I know this is April, but I just started frequenting Twitter and realized that DearMYRTLE has a checklist for getting yourself organized from a genealogy standpoint in the year 2011. I am a little late to the game, but I'm starting with the January 2011 Checklist so that I can go in order. Luckily, I've already done the majority of it, but the one thing I do have to change is my hard copy filing system.
When I started using Legacy I found this website with a filing plan that has a customized plan for Legacy as well as other genealogy programs. I started implementing it and it was effective enough. It used a numbering system based on marriages that were assigned to each family group. You would file all the paperwork for that family group under a tab with their marriage number. The only real issue I had with it was that there were A LOT of numbers! There was also a lot of dead space in my binders where I didn't have very much paperwork, if any, on certain family groups.
When reading DearMYRTLE's checklist, I loved her idea of having your genealogy binder read like a coffee table book. What sold me though, was her comment about someone else coming in on the scene and not understanding my system. I don't think my husband would be able to walk in and know that he had to look up each family in an index system to find their number and pull them all separately. And if I told him that, he'd probably walk right back out again! So I decided to switch to DearMYRTLE's plan so that it's more user friendly. I now have stacks of paper all over the floor to be sorted into the new system. Then I will be done with January and can move on to February's checklist!
03 April 2011
Sunday's Obituary - John Rohr (1845-1918)
The LaCrosse Chieftain, LaCrosse, Kansas; Thursday, March 21, 1918
John Rohr
John Rohr wa[s] born in Marienthal; Samareske Goperna, Russia, May 5, 1845. He came to America in 1877, locating at Topeka, Kansas. In 1878 he moved to Victoria, Ellis county, Kansas. In 1884 he moved to Liebenthal, Rush county, Kansas, which was his home when he died, March 14, 1918, at the age of seventy-two years, ten months and fourteen days.
He was married twice in Russia, his first wife died and he married his second wife in 1867. From this union there were ten children, four of whom survive him, two sons, Peter and John Rohr, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Drehr and Mrs. Anna Linenberger. There are also a number of grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in the Liebenthal Catholic church by Father [there appears to be missing information here] 1918. He was buried in the Liebenthal cemetery. His wife passed away several years ago.
John Rohr was one of the pioneers of Rush county. He endured all the privations and hardships of pioneer days, with less complaint than the average man. He was an honest, hard working christian man.
Mr. Rohr was among the first Big Timber Germans with whom we became acquainted in the early days and we are pleased to state that we were always friends.
The funeral was well attended, many friends coming from neighboring towns.
John Rohr
John Rohr wa[s] born in Marienthal; Samareske Goperna, Russia, May 5, 1845. He came to America in 1877, locating at Topeka, Kansas. In 1878 he moved to Victoria, Ellis county, Kansas. In 1884 he moved to Liebenthal, Rush county, Kansas, which was his home when he died, March 14, 1918, at the age of seventy-two years, ten months and fourteen days.
He was married twice in Russia, his first wife died and he married his second wife in 1867. From this union there were ten children, four of whom survive him, two sons, Peter and John Rohr, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Drehr and Mrs. Anna Linenberger. There are also a number of grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in the Liebenthal Catholic church by Father [there appears to be missing information here] 1918. He was buried in the Liebenthal cemetery. His wife passed away several years ago.
John Rohr was one of the pioneers of Rush county. He endured all the privations and hardships of pioneer days, with less complaint than the average man. He was an honest, hard working christian man.
Mr. Rohr was among the first Big Timber Germans with whom we became acquainted in the early days and we are pleased to state that we were always friends.
The funeral was well attended, many friends coming from neighboring towns.
30 March 2011
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday's Child - Helen Perry
Helen Perry was born on 22 Aug 1931 in Lompoc, California to William John Perry and Lena Ann (Lucas) Perry. She was the 4th child born to this couple. Exactly 3 months later on 22 Nov 1931 she passed away at Santa Maria Hospital in Santa Maria, California. Her cause of death was lobar pneumonia and she was treated for this illness for 5 days by the attending physician. She left her parents at 5:00 pm that day. I can only imagine the heartache her parents must have felt. The only record of this small infant is a death certificate and a tombstone, however, her parents did name their next daughter Helen as well when she was born in 1933, perhaps to honor her memory. She now rests in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery in Lompoc, California.
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| Helen Perry Grave Marker |
23 March 2011
George Rienerth (1883-1973)
Today is the 38th anniversary of the death of my great-grandfather, George Rienerth. Here is a small tribute to him with the information I have to date (please note that not all of this information has been verified).
He was born on 18 Aug 1883 in Reusmarkt, Transylvania, Hungary in a German settlement. His parents were George Rienerth and Sophia Reuss. He was the oldest of six known children (there is a possible 7th). His siblings are, in order, Sophia (Konnerth), Mary (Schonauer), Katherine (Stancel), Simon "Sam," and Martin. He immigrated to America on 13 May 1903 via Ellis Island, New York on the Friedrich der Grosse, which had departed from Bremen. He was headed to Youngstown, Ohio from there.
George married Regina Konnerth on 10 Mar 1907 in Mahoning County, Ohio by the Pastor of Martin Luther Church. They allegedly met On their marriage record, her parents are listed as John Konnert[h] and Katy Fronius. The children of George Rienerth and Regina Konnerth are Hilda, Karl, Herman, Paul, and George Jr.
He first lived in Youngstown and then moved to farmland in Boardman, Mahoning Ohio, where he built his own home made of brick and stucco. He was a mason by trade. His grandchildren remember spending time at his house on Sundays and listening to his stories about the "old country." He was said to be a very healthy and loving man although he had a bad heart.
George lost his wife in 1943 and it doesn't appear that he ever remarried. He died on 23 Mar 1973 in Youngstown, Ohio from coronary artery disease. According to his obituary he was a self-employed brick mason who was known for installing fireplaces. He was a member of the Good Hope Lutheran Church in North Lima as well as Bricklayers Local 8.
As I was compiling the information for this blog post, I realized how little information I actually have. I have what I call the "skeleton" of his story, but no real meat on the bones. Hopefully by next year, I will be able to tell more about this ancestor!
He was born on 18 Aug 1883 in Reusmarkt, Transylvania, Hungary in a German settlement. His parents were George Rienerth and Sophia Reuss. He was the oldest of six known children (there is a possible 7th). His siblings are, in order, Sophia (Konnerth), Mary (Schonauer), Katherine (Stancel), Simon "Sam," and Martin. He immigrated to America on 13 May 1903 via Ellis Island, New York on the Friedrich der Grosse, which had departed from Bremen. He was headed to Youngstown, Ohio from there.
George married Regina Konnerth on 10 Mar 1907 in Mahoning County, Ohio by the Pastor of Martin Luther Church. They allegedly met On their marriage record, her parents are listed as John Konnert[h] and Katy Fronius. The children of George Rienerth and Regina Konnerth are Hilda, Karl, Herman, Paul, and George Jr.
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| George & Regina Rienerth with baby Hilda, ca 1908 |
George lost his wife in 1943 and it doesn't appear that he ever remarried. He died on 23 Mar 1973 in Youngstown, Ohio from coronary artery disease. According to his obituary he was a self-employed brick mason who was known for installing fireplaces. He was a member of the Good Hope Lutheran Church in North Lima as well as Bricklayers Local 8.
As I was compiling the information for this blog post, I realized how little information I actually have. I have what I call the "skeleton" of his story, but no real meat on the bones. Hopefully by next year, I will be able to tell more about this ancestor!
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