Today, I remember my 7th great-grandfather, Grover Buel. He was born on 4 April 1732 in Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut Colony[i]. Grover married Jerusha Buck on 15 February 1758 in New Milford, Litchfield County Connecticut Colony. He is a known Revolutionary War Patriot (DAR A016639). He died on 14 September 1818 in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York and was buried at Wake Cemetery, Windsor, Broome County, New York.
For more information on Grover Buel see:
My Blog: I have not written an Ancestor Sketch for Grover, however, you can learn about the Buel surname on my Surname Saturday posting.
There are no known photos, paintings, or drawings of Grover Buel/Buell. If you have an image of Grover or know more about his life, I would love to hear from you.
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[i] Note: Some researchers believe Grover was born in Clinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Today, I remember my 3rd great-grandmother, Tamise/Tammy Sutherland/Southerland. She was born on 3 April 1796 in New York. Tamise married Joel Cruff Taft about 1819 at Triangle, Broome County, New York, and died on 24 March 1864 in Fairbanks, Sullivan County, Indiana.
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It has been nearly eight years since I wrote about my 2nd great-grandmother, Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882). Eliza’s parents have been a brick wall for me. In 2017, I thought I might have broken through, but further research convinced me that Eliza Jane Fannin’s parents were not Thomas & Cynthis Ellia (Ellis), as some researchers have suggested. After eight years, I decided it must be time to revisit Eliza Jane Fannin and see if new material may provide answers. Over the years, I have also improved my genealogical skills and my analysis of sources.
List of Grands
Grandfather                      6.  Richard Earl Brown (1903-1990)
What I know (A review of my known sources to associated facts.)
1880 Census – John & Lisa J Mannin live in Pine Grove, Rowan County, Kentucky. The household consisted of:
           John Mannin, age 34
           Lisa J Mannin, age 19
           Mary Mannin, age 2
What I think I know (Unsourced Facts) – Find sources!
Great-grandma Mary Brown, and her son, Grandpa Dick.
I didn’t have a good source for Mary Elizabeth Manning’s (1878-1882) mother being Eliza Jane Fannin, and Family Search suggests that Mary Elizabeth’s mother was Sarah Jane Garvin[i]. I need to review all my sources for Mary and see what documents refer to my great-grandmother’s mother’s name.
My Original Sources.
In 2001, I contacted Les Crider[ii] regarding information regarding my Grandfather, Dick Brown, and his mother, Mary Brown. Les was Mary Brown’s minister for many years.
He replied that Mary’s dad was John William Mannin.
Marys’ mother was Eliza Tolover.
In his email, he gave a caveat that he “Cannot promise it is accurate, but a starting place.”
Enoch Mannin
Mary’s grandmother was Minerva (Tolliver) Mannin. Mary, Phoebe Jane, and Robert lived with her and Enoch Mannin during the 1885 Minnesota Census.
In 2005, I received a letter from my great-aunt, Delores (Brown) Pribbenow. She didn’t provide Mary’s mother’s name but did confirm that Mary had one sister, Phoebe, and one half-brother, Robert Manning.
So, I’m not sure where I came up with Eliza Fannin’s name. I have a couple of suspicions. I suspect it came from someone else’s tree, and “Fannin” was a corruption of “Mannin,” which would be Mary’s mother’s married name. I also suspect that “Tolover” was confused with Mary’s grandmother’s maiden name, Tolliver.
So, I decided to start anew by researching Mary Elizabeth (Manning) Brown’s mother.
1928 – Death Record for Mary’s husband, Arthur D. Brown – Already have.
1930 Census – Already have.
1940 Census – Already have.
1971 – Mary’s son, Clyde L Brown, death records – Already have.
1971 to 1998 – Three entries in the Minnesota Death Index confirm her maiden name of Manning.
Ancestry Sources
Ancestry has 131 Public Trees that refer to Mary Elizabeth Mannin, wife of Arthur Durwood Brown. These trees suggest five different mothers for Mary.
Sarah Jane Garvin (1843-1877)
Lisa J. Mannin (1861-___)
Eliza Jane Fannin (1861-1882)
Mary A. [Mannin] (1851-1877)
Nelly Nellie Burton (1863-1949)
I’ve long thought that Eliza Jane Fannin and Lisa J Mannin were the same person. However, I’ve not heard the other names before, so I’m interested in what sources folks have for these different names for Mary’s mother. I’ll also briefly look at the DNA relationships and see if that can provide any illumination into Mary’s parentage.
Mary Elizabeth Mannin, daughter of John William “Joe” Mannin (1846-1888) and Sarah Jane Garvin (1843-1877) – 12 Records.
1880 Census – Mary Mannin, the 2-year-old daughter of John and Lisa J Mannin, living in Pine Grove, Rowan County, Kentucky.
1900 Census – Mary Brown – No Mention of her parents.
1910 Census – Mary Brown – No Mention of her parents.
1920 Census – Mary Brown – No Mention of her parents.
1930 Census – Mary Brown – No Mention of her parents.
1940 Census – Mary Brown – No Mention of her parents.
Minnesota Death Index – Mary E Brown (17 Apr 1876 – 8 May 1883) mother’s maiden name is Fanning.
Social Security Death Index – Mary Brown (No Relationships shown).
Find-a-Grave – Mary Elizabeth Manning Brown. No mention of her parents.
Social Security Applications & Claims Index – Mary’s son, Clyde Leroy Brown’s record.
Social Security Applications & Claims Index – Mary’s daughter, Nettie Mae Briggs’s record.
Social Security Applications & Claims Index – Mary’s son, Charles William Brown’s record.
So, other than other peoples’ Ancestry trees, there appear to be no records indicating Sarah Jane Gavin was Mary’s mother from the first researcher’s sources. Instead, two sources, the 1880 Census and Mary’s death record, suggest Mary’s mother’s name was Lisa J Fanning.
The next researcher I looked at had ten sources. Nine of them are the same as the previous researcher. They had one additional source, which I previously had.
The 1885 Minnesota Census Reports that Enoch and Menorvi Mannan live in Stearns County, Minnesota, with three children. Robert, Mary, and Jane. There is no mention of her parents; however, it corroborates Delores’ family history letter indicating that Phoebe Jane was Mary’s sister and Roberts was a half-brother.[iii]
The next researcher has three sources. Two of them are the same as previous researchers.
The third source is a 1917 wedding announcement between Mary’s daughter, Victoria, and Denzil Collett.
The next researcher has eight sources. Seven of them are the same as previous researchers.
The eighth source is OneWorldTree which is no longer in use.[iv]
There are no additional sources on any remaining Ancestry Public trees for Mary Elizabeth Mannin(g) that identify her mother as Sarah Jane Gavin.
Conclusion
Other researchers did not have any sources that I didn’t have already in reviewing the references. Also, two of those sources appear to conflict with Sarah Jane Gavin being Mary’s mother. I’m not ready to say Sarah Jane isn’t Mary’s mother, but I know of two findings that suggest someone else is Mary’s mother—Lisa J Fanning.
Follow-up – Plans
I’ll look at Sarah Jane Gavin and see if there appear to be any sources that explain why other researchers believe she is the mother of Mary Brown.
ENDNOTES
[i] The likelihood that my great-grandmother’s entries on FamilySearch being correct is low. It suggests that Mary had a sister, Sophia and doesn’t include Mary’s known sister Phoebe.
[iii] In the fall of 1882, Enoch led a group of 9 families from Kentucky to Minnesota including his wife Minerva and himself. The surnames in the move were: Barnett, Bryant, Fugate, Horn, Jones, & Mannin. Please see Biography – Enoch Mannin (1823-1907).
[iv] The user-submitted family tree databases called OneWorldTree was discontinued by Ancestry in late 2013. The discontinued One World Tree has been replaced by Ancestry.com’s much improved Family Trees, a much improved database that contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users.
This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily of the individual portrayed in the image. As such, it is vital to analyze the pictures and information to identify the individual therein.[ii] My goal is to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the image.
Hazel Lake, Nurse, circa 1934.
The envelope this negative was in says, “Miss Hazel Lake, 59 High Street, Children’s Hospital #160.”
Nurse Hazel Lake, circa 1934.
Why I believe this to be the individual.
The 1934 and 1935 Laconia, New Hampshire, directories list Hazel W. Lake as a nurse at Laconia Hospital.
On 3 September 1938, 26-year-old Hazel Winifred Lake, a nurse, married Richard Gould Tilton in Laconia.
“Hazel Lake” doesn’t appear in any of the Portland City Directories, nor does a Hazel Lake seem to live in Maine in 1934, when this photo was taken. My further searches found only one Hazel Lake, who was a nurse in 1934. I am quite confident this is Hazel Lake when she was attending school at the Children’s Hospital in Portland for a short time and didn’t make the Portland directory.
This negative envelope says, “Miss Mary Kyle, 150 Park St #246.”
Why I believe this to be the individual.
Mary Kyle, circa 1934
The 1934 Portland City Directory lists Mary A Kyle, a waitress at 631 Congress residing at 150 Park.
According to Ancestry family trees, Mary Ann Kyle was born 18 April 1909 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, to Frederick C and Lucy Ann (Daly) Kyle.
This is a photo of Mary Ann Kyle about 1934 when she was about 25 years old.
The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Floyd Fraunfelter and his wife Lucy M living at 150 Park, Apt 7.
Lucy’s sister was Mary Ann Kyle.
This is a photo of Lucy M (Kyle) Fraunfelter and her sister Mary Ann Kyle circa 1934.
Ancestry has 17 public trees that refer to Lucy Margaret Kyle. Family Search has profile MYMB-11G for Lucy Margaret. I have uploaded one photo of her, with her sister, Mary, to her Family Search Memories.
Steve Krisilion, circa 1934
This negative envelope says, “Steve Steve’s Restaurant – Oak Street (Steve Krisilion) #211.”
Steve Krisilion, circa 1934
Why I believe this to be the individual.
Steve Krisilion was the proprietor at 154 Free and 53 Oak, which were the addresses for two Steve’s Lunch locations. He and his wife Mary lived at 92 High Street in 1934.
The 1941 Biddeford City Directory lists Steve Krisilion as the proprietor of Steve’s Lunch and that he resided in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
On 27 April 1942, Steve John Krisilion registered for the draft. He lived at 994 South Street, Portsmouth, NH.
Social Security Applications indicate Steve John Krisilion was born on 14 September 1894 in Karystos, Greece.
This is a photo of Steve in about 1934 when he was about 40 years old.
Ancestry has three public trees that refer to Stavros “Steve” Krisilion. Family Search does not appear to have a profile for Steve Krisilion, so I have added his photo to Dead Fred. I also uploaded a second photo of Steve to my Flickr photostream.
Steve Krisilion with two children, Olympia and a younger boy, circa 1935.
This negative envelope says, “Steve & Children (Steve Krisilion) #625.”
Olympia Krisilion, circa 1934.
Why I believe this to be the individual.
New York Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists include an entry for Steve “Kisilion,” a 37-year-old merchant leaving Naples on 29 August 1931 aboard the Conte Grande arriving in New York on 7 September 1931. With him are his wife Maria and nine-month-old daughter Olympia.
According to the Portland City Directories from 1932 to 1938, Steve and Mary Krisilion lived together.
Steve and Maria/Mary were divorced before April 1939 when Steve married Connie Pappas in New Hampshire. I have been unable to find Steve or Maria in the 1940 Census.
Some Ancestry Trees suggest that Steve and Mary had two children, a girl, and a boy.
I am sure the girl in this photo is Olympia Krisilion about 1934.
Steve Krisilion with two children, Olympia and a younger boy, circa 1935.
Ancestry has no public trees that refer to Olympia; FamilySearch does not appear to have a profile for her either. So I added her photo to Dead Fred.
There are two more photos, these showing Steve Krisilion with two children, Olympia, and another child about 2, presumably her brother. I uploaded one picture of the Krisilion threesome to Dead Fred and a second photo of them to my Flickr photostream.
 Conclusion
I identified five of the six individuals in these photo packages. Three of them have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories,
The other three individuals are a father with his two children. They do not have Family Search profiles, but the father appears in Ancestry family trees. I uploaded those photos to Dead Fred and to my Flickr Photostream.
If any of these photos are of your family member, I would love to hear your reaction. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.
Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Family Search, Dead Fred, and Flickr have a higher image quality than the images linked here.
For all postings of the Ethel Wight Collection, please see here.
Endnotes
[i] The Wight Studio was in Portland, Maine. Many thanks to Ethel Wight’s family for access to and permission to use the collection of their great aunt.
[ii] These images were converted to positives using a lightbox, a Nikon camera and computer software.
Today, I remember my third-great-grandfather, William M. Sanford. He was born in New York on 30 March 1823. He moved west to Michigan, again west to Indiana, and once more west to North Dakota. He returned to Michigan where he died at the age of 92.
For more information about the life of William M. Sanford, please see:
I know of no photos, paintings, or drawings of William Sanford. If you have an image of William or know more about his life, I would love to hear from you. Also, if William is your ancestor, tell me how we are related.
