Monday, March 17, 2014

52 Ancestors #12 Florence "Flossie" (Ingraham/Ingram) Hurd

Florence "Flossie" (Ingraham/Ingram) Hurd
my grand aunt

1923: Born on 9 Jan in Atlanta, Steuben, New York to Lyle Ingraham and Esther Laura Graves

1925 New York Census: living in Cuba, Allegany, New York with Lyle (father), Esther (mother), and Cleon/Clem (brother). Age 2

1930 Census:  Living in Livonia, Livingston, New York with George Albert Schoonover (Step-father), Esther (mother), Cleon (brother), Midred (half-sister). age 7

1940 Census: Living in Friendship, Allegany, New York with George Albert Schoonover (Step-father), Esther (mother), Cleon (brother), Mildred (half-sister), Lewis (half-brother), Eloise (half-sister), Ellabelle (half-sister), Fremont (Half-brother), and Thomas (Half-brother). age 17

1940-1943 married Abram/Abraham Hurd.

1943: died on 23 May in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania. age 20.  

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

52 Ancesters #11 Thurzy (Graves) Searl #52Ancesters

Thurzy (Graves) Searl
 great grand aunt (Sister of Great Grandmother Esther Laura (Graves) Schoonover



1894: born on 22 Aug in Willing, Allegany, New York to Lewis Wallace Walter and Sarah (Weidman) Graves the 2nd of 8 children. 

1900 Census: Living in Willing, Allegany, New York with father, mother, 4 siblings. age 6

1910 Census: Living in Greenwood, Steuben, New York with father, mother, and 6 siblings. age 16

1914: married 14 Jan in Steuben County, New York to Guy Searl. age 19

1920 Census: Living in Belfast, Allegany, New York with husband and 2 chidren. age 26

1925 NY Census: Living in Cuba, Allegany, New York with husband and 3 children. age 30

1930 Census: Living in New Hudson, Allegany, New York with husband and 4 children age 36

1940 Census: Living in  New Hudson, Allegany, New York with husband and 3 children age 46. 

1955: becomes a widow as Guy dies at the age of 66.

It is important to note that she possibly married a Fred Horner after Guy died, but I have no solid proof so I have left him out of the tree at this point.

1984: dies on 29 Sep in Black Creek, Allegany, NY.


Tuesday, March 4, 2014

52 Ancesters #10 Mina Elvira (Fitch) Schoonover #52Ancesters

Mina Elvira (Fitch) Schoonover

1865: born on 22 Oct in Pennsylvania to Albert and Mary Fitch


1870 Census: living in Port Allegany, McKean, Pennsylvania with father, mother, and brother. age 5

1880 Census: living in Liberty, McKean, Pennsylvania with father, mother, and several siblings.
age 15

1884: Married Samuel Schoonover in Winona, Winona, Minnesota. age 19.  This is where her parents were living at the time. 1890: No census

1900 Census: living in Liberty, McKean, Pennsylvania with husband and 7 children. age 35

1905:  died on 5 Feb in Port Allegany, McKean, Pennsylvania. age 39

Things I want to know:
1) Why she died so young

So what I am going to do in the next couple months is order a copy of the marriage certificate and then probably go to Smethport to see about getting her death certificate.