Volume 6 Number 1
Winter 1985
Volume 6 Number 1
| R.G.S. OFFICERS 1985 - 1986 | |
| President: | Helen Berkeley |
| Vice Pres. & Program Chairperson: | Jean Burr |
| Recording Secretary: | Judy Markham |
| Corresponding Secretary: | Charlene Guyer |
| Treasurer: | Robert Hesselberth |
| Membership Chairperson: | Helen Rockwell |
| Rochester Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 92533, Rochester NY 14692 | |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
As 1985 slips irrevocably into place, it's time to take a last look at the highlights of 1984. It was a good year for the RGS. Meeting attendance was high thanks to some superlative programs and mini-workshops. The RGS went to press with two research guides entitled 1) Monroe Co. NY Cemetery Record Index by Larry Naukam, which lists all the cemeteries, large and small, in Monroe County. and 2) A Guide to Genealogy in Rochester, NY. The latter lists the county seats, historical societies, museums, libraries, genealogical societies, and local sources of information in the six-county area around Rochester. Both are valuable sources of research information. As you look at this issue of the Hear Ye, you will note several changes. With the resignation of our dedicated editor, Jack Wilson, the Executive Committee rallied to put out this issue (with much essential help and advice from Jack Wilson, who we aren't letting go without a fight!) We hope you enjoy it. But enthusiasm notwithstanding, we still need a new editor to coordinate the next issue to appear in May. If you have editorial or writing experience, your volunteer help will be much appreciated. If, during the coming year, you would like to be more active in the society, or if you have suggestions for interesting programs or speakers, please let me know. Together we can accomplish great things for our society! Helen H. Berkeley, President |
The spring program of the Rochester Genealogical Society is a potpourri of genealogical interests and hopefully there will be something new to learn and much to enjoy. The society meets the third Thursday of each month, December, July and August excluded, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Avenue and Vick Park B, at 7:00 P.M. for Mini-workshops for beginners and 7:30 P.M. for the regular meeting. Visitors are welcome.
Thursday, Jan. 17th
Mini-workshop: LIBRARY RESEARCH
Thursday, Feb. 21st
Mini-workshop: HOW TO RECORD AND FILE
Thursday, Mar. 21st
Mini-workshop: CENSUS RESEARCH
Program: THREE PART NITE
Thursday, Apr. 18th
Mini-workshops: VITAL RECORDS
Thursday, May 16th Mini-workshop: MILITARY RECORDS
June outing: Date and place to be announced!
One thing that all genealogists have in common is that "we're all in a state of becoming organized." Mrs. Metzlcr began and offered some of the following tips on arranging your materials:
Each Christmas she organizes the new materials gathered in the previous year and presents copies to her children.
Once again members brought in books, letters, photos, clothing and other keepsakes and shared the unique stories behind them.
With tongue in cheek, Mr. Wells declared his own "theory" that "the other fellow line is really not as interesting as your own." But he then disproved it with an engaging narative on his great-grandparents. Emily Older and Andrew Jackson Arrington.
Using a journal, old letters, shopping lists, a book of correspondence and much help from cousins, Mr. Wells wove the story of Andrew and Emily as they left Iowa in 1861 with two children and a dog for the 2,000 mile, 4½ month journey to California. Emily, who was pregnant with Mr. Well's grandmother, walked most of the way.
The journey, illustrated with slides of maps, photos, paintings and letters, continued six years later when they took another 700 mile journey to Oregon.
Mr. Wells first thought Andrew unstable and restless as he went from place to place; from farmer to gold miner to school teaching. But after research and reflection he concluded Andrew was infected with the pioneer spirit and was searching for a better life.
Note: This is a new feature in the Hear Ye, devoted to news about members of the Society. This column will appear on a regular basis in future issues. Members, including those residing outside Monroe County, are encouraged to submit information about research, indexing projects, publications and other genealogical activities in which they are involved. Please submit material to the Editor or Peter Bush.
WILLIAM FOOS and LORETTA WELCH recently co-authored The Foos Family in Rochester, Monroe County, New York and Essex County, New Jersey. It's 209 pages including name index is nearly sold out.
RUTH METZLER, who spoke at a recent Society meeting, is co-author of Volume I of The Descendants of Thomas Horton of Milton and Rehobeth, Massachusetts. Volume I covers the first six generations of descendants and is available in softbound and hardbound editions. In addition to working on Volumes II and III, Ruth is preparing an article for the Western New York Genealogical Society Journal on the nineteenth century death records of Mr. George W. Taylor, a minister in the Spiritualist Church in the Rochester area. (Ruth's article on Taylor's marriage records appeared in the March 1983 issue of the Journal).
Several months ago LAWRENCE NAUKAM resigned his position of librarian in the Local History and Genealogy room at the Rochester Public (Rundel) Library. and he has moved to the Buffalo area. Larry will be long remembered for his gracious and informed assistance to genealogists doing research at the Rundel Library. He was also featured speaker at several Society meetings, and he prepared the Monroe County, NY, Cemetery Record Index, a recent RGS publication that's selling like hotcakes.
Through the recent efforts of several Society members, more cemetery records are available in Monroe County. RICHARD HALSEY copied and indexed tombstone inscriptions in St. Paul's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Honeoye Falls, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Penfield, St. Casimer's Polish Catholic Cemetery in Rochester, Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Sweden, and Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery in Webster. Copies of Dick's lists are in the Rundel Library and the Mormon Branch Library. FLORENCE FIELD has copied and indexed the tombstone inscriptions and burial books of five cemeteries in the Town of Wheatland. The Scottsville Free Library has a copy of her manuscripts, and she is hard at work on the two remaining cemeteries in the town. An alphabetized record of persons interred in the Maplewood Cemetery in the Town of Henrietta has been prepared by CHARLENE GUYER, the Society's corresponding secretary. Charlene deposited copies of her work in the Pundel Library, Henrietta Public Library, and New York State Library.
RGS members active in other genealogical societies include BARBARA GRZYMKOWSKI, who's currently secretary of Tri-Town Genealogical and Historical Society; DOROTHY BAILEY , who's librarian of Tri-Town as well as Regent of the lrondequoit Chapter of the DAR; and EVELYN ARTHUR, librarian of the Kodak Genealogical Club. Evelyn is also secretary of the New York Chapter of Palatines to America, a national organization for descendants of Palatines and other German-speaking immigrants.
Q: Does NY State have a central repository for newspapers? I'm primarily interested in newspapers from Seneca Falls, NY...S. Kratsch, West St.Paul, MN.
A: Unfortunately New York does not have a central repository for newspapers. Many newspapers are housed in libraries located near where they were published but not always. There are two major sources for locating newspapers through out the US. The first is American Newspapers, 1821-1936, edIted by Winifred Gregory and published by H. W. Wilson Co., 1937. This source lists newspapers by town and dates published. It also tells where to find the newspaper and the dates available. The second source is Newspapers in Microform, United States, 1948-1972, published by the Library of Congress, 1973. This source lists newspapers by town with dates published and tells where the papers are found. Remember that a library may have added many newspapers to it's collection since these books were published.
Q: How does one get a death certificate from Monroe County when there is a moratorium of 50 years on these records..B. Raftery. Tacoma, WA.
A: Death records in NY State for the last 50 years are not open to the public, but records of Surrogate Court (called Probate Court in other states) are entirely open to the public. The Surrogate Court records contain the date of death, a list of heirs, and the will if available. What these record don't contain is the names of parents, which are only in the death certificate. There are some legal reasons that a death certificate may be obtained, For use as proof of death in obtaining insurance benefits, or by a lawyer in proving relationship in an estate.
Do you have & question related to the Rochester area? Please keep them as short and specific as possible. Write to Dick Halsey at RGS, P0 Box 92533, Rochester, NY 14692.
Barbara A. Bower-Raftery writes that she has "benefited tremendously from letters from and to the membership based on the Surname Index..."
Charles E. Fawkes, is offering help in the Chicago area.
The 5th Annual National Conference of the National Genealogical Society, will be held 6-9 August 1985 in Salt Lake City. This major genealogical and family history conference is hosted locally by the Utah Genealogical Association. Cooperation organizations are the Genealogical Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Brigham Young University's Family and Local History Department.
The theme for the conference will be "Genealogy for All People" and will cover a broad range of subjects for novice and professional. Opportunities exist for research at the Genealogical Library, largest in the world. Its collection includes the genealogical records of over one and one-half billion decedeed people from over one hundred countries.
Conference topics will include: The Americas, European, British, Ethnic Groups, Computers, Family History and more. Other events include: Special concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Exhibits, Tours, Banquet and Banquet speaker, Robert M. Warner, Archivist of the United States.
Early registration is encouraged. The registration fee is $60 through 31 May 1985, and $75 thereafter. For details write to NHS Conference, PO Box 1053, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110.
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HERRICK ... HERRING ... HICKOK, Betsey, 2nd wife of Reuben ILICKOK, Electa, 1st wife of Reuben HICKOK. Reuben HIPP, George T. HIPP, Mary HOBBIE, Albert C. HOBBIE, Caleb K. HOBBIE, Claririda, wife of Calab K. HOBBIE, Ellen A. HOFFMAN, Catherine, wife of Henry HOFFMAN, H. C. HOFFMAN, Henry HOFFMAN. Polly (see Smith) HOFFMAN, Sandra HOLTZ, Wilhelm {c) HONDORF, John HOOKER, Alexander A. HOOKER, Benjamin HOOKER, Delia Cc) HOOKER, Harriet F. HOOKER, James H. Cv) HOOKER, Luch, wife of Alexander A. HOOKER, (four unidentified persons) HOOKER, Lucy (see Morris) HOWARD, John (Sr.) HOWARD, Mary, wife of John Sr. HOYT, Enos HUMPHREY, Betsey. 1st wife of James HUMPHREY, James HUMPHREY, Lucy, 2nd wife of James HYLAND, Andrew J. KILLICK, Henry KILLICK, Thomas KUHRT, Bertha (c) LEGGETT, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph LEGGETT, James LEGGETT, Joseph (v) LEGGETT, Robert (c) LEGGETT,....dau. of Joseph LEGGETT son of Joseph LEGGETT, (3 unidentified persons) LIVINGSTONE, Emily, wife of Henry LIVINGSTONE, Henry (v) LODER, Elizabeth LODER, Pettit (v) LORCHER, Louie J. (c) LORD, ... LOUGHTON, William LUSSOW, Wilhelmina (c) MANNING, John (v) MASON, Thomas H. MORRIS, Lucy C., wife of R. MORTON, Clarissa, wife of Philander H. PERKINS, John A. PERKINS, Mary C. wife of Alfred PERRY, John PERRY, Phoebe, wile of John POMEPOY, Louisa, wife of Elisha H. POMEROY, Elisha H. (v) RAYTON, Elizabeth, dau. of William West RAYTON, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Rayton, dau. of John Gee. |
RAYTON, Frank RAYTON, George RAYTON, Thomas RIEWOLD, Johann RIEWOLD, John ROBINSON, ... ROGERS, Ezra RUDMAN, Charles RUDMAN, David RUDMAN, Eliza, wife of David RUDMAN, Frances Mary (c) RUDMAN, Henry RUDMAN, John RUDMAN, Lucy. wife of John RUDMAN, Rachel, wife of Henry RUDMAN, Thomas SCHUMACHER, Louise (c) SHERRY, (Harriett) Amelia SHERRY, Franklin (c) SHERRY, James SHERRY, Marilla, wife of James SHERRY, Oliver (c) SHERRY, ... SLATER, ... SMITH, Polly, wife of Orlander STANTON, Esther, wife of Henry STANTON, Henry STANTON, Mary C. 2nd wife of Ezra STANTON, Rose L. 1st wife of Ezra STORY, James STORY, Parilla STORY, William SWAYNE, James TALLMAN, Sarah (see White) TOWLE, James C. TOWLE, Janette TOWLE, Mary Addie, wife of James C. VAN METER, Anna L. (c) VAN METER, Katie Helen (c) VAN ROOYEN, Cornelia (see Brasser) VOSS, ... WARING, Cynthia, wife of Isaac WARING, Isaac WARING, Fannie Mable (c) WARING, Mary Ann (see Weed) WEED, Mary Ann, wile of Elias WELLS, Philemon WELLS. Priscella West WESTPHAL, Sophia WEST, Ann (see Clayton) WEST, Catherine, wife of William WEST, James II WEST, William WEST, Sophia. wife of James II WEST, William Henry WHITE, Crawford D. (v) WHITE, Sarah WILTSIE. Hannah WILCOTT, Henry WOLCOTT, Julia Ann (c) WOLCOTT, Maria, wife of Henry WOLCOTT, Samuel B. -- E N D -- |
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COOPER CUSHMAN SHELDS HART |
Need information on wife and parents of John Cooper, born c. 1789, died 29 Sept. 1881. He was a resident of Clarkson, NY. He had a son, Nelson, who married Jane Shelds also of NY. They migrated to Michigan with son, James. Need information on Jane Shelds and parents. Need information on Solomon and Selena Cushman. What was her maiden name? Who were his parents? Their child Angeline Cushmnan married Hiram Hart; all of NY State. |
| Linda Haim, 507 Brentwood Drive, Madison, Indiana 47250 | |
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RAFTERY FERGUSON CALLAHAN BURNS |
Seeking ancestors of Edward Luke Raftery born 6 June 1891, Salt Lake City, Utah, married 1910 Rochester, NY, to Mary Winnifred Callahan born May 1891. Rochester, NY, died 1951. Rochester, NY. (She dau. of Dennis Callahan and Mary Burns). His father supposedly William Patrick Raftery; mother Julia Ferguson. William Patrick Raftery born c. 1866 Nashville, Tenn., married c. 1885, probably Rochester, NY, died c. 1920, Rochester, NY. Can't find any records. Help! |
| Barbara Bower Raftery, 7516 North 13th St., Tacoma, Washington 98406 | |
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BRACKLEY DEARAN COLCOMBE PERO STAUB WHALEN |
Seeking information on Brackley family that lived in England. Specifically, Buckinghamshire, London and Richmond, Surrey. The family lived in the Wycombe Missenden area of Bucks until about 1880 then part of the family moved to Richmond Surrey, then some of them moved to the Rochester, NY area. Information gladly exchanged on the Brackleys, also my mother's lines of Dearan and Colcornbe who hailed from London and Middlesex, England. Have also worked on the Pero and Staub families as well as the Whalens from New Foundland. |
| Victor F. Brackley, (deceased) | |
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BROOKS SLY SMITH MOONEY HUNGERFORD |
The 1850 Galen, Wayne County, census shows Thomas Brooks, age 60, wife Abigail, age 61, their grand-daughters, Caroline (Sly), Charity Smith, age 30, Sarah Smith, age 4, and Alvida Smith, age 2. Charity was a widow of ....; was her maiden name Mooney? Would like to correspond with anyone researching ancestry of Jay Hungerford Smith, founder of the J. Hungerford Smith Co. of Rochester, NY, for the preparation of fruit syrups for soda fountain use. |
| Sue A. Kratsch, 1388 Summit Circle. W. St. Paul, MN 55118 | |
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KOCH COOK DEININGER |
Seeking information on Fredrich August Koch (later Cook) born 25 July 1806, Germany, died age 85 yrs. in Rochester, NY (see History of Rochester and Monroe Co. 1908. page 1227). Also need information on his daughter Christina Koch Deininger, born 9 Sept. 1834 and her husband Friedrich and family, and other brothers and sisters of Christina - possibly. August Friedrich Koch, born 23 Feb. 1833, Germany, and Christian Christoph Koch, born 22 June 1931, Germany. I believe there are few if any survivors of Christina and Friedrich Deininger's family - tradition has it that they met a tragic ending. |
| Mrs. Anson Lang, 276 Bridge St., New Dundee, Ontario, Canada N0B 2E0 | |
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THOMAS FAIRFIELD WHITNEY McKIBBIN HALL KASSON HOLT MANCHESTER BARE |
Seeking parents of Ellen B. Thomas, born in Penn. c. 1825/26. Marriage to Joseph Fairfield was published in the Rochester Republican 27 April 1847. Ellen had one known brother, Jonathan Thomas, age 14 on the 1850 census of Genesee Co. in home of Joseph Fairfield. Census also shows Joseph Fairfield with one son Allen, age 9 months. Where was this family in 1860 and 1870? Were there other children? Also need the parents of Lydia (Whitney) Fairfield, widow of Amasa; she was 64 in 1850. Will ecchange on Fairfield: John Fairfield, the immigrant from England to Mass, in 1636. Need parents of James McKibbin, a "Pioneer" in Monroe Co. (on 1830 census), born in Ireland, died Rochester in July 1856. Mc married Martha Hall, died Rochester, NY, july 1860. Both are buried Mt. Hope Cemetery. They had: Nancy, married Leverett Kasson; John, married Carolyn Holt; Robert, married Julia ; Margaret, married James Manchester; Mary Ann, married Noah Holl Bare. Nancy and Mary Ann died in New Orleans. |
| Mrs. George Allen Fairfield, 616 Mobile Dr., Pasadena, TX 77506 | |
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