Monday, May 31, 2010

Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918) biography


Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918) was a private in US Army who was killed in action during World War I in the Battle of Montfaucon of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. (b. August 4, 1894, 220 Madison Street, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA - d. October 16, 1918, Battle of Montfaucon, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Argonne, France, World War I) Military Service Number 1749623.

Parents:
Maximillian Freudenberg (1857-1921) and Eloise Lindauer (1860-1935).

Birth:
Louis was born on August 4, 1894 at 220 Madison Street in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Siblings:
Max S. Freudenberg II (1881) who died as an infant; Ada Augusta Freudenberg (1885-1957) who married Ralph Kohlman (1885-1957) the printer; Charles Fredrick Freudenberg (1887-1942) who married Julia Mary Buttomer (1883-1973); Jenny Gertrude Freudenberg (1888) who died as an infant; Clara Freudenberg (1890-1959) who never married; Arthur Oscar Freudenberg I (1891-1968) a real estate broker who married Maria Elisabeth Winblad III (1895-1987); Max Freudenberg III (1893-aft1900) who lived till at least 7 years old and appears on the 1900 census; Harry Freudenberg (1895-1896) who died as an infant; Richard F. Freudenberg I (1896-1988) a chemical salesman who married Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963); Eloise Freudenberg (1898) who died as an infant; Eugene Freudenberg (1900-1956) aka Gene Freudenberg who was a freight handler that married Florence Catherine Skinner (1901-1986) and died of emphysema from smoking; Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) a typesetter for the New York Times who married Nora Belle Conklin (1905-1963) and after her death married Lottie Dombrowska (1916-1995); and Grace May Freudenberg (1904-1981) who married George Dewey Sanford I (1898-1965) who worked at a print shop.

Street and Smith Publishers (S&S):
In 1916 Louis was working for Street and Smith Publishers (S&S), in Manhattan, in the mail room, where his brother Arthur had previously worked. He left the company around October of 1916. Louis' best friend, Victor Julius Faller (1888-1973), worked at S&S with him, but Victor left for another job at Huntington Station on Long Island, New York.

Butler Brothers:
Louis was working as a clerk for Butler Brothers on Warren Street in Jersey City when he filled out his draft registration card on June 2, 1917. He was classified as "A1" on January 20, 1918. On February 12, 1918 he was ordered to appear before the draft board for a physical examination that was scheduled for February 20, 1918.

Killed in Action in World War I:
Louis was inducted into The US Army on April 04, 1918 and he trained at Camp Dix in New Jersey and went overseas on May 19, 1918. Louis was killed in action on October 16, 1918. He was shot in the leg during the battle of Montfaucon and while crawling to a first aid station a sniper shot him in the head. At the time of his death he was five feet and nine inches, and weighed 155 pounds.

Obituary:
The Hudson Observer, on Friday, November 22, 1918 wrote: "Heights Boy Died On French Battlefield. Private Louis J. Freudenberg reported killed in action October 16, was a member of company M, 309th U.S. Infantry. He entered the service April 4, last and went overseas May 19. He was twenty-four years old and was born in Hoboken but his family moved to 63 Concord Street, Jersey City twenty years ago. Private Freudenberg graduated from Public School Number 6, Jersey City and at the time he joined the colors he held a responsible position with Butler Brothers, Jersey City. The young hero is survived by his parents Max and Eloise Freudenberg; three sisters, Ada, Clara and Grace, and by four brothers, Arthur, Eugene, Ralph and Richard, the last name being in the service at Camp Meade, Maryland."

Burial and reburial:
He was buried on November 5, 1918 in Argonne, France. The body was disinterred on June 7, 1921 and re-interred at Flower Hill Cemetery in North Bergen on July 24, 1921. The notice for his re-interment says he was a corporal but all indications are that he was a private. The story of his re-interrment reads as follows: "Another of World War Martyrs, Corporal [sic] Louis Julius Freudenberg will be buried Sunday afternoon in Flower Hill Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at his late home, 22 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City. Dr. Clark, of the Summit Avenue, M.E. Church and a delegation of Fisk Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will officiate. Corporal Freudenberg was 24 years old at the time of his death. He was a runner in Company M, of the 309th Infantry, 78th Division. He was wounded in the right leg at the battle of Montfaucon, October 16, 1918 and while making his way back to the first aid station was shot through the head by a German sniper. Young Freudenberg was born in Hoboken and attended No. 3 School of that city and No. 8 School of Jersey City. He was inducted April 4, 1918 and trained at Camp Dix, leaving for France in May with his unit. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Eloise Freudenberg, five brothers, Charles, Arthur, Richard, formerly of the 32nd Field Artillery, 11th Division; Ralph and Eugene and three sisters, Ada, Clara and Grace."

Insurance:
His war risk insurance was for $10,000 and was paid out at $57.50 per month as of April 10, 1918.

Archive:
Louis was listed in "Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2" and he has a file at the New Jersey State Archive in Trenton which contains a copy of the photograph that was submitted for the publication of his death announcement. That file has now been supplemented with additional photographs and copies of his death announcement. Copies of his Army Death File and related family papers were sent to the Army History Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for archiving. In 2002 a new tombstone was ordered from the Veterans Administration to replace his fallen and unreadable one.

Tombstone:
A new tombstone was delivered in September 2004, and it was installed in 2007-2008 by the cemetery.

Relationship:
Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918) was the granduncle of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Updates:
Updated on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) with information to distinguish "Battle of Montfaucon" from the "Meuse-Argonne Offensive".

Source:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on June 6, 2003.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970) and Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980) on the Isle of Pines in Cuba circa 1913-1914


From left to right are: Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970) and Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980) on the Isle of Pines in Cuba circa 1913-1914. Image from the Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) collection of the Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive.

LeBaron Hart Lindauer (1879-1945) birth certificate


LeBaron Hart Lindauer (1879-1945) birth certificate

  • Name: LeBaron Hart Lindauer (1879-1945)
  • Date of Birth: August 14, 1879
  • Place of Birth: 245 East 20th Street, Manhattan, New York, USA
  • Father: Charles Frederick Lindauer (1835-1921)
  • Mother: Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931)
  • Medical Attendant: H. LeBaron Harte
  • Certificate Number: 264419
  • Birth Order: 8th

William Nathan McDowell (1882-1966) and Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) in Winterton, New York on December 26, 1926 with Bill's circa 1924 Ford Model T


William Nathan McDowell (1882-1966) and Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) in Winterton, New York on December 26, 1926 with Bill's circa 1924 Ford Model T. Image from the Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963) collection in the Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive.

Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998) and Burnett Peter Van Deusen (1913-1993) marriage on October 26, 1935


Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998) and Burnett Peter Van Deusen (1913-1993) marriage on October 26, 1935, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 195 Claremont Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  • Person: Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998)
  • Person: Burnett Peter Van Deusen (1913-1993)
  • Date: October 26, 1935
  • Place: Trinity Lutheran Church, 195 Claremont Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Richard Charles Freudenberg II (1932- ) on January 21, 1933 in Port Orange, Orange County, New York


Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Richard Charles Freudenberg II (1932- ) on January 21, 1933 in Port Orange, Orange County, New York. Image from the collection of Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963).

Jane E. Hogan (1864-1949) and Catherine Mary Hogan (1864-1941) circa 1920 in Jersey City, New Jersey


Jane E. Hogan (1864-1949) and Catherine Mary Hogan (1864-1941) circa 1920 in Jersey City, New Jersey. From left to right: Jane E. Hogan (1864-1949) who married Martin Matthew Gelchion I (1858-1899) aka Martin Gelchion; and her sister, Catherine Mary Hogan (1864-1941) aka Mary Hogan, who married Thomas Morrissey I (1863-1928). Image from the collection of Deirdre Anne Laura Kellar (1964- ).

Katherine Carr (1865-1951) and James Gerard Kennedy (1907-1997) circa 1940-1945


From left to right are: James Gerard Kennedy (1907-1997); Eileen O'Malley (1919-1996) who married George Jay Gould III (1918-1985); possibly Estelle O'Malley who married Nelson Montfort; Kathyrn O'Malley (1898-1985) who never married and was a lawyer; and Katherine Carr (1865-1951) aka Kitty Carr, circa 1940-1945. Image from the collection of Ann Elizabeth O'Malley (1933- ).

Mary Frances Kennedy (1898-1982) and Katherine Carr (1865-1951) Kennedy circa 1945



From left to right are: Mary Frances Kennedy (1898-1982) aka Mae Kennedy; Cornelia Vanderlinde; Katherine Carr (1865-1951) aka Kitty Carr; and Hendrik Vanderlinde circa 1945. Photograph from the collection of James Vanderlinde (1939- ).

Emil August Schneider (1886-1955) and Inga Karoline Pedersen (1882-1927) in the 1920 US census



1920 US census for New Jersey
  • 2728 Hudson Boulevard, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Household:
  • Emil Schneider, head, age 32, born in Germany, emigrated from Germany in 1901, merchant in delicatessen
  • Inga Schneider, wife, age 32, born in Norway, emigrated from Norway in 1901
  • Edward Schneider, son, age 8, born in New York
  • Alice Schneider, daughter, age 6, born in New York
  • Clara Schultz, niece, age 24, emigrated from Norway in 1910, clerk in store
  • Lena Aadnessen, cousin, age 38, emigrated from Norway in 1916, cook in store
Household interpreted:
  • Emil August Schneider (1886-1955)
  • Inga Karoline Pedersen (1882-1927)
  • Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940)
  • Alice Violetta Schneider (1913-2002)
  • Klara Helene Schultz (1895-1973)
  • Lena Aadnessen (1882-?) aka Lena Andreassen (1882-?)

Katherine Carr (1865-1951) birth certificate from Hollygrove, Ireland


Katherine Carr (1865-1951) birth certificate from Hollygrove, Ireland
  • Date of Birth: January 18, 1865
  • Date of Baptism: February 12, 1865
  • Place of Birth: Hollygrove, Athleague, Killeroran, Mountbellow, Galway, Ireland
  • Father: Thomas Carr
  • Mother: Bridget Conboy
  • Source: Ireland Vital Records Office

How sad Wikipedia has become

How sad Wikipedia and Wiki Commons have become. I was reading why the Library of Congress and other large image archives partnered with Flickr Commons instead of Wikimedia Commons, and ended up having all the bad things described in the article. Someone nominated every image I loaded into Wiki Commons in retaliation for opposing them in a debate for an article that was up for deletion.


Standing from left to right are: possibly Josephine Smith (1875-1962) who was the wife of John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939); Mary (Mamie) Ellen Burke (1870-1957); and John Joseph Burke I (1868-1939). Sitting from left to right are: Mary (May) Margaret Burke (1890-1949) who was the wife of Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968) and daughter of John Joseph Burke; Sarah Jane Carr (1863-1950) who was the wife of Patrick J. Norton (1856-1905); and possibly Helen (Eenie) Marie Maher (1895-1974) or one of her siblings. The photograph is from around 1920 taken at the New Jersey shore.

Sarah Jane Carr (1863-1950) death certificate


Sarah Jane Carr (1863-1950) death certificate

Katherine Carr (1865-1951) and Mary Frances Kennedy (1898-1982) circa 1945 in New York City



From left to right are: Katherine Carr (1865-1951); and Mary Frances Kennedy (1898-1982) aka Mae Kennedy, circa 1945. Image from the collection of Ann Elizabeth O'Malley (1933- ).

James Joseph Kennedy (1870-1926) and Katherine Carr (1872-1951) in the 1920 census


1920 US Census, New Jersey:
  • Enumeration District 1482, Sheet 35B, Line 58-63, Image 65/80
  • West 160th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA
Household:
  • James J. Kennedy, head, age 50, immigrated 1888, naturalized 1891, plasterer, b. Ireland
  • Katherine Kennedy, wife, age 48, immigrated 1890, naturalized 1891, b. Ireland
  • Katherine Kennedy, daughter, age 22, telephone operator
  • Thomas Kennedy, son, age 19, automobile salesman
  • Joseph Kennedy, son, age 15, office work
  • James Kennedy, son, age 12, student
Household interpreted:
  • James Joseph Kennedy (1870-1926) husband of Katherine Carr, aka Kitty Carr
  • Katherine Carr (1872-1951) wife of James Kennedy
  • Kathryn Kennedy (1897-1974) child of James Kennedy and Katherine Carr
  • Thomas Kennedy (1901-1972) Child of James Kennedy and Katherine Carr
  • Joseph Edward Kennedy (1905-1983) child of James Kennedy and Katherine Carr
  • James Gerard Kennedy II (1907-1997) child of James Kennedy and Katherine Carr
Note: Daughter Mary Kennedy is married to Walter Hill and living apart from family

Source: US Census, New Jersey, 1920

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Rankins and Gelchions in the 1910 US census


1910 US Census, New Jersey:
  • New Jersey, Hudson County, Roll 890 Book 3, Page 90b
  • Enumeration District 141, Sheet 01B, Line 11-16, Image 2/27
  • 64 Rose Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
  • April 15, 1910
Household:
  • George S. Rankin, head, age 42, shipping clerk, brass factory
  • Maggie Rankin, wife, age, 38, married 5 years, 2 children born with 2 living, immigrated 1872
  • Esther Rankin, daughter, age 17, wrapper, licorice factory
  • Mary Rankin, daughter, age 15, packer, licorice factory
  • Jane E. Gelchion, head, age 36, widowed, 8 children born with 5 living, immigrated 1876
  • Matthew Gelchion, son, age 23, railroad checker
  • Elizabeth Gelchion, daughter, age 20, shipping clerk, curtain factory
  • Winifred Gelchion, daughter, age 18, operator, curtain factory
  • Catherine Gelchion, daughter, age 16, operator, curtain factory
  • Jennie Gelchion, daughter, age 13
Household Interpreted:
  • George S.Rankin (1866-?) widower of Catherine Doyle and husband of Margaret X (1872-?)
  • Margaret Hogan (1872-?) second wife of George S. Rankin (1866-?)
  • Esther Rankin (1893-?) child of George Rankin and Catherine Doyle
  • Mary Rankin (1895-?) child of George Rankin and Catherine Doyle
  • Jane E. Hogan (1864-1949) widow of Martin Matthew Gelchion I (1858-1899)
  • Matthew Gelchion (1886-?) child of Martin Matthew Gelchion and Jane E. Hogan
  • Elizabeth Gelchion (1890-?) child of Martin Matthew Gelchion and Jane E. Hogan
  • Winifred Gelchion (1891-?) child of Martin Matthew Gelchion and Jane E. Hogan
  • Katherine (Kate) Gelchion (1892-?) child of Martin (Matthew) Matthew Gelchion and Jane E. Hogan
  • Jane (Jennie) Gelchion (1895-?) child of Martin (Matthew) Matthew Gelchion and Jane E. Hogan

Notes: George S. Rankin's son William will marry Catherine Agnes McLaughlin on June 24, 1926, Catherine McLaughlin is Jane E. Hogan's 1st cousin once removed. Catherine Agnes McLaughlin is descended from Margaret (Maggie) Agnes Conboy (1866-1951) and Jane E. Hogan is descended from Winifred Conboy (c1833-c1905). Winifred Conboy is the aunt of Margaret Agnes Conboy. The two families must have met by sharing the same house.

Transcription and Interpretation: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) March 13, 2003

Source: US Census, New Jersey, 1910

Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963) on September 25, 1932

Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963) on September 25, 1932 in her husband's 1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series BA Deluxe Sedan at the farm of Ernestus Skinner (1875-1958) in Port Orange, New York.

Original caption:
"Charlotte Freudenberg by her hubby's car. Now I ask you, isn't she a wow. Net Skinner's farm."
Notes

The caption reads: "Charlotte Freudenberg by her hubby's car. Now I ask you, isn't she a wow. Net Skinner's farm." Photograph from the collection of Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963). The car is a 1932 Chevrolet Confederate BA Deluxe Sedan
Source

Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive
Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963)collection

James Gerard Kennedy I (1907-1997) birth certificate


James Gerard Kennedy I (1907-1997) birth certificate

Clara Freudenberg (1889-1959) death certificate



Clara Freudenberg (1889-1959) never married. (b. September 09, 1889, 89 Adam Street, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey 07030-2401, USA - d. November 02, 1959, Keansburg, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07734, USA)

Birth:
Clara was the daughter of Maximillian Freudenberg (1857-1921) and Eloise Lindauer (1860-1935).

Siblings:
Max S. Freudenberg II (1881) who died as an infant; Ada Augusta Freudenberg (1885-1957) who married Ralph Kohlman (1885-1957) the printer; Charles Fredrick Freudenberg (1887-1942) who married Julia Mary Buttomer (1883-1973); Jenny Gertrude Freudenberg (1888) who died as an infant; Arthur Oscar Freudenberg I (1891-1968) a real estate broker who married Maria (Mae) Elisabeth Winblad III (1895-1987); Max Freudenberg III (1893-aft1900) who lived till at least 7 years old and appears on the 1900 census; Louis Julius Freudenberg (1894-1918) who was killed in action in the last battle of World War I; Harry Freudenberg (1895-1896) who died as an infant; Richard F. Freudenberg I (1896-1988) a chemical salesman who married Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963); Eloise Freudenberg (1898) who died as an infant; Eugene Freudenberg (1900-1956) aka Gene Freudenberg who was a freight handler that married Florence Catherine Skinner (1901-1986) and died of emphysema from smoking; Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) a typesetter for the New York Times who married Nora Belle Conklin (1905-1963) and after her death married Lottie Dombrowska (1916-1995); and Grace May Freudenberg (1904-1981) who married George Dewey Sanford I (1898-1965) who worked at a print shop.

Never Married:
Clara never married and she took care of her mother when the family lived in a 2-family house in Jersey City. Clara and her mother lived in the apartment under her brother: Richard F. Freudenberg (1896-1988).

Memories about Clara Freudenberg:
Selma Louise Freudenberg (1920- ) says: "she had a tragic love affair, then never married. She may have had some psychological problems. She went into a decline after losing her job and never recovered. Once Ralph Herman Freudenberg I (1931-1992) made a prank phone call to Clara by disguising his voice and asking her for a date. She got dressed up and of course no one showed up. Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987), the estranged wife of her brother, Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968), took care of Clara for a while, but found her to be too sarcastic and she ended up living in her brother Arthur's house, in Keansburg."

Death:
She died in Keansburg, New Jersey of a heart attack.

Obituary:
Her obituary appeared in the Jersey Journal on Wednesday, November 04, 1959 and reads as follows: "Freudenberg - Clara, on November 2, 1959, of 136 Cottage Street, Jersey City; sister of Arthur, Richard, Ralph, and Mrs. Grace Sanford. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the Otto Mack Funeral Home, Central Avenue and Hutton Street, Jersey City, Thursday, November 5th at 2 p.m. Interment Flower Hill Cemetery, North Bergen."

Burial:
She was buried in the Freudenberg family plot in Flower Hill in North Bergen.

Relationship:
Clara Freudenberg (1889-1959) is the grandaunt of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Olene Andrea Pedersdatter (1819-1912) circa 1900 in Farsund, Norway

Olene Andrea Pedersdatter (1819-1912) Housewife (b. November 10, 1819, Herad parish, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. 1912, Dalen farm, Kvinesdal, Vest-Agder, Norway)

Source:
Original image from the collection of Terje Jostein Skjoldal

Flier says lawyer sent him to Spain

Flier says lawyer sent him to Spain. Schneider names New Yorker as giving him ticket to join loyalist army. Promised $1,500 a month, but he was never paid, so he quit, witness declares - tells story to U.S. officials. Eddie Schneider, 25-year-old aviator, who recently returned to the United States after serving a month in the so-called Yankee Squadron with the Spanish Loyalists, said yesterday that a New York lawyer had negotiated with him for his services abroad. Schneider, who began his career as a flier in 1928, appeared at the Federal Building, where he was questioned by John F. Dailey Jr., Chief Assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Dailey, who last Thursday questioned Bert Acosta and Gordon K. Berry, both of whom served in the same squadron, is conducting an investigation to determine if the service of the Yankee Squadron in Spain was a violation of a federal statute. That statute provides: 'Whoever, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlists or enters himself, or hires or retains another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state colony, district or people as a soldier or as a marine, or seaman on board of any vessel of war, letter or marquee, or privateer, shall be fined not more than $1,000 and imprisoned not more than 4 years.' According to Schneider, the lawyer told him that he would be paid $1,500 a month for his services in the air force and would receive a bonus of $1,000 for every Rebel plane he shot down. The lawyer, he said, gave him his steamship ticket. Schneider, in an interview with newspapermen, said that he had quit Spain because the Loyalist Government had not carried out its obligations under a contract signed in Valencia. The only money he received, he said, came from the Spanish Embassy in Paris, which paid his fare back to the United States. Colonel Lewis Landes, attorney for Schneider, interrupted to say on behalf of his client that Schneider had really quit Spain because he wished to comply with President Roosevelt's neutrality program. Schneider said that Major Thomas Lamphier was still abroad flying for the Loyalists. He said that he himself had taken part in bombing raids daily for about three weeks. The bombers, he said were remodeled sport planes, and the bombs were dropped through floor openings.

Source: New York Times; January 16, 1937

Person: Eddie August Henry Schneider (1911-1940) was a record holding aviator who fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and died in a plane crash in 1940. (b. October 20, 1911; 2nd Avenue and 17th Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York, USA - d. December 23, 1940; Deep Creek and Flatbush Avenue, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York City, New York, USA)

Friday, May 28, 2010

Josephine Veronica Burke (1907-1995) birthday on April 5, 1977


From left to right are: Owen John Burke (1915-1984) aka Owney Burke; John Joseph Burke II (1909-1986); Josephine Veronica Burke (1907-1995) aka May Burke; and William Joseph Burke I (1904-1996) on April 5, 1977 for May's 70th birthday celebration. It is also possible that this was her 75th birthday in 1982. More information will be needed. This photograph is from her own collection.

Nortons in Colonia, New Jersey in 1960


From left to right on couch: Stephen H. Prasky (1897-1965); Josephine (May) Veronica Burke (1907-1995) holding stuffed toy; Bertha Marie Burke (1902-1971) holding Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ); and Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968). Sitting on floor from left to right are: Thomas Patrick Norton III (1947- ); Kenneth Stephen Norton (1955- ); Katherine Mary Norton (1949- ); and Judith (Judy) Elizabeth Norton (1951- ). Photograph taken in 1960 in Colonia, New Jersey at the home of Vincent Girard Norton (1923- ). Color corrected version.

Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968) baptismal certificate

Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968) baptismal certificate. he was baptized on February 28, 1891 at Saint Bridget's Church at 372 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey. Matthew Norton and Ellen Hogan were the sponsors.

Winblads, Freudenbergs, and Schneider circa 1917-1918 most likely in Jersey City, New Jersey

Winblads, Freudenbergs, and Schneider circa 1917-1918 most likely in Jersey City, New Jersey.

From left to right are: Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987); who is sitting in the lap of Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980); Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968) in the black tie; Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940); and Klara Helene Shultz (1895-1973). Sitting on the steps are: Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940); and his sister, Alice Violetta Schneider (1913-2002). On the right side of the picture are: Ada Augusta Freudenberg; Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998); Emil Schneider (1884-1955); and his wife Inga Petersen (1885-1928) circa 1917-1918 at an unknown home. There are two unknown women in chairs on the porch, one of them may be Sophia Pedersen, the sister of Inga, who had married a Schultz.

Source: Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) collection in the Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive

Katherine Mary Norton (1894-1942) death certificate.

Katherine Mary Norton (1894-1942) death certificate.

Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968) requesting to visit his uncle Andrew Cairns (1858-?) on December 16, 1918

Ambulance Co. 31
Sanitary Train 303
December 16, 1918
From: Pvt. 1st class Thomas Norton
To: Commanding General 78th Division (Thru Channels)
Subject: Leave of Absence.

1. Request permission to visit my Uncle, Mr. Andrew Cairns, 24 Rue Flat, Boulogne Sur Mer, this provision to be for the period of seven days.

2. My Uncle is 60 years of age and this would probably be my last opportunity to see him.


3. I enlisted June 13, 1917 and have served with the American Expeditionary Forces since June 11, 1918.

Thomas Norton (signed)



Notes:
Thomas Patrick Norton I (1891-1968) requesting to visit his uncle Andrew Cairns (1858-?) on December 16, 1918. If Andrew Cairns was an uncle he would be a Norton or a Carr. His mother's siblings would all be named Carr. He wouldn't be an in-law since he didn't marry till he returned from the war.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Thomas Patrick Norton (1891-1968) and Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949) marriage certificate from September 27, 1919

Thomas Patrick Norton (1891-1968) and Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949) marriage certificate from September 27, 1919. They were married at Saint John's Roman Catholic Church in Jersey City, New Jersey. The witnesses were Bertha Marie Burke (1902-1971) and James Joseph Norton I (1892-1961).

Emil August Schneider (1886-1955) and Inga Petersen (1885-1928) circa 1915-1920

Emil August Schneider (1886-1955) and Inga Petersen (1885-1928) circa 1915-1920. This is the only known image of them, but others ma exist in other family collections. Image from the Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive from the Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) collection. This image is cropped from a larger image.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Fourth of July picnic circa 1920-1930 in the Bronx, New York

A 4th of July picnic, circa 1920-1930.

Caption: "do you know these taken last 4th of July".
Date: circa 1930
Source: Image from the collection of Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987)

From top of photograph clockwise are: Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) holding food to his mouth; Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939); unknown; Theodore Roosevelt Lattin (1901-1980); unknown with back to camera; unknown; unknown; and unknown.

Hello Tommy. This is your new Aunt Margie broadcasting from California

From: Marguerite Van Rensselaer Schlayer (1891-1972)
To: Thomas Patrick Norton II (1920- )
Date: circa November-December, 1944

"Hello Tommy. This is your new Aunt Margie broadcasting from California. It doesn't seem like Christmas out here, no snow or cold weather. Sure wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Your Uncle Tony [Anton Julius Winblad] joins me in these wishes. Sure hope this mess will be over soon, and all the boys can come home. The best of luck. Love Uncle Tony & Aunt Margie."

McManus and Skinners circa 1945 in Jersey City, New Jersey

From left to right are: George Francis McManus I (1896-1989); Winifred McManus (1928- ); George Francis McManus II (1921-1989) in Navy uniform; Winifred Skinner (1899-1993); and Edward McManus (1925-1989) circa 1945 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Image from Janice Catherine McManus (1956- ).

Wedding of Francis Joseph Woods (1891-1972) aka Frank Woods; and Margerite Jensen (1892-1986) aka Daisy Jensen in 1918 in Chicago

Wedding of Francis Joseph Woods (1891-1972) aka Frank Woods; and Margerite Jensen (1892-1986) aka Daisy Jensen in 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Standing from left to right are: Alvin Jensen (1899-1986) who will marry Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998) around 1928; Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987) who will marry Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993) in 1925; Leonard A. Jensen (1887-1979) who married Gertrude Louise Brock (1892-1944) in 1912; and an unknown woman.

Sitting from left to right are: unknown girl; Francis Joseph Woods (1891-1972) aka Frank Woods, who was the groom; Margerite Jensen (1892-1986) aka Daisy Jensen, who was the bride; and an unknown girl.

Source:
Sandra Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) archive. A high resolution copy is now housed in the Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive.

Sophia Weber (1815-1891) Lindauer

Sophia Weber (1815-1891) Lindauer circa 1860. The image was copied in 1891 and used to hand out at her funeral.

Person: Sophia Weber (1815-1891) aka Sophia Webber, Immigrant from Alsace to USA in 1834 (b. circa May 19, 1815, Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France/Germany - d. October 09, 1891, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)

Source:
Eloise Ensko Higgins (1950- ) archive

Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) and Agnes M. Dimmock (1861-1937) circa 1930-1935 possibly in Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida

Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) and Agnes M. Dimmock (1861-1937) circa 1930-1935 possibly in Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida.

Source: Marion Matie Neumair (1929- ) archive

Long Island Mystery: Arrest of a butcher on suspicion of murder

Long Island Mystery: Arrest of a butcher on suspicion of murder.

At eight o'clock last night Officer O.H. Smith, of the Fourty-fourth Precinct, arrested George H. Powell, a butcher doing business in Washington Market and residing in Marcy, near Myrtle Avenue, who is charged with being an accomplice in the death of Susannah Lattin, of Farmingdale, Long Island, who decease[d] at the alleged private lying-in asylum of Dr. Grindle, No. 6 Amity Street, New York, has already been noticed in the [Brooklyn] Eagle. It is alleged that a few months since Powell hired some furnished rooms on Myrtle Avenue, near Ryerson Street, to which place it is stated he took Miss Lattin and introduced her as his wife. It is also alleged that after living with her there as his wife, he afterwards took her to No. 6 Amity Street for treatement, and introduced her there also as his wife. It will be remembered that Daune, Dr. Grindle's student, who testified at the inquest commenced by Coroner Rollins on Saturday, recognized Powell as the man who had called on the deceased several times before her death, and from whom at her desire, he obtained the necessary instructions for forwarding a letter to her parents, when Dr. Finell of West Houston Street informed her of the precarious state she was placed in. Powell is 38 years of age a butcher by trade, and is married. He was sent last night to the Fifteenth Precinct Station House in New York to await the action of Coroner Rollins, who will resume the investigation relative to the cause of Miss Lattin's death on Thursday next.

Source: Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, September 01, 1868

Person: Susannah Lattin (1848-1868) died in childbirth at an illegal abortion and adoption clinic in Manhattan run by Henry Dyer Grindle (1826-1902) on August 27, 1868. (b. January 07, 1848, Farmingdale, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, 11735, USA - d. August 27, 1868, 6 Amity Place, New York City, New York, USA)

Schneider Makes Record Flight East

Schneider Makes Record Flight East. Pilot, 18, Cuts Goldsborough's Junior Coast-To-Coast Mark By 1 Hour. Lowers Round-Trip Time. Jersey City High School Boy Arrives From Los Angeles in 27 Hours 19 Minutes, Dodging Storm on Way.

Roosevelt Field, Long Island; August 24, 1930. In his trim little Cessna monoplane Edward Schneider, 18-year-old high school student, roared across the field here this afternoon, descended in a series of tight spiral turns and touched his wheels at 4:03 to establish new junior transcontinental flying records. Despite two setbacks, one over Kansas when his compass refused to function, and another when a storm overtook him over the treacherous Alleghenies on today's non-stop leg from Columbus, Ohio, the youthful pilot set his flying time between Los Angeles and Roosevelt Field at 27 hours and 36 minutes the former mark of 29 hours 55 minutes set by Frank Goldsborough, who was killed recently in a crash in the White Mountains. Schneider was greeted by his father, Emil A. Schneider, of 114 Carleton Avenue, Jersey City, others of the family and 2,500 enthusiastic Sunday visitors to the field here. He started from Los Angeles last Thursday and made three overnight stops en route. On landing, he said that the storm was on its way here, and stood by while mechanics hurried his plane into a hanger. He said that he was too hungry to talk about his trip. Then when his hunger had been partially appeased by a sandwich the young pilot related his experiences on the last leg of his flight. Weather reports had not been too good when he was ready to take off from Columbus. He counted on an even chance to ‘get through,’ however, and pushed on with the knowledge that he was on the air mail route, with its emergency landing fields and better sectional airports at frequent intervals in case he were forced down. As he neared Uniontown, Pennsylvania, he had to leave the course about thirty miles to the south, he said, to avoid a severe storm which was then over Pittsburgh. As he came up over the Alleghenies, approaching Middletown from the west, a strong headwind was encountered which brought with it a strata of low-hanging clouds. He could not see the ground for a while, he said, as he flew above the clouds rather than hitting one of the mountains. With no landmarks to check by and no radio guidance, he headed for New York by compass and got his next land check near Stroudsbourg, Pennsylvania. Keeping the mail route under him, again he headed for New Brunswick and, finding visibility fair beneath him, he continued on over the flats of New Jersey, the Hudson and East rivers and the outlying sections of New York City. He maintained high attitude so he would be able to wheel and run from thickening weather which was approaching. A few moments after he landed here the skies darkened and mechanics and others on the field rushed their planes into hangers or took precautions to prevent them from being damaged in the approaching storm Schneider and his family left the field almost immediately and motored to their home in Jersey City. In addition to lowering Goldsborough’s record for the trip from Los Angeles to New York Schneider also broke the junior records for the east-west trip last week and the record for the round trip journey concluded today. He left Westfield, New Jersey, last week and, with several overnight stops en route, landed at Los Angeles in 29 hours and 55 minutes of flying time, 4 hours and 22 minutes faster than Goldsborough’s time over the same route. His flying time for the round trip was therefore 57 hours and 14 minutes, against his predecessor’s record of 62 hours and 58 minutes.

Source: New York Times, August 25, 1930

Person: Eddie August Henry Schneider (1911-1940) was a record holding aviator who fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and died in a plane crash in 1940. (b. October 20, 1911; 2nd Avenue and 17th Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York, USA - d. December 23, 1940; Deep Creek and Flatbush Avenue, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York City, New York, USA)

2 die as planes crash at field

2 Die as Planes Crash at Field. Eddie Schneider, Who Flew at 15, is Killed When His Craft and Navy Trainer Collide. Passenger Also Victim. US Ship is Landed Safely at Floyd Bennett Airport Despite Damaged Wings.

Eddie Schneider, who started flying when he was 15 years old and set a junior transcontinental record in 1930 at the age of 18, was killed with a student passenger yesterday when their light training plane was in collision with a Naval Reserve plane, also on a training flight, just west of Floyd Bennett Field. The Naval Reserve plane landed safely at the field but Schneider's plane went into a spin, tore off a wing, and crashed into Deep Creek, a few hundred feet across Flatbush Avenue from the city airport in Brooklyn. Both Schneider and his passenger, George W. Herzog, 37, a contractor living at 535 North Second Street, New Hyde Park, Long Island, were dead when their bodies were pulled from the submerged wreckage. At the Naval Reserve base at Floyd Bennett Field it was said the Navy biplane, a Stearman trainer, had been piloted by Ensign Kenneth A, Kuehner, 25, of Minister, Ohio, with Second Class Seaman Frank Newcomer, of Rochester, Ohio, as a passenger. The right lower wing of the naval plane, the left upper wing and the propeller were damaged. The third accident, in two weeks in which a Naval Reserve plane based at Floyd Bennett Field was involved, it brought the comment from Dock Commissioner John McKenzie that it was the sort of thing to be expected “where there are training: flights at an airport.” “That is the point that Mayor La Guardia has been making". Mr. McKenzie said, "in his efforts to keep training away from commercial fields" Police said the witnesses to the accident were agreed that the Naval Reserve plane was crossing above the plane piloted by Schneider, a high-wing Piper Tandem Cub monoplane, as the two approached the field for a landing 600 feet above Deep Creek, Schneider's plane went into a tight spin as the two planes disengaged after colliding, the witnesses said, appeared to straighten out and then plummeted into the water as its left wing tore loose. Many would-be rescuers were on the scene within, a few moments, including police, Coast Guardsmen and fliers from Floyd Bennett Field. The bodies of the two men were pulled quickly from the wreckage and onto a half-submerged barge near which the plane fell, but it appeared both had been killed when the plane hit the water. Joseph Hanley, first assistant district attorney of Kings County, opened an investigation at the scene and a naval board of inquiry, headed by Commander H. R. Bowes, was ordered convened by the Navy Department in Washington. Schneider lived at 32-50 Seventy-third Street, Jackson Heights, Queens. He leaves a widow. Herzog leaves a widow and two children. He had been flying some time, holding a limited commercial pilot's license, but had enrolled for a refresher course with the Archie Baxter Flying Service, Inc., owner of the plane. Schneider was an instructor at the school. The bodies of the two men were taken to Floyd Bennett Field pending funeral arrangements. Schneider first gained public attention as a flier in the Summer of 1930 when he announced plans for an attempt to break the junior transcontinental east-west record of 34 hours 57 minutes set the year before by 15-year-old Frank Goldsborough, who was later killed. Taking off from Westfield, New Jersey, August 14, he landed at Los Angeles four days later with a new elapsed time mark of 29 hours 55 minutes. He then flew the west-east passage in 27 hours 19 minutes to better Goldsborough's time for that flight and also for the round trip. He continued active in aviation, competing in National Air Tours, races, and as an instructor. He went to Spain in 1936 to fly for the Loyalists, but returned the next year without having collected the $1,500-a-month pay that was promised him. He and other American fliers were looked on with suspicion by many of the Loyalists, he said, because they were not Communists. Schneider had a narrow escape from death May 15, 1935, when the engine of his training plane failed and it fell into Newark Bay with him and a student passenger shortly after they had taken off from Jersey City Airport, of which he then was manager. Schneider's father, Emil, a Jersey City banker, financed his son's transcontinental flight after having first opposed his efforts to become a flier. The boy had quit school at 15 and worked as a mechanic at Roosevelt Field, Mineola, Long Island, and at the Westfield airport to secure money for flying lessons. He was the youngest licensed flier in the country when he received a limited commercial license shortly after his eighteenth birthday in 1929.

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Transcribed by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) on February 10, 2005

Source:
New York Times, New York, December 24, 1940

Person:
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) was a record holding aviator who fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and died in a plane crash (b. October 20, 1911, 2nd Avenue and 17th Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York, USA - d. December 23, 1940, Deep Creek and Flatbush Avenue, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York City, New York, USA)

Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) circa 1950



Carl Frederick Tandberg (1910-1988) circa 1950

Alfred Naess (1877–1955) circa 1900-1910

Alfred Naess (1877–1955) circa 1900-1910. Image from the collection of Sharon Cangelosi.

Leif Jensen (1885-1955) circa 1915-1920 in Chicago, Illinois


Leif Jensen (1885-1955) circa 1915-1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a stockbroker at Paul H. Davis Brokerage (aka Hornblower and Weeks). Image from the Muriel Elaine Jensen (1928- ) collection.

Children of Andrew Havig Jensen (1861-1930) and Lena Elaine Olsen (1860-1938) circa 1950-1955

Children of Andrew Havig Jensen (1861-1930) and Lena Elaine Olsen (1860-1938) aka Hannah Eline Olsdatter circa 1950-1955. From left to right are: Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) aka Ab Jensen; Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993); Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987); Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998); William Holm (1891-1983) aka Bill Holm; Goldie Jensen (1891-1965); Francis Joseph Woods (1891-1972) aka Frank Woods; Marguerite Jensen (1891-1986) aka Daisy Jensen; Mary Jensen (1883-1969) aka Marie Jensen; Leonard Jensen (1887-1979); Agnes Hansen (1890-1965) who was married to Leif; and Leif Jensen (1885-1955). The role of Santa Claus was played by John Mahlon Shanahan (1927-1994).

Image from the collection of Sandra Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) aka Sandy Shanahan.

Vincent Gerard Norton (1923-2005) and Thomas Patrick Norton II (1920- ) circa 1943

Brothers in Service. P.F.C. Vincent and Radio M2/c Thomas Norton, sons of Mrs. Thomas Norton Norton, Sr., 603 Garfield Avenue. Vincent entered service in May, 1943, Thomas, husband of the former Selma Freudenberg, enlisted in June, 1942. He was in the Sicilian invasion and is now on convoy duty. Vincent is somewhere overseas.

Source: Most likely the Jersey Journal, circa 1943-1944

Monday, May 24, 2010

Google Base deleting information

Even Google who I always expected to be good at archiving information deletes info as their scope changes. I expect it of Yahoo, but not Google. There was Google Base, and experimental database where you could add all sorts of information including things for sale. The scope has changed and it is now a commerce site. It is now Google Merchant and it appears that all 1,000 biographies I added are gone. The best strategy to manage your digital footprint is store information at a minimum of three sites. I thought Flickr was good but it appears that once you stop your yearly payment the organization of your images are no longer seen by others in sets and organized in chronological order.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Kodak Zi6 video camera problems wit5h camera freezing after a few minutes

I have a Kodak Zi6 video camera that is just awful. Since they updated the firmware to accept memory cards >1 GB the camera freezes and you have to remove the batteries to reboot it. It just records a few minutes then the screen freezes. I can see over a dozen complaints about it online but Kodak hasn't issued a fix for it yet, and doesn't seem as they are going to. I used the Kodak chat help line and they weren't aware of the problem despite there being multiple mentions of it in their complaint forum. They told me I had to format the disks in the camera and I did. That had no effect. The last record time was eleven minutes before the camera froze.

Addendum:
I wrote to Kodak and about three weeks later I received a reply and a new Kodak 2 GB SDHC memory chip in the mail. That solved the problem. It appears that you need to use Kodak formatted memory. Previously I had used a Sandisk 8 GB SDHC memory card, then the online help forum told me I had to reformat it in the camera. That had no effect. I would have preferred Kodak send me an 8 GB memory card, but I am glad that the problem is resolved. Kodak sells their 8 GB cards for $47.56 and I just paid $40 for a pair of 8 GB cards at Costco. So the camera is not a good value if I have to use Kodak branded memory cards. I paid about $200 for the camera and I will have to overpay by $30 anytime I buy new memory cards to use for extended shoots. I bought this camera over the new Zip just because it had removable memory cards. By the way, I bought the Flip Video Mino while I was waiting to resolve the Kodak problem and I am satisfied with it. It has 8 GB of internal memory. I now have three solid state video cameras. The original Flip, the Kodak Zi6 and now the Flip Video Mino. I keep the original Flip in the trunk of my car with the batteries out as my backup.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

The Bain News Service photograph collection at the Library of Congress

The Bain News Service photograph collection at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has been scanning images from the Bain News Service that are on glass negatives and posting them to Flickr Commons to use crowd sourcing to figure out who the people are that are named in the images. They post the images to Flickr Commons each Friday.

I just did a quick calculation. There are 40,000 Bain negatives according to the Library of Congress website. If they are releasing them at a rate of 40 per week it will take 1,000 weeks to complete the project. With 52 weeks in the year it will take 19.2 years to complete the project. We can round that up to 20 years since most weeks there are less than 40, and for several weeks none were posted.

The LOC also has a newspaper scanning project that is equally slow paced. Google Books started in 2004 and has already scanned 10 millions books by the end of 2009.

Friday, May 07, 2010

Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video Camera Camcorder freezes

I have a Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video Camera Camcorder that freezes when recording after a minute or so. You have to remove the batteries to get it to reboot, and then it freezes again. I tried changing the batteries and changing the memory card but it still happens after a few minutes.

It seems to have started when I updated the firmware to version 1.1.1. The update was supposed to allow me to to use a memory card higher than the 1 Gbyte provided.

I can't recommend anyone buying a Kodak video camera including the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera Camcorder. Despite multiple complaints about the camera, Kodak has not issued a fix.

Geek Squad at BestBuy appears to have stopped carrying the Zi6 and Zi8 and instead they recommend the Flip camera.

I have the first generation Flip camera and it is easy to use and the only trade-off is there is no removable memory. When the memory fills up you have download it to a computer.

Addendum:
I wrote to Kodak and about three weeks later I received a reply and a new Kodak 2 GB SDHC memory chip in the mail. That solved the problem. It appears that you need to use Kodak formatted memory. Previously I had used a Sandisk 8 GB SDHC memory card, then the online help forum told me I had to reformat it in the camera. That had no effect. I would have preferred Kodak send me an 8 GB memory card, but I am glad that the problem is resolved. Kodak sells their 8 GB cards for $47.56 and I just paid $40 for a pair of 8 GB cards at Costco. So the camera is not a good value if I have to use Kodak branded memory cards. I paid about $200 for the camera and I will have to overpay by $30 anytime I buy new memory cards to use for extended shoots. I bought this camera over the new Zip just because it had removable memory cards.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Johan Israel Näslund (1822-1906) Swedish biography

29. Johan Israel Næslund (1871-1906), f. 26 maj 1822 i Vemdalen, Hede pastorat, son af komm. i Torsåker v. pastor Israel Næslund och Johanna Gustava Ruuth. Stud. i Ups. vt. 1842, prästv. 16 juli 1845till komm. adj. i Ytterlännäs, förestod under jan. 1847 och maj 1848 någraveckor sacellanien i Högsjö;. past. adj. i Sollefteå 20 juni 1849, sköttepastoralvården därst. under khdens deltagande i riksdagen 1853-54. Så-som sökande till kapellansysslan på Hemsön uppfördes han ej på konsist.-förslaget, men klagade hos K. Maj:t, erhöll 3. rummet och vid valet de flestarösterna samt utn. till kapellpred. å Hemsön 14 nov. 1853, tilltr. 1 maj1885. Afl. past. examen 31 mars 1859. Med begärdt afsked från kapellpr.tjänsten utn. till högmässopredikant och t. f. pastor i Hsand 13 juli 1859,khde i Näs pastorat 9 dec. 1864, tilltr. 1 maj 1866; folkskoleinspektörunder åren 1870 och 71. Utn. khde i Ragunda 6 nov. 1871; tilltr. 1 dec.Första året efter tillträdet måste han ensam sköta 3 af pastoratets kyrkor.L. N. O. 1 dec. 1887. Den vördnadsvärde, präktige församlingsherden af-led 10 nov. 1906 och begrofs d. 22 i samma månad af kontr. prosten Ol.Löfvenmark, som i ett sedan tryckt tal sympatiskt skildrat den aflidnesminne, hans Gudi hängifna sinne, hans stora osjälfviskhet hans rika kär-lek, mognad och luttrad i en lång trons och lidandets skola. Betecknandeför khde Næslunds sinnelag och hans ömhet för ortens fattiga är i syn-nerhet en af minnestecknaren omtalad episod, då han en gång efter atthafva uppburit 6,900 kronor i skogsmedel för flera år, några dagar se-nare med strålande ansikte utbrast: "Nu har jag bara 900 kronor kvar"!Det hade blifvit hans andra natur att utan ringaste anspråk på tack ochlön göra godt och glömma sig själf för andra. Under hans pastorstid bi-föll Kgl. Maj:t 21 juli 1876 en ansökan från Köttsjö byamän i Ragundas:n att få anlägga egen begrafningsplats för sina döda.G. 1) 26/8 1849 m. Emma Maria Falk, f. i Råda (Värml.) 23/5 1817, dotteraf Herman Adolf Falk, öfver- och hofjägmästare, och Brita Kristina Geijer;d. i Hsand 22/9 1860;2) 1862 m. Charlotta Sofia Berg, f. i Göteborg 17/4 1825, dotter af spegel-fabrikören därst. Johan Martin Berg och Johanna Charlotta Jonsson; sjuklig,d. 10/11 1895.Barn i förra giftet: Johan Theodor, d. 26/9 1860, 3 år 9 m. 27 d.; Carl HermanIsrael, f. 13/5 1852 i Sollefteå, agent; Johan Emanuel, f. 13/5 1852 tvill., d. 1853;i senare g.: Johan Gustaf, f. 1863, d. s. å.; Carl Johan, f. 5/4 1864 i Hsand. stud.1882, landtbruksinspektor.Tr.:Predikan på 22. sönd. eft. Tref. (i: Predikningar af Hernösands stiftsprester 2. 1884).

My neighbor and his territorial behaviour

More neighbor problems today. We have a fence that separates us, that they installed. But they insist on killing any plants that are growing on the fence. They cut parts of the kiwi vine that was touching the fence, killing most of the plant. The wife said that she did it, and said she will continue to do it. They are definitely not pleasant people to us. My solution is to add a trellis on my side of the fence and visit City Hall tomorrow and have the township explain the rules to me about having a fence on the property line and what the rules of behavior are for one. When I went over to talk to them, they complained that I was purposefully turning the corner of my yard into a swamp. The corner of my yard does turn into a swamp when it rains because their rain water runs onto my property. Last year they had a PVC pipe running from their downspout onto the edge of their property so all the water would come onto my property. When I asked them to remove it they did. Last year I caught the old man, the grandfather, throwing trash into my yard. When I confronted him he said: "It probably came from your yard anyway." I said: "Is that behavior that you want to teach your grandchildren?" My solution to the water coming onto my yard is to build a berm of dirt so the water is directed out to the street instead of into my yard. I am heading to Home Depot now to get some pressure treated trellis for the grapes and kiwis to grow onto. I am hoping that will solve the problem amicably.

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Flickr will delete your images "If your free account is inactive for 90 consecutive days"

What is it with Yahoo and Flickr? Here is what they have posted at their website: "Note: If your free account is inactive for 90 consecutive days, it will be deleted." It seems that Yahoo is holding your images hostage, pay up or your life's work will be deleted. I have had a paid account for two years, but I was wondering today what is going to happen when I die, what will happen to my images? Yahoo doesn't have a good history of being a good steward for the digital age. They deleted all the images at Yahoo Photos. They deleted all the images and personal information in their first iteration of Yahoo Profiles when they ... See Moreforced people to migrate to Yahoo 360. Yahoo 360 was to be more like Facebook, and that closed and the information deleted. They also deleted all the images and information stored in Geocities when they bought that and later closed it. You can buy a terabyte of magnetic storage for less than $50. If Yahoo can't get a return on their investment, maybe it is better that they just wither up and die as an Internet company.