4 Generations of James Leroy Yerks
This photo is of four generations of James L Yerks'. It was taken circa 1969. Based on a few early census records, James L Yerks appears to have changed his name from Leroy Yerks to James Leroy Yerks. James L Yerks Sr is the son of Annie Cutler and George Oakley Yerks. He had two
Johanna Hayes & Children Arrive In The United States in September 1975
By Philip HayesPublished On: May 21st, 2010Categories: Found Documents, Surname: Hayes (on Lewis Side)According to Lloyd Lewis’ genealogy notes, compiled from reports of various family members, Johanna Hayes and the rest of the family that had not yet emigrated to the United States, finally made the trip over the pond shortly after the death of her husband, Patrick Hayes. According to a biography of Edward Hayes, a son
The Tragic Life and Death of Robert John Beattie
Today, I was going through some old records which I had considered “duds”, when I came across a copy of a death record from England for a Robert John Beattie. I initially had discarded the record because the approximate birth year for the person did not match any Robert Beattie I had in the family
Jane Lewis Hunter Portrait
I was recently contacted by Peter Aubrey-Smith. He is my third cousin, once removed on the Lewis branch of my family tree. He had seen my research on ancestry.com and decided to contact me. We have since been sharing information back and forth, but the grand prize came the other day when he shared with
Harry McNeill & Jane Josephine Hayes Marriage Certificate
By Philip HayesPublished On: May 18th, 2010Categories: Found Documents, Surname: Hayes, Surname: McNeillThis the the marraige certificate for Harry McNeill & Jane Josephine Hayes. They were married at St Patricks Roman Catholic Church in Manchester, New Hampshire on September 27th, 1920.
The Hayes Family Of Bruree, Ireland Found!
By Philip HayesPublished On: May 14th, 2010Categories: Found Documents, Surname: Hayes (on Lewis Side)Late Thursday night I was doing some casual genealogy surfing at the pilot.familysearch.org web site when I came across a record that caught my eye. It was an Irish Birth and Baptism Record for a Patrick Hanly in Bruree, Limerick, Ireland. The spelling of the last name was different than what I had been
Naturalization Papers for Thomas Kelty
I recently acquired naturalization papers for a Thomas Kelty, who I believe to be my great great grandfather. They were executed in Exeter, New Hampshire on 28 February 1859 with an inital application date of 3 March 1859. While these papers don’t positively identify this Thomas Kelty as my great great grandfather, I have concluded