Cold genealogy, finding random ancestors
Scholefield Family Tree There are four places I can search for recent obituaries — all of them require that a searcher go through some hoops to use them. Ancestry, GenealogyBank, and NewspaperArchive all require subscriptions. Newsbank is available free online for Pima County residents who hold a valid public library card. All will be checked … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Since I had such success searching for Clara’s side of the family, I’ll try George’s. First, George himself. To make sure that Google does not automatically “correct” my search I have to put his last name in quotation marks. To narrow further, I also add the name of the state — Arizona. … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Remember that Google is your friend. Try a phrase like — “James A Moore” Arizona pioneer — and you discover the following facts: James A. Moore and Larkin W. Carr came into possession of the stage station in Maricopa Wells in 1870.1 It was the largest station on the road between Yuma … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Clara Ann (Moore) Scholefield’s family must also be investigated. The census records reported her parents birth places differently almost every year, and her death certificate named her mother as Sarah Jane, but the newspapers reported that Clara’s mother was named M. J. Moore.1 To add to the confusion, as we go back … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree It seems that an attempt to verify the statement from George’s obituary that he was a member of the posse that captured Geronimo is near impossible to confirm online. Articles currently available online about Geronimo’s capture are: Captain Lawton’s Campaign as recounted by Captain Leonard Wood and General Nelson Miles and the … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree I posted the photographs of the graves located in Tucson to Find A Grave. While I was there, I searched the database for other Scholefields since the name is uncommon. Only 49 memorials have that last name (including the three I added). One is an entry for George Parsons Scholefield who was … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree When examining the Arizona papers available by subscription in GenealogyBank.com‘s Historical Newspaper Collection, there are many hits for the name Scholefield. In addition, there are hits for variations of the name, amounting to over one thousand hits. Those alternates searched: Schofield, Scholfield, Sholefield, Sholfield, Shofield, also the previous as feild, Scholfleld, Scofleld, … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree We visited the Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona, today and located all the members of this family who are buried in Tucson (that we know of so far!). In Block 1, Section F (Elks)1 Armour M. Scholefield, 29 Jul 1883 – 30 Nov 1906 [He was moved from the Citizen’s Cemetery when … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree To attempt to identify George’s family and verify the names of his parents from his death certificate, older censuses should be checked. These are the findings: In 1880, George is living with his mother Helen in Utica, Oneida, New York, at 8 Park Avenue:1 Scholefield, Helen M., W, F, 38, Widowed, Housekeeper, … Read more
Scholefield Family Tree Much has already been located about George and Clara’s immediate family, but are there any relatives nearby? Usually siblings move together. Because Scholefield is an uncommon last name, it will be beneficial to check for possible family members. In 1930, the only Scholefields in the entire state are George and Clara and … Read more