What's New (past 30 days)


Sept, 2025
I was contacted by a Gove family member and I noticed that my early Gove coverage was rather lacking. I've updated it. I don't cover the complete "Gove Book" but, I did make it easier to navigate to the relevant record pages from the Gove Book. I also filled out the families, at least for the family members that I include. No doubt more needs to be done. Also, I fixed up a few missing pictures.

August, 2025
I haven't been good about documenting what I've done in a while. This latest update provides lots of new detail about Larrain's side of our family. Have a look at the details. I'm sure you will find it interesting. I have also fixed many clerical issues related to images of documents and pictures. While I doubt I got them all, I think there are now lots of new items. Probably some duplicates too which I'll try to weed out over the next several week.

December, 2022
Had the pleasure of doing a bit of research in my very extended family due to a couple of inquiries from S. Wilkerson. Investigated the history of the Wolf family of Sharp county Arkansas. Based on the inquiry and the record, I've conjectured that R. A. Wolf and Martha E. Stephens had three children, Marvin, Martha, and Glenda. Martha (apparently) died as a complication in the birth Glenda. In the 1910 census, I found that Glenda (listed as Tootsie Wolf) was living with Marvin Stephens and Cordelia Sempler (or Simpler). Cordelia was the 2nd oldest sister of Martha. Martha was living with John and Sarah Overton (Sara was teh oldest sister of Martha E Stephens). Finally, Marvin was still living with his dad, Rufus. By the 2020 census, Marvin and Glenda Wolf are enumerated living with Cordelia Sempler and Thomas A Stephens (Brother and sister), the children are listed as attending school and no doubt, working their farm. Martha (Mattie) E Wolf is still living with John and Sarah Overton. Hopefully, this helps that family further sort their ancestry.
Additionally, I am grateful to D. Waldron for her updated information about the Luper/Douglas family of Illinois.

July 2022
Added updates I received from my Aunt showing I'm descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. My family joins the 10 - 30 million estimated ancestors from the Mayflower in 1620. This is a gold mine of new details about my family since there is so much genealogy surrounding early New England colonies.

Jan 5, 2020
First update in quite awhile. I think a bunch of detail was lost -- or maybe I never had it. In any case, I have added details about the Bratt/Bradt
family in the very early settler days (1600-1700's). Borrowing heavily from the New York public library sites.
I've also added a fair number of material that I have borrowed from a cousin in the Luper/Lufper clan. She has been posting pictures at a great
clip to her site at ancestry.com.

June 28, 2018
Site was hacked. I have installed patches to prevent recurrence. Hopefully everything is restored correctly.

Aug. 30, 2017
Seems that an upgrade managed to confuse my account creation SPAM captcha so no one could send comments or request a new account. That's fixed. Hopefully if someone had comments they'll return.

Feb 4, 2017
Added information about Ray family. Added Albany directory details for some Bratt's residing in Albany NY. Trying to sort out Edgar Bratt. I think he is correct now.
Updated information for Cutter family based on some new data from Ancestry.com. Fixed a bunch of images that were not displaying properly.

Aug 21 2016
Tried to sort out some of the Hawkins' cousins. Is quite challenging. The records are in good shape, but making sense of it was quite interesting. Extending from the hints
in Reigo Hawkins' Life sketch, I encountered Lavina Hawkins. Her first husband, seems to have deserted her after being called to an LDS Mission (according to Regio,
He didn't think it was something he ought to be asked to do. A few years later, he published a book that is frequently referenced as an early "expose" on
Mormonism. After that, he went back to England and sued Lavina for divorce as Lavina had joined a plural marriage with Joseph Woodmansee. This case
(Hyde vs. Hyde) is still referenced in modern times as precedent for common law marriage.

July 22 2016
Added details for Bratt family. Organized some of the place names.

Added some details for the MacClaugherty family.

June 2016
I've switched over to a new desktop tool -- Family Historian. I'm happy with it.
I have extended lots of family details for Smiths, Renisons, Heintz, and others.
I've figured out how to keep pictures in Sync between my desktop program and this online view. So, all the Census files are now linked in. Speaking of Census
I have a companion tool called: Ancestral Sources. This helps track things like Census details, along with the census images. You may notice that there are now
many census images here. This has been very useful -- especially sorting out some of the family dates that aren't quite accurate. Hopefully, things are now getting
ever close to that "perfection" point. I know ... it will never happen, but I always try.

August 2015 --
Had to replace my genealogy program. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it would reorder the people and family IDs. I have tried to reset all the media links, but no doubt, there will still be some errors.

Please use the Contact Me button if you find any mistakes, or want to ask questions.

I have been working with my Aunt Darleen and trying to run down loose ends on the Cutter side of Ed's ancestry. Also, I received a collection of family records from my Cousin Vivian and and am in the process of trying to compare what I have here, with what she has records for.

Hopefully, you will see a trickle of corrections and additions as I work through these two projects.

Photos

 Thumb   Description   Linked to   Last Modified 
Gove, John Home
Gove, John Home
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Daniel Gove Jr. Home
Daniel Gove Jr. Home
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Gove, Moses Home
Gove, Moses Home
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Larrain, George
Larrain, George
 
  28 Sep 2025
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
 
  28 Sep 2025
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
 
  28 Sep 2025
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
 
  28 Sep 2025
Rosa Petravage and Tony Kowalonek Family
Rosa Petravage and Tony Kowalonek Family
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Petravage, Joseph Walter
Petravage, Joseph Walter
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Hedlund, Betty Jean (Yearbook Photo)
Hedlund, Betty Jean (Yearbook Photo)
Caption Note: Yearbook Photo, Hirsch HS
Media Date: 1943
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Evans, Emma Jo
Evans, Emma Jo
Media Date: 1956
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Bobarsky, Anna, Rosa and Patsy Petravage
Bobarsky, Anna, Rosa and Patsy Petravage
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Bobarsky, Anna
Bobarsky, Anna
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Bates, Claude Edward
Bates, Claude Edward
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025

Documents

 Thumb   Description   Linked to   Last Modified 
The Gove Book Title Page
The Gove Book Title Page
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
Antoinetta Rodriguez-Larrain and niece Isabel Washburn
Antoinetta Rodriguez-Larrain and niece Isabel Washburn
Keywords: Picture 
  14 Sep 2025
Gloria Rodriguez-Larrain
Gloria Rodriguez-Larrain
Media Date: DEC 1932
Keywords: Picture 
  14 Sep 2025
Isabel Washburn Rodregues Larrain
Isabel Washburn Rodregues Larrain
Keywords: Picture 
  14 Sep 2025
The_Daily_Herald_2000_03_20_Page_62
The_Daily_Herald_2000_03_20_Page_62
Keywords: Picture 
  14 Sep 2025

Headstones

 Thumb   Description   Cemetery   Status   Linked to   Last Modified 
Screenshot 2025-09-28 at 12-53-23 Pine Grove Cemetery
Screenshot 2025-09-28 at 12-53-23 Pine Grove Cemetery
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025
Screenshot 2025-09-28 at 12-50-04 Edward Gove
Screenshot 2025-09-28 at 12-50-04 Edward Gove
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025
Oakes, Virginia Headstone
Oakes, Virginia Headstone
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025
Gove, Moses - Headstone
Gove, Moses - Headstone
Caption Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57208628/moses-gove
Keywords: Picture, Headstone 
     28 Sep 2025
Chase, Miriam Gove Plaque
Chase, Miriam Gove Plaque
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025
Chase, Miriam Gove Headstone
Chase, Miriam Gove Headstone
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025
38964080_124650114276
38964080_124650114276
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025
Screenshot 2025-09-28 at 12-50-45 Edward Gove Gravestone
Screenshot 2025-09-28 at 12-50-45 Edward Gove Gravestone
Keywords: Picture 
     28 Sep 2025

Census

 Thumb   Description   Linked to   Last Modified 
M-T0627-03606-00795
M-T0627-03606-00795
Media Date: 1 APR 1940
Keywords: US Census, 1940 
  28 Sep 2025
Census 1950 Illinois, Cook, Chicago,National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C. Roll: 80, Page: 7, Enumeration District: 103-1937
Census 1950 Illinois, Cook, Chicago,National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C. Roll: 80, Page: 7, Enumeration District: 103-1937
Media Date: 1 APR 1950
Keywords: US Census, 1950 
  28 Sep 2025
4660932_00752
4660932_00752
Media Date: 1 APR 1930
Keywords: US Census, 1950 
  28 Sep 2025
43290879-Illinois-059714-0014
43290879-Illinois-059714-0014
Media Date: 1 APR 1950
Keywords: US Census, 1940 
  28 Sep 2025
M-T0627-03606-00796
M-T0627-03606-00796
Media Date: 1 APR 1940
Keywords: US Census, 1940 
  28 Sep 2025

Vital Documents

 Thumb   Description   Linked to   Last Modified 
Heath, Mary (Gove) - Disinternment Record
Heath, Mary (Gove) - Disinternment Record
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
61775_01_00725-02402
61775_01_00725-02402
Media Date: 8 AUG 1958
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
48258_554970-00130(3)
48258_554970-00130(3)
Caption Note: Baptisim Record
Media Date: 16 AUG 1930
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025
41267_308237-00552
41267_308237-00552
Keywords: Picture 
  28 Sep 2025

Individuals

 ID   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Born/Christened   Location   Last Modified 
I5953 
Ropp, Nevelie Ann 
b. 8 Sep 1920  Oaklahoma  28 Sep 2025
I3576 
Pietrewicz, Charles Stanley 
b. 22 Feb 1917  Shenendoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania  28 Sep 2025
I1668 
Milner, Madge Violet 
b. 2 Nov 1901  West Jonesport, ME  28 Sep 2025
I3579 
Jarmolowicz, Stasia Mary 
b. 1 Jan 1919  Massachusetts, USA  28 Sep 2025
I3580 
Jarmolowicz, John 
b. 23 Jan 1922  Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  28 Sep 2025
I3582 
Jarmolowicz, Helen 
b. 8 Aug 1925  Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  28 Sep 2025
I5874 
Evans, Emma J 
b. 18 Jan 1941  Arkansas  28 Sep 2025
I5889 
Estes, Sharon L 
b. 30 Jul 1943  Tucson, Pima, Arizona  28 Sep 2025
I2209 
Davidson, Constance Macgregor 
b. 23 Dec 1911  Scotland  28 Sep 2025
I1920 
Covell, Gertrude C. 
b. 24 Apr 1907   28 Sep 2025
I2182 
Conner, Vera L. 
b. 11 Aug 1911  Castine, Hancock, Maine  28 Sep 2025
I1922 
Conner, Richard Allan 
b. 11 Jan 1930  Torrence, Los Angeles, California, USA  28 Sep 2025
I1927 
Conner, Patricia Ann 
   28 Sep 2025
I2220 
Conner, Ethel Ada 
b. 4 Feb 1918   28 Sep 2025
I6034 
Oakes, Edward 
b. Cal 1944  Illinois  28 Sep 2025
I6042 
Wilkerson, C. 
   28 Sep 2025
I236 
Gove, Miriam 
b. 22 Mar 1813  Lincoln, Addison Co, VT  28 Sep 2025
I297 
Gove, Moses 
b. 22 Dec 1774  Weare, NH  28 Sep 2025
I300 
Cartland, Miriam 
b. 21 Oct 1751  Lee, Stafford Co. NH  28 Sep 2025
I299 
Gove, Daniel Jr 
b. 22 Feb 1749  Hampton Falls, NH  28 Sep 2025

Families
 ID   Father ID   Father's Name   Mother ID   Mother's Name   Married   Last Modified 
 F166 
 I297  Gove, Moses  I298  Chase, Hannah  2 Feb 1799  28 Sep 2025
 F195 
 I299  Gove, Daniel Jr  I300  Cartland, Miriam  22 Nov 1773  28 Sep 2025
 F2310 
 I6075  Gove, Daniel  I6080  Paige, Elizabeth P  1 Oct 1807  28 Sep 2025
 F2309 
 I6074  Sawyer, John  I3943  Gove, Eunice  14 Mar 1799  28 Sep 2025
 F2308 
 I6073  Dow, Stephen  I3942  Gove, Lydia  3 Aug 1797  28 Sep 2025
 F197 
 I301  Gove, Daniel  I302  Hunt, Rebecca  Yes, date unknown  28 Sep 2025
 F2307 
 I6072  Paige, Samuel  I6071  Gove, Patience  22 Jun 1757  28 Sep 2025
 F199 
 I305  Gove, John  I306  Johnson, Ruth  [J] 22 Mar 1720  28 Sep 2025
 F2306 
 I6068  Norton, Joseph  I3930  Gove, Abigail  6 Jan 1721  28 Sep 2025
 F2305 
 I6067  Cass, John  I3927  Gove, Hanah  1712  28 Sep 2025
 F2304 
 I6066  Heath, Captain Nehemiah  I3926  Gove, Mary  14 Oct 1705  28 Sep 2025
 F1561 
 I3914  Gove, John  I3915  Blake, Sarah  1681  28 Sep 2025
 F1562 
 I3916  Gove, Edward  I3917  Partridge, Hanah  1660  27 Sep 2025
 F2303 
 I6048  Clement, Abraham  I3925  Gove, Hannah  10 May 1683  27 Sep 2025
 F1564 
 I3919  Gove, John  I3920  Mott, Sarah  Abt 1625  27 Sep 2025