2013 Early Thanksgiving in California

Thanksgiving (one week early) for our clan in California was on Friday, November 22.  The Ingrams were the host home this year.  We had a wonderful family time and family feast as always.

 The Ingram Family

Jay, Juliette, Jenna and Jill

Jay is growing a beard for "Mow"vember day - something to do with the Town of Moraga, where he is Director of Recreation.

The Toole Clan

Ellie, Mark, Carly, Sam and Aidan

The Breckenridge Clan

Shannon, Grace, Paul and Claire

Seven of our Twelve Grands

Ellie, Juliette, Carly, Aidan, Jenna, Grace, Claire

AND Emmy Belle on Jenna's lap - in a pink tutu.

The California Gang won't fit into one room these days.

Saying Goodbye to the Ingrams on 25 Nov 2013

Thanks for the wonderful hospitality!

238th Marine Corps Birthday Ball

We had a wonderful time at the 238th Marine Corps Birthday Ball sponsored by Utah-Dixie Detachment #1270 of the Marine Corps League, St. George, UT.  It was held at SunRiver's ballroom, which was packed.  

If you'd like more photos, click here for the Marine Corps League Detachment blog:
238th Marine Corps Birthday Ball-SunRiver St. George

Fun Names in Genealogy

Thought I would share some names that cropped up in one of my online searches this morning.  I was searching for a Germanic name on  Archives.com and found these:

Goes Along to the Medicine (Montana)
     Spouse:  Crow Flies High
     Child:  Hand in the Mitten

Bears Goes in the Woods (South Dakota)
    Spouse:  Red Medicine
    Child:  White

Stands Up and Goes  (South Dakota)
    Child:  William Stands Up and Goes

Goes Again (South Dakota)
    Spouse:  Runs Reckless
    Child:  Bull Runs Reckless

Husband of Goes to Dig Roots (Montana)
    Child:  Brings the Horses

Fox Goes Out (Montana)
    Spouse:  Long Bear
    Child:  Medicine Shell

Pahoom Bway We Dum Oke

Vets Nursing Home

Kudos to hubby for his hard work with respect to the new Ivins Veterans Nursing Home.  The word was received today from the state officer in charge of management of the nursing home in a message to Terry Schow, Utah Department of Veterans Affairs, retired, as follows:

We successfully passed VA Recognition Survey.  They could not say enough about this great facility and staff.  They used words such as; exceptional, never seen before, the best of the best, best facility they have ever surveyed!  Thanks to you and your great leadership, I get to experience this awesome success!

Ribbon cutting ceremony 2013

 

Terry Schow and Bill Toole

Grammy's Girl

The latest photo of my oldest grand girl, Grace:

And she's just as beautiful inside!

Charles Illingsworth

I am looking for my great grand uncle, Charles P. Illingsworth.  He married my great grand aunt, Mary Burrill (1861-1942), the fourth child and first daughter of George Washington Burrill and Martha Austin Burrill.  According to the Burrill family Bible, Charles and Mary's marriage occurred 28 Jul 1881 in Dyersville, Dubuque, Iowa. (Think "Field of Dreams.") They had one son, William Charles Illingsworth (1882-1949), although the family Bible names him Charles William Illingsworth.  

I don't know the circumstances of the marriage, other than Mary is listed as divorced in the 1900 census. Mary's obituary states that they lived in Iowa until 1886 when they moved to Shoshone, Idaho, later settling in Pocatello in 1888.  Two census entries give Charles' occupation as "telegraphist" and "R.R. Agent."  I have a newspaper article stating that he was assigned as "agent" for the Illinois Central Railroad in Hague, Iowa in 1881.  An 1886 entry in a news article describes Charles as an agent for BCK&N at Castalia, Iowa.  I find a 1900 census for Oklahoma with a Charles Illingsworth of the right age, right birthplace and both parents' birthplaces the same as the Charles I'm searching for.  But if he died in 1897 . . . . ???

The obituary for Mary states that Charles died in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1897.  I can find no info on his death and have no idea why he was in Mexico.  This photo is believed to be Charles P. Illingsworth.

 

Charles P. Illingsworth (Abt 1860-1897)

Mary married her second husband, John Franklin Urie, in 1900 in Pocatello.  There were no children of that marriage.  Both Mary and John Urie are buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Pocatello, Idaho.  I would love to find an obituary for Charles P. Illingsworth and learn where he is buried.  

Historians

Genealogy is taking a back seat for a little while.  Bill and I have been appointed Historians for the local Marine Corps League Detachment.  In truth, I had started a scrapbook of photos and clippings in 2007 when Bill started the Detachment.  I wanted to chronicle the events leading up to and including the charter of Utah Dixie Detachment #1270 which within a year became the largest Detachment in the State of Utah.  We have completed albums for 2007 and 2008 and are currently working on 2009.  The albums go together quickly because it's mostly a type of digital scrapbooking as far as photos are concerned.

Here's an example of one of the events, a Marine Corps Birthday Ball.  The ceremony involves a cake detail and the presentation of a piece of birthday cake to the oldest Marine present who, in turn, presents it to the youngest Marine present.  It is a treasured part of the Detachment's annual Birthday Ball.