Photo Album by Sallie Dawson, About 1910

I found this photo album among my mother's genealogy collection.  I believe it was made by Sallie Dawson, b.1875, daughter of John William Dawson and his wife, Lucia Baird. 


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Father washes out the clothes
Mother hangs them up to dry

 

 

Nor will our Dad his milk job shirk
And he must feed our chickens too.

 

Mother, Mother, Father

 

 

Our Young Lady
A graduate
In winter garb
A student

 

One day in June

 

Our grandchildren.
Russel, Helen, John.
John D. Jr.

 

The whole family.
Jessie, Helen, Darkey, Coon, Biddie & her brood (top)
Jessie, Bob, Mother (bottom left)
Mother (Lucia), Nettie (Ben's wife), Ben, Father (John William), Russel, Jessie, Bob. In front, Jno. and Helen.

 

Yours truly.
Sallie D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irvin Johnston's Estate

 

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p. 79 Orphan’s Court Docket Book M or N #248
Order to sell Real Estate of Irvin Johnston, Late of West Twp., 1880

 Was sold privately to Albert Myton for $4150. confeyied absolute Nov 12, 1880
 J.W. Johnston ex makes the report

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Orphan’s Court Docket Book M or N
Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania

Johnston, Irvin
1881 #147 Page 166
Executor ordered to invest $784.34

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Account and Report Docket, Book 5

Final Account of J. Wesley Johnston, Executor of Irvin Johnston, Late of West Twp.  Book 5, 1881 No. 205, page 412

The complete Executor’s report is recorded.

Irvin Johnston’s five children, as listed, W. A. Johnston, T. F. Johnston, Howard Johnston, J. Wesley Johnston, and Mary M. Baumgardner, received distributions of 1/5 of 2/3 of his estate, in the amount of  $313.93 each. 

Signed by William A. Johnston for himself and as Grantee of Interest of T.F. Johnston and Howard Johnston; J. Wesley Johnston; and Mary M. Baumgardner.

 

 

Irvin Johnston's Last Will and Testament, 1878

Will Book 9 (1878-1882)   #7 – Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania

Last Will of Irvin Johnston, decd

In the name of God, Amen.

I, Irvin Johnston of the township of West in the county of Huntingdon in the State of Pennsylvania being of sound mind and memory and considering the motaly of this frail and transitory life do thearfore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament. That is to say:  First:  After all my lawfull debts are paid and dischargd the residue of my estate, real and personal, I give and bequeath and dispose of as follows, to wit:

To my beloved wife Tiney Johnston, all my household furniture that is now in my house and in my posestion, also my horse, carriage and carriage harniss, two cows, three young cattel, six heads of hogs and three hundred dollars of money out of the sale of my personal propertey. I do hearby order that my Exachtors hearin after mentiond to leas my farm on which I now live for the sum of three years after my decease and then put it to sale.  My wife Tena Johnston to remain in the house untill the expiration of the leas and have all hur stock on the farm untill the expiration of the leas of said farm.  I do further bequeth to my wife Tenay Johnston five hundred dollars out of the sale of the farm. The said five hundred dollars to be invested in a homested property whear the said Teney Johnston may select which shall be hur property in fee simple during hur natural lifetime.  At her decease it shall become the property of the several legatees hearin after mentioned.  The five hundred dollars invested in property hearin mentiond shall not be a bar to Tenay Johnston lengal right of Dower in the farm after sale.  I do hearby bequeath to my son Wesley Johnston three hundred dollars and having paid two hundred for him, it will refund the money I got of him when he was a minor; the balance of my money accruing from notes, bank accounts, sale of personal or real estate shall be equily devided between the following named heairs:  Alfred Johnston, Wesley Johnston, Franklin Johnston, Howerd Johnston, and Molley Johnston, my five children. and I do further bequeath to Teney Johnston my wife all the fierwood she may nead during the term of the leas on the farm. I do hearby object to my son Wesley charging aney intrest on the three hundred Dollars set out in this will. And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son Wesley Johnston of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Executor of this my will.  In witness whearef, I the said testator Irwin Johnston have to this my last will and testament set my hand and Seal the 14th day of November A.D. 1878

                                                                                    Irvin X Johnston (his mark)

Signed, Seald, published and declared by the said testator Irwin Johnston, as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto:

            Ephraim Fisher 

            Henry Davis Jr.

 

 

Will Book 9  Huntingdon Co., Pennsylvania p.33

Date of Death of Irvin Johnston, decd

Huntingdon Co Ss:

            Before me, Registrer for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration, in and for said county, personally appeared J. Wesley Johnston, who, being duly sworn, dot depose and say that Irvin Johnston, late of West township, died on or about the 25^th day of November 1878 at 4:35 oclock, a.m., and further said not.

                                                            J. W. Johnston

Sworn & subscribed this 3^rd day of March A.D. 1879, before J.D. Kuntzelman,

Register

Chloe Ann (Southard) Wells

Chloe Ann Southard was the 3rd child of Sarah Alameda "Meda (Dawson) and Oliver W. Southard.  Chloe was born in January 1882, Illinois and died 27 November 1924, Kansas during childbirth with twins.  Chloe married William N. Wells sometime before January 1920. 

These photocopies and the actual photo were in my mother's genealogy collection.

Will and Chloe Wells

William Wells, Chloe Southard Wells, Ray and Elnora Southard

Chloe Southard Wells

Meda (Dawson) Southard

Sarah Alameda "Meda" Dawson was the 6th child of Thomas Lewis and Rebecca Ann (Taylor) Dawson.  She was born 3 April 1853 in Illinois and died 30 April 1937 in Scottland, Edgar Co., Illinois. 

On 15 September 1875, in Edgar Co., Illinois, Meda married Oliver W. Southard.  The had 6 children:  Millie Cecil, Charles Clarence, Chloe Ann, Laura Celesta, Chancy, and Ray C.

From Challis Dawson's 1947 manuscripts to his son, while Gerard was attending Harvard University, page 104.  The originals are located at the Nansemond-Suffolk Historical Society, Suffolk, Virginia:
   "This path led to the back pasture, and also to Aunt Meda's home.  Aunt Meda was Dad's sister, and almost his same age.  She was married to a man by the name of Oliver Southard, . . . Every one called him "Oll", for short. . . They lived in a log cabin surrounded entirely by second or short growth timber.  It was a large log cabin, really a story and a half house, built with logs and thoroughly tight, made so by plastering the chinks between the logs with some material resembling cement.  I frequently would cross this path to Aunt Meda's, when large enough, and I loved to visit her.  Aunt Meda put up every summer a spread called plum butter, but it was mixed with apple butter to tone down the sour red plum taste.  It remained a beautiful red color, given by the plums.  Aunt Meda made a large, soft and light type, of biscuit.  These we would open in half, spread heavily with good fresh made butter, add the other spread and go to town.  The biscuits were always eaten fresh and hot from the oven.  I was always exceedingly fond of going through the woods to her place.  It always seemed like going through the real wilderness, even if it was only about one half mile, and it was an adventurous travel."

Aunt Janie's Lime Pickles

While scanning recipes from my mother's collection, I came across the handwritten recipe received from my Great-Aunt Opal (Grindstaff).  She wrote that the recipe is "Aunt Janie's"  I think Aunt Janie married into the Harrison line.

John B. Hardin's Death

The  widely, unsourced, year of death for John B. Hardin is 1882 in Indiana.  I have found an newspaper article that conflicts with the 1882 death date.

 

 

John's daughter, Sarah Stoner, who lived with him in 1870 [Bethlehem Twp., Clark Co., Indiana], was enumerated with her son, James W. Stoner's family in Scott Co., Indiana on 5 June 1880.

In the 16 December 1880 issue of the Jeffersonville Daily Evening News, Thomas Harden and his wife sell 60-100 acres to Sarah Stoner, who immediately sells the same acreage to A. Hardeman. The land was described as pt. of n.w. qr. sect. 12, t. 1,. m. rge. 9 e. 42, 60-100 acrews, $150.

My next research item is to follow the land transfers to establish the history of that parcel of land that was transferred the week ending December 11, 1880.

Three Generations, 1870 - John B. Hardin, Sarah Stoner, Lydia Harrison

1870 Federal Census
Bethlehem Twp., Clark Co., Indiana
ancestry.

Dwelling/Family #142 and 143 contain three generations of my family:  4xGreat-Grandfather John B. Hardin, his daughter, my 3xGreat-Grandmother, Sarah Stoner, and his granddaughter, my 2xGreat-Grandmother, Lydia Harrison.

John B. Hardin is 81 years old. His widowed daughter Sarah Stoner is keeping the house for her father and her four youngest children, Thomas, James W., Ursula, and Joseph A. Stoner.  Sarah's husband Andrew James Stoner died 21 May 1864 in Nashville, Tennessee while serving in the Union Army.   Also living in the household is John's son Thomas Hardin.  I presume Joseph H. Hardin is John B. Hardin's grandson but I don't think he is Thomas Hardin's son.  Possibly, Joseph H. Hardin, age 8, is the son of John B. Hardin's son, Joseph, born About 1828.

The following enumerated family is William Henry Harrison and his wife Lydia (Stoner) Harrison.  Lydia is the daughter of Andrew James and Sarah (Hardin) Stoner.  The three children listed are Andrew, Sarah, and Malinda.

Poetry by Opal Grindstaff McGuire

My maternal great-aunt, Opal Evelyn (Grindstaff) McGuire was a poet.  She has three poems published in The Spring Anthology 1938 published by The Mitre Press, London.  My copy of this Anthology was a gift from Opal to her mother, Anna Belle (Harrison) Hoffert.  The first poem The Tinker was inspired by Opal's son, Alvin.  Betty was written about my grandmother, Opal's younger sister, who was living in Brown's Mills, New Jersey.

To My Mother
Christmas 1938
Life gives us but the empty hours.
Love, gives the blossoming of flowers.
To live, the blossoms need the dew
And my life needs the love of you.
Opal McGuire

Betty
She lives simply in her northern woods,
Each peaceful hour,
Until her life seems quite a part of them.
Unlike a flower,
That, with the blush of dawn awakens
To blossom fair;
Bright shades the tender bud of life
Held dormant there;
But as a violet blooming by a brook,
Sweet and serene,
Womanly, motherly in her grace,
A reigning queen.

Opal McGuire

Opal (Grindstaff) McGuire

Johannes "John" Rodenberger's Will

When I was in Brazil, Indiana visiting the Clay Co. Courthouse in 2010, I transcribed Johannes "John" Rodenberger's will dated 10 May 1869.  It was recorded on 31 October 1870, several days after John's death on 22 Oct 1870.

Johannes, at birth, John by 1820 in Ohio, was my 5th great-grandfather.  I have made several posts regarding him:  Dec. 11, 2011 his obituary; Sept. 20, 2011 his burial site; and Aug 28, 2013 when I found the burial location of his first wife Elizabeth.

           

                                Will Book 1 (1848-1876), Page 262

In the name of God Amen.  I John Rodenberger of Clay County Indiana a being in good bodify health and of sound mind and memory calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of human life and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs and directing how the estate with which it has pleased God to blefs me shall be disposed of after my decease while I have strength and capacity So to do, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making null and void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

                First – I hereby constitute and appoint my wife Catharine Rodenbarger to be sole executrix of this my last will and testament and direct her to pay all my just debts and my funeral expenses out of my personal estate as soon after my death as she conveniently can.

                Second.  It is my will that without any inventory appraisement or sale of my real or personal estate and without letters of execution or other liability or accountability to any party or parties whomsoever except as above directed that my said wife Catharine Rodenbarger have all the personal property of which I may die profsefsed for her own, free from any and all claims and control and that she have without responsibility for waste for and during her natural life all the real estate of which I may die seized with full power to use the same in all respects as fully and as free from liability as though the free [    ] thereof were vested in her she to pay taxes and keep the fences in repair.

                Third.  It is my will that at the death of my said wife Catharine all the real estate of which I may die seized be sold and the proceeds thereof after paying the expenses of said sale be divided in equal shares between the children of said Catharine my wife my her first and second marriage including William and Henry Schromyer and my children by my first and second marriages counting the children of such said children as are dead or may die here after as one child.

                In Witnefs where I have herewith set my hand and seal this 10” day of May AD 1869.

                                                                                                John X(his mark) Rodenbarger *Seal

 

Signed and acknowledged by said John Rodenbarger as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his as witnefs in his

 

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presence at his request.

                                                                                                August H Christman *Seal

                                                                                                Benjamin Elkin *Seal

 

The State of Indiana Clay County SS

                Be it Remembered that on the 31” day of October 1870 August H Christman one of the subscribing witnefses to the within and foregoing last will and testament of John Rodenbarger late of said county deceased personally appeared before Charles H Knight clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Clay County in the State of Indiana and being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court upon his oath declared and testified as follows that is to say:  That on the 10” day of May AD 1869 he saw the said John Rodenbarger sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last will and testament and that this deponent at the same time heard the said John Rodenbarger declare the said instrument in writing to be his last will and testament and that said instrument in writing was at the same time at the request of the said John Rodenbarger and with his consent attested and subscribed by the said August H Christman and Benjamin Elkin in the presence of said Testator and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnefs thereto and that the said John Rodenbarger was at the time of signing and subscribing of the said instrument in writing as aforesaid of full age (that is more than twenty one years of age) and of sound disposing mind and memory and not under any coercion or restraint as the said deponent verily believes and further deponent says not

                                                                                                A H Christman

Sworn and Subscribed by the said August H Christman before me Charles H Knight Clerk of said Court at Bowling Green the 31” day of October 1870.

                In the attestation whereof I have herewith Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court.              

       *Seal                                                                               Chas H Knight Clerk

The State of Indiana Clay County SS

                I Charles H Knight Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Clay County Indiana do certify that the within [     ] last will and testament of John Rodenbarger has been duly admitted to probate and duly proved by the

 

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testimony of August H Christman one of the Subscribing witnefs thereto that a complete record of said Will and the testimony of said August H Christman in proof thereof has been by me duly made and recorded in Book No 1 page 262 & 3 & 4 of the Record of wills of said County.

                In Attestation whereof I have herewith Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Bowling Green this 31” day of October 1870      

       *Seal                                                                               Chas H Knight Clerk

                                                                                of  the Court of Common Pleas of

                                                                                                Clay County

Filed October 31” AD 1870

                Chas H Knight

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The State of Indiana

County of Clay SS              I, Catharine Rodenberger widow of the within named John Rodenberger, deceased, knowing the contents and the provisions of the within and forgoing last will and testament of my said husband, now deceased, do hereby declare that I have, and do forever release and relinquish, waive and disaffirm my right, estate and interest in the estate and property of my said husband as given me by the statute and laws of said State, and do hereby fully and completely accept and confirm, and have accepted and confirmed the bequests and desires made to me by said Will:  The forgoing ratification shall be retroactive to the date of the probating of said will.  Witness my hand and seal hereto this the 9lt day of October A.D. 1871.                                                                Cathareine (her mark) Rodenberger *Seal

 

Witness to mark

H. Huddleston                                                                      State of Indiana, Clay County:

                                                                                Before me Charles H Knight Clert of the Clay Circuit Court within and for said county and State personally came Catharine Rodenberger, and acknowledge the execution of the above instrument.  Witnessed My hand and Seal the Oct. 9^th AD 1871.

                *Seal                                                                      Chas H Knight Clerk