I'm still working on my application to join the DAR. It's necessary to have a complete and accurate documented chain from myself to my ancestor who served during the American Revolution. I have one more link to verify and document. I'm waiting for responses to record requests sent to several different sources.
NOTE: I hear that the New York State Vital Records Division in Albany is no longer filling requests for records for genealogical purposes. Apparently, they've been overwhelmed with record requests and are now limiting their work to filling requests for records for legal purposes.
I'm still waiting for 3 out of 4 record requests sent to New York State Vital Records Division in March 2018. I think I should ask for a refund at this point.
Every day, checking my mailbox is an adventure: Will I get a record I've requested or still have longer to wait?
Tidbits: Little pieces of information about individuals in one or more of my families that may be of interest to somebody. Sometimes, these little facts add up to a complete picture and life story of somebody.
Beismser family: (as of this date, my understanding is that there are 52 variant spellings of this surname) Beismer is the spelling my immediate family used.
17 Oct. 1907 - Carrie Mae Beesimer and Seth A. Davidson were married. Carrie was 28 at the time.
Carrie Beesimer was daughter of Jeremiah Beesimer and Sarah E. Van Wagoner.
Jeremiah Beesimer was son of Cornelius Osterhoudt Beesimer and Maria Catherine Vandemark and brother of Silas Beismer, my great grandfather; father of my maternal grandfather, Simeon A. Beismer.
As you can see, even between siblings, surname spelling differed. I recently read an article about just that; that accuracy in spelling was not given much attention historically. In addition, education was not considered as important as it is now. I, for one, am very happy for the progress.
Oliver Family:
Transcript of funeral notice in the Oneonta Star. June 1952:
"OLIVER -- Wesley K.[King] -- In Delhi, June 18, 1952. Aged 67 years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend funeral services Saturday, June 21, 1952, at 2 p.m. from the Hall Funeral Home, Delhi,. Interment in Delhi Cemetery. Friends may call at funeral home Until service time."
Wesley K. Oliver was son of George H. Oliver and Charity Louise Oliver, known as Louise. George Oliver was son of Darius Oliver and Hannah Odell, who were both my great great great grandparents and great great great uncle and aunt (complicated but has probably been explained here previously). Interestingly, my great great grandfather, Joseph K. Odell's middle name was also King. I don't know where that name comes from. Naming patterns within families often remain mysterious. Middle names are often the maiden name of the mother or the surname of some other relative. My father's given name is Leroy (not LeRoy) and means the king in French (both versions). So, King seems to have been popular in my father's family. I have not found the King surname in the family, so far.
That's it for now.
