Cora Belle McIntosh Sigman

Cora Belle McIntosh, our maternal aunt, was born on 18 Dec. 1914 in Harrison, Texas. Her parents were Ethel B. Lollar and Samuel Hollie McIntosh.

Harrison County Courthouse, Marshall, Texas

On 23 March 1934, Cora married Mr. Richard Lee Sigman. Both Cora and her spouse were nineteen then. Richard's parents were Julius Alexander (Bud) Sigman and Lidy Edwards.


Cora Bell Mcintosh
mentioned in the record of Richard L Sigmon and Cora Bell McIntosh
Name: Richard L Sigmon
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Mar 1934
Event Place: Harrison, Texas, United States
Spouse's Name: Cora Bell Mcintosh
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss

Record Source:
"Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-Z11R : 10 December 2017), Richard L Sigmon and Cora Bell Mcintosh, 23 Mar 1934; citing Harrison, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,405,524.

In 1940, Cora, Richard, and their children lived in Justice Precinct No. 8, Upshur, Texas. Richard Lee was a farmer.

Cora Belle Sigman
United States Census, 1940
Name: Cora Belle Sigman
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Upshur, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Texas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Last Place of Residence: Same Place

Household

Richard Sigman Head Male 24 born Texas
Cora Belle Sigman Wife Female, age 24, born Texas
Richard W Sigman, Son, Male, 4, born Texas
Billie Ray Sigman, Son, Male, 2, born in Texas
Marvin Sigman, Son, Male, 1, Texas,
William Edwards, Cousin, Male, 13, born in Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4QS-RHY : 15 March 2018), Cora Belle Sigman in household of Richard Sigman, Justice Precinct 8, Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 230-21, sheet 6A, line 69, family 130, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4153.

Cora and Richard had eight children

- four sons

Richard Wayne, born 21 June 1935 in Ore City, Upshur, Texas (1) - died 7 Dec. 2005 in Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Billie Ray, born 18 Dec. 1937, Harrison, Texas (2) - died 6 Feb. 2017 in Murchison, Henderson County, TX;
Marvin, born in 1939;
Kenneth Neal, born 13 Nov. 1943, Dallas, Dallas, TX (3), died 30 Sept. 1999 in Seagoville, Dallas County, Texas;

- four daughters

Sarah Ladell, born 18 July 1940 in Upshur, TX (4), died 7 Nov. 2007 in Dallas, Dallas, TX;
Wanda Lajean, born 10 Nov. 1942 in Upshur, TX (5), died Nov 7 2007, Dallas, TX;
Carolyn Sue;
Patricia Gay.

In 1959, the family moved to Dallas. I assume it was that year because in Dallas they lived at 8317 Greenmound Ave (7,8).  The house in which they lived was built in 1959.

Cora's husband Richard passed in DOA Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on 22 May 1976. He was sixty-one years old when died from the cerebrovascular disease caused by hypertension (6).

I do not know where Richard worked when they moved from Upshur to Dallas.

Cora Belle lived about six years longer than her husband. She died on 25 July 1982 in Baylor Medical Center in Dallas due to complications after the bypass surgery she had gone through (7).

Cora and Richard were buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas, TX

Unfortunately, we do not have photographs of aunt Cora Belle and her immediate family.

Source:
1. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGP-RXQ : 12 March 2018), Cora Bell Mcintosh in entry for Richard Wayne Sigman, 21 Jul 1935; citing Ore City, Upshur, Texas, United States, certificate 59772, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,934.
2. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDMP-MJY : 5 December 2014), Cora Bell Mcintosh in entry for Billie Ray Sigman, 18 Dec 1937; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V842-Z8P : 5 December 2014), Cora Belle Mcintosh in entry for Kenneth Neal Sigman, 13 Nov 1943; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
4. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDGP-DFV : 1 January 2015), Cora Belle Mcintosh in entry for Sarah Ladell Sigman, 18 Jul 1940; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
5. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD69-FWT : 1 January 2015), Cara Belle Mcintosh in entry for Wanda Lajean Sigman, 10 Nov 1942; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
6.  "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVSB-QPF : 5 December 2014), Richard L Sigman, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
7.  "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVX5-GTY : 5 December 2014), Cora Bell Sigman, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
8. findagrave.com

Photo:
Harrison County, Courthouse: By Renelibrary - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59746190

William Henry Harrison

Another post dedicated to one of the Presidents who are in our extended family tree.*
Mrs. Hanna Harrison Lee nee Ludwell connects us indirectly to Mr. William Henry Harrison.

Coat of arms of President William Henry Harrison - of the James River Harrisons

This family branch takes us from Virginia Colony to England and back to Virginia again.

William Henry Harrison (b. 9 Feb. 1773, Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, VA/d. 4 April 1841)

Inside the Berkeley Plantation house

⇒ his father Benjamin Harrison V - Governor of Virginia 1781/1784, Signer of the Declaration of Independence - (b. 5 April 1726, Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, VA/d. 24 April 1791, City Point, Charles City, VA)

⇒ his father Benjamin Harrison IV of the Landing (b. about 1695, Berkeley Hundred, Charles City County, Virginia/d. 12 July 1745, Berkeley Hundred, Charles City County, Virginia)

⇒ his father Benjamin Harrison III (b. 10 April 1673, Berkeley, Charles City, Virginia/d. 10 April 1710, Berkeley, Charles, VA)

⇒ his sister Hannah (Harrison) Ludwell (b. 15 Dec. 1678, Indian Fields, Surry, Virginia/d. 14 April 1731, Surry County, Virginia)

⇒ her daughter Hannah Harrison (Ludwell) Lee (5 Dec. 1701, Green Springs, Westmoreland, Virginia/d. 25 Jan. 1750, Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia)

⇒ her husband Col. Thomas Lee of Stratford Hall (b. around 1690, Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia/ d. 14 Nov. 1750, Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia)

Stratford Hall built by Thomas Lee

⇒ his sister Ann Mary (Lee) Fitzhugh (b. 1683, Machodoc, Westmoreland County, Virginia/d. 12 Jan. 1732, Eagles Nest, King George, Virginia)

⇒ her husband William Fitzhugh II (b. about 1679, Eagles Nest, King George, Virginia/d. 1713, Ravensworth, Fairfax Co., VA)

⇒ his mother Sarah (Fitzhugh) Tucker (b. 2 August 1663, Stafford, Westmoreland, VA/ d. 1715, Eagles Nest, Stafford, Virginia)

⇒ her mother Rose (Allerton) Tucker (b. about 1633, Carleton Manor, Yorkshire, England/d. about 1712, Westmoreland, VA)

⇒ her son Robert Tucker (about 1652, Charles City County, VA/d. abt. 1704, Charles City, VA)

⇒ his son Robert Tucker Jr. (b. 10 May 1676, Charles City, VA/d 26 Sept. 1744, Amelia County, VA)

⇒ his son William Tucker Sr. (b. 1718, Prince George, VA/d. 19 March 1791, Powhatan, Virginia)

⇒ his son David Tucker (b. abt. 1762, Amelia County, VA)

⇒ his daughter Rachel Obelier Tucker Stimson - our great-great grandmother

*based on my MyHeritage research

Photos:
Coat of arms: By Glasshouse using elements by Sodacan - [1], CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46979140
Berkeley Plantation house: By Pi3.124 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50490807
Stratford Hall Plantation: By Westwoodking - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18082231

Update

In the above post, I missed President Benjamin Harrison who of course was related to William Henry Harrison. Here is the line:

Benjamin Harrison (b. 20 August 1833, North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio/d. 13 March 1901, Indianapolis, Indiana) lawyer and politician

⇒ his father John Scott Harrison (b. 4 Oct. 1803, Vincennes, Indiana/d. 25 May 1878, North Bend, Ohio) + wife Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (b. 18 July 1810, Mercersburg, PA/d. 15 August 1850, North Bend, Ohio). They married on 12 August 1831 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

⇒ his father William Henry Harrison

Florra Winters Angel and Andrew Earl Wetsel

Florra Winters Angel, our 3rd cousin once removed, was born on 11 Dec. 1889 in Roanoke, Denton County, Texas. She was the fourth of the nine children of  James Monroe Anglea and Leanna Catharine Brock. Florra's father was a farmer.

When Florra was 21, she married Mr. Andrew Earl Wetsel, the son of Andrew Wetzel and Mary Ellen Dye. The ceremony took place in Plano, Collin County, TX on 27 September 1911.

Record Source:
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K615-L36 : accessed 17 October 2018), Earl Wetsel and Florra Angel, 27 Sep 1911, Marriage; citing Collin, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,289,603.

Andrew was born on 15 March 1885 in Plano as well. His great-grandfather Henry Wetzel came to Texas in February 1848. Henry owned a mill in McKinney, TX (1). Earl's grandfather Peter and his father Andrew came to Texas in 1873. They had a furniture business. Andrew Wetsel was the first Plano undertaker as well. Andrew, however, was a tailor and a merchant. He also provided laundry service to the citizens of Plano.

Clipping Source: The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1918, newspaper, November 22, 1918; Plano, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570543/: accessed October 19, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 

The first child of Earl and Florra's was born two years after their wedding. The girl was named Mary Kathryn. It is interesting that the birth certificate does not include the year - when the baby was born.

Mary K Wetzel
Texas Birth Certificates
Name: Mary K Wetzel
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Sep
Event Place: Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Earl Wetzel
Mother's Name: Flora Angel

Record Source:
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X21Z-FZX : 9 March 2018), Earl Wetzel in entry for Mary K Wetzel, 23 Sep; citing, Texas, United States, certificate 46433, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,133,184.

James Earl Wetsel, the second child of Florra and Earl's was born four years later. In the birth certificate he appears as Jas, though.

Texas Birth Certificates
Name: Jas Earl Wetzel
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 08 Jul 1916
Event Place: Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Earl Wetzel
Mother's Name: Flora Angel
Record Source:
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2R7-2YH : 11 March 2018), Flora Angel in entry for Jas Earl Wetzel, 08 Jul 1916; citing , Collin, Texas, United States, certificate 26572, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,478,180.

The WW1 registration card informs that Andrew Earl was medium built. Besides, he was the man of medium height and he had blue eyes and light hair.

Andrew Earl Wetsel
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Andrew Earl Wetsel
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Collin County no 1, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1885
Birthplace: United States
Record Source:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXS-196 : 13 March 2018), Andrew Earl Wetsel, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,339.

Census 1920 - Cousin Florra, her husband and two children lived in Plano, Collin, TX, Justice Precinct 5.

Name: Florrie Wetsel
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 2

Household

Earl Wetsel, Head, Male, age 34, born in Texas
Florrie Wetsel, Wife, Female. 30, b. Texas
Mary K Wetsel, Daughter, Female, 7, b. Texas
Jamie E Wetsel, Son, Male, 3, b. Texas

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCMS-VVL : accessed 19 October 2018), Florrie Wetsel in household of Earl Wetsel, Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States; citing ED 25, sheet 2B, line 80, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1789; FHL microfilm 1,821,789.

Census 1940 states that in that year, 23 year old James still lived with his parents in Plano (2). Two years later Andrew Earl's WW2 registration took place.

Record Source:
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPR2-G2W : 14 October 2017), Andrew Earl Wetsel, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

In 1945, James - Florra and Earl's son was enlisted - he served in the Air Corps. I assume, he had also fought during WW2 since in 1945 was enlisted as the staff sergeant.

James E Wetsel
United States World War II Army Enlistment Records
Name: James E Wetsel
Name: WETSEL JAMES E
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 04 Nov 1945
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Event Place: Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States
Race: White
Citizenship: Status citizen
Birth Year: 1916
Birthplace: TEXAS
Education: Level 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Checkers
Marital Status: Married
Military Rank: Staff Sergeant
Army Branch: Air Corps
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference National Guard in Federal Service, within 3 months of Discharge
Serial Number: 18006175
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number 02652.122

Record Source:
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85K-TK1 : 5 December 2014), James E Wetsel, enlisted 04 Nov 1945, Ft Sam Houston, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

James Earl Wetsel served later in Korea. He was promoted Technical Sergeant.

Andrew Earl died in Terrell State Hospital where he had been for 163 days due to pyelonephritis. At the end of his life, he got bronchial pneumonia which he battled unsuccessfully for twelve days. Andrew Earl passed away on 29 Nov. 1959. Florra and Earl's family home was the at 1307 K Avenue, in Plano (3).

Andrew's wife and our cousin lived much longer till 6 January 1982 in Plano. I did not find any information on the circumstances of her death. Both Florra and her husband were buried at the Plano Mutual Cemetery.

Florra's great-grandfather Benjamin Thomas Gant and our great-great-grandfather Jacob Rippy Gant were brothers.


Source:

• 1. Smith, J. Frank. The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1904, newspaper, August 18, 1904; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291851/: accessed October 19, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 
• 2."United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJ6-HMH : 14 March 2018), James E Wetsel in household of Earl A Wetsel, Plano, Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-28, sheet 16A, line 34, family 336, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4009.
• 3. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34X-GJT : 13 March 2018), Andrew Earl Wetsel, 27 Nov 1959; citing certificate number 63302, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,991.

Photo of the gravestones: mystic75074

George Yeardley

I was wrong when I wrote that only John West and his brothers were direct ancestors who served as Governors of Virginia. There was at least one more - Sir George Yeardley, our 11 times maternal great-grandfather. He served three times as the Governor of the British Colony of Virginia (Nov, 161/Nov. 1617, Nov. 1618/Nov. 1621, March 1626/Nov. 1627).

George Yeardley was born on or before 28 July 1588. It is the date of his christening which took place in Southwark, Surrey at St. Saviour's Parish Church.

Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St. Saviour's and St Mary Overie - Southwark

Location of Surrey, UK

George's  parents were Ralph Yeardley and Rhoda Morston. George Yeardley became a soldier, and his service took him to Jamestown - Virginia Colony settlement where he arrived on 26 May 1610.

Eight years later, on 18 October, George married Mrs. Temperance Barrow nee Flowerdew, the daughter of Anthony Flowerdew and Martha Stanley of Norfolk. Temperance was born about 1587 in England.

George and Temperance had three children. According to my finds, our direct family line is

⇒ their daughter Elizabeth (Yeardley) Croshaw born about 1615, wife of Major Joseph Croshaw
⇒ their daughter Ursula (Croshaw) West (b. about 1636, Williamsburg, VA)
⇒ her son Captain Thomas West (b. about 1670, West Point, Gloucestr, VA/d. abt. 1720)
⇒ his son Francis West (b. abt. 1704, King William, King William, VA/d.. 28 June 1796, King William, King William, Virginia)
⇒ his son William West (b. 1704, King William, King William, Virginia/d. 28 June 1796, King William, Virginia)
⇒ his daughter Martha (West) Hagood (b. circa 1755, Virginia/d. 16 Nov. 1829, Pickens, South Carolina)
⇒ her son James J Hagood (b. 1780, South Carolina/ d. about 1874, Forsyth County, Georgia)
⇒ his son Lemuel James Hagood (b. 20 July 1820, South Carolina/ d. 15 August 1909, Fulton, Georgia)
⇒ his daughter Hannah E (Hagood) Ledbetter (b. 1839, Georgia) - our great-great grandmother.

And what is the relation between Sir George Yardley and Governor John West?

George was a grandfather of the wife of Ursula Croshaw, John West's son.


Credits:
Pictures

• Southwark Cathedral: By Kevin Danks, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1398923
• Location of Sureey, UK: By Nilfanion - Ordnance Survey OpenData:County boundaries and GB coastlineNational Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyIrish, French and Isle of Man coastlines, Lough Neagh and Irish border, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12131936
• Location of Virginia and Jamestown: By Aude - self-made, map data from National Atlas (USGS), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2058243

Source:

• my MyHeritage research
• geni.com
• Wikipedia

Fred Schimelpfenig and Louise Ernestine Rammers

The Shimmelpfennig family is of German heritage. Mr. Frederic Shimmelpfennig Sr. was born on 28 June 1821 in Heringen, Hesse, Kassel, Germany. He emigrated to America.

On 24 April 1848, Rev. Frederick Shimmelpfennig married Miss Margaret Barhenburg, born in 1827 in Germany. The marriage took place in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.

One of their sons was Frederick Shimelpfenig born on 9 Sept. 1852 in Newton, Kentucky.

Campbell County Courthouse, Newport, Kentucky

At the age of 24, Fred Jr. married five years-younger Miss Louise Ernestine Rammers, born 4 March 1857 in Kentucky as well. Two years later, the newlyweds moved to Plano in Collin County, Texas.

Soon Fred Jr. opened a dry goods store at 510 Mechanic Street.

In 1880 Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of Plano was founded at a meeting held at Fred and Louise's house.

In 1882, Fred Schimelpfenig became manager of Cotton Compress Company.

1882 -1907, Mrs. L. E. R. Schimelpfenig organized and taught the Young Ladies' Sunday School Class.  She also supported prohibition and was the president of the Plano County Women's Christian Temperance Union.

1884 - Mrs. Schimelpfening started a library - she lent her own books to the citizens of Plano. The lady founded Juvenile Missionary and Aid Society for girls whose main Aid Society activities were reading, reciting and singing.

1902, he was elected director of Plano Cotton Seed Oil Company.

Clipping source: Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1902, newspaper, April 3, 1902; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192114/: accessed October 10, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

Fred Shimelpfenig was elected Mayor of Plano in 1902.

His other function (since 1904) was the Plano school board member. Frederick Shimelpfenig gave a school a small building in which art, music and diction were taught. It was the beginning of the Plano Music Academy.

1904 - a burglary of the Schimelpfenig's house was reported in a local newspaper.

Clipping source: Thompson, F. C. The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1904, newspaper, March 10, 1904; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291828/: accessed October 10, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

 1914 - Mr. Schimelpfenig became the manager of J.T. Elliot Lumber Company.

 Bagwill, Arthur A. The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1923, newspaper, November 22, 1923; Plano, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth570418/: accessed October 10, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

1915 - new dwellers in the Shimelpfenig's house.

Clippings Source: Wankan, Fred E. The Plano Star-Courier. (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1915, newspaper, January 28, 1915; Plano, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601579/: accessed October 10, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 

E. C. Graves was Edward Clarence Graves born 10 Jan 1857 in Alabama to Ira Graves and Susannah Mathis. Edward's wife was Cynthia Balzora Ramsey (b. 1855).

Both Fred and Louise Schimelpfenig were active members of the Plano Methodist church. Fred was its board member and the director of the Sunday school for a few decades.

In 1907, Mrs. Schimelpfenig passed away.

Clipping source: Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1907, newspaper, November 14, 1907; McKinney, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292020/: accessed October 10, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.

Fred lived about 35 years longer, till 15 August 1942. Both him and his wife are buried at Plano Mutual Cemetery Plano, Collin County, Texas.

Fred Schimelpfenigwas related to Harrington family. His sister Minnie Catherine was married to Silas marion Harrington, and his younger brother Wesley Benjamin was the husband of Ida Harrington.

Here is the line which connects us to Fred.
⇒ his sister Minnie Catherine Schimelpfenig Harrington (born 1865/d. 8 Dec. 1935)
⇒ her husband Silas Marion Harrington (b. 1863/d. 1937)
⇒ his father Silas Harrington (b. 1814/d. 23 June 1871)
⇒ his brother Alfred Harrington (b. 1812/d. 1862)
⇒ his son Silas Liter Harrington (b. 29 April 1851, Plano, Collin, TX/ d. 21 March 1932, Collin, TX)
⇒ his son Joseph Alfred Harrington (b. 31 March1874, Collin, TX/d. 9 April 1957, Plano)
⇒ his son Silas Liter Harrington (b. 1896/d. 1942, Texas)
⇒ his wife Vera Virginia Andrews Harrington (b. 26 Dec. 1897, Collin, TX/d. 3 March 1955, TX)
⇒ her mother Ora Susan Forman Andrews (b. 23 Feb. 1869, Plano, Collin, Texas/d. 1932, TX)
⇒ her mother Lucettie Abigail Thomas (b. 16 Aug. 1823, Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky/d. 20 Jan. 1897, Plano, Collin, TX)
⇒ her husband Jarrot Howard - our great-great-grandfather

Credits:

Photo by Rdikeman at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12469679

Resources:

• http://www.34events.com/building-history;
• Haunted Plano, Texas. Haunted America, Mary Jacobs, Haunted America a Division of The History Press, Charleston, SC.;
• Plano City Timeline, Plano Public Library System;
• findagrave.com;
• my MyHeritage research

Joyce Alma McIntosh Hunt

I was introduced to aunt Joyce not long after I came to Texas. We visited her in the house in Dallas she lived in.

Aunt Joyce welcomed me to the family. I found the little lady very nice and kind. When I met the aunt, she was in her early 80s. Despite the fact that her body seemed weak and fragile, her mind was still sharp. She discussed some everyday matters, the current political and economic situation in the country, mentioned family members as well. We very much enjoyed the visit, however, due to aunt Joyce's health condition, the meeting did not last long.

with aunt Joyce - during our first meeting

In the autumn of 2015, we received very sad news - aunt Joyce passed away on 23 November. She was 84 years old.

Aunt Joyce was our maternal aunt. She was born on 18 April 1938 in East Texas. Joyce Alma McIntosh was the 11th of thirteen children of Samuel Hollie McIntosh and Ethel B. Lollar.

Joyce was married to James Raymond Hunt and was the mother of ten children. Four of her children are no longer alive -
Deborah Kay was born on 13 Oct. 1956 and lived only a few weeks;
Windell Ray died in a car crash in 1970. He was only 18 years old then;
Ruthye Jan died in 2001, Larry James two years later - both at the age of 48.

Aunt Joyce was buried in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas.

I am thankful I was given to meet her.

Wrześniowe Wyzwanie Fotograficzne

We wrześniu przystąpiłam do wyzwania fotograficznego, ogłoszonego przez Violę z My British Journey. 

Bardzo lubię akcje typu „wyzwanie fotograficzne". Dlaczego? Odpowiedź prosta - znajduję przyjemność w robieniu zdjęć. Nie "sadzę się" przy tym na artystę fotografika, gdyż nim nie jestem i nie planuję zostać. Zdjęcia moje są zwyczajne, nie nazywam ich fotografią - robię zdjęcia lub fotki, jak kto woli. Bardziej istotnym w robieniu owych zdjęć jest dla mnie uchwycenie chwili, która za chwilę odejdzie w zapomnienie - chwilą może być promień słońca na niebie, ciasto, które upiekłam, miejsce, które właśnie odwiedzam, danie, które mi smakuje...
 
Kiedyś miałam tak zwaną lustrzankę. Aparat robił zdjęcia dobrej jakości i nagrywał dobre wideo + dźwięk. Miał ten minus, że był stosunkowo duży i nieporęczny. Kiedyś w trakcie robienia fotek, spadł mi na pdłogę - niestety coś pękło w środku w obiektywie. Zdjęcia dalej da się robić, ale w narożniku pojawia się sporej wielkości czarny cień. Dowiedziałam się, że nie opłaca się tego naprawiać - za dużo by kosztowało, w porównaniu do ceny nowych aparatów. Nabyłam wtedy cos zupełnie innego i z innej kategorii. Aparat mniejszy, taki, że swobodnie mieści się w kieszeni. I to jest to, co mi odpowiada najbardziej. Urządzenie ma już swoje lata, ale nadal sprawuje się dobrze.

Kiedyś ktoś zdziwił się, a raczej skrytykował: „Ale stary aparat". Może i stary, ale robi dobre zdjęcia więc po co go wymieniać. Jak dla mnie wystarczy.
P.S. Iphone'a i tym podobnych nie używam, nie mam takiej potrzeby.

1. Kwiat

Kwiaty zaczynają kwitnąć w Teksasie już w marcu, wiosna i ciepło przychodzą wcześnie. We wrześniu kwitną jeszcze kwiaty, niektóre drzewa i krzewy, ale tych kwiatowych ozdób jest już niewiele.

Nie mam pojęcia, jak nazywa się ta roślina powyej. Krzew jest dość wysoki i rozłożysty - sięga mi do pasa. To piniżej to podobno juka ogrodowa.

Nie przepadam za zdjęciami, które zostały poddane obróbce komputerowej. Jak dla mnie są sztuczne - nie przedstawiają wcale tego, co fotografował autor. W moich zdjęciach najczęściej poprawiam tylko kontrast, czasem nasycenie kolorów jeśli nie było dostatecznego oświetlenia. Od czasu do czasu zdarza mi się jednak dodać jakiś efekt specjalny.

2. Widok z okna

Za oknem widać Hill Country, część Teksasu, którą najbardziej lubimy. Odwiedziliśmy wtedy dosyć odludne miejsce, w którym nie ma zasięgu telefonów komórkowych, za to jest spokój i bardzo klimatyczna atmosfera. Miejsce to nazywa się Hacienda Escondida.

3. Na moim talerzu

Jednym ze sztandarowych produktów spożywczych Teksasu jest BBQ, czyli mięso w specjalny spsób przyrządzane i przyprawiane. Numer 2 w temacie kulinarnym to fasola, której odmian tu bez liku oraz przyrządzane z niej potrawy.

Znaleźlismy takie miejsce, w którym serwowane jest super smaczne, zawsze swieże mięsiwko jak i fasola ogotowana w tradycyjny, domowy sposób. W miejscu owym mięso griloowane jest przez cały tydzień, na okrągło. Nawet w niedzielę, kiedy to przybytek jest zamknięty. Kiedy zbliżamy się do tego baru, z daleka czuć aromaty BBQ, a po wizycie i konsumpcji, zabieramy te swoiste perfumy do domu - ubranie i włosy pachną jak drewno amerykaskiego orzecha białego, które używane jest na podpałkę w czasie grillowania mięsa.

Oprócz potraw teksaskich i Tex-Mex jemy i lubimy także inne, z kuchni różnych narodów, łącznie z daniami chińskimi.

Ta zupka (hot & sour) jest pyszna, ale tylko w jednej miejscowej restauracji kucharz potrafi ją przyrządzić wedle naszego gustu i smaku.

Wołowina Seczuan też od czasu do czasu znajduje się na naszych talerzach.

Temat #3, poza kulinarnymi skojarzeniami przywiódł mi na myśl także coś innego - to, co na talerzu jest i co widać, gdy zje się to, co na nim serwowane. Dekoracje i malunki znaczy się. Niektóre talerze bywają bardzo ozdobne i fikuśne.

4. Emocje

Emocje reprezentuje misiek, ponieważ kojarzy mi się z dzieciństwem, czułością i spokojem. Każdy misiek ma w sobie coś specjalnego: pysio wesołe lub mały smuteczek jak ten na zdjęciu poniżej.

 Emocje to także wspomnienia tego, co było i z czym kojarzymy sobie minione dni.

Krówka (w narożniku zdjęcia) ma zapewne stosunek bardzo emocjonalny do swojego apelu Eat Mor Chickin ("Jedz więcej kurczaków").

5. Krajobraz

W Teksasie jest głównie płaski. Miejscowości bardzo rozciągnięte są w terenie. W rejonie Hill Country krajobraz jest pagórkowaty, porośnięty rzadkimi krzewami. Na terenach miejskich roślinność jest „zorganizowana, ujarzmiona i zaprojektowana". W naturze rośnie jak chce oczywiście, przybiera nieraz formę bardzo skołtunioną, ozdobioną kaktusami. Kaktusy hodowane w doniczkach w Polsce to miniaturki tych, które tutaj osiągają całkiem spore wymiary - wszerz i wzdłuż.

6. Kocham

Kocham muzykę - kiedyś miałam całą kolekcję takich kaset. Wydawałam na nie większość kieszonkowego.

Kubek i talerz ze Statuą Wolności i to, że są obok siebie to całkowity przypadek - nie zaś moja aranżacja.

Kocham też kapelusze - letnie, zimowe. Ten na zdjęciu jednak mi się nie podoba.

7. Niebo

Niebo w Teksasie rzadko jest całkowicie zachmurzone. Nie znaczy to, że bure i ponure dni się tu nie zdarzają. Zazwyczaj jednak są sytuacją przejściową i dość krótkotrwałą. Słońce świeci bardziej lub mniej prawie każdego dnia.

8. Światło

Scena na poniższym zdjęciu znaleziona przypakiem - tabliczka z napisem Longhorn Lane i piktogramem, który przedstawia symbol Teksasu - bydlątko z gatunku longhorn (bardzo długorogie).

Te ściany z butelek przepuszczające światło i tworzące miłą atmosferę, są częścią wystroju jednej z restauracji, którą czasem odwiedzamy.

9. Zmysły

Temat ten jest dość szeroki - zmysły - smak, węch, wzrok, słuch - w zależności od interpretacji pokrywa się w pewnych stopniu z tematami powyższymi. Zmysły - związane z tematem Kocham przemilczę, zdjęć też nie będę robić. Chociaż co niektórzy mieliby może uciechę.

Wybrałam zmysł powonienia, ponieważ kolekcjonuję zapachy w buteleczkach - wody kwiatowe i perfumy. Przedmioty z mojej kolekcji używam oczywiście. Rzecz w tym, że mój nos nie wytrzymuje tego samego zapachu dłużej niż kilka dni. Dlatego też zmieniam je często i stąd buteleczek więcej niż te dwie na zdjęciu (jedna z nich to prezent od cioci, druga od koleżanki).

10. Codzienność

W codziennej egzystencji niezbędny jest w naszym rejonie samochód. Nie ma tu sklepów „za rogiem”, do których można wyskoczyć, jak nam czegoś w domu zabraknie. Nie zawsze też jezdni towarzyszy na poboczu chodnik dla pieszych (którzy tu są czymś w rodzaju unikatu). Odległości mierzy się tu nie w kilometrach, ale raczej w ilości czasu, który spędza się, jadąc z punktu A do punktu B. Kiedy staramy się o pracę, podczas rozmowy kwalifikacyjnej zdarza się, że potencjalny pracodawca wychodzi sprawdzić, w jakim stanie jest samochód kandydata - by upewnić się, że przyszły pracownik będzie mógł bez problemów i na czas stawiać się w pracy. Transport publiczny nie istnieje, odległości do pokonywania spore więc bez auta ani rusz. Na upartego można dojść pieszo, ale nie wszędzie - tylko tam, gdzie jest blisko oczywiście. Wysokie temperatury panujące na zewnątrz sprawiają, że np. 20-minutowy spacer wzdłuż bardzo ruchliwych jezdni nie należy do przyjemności.

Lubię codzienne czynności domowe, w tym gotowanie. Kurczak z kluskami to jedna z pozycji naszego menu. Tradycyjne kluski zastępują u nas, pokrojone na kawałki tortille.

Viola, dziękuję za inspiracje!