928-1994).  

According to the 1910, 1920 and 1930 census Garnet lived in Michigan specifically Detroit and Royal Oak.  By 1934, Garnet would of moved to Illinois where she would marry Kenneth Ralph McNeal on November 22, 1934(35).   Garnet and Kenneth would have seven children:

• Janet Arlene (1936-2005), 
• Garnet Jane (my grandmother; 1937-2013)
• Karen Maureen (1943-1943)
• Linda Kay (1945-1992)
• Kenneth Richard (1947-1947) 
• another son and daughter who are still living.  

Garnet died on October 10, 1997 at the age of 84.  Garnet is buried at Willwood Burial Park in Rockford, Illinois.

Garnet with her father, George and sisters, Nina and Betty.

Kenneth and Garnet

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #16 - Erick Andrew Carlson

Erick is my second great grandfather.

Erick Andrew Carlson was born on January 20, 1873 in Finland to Carl Eric Gullens and Augistine Haldga (I originally had her name as Anna Christine, Erick's death index information listed his mother's name as Augistine Haldga).  Erick had four siblings:

• Edla Gullens (1864-?)
• Johanna Carlson (1866-1952)
• Lena Mathilda Carlson (1877-1973)
• August (unknown birth/death years).  

According to the 1910 census, Erick arrived in the states in 1895 and he was living in DeKalb, Illinois.  Erick married Lena Marie Hokans and they had four children:

• Mary Amelia (1895-1985)
• Walter Eric (my great grandfather; 1898-1963)
• Elsie Adelia (1902-?)
• Sigurd Leonard (1906-1950).  

Erick passed away on January 18, 1925 at the age of 51.  Erick is buried at Fairview Cemetery in DeKalb, Illinois.

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #15 - Austin Rochester Carrico

Austin is my great grandfather.

Austin Rochester Carrico was born on March 17, 1908 in Wild Cherry, Arkansas to Josiah Converse Carrico and Celestia Alabama Caldonia Reese.  Austin was the sixth of seven children:

• Arval Arlando (1893-1971)
• Claude Randle (1896-1973)
• Bessie Myrtle (1898-1986)
• Ida Sylvester (1901-1997)
• Ruth Alice (1905-1993)
• Alberta Mae (1912-2001).  

Austin lived in the Arkansas area through at least 1926 when he married Emo Stone (1908-?) in Izard County.  This marriage produced one child: Chester Lee (1927-1993), my mother believes that Austin and Emo divorced.

On July 26, 1930 Austin would be married to his second wife Tressie Jane Sanders (1901-1940) and living in Howell County, Missouri.  Austin and Tressie would have four children:

• a son born in 1934 is still living
• Joda Mace (1936-2011)
• A. Dell (my grandfather, 1937-2004) 
• a daughter born in 1940 who is still living.  

Tressie died just after giving birth to their fourth child.  According to the 1940's census, Austin was living in Arkansas and the highest level of school he competed was 7th grade.  Just about a year after Tressie's death, Austin married his third wife Lee Modene Lewis (1924-2000) and they would have two children who are both still living. According to a grave marker, Austin served in the Navy during World War II.  Austin died on February 15, 1979 at the age of 70.  Austin is buried at Pottersville Cemetery.

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #14 - Chester Walton Greene

Chester is my great grandfather.

Chester Walton Greene was born on December 26, 1905 in Avon, Wisconsin to Walton Ward (1885-1968) and Katherine Viola Keller (1887-1945).  Chester was the first of three children, Ora Belle  (1907-1988) and Georgia Mary (1922-2008) would follow.  Chester lived in Avon and Spring Grove in Wisconsin through at least the 1920's.  By 1933, Chester would be married to Alice Mabel Nelen and they would have their first child: Paul (who died in 1977), three more children would follow, Robert (1934-2008) and two daughters who are still living.  One of those daughters is my grandmother.  According to the 1940's census, Chester and his family were living in Pecatonica.  Chester worked as a farmer and highest grade he completed was 8th grade.  Chester died on November 1, 1968 at the age of 61.

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52 Ancestors Challenge: Week #13 - Kenneth Ralph McNeal

Kenneth Ralph McNeal was born on February 18, 1916 in Byron, Illinois to Ernest Ralph (1896-1968) and Oral Marie Hodges (1896-1980).  By 1930, Kenneth was living in Rockford, Illinois.  Kenneth married Garnet Adele Firman on November 22, 1934 (possibly 1935) in Belvidere, Illinois.  They had seven children: 

• Janet Arlene (1936-2005)
• Garnet Jane (my grandmother 1937-2013)
• Karen Maureen (1943-1943)
• Linda Kay (1945-1992)
• Kenneth Richard (1947-1947)
• son still living
• daughter still living

Kenneth died on May 13, 1983 at the age of 67.  Kenneth is buried at Willwood Cemetery in Rockford, Illinois.

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Kenneth and Garnet