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Category: Genealogy
1921 or 1922: CLARK’S DAIRY FARM ESTABLISHED
Maine, Franklin, Wilton, Walker Hill Road. By late 1921 or early 1922, the Clarks were back on the farm in Wilton, Maine. From this point onward, Moses operated a highly successful dairy farm, owning one of the first herds of Ayrshire cattle in Maine. Wikipedia states: “Ayrshires are medium-sized cattle weighing over 1,200 pounds (550…
26 Jan 1920 CENSUS Moses Alvin Clark
Massachusetts, Worcester, Leicester Town, Cherry Valley, Precinct 2, Auburn Street. Sometime prior to 1920, Moses and May moved back to Worcester County, Massachusetts. Moses, 39, rented a home, and was working as a herdsman on a dairy farm for a wage. Clara May, 37, maintained their household, and raised their three children: Robert Alvin (16)…
1918 WWI Registration Moses Alvin Clark
According to Wikipedia: “The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act Pub.L. 65–12, 40 authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through conscription. It was envisioned in December 1916 and brought to President Woodrow Wilson’s attention shortly after the break in relations with Germany in February…
22 APR 1910 CENSUS Moses Alvin Clark
Maine, Franklin, Wilton, District 0136. In 1910, Moses owned a farm in Wilton, Maine. He was working on his own account, and had a mortgage on the farm. Moses was 29, May was 27. They had been married for 7 years. May had borne two children, and both were still living. Their sons were: Robert…
10 Jun 1902 MARRIAGE Moses Clark
Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester. Moses and May were married on 10 Jun 1902, in Clinton, Massachusetts. They were 21 and 19, respectively, and this was a first marriage for each. Moses was employed as a “horse-shoer” and May still worked as a bookkeeper. They were married by W.W. Jordan, Clergyman. The marriage was recorded on 11…
1900 CENSUS FOR MOSES CLARK
According to his obituary, Moses Clark moved to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1897. I have not yet located him on any 1900 census, which most likely means that his name was indexed incorrectly or that the record is in some way illegible. I have begun the rather tedious process of reviewing every page of the census…
Emery Orson Lane & Rose Mabel Haskell
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIVES OF EMERY ORSON LANE & ROSE MABEL HASKELL 6 Dec 1860: PROBABLE BIRTH OF EMERY ORSON LANE 18 Jun 1870 CENSUS FOR LANE FAMILY: Maine, Kennebec, Readfield 1874: EMERY ORSON IN SCHOOL IN READFIELD, MAINE Sep 1877: BIRTH OF ROSE MABEL HASKELL Between 1874 and 1885: EMERY ORSON LANE IN …
celebrate
the thing about genealogy is this… you see from your own family and others that people are just people from the bishop to the farmer to the indigent widow from the lowest peasant to the wealthiest baron people are just people all have suffered all have fallen short we are all alike no need for…
irish ancestry notes
i’m irish? i’m irish. i’m irish! a few generations ago my people were irish what a wealth of stories that implies did they weep with joy coming to maine because the land and the weather felt like home? did they smile to see flowers on the meadow cows lined up for milking low bawling heard…