Mappy Monday

My great grandfather William Frederick Kubberness settled in Picatonica, IL

             

Thankful Thursday

I am Thankful for my lovely mother Ruth Robertson-Kubberness.
Today is her 78th Birthday!!! Amazing.

She is the best mom ever, she has taught me to love myself and to be giving and caring and to put God in my heart and life. She has given me an amazing childhood.

I grew up seeing amazing places and having amazing journeys. I will never forget how giving and loving this beautiful women is both inside and out. She is a pillar of her community in Peru, IL being employed at the Red Cross and a member of Grace United Methodist Church, election judge, and on the campaign trial for Gary Dohl. She was a Sweet Adeline and a foster mom. She is "Patches" The Clown and graduated from Clown College. She knows sign language. 

She raise three children almost entirely by herself as my dad was traveling around the country working. I am in AWE of her each and everyday.

Momma your my rock and my grace I love you.

  

Ruth and great-grandson Christopher Cook

 

Ruth as Patches

 

 

 

My Amazing Mom

 

 

Wedensday Child

 St Elizabeth Cemetery, Lefor North Dakota

I couldn't imagine the loss of one child let alone two. Lefor was attacked not just once but twice by small pox. 

Travel Tuesday

My X-Husband Brian Rowley and I went to Madison, WI to trace his Frederick line and we got some death certificates and land records. What a journey we had. Here are some photo's of our trip.

Tuesaday Tip

Document, document, document,

The importance of documentation is very important.


I will start with my Kubberness line:

Johann Frederick Theodor Kubbernus his wife Johanna Wilhemina Hamp and their children came to America on the ship the "Trave"

 

Their children:

 

Bertha Caroline Maria

Augusta Sophia Louise

Wihelmina Christina Dorothea

Freda Johanna Caroline Sophia

Carl Frederick Martin Heinrich

Wilhelm John

Frederick William

 

They boarded the ship on Sep 1888 and arrived in New York on Sep 21, 1888. They left Lavin, Mecklenburg, Germany for Bremen/Southampton Germany then to England and on to New York.

They settled in Pecatonic, Illinois, my grandfather Frederick William settled in Arlington, South Dakota.

 

 

Document where your family came from and how they got to America and their trip here. The voyage and arrival, who was waiting for them if anyone.

 

Use maps and atlas to locate your ancestor's journey and emigration patterns, the towns they lived in. You can also look up railroad maps it was a major impact on families during their time. The Rand McNally Map Store is a great place to start. 

                          Geneweaver




This is tool is great for creating and maintaining your family health history. They have printable reports, includes medical pedigree charts, genogram, and lots more.  You can check out this article at familytreemagazine at this link.


http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/Critical-Conditions-1

Census Sunday

Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia 1880 Census


John B Knick was born in 1827 in Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, VA and died 1898 in same place. He married Nancy Rhoads Phillips, she was born 1832 in Augusta County, VA and died 1914 in Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge, VA. Their children were Missouri, John  Alex, Samuel, Sarah and Fannie