Wedding Wednesday - Jeanette Vroman & Clair Campbell

 

Published in the
Fayette County Leader
Fayette, Iowa
Thursday, October 28, 1937, Page 1
Courtesy of newspapers.com

Jeanette Mae Vroman (1916-2003)

and

Clair Lewis Campbell (1912-1993)

joined in holy matrimony 

October 20, 1937

Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA

  Jeanette and Clair were married 56 years upon  his death in 1993. They had two children. They farmed in rural Hawkeye, Iowa until 1969. Jeanette later assisted her husband with his insurance agency until 1992. 

Transcriptions provided by ChatGPT:

"IOWA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
RETURN OF MARRIAGE TO CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT

1. Full name of GROOM – Clair L. Campbell

2. Place of residence – Hawkeye, Iowa

3. Occupation – Farming

4. Age next birthday – 26 years | Color – White | Nationality – Amer.

5. Place of birth – Hawkeye, Iowa

6. Father’s name – L. R. Campbell

7. Mother’s maiden name – Fannie Knox

8. Number of Groom’s Marriage – First

9. Full name of BRIDE – Jeanette M. Vroman

   • Maiden name, if a widow – (left blank)

10. Place of residence – Hawkeye, Iowa

11. Age next birthday – 21 years | Color – White | Nationality – Amer.

12. Place of birth – Austin, Minn.

13. Father’s name – Harry R. Vroman

14. Mother’s maiden name – Harriet Jones

15. Number of Bride’s Marriage – First

16. Witnesses to Marriage – Harry Vroman Jr., Amber Knox

Date of Marriage: October 20, 1937

WE HEREBY CERTIFY, That the information given is correct, to the best of our knowledge and belief.

Signatures:

• Clair L. Campbell, Groom

• Jeanette M. Vroman, Bride

I hereby certify that the above is a correct return of a Marriage solemnized by me, on this 20th day of October, 1937,
at Nashua, Iowa

Minister: William Kent"

"VROMAN-CAMPBELL

In the Little Brown Church in the Vale at Nashua at 2 p. m. yesterday occurred the single ring marriage ceremony of Jeanette Vroman to Clair Campbell, both of Hawkeye. The pastor, Rev. Kent, read the nuptials which united this popular young couple as man and wife before a small group of friends and immediate relatives. Harry Vroman Jr. and Amber Knox attended them. Following their marriage at the historic church the happy newlyweds left on a honeymoon trip to Chicago and Gary, Ind.

The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Vroman. She was educated in the schools here and was a member of the high school graduating class of 1934. Her husband is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Campbell. He also was educated in the Hawkeye schools and is a graduate of the class of 1930. Since graduation he attended Upper Iowa University for a while and since then has assisted his father in the management of their farm south of town.

— Hawkeye Beacon, Oct. 21

  Jeanette was my 4th cousin, 1x removed.  Our common ancestors are Abraham Ozmun and Sarah Jordan.

Wedding Wednesday - Morton Larson & Marjorie Stewart

 Majorie Faye Stewart (1922-2000)

and

Morton Laurice "Mort" Larson (1919-1980)

on their wedding day

June 7, 1939

Crystal Lake, Hancock, Iowa, USA

  Transcription courtesy of ChatGPT:

Miss Marjorie Stewart Weds Morton Larson

Crystal Lake Church Scene of Marriage; Pair Leave on Trip

CRYSTAL LAKE—The Methodist church at Crystal Lake was the scene of a candle light wedding when Marjorie Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stewart, became the bride of Morton Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurice Larson, with the vows being read by the Rev. Miriam Hotchkiss Wednesday.

The bridegroom’s brother-in-law, Ralph Shumann of Union Grove, Wis., played “Blossom Time” as a prelude, Murial Shumann, niece of the bridegroom, and Betty Volding, cousin of the bride, sang “I Love You Truly.” Mr. Shumann played “The Bridal Chorus” from “Lohengrin.”

The bride wore a white silk embroidered mull floor length gown over taffeta, and a veil of white net fingertip length with Juliet cap with seed pearl trim. She wore a seed pearl necklace and carried pink and white roses and baby breath bouquet. Miss Margaret McFarland, aunt of the bride, acted as maid of honor. Miss Ellen Rose, cousin of the bride was the bridesmaid.

The flower girls were Betty Volding and Muriel Shumann. Lyle Shipler and Theodore Volding, cousin of the bride, attended the bridegroom. The ushers were Eugene McFarland and Russell Sorenson.

Dinner was served by the bride’s parents in the church dining room to the wedding party and the immediate families. Mrs. Larson was graduated from the Crystal Lake high school. Mr. Larson also attended Crystal Lake high school and has been engaged in farming with his father. Immediately after the wedding dinner they left on a wedding trip to Wisconsin. They will make their home on one of his father’s farms about four miles southwest of Crystal Lake.

   Marjorie and Mort had 2 children together.  Unfortunately, they were divorced before December 1946, when Mort remarried.  Marjorie also remarried shortly after the divorce. 

  Mort was my 4th cousin, 1x removed.  Our common ancestors are Abraham Ozmun (1764-1848) and Sarah Jordan Ozmun (1762-1812).

These types of news articles offer lots of information for the family tree.  They can provide the bride's maiden name; the names of the parents of the couple and where they are from; the address of the both the bride's and groom's parents; how the couple met; where they each attended school; where the groom and bride were employed; where they plan to live after the wedding, and whether the groom may have served in the military.  Because of the great information they provide, I save all engagement, wedding, and marriage announcements I find.  

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - "Who Was Your First Ancestor Born in...?"

 From Randy (a cousin discovery!!) over at Genea-Musings:

it's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun!!!

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

(1)  Lorine McGinnis Schulze asked in her blog post "Who Was Your First Canadian or American Born Ancestor?"

(2)  Let's broaden it a bit to "Who was your first ancestor born in Canada, America, or your chosen country, state, province, or county?" based on your known ancestry.

(3)  Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a post on Facebook.  

Here's mine:

None of my ancestors were from Canada.  Most were from various countries in Europe, but I haven't "jumped the pond" yet in my research.  So I'll be concentrating on various states in the United States.

- My first ancestor born in American and the state of Connecticut was my 9th great-grandmother, Mary Hubbard, born 16 Jan 1642 in Hartford, Connecticut.  She was the daughter of George Hubbard Sr and Elizabeth Watts Hubbard.

- The first of my ancestors born in Massachusetts was Stephen Snow, born before 1648, though I'm not sure exactly where in Massachusetts.  He was my 8th great-grandfather.  His parents were Nicholas Snow and Constance Hopkins Snow.  Constance came over as a teenager on the Mayflower in 1620 and Nicholas came over three years later on the Anne.

- The first of my ancestors born in New York was Jacob Isaac Osman, born 1732 in Suffolk County, New York.  He was my 5th great-grandfather.  He was the son of Isaac Osman and Mary Bayley Osman.

- Pennsylvania:  Peter Conrad Hesser was born 1760 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He was my 5th great-grandfather.  His parents were Johann Conrad Hesser and Anna Heizer Hesser.

- After a migration to the Western Reserve, my 4th great-grandfather, Luther Boardman Ranney, was the first of my ancestors born in Ohio.  He was born in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio on 28 Nov 1809.  He was the son of Comfort Ranney and Elizabeth Hubbard Ranney.

- Soon the Ranney family migrated again... to Michigan.  The first of my ancestors born there was also named Luther Boardman Ranney (grandson of the one mentioned above).  He was born 11 Mar 1870 in Chapin, Saginaw County, Michigan.  He was my great-grandfather.  He was the son of Comfort Ranney and Mary Margaret Hesser Ranney.

Now let's head south...

- Virginia was the landing place of most of my southern ancestors.  The first of my ancestors born there was Thomas Jordan II, born 07 July 1634 in Isle of Wight County.  Thomas was my 8th great-grandfather.  His parents are unknown.

- The first of my ancestors born in North Carolina was my 5th great-grandfather, Dempsey Goff.  He was born in 1758 somewhere in the state.  His parents are unknown.  

    

    (However, this information is unsourced so to be on the safe side, let me say that it is possible that my first ancestor born in North Carolina was actually Francis Bryant Drake.  He was born 16 Oct 1806 in Nash County.  He was my 3rd great-grandfather and the son of Richard Drake and Pherabah Bryant Drake.)

- My 3rd great-grandmother, Sarah Tapley, born in 1775, was the first of my ancestors born in South Carolina.  She was born on a stopover during the family's migration from North Carolina to Georgia.  She was the daughter of Newhampton Tapley.  Her mother's identity is unknown.

- Last but not least is my home state of Georgia.  Samuel Goff was born 1790 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  He was my 4th great-grandfather.  He was the son of Dempsey Goff and Catherine Herring Goff.  

    

    (Again, the Goff information is not well sourced, so it is possible that the first ancestor of mine born in Georgia was one of Sarah Tapley's twins.  George Washington Tapley (my 2nd great-grandfather) and James Marion Tapley were born 02 May 1814 in Emanuel County, Georgia.  Their father was Canneth Swain.)

Tombstone Tuesday: Isaac Ozmun and Maria Neumann Ozmun

Picture courtesy of FindAGrave.com contributor 44224

Isaac Ozmun

b 02 Mar 1785

d 26 May 1866

Maria Neumann Ozmun

b 19 Mar 1787

d 12 Jan 1883

laid to rest at

 Fairview Cemetery

Boston, Summit County, Ohio

Isaac was the son of

Abraham Ozman and Sarah Jordan Ozman

Maria's parents are

Unknown.

Isaac and Maria were my 4th great-grandparents.

Mary Elizabeth Tapley	Me
Linda Irene Tapley	My mother
Ethel Irene Ranney	My grandmother
Bessie Alice Carter	My great-grandmother
Charles K Carter	My 2nd great-grandfather
Polly Marie Ozmun Carter	My 3rd great-grandmother
Isaac Ozmun	My 4th great-grandfather

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What is Your Matrilineal Line?

From Randy over at Genea-Musings:

Dear genealogists everywhere, it's Saturday Night!  Time for some Genealogy FUN.

Your mission this week, should you decide to accept it, is to: 

 1) List your matrilineal line - your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you!

2) Tell us if you have had your mitochondrial DNA tested, and if so, which Haplogroup you are in.

3) Post your responses on your own blog post, in Comments to this blog post, or in a Status line on Facebook or in your Stream at Google Plus.

4)  If you have done this before, please do your father's matrilineal line, or your grandfather's matrilineal line, or your spouse's matrilineal line.5)  Does this list spur you to find distant cousins that might share one of your matrilineal lines?  

Here's mine:

(1)  My matrilineal line:

- Mary Elizabeth Tapley (that's me!)

- Linda Irene Tapley, mother (b. Los Angeles, California)

- Ethel Irene Ranney Tapley, grandmother (b. July 6 1913 in Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan; d. Nov 12 1973 in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia)

-  Bessie Alice Carter Ranney, great-grandmother (b. Feb 9 1883 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; d. April 14 1960 in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California)  (She was adopted at birth.  I know nothing of her birth  family.)

- Sarah Melissa Schoonover, great-great-grandmother (b. July 13 1840; d. May 23 1918 in Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan)

- Sarah Ozmun, 3rd great-grandmother (b. Oct 23 1800; d. Nov 7 1870)

-  Sarah Jordan, 4th great-grandmother (b. Sept 29 1762 in New York; d. Aug 12 1812 in New York)

(2)  I have had my mitochondrial DNA tested and the Haplogroup I am in is U5a1a1.  This Haplogroup was centered in the Scandinavian countries.  

(3)  Done!  ;)

(4)  Will do in another post!

(5)  I am always eager to find near and distant cousins, especially on my mother's side because I know very few on that side of the family. 

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - List Your Matrilineal Line(s)

From Randy Seaver over at Genea-Musings:

Hey genealogy buffs - it's Saturday Night again -- time for more Genealogy Fun!!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1) List your matrilineal line - your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you!

2) Tell us if you have had your mitochondrial DNA tested, and if so, which Haplogroup you are in.

3) Post your responses on your own blog post, in Comments to this blog post, or in a Status line on Facebook or in your Stream at Google Plus.

4) If you have done this before, please do your father's matrilineal line, or your grandfather's matrilineal line, or your spouse's matriliuneal line.

5) Does this list spur you to find distant cousins that might share one of your matrilineal lines?


(1)

- Elizabeth "Liz" Tapley (me)

- Linda Irene Tapley (my mother)

- Ethel Irene Ranney (b. 1913 in Elsie, Michigan; d. 1973 in Dublin, Georgia), married Charles Tapley (grandmother)

- Bessie Alice Carter (b. 1883 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; d. 1960 in Redlands, California), married Luther Boardman Ranney (great-grandmother)

- Sarah Melissa Schoonover (b. 1840; d. 1918 in Elsie, Michigan), married Charles K. Carter (great-great-grandmother)

- Sarah Ozman/Ozmun (b. 1800; d. 1870), married Richard Schoonover (3rd great-grandmother)

- Sarah Jordan (b. 1762 in New York; d. 1812 in New York), married Abraham Ozman/Ozmun (4th great-grandmother)

(2) Yes, I have had my mitochondrial DNA tested. I am in the maternal haplogroup U5a1a1.

(3) Done!

(4) N/A

(5) I was already interested in finding distant cousins from my matrilineal lines. I know so little about the Carters, Schoonovers, or Ozmans/Ozmuns. I have been contacted at 23andme.com by persons who are possible 3rd to 5th cousins or further out, but shame on me, I have not had a chance to follow up with any of them yet.