My attempt to create a story that goes along with my family tree.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Meinz Graves

I wasn't able to find some of the Meinz graves on find a grave, but I realized I had some pictures saved.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Family Pictures


Some of these pictures may be backwards. I scanned many of them from slides. I was able to colorize a few recently.

Questions

Items for me to research and questions I have:

Peter F Meinz and Josephene becker's wedding date
-October 1 1901. the Catholic Church St Cloud. I think it was either St John Cantius or St Mary's

-Joseph Seymour rum running, did he serve time? Was it even the same Joseph Seymour?

-Why didn't Henry Seymour serve in WW2?
Bad eyesight

-Cause of death for Maurice Seymour and Maurice Taylor
Maurice Seymour d July 8, 1930.
Past ? Illness, Strangulation, Umbilical Hernia

Maurice Taylor d.Nov 28, 1941.
Adrenal Insufficiency. Thymico Lymphatic Death (Addison's disease?)

-Belongings list for Joachim Simard (the will)

-Decipher and translate inscription on Jacob Becker's gravestone
http://seymourtree.blogspot.com/2015/01/meinz-graves.html

-Trudel information
  -Find Trudel family story

-Bouchard information

-Gagnon information

-When did Blanche and Fred Perra marry?
shown married in the 1940 census
April 16, 1939
16 Apr 1939 St Joseph Catholic Church Escanaba, MI

-Find info about William Veath (husband of Velma Kate Rodefer)

-Find Roy, Hubert and Edward Seymour's military unit info
  -Edward Seymour
  Personnel Sec 40th engineers C
  The 40th Engineers C Regiment served with the 45th Thunderbird Division.
  N. Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria
  -Hubert Seymour
  133 Engineers Co E
  -Roy Seymour
  HQ 17th Port --> I think this was just a mailing address
  -Alfred Meinz
  728th Railroad Operation Battalion

  Need to read Transportation Corps: Operations Overseas  and the Green Books by the Army. Longshore Soldiers may also be useful.

Charles Albert Harris' Albany area property in Dougherty County, GA

What happened to Venna Becker (Sister of Josephine Becker)
Perhaps the census record that lists Venna instead of Josephine is a mistake.

Where were Virginia Rodefer Harris and John Harris buried?

Who was Bob Sullivan's (aka Eli Goodreau) father?

Information on Eli Goodreau's Naval fuel test? 1911 or 1912
From what I have found, the Navy was testing using fuel oil (diesel) in their ships instead of coal. It seems that Eli was on a ship that conducted one of these tests, but I haven't found any specific information.

Joseph Goodreau was in the national guard. Did he serve in the Spanish American War?

Are there any living descendants of Emilie Gautreau?

Is there any church record of Douglas Gautreau? (sibling of Emilie that died at about 2)

More info on Harley Upton Harris and Della Mohler.