Sources

Sources for “A Resurrection” (22 Nov 2019)

1. “Message Tells of Relative’s Death,” Prescott Evening News (Prescott, AZ), 12 Nov 1938, p. 3, col. 1. Accessed on Google Newspapers, 22 Nov 2019).

2. Edward Romine household, Year: 1900. Location: Elk, Stoddard, Missouri; Roll: T623_94; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 124. Accessed on Ancestry.com, 6 Dec 2019.

3. Edward Romine household, Year: 1910, Location: Parma, New Madrid, Missouri; Roll: T624; Page: 11a. Accessed on Ancestry.com, 6 Dec 2019.

4. Marriage of E F Romine to L E Rayborn, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives. Microfilm. Accessed on Ancestry.com, 6 Dec 2019.

5. Albert Clayton Romine’s certificate of death, received from Michigan Department of Public Health, 26 Aug 2016. Available upon request.

6. Ambrose Grace Military Pension Records, National Archives and Records Administration (https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/, received November 2017); Essex, Missouri; file number 1001178. Available upon request.

Sources for “Telling Me What I Need to Hear” (29 Aug 2019):

1. John Kelley household. Year: 1870. Location: Jackson Twp, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M593_395; Page: 234A; Family History Library Film: 545894. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://shorturl.at/cABR7), 30 Aug 2019.

*sources vary on Charles’s birth year between 1870 and 1871. I believe he was born in July 1871 because he does not appear in this census, which was taken in August 1870.

2. John Kelley household. Year: 1880. Location: Lewis, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 361; Page:28C; Enumeration District: 180. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2E682lL), 13 May 2019.

3. Charles Kelley household. Year: 1900; Census Place: Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0149; FHL microfilm: 1240456. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://shorturl.at/ktxzP), 30 Aug 2019.

4. Charles Kelley household. Year: 1910; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_421; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1374434. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://shorturl.at/gEHPQ), 30 Aug 2019.

5. Charles Kelley household. Year: 1920; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 159. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://shorturl.at/zGRS1), 30 Aug 2019.

6. Charles R. Kelley and Mary Clearey. Nebraska Marriage Records, 1855–1938; Douglas County Marriage Records, Vol. 16; page 438; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://shorturl.at/jvy17), 30 Aug 2019.

7. “Stroke Fatal to City Detective,” Council Bluffs Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, IA), 9 Dec 1927, page 7, column 7-8, item 1. Accessed on genealogybank.com, 15 Aug 2017.

8. Nick Cleary household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 361; Page: 261C; Enumeration District: 192. Accessed on Ancestry.com, 30 Aug 2019.

9. Iowa Births and Christenings Index 1800–1999, FHL Film Number: 1479595. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https:/shorturl.at/wIN08), 30 Aug 2019.

Sources for “Satisfaction” (29 Jun 2019):

1. Obituary for Mrs. Mary Warren Stewart, York Republican (York County, Nebraska), 21 Mar 1883 as received from Cathy Gray. Page and Access point unavailable at this time. 

2. Edwin Tyler household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Chehalis County, Washington Territory; Roll: 1396; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 039; Page: 1; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2GgBJ4B), 17 Jul 2019.

3. Walter King household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Chehalis, Washington; Roll: 1396; Page: 2C; Enumeration District: 038; Page 3; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/32xvMtC), 17 Jul 2019.

3. Personal records. Based on personal and father’s DNA tests and Ancestry DNA Thru Lines results for Sarah Burgess, accessed 17 Jul 2019.

4. Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970; Author: Washington. Superior Court (Grays Harbor County); Probate Place: Grays Harbor, Washington; Images 999–1017. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2GisTn3), 17 Jul 2019.

5. Photo of Mary Hibbard Stewart owned by Kathy Barber Morley, a descendent of Mary’s through Thomas Stewart; received via email on 31 May 2019.  

Sources for “Goldmine!” (22 Jun 2019):

1. Land Sale And Purchase Records, Henry County, Iowa, Book R, Accessed at Henry County Courthouse (Mt Pleasant, Iowa), 1 Jun 2019.

2. Loose pages from Stewart Family Bible, Births/Marriages/Deaths, owned by Kathy Barber Morley, descendant of Thomas Hebbard Stewart, via Ancestry email, 1 Jun 2019.

3. John Stewart household. Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Logan, Ohio; Roll: M432_704; Page: 8A; Image: 21; Page 15; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2YnTEx5), 17 Jul 2019.

4. Mary Stewart household. Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson Township, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M653_324; Pages: 389; Family History Library Film: 803324. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2HnknCX), 13 May 2019.

5. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993; Champaign, 1849–1953; page 165; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2xQhiXN), 17 Jul 2019.

sources for “Where to Start on Genealogy Trips” (12 Jun 2019):

1. Land Sale And Purchase Records, Henry County, Iowa, Accessed at Henry County Heritage Trust, 25 May 2019.

2. Record of Heirs & Estates of Descendants, Henry County, Iowa, Accessed at Henry County Courthouse, County Clerk Office, 24 May 2019.

sources for “A Sense of Place” (11 Jun 2019):

1. 1859 Plat Map, Jackson Twp, P 10, Accessed at Mount Pleasant Library, 29 May 2019.

2. John Kelley household. Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson Township, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M653_324; Pages: 389; Family History Library Film: 803324. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2HnknCX), 13 May 2019.

 

sources for “Something About Mary” (12 May 2019):

1. See sources for A Lead! (11 May 2019)

2. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1–55, Chapter: Windham Vital Records 1692–1850. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994–2002. Baltimore, Maryland. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2HrI9h4), 13 May 2019.

3. Marriage: Mary Hibbard/John Stewart. Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774–1993. Year Range: Logan, 1818–1842. Page 80/186. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2PYCfb6), 13 May 2019.

4. “York County Nebraska and Its people,” Volume 1. Theron E. Sedgwick. Published by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1921. Pages 403–404. Accessed on Google Books (https://bit.ly/2LHuhox), 13 May 2019.

5. Findagrave memorial #25890123. John Stewart; 9 Feb 1855; Yoder Burial Grounds, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. Accessed on Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25890123/john-stewart), 13 May 2019.

6. “Genealogy of Hibbard Family, who are Descendants of Robert Hibbard,” Augustine George Hibbard. Published by same in Woodstock, Connecticut, 1901. Page 66. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2JklQ08), 13 May 2019.

7. Mary Stuart household. Year: 1870; Census Place: York County, Nebraska; Roll: M593_833; Page: 10; Family History Library Film: 552332. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2HiBIOF), 13 May 2019.

8. Findagrave memorial #34535050. Mary Stewart; 12 Feb 1883; Wynoochee Cemetery, Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Washington. Accessed on Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34535050), 13 May 2019.

9. James H. Stewart household. Year: 1900; Census Place: Nosler, Spokane, Washington; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1241750. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2VhmYDn), 13 May 2019.

10. John Kelley household. Year: 1880. Location: Lewis, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 361; Page:28C; Enumeration District: 180. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2E682lL), 13 May 2019.

sources for “A Lead!” (11 May 2019):

1. John Kelley, William Hurd, Mary Stewart, John Hurd households. Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson Township, Henry, Iowa; Roll: M653_324; Pages: 389–390; Family History Library Film: 803324. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2HnknCX), 13 May 2019.

2. John Stewart household. Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe Township, Logan, Ohio; Roll: M432_7044; Page: 8A; Image: 21. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2YnTEx5), 13 May 2019.

3. Mary Stuart and John Kelley households. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836–1925. Year: 1856; Location: Jackson Township, Henry, Iowa; pages 4–5. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2VZoheM), 13 May 2019.

4. Mary Stuart, John Kelly, William Herd, John Herd listings. Henry County, Iowa, Directory, 1859–1860, Index. Original published by Watson Brown, Burlington, Iowa. Location: Jackson, Town 70, Range 6. Post Office – East Grove. Accessed on IAGenWeb (https://bit.ly/2Q1MADn), 13 May 2019.

5. John Enoch household census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Salem, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: M432_665; Page: 275A; Image: Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlGJcK); accessed 8 Aug 2018.

6. William Hard household census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Concord, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: M432_665; Page: 319A; Image: 199. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2W4fnfV); accessed 13 May 2019.

Sources for “Elizabeth’s Obituary” (31 Aug 2018):

1. “From West Liberty,” Cincinnati Daily Gazette (Cincinnati, Ohio), 4 Feb 1875, col. 4, p. 2. Accessed on Genealogybank.com (https://bit.ly/2N3w8n5), 31 Aug 2018.

Sources for “Starting Over” (23 Aug 2018):

  • 1. John Collins household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1035; Page: 294B; Enumeration District: 159. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlQjML), 15 Aug 2018.
  • 2. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993; John Collins; Elizabeth Kelly; 25 Jul 1822; Logan County, Ohio; Film Number 000534835; County: Logan; Year Range: 1818–1842. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2BFSPJh), 23 Aug 2018
  • 3. The Shared cM Project 3.0 tool v1 by Blaine Bettinger (https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcm).

    • Sources for “Screeching Tires” (22 Aug 2018):

    1. Personal and my father’s Ancestry.com DNA results. Accessed 22 Aug 2018.

    Sources for “Celia Kelley Collins” (20 Aug 2018):

    1. Norwalk Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio), 11 Apr 1901, p. 2, column 5. Ordered from R. B. Hayes Library (https://bit.ly/2L2h7N7), August 2018.
    2. Bellevue News (Bellevue, Ohio), 12 Apr 1901, p. 1, column 6. Accessed online (https://bit.ly/2nS8c7L), 20 Aug 2018.
    3. Norwalk Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio), 12 Apr 1901, p. 3, column 4. Ordered from R. B. Hayes Library (https://bit.ly/2L2h7N7), August 2018.

    Sources for “Fanny Williams Kelley” (19 Aug 2018):

    1. Norwalk Daily Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio), 4 Jun 1903, p. 7, column 3. Ordered from R. B. Hayes Library (https://bit.ly/2L2h7N7), July 2018.

    Sources for “The Shipwreck” (17 Aug 2018):

    1. John Collins household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1035; Page: 294B; Enumeration District: 159. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlQjML), 15 Aug 2018.
    2. “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://bit.ly/2BfOD2M: 9 March 2018), Tamar Kelly, 03 May 1870; citing Death, Milan Township, Erie, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 60, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 954,137.
    3. “Ships and Men of the Great Lakes,” Dwight Boyer; Dodd, Mead & Company, New York; 1977; ISBN 0-396-07446-4; p. 30.
    4. “Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast: A Survey of Maritime Accidents From Whitefish Bay’s Point Iroquois to Grand Marais, Michigan,” Frederick Stonehouse; Avery Color Studios, AuTrain, Michigan; 1985; ISBN 0-932-21243-3, p. 25.
    5. “Poet researched Great Lakes’ wrecks for poetry collection,” Kate Habrel, Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan), 30 Mar 2017, Accessed on Record-Eagle website (https://bit.ly/2MZkGFS), 17 Aug 2018.
    6. “Arnold, W.W. Schooner,” Unknown newspaper, November or December 1869, Accessed on Maritime History of the Great Lakes (http://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/46044/data?n=18), 18 Aug 2018.
    7. Amanda Kelley household. Year: 1870; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Roll: M593_1197; Page: 124A; Image: 352431; Family History Library Film: 552696. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2Bpz6Of), 15 Aug 2018.

    Sources for “A Surprise Sister” (16 Aug 2018):

    1. John Collins household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1035; Page: 294B; Enumeration District: 159. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlQjML), 15 Aug 2018.
    2. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993; John Collins; Celia M. Kelley; 15 Oct 1844; Erie, Ohio, USA; Film Number 000954125; County: Erie; Year Range: 1841–1863, p. 174. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2PgBhX6), 16 Aug 2018.
    3. Tamour Kelley household census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Roll: M432_676; Page: 70B; Image: 346. Image:Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlGJcK); accessed 10 Aug 2018.
    4. John Collins household. Year: 1850; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Roll: M432_676; Page: 73B; Image: 352. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MwHEqw), 16 Aug 2018.
    5. John Collins household. Year: 1860; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Roll: M653_958; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 803958. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2Bk9HVR), 17 Aug 2018.
    6. John Calines household. Year: 1870; Census Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Roll: M593_1225; Page: 419B; Family History Library Film: 552724. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2BkoaRB), 17 Aug 2018.
    7. Findagrave.com (https://bit.ly/2MPegZR). Celia Kelley Collins, memorial ID 30475493, Milan, Erie County, Ohio. Accessed on 17 Aug 2018.
    8. Findagrave.com (https://bit.ly/2MPegZR). John Collins, memorial ID 38604816, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio. Accessed on 17 Aug 2018.

    Sources for “Patrick Kelley biography” (15 Aug 2018):

    1. Norwalk Experiment (Norwalk, Ohio), 15 Jun 1847, page 3, Column 3, article 3. Ordered from Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center (https://bit.ly/2vSUnL1), Obituary Index, 1810s-2016: received 23 Jul 2018.
    2. Google Maps. Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.
    3. History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development…Vol 1 By Abraham J. Baughman, p. 202. Accessed on Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=qDwVAAAAYAAJ&q=kelly#v=onepage&q=kelley&f=false), 24 Jul 2018.
    4. “War of 1812 Timeline of Major Events.” PBS.org. (http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/timeline/). Accessed 15 Aug 2018.
    5. “The Unfinished Revolution: The War of 1812: American Independence Confirmed.” National Park Service. (https://www.nps.gov/revwar/unfinished_revolution/war_of_1812.html)
    6. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774–1993; Partrick Kelley; Tamer Wilson; 8 Jul 1824; Huron, Ohio, USA, Film Number 000410258; County: Huron; Year Range: 1815-1847, p. 37. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2w64WcT0), 15 Aug 2018.
    7. Patrick Kelly Household. Year: 1830; Census Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 133; Page: 332; Family History Library Film: 0337944. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2vNeNVr), 15 Aug 2018.
    8. Patrick Kelly household. Year: 1840; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Page: 311. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2w8de3J), 15 Aug 2018.
    9. Findagrave.com (https://bit.ly/2MPegZR). Patrick Kelley, memorial ID 30477249, Milan, Erie County, Ohio. Accessed on 15 Aug 2018.

    Sources for “Sister Amelia” (14 Aug 2018):

    1. “Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://bit.ly/2MfSIcl: 10 March 2018), Amelia H. Beardsley, 16 Aug 1870; citing Birth, Milan, Erie, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 954,151.
    2. Amanda Kelley household. Year: 1870; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Roll: M593_1197; Page: 124A; Image: 352431; Family History Library Film: 552696. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2Bpz6Of), 15 Aug 2018.
    3. John Collins household. Year: 1880; Census Place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio; Roll: 1035; Page: 294B; Enumeration District: 159. Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlQjML), 15 Aug 2018.
    4. “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://bit.ly/2BfOD2M: 9 March 2018), Tamar Kelly, 03 May 1870; citing Death, Milan Township, Erie, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 60, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 954,137.

    Sources for “For Real” (12 Aug 2018):

    1. Google Maps.
    2. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Erie County, 1841-1863, p. 314; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MGsdZI), 13 Aug 2018.
    3. Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Erie County, 1838-1864, p. 106; Accessed on Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MDfEhU), 13 Aug 2018.
    4. John Enoch household census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Salem, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: M432_665; Page: 275A; Image: Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlGJcK); accessed 8 Aug 2018.

    Sources for “Mother Tamar” (11 Aug 2018):

    1. “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://bit.ly/2BfOD2M: 9 March 2018), Tamar Kelly, 03 May 1870; citing Death, Milan Township, Erie, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 60, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 954,137.
    2. “Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958,” database, FamilySearch (https://bit.ly/2vLXEvh: 10 February 2018), Tamar Kelly in entry for James Kelly and Fanny Williams, 11 Dec 1856; citing Erie, Ohio, reference 2:3C3M28R; FHL microfilm 954,134.

    Sources for “The Two John Kelleys” (10 Aug 2018):

    1. Tamour Kelley household census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Milan, Erie, Ohio; Roll: M432_676; Page: 70B; Image: 346. Image:Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlGJcK); accessed 10 Aug 2018.
    2. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZK7-JL9 : 10 December 2017), John Kelly and Eliza Jane Hurd, 21 Dec 1854; citing Champaign, Ohio, United States, reference p 337 cn 6097; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 295,229. Accessed 8 Aug 2018.
    3. John Enoch household census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Salem, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: M432_665; Page: 275A; Image: Ancestry.com (https://ancstry.me/2MlGJcK); accessed 8 Aug 2018.
    4. Personal Ancestry record matches. Ancestry.com. Accessed 8 Aug 2018.

    Sources for “Foreshortening” (7 Apr 2018):

    1. “Cardinal and White,” Whittier Union High School Yearbook, 1933, p.10. Accessed on Monaco.com 24 Aug 2015.

    2. 1930 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com, accessed 7 Apr 2018); Earl M. Wheatland household, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, Roll 175; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1560; Image: 1153.0; FHL microfilm: 2339910.

    3. The Great Depression: California in the Thirties, California State University History department, online course resources (http://www.csun.edu/~sg4002/courses/417/readings/depression.pdf, accessed 7 Apr 2018).

    4. “Tough Times, Tough People,” Carl Nolte, SFGate, 2 May 1999 (https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/TOUGH-TIMES-TOUGH-PEOPLE-The-Great-Depression-2933187.php, accessed 7 Apr 2018.

    sources for “A Case of Bigamy” (9 Mar 2018):

    1. “Mrs. Louis Clayton James,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 6 May 1890, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 5 Feb 2016), p. 4, col. 3, par 2.

    2. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1809-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.

    3. “1900 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com, accessed 5 Feb 2016); L C James (51), Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, District 0148, p. 23, family 264.

    4. Iowa, Consecutive Registers of Convicts 1867-1970, State of Iowa Vital Records, Des Moines, Iowa, (accessed on ancestry.com 5 Feb 2016).

    sources for “Finding Finny Grace” (3 Mar 2018):

    1. “1880 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com, accessed 3 Mar 2018); Ambrose Grace; Anna, Union, Illinois; District 113, page 64, family 546, Line 13.

    2. Ambrose Grace Military Pension Records, National Archives and Records Administration (https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/, received November 2017); Essex, Missouri; file number 1001178. Available upon request.

    3. Willard and Willis Grace gravesite, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5845618/willard-grace, accessed 3 Mar 2018); Memorial ID 5845618, Parma, New Madrid, Missouri, photo credit: Darrell Wesley.

    Source for “Jailed for Assault” (23 Apr 2017):

    1. “Jailed For Assault,” Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, IN, 7 Aug 1912, p. 3, col. 4, par. 3.

    Source for “Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Wilson Suffer Loss” (12 Apr 2017):

    1. “While At Wedding,” Flint Daily Journal, 26 Dec 1906, p. 1, col. 2, par. 4. Accessed at Flint Public Library, 17 Apr 2015.

    source for “A Second Cousin of a Second Cousin” (30 Mar 2017):

    1. “Cousin Believes Outlaw James ‘Was Real Man,'” The Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 22 Oct 1964, p. 2, col. 1, item 1. Accessed on genealogybank.com, 6 Feb 2017.

    sources for “Crossing A River” (18 Dec 2016):

    1. Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965; U.S. Department of Labor, database, Ancestry.com (search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=michiganpl&h=321990&t
    i=0&indiv=try&gss=pt     :accessed 4 Nov 2016)

    2. “Fifth Census of Canada, 1911;” Library and Archives Canada Web site (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/, accessed 4 Nov 2016); Nelson Harburn (10); Hensall, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; Item 4987558, District 40, Sub-district 82, Family number 70, p. 5.

    3. “Certificate of Arrival,” U.S. Department of Labor, Archives of Michigan (ordered through seekingmichigan.org), V18-4417.

    4. “1920 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com, accessed 4 Nov 2016); James N. Harburn (19); Flint, Genesee, Michigan, District 0044, sheet 14A, p. 27, family 233, Line 18.

    5. Flushing Sesquicentennial History: A Collection of Historical Sketches and Family Histories Written by People of the Flushing, Michigan Community, Volume 1, Flushing Area Historical Society, 1985.

    sources for “Paying Alimony…” (12 Mar 2016):

    1. see sources for “The Smallest of Clues” (20 Feb 2016), “Baby-daddy” (27 Feb 2016), and “Telling Strangers Your Life Story” (5 Mar 2016).

    2. “Granted Divorce,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 20 Jan 1943, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 5, col. 2, par. 5.

    3. “Obituary: Jerry Ellen Miller,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 12 Jan 2009 (http://www.nonpareilonline.com/obituaries/jerry-ellen-miller/article_715f0983-e7e4-5f95-88b9-2863e4dedeaa.html: accessed 12 Mar 2016).

    4. U.S. Social Security Administration, “Social Security Death Index,” database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 12 Mar 2016), entry for Jerry Ellen Miller, no. not given.

    5. Find A Grave.com, digital record, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 12 Mar 2016), memorial for Jerry Ellen Miller, Find A Grave Memorial #128264256, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

    sources for “Telling Strangers Your Life Story” (5 Mar 2016):

    1. see sources for “The Smallest of Clues” (20 Feb 2016) and “Baby-daddy” (27 Feb 2016)

    2. “Carson News: Gladys Hooker Schmidt,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 11 May 1928, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 7, col. 5, par. 3.

    3. “Seen & Heard: Ralph James,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 12 Feb 1932, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 7, col. 1, par. 1.

    4. “Three Women Get Decrees of Divorce,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 15 Nov 1931, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 6, col. 3, par. 2.

    sources for “Baby-daddy” (27 Feb 2016):

    1. see sources for “The Smallest of Clues” (20 Feb 2016)

    2. “Three Injured as Sand Bank Caves,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 3 Seb 1937, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 1, col. 2, par. 2.

    3. “Biesendorfer on Engineer’s Staff,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 21 Mar 1940, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 1, col. 3, par. 1.

    4. “More Numbers In Draft List,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 25 Oct 1940, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 19, col. 2, par. 1.

    5. “Seven Seek Divorce,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 24 Aug 1941, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 7, col. 2, par. 1.

    sources for “The Smallest of Clues” (20 Feb 2016):

    1. “1940 United States Federal Census,” Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com, accessed 14 Jul 2015); Ralph E James (34), Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Ward 3, 78-24, sheet 1B, p.2, family 19.

    2. “Board Raises Salaries of Six Persons/Engineer Resigns,” Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, (Council Bluffs, Iowa), genealogybank.com, 19 Jan 1940, (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 Feb 2016), p. 1, col. 4, par. 1.