I received my results from Living DNA. There was a problem with my first sample and they sent me a second kit. I bought my original kit when it was on sale last November. It cost $108.95. The good news is they provide results of Y-DNA, mtDNA, as well as atDNA. The results are easy to follow and the maps can be drilled down into showing interesting detail. In my case, I am 98% European, 83% Great Britain and Ireland, and 13% Central England, 12% North Yorkshire, 11% South England, Etc.
Chart showing modern populations sharing my DNA
Living DNA provided my mitochondrial DNA haplogroup of T2b and my paternal (Y-DNA) haplogroup of R-L21 and the subclade R-Z2961. If I hadn’t already known those results learning them would have been invaluable.
The bad news is that Living DNA doesn’t appear to have any connections to potential cousins or provide a way to compare your results with anyone else. However, downloading your results for importing into GEDMatch or other services is easy. Just select Download Raw Data, agree that you are aware of the impact such information can provide and that you take responsibility for the data once you download the raw data. Then you may download the results from the three tests. The atDNA test loaded into GEDMatch easily as a Generic Kit and the results were as I expected.
Sharing your results on Twitter and Facebook is easy, however, doing a nice report for printing isn’t an option.
I don’t recommend Living DNA for family historians who are looking to snare cousins that might have artifacts from their common ancestors. Also, the lack of a nice-quality printed report removes it from being a great “coffee table” service. However, if you want to learn your mtDNA and Y-DNA haplogroups and use other services for cousin connecting, then Living DNA might be for you.
Hopefully, they will improve the report printing soon.
It is pleasing to see a family who immigrated, bought a home and then kept that home through several generations. Such is the case of William Hingston who lived in the same house his entire life.
Bradley-Hingston Project – Ancestor #06
List of Grandparents
Grandfather: William Robert Hingston
1st Great-grandfather: Freke W. Hingston
William Robert Hingston (1889-1954)
William Robert Hingston was born on 29 January 1889 in Peabody, Essex County, Massachusettes. He was the third of six children of Freke W. and Anna (Smythe) Hingston. Freke was an immigrant from Ireland and Anna was an immigrant from England.
William grew up with one older sister, Mary Ellen, who was five years older than William. His mother also had a stillborn daughter who was never named. William had three younger siblings;
James Edward, born July 1890.
Joseph Freke, born November 1894.
Florence Louise, born August 1896
The 1900 Census finds the widow Hingston heading a household consisting of her five living children. Sixteen-year-old Ellen is working as a suspender maker. William, James, and Joseph are attending school while 4-year-old Florence is at home. Also living with them at 250 Washington Street, Peabody, MA are two boarders, Richard Daley, Age 28, and Patrick W. Driscoll, age 27.
The 1910 Census finds the widow Hingston heading the household consisting of her and her five living children. Mary is a bleacher at a bleachery, William is a machinist at a machine shop, James is a carpenter who was out of work 20 weeks during the previous year. Fifteen-year-old Joseph is both working as a bleacher at a bleachery and attending school. Florence is attending school. A “bleachery” is a place where people bleach cloth or clothing.
In 1913 William was appointed as a Reserve Officer in the Peabody Police Department
Marriage
February 1914 was a busy time for William. On February 4th, William initiated as an apprentice in Freemasonry. On February 24th, he married Florence Reid in Peabody in a ceremony performed by Allen Greene, a clergyman. It was the first marriage for both. William continued with his Masonic activities being passed to Journeyman on 11 March 1914 and raised to Master Mason on 8 April 1914.
William and Florence had three children,
Barbara Reid Hingston – 11 Sep 1914.
Priscilla Ann Hingston – 12 Jan 1923.
Allen R Hingston – January 1926.
Adult
In 1919 William was made a regular officer in the Peabody Police Department and William stopped being a machinist.
In 1920, the Census showed William and Florence living with their oldest daughter, Barbara, at 250 Washington St., Peabody, MA. William is a police officer for the city of Peabody.
Boston Herald – 7 June 1942 – William Hingston (center)
In 1930, the Census showed William and Florence with all three of their children. Barbara and Priscilla are attending school, while Allen is still too young to be going to school. They are still at 250 Washington St.
The 1940 Census indicates that Barbara has left home, but Priscilla and Allen are still home and attending school. The Census also shows that William had an 8th-grade education.
William registered for the draft on 26 April 1942. His physical description was entered as Height 5′ 10½”, 232 lbs, Gray hair blue eyes, light complexion. He was a big man. We see a photo of him in a June 1942 newspaper showing his size.
Death
In July 1953, while on duty, William was struck by a car. His injuries forced him to retire the following January. He died the next month, on February 24th at home. I have not been successful determining where he was interned.
Further Actions / Follow-up
Find William Robert Hingston’s burial information.
Sources
1900 Census, 1900 Census – Annie Hingston – Peabody, Esses, MA (FS). “United States Census, 1900,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R8841 : accessed 12 March 2018), William R Hingston in household of Annie Hingston, Precinct 1 (east half) Peabody town, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 430, sheet 19A, family 423, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,647. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R8-841.
1910 Census, Annie Hingston, Peabody, Esses, MA (FS). “United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JNFF1 : accessed 12 March 2018), William R Hingston in household of Annie Hingston, Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 443, sheet 30A, family 479, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 587; FHL microfilm 1,374,600. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JN-FF1.
1920 Census, William R Hingston – Peabody, Exxes, MA (FS) ED 239, Sheet 8-B. “United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXY583B : accessed 12 March 2018), William R Hingston, Peabody Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 239, sheet 8B, line 59, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 696; FHL microfilm 1,820,696. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXY5-83B.
1930 Census (FS), Family Search, William R Hingston – Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts. “United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 8 December 2017), William R Hingston, Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 228, sheet 2A, line 12, family 28,. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQLB-32P.
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 9 December 2017), William R Hingston, Ward 1, Peabody, Peabody City, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-302, sheet 1B, line 67, family 22, 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 1588.
Boston Herald (GB), Genealogy Bank, 1942-06-07, Page 49 – William Hingston – photo at the top of page. Man Hunt in Peabody.
Boston Herald (GB), Genealogy Bank, 1954-02-09, Page 7 – Genealogy Bank Ex-Policeman Dies in Peabody, Fireman Aiding Him Collapses.
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, Family Search, Barbara R. Hingston – 11 Sep 1914. “Massachusetts Births, 18411915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXV1VS4 : 11 March 2018), William R. Hingston in entry for Barbara R. Hingston, 11 Sep 1914, Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p 721, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,800. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXV1-VSC.
Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, Family Search, William R Hingston – Florence Reid – 24 Feb 1914. “Massachusetts Marriages, 18411915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N46B91L : 18 January 2018), William R Hingston and Florence Reid, 24 Feb 1914; citing Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,947. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N46B-91L.
Massachusetts: Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards, 1733-1990., American Ancestors, William Robert Hingston . Massachusetts: Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards, 1733-1990. Online database. org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010. (From records held by the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Massachusetts.). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB410/t/12321/7849/138097453.
Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, American Ancestors, Line 111 – William Robert Hingston – Freke & Annie – Occupation Bleacher Ireland She was born in England. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Accessed 2018-03-14. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB191/i/10729/367/122175087.
S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.Com, Peabody, MA – 1919 – Page 197 – Hingston (A). Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information. https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2469/records/517103230.
“United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V12FSTV : 9 March 2018), William Robert Hingston, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Willie Hayes Shoemake was born, grew up, married three times, and died – all in Putnam County, Tennessee. He was too young to have been drafted into World War I and too old (and married with children) to have served in World War II, so it is possible he never left the county.
Rittenberry 2018 – Ancestor #RS-06
List of Grandparents
Grandfather: Willie Hayes Shoemake
1st Great-grandfather: James “Jim” M. Shoemake Sr.
Willie Hayes Shoemake (1905-1962)
Willie Shoemake was born 15 March 1905 in Putnam County, Tennessee, probably near Cookeville, which is about 80 miles east of Nashville, to James “Jim” and Mary Fannie Shoemake. He was in the middle of 11 children.
Childhood
His siblings included:
Homer Blain Shoemake 1891
Maggie Shoemake 1894
Oscar Bell Shoemake 1898
Haskell Shoemake c. 1900
Marshel M Shoemake c. 1902
Willie Hayes Shoemake 1905
Andrew W Shoemake c. 1907
Ethel Madelia Shoemake c. 1909
Willie Hayes Shoemake
The 1910 Census finds a family of James & Fannie, with seven of their children, Homer, Oscar, Haskell, Marshel, Willie, Andrew, and Madelia, renting a house along Cookeville and Smithville Road. Willie’s father, James, is a “sawer” at a lumber mill; older brothers Oscar and “Haskie” are laborers at a lumber mill. “Haskie” and Oscar are only 11 and 13 respectively, neither are attending school, and neither could read and write. Willie’s oldest brother, Homer, is a laborer doing odd jobs. Besides appearing like a family in poverty, the 1910 Census also tells the story of great loss. It reports that “Fannie” had 11 children and only nine were living in 1910. So, two children were born and died before 1910. There is also one more child of James and Fannie whose name I’m not confident about.
The next census, 1920, shows the family as James and Fannie with five of their children still at home. “Osker,” Haskell, Marshell, Willie, and Ethel. None of the children are attending school. However, all are reported as being able to read and write. Willie and Ethel are still home, but Oscar, Haskel, and Marshell are farm laborers “working out.”
Marriage 1
In 1923, Willie married Berchie A Bryant. Willie was 18 and Berchie was 15 years old.
The 1930 Census finds the young family of Willie, Berchie with 4-year-old Gladys Rosalee and baby James Cecil (8 months old). Willie owns his home and is a truck driver for a planning factory.
Birchie died on 12 March 1932 at the age of 24.
Marriage 2
Willie married Ruby Foster Wilmoth in 1933. The 1940 Census finds Willie’s family consisting of him and Ruby. With them is 10-year-old James plus two young children, five-year-old Ruby J and a newborn, Robert. Willie is a painter and decorator. Fifteen-year-old Gladys does not appear with them in the 1940 Census. Further research will be needed to determine where Gladys went.
On 18 March 1943 Ruby gave birth to another son, Willie Paul Shoemake. Willie Paul died eight months later on 28 November 1943.
Willie and Ruby separated sometime between 1943 and 1958. (Ruby passed in 1966.)
Marriage 3
Willie married Rosa Burris in 1958. In 1958 Rosa was 50-years-old, so Willie and Rosa had no children.
Death & Burial
Willie died on 25 April 1962 at the age of 57 at Cookeville General Hospital. He was buried at the Judd Church Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee. His wife Rosa joined him in death 13 years later and was buried with him.
Further Actions / Follow-up
None – Research of James and Fannie should fill in several of the known holes in the tree.
1940 Census (FS), Family Search, Willie Shoemake – Putnam, Tennessee. “United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZJ-BXM. accessed 8 March 2018), Willie Shoemake, Civil District 1, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-5, sheet 1A, line 19, family 5, 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 3928.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2018), memorial page for Willie Hayes Shoemake (15 Mar 1905–25 Apr 1962), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58511255, citing Judd Church Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Papa Randy (contributor 46864588) .
Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1963, Family Search, Willie Hayes Shoemake – Death 25 Apr1962. “Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963”, database with images, FamilySearch 24 October 2016), Willie Hayes Shoemake, 1962.
“Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSTM-N43 : 25 May 2014), Willie Paul Shoemake, 28 Nov 1943; citing Judd Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, 24298, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,340.
Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, Ancestry.com, Willie Shoemake & Birchie Bryant – 24 Jun 1923. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. https://search.ancestry.com/collections/1169/records/2817262/.
Following Descendants of Nathan Smith & Belinda (Odell) Morgan
By Don Taylor
My half-sister Glennis is a DNA match on Ancestry.Com with several individuals who have common ancestors with Nathan Smith Morgan and his wife, Belinda [sometimes Malinda Odell. In the search to determine Glennis’ biological father, I am continuing to develop a tree of the descendants of Nathan and Belinda. First I looked at Francis Marion and Fannie (McGreggor) Morgan and their his descendants. During that research, I learned that Francis had an older brother, John Westley Morgan. To expedite my research, I decided to rely on other individuals trees for the most part. If I find a potential match, I will then investigate the sources for all these connections. I based this notional tree on many trees available on Family Search, Ancestry.Com, and internet searches.
Descendants of John Westley Francis and Odella T. (Maxwell) Morgan
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Child
Notes/Comments
Status
1.
Ella L Morgan
Died at Age 16
No Issue
2.
Faran Francis Morgan
Married Theodosia Grace Weekley
3 Children
2.a.
Delta Ella Morgan
Married John Van Buren Wright
6 Children
2.a.i.
John Morgan Wright
Died as infant
No Issue
2.a.ii.
Cuba Jean Wright
Married Clyde G McClead
1 child
2.a.ii.1
Esther Lee McClead
Born 1932
Not Considered
2.a.iii.
Edgar Weekley Westley Wright
Born 1915
No known children
2.a.iv.
Joseph Denton Wright
Born 1916,
Not Considered.
2.a.v.
Kathleen Wright
Born 1920
Not Considered
2.a.vi
Arlene Lenore Cleaver Wright
Born 1922
Not Considered
2.b
Argie Morgan
One child
2.b.i
Earl Wesley Morgan
Born 1924
Not a Candidate
2.c
Cuba Morgan
Rolfe Creger
Three Children
2.c.i
John M Creger
Born 1925
Possible but Unlikely
2.c.ii
Mary Frances Creger
Born 1929
Not Considered
2.c.iii
Sarah B Creger
Born 1931
Not Considered
3.
Samuel Morgan
Born 1864
Probably died as a child.
Ella L. Morgan – Born 1860, died 1876 (age 16). Presumably no issue.
Faran Francis Morgan – Born 1862, Married Theodosia Grace Weekley, had three children, died 1932 in Pleasants County, WV.
Delta Elia Morgan – Born 1888, Married John Van Buren Wright, had six children, died 1936.
John Morgan Wright – Born 1911, died an infant.
Cuba Jean Wright – Born 1913, Married Clyde G McClead had a daughter. Died (unknown).
Esther Lee McClead – Born 1932 – Not Considered.
Edgar Weekley Wesley Wright – Born 1915, Single in 1930 and 1940 Censuses.
Joseph Denton Wright – Born 1916 – Single in 1930 and 1940 Censuses.
Kathleen Wright – Born 1920 – Not Considered.
Arlene Lenore Cleaver Wright – Born 1922, died 2004
Argie Faran Morgan – Born 1890 – Married Eva Arline McCarrier, in 1922.
Earl Wesley Morgan – Born 1924 – Not a Candidate.
Cuba Morgan – Born 1896, Married [unk] Kreger, died 1966.
John M Creger – Born 1925 – Possible but not likely.
Mary Frances Creger – Not Considered
Sarah B Creger – Not Considered.
Samuel Morgan – Born 1864 does not appear in 1880 Census. Unable to find anything about him after the 1870 Census.
There don’t appear to be any viable candidates from the descendants of John Wesley Morgan, with the minor exception of Cuba Morgan Creger’s first son, who is possible but not likely
Follow-up
John M. Creger if other candidates do not arise.
Note – My Criteria:
“Candidates” are males born between 1925 and 1935.
“Not considered” are females who are unlikely to have had a male child between 1925 and 1935.
“Not a Candidate” are males born between 1915 and 1925 as being too young to have had a son between 1925 and 1935 and too old to be a candidate.
“Possible but unlikely” are males born between 1925 and 1935, but are not named Paul or Phil, which are the likely names of Glennis’ biological father, or otherwise don’t appear to fit the likely candidate who would have been in Minnesota or Michigan in 1953. I will revisit these possibilities later if this project fails to find a potential candidate.
Sources:
This is a quickly developed “notional” tree. All records used were found at the following sites:
Family Search
Ancestry
Find a Grave
Genealogy Bank
For specific sources, please contact me using the form below.
Following Morgan/Morgan (Orien & James)
By Don Taylor
My half-sister Glennis is a DNA match on Ancestry.Com with several individuals who have common ancestors with Nathan Smith Morgan and his wife, Belinda Odell. In the search to determine Glennis’ biological father, I am continuing to develop a tree of the descendants of Francis and Fannie (McGregor) Morgan of Pleasants County, West Virginia. This time I look at Sarah D. Morgan, Orien Morgan, and James Cyrus Morgan. They are the ninth, tenth, and eleventh of eleven (known) children to be examined.
Francis and Fannie (McGregor) Morgan’s 11 (known) children
Melvel Cyrus
Clarence Kendle
Richard Albert
Glen E
Carl Morgan
Married – Daughter b. 1933
Married – Son b. 1938
Married 1936.
Not a Candidate
Died as infant
James Cyrus Morgan
James J
Alice Morgan
Betty Morgan
Not a Candidate
Not Considered
Not Considered
Sarah D Morgan was born on 4 June 1876 to Francis & Fannie Morgan. This was a single birth. The same date and same parents indicate that the two individuals, Dora D. Morgan and Sarah D. Morgan are the same person. The child was buried as Dora D, so I use that name and have merged the individuals.
Orion E. Morgan was born on 1 Sept 1878 in West Virginia. He married Grace Martin about 1906; they had five boys, Mervel, Clarence, Richerd, Glen, and Carl. None of them appear to have had boys between 1925 and 1935. He died in 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
James Cyrus Morgan was born in October of 1880. He married Annie Cecil [LNU]. They had one son and two daughters, none of them appear to have children between 1925 and 1935.
That completes my look AT the children of Francis and Fannie (McGregor) Morgan. I have not found any strong candidates with this group. Francis was the first of twelve children of Nathan Smith Morgan and Belinda Odell, so I will continue…
Follow-up
Next, I’ll look at the descendants of Samson G Morgan, son of Nathan Smith Morgan and Belinda Odell, who was born in 1842.
Note – My Criteria:
“Candidates” are males born between 1925 and 1935.
“Not considered” are females who are unlikely to have had a male child between 1925 and 1935.
“Not a Candidate” are males born between 1915 and 1925 as being too young to have had a son between 1925 and 1935 and too old to be a candidate.
“Possible but unlikely” are males born between 1925 and 1935, but are not named Paul or Phil, which are the likely names of Glennis’ biological father, or otherwise don’t appear to fit the “likely candidate” criteria as being in Minnesota or Michigan in 1953. I will revisit these possibilities later of this project fails to find a potential candidate.
Sources:
This is a quickly developed “notional” tree. I have all supporting documents regarding Orien Eli Morgan & descendants documents in a separate folder. All records used were found at the following sites:
My half-sister Glennis is a DNA match on