Cold genealogy, finding random ancestors
Bits — as we find them
Hutcheson Case Study As I have mentioned on this blog before, there are certain resources out there that are “iffy” because they contain no citation information. I ran across one of those on this case. In Ancestral File at FamilySearch.org (if you haven’t looked recently, the site has had a makeover!) I have located the … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study When checking out censuses at Ancestry, once Oril’s alternate name is located, Oley can be traced to the same origin and is again placed with his mother. When he was younger, his age was reported more consistently. Interestingly, the clear cut name change is made more obvious as these records are viewed. … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study Okay, if it isn’t bad enough that Oril didn’t know his date of birth, it appears that he also was a bit confused about his name! Luckily, the name thing is easier to deal with. As he had two names which began with O, it simply seems that at some point he … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study Here is another record which reports Oril’s date of birth which was within his lifetime — and theoretically present. However, it provides another possible date of birth for him. The third registration for the draft for World War I called men of Oril’s age.1 The maximum required age was pushed back from … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study Yet another possible date of birth for Oril was apparently reported when he married. This record is indexed in a book, so it is possibly an error itself and would need to be checked on the original if someone were to be spending money on this project. Hutcheson, O. O., age 38* … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study To answer my own question — not really! I mean, think about it. You were present at your own birth but the only reason you know the date is because someone told you. Yes, your birth certificate should confirm that date, but there are instances where one or both could be wrong. … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study So far, the information regarding Oril’s death is consistent. Now to try to trace back to discover the facts about his birth. Remember that it is always best to work from the known to the unknown. Therefore, the 1930 census should be my first stop. Here is the information about Oril from … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study There are currently two places I can go online to get scans of the Tucson newspapers. GenealogyBank has older issues. And Newspaper Archive has issues from around the 50s. Several sources have text from the newer issues from this century. So, Oril’s obituary is available at Newspaper Archive. And it implies an … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study As reported by several sources, Oril is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, AZ. However, this finding confuses our data just a bit more. Evergreen Cemetery Tucson Pima County Arizona HUTCHESON1 Oril O. Aug. 21, 1879 Feb. 18, 1949 Etta Mae Aug. 6, 1892 Feb. 19, 1991 Did anyone happen to catch … Read more
Hutcheson Case Study A quick Google search for Oril led me to an article about his wife and the decision that this research thread would only be a case study. (Why re-research what has already been done?) This article was edited by the Sharlot Hall Museum Archives department staff and was published in the “Days … Read more