Madness Monday - Staying on Track

Looking into The Library of Congress

On last night's 'Snowed-In Sunday' evening I was reading random genealogy blogs and clicking around when, thanks to "Maggie's Shared Items" on Genealogy It's all Relative, I came across The Internet Genealogist's post regarding free newspaper databases.   Here I was reminded of the Library of Congress website:
  Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. 
Ahh - that's the other place I wanted to search for my key surnames quests.
So off I went to find new and meaningful facts to add to my ancestors lives.

But alas - I was immediately sidetracked by the curious and interesting classified columns.

Here I will share "Health Notes" published in The Mahoning Dispatch (Ohio) March 10, 1916

Enlarged for your reading pleasure below.  Ladies take note!
And remember - 'Read the Dispatch Classified Columns'

Okay - I should get back to my original research tasks now!

Sentimental Sunday - Jamesburg Style

When I was visiting my father's hometown of Jamesburg, NJ, as a teenager, I thought this old, gothic style house made of green tinged stone was so cool and would be a great place to live....
until my father told me it was the mortuary.

 

Intravatolo House: A Gothic Revival House with unusual character given by the use of a green-tinge stone. Its dormers were once hung with slate and its gables are steeply pitched. It is one of the few high-style large stone houses in Jamesburg. It was built by P. H. Pownall and the large stone barn at the rear with its slate-covered cross gambrels was originally used as part of his mortuary business. The house underwent major renovations in 2003.    (http://www.jamesburg.net/)

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Snowy Surname Saturday - Using Google Books to find the Details

Taking some time to search in Google Books can lead to mining little genealogical gems.

 I was able to locate relevent records by using the surname plus the "&" sign with a location in the search field:  casteel & prince georges 

In the 1719 land record abstract below -  Our ancestor Edmund Casteel's wife is named.

I was then able to find a 1733 tax record for Edmund Casteel.  

Listed further down in the same paragraph of names was the above mentioned Jeremiah Perdue helping to confirm that I have the correct Edmund. You can also see that his other neighbor mentioned in the previous land record, Henry Darnell, is listed above.
This Edmund Casteel (II) had a son named Edmund (III) but did not deed land over to him until Dec.1742.
Edmund (III) had a daughter, Charity, who married a Perdew - shown in another Google Books find below.

Follow Friday - Keeping Records of Records

On this snowy Follow Friday I am taking advice from Gena's Genealogy
and scanning the few family clippings of newspaper obituaries that I have.

The one shown here was one of my first 'sources' when I first began putting together our family tree.  I received it as a teenager, and it was in a magnetic album - a big no-no these days as they are not archival safe.  Unfortunately it cannot be removed as it is permanently stuck to the page.

Gena's Genealogy blog reminded me of that clipping and that I needed to scan the image in order to save it in another format.

Done.
Another box checked on my To-do List.  ;-)









Scanning images - old photos, obits, funeral cards, etc.. allow us to share the treasured bits we all accumulate.
Sharing old photos that are often very rare and passed down a singular line, allows us to disseminate the images with other family members and cousins who may have never before seen these treasured pictures of their relatives and ancestors. 
 -- Most importantly, doing this provides a valuable form of backup in case of loss.

Tower Hill Memorial - Tombstone Tuesday

Albert John Cassingham b. 1918 in Kent, England

Son of Albert John Cassingham and Emily Morris

Ninth Engineer Officer Merchant Navy

Died at sea on December 6/7 1942.

Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial in London 

along with all in the Merchant Navy & fishing fleets who were lost during WWI & WWII and have "no grave but the sea".

Albert John Cassingham was serving aboard the SS Ceramic on the night of December 6th, 1942, when it was sunk by torpedoes fired from the German submarine U-515. 

All but one of the 656 aboard were lost.

The Crew Of S.S. Ceramic on her Last Voyage

Surname Saturday - Searching Kent County, England, UK

While trying to fill in some missing pieces of our Cassingham ancestry in Kent County, England, I came across: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/index.html#home
There is so much information available here
                   - - The bonus: no suscription fee required.

Searching this site I found some new and interesting facts to add to our family history:

Under
Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent:

Listed under Gentry:

Casingimm, Mrs., Oak's place

Listed under Traders:

Casingham, Miss Hannah, Milliner




Under Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions - Tenterden:
Jane CASSINGHAM of this parish died 28th April, 1833, aged 77
and
Richard CASINGHM died 11th November, 1866, aged 72. Mary his wife, died 15th December, 1848, aged 53. Two children Samuel and David died in infancy. Left surviving three sons and four daughters. Also Sarah, 2nd daughter of above died 23rd October, 1875. Hannah Cassingham died 17th March, 1910, in 69th year.

Plus an unexpected bonus find:
Under Kent Will Transcripts - Pre 1858
I located:
William Castell of Margate, St John the Baptist, Thanet, mariner, will dated 24 April 1807
My son William Castell of Margate, cordwainer and William Adams of the same place, painter to be "Executors Admors and Assigns".
My dear wife Sarah Castell - to have income from the estate in her lifetime.
Son William Castell to receive a legacy partly for the bringing up of his "lawful issue".
From the estate fifty pounds is to used "to pay the creditors of my son Thomas Castell who will not have access to capital and part of the estate must be used to the bringing up of any "lawful issue" he may have in the future.
Witnessed by Robert Edward Hunter MS/Thomas Chapman atty Margate/ James Rossway clerk to Mr Chapman
Codicil dated 17 Aug 1815.

"Whereas since the date and execution of my will hereintofore written and bearing the date the fourth day of April 1807 my son Thomas Castell has been for a considerable time in his Majesty's service and absent from this kingdom and during this time the wife of the said Thomas Castell cohabited with another man and has been delivered of a child Now I do by this codicil to my will direct and declare that neither such child nor any other child which may be born to the Wife of the said Thomas Castell unless they shall hereafter habit together as Man and Wife and any Issue of their bodies shall be born who may become considered as lawful children shall take any ...(blank) nor any Interest in or benefit under my said will..."
Witnessed by John Pickering// James Clarke// Thomas Chapman".

Follow Friday - Colonial Maryland Land Patents

On this Follow Friday I want to share an excellent article written by Micheal Hait:
Colonial Maryland Land Patents and Headrights

Michael Hait is a professional genealogist, specializing in Maryland research, African-American genealogy, and Civil War records.

On Ships They Came: SS Cleveland

SS Cleveland

Built in 1908, the SS Cleveland had twin-screw propellers and quadruple-expansion steam engines with a maximum speed of 16 knots. With a passenger capacity of 239 first-class, 224 second-class, 496 third-class, and 1,882 steerage, she mainly provided passage between Hamburg and New York.  Service was suspended during World War I, during which Cleveland was kept at Hamburg.

On 12 January 1912 in Honolulu, Hawaii, harbor pilot Milton P. Sanders suddenly dropped dead as the Cleveland was being moved. Control of the ship was not maintained and she collided with the Colorado causing moderate damage. No one was injured.

The News-Palladium  25 Jan 1912 viewed on NewspaperArchive.com

It was on the SS Cleveland of the Hamburg-American Line that Maria (Rauner) Stoss immigrated with her daughter, Theresa Stosz, departing from Hamburg on Jan 3, 1930, and arriving in NYC on 14 Jan 1930.

SS Cleveland was retired in 1931 and disassembled for scrap in 1933.

The Waterloo Medal - Nearly Wordless Wednesday

The Waterloo Medal was the first military award issued those who served at the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo 16th-18th June 1815.
Issued in 1816 –17 to every soldier present at one or more of these battles, irrespective of rank, it included nearly 37,000 Waterloo veterans.  The Waterloo Medal was the British Army’s first campaign medal and set a precedent for all such awards that followed.

Waterloo Metal Roll Entries can be viewed at Find My Past for a fee.

The rolls are also published in paperback:  http://www.naval-military-press.com/waterloo-medal-roll.html

Tombstone Tuesday - Germantown, Upper Burial Ground

  Upper Burial Ground Cemetery Marker

where 58 American soldiers from the Battle of Germantown in the American Revolution are buried . 

Located in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A Nice Find via ProQuest Historical Newspapers

This wonderful little ad published in the New York Times for a Thanksgiving Dinner at Franks Restaurant was found using the ProQuest Historical Newspaper search at our local public library.

This restaurant was owned by Frank Becker (b. 1879) & Marie (Kollain) Becker (b.1882)  who immigrated to the U.S. with their 2 daughters, Barbara & Helen, from Slavanisck, Brod, AustriaHungary, Aug 1912. 

The 1924-1925 New York City Directory  (also available on the public library database) listed Frank Becker's business as: Frank's Restaurant & Lunch Room.   I then searched the New York Times files in ProQuest and found this great little ad published 24 Nov 1932 for a Thanksgiving Dinner - Soup to Nuts for Only $1.25

Surname Saturday - Casteel

Ancestors of James S. Casteel of Ohio> CA:

Creed Clayton Casteel  (IL>OH) m. Rose Welcheck >James Polk Casteel  (TN>IL) m. Arra Bacon 
> James Monroe Casteel (TN>IL) m. Susannah Underwood
> Abednego Casteel (TN) m. Agnes Hensley 
 > Abednego Casteel m. Sarah (MD>TN) 
>Edmund Casteel III m. Rebeccah 
> Edmund Casteel II  m. Johanna
> Edmund Du Chastel
of Philadelphia -  Captain & Privateer 
 m. Christian Bom  07 MAR 1693 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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