The WikiTree Challenge 2022 Challenge 14

Date: 21 Jul 2022 to 28 Jul 2022
Surnames/tags: challenges wikitree_challenge McConaughey

Contents 1 WikiTree Challenge Week 14 1.1 Needs Work 1.2 Photograph Requests 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 3 Media Outreach 3.1 Ancestors 3.2 Discovery 3.3 Stats 3.4 WT Cousins 4 Ancestors 4.1 Brick Walls 4.1.1 Paternal Brick Walls 4.1.2 Maternal Brick Walls 5 Resources 5.1 General WT Resources 5.2 Specific Country Resources

WikiTree Challenge Week 14

Focus: Matthew McConaughey

Needs Work

1. Daniel McRae found prior to challenge

Photograph Requests

This is for listing profiles you have requested a tombstone or other picture of for an ancestor. Photographs are great way to enhance the profiles and the presentation, so thank you for helping out!!

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

• add profile and a timestamp here please (~~~~)

FamilySearch Image Look-ups

• "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M3QB-G7N : 4 March 2021), Entry for Robert Smith Maitland, 23 Mar 1926; citing Morgan City, St. Mary, Louisiana, certificate number 3927, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,381,318. (Guglik-1 23:41, 23 July 2022 (UTC))
• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MQY-9FN6 : 9 March 2021), Entry for Henry B Jostle and Elizabeth Mackey, 16 Sep 1829; citing p. 472, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,172.(Doherty-2064)
• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MQY-92HJ : 9 March 2021), Entry for Henry B Jostle and Elizabeth Mackey, 16 Sep 1829; citing p. 78, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,172.(Doherty-2064)
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M67F-D85 : 4 November 2017), Entry for Patrick King and Sarah Glynn, 27 Sep 1863, Washington, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 969,330.(Doherty-2064)
• "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QTS9-RJWN : 6 September 2019), Entry for Jermiah Moher, 1868.(Doherty-2064)

Tell Us What You Found!!

Interesting Finds

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

1. Matthew's great-grandfather James Donald McConaughey James' obituary mentions that he "was known and loved by baseball amateurs of Houston as "Dad" McConaughey. For at least ten years he kept an amateur ball team in the field and had taught wholesome ideals of sportsmanship to hundreds of boys and girls all over Houston." The last year of his life, "he was manager of the Jacobs Brothers team in the Community League. He had spent hours keeping the North side playing field in good condition." Cheryl (Smith) Hess
2. Matthew's Great-grandfather Robert Smith Maitland (abt.1855-1926) was a Deputy in Morgan City, Louisiana. in April 1917, Deputy Maitland arrested the confessed killer of a State Senator. According to the article, he would not reveal his sources or how he knew where to find the killer.^[1]Tucker-11084 12:39, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
3. James Donald McConaughey (1867-1922) and his family went to Acambaro, Mexico as a locomotive engineer. All three children went and a Mary O. on the U.S.Consular Registration from 1907-1918. (Popp-547)
4. Gustav McElmoyl common Ancestor Gustav Pack so would be a cousin of Matthew received a purple heart for gallantry due to being wounded in action during the Battle of Argonne Forrest Jenkinson-562
5. Matthew's Great Grandmother Julia Barbara (Westerling) Maitland (abt.1866-1949) had a niece Marie Swenson (1884-1918) and nephew Joseph E Swenson (1889-1918) who died of influenza in October 1918 in San Antonio, Texas.
6. Matthew's 3rd great-uncle, David McConaughey, named the town of Cameron, West Virginia.
7. Betty McConaughey here are some of the notable finds about her Active in the Suffragette Movement, The first woman juror in Arkansas, A charter member of the Arkansas Pioneers Association, Honorary state president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and A regular contributor to the Arkansas Gazette and was the lead writer for a column titled History of Equal Suffrage Movement in Arkansas which ran on The Woman’s Page. 2nd Great Aunt to Matthew Jenkinson-562
8. Samuel McConaughey Wassell, Matthew's first cousin, was the second Mayor in the Wassell Family - His Grandfather John W. Wassell was also Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas. He has common ancestors with Matthew, James McConaughey and Albina McRae Jenkinson-562
9. Daniel McRae Plantation owner, a lawyer, and a member of the Alabama legislature. Great Great Great Grandfather of Matthew found prior to challenge
10. Husband of Jane Adair - Orion Doodson was left in an orphanage with his two Brothers (Omer and Orme) when their Mother died. One of the Brothers ran away but was placed in another orphanage and returned to the one he ran away from - The Orphanage states Mother died Father whereabouts unknown. Omer later found his Father (not sure about the other two Brothers). But Omer was in lodgings with his Father in the 1930 Census. Their Father died win 1934 cause Fracture of the Skull with cerebral haemorrhage caused by an accidental fall from bed. Informant Omer.

Free Space Pages

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

• Stone Masons of Aberdeen Scotland Immigrate for Texas Capital Building - It was originally thought that Robert Smith Maitland (abt.1855-1926) may have come to the US because of this, but it was later proven that the stonecutter was a different Robert Maitland who was 10 years younger.

Military Profiles

• Leonard McClure (1836-1897), Matthew's 2nd great-grand-uncle, served in the Civil War. (Evans-29543)
• Matthew's 2nd great-grand-uncle, Dandridge McRae (1829-1899) was an American lawyer, court official, and Inspector General of Arkansas State Troops, as well as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
• Matthew's 2nd Great Grandfather, James W. McConaughey (1821-1872), was appointed Assistant Adjutant General under his brother-in-law, Adjutant General Dandridge McRae during the Civil War.
• Dandridge McRae Dandridge McRae was an American lawyer, court official, and Inspector General of Arkansas State Troops, as well as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Sister of Albina McRae - found prior to challenge Matthew's direct ancestor his Albina

Media Outreach

Ancestors

• Current Scores This includes total ancestors added, plus nuclear family and other relatives within 7 degrees

Discovery

• (Jump to discoveries section)

Stats

Note: There are a total of 80 points available for each section.

• Tuesday
  • Connection bounties earned: 30 points
  • Brick Wall bounties earned: 10 points
  • Discovery bounty earned: (this isn't done until the end of the week)
• Wednesday
  • Connection bounties earned: 50 points
  • Brick Wall bounties earned: 20 points
  • 537 members have the WikiTree Challenge 2022 Team Member badge.
• Thursday
  • Connection bounties earned: 40 points
  • Brick Wall bounties earned: 20 points
  • Discovery bounty earned: 80
  • Connections after one day: 416. Connections at the end of the week: 723.
• End of the week:
  • MVP: Tracey Bent (Bent-1675)
  • Top Bounty Hunter: Heather Jenkinson (Jenkinson-562)
• 55 members have the WikiTree Challenge 2022 Bounty Hunter badge.
• Mindy Twitter The WikiTree Challenge for Matthew McConaughey is officially over. Congratulations to Tracey Bent for earning MVP and Heather Jenkinson for Top Bounty Hunter. Way to go!!! @WikiTreers @WTChallenge #Genealogy
• Mindy Facebook: We wrapped up the week of searching for Matthew McConaughey's ancestors. What a great job everyone did!! He now has 723 people connected to him within 7 degrees. Kudos to the WikiTree researchers for rocking yet another challenge!! https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1437778 @WikiTreers @WTChallenge #Genealogy
• Mindy Facebook (are there other tags I can add?) The week researching Matthew McConaughey's ancestors came to an end yesterday. Don't forget to check out our Highlights on WikiTree.com! https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1449759 @McConaughey @WikiTreers @WTChallenge #genealogy

WT Cousins

• Closest relationships to Matthew by a participant:
  • 11 degrees Karen (Mauger) Gunn
  • 13 degrees Liz Carson
  • 14 degrees Michele (Boudreaux) Cirillo
  • 17 degrees Barbara (Cargill) Easley
  • 17 degrees Evelyn (Goode) Miller
  • 17 degrees Melvin Hughes
  • 17 degrees Tracy Ice
  • 18 degrees Donald Lindgren
  • 18 degrees Jana (Vardeman) Diamond
  • 18 degrees Kathy Fowler
  • 18 degrees Katie (Green) Sell
  • 18 degrees Mike Yancey
  • 18 degrees Patty (Luker) LaPlante
  • 18 degrees Teri (Giltner) Lester
  • 19 degrees Ginger Holloway
  • 19 degrees Joyce Bacon
  • 19 degrees Karen (Freeman) Freeman-Smith
  • 19 degrees Kathleen Parker
  • 19 degrees Lisa Mansell
  • 19 degrees Lukas Murphy
  • 19 degrees Tina (King) Hall
  • 19 degrees Rene (King) Thompson
  • 19 degrees Jerold (Quackenbush) Farver Sr
  • 19 degrees Vince Hernly

Ancestors

Brick Walls

These ancestors were picked mid-week by Mindy and the Donna Baumann. Remember to claim any brick wall bounties in the G2G!

Paternal Brick Walls

1. Mary (Anderson) McConaughey (abt.1785-abt.1840)
2. Luke Gilligan (abt.1780-)
3. Robert Smith Maitland (abt.1855-1926)
4. Charles Westerling (abt.1821-1902)

Maternal Brick Walls

1. William McClure (1797-1849)
2. Hermann Fassbender (abt.1815-aft.1843) Solved!!!
3. Jeremiah Maher (abt.1845-) Solved!!!
4. Mary (Hennessey) Brien (abt.1839-)

Resources

Please list any resources that you have. We all gain knowledge from eachother!

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.
• The Background Images Category contains pages that you can find a large variety of background images on. Most of them are tiled (repeatable) images.

Specific Country Resources