Leaves & Branches

Saturday, January 18, 2020

January Anniversary: Lambert Van Valkenberg & Annetjen Jacobs, 378 Years Ago

Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenberg

1616 Netherlands – c 1685 Albany, NY

Son of Lambert Dryskens Van Valkenberg

Annetjen Jacobs

1622 Netherlands – 17 September 1704 Albany, NY

Daughter of Arnold & Elizabeth Jacobs

My 9th Great Grandparents

Married 19 January 1642, Netherlands
378 Years Ago

He was 26 and she was 20 when they married.

Netherlands, Select Marriages, 1565 - 1892 digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed July 2019) Lambert Van Valkenborch.
U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560 – 1900; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed July 2019) Van Valkenburg & Jacobs.

Parents of:

Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg

Anna Lambertse Van Valkenberg Sickles

Rachel Lambertse Van Valkenberg Redcliff

Lambert & Annetjen were the first of their families to cross the Atlantic to come to New Netherlands. He worked for the Dutch West India Company, at first in New Amsterdam [New York City] and later in Fort Orange [Albany]. Lambert was a sergeant, a law enforcement officer who kept the peace in Fort Orange and surrounding Beveryck. He also did odd jobs for the Dutch Reformed Church. Despite these two jobs his family was often the recipients of charity from the church to keep them fed and clothed.

As the generations passed this surname became Faulkenberry/Fortenberry.

I have learned many details of the life of Lambert since I uncovered my connection to him. It has been wonderful to research someone who actually lived in my area. Usually my research is done long distance.

"Our Brown Roots' [in progress] will detail this family & provide sources for the information.

Other January Anniversaries:

January 9, 1797. Jacob Ott III & Margaret Jackson 223 years ago
10 January 1920 MS Hubert A. & Freddie Smith Brown 100 years
January 11, 1941 OH Alvin Braun & Wava Mark 79 years ago
January 27, 1907 NY Frank Samuel Weissberg & Florence Gardner 113 years ago
January 31, 1827 Isaac Brumfield & Elizabeth Holmes 193 years ago

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Tombstone Tuesday: Brady in Whiting Memorial Park, NJ

John Leo Brady

31 January 1916 NJ - 8 November 1977

Son of Bartholomew A. Brady

My 1st cousin, 3x removed

Anna Josephine Damuch

21 September 1921 - 21 February 1997

January Anniversary: 100 Years Ago, Hubert & Freddie Brown

Hubert Allen Brown

1 October 1894 MS – 25 November 1971 MS

Son of Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose Ella Brumfield

Freddie Beatrice Smith

19 November 1899 – 21 April 1988 MS

Daughter of Elvin Dennie Smith & Nancy C. Smith

My Great Aunt & Uncle
Hubert & my grandfather, Roy Jesse Brown, were brothers.

Married

10 January 1920 Pike, MS; 100 years ago

Index to Marriage Record, White,Vol I; 1882-1942; Pike County Court House, Mississippi; ; Family History Center Microfilm #0907286; Page 34. Freddie Smith married 10 January 1920 to Hubert A. Brown. Book V. Page 129.

Marriage Record; 1920; State of Mississippi, Pike CountyVolume V ; Page 129; NOTES: Hubert A. Brown and Freddie Smith, Married 10 Jan 1920.

Parents of:

Borden Hamilton Brown

Fred Allen Brown

Thiry Yvonne Brown Fegan

Lynn Holly Brown

Hugh Frances Brown

Peggy L. Brown Alford

Other January Anniversaries:

January 9, 1797. Jacob Ott III & Margaret Jackson 223 years ago
January 11, 1941 OH Alvin Braun & Wava Mark 79 years ago
19 January, 1642 Netherlands Lambert & Annetjen Jacobs VanValkenberg 378 years
January 27, 1907 NY Frank Samuel Weissberg & Florence Gardner 113 years ago
January 31, 1827 Isaac Brumfield & Elizabeth Holmes 193 years ago

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Sunday's Obituary: Ira Brumfield, 1891 MS

Ira Brumfield

8 October 1872 – 24 August 1891

Son of Jesse Marion Brumfield & Mary E. Kelly

Age: 18 years

My 2nd cousin 3x removed

This family suffered tragedy twice in the same year. Ira's father had died in January.

We have mentioned few deaths in the Herald with sorrow so deep as we feel in the announcement of the death of Ira Brumfield, which occurred on last Monday morning at the residence of his mother, in Liberty, at the age of 19 years. He passed away just as he had entered the threshold at a time of manhood, and at a time of life when hope is highest and future aspirations most indulged, but in all to be disappointed; earthly hope and aspiration all wrecked and gone, hence the deep sadness and sorrow felt for this young man, now numbered with the dead. His stay in this community was very short, yet long enough to make many friends, who will grieve for him and long cherish a fond remembrance of past pleasures shared with him while here. Our sympathy goes out to is weeping mother and family to its fullest extent. They have indeed felt sorrow within the last few months that does not fall to the lot of many in so short a period of time. We can only say, may a kind Providence enable to bear up under these great bereavements.

From:

Newspapers.com

The Southern Herald (Liberty, Mississippi) · 28 Aug 1891, Fri · Page 3; Downloaded June 2019

Photo from Find A Grave Memorial #68887290

Sunday's Obituary is a Genealogy Blogging Prompt originated by Ancestors Live Here.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

New Decade; New Family Calendar!

Happy New Year!

Each year, for several years now, I make a calendar for my family. It is my Christmas gift to my brothers, my cousins, my children,... It has become a tradition in itself. People look forward to it. This year my older brother unwrapped his calendar, held it over his head & said, "Now it is Christmas!"

Things I include in the Family Calendar:

Birthdays & anniversaries of family members & our ancestors.
Brief genealogy info on direct line ancestors
Wedding, Showers, Anniversary photos
New Baby Photos
Graduation photos
Travel photos
Lots & lots of photos

back cover

December Birthday: 280 Years Ago, Johann Jonas Wolf

Johann Jonas Wolf

Born 280 Years Ago

My 5th Great Grandfather

Born 27 December 1739, Pennsylvania

Son of Johan Jacob Wolf & Anna Barbara Orth

Died 21 September 1787 PA, Lived 47 years

Husband of Appollonia Dick, married 1761

Lived in Beriwck Township, York, PA

Revolutionary War Soldier, York Co Militia PA

Father of 10 children:

Jacob Wolf

Appollonia Wolf

John Wolf

Catherine Wolf Becker

Adam Wolf

Johan Jonas Wolf

Christianna Wolf

John Frederick Wolf

Maria Elizabeth Wolf

Andrew Wolf

Even though I have been researching our family's history for quite some time now, it still amazes me that I can learn about someone like Johann Jonas Wolf. He was born 280 years ago and yet, I have learned about this man who is in my direct line, when and where he lived, his military service and his children. At times when I wish I could learn more I sometimes have to sit back and be happy for the things I have learned already.

Merry Christmas, 2019!

December Anniversary: Jeremiah Smith & Joanna Dillon

Jeremiah Smith & Joanna Dillon

16 December 1798

South Carolina

Jeremiah George Smith

23 December 1773 SC – 1843 MS

Son of Jeremiah Smith, Sr. & Jemimah Hollis

War of 1812 Soldier

Joanna Dillon

22 August 1778 NC – after April 1821

Daughter of Richard Dillon & Anne Lawrence

My 4th Great Grandparents

Parents of 13 children:

Hollander Smith Morris

Martha P. Smith Alford

Eli Smith

Jane Smith Warner

Edwin Smith

Wyatt Smith

Eliza Smith Bullock

Calvin Smith

Lidda Smith Harvey

Mehala Smith

Milevey Smith Harvey

Joanna Smith Bullock

Jeremiah Smith

Other December Anniversaries:

6 December 1868 OH Augustus & Esther Gruissy

20 December 1818 MS Edwin & Martha Alford

21 December 1887 MS Jasper & Rose Brown

Saturday, December 14, 2019

December Birthday: Thomas A. Coyle

Thomas A. Coyle

Born 16 December 1903 NY City

Son of Michael Coyle & Mary Josephine Mullane

My Maternal Grandmother's Brother

Recently, my cousin, Pat Brady, found this fold3 record for my great uncle. I had not known his exact birthdate. And I had not known he had ended up on the west coast. In fact, I would have doubled this was my great uncle except that, on this Registration Card, he gave the name of his sister, Marion (Coyle) McCall.

Thomas A. Coyle

First Holy Communion Photo

Michael & Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle, who had both been born in Ireland, had seven children, all born in New York City: two sons and five daughters. Michael was a Baker. One son died as a toddler. My maternal grandmother was the oldest child and helped to care for her siblings. She also helped in her father's bakery. As the story was told to me, the family had hard financial times, circa 1920 or 1925. It strained the family & the marriage. Michael left his family. I have still to discover what happened to him. The older daughters had jobs and supported the family.

In 1927 Mary Jo died. My grandmother, the oldest child, was already married & about to become a mother herself. The other sisters lived together with the older sisters taking care of the younger sisters who were 16 & 11 years old. Thomas lived on his own. Photos show him in a naval or Coast Guard or Merchant Marine uniform. In 1930 he wrote a poem for his youngest sister's birthday. She gave me the poem & said she did not know what had happened to him. Was that true? My older brother had been told that Thomas may have fallen in with a bad group of young men.

This Registration Card [above] may lead us to some answers. I wonder if Thomas Coyle married. As far as I know my mother was the only grandchild of Michael & Mary Jo Coyle. Maybe Thomas had children.

Find A Grave has a Thomas Coyle in Holy Cross Cemetery, Spokane, Washington. This Thomas has the same 16 Dec 1903 birth date & 27 April 1970 death date. There is no grave marker to give additional information. Is this the final resting place of my great uncle? What story would he tell if I could talk to him?

Thomas Coyle