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Showing posts with label North Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Carolina. Show all posts
January 29, 2018
Ephemera Richter Family in North Carolina
Annette P. has generously donated several ephemera items from the
Richter Family in Virginia to Olive Tree Genealogy for publication. This postcard is to Neil Richter and Connie Schulz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It is from Kathy O'Neil in Utah. She signs "Kathy and Byron" and the card is sent from Arizona.
July 25, 2016
Can a Lost Colony Come Back to Life?
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| Baptism of Virginia Dare, 1st English child born in N. America |
The mystery may be solved as some archaeologists suspect that the colonists found their way to the inland site south of the Chowan River bridge, roughly 50 miles from Roanoke. It first came to light in 2012, when researchers at the British Museum in London announced they had found a drawing of a fort that had been obscured under a patch on a map of Virginia and North Carolina drawn by White in the 1580s.
Read the full story at What happened to the Lost Colony? U.S. developer wants millions to save land that might hold clues
Credits: Image By Henry Howe - William A. Crafts (1876) Pioneers in the settlement of America: from Florida in 1510 to California in 1849, Pioneers in the settlement of America: from Florida in 1510 to California in 1849. edition, Boston: Published by Samuel Walker and Company, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10182700
April 1, 2016
Orphaned Triplets Seek Family Ancestry
Recently a story about orphaned triplets made the news. In January 1953 Mamie Lee Kelly gave birth to triplets in Adams Hospital near Logan Circle, Washington DC. Mamie died a few days after they were born. Two years later their father Alexander Kelly was shot and killed.
The triplets went to different homes - Dwight and Alexander went to North Carolina, while sister Mamie was sent to Philadelphia. Now that they are adults, the triplets want to know their family ancestry. I've done some research and have found more information which I will be giving to the newspaper.
If any of my readers want to jump in and assist in this search, here are the facts from the newspaper story:
Source: Orphaned Triplets Search for their Family's History
Here are my findings:
Date: Monday, January 26, 1953
The birth of the triplet's sister (Linda) is mentioned in Saturday, February 17, 1951 newspaper for Washington DC.
Next I found their mother with her parents and sister in 1930 and 1940 census records.
Lona, 25 b N. Carolina
Mamie 7 b N. Carolina
Essie M. 5 b Maryland
Carl Jones 37, shop boy, grade 6 education
His obituary is found Tuesday, January 28, 1969
Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia) on p. 29
Lona Jones, his wife died in 1973. Her obituary is found January 17, 1973 in the Evening Star (Washington DC) on p 39
I found Essie Mae Govan living in Capitol Heights Maryland from August 1984 to May 2005. Other nams associated with Essie were James Govan, Joe Nathan Govan, Lashawn Michelle Vanhorne, Natalie Govan
UPDATE April 2: Marian Koalski adds this find of Lona's maiden name:
The triplets went to different homes - Dwight and Alexander went to North Carolina, while sister Mamie was sent to Philadelphia. Now that they are adults, the triplets want to know their family ancestry. I've done some research and have found more information which I will be giving to the newspaper.
If any of my readers want to jump in and assist in this search, here are the facts from the newspaper story:
- Mamie Lee Kelly gave birth to triplets on Jan. 18, 1953, at Adams Hospital near Logan Circle, Washington: Dwight and Alexander David (went to N. Carolina) and Mamie ( went to Philly)
- Mother died Jan. 22, 1953
- Father Alexander Kelly shot and killed Nov. 1955
- older sister to triplets was Linda
- There were 3 Adams Hospital nurses, L.E. Lee, Evelyn Cheffens and Ruth Milberrie.
Source: Orphaned Triplets Search for their Family's History
Here are my findings:
Date: Monday, January 26, 1953
Paper: Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia) Page: 13
From this clipping we know that Mamie's parents were Carl and Lona Mae Jones, and her sister was Mrs. Essie Govan.
Sunday, November 6, 1955
Paper: Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia) Page: 37
From this we find that Alexander Kelly was born circa 1919The birth of the triplet's sister (Linda) is mentioned in Saturday, February 17, 1951 newspaper for Washington DC.
Next I found their mother with her parents and sister in 1930 and 1940 census records.
1930 census Kent, Prince George´S, Maryland; Roll: 878; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 51.0; FHL microfilm: 2340613
Carl Jones, 25 b N. CarolinaLona, 25 b N. Carolina
Mamie 7 b N. Carolina
Essie M. 5 b Maryland
1940 Census Prince George´S, Maryland; Roll: T627_1557; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 17-41
Carl Jones 37, shop boy, grade 6 education
Lena M Jones 37 never went to school
Mamie E Jones 17 left school after grade 7
Essie M Jones 15 2nd year high school
Joshua P Taylor 47 brother-in-law, busboy, grade 2 education
It appears Mamie's father died in 1969.
| Name: | Carl Jones |
|---|---|
| SSN: | 578-10-8173 |
| Last Residence: |
20786 Landover, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
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| BORN: | 4 Jul 1902 |
| Died: | Jan 1969 |
| State (Year) SSN issued: | District of Columbia (Before 1951 |
His obituary is found Tuesday, January 28, 1969
Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia) on p. 29
Lona Jones, his wife died in 1973. Her obituary is found January 17, 1973 in the Evening Star (Washington DC) on p 39 I found Essie Mae Govan living in Capitol Heights Maryland from August 1984 to May 2005. Other nams associated with Essie were James Govan, Joe Nathan Govan, Lashawn Michelle Vanhorne, Natalie Govan
UPDATE April 2: Marian Koalski adds this find of Lona's maiden name:
- Carl and Lona's daughter, Essie Mae Jones, was born in Wilson County, NC, in 1924, and her mother's maiden name was listed as Taylor. "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC71-6XK : accessed 2 April 2016), Carl Jones in entry for Essie Mae Jones, 1924; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 16, p. 126, Wilson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
January 9, 2015
Update Case #23 US Army WW2 Leroy Tillery
Olive
Tree Genealogy received a request for help finding family of Leroy
Tillery whose US WWII ID
Tag (Dog Tag) on the estate at Dorford Hall, Near Nantwich, Cheshire
England. The finder of the Dog Tag and the Secretary of the Crewe &
Nantwich Metal Detecting Society are hopeful my amazing readers will be
able to find Leroy's descendants or family members.
Here is the information I found for Leroy in NARA's Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records):
Leroy Tillery, Army Serial Number 34669274, lived in Nash County North Carolina and enlisted at Ft. Bragg on 30 November 1945. His year of birth was 1924. He was an African American and his marital status was given as "single with dependants"
It has been a challenge to sort out the military files found on Ancestry.com
for men of the same name. One was from a 1941 Draft Registration for Leroy Tilleroy born Scotland Neck, North Carolina July 5, 1923 and one from a 1942 Draft Registration for a Leroy Tillery born Scotland Neck, North Carolina July 25, 1924. Both these records provided the same residence address and name of a person who would always know how to reach them - a Mrs. Ethel Harris. So it was clear this was the same individual, but was he "our" Leroy of the lost dog tag?
As well there was some confusion over Leroy's dog tag which shows that he had his Tetanus shot in 1943. But his NARA record indicates he enlisted November 1945. With the help of Jennifer Holik who is my go-to person for American WW2 expertise, and her friend Norm Richards who conducts research for individuals at the NPRC (National Personnel Records Center), we were able to determine that Leroy Tillery actually enlisted twice - the first time in March 1943, the second in November 1945. This was a very important fact that I needed to ascertain which Leroy Tillery was the right one.
With that information I quickly found the final piece of the puzzle in Ancestry.com
online database U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Leroy Tillery, whose Dog Tag was found in England was born 25 July 1924 and died 11 September 1985
Since I had already done quite a bit of research on the different Leroy Tillery males, I knew that the Leroy born July 25, 1924 was the son of Rosa Tillery. That allowed me to find the family in the 1930 census for Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina. I knew from two records sent to me from reader Donna Bailey that Leroy had been married to a woman named Dorothy and divorced from her in 1973.
Donna also found the birth of a daughter in 1949. I will not provide her name here as she may very well be living but if anyone would like to help find her or her descendants (Leroy's grandchildren) please write to me privately at olivetreegenealogy AT gmail DOT com (replacing AT and DOT with the appropriate characters) and I will give you her name.
Last night I continued researching and found Leroy's death certificate on FamilySearch.org. From information on the certificate I was able to find that Leroy married again to Gilda Delight Hines and had a son in 1982. Since Gilda was obviously much younger than Leroy it is possible that she is still living and can be found.
I am happy to provide what I found on the families to any reader who would like to do more research for contact information on Leroy's descendants. I believe we can send this dog tag home this month if we keep up the search.
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| 1953 Rocky Mountain Evening Telegram courtesy D. Bailey |
Here is the information I found for Leroy in NARA's Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records):
Leroy Tillery, Army Serial Number 34669274, lived in Nash County North Carolina and enlisted at Ft. Bragg on 30 November 1945. His year of birth was 1924. He was an African American and his marital status was given as "single with dependants"
It has been a challenge to sort out the military files found on Ancestry.com
for men of the same name. One was from a 1941 Draft Registration for Leroy Tilleroy born Scotland Neck, North Carolina July 5, 1923 and one from a 1942 Draft Registration for a Leroy Tillery born Scotland Neck, North Carolina July 25, 1924. Both these records provided the same residence address and name of a person who would always know how to reach them - a Mrs. Ethel Harris. So it was clear this was the same individual, but was he "our" Leroy of the lost dog tag?As well there was some confusion over Leroy's dog tag which shows that he had his Tetanus shot in 1943. But his NARA record indicates he enlisted November 1945. With the help of Jennifer Holik who is my go-to person for American WW2 expertise, and her friend Norm Richards who conducts research for individuals at the NPRC (National Personnel Records Center), we were able to determine that Leroy Tillery actually enlisted twice - the first time in March 1943, the second in November 1945. This was a very important fact that I needed to ascertain which Leroy Tillery was the right one.
With that information I quickly found the final piece of the puzzle in Ancestry.com
online database U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010Leroy Tillery, whose Dog Tag was found in England was born 25 July 1924 and died 11 September 1985
Since I had already done quite a bit of research on the different Leroy Tillery males, I knew that the Leroy born July 25, 1924 was the son of Rosa Tillery. That allowed me to find the family in the 1930 census for Palmyra, Halifax, North Carolina. I knew from two records sent to me from reader Donna Bailey that Leroy had been married to a woman named Dorothy and divorced from her in 1973.
Donna also found the birth of a daughter in 1949. I will not provide her name here as she may very well be living but if anyone would like to help find her or her descendants (Leroy's grandchildren) please write to me privately at olivetreegenealogy AT gmail DOT com (replacing AT and DOT with the appropriate characters) and I will give you her name.
Last night I continued researching and found Leroy's death certificate on FamilySearch.org. From information on the certificate I was able to find that Leroy married again to Gilda Delight Hines and had a son in 1982. Since Gilda was obviously much younger than Leroy it is possible that she is still living and can be found.
I am happy to provide what I found on the families to any reader who would like to do more research for contact information on Leroy's descendants. I believe we can send this dog tag home this month if we keep up the search.
January 6, 2015
Can We Send Leroy Tillery's US WWII Dog Tag Home? (Case #23)
Olive Tree Genealogy received a request for help finding family of Leroy Tillery whose US WWII ID
Tag (Dog Tag) on the estate at Dorford Hall, Near Nantwich, Cheshire England. The finder of the Dog Tag and the Secretary of the Crewe & Nantwich Metal Detecting Society are hopeful my amazing readers will be able to find Leroy's descendants or family members.
Mr. Bradley, Membership Secretary informs me that his research indicates that Dorfold Hall was used as a
WWII US Army camp to house the 158th Liaison Squadron(camp capacity 170 personnel)
in the 1940's. He requests our help to help send Leroy's Dog Tag home.
After receiving the email, I searched NARA's Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) using the serial number 34669274 on the Dog Tag. Here is the information found for Leroy:
Leroy Tillery, Army Serial Number 34669274, lived in Nash County North Carolina and enlisted at Ft. Bragg on 30 November 1945. His year of birth was 1924. He was an African American and his marital status was given as "single with dependants"
If you would like to help send Leroy Tillery's Dog Tag home, please leave your findings in the comment section of this blog post unless it is about living individuals. For information concerning living people, please write to me privately at olivetreegenealogy AT gmail DOT com (replacing AT and DOT with the appropriate characters)
After receiving the email, I searched NARA's Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) using the serial number 34669274 on the Dog Tag. Here is the information found for Leroy:
Leroy Tillery, Army Serial Number 34669274, lived in Nash County North Carolina and enlisted at Ft. Bragg on 30 November 1945. His year of birth was 1924. He was an African American and his marital status was given as "single with dependants"
If you would like to help send Leroy Tillery's Dog Tag home, please leave your findings in the comment section of this blog post unless it is about living individuals. For information concerning living people, please write to me privately at olivetreegenealogy AT gmail DOT com (replacing AT and DOT with the appropriate characters)
December 8, 2013
Update FamilySearch Collections: Bolivia, Germany, USA, Billion Graves
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| Sample Page from N.C. Civil Action Court Papers |
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September 18, 2008
O'Kelly Chapel records, North Carolina, online 1857-1953
O'Kelly Chapel records now available for online research
Two record books from the early years of the Christian Church are now available online through Elon University’s web site for researchers to access anywhere in the world. The dates represented are 1857-1924 and 1941-1953.
PDF files of the record books are available online to anyone, and original photocopies are available for viewing through the library. They are now working on transcribing the original texts to be included in the Web site.
The documents are primarily comprised of congregation member lists, congregation meeting minutes and conference meeting minutes. The books also provide information about the black community by way of member lists, indicating this church was integrated by the early 19th Century
O'Kelly Chapel record book 1857-1901. (PDF)
O'Kelly Chapel record book 1901-1924 and 1941-1953. (PDF)
Two record books from the early years of the Christian Church are now available online through Elon University’s web site for researchers to access anywhere in the world. The dates represented are 1857-1924 and 1941-1953.
PDF files of the record books are available online to anyone, and original photocopies are available for viewing through the library. They are now working on transcribing the original texts to be included in the Web site.
The documents are primarily comprised of congregation member lists, congregation meeting minutes and conference meeting minutes. The books also provide information about the black community by way of member lists, indicating this church was integrated by the early 19th Century
O'Kelly Chapel record book 1857-1901. (PDF)
O'Kelly Chapel record book 1901-1924 and 1941-1953. (PDF)
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