Ethel (Conger) Heagler, born on 12 Jan 1881 in either Bloomington, McLean county, IL or Towanda, McLean county, IL was another Conger researcher who published her work.
She wrote to Maxine Leonard on 18 May 1962 and told of attending a DAR National Conference in Washington, DC the previous year, at the age of 80. She wrote, "I went to the Rare Books Department of the Congressional Library to see the seven volumes of typed bound books left by Charles Conger of Minnesota. You have to almost swear your life away to get in. A guard sits at the door with a rope across the opening. I told him what I wanted and he said, 'What references do you have?' I said, 'I am here as a delegate to the DAR Conference,' and I gave him my membership card. That didn't mean anything. 'What else do you have?' I showed him my cards of the Pen Women of America, Farm Bureau and Home Bureau of McLean Co., Illinois. He then asked to see all my cards, and what did he take, but the credit card from the Chicago Motor Club! A young girl stood by me and said she had no reference with her, and they would not let her in.
"Then I went in and they brought me the seven books and sat me down in front of the desk and that lady never took her eyes off of me all afternoon."
Mrs. Heagler published her line in 1941, through the help of Charles Leslie Conger who had established her lineage.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. 1, p. 2a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Joseph Boyd Poindexter
Joseph Boyd Poindexter
BIOGRAPHY:
Joseph Boyd Poindexter was born on April 14, 1869 in Canyon City, Oregon, the son of Thomas W. Poindexter and Margaret Pitken. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio and graduated with an LLB (Bachelor of Laws) degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1892. He was admitted to the Montana Bar Association in 1892 and practiced law in Dillon, MT from 1892 to 1897.
He married Margaret Daisy Conger, the daughter of Judge Everton J. Conger and Emma Kate Boren on April 22, 1897. Two children were born to this union, E.G. (George) in 1899 and Helen in 1902.
Joseph served as County Attorney for Beaverhead County, MT from 1897 to 1903 and then returned to private law practice in Dillon from 1903 to 1909. He was then appointed District Federal Judge for the 5th Judicial District and served on the bench from 1909 to 1915. He was then elected Montana Attorney General in 1915 and served until appointed U.S. Federal Judge for the District of Hawaii by President Woodrow Wilson on March 16, 1917. He served in this post until he retired to accept the appointment as Territorial Governor of Hawaii by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 30, 1934. This posting became effective in March 1934 for a period of four years. Poindexter was appointed to a second four year term as Territorial Governor in March 1938 and it was the latter part of this term that cause him the most mental and physical anguish.
Seventy-two year old Governor Joseph B. Poindexter was at his official residence, Washington Place, in Honolulu when the first Japanese bombs fell on Pearl Harbor on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. His residence and his nearby office at the Iolani Palace were rocked by explosions on the ground. However, these explosions were not Japanese bombs, but rather U.S. Navy antiaircraft shells that were mis-fired in haste and fell to the ground and exploded on impact.
At mid-day on December 7th, Lt. General Walter Short, Commanding General, U.S. Army in Hawaii, came to see Governor Poindexter and said the Territory of Hawaii should be placed under martial law. Poindexter then called President Roosevelt by phone to verify this and Roosevelt supported martial law. Nothing like this had been known on American soil since the Civil War and then only in rebellious or captured Confederate states. Governor Poindexter said later that he, "never hated doing anything so much" as imposing martial law on the people of Hawaii.
Governor Poindexter's second four-year term expired in March 1942 but he was not replaced until the inauguration on August 24, 1942 of Ingram M. Stainback.
Ex-Governor Poindexter remained in Honolulu for the rest of his life and died on December 3, 1951 at the age of 82. His body was returned to Dillon, MT for final burial.
Joseph B. Poindexter was a life-long Democrat, Episcopalian, 32nd degree Mason, Shriner, and a member of the Bar Association of Hawaii and the American Bar Association.
(Written by Robert Guilinger, 11 Nov 1998)
Friday, April 4, 2008
How to Read the Descendant Chart
How to Read the Descendant Chart
by Richard E. Henthorn
30 Jun 1999
Many of the pages on my website were produced with the DESCEND program which reads a PAF 2.31 file to generate a descendant chart. Here's something I wrote a long time ago that you may find useful when reading the webpages.
The name of the first person on the Descendant Chart is preceded by the number, one (1 -). The generation numbers on the chart have meaning only for the chart you are viewing.
Spouses are preceded with, (sp-). They appear at the same indentation as their corresponding spouse, who is listed above them. If a person has more than one spouse the 2nd, or later spouse, doesn't appear until all of the offspring and descendants of the first marriage have been listed. Since a second or third spouse might appear a number of pages after their spouse I usually try to put into their note, a line indicating that they were "spouse of Mr. or Miss so and so."
All of the children of the person numbered one (1 -) are preceded with two (2 -). The children of any child numbered (2 -) are numbered with three (3 -) and so on. That is to say, the numbers represent the generations of the offspring of the person numbered one. If the first person numbered (2 -) on the chart had descendant children (3 -) and grandchildren (4 -) they will all be listed before the next younger sibling of the person numbered (2 -).
Each generation and their spouses have the same indentation from the left margin.
When the first name or the surname of a person is not available I use the word "Unknown." Thus, some people may be listed as, "Unknown Unknown."
When the names of the parents of a person marrying into a family are known they are listed as: "Dau of (father's name) & (mother's name)" or "Son of (father's name) & (mother's name)."
Below is a little example, without any dates, places or notes that might clarify what I have described above. The Blackwell family lists some descendants in the 5th generation. Notice that the last person listed, Rebecca Hart, is at the same indentation as Mary Smith, the first wife of John Doe, Sr. Since this sample doesn't show any "Note -" information the fact that Rebecca Hart is the 2nd wife of John Doe, Sr. is only apparent by checking the indentation.
1 - John Doe, Sr.
sp- Mary Smith
2 - John Doe, Jr.
sp- Mary Brown
Dau of John Brown & Mary Jones
3 - John Doe, III
3 - Mary Doe
3 - James Doe
sp - Nancy Todd
4 - Thomas Doe
4 - William Doe
4 - Sally Doe
sp- James Blackwell
5 - John Blackwell
5 - Samuel Blackwell
5 - Sarah Blackwell
2 - Jane Doe
sp- Bernard Hartman
3- Melvin Hartman
sp- Rebecca Hart
Featured Family
Several years ago I tried to establish a webpage where I would share information about a Featured Family from time to time. This idea never worked. After I created the webpage for the "featured family" it remained available for many months. I never got around to creating another webpage for another family. Eventually I removed the "featured family" page.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
George Yoho
Name: George Yoho
Sex: Male
Father: Henry Yoho (25 JUL 1781-5 DEC 1862)
Mother: Annabelle Buchanan (23 NOV 1780-31 JAN 1873)
Individual Facts
Birth 21 DEC 1806 in Fish Ck, Ohio Co, VA
Death 17 AUG 1890 in Marshall Co, WV (age 83)
Burial in Antioch Cem, Proctor Dist, Wetzel Co, WV
REFN 168
Notes
General: Farmer, lived near Lynn Camp, Marshall Co, WV. I don't believe George Yoho ever lived near Lynn Camp. In 1996 I visited Sullivan Yoho and he drove me to a point in a field behind his house on Rines Ridge. We could see George's land from that point. Sullivan owned the land until recently.
Deed from John Floyd, Esquire, Governor of Virginia to George Yoho, Jr
1 AUG 1830
Sixty three acres, situate Ohio County on the waters of Whetstone run and bounded as followeth, to wit: Beginning at a hickory and beech, corner to Archibald Woods on the top of Brushy ridge(this isn't the Brushy Ridge off Burch Ridge), thence with said Woods line W40 poles to a poplar; thence S51 E44 poles to two Maples on a point; thence N30 W30 poles to a Black oak on a point, thence S59 W72 poles to a hickory on a point; thence S39 W47 poles to a white walnut in said Woods line; and thence with the same S25 E28 poles to the beginning.
This was the original sheepskin deed, now in the possession of Sullivan Blair Yoho. Sullivan drove his pickup up a point above his house and pointed out where the land was. It was east of Sullivan's house, behind the house. I am not sure where the idea came from that George Yoho lived near Lynn Camp, but he was in Franklin District for every census living on his 63 acres of land. Sullivan owned the 63 acres plus additional acreage purchased by Henry Yoho, son of George. At one time the piece contained 355 acres. Sullivan sold the land in 1972. There now, 1996, is a sign on the lane leading to the land, labeled Yoho lane, on Rines Ridge. (TVA)
The above land was acquired as follows:
63 acres by George Yoho in 1830. Henry Yoho & Susan Elizabeth Kelley acquired the original 63 acres and purchased additional acres, making the total 279 acres. John Yoho, s/o Henry & Susan, & Kate Franklin had the land for some time, but never really owned the land. The land was then inherited by Blair, Floyd, & Georgie Yoho as the heirs of Kate Franklin Yoho. Blair Yoho purchased the shares of his siblings, Floyd & Georgie Yoho. Blair Yoho purchased an additional 90 acres and he also sold 14 acres, making the total 355 acres. Sullivan Yoho inherited the land from his father, John Yoho.
(Told to me by Sullivan Yoho in 1997. TVA)
In 1975 my brother, Tim, and I visited Antioch Cem. We found the tombstone for George Yoho face down and sunken in the ground. We spent quite a bit of time digging and working to be able to lift the stone. We didn't have any tools. When we were finally able to lift the stone, it was in excellent shape, in constrast to the stone for his wife, Rachel, which had been upright. I believe Rachel's stone was broken in half. Since that time someone has reset George's stone in a base. (TVA)
Prepared by:
T. Vernon Anderson
Hinthorn Family
25TH ANNIVERSARY FOR COOKSVILLE PAIR
Article from unknown newspaper, hand dated 19 March, 1979
Cooksville- Mr. and Mrs. Robert R Hinthorn will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at their home in Cooksville [IL].
Hinthorn and the former Evelyn Howard of Towanda were married March 27, 1954 at United Methodist Church of Towanda. They were attended by Margaret Turner and Roger Hinthorn.
The Hinthorns are parents of Kathleen, Richard, Virginia and Lisa. There are two grandchildren.
Hinthorn has been employed as a farmer for donald Armstrong of Cooksville for seven years.
Note: article is headed by a picture of the couple. retyped by RKK Apr 2000
50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR MELVIN HINTHORNS
Article from unknown newspaper, undated
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hinthorn of 362 24th St. Southgate Estates, Bloomington [IL], are observing their 50th wedding anniversary today. A family get-together at the home of a daughter in Forsythe (IL) will celebrate the event.
Hinthorn and Virginia McPherson were married May 15, 1940 in New London, Iowa. Guy and Eileen Hinshaw were their attendants.
They are parents of Nancy Fletcher of Forsythe; Barbara of Zion(IL); and John B of Glendale, Ariz. There are six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Hinthorn was employed as a mechanic by a Buick dealership in Decatur and Mrs.Hinthorn was a licensed practical nurse employed by St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, before their retirement
Note: the article is headed by a picture of the couple. retyped by RKK Apr 2000
EL PASO PAIR TO CELEBRATE 50TH YEAR
Article from unknown newspaper, hand dated January 1, 1977
El Paso- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hinthorne of El Paso [IL] will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the community room of the Woodford county Bank in El Paso.
Hinthorne and the former Alice Farrell were married Dec. 30, 1926 in Bloomington,(IL). Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Vandegraft of Lexington(IL) were attendants.
The open reception will be hosted by the Hinthornes' children and grandchildren. The Hinthornes are parents of Mrs. Eugene Wilson of Pontiac(IL), and Laverne and Larry of El Paso. They also have seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
No formal invitations have been sent and the couple requests no gifts.
Note: the article is headed by a picture of the couple. retyped by RKK Apr 2000
[Thanks to Rex King for doing the typing and for sharing. REH]
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Yearly Calendar
Printing a Yearly Calendar
Sometimes it would be handy to have a yearly calendar printed on a piece of paper that you can refer to while working on genealogy. I found a website that offers this service free of charge. The calendar for each year prints on one sheet of paper. I didn't check to see how far back you can go.
There are two versions of the calendar. One is for viewing on the screen and the other for printing. Look near the bottom of the screen page for the place to click for the printer-friendly version.
Have fun with your genealogy. Here's the URL to take you there.
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