SOMEBODY'S LINKS NEWSLETTER: Genealogical Treasures Found Vol. 4, No. 16, 1 June 2002 Circulation: 17,660+ http://www.petuniapress.com/ (c) 1999-2002 Julia M. Case Editor-at-Fault: Julia M. Case juliecase@prodigy.net SOMEBODY'S LINKS contains notices of genealogical treasures found, such as photographs, diaries, letters, and family Bibles. More "Somebody's Links" notices appear in MISSING LINKS and on RootsWeb's SOMEBODY'S LINKS Message Board [Boards > Topics > Research Resources > Genealogy e-zines > Somebody's Links] or use this two-line URL (paste entire URL into browser window) and when you get there, click on "Somebody's Links": http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p =topics.researchresources.e-zines.somebodyslinks To SUBMIT A NOTICE for publication in SOMEBODY'S LINKS, send a plain text e-mail (no attachments) to juliecase@prodigy.net To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail with SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) as the subject to missinglinks-request@petuniapress.com or to SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH the database of all back issues of both publications, or DOWNLOAD back issues of either, click on the relevant link at http://www.petuniapress.com/ GENEALOGICAL TREASURES FOUND o I have a picture of a young woman taken by Williams of Jackson, Missouri. On the back is written: "S. E. BOWMAN." This is probably Sarah Emma GHOLSON BOWMAN (daughter of Felix G. GHOLSON and Harriett Elizabeth McNEALL, born 25 April 1850 near Jackson (Cape Girardeau County) Missouri; married Thomas Anderson BOWMAN on 25 October 1873 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; died 3 April 1918 in St. Francois County, Missouri; buried in Jackson City Cemetery, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. If positively identified, two identical original photographs are still available at an antique mall in Platte City, Missouri, as of 1 May 2002. Contact me for further information and a scan of the picture. Carol J. Bowman cbowman@frii.com o I have some family memorabilia belonging to Frances (SPARLING) CARY. Fran was born in Ketchikan, Alaska. Her parents were Jock Carlton SPARLING and Edith Mary STEIMERS. She grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and I know she had relatives around there. One of the few identified items is an old photograph of a little girl with Aunt Edith SPARLING written on the back. There is also a 1960s newspaper clipping regarding a cousin of Fran's in Reno, Nevada -- Reno City Attorney Roy Lee TORVINEN. This box would be a treasure trove for this family and I will happily send the material to the first person who can contact me and prove relationship to Fran. Maralyn D. Anderson maralyn@worldnet.att.net o I recently acquired my mother's photo album. Most of these pictures were probably taken in the early 1930s, in and around Idabel (McCurtain County) Oklahoma. These small photos were of friends of LeFlore (MELSON) DAVIS. I would be glad to scan any of these pictures if any family members are interested: Marley COLLIER (male) & LeFlore MELSON, Doni SEAGRAVES (female), Eunice MONTGOMERY, Ruby MONTGOMERY, Viola SEAGRAVES, Ladelle HARRIS, photo of the Idabel, Oklahoma courthouse, Willie FRAZIER (female nurse), Irene MILLS, Mildred YOKEM, Lorene GORDON, Monroe YOKEM, Monroe YOKEM & Herbert YOKEM ?, and Ruth OEHLER (not sure of this spelling). Sue Stevenson stevens@awesomenet.net o I have a marriage license for James DONOVAN and Adelaide SPENCER, married 17 July 1903, Aurora (Kane County) Illinois, that I will send to the family of these people for free if they can give me the names of one or the other's parents or any information about these people. hfreeman@sktc.net o I have a picture of Jessie DuVOE in dress that would be about 1910. She would have been a friend or relative of Eva McCLASKEY of Topeka, Kansas. Please contact me if you have any interest in this picture. G. Templeton moonrose77@msn.com * * ADVERTISEMENTS * * Are you a genealogy rookie? Genealogical.com's collection of books for beginners is the best in the business. http://www.genealogical.com/getting_started.cfm The BARBOUR COLLECTION OF CONNECTICUT VITAL RECORDS is now fifty volumes strong and up to WATERBURY. 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Written on the back is: Johanna GLUESHEIM or GLEESHEIN or GLEUSHEIR. I am sure of the first name. The last name definitely starts with GL (two letters, maybe three -- probably u and e, maybe i) and SHEI and N, M, or R. On the back the photography studio is printed as: Ed. Penshorw Photogr. Atelier, Brake. It is just a headshot (sort of "fuzzy" around it, on purpose), but she has a topknot hairdo (subdued "Gibson Girl") and a dark dress with a white collar and either a pin or a bow at the neck. >From the other items in the album where it was, the type of photo, and her clothing, I would guess it was taken circa 1880- 1900 and definitely not later than 1910, but probably closer to 1890. She looks to be anywhere from her late 20s to early 40s (although if she's that old, she looks good). Many of the photos in the album were taken in St. Louis, Missouri, although one is from Germany. I would be willing to send this to someone who thinks they may be related for the cost of mailing. Mary K Becker mkbeck01@louisville.edu o At an antique store in Portia (Lawrence County) Arkansas, I saw an old recipe book with black cover, which looked like a Bible. It contained recipes cut from magazines, plus many handwritten recipes. Price was $5. The original owner had been Mrs. George Warren GREGORY, Keytesville, Missouri. If you are interested, please contact me for information on how to reach the antique store. Joyce Holder gjholder@prodigy.net o While going through the local second-hand/pawn shop, I found a high school diploma for Violet GULDBERG from Escanaba High School, 1936, Escanaba, Michigan. I did not have the money to purchase the diploma but would be more than willing to speak with the store, if anyone is interested. It is one of the most unusual diplomas I have ever seen. It is hand painted, adorned with beautiful calligraphy, on a very large matte. I am sure one time it was in a large frame. L. Morton grantie4@hotmail.com o I have three obituaries which are not for the folks that I was looking for. They are: -- Harriett E. JONES, born 23 March 1872, Martinsville, Ohio; died 3 December 1937, Columbus, Ohio; Father, George NEWMAN; Mother, Nancy COOK. -- William E. JONES, born unknown, died 26 March 1935 (82 years), Franklin County Home, Columbus, Ohio. -- E. Edward ODEN, born 23 January 1903, Newark, Ohio; died 15 March 1936, Columbus, Ohio; Father, Elmer E. ODEN; Mother, Jennie BOYLAN; Wife, Ada. Free to good homes. Linda F. Beebe lindafranksbeebe@juno.com o I have a baby picture with a date of December 1924 written on the back along with the name of Helen Mae KILTNER. I have no other information. Free. Shirley Leiser sleiser@cox-internet.com o I have two death certificates that are not mine. Here is the information: -- Ellen McCARTHY, died 16 June 1916 in Lowell, Massachusetts, age 42, living at 5 Madison Street, Lowell, Massachusetts; husband's name, Martin McCARTHY; father's name, Murty McMAHON; mother's name, Ellen FALL -- Ellen McCARTHY, died 15 November 1907 in Lowell, Massachusetts, age 66, living at 203 Mt. Vernon Street, Lowell, Massachusetts; husband's name, Patrick McCARTHY; father's name, Jeremiah CONLEY; mother's name, Johanna CROWLEY I would like to give these to people with connections to these families. Linda Sobers lindasobers@comcast.net o I have a 1965 AMARACUS, the year book of MONMOUTH ACADEMY, Monmouth, Maine. The teachers then were Thomas L. FAIRCHILD, Principal Marguerite L. AYER, Patricia HUTCHINSON Sec., Donald AUCLAIR, Elizabeth BRADFORD, John FABELLO, Stuart L. FOSTER, Stephen A. GETCHELL, P. Bion GRIFFIN Jr., Barry O. HADLOCK, Beryl P. JORDAN, Robert D. LITTLEFIELD, Nancy S. MORRIS, Lenox B. PUTNAM, Pauline ROOT, Neil B. TAME, Merle L. WALKER, and Marien P. WHITEHOUSE. Board of trustees: Ernest JOHNSON, George CHICK, Haskell DEARNLEY, Leland C. DAVIS Jr. Senior Class: William AGRESTI, Margaret ASTBURY, Roger BICKFORD, Laura BOWEN, Susan BLY, Kristi BRITTAIN, Judy CHASE, Andrea BURGESS, Daniel CAMMACK, Frank CLEMENT, Judith COOK, Dennis CRIPPS, Meredith CROCKER, Sandra COOK, Thomas CROCKER, Penny DAVIS, Allen DUNN, William DAVIS Jr., Blaine DIXON, Gretchen ELLIS, Judith FOSTER, Robert GROVER, Norris HARRIS, Otis GRAY, Alfred HARTFORD, Diane HARVEY, Penelope JOHNSON, Sheran HODGKINS, Christopher JOHNSON, Claire LARRABEE, Orva LIBBY, Clyde Mac INNES, Kirk MANN, Sharon McGIBBON, Nancy MOORE, Keldon MORRIS, Gary RAYS, Ronald PETTY, Grace PRESCOTT, Georgette REICHEL, Lettie RICHARD, Sharon SHEPARD, Kathryn SHERMAN, Sidney SHARPE, Elizabeth SMALL, Virginia SNYDER, Roger WHITTIER, Elaine TURCOTTE, Susan WALKER, Christine WIGHT, Paul WING, Robert YOUNG, William WITHERELL, Pamela Ann LIBBY, plus numerous other small pictures. Joan Pease grammiecats@yahoo.com o I have a Bible that I would like to return to family members. It belonged to Bernice Alene PAYTON and Fred W. BETZ, married the 22 day of July 1949 in Billings Montana. Bernice and Fred had no children. Bernice listed the names and dates of her family: Mother -- Laura Ellen MASON, born 25 September 1882, Daviess County, Missouri, died 10 May 1956 Father -- Benjamin PAYTON, born 19 June 1869, Ralls County, Missouri, died 29 October 1928 Son -- Thomas Walter PAYTON, born 16 December 1896, near Vandalia, Missouri, died 14 February 1919 (WWI) Daughter -- Bernice Alene PAYTON, born 14 October 1908, Ralls County, Missouri, died 30 August 1987, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana Son -- James Benjamin PAYTON, born 31 March 1916, Bozeman, Montana, died 4 February 1919 Son -- Eugene Mason PAYTON, born 4 April 1921, Stockade, Sweetgrass County, Montana, died 28 February 1943 (WWII) Daughter -- Mary Ellen PAYTON, born 29 September 1925, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, died (she has the baby lived only a few hours but a note in red says "dad said Oct 2 1925") My mother-in-law married Fred and lived a few years longer than he did. If someone belongs to this family I would love for them to have this Bible. Please e-mail me and put Payton/Mason Bible in the subject line. Sandy Kicker skicker@ipa.net o I recently purchased at an Antiques Fair in Delta, British Columbia, Canada a wedding portrait for "Joe PEVERELL & wife Daisy" taken "around 1901" at Melbourne, Australia. Also in the photograph are George PEVERELL, an unidentified woman, Grace PEVERELL, and Frank PEVERELL. The dealer had purchased a collection of photographs relating to this family, and I chose to "rescue" this one. I paid $5 for it and would be happy to send it back into the family for my costs. I also obtained the phone number of the dealer who has the remaining photos. Gwen Szychter gwens@dccnet.com http://www.ladnerslanding.com/home.html o I have found elementary school and high school graduation certificates for Anthony SARNELLI of Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the 8th grade of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Springfield on 17 June 1966. His high school graduation certificate was from Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts on 3 June 1970. I also have his High School Commencement Program complete with the entire Class of 1970 listed. I found these items selling on eBay and bid on them. I would like to return these to Anthony or to a family member. They are in great condition. Please place "certificates" in the Subject line of your reply. Mary Ann Allen wallen@pipeline.com o I found a photo album put together by Gwendolyn "Gwen" THOMPSON from Merrill, Iowa. This extends mostly from her teenage days, but also some childhood dates through her three colleges. It has probably 200 names in it. Her parents and siblings and aunts and an uncle are also in it. Her brothers were Ronald and Jack? or John THOMPSON; father was John R. THOMPSON; mother was Sophie or Sophia LAUCK; and her sisters Were Bertha and Salome LAUCK. Lots of friends and college friends. I believe through a Social Security Death Index search that she died in Merrill, Iowa, and was unmarried. She was born in 1912 and I think Jack was born in about 1917 or 1918. She appears either to have been interested in or worked for the YWCA. Any help locating this family would be appreciated as I would like to return it to some family member. Tori vconnol@prodigy.net o I am trying to identify a Soldier in the Army in WWII (at least I think he was in the Army. He may not have been. He may have just passed through the Army Base in India sometime between 1942-1945. See picture attached to message at [TWO-LINE URL] http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=topics .Military.wwii.photos&m=47 My late father-in-law, Layton H. WICKSTEN, was a Cpl. in the Army, stationed in India at the base called "The Depot" or "Bengal Air Depot" in the CBI Theater, under the command of Col. Frank HACKETT (in or near Agra, India). Dad was an artist and did a lot of the art work for the newspapers "The Tiger Rag" and "The Depot" (as well as painting "Mascots" on the planes). He featured a drawing of different soldiers from the Base as well as civilian personnel on the back of most papers ("Tiger Rag"). He also did a beautiful painting of Col. Frank HACKETT that the Base presented to him at a party . . . One day Dad saw a soldier sitting at the airstrip waiting for His plane (he was not stationed there; he was on his way to where ever he was stationed) and did a drawing of him, but he never found out who [the soldier] was. I have been trying, with no luck, to find out who this soldier is. I even gave a copy of the drawing to the Eisenhower Museum in Kansas along with Dad's entire collection of pictures, drawings, newspapers and everything else he collected while he was in India, when he passed away a four years ago. They said it was the single largest WWII collection they had ever received. (The Naval Museum on Treasure Island, California said the same thing when I donated all my late mother-in-law's Navy possessions, including many telegrams and Naval stories, pictures etc. She was a WAVE stationed there in WWII.) This soldier could still be alive but, if not, I would like to give the drawing to his family. Perhaps he or his family, widow, children, or someone who knows him will see this. . . Linda Wicksten ll13@intercomm.com (that's LL13) o I have the following YEARBOOKS, some from family and some purchased in hope of helping others. Unless otherwise mentioned, these yearbooks are some of my family treasures. I think I have others in storage. Listed chronologically: -- 1881-1885 Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio; one thick book, it has suffered major spine damage from a fire that happened around 1912 (memory is a little dim on the exact year) -- 1884 Delta Upsilon Catalogue -- this covers all the members of Delta Upsilon nationwide from 1834-1884. Just like a school yearbook, but this is a society yearbook. It has suffered major spine damage from a fire that happened around 1912. -- 1911 Okihe, Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota -- 1911 The Wedge, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin -- 1912 The Wedge, Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin -- 1913 Okihe, Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota -- 1915 Okihe, Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota. Oh, so fragile, the leather is drying and the spine separating. -- 1917 Okihe, Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota. This is in somewhat better shape than 1915, but not by much. -- 1932 Mills College, Mills College(?), California. This is one I purchased in Oregon. -- 1976 Campanile, Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California fenenga@mminternet.com * * * [From the "Somebody's Links" section of MISSING LINKS, Vol. 7, No. 11, 17 March 2002] o I have a wooden trunk, wallpaper lining, with the name Arthur BLENNERHASSETT stamped on the front. Family tradition says he left it with my great-uncle, George O'BRIEN (1853-1936), in Fair Haven, Vermont, USA when he "went west." According to ADAMS HISTORY OF FAIR HAVEN, page 316, Arthur BLENNERHASSETT came from County Clare, Ireland, in 1848, about the same time as George's O'BRIEN's father, Murtha O'BRIEN, came. On page 299 Adams refers to a home "where Arthur BLENNERHASSETT now lives." One and same person? Father and son? If you have any family connection to this trunk, please let me know immediately as I'm in the process of moving and would like to return this to his family. Virginia W. Johnson J34WEEST@dol.net [Posted 6 May 2002 on RootsWeb's SOMEBODY'S LINKS MESSAGE BOARD] o SUCCESS regarding the BLENNERHASSET chest. After multi e-mails from around the world, I received a long one from England referring to a direct descendant of the original owner. He is located in Pennsylvania, about 30 miles from my old home in Delaware or my new home in Maryland. My daughter and grandchildren delivered it to a delightful couple. We talked about our mutual roots in Vermont. Gave him the e-mails I had received from his possible relatives so he could do follow-ups if he wished. Also gave him the source for Rutland County, Vermont cemetery books (my cousin). Somewhere along the line one of his ancestors in Vermont changed the name to HASSETT. Virginia W. 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