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| Kathleen B (#46845386)
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October 2012
After a bit of an absence, I am back and digging through a very large pile of messages and corrections, starting with the oldest first. So, I'll get to them all, but it will be a bit!
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I've been an avid genealogist for years, researching my own family and helping others research theirs.
I now have about 2,000 memorials on FindAGrave and a related tree on Ancestry.com with 25,000 people. So, I'm getting a lot of contacts asking for more information, sometimes several in a day, then none for a week or so. I always respond to everyone (unless they're particularly cranky), usually with much help and many answers. But, especially as it's now summer, my response time is not generally measured in hours, but days or weeks! So, please be patient. I'll get to you. If a month passes, I may have missed your query. Feel free to poke me again!
Right now, I'm working Pioneer Cemetery (aka Masonic or Odd Fellows) in Boise on-line. The cemetery is now 100% on-line with about 80% of the memorials managed by me. I am now researching all of my managed memorials adding biographical information and familial links where I can. That also means that I'm researching most of the rest of the cemetery, too, because there are many connections amongst the families! (My gracious fellow contributors - especially David M. Habben - have been making lots of updates at my request!)
* Jan 2010 - Section 1 (Masonic) completed and 2,300 entries in related family tree.
* Mar 2010 - Section 2 (Odd Fellows) completed and 4,712 entries in the tree.
* Apr 2010 - Started Section 3 (Knights of Pythias?)
* Jun 2010 - Taking a break (mostly) for the summer. About 25% through Section 3.
* Nov 2010 - Finished Section 3!!! There are now 15,096 folks in my related tree! It was slow going since many of the burials are unrelated. That means no "freebies" when researching one burial and each burial is harder because there are no clues to be found in nearby burials.
* Apr 2011 - Still on Section 4. It's proving slow going. I keep getting sidetracked down interesting trails or being pulled back to folks I've already researched by inquiring relatives (which is grand!). Only have finished 18 of 69 plots (though some may have been finished incidentally with earlier research). Tree is up to 22,081 people.
* Sep 2011 - Yup, still on Section 4! I'm still spending much of my time on side trails initiated by folks contacting me about their relatives and having trouble making progress on Section 4. I've also been especially busy personally. Tree is up to 28,419 people.
I have created many memorials in other cemeteries in order to connect those interred at Pioneer, especially children. I'm also making many requests to other contributors to add the information I happen to find on their contributions and appreciate all of their assistance.
I want my memorials to be as accurate as possible. If you have information to provide, please use the "Edit" tab, then "Sugggest A Correction" link to do so! I'm tickled to be able to add more information and link them to other family members. If you know of the burial of a sibling, but the parents locations are unknown, I'll even happily add a hot link in the memorial to the sibling.
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July 2011
Suddenly, I've been getting lots of contacts for my memorials and associated family tree on Ancestry.com. That's great, but it means a queue is forming especially since I like to research out the information I'm given. So, if you've contacted me recently, I'll get to you, just not as promptly as I might like! It might be as long as a month or more.
November 2011
The deluge continues! I've gotten 50 queries through various points in the last month. I love to research and respond, but I'm still lagging behind. I generally respond via email if you have your email in your profile.
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William Yates
 | News
Two interesting articles. The one was depressing. | | | Thinkin' about Lincoln
 | Swaidners, Lindenwood, Fort Wayne
Hi-- Could Nellie J. Swaidner, also in Lindenwood but buried in a section different from Orville, be your Elizabeth Arick?
Cheers---'Lincoln' | | | William Yates
| Sources please
I have added the links as requested on the Johnstons. Can you indicate a source for the locations you gave? Sometimes people ask. | | | Julie Bennett Coleman
 | John & Mary Espy - Moscow Cemetery
Kathleen - You are totally right. When I added the headstone picture I didn't notice that the birth/death dates originally put on F.A.G. didn't match those on the headstone - his birth was listed as 1814 and death as 1838. I've corrected the birth/death dates to match those of the headstone. I have to say that this is the first memorial that I've run into that has both birth and death dates incorrect - I'm wondering if the (old) original records were incorrect as well. Regardless, thanks for making me slow down and take a long look to correct things!
Julie | | | Julie Bennett Coleman
| John & Mary Espy - Moscow Cemetery
John and Mary Espy were husband and wife. I went out the the cemetery today and took pictures of the headstone which shows the birth date of 1814 for both of them. I also checked with the cemetery office, which has them listed as husband and wife.
Julie | | | Patti Oakley - McFarlin
 | Ethel Brooks - George A Peter
Hi Kathleen
I think I have found the problem with Ethel being listed as the spouse of George A. Peter
They are both buried in the A. Peter family plot at St. Mary's along with his parents.
They share a joint headstone with the surname PETER. Hers shows Ethel Brooks with no dates and his is George Albert with the dates you provided.
If you contact me directly I can provide you with a photo of the headstone. I will contact the cemetery and see if I can get any further info.
Patti - lighthousekpr@snowcrest.net | | | Sheri West
| Jessie Daniels
Changes have been made :) | | | Sheri West
| Remus Daniel
Changes have been made :) | | | Sheri West
| Jacob Williamson
Changes have been made :) | | | Sheri West
| Lulu Daniels
Link to parents has been made :) | | | | [View all messages...] |
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