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#52Ancestors: My Grand Uncle Leonard Luther Ward

October 28, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: My Grand Uncle Leonard Luther Ward

Leonard was the middle brother of my grandfather. I never met him. I know almost nothing about Leonard. I did not even know Leonard existed until I found that very first lead about my grandfather’s family history, the 1930 U.S. Census record.

People Referenced: Darnley, Catherine (1878-1926), Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930), Quinn, Andrew (b. 1906), Ward, Catherine Mae (1914-1994), Ward, Joseph (b. 1916), Ward, Leonard Luther (b. 1917)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Darnley, Kennedy, Ward
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Ohio

Finding Great Grandma Kennedy Under Wrong Surname on 1920 U.S. Census

October 24, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Finding Great Grandma Kennedy Under Wrong Surname on 1920 U.S. Census

Since my visit to the Family History Library this past February during the 2014 RootsTech conference, I have been focusing more on researching my maternal grandfather’s Flanagan and Kennedy lines. These lines have always been problematic for me due to my grandpa being orphaned as a young toddler and then separated from his older brothers. Until June of this year, I had been unable to find Sarah Kennedy or her children on the 1920 Census.

People Referenced: Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930), Ward, Catherine Mae (1914-1994), Ward, Joseph (b. 1916)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Darnley, Kennedy, Quinn, Ward
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: census records, Ohio

WWI Draft: Step-Great Grandfather Frank J Ward

October 18, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

WWI Draft: Step-Great Grandfather Frank J Ward

After finding that 1920 city directory I discovered yesterday for my great grandmother Sarah KENNEDY (1898-1930) and her first husband Frank J. WARD (b. 1895), I spent some time looking for additional records on Ward that might provide more information about my great grandmother and her children. I came across Frank Ward’s WWI Draft Registration […]

People Referenced: Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930), Ward, Catherine Mae (1914-1994), Ward, Frank (b. 1895), Ward, Joseph (b. 1916)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Kennedy, Ward
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: Ohio, WWI

Genealogical Inspirations: That Very First Kind Look-Up Volunteer

March 29, 2012 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

Genealogical Inspirations: That Very First Kind Look-Up Volunteer

This is part of my “Genealogical Inspirations” series highlighting some of my key milestones, to commemorate the release on Monday of the 1940 US Census. In 2002, I was able to beat down a big brick wall that I’d faced the first year I started researching my own family history — trying to find any […]

People Referenced: Flanagan, Harry J. (b. 1920), Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997), Flanagan, Patrick "Pat" Joseph (1925-1981), Ward, Joseph (b. 1916), Ward, Leonard Luther (b. 1917)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Darnley, Flanagan, Kennedy, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: church records, Germany, New York, orphans

Flanagan: A Virtual Tour Of The German Roman Catholic Orphan Home In Buffalo, New York

March 25, 2012 by Colleen Greene 18 Comments

Flanagan: A Virtual Tour Of The German Roman Catholic Orphan Home In Buffalo, New York

An old sketch of the GRCOH, that I came across a bout a decade ago on the web. I  failed to keep the source citation, but will gladly attribute (or remove, if contested) as soon as I find the source again. I mentioned in a post last week about the break-through I had, as a […]

People Referenced: Flanagan, Harry J. (b. 1920), Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997), Flanagan, Patrick "Pat" Joseph (1925-1981), Ward, Joseph (b. 1916), Ward, Leonard Luther (b. 1917)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Darnley, Flanagan, Kennedy, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: New York, orphans

Genealogical Inspirations: Busting Down A Brick Wall With The 1930 US Census

March 21, 2012 by Colleen Greene 2 Comments

Genealogical Inspirations: Busting Down A Brick Wall With The 1930 US Census

The 1930 U.S. Census. Enumeration District 15-173, Sheet No. 2A. Buffalo (Erie) New York. (Source: Ancestry.com) This post is a part of a “Genealogical Inspirations” series I am writing — sharing my own early personal genealogy milestones — to commemorate the public release of the 1940 U.S. Census on April 2nd. In my last post, […]

People Referenced: Flanagan, Harry J. (b. 1920), Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997), Flanagan, Patrick "Pat" Joseph (1925-1981), Ward, Joseph (b. 1916), Ward, Leonard Luther (b. 1917)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Darnley, Flanagan, Kennedy, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: census records, New York, orphans

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