The Genealogy Search

Catherine Rae (Richard's daughter-in-law married to Josiah Earnest Poundstone), Richard (1838-1919) and Olive Poundstone  (Richard's granddaughter)

Cora Belle HIssong at husband James M. Hissong grave, Mount Moriah Cemetery , Loudon Township, Illinois Thank you to Carla Dial for sharing this photo.

My second great granduncle George Washington Poundstone's obituary.   This is one of my favorite obituaries.... (is it wrong to have a favorite?) Saturday 1 June 1918 GEORGE W. POUNDSTONE KILLED BY LIGHTENING; ANTICS OF DOG TOLD STORY      George W. Poundstone, well-to-do and widely known farmer of the community four miles northeast of Deer Creek, was instantly electrocuted last Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock when struck by a wicked bolt of lightning. When a terrific storm approached, in company with his faithful dog he had gone back to a pasture field to get up the cows for the evening. He had gotten the cows and starting back to the barn when a load clap of thunder emitted a streak of lightning that struck an umbrella he was carrying. The electric current ran down the steel handle of the umbrella and struck him on the breast, running down his left leg and into the ground, his body being badly burned. When he had been gone for several minutes Mrs...

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While I was in Indiana I came across the image below in the Combination Atlas Map of Cass County Indiana, Kingman Brothers, 1878 - reprinted in 1976 by The BookMark of Knightstown Indiana.  The map certainly explains the marriages between the Poundstone's and Zecks, the Hyman's and Poundstone's, the Fout's and the Poundstone's and the Fout's and the Hyman's.  The neighborhood was a built in "shop for a spouse" location!  Map of Young America, Deer Creek Township, Cass County Indiana -1878

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Claire, Nick and Julie Urman 2011

I decided to spend some time cleaning up my database. My locations are done, my photos are done, and now I am reviewing every citation and where they are used. I have come to the conclusion that I have improved quite a bit since I started inputting my data. The problem now is that I want my "less mature" cites to be the same standard as that citations I create today. I am almost half way done with my upkeep. I firmly believe that cleaning up roots is the pits! I would much rather be researching or perhaps finish the entering of my vacation finds. Just like a good housekeeper of the home I will soon be a good housekeeper of my RootsMagic. Any Tucson genealogists? A new genealogy club is starting up in Tucson called - for now - the Pima County Genealogy Club. Please share your ideas with the folks starting up the group by answering the survey at http://pimacountygenealogyclub.blogspot.com.

I have been searching for death information for Daniel Hyman, 1830-1888, and finally found a record in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Indiana), 17 Feb 1938, Page 4 Col. 6.  The item was listed under the title "50 Years Ago" it read: Daniel Hyman, an old and well known Cass county resident, was burled last Sunday at the cemetery north of Young America. The attendance was remarkably large, from 2,000 to 2,500 people being on the grounds, and 318 vehicles in the procession.   Another newspaper tidbit dated the week of Daniel's burial -Logansport Pharos (Indiana), Feb 23 1888,  Page 4, col. 3: Resolutions of Respect. HALL OF FLORA LODGE, } No. 520, I. O. O. F. LOGANSPORT, FEB. 17th, 1888. Whereas, It has seemed good in the wisdom of Almighty God,to remove from us our esteemed brother, Daniel Hyman, who died on the 10th day of February, 1888, therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Brother Daniel Hyman, our lodge has lost a valued and devote...

Richard Poundstone and Susannah Zeck Marriage Record I located this record at the Cass County Clerk's office in Cass County, Logansport, Indiana.  The record was in Marriage Record Book #3 which covers the records between January 1847 and September 1864.  The license was issued the same day that they were married, 7 February 1861.  They were married by John R. Flyn, a Justice of the Peace.

I am still entering and documenting my finds from my vacation.  I have finally finished entering and reviewing my finds from the public library in Logansport, Indiana.  The Logansport Cass County Public Library at 616 E Broadway has a plethora of genealogy books available. Their collection is located on the second floor of the building right behind the reference librarian.  The collection includes Polk Directories (boy did I find a lot of information in them), local Cass and Carroll County reference books, DAR and WPA marriage and birth records, and cemetery records for just about every cemetery in Cass counties. I am glad that I allowed myself a full day to use this facility.  I have to say I met just about the sweetest folks in Logansport.  Everyone I met from the hotel staff at the Holiday Inn Express, the library, and the courthouse were just great. My plan today is to complete the entering of information (clip files and book references) that I located at ...

I found an old invitation to the Poundstone Reunion at the Carroll County Indiana Historical Society.  I located it in the Hyman family file. Poundstone Reunion again this year. Come, every cousin, and be of good cheer, The first Sunday in August, the fourth, if you please. The year on-nine-two-nine, come, be at your ease. For a little vacation, it'll do you all good; And the Hoosiers again will furnish the food. Of course, all of our homes will be open for guests, So come from the east, south, north and the west. We'll meet in the Young America school-house Which stands on the corner of the first Poundstone farm. In Cass County,  Indiana, a place we do love; Come early, stay late, at the place stated above. Young America is south of Logansport, in miles Fifteen in number, a drive full of smiles. North of Indianapolis you will find ity by sivty, So don't get confused and go down to Dixie. Please write the secretary that you are coming. So we Hoosiers can ...

The other day I spent a wonderful day going through the old files at the Cass County Indiana Clerk's office.  I found some probate files, quite a few marriage licenses, one divorce, and a lot of dust.  I will be posting some of the information I found as I get it processed.  Today I drove to Illinois and went grave searching at Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park.  I took some new pictures of my Great Grandfathers grave and looked up the graves of Meta and Charles Gollnick,  On the way out of the cemetery I saw another Gollnick headstone so I took some pictures of that headstone also. Meta and Charles Gollnick Close up of Charles Gollnick Close up Meta Gollnick (nee Skibbe) Opposite side of Meta and Charles - their son William and a spot for his wife Arlene Gollnick - the headstone I found on the way out of the cemetery, below are close ups of both sides of the stone. August (father),  Sept 20 1858 - Jan 24 1947;  Albertina (mot...

1967 Uncle Odie and Matt

I am still preparing for my visit to Illinois and Indiana.  The list of resources I need to check just keeps growing.  I have already done a bunch of homework by visiting on line library listings finding the books I need to cross off my research list.  It looks like the courthouses and libraries in Indiana will be begging me to leave.  So far I will be in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana and in Carroll County, mainly at the Carroll County Historical Museum.  The Carroll County Historical Museum has collections from the Hyman and Poundstone families.  Luckily many family pictures have been uploaded to the museums digital collection and were accessible from home.  My research in Illinois will be greatly meeting with relatives and obtaining what information they may have.  I am looking forward to seeing everyone and meeting a few "new" cousins.  I am hoping that I can swing a drive to the northwest suburbs of Chicago to see some old classmates b...

David Kent Clark and Ruby Poundstone Clark - 1954 - Kent's new suit

Well it is about that time of year, school is ending and graduation is upon us.  I thought it would be interesting to share some of the high school graduation pictures from my maternal line. Clara Miottel graduation abt 1912 Lorraine Skibbe graduation abt  1951 Amy Clark (Urman) 1981

This week's subjects is to describe the bedroom we had in our childhood.  The first bedroom I remember was at the house on Can Dota.   The room was pink and I had a chandelier light fixture.  I loved to watch the light play off the glass of the chandelier. The room I had for the majority of my childhood was at the Lincoln Street location.  My room had two different colors of green, a dark green accent wall and three lighter green walls.  I had a white wicker half canopy, night table and headboard.  I also had a white dresser.  One wall had built in white shelving under the windows.  The shelves held pet cages (hamster and guinea pigs, parakeets), stereo, television, craft supplies and books.  My room did tend to be on the messy side.  I considered it my sanctuary.  Just about everything I loved and loved to do was in that room.  I liked to keep one corner filled with pillows and an slumber bag that I used as a reading corn...

The last few weeks have been tough.  One of my daughter's was in a car wreck, hit by a red light runner with out a license.  Another one of my other daughters is having serious health issues.  The Social Security Administration returned my request for my Grandfather William Skibbe's SS-5, they say there is no proof that he has passed (he died in 1961) and I just sent in a copy of his death certificate.  The good news is my syllabus for the class Barbara and I are teaching is done. The garden is growing and tomatoes should be ready in a week or so.  I am working on getting my research list in order for my trip in June to Indiana and Illinois.  My to do list seems to be getting bigger and bigger.  My quick trip back home will include a wedding, the Clark family reunion and meeting new cousins found because of this blog, Facebook, and Ancestry.  It is indeed exciting! 

My family has always been blessed with pets in the house.  My parents have always had cats and dogs.  The household raised parakeets, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs. We had a parakeet named Mike that lived in the kitchen when we were little.  He loved to tell people that he was a dirty bird.  I had a pair of parakeets, Leslie and Pete. They would fly around my room, sit on my shoulder, and play with toys.  Matt, Fritz, me, Spooky and Mom 1966 I had a hamster named Priscella that had a tendency to bite but I stilled enjoyed her as a pet.  My brother and I had guinea pigs, mine was Butterscotch, I think his was named Fred.  We had many cats.  Our first cat was Spooky - a slick black cat that used to hunt us when we walked down the hall.  Later we had a tom cat named King George the Fury that followed me home.  Mom and dad said that is he was on the porch in the morning I could keep him - he was ...