The Family Tree : the Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Newsletter

64 Pages·1997·18.1 MB·English

by  Ellen Payne Odom Genealogical Library

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Peterson, Duncan...Rixey & McMillan & September 6, 1997, Lucretia
Gordon, Convener House of
George and Carol Worthley plus MORE! Gordon, USA and John E.
Lowry, Coordinator. of the
The upcoming Scottish Honored Clans this year “Odom Library Project”
Weekend in Moultrie will include Clans Sinclair, wrote:
February 21, 22, 1998, will be Henderson and Gunn. “The great Clan the House
LevstosE fess aan one of the first events in the On Sunday, there will be the of Gordon is not known for
Sss YIuN e_psate n eee ee6a0n0nt sh Anniversary traditional Kirkin’ 0’ the making rash, unfounded
|MTIAMREA ADARTAEADS AMAATLEARRIAALL ApBoL AsAer ee rrr. Celebration of the Voyage of Tartan at the First Presbyterian change. Our motto is Bydand,
Prince Henry Sinclair and will Church of Moultrie - featuring which is interpreted “abiding”
Please Deliver Promptly feature speakers on Prince the Centerville Fire or “steadfast” and reflects the
This paper was mailed on Monday, October 4, 1997 from the Henry, The Knights Templars, Department Highland deep dedication we have to
USPS Bulk Mailing Center in Albany, Georgia by One-Plus Mail. Archaeology of the Westford Bagpipe and Drum Band our Scottish Clan, its
The USPS will not forward bulk mail. Please send change of address Knight...plus a program on Society from Centerville, membership and our history.
information to: PO Box 2828, Moultrie, GA 31776-2828. Scottish Sea Chanty’s. These Georgia. The wonderful after- Gordon history is, indeed, the
programs will be held at the Continued on page 32A Continued on page 32A
Clan Chattan library.
The Gala Banquet and
Ceilidh will feature the finest
in Scottish entertainment
comes “home” including Carl Peterson,
George and Carol Worthley,
Rixey and MacMillan and Eric
Duncan...plus, the Bonniest
Howard Shaw, Clan Chattan head, has announced that “The
Knees Contest...great food and
Cat Confederation” has chosen at their Annual General Meeting,
much more. This year, the
The Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library as their archival and
Ceilidh will be held at a new,
genealogical home, joining ninety-six other groups who have
large venue at The Sunbelt
also chosen to do so.
Agricultural Exposition site.
Arrangements for an official “opening” at the Odom Library
There will be an award
will be announced. ;
ceremony honoring this years’
For information regarding Clan Chattan, contact Membership
Odom Heritage Award winner.
Chairman, John R. Sexton, 11 Anderson Ave., Winters, CA
95694. Call Mr. Howard Shaw at 805-735-1807.
1998 Newsletter
House of Kirkpatrick
Contest begins!
gathers donations for It’s not too early to begin
thinking about your entry into
the 1998 Odom Library/ |
Diana, Princess of Wales
Family Tree Newsletter
Contest. Entries will be
accepted anytime between
The House of Kirkpatrick International Association, c/o
. L’Estancia, 4045 Vineland Avenue, Suite 203, Studio City, CA now and | March 1998. Little Johnny, oil on canvas by Connie Lynn Reilly. The
91604 is gathering donations for the Memorial Fund of Diana, Newsletters and painting will be on exhibit to the public from October 2
publications _ from
Princess of Wales - killed so tragicially recently. through October 24, 1997, from 1 PM until 5 PM
genealogical _ societies,
It is planned to send the collected donations on behalf of the Wednesday through Monday (including Sundays) and from
surname societies, Scottish
House of Kirkpatrick Association. If there are any questions, 3 PM until 5 PM on Tuesdays, at the National Arts Club’s
Clans, Scottish organizations,
please fax or email: (fax) 818-985-5807 or (email) historic landmark building at 15 Grammercy Park South,
[email protected] other ethnic groups, historical New York, New York. See story, page 32B
Continued on page 32A
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open to all persons interested in
Since there was no aspirin
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for pain, he had little use for
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William McLeod Mcintosh, Campbell Ansley small talk. Sometimes his anyone with an ancestor who Meetings are held monthly
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The Family Tree is published bimonthly by the Ellen Payne they had bored or offended in a part of Cherokee that cember. They are held on the
Odom Genealogy Library in Moultrie, Georgia and printed by him. Yet, his military officers became another county. 4th Wednesday of the month
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Church in Newtonmore, in 1932 and the couple lived
Wasa besitE Flowers of the Forest« S0R0T Le 20T.S oCCuoObN Scotland on Saturday, 26 in Oklahoma City for
April, with Rev. Irene manyyears. She received her
Gillespie officiating. Sir teaching certificate at
Andrew Ferrie Herd, 90, American Automobile Frederick W. “Rick William Macpherson of Cluny, Cameron (OK) State and
of Wilmington, died January Association and retired in 1980 Culbertson, II, active member Chief of Clan Macpherson taught school in rural Boone
1, 1997 near Stanton, as Director of the State of of the Scottish-American delivered the eulogy. He had | and Franklin schools near
Delaware. Mr. Herd worked Washington Travel Society of Palm Beach, died been a strong supporter of Lawton before returning to
for Imperial Chemical Development Department. July 21, in Tampa, Florida CMA for many years and will college at Central Oklahoma
Industries Plc in the United An artist, his talents and following a heart attack. He be greatly missed. State for her degree in
Kingdom before coming to the interest led him to study served as SASPB co-president elementary education. Early
United States in 1847, when Northwest and Plains Indian with Tom Burns in 1994-1995. Hazel Stewart, 85, died in her career she taught Indian
he went to work for the culture, dance, song and dress. He was a member of Kappa this past April. She was the leader Geronoimo’s
DuPont Co., as a technologist. He lived with and sketched Alpha Order, Florida Water wife of former Chillicothe grandchildren in Oklahoma’s
He worked = at_ the several Native American tribes Pollution Control Operators resident,. Lowry Stewart. tural schools.
Experimental Station in ‘and was adopted into the Assn., St. Andrews Society of Memorial services were held Survivors include her
Wilmington and the Stine Yakima Tribe as “Spotted Florida and numerous on Saturday, May 3, in Sante husband; one daughter, Judith _
Calf.” He was noted for his professional and farming Fe and on Monday, May 5, in Waite of Santa Fe; a sister,
Laboratory in Newark, where ability to dance traditional organizations. St. John’s United Methodist Evelyn Sparkman of Lawton
he was supervisor of animal Native American tribal dances. He is survived by his wife, Church in Albuquerque with and numerous nieces and
care. He retired in 1971 after A memorial service was EmmaJo, Tampa; daughter, Pator Dr. Buren Stewart nephews.
24 years. held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Margo Culbertson, Tampa; officiating. The family requests
He was a member of the Church, Seattle, and a wake daughter and son-in-law Betsy She died of heart failure in memorials be made to The
National Trust for Scotland; observed at Wester and Doug Lape, Miami; Santa Fe on April 26. She was Lowery and Hazel Stewart
Scottish Heritage, USA; Crathienaird, the home of Bill brother, Bill, Port Orange; born in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma Foundation, New Mexico
Scottish-American Shaw. Fittingly, his ashes stepsister Janet Gill, York, PA; and was raised in Lawton Boys and Girls Ranches, Inc.,
Association of Delaware; were scattered in Puget Sound stepbrother, Larry Culbertson, where she graduated from 6209 Hendrix, NE,
Scottish Society of the Lehigh near his favorite spot - a huge Harrisburg, PA; stepmother, high school in 1928. Albuquerque, NM 87110 or
Valley; former director of fir tree containing an eagle’s Vi Steinbaugh, Lancaster, PA; She married Lowry Stewart the charity of your choice.
charter flights for Delco nest that is located on the and grandson, Connor Lape,
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Indian film festival
Mimi Lozano Holtzman .
calls for entries
The American Indian Film _ Buscando Nuestras Raices
Institute is currently seeking
entries for its 22nd Annual
American Indian Film Festival
and Video Exposition to be Duarte
presented November 6-16,
1997 at the Palace of Fine Arts
in San Francisco, Califomia and uarte is the 183rd The earliest record of a September 8, 1771. Eighteen
other San Francisco Bay area most popular Duarte is Nueva Espana is an years later, when Juan Jose
venues. surname among Alfonso Duarte in Puebla. His Duarte entered the mission, Duarte was the grandson of
Film or video to be entered modern Hispanic families. declaration of service to the much had been accomplished, Juan Jose Duarte from
for competition should be by Expert opinion concerning the Crown is found in Francisco buildings, cultivated fields, Mexico. Margarita was one of
or about Native Americans origin of the surname Duarte A. De Icaza compilation of cattle, vineyards. Mission San two children born to Manuel
and should have been is divided. According to the documents of the early 1500s. Gabriel became one of the Pablo Duarte and Bersabe
produced in 1996-1997. one source, Duarte is of Irish “Alfonso Durate says that it most successful and richest Garcia Alvitre.
More information or entry descent, being a derivation of is 16 years since he has been missions in California. At one Grandmother, Margarita
forms may be obtained by Dougherty. Others believe in this land, that he is married time, there were nearly 18,000 Rufina Duarte and husband
writing: American Indian that the family descends from and a laborer, and he has given neophytes or mission Indians Enrique Martinez had 13
Film Festival, 333 Valencia King Duarte of Portugal. direction in cultivating the there. The mission had children. Her husband,
Street, Suite 322, San Duarte is the Portuguese form land and property, planting thousands of cattle and horses. Enrique, was a laborer, a field
of the English name Edward, vines and vegetables.” They were branded with the
Francisco, CA 94103. Please worker. Conditions were
write to the attention of meaning a rich guardian. Although active in South letter “T” that stood for difficult, only 6 of the children
Michael Smith, Director. Call Throwing more mystery into America, few Duartes appear “temblores,” or earthquakes. reached adulthood. Viola
the derivation is a Jewish in Mexico’s records during the Juan Jose Duarte married
415-554-0525/415-554-0542 Martinez, mother of Craig
FAX or email Sebastian Duarte burned at the 1600s and early 1700s. No Maria Gertrudis Moreno and Torres, was one of the
[email protected] stake in Lima, 1639. Duartes are found during the is found in nearby Los Angeles surviving children. Viola
colonial period in Texas, as an Artilleryman in 1809.
Martinez married Dimas
Louisiana, Florida, Colorado Juan Jose must have
Torres.
or New Mexico. The. largest experienced many
Do you have a family history, Son, Craig Torres, family
number of Duartes in the earthquakes. In the year 1812,
genealogy or manuscript United States 1s found in earthquakes caused the researcher is a young college
student. Five years ago he
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attended a family reunion. He
Craig Torres traces his crumble to the ground, but the
| am an excellent typist and lover of saw pictures of ancestors he
Duarte line to Jose Maria Duarte family stayed. By
genealogy, and will word process your Duarte and Juana Gertrudis 1860, there were twenty-six had never seen before. It
manuscript with great care. Perez living in Los Alamos, individuals in California with created a deep interest.
“These were my ancestors
Sonora, Mexico in the 1700s. the Duarte name. é
Call or write to me: who made up California
Their son, Juan Jose Duarte, Craig torres traces his line
Nancy Schott, 15 Karlswood Road, born in Sonora in 1765 through his maternal history, before it had even
become a state. I wanted to
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know who they were and what
a soldier attached to Mission Rufina Duarte, a California
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San Gabriel. Native American’ of
E-mail: schott @ix.netcom.com Mission San Gabriel was Gabrielino/Tongva heritage. changed my major and field of
study.” ;
founded near a_ river Her father, Manuel Pablo
Mr. Torres said it amazed
him to know “what an actual
native of California I am, my
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June/July 1997 issue of The 1940, the Chinese very long time - actually back
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You Remember conferred upon him the Order Early on, the cacao bean was
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Connection.” (we now have a 48146-4453. than 200 years.
family member living in
Scotland who is pursuing
these ties). The following
information was taken from a
privately published book by
Edwin Merton McBrier,
Genealogy of the Descendants
of Henry McBrier and Kezia
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book now.
Never the less, the
following can be reported.
Henry McBrier was born in
Killinchy, County Down, NI
on March 21, 1801; he
married Kezia Sloan on
January 17, 1824. They
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1828. They had 8 children.
The oldest daughter, Esther
Boyd McBrier married Seth
Woolworth. Their 4th child,
_ Fanny, married John Hubbell
~ Woolworth. They had a son,
~ Frank Winfield Woolworth -
the F.W. Woolworth of 5 & 10
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- child, Jane Emily married
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son, Seymore H. Knox. Their
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