Upper Level: September 2017

Friday, September 29, 2017

John Wishart and Ann Munn

John Wishart - enhanced b/w photo

John Wishart
Parents: Richard Wishart and Mary Ann Smith
Born 25 December 1885 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Christened 13 January 1886 Christ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Military: WW1 Merchant Seaman
Occupation: Iron Foundry Worker (1911)
1942: Government Contractor (according to his daughter, Elizabeth's marriage record)
Married Ann Munn 3 December 1906 St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died 2 May 1951 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Buried 9 May 1951 Anfield Cemetery and Crematorium, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Note: requested photo of headstone 26 July 2020

Sources

According to the military information,
John would have earned this particular
medal for completing at least six months
John's ribbon was issued to him
on 22 Feb 1921 and the medal on
16 May 1922

Those that received the first medal
For the Merchant Marines (above),
automatically received this one,
so John would have had at
least 2 medals awarded.
John's ribbon was issued to him
on 22 Feb 1921 and the medal on
16 May 1922

Christening: England Select Births and Christenings and Liverpool, England, Baptisms
1911 UK Census Everton, Lancashire, England (age 25, his mother is living with them)
Military: UK Campaign Medals Awarded to WW1 Merchant Seaman
Marriage: England and Wales Marriage Index and Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, and England Select Marriages
1939 England and Wales Register (age 85)
Family Search
ancestry.com

Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213808600/john-wishart

Marriage record for John and Ann.
NOTE: his father is listed as William, not Richard - he did have an older brother named William

John's burial registration for Roman Catholic Division in the Anfield Cemetery and crematorium showing where he was buried - Section 10 grave 368

12 December 1942
Ann at daughter
Elizabeth's wedding to
Fred McVeigh

Ann (Annie) Munn (my first cousin 3x's removed)
Parents James Henry Munn and Bridget Chalk
Born 29 June 1888 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died 2 October 1955 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Buried 5 Oct 1955 Anfield Cemetery and Crematorium, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Note: requested photo of headstone 26 July 2020
Sources
1911 UK Census Everton, Lancashire, England (age 24)
1939 England and Wales Register (age 88)
England Marriages
Family Search
Ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213813001/ann-wishart

CHILDREN

John Wishart (his name may be John James Wishart, in which case he would have died in 1968. His maternal grandfather was James Munn, so it is possible, but I can't find more proof yet - 26 Jul 2020)
Born 1908 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married ?
Children ?
Died ?
Buried
Sources
Birth Registration Index
1911 UK Census Everton, Lancashire, England (age 3)
Family Search
Ancestry.com

Richard Wishart
Born 14 November 1910 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married: Mary Bolderston 1932 West Derby, Lancashire, England
Children: Richard, Ronald
Died 1986 Liverpool, Merseyside, England (age 75)
COD: Cardiac Failure, aortic valve disease, emphysema
Buried (cremated) 10 June 1986
Sources
Birth Registration Index
1911 UK Census Everton, Lancashire, England (age 0)
Marriage Registration Index
Death Registration Index
Family Search
Ancestry.com
Thomas Anthony Wishart
Born June 1919 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married Jessie Lunan Buchanan about 1941
Children: 3
Died 1978 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Buried
Sources
Birth Registration Index
Family Search
Ancestry.com

Elizabeth Wishart

Elizabeth Wishart
Born 14 October 1921 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Occupation: Machinst (1939)
Assembler (Government Contractor 1942)
Married 1) Frederick McVeigh 12 December 1942 St. Mary of the Angels, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Note: Fred was 19 and she was 21 at time of marriage. Fred died in WW1 1943 and is buried in Italy.
Child: living
2) Patrick McDonald 1946
Children: living
Died 24 March 1989 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth's obituary

Buried 31 March 1989 Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Note: requested a photo of the headstone 26 July 2020
Sources
Birth Registration Index
1939 England and Wales Register (with parents)
Death Registration Index
Obituary
Family Search
Ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213808332/elizabeth-mcdonald
Rose (Rosie) Wishart
Born 1924 West Derby, Lancashire, England
Died 1927 West Derby, Lancashire, England
Buried Ford Cemetery, Lancashire, England
Sources

Birth Registration Index

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Catholic Burials, 1813-1988

Family Search
Ancestry.com

last time this post was updated: 26 July 2021

Thursday, September 28, 2017

William Cherry Taylor 1812-1880 Frances Elizabeth Davenport

Originally posted 20 November 2013

William Cherry Taylor
Parents Allen Taylor and Lavinia Cherry
Born 8 Jan 1812 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Married Frances Elizabeth (Frankie) Davenport 1839 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Died 27 Oct 1880 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Marriage: Kentucky Marriages Batch M01638-1 page 264
1850 US Census Warren County, Kentucky (age 38, brother Aaron with him)
1860 US Census Warren County, Kentucky page 89 (age 48)
1880 US Census Green Castle, Warren, Kentucky (age 68)
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119784747
Family Search
Frances Elizabeth Davenport
Parents Fortunatus Davenport and ?
Born 5 January 1818 Richardsville, Warren, Kentucky
Died 22 February 1888
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Headstone
Family Search

CHILDREN

Lafayette Hopkins Taylor
Born 5 September 1840 Warren, Kentucky
Not Married
No Children
Died 16 December 1866
Note: I have seen the place he died as Canada, but the information had no source listed.
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Lafayette's registration in Civil War record

Sources
1850 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 9)
1860 US Census Warren, Kentucky (age 19)
Civil War Registration
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119814604

Harriet and William Goode headstone

Harriet E Taylor
Born 16 October 1842 Warren, Kentucky
Married William Alfred Goode 14 Feb 1861 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Children: Joseph, Josaphine, Martha, Mary, William, Samuel, William
Died 29 November 1871 Warren, Kentucky
Buried Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114909516
Family Search

Joseph Luther Taylor
Born about 1848
Not Married
No Children
Died 25 March 1874 Warren, Kentucky
Buried
Sources
Family Search

Thomas William Harris 1868-1941 and Eliza Ann Evans 1871-1931

Thomas William Harris

Thomas William Harris
Parents Thomas Eagles Harris and Mary Ann Payne
Born 10 August 1868 Kaysville, Davis, Utah
Married 1) Eliza Ann Evans 31 December 1889 Layton, Davis, Utah
2) Minnie Euphemia Bain 16 Jan 1934 Logan, Cache, Utah
Immigrated to Canada: 1904
Died 15 Sep 1941Taber, Alberta, Canada
Buried 18 Sep 1941 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Sources
1870 US Census Idaho
1900 US Census Rawlins, Box Elder, Utah
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1916 Canadian Census Alberta Canada
Family Search
ancestry.com

Eliza Ann Evans Harris

Eliza Ann Evans
Parents Hyrum Evans and Annie Elizabeth King
Born 3 Sep 1871 Kaysville, Davis, Utah
Immigrated to Canada: 1904
Died 8 Dec 1931
Buried 11 December 1931 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Sources
1880 US Census Kaysville, Daivs, Utah (age 2)
1900 US Census Rawlins, Box Elder, Utah (age 32)
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1916 Canadian Census Alberta Canada
Family Search
ancestry.com

CHILDREN

Melvin Evans Harris

Melvin Evans Harris
Born 14 September 1890 Layton, Davis, Utah
LDS Mission: Eastern States 1912-1914
Died 4 November 1918
Note: he may have died in the flu pandemic
Buried Taber, Lethridge, Alberta, Canada
Sources
1900 US Census Rawlins, Box Elder, Utah (age 10)
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1916 Canada Census (age 28)
Utah Missionary Department Missionary Registers
Family Search
ancestry.com

William Ira Harris

William Ira Harris
Born 17 September 1892 Layton, Davis, Utah
Married Roxana Oldham Remington 24 December 1913 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: Lois, Loreen, Howard
Died 7 September 1977
Buried
Sources
1900 US Census Rawlins, Box Elder, Utah (age 8)
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 18)
1916 Canada Census (age 23)
Family Search
ancestry.com

Wilford Hyrum Harris

Wilford Hyrum 'Witt' Harris
Born 12 May 1895 Bothwell, Box Elder, Utah
Married 1) Emma Boyson 22 December 1917 Oxford, Bannock, Idaho
Children: Mary, Annie, Wilford
2) Ruth Stella Boyson 17 Feb 1967 Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho
No Children
Died 28 June 1983 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Buried
Sources
1900 US Census Rawlins, Box Elder, Utah (age 5)
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 16)
1916 Canada Census (age 20)
Family Search
ancestry.com
Thomas Vere Harris
Born 8 April 1897 Layton, Davis, Utah
Died 17 June 1901 Layton, Davis, Utah
Buried
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com

Ira Evans Harris

Ivan Evans Harris
Born 9 March 1899 Bothwell, Box Elder, Utah
LDS Mission Central States
Married Maude Tufts 5 November 1919
Children: Joyce, Garth
Died 30 June 1965 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Buried 5 July 1965
Sources
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 12)
1916 Canada Census (age 17)
Utah Missionary Department Missionary Registers
Family Search
ancestry.com

Mary Laverne Harris

Mary Laverne Harris
Born 8 April 1901 Bothwell, Box Elder, Utah
Married 1) Anthony Claybon 8 Sep 1942 Utah
No Children
2) Hugh Samson Thompson 2 April 1963 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Died 6 November 1969
Buried
Sources
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 10)
1916 Canada Census (age 14)
Family Search
ancestry.com

Harold Joseph Harris
Born 14 October 1903 Thatcher, Box Elder, Utah
Occupation: CJOC (Canadian Joint Operations Command)
Married Yvonne Bernier 11 November 1924 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Children: Elaine
Died 11 March 1981 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Buried 14 March 1981 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Sources
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 8)
1916 Canada Census (age 12)
Family Search
ancestry.com
Annie Elizabeth Harris
Born 25 July 1907 Raymond, Alberta, Canada
Married Douglas Miller 30 August 1925 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Children: Stillborn baby, Leo, Robert
Died 31 May 2000 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Buried June 2000 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Sources
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 4)
1916 Canada Census (age 8)
Family Search
ancestry.com
Roy Evans Harris
Born 5 November 1909 Raymond, Alberta, Canada
Married Eva E Esplin 1 June 1939 Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Children: Marion
Died 2 February 1996 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Buried 6 February 1996 Taber, Alberta, Canada
Sources
1911 Canadian Census Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (age 1)
1916 Canada Census (age 6)
Family Search
ancestry.com

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."