May 2009 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with H - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 June 2009 Hacker 1865 Present Germany, Carroll Co., IA, Redwood Co., MN I was adopted by Frank Joseph and his wife, Julie Katherine (Ventiecher) Hacker in 1954 tlh1953 Hafner 1700 2000 Germany kmebaird Hagan Ireland Maryland 1662 indent. serv. to Dr. John Meeks a doc. from London, free man when they landed in Maryland jahandy Hagans 1800 2009 TN>NC>AR>OK Colston Hagan m: Zilphia, James W. Hagans longhair Hager 1759 now GER>VA>KY>MO tkhager Haggerty 1835? 1900's Ireland?>Scranton PA USA Michael>Mary jgnr Hahn 1915 1998 bartlet il,>aurora, il jmarmoll Hall 1757 now VA>DavidsonCo>FranklinCo,TN>JacksonCo,AL>TX Charles M. Hall hallron Hancock 1850 1910 TN>MO>TX tkhager Handlos 1880 1920 Germany, Carroll Co., IA, Sac Co., IA tlh1953 Hanna 1815 1900 IRL Antrim>ON, CA Fitzroy Twp John married to Florrie Stitt rdhanna Harbit 1850 1950s KY>MO tkhager Harman 1741 now HOL>NC>GA>TX,USA Zacharia Harmon hallron Harms 1878 Buffalo, NY Wife of Julius m. abt 1896 Rick58 Harrelson 1700 1900 SC Martin, Hicks, Byars, Harrelson, Hill hsabin1 Harris 1888 Adams Co., IL tlh1953 Harrison 1780 now Stockport, UK>Australia Schoolmasters Harrison Academy, Stockport Antman1 Hartz 1856 1938 Keil,SCN,Deu>HAM,DEU villager Hasard 1300 2009 overseas>USA>Canada or earlier billhazz Hasler Germany Germany Germany heidi19 Hassard 1300 2009 overseas>USA>Canada or earlier billhazz Haszard 1300 2009 overseas>USA>Canada or earlier billhazz Hatcher 1775 present SC>MO Fleming>Kellet W>Harriet. cindy1st Hay Newton 1776 1900 of Newhall, Scotland Jean - Brig. General William jrwalker Hayes 1600 now MS tbeach Haywood 1770 1919 Campsall>Leeds WYorks ENG nutmeg79 Hazard 1300 2009 overseas>USA>Canada or earlier billhazz Hazsard 1300 2009 overseas>USA>Canada or earlier billhazz Hazzard 1300 2009 overseas>USA>Canada or earlier billhazz Heisel 1814 1876 Wehingen,Germany, Keokuk County, IA girls married Baker, Spanier, Horras, Sieren dianeide Helt 1790 Now MD, VA, KY, IN gnine28 Hemphill 1920 1970 IN>IL>MI>WI Bessie Berg timminsd Hemstreet 1800 1900 NY>Mendota, IL Parents of Clara are John & Ruby drpatek Henderson Tennesse Kansas through W Virginia patplan Henkel 1800 germany bishell Henson 1800 now Md? Cambridge area myvonn Hepburn 1600 1800 Smeaton, East Linton, Prestonkirk, Scotland Marion -Hepburn of Smeaton jrwalker Herbert 1835 1880 Richmond, VA jlniels Hermsen 1900 Present Carroll Co., IA tlh1953 Herron 1903 1983 ALA>FLA,USA Unusal first name of Fate or Fayetta carolj44 Hess 1817 present Warren Co, KY>IA>KS William J.>Alice Ethel cindy1st Hicks 1700 1900 SC Martin, Hicks, Byars, Harrelson, Hill hsabin1 Hieres 1910 Present Carroll Co., IA tlh1953 Hill 1858 1940 SC>TENN>MO>CO John E HIll, Martha Guthrie, Nancy C Hill Martin and Mary Etta Hill. Martha Knight, Washington Knight in Greene Cty Tenn hsabin1 Hill Okla. none Bongee Hinman Brisbane Coburg England fowltraz Hoback 1840 1910 VA>MO tkhager Hobbs 1818 Oh dead Hodges England N.C. unknown b.1750 in Chilham, Kent, Eng. d. 1815 Ashe Co., N.C. jahandy Hofstrom 1883 now sweden>cleveland, oh hofstrom Holck 1300 2009 Norway, Sweden Rechardt Holmes 1800 2009 Ireland>Can.Ont sonley Holt 1885 Present GA>SC BYeater Home 1600 1900 Athelstaneford Prestonkirk, Scotland jrwalker Hoover 1840 present PA, IL, KS, USA display Horn c1800 KY>MO>IA yjh Horr 07/16/71 now OH Randy Son of Ronald Horr and Karen Walsh /Horr walshhor Horr 08/18/33 1989 PA>OH Ronald E.--Son of Harold Horr and Flossie King-Horr walshhor Horr 8/19/72 now OH>FL Donna L daughter of Ronald Horr and Karen Walsh/ Horr walshhor Horrell 1788 1972 ENG>VA>KY>IL>MO tkhager Horvat 1906 1966 Croatia, Argentina Natif of Slatinski Drenovac, Humljani, Osijek lilianat Hott 1700 2000 Germany kmebaird Hoyt 1734 IA>CAN>NH>MA> bgland Hubner 1880 Present Germany, Boone Co., IA, Pipestone Co., MN Louis Hubner married Barbara Langdon and is my stepfather tlh1953 Huckabey 1825 now MO?>AR>OK>NM>OK>TX, USA Ira Clifton>Ambrose Hedges>John texas5th Hudson 1800 1900 NC to TN jacnov22 Hughbanks 1640 present NC, KY, IL, WS, KS display Hughes Oh Indiana Ohio>Indiana perhaps Pa was prior to Ohio? heidi19 Hunter TN KY TN>KY could also have been born in NC heidi19 Hutchison 1880 1950 Shelby Co., MO.; Livingston Co., MO.; MarionCo,MO>LinnCo,MO. Charles Lee HUTCHISON jkhutch Hynes 1850 1900 Clare>Springfield cjhynes Hynes 1850 1900 Clare>Springfield MA cjhynes See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.

May 2009 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with G - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 June 2009 Gainer 1800 now KT, CA, MT BBYGRLTZ Gaio 1899 1963 Madeira Islands,PRT>MA>CA KGAIO Gall 1898 Now HUN>PA,USA>NJ,USA uberdude Garrison 1700 1970 France Thulon Gates 1800 now Libera>GA>Ark mmjones2 Gatton 1850 1960 IA>MO tkhager Geiger 1782 Present Wuerttemburg>NY>Newark, NJ Hohenstadt, Wuerttemburg KenGei Gerig France Indiana France>ohio>indiana heidi19 Gibson 1900 2009 Chicago,IL>CA vgib Gilbert 1820 1918 ENG>MI Mary/London 1830 m Alward timminsd Gilliam 1850 1880 N>C>Tn>Ar,USA jeni1934 Gilman 1909 ? WA>NJ>CA USA looking for Joseph Philbrick married and divorced Barbara Ruth Auld jgnr Gismondi 1880 New Jersey Grandparent hairman Gismondi Italy New Jersey Grandparent hairman Glazier 1823 1908 IL>IN Albert Spencer Glazier married to Mary A. Short SCwriter Gloekler Bavaria Ohio Bavaria>Ohio heidi19 Glove W.GERMAN NY, USA MI, USA Gloff Goachee 1700 now OH, NY, CAN jmbh1963 Godard 1710 1860 ??>CT>MA>NY>IL Aaron Godard m. Hannah Young occassia Godbey 1500 now England>Virginia>Kentucky Godbey Family Reunion godbey Godsey 1971 1940 AL John Richard Godsey married Martha Mattie King. They had Bula M Godsey. She died 1932 in Osceola Arkansas. Looking for Columbus Roy or Godsey pic. or info angreed Godwin 1890 1960 Arkansas Harry Orlando Godwin geckogal Godwn 1860 1888 Arkansas Elijah (Elizah) Godwin geckogal Goldsmith France Indiana France>Oh>Indiana heidi19 Goll 1800 2009 Germany>Louisiana lfinley Goodman 1870 1959 Ontario Married Effie Ross derwyn Gordon 1842 1938 MLN SCT > Quebec CAN South Leith, Edinburgh Ayslinn Graaf (von) 1853 now Böhnhusen,SCN,DEU>HAM,DEU villager Graham 1825 1924 Ireland>Canada>MI kassidy Grant 1700 1900 Sc William Grant married to Nancy Lanier SCwriter Grant 1850 1900 .MISS SC LA USA GGRANDMOTHER CORA gerrikey Gray 1808 1885 LKS SCT Ayslinn Greebon 1892 1960 Texas jgreebon Green 1700 1850 NC, TN, USA display Greene 1834 now Mellrich, Germany>Franconia, Chisago Co., Minnesota, USA pjmaruk Greene 1850 2009 GA otgs1 Greve 1800 2000 Germany to USA ballured Gribble 1800 2009 NC>OK>CA Jason Andrew Gribble m: Rebecca Wilson longhair Grill 1875 2009 GAI,AUT>NY,USA Looking for siblings, town name, other relatives, etc. hayleygr Guffey ----- KY Native American - Cherokee Bohn Guifry 1857 1940 LA TeeCal Gulzon 1869 1959 Chiaboile,France>Athens, NY USA Naturalized USA 1918 BarBert Guthrie 1800 1900 SC>TENN> William T Guthrie and daughter Martha Guthrie b. 1834 Spartanburg SC probably near limesprings hsabin1 See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.

Hello all. I am researching Campbell surname in North Central Missouri. The name I am searching is Frank Edward Campbell born 1934 in Monroe County Missouri. Any help would be greatly appreciated

May 2009 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with F - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 June 2009 Fasbender 1890 Present Mower Co., MN tlh1953 Felts 1900 2009 Vanleer, TN cjoy1989 Fenn 1841 2005 ENG>NY>IL>MO tkhager Ferber 1860 1973 Sajo-Barcika>Sajoszentpeter,HUN>Queens,NY>Deans, NJ,USA>Nahariya, ISR mofus Fetterly 1786 present ny>ont.can>peshtigo,wi looking for info on philip fetterly who married Magdalena "laney"Ouderkirk sassygal Fetterly 1821 present ont.can>peshtigo wi looking for info on Philip Fetterly who married Mary Otto sassygal Fields 1770 1979 KY.,MO.,OK. vmfields Fijan 1700 1940 PRA,CHE>ILL>MO,USA shadow40 Filar 1883 now POL>NE Austria-Poland filarama Finley 1700 2009 Scotland>Kentucky>Louisiana lfinley Fisher 1710 1860 ??>PA>OH>IL Jacob Fisher m. Sophia Ishler occassia Fisher 1850 Now Carlton,melb.Vic.Aus Robert Fisher lgray Fitzgerald 1890 2009 Ireland>NE,USA webift Fitzgerald 1890 2009 Ireland>NE>USA webift Fleischer 1840 Taubenheim>Ullendorf,SAC,DEU villager Fleming 1500 1900 St Fort, Forgan, Fife, Scotland Jean - Thomas, Jean Semple jrwalker Fletcher 1801 now YKS,ENG Looking for descendants of John d Hokitika NZ 1890 mauricef Flynn 1891 1930 NY catermit Foggo 1830 1920 Whitekirk, Prestonkirk, Scotland Joan jrwalker Foord 1846 1850 SSX, ENG cazza Forbes 1850 Now Bendigo,Melb.Vic.Aus. Charles Forbes Marr.Calra Doris Fisher lgray Forsaith 1700 present Scotland elmo2 Forton 1858 1958 Canada>MI kassidy Fossing 1910 Present Carroll Co. IA tlh1953 Foster 1694 present Guilford, NC>IA>IN William>Hugh>Samuel>William>Joanna cindy1st Fox 1850 1900 Fayette Co.,PA jacnov22 Fraley 1800 now NY, OH, Germany jmbh1963 Frantzen 1779 now Luxembourg>Iowa, USA pjmaruk Fraser 1876 1957 Belfast, Northern Ireland>Ontario,Saskatchewan Married Peter Ross derwyn Freeman 1626 1932 ENG>USA>MA>VA>NC>MO shadow40 Freund 1860 Present Germany, Mower Co., MNThroop tlh1953 Fridenberg Hannover USA MO > ARK Cannot find entrance maca64 Friedrich 1881 DEU>PA,USA villager Fronheiser 1200 2009 Europe rmhaas See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.

Would SKS have a look and see if you can find Panko Pidsrikowny in any of the census records? I found him in a WWII registration, but had no success finding him anywhere else. I found the SS death for his wife Justyna. His son John died during WWII in Italy. Two other chidlren were Joseph and Pauline. I have found William Kuligowski in the 1920 census, and his wife Eva's death but other than that was not very successful. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. The lady who is looking for these names has no idea whether she has any relatives or not. Thank you Bonnie

On Jun 7, 4:08�am, Gerry <[email protected]> wrote: > In article > <0d4e4f73-ce87-4e0b-b59b-0788c7c49.[email protected]>, > > �LRESA <[email protected]> wrote: > > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and > > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a > > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard > > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 > > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > > but he's not there either. > > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. > > What was his birthdate and place? > > This information would be helpful in assisting your search. > > I did a quick search on Sadie Lester in Richmond, Virginia in the 1910 > census, was she still living in Richmond then, and what was her > daughter's name? Thomas was born 14 April 1883 probably in Jackson Co. Missouri. His family was from VA but lived in Mo for 5 years before returning. His occupation was a tailor. Sadie was still in Richmond in 1910. I found her in the city directory but not on the census. Her daughter's name was Vernette.

On Jun 7, 10:57�am, [email protected] wrote: > On Jun 7, 2:49 am, LRESA <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and > > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a > > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard > > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 > > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > > but he's not there either. > > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. > > There is some meaning in the words "abandoned his wife and infant > daughter." �How do you know this is what happened? �Do you actually > know more than that he simply disappeared? �Do you have any reason to > even believe he was alive after 1908? �What was his occupation? �Did > he travel to other towns where he might have died unidentified? �Or > maybe his wife killed him and buried him in the basement. I read the Chancery Court case filed in Richmond Circuit court. Thomas never appeared tin court to defend himself, so Sadie was awarded custody of her daughter and granted a divorce on grounds of "desertion and abandonment."

LRESA wrote: > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > but he's not there either. > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. Is there no database of US servicemen killed in WW1, similar to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour ? -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com

LRESA wrote: > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > but he's not there either. > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. You don't say how old he was so its difficult, but there are two Lester THOMAS's in the 1910 census. One is 30 the other is 20. When you have a first name as a last name it is easy to reverse them and become a new person. In reality though, if he really abandoned them and didn't want to be found, you won't find him. If he fell victim to foul play you won't find him after all this time either. -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with Legacy Family Tree http://h1.ripway.com/egptech/

just as....my mother's sister left home at 15, and was totally lost track of. there is no evidence that she got beyond where my grandfather traced her, chicago, alive. thus, who knows.........? Gene Y. wrote: > LRESA wrote: > >> My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and >> infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a >> divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard >> from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 >> or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft >> but he's not there either. >> Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor >> would be appreciated. Thanks to all. > > > > You don't say how old he was so its difficult, but there are two > Lester THOMAS's in the 1910 census. One is 30 the other is 20. When > you have a first name as a last name it is easy to reverse them and > become a new person. In reality though, if he really abandoned them > and didn't want to be found, you won't find him. If he fell victim > to foul play you won't find him after all this time either. > > -- Betti [chinmom] home.comcast.net/~chinmom

and, dont forget all those who served in overseas posts but not in country during the viet nam war Otis Willie PIO The American War Library wrote: >Number of American Vietnam Veterans Alive Today... > >This question is for the American War Library. Are there updated estimates of the number of surviving VN vets per year? I have seen the estimates estimating 903k by 1/1/2010, then a dramatic reduction to 131k on 1/1/2015. > >Thanks, >(Name redacted) > >REPLY: The official estimate of V'nam War 'survivors' as of 25 May 2009 is 831,000. The number of Americans who served in V'nam between 1945 and 1975 is between 3.2mil to 2.7mil. 2.7mil is the number counted by DOD in 1984 when producing >"The Vietnam War Service Index". This 2.7mil number is based on surviving/existing records of Americans who served between 1963 and 1975. > >Contact Person for this posting: Roger Simpson, PIO >Public Information Office: http://www.13105320634.com >The American War Library: http://www.amervets.com/ >16907 Brighton Avenue >Gardena CA 90247-5420 >Phone / Fax: 1-310-532-0634 > > >-- Otis Willie (Ret.) > Military News and Information Editor (http://www.13105320634.com) > The American War Library, Est. 1988 (http://www.amervets.com) > 16907 Brighton Avenue > Gardena CA 90247 > 1-310-532-0634 > > Military Personnel Database > http://www.amervets.com/library.htm > > Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups > http://www.amervets.com/share.htm > > Public Information Office > http://www.13105320634.com > > -- Betti [chinmom] home.comcast.net/~chinmom

"LRESA" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]m... > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife > and > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted > a > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever > heard > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, > 1920 > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > but he's not there either. > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. If he really didn't want to be found, have you considered that he might have left the country. Have you checked Canada? Of course, his other obvious course of action could have been to change his name. Lesley Robertson

May 2009 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with E - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 June 2009 Ead 1869 Ma dead Early 1627 1998 OXF-ESS-SRY-HAM,ENG>QC,CAN Witney OXF/ Halstead ESS Ayslinn Eason c1735 1830 NashCo.,NC>WilsonCo.,TN Spousal line dmhinson Edwards 1813 1869 Lebanon TN>TX Married to Elizabeth Billings kelbell Edwards 1836 1913 TX Married to Ellen Morgan kelbell Edwards 1847 2009 CA,TX,OK,ILL Allis Ogenshine youngl Edwards 1930 1990 MISS ILL USA LACY EDWARDS MARRIED ARNEVA BARRETT gerrikey Ehrler 1842 now Baden>Brooklyn,NY>OH SEhrler Ellison 1700 1986 MO ADOPTION AT WEST PLAINS, MO-- CHEROKEE NATION shadow40 Ellsworth 1976 2009 Duncan,OK Curtis John Ellsworth ellsy Emenheiser 1723 now DEU>PA>IN>KS>OK, USA guardent Emig 1850 now northern MI>Bay City, MI Robert Arthur killed WWII in Italy emig1 Emnott France Canada New York>Wisconsin born 1820/died1877 Barb213 Engelhardt 1853 1870 Hessia>Newark, NJ KenGei Erickson 1800 1950 Sweden Married to Nilson Thulon Escreet 1790 West Yorkshire, UK vicki909 Esparza 1860 2009 MX>KS esparza Essary 1700 2000 Great Britain kmebaird Essary 1800 2000 US Thulon Estep 1600 1850 England>MD>KY rkenne29 Evans 1790 2009 Anglesey, Wales, UK vicki909 Everett 1900 2009 Obion County TN cjoy1989 Everett 1919 1986 NC>NJ pooda Ezell 1750 1950 NC to TN jacnov22 See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.

On Jun 7, 2:49 am, LRESA <[email protected]> wrote: > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > but he's not there either. > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. There is some meaning in the words "abandoned his wife and infant daughter." How do you know this is what happened? Do you actually know more than that he simply disappeared? Do you have any reason to even believe he was alive after 1908? What was his occupation? Did he travel to other towns where he might have died unidentified? Or maybe his wife killed him and buried him in the basement.

My uncle was in WW1, but is not listed on a WW1 draft registration that I can locate. I presume that if he enlisted at the beginning before draft registration went into effect that he never registered. Therefore, if I am correct, your relative could have served without registering. Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: "LRESA" <[email protected]> Newsgroups: alt.genealogy To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:49 AM Subject: Lost Ancestor My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft but he's not there either. Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor would be appreciated. Thanks to all. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In article <[email protected]m>, LRESA <[email protected]> wrote: > My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and > infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a > divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard > from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 > or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft > but he's not there either. > Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor > would be appreciated. Thanks to all. What was his birthdate and place? This information would be helpful in assisting your search. I did a quick search on Sadie Lester in Richmond, Virginia in the 1910 census, was she still living in Richmond then, and what was her daughter's name?

My grandfather's brother, Thomas Luther Lester, abandoned his wife and infant daughter in 1908 in Richmond, VA . His wife Sadie was granted a divorce and custody on grounds of desertion in 1911. No one ever heard from Thomas again- not even my grandpa. I can't find him on 1910, 1920 or 1930 censuses. He was in the age group to register for WW1 draft but he's not there either. Any other suggestions on how to track down an early 20th ancestor would be appreciated. Thanks to all.

On Saturday 06 June 2009 14:15, Gerry ([email protected]) opined: >> De nada. > > Speaking of nada, my mother's parents, about one hundred years ago, left > Los Angeles and went to homesteaded in Iron County, Utah, my mother was > born a few years later on the homestead at Nada, Utah. > > My family has always pronounced the town name as NayDah, it wasn't until > a few years ago that someone pronounced it as one would in Spanish, it > then became very clear, because there is nothing at Nada, Utah. > > To this day we still own the family homestaed located in the middle of a > mile high desert. Gerry, And, of course, your mother is de Nada (from Nada, literally). Ain't language fun? Smilin' Ol' Bob -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have. Thomas Jefferson

"Bob Melson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > On Saturday 06 June 2009 13:32, Joe Pessarra ([email protected]) > opined: > >> "Gerry" <[email protected]> wrote in message >> news:[email protected] >>> In article <[email protected]>, >>> "Joe Pessarra" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> A search for William Pessarra in Texas in 1930 US Census was made. We >>>> are >>>> unable to read the place of birth of the father of William, as well as >>>> the >>>> place of birth of the mother of William. Looks like the country is >>>> Poland >>>> for the father, and Germany for the mother. This matches what records >>>> we do >>>> have about both of them. Thanks for any help in advance. >>>> >>>> Joe in Texas >>> >>> With the aid of the Heritage Quest image, mentioned by another poster, I >>> was able to locate the family in the Ancestry.com database, the name is >>> indexed under Pessarro. What I can make out for William's father's >>> birthplace is Nadein or Nadien, Poland and his mother's birthplace as >>> Moselk___, Germany. Was unable to locate or correct the spelling of >>> either town in my atlas. >>> >> >> >> Thanks to both Bob and Gerry for town name possibilities. Now I will see >> what I might find that might be a match for them. Will let you know my >> results, if any. >> >> Joe in Georgetown, Texas > > De nada. > > Swell Ol' Bob > > -- > Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas > ----- > A government big enough to give you everything you want is big > enough to take away everything you have. Thomas Jefferson Bob and Gerry, With your help, I have nailed one place down in Germany. Thought something sounded familiar. Went through my old files, and found a Memorial card sent from Germany in 1915. this was on the death of Herr Ferdinand Conrady. This was Wilhelmina's father. Mourning relatives are shown to be in Saarbrucken, Rudesheim, Gerol-stein, MOSELKERN, Texas (North America). Looks like Wilhelmina (my grandmother) was born in Moselkern. Still working on the Pessarra birth location in Poland. We had always understood that he came from Loetzen, East Prussia; now Gizycko, Poland. But we have one right. Thanks again. Joe "I love it when a plan comes together" - Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith of the A-Team, perfectly played by George Peppard

"Gerry" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > In article <[email protected]>, > "Joe Pessarra" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A search for William Pessarra in Texas in 1930 US Census was made. We >> are >> unable to read the place of birth of the father of William, as well as >> the >> place of birth of the mother of William. Looks like the country is >> Poland >> for the father, and Germany for the mother. This matches what records we >> do >> have about both of them. Thanks for any help in advance. >> >> Joe in Texas > > With the aid of the Heritage Quest image, mentioned by another poster, I > was able to locate the family in the Ancestry.com database, the name is > indexed under Pessarro. What I can make out for William's father's > birthplace is Nadein or Nadien, Poland and his mother's birthplace as > Moselk___, Germany. Was unable to locate or correct the spelling of > either town in my atlas. > Thanks to both Bob and Gerry for town name possibilities. Now I will see what I might find that might be a match for them. Will let you know my results, if any. Joe in Georgetown, Texas