Yearly Archives: 2009

Smith’s of Humboldt, Iowa Discovered

For the last several months I have been researching Frank E Smith, Colleen's great grandfather.  Having access to limited online resources, it was difficult to find any information beyond Census Records.  But with the Census info I had and the help of Martha Schmitdt of the Humbolt Genealogy Society, I have finally discovered some concrete

By |2009-07-17T17:36:29-04:00July 17th, 2009|Found Relatives, Surname: Smith|Comments Off on Smith’s of Humboldt, Iowa Discovered

The Marriage Certificate of Cecelia L. Hone and Edward L. Kear

SOURCE: Cecelia Hone and Edward L Kear Marriage Certificate obtained from the Westchester County Archives. Cecelia L Hone, of 37 Orchard Street in Mount Vernon, was born in Rye, NY on September 16, 1900 and was a bookkeeper when she decided to marry Edward L Kear. She was 31 years old. This was her second

By |2009-07-16T20:07:58-04:00July 16th, 2009|Found Documents, Surname: Hone|Comments Off on The Marriage Certificate of Cecelia L. Hone and Edward L. Kear

The Roach Family Discovered!

When I first started doing my genealogy research, I learned that my great, great grandfather, Henry Lewis, married a woman named “Anna Roche”. In fact, my great aunt, Grace Lewis” gave me the first first insight into a family that I had only heard of by name. “Anna Roche was born in Brooklyn, but her

By |2009-07-06T14:53:13-04:00July 6th, 2009|Found Documents, Found Relatives, On The Genealogy Trail, Surname: Roach|Comments Off on The Roach Family Discovered!

Obituary: Speros Condos, longtime resident of Stamford, CT

Speros Condos, longtime resident of Stamford, CT, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the age of 94 at the Stamford Hospital. He was born in Houston, TX on November 26, 1912. He was the son of the late Thomas Condos and Mary Konzotsa Condos. Mr. Condos worked for the Department of Parks and Recreation

By |2009-06-18T22:44:56-04:00June 18th, 2009|Obituaries, Surname: Condos|Comments Off on Obituary: Speros Condos, longtime resident of Stamford, CT

Princeton Tribute: Ridgely Prentiss Melvin Jr. ’40

Maryland special appeals judge and ocean mariner extraordinaire, Ridgely Melvin died at his Annapolis residence on Oct. 11, 1999. Ridge was born and lived almost his entire life at Melvin Point, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay's South River. He came to Princeton from Alexandra, Va., Episcopal H.S., majored in politics, and was a member of Cap

By |2009-06-18T22:41:23-04:00June 18th, 2009|Obituaries, Surname: Hayes|Comments Off on Princeton Tribute: Ridgely Prentiss Melvin Jr. ’40

Obituary: Elizabeth Sommerville Melvin Patterson

Elizabeth Sommerville Melvin Patterson, 80, a five-year resident of the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson and a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died July 24 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia. Known as "Libby" and "Nanny," Mrs. Patterson was born Feb. 10, 1923, in Annapolis, the daughter of the late Judge Ridgely P. and

By |2009-06-18T22:39:27-04:00June 18th, 2009|Obituaries, Surname: Hayes|Comments Off on Obituary: Elizabeth Sommerville Melvin Patterson
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