All of the following are names of places; some might even be familiar names of places. I am looking for some feedback on what everyone thinks these places have in common. You can either email me or leave a comment here on the blog, as to what you think they have in common. There is no wrong answer, but I was amazed at what I was finding:
Napoleon, Nelson, Nauvoo, Netherlands, Nevada, Nile, Normandy, Not, Beverly Hills, Berlin, Bismarck, Blue Ridge, Boston, Boulder City, Bowling Green, Brazil, Budapest, Bunker Hill,
Cairo, California, Cuba, Concord, Bunker Hill, Cincinnati, Yucatan, Yukon, Vienna, Vinegar Hill,
Virginia, Vulcan, Oregon, Osage Beach, Oxford, Quote, Tecumseh, Terre Haute, Theodosia,
Toledo, Toronto, Dallas, Delhi, Dresden, Ishmael, Japan, Winnipeg, Guam, Williamsburg, Mexico, Paris, Santa Fe, Florida, Macon, Hannibal, Bloomington, Strother, Austin, Avon, Advance, Albany, Alberta, Alma, Amanda, Amsterdam, Antrim, Laguna Beach, Lakeland, Lakeview, London, Long Beach, Lynchburg, Lewis, Lexington, Melbourne, Memphis, Montreal, Morroco, Mount Vernon, Santiago, Sandy Hook
So what do they have in common? If you know, leave me a note. If you absolutely can't wait for the answer, call me and I will tell you. I will post my official answer on June 2.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Strange Findings
Sometimes you find a story that is just Strange! As I have searched for information on the various family lines I have worked on, I have come across some really Strange things.
One such strange thing was the story of William Strange. William Strange is not to my knowledge any relation to my family. I just so happened to come across his story and thought it worth sharing. This was one of those many stories that surfaced while researching the Lewis surname. Here is a link to read the Strange story of William Strange: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/STRANGE
The story of William Strange can also be found in the book "Heritage of a Pioneer; Being the Story of William (English Bill Doddridge) Dodrill and his wife Rebecca (Lewis) Daughterty" by Charles Tunis Dodrill. (I do not own a copy of this book, but I have been searching for a copy. If you have one to part with or come across one- please let me know.)
Another story that was somewhat strange, although not an actual Strange family member, was a story from Monroe County, West Virginia.
"An uncanny tradition of the Lewis place tells of a grave of a man buried in a vertical position."
This is taken from the book "A History of Monroe County, West Virginia" by Oren Frederic Morton; page 282. You can find a copy of this book at Google Books, you can even download your very own copy to read on the computer.
There is no indication who this person is that is buried in the vertical position, at least none that I have ever found.
You might be thinking it is strange to have read a book about the history of Monroe County, West Virginia. I at first thought it was a strange thing to do as well. Until of course I realized that most of the county history books were written by people that collected information about the formation and history of the county from the children or direct relations of those that settled in the county the earliest. This has it's advantages! The advantage being that you will get some family history along with the county history. The disadvantage comes when your family did not stay in one place too long, or they moved along before the county history was written. I have found that the disadvantage usually applies to the families I am searching, but you can find out specifics about the county to help figure things out.
One such strange thing was the story of William Strange. William Strange is not to my knowledge any relation to my family. I just so happened to come across his story and thought it worth sharing. This was one of those many stories that surfaced while researching the Lewis surname. Here is a link to read the Strange story of William Strange: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/STRANGE
The story of William Strange can also be found in the book "Heritage of a Pioneer; Being the Story of William (English Bill Doddridge) Dodrill and his wife Rebecca (Lewis) Daughterty" by Charles Tunis Dodrill. (I do not own a copy of this book, but I have been searching for a copy. If you have one to part with or come across one- please let me know.)
Another story that was somewhat strange, although not an actual Strange family member, was a story from Monroe County, West Virginia.
"An uncanny tradition of the Lewis place tells of a grave of a man buried in a vertical position."
This is taken from the book "A History of Monroe County, West Virginia" by Oren Frederic Morton; page 282. You can find a copy of this book at Google Books, you can even download your very own copy to read on the computer.
There is no indication who this person is that is buried in the vertical position, at least none that I have ever found.
You might be thinking it is strange to have read a book about the history of Monroe County, West Virginia. I at first thought it was a strange thing to do as well. Until of course I realized that most of the county history books were written by people that collected information about the formation and history of the county from the children or direct relations of those that settled in the county the earliest. This has it's advantages! The advantage being that you will get some family history along with the county history. The disadvantage comes when your family did not stay in one place too long, or they moved along before the county history was written. I have found that the disadvantage usually applies to the families I am searching, but you can find out specifics about the county to help figure things out.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Allegheny County Memorial Park Cemetery
While I was in Pittsburgh I took some time to visit a cemetery in hopes to find some additional information on my Hellerman Family line. I felt like I hit the jackpot!
I knew I would find the graves of 3 Poppenhouse family members- Raymond, Marie (Hellerman), and Alice Poppenhouse. They are all there and accounted for. Here are the pictures of their tombstones:
Who are the Poppenhouse's?
Marie is the daughter of Adam and Stella (Ehrenberger) Hellerman. Marie married Raymond Poppenhouse, unsure of their marriage date. To the best of my knowledge, it appears they only had one child which was Alice Poppenhouse.
I do have an obituary for each of these family members, if interested I can post them here as well.
While at the cemetery I took a chance and asked if there were any other Hellerman family members buried there. I was shocked to find 4 Hellerman graves!
Here are their tombstones:
I knew I would find the graves of 3 Poppenhouse family members- Raymond, Marie (Hellerman), and Alice Poppenhouse. They are all there and accounted for. Here are the pictures of their tombstones:
Who are the Poppenhouse's?
Marie is the daughter of Adam and Stella (Ehrenberger) Hellerman. Marie married Raymond Poppenhouse, unsure of their marriage date. To the best of my knowledge, it appears they only had one child which was Alice Poppenhouse.
I do have an obituary for each of these family members, if interested I can post them here as well.
While at the cemetery I took a chance and asked if there were any other Hellerman family members buried there. I was shocked to find 4 Hellerman graves!
Here are their tombstones:
Phillip and Gertrude Hellerman would be the uncle and aunt of Marie Hellerman Poppenhouse. Phillip and Gertrude had 2 children- Robert and Gertrude. I have not found any spouses or children for either Robert or Gertrude.
I will continue to post here various information, depending on which family line I am working on. I do tend to skip around from line to line, sometimes depending on when information becomes available. If you have a request for information, let me know and I can post it here or if you have some information to add to what I am posting that would be great as well.
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