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Words are not enough,
I love you Mom!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
National Volunteer Week-Thanks FAG Volunteers!
In a post from Jen Baldwin at Ancestral Breezes I learned that it was National Volunteer Week. Jen suggested that we remember to thank those that have helped us on our genealogy journey.
I want to thank all the many who volunteer at Find A Grave. For those who may not be familiar with the site, Findagrave.com is a virtual cemetery where volunteers collect and add information from cemeteries from around the world.
It is a free site and easy to search.
In the last few months I have been the recipient of some of the fine work that these volunteers do.
I was able to find out where my Third Great Grandparents, William A. and Matilda Martin were buried from a volunteer who photographed and made memorial pages for those buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, NC.
All I had was a clue that they may have been buried in Statesville, NC.
A search on Find A Grave led me right to them.
Now I not only have where my Marin's are buried but where several other of the family members are buried as well, including their daughter, my Great Great Grandmother Ellen Caroline Martin Early.
The only information I had on Ellen Caroline Martin Early was that " it was thought that burial would take place in Statesville".
From the burials recorded on Find A Grave from this cemetery I learned that my Great Grandfather, Jubal Ransom Early, had been married before he married my Great Grandmother, Emma Ruth Baker, and had at least one child from that marriage.
The Memorial pages for this family and Memorials for other family lines I have found on this great website were graciously transferred over to me by those that had been maintaining them.
I have made Memorial Pages for my family members who did not have one. In doing so I have come across wonderful photo volunteers.
I now have pictures of many headstones that I did not have before.
One volunteer even was brave enough to patiently explain the importance of photographing headstones to a family who owned property where some of my family are buried. I have heard others have tried to get onto the private property that the Dargan Family Cemetery is on.Several have been told they could not have entrance in order to take pictures of the remaining headstones. I don't know what this particular volunteer did or what changed, but he was able to get the owners to let him gain access to the small cemetery. The photo's are now added to the Memorials on Find A Grave!
I have many similar stories of great volunteers who have helped me on Find A Grave. From traveling many miles, taking pictures, transferring Memorials, photographing and making Memorials for whole cemeteries, to checking the cemetery office for me for available records, these are incredible people who are a true help to those of us who can't always travel to where our ancestors are buried.
Now I want to pay if forward. I have signed up on Find A Grave to be a volunteer photographer for the cemeteries in my community.
Thanks so much Find A Grave Volunteers and thanks Jen for making me aware of National Volunteer Month!
© Cheri Hudson Passey
I want to thank all the many who volunteer at Find A Grave. For those who may not be familiar with the site, Findagrave.com is a virtual cemetery where volunteers collect and add information from cemeteries from around the world.
It is a free site and easy to search.
In the last few months I have been the recipient of some of the fine work that these volunteers do.
I was able to find out where my Third Great Grandparents, William A. and Matilda Martin were buried from a volunteer who photographed and made memorial pages for those buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, NC.
All I had was a clue that they may have been buried in Statesville, NC.
A search on Find A Grave led me right to them.
Now I not only have where my Marin's are buried but where several other of the family members are buried as well, including their daughter, my Great Great Grandmother Ellen Caroline Martin Early.
The only information I had on Ellen Caroline Martin Early was that " it was thought that burial would take place in Statesville".
From the burials recorded on Find A Grave from this cemetery I learned that my Great Grandfather, Jubal Ransom Early, had been married before he married my Great Grandmother, Emma Ruth Baker, and had at least one child from that marriage.
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| Find A Grave Memorial William A. Martin 1813-1887 Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, NC |
The Memorial pages for this family and Memorials for other family lines I have found on this great website were graciously transferred over to me by those that had been maintaining them.
I have made Memorial Pages for my family members who did not have one. In doing so I have come across wonderful photo volunteers.
I now have pictures of many headstones that I did not have before.
One volunteer even was brave enough to patiently explain the importance of photographing headstones to a family who owned property where some of my family are buried. I have heard others have tried to get onto the private property that the Dargan Family Cemetery is on.Several have been told they could not have entrance in order to take pictures of the remaining headstones. I don't know what this particular volunteer did or what changed, but he was able to get the owners to let him gain access to the small cemetery. The photo's are now added to the Memorials on Find A Grave!
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| William Vaughn 1764-1857 Dargan Family Cemetery, Sumter, SC Picture Courtesy Michael Dillingham, FAG |
I have many similar stories of great volunteers who have helped me on Find A Grave. From traveling many miles, taking pictures, transferring Memorials, photographing and making Memorials for whole cemeteries, to checking the cemetery office for me for available records, these are incredible people who are a true help to those of us who can't always travel to where our ancestors are buried.
Now I want to pay if forward. I have signed up on Find A Grave to be a volunteer photographer for the cemeteries in my community.
Thanks so much Find A Grave Volunteers and thanks Jen for making me aware of National Volunteer Month!
© Cheri Hudson Passey
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Celebrating Women's History Month-Mini-profile: Grandmom's Obituary
Day 31 Blog Prompt suggested by Liza Also at The Accidental Genealogist:
Pick one female ancestor and write a mini-profile.
For today, the last day of Celebrating Women's History Month, I thought I would share the Obituary I wrote for my Maternal Grandmother.
Azile Daughrity Roberts Sullivan, 87, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother, and Aunt returned home to her Father in Heaven on Saturday June 13, 2009. She left this world peacefully due to natural causes with loved ones at her side.
Azile was born in Sumter, SC, on December 6, 1921 to Manning David Daughrity Jr. and Loretta McManus Daughrity. She was the youngest of five daughters. During her growing up years, Azile lived in Sumter, SC. She attended Girl's High School where she graduated in 1939. Azile married first the late Gilbert E. Roberts on October 6, 1940 in Lancaster, SC. They were the parents of two children, Brenda Roberts Hudson and the late Gilbert E. Roberts Jr. After she was widowed in 1944, she then married the late Francis "Frank" E. Sullivan on May 18, 1952. They made their home in Camden, SC for over 50 years.
Azile was a childhood member of First Baptist Church of Sumter and then a member of Northgate Baptist Church in Camden. For the past three years Azile had been a resident of Grand Strand Healthcare in Myrtle Beach, SC, where she was a joy to many and was given kind and loving care.
She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Brenda Roberts Hudson and husband John of Myrtle Beach; daughter-in-law Debbie Massalon Roberts of Camden; granddaughter Cheryl Hudson Passey and husband Paul of Myrtle Beach; grandson John Allen Hudson and wife Karolyn of Albuquerque, NM; great-grandchildren, Andrew Passey and wife Sarah of Albuquerque, NM, John Phillip Passey and wife Stefani of Fuquay-Varina, NC, Shawna Passey Jennings and husband Joseph of Myrtle Beach, Stephanie Passey of Myrtle Beach, and Kevin, Scott, Ryan, Erynn, and Joshua Passey, all of Myrtle Beach. She was also the great-great-grandmother to Abigail, Sophie, Noah and Jacob Passey of New Mexico, Addison Passey of North Carolina, and Madelyn and Sarah Jennings of Myrtle Beach. She was also the aunt of several nieces and a nephew.
Preceding Azile in death were her parents David and Loretta Daughrity; husband Gilbert Roberts; husband Frank Sullivan; son Gil Roberts; and four sisters, Mildred Daughrity Jolly Finfrock, Frances Daughrity Hicks, Lorine Daughrity Robinson and Loretta Daughrity Dennis.
A memorial service will be held at Kornegay Funeral Home in Camden, SC, on Thursday June 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers will include Allen Hudson, Paul Passey. Kevin Passey, Scott Passey, Joseph Jennings and Lee Jolly with honorary pallbearers, John Hudson, Andrew Passey and Phillip Passey. Burial will be in Quaker Cemetery, Camden, SC.
© 2013 Cheri Hudson Passey
Pick one female ancestor and write a mini-profile.
For today, the last day of Celebrating Women's History Month, I thought I would share the Obituary I wrote for my Maternal Grandmother.
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| Azile Juanita Daughrity Roberts Sullivan 1921-2009 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
Azile Daughrity Roberts Sullivan, 87, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great great-grandmother, and Aunt returned home to her Father in Heaven on Saturday June 13, 2009. She left this world peacefully due to natural causes with loved ones at her side.
Azile was born in Sumter, SC, on December 6, 1921 to Manning David Daughrity Jr. and Loretta McManus Daughrity. She was the youngest of five daughters. During her growing up years, Azile lived in Sumter, SC. She attended Girl's High School where she graduated in 1939. Azile married first the late Gilbert E. Roberts on October 6, 1940 in Lancaster, SC. They were the parents of two children, Brenda Roberts Hudson and the late Gilbert E. Roberts Jr. After she was widowed in 1944, she then married the late Francis "Frank" E. Sullivan on May 18, 1952. They made their home in Camden, SC for over 50 years.
Azile was a childhood member of First Baptist Church of Sumter and then a member of Northgate Baptist Church in Camden. For the past three years Azile had been a resident of Grand Strand Healthcare in Myrtle Beach, SC, where she was a joy to many and was given kind and loving care.
She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Brenda Roberts Hudson and husband John of Myrtle Beach; daughter-in-law Debbie Massalon Roberts of Camden; granddaughter Cheryl Hudson Passey and husband Paul of Myrtle Beach; grandson John Allen Hudson and wife Karolyn of Albuquerque, NM; great-grandchildren, Andrew Passey and wife Sarah of Albuquerque, NM, John Phillip Passey and wife Stefani of Fuquay-Varina, NC, Shawna Passey Jennings and husband Joseph of Myrtle Beach, Stephanie Passey of Myrtle Beach, and Kevin, Scott, Ryan, Erynn, and Joshua Passey, all of Myrtle Beach. She was also the great-great-grandmother to Abigail, Sophie, Noah and Jacob Passey of New Mexico, Addison Passey of North Carolina, and Madelyn and Sarah Jennings of Myrtle Beach. She was also the aunt of several nieces and a nephew.
Preceding Azile in death were her parents David and Loretta Daughrity; husband Gilbert Roberts; husband Frank Sullivan; son Gil Roberts; and four sisters, Mildred Daughrity Jolly Finfrock, Frances Daughrity Hicks, Lorine Daughrity Robinson and Loretta Daughrity Dennis.
A memorial service will be held at Kornegay Funeral Home in Camden, SC, on Thursday June 18, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers will include Allen Hudson, Paul Passey. Kevin Passey, Scott Passey, Joseph Jennings and Lee Jolly with honorary pallbearers, John Hudson, Andrew Passey and Phillip Passey. Burial will be in Quaker Cemetery, Camden, SC.
© 2013 Cheri Hudson Passey
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