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John Rider served in the War of 1812. He was my 5th great-grandfather, a son of Samuel Reider, a soldier of the American Revolution. John was born bet. 1784-1790 in Longswamp, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and died in 1868 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania at the age of 84. John married Elizabeth Berkhart on the 5th of January, 1807 or 1808, in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, by Rev. J. H. Hellfrick. They lived in Columbia County for a time, then moved to Montour County, before returning to Lycoming County in 1833. He bought a farm at North Mountain, where he lived until his death and he rests at Stone Heap Cemetery in Franklin. John Rider served in the War of 1812. He is listed on the Muster Roll of Captain Gabriel Old's Company of the 2nd Battalion 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Militia. The image is available free on Fold3.com. In the Pennsylvania Archives book "Muster rolls of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the war of 1812-1814", his name was written "John Reeder". For more information about this family, see the Reese page. Click here to return to the Wall of Honor. #veteran #rider #reese #Reese

Rose Ellen Hollenbeck was the daughter of Jasper Hollenbeck and his wife, Mary Ellen McGinnis. She married Albert Leonard and was mother to two sons. The family rests together at Marathon Village Cemetery in Marathon, New York. Rose's obituary from the April 13, 1974 Cortland Standard is shown here: For more on this family, see the Hollenbeck page or the Leonard page. #cemetery #Leonard #leonard #Hollenbeck

Vena Dykeman was born on September 10, 1898, in Candor, New York. She married first to Percy Daniels, who died in 1940. Later, she married Thomas Slate, and therefore was always known as Grandma Slate. She died on February 5, 1986, in Cortland, New York, and rests at Cortland Rural Cemetery in Cortland in a plot with her first husband. Her 1986 obituary is shown here: Vena's funeral card is shown here: Click here to learn more about Vena Dykeman Daniels Slate. #daniels #Daniels #Dykeman #Leonard #leonard #VenaDykeman

William B. Hollenbeck-Leonard was the illegitimate son of Rose Ellen Hollenbeck and Hugh Reagan. People in the family called him Billy. On his birth certificate, shown below, he was given his mother's last name. In the New York State Birth Index, his name is listed as William B. Reagan, born May 1, 1920, in Willet. (#37384 or #37884?): William's father, Hugh Morris Reagan was born in Willet on August 30, 1879. In 1902, he was Justice of the Peace of Marathon. He was a tall man with a medium build, light blue eyes, and brown hair. He attended the Smith-McGinnis family reunion with Rose in August of 1919. About seven months later, Billy was born. (Click here for more information about Hugh Reagan). Two years after Billy was born, Rose married Albert J. Leonard, and together they had a son named Robert in 1924. Both sons went by the last name of Leonard. Billy believed he was a Leonard until World War II came and he was either drafted or enlisted and that was how he discovered his paternity, from what I've been told. According to the family, he became mentally unstable upon the discovery, and was admitted to the State Hospital at Binghamton for a short time. He was never the same again. This newspaper article from the Cortland Standard, April 4, 1949, explains the end to William's tragic story. Rose lost her firstborn son, her home, and just about everything she owned that night. This probably explains why her descendants have no known family photos. Being an only child, any items she had inherited from her parents, including family photos or heirlooms, were probably destroyed in the fire, too. Billy rests in Marathon Village Cemetery in Marathon, New York. Rose joined him 25 years later. Rest in peace. For more on this family, see the Hollenbeck page or the Leonard page. #Hollenbeck #Leonard #leonard

Mary E. McGinnis was born in December of 1859 in Taylor, New York. Her father was William McGinnis who was born in Ireland abt. 1829 and her mother was Catherine Smith. Mary was a school teacher before she married Jasper Hollenbeck on January 16, 1889, and became mother to their only known child, Rose Ellen Hollenbeck in 1893. The family lived in Willet, Cortland County, New York. Mary's obituary is shown here: (Cortland Democrat 6-23-1922) Mary is buried in Marathon Village Cemetery with her husband and daughter. If anyone has a photo of Mary, please share! See the Hollenbeck page for more on this family. #Hollenbeck #cemetery

Mary Ann Dickinson was born in 1857 in England. She is the younger woman standing in back between her two brothers, Harry and William. Her parents, John and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson are seated in front. She came to America with her family in the 1880s and lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mary Ann married first to Joseph Proctor, with whom she had six children including Mary, John, Joseph, Harry and Martin Proctor. Baby Martin died in July o f 1889 and Mr. Proctor died two years later, in 1891. Mary Ann married second to Samuel Lewis, with whom she had three more children: Lillian, Samuel and Frank Lewis. Samuel, Jr. died young, Frank married but had no children, and Lillian married Jack King and had a daughter. (Photo courtesy of the late Robert J. Dickinson). Mary Ann died in January of 1938 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery with her parents and both husbands. Shown here is "Aunty, Joe, Emma, Mary & Harry Dickinson" In this photo, John Dickinson and his brother, William H. Dickinson stand with their cousin, Joe Proctor - a son of of Mary Ann: This photo is labeled "Uncle and Aunty and Harry Dickinson". It appears to be Harry's sister, Mary Ann and either her husband, Samuel Lewis, or their brother William, at left. This photo resembles Mary Ann as well. It is unmarked, from the collections of the late Robert J. Dickinson. If this was her, was the man her first husband, Joseph Proctor? Read more about this family on the Dickinson page. #williamhenrydickinson #dickinson

When I first became interested in family history, my grandfather, Robert Leonard was already gone. I asked my grandmother what she knew about his parents and she said she couldn't remember his father's name, but that he had taken off and married a woman named "Valentine". She didn't know if that was her first name or her last name but she remembers Robert's mother, Rose, mentioning the name. She said he returned to visit his son, but Rose wouldn't allow it. She hushed everyone when he knocked at the door and pretended no one was home. She must have been pretty mad at him! No one remembered his name, though. The only clue we had was "Valentine". This was about the year 2000, when the internet was just starting to fill up with knowledge from the past, so I did a search for the two words I knew, Leonard and Valentine. The results were numerous and I couldn't find any matches anywhere. I searched every website I could find, with no luck. I had to backtrack, starting with what I knew. My grandfather lived in Marathon, Cortland County, New York, so I visited the town clerk's office to find his birth record and I got lucky. Here is a copy: Imagine my excitement to learn his father's name? Albert J. Leonard. He was a farmer. But were they married? That was my next question. To my disappointment, the book of marriage records was destroyed by fire when somebody borrowed it years ago. So where did Albert go? I called my grandmother and told her I found his name. She said, "I told you his name was Albert". I went back to the internet with my newfound knowledge. Adding the name Albert to my search, produced a hit for a cemetery index. It was for Rose Cemetery in Rose, New York. It was the record of Albert J. Leonard and his wife...Valentine. Could this be him? My father confirmed he heard his grandfather lived in Clyde, which is about seven miles from Rose, so I decided to take a road trip to see what I could find out. I found the grave and snapped some photos. You can see them here. After my visit to the cemetery, I went down to the town clerk's office to see if I could get a copy of his death certificate, but was only able to get a copy of his burial permit: I then went to city hall and found a copy of Albert's will and found that he had included my grandfather in it. My father confirms he remembers Valentine coming to their house to give his father a car. When I learned that Albert had a son named Richard, I contacted every Richard Leonard in central New York I could find a phone number for. After many calls, I finally reached a woman named Betty, whose husband, Richard Leonard, was the son of Albert and Valentine Leonard. She didn't know much about Albert's first marriage. She sent me the only photo I have of Albert, shown here: Later, through the blessing that is fultonhistory.com, I found this little tidbit, evidence of Rose and Albert's marriage, which took place on July 12, 1922, in Marathon, Cortland County, New York. Finally, Rose is shown here with her friend, Ina Rankin. Surely Ina knew the story of what happened between Rose and Albert, but we may never know! For more on these families, see the Leonard page and the Hollenbeck page. #Leonard #leonard #Hollenbeck #AlbertJayLeonard

This puzzling photo from the Dickinson family was one of the photos passed down to my mother. On the front, it is marked "Robinson" and says, "Aunt Lilly & Grandma" on the bottom. On the backside, it reads as follows: "This picture has been very dear to me since it is the only one of grandma and Aunt Lilly that we have and I thought you were the real owner of it now since Aunt Emily is not here. Take care of them all as they bring back sweet memories of long ago." The writing was most likely done by Harry Dickinson or one of his children. Harry's wife was Annie Robinson, who died in 1913. Annie's sister Emily ("Aunt Emily") died in 1919. Was Annie "grandma"? In my opinion the young lady on the right resembles Annie but her mouth is different and the woman sitting doesn't appear to be Annie. If Annie isn't the grandmother the writer was referring to, they must have been referring to Emma (Griffith) Robinson. Both of these women resemble Emma (Griffith) Robinson but her sister wasn't a Robinson. Perhaps it should have been labeled "Griffith"? Please share your opinion below! The photographer's name, S. W. Oakes, 90 Liverpool Road, Patricroft. Patricroft is an area of Eccles in Manchester, England. A little research revealed the photographers full name was Simon William Oakes and his studio was established in 1870. (Other photos by Oakes say "Established 1870". [Source]. Also, on the 1881 census , he was living in Barton on Irwell, a 39 year-old photographer. When his son, James Oakes, was married in 1911, he listed his father's occupation as photographer. [Source: Marriages at All Saints in Weaste, Salford]). Back side: See the Dickinson page for more information about this family. #robinson #annierobinson #EmmaGriffith

Brothers of Annie (Robinson) Dickinson, wife of Harry Dickinson. These men were uncles to Harry's children. George Robinson married Emma Griffith and together they had the following known children: Annie, Emily, George Jr, David, William H. and Albert Robinson. Annie married Harry Dickinson and her sister Emily and brother David were living with the family in Pittsburgh when the 1900 census was taken. Anyone with information about these Robinson men, please comment below! #robinson #dickinson #annierobinson

Harry Dickinson was born in 1863 in Sheffield, England. He died in 1935 in New Jersey. Click here to learn more about Harry and his family. See more on the Dickinson page. #harrydickinson #dickinson #video

Both Harry Dickinson and Annie Robinson were born in England. They both came to America with their parents in the early 1880s. According to the family tradition, Harry and Annie eloped, marrying in New Jersey. They soon after settled in their home at 310 Gross Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Together, they had several children: William H., Elizabeth, Emma, Rose, Ruth, and John, as well as Annie and Lucy who died young. The family moved to Newark, New Jersey around 1910 and Annie fell ill and died in 1913 at the age of 43, a great loss for Harry and their children. There are many memoirs of the family in other posts. See the Dickinson page for starters! The following are just a few of our photos of Harry and Annie Dickinson. Use the arrows to navigate. #dickinson #harrydickinson #robinson #annierobinson

Margaret Annie Dickinson was born in 1930 and died on September 11, 1954. For more information, see the Dickinson page. #margaretdickinson #dickinson

What an amazing time to research your family tree! Never before could you browse old newspapers from foreign countries without traveling there and spending days scrolling through archives and microfilm. Today, you can easily find most old newspapers online. A page dedicated to finding them online for free, is available here for your reference. nThe newest addition to the page is Welsh Newspapers Online, which currently archives over 15 million articles. Search by keyword, publication title or date by clicking here. Their official website at www.llgc.org.uk features collections of other data available at the National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), sponsored by the Welsh government. #wales #research #newspapers #resources #welsh #foreign

This old family photo was labeled "Oscar Mayo and sister Myra". She was Myra (Mayo) Daugherty. A news clipping printed in the Scranton Republican, July 23, 1898, reports the following: "Mrs. Joseph Daugherty is visiting her brother, Oscar Mayo, in Providence". (Providence is a neighborhood within Scranton). Another news clipping in the Scranton Republican, Aug. 22, 1928, under the "West Nicholson" section, the following was reported: "Mrs. Myra Daugherty, of Peckville, is spending some time at the home of her brother, Oscar Mayo." See more about the Mayo family on the Decker page. Join the Mayo Genealogy Forum to collaborate and share new info! If you can add details and sources to Myra's WikiTree page, please do: #mayo #oscarmayo #myramayo #Peckville

Photos compiled from the collections of Rev. William Henry Dickinson's descendants. See the Decker page and Dickinson page for more. #delaphinadecker #Decker #mayo #decker #dickinson

Lucy P. Mayo was a daughter of Oscar & Lycenia Mayo, and a younger sister to Lydia (Mayo) Decker. Lucy was born on May 8, 1876, and married Frank E. Hunt, with whom she was photographed below. Frank and Lucy Hunt had seven known children - six girls and one boy: Iva L. Hunt lived from 1896-1978 Charles Hunt lived from 1898-1968 Annie S. Hunt was born in 1901 Eunice Hunt Miller was also born in 1901 Bessie May Hunt lived from 1906-1997 Frances Ethel Hunt lived from 1909-2004 Rose A. Hunt lived from 1912-1994 Lucy's death certificate can be found here. The daughters shown here have yet to be identified. If you know which daughters are which, please comment below. Rose Hunt is shown here. Do her characteristics appear similar to those of the youngest girl in the photograph above? Comment below! (Both photos courtesy of James H. Dickinson). Click here for more on this family. #rosehunt #mayo #lucymayo #frankhunt

Lycenia Strong was born Oct 22, 1850, in Greenfield, Pennsylvania. She was one of five daughters of Albert Strong and Mary C. Newell. Her father left the family to fight in the Civil War when she was 13 years old in September of 1864 and thankfully he returned in June of the following year. She married Oscar Mayo in 1871, at the age of 21, and they lived long lives together in Terry, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, northwest of Scranton. Bradford County is shown in this map: Lycenia is shown here with her son, Alvin Mayo, and daughters, Lydia (Mayo) Decker, Lucy (Mayo) Hunt, and Mae (Mayo) Lewis. Lydia was the mother of Delaphine "Mary" (Decker) Dickinson, wife of William Henry Dickinson. Click here to learn more about this family. #mayo #lydiamayo #lyceniastrong #lucymayo #oscarmayo #strong #alvinmayo #maemayo

Albert Strong was born on April 22, 1819, either in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, or in Connecticut. Discrepancies have been found. Perhaps his parents came from Connecticut to Pennsylvania. More information about his ancestry will follow in tomorrow's blog. The red portion of the map below shows the location of Wyoming County, just west of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In 1843, his daughter Ann Azuba Strong was born, reportedly in Asylum, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Asylum is about 5 miles north of Terry, where the family was counted on the census in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. An 1869 map of New Era, Terry Township, Pennsylvania, can be found at historicmapworks.com, showing "A. Strong", presumably Albert Strong, living between New Era and Terry on what appears to be known as Rienze Road in Wyalusing today. This map shows Rienze Road with the red marker marking the approximate location based on my estimation, comparing it to the map below, showing the location. Also, notice the cemetery down the road (south) by dragging the map upwards a couple inches: The following is the excerpt from the 1869 map for comparison, linking to the map itself. See the location of the residence of "A. Strong" on the south side of the road. Anyone with information about the Strong's or photos of the Strong's home or the present location, please share! See more Albert Strong here. #strong #bucketlist #mayo

Mae C. Mayo was a younger sister of Lydia (Mayo) Decker. She was born on July 27, 1880, in Greenfield, Pennsylvania. She married William Lafayette Lewis abt. 1897-1898 and they had five known sons: Gilbert O. Lewis, Russell A. Lewis, Duane Lewis, Earl Lewis, and Ernest Lewis. In 1900, William and May Lewis were renting a home in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at 1211 Diamond Avenue. [1] William's birthdate was given as June 1872 and "May" was born July 1880. They had been married two years and reported having one child born, who was not living at the time. Unless the house numbers have changed, the empty lot shown here is the place where their home had been at the time. (Alternate link). In 1910, when the census was taken, the family was living in Berlin, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. William was a farmer, age 37, and reported being born in New York. Mae was not employed, age 29, and reported having had three children, of whom two were still living at the time: Gilbert O. Lewis (age 4), and Russell A. Lewis (age 1 yrs 6 mos). Both boys were born in Pennsylvania. [2] In 1920, the family was counted on the census in Lemon, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. William was 47, May was 39, Gilbert was 14, Russell was 11, Duane was 9, Earl was 6 and Earnest was 2. [3] This appears to be around the time the family photo, shown below, was taken. (Photo courtesy of Jim Dickinson). The youngest boy appears to be about 5 years old, so the photo was probably taken around 1923. In 1930, they were counted on the census in Dalton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. William was working as a "Dairy Man" on a dairy farm. "May C. Lewis" was 49 and reportedly married William when she was 17 and he was 25. Four sons were in the home: Gilbert O. Lewis, age 24, nightwatcher at the dairy farm, Russell A. Lewis, age 21, milker at the dairy farm, Earl R. Lewis, age 16, and Ernest M. Lewis, age 12. Mae died at the age of 57 on June 12, 1938, in Dalton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. [7] She rests in Fairlawn Cemetery in Dalton. A photo of her gravestone can be found on Findagrave. [5] Her husband, William Lewis, lived until 1963, and was also buried at Fairlawn. [6] In the next photograph, Mae is shown at right, with her mother, Lycenia (Strong) Mayo, brother, Alvin Mayo, and two sisters, Lydia (Mayo) Decker and Lucy P. (Mayo) Hunt. Photos courtesy of James H. Dickinson, great-grandson of Lydia. See the Decker page for more on these families. Sources: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1Z7-HPN?cc=1325221&wc=9BQR-82X%3A1030550501%2C1035656301%2C1035696701 : 5 August 2014), Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > ED 50 District 2 Scranton city Ward 2 > image 17 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TD-SLM : accessed 21 November 2017), Gilbert Lewis in household of W L Lewis, Lemon, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 130, sheet 3A, line 48, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1667; FHL microfilm 1,821,667. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWG-4C9 : accessed 21 November 2017), William L Lewis, Berlin, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1428; FHL microfilm 1,375,441. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH3K-638 : accessed 21 November 2017), William L Lewis, Dalton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 5A, line 37, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2048; FHL microfilm 2,341,782. Findagrave Memorial ID 5497130. Findagrave Memorial ID 5497126. Pennsylvania Death Indices, Mae C Lewis, at Dalton, age 35, June 12, 1938. #55619. (Click here for details on how to order death certificates from the State. Fortunately, a copy of Mae's death certificate can be found here.) #mayo #maemayo #williamlewis #gilbertlewis #russelllewis #duanelewis #earllewis #ernestlewis

Margaret Annie Dickinson married Lloyd N. Reese on the 6th of September, 1952, in Carthage, Jefferson County, New York. The young couple are shown here. The image below, was taken on their wedding day. For more, see the Dickinson page and the Reese page. #margaretdickinson #lloydreese #reese #dickinson

Margaret Dickinson was born in 1930, the daughter of William Henry Dickinson and his wife, Delaphina "Mary" (Decker) Dickinson. She graduated from New England Bible Institute and married Lloyd Reese with whom she had one child, a daughter. Sadly, Margaret died from cancer on September 11, 1954, when her daughter was just 10 months old. Shown below is Margaret's husband and daughter, Cheryl. For more, see the Reese page and Dickinson page. #margaretdickinson #lloydreese #cherylreese #dickinson #reese

In this adorable mid-1930's photo, sisters, Betty and Margaret Dickinson blow bubbles. Photo may have been taken in Asbury Park or Newark, New Jersey. See more on the Dickinson page. #margaretdickinson #bettydickinson #dickinson

Shown here is William Henry Dickinson and his wife, Mary (Decker) Dickinson, with William holding their daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Dickinson, and Mary holding son, James I. Dickinson. William "Ben" Dickinson is sitting in the middle. For more, see the Dickinson page. #williamhenrydickinson #delaphinadecker #bettydickinson #bendickinson #jamesdickinson #dickinson #decker

It's funny, the things you remember from your childhood. One thing I remember is the clock that hung on the wall in the home of my Great-Grandma, Mary (Harvey) Reese-Gaul. I can't remember exactly what it looked like but I believe the one shown here is pretty close. Today we wonder where the clock went when she died. Fortunately, this classic retro time keeper can be found on Amazon for $40-$50. Click here to find it. Click here to see more about the Harvey and Reese families. #Harvey #Reese #myblog

On this day 79 years ago, Jasper Hollenbeck died. Yes, it was Valentine's Day, but for him the days of celebrating Valentine's Day had ended fifteen years prior, when his wife, Mary Ellen, died. Jasper was born on the 9th of June, 1861, in Willet, Cortland County, New York. He was the son of Nicholas Hollenbeck, Sr. and Lucy Ann (Shevalier) Hollenbeck. Jasper and his family owned large tracts of land in central New York, ever since the military tract was created after the American Revolution. He married Mary Ellen McGinnis, the daughter of Irish immigrants, William & Catherine McGinnis. She was a school teacher. Together they had one child, Rose Ellen Hollenbeck. Rose married Albert Jay Leonard on July 12, 1922, one month after Rose's mother died. Rose and Albert had one child, Robert Jasper Leonard, born on Sept. 16, 1924. For more information on these families, see "Leonard Road". Obituary: Jasper Hollenbeck, 75, of West Willet passed away Sunday morning at about nine o'clock. Mr. Hollenbeck was only ill a few days having fallen on the ice last Wednesday, Feb. 10, which resulted in a fractured skull. Mr. Hollenbeck was the son of the late Nicholas and Lucy Sheveler Hollenbeck. He married Miss Mary McGinnis, Jan. 16, 1889. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Rose Leonard, and two grandsons, Billy and Robert Leonard. One sister, Mrs. Addie Jones of Willet and two brothers, Seymour Hollenbeck of Willet and Nicholas Hollenbeck of Blodgett Mills.The funeral (handwritten note: "Feb. 17, 1937") was held at his late home in West Willet, Wednesday at 2 o'clock. The Rev. L.L. Vought of Marathon officiating and burial was in the Marathon cemetery. For more more information, see the Leonard page and the Hollenbeck page. If anyone has a photo or portrait of Jasper, his wife, or daughter to share, please do! #leonard #Leonard #cemetery #grave #Hollenbeck

The story of two friends and rivals, Robert Treat Paine, son of Thomas Paine, and Daniel Leonard, son of Thomas Leonard, "Two Men of Taunton", gives a great deal of information about the Leonard family, particularly that of James Leonard the Iron Master. It was written in 1912 by Ralph Doval. The illustrations below are just a few the book includes. The "Leonard Mansion", the Leonard's "House of Seven Gables", and a portrait of Daniel Leonard are shown below. Read it for free at Archive.org or find a bound copy on Amazon.com for your personal family history library. Excerpts: For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #Leonard #otherleonards #leonard

John Dickinson was born in Masbro, England, in 1830. His parents were William and Ann Dickinson of Kimberworth and Sheffield, England. Photos and information about his family are illustrated in the video below. Anyone with information about his family, please comment below or contact me. #dickinson #johndickinson

How great is it that we can make these types of things today to share the research and materials we've gathered about our family history? These are the parents and ancestors of Cheryl E. Reese, showing her four quarters, from her parents, Lloyd Reese and Margaret Dickinson, and her grandparents, L. John Reese and Mary E. Harvey, and William H. Dickinson and Delaphina "Mary" Decker. Want to see more? Watch the extended tree animated here. This only took all week to put together...nothing compared to the 16 years of research! Some of my mother's ancestors were Reese, Dickinson, Harvey, Decker, Robinson, Mayo, Stowell, Shirley, Strong, and many more. Click here for more details. #reese #Decker #dickinson #harvey #mayo #myblog #cherylreese #video #slideshow

Excerpts from the NY Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 18 p34-35: For more information about the Leonards, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #Leonard #leonard

Let's take a moment to be thankful that we are living in a time when it is easier than it ever has been to research our family trees. There are documents, photos, books, and who knows what else preserved in this world about our ancestors. One resource I found to be amazing is HistoricAerials.com. On their site you can type in a name of a town, or even an address, and view satellite imagery of the location. Similar to Google Maps, the difference is that the site has images from previous years. While viewing that location, simply select a different year from the selections you'll see on the left side of the map. You will then be shown the images from that year. You may see your grandparents' car in their driveway back in 1951, or the former location of your childhood fort in the woods - which is most likely a housing development or strip mall today. It's a rare perspective and your chance to view a place in time lapse. In the illustration shown here, we see downtown Lakewood, New Jersey, in the four blocks between 6th and 9th streets and Clifton & Lexington Aves. As you can see, a rough baseball diamond is etched out in 1957. Later the snack bar and another field would be added to form the home of Lakewood's Little League Baseball. For many of us who grew up in Lakewood, the baseball field was a place to meet up with friends while enjoying a salted pretzel stick, Jolly Ranchers, Twizzlers, or a pack of Big League Chew and a soda. The block where the apartment complexes between 8th and 9th streets was nothing but a lot of sand in 1957. The Lakewood Apartments on 8th Street appear in the 1963 image and the Clifton Arms Apartments on 9th Street appeared in the 1972 image. The Clifton Avenue Grade School also saw some growth. In the 1957 image it was a square building facing Clifton Avenue. In 1972 an addition is seen, and another larger addition was also built afterwards, not shown. This GoogleMap image was taken in 2016, on Clifton Ave, facing the school and looking northeast toward 7th and 8th Streets. #tips #maps #lakewood #newjersey