Bio – Everett Anson Bickford (1876-1957)

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Don Taylor

WB-06 – Everett Anson Bickford

15 October 1876 – 1957

Everett Anson Bickford[i] was born on 15 October 1876 in Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine[ii], died in 1957 in Maine, aged 80[iii]. He was buried in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, at Mount Auburn Cemetery[iv].

He is the son of Anson W Bickford (1852-?), aged 23, and Jennie C Bickford, aka Jane (1840-< 1910), aged 36.

The following information is also recorded for Everett:

Occupation: Grocer, Real Estate Insurance Agent (See below).
In September 1918 his physical description was: Medium Height, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair (per draft registration).
He completed 4 Years of High School (per 1940 Census)

Life Events for Evert Anson Bickford:

Everett was the fifth of eight children. His older siblings included Nettie, Ralph, Edward, and Matilda. Estella was born in 1879.

The 1880 census shows the three-year-old Everett living with his parents and five siblings in Readfield, Maine.

His sister Maude was born in 1883, and his sister Erna was born in 1884.

The 1900 census shows the 23-year-old Everett living with his parents and three sisters, Nettie, Maude, and Erna, in Auburn, Maine. Everett is working as a clerk in a grocery.

He married Ada Marie Chase (1876-bef. 1940), the daughter of George W and Emma Chase on 30 October 1905 in (Maine)[v]. They both were 29.

63 Winter, Auburn, Maine – Image courtesy Google

Everett’s mother died sometime between 1900 and 1910. Everett’s father, Anson, came to live with Everett, his wife Ada and their daughter Catherine for the 1910 Census. They lived at 63 Winter St[vi], in Auburn, Maine, a place they would live for many years. Everett was a grocery merchant, employed other individuals and owned his home. Trulia and other home sites indicate that the home at this location was built in 1920. Either they are wrong or another house was there and was replaced by the current home in 1920. In either event, they remained at 63 Winter into the 1940s.

Everett registered for the draft on 12 September 1918.[vii]

In the 1920 Census, Anson is no longer living with the family and three more daughters were born between 1910 and 1920, Beatrice, Emma, and Phyllis. Everett is now working own account as a Real Estate Insurance agent.[viii]

In the 1930 Census, Catherine had moved out but Everett and his wife are still living with their three youngest daughters. Everett is still a Real Estate Insurance agent. [ix]

The 1935 City Directory indicates that Everett is the proprietor of E. A. Agency and his home address is still 63 Winter.[x] [xi]

The 1940 Census indicated that Everett is now a widower. The 64-year-old is still the proprietor of a real estate company. The daughters have all moved out. Living at the same address is a renter, Josephine Abbott, a 71-year-old widow.[xii]
Marker: Everett A Bickford
Courtesy Find-a-Grave
Everett Anson Bickford died in 1957 and is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.[xiii]

            Children of Everett and Ada were:

         Catherine Flora Bickford, born on 2 February 1907 in Auburn, Maine, died on 6 August 2001 in York Harbor, York County, Maine, aged 94. She married Paul Timothy Whitten on 26 June 1937, next married Coleman Mitchell on 2 June 1979.

        Beatrice B Bickford, born about 1910 in Maine.

          Emma L Bickford, born about 1913 in Maine.

         Phyllis I Bickford, born on 28 February 1916 in Auburn, Maine, died on 29 September 2006 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, aged 90. She married Harold Dow.

ENDNOTES

[i] Note: Death: Probably 08 Jan 1957 but not confirmed at this time.
[ii] Sources: Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 / Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine, USA; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 4 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing) – Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 / Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 4 February 2, 1907 Auburn ME Female – White – 1st child Evert Anson Bickford Readfield, ME  White Res: Auburn, ME – Occupation Grocer Mother: Ada Maria Chase Born, Auburn ME Color White   – Ancestry.com (Other) – 1900 Census / Maine, Androscoggin, Auburn District 4,  Sheet 14B – Ancestry.com (Digitizing) – 1880 Census / Maine, Kennebec, Readfield, District 102, Page 18 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing) – U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 / Everett A Bickford – Ancestry.com (Internet) – U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 / Maine; Registration County: Androscoggin; Roll: 1653899; Draft Board: 2 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing)
[iii] Source: Find A Grave / Everett A Bickford –  Memorial# 114275975 – Find A Grave (Other)
[iv] Ibid.
[v] Sources: Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937 / Maine State Archives; Augusta, Maine, USA; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 4 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing) – 1910 Census / Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T624_536; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0003; – Ancestry.com (Other)
[vi] Source: 1910 Census / Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T624_536; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0003; – Ancestry.com (Other)
[vii] Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 / Maine; Registration County: Androscoggin; Roll: 1653899; Draft Board: 2 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing)
[viii] Source: 1920 Census / Maine, Androscoggin, Auburn Ward 2, District 4, Sheet 2B – Ancestry.com (Other)
[ix] Source: 1930 Census / Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: 827; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0004; Sheet 5A – Ancestry.com (Digitizing)
[x] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; 1935 – Auburn (Lewiston), Maine, City Directory, Page 682; Ancestry.Com.
[xi] Sources: 1940 Census / Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T627_1469; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1-5 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing) – U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 / 1935 – Auburn (Lewiston), Maine, City Directory, Page 682 – Ancestry.com (Digitizing)
[xii] 1940 Census; Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T627_1469; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1-5; Ancestry.Com.
[xiii] Find A Grave; Everett A Bickford –  Memorial# 114275975; Find a Grave.
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Albany Awakens to the Benefits of Exploitation

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Don Taylor

Donna in Albany, NY, at the Clinton Theater – Sep 20-26, 1920

Albany Awakens to the Benefits of Exploitation

I was watching the live stream from RootsTech Friday.  Lisa Louise Cooke gave an awesome presentation on “Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy.” I use Google all the time and use many advanced techniques, but Lisa’s talk reminded me of some ways to use Google I haven’t used in ages, and should.
I went back to my current research topic, my grandmother’s vaudeville career. Based upon Lisa’s suggestions, I thought about Donna’s 1920 show,  “The California Bathing Girls in a Beach Promenade.” I searched using both phrases and the year of interest, 1920. Also, I eliminated my blog site from the results Googling this:
“California Bathing Girls” “beach promenade” 1920
-site:https://blog.dtaylorgenealogy.com
Amazingly, the search returned 5 results. Two of the results I had seen before. One was to a missing/parked domain. But two of them went to magazines that referenced Donna’s show. One of the articles was an absolute gem in the “Motion Picture News” about how Albany, NY was awakening to a multi-focused advertising campaign.[i] The movie “Up in Mary’s Attic” was the foundation of the advertising, which promoted the “California Bathing Girls.”  The ‘Girls were used to promote going to California. And a great way to get to California and see the girls was to enlist in the Army. They had large displays of the Attic with silhouettes of the girls in bathing suits, motor cycles cruising the streets advertising both the movie and joining the Army. Last, but not least, they used aeroplanes to drop advertisements of the show over the city. Say what?  Yes, the Army dropped flyers about the movie, the girls, and joining the Army. With Donna’s experience back in 1915 dropping flyers about “Birth of a Nation,” I wonder if she was involved with the idea of using air-drops as a means of advertising.  I would like to think she was.
Article: Albany Awakens to the Benefits of Exploitation - Not in Copyright.
Motion Picture News, October 2, 1920, Page 2601
Finally, I set up a Google Alert of that query to learn if anything new is added to the Internet in the future. Thanks again to Lisa Louise Cooke and RootsTech for reminding me of ways to better utilize Google and find genealogical gems. (pun intended).

Sources:

[i] Motion Picture News (Aug-Oct 1920)
Volume 22.2; October 2, 1920, Page 2601; Publisher Motion Picture News, Inc.; The Library of Congress has determined that this item is not in copyright.
https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew222unse
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Tracing 19th Century Women & Sally Ann (?) Darling.

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Don Taylor

Tracing early 19th Century Women 

Tracing women in early 19th century history can often be a difficult process. Women often didn’t exist except in the context of their wifely status. Such is the case of Sally Ann (unknown) Darling.  She is only mentioned in a couple documents that I have found, so far. I first encountered her name when I found the obituary of her son, Rufus Holton Darling, which mentioned that he is the son of Abner and Sally Darling. I also traced her husband, Abner Darling. That search yielded his will, which made Sally Ann the executrix.  It mentions nothing other than her name. It doesn’t even mention the names of their children.  In court, men attested to the validity of the will and it doesn’t appear that she ever addressed the court. The 1840 Census shows that Rufus H Darling is living at the same location (based on neighbors) that Abner Darling lived at before. Living with him was an older woman that I presume is Rufus’s mother – Abner’s wife – Sally Ann. Sadly, that is about the extent of what I have learned about Sally Ann.

Bio – Sally Ann (Unknown) Darling (c. 1780-aft 1840?)

1780 – Birth – The 1840 Census infers that she was 50-59 years old suggesting a birth year of 1780-1790. The 1830 Census infers that she was 40-49 years old also.
1820 – Appears to be living with husband, Abner Darling, and 7 children in Paris, New York.[i]
1830 – Appears to be living with husband, Abner Darling, and 8 children in Clarkson, New York.[ii]
1839 – Sally’s husband Abner dies. She is made executrix of the will and inherits everything. She is living in Clarkson, New York.[iii]
1840 – Apparently living with son, Rufus H Darling, and four other children in Clarkson, New York. [iv] 
I have been unable to find Sally in the 1850 Census.

List of Greats

12. Rufus Harry Darling (1857-1917) 
24. Rufus Holton Darling (1816-1857)
49. Sally Ann [Darling] 

Further Action

·      I am further researching for Rufus Holton Darling’s siblings.  Hopefully, results of that search will provide additional information or clues regarding Sally Ann.
·      Third cousins on the Darling DNA profile would share Abner and Sally Ann as common ancestors to my mother-in-law.  Following clues there may help open this new brick wall.

ENDNOTES & SOURCES

[i] 1820 Census; New York, Oneida, Paris, Page 267 – Abner Darling; Ancestry.com
[ii] 1830 Census; New York, Monroe, Clarkson, Page 271 – Abner Darling; Ancestry.com.
[iii] New York Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999; Monroe – Wills, Vol 002, 1835-1841, Pages 329-331 (362-364 of 513); Abner Darling. Ancestry.com. Also, see the transcript.
[iv] 1840 Census; New York, Monroe, Clarkson, Page 177 – Rufus H Darling.; Ancestry.com.

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Not everything is on the Internet – Arthur R Hatfield (1865-1931)

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Don Taylor

Ordering certificates ’cause not everything is on the Internet

Wall with gate.
Photo © by Trevor Littlewood. 
Use permitted under (CC BY-SA 2.0).
One of the big genealogical research problems relates to making the jump between 1900 and 1880.  Without the 1890 Census, it can often be difficult to make the leap and it seems like a wall that needs to be overcome.  Sometimes there is a gate that takes you past the wall, sometimes the gate is locked. Such is the case with my Hatfield project.
Arthur R Hatfield was born in May 1865 in Indiana.[i] The Census indicates that both his parents were born in Indiana as well and that is all we know. No parents’ names, or anything else.
Arthur married Rebecca Leona Crawford on 29 Mar 1893 in Holt County, Missouri.[ii] Leona, as she was known, was born in Holt County. The couple lived in Holt County through the births of their first two sons Clyde Raymond Hatfield (1894-1959) and Guy C. Hatfield (1875-1964.
Unfortunately, I have been unable to use census or other records available on-line to determine his parents. That means back to the not-on-line resources. First, we’ll order a death certificate from Nebraska and see if that yields any information.  Next, we try to order a marriage certificate from Missouri and see if that yields any information.  Either way, we are off the internet using “old school” methods. Here is what I think I know about Arthur Hatfield.
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RH12 – Arthur R Hatfield (1865-1931) 

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 7

Arthur R Hatfield was born in May 1865 in Indiana[iii]. He died in 1931[iv]. When he was 27, he married Rebecca Leona Crawford, daughter of Charles Crawford and Margaret Rebecca Collins, on 29 Mar 1893 in Holt, Missouri, USA[v].
Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska
Image by Arkan, (CC-BY-SA-3.0)
via Wikipedia Commons
Arthur R Hatfield was enumerated, in the 1900 Census, being in Wakefield, Dixon County, Nebraska.)[vi]. Hew was the head of the household, a farmer renting his farm. He could read, write, and speak English. With him are his wife their two boys, Clyde and Guy.
During the 1910 Census he lived in Daily, Dixon County, Nebraska. He was the Head of the household and married. With are his wife and two sons.  Also living in the house hold are a border, Lura Harrington, and a hired man, Silas Foster. I can’t tell if they moved between 1900 and 1910. Wakefield and Daily, Nebraska, are only about 15 miles apart and there are no towns between them. I’ll need to do a neighbor analysis to determined if they moved. In any event, Arthur was a farmer and renting his farm.[vii]
I have been unable to find Arthur in the 1920 Census. His wife, Leona, is living with their son, Guy, in Dry Creek, Pierce County, Nebraska. With them are a niece and a nephew of Guy, Leona and Albert Crawford.[viii]
The 1930 Census shows Arthur and Leona living together again in North Dry Creek, Pierce County, Nebraska. Again, he is the head of the household who is farming on a rented farm. Living with Arthur and Leona is a hired hand, Harry(?) Bau.[ix]
Pleasant View Cemetery
Plainview, Pierce County, Nebraska
Photo by JimW via Find-a-Grave
Arthur R Hatfield died in 1931. He was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Plainview, Pierce County, Nebraska[x]. We have ordered a copy of his death certificate to confirm the date and place.

Children

Arthur R Hatfield and Rebecca Leona Crawford had the following children:
1.    Clyde Raymond Hatfield was born on 04 Jan 1894 in Mound City, Holt, Missouri, USA.[xi] He died on 06 Apr 1959 in Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska, USA (in a hospital.)[xii]. He married Ruth Barrett between 04 Jan 1912-05 Jun 1917.[xiii]


2.     Guy C Hatfield was born on 08 Aug 1895 in Missouri, USA[xiv]. He died in 1957 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.[xv] He did marry a Mildred, surname unknown, date unknown.[xvi]

Further Actions

Order death certificate for Arthur R Hatfield. (Underway.)
Order marriage certificate for Arthur R Hatfield and Rebecca Leona Crawford.
Do a “neighbor analysis” to determine if Arthur & Leona moved between 1900 and 1910 or if the change of location was due to census districting.
Find Arthur’s parents names. (Key Goal)
Find Arthur in the 1880 and 1870 censuses.

ENDNOTES

[i] 1900 United States Census (FS), NARA, Nebraska, Dixon Co., Wakefield Township, ED 77, Sheet 12, Line 20. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YG-24G.
[ii] Holt County Sentinel – 1894-01-05, The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) · Fri, Jan 5, 1894, Page 4.
[iii] 1900 United States Census (FS), NARA, Nebraska, Dixon Co., Wakefield Township, ED 77, Sheet 12, Line 20. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YG-24G.
[iv] Find-a-Grave, Arthur R Hatfield – Memorial 145030175. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145030175.
[v] Holt County Sentinel – 1894-01-05, The Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Missouri) · Fri, Jan 5, 1894, Page 4 via Newspapers.com.
[vi] 1900 United States Census (FS), NARA, Nebraska, Dixon Co., Wakefield Township, ED 77, Sheet 12, Line 20. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YG-24G.
[vii] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com  , Year: 1910; Census Place: Daily, Dixon, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374855.
[viii] 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com   Operations Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com , Year: 1920; Census Place: Dry Creek, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 439.
[ix] 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com  Operations Inc., 2002), Ancestry.com   Year: 1930; Census Place: North Dry Creek, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: 1290; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 96.0; FHL microfilm: 2341025.
[x] Find-a-Grave, Arthur R Hatfield – Memorial 145030175. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145030175.
[xi] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, NARA, Clyde Raymond Hatfield     . https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29J2-5Q1.
[xii] Norfolk Daily News (Norfolk, Nebraska,), Clyde Hatfield – Apr 13, 1959.
[xiii] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, NARA, Clyde Raymond Hatfield        . https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29J2-5Q1.
[xiv] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com  Operations Inc., 2005), Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Pierce; Roll: 1711766.
[xv] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com   Operations, Inc., 2012), Guy C Hatfield  . 
[xvi] 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com  Operations Inc., 2002), Ancestry.com  Year: 1930; Census Place: North Dry Creek, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: 1290; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 96.0; FHL microfilm: 2341025.
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Searching for the Blanchard arrival in Maine.

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Don Taylor

[Sometimes you just have to skip a generation in your research to find the answer to the question.  If you do so, it is important to have a clear reason and a clear explanation of how any why you skipped the generation. Such is the case for my Blanchard study. The family oral story was that the Blanchards have been in Maine “forever.” I was asked to find out exactly when they came to Maine.]

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My search began with Edward E Blanchard, who married Priscilla Newcomb in 1925. I then began following him and his ancestors back in time. In 1920, he was living with his widowed mother and four siblings in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.

Further research found that his father Frederick W Blanchard died in 1918.

In 1910, the 9-year-old Edward was living with his parents, Frederick W and Minnie Blanchard in South Portland, Maine.

In 1900, Frederick is living in South Portland with his wife Minnie and three of his children. (Edward hadn’t been born yet.)

In 1887, Frederick and Minnie were married. It was Minnie’s first marriage, but Frederick’s second marriage.

The 1880 Census was particularly difficult to interpret. Frederick was living with his uncle, Charles H. Blanchard and his Charles’s wife Miranda. Also living in the household was Elizabeth Blanchard, a 79-year-old widow who is listed as a “boarder.” Next door, is 81-year-old Myra Blanchard. Of course, both Charles and Myra are listed as “Head” of their respective households. Sadly, the 1880 census is the first census which identifies the relationships of people in a household to the Head and the 1870 census won’t shed any more light on to the relationships.

The 1870 Census shows the Charles H Blanchard household including his wife Miranda, 4-year-old Fred, and three other children. Also living with them is 70-year-old Elizabeth.

The 1860 Census shows Charles and Miranda living in Cumberland, Maine, apparently with three children. Next Door to them is Cyrus and Elizabeth Blanchard with a 16-year-old boy, Melville G Blanchard, who I tentatively assume to be their son.

Looking closer at Cyrus Blanchard’s life, he was apparently married three times. First to Apphiah Young in 1816, Apphiah died in 1841. His second marriage was to Sarah Staples. Sarah died in 1848. His third marriage was to Elizabeth Mills. This would be the Elizabeth we see him with in 1860. It also fits the age of the Elizabeth in the household of Charles H Blanchard in 1870 and 1880. Elizabeth would be Charles’s step-mother.

Cyrus and Elizabeth also show up in the 1850 Census with what appear to be four children. Charles, Nancy, Albion, and Sarah.

So, if, in fact, Frederick’s uncle is Charles and Charles’ father is Cyrus, then Frederick’s grandfather must be Cyrus. We may not know the name of Frederick’s father, which might be Melville, Albion, or something entirely different, but we do know his grandfather’s name.

I believe that Cyrus was born in 1791 in old North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, (Maine) and that his father was Ebenezer Blanchard, born 1760 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. So, Ebenezer would be the first of Edward Blanchard’s direct ancestors to live in Maine.

There is more research to do. The leap of faith between Frederick and Cyrus need much more to confirm. Also, there were many other Blanchards in Cumberland County long before Ebenezer came to Cumberland County. There was a Samuel Blanchard who sold ¼ of an island in Casco Bay to an Ebenezer Blanchard in 1762. Also, according to the 1870 census to the agricultural schedule, there were 7 farmers with the surname Blanchard farming in Cumberland Center, Cumberland County. Basically, you can hardly turn around without encountering another Blanchard in Cumberland Center or Yarmouth; there are hundreds of them. So, lots more research to do on this family.

Oh, by the way, it appears that Ebenezer was the son of Daniel Blanchard born 1727 in Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, a known patriot of the Revolution.[i]

ENDNOTES

[i] Daughters of the American Revolution; www.dar.org, Ancestor: A206439.
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