User talk:Raganosis

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Welcome

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Create Webpages

The first thing to do is launch Family Tree Explorer, then select File in the Family Tree Explorer menu and give your family tree a name. You can either upload your GEDCOM or create person and family pages one at a time. To upload your GEDCOM, select File in the Family Tree Explorer menu and then click on Import and choose the GEDCOM file to import. The system will create a editable web page for each person and family in your GEDCOM. To create a page manually, select Add in the Family Tree Explorer menu and click on Add new person; enter the given (first name) and surname (last name), select Add, then fill in the blanks and save.

The Family Tree Explorer is a Flash application and will need to use some space in your computer to cache the files. That's computer talk for "If you store some ancestor page information on your computer, you will be able to view more pages faster. Otherwise, the system has to fetch each page every time you edit or look at it. This would make navigating your tree very slow.


Connect with other genealogists

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Great things you can do at WeRelate

Please see the Great things you can do at WeRelate article.

Thanks for participating in your virtual community.--sq 22:50, 31 March 2007 (MDT)


Shared research pages

Just FYI, if you title all your shared research pages with one surname and one place (without abbreviation), they will be indexed into categories properly. It will be easier for your cousins to find your pages. For instance, if you create a page for Smith in Kentucky, it will be indexed in the Smith category, the Kentucky category and the Smith in Kentucky category. The next time someone creates a page for Smith in Kentucky they will come to your page instead of creating a second page for "Smith in Kentucky". It's all about making it easier networking with other genealogists. It is best to use larger jurisdictions such as states or countries instead of towns because our ancestors moved around and generally had connections in the surrounding areas. The information you are looking for may well be in a nearby town. If you want to be more specific, autocomplete will give you a list of towns, counties, districts, etc., if you type in the name, add a comma, then wait a moment. You can then select the standardized jurisdictional name.

When abbreviations are used, the system thinks that the abbreviation is a different place. So, it won't put "Kentucky" articles in the same category with "KY". If you title your page with an abbreviation, for example "Smith in KY", and your cousin titles a page with "Smith in Kentucky", your articles will not be in the same category. Thus, it is less likely that you will connect with that cousin. The same is true if you title your page with multiple locations. For instance, if you title your page with "KY, OH and MT", it will be placed in the "KY, OH, and MT" category. A cousin searching for "Smith in Kentucky" won't see your page in the right category index.

Likewise, if you title your page with multiple spellings, such as Smith, Smythe or Smothe or with added letters such as Smither/s or Smyth(er)(s), your page will not be put in the categories for each spelling; instead, a new category will be created for your particular list. Your cousins may not have the same list and probably won't enter that exact list in their search, making it more difficult for you to connect.

Click on a surname category link at the bottom of any person page to see the category index list. :-D--Kittydoc 08:45, 5 April 2007 (MDT)


Under Construction [16 June 2008]

This site is presently under construction but will become the public site of my "Buchanan of Essex, Ontario, Canada" genealogical project. In the interim, one may view my original public site at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rabuchanan/ --Raganosis 18:17, 16 June 2008 (EDT)


BU2008-06-16 WR.ged Imported Successfully [16 June 2008]

The pages from your GEDCOM have been generated successfully. You may view them by launching the Family Tree Explorer and opening the family tree into which this GEDCOM was imported.

For questions or problems, leave a message for Dallan or send an email to dallan@WeRelate.org.

--WeRelate agent 00:56, 17 June 2008 (EDT)

Robert Gustin [23 September 2009]

Descendants of Sophia Elliott Keeler

1 Sophia Elliott Keeler b: 10 Dec 1857 in London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, CANADA d: 25 Dec 1918 in Essex, Ontario, Canada .. +Robert Gustin b: 05 Jun 1847 in Kingsville, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada d: 08 Dec 1928 in Essex, Ontario, Canada m: 19 Aug 1882 in St Clair Co., MI Father: John Gustin Mother: Alice Stewart 2 Frederick 'Freddie' Gustin b: 13 Feb 1883 in London, Ontario, CANADA d: 1947 in Orlando, FL ... +Mary J. Hank b: 26 Jan 1861 in MISSING PLACE m: 18 May 1915 in Marion Co., IN 2 Sadie Lavinia Gustin b: 02 Sep 1886 in Ontario, Canada ... +Charles McVoy b: Unknown in ? M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE m: Unknown in ?M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE 2 Ernest Arthur 'Ernie' Gustin b: 10 Apr 1888 in Colchester South, Ontario, Canada 2 Maude Mae Gustin b: 12 May 1890 in London, Ontario, CANADA ... +Everett Orton b: Unknown in ? M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE m: Unknown in ?M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE 2 Allen Ikemand Gustin b: 14 Apr 1892 in Ontario, Canada 2 Robert Burns 'Bob' Gustin b: 15 Nov 1894 in MISSING PLACE d: 27 Feb 1963 in London, Ontario, Canada Burial: Springbank, Ontario, Canada ... +Bessie Olive Grant b: 15 May 1905 in MISSING PLACE d: 27 Dec 1947 in London, Ontario, Canada m: Unknown in ?M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE Burial: Springbank, Ontario, Canada Father: John Alexander Grant Mother: Mary Caroline Kulp 2 Almina Elsie 'Mina' Gustin b: 29 Dec 1895 in Ontario, Canada d: Aug 1979 in London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, CANADA Burial: Aug 1979 Spouth Gpsford Twp., Ruthven, Ontario, CANADA ... +Charles Tapping b: Abt. 1895 in Wales, UK d: Jun 1961 in London, Ontario, Canada m: Abt. 1915 in MISSING PLACE 2 [1] Edith Gertrude Gustin b: 13 May 1899 in Mersea Twp, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada d: Unknown in ? M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE ... +Judson Wright b: 12 Jan 1899 in Colchester S. Twp, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada d: Unknown in ? M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE m: 29 Mar 1918 in Ruthven, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada *2nd Husband of [1] Edith Gertrude Gustin: ... +Unknown Wordsworth b: Unknown in ? M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE m: Unknown in ?M, D, Y - MISSING PLACE--Thoot 13:30, 23 September 2009 (EDT)


William Leslie [16 May 2010]

Hi, I just upload my research on the Leslie Family (from Port Mouton, Queens, NS) and notice you have a William Leslie who married a Mitchell. Do you have any further information that might connect him to the Leslie's I have uploaded?

Regards, Linda Hart--Kittyeben 10:32, 16 May 2010 (EDT)


Rolphe Webb Hendershot & Jean Mcmaster Macintyre [25 May 2010]

These were my Grandparents. Jean daughter of Solomon Macintyre of Ekfrid Ontario and Isabel Hogarth of Hespeler Ontario was Born 1902 Grand Rapids, Michigan. Have more info on extended family.--Ballywing 01:21, 25 May 2010 (EDT)


HAGEMAN family [19 July 2010]

If you belong to Genealogy Wise I have posted a file of 6 generations on the HAGEMAN family on the Long Island group in the discussion forum. You do have to register with Genealogy Wise but there is no fee. http://www.genealogywise.com/group/longislandgenealogy/forum/topics/hagaman-hageman-hegeman-etc

There is also a web page devoted to the HAGAMAN (& various spellings), again free but you do have to register to add comments. http://www.hagaman.net/

I collect all HAGAMAN/etc. data (male lines) on the Dutch family that settled in New York, thanks, Jim.--Jim LaLone 10:42, 19 July 2010 (EDT)


Great Grandson of Henry Cassidy [24 October 2010]

Dear Sir,

I have just found this site and have started researching my family background. I have desended from Mr. Henry Cassidy (my great grandfather), father to George Kimball Cassidy and Lena McEldowney, and son to Robert William Cassidy.

I see that you have added Henry Cassidy to your watchlist. May I ask that you contact me as I am trying my best to gather information on my past family.

Thanking you in advance.

Kimball George Cassidy--Kimball G Cassidy 07:45, 24 October 2010 (EDT)


Nellie Dickinson 1871-1946 [16 January 2011]

Hi I noticed that you had a watch on this page. This Nellie Dickinson was my great grandmother. I noticed that you had the name Chapman in your surname list, so I am wondering if you know more on the Chapman line than I am finding currently listed.

Thanks, Joan--Qtzlady 19:06, 15 January 2011 (EST)


Rev Adam Snyder. [6 November 2011]

I am the Great Grand daughter of Rev Adam Snyder and Jessie Wright. My Grandfather was Reidie Garfield Snyder, he had 2 sisters, Lillian and Mildred.. I am trying to find out more about Rev A Snyder.--Tessa Rochfort 01:11, 6 November 2011 (EDT)


Ring, etc. [2 September 2012]

Ron, Just saw your Ring information on werelate. Naturally, I wondered who put it there. Nice to see you are still active in this family stuff. Good Hunting!! Gil Leach in the beautiful Hudson Valley of NY.--Gildcgs 16:19, 2 September 2012 (EDT)


Duncan MacColl [aka McCall] and his wife Catherine Wigle [29 June 2013]

Hi! I have been working on Find-a-Grave memorials for persons with monuments at the Ford Cemetery in Elgin County, Ontario [1].

While looking for additional information on Duncan MacColl and his wife Catherine Wigle, listed on the MacColl family memorial as having connections in Gosfield, I found the WeRelate pages for Person:Duncan McCall (2) & Person:Catherine Wigle (6), which you are watching.

Although Duncan [2] & Catherine might not be actually buried at Ford Cemetery, the text on the memorial for the extended family will be of interest to you. With just the single source (the cemetery transcript), I didn't feel confident about making changes at WeRelate.

If you would like to provide additional information, corrections or links for the Find-a-Grave memorials, I will gladly incorporate the data. I'll also try to answer any questions - I grew up in Aldborough Township, but am not related to any of the people in the Ford memorials or their descendants.

--Bgwiehle 11:26, 29 June 2013 (EDT)


lance Corporal Max Munger Wright [16 November 2013]

I'm doing some research into geographical features in northern Canada named in honour of Canadian fatal war casualties. L/Cpl Wright has a Lake in NWT named in his honour I'm attempting to obtain a picture of each of the fallen If you have a picture of this brave infantryman or know where I might look it would be greatly appreciated. Also I have prpared a biographical sketch if you are interested.

We shall remember them \ Blair Neatby Yellowknife,NT--Bneatby 19:54, 16 November 2013 (UTC)


Cornelius Quick and Elizabeth Quimby [18 February 2017]

Hi rag:

I have been looking at your profile for Cornelius Quick and Elizabeth Quimby and I have a few comments to make about it. My comments are based on a lot of work I have done on this family over the years using original historical documents. They do not include hearsay from genealogical chat rooms. If you have access to ancestry.com you will find much of it in a family tree I call “The John Quick Extended Family” (on quick71).

Comments: 1 Cornelius Quick’s parents were NOT Johannes Quick and Williampia Kenney but Tunis Quick and his first wife, whose name is still, strictly speaking, unknown. Some ancestry members have her Catherine Van der Beeck but I am not convinced. After her death Tunis married again, this time marrying Catherine Kinney, who was, in fact, Williampia Kinney’s sister. Johannes Quick and Tunis Quick were brothers. The major source for your information is a book by Arthur Craig Quick published in 1942. He was mistaken on this point.

2 Elizabeth Quimby was Cornelius Quick’s 2nd wife. His first wife - the mother of his children - was a lady we think was Sarah Crishan. The evidence is circumstantial and way too long for me to explain here (I deal with it on my tree). I am pretty sure we have the right person.

3 The story of Elizabeth Quimby is a good one, but way too long to go into here too. She was married 4 times, and after she buried the fourth one (the 2nd Cornelius Quick) she moved with her children to Warren Ohio and died there. There is even a stone on her grave in the city cemetery.

4 The person Jonathan Quick you have dying in Barry County, Michigan, was NOT a child of Cornelius Quick and Elizabeth Quimby. You will have to find another set of parents. The children of Cornelius Quick and Sarah Crishan are all well-known from his 1787 will (again discussed on my tree).

I will be happy to answer whatever question you might have, but I would appreciate questions being asked only after you have studied my tree.

Regards Stuart Quick--Quick71 04:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC)


Living individuals not allowed [25 February 2018]

Hi

As you are probably aware, WeRelate has a policy against allowing pages for living individuals. In order to reinforce that policy, it is desirable that we have no pages that say "Living". Therefore, I am in the process of removing or updating all pages that say "Living".

You can help by addressing pages you created and:

  • enter death information for individuals who are deceased
  • delete pages for individuals who are still living
  • add the speedy delete template ({{Speedy Delete|reason|date}}) to pages for living individuals when you cannot delete the page yourself (which happens when someone else is watching the page)

If you would like a certain amount of time (say, a month or two) to address your pages, please let me know and I will not start deleting them right away. Usually, I attempt to do some minimal online research to see if I can find death information for people born before 1930, but I can't promise that my efforts are always effective (especially for Canadians, since there are fewer records for them in centralized repositories). Therefore, if you would like to preserve pages for people you know to be deceased, you should update them yourself.

It is possible to link pages for deceased persons to other pages without keeping a page for a living individual. If you would like help with this, please let me know.

Thank you for contributing to WeRelate.--DataAnalyst 23:15, 25 February 2018 (UTC)


John Wilson's Will 1762 Frederick County, VA seems to mention William and James Manger [16 June 2020]

I just transcribed this will...

40 Wilson's Will

In the name of God Amen this 20th day of February

In the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred sixty-two, John Wilson of Opequon County of Frederick Colony of Virginia being very much weak of body and well stricken(?) in years but of Perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God calling to mind the mortality of my body body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Principally an first of all I do recommend. my soul to the hands of God that gave it upon(?) my body. I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christianlike and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubt at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the might power of God and as touching such worldy estate whereon..(?) hath pleased God bestow me with in this life. I give bequeath and... approve(?) of the same in the following manner and form I promise I give and bequeath to James Manger my land to be his and his alone(or home?) forever that is one half of the survey and the other half belongs to his brother William Manger. William's half shall be on the side of the survey where the clean(?) land and housing is. James' half shall be on the side next to Stephen Sechard's land. James and William shall dig for water before the land be divided. The division line shall run run from Robert Melvor's(?) line to the beech(beach?) and in such a manner that the line on the water that is pegged for shall be run into James Manger's his part and the said James Manger from the day that he enters there to the said estate shall write his name William Manger and all heirs(whoever?) that possessed the said land him and them shall write their names in all public writings while the title of the land endures. The land he shall not sell but if he leases it he shall give it to one of his younger brothers. But if they all agree to sell it, the price shall be equally divided amongst him and his brothers after just debts and funeral charges being paid. I allow this I allow five pounds to be sent to Robert Guthrey in Pennsylvania which I look on as a just debt due to him. The ten pounds to me to for this last year school keeping now in William Vance's hands I do give & bequeath to John Manger to be put put into safe hand upon handy security the interest to be paid every two years on the bond. Renewed & the interest put into the bond whether to be continued to he come of age. If he dies before of age, it is to go to Thomas Manger. If both John & Thomas die before of age, it shall go to their sisters to be equally divided amongst them. I do constitute appoint & ordain Samuel Colvill Junior and Joseph Colvill Junior to be my only and sole executor pf this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly annul revoke and annul all other testaments, legacy's, or executor given by me in anywise before this here named ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my sole will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written.

John Wilson

Signed sealed published & declared by the said John Wilson Sentator(?) on his last will & testament in the presence of the each(?) the individuals: Samuel Vance John Bechott Hugh Brown Samuel Bechott(?) (Bochott?)

At a court held for Frederick County on the 4th day of April 1762 this will was exhibited by the executor therein named who. made oath thereto according to said and same proved by the oath of the witnesses thereto is ordered to be recorded this said executor having performed what the law directs certificate is granted to him for obtaining a probate there on in due form.

Art. H. Wager(?)--Gmantellg 05:17, 16 June 2020 (UTC)