I Remember When

Mother's Day is past, and Father's Day is fast approaching. Both of my parents have passed away, but that doesn't mean I don't remember them and the good times we spent together as a family. In fact, I remember more now than I did when they were alive. I think of them more often now to. I wish I had been able to spend even more time with them after my marriage than I was able to. They did travel an awful lot from East Coast to West Coast, so that was kinda hard to do. They did live in my area for a while until Dad felt the wanderlust and they moved away again. Mom always called him a gypsy as he was always on the move. I think he just liked seeing the different places and visiting with all the relatives he could in the different areas of the United States that the family lived in. I had relatives in all the places I remember living as I grew up.

I spent a year or so in the state of Oregon while living at home with my parents. It was good. The weather was different then, cooler and cleaner, I remember. We lived close to the railroad tracks. I remember the house shuddering when the trains went by and they were loud. It was fun for a kid like me though. I also remember my brother's having fun playing gangster in some old cars that were around. They had the imagination and of course "back in the day" stories of the gangster's that were real wasn't that far in the past. Just bits and pieces of memory keep floating to the surface of my mind.

I remember going to school in Oregon. Our neighbors and friends of my parents, had a couple of sons in high school. I remember that one time one of the boys had to have a girls dress to wear for an initiation and they borrowed one of my dresses. He looked kinda silly since he was tall and skinny, but the dress fit him well enough, showing off his legs which he had to bare. He did wear jean shorts underneath the dress though for propriety's sake. I don't remember the outcome of his day at school, but I am sure it was hilarious and he was a good sport about all of it.

I have lived in Oregon, California, Arizona, Mississippi, New York, Indiana, and Kentucky. When living with my parents it was mostly New York, where both my parents and my siblings and myself were born, Arizona, California and the one year in Oregon. After I was married I lived in California, Arizona, Indiana and New York and a short stint in Mississippi. My parents lived in Indiana for a time also until they returned to New York or Arizona. Both my children were born in Arizona, but have never been in that state since they were less than 2 years old. They were in Califonia when ages 4 and 5, but mostly they were raised in Indiana. I got tired of moving back and forth. Had enough of that when living at home with my parents and grew up across the United States.

When I was young traveling was exciting, but when you make friends at school and then within the year move away for a year or two and move back you have to start all over again making new friends. It was hard for me to make friends in the first place so I didn't have very many, but when you have to move away during the school year and begin school in another state and try to make friends it was even harder for me. I never saw those friends again, I had made, after moving away and coming back. And starting school in the middle of the school year was even harder. I have report cards where I was in one school for two quarters in one state and for the same school year another report card where I was in another school for one quarter. Needless to say my grades suffered terribly. I liked learning, but it was hard getting used to the different teachers and the different teaching techniques they used. Arizona was so different from New York, the two states I went to school in. I never finished high school, but got married instead.

I did get my GED late in life and went on to get a degree in accounting and a certificate of completion in secretarial word processing from Indiana Vocational Technical College. I believe now I should have gone for a degree in computers or graphic design. I was learning graphic design on my own. They have websites where you can learn the basics of graphic design to build your own website and it is easier now. But I liked learning how to do the simple things that make a page look good, the html of graphics. I haven't done much of it since I was without the Internet for so long and I need to get back into it. I still get the information by email on how to do some of the things related to html. A friend of mine also taught me how to do some of the things for our websites we are on. Well, enough reminiscing for now. Did I spell that right?

Page 140: 7th day of October 1918: WILLIAM D. LAWYER of the Town of Fulton, County of Schoharie, in the State of New York. WITNESSETH, That the said parties of the first part, in consideration of the sum of ----FIFTY-----Dollars lawful money of the United States, paid by the party of the second part, do hereby grant and release the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, forever,

All that lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the town of Fulton, County of Schoharie and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: viz: Northerly by the Mill Valley Creek; Easterly by the lands formerly of George Diamond and Andrew Lawyer; Southerly by lands owned formerly by George Manning; and Westerly by lands owned formerly by George Manning, containing one acre of land be the same more or less;-and being the same lands and premises described and conveyed in a warranty deed made and executed by George Manning and Margaret B. Manning, his wife, of the Town of Middleburg to Rufus Warner by deed dated the 1st day of November 1878 and recorded in the Schoharie County Clerk's office on the 3rd day of June, 1916 in the book of deeds 153 at page 481; and being the same premises conveyed by David D. Watson and Charity Watson his wife of the Town of Broome, Schoharie County to Henry F Kimball being then of the Town of Fulton in Schoharie County on December 18th, 1912 in book 161 of deeds at page 115; and also being the same premises conveyed to said Manly J. Freemyer - party of the first part herein- by said Henry F. Kimball and wife by deed recorded in said County Clerk's office on the 16th day of July 1918 in book 170 of deeds at page 361.

My son Steve made a picnic table with our lumber for my son Mark. I am posting a picture of it here

. It is awesome. It is made with all treated lumber, not just the legs. It is put together with screws and not nails. It is braced so that it is not wobbly or weak in any way. It is heavy! Two men loaded it on the trailer, father and son; took 2 women and 2 men to unload it when we got it home. It was easier to load then unload. We wanted a large, good sturdy table for our summer cook-outs. This table has 8 foot long and 12 inch wide seats that also have an underlip; the table top is 10 foot long. It is doubly braced on the legs and has cross beams underneath because of the length of the table. The seats also were made so that they will not slump or warp over time.

Ancestors and The Living

This column is mostly for searching and finding our ancestors but sometimes it happens that someone close becomes a member of our past when not very much time has passed - in short, he or she becomes an ancestor to someone sooner than what we like.

It so happens that my children's father is about to join the ranks of those who have gone on ahead of the rest of us. He will join his brother and my brother, his parents and my parents and numerous other relations that have left us here to wait till it is our time to go. He will be missed and mourned by his children and by those who think of him as a father, though he did not father them. We will write in our books of the dead his name, his age, when he was born and when he passed away, and maybe whom he was married to and when.

The Lord above wrote his name in His book many years ago and like many before him I have always prayed that those names are not stricken out for some reason we may not know of. We will lay him to rest in a small country cemetery and many will come to say their goodbye's and to pay their respects to him and his family. Nieces and nephews and siblings plus those of the new family he married into will all be there. We will cry and talk about him to ease the pain. We will hug and hold on to each other in our sadness.

But if God is merciful and he was blessed, the passing person will be in a beautiful place with those he knew before they left us here. Maybe they will converse and talk about us here. Maybe they will hug and hold on to each other in gladness and joy of reunion. Maybe they will ask when will we join them and maybe they will get an answer and maybe not. Maybe they will look down upon us here and wish they could have said one last thing to make a difference in our lives, to change us in such a way that we would be waiting expectantly for that final day, to join them where they are. Maybe they wish they could tell us what it is like there. Maybe we wish we really knew or could know.

Bless us all, we can know, by what the Bible, God's Holy Word, does tell us what it is like there. We just have to believe the Word. I believe the Word. I believe all those who have left me behind here on this earth, are waiting patiently for all the rest of us. They know we have go through many things before we can come to that realization that if only we believe it is that way, then it will be that way. Who wants to believe any other way? Who wants to believe the Devil and all his lies? Who wants to live in fear all their days - do you? You will if you believe the Devil, but if you believe the Word and in Jesus and His Father, then there will never be any fear of what is here on this earth or what lies ahead after we leave this mortal temporary body made of flesh.

Goodbye John! Say hello to my parents and your parents for me. Run to them, let go of this world and leave it for the better one, the one without pain and trouble. We will miss you but always know we will join you someday to. God speed, darling.

Find A Grave

I added my mom and dad to "find-a-grave" website along with a picture of them, and a short bio of each of them. I am still working on the memorial for them and will be adding more as time goes on.
I am posting the link to "find-a-grave" here on my blog for my own contributions to 'find a grave', so anyone can go directly to what I added. You can only search the names I have added. These first two Surnames are Ayers if you want to try it out.

Search SLKing's cemetery records at by entering a surname and clicking search: This contributor's recordsAll of Find A Grave (78.9 million names) Restrict search to Surname

Ancestry.com

Well, I deleted my family tree I had started and began all over again. I have about 4 other family trees that when I get them incorporated into the newest one, I will delete them to so there won't be any more confusion. All the family trees I had on there relate to me so I started with myself and will connect every one to me through other people. I also found I had another account where I had started a second tree on one of the surnames, so I logged in and deleted that family tree to. There were just too many of my own plus all the other's that have some connection to mine showing up in those little green leaves. I look at most of them but I don't accept them unless they have some information I don't have that I know would be correct and can double check easily. As soon as I finish with one Surname tree I will go in and delete it so that it doesn't keep coming up. I won't continue them either so there is no reason to keep them on there. I was going to put all my family on FTM and then upload it to Ancestry but I didn't and doubt if I will now. I may later download all the information I have on Ancestry to my FTM and see if that works. When it is sync'd, I can work in one and automatically update the other one instead of keyboarding it all in again on the other one. Well, I really wish I had done that before getting it so large, but it's not to late so I may try that about 2 in the morning when it's free to upload and download and doesn't use up my allotted megabytes for the day. That really sucks if you know what I mean. I have trouble with the slowness of this Internet connection anyway. It just dies all of a sudden and the screens' are stuck and nothing moves, back or forward or anywhere. So it may be doing something in the background either on the Internet or on my computer but it sure stops me working when it happens. I miss the problem and trouble free days - Oh, I've never had any! Wishing and hoping and thinking and wishing and hoping and thinking. I'm outa here. Got work to do.

Carroll County Kentucky Marriages

BOOK 3

Page 402
HEWETT, JOHN M. Age 24 Born Galltin Co, KY; Father Ohio; Mother Ohio; farmer.
CURLIN, LUCY ANN Age 22 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Gallatin Co, KY; Mother Gallatin Co, KY.
3 Apr 1876 residence of John M Hewetts; No return filed.

page 52
JASKSON, ANDREW Age 19 Born Kentucky; Father born Kentucky; Mother born Kentucky; farmer.
BISHOP, MARY Age 19 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father born Kentucky; Mother born Kentucky; Father of bride gives Consent.
18 Nov 1870 at residence of Thomas Bishop
Witness: William Neville, Thomas Bishop

page 521
JACKSON, ANDREW Age 38 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Virginia; Mother Henry Co, KY; farmer 2nd Mrg.
COGHILL, MARY J. Age 27 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Carroll Co, KY; Mother Carroll Co, KY;
17 Mar 1878 by W. H. Quisenberry at residence of J. S. Garriott.
Witness: William Garriott, John F. Garriott


BOOK 8

page 220
HEWITT, WILLIAM A. Age 34 Born Indiana; Father Henry Hewitt; Mother Mariah Hewitt: farmer divorced.
MONTGOMERY, PAULINE Age 21 Born Gallatin Co, KY; Father Marion Montgomery; Mother Emma Montgomery: 1st Mrg
8 Oct 1914 at Sanders, Carroll, KY. On the return:
7 Oct 1914 Hewitt, William A. and Montgomery, Pauline were married at Worthville, Carroll Co, KY by Rev. B. F. Cosby MG; Witness: Russell Cosby, Marvin Cosby.

BOOK 9

page 208
STOCKDALE, EARL A. Age 21 Born Carroll Co, KY;Father W.F.Stockdale; Mother Sylvia Stockdale; farming, 1st Mrg.
HEWITT, BESSIE E. Age 20 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Ed Hewitt; Mother Julia Hewitt: 1st Mrg. Consent of father.
22 Nov 1919 Carrollton by W.E. Johnson, MMC.
Witness: Ed Hewitt, Julia Hewitt.

page 266
HEWITT, WILLIAM ALBERT Age 40 Born Indiana; Father Henry Hewitt; Mother Mariah Hewitt: farming widower:
HUGHES, NORA Age 33 Born Owen Co, KY; Father Robert Skirvin; Mother Matilda Skirvin: widow.
8 Mar 1920 by W.R. Johnson Min Methodist Ch at Carrollton.
Witness: Mrs. Bettie Mitchell, Jacob Skirvin.

page 155
O'DONOVAN, DENNIS Age 25 Born Henry Co., KY; Father William ODonovan; Mother Emma O'Donovan: farming 1st Mrg.
PERKINS, VIOLA Age 22 Born Gallatin Co, KY; Father Joe Perkins; Mother Nannie Perkins: 1st Mrg.
5 Jul 1919 by W.T. Rowland Minister Methodist Episcopal Ch South.
Witness: Allen Perkins, Sallie O'Donovan

page 407
PERKINS, ALLEN Age 18 Born Gallatin Co, KY; Father Joe Perkins; Mother Nannie Perkins: farming, 1st Mrg Consent of father.
O'DONOVAN, SALLIE K. Age 17 Born Owen Co., KY; Father William E. O'Odonovan; Mother Emma O'Dononvan: Consent of guardian.
5 Mar 1921 by W.T. Rowland, Minister Methodist Episcopal Ch, South.
Witness: James O'Odonovan, Ms Pauline Perkins.

page 371
DARBRO, VICTOR Age 29 Born Owen Co, KY; Father James Darbro; Mother Tilda Darbro; farming 1st Mrg.
O DUNAVAN, MRYTLE Age 21 Born Owen Co, KY; Father Wm O'Dunavan; Mother O'Dunavan; 1st Mrg.
27 Nov 1920 by W. T. Rowland, Minister Methodist Episcopal Ch.
Witness: Wm. Brooks, Estell Gardner

page 416
O'DONOVAN, JAMES Age 22 Born Owen Co, KY; Father Wm. E. O'Donovan; Mother Emma O'Donovan; farming, 1st Mrg.
PERKINS, PAULINE Age 16 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Joe Perkins; Mother Ann Perkins. 1st Mrg.
25 Mar 1921 by W. T. Rowland, Mins Meth. Epis. Ch South:
Witness: Mary De Rowland, Joseph Myers.

page 192
MARTIN, LYTER Age 25 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Wm Martin; Mother Mary Martin; farming, 1st Mrg.
HEWITT, CORA MAY Age 16 Born Carroll Co. KY; Father J.H. Hewitt; Mother Hallie Hewitt: Consent of Father; 1st Mrg.
16 or 18 of Oct 1919 by W.T. Rowland, MME CH South:
Witness: Carl Martin, Mamie Hewitt.


BOOK 10

page 640
HEWITT, G.L. Age 19 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Edward Hewitt; Mother Julia Hewitt; farmer 1st Mrg.
O;DONOVAN, MAUD LEE Age 18 Father: W.E. O'Donovan; Mother Emma O'Donovan; 1st Mrg.
3 Sep 1927 by G.D. Prentiss, Min MEC in Carrollton.
Witness: James O'Donovan, Pauline O'Donovan.

page 625
HEWITT, CARROLL Age 24 Born Rush Co, Indiana; Father F.M.Hewitt; Mother Mag Hewitt: painting, 1st Mrg.
STOUTT, OPAL Age 21 Born Jennings Co., Indiana; Father Everett Stoutt; Mother Elsie Stoutt. 1st Mrg.
19 Jul 1927 G.D. Prentiss, Elder at M.E.C.
Witness: Mrs Kathrine Whisman, Forest Whisman

BOOK 11

page 387
HEWITT, FLETCHER A. Age 57 Born Bennington, Indiana; Father Henry Hewitt; Mother Marie E. Hewitt: farmer, 1st Mrg.
THOMAS, MRS. SOPHIA Age 55 Born Ohio; Father Bill Nagle; Mother Janice Nagle; widow.
24 Feb 1930 by D.L. Rothweiler, Min MEC Wothville, KY
Witness: Mrs. R.L. Rothweiler, Miss LaVergne Rothweiler.

BOOK 12

page 157
GROSS, ROY Age 21 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father W.T. Gross; Mother Cordie Gross; farmer 1st Mrg.
HEWITT, MARGARET Age 21 Born Columbus, Indiana; Father Albert Hewitt; Mother Pauline Hewitt; 1st Mrg.
25 Jan 1933 by R.L. Hardin, Carroll Co. Judge.
Witness: Buford Webster, Mrs James Gayle.

page 230
JACKSON, OTIS Age 24 Born Bowling Green, KY; Father Walter Jackson; Mother Mrs W.T. Jackson; laborer, 1st Mrg.
EGERTON, GLAYDS Age 19 Born Trimble Co, KY; Father Edgar Egerton; Mother Maude Egerton; 1st Mrg.
21 Aug 1933 by R.L. Hardin Carroll Co Judge
Withness: Maude Egerton, Bruce Hanlon

BOOK 13

page 171
HEWITT, LEONARD G. Age 25 Born Delaware Co, Indiana; Father Marion H Hewitt; Mother Sarah Hewitt; teacher,
RUSSELL, WILMA JANE Age 21 Born Delaware Co, Indiana; Father Marion A Russell; Mother Alma Russell;
19 Dec 1936 by R.L. Hardin, Carroll Co Judge
Witness: L.T.Griffith, Jennie Lee Summer

page 169
HEWITT, YOULIF J. Age 17 born Carroll Co, KY; Father John Hewitt; Mother Hallie Hewitt: farmer
OGBURN, BEULAH MAE Age 21 born Carroll Co, KY; Father Harry Ogburn; Mother Lulu Ogburn;
19 Dec 1936 by R. Paul Caudill, Minister Baptist Ch
Witness: Rosa Kendall, Mrs. Hallie Hewitt

Carroll County Marriages, Carrollton, KY

Book 5:
page 147:
HEWITT, EDWARD E. Age 20 Born Indiana; Father born Indiana; Mother born Indiana: farmer, 1st. Mrg.
FORD, JULIA Age 24 Born Indiana; Father born England, Mother born Indiana:
2nd Mrg.
26 Oct 1893 by W.V. Adams: Witness: Edwin C. Hewitt, Henry H. Hewitt signed with X; William Adams.

page 435:
SKIRVIN, WILLIE Age 23 Born Grant Co, KY; Father born Owen Co., KY; Mother born Owen Co., KY: farmer 1st Mrg.
HEWITT, DORA Age 17 born Switzerland Co., IN; Father born Switzerland Co., IN; Mother born Switzerland Co., IN: 1st Mrg.
4 May 1898 at Presybeterian Parsonage, Carrollton by W. V. Evans.
Witness: Henry H Skirvin, George L Hewitt, Samuel J. Singet (sp?).

page 200:
SKIRVIN, GEORGE Age 22 Born Owen Co, KY; Father born Owen Co., KY; Mother born Owen Co., KY: farmer 1st Mrg.
HEWITT, KATIE S. Age 17 Born Indiana; Father born Indiana; Mother born Indiana: 1st Mrg.
11 Sep 1894 at John Marlette's by John S. Cheek, Pastor Baptist Church
Witness: George Romans, Loulie Romans, Henry Hewitt.


BOOK 6:
page 669
HEWITT, ROY Age 21 Born Carroll Co., KY; Father Henry Hewott born Carroll Co, KY; Mother Maria Hewott of Indiana: farmer, 1st Mrg.
BROCK, MARY Age 16 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father William Brock born Gallatin Co, KY; Mother Ms Lewis born ?; Consent by father; 1st Mrg.
16 Mar 1907 at Carrollton by W.T. Rowland. Witness: Marvin Lewis, Mrs. Marvin Lewis.

page 148
HEWITT, JOHN Age 21 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father born Carroll Co, KY; Mother born Carroll Co, KY; farmer 1st Mrg.
MARTIN, HALLIE Age 16 born Carroll Co, KY; Father born Carroll Co, KY; Mother born Carroll Co, KY: 1st Mrg. Consent of brides father in person.
10 Sep 1902 at Presbyterian Parsonage Carrollton, by W.V. Evans, Minister.
Witness: Mose Martin, Okley Hewitt, Oscar Martin.

page 262
HEWITT, OAKLEY Age 25 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father born KY; Mother born KY: farmer 1st Mrg.
HOWARD, JEANETTE Age 16 Born Carroll Co, KY; Consent of father in person: 1st Mrg
17 Feb 1904 by J. W. Vallandingham, Minister Baptist Ch
Witness: Josh Howard, John Hewitt.

BOOK 7

page 447
HEWITT, CLEVELAND Age 22 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Henry Hewitt born Indiana; Mother Mariah Hewitt born Indiana: farmer, 1st Mrg.
RICHERSON, LOLA Age 16 Born Grant Co, KY; Father Sherman Richerson born KY; Mother Cassie Richerson born KY: 1st Mrg.Consent by father.
2 Sep 1911 Worthville, KY by C. P. Pilow
Witness: Sherman Richerson, Johnson Craig, Henry Hewitt.

page 574
HUDSON, PLEASANT Age 34 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father Robert Hudson born KY; Mother Malinda Hudson born KY: farmer 2nd Mrg.
HEWITT, SARAH Age 16 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father E.C. Hewitt born KY; Mother Julia Hewitt born KY; Consent of father. 1st. Mrg.
13 Jul 1912 residence of & by W.T. Rowland, MG Carrollton.
Witness: Ms. De Rowland, E.C. Hewitt

page 260
HEWITT, ALBERT Age 30 Born Indiana; Father Henry Hewitt born Indiana; Mother Mariah Hewitt born Indiana: farmer 2nd Mrg.
PIERCE, ALLIE Age 18 Born Ohio; Father Ed Pierce born Missouri; Mother Emma Pierce: 1st Mrg. Consent of brides parents.
1 Mar 1910 residence of & by W. T. Rowland, MG. Carrollton.
Witness: G.E. Pierce, Eva Skirvin, W. K. McClure.

page 129
HEWITT, VIRGIL Age 24 Born Carroll Co, KY; Father John Hewitt born Gallatin Co KY; Mother Lucy Hewitt born Carroll Co, KY. farmer, 1st Mrg.
MARTIN, NETTIE Age 18 Born Carroll Co KY; 1st Mrg. Consent of brides mother, Cora Martin.
10 Feb 1909 residence of & by J.F. Jones:
Witness: Mrs. Lena Jones, Lucille Jones, Mabel Meeks.
NOTE: for Nettie Martin: born 29 Oct 1890 died 26 Mar 1920, daughter of Anthony Thomas Martin, Cora Martin per death record.

CARROL COUNTY KENTUCKY MARRIAGE BOOKS

PICKETT, JOSEPH B. 27 ys. 1st Mrg. hardware clerk- Switz.Co, IN son of John and Nannie PICKETT.
ROMANS, EVELYN 17 ys. 1st Mrg. Switzerland Co, IN daughter of Charles and Katie ROMANS
31 Mar 1925: Book 10 page 295: Witness: Hallie Romans and Luther Fothergill; R.L. Hardin, Judge.

PICKETT, JEPTHA 22 ys. Indiana, parents not listed, born 1865. MILLS, SUSAN E. 16 ys. Indiana, parents not listed, born 1871. 16 Nov 1887: Book 4 page 505: Witness: E.A. Gullion and Isaac Trout; C.H. Trout

PEELMAN, JAMES 23 ys. Farmer, Indiana, Father born PA; Mother born KY
RAY, MOLLIE 18ys. Pendleton KY, Father born NC; Mother born Bourbon Co, KY
25 Apr 1880: Book 4 page 22: Witness: James Lyons, Hiram Diuguid, Lewellen McCain.
Married at William Ray’s residence by R.H. Buckles

GILBERT, SAMUEL 56ys. Lamb, Switz, Indiana: Father born Vevay, Indiana, Mother born N.J.
PEELMAN, MISSOURI 43 ys Switz. Co, Indiana, parents born Switzerland Co, Indiana - 3rd Mrg.
13 Nov 1899: Book 5 page 547: Witness: De Rowland, Luther Rowland; W.T.Rowland, MMC residence.

McCUNE, GERTIE, 15ys. 1sr Mrg Sparta, Owen Co, KY: Parents- J.D. & Belle McCune. Parents consent.
ROBERTS, BOONIE 19 ys. Brickmason: Parents – B.F. Roberts of Missouri, Elizabeth Roberts, Sanders KY. 10 Dec 1910: Book 7 page 376: Witness: Israel Smith, Caddie See. W.A.Stafford JP, of Carroll Co, KY

ROBERTS, BOONIE, 43 ys. Widower – Laborer: Parents Ben and Eliza Roberts.
LAMBERT, ETHEL, 23 ys. Widow; Parents: John and Emma Lilly 31 Dec 1938: Book 13 page 640 Witness: Caddie Bicker, Mrs. W. J. Clarke by W.J. Clarke, MG

ROBERTS, GLEN 23 ys farmer, 1st Mrg. Parents: George & Ella Roberts of Switzerland Co, IN
HARPER, OPAL 21 ys 1st Mrg. Parents: Jesse & Ella Harper 26 Jul 1919: Book 9 page 164: Witness: Earl Roberts & Buelah Hambrick; by Sam Coombs, Co. Jdg.

ROBERTS, HARRISON M. 26ys. 1st Mrg. Farmer; Parents: not listed born Switzerland Co, IN
ELLIS, ELIZABETH 17 ys. 1st Mrg. Parents: not listed born Switzerland Co, IN ....
31 Jul 1897: Book 5 page 388: Presbyterian Parsonage by W.W. Evans, MPC Witness: D.W. McKendree, Mort Pavey.

ROMANS, LEWIS H. 34, born Owen Co, KY: Farmer: Parents: John & Eliza Jane Romans.
HARLOW, BEATRICE 27, born Owen Co, KY: Parents: John & Elizabeth Harlow.
2 May 1923: Book 10 page 55: Witness: Nellie Romans, Albert Romans.

ROMANS, LEWIS, 46, Divorced: Parents: John & Eliza Jane Romans
SHUTTLEWORTH, MINNIE, 34, Divorced: Parents: George Sr & Evelyn Tucker.
6 Mar 1936: Book 13 page 19: Witness: Minnie Tucker, L.T.Griffith: R.L. Hardin, County Judge.


ROMANS, WM T. 24ys, 1st Mrg. Born Owen Co., KY; liveS W. Covington:
Parents: Wyatt & Romans
ROMANS, DAISY 21ys. 1st. Mrg. Born Indiana Territory: Parents: Andy & Emma Romans of KY.
27 Nov 1905: Book 6 page 433: Witness: Mrs. Lothridge, Mrs. Bright; Henry Lothridge Residence. J.S. Wilson, Minister of Baptist Church.


TURNER, JOHN 58 ys, 2nd Mrg. Farmer. Born Boone Co, KY: Father-Wm Turner born Mercer Co., KY Mother – Amy Green born Harrison Co., KY. BRADLEY, NANCY A. 37ys. 2nd. Mrg. Born KY: Father born Harrison Co., KY Mother born Harrison Co., KY 8 Aug 1889: Book 5 page 450: Witness: R.L. Vallandingham, James Bradley at The Southworth Hotel, Carroll Co, KY by O.M. Ruey, Minister of Baptist Church.

KENTUCKY DEATH RECORDS 1852 – 1953

HEWITT, ANNIE LEE: Worthville, Carroll, KY; File #12872; May 54936: Reg # 5; Reg. Distr: # 312; Primary Reg. Distr # 4586: born 1 Feb 1936 Owen Co, KY: died 3 May 1936 Worthville, Carroll, KY: Buried 4 May 1936 Worthville, Carroll, KY: daughter of Cleve HEWITT born Gallatin Co, KY and Lola RICHERSON born Grant Co, KY. Mirian Bell MD
SKIRVIN, DORA FLORENCE: Carroll Co, KY: died 8 April 1953: age 72: born 1881 Indiana USA: daughter of Henry HEWITT and Elizabeth MINOR: Informant; Lizzie Calvert.
MILLER, SHIRLEY JANE: Warren Co, KY: died 4 Oct 1937: age 10m17d: born 17 Nov 1936: daughter of Aubrey HEWITT and Rachel MILLER: Informant; Rachel Miller. Bowling Green, Warren, KY
SANDERS, BEATRICE: Carroll Co, KY: died 15 Jul 1929: age 18y4m3d: born: 12 Mar 1911 Carroll Co, KY. Daughter of William SKIRVIN and Dora HEWITT: Informant; S.S. Sanders of Ghent, Carroll, KY. J.S. Brown, MD; Burial: Bedford, Trimble Co, KY 17 Jul 1929.
JACKSON, BARBARA A: Gallatin Co, KY: died 15 Jan 1945; Mother- Icie Webster. V16: C07657: Year 1945:
JACKSON, ELIZABETH E. GARROTT: Carroll Co, KY: died 2 Mar 1940: age 28 : daughter of Mr. Rosie GARROTT and B. WRIGHT.
JACKSON, JOHN WM.: died 26 May 1937: born 25 Jan 1873: age 64. Son of William JACKSON and Minerva SAPP: husband of: Clara JACKSON

Technology

Sometimes I wonder about all this technology and people like me who are not technological to a great degree, and not completely ignorant of how it works either.

I put my family on Family Tree software which is an Ancestry.com product and I uploaded one branch of my family, but then Ancestry has all these hints/leaves that they want me to look at and when I do I find so many mistakes in theirs that I don't want to use the information in my tree. I don't want to corrupt my tree and/or not be able to fix it. Okay,

I know we don't have to accept anything we don't want to put in there and I mostly ignore the hints/leaves after checking them out. I want to put my own information that I find on my own or with a little help from Ancestry when I want to. I didn't want to put all these side lines on this branch of the tree but it keeps bugging me to do so and I end up putting in the information because I read these other hints that have the information all wrong and I can't stand by and let it become an accepted misconception on all the other family tree's out there.

Too many people are blandly accepting all they read as true instead of getting at the truth and it is spreading like wildfire does. It is too easy to just accept the work of someone else and it is time consuming and (in my opinion a whole lot more fun) to search out the true records and get the correct information.

I have made a lot of mistakes in my own research because I accepted my mother's work on her line. I actually need to apologize to Mr Adam Mark Fonda because he may (still not sure, doing more research) have been correct in the use of the name Peter for the middle name of my ancestor, even though he told me he did it on his own and not that he found it actually written that way, but because most family's named the son after the father in some way, by using father's given name as the son's middle name, which I find is true in many cases but not all. But I don't intend to use that in my own family tree unless I see in records that it is actually the whole real name of the person.

As I said I put one branch of my grandmother's line on Ancestry and now I have to update it on a weekly or sometimes daily basis as I didn't put in all the children's information or the spouses of the children etc and I don't have all the dates as I should have. I have other tree's started that relate to that tree on Ancestry and I can take that information and transfer it over. I also have my family and my inlaw's family on Tribal Pages which takes up time to update all the time to. So much to do and not enough hours in a day to do it all. Hopefully I will accomplish much on this day if I don't get sleepy, as it is warm and rainy out doors. Have to make some cards today too for some people who are special. Off to the boards.

Mistakes Can Happen

In doing research I have come across some impossibilities that keep on getting passed down, mainly because people don't look closely at what they find and copy the information without really checking everything out about it. Take the record of Isaac Cole. Isaac was born in Rockland Co., NY and christened on 3 Nov 1779 in Tappan, Rockland, NY. It also states that he died 16 Jul 1855. He was the son of Isaac Abrahan Cole/Kool and Catherine Severns according to this record I found. Under marriages it says his spouse was Anna Vickey and they were married Nov 20, 1860. Now some people are going to take this record and copy it verbatim without looking at the information and seeing the fault with it. If he died in 1855, they couldn't be married in 1860 unless you are writing a sci-fi novel or making a movie where the corpse is kept around so someone could inherit or something. Yuk! Now if the mistake was just in a misprint of the date, say the marriage date should be 1760 instead, it still seems like it would be wrong since Isaac wasn't christened until 1779. The problem here is that there is no birth date listed. Most family's had their children christened shortly after birth so they take the christening date to represent the birth date of the child when a birth date can't be found. But, what if, for some reason Isaac didn't get christened shortly after birth and was christened years later. Here's where more research is demanded. You would have to find the parents, and siblings to see if that would be plausible according to the dates of birth or christenings of each of them. I have a whole family listing the births/christenings and death dates of each of Isaac's siblings and they all died in the 1800's, including Isaac, and his sister Sarah was the last to die in 1863. Some have birthdates and some have christening dates and some have both, so it seems likely that the marriage between Isaac and Anna Vickey never happened, at least not on that date of 20 Nov 1860. Read carefully every piece of information you find before incorporating it into your own tree, because a mistake like this could cause numerous problems for you later on. Now then, here is a plausible explanation, but may not be true either. Isaac Cole/Kool may not be the right one. There could be another Isaac Cole/Kool out there who did marry Anna Vickey on 20 Nov 1860, just not this Isaac Cole/Kool, son of Isaac Abraham and Catherine Severns Cole/Kool. Have fun researching.

Update to this story: There is another record submitted that has Isaac Cole and Anna Vickery married on 20 November in 'wait for it', 1800. Aha, someone mis-wrote the year, probably because older records are sometimes very hard to read or faded out or just illegible to our eyes. Make sure your dates always make sense. Another mistake was the spouse's surname spelling. In one record it was Vickey and in the other, the correct dated one, it was Vickery. I have come across records where a given name for a child changed every ten years during the census taking. Because some parents gave 3 or 4 names for a given name of a child like this one - Sophia Margareta Anna. This woman every ten years was listed by something different but her date of birth/age always matched so I knew it was the same person in the same family. At the later census' she was called Anna because she named her girl child Sophia Margaret. Happy hunting.

Church Records of 1795

Here are some more miscellaneous records my mother had collected when she was researching her family tree:

Broadalbin Presbyterian and Mayfield Dutch Reformed

Abraham, son of Dowe Fonda and Alida Van Hess; born 10 Sep 1799:
Catherine, daughter of Peter V/U Fonda and Maria McAlistir; born 8 Dec 1817:
John, son of Rulef Van Derwerker and Polly Fonda; born 29 May 1808:
Sarah, daughter of Isaac Funda and Lena Vedder; born 28 Nov 1799:
Betsy, daughter of Isaac Funda and Catherine Vedder: born 6 Mar 1804:
Eldert, son of Cornelius Fonda and Caty Vily; born 16 Nov 1800:
Letty, daughter of Cornelius Fonda and Caty Vily; born 18 Aug 1803:
Catherine, daughter of Peter Vedder and Lena (Helena) Fonda; born 14 Oct 1812:
Angeline, daughter of Helena Fonda and Abraham Van Olinda; born ? ? 1817:

Membership: Betsy Fonda and George Thompson
Membership: S. Collins and Jane Stoddard of Amsterdam, NY

Marriage: Abraham Fonda and Miss Horsewell; 27 Jul 1843:
Marriage: Betsy Jane Collins of Broadalbin to William Strait of Perth, NY on 18 Jan 1849:
Marriage: Abraham Fonda and Ann Fort; 1800: daughter Catherine born 4 Dec 1803:
Betsy/Elizabeth Fonda and John McAllister: daughter Caty born 18 Aug 1808; son Cornelius born 12 Mar 1806:

Lunn Fonda to the Church of Christ at the Bought-Watervliet, Albany Co: 30 Dec 1845: wife Caly died 2 Jun 1832, age 45::
Gertrude Fonda from Bernhard Bay, NY to Cortland, NY a letter for transfer 4 Apr 1915:
23 Jul 1841: William Fonda and wife applied for letters to unite with church in Brownsville, Jefferson Co., application deferred on account of unfavorable report of conduct during his residence at Tribes Hill, NY where he kept a public house; new residence near Watertown.

Church Records of Canajoharie or Ft Plain
Polly Ehle 1 Jan 1788: ?? ( don't know what these dates are: )
Jacob G Fonda 20 Aug 1790: ( don't know what these dates are: )

Graves moved from graveyard east of Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds:One large marker with names front and back:

Front:
John Fonda 1740 - 1815
Dow I Fonda 1785 - 1815
Henry I Fonda 1783 - 1832
Catherine Fonda 1819 - 1821
Catherine Ann Fonda 1822 - 1831
Caty Fonda 1798 - 1810
Henry Salsbury 1795 - 1855
Douwe Fonda 1769 - 1772

Back:
Elizabeth McGown 1829 - 1832
Jacob Hardenberg 1760 - 1806
Sarah Hardenberg 1762 - 1811
Judy Hardenberg 1801 - 1819
Caty Maria Searl 1803 - 1803
John Wemple 1778 - 1814
Rachel Wemple 1772 - 1795
Andrew Wemple 1769 - 1813

Miscellaneous Information

REGISTER OF MARRIAGES IN 1805 TOWN OF GLEN, MONTGOMERY CO, NEW YORK, USA

CONYNE, PETER A. TO TEN EYCK, REBECCA: 27 OCT 1805:
HOGABOOM, ROBERT TO WEMPLE, REBECCA: 9 JAN 1806:
VAN HORN, ABRAHAM A. TO FUNDA, JANE: 16 DEC 1810:
VAN ALSTINE, ABRAHAM TO DOCKSTADER, MARY: 9 MAY 1811:
CONRADT, JOHN TO QUACKENBUSH, SUSANNA: 3 SEP 1811:
VAN HORN, PHILLIP TO PECK, MARGARET 27 JUN 1813:
FUNDA, PETER TO VAN OLINDA, MARIA C: 29 MAR 1828: CHARLESTOWN
YATES, THEODORE OF ROOT TO COLE, JENNIE OF GLEN: 19 OCT 1870:
FONDA,WINFIELD SCOTT - AMSTERDAM TO COPP, EMMA JANE - CHARLESTOWN 30 JUNE 1876
LAWYER, FRED E TO CRAIK, ELIZABETH: 24 NOV 1886:


RECORD OF BAPTISMS:
PHELPS, DANIEL AUG 1807 FOR WM. & LOIS HATCH PHELPS


RECORD OF MARRIAGES:
COLES, BENJAMIN TO BENET, LAURIE 26 MAY 1808:
FONDA, ABRAHAM TO VAN ALEN, ELBERTHIE: 9 NOV 1733:
VAN ALSTYNE, ABRAHAM TO CONYN, WYNTJE: 29 NOV 1733:
COLE, LAMBERT TO SAYERS, NANCY: 3 JAN 1896:

BIRTHS:
LAWYER, ABRAHAM & EVA ANN; SON FREDERICK ELMER BORN 15 OCT 1861:
LAWYER, ABRAHAM & EVA ANN; SON EDWIN BORN 14 APR 1865:


FROM ROOTSWEB.COM/NYFULTON 2007:

JOHNSTOWN CEMETERY, FULTON, NY.

PLOT 420: CORNELIUS FONDA 98, 5 FEB 1820- 2 OCT 1918:
SARAH ANN FONDA 20 JUL 1820 - 31 JAN 1906: WIFE OF CORNELIUS.
SECTION D:
LOT 379 BENJAMIN F FONDA 1855 - 1922
LOT 1113 ELLA M FONDA NELLIS 1858 - 1907
LOT 75 CORA FONDA FILKINS 1881 - 1971
SECTION J:
GILES B FONDA 1858 - 1935 FATHER
EMELINE EDGAR FONDA 1859 - 1916 MOTHER
BERTHA FONDA EAGAN 1886 - 1964 WIFE OF THOMAS P EAGAN
MAUD E FONDA 1881 - 1958 SISTER
FRANK W FONDA 1883 - 1896 BROTHER

SECTION N LOT 1440:
JENNIE WELLS FONDA 60 26 OCT 1862 - 22 JAN 1922 WIFE OF E.L. FONDA
EDWIN L FONDA 91 21 JUN 1859 - 15 APR 1950

SECTION B PAGE 3; LOT 1233:
JOSEPH C FONDA 1877 - 1961
NELLIE S FONDA 1879 - 1967 WIFE OF JOSEPH C.
JOHN S FONDA 1900 - 1943

PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY, GLOVERSVILLE FULTON, NY
LOTS 50-124 SECTION 8

LOT 84: BERTHA E FONDA 25 APR 1877 - 8 FEB 1964 DAUGHTER
EMILY FRANCES FONDA 4 JAN 1846 - 30 APR 1924 WIFE OF MARCUS D FONDA
MARCUS D FONDA 9 DEC 1834 - 24 AUG 1895
EMILY FONDA 35 - 27 OCT 1873 WIFE OF M.D. FONDA.

UNION MILLS CEMETERY BROADALBIN FULTON NY
#351-9 CHARLES W FONDA 61 1 DEC 1848/9 - 14 OCT 1909 HUSBAND OF JANE A BUNN
#352-0 JANE A BUNN FONDA 70 27 NOV 1842 - 29 JUN 1913 WIFE OF CHARLES W.

VAIL MILLS CEMETERY
# 38: JOSEPH FONDA 24 AUG 1838 (24/8/1838) - 2 MAY? (2/5??) SON OF JOHN A AND SOPHIA.


BROADALBIN VILLAGE CEMETERY MAYFIELD RURAL
5-031: FONDA, ALICE F 54 30 JUN 1863 - 25 JAN 1918
3-056: FONDA, ALMIRA 31 5 MAY 1817 - 10 MAY 1848 WIFE OF ABRAM
1-241: FONDA, ANDREW 55 1822 - 7 APR 1877
1-355: FONDA, CALY 45 1787 - 2 JUN 1832 WIFE OF LUNN
6-003: FONDA, CATHERINE O. 90 1835 - 1925 WIFE OF JOHN W HUTCHINSON
6-102: FONDA, HUGH W. 57 21 SEP 1921 - 22 MAY 1979 S/SGT US ARMY
1-240: FONDA, JERUSHA 89 1827 - 1916
1-261: FONDA, JOHN A. 61 16 JAN 1788 - 20 JAN 1849, HUSBAND OF SOPHIA
6-103: FONDA, RICHARD K. 1923 - LIVING IN 1996:HUSBAND OF HELEN R. AESCH MARRIED 7 NOV 1943.
1-243: FONDA, SOPHIA 77 14 APR 1789 - 27 AUG 1866 WIFE OF JOHN A.
6-100: FONDA, VAN 54 1889 - 3 NOV 1943 HUSBAND OF EDNA M BUNN
6-101: FONDA, EDNA M. BUNN 73 1894 - 1967 WIFE OF VAN;SISTER OF BERTHA BUNN

CEMETERY AT DENNIS HOLLOW:
PETER FONDA 81 - 19 MAR 1844
HESTER FONDA 66? -11 JUN 184(2?)
COPIED BY HELEN B ZYVIE OCT 1963 CHAIRMAN OF GEN REC SCH CHPT.

CHRISTIE CEMETERY OF MAYFIELD:
ELDERT FONDA 90 REV. WAR SOLDIER - 25 JUL 1841
MARGARET FONDA 81 - 15 APR 1833

FONDA CEMETERY CARYS CORNERS AND NORTHVILLE:
ISAAC FONDA 94 1756 - 28 AUG 1850
CATHERINE FONDA 68 1768 - 30 MAY 1836
MARGARET FONDA 16 MONTHS - 19 DEC 1830 DAU OF ELDERT & ELIZA FONDA
COPIED BY MRS J.V. MILLER AND MRS WM MULLINS 1933 RICHARD MONTGOMERY CHAPTER DAR VOL 149 PAGE 145.

OBITUARY:
16 MAY 1978:
BROADALBIN:
Alice Fonda, Broadalbin, Dies; Rite Set


Broadalbin: – Mrs. Alice E. Fonda, 82, RD 1, Broadalbin, died yesterday at her home after suffering an attack.
* * *
Born in Broadalbin, she had lived in Gloversville for many years, returning to Broadalbin in 1960. She was a graduate of Gloversville High School and attended Potsdam College.
For several years , she taught school in the rural Broadalbin area and then was employed as secretary-treasurer of the former Domestic Glove Co. in Gloversville for 30 years. She retired in 1961. She was a member of Bleeker Street Church of Christ.
Survivors are her husband, Nelson Fonda; two cousins and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Jefford's Chapel by the Rev. Lester Snell, retired pastor of Bleeker Street Church of Christ. Burial will be in Union Mills Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight.
Contributions may be made to Bleeker Street Church of Christ.

Signatures

The following are the signatures of those whom received the citations: The oaths sworn by Stewart and Robert are written in ink and very small; there may be some slight mistakes but the gist of it is there. Also Julia Ann Austin is not named in the oaths as being seen to sign her name.

We and each of us hereby admit due & personal service of the within cititation. Dated July 13, 1857.

James W. Culver, Special Guardian
Florent Feltz
Orpha Ann Feltz
William H Edwards
Mary Ann Edwards
Julia Ann Austin (written Jane Uan Austin)
Joseph McOmber
Jane Elis X Fonda
her mark
Maria Inman
Lydia Huyck
Sophia Kilmer

I, Stewart Cavent, of Milton, being duly sworn doth depose and testify, that on the 10th day of August instant, I saw Jane Eliza Fonda, named in the within citation and to him personally known, sign the following admission of service of said citation by making her mark, after the deponent had at her request written her name thereto. Sworn this 14th day of August September 1857 before me.

I, Robert Spier of Milton being duly sworn doth depose and say he saw Orpha Ann Feltz, Florent Feltz her husband, Mary Ann Edwards, Wm. H. Edwards her husband, on the 24th of July last; Joseph McOmber, Maria Inman, Lydia Huyck, and Jonathan Austin, on the 8th of August instant, and Sophia Kilmer on the 12th of August instant each named on the within citations, to me personally known signed the foregoing admission of service of the said citations. Robert Spier

Sworn this 14th day of August September
A.D. 1857 before me.
C. A. Waldron
Surrogate

State of New York, County of Saratoga

State of New York,
County of Saratoga, ss.

The above named petitioner being duly sworn, upon his oath says, that the facts stated and set forth in the above petition by him subscribed, are true, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, and further saith not, Robert Spier
Subscribed and sworn this 13th day of July A.D. 1857, before me,
C.A. Waldron
Surrogate
I, James W. Culver of Ballston Spa hereby consent to be appointed special guardian of the minors within named for the sole purpose of taking care of their rights & interests in the matter of proving will of Ezra Austin deceased within mentioned - Dated July 13, 1833

(this is the date that is written- I believe it is a mistake and should be 1857 as that is the date on the front of the folded document.)

To The Surrogate of the County of Saratoga

To the Surrogate of the County of Saratoga:
The Petition of Robert Spier of Milton respectfully sheweth:
That lately, and on or about the 26th day of January A.D. 1857 Ezra Austin died at the town of Galway in the county of Saratoga, being at the time of his death, an inhabitant of the said county of Saratoga: That the said deceased, left a certain instrument in writing, purporting to be his last Will and Testament, bearing date upon the 12th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight which relates to both real and personal estate, and in said instrument your petitioner and Betsey Austin named as Executor and executrix And which instrument your petitioner verily believes to be the last Will and Testament of the said Ezra Austin deceased: That the said Ezra died leaving the following persons him surviving, to wit: Betsey Austin widow residing at Providence, Saratoga County - Ezra Austin of Wiscoi Allegany Co., Lydia Cadman wife of George Cadman of Newark, Rock County Wisconsin - Jonathan Austin of Providence aforesaid - Joseph McOmber, Sophia McOmber - Lydia McOmber Huyek Maria McOmber, Ezra W. McOmber & George A. McOmber of Providence - Julia Ann Watkins wife of John Watkins of Waterloo Seneca County - Orpha Ann Feltz wife of Florent Feltz of the City of New York - Lydia Dubois of New York City - Austin A Dubois - Smith H. Dubois & Charlotte E. Dubois of Williamsburgh N.Y. - Jane Eliza Fonda wife of John Fonda of Florida Herkimer Co - Shadrack Austin of Newark New Jersey - The heirs of Isaac Austin late of Springport Cayuga Co, N.Y. deceased, whose names & places of residence are unknown to your petitioner - Austin Cole and (F)Clarence Cole residing in Illinois but at what place your petitioner cannot state.

And who are all and the only heirs at law, and next of kin of the said deceased: Your petitioner further represents, that of the above named persons, the following named are minors, under twenty-one years of age, and have not to the knowledge or belief of your petitioner, a general guardian within this state, to wit:
Ezra W. McOmber, George A Mc Omber, mary Ann Edwards, Lydia Dubois, Austin A. Dubois, Smith H. Dubois & Charlotte E. Dubois, Austin Cole & Florence Cole - The heirs of Isaac Austin deceased.
Your petitioner therefore pray that a citation may issue to the heirs at law widow and next of kin to the said deceased, requiring them to appear before the said Surrogate at his office in the village of Ballston Spa in the county of Saratoga aforesaid, on the 14th day of September A.D. 1857 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to attend the probate of the said last Will and Testament of the said Ezra Austin, deceased, and that the said Will may be proved and recorded as a Will relating to both real and personal estate, according to the forms of the statutes of the State of New York in such case made and provided. And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.
Dated the 13th day of July A.D. 1857
Robert Spier

NOTE:(not part of document) On this original on the name Clarence Cole the C is either written over the F or vice versa, the same with the letter a in Clarence. I searched Illinois and found Austin P. Cole marred a Bessie J Nancarrow Oct 6, 1874 Whiteside Co IL # 00003689; Clarence M Cole married Eva M Rouse 8 Aug 1874 Whiteside Co IL # 00003639. These could be the heirs mentioned in the document above but it is not proof of same.

The People of the State of New York

The People of the State of New York, to Betsey Austin, widow, residing Providence, Saratoga County - Ezra Austin of Wiscoy, Alleghany County, - Lydia Cadmon of Newark, Rock County, Wisconsin - Jonathan Austin of Providence aforesaid - Joseph McOmber, Sophia McOmber - Lydia McOmber and Maria McOmber of Providence aforesaid, Julia Ann Watkins and her husband John Watkins, of Waterloo, Seneca County - Orpha Ann Feltz of the city of New York, Jane Eliza Fonda of Florida, Herkimer Co. - Shadrach Austin of Newark New Jersey - the heirs of Isaac Austin late of Springport Cayuga County deceased, whose names and places of residence are unknown - James W Culver, Esq of Ballston Spa Saratoga County herein guardian of the following named minors towit: Ezra W McOmber, George F McOmber of Providence aforesaid, Mary Ann Edwards and Lydia Dubois of the city of New York, Austin A. Dubois, Smith H. Dubois, Charlotte E. Dubois of Williamsburgh N.Y. and the heirs of Isaac Austin late of Springport Cayuga Co., deceased, whose names and places of residence are unknown - Austin and Florence Cole residing in the state of Illinois but at what place is unknown.
Heirs and next of kin of Ezra Austin late of the town of Providence in the county of Saragoga and state of New York, deceased.
Greeting: Whereas Robert Spier of the town of Milton in the county of Saratoga aforesaid executor named in the last Will and Testament of the said Ezra Austin deceased, has made applicaton to the Surrogate of said county of Saratoga, to have said Will, which relates to both real and personal estate, proved and admitted to probate:
You, and each of you, are therefore hereby cited to appear before the said Surrogate at his Office in the village of Ballston Spa in said county of Saratoga, on the 14th day of September at 10 o'clock in the fore noon, to attend the proof and probate of said Will
In Witness Whereof, we have caused the Seal of Office
of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.

Witness, Cornelius Waldron Surrogate of said county of Saratoga, at the village of Ballston Spa the 13th day of July 1857

C.A. Waldron Surrogate

The Will

The Will as posted here is an accurate presentation of the true words of such, copied from a photo-copy of the original records. The spelling and punctuation is the same except for some of the lines -- -. These were added to show his marks and spaces he put in, in the recording of said Will. There is more to follow.

Last Will and Testament

252: The last Will and Testament of Ezra Austin of the town of Providence deceased relating to both real and personal estate together with the proof thereof recorded on the 14th day of September 1857 At a Surrogate Court held at the Village of Ballston Spa on the 14th day of September 1857.
Present: Cornelius A. Waldron Surrogate.
Be it remembered that at a Surrogate Court held on the 13th day of July 1857, Robert Spier an executor named in a certain instrument dated the 12th day of February 1848 purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Ezra Austin deceased relating to both real and personal estate appeared and presented said Will for probate and at the same time made satisfactory proof that said Ezra Austin died on the 26th day of January 1857; that at the time of his death he was an inhabitant of the county of Saratoga; that he left him surviving the following persons, to wit: Betsy Austin, widow - Ezra Austin, Lydia Cadman, wife of George Cadman - Jonathan Austin - Joseph McOmber - Sophia Kilmer - Lydia Huych - Maria Inman - Julia Ann Watkins wife of John Watkins - Orpha Ann Feltz wife of Florent Feltz - Mary Ann Edwards wife of William F.E Edwards - Jane Eliza Fonda wife of John Fonda - Shadrach Austin, The heirs of Isaac Austin late of Springport Cayuga County deceased who's names and residence are unknown, all of full age and also the following named minors having no general guardian within this state to wit: Ezra W McOmber, George A. McOmber, Mary Ann Edwards wife of William F.E. Edwards, Lydia Dubois, Austin A Dubois - Smith H Dubois - Charlotte E. Dubois - Austin Cole, Florence Cole & the heirs of Isaac Austin deceased aforesaid, And who are all and the only heirs at law & next of kin of said deceased. And James W Culver Esq of Ballston Spa consenting thereto in writing was appointed special guardian of said minors to take care of their rights & interests in the matter of proving said last Will and Testament. And thereupon, a citation was issued to said widow, heirs, next of kin and special guardian citing them and each of them to appear before the Surrogate at his office in the Village of Ballston Spa in said County of Saratoga on the 14th day of September 1857 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon to attend the proof and probate of said will. And now at this day the said Robert Spier again appeared and returned said citation with proof of the due and legal service of the same on all to whom directed, and made application to have said Will admitted to probate, and no one opposing, and said Will being produced and shown to two of the attesting witnesses, thereto the proof thereof was taken in the words and figures following, to wit.

"County of Saratoga"
Surrogate's Court. In the matter of proving the last Will and Testament of Ezra Austin deceased.
Saratoga County,ss: James Myers and Henry Dean of the town of Hadley in the county of Saratoga being first and duly sworn in open court, on their oaths do depose and say, that they & William Chatfield are subscribing witnesses to the the last Will and Testament of Ezra Austin late of the town of Providence in the county of Saratoga, aforesaid, deceased. And these deponents further say, that the said deceased did, in the presence of these deponents, subscribe his name at the end of the instrument which is now shown to these deponents, and which purports to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, and which bears date on the 12th day of February, in the year one thousand and eight hundred and forty eight. That the said deceased did at the time of subscribing his name to said intrument as aforesaid, declare the same to be his last Will and Testament: that these deponents did thereupon subscribe their own names at the end of said instrument as attesting witnesses to the execution thereof, at the request of the said deceased and in his presence and in the presence of each other. That the said deceased, at the time of subscribing his name to said instrument as aforesaid, was upwards of twenty one years of age; that he appeared to be of sound mind and memory, and was not under restraint to the knowledge or belief of these deponents. James Myers, Henry Dean Subscribed and Sworn this 14th day of September 1857, before me, C. A. Waldron Surrogate."
And it appearing from the proof so taken that said instrument was duly executed and that said testator was at the time of executing the same, in all respects competent to devise real Estate and not under restraint, And the said Surrogate having inquired into the facts and circumstances and being satisfied of the genuineness and validity of said Will and no objection being made thereto, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that said instrument be admitted to probate, as and for the last Will and Testament of said Ezra Austin deceased, And it is further ordered that said Will be recorded with the proof thereof, which said proof is herein before recorded-and said Will is in the words and figures following towit:
"In the name of God Amen, I, Ezra Austin of the "Town of Providence in the County of Saratoga and State of "New York being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following.
First, I will and direct that all my just debts, funerel expences and the charges of proving this Will, be fully paid and satisfied by my Executrix and Executors hereinafter named- as soon as conveniently may be after my decease..
Second. I give and bequeath to my wife, Betsey two cows and all of the things that she had at the time of her marriage to me and all that she has since made - also the use of all my personal estate which may remain after paying my debts, and the use of all my real Estate so long as she remains a widow —
Third, After the termination of the widowhood of my said wife Betsey - I do will and direct that my said Estate shall be given as follows: To my son Ezra Austin the sum of Forty dollars; To my son Jonathan Austin the sum of Sixty dollars. To my son Shedrick Austin the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars. To my daughter Lydia Cadmon the sum of Sixty dollars- To my daughter Servia Coles the sum of forty dollars- To my daughter Betsy Mc Cumber the sum of Sixty dollars- To my daughter Phoiba Dubois the sum of Eighty dollars - To the hiers of my son Isaac Austin the sum of Eighty dollars - To the hiers of my daughter Rhoda Cole the sum of twenty dollars - and to my grandson Ezra Willson McCumber the sum of Twenty dollars - and the rest, residue and remainder of my Estate of every kind, name and nature whatsoever should there be any remaining after paying the said debts and legacies, I do bequeath and divide among my legaties in the above proportion. And I do further will and direct my said Executors or their Survivor may after the decease of my said wife Betsey and do authorise and empower them to sell all my real Estate in such manner as they may deem advisable, and to divide the proceeds as herein above directed— And I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Betsey Executrix — and my friends and Robert Spear Exectors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight Ezra Austin (S.S)
The above instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof declared to us by Ezra Austin the testator therein mentioned to be his last Will and Testament and he at the same time acknowledged to us, and each of us, that he had signed and sealed the same, and we thereupon at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each othe, signed our names thereto as attesting witnesses.
James Myers rsiding at Hadley in Saratoga County
Henry Dean residing at Hadley in Saratoga County
William Chatfield ---- Milton in Saratoga Co.

I Cornelius A. Waldron Surrogate of the County of Saratoga do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true record of the last Will and Testament of Exra Austin late of the town of Providence deceased relating to both real and personal estate and of the proof thereof taken before me on the 14th day of September 1857.
_____________ C.A. Waldron Surrogate

New and Updated Computer and Software

I just purchased a new computer and software and it is like Spanish to me; I know a little but not enough to get the best benefit from everything new. So I am learning all about Windows 7, Word and Excel 2010, downloading and uploading, installing, but have yet to transfer any of my old files to the new computer. I love my old computer. It is a good friend and has been with me about 7 years, but she is slow and cramped and feeling her age. I updated her as far as she could go so I had to get another one. This new one is an HP and what they call a small footprint as it is not as large as my Gateway so takes up less room on my desk. I did have to buy an adapter for my mouse and keyboard as they didn't work with the new HP; had different connections in back, so I did that and now I am pretty much happy with my products. I hated the mouse and keyboard that came with the HP, but I will keep them around in case I decide to keep Gateway and hook her back up to my monitor and use her for things other than the Internet, like my old fun games, and family stuff that I don't want to lose or post on the Internet. She is still good for that but I do want to backup everything there so I can transfer it when I decide to. She has 2 hard-drives, one is a backup for the other, but I still don't know much about how I am going to transfer from one computer to the other. I will have to check into that, maybe purchase something to aid me in doing that. Don't really know right now. I do have some Family Genealogy software that I will install on the HP and then try to transfer my files to it from the Gateway via the program itself. That way I can get back to doing some research on my family and on two other family's I have been working on.

I know I was going to post a lot of information here on what I have on my family names, but I haven't done it. I had no desire to start it even though I said I would. All I have to do is transfer what I have in my documents to this HP from the Gateway. Maybe by disc. I have a CD burner on the Gateway but not a DVD one, so it would take a while to transfer it all. I could buy a flash drive which I think would be much simpler to use. I saw one that was 8 GB for less than $10 and I wish I had purchased it. I could have used it for transferring a lot of files over. I don't even know if this HP DVD burner will use CD's. I have to check the book on it. Well, I just read in the manual that there is an easy way to transfer files from one to another with the Windows Easy Transfer. All I need is to buy a special cable to go from one to the other; it says a regular USB cable will not work. Also it says I can use CD's, DVD's, Memory Sticks and External Hard Drives. I am going to get me an External Hard Drive for backup for this new HP; I wish I had bought one for the Gateway. In fact I think I can still buy one, hook Gateway back up and back up the what I want to transfer only, then transfer to the HP, then keep on backing up the new HP to the External Hard-drive. My HP has a 1TB hard-drive though so I should only back up what I want to keep, not most of the nonsense I have on my Gateway or what I will put on this HP as nonsense. I don't need the games, old letters I have written unless they are proof of something, etc. I do need all my graphics, genealogy files, and at least one copy of my pictures. That reminds me, I have pictures on a couple of flash drives that I can go ahead and transfer now to the HP. So I will get off here and continue working on it. Bye for now.