Cold genealogy, finding random ancestors
Bits — as we find them
Scholefield Family Tree Sometimes genealogical research happens in a very random manner for me (as you have probably noticed). I will work a bit on one person and then work on another person when I find myself at a minor dead end. Or I will work with one type of record, searching for ANYONE who … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree The cemetery in Globe is the resting place for several Moore family members. Additionally, this is an excellent opportunity to remind everyone that you should always check multiple transcriptions whenever available. Burial lists for the Globe Cemetery are located in three places online: Gila County AZGenWeb — Contains what appears to be … Read more
Govans Cemetery Project The Whittle Plot My primary function was to find out who is in the Whittle plot at Govans Presbyterian Cemetery and be able to positively tie those people to the plot itself. I received the final piece of information to do that job from family member Ruth via mail. Ruth was kind … Read more
Govanstown Cemetery Project The Whittle Plot I have left Elizabeth Whittle, grandmother of Samuel N., alone until now. Women born prior to 1850 are usually the most difficult to research. We are going to work back from the known and see if we can discover anything about Elizabeth Whittle that will help us resolve her … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree James looks to be a bit of a lost soul. He is living in Globe, Gila, AZ, in 1900 with his wife and one child:1 Moore, J Arthur, Aug 66, Married 8 yrs, California, Drygoods Clerk ——, Mary A, wife, June 74, 2 children, 1 living, Colorado, England, Missouri ——, Maud T, … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Censuses have filled in a few dates for the children of two of Clara’s siblings. Sarah Jane Crampton Kenyon’s children are with the family on the 1880 Census in Rome, Onieda, New York,1 and on the 1900 Census in Globe, Gila, Arizona.2 Maud B was born Apr 1876 Arthur M was born … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Using the censuses, I have been able to fill in information about Clara Moore Scholefield’s half-sister Mary Ellen Crampton’s family. In 1880, the family is living in Yuma, Yuma, AZ.1 Fizgerald, HS, W, M, 36, Hus, Mar, Merchant, England, Eng, Eng ——, Mary E, W, F, 25, Wife, Mar, California, Cal, SC … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree I tried to run additional searches for Mary Virginia Scholefield McMillan. Knowing that she went by the name Jennie, or Ginny, I searched using the second spelling. Why you might ask? Well, because the ranked search on Ancestry.com will pull up Jennies automatically among the results. I ended up zeroing in on … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Swapping to the other side of our tree, we need to repeat the process just completed for Clara’s siblings on George’s. Some might wonder why I did Clara’s first. It is mainly because I knew there were vital records online for Arizona! New York will be a bit more difficult. Instead of … Read more
Govanstown Cemetery Project The Whittle Plot So what about Samuel N. Whittle’s older daughter Clara May Whittle? According to Ruth, Clara died 10 Dec 1946 and is buried in the family plot in Govans. She was interred there 12 Dec 1946. The interment records for this time period exist, so we have no doubt on … Read more