The WikiTree Challenge 2022 Challenge 11

Date: 2 Jun 2022 to 9 Jun 2022

Contents 1 WikiTree Challenge Week 11 1.1 Needs Work 1.2 Photographs 1.3 FamilySearch Image Look-ups 2 Tell Us What You Found!! 2.1 Interesting Finds 2.2 Free Space Pages 2.3 Military Profiles 2.4 Additional Locations 3 Ancestors 3.1 Brick Walls 4 Resources 4.1 General WT Resources 4.2 England 4.3 Germany 4.4 Important German Church Record Vocabulary 4.5 United States 4.5.1 New Jersey 4.5.2 Pennsylvania Resources

WikiTree Challenge Week 11

Guest Star: Kevin Bacon

Needs Work

Please remove them from the list once you have fulfilled the request. Thanks!!

1. Needing help from some one with Danish experience: Lillie (Raben-Levetzau) Osborne (1887-1970) (5 degrees from Kevin Bacon through his wife) and Lillie's parents/siblings (they should all be exactly 6 degrees once the connections update)
2. Carrie Amelia (Seward) Dam (1865-1930) Needs narrative written
3. Freelove (Rogers) Smith (abt.1730-) Needs at least one more child added. Needs narrative.
4. Benjamin White (1759-1827) - Narrative completed. Still needs profiles for additional children
5. Joshua Newbold (1753-1835) Done, but most if not all attached relatives still need work (sources, bios, dates) and are not on list except his father (see next person).
6. Barzillai Newbold (1710-1757) Needs sources!
7. Luke Hanks (abt.1634-abt.1701) Needs advanced cleanup. There is mostly copy/pasted narrative for a bio.
8. Jesse Bond (1781-1873) Needs narrative
9. John S Stokes (1844-) Needs narrative
10. Lillian Stokes (Holmes) Hoffman (abt.1883-) Needs narrative
11. Holly Near Needs narrative! She is Notable. Let me know if you want to work on this profile! (Mindy)
12. Fern Dorothy (King) Smith (1901-) Needs a few more sources, narrative, and any children added.
13. Walter Watson Stokes (1880-1960) Needs news clippings and narrative added to his biography (the basics are already there).
14. Walter C. Stokes (1852-1924) His son's obit says he was a general. Can someone find out more on this and add it to the profile? Thanks!
15. John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) He has a great picture of him with huge fish. There is no narrative, though. - Added to narrative.
16. Nicholas Atkinson Harris (1942-1968) Needs narrative
17. Charles Edward Stiles (abt.1819-) Needs sources, a bio, and spouse and children added (if found)
18. Joseph Lee Hancock (1806-1878) Needs narrative.
19. Mary Margaret Bloomer Holmes (1827-1913) - Kevin Bacon's maternal GGmother - Need sources for her parents (Donnelly is unsourced).
20. Anna Flynt m1: 1662 John Dassett, d: 1699 (weak point needs sources) m2: 1665 Timothy Dwight (to prove claim that both Kevin & Kyra are descendants of Charles Hoar). [Yes this second marriage definitely looks wrong. I've left a comment on the profile Cole-12288 15:10, 13 June 2022 (UTC) ]
21. Sources needed for royal connections of Kevin Bacon through ...

1 Anthony Woolhouse

2 Elizabeth Woolhouse m: Richard Bernard

3 John Bernard (weak point needs sources)

4 Susanna (Bernard or Hayden ?) m: William Shattuck (8th Ggrandfather of Kevin Bacon).

Photographs

Note: Please check with your captain, Janet Wild, if there are any questions about the images being protected by copyright.

• add image link here

FamilySearch Image Look-ups

• Westphalen-42. Looking for additional information to confirm that we have the correct Caroline, daughter of Wilhelm Anton Westphalen and Elizabeth (Lisette) Versen. Or rather, confirmation that we have the correct parents for Caroline. A link for their marriage and mother's death record:

• This image was posted in Discord'Marriage': "Germany, Paderborn, Catholic Church Records, 1653-1875"
  Citing Record number: 12;
  FamilySearch Record: D26L-2QMM (accessed 6 June 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSV7-TPJQ Image number 00771
  Elisabetha Versen marriage to Wilhelmus Antonius Westpholne on 19 Nov 1799 in Salzkotten, Büren, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland.
• This image was posted in Discord Burial: "Germany, Paderborn, Catholic Church Records, 1653-1875"
  Citing Record number: 12;
  FamilySearch Record: D2TK-7XZM (accessed 6 June 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSG9-FQ1P Image number 00279
  Lisette Versen burial (died on 2 Okt 1856 at age 82) on 5 Okt 1856 in Hörde, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland.

• 1825 marriage record of Christian Schmerz & Caroline Westfalen. This is the index stub: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHDW-CYD but the batch of images that it likely references is from the St. Peter & Paul Catholic church in Driburg: https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008208886?cat=448082 If you're in DGS #8208886, the baptism records of the Schmerz children, in particular Wilhelm (b. 24 May 1826) should be in the same image set.
• "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C2-2FFS : 22 July 2021), Thos Allen Goldhill [probably should be Max Allen Goldhill] and Ida Claire Sugerman, 14 Oct 1923; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; Digital Folder Number 007468496, FHL microfilm 1,614,358, Image Number 01226.

Tell Us What You Found!!

Interesting Finds

List interesting finds to share with the guest at the end of the week

1. Kevin's relative Henry Mitchell Watson served as a Representative from Pennsylvania in the United States Congress from 1915 until his death in 1933.
2. A banker and manufacturer, Robert Charles Schmertz (1829-1888) was a self made millionaire when he died in 1888 per his Obituary.
3. Charlotte Bartlett knwon as Madam Varian Hoffman, was a stage singer. Her son by her first marriage was a Mormon pioneer, whilst her daughter born in Italy was a stage actress
4. Kyra Sedgwick uncle's uncle married former figure skating champion Joan Tozzer. Joan was set to captain the 1940 Winter Olympics figure skating team in Sapporo, but the Olympics were cancelled due to the onset of World War II. Joan's father Dr. Alfred Tozzer was a Harvard anthropologist who studied Mesoamerica and the Mayans, but he lies in the seventh degree from Kevin Bacon.
5. Kyra Sedgwick's great-grandfather Endicott Peabody founded the prestigious Groton School. Endicott (through his mother) was first-cousin with U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's first wife Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt. Many Roosevelts attended Groton School, including TR's sons TR Jr., Kermit, Archibald, and Quentin, as well as U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his sons James and FDR II.
6. The brother of Kyra Sedgwick's great-grandfather, George Lee Peabody, divorced his wife in 1907 due to her desertion. He became engaged to Miss Edith Deacon and set a wedding date for 15 September 1910. He became ill in August, with various causes proposed including a hunting accident, sunstroke while playing tennis, or perhaps being hit by Edith's tennis racket. He developed a brain tumor, and the wedding was postponed at least three times during his treatment. His ex-wife called him the "best man that ever lived" and praised his fiancée as well. George wrote a will leaving his estate (valued over $500,000) to Edith Deacon, but was too ill to sign it. He died before they could marry, and she was unable to collect on the will. Edith's sisters had misfortunes of their own: Dorothy became a princess when she wed Prince Albert Radziwill, but their marriage was annulled in 1922. Edith's sister Gladys was once pursued by the Crown Prince of Prussia, but fell in love with the 9th Duke of Marlborough, whom she was unable to marry until his divorce in 1921. Postscript: when Edith was five her father killed her mother's lover in Cannes, causing an international sensation due to their prominence in society. Her father became insane and died in an asylum.
7. Kyra's father is first-cousins with Edie Sedgwick, an "It Girl" in the 1960s, who was described as Andy Warhol's muse, and who also dated Bob Dylan. "Just Like A Woman" and "Like a Rolling Stone", among other songs, were said to have been inspired by Edie.
8. I don't know if I'd say it's "interesting", but more like morbid/sad: John Anderson, the father of Kevin's 2x Great Grandmother's sister-in-law, was stabbed while working as toll collector on the Upper Allegheny Bridge in Pittsburgh in 1844. He later died of his wounds. The man who attacked him eventually won his appeal with the Supreme Court on a technicality because the court records didn't prove that he had been present for all parts of his trial.(Melick-229)
9. Kevin's 1st cousin, 7x removed was John Woolman II. John Woolman II , was a New Jersey farmer, zealous Anti-Slavery journalist and traveling Quaker preacher (1720-1772). His influence and reputation was worldwide. Some sources attach a nickname John "The Journalist" John also lead the work of the Friends with the American Indians. John's father was Samuel Woolman, who was the brother of Kevin's 6th great grandmother, Elizabeth (Woolman) Paine, Hunt, Harvey.
10. There's a lot of interesting people in the Osborne family of Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, who are the family of Kyra Sedgwick's aunt's husband: Note: The aunt's husband is still living, so can't be mentioned. His ancestors can.(Melick-229)
    • His father Arthur Lithgow Osborne (1892-1980) was an American diplomat, eventually becoming Ambassador to Norway. While working at the embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, he met and married the daughter of a Danish count, Frederik Christoffer Otto Raben-Levetzau (1850-1933).
    • There were three generations in a row of Osborne men who served as mayor of Auburn, New York: David Munson Osborne (1822-1886), Thomas Mott Osborne (abt.1859-abt.1926), and Charles Devens Osborne (1888-1961).
    • Thomas Mott Osborne (abt.1859-abt.1926) was also renowned for being involved in prison reform efforts, advocating for an increased level of self-governance in prisons and viewing prison as a means of rehabilitation more than punishment. He voluntarily spent a week living in the Auburn Prison to get a better idea of what changes needed to be made and wrote a book about the experience.
    • Slightly outside of the six degrees to Kevin Bacon, this line goes back to well-known abolitionists and suffragettes Lucretia (Coffin) Mott (1793-1880), Martha (Coffin) Wright (1806-1875), and Eliza (Wright) Osborne (1830-1911).
11. George Campbell Duff (abt.1800-), Kevin's 3rd great-grandfather, is listed consistently in multiple censuses as a watch-maker and his birthplace always as Ireland. He appears to have married multiple times. Mcclure-5817
12. 7 degrees from Kevin, Franklin Frederick Peek (1832-1905) donated his land for an orphanage and the Methodist Church ran the Peek Home Orphanage from 1916-1961. Nearly 300 children were housed there over those years. Our historical society recently did a program on it.
13. The first son of Charles Spining King is named Cash Spinning King on the birth record. However he later used Charles or Karl as first name.
14. Rev. Charles Adams was a Methodist pastor. Born in New Hampshire, he studied in Maine and worked in Vermon, Massashusetts, New hampshire, Ohio and Illinois before retiring to Washington DC. Despite all this travels he had the time to write 14 books.
15. 6 Degrees from Kevin are 3 sisters who survived the Titanic! Malvina Helen (Lamson) Cornell (1856-1941), Caroline Lane (Lamson) Brown (1852-1928) & Charlotte (Lamson) Appleton (1858-1924) escaped in lifeboats while returning home from the funeral of a fourth sister which took place in England.
16. 5 Degrees from Kevin is a notable relative, Malvina Cornell Hoffman (1885-1966). She was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created portrait busts of working-class people and significant individuals.
17. 4 Degrees from Kevin is Samuel Comly (1835 -1923) a Quaker from Philadelphia who moved in 1863 to Port Chester and filled until 1882 the position of secretary of the Russell, Burdsall and Ward Company in their large bolt and nuts works. The idea of sending men out over the country to sell the products of the Company was first conceived by Samuel Comly and his master salesmanship was predominant in the bolt and nut industry of America. Samuel Comly then became one of the largest stockholders of the Port Chester Bolt & Nut Company, one of the largest manufacturies of the kind in the country, giving employment to many men. (Albasini-30)
18. Hugh Evans (1681-1772), Kevin's sixth great-grandfather, was born in Wales, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly, in 1722, and from 1746 to 1755 continuously. (Pre-challenge info)
    • "At Our Monthly Meeting held at Gwynedd the 27th of 10th mo 1715 2nd ly Our Friend Hugh Evans who lately took a trading voyage to Great Britain being returned brought a Certificate from Haverford-West which was read and Gave a Good account of his life and Conversation while in them parts was well read"
19. Samuel Atkinson Jr (1722-1781), Kevin's 5th great-grandfather, wrote his Will in 1780. He left bequests to his wife, brother, and children. Additionally, he stated: (Milton-1294)
    • "If my servants Adam and Uz become unable to maintain themselves, my children shall bear an equal share in their support."
20. Barzillai Newbold (1710-1757), Kevin's 5th great-grandfather, build the "Bowne House" (formerly Barzillai Newbold House) in 1740, with later ancestors adding to it twice. The original family owners added their initials and dates in the gable. It was a design recommended by William Penn. Barzillai was a blacksmith and held many public offices: collector, overseer of the poor, freeholder. He was born in Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey. He settled in Mansfield Township, New Jersey (Pre-challenge info)
21. Michael Newbold (1667-1721), Kevin's 6th great-grandfather and Brazillai's father, was the progenitor for the Newbold line. He migrated from Eckington, England to Springfield, New Jersey. Michael owned the Oneonickon property, which has remained in the hands of his descendants ever since. He served on the traverse jury for years, and was a justice for Burlington County. He served on the bench until six months before he died. He became an extensive landholder and at the time of his death was one of the largest landed proprietors in New Jersey. He was recognized as one of the most influential men of his day in Burlington, New Jersey. (Pre-challenge information)
22. In 1919, Walter Missildine Failor (1877-1961) was president of the Southern Dyestuff & Chemical Company, in Charlotte, North Carolina but some years later, Failor's business ended in business failure.
23. Christoph Ludewig Schmerz was a sixth generation town musician of Barntrup --Straub-620 13:11, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
24. Mary Jellett (Duff) Smith (1834-1885) had an extensive Will when she died. Along with the usual bequests to her father, children and grandchildren, she stated the following: (Mcclure-5817)
    • It is my purpose during my lifetime to dispose of my wardrobe and wearing apparel and my jewelry and personal ornaments in case I do not so dispose of the same or any part thereof then the same shall pass under this will.
25. David Alexander Skinner has a very unusual occupation written on the 1910 Census in Puerto Rico. He was "Supervisor del Censo". He was the guy in charge of the 1910 Census in Puerto Rico.
26. Notable John Deere (1804-1886) the tractor manufacturer is a part of the Bacon Tree. He's 8 degrees from Kevin Bacon!
27. Sarah Rowland Bowman of Pennsylvania (6 degrees from Kevin) was an artist. She donated 17 portrait tiles to Chester County Hospital, including one of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
28. Kevin Bacon is a direct descendant of William I, King of Scotland "William the Lion" Dunkeld-2, d: c1214.
29. Kevin Bacon has a family connection to the current royal family through his 6th great-grandfather Michael Newbold which he shares as a common ancestor with Princess Diana.
30. Kevin Bacon has a close connection to President Barack Obama through their common ancestor of Shubael Smith.
31. Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra are 9th cousins, 2 times removed through their common ancestor of Samuel Hinckley. They also have kinship to his infamous descendant John Hinckley, Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan.
32. Thomas Emmet Crimmins (1851-1911), son of Irish immigrants, grew up working in his father's contracting company. Before the age of 21he was in charge of the entire sewage system for New York City. (And died with an estate worth over a million).
33. 7 degrees from Kevin Bacon is Bob Schmertz (Kevin's grandmother's second-cousin). He was an architect in Pittsburgh who, as a hobby, played banjo and wrote clever folk songs. Among them are "Monongahela Sal" (recorded more popularly by Pete Seeger) and "Angus MacFergus MacTavish Dundee" (recorded by Burl Ives, and made famous as on the children's TV show "Captain Kangaroo")

Free Space Pages

List of Free Space Pages created for or linked to members of this family.

• Mary Jellett (Duff) Smith's Will (Duff-1766)
• Peek Home

Military Profiles

Did any of the guests' family serve in the military or military conflicts?

• Charles Devens Osborne (1888-1961): 2nd lieutenant in 307th Machine Gun Brigade in US military in WWI. An uncle of Kyra Sedgwick's uncle by marriage. 6 degrees from Kevin Bacon.
• Henry S Proctor (1837-1887) Ancestry has a copy of a pension application that his wife submitted in 1890 that lists his Civil War service as 9th Cav.
• Joseph Robert Scott (1838-1863) founded, in 1856, the National Guard Cadets of Chicago (also known as the Chicago Zouaves), a well-dressed and well-drilled volunteer militia group. He was a beloved Colonel of the 19th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at the Battle of Stones River January 2, 1863 and died in July of his wounds. He is eight degrees from Kevin Bacon.
• Josiah Rumble Stanton (1849-1911) was a Pay Inspector with the U.S. Navy. His final rank was Commander. He was born in Buffalo, NY and died in Santa Barbara, CA.

Additional Locations

• Elizabeth (Plantagenet) de Bohun (abt.1282-1316), Kevin's 20th great-grandmother, was born in Wales and died in England.
• Leonor (Castilla) of Castile (abt.1241-1290), Kevin's 21st great-grandmother, was born in Spain and died in England.
• Princess Urraca Bourgogne (abt.1150-abt.1211), Kevin's 24th great-grandmother, was born in Portugal and died in Spain.
• Afonso (Portugal) de Portugal (1109-1185), the first King of Portugal and Kevin's 25th great grandfather, was born and died in Portugal.

Ancestors

Brick Walls

Brick wall ancestors will be added mid-week by Mindy and your captain. Please don’t add profiles to this list. Thank you!

Resources

General WT Resources

• Editing Tips This page shows basic markup that can be used on WikiTree profiles and Space pages. Please remember not to use tables on Challenge profiles.
• Example Challenge Profiles This is a guideline on how the profiles can look.
• WikiTree AGC This addon is to clean up gedcom 'clutter' once we've connected to existing profiles. It is awesome at cleaning up the gedcoms and putting the source information together.
• WikiTree BEE This addon is great for a lot of things, but the main help for the Challenge is the 'auto-bio' button that it puts on the profiles. This will give you basic narrative you can add to.There is a WikiTree BEE extension available for Chrome and Firefox users.

England

• FreeBMD
• FreeReg
• England Research Resources
• England Research Resources Category
• Reliable sources for pre-1700 profiles in England
• Dengate name study
• GENUKI
• England Counties England’s current counties.
• Historical Counties of England England’s historical counties.

• English Roots Sticker {{England Sticker}} (See their sticker page for more specific locations)

Germany

• German Church Records Archion, your browser should translate this page to English if needed.
• German Resources List of German source links.
• German Church Records Archion, your browser should translate this page to English if needed.
• ARCHION DURCHSUCHEN
• Die Maus on die.mau.bremen.info
• German Genealogy Records This is a list of sources, both paid and free
• German Church Record Vocabulary
• Germany Online Records This is a list of sources, both paid and free
• German Resources List of German source links.
• WikiTree Germany Project Resources
• WikiTree Germany Project Templates
• Germany, Prussia, BMD
• Germany records on FamilySearch
• Immigrant Ship Transcription Guild: Transcribed Ships Manifests Departing from Germany
• Matricula Online
• Old German Writing: here you can learn about Suetterlin - the "German handwriting". There are also tips and tricks for deciphering old scripts as well as a comparison of the Suetterlin alphabet to older writings of 17th-19th century.
• Thuringen Archives

• German Roots Sticker {{German Roots Sticker}}

Important German Church Record Vocabulary

Name Name, Namen, Nahme, Nahmen

Parish Pfarre, Gemeinde

local hiesig

Baptism Taufe

Birth Geburt

Child Kind

Son Sohn

Daughter Tochter

Mother Mutter

Father Vater

Parents Eltern, Aeltern

Boy Knabe, Junge

Girl Mädchen

Stillborn totgeboren, todtgeboren

Year, Month and Day Jahr, Monat und Tag

Godparents/Sponsors Paten, Pathen, Taufpaten, Taufpathen, Gevatter

Marriage Trauung, Ehe

Groom Bräutigam

Bride Braut

Married verheiratet, verehelicht

Wife Frau, Ehefrau, Gattin, Weib, Eheweib

Husband Mann, Ehemann, Gatte

Location/Place of Residence Ort, Wohnort

United States

New Jersey

• Space: Sources-New Jersey
• 1813 Pension List: New Jersey
• Early Land Records, 1650-1900s
• Early Maps of New Jersey
• New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 on FamilySearch
• New Jersey Colonial Marriage Bonds, 1665-1799
• New Jersey Marriage Records 1665-1800 on Google books
• Supreme Court Case Files, 1704-1844

Pennsylvania Resources

• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Births & Baptisms on FamilySearch
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Birth Indexes 1906-1916
• Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records, 1620-1991 on FamilySearch
• Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989 on FamilySearch
• Pennsylvania State Library Immigration Resources There is a list at the bottom of sites to research on.
• Pennsylvania State Library Maps
• Pennsylvania State Library Military Resources
• Pennsylvania State Library Newspaper Resources