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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Georgia. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Georgia. If you don’t have any connections to Georgia, find a Georgia resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 1/27/2013 – 2/2/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.

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Joseph Dallas Poole was the third great grandfather of my wife.

Joseph Dallas Pool was born in October 1844 in Georgia.  Joseph’s mother and father were both from Georgia.  Joseph was a black man and presumably grew up as a slave before the Civil War.  Shortly after the Civil War ended, he presumably married young black girl named Sarah.  In 1870, Joseph, Sarah and two young children William and George were living in Gwinnett County, Georgia.  Neither Joseph nor his wife Sarah could read or write.  He was working as a farm laborer.  The neighborhood included many young white and black families.  Virtually everyone in the area worked on farms.

On May 2, 1875, Joseph was married to Annette Parks.  Sarah is believed to have died in 1874 or 1875.  In 1880, (Joseph) Dallas and his wife Nattie are living in District 248 of Jackson County, Georgia.  Dallas and Nattie have seven children living with them, William, George, Jess, Mary S, Lulah, Fannie and Jnett.  Fannie and Jnett were the only children born after Joseph and Annette were married. In about 1895, Joseph married a young black girl named Nancy.  Nancy was about thirty years younger than her husband was.  In 1900, Joe and Nancy were living in the Cunningham District of Jackson County, Georgia.  Living with them were Lula, Joe H, Joe (grandson of Joseph Dallas Pool) and six boarders.  Joseph rents his property and is working as a farmer.  Living right next to him is his son Jess, along with Jess’ wife and three young children.

In 1910, Joe and his wife Nattie are living in the Cunningham District of Jackson County, Georgia.  Livings with them are their son Joe H, James and an adopted son.  Also living with them are John Maddox, his wife Birtha and a son.  John Maddox was one of the boarders living in the household in 1900.  Joe is still can’t read or write and was working on the farm he rents.  Living a couple households away is Joe H. Pool (presumably his grandson), his wife and a son.

In January 1920, (Joseph) Dal and his wife Nancy are living in the Randolph District of Jackson County, Georgia.  Living with them is their son Jim.  Living right next door is Joe Henry Pool, his wife Annie May and their son William.  The neighborhood in which they live is mostly young white families working on farms.  On February 12, 1920, Joseph Dallas Pool died in Jackson County, Georgia. 

Children of Joseph Dallas Pool and Sarah [–?–]

1. William Poole, b. Abt. 1867, GA, d. unknown
2. George Poole, b. May 1869, GA, d. 19-Jul-1921 Logan Co., AR; m. Mary Blake Abt. 1886, GA, b. Nov 1866 GA, d. 1934, AR.; both are buried in the Poole Family Cemetery in Scranton, Logan County, Arkansas.
3. Jess Poole, b. Apr. 1873, GA, d. Dec 22, 1922, Logan Co, AR; m.Mizsa [–?–] Abt 1896, GA, b. Dec 1873, GA, d. unknown.
4. Mary S. Poole, b. Abt. 1874 GA, d. unknown
5. Lulah Poole, b. Abt. 1875 GA, d. unknown

Children of Joseph Dallas Pool and Annette (Natttie) Parks
1. Fannie Poole, b. Abt 1877, GA, d. unknown
2. Jnett Poole, b. Dec 1879, GA, d. unknown
3. Lulah Poole, b. Dec 1877, GA, d. unknown

Children of Joseph Dallas Pool and Nancy [–?–]
1. Joe Henry Poole, b. Sep 1898, GA, d. unknown; m. Annie May [–?–] Abt. 1918 GA, b. Abt. 1900, d. unknown.
2. James Poole, b. Abt. 1905, GA, d. unknown
3. Leptus Hisah (adopted son) b. Abt 1895, d. unknown

Sources:
1. 1870 US Census, Cains P O, Gwinnett County, Georgia household of Joseph Pool:  
1. 1880 US Census, District 248, Jackson County, Georgia, household of Dallas Poole:  
2. 1900 US Census, Cunningham District, Jackson County, Georgia, household of Joe D Pool:  
3. 1910 US Census, Cunningham District, Jackson County, Georgia, household of Joe D. Pool: 
4. 1920 US Census, Randolph District 248, Jackson County, Georgia, household of Dal Pool:  
5. death certificate of Dallas Poole
6. index of death records in Jackson County, Georgia
7. index of marriages in Jackson County, Georgia:
 
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A Few Georgia Genealogy Links
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• Georgia Genealogical Society
• Georgia Historical Society
• Georgia Archives
• Georgia Public Library Service

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Search Georgia Newspapers and NewspaperArchive.com

Georgia Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank

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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of New Jersey. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to New Jersey. If you don’t have any connections to New Jersey, find a New Jersey resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 1/20/2013 – 1/26/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.

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Henry Lewer Sanders 3rd great grandfather, He is the first Sanders of my line in the United States of America. He died in Jersey City, New Jersey. 9-Mar-1864

Henry Lewer Sanders was born in about 1799.  He was most likely the son of Bartholomew Sanders and Charlotte Lewer.  There is a baptismal record of a Henry Sanders or Sauders or Lewer, born in 1799 to a Bartholomew Sanders and Charlotte Lewer at Holborn of the London Metro area.

Barbara Anne Warwick was born in about 1799.  Nothing is really known about Barbara Anne Warwick’s parents or siblings.  Henry and Barbara were married at St. George, Hanover Square on 17-Jun-1824 in the city of London, England.  Henry and his family came to U.S.A. on the Bark “Hymen”in 1838 after sailing 66 days. His wife Barbara and four children came with him.  ( Henry, Frances, John and William).  A fifth child, Margaret Mary Sanders is presumed to have died in England.

Ship’s Manifest (1)

Henry  practiced as a physician in the lower New York City area. In 1840 the family was out in the country, Ward 12, New York, NY.    The census page shows the occupation of 57 persons and 34 of those were in agriculture.  He was listed as a Physician in the New York City directory of 1844 address and was at 32 Walker Stand.  He belonged to the Anglican Church. In 1845 his address was 143 Leonard St.  Following the death of his first wife Barbara in 1844, he married Mary Fall at the Trinity Church in New York City.  She was twenty years younger than he.

1845 NYC Directory (5)

1848 NYC Directory (5)

In 1853 they moved uptown to Washington Heights (Amsterdam Ave. & 151-152 Street) A newspaper ad noting his services as a physician appeared in the New York Herald dated May 4, 1854. He practiced medicine there until his death in 1864. He was buried in the parish ground of the Trinity Church cemetary at 153rd St. & Amsterdam Ave.At the timeof death he lived in Jersey City, 211 S. 7th St. Sometime after 1864 the street numbering system was changed in Jersey City.  S. 7th St. became 2nd Street and there was no longer a designation of N. or  S..  In a letter of May 19, 1975, May Sanders Boyd said her fathers middle name was Lua (grandson of this Henry L. Sanders) , and that it may be that the same middle name was perhaps the name of this Henry L. Sanders.

Children of Henry Lewer Sanders & Barbara Anne Warwick

1. Henry Sanders, b. 1824 in England, d. 31-Mar-1889 in New York, NY, m. Frances Clara Smith in 1859, b. 14-Oct-1834 in New Brunswick, Canada, d. 21-Feb-1882 in New York, NY, both are buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery,  E. Elmhyrst, Long Island,   New York

2. Frances Augusta Sanders, b. 1826 in England, d. 27-Feb-1896 in Brooklyn, NY, m. Rafael Joseph Valdivia on 14-Feb-1844 at Trinity Church in New York, NY, b. 1810 in Havana, Cuba, d. 13-Jul-1869 in Brooklyn, NY. Rafael is buried in Suffield, CT.  Frances is buried in Brooklyn (Lutheran Cem.) Middle V

3. John Charles Sanders, b. 23-Mar-1834 in England, d. 7-Jan-1901 in New Britain, Connecticut. m. Mary Clark Tripp on 8-Sep-1861 in New Bedford, MA, b. 21-Aug-1842 in Fairhaven, MA, d.11-Apr-1907in New Britain, CT.  both are buried in Fairview Cemetery in New Britain, CT.

4. William Sanders, b. 1835 in England.  d. Unknown

5. Margaret Mary Sanders, b. 23-Apr-1835 in England, d. presumably in England prior to 1838

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Children of Henry Lewer Sanders & Mary Fall

1. Edward Sanders, b. May-1849 in New York, NY, d. 3-Jun-1919 in New York, NY, m. Anna E. Warren in 1871 in New Jersey, b. Jan-1855 in Jersey City, NJ, d. 6-Dec-1910 in New York, NY, Edward is buried in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

2. Alice Sanders, b. Apr-1854 in New York, NY, d. 1-Nov-1922 in Englewood, NJ, m. Richard S. Holdenby in 1870, b. 29-Jun-1845 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, d. 5-Aug-1919 in Englewood, NJ, Alice is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

3. Jessie Adams Sanders, b. 23-Dec-1856 in New York, NY, d. 30-Oct-1933 in Brooklyn, NY, m. William C. Moore on 23-Jun-1885 in Jersey City, NJ, b. 25-Jul-1855 in Jersey City, NJ, d. 19-Feb-1923 in Brooklyn, NY, Jessie is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

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Sources:
1. Ships Manifest Record : 1838, British Barque Hymen
2. Book: The Register Book of Marriages belonging to the parish of St. George, Hanover Square, (Pub. 1897), Pg. 11, 17-Jun-1824 marriage between Henry Lewer Sanders and Ann Barbara Warwick.
3. 1850 United States Census: New York Ward 17, New York, New York; Roll: M432_555; Page: 50A
4. Various IGI Records from familysearch.org
5. New York City Directories on books.google.com
6. Information recorded by William Alfred Sanders gathered during his lifetime of research
7. Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: “New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720–1971.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
8. Information recorded by my father William Alfred Sanders.
9. History of the Sanders Family by Edward Sanders of Geneva, New York

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A Few New Jersey Genealogy Links
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• Genealogical Society of New Jersey

 

• The New Jersey Historical Society

 

• New Jersey State Archives

 

• New Jersey State Library

 

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Search New Jersey Newspapers at NewspaperArchive.com

New Jersey Newspaper Archives at GenealogyBank
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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Pennsylvania. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Pennsylvania. If you don’t have any connections to Pennsylvania, find a Pennsylvania resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 1/13/2013 – 1/19/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.

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I have a few connections to Pennsylvania. One of the closest links is through my great aunt Ella Josephine Doyle.

Ella Doyle was the seventh of twelve children of John and Esther Doyle. She was born on 6-Nov-1885 and was baptized in the Roman Catholic parish of Kiltoghert in Leitrim County Ireland. Esther’s father died when she was just about 12 years old. She set sail on the Majestic and arrived on Ellis Island on May 29, 1902 and moved to Bristol, Connecticut.

She married Daniel Edmond Salmon on 23-Feb-1909 in Bristol, Connecticut. Below is a copy of the wedding announcement.

By the 1910 United States Census Daniel and Ella moved to Waterbury, Connecticut. By 1920, the couple moved to the Bronx, New York where they were enumerated in the 1920 census along with two of their children, Leona and Daniel. They were living at 5 Whitlock Avenue. By 1930, the family moved to Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA where they were enumerated in the 1930 United States Census. At that time, they were living at 462 North Sixty Fourth Street, which they owned and was valued at $8,000. At the time of the 1940 United States Census, they are still living at the same address in Philadelphia. By that time, their daughter Leona had married Thomas Bergin. Thomas and Leona Bergin were living with Danial and Ella. There are two different Ella Salmon’s in Philadelphia in the 1940 census, so it was important to look at both to make sure it was the right Ella.

Daniel and Ella celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on February 23, 1959 at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died on 24-Jul-1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Here’s a photo of Ella (Doyle) Salmon

Here’s a photo of Daniel and Ella’s Children

Children of Ella Doyle:
1. Leona Mary Salmon

2. Donald Edmond Salmon

3. Margaret Mary Salmon

Sources:
1. 1901 Ireland Census: Carrickslavan, Gowel, Leitrim, household of Ester Doyle
2. 1910 United States Census: Waterbury Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T624_140; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 464
3. 1920 United States Census: Bronx Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1133; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 175
4. 1930 United States Census: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2120; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 451
5. 1940 United States Census: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3723; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 51-1114
6. www.ellisisland.org
7. Information recorded by my father William Alfred Sanders about Daniel and Ella Salmon.
8. Photos in possession of the author’s family, Jim Sanders, Oxford, CT
9. Various newspaper clippings
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A few Pennsylvania Genealogy Links
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• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

 

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania

 

• Pennsylvania State Archives

 

• Pennsylvania State Library: Genealogy and History

 

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Search for your ancestors in Pennsylvania Newspapers at NewspaperArchive.com

Pennsylvania Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank
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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Delaware. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Delaware. If you don’t have any connections to Delaware, find a Delaware resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 1/6/2013 – 1/12/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.

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I do not have a lot of connections to Delaware. The closest connection to Delaware is my through my Great Uncle Joseph James Sanders.

Joseph James Sanders was the second of eight children of John Charles Sanders and Mary Agnes Fraher. He was born on 21-on Nov-1889 in New Britain, Connecticut. Joseph was married to Margaret Yost on 12-Oct-1911 in Wilmington, New Castle DELAWARE (The connection to Delaware). Joseph was born on 12-Nov-1889 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut. He joined the Navy in about 1908. During the 1910 US Federal Census, he is listed as a member of the USS Rhode Island. This is the only relative I’ve ever seen who has been enumerated on board a navy ship.

Below is a snippet from the Delaware Vital records of his Delaware marriage.

Here he is in his sailor’s uniform.

James and Margaret had two children. Edward William Sanders born was 7-Mar-1913 in New Britain, Connecticut. Joseph James Sanders was born on 16-May-1914 also in New Britain, Connecticut.

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The following passage is from notes my dad (William Alfred Sanders) made during a personal interview he had with Theresa M. Sanders . (She was the wife of Edward Sanders who compiled the history of the Sanders Family.) I corrected some grammatical errors and added punctuation to make the passage more readable.

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Joseph James Sr. started working in 1904 at the age of 14. He worked fifty nine hours a week in a machine shop for $3.85 per week. As an apprentice in 1905 at age 15 he made 50 cents per day with a 10 hour day and worked for Corbin Motor Vehicle. He enlisted in the navy in 1908 and spent his first six months at Newport, Rhode Island, training station. In June 1908 he transferred to the USS Prairie, a transport taking 500 sailors and 600 marines to Panama, where he saw them digging the Panama Canal.

He went overland and then boarded the USS Buffalo to San Francisco where he transferred to the battleship USS Illinois for a trip around the world. The route was to Honolulu, Sidney Australia, Melbourne Australia, Aukland New Zealand (then Amoy), China,the Phillipines, Ceylon, Port Said, To Messina in Italy in 1909. In Messina they aided in the rescue of earthquake victims and were awarded the Italian Red Cross Medal. Then on to Gibralter and home to Hampton Roads, Virginia. The crew was selected to participate in the inaugural parade of President William Howard Taft. They then proceeded to Boston, Ma were the Illinois was decommissioned.

He then joined the USS Rhode Island for three winters in Guantanimo Bay in Cuba. when he transferred to the USS Iowa in Philadelphia he took a midshipman cruise to Gibralter, France, Germany and Norway. Later to Queenstown, Ireland and England. Joe left the navy on January 29, 1912 having attained the rank of QM-3C (signalman). After marriage he worked as a lock inspector at Russel & Erwin in New Britain making 9 dollars a week which was a good pay in those days. They moved to Philadelphia in 1915 and Joe went to work as a toolmaker becoming a foreman and staying there for 10 years. He then was employed by Franklin Arsenal of the US Army in 1937 until his retirement in 1954. When he left he was foreman of the Artiliery Tool Room.
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Children of Joseph James Sanders and Margaret Yost
1- Edward William Sanders

2- Joseph James Sanders

Sources:
1- 1900 United States Census: New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 139; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0213
2- 1910 United States Census: USS Rhode Island, US Navy, Military and Naval Forces; Roll: T624_1784; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0096
3- 1920 United States Census: Philadelphia Ward 33, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1625; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1105
4- 1930 United States Census: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2117; Page: 49A; Enumeration District: 1183
5- 1940 United States Census: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3727; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 51-1271.
6- United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, Joseph James Sanders
7- United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, Joseph James Sanders
8- Photograph in possession of the author, Jim Sanders, Oxford, Connecticut
9- Social Security Death Index: Joseph Sanders, April 1969
10- Ancestry.com. Delaware Marriage Records, 1806-1933 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Delaware. Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover.
11- Notes from a personal interview William Alfred Sanders had with Theresa M. Sanders (She was the wife of Edward Sanders who compiled the history of the Sanders Family)
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A few Delaware Genealogy Links
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• Delaware Genealogical Society
• Historical Society of Delaware
• Delaware Public Archives
• Delaware Libraries

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