OTDIH - October 11th

October 11th, 1786 - At St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, USA, my 4th Great-Grandmother, Catherina Otto was baptised. She was the daughter of Frantz Otto and Marie Barbara Papst. Sponsors of the baptism were Johan Adam Bapst and his wife. I believe the Bapst instead of Papst is a transcription error. And that they were Catherina's maternal grandparents. 

The records for St. Paul's  Evangelical Lutheran Church were transcribed by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1914. The book was then scanned by The Genealogy Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. And is now available on the FamilySearch website. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! 

This postcard was sent to my great-grandmother, Pearl Winfield, in (if I'm reading the postmark right) 1908. I'm not sure who sent it to her. The name Widil does not ring any bells. If it is a name at all.

You may notice that the postcard shows November and not October. Until 1957 Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a set date. Each year the government would declare a day for Thanksgiving sometime in October or November. The day for General Thanksgiving was Monday, November 9th in 1908. The proclamation appeared in the October 24th and October 31st Regular Issues of the Canadian Gazette. 

OTDIH - October 9th

October 9th, 1834 - Lucretia (Gaines) Bruce, my 5th Great-Grandmother, died on this day in Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA. This is according to her Find-A-Grave Memorial and her gravestone. 

October 9th, 1947 - The death of my 2nd Great-Grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth (Clare) Dover in York Township, York County, Ontario, Canada. She was residing at 51 Chryessa Ave and was 80 years, 11 months, and 20 days old. 

OTDIH - October 8th

October 8th, 1853 - The birth of my 2nd Great-Grandfather, John G. Grant in Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario, Canada. This date comes from the 1901 Census of Canada. The 1911 Census shows the birth month and year. And his obituary states he was born in Osnabruck. 

October 8th, 1877 - The death of my 5th Great-Grandmother, Lydia (Crabtree) Vaughn in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, USA. According to her gravestone she was 82 years, 11 months, and 20 days old. 

OTDIH - October 7th

Two of my 4th Great-Grandfather's died on this day. This information comes from their Find-A-Grave memorials and gravestones. 

October 7th, 1861 - The death of James G. Grant in Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario, Canada. He was buried in Willis Cemetery in Lunenburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada

October 7th, 1875 - And the death of John French Chinn in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, USA. He was buried in Chinn Cemetery in Independence County, Arkansas, USA. I wrote more about his life here. 

OTDIH - October 6th

October 6th, 1875 - The birth of my 2nd Great-Grandmother, Ada Ann Elizabeth "Dolly" Vaughn, in Spring Valley, Arkansas, USA. Daughter of Christopher Columbus Vaughn and Martha Jane Carroll. I wrote more about Dolly here.

OTDIH - October 2nd

 October 2nd, 1812 - In Cabell County, West Virginia, USA, John Vaughn and Lydia Crabtree were married. They are my 5th great-grandparents. 

The image used to be viewable on the West Virginia Culture site, here, but there appears to be a error loading it. Thankfully I saved it to my computer & have a copy. Unfortunately it is another bare bones record that lists only date and name of parties. 

Record of marriage for John Vaughn and Lydia Crabtree. October 2nd, 1812.