What is known about Mary Ann Jones Crail?
1) She was born in Ohio in 1811 [aged 76 at death in 1887]
2) Her father's "name" was T. Jones [per death certificate] & was born in Kentucky.
3) She married James B. Crail before 1835 in Ohio.
4) Named as mother on death certificates of John Crail & George Crail. Mother of Sylvester & Aaron based on other evidence.
5) Residences: 1835-1837 Hamilton Co., OH; 1839 Marion Co., OH; 1843 Miami Co., IN, 1851-1854 Shelby Co., IN.
6) From 1875-1887 she resided with either Sylvester or John. [Indy City Directory entries]
7) Mary Ann died 11 August 1887 and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Friday, September 15, 2017
James B. Crail
What is known about James B. Crail?
1) He was according to census and death records of his children, born in Ohio.
2) In some cases he was referred to as "Junior." Therefore, his father was James Berry Crail Sr., who married Margaret Stewart.
3) Sometime prior to January 1835, he married Mary Ann Jones, also of Ohio.
4) James Crail, James B. Crail, J.B. Crail was named as the father of Sylvester B. Crail [b. 1835 Hamilton Co., OH], John V. Crail [b. 1837 Hamilton Co., OH], George B. Crail [b. 1843 Miami Co., IN] and by proof of relationship to Sylvester and John, Aaron S. Crail [b. 1839 Marion Co., OH].
5) He was in Hamilton Co., OH from, at least, 1835-1837; Marion Co., OH 1839, Miami Co., IN 1843, Shelby Co., IN 1851-54 [deed records]
6) James died between 1854 [recorded in Shelby Co., IN] and 1874. Beginning in 1875, Mary was listed as a widow in the Indianapolis City directories.
1) He was according to census and death records of his children, born in Ohio.
2) In some cases he was referred to as "Junior." Therefore, his father was James Berry Crail Sr., who married Margaret Stewart.
3) Sometime prior to January 1835, he married Mary Ann Jones, also of Ohio.
4) James Crail, James B. Crail, J.B. Crail was named as the father of Sylvester B. Crail [b. 1835 Hamilton Co., OH], John V. Crail [b. 1837 Hamilton Co., OH], George B. Crail [b. 1843 Miami Co., IN] and by proof of relationship to Sylvester and John, Aaron S. Crail [b. 1839 Marion Co., OH].
5) He was in Hamilton Co., OH from, at least, 1835-1837; Marion Co., OH 1839, Miami Co., IN 1843, Shelby Co., IN 1851-54 [deed records]
6) James died between 1854 [recorded in Shelby Co., IN] and 1874. Beginning in 1875, Mary was listed as a widow in the Indianapolis City directories.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
My Resolve is Weakening!
Sticking with my Crail family......
John and Sylvester Crail moved around a bit before1875. Aaron was living in southern Hamilton Co., IN when he died in 1868. His widow, Catherine, moved with her son James until he went to veterinary school in Canada [1892-94], then opened a practice in Shelbyville, IN.
John and Sylvester stayed in Indy from about 1875 on. [Sylvester moved to the State Soldiers Home at Lafayette in 1897 and died the next year.] Catherine moved in with John for a few years, until James was transferred from Chicago to Indy in 1911.
John Crail lived on the "Old North Side" of Indianapolis late in his life. George B. Crail Sr. was also residing in this part of town around the turn of the 20th century.
The 1902 Indianapolis City Directory contained the following entries:
John Crail - 1743 Alvord
George B. Crail - 2336 Sheldon
These two addresses are/were 0.98 miles apart.
Also residing at the Sheldon address: Albert Crail [Geo. B.'s son]
The Alvord addess was home to: Catherine Crail [John's sister-in-law]; and George Crail [presumably George B.'s son]
James F. Crail was residing at 2309 Yandes, just a block or two from his father, George B.
Albert R. Crail lived at 1927 Alvord [John's son]
[John was living on Cornell (a couple of streets over from Alvord) when he died in 1907.]
If George B. Crail Jr. was boarding at the home of John Crail, would it not make sense to suspect a possible familial relationship? If so, at the least, George Sr. and John were therefore related. Cousins? Brothers?
Should I give in and accept George B. Crail Sr. [1842-1923] as brother of Sylvester [1835-1898], John [1837-1907] and Aaron [1829-1868]?
John and Sylvester Crail moved around a bit before1875. Aaron was living in southern Hamilton Co., IN when he died in 1868. His widow, Catherine, moved with her son James until he went to veterinary school in Canada [1892-94], then opened a practice in Shelbyville, IN.
John and Sylvester stayed in Indy from about 1875 on. [Sylvester moved to the State Soldiers Home at Lafayette in 1897 and died the next year.] Catherine moved in with John for a few years, until James was transferred from Chicago to Indy in 1911.
John Crail lived on the "Old North Side" of Indianapolis late in his life. George B. Crail Sr. was also residing in this part of town around the turn of the 20th century.
The 1902 Indianapolis City Directory contained the following entries:
John Crail - 1743 Alvord
George B. Crail - 2336 Sheldon
These two addresses are/were 0.98 miles apart.
Also residing at the Sheldon address: Albert Crail [Geo. B.'s son]
The Alvord addess was home to: Catherine Crail [John's sister-in-law]; and George Crail [presumably George B.'s son]
James F. Crail was residing at 2309 Yandes, just a block or two from his father, George B.
Albert R. Crail lived at 1927 Alvord [John's son]
[John was living on Cornell (a couple of streets over from Alvord) when he died in 1907.]
If George B. Crail Jr. was boarding at the home of John Crail, would it not make sense to suspect a possible familial relationship? If so, at the least, George Sr. and John were therefore related. Cousins? Brothers?
Should I give in and accept George B. Crail Sr. [1842-1923] as brother of Sylvester [1835-1898], John [1837-1907] and Aaron [1829-1868]?
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
A New Bit of Evidence in an old Research Problem
I have come across an item that gives a place for a "possible relative" during a time frame that he was formerly "missing" from.
I was looking at the Indiana State Archives online records the other day and, of course came across the entries in the Civil War records for gggf Aaron Crail and his older brothers, Sylvester and John. Also shown was a record for a George B. Crail. George is the "unconfirmed brother" of Aaron, Sylvester and John.
Accession #1938001:
CRAIL, George B. - age 19
Enrolled: 12 July 1863 - Regiment 107 - Company D
Discharged: 20 July 1863 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Reference #CIV041329
The 107th Indiana Infantry was a state militia regiment mustered in a precaution against Morgan's Raid. Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Confederates staged a raid on Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Ohio from 11 June - 26 July 1863.
The members of the 107th were all from Indianapolis. Once Morgan entered Ohio, the threat to Indiana was over and the regiment was disbanded.
George B. Crail's service was only 8 days. He was 19 in 1863, placing his birth in 1843 or 1844. According to Crail's death certificate, he was born 19 Feb 1843. George would have been 20 at the time the 107th was mustered in. A one year difference in age here is not a major concern. Aaron Crail's age fluctuates from record to record during the war.
Sylvester served with the 79th Indiana [1862] & the Veterans Reserve Corps [1864], while John & Aaron enlisted with the 124th Indiana in the spring of 1864.
The main item of interest in George's case is the fact he was an Indianapolis [Marion Co.] in 1863. Aaron, John and Sylvester moved back and forth between Marion and Hamilton Counties between about 1855 and their deaths [1868, 1898 and 1907]. Sylvester spent the last year of his life at the State Soldiers' Home in Lafayette, IN.
If George was the brother of the other three and was in Indy in 1863, does that mean he was living with his / their elusive parents [James B. Crail, Jr. & Mary A. Jones]? At 19-20, George was old enough to be on his own or to be living at home with the folks.
The mystery continues!
I was looking at the Indiana State Archives online records the other day and, of course came across the entries in the Civil War records for gggf Aaron Crail and his older brothers, Sylvester and John. Also shown was a record for a George B. Crail. George is the "unconfirmed brother" of Aaron, Sylvester and John.
Accession #1938001:
CRAIL, George B. - age 19
Enrolled: 12 July 1863 - Regiment 107 - Company D
Discharged: 20 July 1863 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Reference #CIV041329
The 107th Indiana Infantry was a state militia regiment mustered in a precaution against Morgan's Raid. Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Confederates staged a raid on Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Ohio from 11 June - 26 July 1863.
The members of the 107th were all from Indianapolis. Once Morgan entered Ohio, the threat to Indiana was over and the regiment was disbanded.
George B. Crail's service was only 8 days. He was 19 in 1863, placing his birth in 1843 or 1844. According to Crail's death certificate, he was born 19 Feb 1843. George would have been 20 at the time the 107th was mustered in. A one year difference in age here is not a major concern. Aaron Crail's age fluctuates from record to record during the war.
Sylvester served with the 79th Indiana [1862] & the Veterans Reserve Corps [1864], while John & Aaron enlisted with the 124th Indiana in the spring of 1864.
The main item of interest in George's case is the fact he was an Indianapolis [Marion Co.] in 1863. Aaron, John and Sylvester moved back and forth between Marion and Hamilton Counties between about 1855 and their deaths [1868, 1898 and 1907]. Sylvester spent the last year of his life at the State Soldiers' Home in Lafayette, IN.
If George was the brother of the other three and was in Indy in 1863, does that mean he was living with his / their elusive parents [James B. Crail, Jr. & Mary A. Jones]? At 19-20, George was old enough to be on his own or to be living at home with the folks.
The mystery continues!
Monday, September 11, 2017
Civil War Research
As I prepare to wrap up, for now, research on three Union Civil War era brothers [Lewis, George and Charles] of my great-great-grandmother, Catherine Laubscher Wagner, I thought I'd offer a short post on researching Civil War ancestors.
What makes this trio a bit unique is that they were born in Baden [Germany]. First name variations [Lewis & Louis; George & Georg; Charles & Carl] and surname variations [Laubscher, Lobsher, Lobshire, Laubshire, etc.]. Also Lewis had a son, Otto, who fought for the Confederacy.
Here are some guidelines:
1. Check the census records to confirm that your ancestors were of age to serve. They should have been about 15 in 1860.
2. Check the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database for your veteran's name. The more you know, the better, but name will suffice.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-overview.htm
3. Check Fold3 [www.fold3.com] for Civil War records. [paid site] Also check Family Search [free] and Ancestry.com [paid]
4. Check state and local archives for information on your ancestor.
5. Search for other Civil War sites for records, unit histories and rosters, etc.
6. If your CW vet received a pension, order the complete file from the National Archives. It may be more economical to hire a DC area genealogist to go to the NARA and copy the file for you.
7. If the widow of your vet filed for a pension, order it as well. [see #6]
8. Order your ancestor's military service record from the NARA. [see #6] Fold3 is beginning to digitize Civil War records, so check that first.
9. Check with the family to see what photos, records, letters, etc. have been passed down. [Actually, this should be #1!]
For Confederate records:
10. Start with #2 above.
11. Check websites [Fold3, Ancestry, Family Search, etc.] for available CSA records.
12. Check archives and libraries for the Confederate States [SC, NC, VA, TN, TX, AR, FL, AL, LA, MS, GA] & Border states [KY, MD, DE, MO] to see what pension, service and other records are available for Confederate soldiers.
13. Also [for both sides] check to see what prison camp records are available.
A note to researchers: Although admitting to having Confederate soldiers in the family tree may not politically correct nowadays, don't let that stop you from going ahead with your research. The Civil War happened. Many Southerners owned slaves and fought for the right to maintain their slave-based economic systems. Others fought because they were loyal to their home state of Virginia, North Carolina, etc. Some Northerners fought for the CSA. The border states saw men fight for both sides. Still others deserted and switched sides, or were captured and switched sides to avoid POW camps. Accept all of this as fact, Be proud that your ancestors fought for the cause they believed in. 156 years after the fact, we may not agree with the decisions that they made, but those decisions were made based on the time they lived in, not our time. Accept the decision and be proud of the stand taken.
When I started teaching in Florida, I got a lot of "You're a Yankee!" My reply? "Yeah, we won the war, get over it!" :)- That's similar to my reply to those who rant about the CSA. It happened, get over it, or at least accept it. You sure can't change it!
What makes this trio a bit unique is that they were born in Baden [Germany]. First name variations [Lewis & Louis; George & Georg; Charles & Carl] and surname variations [Laubscher, Lobsher, Lobshire, Laubshire, etc.]. Also Lewis had a son, Otto, who fought for the Confederacy.
Here are some guidelines:
1. Check the census records to confirm that your ancestors were of age to serve. They should have been about 15 in 1860.
2. Check the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database for your veteran's name. The more you know, the better, but name will suffice.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-overview.htm
3. Check Fold3 [www.fold3.com] for Civil War records. [paid site] Also check Family Search [free] and Ancestry.com [paid]
4. Check state and local archives for information on your ancestor.
5. Search for other Civil War sites for records, unit histories and rosters, etc.
6. If your CW vet received a pension, order the complete file from the National Archives. It may be more economical to hire a DC area genealogist to go to the NARA and copy the file for you.
7. If the widow of your vet filed for a pension, order it as well. [see #6]
8. Order your ancestor's military service record from the NARA. [see #6] Fold3 is beginning to digitize Civil War records, so check that first.
9. Check with the family to see what photos, records, letters, etc. have been passed down. [Actually, this should be #1!]
For Confederate records:
10. Start with #2 above.
11. Check websites [Fold3, Ancestry, Family Search, etc.] for available CSA records.
12. Check archives and libraries for the Confederate States [SC, NC, VA, TN, TX, AR, FL, AL, LA, MS, GA] & Border states [KY, MD, DE, MO] to see what pension, service and other records are available for Confederate soldiers.
13. Also [for both sides] check to see what prison camp records are available.
A note to researchers: Although admitting to having Confederate soldiers in the family tree may not politically correct nowadays, don't let that stop you from going ahead with your research. The Civil War happened. Many Southerners owned slaves and fought for the right to maintain their slave-based economic systems. Others fought because they were loyal to their home state of Virginia, North Carolina, etc. Some Northerners fought for the CSA. The border states saw men fight for both sides. Still others deserted and switched sides, or were captured and switched sides to avoid POW camps. Accept all of this as fact, Be proud that your ancestors fought for the cause they believed in. 156 years after the fact, we may not agree with the decisions that they made, but those decisions were made based on the time they lived in, not our time. Accept the decision and be proud of the stand taken.
When I started teaching in Florida, I got a lot of "You're a Yankee!" My reply? "Yeah, we won the war, get over it!" :)- That's similar to my reply to those who rant about the CSA. It happened, get over it, or at least accept it. You sure can't change it!
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Good-bye Merrie Olde England!
Yesterday's post lays to rest an arduous adventure into Medieval English research. We say good-bye to Kings Henry and Edward and several families with little imagination when it came to naming children! The Botelers, for example, had way too many Ralphs, Philips and Johns!
I will be returning to my Laubschers and trying to figure out why Rebel cousin Otto was so prone to being captured by the Union forces and ended up his post-war life in PA & NY. Maybe his Union father and uncles helped him see the error of his ways! Keep checking back for the story.
I will be returning to my Laubschers and trying to figure out why Rebel cousin Otto was so prone to being captured by the Union forces and ended up his post-war life in PA & NY. Maybe his Union father and uncles helped him see the error of his ways! Keep checking back for the story.
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Boteler: Gen. 6-7 & Sources
Sixth Generation
6. He died bef 6 mar 1575/6 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried 6 mar 1575/6 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
John Boteler Esquire and Grizel Roche11 were married on 10 Jun 1540 in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.11
John Boteler and Grizel Roche had the following child:
Seventh Generation
7. She died circa 3 Feb 1613/4 at the age of 64 in prob. North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. 12
Elizabeth Boteler and Sir Henry Coningsby13 were married in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.13–14 He died on 21 Jan 1590 at the age of 44 in North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. 12–13 Sir Henry Coningsby was knighted at Theobald's in 1582, as Knight of the Weld and Nort Mimms. He served as Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1569 and 1582. Sir Henry married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Boteler of Watton, Woodhall. His sister, Anne married Sir Philip Boteler, Henry's brother-in-law.
Henry will was dated 27 November 1587 and proved 21 January 1590/1.
Henry will was dated 27 November 1587 and proved 21 January 1590/1.
Henry Coningsby and Elizabeth Boteler had the following child:
Sources:
1. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 2004), 206-207.
2. Robert Edmond Chester Waters Esq., B.A., Genealogical Memoirs of the Extinct Family of Chester of Chichley: Their Ancestors & Descendants, I (London: Robson & Sons, 1878), 138-139.
3. Wikipedia, "John Cockayne [d. 1429]," database, Wiki Media Foundation, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cokayne_(died_1429): accessed 1 September 2017), .
4. Find A Grave, "Elizabeth Cockayne," database, Memerizon, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=174279556: accessed 1 September 2017), Elizabeth's birth.
5. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 466-467.
6. "Marriage settlement between Philip Boteler & Isabel Willoughby," Mi D 4792, Marriage Arrangements, https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/learning/medievalwomen/theme5/documents.aspx; Manuscripts & Special Collections, University of Nottingham, University Park.
7. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 345, 466-467.
8. Jorge H. Castilli, "Willoughby Family," database, Jorge H. Castilli, Tudor Place (http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WILLOUGHBY1.htm#Isabel WILLOUGHBY1: accessed 31 August 2017), Isabel's birth year.
10. Ted Williams & Robin Wood, "William Tyrell [1415-1462]," database, Wiki Tree, Wiki Tree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tyrell-6: accessed 31 August 2017), Tyrrell / Darcy / Boteler.
12. Darryl Lundy, "Coningsby," database, Lundy Consulting, The Peerage (www.thepeerage.com/p40742.htm#1407419: accessed 25 July 2017), Coningsby family.
14. John Millman, "The Genealogy of the Jermy Family," database, John Millman, The Tripartite Website (myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tripartite/jermyhomepage.htm: accessed 20 August 2016), Jermy family
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