Month: May 2013

Clarenda (Short, Barber) Porter death records~ “They Go Together”

Clarenda/Clorinda/Clarinda was 1st married to Theodore Barber – during the war he was wounded and knew he was dying – he asked his friend Allen A Porter to go and marry his wife and raise his children – which he did~ Obituary for Allan… Continue Reading “Clarenda (Short, Barber) Porter death records~ “They Go Together””

Need your help on a photo! Need to know if these are the same Man & Women in photo’s?

Are these the same man and women in these photo’s?  

Looks to be another trip to Michigan this year!

I’ve decided I need to do another trip to Michigan sometime this year – main focus will be Shiawassee & Saginaw~ I wasn’t able to go there on this past trip – decided I needed to do some more research before I tackle the… Continue Reading “Looks to be another trip to Michigan this year!”

The lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday…

Two Delano Farmers, Robert Smith and Emmett Griffith, Have fatal Accident With Dynamite as a result of a premature explosion of 20 sticks of dynamite, the lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday. Emmett Griffith and Robert Smith were… Continue Reading “The lives of two well known Delano farmers were snuffed out last Thursday…”

“Flags-In” Ceremony for Unmarked Graves of Two Revolutionary Soldiers – Riverton American Legion Post No. 159

Marriage Record of William Barber & Mary H. Clark (also known as Mary ette)

Adding photo albums to our Facebook Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Group of trip to Michigan May 2013

Click Here to go to Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Facebook Group Anyone that would like to share photo’s taken can email them to me at: chagumdescendants@gmail.com

William Henry (Barkhamsted Descendant) & Maryette (Clark) Barber Photos

These are my 2nd Great Grandparents  

George A Allen Death Certificate – My Great Grandfather

From our records: MY GG Grandmother Julia Kenny/Kinny 1. She married  George Washington Short sometime between 1861 -1865 2. He served in the Civil War 3. He didn’t return from the war after it was over – the story is he was MIA -we… Continue Reading “George A Allen Death Certificate – My Great Grandfather”

Made it safely home! Was a wonderful & productive trip!

So happy to be home! Was a wonderful trip! Jay & I had a great time! 3200 miles round trip/9 days Besides water heater not working (fixable but is a be at home thing to do) we also had some leaking from the kitchen… Continue Reading “Made it safely home! Was a wonderful & productive trip!”