Monthly Archives: February 2013

Wooden Bird Cages

Posted on February 26, 2013 by hoosierbeth

We were stationed in Panama Canal Zone (1960’s) and my Dad was the XO at the Marine Barracks. (He later became CO). He decided to make these beautiful parrot cages, to house the beautiful parrots who decided to join our family. … Continue reading →

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Our Family Bible

Posted on February 15, 2013 by hoosierbeth

Here is a fun story I have heard through the years from my Grandparents Hazel Marie Ackerman Stockmaster and Frederick Charles Stockmaster. My mother also used to tell this story if my Grandparents were not around. This is very thick, … Continue reading →

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My Oral Family History

Posted on February 14, 2013 by hoosierbeth

I am collecting my family stories that recounted to me. Every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, the white Haviland China comes out, along with the silver service, and we would set the table. As the family sat down for the holiday meal, my mother … Continue reading →

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Brief Words About The Amish

Posted on February 13, 2013 by hoosierbeth

I wrote this awhile back to explain the Amish to a lady who I was doing some research for. I am posting this for Sarah to give her some background of the Amish/Mennonites. The Amish are direct descendants of the … Continue reading →

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Letters From Home~~Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana

Posted on February 12, 2013 by hoosierbeth

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Cast of Characters: Grace~~ My Great Grandmother Grace Louise Carson Stockmaster Orrenda~~My 2nd Great Grandmother Orrenda M. Willes Carson Della~~My 2nd Great Aunt Mary Dell Carson Criswell Allen Ral~ My 2nd Great Uncle (Great Grand Uncle) James Ralston Carson Jr., DVM … Continue reading →

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Viola Carson Armstrong~~My Ancestor

Posted on February 11, 2013 by hoosierbeth

Viola Carson is the great grand-aunt of Elizabeth Louise Burritt England Thurston. Viola was born June 6, 1854 in Indiana, possibly Bartholomew, or Hamilton County. She married Frank P. Armstrong on March 3, 1873, who was born in 1851 in … Continue reading →

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More on Breaking Down Brickwalls

Posted on February 8, 2013 by hoosierbeth

Another prominent researcher, Nancy J Emmert suggests in breaking a brick wall is to look at patterns of migrations that ancestors may have taken, research the other family members to find clues on the ancestor who is the brick wall, … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down Brick Walls

Posted on February 7, 2013 by hoosierbeth

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As the researcher continues their attempt of finding their ancestors, one problem may arise. Many times the researcher runs into what genealogists call “brick walls.” Jeanne Lund of Belaugh Research Services defines a brick wall as a dead-end that a … Continue reading →

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Letters From Home Part 2

Posted on February 6, 2013 by hoosierbeth

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Here is a scanned letter my 2nd Great Grandmother Orrenda Willes Carson sent to my Grandfather Frederick Charles Stockmaster and Great Uncle Russell Carson Stockmaster in 1914. My Grandfather was 14 years old and my Great Uncle was 16 years old.

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Letters From Home 1st Installment

Posted on February 5, 2013 by hoosierbeth

Cast of “Characters” Mother Carson~~My 2nd Great grandmother Orrenda Willes Carson Grace~~My Great Grandmother Grace Louise Carson Stockmaster Uncle Oliver~~My 2nd Great Uncle Oliver F Wills, Orrenda’s brother in Iowa Ral~ My 2nd Great Uncle (Great Grand Uncle) James Ralston … Continue reading →

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