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Nancy (Sports) Paul Chart

I thought I had previously posted this chart to my blog, but I guess not.

This is a chart showing the roots of William Bogan Sports (1821-1862)as given by Nancy Sports Paul to Dorothy Graham Sports Averitt. This is NOT an original document. The owner, Nancy (Sports)Dever, has made a number of different versions over the years so that it is difficult to know the original information from Nancy Sports Paul. There are some proven errors in this document. Some alterations to the original document that were made on this version: Benjamin Sport's marriage was not original to the document. Tiny was added later after Suzianne Taylor. On Mary Sport--the last name is written over another name.

I have another version of the chart in PDF. If you would like a copy of that please contact me. I think both were created by Nancy Dever. I would LOVE to see the original document they were created from.

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Judge William Dubberly-The Squire of Glennville

Judge William Dubberly-The Squire of Glennville

By Dylan Edward Mulligan

One of the most well-known figures in the history of Glennville is William "Squire" Dubberly, my great-great-great grandfather. Born in Tattnall County November 22, 1827, he was the son of Joseph and Holland Anderson Dubberly. Joseph (1788 - 1855), a veteran of the War of 1812, was one of the original settlers of Philadelphia (now Glennville) in the 1820s. Joseph's father was Tattnall County pioneer and Revolutionary War veteran John Dubberly, who settled in Tattnall County after its creation in 1801.

The Dubberlys settled at the village of Philadelphia, which sprang up around the intersection of two important roads-the Reidsville - Johnston Station (Ludowici) Road and the Hencart Road, which wound its way from present-day Richmond Hill to present-day Hawkinsville, and was an important trade route into the Creek nation.

The earliest settlers were Reverend Seth Knight (1795 - 1853) and Elijah Padgett, who received land grants in the 1820s. They were immediately followed by Joseph Dubberly, John J. Baxter, Asa Barnard, Hardy DeLoach, Joshua Groover, Dempsey Griffin, and Gideon Poppell. Seth Knight was one of the most prominent citizens of the area, serving as Treasurer of Tattnall County and a justice of the inferior court. In 1845, he built a plantation house (now known as the Knight - Dubberly House) facing the intersection at Philadelphia. His large plantation comprised of some 700 acres, the chief crops being Sea Island cotton and rice.

Philadelphia continued to see growth throughout the 1800s. A milestone in the town's history was 1857, which saw the establishment of Philadelphia Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church) whose first pastor was Reverend Hopkin Padgett, who married William Dubberly's sister, Mary Ann. It was during this era of prosperity that William was raised. The happiness was not to last, however, as the clouds of war loomed on the horizon.

At the Secession Convention at Milledgeville in 1861, Tattnall County's delegates Benjamin Brewton and Henry Solomon Strickland voted against secession; however, the subsequent War for Southern Independence brought much hardship to Philadelphia as young men marched off to battle. As the war raged on, the Confederate lines gradually became exhausted, until there was nothing standing between General William Sherman's army and Savannah. The citizens of Philadelphia could do nothing but wait for the true horror of war to come home. They would not have to wait long.

On December 14, 1864, a band of Sherman's army under Colonel Smith Atkins forced their way across the Canoochee River at Taylor's Creek and invaded Liberty and Tattnall Counties. The Yankee invaders forded Beards Creek and marched into defenseless Philadelphia, where they camped in the front yard of the Knight - Dubberly House. On or about December 15, the troops awoke and awaited orders from Colonel Atkins. As they had already done much damage in other parts of the county, Philadelphia seemed fit for the torch. Before ordering the destruction of the plantation and the surrounding village, Colonel Atkins entered the deserted house, where he discovered a Masonic emblem displayed on the mantel. He had received orders from General Sherman not to lay a hand on any property belonging to Masons, as Sherman himself belonged to the brotherhood. Atkins begrudgingly ordered his troops to leave the village, claiming that there wasn't much worth burning there anyway. Despite his orders, some renegade troops had already ransacked part of the property, doing no significant damage. And thus, the Knight - Dubberly House was the savior of the village.

On December 15, 1868, on the fourth anniversary of the sparing of Philadelphia, the old Knight house came under new ownership-that of William Dubberly. With most of the founding fathers of Philadelphia dead, the burden of leadership passed to William, who had by this time been elected justice of the peace. A constable was selected, and law and order came to town. Judge Dubberly used his home as a courthouse and held court there regularly until his death. Because he was the central authority in the town, Dubberly earned the nickname "Squire," which denoted a lower-ranking nobleman or, in his case, a justice of the peace.

 

 

Knight-Duberly House c. 1905

 

With order restored after the war, Philadelphia again began experiencing growth-growth like it had not yet seen. Newer, more substantial buildings began to replace the older ones, and more settlers arrived and established farms and businesses. By 1889, there was a need for a closer post office than the one located several miles away at Matlock Plantation, so, with the help of local schoolteacher Glenn Thompson, a post office was established at Philadelphia. The name "Glennville" was selected in honor of Thompson's hard work in securing the post office. By 1894, the population and economy of Glennville made it impossible to refer to it as a village anymore. On October 6, 1894, Glennville was incorporated as a town, after a petition was signed by sixteen local citizens, including Squire Dubberly's son, Edward. The aging Squire had lived to see his village achieve the rank of town. He passed away peacefully at his home March 29, 1895. The Knight - Dubberly House, now the oldest structure in Glennville, still stands solemnly at Hilltop as a sort of memorial to its former occupants, the founding fathers of Glennville.

William Dubberly first married Mary Louise "Lanie" Kicklighter (November 1, 1828 - February 1, 1868), the daughter of Tattnall County pioneers Jesse and Luvisa Thomas Kicklighter. Jesse Kicklighter was the patriarch of one of Tattnall County's largest families, so it was only natural that his children should marry into other prominent families in the area. William and Lanie had ten children together: Edward Miles, Jesse Thomas, John Daniel, Henry Joseph, Nancy Luviney (Kennedy), our ancestor Isabelle Sophronia (Smiley), Manning Jasper, Charles Beauregard, James Jackson, and Melissa Dubberly (Easterling).

After Lanie's death, William married Mary Ellen Smiley Curry (November 10, 1832 - February 20, 1902), the daughter of Archibald and Sarah Dreggors Smiley of Liberty County. William and Mary had six children together: Sarah Jeanette (Godwin), William Archibald, Mary Temperance, Horace Columbus "Uncle Gundy," Russell Clayton, and Leila Augusta Dubberly.

                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                     William and Mary (Smiley) Dubberly

                                                                          
                                                                               Knight-Dubberly Hous 2011, photo by Dylan E Mulligan

Sources: Philadelphia to Glennville: A Backward Glance by D. Mark Baxter, Carroll L. Cowart, Joseph T. Grice, and Alec F. Thompson; Sketches of By-Gone Days by Joseph T. Grice; information from the Glennville-Tattnall Museum; local historical tradition and legends; written and oral family histories.

Previously published in The Heritage of Tattnall Co., GA - 2011 used with permission of the author

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Capt. Charles Wright Bond's Company of Lindsay's Georgia Militia, Muster Roll, Cherokee War 1838

Bond's Company of Lindsay's Georgia Militia Cherokee War Muster roll dated Feb 2, 1838, Franklin County Georgia

Bond, Charles W Captain

[Charles Wright Bond born 1795, died 1874 Murray County GA]

Laughridge, Benjamin Lieutenant /


Baird, William W Sergeant

McCall, William P Sergeant

Smith, Alfred Sergeant

Carter, James S Corporal

Gentry, Thomas C Corporal

Smith, Samuel Corporal

Privates:

Albritton, Isaac G

Adams, Mead

Baird, John P

Baird, Robert E [Born 1818, died 1892 GA]

Bryan, Benjamin K

Bryan, George
Butler, Elijah

Caldwell, William W

Camp, William P [Died Floyd County GA]

Carter, Charles W

Cleveland, Benjamin M

Cleveland, James M

Cleveland, Jeremiah

Cleveland, Thomas C

Cleveland, William

Collage, John

Crook, John

Davis, Eli C

Dill, Jot

Edwards, Lewis

Farmer, Thomas

Finch, Ephraim O

Fuller, Cooper B [Died Franklin County GA]

Garner, Joseph

Gentry, Andrew J

Gentry, Martin B

Holcombe, Theophelus

Hooper, Jesse C

Hughes, Benjamin P

Jones, Alfred H
Jordan, William

Kerly, Stephen

Looney, Joseph
Mabry, James

Mabry, Joel S [Died in Franklin County GA]

McNeil, Benjamin
Mitchell, David W [Thought to have died in Whitfield County GA]

Mitchell, Thomas C

Mitchell, Wiley M [Born 1802, died 1862 Franklin County GA]

Parker, Micajah

Payne, Littleton M  [Born 1814, died 1888 Franklin County GA]

Purcell, Darius E [Died in Franklin County GA]

Reed, George W
Sewell, Charles W [Born 1814, died 1884 Franklin County GA]

Sewell, Christopher

Sewell, Henry [Born 1805, died 1891 Hall County GA]

Spears, Roland B

Smith, Benjamin S

Smith, Jackson P

Smith, Stephen C

Starrett, William

Stubbs, George W

Taylor, John

Taylor, Thomas

Warmack, Johnson

Warmack, Thomas P
Wilkinson, Isaac A
Williams, Johnson
Weaver, Fredrick A
Weems, Asa [Died in Texas]
Wright, Robert

Franklin COUNTY, GA - Military Indian Wars Capt Charles W. Bond Lindsay's GA Militia Cherokee War 1838

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James Lawrence McVEIGH (1858-1924) Pension Applications 1895 and 1897

James Lawrence McVeigh's 1895 Pension Application 1895
Transcribed by Teresa McVeigh

May 6, 1895: Power of Attorney signed, Hinesville, Liberty Co., GA, assigning POA to W.A. Wright of Atlanta, GA to receive pension and remit it to James McVeigh by Registered Letter in Hinesville, Liberty, Co, GA. Wit. Lewis Ashmore and J. Soleman Ashmore.
Questions for Applicant:

Resides in Liberty Co, P.O. Hinesville, GA and resided there Jan. 1, 1884. Resident of GA about 59 years. [Since c. 1836]. Born in Ireland in 1819./

Volunteered for the Confederate forces. Enlisted 1861 in Savannah in Co. I, 25th VA Regiment and remained in it about 16 months then "discharged in onsequence of physical disability." Was discharged "Dec 1862 on the Altamah River on account of physical disability to wit: rupture."

Present occupation: nothing with no income.

Occupation: teaching school.

Pension sum necessary for year: "about 100 dollars."

Condition: " I am physically unable to perform any labor, and have been partially so for several years." Base application upon "age, infirmity and poverty." Unable to earn living several years. No property or income. "I had a home in 1893. Sold it and used the proceeds."

Resided in Liberty Co. 1893-4 and no taxes except the home. Supported by his sons 1893-4, it cost about 100 dollars per year, and he contributed nothing, was not employed and had no pay. His wife is dead and he has 6 children (1 female and 5 males) "aged respectively 15, 17, 20, 23, 40, and 45. Their means of support is by their own Labor."
Wit.: J. Sloeman Ashmore, Ordinary/

Questions for Witness:

Jesse Brewer, resides near Hinesville in Liberty Co., GA, and has known James McVeigh over 50 years. James "resides near Jesup, GA part of the time, but perhaps no regular home. He served in the Confederate Army, in the same Regiment with myself, but not in the same Company. He enlisted in August, 1861 in the Altamaha Scout. Afterwards connected with the 25th GA Regiment....He served probably over twelve monhts, and was discharged on account of physical disability. I do not know of him having any property, effects, or income. [In 1893-4 he probably had] a horse, which he probably disposed of because he now travels on foot. His occupation has been teaching school, but he is physically and mentally incapacitated for any business, being probably about seventy-seven years of age." He is unable to support himself "on account of age and infirmity." He was supported in 1893-4 "I suppose by living among his friends & relatives" and is "unable to earn his support by labor of any kind." 6 May 1895 (Witness cut off bottom)

Affidavit of Physicians:
Alfred S. Hendry and T.S. Layton, physicians in Liberty Co, examined James McVeigh and found:

"He is suffering from [irreversible?] inguinal hernia and is physically unable from extreme old age and disease to perform any manual labor whatsoever" to support himself.

2 May 1985 Wit: J. Sloeman Ashmore.

Ordinary's Certificate:

[J. Soleman?] Johnson of Liberty Co. certifies James McVeigh is a resident of Liberty Co., Jesse Brewer and he are of good character, and oaths were sworn on the affidavits. Also there was nothing in the tax digests for Liberty Co./ 6 May 1995. Wit: J. Sloeman Ashmore
                                                                                                         
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1897 Pension Application, abstracted by Teresa McVeigh

Power of Attorney:

Wayne Co, GA, A.J. McVeigh, Guardian, authorizes Hon. J.M. Terrell of Atlanta, GA to receive the pension check and remit it to John Massey, Ordinary, Jesup, GA. 16 Feb, 1897.

Wit. John E. Bennett (?) and John Massey
Affidavit:

Wayne Co., GA, A.J. McVeigh, guardian for James McVeigh, resident of Wayne Co., has resided in GA since 1 April, 1844 and is 78 years old, by occupation school teacher, and enlisted in military service during the war between the states , served three years in Co. I, 25th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers. Old age and body diseased: 1st ruptured very badly, 2nd Rheumatism. Owns nothing in the world except this pension which was allowed in Liberty Co. in 1896.

16 Feb. 1897, Wit: John Massey, Ordinary, who attests to his validity.

Will of John McNeil (c1758-1848)

Will of John McNeil (c1758-1848)
1 Jan 1848 , Franklin County, Georgia

Abstract of the Will of Rev. John McNeil (c 1758-1848), son of Rev. George and Mary (Coats) McNeil, written 1 Jan 1848 and probated 1 May 1848 in Franklin County, Georgia

Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1926, Chas. P. Byrd, publisher, Atlanta, GA [this book is on-line on microfilm on Ancestry.com and in many libraries]

Vol. I, p. 314, Index of Will Book B, Franklin County, GA, 1848-1867
John McNeil
Jan. 1 1848--May 1, 1848

" Of advanced age." Wife Frances with whom I have lived in social quietude 62 years; son Benjamin, daus. Jerutha McNeil, Francis Looney, property of both to be in trust of son Benjamin McNeil, who with "wife Frances" Exrs. Wittnesses: John McFarland, Elijah Griffin

Note: His wife was Frances "Fannie" Cleveland and daughter Frances Looney was Sarah Frances "Fannie" Cleveland Looney, married to Noah Looney

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GOODMAN or GOODWIN?

I love the World War I Draft Cards. Not only do they contain a lot of important information, but they give a description of the person and are signed by them, so you have their own signature verifying that it is true. Since the information is provided by the person themselves (as opposed to death certificates where someone else gives the information) and it is an official government document, I usually give it my genealogy program's highest surety rating.

Of course, I know that they sometimes did not tell the truth, especially about their age. They might be underage lie to get to join service (like my uncle did), or they might lie to avoid the draft. I am not sure what is going on here with Edwin G HUDSON’s middle name.

On his death certificate and his obituaries Edwin’s middle name is GOODMAN. He is GOODMAN on several trees I have found, but perhaps they just used the data on the Death Certificate and the obituaries. On his World War I Draft Card it is GOODWIN, written and signed in his own hand. Since this is probably a family name, someone who researches this family will probably have to decide which is correct. A Bible record or a Birth Certificate would settle it.

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Cyrus BLACK family

For many years Cyrus BLACK was one of my brick walls. I knew little except that Amy Melissa BLACK (1835-1871), wife of Morgan Harbin LOONEY (1821-1901), was said to be the daughter of Cyrus BLACK and Elizabeth HARKEY and that the BLACKs were said to be Scottish.

I have not posted to this blog since last Thursday (today is Monday), but I have been very, very busy researching all weekend. Last week a LOONEY related cousin named Katy contacted me and I started researching Amy and Morgan LOONEY's son Edgar Hayden LOONEY's line. In the process I also discovered more about the BLACKS, which was very exciting to me, since they have long been a blank page in my research.

About six months ago I was very excited to finally find Cyrus BLACK on a census record. The family was living in Coweta County, Georgia and there was little Amy Melissa BLACK, age 11. This was the first documented proof I had found of Amy's parentage and I now also had dates, ages, birth places and siblings for the family.

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Cyrus Black
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1808
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Division 19, Coweta, Georgia
Family Number: 613
Household Members: Name Age
Cyrus Black 42 NC
Elizabeth Black 38 NC
Eliza E Black 16 NC
Amy M Black 11 GA
Nancy C Black 4 GA

I also found Cyrus and family on the 1840 Census:

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Cyrus Black
Township: Cedar Creek
County: Coweta
State: Georgia
Males:
age 30-40: 1 [Cyrus]
Females:
<5:1 [Amy]
5-10: 1 [Eliza]
20-30:1 Elizabeth]

Previously I had found a Cyrus BLACK in Texas, but he was 20 years too young, so I thought he might be a son. Then this weekend, searching for children of Edgar Hayden LOONEY, I found Elizabeth BLACK with a previously unknown daughter.

What was even more exciting for me is I found Earl Mortimer "Mort" LOONEY also in the household. I have spent many hours searching for Mortimer, son of Morgan and Amy, and his siblings. After Amy's death Mort and his siblings were split up. Two of his children told me he went to live with his "old maiden aunts" and I also searched for them. It turns out he was living with his grandmother, Elizabeth (HARKEY) BLACK and his Aunt Lavantia BLACK HICKMAN, Amy's sister.

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis J. Hickman
Home in 1880: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Lavantia C.
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Druggist
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
House Number: 11713665
Household Members: Name Age
Lewis J. Hickman 41 IN (parents b. VA)
Lavantia C. Hickman 30 GA (parents b. NC) wife
Gussie Hickman 5 AR dau
Homer H. Hickman 3 AR son
Elizabeth Black 68 NC mother-in-law, widow
Mortimer Looney 9 boarder AR (father b. SC, mother b. GA)
Emma Sohns 19 W Servant OH
Laura Sohns 13 W Servant OH
John Forest 23 B Porter AR
Adaline Mellette 63 Aunt VA (parents VA)

I feel certain that this is the correct Elizabeth BLACK since Mort is living with her. Lavantia must be her daughter since she is listed as Lewis Hickman's mother-in-law. They are living in Fayetteville, AR, which is where Amy died in 1871.

So from this information I am concluding that the previously found Texas Census is in fact Cyrus and Elizabeth BLACK, parents of Amy. Maybe when they moved to Texas, they decided to pass for twenty years younger than they really were. Or perhaps someone just unknowingly gave the wrong information. They were living in the Gilmer, Upshur, Texas area where Morgan, Amy, and other family members were teaching at the LOONEY School.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Cyrus Black
Age in 1860: 32
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Western District, Upshur, Texas
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cypress
Household Members: Name Age
Cyrus Black 32 NC
Elizabeth Black 28 NC
Levantia Black 14 GA

Cyrus also shows up on the Texas State Census Slave Schedules in 1860 with 16 slaves ages 28-2.

I still have not found them in 1870, but it looks as if Cyrus took out land grants in Arkansas in that year, so he was still alive then. There are a number of General Land Office (GLO) land grants for a Cyrus BLACK and I am not sure if they are all for this Cyrus.

10 Mar 1852 Huntsville, Lauderdale, AL 40.04 acres
1 Sep 1856 Jackson, AR 40 acres [Cancelled]
1 Dec 1859 Huntsville, Lauderdale, AL 80.1 acres
20 July 1870 Jackson, AR 40 acres

He shows up on 1860 Arkansas State Censuses in Randolph and Jackson Counties, I assume for land taxes. They probably thought about moving to Arkansas (and maybe did), but then definitely moved to Texas. Then they later moved to Arkansas when Morgan and Amy went there.
By 1885 the HICKMANS, Elizabeth BLACK, and Mort LOONEY had moved to Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas.

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Name: Lewis J Hickman
Census Date: 1 Mar 1885
Residence County: Crawford
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Pittsburg
Birth Location: Indiana
Family Number: 240
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Race: White
Line: 14
Roll: KS1885_31
Household Member(s): Name Age
Lewis J Hickman 45 IN
Lovanta J Hickman 37 GA
Gussie Hickman 10 AR
Hemer H Hickman 8 AR
Clifton G Hickman 3 AR
Elizabeth Black 73 NC
Morton Looney 14 NC [This should be Mortimer and AR, but I still think this is Mort.]

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Herman Waldermar BORGKVIST

Herman M BORGKVIST was my friend Ben's step-grandfather. He married Ben's grandmother Sybel DAVENPORT. They lived on a farm outside Kittery, Maine. Ben says Herman "taught him the way of the world with the toe of his boot." Herman didn't talk much, but he was a strict discipinarian. Herman was good at making things and had his own blacksmith shop as a hobby. He made bells in different sizes which he would tune with a tuning fork, boat propellers, and custom engraved swords for West Point graduates. He handmade Ben a pair of wooded skis.

According to his passport application in 1920, Herman was born 7 Jan 1892 in Malmo, Skane, Sweden, the son of N H BORGKVIST of Sweden. He immigrated to the US in 1910, coming on a ship from Rosario, Argentina. Ben says he was a Merchant Marine. Soon after he arrived he must have met a woman from Canada because the 1930 Census says he was first married in 1910. His son Joseph BORGKVIST was born in Boston, MA 27 Apr 1911 and his daughter Eva BORGKVIST was born 21 Feb 1917 in Boston, MA.

On 2 Oct 1913 Herman applied for naturalization in the Western District of New York.

Selected U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1822-1855 and 1906-1966 (Indexed in World Archives Project) On-line database on Ancestry.com.
Name: Herman Waldermar Borgkvist
Place of Residence: New York
Date of Action: 2 Oct 1913
Collection Title: Index, 1906-1966 Petitions for Naturalization, U.S. District Court, Western Dist. of New York, M1677
NARA Series #: M1677
Roll #: 2
Roll Description: Bakewell, Elizabeth to Borvsiuk, Michael

Then he enlisted in the Marine Corps. According to US Marine Corps Muster Rolls, Herman enlisted as a private on 20 Oct 1913 in Buffalo, NY and was transferred to Norfolk, VA. He was assigned to serve on the USS New Jersey. On 23 Mar 1915 he qualified as Sharpshooter and won a $3.00 prize on the 31st. By April 1917 he was transferred to Port Royal, Beauford County, SC where he worked as "mechanic in charge of the laundry." By Aug 1917 he had been promoted to  Sergeant at the Naval Prison, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.

Herman must have left the Marine Corps in 1917 because the next record I find for him is his World War I Draft Card 31 Dec 1917 where he says he has a wife and 2 children and served 4 years in the Marine Corps. He is described as medium tall, stout, brown eyes, brown hair, not bald, and no disabilites.

On 14 Mar 1918 in Portland Maine at the US District court, Herman became a naturalized citizen of the USA.

By the 1920 Census on Jan 16 Herman's first wife had died and he was listed as widowed with his two children. He was working as a "Clipper Caulker" at the Navy Yard in Kittery, ME.

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Herman W Borgkvist
Home in 1920: Kittery, York, Maine
Age: 28 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Sweden
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Sweden
Mother's Birth Place: Sweden
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1910
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 428
Household Members: Name Age
Herman W Borgkeist 28 Swede
Eva Borgkeist 6 MA
Joseph Borgkeist 8 MA

By August Herman had decided to take the children to see his mother and applied for a passport. The passport contains a picture of him and his two children. [First picture, Herman's information ins on the right; second picture Herman is on the left.]

They returned to Boston 16 Feb 1921 from Copenhagen on the ship United States.

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
Name: Herman Borgkvist
Arrival Date: 16 Feb 1921
Age: 28 Years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Copenhagen, Denmark
Ship Name: United States
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Microfilm Roll Number: 259
Also
Joseph Borgkvist age 9 b. abt 1912 Boston, MA
Eva Borgkvist age 4 b. abt 1917 Boston, MA
Departure Feb 4, 1928

By the 1930 Census Herman had remarried. He is listed with Pearle M. and the children. Pearl is listed as age 34 and first marriage age 34, so they must have been newly weds when the census  was taken on April 4th.

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Herman M Borgkvist
Home in 1930: Kittery, York, Maine
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Sweden
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Pearle M
Race: White
Occupation: Chauffeur. Retail Coal Co.
Age at first marriage: 18
Parents' birthplace: Sweden
Household Members: Name Age
Herman M Borgkvist 39 Sweden
Pearle M Borgkvist 34 NH
Joseph Borgkvist 18 MA
Eva E Borgkvish 13 MA

I have not found out yet what happened to Pearle.
18 July 1936 Eva married Francis A DOUGLAS in Maine.
2 Jun 1941 Joseph married Virginia M Moulton in Maine

At some point after the 1930 Census Herman met Sybel DAVENPORT. They had two daughters: Annet H and Ebba L BORGKVIST.

Sybel DAVENPORT ROARK BORGKVIST Genealogy

My friend Ben asked me to help him with his genealogy. His grandmother, Sybel, was "the most remarkable woman." She was the first Passamaquoddy Indian to finish college. Ben said that Teddy Roosevelt had an initiative to educate the Indians. Sybel took advantage of it, went to college, and became a school teacher in Barre, Vermont. Ben said the school house was heated by a coal stove and one time Sybel had to chase a bear out with a broom. When Ben knew her she was retired and never left the farm, but she would know everything that was going on by telephone. She would go out in the fields and collect herbs, weeds, and barks to make teas--clover, birch bark, and sumac root. She would bake "green chocolate cakes" from honey and roots. She would make sumac root porridge. In the winter she would find ants frozen under the bark in the maple trees and "eat them like candy." There is a book somewhere written about her named "Sybel", but Ben has been unable to find it, so I'm helping him with the research. I set up a tree on Ancestry named Sybel's Family Tree and started searching.

This is an interesting and challenging bit of research. Ben did not know his grandmother's maiden name and had a number of things incorrect. Her maiden name turned out to be DAVENPORT. He knew the name, but he thought that had been a first husband's name before his grandfather. Ben's grandfather was not talked about in the family and they were forbidden to ask about him. By the time Ben came along Sybel was married to Herman BORGKVIST, a Swede (Ben thought he was Norwegian and did not know how to spell the name).

Ben gave me Sybel's children's names, but got some wrong. At first I thought some of them were named Davenport, but they turned out to be ROARK and BORGKVIST. So far the BORGKVISTs have been the easiest to find.

I have been working on this a couple of weeks now. I think this is the first record I found, Herman in the SSDI:

Social Security Death Index
Name: Herman Borgkvist
SSN: 005-36-1966
Last Residence: 03904 Kittery, York, Maine, United States of America
Born: 7 Jan 1892
Died: Aug 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (1954)

Then I found Sybel in the SSDI:

Social Security Death Index
Name: Sybel Borgkvist
SSN: 004-64-9505
Last Residence: 03904 Kittery, York, Maine, United States of America
Born: 28 Sep 1894
Died: Apr 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (1973)

A wonderful start! I now had some dates and a last name for Sybel.

Frederick CUPP (1784-1867)

Frederick CUPP was born 17 Mar 1784 in Augusta County, Virginia. He died 14 Jan 1867 in Augusta ?County. I do not have proof of these dates and places, but they are on many family trees. He married Elizabeth BAKER 21 Aug 1810 in Rockingham County, Virginia. His father is said to be Marcus CUPP.

I am interested in Frederick because two of his children married the children of Christain RUSMISEL:
George B RUSMISEL married Catherine CUPP 29 Nov 1848
Mary Ann RUSMISEL married Simeon CUPP 19 Oct 1848.

1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Frederic Cupp [Frederick Cupp]
County: Rockingham
State: Virginia
Males:
<10: 2
26-44: 1 [Frederic]

Females:
<10: 2
26-44: 1 [Elizabeth]

Persons in Agriculture: 1

1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Fredk Cupp [Frederick Cupp]
County: Rockingham
State: Virginia

Males:
<5: 1
15-19: 1
40-49: 1 [Frederick]

Females:
<5: 2
5-9: 2
10-14: 1
15-19: 1
40-49: 1 [Elizabeth]

There is a Frederick CUPP on the 1840 Census in Rockingham, but he is too young to be this Frederick. He may be a son or a nephew. This Frederick is probably there under one of the many variant spellings:
CUP, KOF, KOFF, KUP and others.

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Frederick Cup [Frederick Cupp]
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1784
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Rockingham, Virginia
Household Members: Name Age
Frederick Cup 66 VA
John Cup 23 VA
Daniel Cup 20 VA
Lydia Cup 17 VA
Margaret M Cup 13 VA
Jacob Price 7 VA
Lydia Cup 17 VA
Elizabeth Cup 62 VA

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Frederick Cupp
Age in 1860: 76
Birth Year: abt 1784
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 1, Rockingham, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Harrisonburg
Household Members: Name Age
Frederick Cupp 76 VA
Elizabeth Cupp 59 VA
Margaret Cupp 23 VA
Jacob Price 17 VA
Angeline Carson 24 VA

There are two records of a Frederick CUPP in the War of 1812 which might be him:

War of 1812 Service Records
Name: Frederick Cupp
Company: FLYING CAMP (MCDOWELL'S), VIRGINIA MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 51
Roll Exct: 602

War of 1812 Service Records
Name: Frederick Cupp
Company: PRYOR'S DETACHMMENT, VIRGINIA MILITIA.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 51
Roll Exct: 602

I also found him listed in the Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3, p. 38:

Two Rockingham County Polling Lists, 1842, Poll taken at Oterbine in Rockingham County on the Fourth Thursday in April [28] 1842 for two delegates to serve in the next General Assembly: Frederick Cupp

He is listed as a Lutheran living in Mt. Solon in the book "History of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and East Tennessee" published in 1930 by the Lutheran Synod, Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, VA.

German Migration into Virginia

Today I found an interesting book on microfilm on Ancestry.com.

History of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and East Tennessee, Published by the Authority of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia, Cassell, C. W., Finck, W. J, and Henckel, Elon O., editors, 1930, Sheanandoah Publishing House, Inc., Strasburg, VA

I am abstracting a few notes from Chapter 1 "The People."

The first known German to enter the Colony of Virginia was Jacob Lederer. He was employed by Gov. William Berkely to explore. His maps and journals show that from 1699 to 1700 he travelled as far south as the Santee River in South Carolina and as far west as the Alleghany Mountains. It was 46 years later before Gov. Spottswood and his Knights of the Golden Horseshoe entered the Valley of the Virginia. The next year a ship of Luteran immigrants arrived and, unable to pay their passage, were endentured to the governaol as servants for the next eight years. After they served their term the emigrated (in 1725) to (what was in 1930) Madison County.

News of the German settlers in VA reached the fellow emigrants in Lancaster County, PA., and one of them named Adam Muller made a trip to investigate. He learned there was plenty of beautiful land and desire of the governor of VA to have it settled, so in 1726 or 1727 a large party of Germans migrated along the Indian trails to settled in the Shenandoah Valley on the South Fork of the Sheanndoah River. The settlers were mainly Mentonintes, but there were three Lutherans, including Adam Muller--later written Miller, who formed a Luterhan community near Elkton.

Following these early pioneers, Germans from PA, NJ, MD, and NY migrated and settled mostly in five communities in the valley. There follows various congregations and the names of many of the early members with some having more detailed genealogical information.

The French and Indian War, then later the Revolution, caused much uneasiness in the settlers. Some, who had moved as far south as NC, returned. Others moved from the northern part of the state to the southwest. One area near Harrisonbug received so many German emigrants that it was called German Valley. A fort was built there and named Fort Henkel, after Paul Henkel who settled there in 1784.

The next generation began intermarrying with the Scotch-Irish and thos names began to appear in the Lutheran rolls. What had before been an English speaking Scotch-Irish community became a largely German speaking German community.

There are many genealogical references in this book references to Lutheran marriages, migrations, and children.

 

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun

My first attempt at Saturday Night Genealogy Fun! Here’s Randy’s Genea-musings challenge for this week:
For this weeks challenge, please go read Sheri Fenley’s blog (The Educated Genealogist) post Trading Cards, Get Your Trading Cards and then:

1) Make your own Trading Card(s) on http://bighugelabs.com/deck.php. It’s easy to do, but you need a head shot photo of your subject.

2) Post your Trading Card on your web site, your blog, or on your Facebook account (or some other account where you can upload a JPG file).

3) Can you think of other uses for these trading cards? If so, tell us about it!

Adam RUSMISEL 4 generation descent tree

This is the descent tree I posted on the RUSMISEL mailing list on ROOTSWEB in 2002. I'm not sure if there are errors that need to be corrected, but thought I'd fish it out of the RUSMISEL-L Archives so current researchers will be more likely to find it and to add a RUSMISEL tree to this blog. Other listers and I have posted data there in the past.

Descendants of Adam Rusmisel (son of Georg)

1 Adam Rusmisel 1752 - 1822

.. +Rachel Shumaker - 1820

........ 2 John Rusmisel 1783 - 1850

............ +Margaret Fifer 1785 -

................... 3 Mary Rusmisel 1806 -

....................... +Daniel McMullen

................... 3 Nancy Rusmisel 1808 -

....................... +Unknown Hall

............................. 4 Sarah M. Hall 1842 -

............................. 4 Elizabeth A. Hall 1844 -

................... 3 Girl Rusmisel 1810 -

................... 3 Adam Rusmisel 1811 -

....................... +Ann Unknown 1810 -

............................. 4 Ellen Rusmisel 1839 -

................... 3 Jacob Rusmisel 1815 -

....................... +Jane Martin 1817 - 1880

............................. 4 John H. Rusmisel 1839 -

............................. 4 George Rusmisel 1840 - 1880

................................. +Susannah Unknown 1842 -

............................. 4 Margaret Rusmisel 1842 -

............................. 4 Mary E. Rusmisel 1845 -

............................. 4 Sarah Ann Rusmisel 1846 -

............................. 4 Emily Rusmisel 1849 -

............................. 4 Ellen Rusmisel 1856 -

............................. 4 William Rusmisel 1857 -

........ 2 Adam Rusmisel, Jr. 1786 - 1873

............ +Salome Sherman 1785 - 1873

................... 3 Adam Patrick Rusmisel

....................... +Ann Eagle

............................. 4 George W. Rusmisel

............................. 4 Samuel Cooper Rusmisel

............................. 4 Ann Eliza Rusmisel

............................. 4 John D. Rusmisel

............................. 4 Emma Rusmisel

................... 3 Peter Rusmisel

....................... +Lucinda Eagle

................... 3 John C. Rusmisel 1810 -

....................... +Elizabeth Orebough 1815 -

............................. 4 S. E. Rusmisel 1838 -

............................. 4 G. S. Rusmisel 1843 -

............................. 4 J. A. Rusmisel 1846 -

............................. 4 V. A. Rusmisel 1852 -

................... 3 Simon Rusmisel 1820 -

....................... +Sarah Swisher 1827 -

............................. 4 H. L. Rusmisel 1851 -

............................. 4 E.C. Rusmisel 1853 -

............................. 4 N. F. Rusmisel 1855 -

............................. 4 M. S. Rusmisel 1858 -

................... 3 Andrew S. Rusmisel 1822 -

................... 3 Catherine A. Rusmisel 1824 -

................... 3 Elizabeth S. Rusmisel 1826 -

........ 2 Christain Rusmisel 1787 - 1860

............ +Ann Shelly - 1830

................... 3 David Rusmisel

....................... +Catherine Deal

................... 3 Sarah Rusmisel

....................... +Asher Argenbright

................... 3 John C. Rusmisel

................... 3 Elizabeth Rusmisel 1814 - 1884

....................... +Thomas Burton

............................. 4 S. M. Burton 1839 -

............................. 4 J. W. Burton 1842 -

............................. 4 E. S. Burton 1844 -

............................. 4 R. H. Burton 1846 -

............................. 4 V. C. Burton 1848 -

................... 3 Mary Ann Rusmisel 1817 -

....................... +Simeon Cupp

................... *2nd Husband of Mary Ann Rusmisel:

....................... +Simeon Cupp

................... 3 George Rusmisel 1819 - 1889

....................... +Catherine Cupp 1825 -

............................. 4 S. S. D. Rusmisel 1853 -

............................. 4 David V. Rusmisel 1854 -

............................. 4 Mary L. V. Rusmisel 1856 -

............................. 4 Sarah M. R. Rusmisel 1860 -

............................. 4 Anna L. C. B. Rusmisel 1862 -

............................. 4 John A. Rusmisel 1866 -

............................. 4 Luvina A. Rusmisel 1869 -

................... 3 Rebecca Virginia Rusmisel 1822 - 1886

....................... +[1] David Props

................... 3 Rachel Rusmisel 1827 -

........ *2nd Wife of Christain Rusmisel:

............ +Martha McMullen 1805 - 1887

................... 3 Priscilla A. Rusmisel 1833 -

....................... +Augustus W. Staubus

................... 3 John Irvine Rusmisel 1834 - 1900

....................... +Elizabeth Estaline Wooddell 1839 - 1912

............................. 4 Mary Catherine Rusmisel 1858 - 1859

............................. 4 Margaret Ann Rusmisel 1859 - 1924

................................. +Alfred Eli Wilson 1850 - 1916

............................. 4 Martha Elizabeth Rusmisel 1862 - 1933

................................. +William Ambrose Price 1855 - 1917

............................. 4 Alfred Harrison Rusmisel 1865 - 1928

................................. +Mary Catherine Malcomb 1866 - 1910

............................. *2nd Wife of Alfred Harrison Rusmisel:

................................. +Mary Virginia Brinkley

............................. 4 Harman H. Rusmisel 1868 - 1869

............................. 4 Malissa Cora Rusmisel 1868 - 1871

............................. 4 Meiarim Augusta Rusmisel 1870 - 1871

............................. 4 George William Rusmisel 1872 - 1965

................................. +Mary Magdalena Bodkin 1870 - 1944

............................. 4 Malulu Rusmisel 1873 - 1940

................................. +William Howard Lee Wooddell 1866 - 1950

............................. 4 John Robert Rusmisel 1876 -

................................. +Lydia E. Malcomb 1878 -

............................. 4 Eli Ambrose Rusmisel 1878 -

............................. 4 Jesse Booker Rusmiselle 1878 - 1942

................................. +Hettie Elizabeth Jordan 1875 - 1913

............................. *2nd Wife of Jesse Booker Rusmiselle:

................................. +Jeanne Drucilla Oxner 1893 - 1985

................... 3 Catherine E. Rusmisel 1837 -

....................... +Solomon Staubus

................... 3 Miriam E. Rusmisel 1839 -

....................... +[1] David Props

................... 3 Martha M. Rusmisel 1845 - 1888

....................... +Robert McLaughlin

............................. 4 Bassie E. McLaughlin

............................. 4 Miriam M. McLaughlin

............................. 4 William C. McLaughlin

............................. 4 Martha A. McLaughlin

............................. 4 Mary C. McLaughlin

............................. 4 Bertha F. McLaughlin

............................. 4 Robert L. McLaughlin

............................. 4 George C. McLaughlin

............................. 4 Bersa McLaughlin

........ 2 Frederick Rusmisel 1789 - 1817

............ +Elizabeth Beard

................... 3 Sarah Rusmisel

....................... +Peter Ellinger

........ 2 George Rusmisel 1790 - 1832

............ +Rebecca Hanger 1795 - 1875

................... 3 William Rusmisel 1816 - 1892

....................... +Frances Susan Bear

............................. 4 Arthur Rusmisel 1849 -

................... 3 Mary Ann Rusmisel 1818 - 1873

....................... +John Bosserman 1817 - 1894

................... 3 Adam Rusmisel 1819 - 1857

....................... +Eve Margaret Hoover 1819 - 1906

............................. 4 Sarah C. Rusmisel 1845 -

............................. 4 Elizabeth Evaline Rusmisel 1846 -

............................. 4 Rebecca Rusmisel 1849 - 1860

............................. 4 William P. Rusmisel 1855 -

................... 3 Jacob Rusmisel 1822 - 1825

................... 3 Eliza Jane Rusmisel 1824 - 1857

....................... +William Hall 1818 - 1867

............................. 4 Mary Amanda Hall 1843 - 1884

............................. 4 James Leander Hall 1844 - 1874

............................. 4 Rebecca Jane Hall 1846 - 1927

................................. +William Lawson Seay

............................. 4 George Washington Hall 1848 - 1917

................................. +Estella Ellis

............................. 4 Sarah Margaret Hall 1852 - 1939

................................. +Rudolph Wenzel

............................. 4 Son Hall 1853 - 1853

............................. 4 William Aurelius Hall 1855 - 1934

................................. +Melvina Catherine Courtney 1860 - 1902

............................. 4 Eliza Ann Hall 1857 - 1858

................... 3 David R. Rusmisel 1825 - 1905

....................... +Elizabeth F. Rodenhizer 1825 - 1864

............................. 4 Newton B. Rusmisel

............................. 4 Mary E. Rusmisel 1847 -

............................. 4 Allice V. Rusmisel 1850 -

............................. 4 William Rusmisel 1853 -

............................. 4 George W. Rusmisel 1854 -

............................. 4 Charles E. Rusmisel 1860 -

................................. +Maggie J. Eubank 1864 -

................... *2nd Wife of David R. Rusmisel:

....................... +Isabella Fix 1838 - 1919

................... 3 George Brown Rusmisel 1828 - 1904

....................... +Mary E. Armstrong 1835 -

............................. 4 Newton B. Rusmisel 1857 -

................... 3 Sarah Margaret Rusmisel 1830 - 1908

....................... +William Wilson Cale 1830 - 1888

............................. 4 John E. Cale 1854 -

............................. 4 George W. Cale 1860 -

............................. 4 Mary M. Cale 1871 -

................... 3 Rebecca Frances Rusmisel 1833 - 1862

....................... +John Brubeck 1833 - 1862

Marriage License of John I RUSMISEL and Elizabeth E WOODDELL

1857, Apr 9--Marriage License John I Rusmisel and Elizabeth E. Wooddell, filed in the Augusta County Clerk's Office, Staunton, VA, file 215, and in Marriage Register 1, 1854-1900, line 639, 1857 marriages, transcribed by Teresa McVeigh:

To the Clerk of the County Court of Augusta in the State of Virginia.

I hearby certify, that the following is a correct Statement of a Marriage solemnized by me in the county aforesaid

Date of Marriage, 9th April 1857

Place of Marriage, Sangersville, Augusta Co Va

Full Names of Parties married, John I. Rusmisel, Elizabeth E. Wooddell

Age of Husband, Twenty two years 3 months

Age of wife, Eighteen years

Condition of Husband, (widowed or single,) single

Condition of Wife, (widowed or single,) single

Place of Husband's Birth, Augusta Co Va

Place of Wife's Birth, " " "

Place of Husband's Residence, " " "

Place of Wife's Residence, " " "

Names of Husband's Parents, Christain Rusmisel, Martha McMullen

Names of Wife's Parents, William Wooddell, Mary Curry

Occupation of Husband, Farme

Given under my hand as a

(legally authorized to solemnize Marriages,) this 7th

day of April A.D. 1857

H. Wetzel

Pastor Evang. Luth. Chruch

John Irvine RUSMISEL Bible: Death Record

FAMILY RECORD
Deaths
Martha Rusmisel Died June 29 1887
Mary C Rusmisel died October
14th 1859
Christain Rusmisel died
September the 7 1860 aged 73-6-24
Harman H Rusmisel
Died 26th Feb 1869
Malissa cora Rusmisel
departed this life December
the 21 1871 aged 3 years 6 months
and 7 days
Miriam Augusta Rusmisel
departed this life December
the 28 1871 aged 1 year 6 months
and 2 days
Alfred H Rusmisel Died July 2
1928. Aged 62 years 2 mo 27 days

Robert LOONEY's Manx origins

My husband Stephen's surname is LOONEY and I do his genealogy research. The family hails from the Isle of Man, a tiny island in the Irish Sea almost equal distance from Ireland, England and Scotland.

His imigrant ancestor, Robert Looney (c.1692-c 1770 VA), came to Pennsylvannia about 1731. Family history says he was from Man, but we were unable to prove this until DNA testing came along. Now we have a genetic map of Robert's y-DNA through testing of a number of his LOONEY male descendants. Another LOONEY surname tester's ancestors went from Man to Australia and also has a very close match, so we feel certain that they are from the same Manx family as the descendants of Robert. An early Robert Looney family history linked the family to Ballagilley farm in Maughold parish, but there is no proof that Robert came from there. There are many Looneys on Man, but they were prevalent in the 1700s in Maughold and in Lonan parishes. We went to the Isle of Man searching for my Manx ancestors and found Stephen's ancestors instead.

The names LOONEY and LEWNEY are two Manx variations of the same name derived from the original Gaelic according to "Surnames of the Manks" [sic] by Leslie Quilliam (1989).

The original name is thought to be Mac Giolla Dhomnaigh, meaning "Son of  the Lord's servant." [p.95] The Mac Guilley names once consisted of three parts: Mac = son, Guilley = boy or young man, often dedicated to be a servant or follower of a particular saint, and a saint's name. It is thought that there was a special connection with, or affection for a saint, as in the priesthood. [Early priests were not celibate. The movement towards celibacy did not begin until around 300 AD and marriage was not forbidden until the 1100s.] Guilley is the Manx spelling and Giolla the Gaelic. "Mac Guilley" later eroded  by disappearing in this case to just LOONEY.  [p. 19] "Mac" and "Mc" have been dropped from most Manx names.

A second possible original name is O'Luinigh, descendant of Luinigh, which means "armed."

The first written reference found was in 1498 "MacGillowny" and later "Lowney" 1640. Other spellings of the name came later. Lewney first is found in 1623 and Looney in 1644. Of course they could have been used earlier--that is just the first record found at the time of the book's printing in 1989. Around that time Lewney and Looney became separate families and both names now exist on Man. There are graves on Man and even in Maughold dating from the 1600s in both names. Spelling did not start to standardize anywhere until the 1700s.

LOONEY is pronounced colloquially [which is often the earlier version] on Man like Luna. This may explain why one branch decided to spell it that way when they moved to Tennessee. Modern pronunciation is Looni.

The name LOONEY is distributed on Man mainly in Maughold Parish. Lonan and Ramsey are the next most popular parishes for the name.

The Isle of Man was settled as early as 10,000 years ago probably by Iron Age Brythonic Celtic tribes from mainland Britain who built cairns, roundhouses, promontory and hill forts. The Irish are thought to have invaded near the end fof the Sixth Centruy. Scandinavian "Vikings" began plundering in the 800's and the Norwegians ruled the kingdom of "Man and the Western Isles" [of Scotland] until 1217.

Christianity was reputed to have been brought to Man by St. Maughhold (d. c 488 AD), who is considered the Patron Saint of Man. There are many versions of the tles, but supposedly he arrived by coracle (small boat), after being banished from Ireland by St. Patrick. Man has many lovely early Celtic Crosses such as the ancient Lonan Wheel-headeded cross. 

After the Norwegians came, the crosses added the Scandinavian carvers' designs and mythological figures into their works.

Several years ago the LOONEY List on Rootsweb decided to use y-DNA testing to try to establish a map of the DNA of Robert Looney the Emigrant. Currently my husband (who is the 8th generation from Robert through his son Adam) has a exact 12-marker match with 9 other Robert Looney descendants. Using 37 markers, he has 6 matches.  

Interesting to me also is that he is in Haplogroup I1. This group is mainly present in Scandinavian countries, where it can represent up to 50% of the population. This would fit in with the Norse invasion of Man and explain my husband's red hair.

Rebecca Virginia RUSMISEL and David M PROPES and their descendants

Last week, before I started blogging, I was in the middle of tracing some of my RUSMISEL kinfolks. I have spent the last few days trying to learn a bit about the blogging world. Now it is time for me to get back to my genealogy research.

When I joined Geneabloggers I plugged RUSMISEL into their search engine and had a hit on Michael Hait's "Trick of the Tree" blog. On March 29 he had a post about one of his brick walls: George L OBAUGH. George's son, James A. OBAUGH, married Mary Jane PROPS. Mary Jane was the daughter of  David PROPS and Rebecca Virginia RUSMISEL. In honor of my first blog finding, I am adding the OBAUGHs and Rebecca Virginia's lines to my tree.

Rebecca Virginia RUSMISEL and David PROPS were married in November 1848. Some records show Nov. 30 and some the 23rd. The 23rd is probably the bond, but I have not tried to acquire the original records.

1850 US Census, District 2, Augusta, VA [June 15, 1860]
Name: David Propse, 27 M VA Head
John H Propse 6/12 M VA [b. Jan? 1860]
Rebecca Propse 25 F VA
John Stitcher 10 M VA


1860 US Census, Burke's Mill, Northern Division, Augusta County, Virginia
David Props, 36 M VA Head Farmer
R V Props 36 F VA
J H Props 10 M VA
C A Props 8 F VA
G M Props 6 M VA
S C Props 3 F VA
M J Props 2  F VA [Mary Jane]
M A Props 4.12 F VA

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Name: David Propes
State: Virginia
Tax Year: 1865 [Dec 1865]
Roll Title: District 2; Monthly and Special Lists; July 1865-Apr 1866
NARA Series: M793
NARA Roll: 2
Location: Parnassus, Division 3, Collection District 2
Two assessments:
Article or Occupation: Income for 1864
Number in Abstract: 241
Qty or Valuation: $96.00
Rate of Tax: 5%
Amount of Tax: $4.80
Date Payment: Dec 23
Article: Carriage
No.: 262
Qty: 1
Rate: $1
Tax: $1
Date: Dec 23
Total due: $5.80

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Name: David Propes
State: Virginia
Tax Year: 1866 [July, 1866]
Roll Title: District 6; Monthly and Special Lists; May-Dec 1866
NARA Series: M793
NARA Roll: 6
Location: Division 1, District 6, Parnassus, VA
Article: Carriage
Value: $75.00
Rate: $1.00
Amt: $1.00
Total: $1.00


1870 US Census, Mount Sidney, 3rd District, Augusta County, Virginia
David M Propes, 47 M  VA Head Farmer
Rebecca V Propes 47 F VA
John H Propes 20 M VA
Elizabeth A Propes 18 F VA
George M Propes 16 M VA
Sarah C Propes 14 F VA
Mary J Propes 12 F VA [Mary Jane]
Martha A Propes 10 F VA
Jefferson D Propes 8 M VA
Rebecca E Propes 6 F VA

1880 US Census, North River, Augusta, Virginia
David Propes, Head
Spouse: Rebecca B.
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
David Propes 57 M VA
Rebecca B. Propes 58 F VA
George Propes 26 M VA
Mary J. Propes 22 F VA   [Mary Jane]
Martha A. Propes 20 F VA
Rebecca E. Propes 15 F VA

1886, Oct. 7--Death Register Augusta Co., Virginia, 1853-1896, North River District, 1886, line 2
Rebecca PROPES, died October 7, Elk Run, age 64; Parents: Christain and ______RUSMISEL; husband,
David PROPES, gave information
[She is buried in Union Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia]

David PROPES later married Rebecca RUSMISEL's sister Miriam RUSMISEL. I have the date as 17 Jan 1888, but I think that may not be correct. I do not have a primary source for the date. I don't have a death date for David PROPES. I have a death date of 27 Jun 1913 for Miriam. After David's death, she married a Dave KENNEDY.

Major Research Lines

I never adequately introduced myself or what I am researching, so I will now. I have been seriously researching my family since 1981 when my grandfather died and I realized I knew very little about his family. In the next four months before my grandmother died I learned a lot from her and my great-aunt about both of their families--the McVEIGHs and the RUSMISELs. I started writing and calling family members and visiting libraries and historical societies. Soon I had a serious addiction. When I had exhausted all the avenues I had access to at the time, I started on my husband's lines. These are the main lines I research and a main proven early member of the line:

1. McVEIGH: James Lawrence McVEIGH came from the Isle of Man to Savannah, Georgia about 1836. He was born about 1819 but we are not certain where. He claimed to be Scottish, but may have been born in Ireland or on Man. He was working on a ship when a mast fell on his leg and broke it, so they put him off in Savannah to recover. When they came back for him, he preferred to stay in Georgia and moved to Liberty County where he taught school, served as a flutist in his Confederate Unit in the Civil War, and died in 1897. He had three wives and 14 children.
2. PINHOLSTER: Elizabeth PINHOLSTER married James McVEIGH. She was his second wife of three. Her father was David PINHOLSTER. David's father is somewhat of a mystery. Supposedly he came from Minora to work in the indigo plantations for a man named Trumbull in St. Augustine, Florida. His name may have been ESPINOSA of ESPINETA or another variant. There have been many searches of the Spanish records, but it is still in doubt. There may be several generations who lived in FLORIDA. He (or his son, or his grandson) later moved to South Carolina when he married a Miss KITE and Anglicized his name. Delilah SPINHOLSTER, widow, who drew in a lot in the 1827 Land Lottery in Liberty County, is thought to be Miss KITE.
3. RUSMISEL: Adam ROSSMEISSEL came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia in 1773 from Prussia, indentured to work in the mines for three years to pay his passage. He fought in the Revolution, married Regina (Rachel) SCHUMACHER (SHUMAKER), moved to Virginia, and had 5 known sons and 1 known daughter.
4. JORDAN: George William JORDAN was born in 1802 in Virginia. His father was named William JORDAN. He and Frances "Fanny" HESS had five known children.
5. SPORT and SPORTS: William Sport was born about 1756 possibly in Scotland. He fought in the Revolutionary War for North Carolina. He married Elizabeth and had 4 known sons and 2 daughters. He later moved to South Carolina and died about 1820 in Marion District. Aroung the time of the Civil War the SC SPORT lines added an -s to the end of the name. The original name might be SPOWART.
6. TAYLOR: William Taylor was born 1796 in North Carolina. He married a woman named Maria and they 3 known daughters and 3 known sons. He died about 1852 in Marion District, SC.
7. LOONEY: Robert LOONEY was born about 1700, probably on the Isle of Man in the British Isles. He and his wife Elizabeth (maybe LLEWELLYAN) immigrated to Philadelphia. They lived in PA for a number of years, then moved to the frontier of Western Virginia where they had a fort and ferry on the James River in Augusta County. They had 13 children.
8. IVIE: Thomas IVIE married Mary "Polly" RUCKER, lived in Habersham County, Georgia, and had ten children. His father was John IVIE and John's father is thought to be Lott IVIE.

I have many other lines I research, plus I also help friends. It is always an exciting puzzle and I have fun putting the pieces together.

What is a Blog?

Hello Blog World,

I'm new at this, but I thought I'd better join the Twenty-First Century and learn to blog. It seems like a somewhat narcissistic endeavor, but I will try to make this about others in the past, and not just about me. This blog is devoted to genealogy.

My name is Tess and I am a Geneaholic. I have to research every day or start withdrawal symptoms. I research all my lines, all my husband's lines, and some friends' lines. I volunteer to help others with their lines. This has been an almost 30 year obsession.

This weekend I have probably put in about 25-30 hours on the computer. It has been an exciting day! I made some discoveries to prove back another generation on my paternal grandmother's line:

Frances "Fanny" HESS was born about 1800 in Rockingham County,VA. She married in 1830 to George William JORDAN and had five known children. On her marriage certificate it lists her father as Philip HESS. I just received a copy of her marriage bond this weekend. That was exciting.

I found some other things about Fanny, but then today I found an abstract of Philip HESS's Will:

Hess, Philip ___13, 1850
My two daughters Fanny Gordon and Betsy Minigh. To my wife. My son John Hess. Witnesses. T. H. Erwine. John Fleming. Jacob Simmers. Proved Aug 1850

The will is taken from "Virginia Valley Records," by John W. Wayland (1930), Rockingham Wills, Abstracts of burnt records, p. 412.

Then I found him on the 1820 and 1830 Censuses. Philip, you are found! You are not forgotten. I have proven you exist and now your memory will live on.

Tess