Sunday Drive: George Wesley Thomas on His Horse - 1934

George, the grandson of Ashtabula Lyle Thomas, is one of my maternal fourth cousins, once removed. The notes tell us that this was taken outside their house in N.E. Washington D.C. in about 1934.

[Found on VickieHill56's Ancestry.com family]

I've really been enjoying the family photos posted to her Ancestry.com family tree by VickieHill56 (who is not on my DNA match list, although I'm sure we're related somehow).

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A List of Relatives Buried at Harlington Cemetery, Bremer, Iowa

Harlington Cemetery -
8th Avenue Southwest
Waverly IA 50677 USA

Produced by Legacy
RIN Name
15560 Boveia, Ethel Ada
7284 Brechner, Sophia
10648 Bruns, Albert Luther
10646 Bruns, Albert Theodore "A. T."
10645 Bruns, Carlos "Carl" Grant
10652 Bruns, Eva Maye
10651 Bruns, Florence Elvira
15552 Bruns, Gerald Allen
10654 Bruns, Heinrich Friedrich Anton
15540 Bruns, Richard Allen
10649 Bruns, Robert Cooper
15553 Bruns, Verlyn Carl
15544 Cook, Elmer Henry
15542 Cook, Mildred Louise
7298 Dicken, Alta Elpha
7303 Dicken, Carrie B.
7302 Dicken, Elsie A.
7300 Dicken, Floren Marie
7305 Dicken, Stephen Monroe
16576 Duvall, Charles
15541 Fortsch, Alice Ida Sophia
10655 Hyatt, Scott Everett
10656 McQueen, Leslie L. (Fiance to Mae Tibbetts)
16695 Moore, Lurena Elizabeth
15536 Moyer, Donald Bruns
15537 Moyer, Herman Glen
15535 Moyer, Roger Allen
10640 Seward, Burtis Ira
10638 Seward, Cora Martha
7059 Tibbetts, Charles Louis
7279 Tibbetts, Ella Esther
7282 Tibbetts, Florence Gertrude
7257 Tibbetts, Gertrude B.
7281 Tibbetts, Mae
7072 Tibbetts, Nancy Ann
7283 Tibbetts, Viola Capitola "Cappie"
7280 Tibbetts, William Luther
15556 Waggett, Dorothy Anna
15554 Williams, Lucille Odra
16712 Woodruff, Donald W.


The above list of my Tibbetts relatives (and their spouses) buried at Harlington Cemetery in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa was copied and pasted from a .PDF I created in Legacy 9.  I think I will end up with quite a few more people on the list by the time I am done***.

This is a big reason for my purchasing the Legacy software.  I can create lists, so if I am ever in a place where my relatives are buried I can see at a glance who they are.  I have yet to figure out a way to include plot numbers, birth/death dates, etc. in this report, but it is a start and I'm still learning. Can't do this in Ancestry.com!


***haha, like I'm ever going to be done!



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From the Probate Files: John Chappell - Monroe County, Georgia - 1828

An obituary found for John Chappell, one of my paternal fourth great grandfathers, gave his age as 65 years at the time of his death on December 1, 1828. If that date is correct, his death must have been anticipated because two of his sons who were named as executors of this 1827 will appeared in court on December 8th and probate was recorded on December 10th.
 



Georgia              }
Monroe County  }  In the name of God, Amen.
I, John Chappell of the State & County , aforesaid being of Sound mind & good
bodily health but considering the uncertainty of human life, do make this my
last will & Testament in manner following viz.
First I recommend my South to God who gave it, & my body I committ
to the earth & as to my worldly estate, I give & bequeath to Nancy
Bonner, Martha ^Heath^ Eliza Douglas, Abraham H. Chappell, George A
Chappell, & Sarah H Chappell & John d. Chappell one thousand
Dollars each with the following understanding & limitation, viz. it is
to be considered that I have heretofore advanced & paid over to Nancy
Bonner the sum of nine hundred & twenty dollars which ^last is to be
computed in making the sum of one thousand dollars to said
Nancy. I have also advanced & paid over to Martha Heath the
Sum of one thousand dollars which is to considered as a full
payment of the above mentioned Legacy to said Martha.
I have also heretofore advanced & paid over to Eliza Douglas the
Sum of Six hundred & twenty five dollars which amount is to be
computed in making the sum of one thousand dollars to Said
Eliza. I have also heretofore advanced & paid over to Abraham H
Chappell the sum of Seven hundred dollars, which amount is to
be computed in making up the aforesaid Sum of one thousand
dollars to the said Abraham H. I have also heretofore ^advanced &^ paid over
to Said John d. Chappell the Sum of Fifteen hundred dollars
which is to be considered as a full Satisfaction of the above 
legacy, one thousand dollars & five hundred dollars on 
advance of the Share of the Said John D. of my residuing
Estate,     after the payment of my Specific legacies,

I have also heretofore advanced & paid over the George A. Chappell
the Sum of one thousand dollars which is to be considered a
full payment & Satisfaction of aforesaid legacy of one thousand
dollars to said George A.
I give & bequeath to Joseph T. Chappell the Sum of fifteen
hundred dollars, as an estate for the life of the Said Joseph T.
to be divided equally between all of the before named Legacies
after the death of the Said Joseph T & the Said Joseph T. is to
be at liberty to live with either of his brothers viz. Abraham H.
Chappell, John D.Chappell & George A Chappell who are
to share equally the use & benefit of the last mentioned
legacy to the Said Joseph T., during the natural life of the
Said Joseph T. on the condition of their contributing to his
Maintenance,
To my beloved wife Sara P. Chappell I give & bequeath Lot Aa.
one hundred and forty five in the Sixth district of Monroe County
I also the three negroes Mysich, Mary, & Beeley the property so
bequeather to my beloved wife, is to be enjoyed By her during her
Natural life, & at her death is to return to my estate to be distributed
as hereafter mentioned,
All the residue of my estate not herein above disposed of & also
that part of ^which is^ bequeathed to my beloved wife, after her death is to be
divided equally between the above mentioned Nancy Bonner Martha
Heath, Eliza Douglas Abraham H Chappell John D. Chappell
George A Chappell & Sarah H Chappell Should either of the last
mentioned legaties viz. the Martha Nancy Eliza Abraham H. John D
George A or Sarah H. Die before me the portion herein bequeatherd
to Such Legacies Shall descend to the heirs of Such legated
Should either of Said Legacies die before my wife the Share of Such
legated in the property herein bequeather to my wife after he
death Shall descend to the heirs of such Lagaties.
I nominate & appoint my Son Abraham H Chappell John D
Chappell & George A Chappell Executors of this my will.
In witness thereof to this my ^Said^ will I have set my hand and Seal
The Twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred & Twenty five                  John Chappell {Seal}
Signed Sealed published                              ---------   --------------
Declared in the presence }     Georgia         } Before us James H. Gorden
Robert T. H. Abeller       } Monroe County } and John Spoollin Justices
John F Brooks                 }  of the Inferior Court for the County afore
John Redding                  }  said personally appeared John Redding
Angus M.D. King           }  and Angus M.D. King who being
                                        }  Duly Sworn on oath Say that they

["Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-GWPH?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-L27%3A267724601%2C267815001 : 20 May 2014), Monroe > Wills 1824-1866 vol A-B > image 31 of 448;

county probate courthouses, Georgia.]

John Chappell later of this county deceased Sign Seal and

acknowledge the foregoing instrument as his last will and Testa-

ment and that at the time of Said signing Sealing and

acknowledging he was of Sound & disposing mind and memory

and that they both Subscribed Said will and attesting 

witnesses in the presence of the Said John Chappell and Saw

John T. Brooks & Robert J. H. Abeller Subscribe the Same as

Witnesses

Subscribed & Sworn to in the presence of }        John Redding

John Trathin J JC.                                       }     Angus M.D. King

J. H. Geran  J J.C.                                       }

--------   ----------

Georgia             }  I Abraham H. Chappell and John D Chappell

Monroe County } Do Solemnly Swear that this writing contains

the true last will of the within named John Chappell 

Deceased So far as we Know or believe, and that I will

well and truly execute the Same by paying the debts and

then these legacies contained in the Said will as far as his

Goods and Chattles will thereunto extend, and the law charge

and that I will make a true and perfect Inventory of all Such

Goods and Chattles So help me God Sworn to this 8th

December 1828                           Abraham H. Chappell

Elias Beall C.C.O.    ordered       John D. Chappell

-------------  ------                        -------  -----  ----------

                    Recorded 10th December 1828

                              Elias Beall C.C.O.

And here's my relationship to John Chappell:

[Ancestry.com]

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Harvey Houses - Early American Fast Food

Richard Watson Tibbetts, 1919, in France. Image courtesy of Patricia Huffman on Ancestry.

Richard Watson Tibbetts (1896-1980), one of my 2nd 3x removed cousins, worked for a number of Harvey Houses in the first half of the 20th century.  He even left his first wife for one of the Harvey Girls!

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Working on Wednesday: CALEWO Workers Plant Trees - 1936

Dad Currey (far right in the top photo) and his co-workers from California Electric Works traveled out to La Mesa to plant street trees along Palm Avenue.* I'm not surprised that he's the one with the biggest hat!

[Both photos from my personal collection]

*If I'm remembering correctly, he identified some eucalyptus trees at Collier Park as being ones they planted.


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Repost: Blaine Bettinger's Shared cM Chart (Helpful for AncestryDNA Users)

I posted this updated shared cM chart from Blaine Bettinger recently, but it is so useful I'll post it again!

One of my most viewed posts last year was about version 2.0 of Blaine Bettinger's Shared cM Project. When I went over to the Autosomal DNA statistics at the ISOGG wiki I was pleased to see he had updated his chart.



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Celebrations: Labor Day

This 3¢ stamp was issued on September 3, 1956 and paid the postage on a one-ounce first-class letter.

[The Smithsonian Institution - National Postal Museum]

Florence Reece (1900-1986) wrote this song in 1931 after her house was invaded by men hired by the mining company who hoping to find and murder her husband Sam, a union organizer in Harlan County, Kentucky. Fortunately Sam had received a warning and he escaped before they arrived.

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