Somehow I ended up in Texas the other day. Started tracing Dixie's family in Coleman TX.
M Foy Dell Mckinney (don't know if the k is capitalized, see it both ways)
F Sam H Gordon
S Gloria Dell Gordon
Foy's parents
M Hattie Warnica
F Matthew C Mckinney
1940 census shows (all in a row):
Hattie Warinca Mckinney
J H Warinca (Brother)
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William Ray Mckinney [37]
Fern (wife) [33]
Martina (daughter) [1]
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Sam H Gordon
Foy Dell
Gloria Dell
Dixie Mac
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Baum(s)
I realized the tree doesn't have any of the Baum's. Mom has been in touch with Dolores so hopefully we can start with that. I found Dolores & Henry's wedding. Working from there, these came up:
1930 and 1940 Census:
Another search shows a Henry E Baum born 4 Mar 1929 -- that matches the census data.
Other searches show Henry E Baum, Jr - 3 Mar 1954, lived in Big Rapids MI in 1987 and Eric Peter Baum - 30 Nov 1957, lived in Gurnee IL 1993 and other years.
1930 and 1940 Census:
| Father's Name: | Eugene Baum | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father's Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||
| Mother's Name: | Julia Baum | ||||||||
| Mother's Birthplace: | Germany | ||||||||
Occupation:
Education: Military Service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: |  | ||||||||
| Neighbors: | View others on page | ||||||||
| Household Members: |
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Another search shows a Henry E Baum born 4 Mar 1929 -- that matches the census data.
Other searches show Henry E Baum, Jr - 3 Mar 1954, lived in Big Rapids MI in 1987 and Eric Peter Baum - 30 Nov 1957, lived in Gurnee IL 1993 and other years.
Lee Genes - Getting Started
I'm currently researching all four sides of our family tree. Lee/Knutson on my side and Wasowicz/Benson on Susan's. The tree is stored as "Lee Family Tree" owned by cmovic on the Ancestry.com website.
This tree has been in progress for several years. It started with an Internet search for Terland that led me to the Terland / Pedersen immigration. From here I took Roy Benson's "Birthday Book" listing much of the Benson family. The rest came from searches and links to other ancestry trees.
Not much work was done over the past few years while I finished up my math degree. Work started in earnest this summer after visiting Norway and staying with both Terland and Satren descendants. For a guy who never had much interest in history I've found working with first reference sources (primarily turn of the century census data and state birth/marriage/death databases) and meeting family to be really fun. Maybe that's what real historians do when they're not boring people to death with dates and places lectures.
Why a blog?
Well, there's a slim chance someone else in the family may be interested in the findings and progress.
I will be easier too collaborate and share source materials.
Most importantly, my notes will be searchable. Something my growing notebook is becoming less and less so.
Lastly so I can measure my progress and see where I'm spending all my free time.
This tree has been in progress for several years. It started with an Internet search for Terland that led me to the Terland / Pedersen immigration. From here I took Roy Benson's "Birthday Book" listing much of the Benson family. The rest came from searches and links to other ancestry trees.
Not much work was done over the past few years while I finished up my math degree. Work started in earnest this summer after visiting Norway and staying with both Terland and Satren descendants. For a guy who never had much interest in history I've found working with first reference sources (primarily turn of the century census data and state birth/marriage/death databases) and meeting family to be really fun. Maybe that's what real historians do when they're not boring people to death with dates and places lectures.
Why a blog?
Well, there's a slim chance someone else in the family may be interested in the findings and progress.
I will be easier too collaborate and share source materials.
Most importantly, my notes will be searchable. Something my growing notebook is becoming less and less so.
Lastly so I can measure my progress and see where I'm spending all my free time.
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