Willard and Ruth tied the knot on 2 November 1935 in Newark Licking Co., Ohio.
The bride was 30 and the groom 24. One thinks that the man robs the cradle, but here that was not the case! (giggling)
Willard (Mac) and Ruth met at a church social. I am guessing this happened before Mac was in Ruth’s Latin class, she was his teacher.
Had Nana not passed away in April of 1985 they would celebrated fifty years of marriage that November. My Dad and Uncle were born in Newark Ohio in 1937 and 1939. They were living in Mayfield Heights village, Ohio, at the time of the 1940 census. I believe by 1942 or 1943 they were in Kirtland Ohio where they both spent the rest of their lives.
Grandpa worked for the Ohio Gas company. After getting married, Nana gave up teaching. After early (forced) retirement Grandpa started farming full-time. They had an orchard, with apples, peaches, plums, pears along with at a truck garden. Nana also had a strawberry patch and she soon became known as the Strawberry Lady. I remember spending time picking strawberries and polishing apples. Among many other wonderful memories while spending time on the farm.
back row: Nana, Grandpa Mac, Uncle Tom middle row: Grandpa T, Uncle Chester, Uncle Butler, Uncle Harold, Uncle Milton front row: Mom, Grandma T, Auntie Peg, Trish and I
Here it is Military Monday and I just happen to have a photo to share!
This photo was taken in 1967 at Easter time. It was taken on the steps of Old South Church, Kirtland Ohio.
Grandma, front center behind the cutie in the red coat (yeah it’s me) at one time had five stars in the bay window on the front of her house, just down the street from this church.
You will find three of the stars in the photo, my Uncles Butler, Chester and Milton. My Uncle Tom who is also pictured next to his father “Grandpa Mac” was in uniform for a season. The other two stars that were on my grandmothers window are my Aunt Karin (wife of Butler) and Uncle Bob.
From those five stars, nine of my cousins have also served this country in the uniform of their choice. My Love and Thanks to each and everyone.
As I wander through the census records I very rarely visit the top the page unless I am looking to cite a page that does contain information that I am going to use. I received a very nice surprise when I was taking a look at this bit of the census from Norton Township in Barberton, Summit County, Ohio.
I was in search of my second great-grandfather and his family. Thanks to Ancesty I did find them in the 1920 census, everyone listed properly ! I love it when that happens, no questions no second guessing, it indeed was them. I was looking for Silas J. McCartney and his wife Nancy “Nannie” …….. before I tell you what I found, how about you check the page out and figure what little surprise I received. Did you figure it out??
Silas was the enumerator on this census in this area, so along with his family history I also have in my records one whole page of his hand writing. I have to say for an enumerator it wasn’t too bad. Thank you grandpa for leaving a clue!
May your hunts through the census bring you many little surprises!
No.2 I Certify that the twenty-fifth of October AD 1798
I married Ziba Jackson of Pequannock township
Morris County New-Jersey to Phebe Lyon
page 52
of Mendham Township, County & State aforesaid
John J. Carles Minister
of the Gospels-
Ziba Jackson is the son of Benjamin and Abigail Mitchel(l) Jackson. Benjamin is the brother of Daniel Jackson, my 5th great-grandfather and Elizabeth Jackson Tompkin, my husbands 5th and 6th great-grandmother.
Ziba’s birth is found in Rockaway Records of Morris County, N.J. Families” by J. Percy Crayon. as 2 Feb 1777, in Rockaway, Morris Co., New Jersey. On his son Issac’s death certificate says he was born in Pennsylvannia and that Phebe was born in New Jersey. On this death certificate it does say that his parents are Ziba and Phebe Lyon Jackson.
This gentleman also served in the War of 1812.
Ziba and Phebe are found in Morris Township, Knox Co. Ohio by the 1830 census.
I find them both on F.A.G. buried in Old Fredericktown Cemetery
Also known as: Harmony Churchyard, Maple Grove Cemetery in Fredericktown, Knox Co. Ohio.
We find a list of five children for this couple at F.A.G. , I can only verify one and that is the above Issac.
Their children are as follows:
Aaron Case Jackson (1800 – 1879)
Nathaniel Mitchell Jackson (1803 – 1891)
Abbey C. Jackson Talmage (1810 – 1845)
Chalon Jackson (1815 – 1906)
Isaac Lyon Jackson (1823 – 1914)
We find a marker for his Uncle Daniel also at Old Frederickstown Cemetery, his actual burial is at Yankee Street Presbyterian Cemetery ,Chesterville ,Morrow County ,Ohio, USA. We also find his cousin’s buried in Knox Co. Ohio as well. They would be my McCartney Grandparents. Jamima Jackson McCartney wife of Samuel Craig McCartney being the above Daniel’s granddaughter. If your keeping track she is 1st cousin once removed to Ziba.
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. From The National Standard Encyclopedia
Amanuensis Monday was started on the Transylvanian Dutch Blog. This link will take you to the page concerning Amanuensis and why one should transcribe the records !
1516 No. Dixie Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
April 6, 1960
Dear Ruth:
Thank you for the lovely birthday card, your note and the pictures you enclosed. It is so good of all of you. And you are looking younger every day! Dorothy couldn’t get over it. She said you looked younger than she. But as I looked at the groups I thought you were all pretty young-looking people.
I had just written Kaye when your letter came so didn’t get the picture off at once, but am enclosing it in a letter today.
It is so grand being at Dorothy’s and she is doing her best to see that I get plenty of calcium in my food, vitamin C, etc. Plenty of cottage cheese, buttermilk, yogart and we both eat bone meal onour cereal. I liked it very much at the rest home except for the meals. I got very little milk and scarcely any orange juice and I felt that I was slipping back every day I was there. Kaye used to bring me oranges often when they came to see me which I was so grateful for.
But we sent away for more bone meal with vitamins D added the other day. To a health center where all their products are much cheaper than in the average health food store. Also for Rose Hips in tablets that are 100% Vit. C. Do you know what they are? They are the seed pods of wild roses. I seem to need especially calcium and vit C. for building bone and Dr. Murray and our osteopath I had call today. Both told me not to give up and gave me much encouragement. The osteopath here prescribed a hormone which Dorothy will bring home tonight that he said was wonderfully effective in building bone. So Dorothy is going to try to do what she can with food, vitamin and minerals! The doctor today took my blood pressure and he said “wonderful!” It always has been normal in spite of the other things. Of course, as he said, he didn’t see the xrays, but he doesn’t see why I wouldn’t have a reasonably good chance of being able to walk again. After a few months of using this hormone and the extra vitamin, calcium ect, on xray would show what was happening. We just might fool the Brunswick doctors!
Yesterday and today have been quite chilly altho on the days before, the temperature was up in the 80’s and quite warm. But it could easily change again just over night. Dorothy has a small air conditioner in the living room which she was going to have removed and a larger one installed. But Ernie said, “no”. She wouldn’t get much for it anyway. He said, and might as well just leave it in and have another small one put possibly in my bedroom or the hall if the one she has doesn’t prove adequate. So I shouldn’t be bothered with the heat here.
Well Ruth, Dorothy will soon be home and I’d like to write a note to Kaye and will enclose the picture. Write when you have time. I presume the organ takes a good deal of your time these days. eh? Oh, buy the way, in one of Florence’s letters she said you had written me and enclosed a picture of you sitting at the organ, but I didn’t get it, Ruth. I had meant to have Dot phone the rest home to see if they received it. They have been very good at forwarding my mail and just wondered if perhaps you hadn’t mailed it yet.
Remember me to Mac-
Lovingly Winn
Aunt Winn passed away about 3 months after this letter was written.
Happy Hunting!
Adela Ruth Ogilvie McCartney 6 Sep 1905~3 Apr 1985Winfred “Winn” Mason Ogilvie Davis 29 Mar 1888~21 Jul 1960
