Abstract of the passport application for Maria Luisa Celia Rueda y Martinez (former married surname Valera), filed 15 May 1962 in Habana, Cuba. Includes a summary of key information and a downloadable file of the scanned application.
Abstract (as well as links to original document images) of the marriage applications, license and return of Rachel Quick and Gilbert A. Blackwood in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States from 1920.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Elizabeth Miller and Samuel Puterbaugh in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1854.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Mary Jane Hazen and John Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1865.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Sarah Strean and John Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1851.
A certified transcript of the birth registration information for Ernesto Luis Valera y Rueda, born 9 February 1915 in Nueva Paz, La Habana province, Cuba. Includes a summary of key information, as well as the Spanish transcript and English translation of that essential information.
A certified transcript of the birth registration information for Gloria (Duarte y Ruiz) Valera, born 22 October 1915 in Mantua, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. Includes a summary of key information, a Spanish transcript of the document, and an English translation of that transcript.
Abstract (as well as links to original document image) of the marriage record of Amelia Marie Fox and Herman Ray Frank in Wayne, Indiana, United States from 1904.
Transcripts of various estate records (including children's guardianship) for David Frank of Darke county, Ohio from 1866 to 1869. [Download record images as PDF (6 MB).]
Four letters sent by James Hedges (while in St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio) to Jared Mansfield (U.S. Surveyor General) from 1809 to 1811. Note that James was not listed in the index to volume 1 or 4 of these collections. Download the images of these letters as a PDF (6 MB).
Abstract of the delayed birth certificate of Carrie B. (Long) Pence, granted in Whitley, Indiana, United States in 1942 for her birth in 1888 in same county.
An abstract of basic facts, as well as links to the estate records for General James Hedges of Mansfield, Richland, Ohio (United States), from 1854 through 1858. I have another blog post that gives an abstract and transcript of James' will.
The federal military career of James Hedges (Mansfield, Richland, Ohio) in the War of 1812, as given in United States Army register lists. James was in the regular army and not in the state militia, though he may have been in the militia after the War of 1812.
An abstract of basic facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of three estate records for Peter Frank, Senior, of Adams county, Indiana in 1875 and 1878. I have another blog post that gives an abstract and transcript of Peter's will.
Abstract (as well as links to original document images) of the marriage record of Mary Florence Ruckman and Wilbert Laverne Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1899.
Last Will and Testament of Peter Frank, Senior (d. 1872), downloaded as a digitized will shared on the Adams county INGenWeb genealogy website.
After the citation, I've included an abstract, which highlights the key dates and people mentioned in this will. At the very end of the post is a complete transcript of the will.
The Last Will and Testament of a military ancestor of mine: "General" James Hedges, who died in October 1854 near Mansfield, Ohio in the United States. It's possible that the signature you see in this image may be his original handwriting!
Updated: now includes an abstract, at the beginning of the post, which highlights the key dates, people, and property mentioned in this will.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Amy Puterbaugh and Wilson Frank in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1878.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Regina D. Kester and Wilson Frank in Preble, Ohio, United States from 1899.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Rachel Dwire and David Frank in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1848.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Catharine Potter and David Frank in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1858.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Valeria Frank and John H. Sipe in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1873.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Philinda Davis and William Hedges in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1851.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Nancy A. Hedges and Joseph M. Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1883.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Sadie Sleesman and Abraham M. Long in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1884.
Report from Chilcothe letter via Lexington, Kentucky newspaper of James Hedges' involvement in a skirmish near Fort Stephenson, Sandusky, Ohio in 1813.
Report in 1812 (originally from Belmont, Ohio newspaper) via Marietta newspaper of James Hedges' appointment in the U.S. Army, at same time as Joseph Larwell's commission.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Elsa Hettinger and Jacob Sleeseman of Allen, Indiana, United States from 1863.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Margaret Schuman and Abraham Myers in Clark, Ohio, United States from 1854.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage license and certificate of Mary A. Stouffs and William E. Meyers in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1883.
Transcript (as well as links to original document images) of the marriage application, license and certificate of Carrie B. Long and Heber J. Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1909.
Transcript (as well as downloadable PDF) of the marriage record of Betty Jean Pence and William A. Meyers in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1944.
An abstract of basic facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of key images from this divorce record for Diana Phillips (of Allen county, Indiana) and Michael Slessman of Whitley County, Indiana, United States in 1852.
An abstract of facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of key images from this divorce record for Elsie (Hettinger) and Jacob Sleeseman of Whitley County, Indiana, United States in 1904.
An obituary for Jacob Slessman of Whitley county, Indiana from 1914, that gives crucial information about his immigration from Germany with his widowed mother and 3 brothers in 1840.
Newspaper reports on and obituaries for Heber J. Pence, Joseph Hawk, and Frederick Coy, following their deaths at a Whitley county railroad crossing in 1929.
WARNING: these articles contain some graphic descriptions of the death of these 3 men, as seems common in newspapers of the time.
A quick tip for data geeks on how to access the text-editable XML version of a gramps export file and then to re-format it to import back into the gramps genealogy software. This assumes you can do a tiny bit of command line typing.
My (mostly readable and occasionally incomplete) notes from the "Introduction to DNA for genealogists" RootsTech 2014 live video lecture. I've also included some helpful internet resources I found at the end of this post.
A quick list of technology (new or with new features) mentioned in the twitter stream for RootsTech 2014 (please let me know if you learn of any more I should add!).
Abstract of the passport for Gloria Maria Candida del Rosario (Duarte y Ruiz) Valera of Cuba, from 1961. Includes a 
Learn how to find and request copies of New York City (NYC) Clerk Marriage Licenses using 
An abstract of basic facts, as well as 
Abstract of the passport application for Maria Luisa Celia Rueda y Martinez (former married surname Valera), filed 15 May 1962 in Habana, Cuba. Includes a 
An abstract of basic facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of the probate notes for George Sleeseman's estate, from Whitley county, Indiana in 1877.
Abstract of the passport for Ernesto Luis Valera y Rueda of Cuba, from 1961. Includes a 
Obituaries for Maria de los Angeles "Angelita" (Ruiz y Colome) Duarte of Atlanta, Georgia from 1967.
Obituary for Zelda "Jennie" (Lazarus) Kalin in the Jewish Times newspaper of Baltimore, Maryland from 1934.
Obituary for Freda (Lazarus) Rosenberg in the Florida Times-Union newspaper of Jacksonville from 1974.
Obituary for Reba (Lazarus) Bohrman in the Florida Times-Union newspaper of Jacksonville from 1973.
Abstract and images of the marriage applications of Elsie (Hettinger) Sleeseman and Thomas A. Rhodes in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1922.
Abstract and image of the marriage application and return of Lilyan Pence and William A. Meyers in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1927.
Abstract (as well as links to original document images) of the marriage applications, license and return of Rachel Quick and Gilbert A. Blackwood in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States from 1920.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Elizabeth Miller and Samuel Puterbaugh in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1854.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Mary Jane Hazen and John Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1865.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Sarah Strean and John Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1851.
Obituary for Mary Amanda (Oppert) Herring of Dothan, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia from 1937.
Two obituaries for H. (Henry) Oppert of Barbour, Alabama from 1892, including transcripts and images of the originals.
Obituary for James M. Oppert of Dale, Alabama from 1946 Dothan Eagle.
Obituary for Mary Ella (Oppert) Tew of Houston, Alabama from 1962 Dothan Eagle.
Obituary for Nancy (Sheppard) Oppert of Alabama from 1903 Dothan Houston Eagle.
Obituary for Louis A. Oppert of Alabama from 1936 Dothan Eagle.
A certified transcript of the birth registration information for Ernesto Luis Valera y Rueda, born 9 February 1915 in Nueva Paz, La Habana province, Cuba. Includes a 
A certified transcript of the birth registration information for Gloria (Duarte y Ruiz) Valera, born 22 October 1915 in Mantua, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. Includes a 
Abstract (as well as links to original document image) of the marriage record of Amelia Marie Fox and Herman Ray Frank in Wayne, Indiana, United States from 1904.
Transcripts of various estate records (including children's guardianship) for David Frank of Darke county, Ohio from 1866 to 1869. 
Four letters sent by James Hedges (while in St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio) to Jared Mansfield (U.S. Surveyor General) from 1809 to 1811. Note that James was not listed in the index to volume 1 or 4 of these collections. Download the 
An obituary for George C. Pence of Hardin county, Iowa (and also Whitley county, Indiana) from 1865.
Transcript and image of the notice of Administration for the estate of David Frank of Darke county, Ohio from the Greenville (Ohio) Journal in 1866.
Abstract of the marriage license and certificate of Elsie (Hettinger) Sleesman and Thomas A. Rhodes in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1922.
Abstract of the delayed birth certificate of Carrie B. (Long) Pence, granted in Whitley, Indiana, United States in 1942 for her birth in 1888 in same county.
An abstract of basic facts, as well as links to the estate records for General James Hedges of Mansfield, Richland, Ohio (United States), from 1854 through 1858. I have another blog post that gives an 
Profile of Henry C. Hedges of Mansfield (with helpful details about extended family, including General James) from historical Ohio book in 1891.
The federal military career of James Hedges (Mansfield, Richland, Ohio) in the War of 1812, as given in United States Army register lists. James was in the regular army and not in the state militia, though he may have been in the militia after the War of 1812.
Obituary for Goodman Lazarus in the News & Observer newspaper of Raleigh, North Carolina from 1945.
An abstract of basic facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of three estate records for Peter Frank, Senior, of Adams county, Indiana in 1875 and 1878. I have another blog post that gives an 
Abstract (as well as links to original document images) of the marriage record of Mary Florence Ruckman and Wilbert Laverne Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1899.
Three obituaries for Mary Florence Ruckman Pence of Whitley county, Indiana from 1967.
Three obituaries for Lilyan Pence Meyers of Chicago, Illinois and Whitley county, Indiana from 1939.
Two obituaries for Carrie Long Pence Raypole of Churubusco and Whitley county, Indiana from 1972.
Last Will and Testament of Peter Frank, Senior (d. 1872), downloaded as a digitized will shared on the Adams county INGenWeb genealogy website.
The Last Will and Testament of a military ancestor of mine: "General" James Hedges, who died in October 1854 near Mansfield, Ohio in the United States. It's possible that the signature you see in this image may be his original handwriting!
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Amy Puterbaugh and Wilson Frank in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1878.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Regina D. Kester and Wilson Frank in Preble, Ohio, United States from 1899.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Rachel Dwire and David Frank in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1848.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Catharine Potter and David Frank in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1858.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Valeria Frank and John H. Sipe in Darke, Ohio, United States from 1873.
Death certificate for Volara/Valeria (Frank) Sipe of Mercer, Ohio from 1918.
An obituary for Amy (Puterbaugh) Frank from the Eaton Register (Preble, Ohio) in 1894.
An obituary for Wilson Frank of Portland, Indiana, from the Eaton Register Herald (Preble, Ohio) in 1933.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Philinda Davis and William Hedges in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1851.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Nancy A. Hedges and Joseph M. Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1883.
Abstract (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Sadie Sleesman and Abraham M. Long in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1884.
An obituary and funeral notice from 1908 for Alfred J. Stouffs of Richmond, Virginia, and formerly a resident near Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Profile of Gen. James Hedges (d. 1854) from historical Richland county (Ohio) book in 1880.
Report from Chilcothe letter via Lexington, Kentucky newspaper of James Hedges' involvement in a skirmish near Fort Stephenson, Sandusky, Ohio in 1813.
Report in 1812 (originally from Belmont, Ohio newspaper) via 
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Elsa Hettinger and Jacob Sleeseman of Allen, Indiana, United States from 1863.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage record of Margaret Schuman and Abraham Myers in Clark, Ohio, United States from 1854.
Transcript (and link to online image of original document) for the marriage license and certificate of Mary A. Stouffs and William E. Meyers in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1883.
Transcript (as well as links to original document images) of the marriage application, license and certificate of Carrie B. Long and Heber J. Pence in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1909.
Transcript (as well as downloadable PDF) of the marriage record of Betty Jean Pence and William A. Meyers in Whitley, Indiana, United States from 1944.
An abstract of basic facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of key images from this divorce record for Diana Phillips (of Allen county, Indiana) and Michael Slessman of Whitley County, Indiana, United States in 1852.
An abstract of facts, as well as a downloadable PDF of key images from this divorce record for Elsie (Hettinger) and Jacob Sleeseman of Whitley County, Indiana, United States in 1904.
An obituary for Peter Frank, Sr. of Adams county, Indiana from the Greenville (Ohio) Democrat in 1872.
Image and transcript of the obituary for Jacob Slessman, age 36, son of Michael Slessman, of Whitley county, Indiana from 1893.
An abstract and PDF of the obituary for B. (Benjamin) Pearlman of Charleston, South Carolina from 1909.
Obituary and funeral notice for Mr. Bill Lazarus of Trenton, Florida from 1987.
Obituary for H. Oppert of Clayton, Barbour, Alabama from 1892.
Obituaries for Nathan Zelkind of Lake City, Florida from 1964.
Obituary for Joe Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1957.
Obituary for Phillip Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1953.
Obituary for William Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1965.
Obituaries for Harry Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1946.
Obituaries for Sam Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1950.
Obituaries for Sarah (Lazarus) Mickelson of Valdosta, Georgia from 1951 (her death was at the end of 1950).
Obituaries for Maggie (Oppert) Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1962.
Obituaries for Israel Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1959.
Obituaries for Louis Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1947.
Obituaries for Baseva (Pearlman) Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1930.
An obituary for Harry Lazarus of Valdosta, Georgia from 1946. Updated with a link to 
An obituary for Charles Long of Churubusco, Indiana from 1931.
An obituary (from Colorado) for Toby Albert Long, originally of Churubusco, Indiana, from 1933.
An obituary for Herman Frank of Columbia City, Indiana from 1964. 
An obituary for Abraham Long of Churubusco, Indiana from 1936.
Profile of John L. H. Frank (b. 1837) from historical Montgomery county (Ohio) book in 1897.
Profile of Joseph Frank (b. 1859) from historical Montgomery county (Ohio) book in 1897.
Profile of Adam Frank (b. 1831) from historical Montgomery county (Ohio) book in 1897.
Profile of Samuel D. Frank (b. 1841) from historical Miami county (Ohio) book in 1900.
Profile of John G. Frank (b. 1834) from historical Darke county (Ohio) book in 1900.
Profile of Solomon Frank (b. 1817 to Stephen Frank near Wheeling) from historical Darke county (Ohio) book in 1880.
An obituary for Jacob Slessman of Whitley county, Indiana from 1914, that gives crucial information about his immigration from Germany with his widowed mother and 3 brothers in 1840.
Profile of A. J. Stouffs (b. 1831) from historical Whitley county (Indiana) book in 1882.
An obituary for Ellzey Hedges of Mansfield, Ohio, a brother of "General" James Hedges.
Two obituaries for Nancy Ann (Hedges) Pence of Whitley county, Indiana from 1929.
An obituary for Elsie (Hettinger) Sleeseman Rhodes of Churubusco, Indiana from 1926. 
Newspaper reports on and obituaries for Heber J. Pence, Joseph Hawk, and Frederick Coy, following their deaths at a Whitley county railroad crossing in 1929.
Two obituaries for Joseph M. Pence of Whitley county, Indiana from 1936.
An obituary for John Pence of Whitley county, Indiana from 1895.
Profile of George Frank (b. 1815) from historical Adams county (Indiana) book in 1887.
Profile of John Frank (b. 1840) from historical Adams county (Indiana) book in 1887.
An obituary for Sarah Ellen "Sadie" (Sleeseman) Long of Churubusco, Indiana from 1945. 
An obituary for Abraham Long of Churubusco, Indiana from 1936.
An obituary for Peter Frank, Sr. of Adams county, Indiana from 1872.
An obituary for Jacob Sleeseman, husband of Elsie Hettinger, of Churubusco, Indiana from 1911.
An obituary for "General" James Hedges of Mansfield, Ohio from 1854.
An obituary for "General" James Hedges of Mansfield, Ohio from 1854.
An obituary for Josiah Hedges, brother of "General" James Hedges and also the founder of the city of Tiffin, Ohio in the United States.
My (mostly readable and occasionally incomplete) notes from the "