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Seeley Primley (1884-1967) Obituary
The following obituary for Seeley Primley (1884-1967) was found in the scrapbook of Emma Beatrice (Primley) Knapp glued onto the same page as the newspaper article and obituary for Seneca Primley. We are still seeking the name of the newspaper … Continue reading
Seneca Primley (1871-1966) Spanish-American War Vet Dies After Parade
Seneca and Mabel Primley, circa 1910. From the book “The Early Years in Taylor Rapids”. Seneca Primley (1871-1966) was the brother of Emma Beatrice Primley who married James Knapp Jr.. We know very little about the Primley family so far. … Continue reading
Finding the Reward in Copying Other People’s Work Across Time
As mentioned recently, I’ve been working on transcribing the journal, written pages, and notes found in the many papers of the Knapp side of my family, and I’ve run into some problems finding credits for the work they have written, … Continue reading
When The War Will End
I’m currently transcribing a family relic I can best describe as a journal of “collected writings” from 1916 to 1924 by Emma Beatrice Knapp and her children and their friends and other family members. It was a catchall for everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged knapp, robert knapp, taylor rapids, wayne knapp, wisconsin
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Anderson Family in Town Lessor, Shawano County, Wisconsin
We started our Anderson family research in the Wisconsin county of Shawano. The county roads are alphabetized so we were delighted to find we were on County Road X as we left Outagamie County and entered Shawano County, searching for … Continue reading
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Tagged family history news, family history research, genealogy, genealogy news, genealogy research
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Family History Research: One Thing Leads to Another
My mother and I are in Shawano County, Wisconsin. I’ve been thoroughly corrected on its pronunciation. It’s “Shah-no”, without the “W”. We flew here a couple days ago to begin serious gap filling in our family history research after learning … Continue reading
Planning Another Genealogy Trip – Wisconsin
I should be heading back home to my husband and cats, but instead, I’m leaving in a week for a drop-out-of-the-sky-decision to spend 10 days in Wisconsin researching my mother’s side of the family tree. This was just decided yesterday, … Continue reading
John and Sarah (Smith) Elwell Among the First Marriage Licenses in Snohomish County, Washington
Digging through historical records for information on the Elwell, Knapp, and other families in Snohomish County, Washington, I ran across a fascinating article uncovered by noted Snohomish County historian and genealogist, Karyn Zielasko-Westre, from the Everett Daily Herald dated January … Continue reading
Howard William West – USS Arizona Log Book 1924-1925
The USS Arizona was officially launched from Virginian on April 3, 1917, where “she cleared the yard on that date for Norfolk, arriving there on the following day to join Battleship Division 8.” World War I had her staying close … Continue reading
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Tagged bud west, california, china, family history news, family history research, genealogy, genealogy news, genealogy research, howard west, japan, military, naval, navy, oregon, pacific, ship yards, uss arizona, war, washington, west
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