Guarding Lincoln: Private Bruno Albaugh, Co. K, 150th Pennsylvania Infantry
Mary Todd Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, and Tad Lincoln surround Abraham Lincoln. A portrait of Willie, the Lincolns' deceased son, hangs on the wall. 1 I've been noodling about my Aunt Sharon's family tree the past few weeks, extending her family back a couple of generations. This week, I discovered an unknown family story: that of her great-grandfather, Bruno Albaugh , a German immigrant from Meadville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania. Bruno, born about 1836, enlisted in the Union Army on 15 August 1862 in Meadville. 2 He may have seen notices like the one shown below pasted around town and like many other men of his age and condition, 26 years old and unattached, he heeded the call to arms. Perhaps it was patriotism that spurred him or a longing for adventure away from his farming life in Meadville. Maybe he wished to join forces with his friends and neighbors who also enlisted that day from his community or felt passionate about the Union's cause. The bounty offere...
Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteA great grandfather and great grandmother were married in New Jersey and I have a lovely form that has the signatures of all of the attendees. But it is not a marriage certificate and I wanted that. I could not find it so I contacted the New jersey vital records; they searched but found nothing. About a week later, I received a call from the archivist. She had done some searching using the minister's name (also on that form). He had been a visiting minister from an Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. I looked for the church but found that it was no longer active. Being Episcopalian, I knew that the records of former churches went to the diocese so I contacted them. They had the marriage certificate and provided me with a copy.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! It's really key to know the jurisdictions and where the records are kept, isn't it. Awesome detective work!
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DeleteBonjour Nancy. Je suis tout-à-fait d’accord avec toi à propos de la richesse des documents paroissiaux. Les actes de baptême et de mariage en particulier permettent de retrouver les parrains, marraines et témoins. Cette information permet par exemple de mieux connaître les liens entre les personnes (qui était proche de qui ?) et d’ainsi mieux savoir si les aïeux formaient une famille unie, la famille du père ou époux et de la mère ou épouse, ou seulement d’un des deux côtés. Bonne continuation. Cousin Daniel
ReplyDeleteThank you Daniel!
DeleteInformative article, thanks very much! And especially your tip about looking for records that once resided in churches that are now closed.
ReplyDeleteGlad I was able to offer you a tip! Thanks for reading.
DeleteI am very familiar with German church records. I might write about it in my blog. I have gone through whole church books and found many of my ancestors and their descendants. Most of the church book are written in Latin. I never learnt Latin in school; however, you really only need to know a few words. Once you figure out what the pastor was writing, it's always the same with different names and dates. If there is a different word, you can use google translate or ask someone who knows the language.
ReplyDeleteI love to use a translator - either Google Translate or Deepl depending on the language. FamilySearch has some great word lists that help as well when trying to decipher church records. Thank you for reading.
DeleteMight I quote you in my next blog post? Some good ideas here...
DeleteYes, of course.
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