By Root and Branch The Pierre-Fort Pierre Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 32, Number 2, May 2010 Note from the Editor Are we genealogists or family historians? We do genealogy to learn our family history. Genealogy' is the blood line. No matter what we call ourselves, we are looking for the same basic information; then as historians, researching a little deeper. We hope to discover what made them like they were and, maybe, in the process learn something about ourselves. Genealogy is the record or account derived from the search for your family. Family history is more than a list of people, places and dates. I have always wanted more than just the pedigree... I want to know what my ancestors did, what they felt and how the world was at their time here. There are many ways to find out about the times and what was happening in time of our grandparents, great-grandparents, and so forth. It is exciting and it also helps us be able to understand what might have happened to make them move around or disappear. Enjoy the history and see what you can find! Linda Lowe Contents Note from the Editor...1 Society Officers...2 Interesting Genealogical Information...2 Sue Assmus Ancestors...3 Cedar Hills Cemetery Index, C...4 Society Website...6 Society Meeting Schedule...6 Upcoming SD Genealogical Events...7 Internet Research...8 South Dakota s Past...9 By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 1 of 10
Need Help with a Membership Problem? Have a Suggestion for the Society? Contact a Society Officer! Society Officers for 2010 Linda Lowe, President, Quarterly Editor Lori Sears, Vice President Richard Phillips, Treasurer Susan Assmus, Past-President Virginia Hanson, Board Member Kathy Connell, Board Member pierregen@pie.midco.net lkayaz@aol.com richphil@dakota2k.net assmus@pie.midco.net virginia.m.hanson@state.sd.us weas.connell@yahoo.com Interesting Genealogical Information Bev Huckins The Family Tree Magazine, February 2003 has an interesting article by John Philip Colletta The Shipping News. This article informs us how we might discover stories about the voyages to America by accessing port city newspapers of the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. They usually had a regular feature which reported on ships arriving, expected and departed. Content in these features varied as did the names of the feature column. If you know your ancestor s ship, date and port of entry, you can access the papers. Newspapers of the five major ports Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans - and most minor ports are readily available on microfilm. In these columns, you could find out about 1) stormy weather during the voyage, 2) verify or clarify family stories, 3) find out who traveled cabin-class, 4) after 1893, you might find the date & port of embarkation, 5) as steamships improved, more and more passengers arrived each time and newspapers printed information about the countries of origin so you know who traveled with your ancestors, 6) what was the actual date of arrival? 7) were there mishaps on board or delays in arrival at the port? This article also lists a Tool Kit of newspaper resources available on the web in 2003. Perhaps most of this information is still viable! Happy Hunting!! The family tree acquires deep roots and many rings as it grows. Add two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, etc. for ten generations, and you come up with a crowd of 2,046 ancestors. One drop-out and you wouldn't be here. By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 2 of 10
Our Family History: Sue Assmus Ancestors By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 3 of 10
Cedar Hill Cemetery; Graves C Cedar Hill Cemetery was originally called Union Cemetery. The name was changed in 1933 after an addition of city land was made. The site of Cedar Hill was chosen and the first burials were made in the late years of the 1880s. Surname Given Name Information CALDWELL Ernest Sidny (sic) d.10 Feb 1953, age 80 CALKINS Reazin F. b.1918, d.26 Jul 1944, age 26, son of Claude & Hallie (Clark) CARLSON grave #6 grave #6 CARLSON Olaf grave #5 CARR Edward Hiram b.29 Oct 1922, d.9 Nov 1922, age 12 days CARR Ethel May b.25 Oct 1922, d.26 Oct 1922, age 1 day CARR Hazel M. b.1896, d.22 Feb 1978, wife of Joe L. CARR Jeff D. b.1862, d.3 Aug 1952, age 91 CARR Jennie C. b.1857, d.26 Mar 1952, age 94 CARR Joseph J. b.19 Oct 1916, d.1 Apr 1939, age 23 CARR Joseph L. b.22 Jan 1890, d.16 Oct 1971, age 81 CARTER Theresa Frances b.1 Dec 1912, d.2 Mar 1989, age 76 CARTER Calvin James b.23 Dec 1911, d.27 Nov 1984, age 72 CARTER Arthur Frank b.20 Oct 1966, age 0, son of Jim CARTER Chester Arthur d.12 Jul 1962 CARTER Elizabeth Ann b.1875, d.1 Dec 1937, age 62, wife of Chester A. CARTER Mary d.oct 1936, age 3 mo, daughter of Cal & Theresa CARTER Mary d.12 Nov 1968, age 3 days, daughter of Jim Nettie CASEY William CAVANAUGH Ellen E. "Nell" b.11 Apr 1854, d.2 Oct 1928, age 74 CAVANAUGH James d.27 Aug 1903, age 49 CAVANAUGH Owen d.28 Sep 1906, age 84 By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 4 of 10
CHAPMAN Harold B. d.20 Apr 1909, age 7, son of Andrew & Inez CHAPMAN Lotus d.29 Sep 1908, age 5 mo, child of Andrew & Inez CLAPP Charles b.1883, d.9 Oct 1918, age 35 CLAPP Elmer b.1888, d.14 Jul 1910, age 22 CLARK Adeline b.1857, d.26 Oct 1941, age 83, wife of R.B. CLARK R.B. b.1837, d.jan 1929, age 92 CLARK Wiliam C. Leroy b.15 Mar 1956, d.14 Apr 1964, age 8 CLARK Wm. Clayton Leroy b.15 Mar 1956, d.oct 1964, son of Bonnie (Carter) Berlin CLUFF John B. b.1865, d.15 Dec 1946 COLMAN John b.1826, d.18 Feb 1893, age 67, Vet CONKLIN Charles b.1853, d.3 Feb 1927, age 74 CONKLIN Ida Esther b.1865, d.24 May 1940, 2nd wife of Charles CONNELY John b.16 Dec 1857, d.14 Aug 1930, age 72 CONNERS Bert b.19 Oct 1868, d.5 Sep 1933, age 64 CONNERS Rhoda b.1880, d.dec 1928, age 48, wife of Bert CONNERS Joseph COOK Amy Jane b.9 Mar 1840, d.2 Oct 1907, age 67, wife of John COOK John b.19 May 1840, d.16 Mar 1930, age 90, Grandfather of Bernice Dittman COOLLEY Bernice b.14 Aug 1892, d.21 May 1968, age 76, wife of Charles M COOLLEY Charles H. b.11 Nov 1862, d.17 Aug 1937, age 74 COOLLEY Charles M. b.12 Nov 1893, d.6 Dec 1965, age 72, WWI Capt Army COOLLEY Floyd Melvin b.1923, d.7 Mar 1940, son of Floyd Sr & Susie COOLLEY Gary Allen d.27 May 1951, age 0, son of Paul & Betty COOLLEY Gerald W. b.22 Jul 1935, d.5 Apr 1948, age 12, son of Chas. & Bernice COOLLEY Joyce Lenore b.1931, d.1941, age 10, daughter of Chas. & Bernice COOLLEY Margaret Ellen b.4 Mar 1867, d.aug 1940, age 73, wife of Chas. H COOLLEY Ronald Paul d.17 Feb 1948, age 3 hrs, son of Paul & Betty COUGHLIN John COX d.oct 1927 d.oct 1927, baby COX Harold Thomas d.6 Feb 1928, age 1 CRAMER Dean d.21 Sep 1942, age 0 By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 5 of 10
CREAGER Ethel May d.28 Apr 1919, age 11, daughter of Gideon Nettie CREAGER Joyce d.16 Oct 1949, age 24 days, daughter of Lawrence CREAGER Marion d.2 Feb 1948, age 0, child of William CREAGER Mary d.21 Sep 1942, age 45 min, daughter of Lawrence CRIPPEN David R. b.1829, d.1 Jul 1917, age 88, GAR Vet Co E 5 Reg 1st Cal Vol Inf CROUCH James Harry d.mar 1925, baby CUDMORE Cecilia (Marion) b.1902, d.8 Dec 1978, age 76, wife of John CUDMORE John Lee b.1 Nov 1896, d.15 May 1947, age 50, WWI Vet CUDMORE William E. b.12 Apr 1882, d.jul 1940, age 58 CURRAN baby CURRAN baby CURRAN Charlotte Edith b.7 Dec 1854, d.5 May 1931, age 76 CURRAN Martin E. b.22 Feb 1849, d.9 Jul 1930 CUSHING Judeen Marie d.15 Apr 1958, age 0 Remember to check out our Society s website If you haven t been to the society s website, it is well worth a visit. It is located at www.rootsweb.com/~sdfpgs/, you ll find: marriage databases for Hughes and Stanley counties information on South Dakota county names, including those which have been changed or eliminated a link to the class schedule for the local Family History Center and past class handouts a delightful page of genealogical quips and quotes a collection of useful links back issues of our quarterly newsletter By Root and Branch Society Meeting Schedule The Pierre/Fort Pierre Genealogical Society meets each month, except December, on the 3 rd Tuesday. Our meetings are usually held at the LDS Church at 506 N. Jefferson, Pierre, SD. If there is a change, it will be noted on our website and the members will be notified. Also, the local Family History Center has free genealogy classes on the 2 nd Saturday of the month. To see what classes are coming, go to http://pie.midco.net/pierregen/ By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 6 of 10
Upcoming SD Genealogical Events Submitted by Virginia Hanson Capitol Restoration Program John Moison will join us to share stories about the project. Cultural Heritage Center, 900 Governors Dr., Pierre May 9, 2010; 2 p.m. Free South Dakota State Historical Society 605-773-2907 Deadwood Symposium Theme this year is Disasters in the Black Hills. (fires and floods etc.) May 14, 15th http://www.cityofdeadwood.com/ Shuttle Tour of Historic Pierre Chris Nelson and Ken Stewart will lead 3 one-hour tours of historic Pierre sites. May 23, 2010; 2, 3, 4 pm Free, but advanced tickets required South Dakota State Historical Society Cindy Snow (cindy.snow@state.sd.us), 605-773-2907 SD Genealogical Society board meeting July 10th 12:00-4: Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre SD Brown bag lunch. Siouxland Renaissance Fair June 5th-6th Sioux Falls Tabor Czech Days June 17-19, 2010 http://www.taborczechdays.com/ Dalesburg Midsommer Festival Dalesburg Lutheran Church Friday June 25 Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Wacipi Pow Wow Agency Village 4th of July Weekend SD Irish Fair Sioux Falls, SD July 24th, 2010 Viborg Danish Days 3rd weekend in July 16-18th http://www.danishdays.com/ Note from Editor: We welcome contributions to the newsletter. This can be helps with genealogy, a funny (or serious) story, or just something you want to share. Please email your article to Linda at pierregen@pie.midco.net by the 15 th of the month prior to publication. Newsletters will be published the first of February, May, August & November By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 7 of 10
Researching on the Internet South Dakota Research There are some really good resources on the internet for research in South Dakota. The following is a list of a few that I have checked out. Information about vital records research in South Dakota: http://doh.sd.gov/vitalrecords/genealogy/default.aspx South Dakota State Library- from this page you can access Sanborn maps, Heritage Quest, and many more research databases and helps. Just click on the link For remote users with library card if you have a library card from a SD library, if not, you will need to go to a SD public library for access: http://library.sd.gov/ South Dakota Historical Society this has databases plus a search for newspapers that have been microfilmed, searchable by town, county and time frame. From the main page, go to archives, then For Genealogists : http://www.sdhistory.org South Dakota Genweb Archives: http://usgwarchives.net South Dakota Birth Record Search for dates over 100 years ago: http://apps.sd.gov/applications/ph14over100birthrec/index.asp Native American Research helps: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/carolynegenealogy/ FamilySearch site that has the digitized images and information from the LDS microfilm library. Some records are searchable, some are only the images: http://pilot.familysearch.org Only a genealogist regards a step backwards as progress. By Root and Branch Volume 32, Number 2 Page 8 of 10
From Louisiana Purchase to two Dakotas: South Dakota s Past May 2, 1803: Napoleon sells Louisiana Territory (including all of South Dakota and most of North Dakota) to the U.S. government. 1812: Northern part of Louisiana Territory formed in into Territory of Missouri. 1818: U.S.-Canada boundary set at 49 th Parallel; Red River Valley country comes under U.S. control. 1834: Land east of Missouri River becomes part of Michigan Territory; Wisconsin Territory in 1836; Iowa Territory in 1838; Minnesota Territory in 1849. 1854: Land east of Missouri River becomes part of Nebraska Territory. 1858: Minnesota becomes a state. Area between Minnesota's western border and Missouri River becomes a no-man's land with no territorial government. 1861: Dakota Territory established, consisting of present-day North and South Dakota, and most of Montana and Wyoming. 1863: Dakota Territory reduced to include only North and South Dakota. Nov. 2, 1889: Statehood. Dakota Territory divided into two states: North Dakota (39th state) and South Dakota (40th state). In 1885, the Office of Commissioner of Immigration published the book Dakota, which promoted immigration into Dakota Territory. The book supported its claim that Dakota is not a wild country with excerpts like the following: It has 2,500 miles of railway; more than Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia, Nebraska, Kentucky, or any one of 20 other old settled states. It has 2,000 school houses; more than Vermont, Rhode Island, Florida, or any one of 15 other states. It has 275 Newspapers; more than any New England state, except Massachusetts, or any eastern state except New York and Pennsylvania. The growth of Dakota is phenomenal. In 1880, it had but 135,000 inhabitants. Now, it casts well on to 100,000 votes and has a population of 500,000.
To Join or Renew a Membership: Membership is for calendar year. If membership is paid anytime in the year up to November, it is for the current year. If paid in November or December, it is for the next calendar year. Individual: $10.00 per year. Family Membership: $12.00 per year. Memberships include a subscription to the P/FP Quarterly. Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Email address (to receive Quarterly in PDF format only) My Email: Mail request and check to: Pierre/Ft. Pierre Genealogical Society P. O. Box 925 Pierre, SD 57501 Questions or inquiries - pierregen@pie.midco.net