March 2020 BioBuilders - Biography of an Aunt or Uncle, any level (Grand, Gr-grand, etc.)

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This month’s Bio Builders Challenge theme is Aunts and Uncles, any level (grand, Gr-Grand, etc.). Everyone have fun.

Thank you for your support.

Here's our checklist:

Data Section:

  • birth date/place
  • names of parents
  • marriage date/place and spouse name
  • names of children, if any
  • death date/place


Biography Section:

  • Written (full) sentences stating the facts above, adding inline sources to each fact.
  • Is the profile '''Genealogically Defined?'''
  • As a general rule biographies should be in your own words. Paraphrase and rewrite, don't copy/paste.
  • Baptism, burial, military, and other life events with inline sources.
  • Something to "humanize" the person, such as career or avocation with sources.
  • List of children with at least one pertinent fact.
  • Some list siblings. (I think this takes up real estate.)
  • Explanatory remarks, if needed (e.g. disputed persons information, Research Notes, whatever needs extra explaining).
  • Photos or pictures, background. Not a must, but nice (you need to own the copyright unless they are in the public domain).
  • Categories.
  • Connection to the Global Tree.
  • All duplicates merged or initiated.
  • Links to persons and events, perhaps from Wikipedia.
  • Historical context as related to the person's life.
  • Sources, Sources, Sources.

You can see some ideas on where to find some of this information on the Biography Builders space page.

Use "comments" below to ask questions.

NOTE: Biography Builders will not show on the tracker. Please add a list to your answer.

P.S. Suggestions for future themes are always welcome, especially if they tie into, or help, a WikiTree Project.

WikiTree profile: Space:Biography_Builders
in Requests for Project Volunteers by Bob Keniston G2G6 Pilot (260k points)
I'll do what I can this month :)
Does creating a new profile of a parent for a child who has a profile, but no parents on WikiTree count?
If the parent is an aunt/uncle of yours, and theirs is the bio you write, it counts.
Thanks Bob

25 Answers

+7 votes
 
Best answer
I will definitely work on the Sorcerer's challenge. Julia Tudor
by Julia Fitzgerald G2G1 (1.5k points)
selected by Nancy Tidrick
+14 votes

I'm In for the month

1. Margaret A Gehl

2. Susan E Gehl

3. Frederick John Claas   2nd great grand uncle

4. Christina Claas  3rd Great Aunt

5. William Claas  3rd Great Uncle

6.  Gertrude Threaia Marie (Claas) Weiland 3rd great aunt

by Jennifer Robins G2G6 Pilot (248k points)
edited by Jennifer Robins
+10 votes

Had to Google search who qualifies and seems a sibling of any grandparent generation, so I surely have some of those needing a biography.

  1. Mary Tatlock Dawalt  2nd great grand aunt
by Patricia Roche G2G6 Pilot (779k points)
edited by Patricia Roche
+10 votes

I had plans to get at least 100 written and . . . life got in the way as well as problems that Family Search was having this month.  I did work on a few:

  1.   Isaac Jones Chilcoat ggrandma’s brother

  2.  Sidney Keefer Abt  grandma’s brother (love his name)

  3.  John Leonard Abt  grandma’s brother

  4.  Ninon B. (Geurin) Abt John’s wife

  5.  Mary Caroline (Abt) Bookwalter Ramsey Faulds  grandma’s sister

  6.  William “Harry” Bookwalter  Mary’s 1st husband

  7. Austin Ramsey Mary’s 2nd husband

  8.  Nina B. (Abt) Deshong Blochinger  grandma’s sister

  9.  Ralph Wilson Deshong Nina’s 1st husband

10.  Lawrence Andrew Blochinger  Nina’s 2nd husband

11.  Frederick Abt grandma’s brother

12.  Lawrence Samuel Rabenstein ggrandpa’s brother

13.  Pheba Alice (Hershey) Rabenstein Lawrence’s wife

by Kathy Rabenstein G2G6 Pilot (316k points)
edited by Kathy Rabenstein
+12 votes

I'll find some time to work on a few. I've been meaning to go back through my list and redo the ones I started when I joined.

  1. Mary Mathews Sturges - 2nd great grand aunt;
  2. Henry Mathews - 2nd great grand uncle;
by Diane Hildebrandt G2G6 Pilot (109k points)
edited by Diane Hildebrandt
+10 votes
I am definitely in for this one, just wondering if we are keeping to siblings of parents, grandparents, etc. or also including the people they married? who we term aunts and uncles, but they don't show up on relationship search.
by Christine Frost G2G6 Pilot (151k points)
I plan to include spouses unless told otherwise... my favorite aunts are by marriage!
Thanks Joyce, yes some of my favourites are by marriage too, but I think I'll start with the siblings and add some spouses if I have time. Now to start...
+10 votes

Yes! I have plenty to pick from this month!

  1. William Americus Wells, great grand uncle
  2. Isidore Rivet, 3rd great-granduncle
  3. Clothilde Morales, wife of 3rd great-granduncle
  4. Marie Louise Rivet, 3rd great-grandaunt
  5. Marguerite Rivet, 3rd great-grandaunt
  6. Marie Modeste Rivet, 3rd great-grandaunt
  7. Leona Alma Murray, great grand aunt
  8. Wilhelmina Catherine Steidtmann, great great grand aunt
  9. Louis Philipp Fulda, great great grand uncle
  10. Mertie Lavina Bjorkgren, grand aunt
  11. Alvin Luther Hawkins, grand uncle
  12. Edwin Rusha Wells, great grand uncle
  13. Richard Murray, great great grand uncle
  14. Charles J. Murray, great great grand uncle
  15. John Murray, great great grand uncle
by Joyce Rivette G2G6 Pilot (178k points)
edited by Joyce Rivette
+11 votes

I'll do what I can this month. Thanks :)

  1. Laura Sarah Cowart - 3rd Great Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duncan-12705
  2. Neal Armstrong - Great Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Armstrong-13569
  3. David Bonner - Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bonner-1832
  4. Sandra Jean Bonner - Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bonner-1833
  5. Charles Ray Downs - Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Downs-3028
  6. Calvin Streets - Husband's 3rd Great Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Streets-140
  7. Maggie Irene Henderson - Great Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15867
  8. Nonie Lavada Armstrong - Great Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Armstrong-13570
  9. John Hubard Henderson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15866
  10. Lynda Henderson - Great Aunt - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15536
  11. Almer Idell Henderson 2nd Great Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15865
  12. Daisy Henderson 2nd Great Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-9075
  13. Oswald Bud Johnson 2nd Great Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-76216
  14. Tramble Armstrong - Great Uncle https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Armstrong-13571
  15. Infant Henderson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15868
  16. Eva Mae Henderson - Great Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15534
  17. Lela Mae Henderson 2nd Great Aunt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-9071
  18. Jess Willard Henderson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15535
  19. William Lonnie Henderson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15537
  20. Robert Henderson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-18978
  21. Leaon Henderson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Henderson-15530
by Alicia Taylor G2G6 Mach 8 (87.8k points)
edited by Alicia Taylor

1. James William (Jim) Larner Uncle
2. Amy Winifred (Winnie) Parker (Born Larner) Aunt 
3. James DOUGLAS Porter Grand Uncle
4. Minnie Rose Clinton Barnett (Born Hills) Aunt
5. John Edward (Jack) Hills Uncle      
6. John Drew Hills  Grand Uncle
7. William Rickards (Bill) Hills  Uncle 
8. Susan Louisa (Sue) Hills  Aunt
9. Louisa MAY Sexton (born Hills) Aunt     
10. Bertha Nellie A.J.(Birdie) Stefani (Born Hills) Aunt
11. Frances Annie Ada (Franie) Yellop (born Hills) Aunt
12. Alice Larner Grand Aunt
13. Ernest Harold (Ernie) Hills Uncle
14. Minnie Hills Grand Aunt
15. Florence MARY Ann Eliza (Hall) Gage   Aunt
16. Henry John (Harry) Hills  Uncle 
17. John Edward (Jack) Reeves  Grand Uncle  
18. Rose Whitern (born Hills) Grand Aunt      
19. Samuel Victor (Sam) Hills   Uncle
20. Edith Jane (Edie) Hills   Grand Aunt
21. Eliza Reeves   Great Grand Aunt
22. Louisa May (Sally) Burton (born Reeves)  Grand Aunt
23. Charles (Wag) Reeves    Grand Uncle        
24. Margaret Ann (Maggie) Hills    Grand Aunt 
25 William Henry Church (Bill) Reeves Grand Uncle
26.Elizabeth Ann (Lizzy) Gay (born Hills) Grand Aunt
27.Sarah Ann Hills  Grand Aunt
28.Gertrude Emma (Gertie) Skipp (born Hills) Grand Aunt
29.Sarah Anne (Annie) Gentry (Born Hills)  Grand Aunt
30.Kate Boreham Born Hills aka Woodison Grand Aunt
31 Thomas Clinton (Tom) Reeves  Grand Uncle.

+13 votes

1. Goldie Morton, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3340

2. Herbert Morton, great-uncle, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3345

3. Ted Morton, great-uncle, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3396

4. Jewell Morton, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3362

5. Jack Morton, great-uncle, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3313

6. Sylvia Morton, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3394

7. Ina Morton, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Morton-3348

8. Mertie Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11739

9. Ruth Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11738

10. Willie Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11737

11. Griffin Arnold, great-uncle, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11736

12. Myrtle Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11735

13. May Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11734

14. Bonnie Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11741

15. Reuben Arnold, great-uncle, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11742

16. Ruby Arnold, great-aunt, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Arnold-11740

by LaMyra Morton G2G6 Mach 4 (42.8k points)
edited by LaMyra Morton
+11 votes
by Anne B G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
edited by Anne B
+9 votes
I surely have a few of those!

Stephen
by Stephen Trueblood G2G6 Mach 7 (75.3k points)
+9 votes

I didn't get as many done as I wanted last month, so will try to do more this month!

#1 Susanna Douglas Lacey 4th great aunt

#2 Mary Ann Leacy 4th great aunt

#3 Elizabeth Leacy 4th great aunt

#4 Richard Lacey 4th great uncle

#5 Caroline Lacey 4th great aunt

#6 Lucy Lacey 4th great aunt

#7 Stephen Lacey 4th great uncle

#8 John Francis Lacey 4th great uncle

#9 Charles Robert Lacey 4th great uncle

#10 Ann Robinson nee Fenwick 3rd great aunt

#11 Cuthbert Fenwick 3rd great uncle

#12 Robert Fenwick 3rd great uncle

#13 Thomas Fenwick 3rd great uncle

#14 Isabella Stott nee Fenwick 3rd great aunt

#15 Robert Fenwick 3rd great uncle

#16 Barbara Fenwick 3rd great aunt

#17 Grace Fenwick 3rd great aunt

#18 Thomas Fenwick 3rd great uncle

#19 Dorothy Sawyer nee Fenwick 3rd great aunt

#20 Matthew Cuthbert Fenwick 3rd great uncle

#21 William John Nott 3rd great uncle

#22 Charly Nott 3rd great uncle

#23 Francis Nott 3rd great uncle

#24 Francis Nott 3rd great uncle

#25 Mary Jane Roberts nee Nott 3rd great aunt

#26 Elizabeth Ann Nott 3rd great aunt

#27 Thomas Nott 3rd great uncle

#28 Olive Alice Richards nee Walford son's 2nd great aunt

#29 James Henry Walford son's 2nd great uncle

#30 Annie May James nee Walford son's 2nd great aunt

#31 Nellie Matthews nee Walford son's 2nd great aunt

#32 John Walford son's 2nd great uncle

#33 Frances Rheims Walford son's 2nd great aunt

#34 Arthur Raymond Walford son's 2nd great uncle

#35 Dorothy Ethel Wynn nee Walford son's 2nd great aunt

#36 Marguerite Edna Overthrow nee Walford son's 2nd great aunt

#37 Osman Walford son's 3rd great uncle

#38 Ethel Cuthbertson nee Walford son's 3rd great aunt

#39 William Walford son's 3rd great uncle

#40 John Walford son's 3rd great uncle

#50 Annie Maud May Oliver nee Walford son's 3rd great aunt

#51 Edgar Walford son's 3rd great uncle

#52 Alice Oliver nee Walford son's 3rd great aunt

by Michelle Wilkes G2G6 Pilot (167k points)
edited by Michelle Wilkes

#53 William Harry Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#54 Lilian Annie Dash late Chadwick nee Wallace son's 3rd great aunt

#55 Frank Herbert Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#56 Rose Alice Matthews nee Wallace son's 3rd great aunt

#57 Frederick George Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#58 Richard Victor Henry Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#59 Horace Douglas Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#60 Percy Edward Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#61 Cecil Bruce Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#62 Harold Vivian Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#63 Thomas Alfred Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#64 Violet Rhoda Ann Hurden nee Wallace son's 3rd great aunt

#65 Hubert Donald Wallace son's 3rd great uncle

#66 George Wallace son's 4th great uncle

#67 Harry Wallace son's 4th great uncle

#68 Isabella Cook nee Wallace son's 4th great aunt

+9 votes
I'm in, starting with:

1. Sarah (Brown) Currier Sargent Ring Lovett  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-2500
2. Abigail (Brown) Currier https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-2451
3. Daniel Currier https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Currier-43
4. Benjamin Currier https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Currier-42
5. Elizabeth (Carr) Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carr-628
6. Joseph Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-299
7. John Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-296
8. Hannah (Quinby) Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Quimby-57
9. Joshua Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-2419
10. Judith (Sargent) Bagley https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-2412
11. Elizabeth Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-2413
12. Rachel (Sargent) Huse https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-2414
13. Nathan Huse https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Huse-122
14. Sears (Sargent) Lancaster  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-3221
15. Hannah (Sargent) Somes/Smith/March https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-3416
16. William Somes  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Somes-190
17. Benjamin Smith https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-47764
18. Samuel March https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/March-1432
19. Judith Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-1028
20. John Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-306
21. William Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-300
22. Rachel (Sargent) Sawyer https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-3118
23: Thomas Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-2421 (dupe proposed merge)
24. Sarah (Clement) Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clement-883
25. Rachel Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-239
26. Jonathan Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-1411
27.  Lydia (Hoyt) Sargent  Emery  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hoyt-1710
28. David Hoyt Jr.  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hoyt-3911
29. Judith (Currier) Hoyt https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Currier-1542
30. John Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-2420
31. Mary (Tucker) Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tucker-14168
32. William Currier Jr. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Currier-1541
33. William Currier Sr. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Currier-63
34. Rachel (Sargent ) Currier https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-302
35. Amos Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-2980
36. Deborah Davis  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-2985
37. William Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-2983
38. Mary (Kelly) Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kelly-2414
39. Samuel Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sargent-3940
40. Abigail Davis Sargent https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-73858
41. Sarah (Davis) Eastman https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-2990
42. Joseph Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-2988
43. Jemima (Eastman) Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eastman-822
44. James Davis Jr. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-940
45. Elizabeth (Easton) Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eaton-105
46. Judith (Davis) Gild https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-1427
47. Sarah (Davis) Page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-1097
48. John Page Jr. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Page-201
49. Irving Mowry https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mowry-139
50.  Marietta (Green) Mowry https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Greene-1224

51.  Ephraim Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-2981

51.  Hannah (Eastman) Davis https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eastman-2252
by Chris Hoyt G2G6 Pilot (854k points)
edited by Chris Hoyt
+8 votes
I'll have a go  - definitely got some of those on my watchlist!
by Sally Douglas G2G6 Mach 3 (37.4k points)
+6 votes
I'll help out this month.
by Alicia McCormack G2G6 Mach 1 (12.0k points)
+5 votes
I would add an extra area to cover in this list a heading I would call "Historical and social context". Understanding the local context of the person would give a greater understanding of the person. If they migrated what drove they to move? Was there new technology that gave them a job? What influenced their lives.

It amazes me when some people connect up profiles with parents and siblings not realising that they are in fact in different countries or many Kilometers apart. In the 16th century 90% of people did not travel more than 20km from their homes. If they did it was a major event. Often triggered by major changes in their (social) environment.
by Peter Shaw G2G5 (5.1k points)
That would be awesome if we knew why they moved. But, frequently, we don't and it's based on assumptions. I prefer to only put things into my profiles I can prove.
No one for sure will know why people moved.  However if someone moved from say what is now western Poland in 1920 and were German in name , it would be relevant to say that after world war 1 , the treaty of Versailles awarded the former German territories in that region to Poland.  Then it would safe to assume that person lived through the turmoil of post war Germany when millions were relocated.
+6 votes
I am in and sure I can found a great aunt that needs work - even more than one
by Elaine Mattsen G2G2 (2.2k points)
+5 votes

I am in have a few profiles that need some TLC 

1. Annie Frances Victoria Yates Great Aunt

2. Lillian May Yates sister of the above - Great Aunt

3. Kathleen (Yates) Streeter sister of the above - Great Aunt

4. Arthur Thomas Yates (1864 - 1943) GG Uncle

5. Louisa Esther Yates (abt. 1870 - abt. 1948) GG Aunt sister of the above

6. William Robert Yates (1873 - 1948) GG Uncle brother of Louisa

7.Frederick Edward Yates (1877 - abt. 1955) GG Uncle, brother of the above

8. Julia Annie (Yates) Lewington (1879 - 1960) GG Aunt - Sister of the above

9. Thomas Lionel Yates (1882 - 1957) GG Uncle - added wife

10. Margaret Louisa (Hearn) Yates (1876 - 1958) Previously unknown wife of above

11. Sidney Victor Yates (abt. 1886) GG Uncle the youngest sibling of Thomas Yates 

12. Frederick Sheppard (abt. 1866 - bef. 1948) G Uncle

13. Alice Miriam (Langridge) Sheppard (1878 - abt. 1958) G Aunt on Paternal side of family

14. Kathleen Alice (Hobbs) Langridge (1881 - 1956) G Aunt on Paternal side of family

15. Florence Helen Langridge (abt. 1884) G Aunt on Paternal side of family - still need death record and  marriage record

by Janet Wild G2G6 Pilot (329k points)
edited by Janet Wild
+4 votes

I'm back and I think I'm in for this month!...Lots of unnecessary distractions this month. I am probably not finished with this one, that is the only one I'm going to be able to do, but wanted to get him in. Not only is he a great uncle, he is also a great grandfather. His brother Lester is also both, just didn't get to him.

Eleazer Wheeler Sr

by T Counce G2G6 Mach 7 (72.8k points)
edited by T Counce

Correction, Lester's profile was completed as much as possible a while back.

+5 votes
I’ll do what I can.
by Paul Shepard G2G6 Mach 1 (15.8k points)

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