Fact or Fiction? Finishing Up Research on Dewitt Blackman's Mug Book Claims
FINISHING UP I've been working hard to finish up the research on Dewitt Samuel Blackman's "mug book" biography. You can catch up on the project here and here . I'm 99.5% finished, with just three claims needing further research. What have I discovered? Are these claims fact, fiction, or undetermined? Facts about Dewitt: Dewitt's siblings were Permelia, Delia, Maria, Mary, and Fanny. This is partially true . Dewitt's sisters were Permelia, Adelia (Delia), and Ruffina (Fanny). It's unclear where the "Maria" came from. Permelia death certificate names Sylvester Blackman and Clarissa Peak as her parents. 1 Delia married William Haymaker in 1840, and in another "mug book" bio regarding her husband, "Mary" Blackman is noted as his first wife. This could account for the Mary in the bio. 2 Ruffina was Dewitt's half-sister by his father Sylvester's marriage to Mary Bruner Zellers. Ruffina was living in Sylvester Blac...
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ReplyDeleteThank you. I am glad I was able to memorialize these three ancestors.
DeleteGreat job on your entry! I have a few religious members among my family, too!
ReplyDeleteWell that's super cool. It was fun to track down their information. Religious archives are a real boon! Thanks for reading.
DeleteBonjour Nancy. Merci d’avoir mis en évidence ces prêtres et religieuse. Dans la grande histoire de ta famille, ils ne doivent en effet pas être éclipsés par leurs frères et sœurs qui se sont mariés et ont eu des enfants. Dans mon livre, je compte aussi inclure un chapitre consacrés aux ‘religieux’ de ma famille et ton texte ainsi que les recherches que tu as faites pour moi à propos des descendants des Trauscht m’inspireront sûrement.
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup, Daniel ! C'est vraiment un privilège de faire des recherches et d'écrire sur ces ancêtres, qui ont mené une vie de dévouement discret à leur vocation. J'attends avec impatience vos prochains chapitres. À bientôt.
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