Genealogy Snippets
Various States, USA
Please don't ask me for more info about the
genealogy snippets
below. These indviduals are not my relatives, and I know nothing
about them, their ancestors or their
descendants.
Iowa (IA)
Altman, Andrew b. 15 Nov 1791, Westmoreland Co., PA, d. 6 Aug 1879, Keokuk, IA
Kansas (KS)
There is a Mary A. Duff buried at the Lyndon Kansas Cemetery. d.1879
Kentucky (KY)
1830 census: Hart Co KY:
Horatio Short: males 2 under 5; 3 10-15; 1 40-50. Females: 1 20-30, 1 30-40.
Maryland (MD)
Elizabeth Miller b. 1790 in MD, m. Henry Spiker 7 Sep 1806 in Allegany Co., MD.
Missouri (MO)
1840 census: Ripley Co., MO:
Henderson Short: 1 male 5-10; 1 20-30. Female 2 under 5; 1 20-30
Early Missouri deeds show: 1839 Isaac Wilcoxen of Barren Co., KY and George F. Wood of same, appoint John
Garnett of Boonville, Missouri to collect money from Horatio Short, late of Barren, att. Hart Co., KY.
Ohio (OH)
For Ashtabula and Muskingum Counties, see those pages.
James E. Jones b. 1834 Wales m. Catharine Henry, also born in Wales. Catharine's father was William Henry. William Henry also
had a son, John b. 1840 in Wales. James Jones and Catharine Henry had a daughter Margaret who was b. in Cincinnatti, OH in
1858. [A site visitor sent me this data and gave me permisson to place it here, as well as permission
to include her email address in case a distant cousin is also
researching these names.]
Oklahoma (OK)
Herman Jacobs b. 14 Jul, 1909 d. November 1984 mother's maiden name: Martha Alice Jones
Tennessee (TN)
A visitor to this site, whose grandmother collected poems, articles and obituaries, found a yellowed and crumbling newspaper
article published in the Nashville [Unreadable] Banner [?]. The piece, published in the late 1800s or early 1900s, was
penned by a William H. Bumpas and is an elaborate and glowing tribute to his recently deceased friend, Stephen Parker "Steve" Cole
of Nashville, Tennessee.
Bumpas talks of joining the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in October,
1872 and becoming acquainted with Cole several months later, when Cole was employed to keep watch in the freight service's office,
process mail and perform other tasks. At this time, Cole served under a Maj. John S. Bransford, who selected him based on recommendations
and on his impression of him. The writer describes Cole as "strong, robust, affable and of pleasant countenance ... well fitted for
the important position, and especially of meeting strangers."
Several years later, after Bransford retired and Maj. E. B. Stahlman replaced him as
local and general agent, Cole was
promoted by Stahlman to the position of unloading foreman. While Cole initially thought the assignment carried too much
responsibility, he accepted it and remained in that capacity for the rest of his life. Bumpas remarked that Cole was a model
human being who never complained. He described him as a "faithful, hard working, painstaking man ... a sincere
Christian, a devoted and bright Mason, a loving and tender husband and father, and a faithful friend."
As the years passed, Cole's health began to fail, and over the protest of his employers,
his doctor, his family and his best friend, he continued to work. His death came suddenly one night ["on the 29th"]. While
working at the depot, sitting in a chair with pen in hand, he slipped away.
In his tribute to Cole, Bumpas mentions also the name of Charles H. Sanders, the
Louisville & Nashville Agent for more than 20 years. No other names are mentioned in the article.
NOTE: Descendants of Stephen Parker Cole who wish to receive privately a transcript of the original article,
please contact me.
Texas (TX)
According to an article in the Terrell Times-Star, of Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, dated 13 January 1893,
two workmen, Mr. Peter Dell and Mr. William W. Lehigh, fell 40 feet from a scaffold while working at the
World's Fair grounds in Chicago three days prior. Mr. Dell died immediately, and Mr. Lehigh was expected to die shortly.
An unnamed third workman, failing to realize that the the two were on the scaffold, untied the rope that held the
scaffold in place.
West Virginia (WV)
Dell, Sarah b. 1732 Chester Co., PA m. 20 Sep 1759, Chester Co., PA d. 1814 Monongalia, WV
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