Vintage Photograph: Thomas A. Coyle

Thomas was my maternal grandmother's brother.  There were seven children in the family and only two boys. The first boy, Francis Patrick Coyle, died before he reached two years old. Thomas had five sisters to contend with. His father, Michael Coyle, left the family and then Thomas was the only male. Thomas also left. He may have gotten in with a bad group of young men. In this vintage photograph my great uncle looks like a charming little boy. If you can tell me more about Thomas, I'd be delighted to hear from you.

Thomas A. Coyle

Born 16 Dec 1903 New York City

Son of Michael Coyle & Mary Josephine Mullane

Photograph taken on the occasion of his First Holy Communion 

I own this original photograph.

Forget Me Not: Paul A. Morrison, 1960 OH

Paul Allen Morrison

6 December 1899 OH – 8 April 1960 OH

Son of Seth Benner Morrison & Margaret Jane Gruissy

Husband of Elnore Marguerite Castor

Father of Marjorie Elnore Morrison Graff

Brothers: Clifford, Peter & Paul Morrison

 

Paul A. Morrison

 

Wooster – Paul A. Morrison, 60, a one – time resident of Rittman, died in a Middletown, O. hospital. He had lived in Middletown since leaving Rittman about 1940. He had been ill four months.

 

A native of Sullivan, O., he moved to Rittman in 1918 and worked as a power engineer for the Ohio Boxboard Co. Since 1940 he had done the same work for Middletown Diamond Gardner Co.

 

He was a charter member of the Rittman Masonic Lodge.

 

Surviving are his wife, Elnore, a daughter, Mrs. Richard Graff of Wooster; four grandchildren and two brothers, Albert of Florida, Peter of Akron, four sisters, Mrs. Mona Hurd, Iona, Mich., Mrs. Florence Stead, Los Angeles, Mrs. Pauline Mowrer [Paul’s twin] of Akron, and Mrs. Lena Swelger of Wadsworth.

 

Services will be held at 3 p. m. Tuesday in the McIntire Funeral Chapel here, the Rev. Robert Tuck of Central Christian Church, officiating.

 

Burial will be in Wooster Cemetery, and the Chapel will be open to callers after 7 p. m. Monday.

The Akron Beacon Journal

Akron, OH, 10 April 1960, page 34

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Paul & Elnore Morrison

Paul & Elnore Morrison, 1959

Book Report: Deacons’ Accounts 1652 – 1674 Beverwijck/Albany

In researching various branches of my family I have to travel or reach out to places far from my house. However, when I learned more about our  Fortenberry/Van Valkenberg family the search came closer and closer to home. I only have to drive across the nearby Hudson River to go to the one time home of my 9^th great grandfather, Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenberg.

 

Growing up in the Hudson River Valley of New York I have known that we were settled by the Dutch. New York was New Netherland. Albany was Fort Orange with the village of Beverwijck surrounding it. I have been excited to learn my family was a part of those early days. 

 

 

 

Deacons’ Accounts 1652 – 1674 Beverwijck/Albany

 

Janny Venema,

Translator & Editor

 

Picton Press, 1998

 

This book is a “translation of the account books, which were kept between 1652 and 1674 by the deacons of the Dutch Reformed Church, Albany’s oldest church.” 

 

Contents

 

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Glossary

Key to Abbreviations

Deacons’ Accounts

Bibliography

Index

 

 

In 1930 a small folio of 250 pages was found in the Dutch Reformed Church, the oldest church in Albany, NY. It was “bound in vellum with buckskin thongs.” This book is a transcript of that precious folio. 

 

The Dutch Reformed Church had a “consistory, consisting of a minister, elders and deacons.” (p ix) The deacons’ records show the church took care of the people in many ways. The poor were given medical care. Money was given for education of poor children. Needy people were boarded out or their rent was paid. There were provisions for coffins and funerals. Food and clothing was distributed. In April 1660 my ancestor, Lambert, was given “some bacon and meat.” (p 71) In November of that year he was given a blanket. (p 77) In June 1661 he was given “one schepel of corn.” (p 85) He continued with hard times. In December 1664 Lambert was given a pair of shoes and his wife was given 5 pounds of butter. (p 119) His name is included in these records until 1669.

 

Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenberg

c 1616 Netherlands – c 1685 NY

Son of Lambert Jochemse Van Valkenberg

 

 

My copy of this book has many bright colored sticky notes for book marks. I have scribbled in the margins and rejoiced over the discoveries. I am very grateful for the discovery of that ancient folio in 1930.

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Stray Horse of Moses Hollis, 1767 SC

This little clipping, over 250 years old, is probably the oldest newspaper account of an ancestor I have found. I am amazed that this still exists and that I was able to find it online. It is a part of a list of descriptions of "stray horses." This was, most likely, a serious problem for my ancestor. However, I am pleased that the missing horse resulted in my finding his name in the newspaper. 

Moses Hollis

1728 Fairfax, Virginia - 1794 South Carolina

Son of John Hollis & Esther Canterbury

Husband of Rosannah Berry Hagan 

Revolutionary War Soldier

My 6th great grandfather

The South-Carolina and American General Gazette

Charleston, SC, 7 August 1767, page 4

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Marriage: John Wolf, 1833 PA

A New Discovery!

I was very excited to find this newspaper announcement. Previously I did not know this wedding date or location. 

John Franklin Wolf

11 Apr 1809 York, PA - 10 Mar 1883 OH

Son of John Frederick Wolf & Esther Barbara Shaffer

Elisabeth Burkholder

24 May 1814 York, PA - 22 Jun 1856 OH

Daughter of Abraham Burkholder

My 3rd Great Grandparents

Married

24 October 1833 PA

Gettysburg Compiler, Gettysburg PA

12 Nov 1833, page 3 

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Forget Me Not: Thomas C. Ott, 1927 MS

Thomas Ott was a "pioneer citizen" of Osyka. When I see those words in a newspaper article I pay close attention. It often means I am finding one of our early family members. 

 

Thomas Charles Ott

25 Jan 1854 LA – 4 December 1927 MS

Son of Samuel Edward Ott & Elenor Esther Addison

Husband of Emily Jones

 

My 2^nd cousin, 3x removed

 

Tom Ott Dies At Osyka

 

The death of Thomas Ott, one of the pioneer citizens of Osyka, occurred Saturday and he was buried at Osyka Sunday. He was 74 years of age and a life – time citizen of that locality. Everyone knew him as Uncle Tom, and everyone was his friend who came in contact with him. For many years he was in the saw mill business at Osyka, until a few years ago when he sold out his interest in the mill to Walter Ott. Hundreds of people who go to Osyka will miss the familiar figure of Uncle Tom and his cherry words of greeting.

 

 

Source: Tom Ott Dies At Osyka (McComb, MS, Semi - Weekly Journal, 7 Dec 1927) 1; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Feb. 2023.  

 

Children of Tom & Emily:

 

Charles Monroe Ott

William Jones Ott

Annie E. Ott

Carrie Pearl Ott

Seaborn G. Ott

Harry Leon Ott

 

 

 

Forget Me Not: Dudley C. Brumfield, 1971 MS

Dudley Clarence Brumfield

 

20 November 1881 MS – 21 December 1971 MS

Son of Isaac Preston Brumfield & Ann McClendon

 

 

 

Dudley Brumfield Rites Set

 

Tylertown – Funeral services for Dudley C. Brumfield, 90, were held at 10 a. m. today in Progress Baptist Church.

 

Mr. Brumfield, a farmer, died Tuesday in a local nursing home following a lengthy illness. He had been patient there for the last six months. 

 

Born in old Pike County, he was a lifelong resident of the Progress community.

 

Survivors include three sons, DeWayne Brumfield, Progress. D. C. Brumfield Jr., McComb, Virgil Brumfield, Denham Springs, La.; two daughters, Mrs. Georgene Cuniff, New Orleans, La., Mrs. Laverne Holcomb, Miami, Okla. And eight grandchildren.

 

Rev. Allen Foster officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery with Hartman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

 

 

 

Enterprise Journal

McComb, MS, 22 Dec 1971, page 3

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Stolen Beehives, 1886 MS

In 1886 the theft of these beehives was probably a serious situation. However, it makes me smile to read about the bread and biscuits left behind at the scene of the crime. Did the thief spread the honey on the bread and have a feast on the spot? I wonder if the hives were ever found and if more were stolen. 

 

 

 

Jeremiah Smith

30 Apr 1821 Pike, MS - 13 May 1894 MS

Son of Jeremiah George Smith & Joanna Dillon

Husband of Pernesia Smith

My 4^th great uncle

 

Mr. Jeremiah Smith whose beehives were stolen some time since, we understand, declines to prosecute the intruders. He found near the spot a basket of cold bread and biscuit probably left to reserve for another haul; from the amount of bread found the gentleman believes that sooner or later all of his fifty bee-hives will be stolen.

 

The Magnolia Gazette

Magnolia, MS, 2 July 1886, page 2

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Vintage Photograph: 5 Morrison Sisters

I wonder how often these five sisters got together. Was this a yearly gathering? Was there a special reason they all came together? Were the three brothers included and was a photo taken of the brothers? I am happy to have this vintage photograph, to see these ladies with their curly hair and pretty dresses. I wish I could read their thoughts. 

 Morrison Sisters

Daughters of Seth Benner Morrison & Margaret Jane Gruissy

left to right:

Florence Vera Morrison Rowlee, 

29 Nov 1896 OH - 9 Jan 1966 CA

Pauline Ann Morrison Maurer, 

6 Dec 1899 OH - 12 Jun 1979 OH

Emily Augusta Morrison Peters,

 12 Sep 1888 OH - 1950

Lena Bella Morrison Swagler, 

24 Mar 1883 OH - 28 Jun 1962 OH

Mona D. Morrison Hurd, 

8 Aug 1881 OH - 8 Oct 1968 MI

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