Hi- I did a search on Genealogy Bank and did not find one for him. Kate --- On Wed, 8/27/08, George Craig <craigs22@verizon.net> wrote: From: George Craig <craigs22@verizon.net> Subject: [NYNEWYOR] obit David Lecker To: NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 5:10 AM Good Morning : Can anyone find me an obit for David Lecker . died July 30 , 2007 in NYC . He was living at 500 A , E. 87th. Street when I last heard from him in 2005 . I found him listed in SSDI with that date . I have found that his Brother & Sister preceded him in death but I am interested in where he is buried & cause of death . Thanks for any help you can offer . George D Craig Former RAOGK Volunteer Beaver County , PA ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator jimgarrity@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
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Do you have the contact information for that studio? or can search for the photo of Louis, Henry and Robert BLANC. Or any other photos under that name? Audrey Prevost ----- Original Message ---- From: Shelley Cardiel <cardiels@comcast.net> To: NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:58:04 AM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] WHEELER Family Photograph I've "rescued" an old photograph of Marius Welch WHEELER which was taken at the Vaughan Studio in New York, New York. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1860's with Marius appearing to be in his 20's at the time it was taken. Based on limited research I was able to locate the following census information: 1860 census of Greene, NY: Owin WHEELER, age 45, a Boatman, born NY Mary A. WHEELER, age 49, born NY William D. WHEELER, age 18, a Farm Laborer, born NY Morris B. WHEELER, age 15, born NY Statisa WHEELER, born NY Peter B. WHEELER, age 7, born NY John MCMANN, age 22, a Boatman, born NY 1870 census of Greene, NY: Mary WHEELER, age 55, a Housekeeper, born NY William WHEELER, age 27, born NY Lucina WHEELER, age 27, born NY Morris WHEELER, age 25, born NY Perry WHEELER, age 5 months, born NY 1880 census of Greene, NY: Mary M. WHEELER, age 65, born NY, Keeping House, parents born NY/MA Marius W. WHEELER, son, age 35, born NY, a Saloon Keeper, parents born NY 1900 census of Greene, NY: Marius W. WHEELER, age 55, born Feb 1845, married 18 years, born NY, parents born NY, a Saloon Keeper Hattie E. WHEELER, wife, age 39, born Feb 1861, married 18 years, no children, born NY, parents born MA/NY Maria L. SWEET or SWETT, mother-in-law, age 73, a widow, born Dec 1826, 6 children/4 living, born NY, parents born NY 1910 census of Greene, NY: Marius W. WHEELER, age 65, married 27 years, born NY, parents born NY, Own Income Harriet E. WHEELER, wife, age 48, married 27 years, no children, born NY,parents born NY William D. WHEELER, brother, age 67, a widow, born NY, parents born NY I am hoping to locate someone from his family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator jimgarrity@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php
Liz, There are lots of reasons folks disappear from census records. If you haven't examined every single page of the area where you are SURE they were living, it's likely a transcription error or a census-taker error. Computer searches are likely to miss people under these circumstances. You'd be surprised at how mangled even simple names could be, either on the original forms or in the transcriptions of them. If other family members took in the children (for however short a time), they may be accidentally listed under the surname of the other head-of-household. Or they may just have moved from the area or been out of the country at the time the census was taken. If you haven't already tried doing so, try searching by first name and age range, and broaden the search to include other counties or even other states. I tend to find more people using this method. You could also check www.ellisisland.org to see if they show up as returning to the US in this timeframe. Many US citizens show up in the Ellis Island records when they returned from travels abroad. Finally, just to show you anything can happen ... My folks were renting an apartment in the 1960s in the upstairs of a woman's house. It was an "illegal" rental, and the owner asked them not to come to the door when the 1960 census taker came around. So, my folks will not show up anywhere on that census. Best of luck, Laura
I've "rescued" an old photograph of Marius Welch WHEELER which was taken at the Vaughan Studio in New York, New York. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1860's with Marius appearing to be in his 20's at the time it was taken. Based on limited research I was able to locate the following census information: 1860 census of Greene, NY: Owin WHEELER, age 45, a Boatman, born NY Mary A. WHEELER, age 49, born NY William D. WHEELER, age 18, a Farm Laborer, born NY Morris B. WHEELER, age 15, born NY Statisa WHEELER, born NY Peter B. WHEELER, age 7, born NY John MCMANN, age 22, a Boatman, born NY 1870 census of Greene, NY: Mary WHEELER, age 55, a Housekeeper, born NY William WHEELER, age 27, born NY Lucina WHEELER, age 27, born NY Morris WHEELER, age 25, born NY Perry WHEELER, age 5 months, born NY 1880 census of Greene, NY: Mary M. WHEELER, age 65, born NY, Keeping House, parents born NY/MA Marius W. WHEELER, son, age 35, born NY, a Saloon Keeper, parents born NY 1900 census of Greene, NY: Marius W. WHEELER, age 55, born Feb 1845, married 18 years, born NY, parents born NY, a Saloon Keeper Hattie E. WHEELER, wife, age 39, born Feb 1861, married 18 years, no children, born NY, parents born MA/NY Maria L. SWEET or SWETT, mother-in-law, age 73, a widow, born Dec 1826, 6 children/4 living, born NY, parents born NY 1910 census of Greene, NY: Marius W. WHEELER, age 65, married 27 years, born NY, parents born NY, Own Income Harriet E. WHEELER, wife, age 48, married 27 years, no children, born NY,parents born NY William D. WHEELER, brother, age 67, a widow, born NY, parents born NY I am hoping to locate someone from his family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley
I've "rescued" a group of NEWCOMB Family photographs which include the following: 1. James NEWCOMB, taken at the Giles Bishop Studio in New London, CT, 1870's or 1880's, man in his 50's or 60's, note "New London Merchant" 2. Harriet Chapell NEWCOMB with Edith, taken at the Giles Bishop Studio in New London, CT, dated 1882, Harriet appears to be in her 20's, and Edith is 2 years old, note "Edith born 1880" 3. Clara Winifred NEWCOMB, taken at the Rockwood Studio in New York City, NY, dated December 1888, Clara appears to be about 4 years old at the time 4. "One of the NEWCOMB Children", taken at the Rockwood Studio in New York City, NY, 1880's, appears to be a girl about 3 years old, note "Edith b. 1880, Richard b. 1882, and Clara b. 1884" Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information regarding the family: James NEWCOMB b. 6 Mar 1819 in Derby, CT to parents Silas NEWCOMB (b. 10 Jun 1786 in Sunderland, VT) and Betsey PALMER (b. 1784 in Stonington, CT). James was one of 6 children born to this couple including, Robert Palmer; John Lee; John Lee II; James; Charlotte Palmer; and Silas NEWCOMB all born between 1813 and 1823 in Derby, CT. His parents may have died when he was young as records indicate that he was adopted by an Uncle, Calvin NEWCOMB of Windham, CT. James is said to have married twice, first in 1845 to Caroline A. NOYES and again in Sept 1847 to Sarah Anna or Anton WEAVER. James was a Merchant in New London, CT and died 11 Dec 1908. Harriet Wetmore CHAPELL b. 1 Aug 1856 in New London, CT to parents Richard H. CHAPELL and Cornelia C. WETMORE. Harriet married Frederick Seymour NEWCOMB (b. 24 Feb 1852 in New London, CT) on 11 Oct 1877 in New London, CT and together they had 6 children including, Edith Turner; Richard Chapell; Clara Winnifred; Ruth Wetmore; Theodore; and Cornelia Chapell NEWCOMB, all born between 1880 and 1896 in New London, CT. Edith Turner NEWCOMB b. 4 May 1880 in New London, CT to parents Frederic Seymour NEWCOMB and Harriet Wetmore CHAPELL. Clara Winifred NEWCOMB b. 5 Feb 1884 in New London, CT to parents Frederic Seymour NEWCOMB and Harriet Wetmore CHAPELL. She married Ernest Adna BACK (b. 7 Oct 1880 in Northampton, MA) on 27 Sept 1919 in Washington DC. The couple had two children, David Newcomb BACK and Richard Chapell BACK the first born in New London, CT and the second in Washington DC in 1920 and 1921 respectively. Census records provide the following information: 1870 census of New London, CT: James NEWCOMBE, age 51, a Dry Goods Merchant, born CT Sarah A. NEWCOMBE, age 46, Keeping House, born CT Fred S. NEWCOMBE, age 18, a Dry Goods Clerk, born CT James NEWCOMBE Jr., age 12, Attending School, born CT + 1 Domestic Servant 1880 census of New London, CT: James NEWCOMB, age 60, born CT, Owns Retail Dry Goods, parents born CT Sarah H. NEWCOMB, wife, age 55, born CT, Keeping House, parents born CT James E. NEWCOMB, son, age 22, born CT, in College Louisa B. WEAVER, sister-in-law, age 42, born CT, a Boarder, parents born RI/CT + 2 servants Fred S. NEWCOMB, age 28, born CT, a Dry Goods Merchant, parents born CT Harriet W. NEWCOMB, wife, age 23, born CT, parents born CT/NY Edith W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 1 month, born CT + 1 Domestic Servant 1900 census of New London, CT: James NEWCOMB, age 81, born Mar 1819, married 53 years, born CT, parents born CT, a Dry Goods Merchant Sarah H. NEWCOMB, wife, age 74, born Jul 1825, married 53 years, 6 children/2 living, born CT, parents born RI/CT Louisa B. WEAVER, sister-in-law, age 63, born Mar 1837, born CT, parents born RI/CT + 2 servants Frederic S. NEWCOMB, age 48, born Feb 1852, married 22 years, born CT, parents born CT, in Real Estate Harriet W. NEWCOMB, wife, age 43, born Aug 1856, married 22 years, 6 children/6 living, born CT, parents born CT/NY Edith T. NEWCOMB, dau, age 20, born May 1880, born CT, at School Richard C. NEWCOMB, son, age 18, born May 1882, born CT, at School Clara W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 10, born Mar 1890, born CT, at School Ruth W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 6, born May 1894, born CT, at School Cornelia C. NEWCOMB, dau, age 3, born Oct 1896, born CT + 3 servants 1910 census of New London, CT: Frederick S. NEWCOMB, age 58, married 33 years, born CT, parents born CT, Retired Harriet C. NEWCOMB, wife, age 54, married 33 years, 6 children/6 living, born CT, parents born CT Edith T. NEWCOMB, dau, age 29, born CT Clara W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 26, born CT Ruth W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 20, born CT, a Student Theodore NEWCOMB, son, age 15, born CT, a Student Cornelia C. NEWCOMB, dau, age 13, born CT, a Student + 1 Cook and 2 Maids 1920 census of New London, CT: Harritt C. NEWCOMB, age 63, a widow, born CT, parents born CT/NY Edith NEWCOMB, dau, age 39, born CT, parents born CT Ruth W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 29, born CT, parents born CT Theodore NEWCOMB, son, age 25, born CT, parents born CT Cornelia NEWCOMB, dau, age 23, born CT, parents born CT + 3 servants 1930 census of New London, CT: Harriet W. C. NEWCOMB, age 73, a widow, born CT, parents born CT/NY Edith T. NEWCOMB, dau, age 49, born CT, parents born CT Ruth W. NEWCOMB, dau, age 40, born CT, parents born CT + 3 servants I am hoping to locate someone from this family so that these wonderful old photographs can be returned to the care of this family. If you are a member of the family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley
Hi Everyone. I found this on Orphanages by doing a google search (Thanks Pat for the suggestion). Maybe it can help you. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ote/orphans/#nyorphans Liz > From: irenersalazar@comcast.net> To: nynewyor@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:45:12 -0400> Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] Orphans> > I'd like to see the answer to this, too. My grandma disappears after 1900 > and reappears in 1920. No idea but her father did die in 1902.> > Irene in MD > > > > *************************************> Jim Garrity, List Administrator> jimgarrity@earthlink.net> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Photo_Gallery_082008
On Ancestry.com, go to US Federal Census year 1910. This is all below the name search section of the page. For some years they list descriptions of is covered within each borough. Look for children's homes and orphanages. Once you get to the site, use the search for box below that to add your ancesors' names. Barb N of NYC irenersalazar@comcast.net writes: > I'd like to see the answer to this, too. My grandma disappears after 1900 > and reappears in 1920. No idea but her father did die in 1902. > > Irene in MD ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)
I'd like to see the answer to this, too. My grandma disappears after 1900 and reappears in 1920. No idea but her father did die in 1902. Irene in MD
Liz, A good starting point when looking for orphans, might be: http://www.kesh.com/hnoh/welcome.html I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5769, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, the two-day Jewish Biblical Festival of Rosh ha Shannah (Lev. 23:23-25) will begin at sunset on Monday, September 29 on the civil calendar.
Hi Everyone, I've been trying to find my great grandfather's children in census records for 1910 and 1920. All of the children appear in the 1900 census, but something happened between 1900 and 1910. My great grandmother shows up in 1910 married to someone else (and it says they'd been married for 6 yrs.) with one child (apparently from this new marriage). Her other two children, who would only be 10 and 12, are not with her, and I've tried searching under their names in the census and I find nothing. My great grandfather had an additional five children from his first marriage and they are nowhere to be found in the 1910 and 1920 census. I've also tried looking up each of their names and nothing...Could they have been sent to an orphanage? If this is the case, are there lists of orphans for Suffolk, Nassau and NYC (possibly the Bronx) that I could search?What other explanation could there be for this disappearance? Does anyone have any ideas of what else I might be able to do to find these children? Thanks for your help, Liz _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/
The first place anyone should check is the 1880 federal census. Women and children are named, and access is free. Next, try the NYTimes archives...if it was for rich folks, my ancestors would not have been in there. Also, search the 1910 census as it give the exact month and year of birth of each person enumerated. If you don't have access to Ancestry.com, find a local library that subscribes to it. You may have to do some legwork to ascertain which common Irish name in a newspaper is yours anyway. Barb N of NYC > This definitely would be a good source for those who have ancestors > arriving in US during those years, However for those of us whose > ancestors arrived later as mine did.1880, 1884, 1889, I have found no > source on any newspaper for them. > I tried checking a source of Obit in a NY paper of great grandmother > who's obit in San Francisco papers said NY papers please copy and still > haven't found anything or which paper might have had it. ( including NY > Times. These were rich society people, just ordainary working people.) ************** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)
This definitely would be a good source for those who have ancestors arriving in US during those years, However for those of us whose ancestors arrived later as mine did.1880, 1884, 1889, I have found no source on any newspaper for them. I tried checking a source of Obit in a NY paper of great grandmother who's obit in San Francisco papers said NY papers please copy and still haven't found anything or which paper might have had it. ( including NY Times. These were rich society people, just ordainary working people.) On Aug 18, 2008, at 3:01 AM, nynewyor-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Today's Topics: > > 1. "Irish Relatives and Friends" at Ancestry.com > (MizScarlettNY@aol.com) > > From: MizScarlettNY@aol.com > Date: August 17, 2008 9:08:10 PM EDT > To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com, NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com, > NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYNEWYOR] "Irish Relatives and Friends" at Ancestry.com > Reply-To: nynewyor@rootsweb.com > > > This is a great place to find leads to your Irish ancestors' > whereabouts. > Also note the addresses of folks who posted; this may offer your > ancestor's > address in a non census year! > > > Table of Contents > > Title > Copyright > Introduction > 1849 > 1850 > 1851 > 1852 > 1853 > 1854 > 1855 > 1856 > 1857 > 1858 > 1859 > 1861 > 1862 > 1863 > 1864 > 1865 > 1866 > 1867 > 1868 > 1869 > 1870 > 1871 > Index to Personal Names > Index to Places in Ireland > Index to Places in the United States > Index to Places other than Ireland and the U.S. > Index to Streets in New York City > > > > > > > > > > > ************** > Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review? > ncid=aolaut00030000000007 ) > > > > To contact the NYNEWYOR list administrator, send an email to > NYNEWYOR-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NYNEWYOR mailing list, send an email to > NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the > email with no additional text.
In a recent post I suggested going to NARA in DC to examine items from Record Group 110. I was just on the NARA website last night and noticed they are in the process of relocating those records to the various local NARA facilities. These records were closed to the public in DC as of August 11. For those people looking for New Yorkers in the Civil War records in RG 110, they "should" be available at the Northeast Region NARA in Manhattan at the end of December. -- Laura
In a recent post I suggested going to NARA in DC to examine items from Record Group 110. I was just on the NARA website last night and noticed they are in the process of relocating those records to the various local NARA facilities. These records were closed to the public in DC as of August 11. For those people looking for New Yorkers in the Civil War records in RG 110, they "should" be available at the Northeast Region NARA in Manhattan at the end of December. -- Laura
This is a great place to find leads to your Irish ancestors' whereabouts. Also note the addresses of folks who posted; this may offer your ancestor's address in a non census year! Barb N of NYC "Irish Relatives and Friends" About this book Source: Original data: DeGrazia, Laura Murphy. Irish Relatives and Friends. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Description: The Irish-American, a weekly newspaper published in New York City for the edification of the Irish immigrant population, began publication in August 1849, at the height of the great exodus from Ireland. Besides news items of interest to the Irish community, the paper ran a popular classified section for people seeking information on relatives and friends who had recently taken up residence in the U.S. These classified ads appeared in a column entitled "Information Wanted," and because of their genealogical value they have been transcribed in their entirety for this publication. The ads are of particular importance to the genealogist because they usually indicate the Irish county, townland, or parish from which an immigrant came, and virtually all Irish genealogical research is based on the identification of these jurisdictions. In addition to naming former places of residence in Ireland, the ads often name places of residence in the U.S., provide names and relationships of family members, give dates of departure from Ireland and arrival in the U.S., indicate ships' names, and sometimes specify ages and occupations. To help the researcher use this data efficiently, the compilers have assembled five separate indexes: Personal Names, Irish Place Names, United States Place Names, Other Places, and New York City Streets. Altogether, some 8,500 names appear in the Personal Names index alone; and there are references to several thousand place names. Table of Contents Title Copyright Introduction 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 Index to Personal Names Index to Places in Ireland Index to Places in the United States Index to Places other than Ireland and the U.S. Index to Streets in New York City ************** Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 )