Long time-no write

I relize it has been some time since I have added to this blog. I have been working on my genealogy, but not in the spector of researching. I have been cleaning up my paper files, from previous research; scanning photos; and coping newletters that I recently found and containing volumes of family history. The most tedious task of all is adding sources to my previous entries. I now know that I should have entered them at the time, but to much of a novice to relize the importance. I did put references at the end of any notes that I wrote, so it is not totally undocumented. In doing this I found five more ancestors to the Cronk line, but no sources listed from the on-line web-page. I also received a picture of Jacob Cronk, 4th gr.-grand-father.

Donald Lusby/Horace Brooks

I don't know why I choose these two to work on, but they were just staring me in the face. Donald is Cousin Jim's Dad, Mary Jane's husband. I was able to locate his mother, dad, and sister. Plus his enlistment record and a census which put them together as a family.

Horace is Grandma Edna Bishop's uncle. And her diaries she calls him and "outlaw"
Just what she meant by that I don't know. I find him in IL, KN, and MT. Married at one point and single or divorced at other times. But by 1925 he living with a lady and son in Kansas. In 1930 he is in California. Another mystery to solve.

Wonderful reading-Grandam Bishop's Diarys

It has been a long time since I have been on this site. I really have been researching, just not my family. I have been doing work for RAOGK (Random Act of Genealogical Kindness) and for Find-a- Grave. Since my last post, I have finished editing all the pictures that Doug Crabtreee and I took at the Chandler Memorial Cemetery and placed them on Find-a-Grave and made memorials for family members. I still have several that need work. Recently I started reading my Grandma Bishop (Edna)'s diary's. What A wonderful find. In the very near future I hope to transcribe them and maybe publish them. I wish I could get other family members to help. I learned of my Gr.Grandmother's middle name-Esther Maude Sturdevant. The also appears to be an outlaw, Horace Sturdevant. Evidently he was involved with the Perry Gang. (Illinois/Montana?) There were storied about my dad's and Mary Jane's birth. And lots of stories of every day living. I am placing some of the stories in the note section of my FTM. the 1943 book would be a history buffs dream. Grandma wrote daily of WWII as seen through the eyes of this new Texan, the happening in Dallas and how it affect their lives. It seems money was tight, little work, but some how they managed to go to the show (movies) several times a week.

Karl Henry Bishop

Today I did some work on Karl Henry Bishop, my grandfather. I was able to locate a copy of the 1915 State Census for North Dakota. It really didn't hold any suprises. It only confirms other data. I also found WWI Cicilian Draft Registration and Draft Cards. Again no suprise.

The Texas Department of Health pg 211, 1945 births, lists Robert Henry Bishop, my brother, as being born 7 Oct 1945, County 57, born to Frances Violet Nelson and Karl Allen Bishop. Again no suprise, just confrimation.

Finish orginzing some of the files

I am about got things ready for the lecture tomorrow. I finished organizing the Grochowski/Jaroszewski and the Ball (Biliok) / Wisniewska paper files and notebooks. Ball and Wisniewski (a) are giving me the most trouble today.

I know that Gertrude Ball Grochowski, mothers name was Carolina Wisniewski Ball, but that its. At some time the name was changed to Wines, but not all the family members went by Wines. There is a Bernard Wines, that is listed as a cousin on the 1930 census. Theresa Wisniewski Corda, Elizabeth Wisniewski, and Lillian Wisneiwski Rammel (all sister) are related to Carl and Theophilia Kozlowski Wisneiwski. Theophilia was listed as a sponsor when Gertrude was baptized, in Manistee, MI.

Bernard, Theresa, Elizabeth, Lilian all were born in MI. and are in Chicago in 1920, 1930, as is Bernard in 1930. Carl is also in Chicago in 1930, living with his daughter, Theresa.

The question is Carl and Carolina, related, perhaps siblings. That would certainly make Bernard a cousin. Who is Bernard's father?

Proud of Myself

Well, I can't believe it, but I'm finally getting a hold on my organization. I worked all morning on the GROCHOWSKI, file and notebook. I have it in great order, so I can find what do and do not have. Made a number of entries in to FTM, information and pictures that I have had for some time. I came across a Stanley Grochowski, who I have no idea, how he connects, except that he his a cousin?. Tells me a lot. Maybe that is this afternoon puzzle. But it's lunch time so I have to get a bite to eat, before I tackle anything new. Beside Stanley, there are ump-teen more files and notebooks to organize.

Nelson Family

Today I decided to organize my desk, files and folder since I have to give a talk in a couple of weeks on organization. But I soon bored with that and since the Nelson family folder was lying in front of me I decided research was more interesting.

Mons Christian Nelson is my maternal grandfather, my mothers father. I can trace his parents Peter and Petria; and sibling Frederick N, Valentine, Marie, Christina, Elmer, Mons, Annie thorough 1900 in MN and in 1910, except for Elmer and Annie. All are in MN, except for Christina and she is in SD.

By 1920, Mons is married to Bertha Cronk and they have one child, Mildred living in MN as is Peter Petria died in 1916 and Peter in 1920. Where, I don't know, but he is buried next to Petria in Atwater, Kandiyohi, MN. The rest of the children, Frederick, Elmer, Valentine, Annie, Christina and Marie, whereabouts is unknown at this time. We can assume Christina is in CA, since her son George was born in Las Angeles, CA .

1930 finds Frederick in SD; Valentine, now married to Lena has four children: Raymond, Bernic V, Lois Elizabeth and Virgina May are in CA. As is Christina and her husband Edward Ballert. Their son George born in CA on 5 Aug 1920, but is not listed on the 1930 census. Where can he be at age 10? Mons, Bertha and three children, Mildred, Frances (my mother) and Pearl are in SD.

I thought maybe I had the wrong George, but the California Birth Index, states his mothers maiden name is Nelson. The Texas Death Records agree on his birth date. He died in Henderson, Rusk, TX 24 Apr 1997. Family history and visits to him in Henderson collaberate the date. I will need to get his Death Certificate.

Todays reshearch brought forth more questions than answers. But I guess that is what reshearch is all about