(to be continued)
1. See Jacob Winters near the bottom. It is the only Winters from Iowa I found listed--so far. Possibly Andrew Winters' granddad? It's a lousy copy, I know. And some of his descendants lived in Iowa at the time so... But then, YOUR Winters may have lived in another state. Several Winters fought the Brits during the Rev. War.
From: Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
2. ANDREW JACKSON WINTERS:
See No. 12 - Andrew J Winters
Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
3. JAMES WINTERS and NANCY ACKLEY:
4. LOUIS WINTERS:
Happy to find this brief mention of my Great-Grand uncle's marriage to Annie Harmon. #OldNewspapersROCK
From The Galveston Daily News, in Galveston, Texas on Sunday, February 1, 1874, page 4:
Barney was 28 years old, and living in Chambers County, Texas. Annie Harmon was 17, and the daughter of Joshua Charles Harmon (1826-1896) and Claraneizo Peveto (1828-1916)--residents of Liberty, Texas.
Annie bore Barney three (known) children before his untimely death in March of 1880 at age 34. Annie then married James Frisbie (1853-1927) in August 1880.
Again, I'm ever so grateful to the web site The Portal To Texas History for its rich database. See for yourself Barney and Annie's marriage license data in print at the bottom of page 4:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth462593/m1/4/zoom/?q=%22Barney%20Weiser%22&resolution=4&lat=859.092419912944&lon=2090.2600374546146
On his draft card dated June 5, 1917 my 21 year old grandfather replied, "Support of parents (Mother and stepfather)" to Question No. 12: Do You Claim Exemption From Draft (specify grounds).
He was denied, and later sent to France and Germany along with his older brother Urban.
Elton Wiser served with the 357th Infantry, U.S. Army from October 3, 1917 to May 26, 1919 when the USS Huron sailed from St Nazaire, France, bringing the Yanks back home.
He was denied, and later sent to France and Germany along with his older brother Urban.
Elton Wiser served with the 357th Infantry, U.S. Army from October 3, 1917 to May 26, 1919 when the USS Huron sailed from St Nazaire, France, bringing the Yanks back home.
Elton's father was born in Germany in 1845. He and his young brothers immigrated to Texas with their mother in the early 1850s. He married, farmed, and had many children. But he died at age 50--just months before his son Elton was born:
-- The Galveston Daily News, Wednesday, October 30, 1895, p. 2.
While proud to have served under his hero Gen. John Pershing, I know my grandfather Elton was deeply troubled by the battles he witnessed. Today we call it PTSD. But I never thought to ask him if he felt conflicted fighting in the country of his ancestors. Those ancestors of a man he hadn't known.
Not my Childers, but a fascinating family I've long researched. This man's father was shot/killed one hot August day a few blocks from where I now live. On the Perryman ranch.
Obituaries are great founts of data. Whether accurate or embellished, they say so much about the survivor(s) who write them.
More later...
At long last, I've found a distant cousin arrested for moonshine.
Well, he and his Stoneburner in-laws were found with "mash" after a raid. Does that count?
Meet Samuel Perry McIntire:
Published 14 Jan 1927, Friday, p.1, The Stillwater Gazette, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.
Attention Willhelm cousins: Perry was a 2x GGrandson of our James Andrew Wilhelm. (I'm a 4x ggrandchild). His mom was Nancy Ellen Wilhelm who married James W. McIntire in McDonough County, Illinois in 1874. They later moved to Kansas. Soon after Oklahoma became a state, many of their children slipped over the border, married and raised families. I suspect some are still nearby.
This is their dad's obituary from 1925:
James was 73 when he passed. But only three years earlier he was mentioned in a Chautauqua County, Kansas paper. I am grateful to "TracyMart" on Ancestry who alerted me to this tattle of a a piece from Friday, 17 Feb 1922:
Isn't genealogy WILD!
From The Charleston Daily Mail, April 17, 1949, Sunday morning, pgs. 1 and 4, in Charleston, WV:
via NewspaperArchive.com/
While searching for news of distant Van Doren cousins, I am easily sidetracked by other articles:
From The News-Messenger in Fremont, Ohio, Friday, February 24, 1939, page 2:
Well, that was quick:
The "Historical New York Times" database had this among many other deaths--but no mention of WHEN published other than in 1945. I can't say for certain it is the same recently-divorced Mrs. Van Doren. The 1940 Federal Census indicates Jean W. Van Doren was born in Ohio.
I did learn the former Miss Wright was born "Norma Jean." And when she and her first husband applied for a marriage license in New York City in 1921 she indicated she was a journalist.
My paternal great-grandfather, a child, and his young brothers immigrated to Texas in the early 1850s with their mother. They made their home in Chambers and Liberty counties. They became farmers and laborers.
It is doubtful Mr. Harry had yet heard of President Lincoln's proclamation.
The Trinity River runs several hundred miles in Texas and connects with counties once home to my paternal ancestors. Of course I don't know for certain WHERE this ferry was located in 1864, but it piqued my curiosity.
Wayne Gard's description of Trinity River mentions the very counties where my interests lie: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/trinity-river
via The Red-Lander paper in San Augustine, published 12 August 1843.
A second mention of Wiser's Ferry appeared from an article on September 22, 1870. A gentleman named "R." briefly wrote of his "horseback tramp" in The Houston Telegraph paper:
Again. Where was this ferry located? I can't assume that Texas' only "valley of the Trinity" was near Anahuac. But I'm so very tempted.
I've found no other residents in Liberty or Chambers counties with that Wiser surname until late in the 19th century. I will again check Texas censuses for the mid-1900s for Wisers who lived elsewhere and who operated ferries.
This could be a goose chase, but is one I'll enjoy.
The Plot Thickens!
My grandfather was born after the death of his father. His mother soon remarried. My grandpa claimed to know little about his own dad. His descendants know very little about his roots.
When a parent dies, their history can easily be lost.
And today I found an article that might involve my great-grandfather or his brothers long ago in southeast Texas. What if this was MY Wiser family? Had to check further!
While searching The East Texas Digital Archives, the phrase 'Wiser's ferry' popped up from The Houston Telegraph newspaper of August 19, 1864. You will recall this was during the Civil War and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The horrid practice of purchasing and selling humans was still in full swing.
It is doubtful Mr. Harry had yet heard of President Lincoln's proclamation.
The Trinity River runs several hundred miles in Texas and connects with counties once home to my paternal ancestors. Of course I don't know for certain WHERE this ferry was located in 1864, but it piqued my curiosity.
Wayne Gard's description of Trinity River mentions the very counties where my interests lie: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/trinity-river
At the northern line of Liberty County the Trinity turns almost directly south, cutting across Liberty and Chambers counties, to drain into Trinity Bay just west of Anahuac (at 29°45' N, 94°42' W). The Trinity flows 423 miles from the confluence of the Elm and West forks to the coast, making it the longest river having its entire course in Texas.
Another man had run away in August of 1843. He allegedly was "bound for Anahuac, on the Trinity Bay" where he might possibly cross into Louisiana? Did he have family there? Many of my ancestors were living on both sides of that divide when Texas was a republic.
A second mention of Wiser's Ferry appeared from an article on September 22, 1870. A gentleman named "R." briefly wrote of his "horseback tramp" in The Houston Telegraph paper:
Again. Where was this ferry located? I can't assume that Texas' only "valley of the Trinity" was near Anahuac. But I'm so very tempted.
I've found no other residents in Liberty or Chambers counties with that Wiser surname until late in the 19th century. I will again check Texas censuses for the mid-1900s for Wisers who lived elsewhere and who operated ferries.
This could be a goose chase, but is one I'll enjoy.
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UPDATE:
The Houston Post on February 3, 1921 has this news from Huntsville, Texas regarding a farmer, Mr. March Charlie Murray, who farmed along the Wiser ferry road:
The Plot Thickens!
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma's attempt to narrow the definition of "Indian" in criminal cases as it sought to reclaim more jurisdiction in the wake of the McGirt case.
Without comment, justices declined to review the state’s appeals in the cases of Robert Eric Wadkins and Emmitt Sam. In both cases, the state of Oklahoma wanted the high court to rule that the men should not have been deemed Indians because they were not members of a tribe when their crimes were committed.
Instead, the Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand the rulings by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that the men proved their Indian blood and tribal connections through means other than official tribal membership."
From Chris Casteel's article in The Oklahoman published October 11, 2022, linked below:
https://www.yahoo.com/now/supreme-court-rejects-oklahoma-attempt-140808655.html
Links to Oklahoma v. Wadkins:
https://turtletalk.blog/2022/05/31/oklahomas-indian-stats-cert-petition/
Court of Criminal Appeals' decision rendered in Wadkins - January 20, 2022:
http://www.okcca.net/cases/2022/OK-CR-2/
And,
https://turtletalk.blog/2022/10/12/scotus-denies-cert-in-oklahoma-indian-status-case/