Our Forever Growing and Blooming Tree: March 2010

Just some info:

Please keep in mind that I have lots of time and money invested in this project. Many of the names are family members... some a few (not usually very far) generations down the line. Others are names in my husband's family, brothers-in-laws families and my sons-in-laws families and daughter-in-laws families. Some are related to others in my family tree but not directly to me. All information I have personally gathered. I did not use any information from the Mormon Church's many sites. I have researched everything. Most photos belong to me directly, except the ones that I have given credit too.

My family lines are (note: the * are in my family tree {I still have many to mark.}) Jones, Pugh, Knowles, Prothero, Painter, Owens, Nash, Albright, Watkins, Hall, Edgerton, Willoughby, Draper, Charinsky, Aikin, Moore, Meers, Morgan, DalValley (DalVallee), Monson, Klaman, Breeden, Dora, Russell, Williamson, Arnold, Chism, Siddell, Weindenburner, Gill, Ames, Wallis, Chantos, Keller, Davis, Wilcox, Cox, Pate, Gruber, Palmer, Sullivan, Douthit, West, Butler, Reese, Balsley, Smallcomb and the list goes on.

Some folks, on this blog, are friends or friends' parents. Others are individuals that are on the same page as one of my family.

I am willing to do research for others, however I do charge for extensive research and for the cost of research items. To check in some of our local cemetery records they do charge. Birth and Death records also cost. Before I do that search I will require a deposit in my paypal account. Please ask ahead if I will be charged to help you. Also all of the articles I have, I have paid to make copies of .

Give me a Shout-out About Family History

I am not only looking for and posting my own family history, but others that I have found.

Blank lines means the individual is still living at the time that I post the article. I try not to publish any names of living individuals. This is not always possible, as some folks may still be alive and I don't know them. Sorry if I have posted a name of someone you know for sure is still living. Contact me and I will make their name a blank line.
I have the complete obit if you are related and need more information. Please state how you are related in your email.

Have Genealogy you would like to share?

Contact me at genealogist53@gmail.com

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Margaret Jones Griffith

Obit Margaret Griffith --- Danville Commercial News Jan. 23, 2010

MARGARET GRIFFITH

January 23, 2010 09:34 pm

— Margaret L. Griffith, 92, of Danville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at Parkway Health Center, Little Rock, Ark.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Pape Memorial Home and Cremation Gardens, 10 E. Williams St. The Rev. Deann Anderson of Central Christian Church will officiate. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before services at the funeral home. Burial rites will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Catlin.
Margaret was born Nov. 15, 1917, in Catlin. She was the daughter of Wilber and Alice Holcombe Jones. She graduated from Danville High School and then attended Utterback-Brown Business College. She was the legal secretary for the law firm of W.O. Edwards, A.B. Dennis and Frank P. Abbott. She later worked in the offices of Vermilion Service Company until she retired.
She was a longtime member of Central Christian Church in Danville where she was an active participant in adult programs. She was a life member and contributor of both the Vermilion County Museum and the Catlin Heritage Museum. She was an avid sports fan and her hobbies centered around genealogy and local history.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a caregiver to family and friends. She married Wilbur S. Griffith on Nov. 22, 1939. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1986. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Surviving is a son, Phillip A. (Judy) Griffith of Urbana, and a daughter, Carole Griffith Ault of Little Rock, Ark. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Keri Bemoras of Arlington Heights, Lesli Griffith of Bloomington and Aaron (Pam) Ault of Atlanta, Ga.; and three great-grandchildren, Phillip and Briana Garza of Bloomington and Alexandra Swanson of Arlington Heights.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to: Central Christian Church, 1101 N. Vermilion St., Danville, IL 61832 or The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), 225 N. Michigan Ave., fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Guest register: www.papemortuary.com

Friday, March 12, 2010

Stephen Arnold

I have found more information on a Stephen Arnold and the Lincoln Conspiracy. Check out the links on the right hand side of the page to go check out the information. I will summarize later the information.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Spring Please Arrive Soon

I plan to go to local cemeteries to take pictures of grave markers. I will start posting them to this site. I hope they will help individuals that would like to confirm that someone is buried in a certain cemetery. I know that many of the markers are not legible any longer. I also have plans to go to the offices of those cemeteries to find records and information. I will be writing a book with this information in it. I will offer it as soon as I finish it.