52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge - Week 5 -  At the Library

For this week's challenge I picked my grandmother, Caryl Pruett Showalter.  I remember Grandma reading to me from the big white bible on the coffee table.  It was illustrated with beautiful drawings.  I loved those stories.  She also gave me many many books.  I think she sent me the entire series of Nancy Drew books when I was about nine.  I will never forget her.  She was the best Grandma.

Caryl Ellen (Pruett) Showalter (1908 - 2000) 

Biography

Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Buckingham.

Caryl Ellen Pruett was born on August 19, 1908 in Oakland, California ^[1] to Ralph Pruett and Josephine Oakley Benham.
Caryl's paternal grandfather, James Pruett, was a physician who migrated to Oakland California from Oregon in 1898. Her father Ralph moved with his family to Oakland but returned to Oregon in 1904 and in 1907 he married Josie Pruett. The couple went back to Oakland for the birth of their first child. Her uncle, William "Clifford" Pruett was also a physician who delivered Caryl into the world.

Corvalis Oregon.

The young family lived with Ralph's parents until about 1910 when the family returned to Bell Fountain, Oregon where she spent her early childhood years.^[2]

Caryl as an infant about 1909.

Life in Bellfountain and Corvallis was idyllic for Caryl. The community she lived in was settled by her great grandparents in the 1850s and was still a rural farming community when she lived there with her family.
In 1910, Josie and Ralph Pruett were ready for a home of their own and began searching in the town of Corvallis.^[3]

"Mrs. Ralph Pruett and little daughter, of Oakland, Cal., arrived Sunday evening. They expect to locate in this vicinity if they find suitable location. At present Mrs. Pruett is at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Edwards"

Caryl attended school and enjoyed time with her best friend Francis Jane. Her younger sisters were also included in outdoor picnics, plays and garden parties.

Caryl, Ruth and Esther in Corvallis.

When Caryl was four her parents took her and her sister Ruth out to visit family friends, the Herrons.^[4]

"Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pruett and little little daughters left yesterday for the Herron home at Irish Bend to spend a week or two enjoying the pleasures of farm life."

"Irish Bend - a loosely bordered community northeast of Monroe - is one of the few areas with notable Irish history in Benton County", said Mary Gallagher, collections manager for the Benton County Historical Society and Museum. The area is named for James Martin and brothers Robert and Tom Herron, Irishmen who settled there about 1860 and became the first wheat growers in Benton County, according to various sources.^[5]

Caryl, Ruth and Esther's garden party.

In 1919 Caryl was living temporarily with her grandparents Ellen and Joseph Edwards^[6] while her parents were getting settled at the logging camp in Bullwinkle, California where Ralph was made manager of the general merchandise store for the Little River Redwood Company.^[7] Caryl had a close relationship with her Grandmother Ellen Edwards. Her grandparents were frequent visitors to the Pruett's home. Ellen and Joseph spent the winter months of early 1920 in Bullwinkle and returned to Bellfountain in May.^[8]
Caryl listed on the 1920 census with her parents and siblings living in Humboldt county.^[9]

Caryl and Francis Jane.

"Crannell (formerly, Bullwinkel, Bulwinkle, Crannel, and Camp Nine) is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. The location was formerly a company town for sawmill workers of the Little River Redwood Company, organized in 1893 by owners in Ottawa and western New York. Company headquarters were in Tonawanda. The California sawmill commenced operations in 1908. The post office opened in 1909 was named for property owner Conrad Bulwinkle. In 1922 the community was renamed for Little River Redwood Company president Levi Crannell. The town was served by the Trinidad extension of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from 1911 to 1933."^[10]

Sunny day in California.

They family traveled back to Oregon many times over the next several years to visit family and friends. In 1925, Caryl's father Ralph accepted a job in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California and the family moved from Humboldt county down to Santa Rosa when Caryl was about 17 years old.^[11]

"Pruetts in Santa Rosa"

"A number of Corvallis friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pruett and family will be interested In learning that the Pruetts have Just purchased a new home in Santa Rosa, Cal., and are now at home In that city. Mrs. Pruett's mother,. Mrs. J. H Edwards, has Just recently returned to her Corvallis home from a visit to the Pruetts In Santa Rosa and found them pleasantly located there. Mrs. Edwards saw Mr. and Mrs. G. Lansing Hurd In Santa Rosa and found them progressing and happy in their new home."

Her Grandma Edwards suffered from high blood pressure and lost her eyesight sometime in 1928. Caryl came up from Santa Rosa to care for her. She attended her last year of high school in Corvallis and graduated not long after her Grandma passed away.^[12]

Caryl in 1929.

"Pruetts Leave".^[13]

"Mrs. J. R. Pruett and her daughter, Miss Caryl Pruett, left yesterday to make brief stops with relatives in Oregon enroute back to their home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Mrs. Pruett came here two or throe weeks ago to be present for the commencement exercises at Corvallis high school, her daughter Caryl being a member of the class. She visited her mother, Mrs. J. H. Edwards, and was here at the time Mrs. Edwards was stricken with paralysis and through her final illness. Mrs. Pruett formerly formerly was a resident of Corvallis."
Caryl returned to Santa Rosa and lived with her parents until 1934.^[14] Caryl married Cecil Oscar Showalter on June 16, 1934 in Santa Rosa.^[15]

Cecil Showalter.

Miss Caryl Pruett Betrothed to Cecil Showalter

"On the eve of the arrival of relatives relatives to enjoy the carnival festivities. Miss Caryl Pruett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pruett. announced her engagement to Cecil Showalter, well known young oil company employee. The betrothal was told to members of the T. X. T. class Thursday evening at a meeting at the Baptist church parsonage, Mrs. A. L. McCart being the hostess.

In letting the "cat out of the bag,"' Miss Pruett and her. hostess actually resorted to that expedient. A complacent household pet was liberated among the guests from a large paper bag, to reveal the information that the young couple were planning to be married. The date of the wedding has not been set.

Miss Pruett. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pruett of Silva Lane, is the sister of Mrs. Wesley Lachman and Mrs. Kenneth Schaffer of San Francisco, who were married a year or so ago. She graduated from the high school in Corvallis, Oregon, before coming here eight years ago with the other members of the family, and has attended the local Junior College.

Mr. Showalter attended the local public schools. He is a member of the Old Fellows Lodge, and well known among the younger business men of Sonoma, county.

Present when the engagement was revealed were Mrs. Ambrose Dye, Mrs. Orval Estes, Mrs. Leslie Smith, Mrs. Lloyd Yarbrough. Mrs. G. E. Wheaton, Mrs. Foster Russell. Miss Elizabeth Erwin, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Maxine Coy, Miss Pruett and Mrs. McCart."

Goat Rock near the cabin.

Caryl's parents purchased a rustic cabin on the ocean near Mann's ranch. It became an important part of family life. Cecil was an avid hunter and fisherman and the Showalters spent most weekends in the summer at the cabin with their extended family. Guy and Ruby Mann who lived on Mann Ranch (formerly Gleason Ranch) near Bodega Bay in Sonoma county were close family friends. Mann Ranch Historic Landmark
Caryl and Cecil were both active members of the First Baptist Church of Santa Rosa^[16]. Caryl was devoted to her faith and remained so for her lifetime. The church was also called "The Church of One Tree" and was built in 1873 from a single redwood tree milled in Guerneville, California. The tree used to construct the Church stood 275 feet high and was 18 feet in diameter.^[17] A photo of the church can been viewed here.
The Showalter family enjoyed celebrating holidays and family events at the Pruett home. On Christmas day in 1939 the family gathered to celebrate. Caryl maintained a close relationship with her sisters and brothers throughout her life.

Christmas 1939.

Caryl and Cecil lived in Santa Rosa and raised three children.^[18] Caryl's mother Josie died in December of 1948.^[19] The Showalters were living at 582 Silva Avenue in Santa Rosa in 1949 and Cecil's occupation is listed as fire fighter in the Santa Rosa city directory.^[20] Caryl and her daughter Jo Anne attended the Baptist Guild mother-daughter banquet in 1951.^[21] In 1952 her father Ralph died suddenly while out on a walk.^[22]

Caryl and Cecil in later years.

Cecil passed away on October 2, 1973 in Santa Rosa.^[23] Caryl lived in their home on King Street until 1977 when she moved to Maryland to be near her daughter Jo Anne Short.
Caryl lived a long life of ninety-one years and passed away surrounded by her family on June 3, 2000 in La Plata, Maryland. ^[24] Her obituary was printed in the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa on June 6, 2000.^[25] Her remains are buried in the Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery. She and Cecil and buried together in the same grave site.^[26]

SHOWALTER, Caryl Ellen Passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2000 at Charles County Nursing Rehab Center. Age 91. Born August 19, 1908 in Oakland, CA. Coming from Santa Rosa, CA, she lived in La Plata, MD since 1977. Member of La Plata Baptist Church. Loved taking care of and spending time with family. She was a homemaker. Wife of the late Cecil Oscar Showalter. Daughter of the late James Ralph and Josephine Pruett. Mother of Jo Anne Short of La Plata, MD, John Pruett Showalter of Ketchan, AK and the late James Clifford Showalter; Sister of Benjamin Pruett of Bellingham, WA; Mother-in-law of Ray Short of La Plata, MD, Christie Showalter of Ketchan, AK, and Diane Showalter of Santa Rosa, CA. Also survived by 8 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild. Preceded in death by 2 sisters and 1 brother. Graveside services will be held June 8, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. at Sebastopol Memorial Gardens, Sebastopol, CA. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Charles Co., P.O. Box 1703, La Plata, MD 20646. Arrangements by AREHART-ECHOLS FUNERAL HOME, La Plata, MD.

Sources

1. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGKC-372 : 27 November 2014), Carrol E Pruett (incorrectly indexed of Caryl E Pruett), 19 Aug 1908; citing Alameda, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLYX-LWY : accessed 17 June 2018), Canil E Pruett in household of James R Pruett, Bellfountain, Benton, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1278; FHL microfilm 1,375,291.
3. ↑ "The City and Vicinity" Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon). 09 Mar 1910, Wednesday Page 3 (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21050914/corvallis_gazettetimes/
4. ↑ "Mainly About People". Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon). 3 Aug 1912, Tuesday Page 2 (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10912774/corvallis_gazettetimes/
5. ↑ "Irish Bend: Landmarks Fade, Loyalties Cling Dear." Corvallis Gazette Times. March 17, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2018. https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/irish-bend-landmarks-fade-loyalties-cling-dear/article_c6b68bef-e8dc-5837-8fce-f359d704750d.html.
6. ↑ "People --- Events", Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon), Thursday, March 16, 1916, p. 3, col 4, for "Miss Caryl Pruett"; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 Sep 2017).
7. ↑ "People --- Events", Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon), Saturday, January 18, 1919 p. 4, col 2, for "Takes California Position Ralph J. Pruett"; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 Sep 2017).
8. ↑ "People --- Events", Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon), Thursday, May 13, 1920, p. 3, col 4, for "Return from California"; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 Sep 2017).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3Y-JCV : accessed 18 June 2018), Caroyl Pruett in household of Ralph Pruett, Trinidad, Humboldt, California, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 1A, line 31, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 99; FHL microfilm 1,820,099.
10. ↑ "Crannell, California." Wikipedia. June 16, 2018. Accessed June 18, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crannell,_California.
11. ↑ "Pruetts in Santa Rosa. Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon). 19 Nov 1925, Thursday Page 3. (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10908836/corvallis_gazettetimes/?xid=637
12. ↑ "Pruetts Leave", Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon), Monday, June 10, 1929, p. 3, col 3, for "Josephine and Caryl Pruett return to California after Caryl's Graduation and Ellen's death."; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 31 Aug 2017).
13. ↑ "Pruetts Leave". Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, Oregon). 10 Jun 1929, Monday. Main Edition, Page 3. (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10908965/corvallis_gazettetimes/?xid=637
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJW-1D8 : accessed 18 June 2018), Caryl E Pruett in household of James R Pruett, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 2B, line 72, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 222; FHL microfilm 2,339,957.
15. ↑ "Marriage Licenses". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). 12 Jun 1934, Tuesday Page 4 (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11688346/the_press_democrat/?xid=637
16. ↑ "T.N.T. Class Enjoys Evening at J. R. Pruett Home". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) 17 Oct 1936, Saturday. Page 6 (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10980753/the_press_democrat/?xid=637
17. ↑ "Church of One Tree." Wikipedia. June 10, 2018. Accessed June 18, 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_One_Tree.
18. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96Z-S3L : accessed 18 June 2018), Caryl Showalter in household of Cecil Showalter, Ward 9, Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Judicial Township, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-46, sheet 6A, line 11, family 152, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 350.
19. ↑ California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

    Name: Josephine B Pruett

    [Josephine B Benham]

    Gender: Female

    Birth Date: 4 Feb 1886

    Birth Place: Minnesota

    Death Date: 27 Dec 1948

    Death Place: Sonoma

    Mother's Maiden Name: White

    Father's Surname: Benham

20. ↑ Title: Santa Rosa, California, City Directory, 1949. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, pg. 213.
21. ↑ "Baptist Guilds Mother-Daughter Mother-Daughter Mother-Daughter Banquet Is Held". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). 21 May 1951, Monday Page 10. (newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11689284/the_press_democrat/?xid=637
22. ↑ California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

    Name: James Ralph Pruett

    Gender: Male

    Birth Date: 14 May 1878

    Birth Place: Oregon

    Death Date: 16 Nov 1952

    Death Place: Sonoma

    Mother's Maiden Name: Buckingham

    Father's Surname: Pruett

23. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCK-L49 : 26 November 2014), Cecil O Showalter, 02 Oct 1973; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

    Name Cecil O Showalter

    Event Type Death

    Event Date 02 Oct 1973

    Event Place Sonoma, California, United States

    Birth Date 07 Nov 1908

    Birthplace California

    Gender Male

24. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3L9-D6L : 20 May 2014), Caryl E Showalter, born 19 Aug 1908, died 03 Jun 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
25. ↑ "SHOWALTER, Caryl Ellen". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) 6 June 2000 Tuesday.
26. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 June 2018), memorial page for Caryl Ellen Pruett Showalter (19 Aug 1908–3 Jun 2000), Find A Grave Memorial no. 180353529, citing Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California, USA ; Maintained by sophie bourbilleres-showalter (contributor 47118368) .

 

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge - Week 4 -  I'd Like To Meet

For this week's challenge I picked my 7x great grandmother, Waite Sherman Lee.

Waite (Sherman) Lee (1743 - 1833)

Biography

Waite was a Quaker

Birth

Waite Sherman was born on 9 Dec 1743 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts to Ebenezer Sherman and Waite Barker.^[1][2][3][4]

Family Origins and Migrations

Waite's great great grandfather was Philip Sherman who arrived in Massachusetts about 1632 from England and was banished as a result of the Antinomian Controversy. He settled in Rhode Island in 1634 and was a signer of the Portsmouth Compact in 1638.^[5] Her great grandfather, Peleg Sherman moved with his family to Dartmouth, Massachusetts before 1662 when her grandfather Daniel was born.^[6]

Apponegansett Meeting House

Once banished to Rhode Island, "by 1664, the Quakers were moving into the friendlier Pilgrim Proprietorship of Dartmouth, Massachusetts along the southeastern edge of the Plymouth Colony, including the island of Nantucket and the region later to become New Bedford. By 1699, they had established the Apponagansett Meeting House in Dartmouth."^[7] We find her grandfather Daniel listed as an early settler in 1694 in the Old Colony records.^[8]
"Many of the first residents of Old Dartmouth conformed to the Quaker (Society of Friends) religious doctrine and were not affiliated with the church or government of the old Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts. They chose to settle in the fertile agricultural lands and coastal areas of Old Dartmouth where they “. . . would be free to worship according to the dictates of their conscience.” "^[9]
Sometime between the birth of her youngest sister Hannah in Dartmouth in 1748^[10] and 1755 her family migrated to Dutchess County, New York. Waite's father Ebenezer and her brothers Joshua, Moses and Daniel are on the list of the Quakers that were living in Dutchess County, New York on April 22, 1755. Her husband Thomas was also living in Dutchess County in 1755 but his name nor the name of his father are listed as being Quaker.^[11]

Marriage to Thomas Lee

Waite married Thomas Lee in 1760.^[3][12]
The marriage of Thomas and Waite is confirmed in the "addition and corrections" of the The Settlers of the Beekman Patent series, by Frank J. Doherty, Vol. 9, pg. 883. "Page 14: Lee Family. Thomas Lee married Waity, dau. of Ebenezer and Waite (Barker) Sherman. Wait was not a daughter of Joshua and Mary (Soule) Sherman but a sister to Joshua Sherman."^[13]
James Guinn was a prominent educator and historian in southern California during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and also was Secretary of the Historical Society of Southern California. He included the following about Thomas Lee in his history of California.^[14]

Thomas Lee was born at the family residence November 15, 1739, and before attaining his majority—on the 22nd of July, 1760, he married Watey Shearman (or Sherman, as it is variously spelled), born December 9, 1743. Shortly after Mr. Lee purchased farm near Fishkill, at point called Quakertown, and there made his home for some years. In 1762 he leased 120 acres on the west side of Croton swamp.

Children

Thomas Hughes, in American Ancestry, gives the following names and births for the children of Thomas and Waite.^[15]

1. Abigail b. 2 May 1764 m. Joseph Ross^[16]
2. Nancy b. 17 Jan 1766 m. Hezekiah Keeler^[17]
3. Mary b. 4 Feb 1768 m. Joshua Andrews^[18]
4. Patience b. 8 Feb 1770 m. Lewis Birdsall^[19]
5. Elizabeth b. 4 Jul 1773 m. Lambert Van Alstyne^[20]
6. Thomas, Jr. b. 20 Dec. 1774 m. Asenath Winants^[21]
7. Waite b. 5 Nov 1779 m. Jacob Chamberlain
8. James b. 15 Jan 1780 m. Sarah Smith^[22]
9. Joshua b. 4 May 1783 m. Sophia Phillips^[23]
10. Sherman b. 2 Oct 1785 m. Rachel Seeley^[24]

"Thomas and Waite reared a family of six daughters and four sons, namely: Abigail, Nancy, Mary, Patience, Elizabeth, Thomas, Jr., Watey, James, Joshua and Sherman.^[14]

Dutchess County, New York

Thomas is listed on the Tax list for Fishkill in 1761.^[25] In 1762 "Thomas Lee and and his wife Waity Sherman, sister to Patience Sherman" were listed on a lease that noted Sarah Oats.^[26]
"In 1766 the county supervisors reimbursed Beekman Precinct for the £6/13/6 Thomas Lee had been paid for taking care of the funeral expenses of John Oats of Beekman. Thomas Lee was an important figure in Beekman and was married to Waty Sherman, sister to Samuel Oats' wife (Patience Sherman).^[27]

Dutchess County New York.

Revolutionary War Years

Waite's husband Thomas was commissioned as an officer in the Continental Army.^[28][29] Heitman summarized his service in Historical register of officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution.

Lee, Thomas (N.Y.). 2d Lieutenant 4th New York, 28th June 1775; 1st Lieutenant 3d August 1775; Captain 5th New York 21st November 1776; resigned 19th May 1778: served subsequently as Captain New York Militia. ^[30]

Waite was left to manage the farm alone with six children during the war years. In the winter of 1777, the 5th regiment wintered at the Fishkill supply depot after the battle of Fort Montgomery.^[31]
Wives of some officers visited the camps frequently. Martha Washington was often with her husband at Valley Forge, where she also served as nurse to injured soldiers. Unlike poorer women present in the army camps, the value of these well-to-do women to the army was symbolic rather than practical. Their presence was a declaration that everyone made sacrifices for the revolutionary cause.^[32] It is likely that Waite visited Thomas at camp as well. Their daughter Waite was born in November of 1779 during the time of the war.
Since the Continental Army could not afford to discharge a soldier every time he needed to assist his family, Washington was obliged to permit some women to follow the camps. He wrote to Superintendent of Finance, Robert Morris, "I was obliged to give Provisions to the extra Women in these regiments, or lose by Desertion, perhaps to the enemy, some of the oldest and best Soldiers in the Service." In the same vein, Washington wrote to Major General Henry Knox, “The number of Women and Children in the New York Regiments of Infantry . . . obliged me . . . to allow them Provision or, by driving them from the Army, risk the loss of a number of Men, who very probably would have followed their wives."^[33]

Hudson, New York.

On the 19th of October, 1779, Captain Lee was transferred to Col. Zephania Platt’s regiment, New York Militia, Dutchess County Associated Exempts, in which command he served for some time. The returns from the regiment November 9, 10, 14 and 17, of the year 1779, show Captain Lee and company at Camp Fishkill. Subsequently he was commissioned and served as captain in Col. Lewis Du Bois’ Regiment, New York Militia Levies of the State to re-inforce the Armies of the United States, July 1, 1780.^[14][29]
At some time late in the war, Waite and Thomas moved to Hudson in Columbia County, New York where their son Joshua was born in 1783.^[34]

Migration to Western New York

Thomas and Waite were Quakers and were drawn to Yates County by an interest in the teachings of the Public Universal Friend.^[35] In 1790 Thomas and Waite along with their family settled on lot 2 in the town of Milo, Yates County, New York.^[12]

Engraving of Old Penn Yan, New York

Thomas Lee built a log house near a stream on the east side of lot 2 and the following year removed to another location on the same lot; Thomas died in 1814 at the age of 75 and his wife in 1833, aged 90. ^[35]

Death and Legacy

All of Waite's children attained years of maturity, married and reared large families, and resided in Yates county, New York, in the vicinity of Penn Yan, and the sons of Captain Lee became prominent in the early civil and military history of their state, and all acquired comfortable competences."^[14][12][36] Their son Joshua became a physician and was appointed by the Governor of New York to be the surgeon of Col. Avery Smith's militia regiment during the War of 1812. He was elected to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837) and also served in the state legislature where he fought to abolish slavery.^[35]Dr. Joshua Lee
Waite enjoyed a long life and died on October 14, 1833 at 90 years of age.^[35][3][2] Her grave stone inscription reads:

"WATEY Wife Of THOMAS LEE DIED OCT. 14, 1833 Aged 90 Y'rs"

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TNJC : 5 November 2017), Wait Sherman, 09 Dec 1743; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2M-V9DY : 11 July 2016), Watey Sherman Lee, 1833; Burial, Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States of America, Lakeview Cemetery; citing record ID 55446654, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-DKZP : 9 September 2015), Thomas Lee, 22 Jan 1814; citing Death, , Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society and Oliver Museum and Underwood Museum, Yates.
4. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61401/dvm_primsrc000052-00231

   Name: Wait Shearman

   Gender: Female

   Event Type: Birth

   Birth Date: 9 Dec 1743

   Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

   Father: Ebenezer Shearman

   Mother: Wait Shearman

5. ↑ Anderson, Great Migration Begins [note 195], 3:1670–73 (Philip Sherman).
6. ↑ Ricketson, Daniel. The history of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts: including a history of the old township of Dartmouth and the present townships of Westport, Dartmouth and Fairhaven from their settlement to the present time. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1998. pg. 33 - 35, 98-99. https://archive.org/details/historyofnewbedf00rick archive.org
7. ↑ Museum, New Bedford Whaling. "Religion." New Bedford Whaling Museum. Accessed January 17, 2018. https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/harboring-hope-in-old-dartmouth/religion.
8. ↑ Howland, Franklyn. History of the Town of Acushnet: bristol county, state of massachusetts (classic reprint). S.l.: FORGOTTEN BOOKS, 2015. pg. 14 archive.org
9. ↑ "Colonial Period (1675-1775)." Westport Historical Society. Accessed January 17, 2018. http://wpthistory.org/explore-2/chronological/colonial-period-1675-1775/.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-TN2C : 5 November 2017), Ebenezer Sherman in entry for Hannah Sherman, 12 Apr 1748; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
11. ↑ O'Callaghan, E. B. The Documentary history of the state of New-York. Albany: Weed Parsons & Co., public printers, 1849. "Enrollment of the People Called Quakers - Pursuant an act of General Assembly of this province passed the 19th of february 1755, Entitled an Act for Regulating the militia of the Colony of New York. Those for Dutchess County ..." pg. 1027.google books
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Aldrich, L. Cass. (1892). History of Yates county, N. Y. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co. Archive.org Page 275.
13. ↑ Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003).Vol. 9, pg. 883 AmericanAncestors.org $
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} Guinn, J. M. A history of California and an extended history of Los Angeles and environs: also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. Vol. 3. Los Angeles: Historic Record Co., 1915. Citing pg. 905 - 907 for Thomas Lee. [c Archive.org] (Vol 3., Pages 905-907)
15. ↑ Hughes, Thomas P. American ancestry: giving the name and descent, in the male line of Americans whose ancestors settled in the United States previous to the declaration of independence A. D. 1776. Vol. 8, pgs. 232-234, Albany: J. Munsells Sons, 1887. HathiTrust.org
16. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2018), memorial page for Abigail Lee Ross (1760–1834), Find A Grave Memorial no. 113121214, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by KenRoss (contributor 48130584) .
17. ↑ New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education; Albany, New York; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, New York, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: M2; Census Year: 1849; Census Place: Fayette, Seneca, New York. Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8756/31817_B00466442B-00607

    Name: Nancy Keeler

    Gender: Female

    Marital Status: Widowed

    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1765

    Birth Place: New York

    Age: 84

    Death Date: Dec 1849

    Cause of Death: Old Age

    Census Year: 1850

    Census Place: Fayette, Seneca, New York, USA

    LINE: 10

18. ↑ Andrews, Alfred. "Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, Who Settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640 : Embracing Their Descendants to 1872; with an Introduction of Miscellaneous Names of Andrews, with Their Progenitors as Far as Known; to Which Is Added a List of Some of the Authors, Clergymen, Physicians and Soldiers of the Name." Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews. January 01, 1872. Accessed November 23, 2018. https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00andr/page/140.
19. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 111 : 1914. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290436-00207

    Name: Patience Lee

    Gender: Female

    Age: 70

    Birth Date: 1771

    First Marriage Date: 1790

    Death Date: 1841

    Father: Thomas Lee

    Mother: Watey Sherman

    Spouse: Lewis Birdsall

    Child: Jane Birdsall

20. ↑ Whittelsey, Charles Barney. "The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902." The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. January 01, 1970. Accessed November 23, 2018. https://archive.org/details/rooseveltgenealo00whit/page/n79.

    Name: Elizabeth Lee

    Gender: Female

    Age: 68

    Birth Date: 4 Jul 1773

    First Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1793

    Death Date: 6 May 1842

    Spouse: Lambert Van Alstyne

    Child: Thomas Van Alstyne

21. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2018), memorial page for Co Thomas Lee (1774–1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. 21070125, citing DeWitt City Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Glenn Geirland (contributor 40342511) .
22. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-SKCT : accessed 23 November 2018), James Lee in household of Robert R Roberts, District 02, Milo, Yates, New York, United States; citing source p. 3, line 54, household ID 22, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 838,914.
23. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 November 2018), memorial page for Joshua Lee (1783–29 Nov 1842), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6400971, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
24. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2018), memorial page for Maj Sherman Lee (2 Oct 1785–2 Feb 1830), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55446447, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Craft (contributor 46839565) .
25. ↑ Reese, William Willis, and Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. Eighteenth century records of the portion of Dutchess County, New York, that was included in Rombout precinct and the original town of Fishkill. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, printers., 1938. pg. 30.
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30. ↑ Heitman, Francis B. Historical register of officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution: April, 1775, to December, 1783. Citing biograhpy of Capt. Thomas Lee (NY) pg. 261. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ. Co., 1914. archive.org
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34. ↑ "Lee, Joshua - Biographical Information." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed January 20, 2018. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000197. Citing birth of Joshua Lee in Hudson, New York in 1783. U.S. House of Representatives Biographical Directory
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36. ↑ Ross, Harvey Lee. The early pioneers and pioneer events of the state of Illinois including personal recollections of the writer; of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and Peter Cartwright, together with a brief autobiography of the writer. Chicago: Eastman Bros., 1899. Citing Lee family pp. 193 - 195.

see also:

• Dartmouth Historical Society Online Records
• William Richard Cutter. New England families, genealogical and memorial. 4 vols
• Old Dartmouth Historical Sketches
• Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust
• https://www.beekmansettlers.com/

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge - Week 3 -  Unusual Name

For this week's challenge I chose my 3x great grandfather John Ungewitter.  He was born in Germany and died in Northern California.  I am seeking information on his birth and parents.

Biography

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John Ungewitter migrated from Germany to United States.

Unknown Parents

The parents for John Ungewitter are unknown. No birth record that has been found that show his parents, birth date or birth location. John's name is found as John T. Ungewitter and Frederic Ungewitter.

 

Born in Germany

The 1910 U.S. census record states that John Ungewitter was born in July of 1832 in Germany^[1] His grave headstone and other years census records list his birth as about 1830 in Germany.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

 

Arrival in America

The 1910 U.S. Census lists John's arrival in America as 1853.^[1]
In the California Voter Registration rolls of 1867, 1892 and 1898, John lists his naturalization status as being when he was a minor when he was naturalized by his father's naturalization.^[7][8][9]
Two obituaries were written when John died in 1915. One states that he came to America as a boy^[10] and the other states he was a young man.^[11]
This puts the 1853 arrival date in question as John was born about 1830 or in 1832 and would have not been a minor in 1853. The only record located so far that could be a candidate for John's father is a "Fr'zka Ungewitter" that arrived in New York in 1849. He was born about 1794 in Germany. This could be a bad transcription of Frederic and could be John's father.^[12] More research is needed to make any connection to our John Ungewitter.

 

Early California Settler

John arrived in California before 1855 when he marries Emily Abigail Bryan on May 5, 1855 in Drytown, Amador county.^[13] Drytown was a gold mining town in northern Amador County The gold started to peter out by 1857 and when a fire destroyed most of the town that year, most of its inhabitants packed up and moved to more successful mines elsewhere in the county.^[14]

Main Street in Drytown.

Marriage and Children

John and Emily married on May 5, 1855 in Drytown.^[15][16]
John and Emily had the following children all born in California except Mary^[2][3]:

Mary E. b. about 1853 (she is listed as being born in 1853 in Illinois. John and Emily married in 1855 in California. She could be Emily's child from a previous marriage).

Sarah b. about 1856

Leonora b. about 1858

William Preston b. about 1859

John b. about 1861

Henry b, about 1863

 

Farm in Sonoma County

By 1860 John was a farmer living in Sonoma county.^[2] In 1877, J. Ungewitter is shown on the land ownership map north of Guerneville in Sonoma County.^[17]

1877 Map.

Guerneville

Like the other nearby towns in the Russian River Valley, Guerneville was settled as a logging town. In 1860, R. B. Lunsford dropped anchor on the banks of the Russian River on what was known as Big Bottom. At that time, visitors could take in a hollow tree stump in which twenty horses could stand and watch felled trees floating in great numbers down the Russian River from Guerneville to the new mills downstream at Monte Rio, Duncans Mills and Cazadero. Guerneville came to be known as "Stumptown."^[18]

Guerneville.

Great Registers of Sonoma County

The first voter registrations in California took place in 1866 following the Registry Act, an effort to prevent voter fraud that called for “the registration of the citizens of the State, and for the enrollment in the several election districts of all the legal voters thereof, and for the prevention and punishment of frauds affecting the elective franchise.” An 1872 law required counties to publish an index or alphabetical listing of all registered voters every two years. John was living near Guerneville when he registered.

Guerneville 1875.

From these registers it is learned that John was a native of Germany born about 1830. He had a dark complexion and was about 5 feet 6 inches tall with dark hair and hazel colored eyes. He worked as a farmer and as a teamster. ^{[7][19][20][8][9]}

Death

John died on January 21, 1915^[21] at the home of his son Henry.^[10][11]

"Death of a Pioneer"^[10]

"John Ungewitter, a pioneer of this county and father of John Ungewitter of Cazadero, died in Guerneville yesterday. He had resided in Sonoma county for the past fifty years and came to this country from Germany when a boy. He was a native of Germany and was aged 85 years. He is survived also by a daughter-in-law, Mrs. H. Ungewitter of Geyserville."

"Aged Resident is Dead"^[11]

John T. Ungewitter, who for fifty years has been a resident of Guerneville, and who is known in this city and throughout the county, died at his home Thursday. The late Mr. Ungewitter was aged 85 years and was born in Germany. He came west to California when a young man. He resided in various cities in the state, later going to Guerneville where he passed into rest.

He is survived by a son John Ungewitter of Cazadero, and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. H. W. Ungewitter of Guerneville. He also left a number of grandchildren. The deceased has relatives in this city."

John is buried in Redwood Memorial Gardens in lot 152 ~ 05 in Guerneville.^[6][22]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVG1-J7L : accessed 5 May 2018), John F Ungewitter in household of Henry W Ungewitter, Redwood, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 151, sheet 4A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 109; FHL microfilm 1,374,122.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDK8-1C5 : 13 December 2017), Jno Undewidder, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1870", [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7163) Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1870; Census Place: Mendocino, Sonoma, California; Roll: M593_91; Page: 301B; Family History Library Film: 545590;

   Name: John Ungewelter

   Age in 1870: 40

   Birth Year: abt 1830

   Birthplace: Prussia

   Dwelling Number: 246

   Home in 1870: Mendocino, Sonoma, California

   Race: White

   Gender: Male

   Occupation: Teamster

   Father of Foreign Birth: Y

   Mother of Foreign Birth: Y

   Male Citizen over 21: Y

   Personal Estate Value: 500

   Inferred Children: Sarah Ungewelter; William Ungewelter; John Ungewelter; Henry Ungewelter.

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PL-YMM : 22 August 2017), John T Underwilter, Redwood, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 130, sheet 214A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0084; FHL microfilm 1,254,084.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GR-G92 : accessed 5 May 2018), John H F Ungewilth in household of Henry W Ungewilth, Redwood Township, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 168, sheet 13A, family 334, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,114.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 May 2018), memorial page for Frederic T Ungewitter (1830–21 Jan 1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 15532836, citing Redwood Memorial Gardens, Guerneville, Sonoma County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) . Headstone
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Great Register of Sonoma County. Great Register Years: 1867. "California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898." Ancestry.com Browse Collection, Sonoma County. Accessed May 05, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2221. Great Registers, 1866–1898. Microfilm, 185 rolls. California State Library, Sacramento, California. #2938 Ungewitter, John*. Age 37. Country of Nativity: Germany. Farmer. Mendocino. March 14, 1867. *A minor when his father was naturalized. pg. 69 image 68.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Great Register of Sonoma County. Great Register Years: 1892. "California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898." Ancestry.com Browse Collection, Sonoma County. Accessed May 05, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2221. Great Registers, 1866–1898. Microfilm, 185 rolls. California State Library, Sacramento, California. #8361 Ungewitter, John. Age 62. 5' 6", Dark complexion, Hazel eyes, gray hair, Country of Nativity: Germany; Farmer. East Redwood. Naturalized by Father's Naturalization. Sep 6, 1892. pg. 158, image 318.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Great Register of Sonoma County. Great Register Years: 1898. "California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898." Ancestry.com Browse Collection, Sonoma County. Accessed May 05, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2221. Great Registers, 1866–1898. Microfilm, 185 rolls. California State Library, Sacramento, California. #5783 Ungewitter, John. Age 66; 5' 6", Dark complexion, Hazel eyes, gray hair, Country of Nativity: Germany; Farmer in Redwood West. Naturalized by Naturalization of Father. July 9, 1896. pg. 119, image 103.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} "Death of a Pioneer." The Petaluma Argus-Courier, Petaluma, California. Accessed May 5, 2018. https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=6927338. 22 Jan 1915, Fri, Page 5.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "Aged Resident is Dead." Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Petaluma, California. Accessed May 5, 2018 https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=19835965 23 Jan 1915, Sat., Page 5
12. ↑ Zimmerman, Gary J., and Marion Wolfert. German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1847-1854, with Places of Origin. Baltimore: Clearfield, 2006. pg. 159 Citing arrival of Fr'zka Ungewitter in 1849.
13. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8FS-LLJ : 10 December 2017), J Unjginder and Emily A Bryan, 05 May 1855; citing Amador, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,605,099.
14. ↑ "Drytown." Drytown | Amador Council of Tourism. January 01, 2014. Accessed May 05, 2018. Drytown
15. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8F3-CH1 : 10 December 2017), John Unjginder and Emily A Bryan, 05 May 1855; citing Amador, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,605,099.
16. ↑ "California County Marriages, 1843-1918," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24W-L5QY : 8 December 2017), John Unjginder and Emily Abigail Bryan, 05 May 1855; citing, Amador, California, United States, reference ID p7, California State Archives, Sacramento and Napa Valley Genealogical Society, Napa; FHL microfilm 1,302,976.
17. ↑ Historical Atlas Map of Sonoma County, California. Oakland: Thos. H. Thompson & Co, Oakland, California, 1877. Accessed 5 May 2018. Archive.org
18. ↑ "Russian River History." Russian River Getaways. Accessed May 06, 2018. https://www.russianrivergetaways.com/things-to-do/history
19. ↑ Great Register of Sonoma County. Great Register Years: 1879. "California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898." Ancestry.com Browse Collection, Sonoma County. Accessed May 05, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2221. Great Registers, 1866–1898. Microfilm, 185 rolls. California State Library, Sacramento, California. #7352 Ungewitter, John. Age 52 Country of Nativity: Germany. Teamster. Redwood. Sep 22, 1879. pg. 86. image 300.
20. ↑ Great Register of Sonoma County. Great Register Years: 1886. "California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898." Ancestry.com Browse Collection, Sonoma County. Accessed May 05, 2018. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2221. Great Registers, 1866–1898. Microfilm, 185 rolls. California State Library, Sacramento, California. #7616 Ungewitter, John. Age 58. Country of Nativity: Germany. Teamster. Redwood. Sep 8, 1888. pg. 88. image 394
21. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-7MHG : 8 November 2017), Fredric T Nugewitter, 1915; citing 3482, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,046.
22. ↑ Smith, Peggy. "Guerneville Pioneer CemeteryAKA Redwood Memorial Gardens." Redwood Memorial Gardens. Accessed May 06, 2018. http://www.uscemeteryproj.com/california/sonoma/redwoodm/uvredwoodm.htm.