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Click the document to download the PDF file which is searchable and gives the option of zooming in for a closer look. This was found at FultonHistory.com. This provides us with another tip for finding information in newspapers. Search "Vital Statistics" to find similar features in other newspapers. Many newspapers are now online and searchable. A list is provided on the Newspapers page. #CortlandCounty #cortland #Cortland #vitalrecords

Several Leonards are mentioned in this citation published in the Genoa Tribune, Feb. 6 1914: Citation. The people of the State of New York: To Charles A. Leonard, Hammonton, N.J., Charles C. Combs, Hammonton, N.J., James Alexander Leonard, 180 Oakland Ave., Pasadena, Calif, George G. Leonard, 710 Lodi St., Syracuse, N.Y., Edward P. Leonard, 1010 Oregon St., Urbana, Ill, Harriet L. Miller, 1508 Camp Ave., Rocford, Ill., Louise Leonard Brockway, 680 Jefferson St., Kansas City, Mo., Charlott L. Probasco, 907 N. Main St., Bloomington, Ill., Frances Leonard Rayner, 1010 Oregon St., Urbana, Ill., Ruth Leonard, 328 Dempster St., Evanston, Ill., Ethlyn Leonard, 2239 Pierce St., N.E., Minneapolis, Minn., Mildred Leonard, 2239 Pierce St., N.E., Minneapolis, Minn., Dorothy Leonard, 2239 Pierce St., N.E., Minneapolis, Minn., Robert leonard, 2239 Pierce St., N.E., Minneapolis, Minn., Fannie L. Baldwin, Cayuga, N.Y., Elsie May Holway, P.O.B. 127, Las Vegas, Nevada, Arthur W. Holway, Baxter St., near Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Helen Mildred Hancock, 25 Lueda Ave., Oakland, Calif., Charlotte Marie Anderson, El Centro, Calif., Charles Lathrop, 2741 N. Elmwood Ave., Berkley, Calif., Howard W. Lathrop, Seattle, Wash., George M. Leonard, Broadview, Mont., Ermina Leonard Workman, R.F.D. Edgard, Nebr., Bertha M. Leonard Compton, Wood River, Nebr. George H. Mills, Port Byron, N.Y., Mary S. Mills, Glen Mary Sanitarium, Owego, N.Y., Hannah E. Mills, Hammonton, N.J. Send greetings: Whereas George H. Mills and George B. Leonard have lately applied to our Surrogate's Court of the County of Cayuga for the proof and probate of a certain instrument in writing, dated the 30th day of October, 1902, purporting to be the last will and testament of Hannah M. Elderton, late of the town of Throop in said county, deceased which related to both real and personal estate, and of the alleged codicil thereto dated the 3rd day of July, 1908, and of the alleged codicil thereto dated the 10th day of October, 1912. Therefore, you and each of you are cited to appear in our Surrogate's Court, before the surrogate of the County of Cayuga... ___________________________________________________________ Surrogate notices can appear unimportant but the other names mentioned are more than likely to provide clues as to other relatives in the family. It helps that their locations are given, making it easier to identify persons with the same name. If you have information about this family, please comment below. For more on the Leonard family, see the Leonard page. #elderton #otherleonards

This painting entitled "Days Gone By" depicts a scene from the past, a memory of days gone by. #art #tree #tireswing

The Coal Region of northeastern Pennsylvania is what brought many immigrants to the region. The North and South Anthracite Coal Fields contain the country's largest known deposits of anthracite coal. Coal in Pennsylvania was first discovered in 1762 and towns sprang up around the mines. The first mine was established near Pittston, Pennsylvania, in 1775. Hundreds of mines remain today and PSU provides an interactive map for locating them. Click here to see. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum contains a wealth of history on the industry and the people who participated in it. Features include Iron Furnaces and Eckley Miner's Village. The Museum is located in Scranton. Tours of the old Lackawanna Coal Mine in Scranton still run today. Tours run from April 1st to November 30th and the cost is currently $10 for adults and $7.50 for children under 12. Call (800) 238-7245 for information. Tickets can be purchased at McDade Park in Scranton. The tour is not part of the museum. For more information on coal miner records, see my blog from June 8, 2015 here. Browse my site for more genealogy tips and resources. My interest in the Pennsylvania coal mines began when I learned that my 2nd great-grandfather, Charles Gilbert Decker, was born in Carbondale abt. 1862, at a time when there was nothing but coal in Carbondale. He was said to have lived in "Edwardsdale" (Edwardsville) in the late 1890s, another coal mining town, when he married Lydia (Mayo) Ames of Scranton. "Edwardsville. Named after Daniel Edwards, a superintendent with the Kingston Coal Company. Until 1884 the town was known as Edwardsdale." according to this source. When Charles died in 1909, he was employed at the "Engine Works" in Walden. I suspect his father was a coal miner, a career path Charles diverted from. In a future blog entry, I will share my research. Check the Decker page for more information. Your comments and suggestions are welcome below! #coalminer #decker #pennsylvania #maps #Pennsylvania

Sailor sees two frogman-like shapes in the water. The Navy declares they were just "curious seals". #notablenews

Southern Cayuga Tribune 6-2-1939 Click here for more Leonard history. #otherleonards

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are also called the Bill of Rights. First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to petitition the government, Second Amendment: The right to bear arms, Third Amendment: Freedom from occupation, Fourth Amendment: Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, Fifth Amendment: the right to due process, Freedom from self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment: the right to a speedy trial, Seventh Amendment: the right to a trial by jury, Eighth Amendment: Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, Ninth Amendment: the right to other freedoms not described in the Constitution, and Tenth Amendment: Any power not specifically given to the government is given to the states and/or the people. #freedom #America #meme #patriotic

Cemeteries are quiet, yet they speak volumes. The burial place of our ancestors could tell us more than we know. 1) Check other people buried in the same plot or section. 2) Search the cemetery index for other burials of the same last name. 3) Obtain a copy of the death record of the individual. 4) See what files, if any, the cemetery association keeps. 5) Find out if any other plots were purchased by the same person who paid for the plot. 6) If you cannot find the person's obituary, try searching their last name along with the name of the cemetery. Click here for searchable online newspapers. For more tips and genealogy resources, check the Genealogy Links page. #genealogy #research #tips #cemeteries #cemeteryrecords

Ann Coco was the daughter of Joseph Coco and Marietta (Fornoro) Coco - both Italian immigrants. She was born in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She attended college with both Lloyd Reese and Margaret Dickinson and was a licensed minister. She married Lloyd Reese after his first wife, Margaret, died, becoming step-mother to Lloyd and Margaret's daughter. Ann and Lloyd had two children before she died on this date (October 29, 1961) fifty-four years ago. She was 34 years old. Courtesy of the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Society, the following is Ann's service record: For more on the Reese family, see the Reese page. #coco #reese

Honoring the life and memory of a dear and sweet woman, Mary Esther (Harvey) Reese-Gaul, the daughter of Newman A. Harvey & Gertrude E. Shirley. Mary married first to Lloyd "John" Reese. She was a loving mother to Lloyd, Harold, and MaryRuth Reese. She married second to Bill Gaul. She was a faithful Christian known for her generosity, honesty, compassion, righteousness and love her entire life until she departed at the age of 78 in 1988. More details about Mary's family can be found on the Harvey page and the Reese page. For a compilation of records, photos, and data about Mary's ancestry going back 14 generations, see "Reese Family Record". #reese #harvey #maryestherharvey #maryreese

The following details were gathered from family photos mostly. His mother, Annie, was the daughter of George Robinson and Emma Griffith, of whom nothing further has been found. Anyone with information to fill in some of the blanks about these or any of his other ancestors, please comment below or contact me. *The name of Thomas Reynolds was given as "Renolds" in family photos. For more about the Dickinson family, see the Dickinson page. #dickinson #griffith #robinson #reynolds

"In Defense of the Flag. A True War Story." A pen picture of scenes and incidents during the Great Rebellion. Thrilling experience during escape from Southern Prisons, Etc. By David W. Stafford, Company D., Eighty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers. Published 1904. See more here: See more interesting historical finds in my blog. #civilwar #illustration #military

#death #bereavement #afterlife #spirituality #meme #scripture #verse #Bible #inspirational #motivation

"And they brought to Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were demon-possessed, and epileptics, and paralytics. And He healed them." ' - Matthew 4:24 Credit: Scriptures (KJV). Art by Gustave Dore. #spiritual #healing #spirituality #Christian #Jesus #meme #getwellsoon #hope #inspirational #motivation

"So why do you worry about clothing? Note well the lilies of the field how they grow. They neither toil, nor spin, and I say to you that even Solomon in all his esteem was not dressed like one of these." - Matthew 6:28-29 #faith #Christian #spiritual #spirituality #scripture #hope #encouragement #meme #gallery

Lydia (Mayo) Decker was the mother of Mary (Delaphina) Decker and mother-in-law of William Henry Dickinson. She was born in 1871 in Terry, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Lydia married 1st to Halloway Ames, with whom she had one child, Olive Ames, born in 1894. Lydia married 2nd to Charles Decker, with whom she had several children including Iona, Delaphina Decker, Norman G. Decker, Oscar M. Decker, Herbert, Theodore R. Decker, and Harry W. Decker. Lydia married 3rd to Abram Lott on Nov. 24, 1915 at Warwick, New York. In 1910 and 1915 when the census were taken, she was widowed, living in Warwick with her sons. In 1920 she was living with her sons again in Warwick, with no trace of Abram Lott. In 1930 she lived in her son Theodore's home in Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. She was living alone in Hamburg in 1940. After 1940 no records about Lydia have yet been found. UPDATE: Thanks to Margaret Jones for notifying me that Lydia's memorial is now on Findagrave! Click here! Lydia's ancestry has been well documented in "The Family of William H. Dickinson", his wife being Lydia's daughter. See more about the Dickinson family on the Dickinson page. #mayo #decker #Decker #lydiamayo

Published in 1920, this work entitled "The History of Dublin, New Hampshire" gives biographies for many of the town's inhabitants, including the book's author, Rev. Levi Washburn Leonard, D.D., who was born at South Bridgewater, Massachachusetts, in 1790 and died in New Hampshire in 1864. He was the son of Jacob Leonard and Mary Swift. The work was ammended by Rev. Josiah L. Seward, and published in 1920. Read the full biography here or at Archive.org. See the Leonard page for more Leonard memorabilia. #otherleonards #myblog #newhampshire

Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson, and Haskell families : with their collateral families of Alden, Andrews, Bell ... and many others, by Caroline Louisa Leonard Goodenough, 1856-1946, published 1928. This book is available on digital loan at Archive.org. Click here to see if it is available. If it says: "This book is on loan. Reserve it", you will have to wait until the person who "borrowed" it, returns it before you can view the book. Alternatively, you can find the book on HeritageQuest, which you may be able to access by using you library card's barcode number. Click here to log in to HeritageQuest and then Click here to find the book, "Memoirs of the Leonard, Thompson, and Haskell families". Other lines associated with the Leonard line include Alden, Andrews, Bell, Bourne, Brooks, Brown, Bryant, Chipman, Cooke, Crossman, Goodell, Goodenough, Gorham, Hall, Hathaway, Hicks, Hinckley, Hodges, Howland, Jenny, Kingsley, Lincoln, Merrick, Otis, Packard, Paine, Pearl, Phillips, Price, Smith, Sturtevant, Swift, Thomas, Wadsworth, White, Wood and many others. On page 2, the author explains the origins of the Bridgewater Leonards as follows: Following are some of the other information provided in this book: For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #SolomonLeonard #Bridgewater #Massachusetts #Duxbury #newengland

Fannie Leonard Koster's father, Col. Charles Henry Leonard, died on Oct. 23, 1911. This book is not currently offered on Archive.org. Those who have library cards with barcodes may be able to access the book at HeritageQuest by entering the code here and then clicking here, the link to the book. Click here to see more Leonard history. #otherleonards

The excerpts shown below are from a book entitled "The Life of James Francis Leonard - The first practical sound reader of the morse alphabet", by John Wilson Townsend, 1908. The book can be viewed here: #otherleonards

A genealogical memoir of the Leonard family : containing a full account of the first three generations of the family of James Leonard, who was an early settler of Taunton, Ms., with incidental notices of later descendants, by William Reed Deane, 1809-1871, published 1851. Read and search it free here: For more historical Leonard memorabilia and resources, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

Solomon Leonard was the progenitor of many descendants in Central New York and elsewhere. Manning Leonard (shown here) compiled a genealogy of Solomon's descendants in 1896. You can read the book below: UPDATE! January 2019 - DNA testing suggests my line of Leonards descends from Solomon! Memorial, genealogical, historical, and biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637 : of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, by Manning Leonard, 1814-1885, published 1896. Read and search the entire book, free of charge, at Archive.org. or buy a hard copy on Amazon.com or ebay.com. For more historical Leonard memorabilia, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #myblog #solomonleonard

Zenas Leonard was a mountaineer, fur trader and trapper. From the book, it is established that Zenas' parents lived in Clearfield, Pennsylvania in the 1830s. He left his home, in 1830, going first to Pittsburgh, before embarking on en expeidition to the Rocky Mountains. Zenas married Isabel Harrelson, and they had a son, Zenas Leonard, Jr., born 1846, of Missouri, who was the father of William D. Leonard of Kansas City c. 1934. Zenas and Isabel had two other children, as well. Read about the life of a trapper in Leonard's Narrative, Adventures of Zenas Leonard, fur trader and trapper, 1831-1836, by Zenas Leonard, 1809-1858, William F. Wagner, 1865- , published 1904, free here: For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #leonardcountry

Memorial addresses on the life and character of John Edwards Leonard, (a representative from Louisiana), by United States. 45th Congress. 2d session, 1877-1878. House; United States. Congress. Memorial addresses, Published 1879. This book can be viewed online here: John Edwards Leonard was the only child of John E. and Mary H. Leonard. He was born in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on September 22, 1845, and died on March 15, 1878, in Havana. For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

The Honorable Elijah Leonard : a memoir, by Leonard, Elijah, 1814-1891; published by Emeline W. Leonard (1819- ), in 1894, can be read below. Elijah Leonard describes his grandfather as Samuel Leonard, also known as "Black Sam", who married Mary Williams. Samuel died in 1824. He had lived with Elijah's father and family in Constantia, New York, prior to his death. He was an iron worker, like his ancestors, who he claims came from Wales to the United States about 1650. According to the United States Gazetteer, "Samuel Leonard rolled the first shovel ever done in America". Elijah explains that his father ran away from home before completing his apprenticeship and "going through Vermont made his way west to the vicinity of Lake George and Champlain, where he no doubt engaged in manufacturing iron, as that locality was then and is now famous for its iron production". Elijah's mother was Polly Stone, born March 25, 1793. She married in 1811 and she and her husband purchased a farm near Syracuse, New York. Elijah's brother Delos Leonard was born in Constantia. He also had two other brothers, Lyman and Louis. In 1829 their father took charge of a furnace in Normandale, Canada, and the family moved there in 1830. In 1875, Elijah admitted his sons, Frank and Charles, into partnership. For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

"And Jesus, having heard, answered him, saying, "Do not be afraid; only believe, and she shall be healed." - Luke 8:50 Credit: The Scriptures (ISR) with restored Hebrew Names. Art by Gustave Dore. See more at mygenealogyaddiction.com. #getwellsoon #prayingforyou #Christian #Jesus #faith #healing #Yahushua #Hebrew #Scripture #verseabouthealing #Bible #miracle

Read about the life of Stephen Banks Leonard, descendant of John Lennard (1479-1556) of Knole, Kent, Samson Lennard and Margaret Fienes, and Henry Leonard the Ironmaster, at Archive.org. This book contains several great historic photos, previewed here: For more Leonard genealogy see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

Biographical sketch of the Centenarian, Mrs. Abigail Alden Leonard of Raynham, Mass., by Enoch Sanford, 1795-1890. Published 1887. The book can be view online for free at Archive.org. Abigail Alden, descendant of Mayflower passenger, John Alden, married Colonel Zephaniah Leonard of Rayham. Zephaniah was born January 18, 1736, a son of Major Zephaniah Leonard and his wife, Hannah King. The author claims Hannah King's maternal lineage, a noble one, can be found in "Sketch of the Families of Kings", published in 1866. The book, by the same author, is actually called "Genealogy of the families of Kings, who lived in Raynham from 1680, to the present, 1865". Major Zephaniah Leonard and his wife, Hannah, both died on April 23, 1766, and were buried in Plain Cemetery in Taunton, Massachusetts. See also, a handwritten note, signed by Zephaniah Leonard, requesting his pay for 1777 be given to Henry Gardner, Esq. Colonel Zephaniah Leonard was a graduate of Yale University in 1758. He was a prominent participant in the Revolutionary War and was High Sheriff of Bristol County for 32 years. He died on April 11, 1814. His brother, Samuel Leonard, graduated from Yale in 1791, and became a manufacturer and distributor of domestic articles. For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

This Leonard line begins with John Leonard of Springfield, Massachusetts, who was born in England and came to American with two brothers around 1639. He had 13 known children with Sarah Heald (Heath). Genealogical Record of the Families of Parsons and Leonard, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, by Samuel L. Parsons, Brooklyn, New York, 1867, can be read free of charge at Archive.org. For a hard copy, you can try finding a copy on Amazon.com or ebay.com. See also Leonards of New England and Beyond. For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards

Historical sketch of the German emperors and kings : explanatory of the portraits in the Emperor's Hall, by Johann Philipp Benkard, published 1906, can be viewed and searched online at Archive.org, free of charge. Containing historical and biographical sketches of: Frankish Emperors and Kings. The Carlovingians. Charles I., or Charlemagne (A.D. 768-814). Lewis I., the Debonnaire (A.D. 814-840). Lewis II., the German (A.D. 840-876). Charles II. (III.), the Fat (A.D. 876-887). Arnulph (A.D. 888-899). Lewis III.. (IV.), the Child (A.D. 900-911). Conrad I., (A.D. 911-918). Saxon Emperors and Kings. Henry I., the Fowler (A.D. 919-936). Otto I., the Great (A.D. 936-973). Otto II., the Red (A.D. 973-983). Otto III., (A.D. 983-1002). Henry II., the Saint (A.D. 1002-1024). Frankish Emperors. The Salians. Conrad II., the Salian (A.D. 1024-1039). Henry III., the Black (A.D. 1039-1056). Henry IV., (A.D. 1056-1106). Henry V., (A.D. 1106-1125). Lothar. (A.D. 1125-1137). Swabian Emperors and Kings. Conrad III., (A.D. 1138-1152). Frederic I., Barbarossa (A.D. 1152-1190). Henry VI., (A.D. 1190-1197). Philip (A.D. 1197-1208). Otto IV., of Brunswick (A.D. 1208-1218). Frederic II., (A.D. 1218-1250). The Interregnum. (A.D. 1250-1273). Conrad IV., (A.D. 1250-1254). William of Holland (A.D. 1250-1256). Richard of Cornwall (A.D. 1257-1272). Enzio (A.D. 1272). Manfred (A.D. 1266). Conradin (died at the age of 16). Emperors and Kings of the Various Houses. Rudolph I. (1273-1291). Adolphus (A.D. 1292-1298). Albert I., (1298-1308). Henry VII., (1308-1313). Frederic III., the Fair (1314-1330). Louis IV. (III.), of Bavaria (1314-1347). Guenther (1349). Charles IV., (1349-1378). Wenceslaus (1378-1400). Rupper (1400-1410). Sigismund (1411-1437). House of Austria. Habsburg Line. Albert II., (1437-1439). Frederic III., (IV.) (1440-1493). Maximillian I., (1493-1519). Charles V., (1519-1558). Fredinand I., (1558-1564). Maximillian II., (1564-1576). Rodolph II., (1576-1612). Mathias (1612-1619). Ferdinand II., (1619-1637). Ferdinand III., (1637-1657). Leopold I., (1658-1705). Joseph I., (1705-1711). Charles VI., (1711-1740). Charles VII., of Bavaria (1742-1745). House of Austria-Lorraine. Francis I., (1745-1765). JosephII., (1765-1790). Leopold II., (1790-1792). Francis II., (1792-1806). Laid down his imperial crown in 1806 and the empire technically ceased to exist again until 1871. Germany's new era. Wilhelm I., (1871-1888). For more historical and genealogical memorabilia and resources, click here! #Germany #German #myblog #video #foreign