an 1850 census, an obit transcription, family notes, cemetery listings, & Google Books

I spent some time at my Grandma Virginia's place today. We looked through some of her slides, which she is wanting to get regular photo's of. We then spent some time looking through some of her family history stuff.
 

For Christmas I had received a portable scanner. Luccily, I had taken it with me & was able to scan some things, which I will include below.

1850 census - Clark County, Missouri - Fifer

Ida Boyer - 1961 obituary transcription

Denman family notes

Kaelber & Denman family notes

Green Mountain Cemetary



 Something I was able to copy were images from a book that seemed to be titled History of Marion County and Representative Citizens. It included the names and information on some of my ancestors & relatives: the Kaelbers.

 

I just did a Google search for History of Marion County and Representative Citizens. I was able to see that the true name of this book was History of Marion County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens ... and was able to see some of the same pages (as shown below) on Google Books! (The pages viewable on Google Books, of course, are not written on.)

Family Photo Friday

In my last Family Photo Friday (published October 19, 2012), I introduced you to the Boyer siblings. Harriet (who was pictured front left) Boyer was my Grandpa Robert Fifer's mother & my Great-Grandpa John Fifer's second wife. Together, John & Harriet would have eight children. (My Grandpa Robert was the seventh.)

 

Now I will introduce you to two new photos, one of my great-grandpa John Fifer with his first wife Lenora (Williams) Fifer (who died in 1903), & one of my great-grandpa John with his first child (by Lenora), Leo "Russel" Fifer.

 

undated photo

John Fifer & Lenora (Williams) Fifer

 

 

1907

John Fifer & Leo "Russel" Fifer

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Family Photo Friday

 

These are the Boyer siblings:

 Philip, Charlie, Harriet, & Mamie.

(from left to right & back to front)

 

Harriet was my grandpa Robert Fifer's mother.

She lived from approx 1889-1967.

(At this time, I don't have the "proof" [birth/death records] to say definately.)

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This photo has been added to both Family Old Photos & Dead Fred.

Family Photo Friday

I have shared family photos in several past posts (introduction, Family Old Photos, "Inchelium Couple Adopt Girl"). Lately I have had the wonderful opportunity to go through the photo collection of my Grandma Virginia (my dad's mom). Since I am amassing quite a collection (& hope to come by many more), I have decided that it would be fun to christen Friday as “Family Photo Friday.”

wedding photo

Mary Ann (Sinclair) Kaelber

Frank Kaelber

(Kaelber) sibling photo

(l-r) Alvin, E. Virginia, Florence, M. Belle, James

 

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These photos have both been added to Family Old Photos

& the first has been added to Dead Fred (where all individuals must be deceased).

Genealogy? It's a lot of work!

I have recently begun following Ancestry's blog (at http://blogs.ancestry.com). They have a recent post - Family History All Done? What’s Your Number? (posted August 16, 2012 by Crista Cowan) - that I think is worth sharing.

 

Sometimes people don't appreciate just how much work goes into genealogy. It's sooo much more than just slapping names onto a tree & saying "done," though that in and of itself could be a bit of work. (Please refer to the photo I have included from the aforementioned Ancestry blog post.) At the very basic level, there are dates & places of births, baptisms (if applicable), marriages, deaths, & burials. All of these things need to be corroborated by proof, which in turn needs to be properly cited.

 

For another take, I recommend reading the Family History All Done? What’s Your Number? post.

 

 

 

Dead Fred

In my August 22 post, Family Old Photos, I shared about my account & photo sharing with (of course) Family Old Photos. I shared the three photos that I had uploaded to that point.
 

Well, I have just submitted a photo (the one of my paternal grandfather, Robert Vernon Fifer) to Dead Fred. Because the site requires that all persons in the photographs be deceased, I cannot upload the same photos, as my paternal grandmother & both paternal grandparents are still alive. (You can view a version of his obituary from www.memorialsolutions.com, as his obituary from Colville's Statesman-Examiner is no longer online.)

 

I'm beginning to collect quite a few photos of my ancestors. I will be uploading them as time allows.

"The Google Genealogist"

One day, while searching YouTube for genealogy information, I came across The Google Genealogist. While I haven't finished watching all five of the videos below, they seemed (at least at first glance) worth sharing.

 

"Inchelium Couple Adopt Girl"

In my last post (Family Old Photos, published August 22, 2012),  I talked about family resemblences. Well, in my family, that's not always the case. The photo of my sister & I (right), was taken in 1983 or 1984 & published in a local newspaper. (The photo was taken at the same time as the photo below.)

The story that went along with the photo - “Inchelium Couple Adopt Girl” - was her welcome-to-the-family (vs. birth) announcement.

 

Family Old Photos

A few months ago, I discovered Family Old Photos,
which is a free site for sharing ... old photos!

 

You can follow me on this site by clicking on the following link. 

Family Old Photos: Photos Submitted by Dawn Fifer

 

Below are the photos that I have uploaded ... so far.

 

 

 

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 Growing up, I heard that I looked like my parents.
If I was with my mom, I was told "you look like your mother".
If I was with my dad, I was told "you look like your father".

I think that I have my mom's general look, but my dad's eyes & nose.

In looking at these photos, I could take the above statement a step further.
I have my maternal grandmother's general look
(who got her look from her dad).
I have my paternal grandfather's eyes & nose.
(My mom, however, always said that my dad looked like his mom. IDK!)

I will definately have more photos
along with what I think are resemblances.

"Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lectureres, and Librarians"

As an aspiring Genealogist / Family Historian, it seems only fitting that my first post (aside from my intro) should be on Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. I ordered this book off of Amazon, and it appears to be an absolute necessary resource!

introduction

Hello. My name is Dawn Fifer. I live in Washington State (USA).

I have always loved stories (including family stories) since childhood.

What I didn’t love was my mother teaching me research skills in the library.

(But am I ever thankful!)

For some time I’ve considered Genealogy / Family History.

So this blog will chart my road from hobbiest through certification & beyond.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit.

Please “follow” my blog if you feel so moved.