I have wrote in depth about obituaries in my blogs in the past. I have a number of unusual items that have been passed down to me. Some of them, I'm not sure why they've been passed down, and some are just plain neat that they still simply exist today. This blog is one of those, that includes all above listed together.
I'll start with my great grandfather, Hugh Edward Jameson. It is well known by my family that Hugh had great interest in his family and it's genealogy late in his life. The reason is lost to history, but for some reason Hugh was tasked with writing the memoir/obituary of his uncle, Charlie Jameson. What makes this task a bit unusual is the fact that Charles William Jameson lived with his daughter Karis, a school teach in his last years. Instead of Karis, well educated and versed in the English language and older then Hugh, Hugh took the task on of the writing.
Until finding these drafts, I thought that Hugh only became involved in his genealogy work later in his life after retiring. Charles William Jameson died in 1923. Hugh at the time was just 21 years old.
1st draft- very rough
I am unsure who wrote the top handwriting piece. It appears to be the writing of a women. The bottom is definitely the writing of Hugh Jameson (chicken scratch!). There is also Hugh's writing on back. I have no idea what is says...
2nd draft
The obituary as it appeared in the newspaper
the grave of Charles and Anna (Allen) Jameson; provided by http://www.findagrave.com/
Charles William Jameson genealogy stats:
Charles William Jameson born August 24, 1861 in Manchester Township, Morgan County, Ohio; died April 4, 1923 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; buried April 6, 1923 McComb Union Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio
1st Marriage:
married Anna Allen (daughter of Albert Moses and Mary Ann (Mathews) Allen) on March 6, 1892 in Deshler, Henry County, Ohio; she was born September 27, 1863 in Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio; died August 26, 1901 at Old Fort, Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio; buried in McComb Union Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Children:
Grace Laverne Jameson- born May 26, 1895
Karis Mildred Jameson- born February 4, 1898
Infant Jameson- born August 26, 1901
2nd Marriage:
married Claudia A. Frent (daughter of George Henry and Mary Eliza (Marsh) Frent) on Jun 22, 1904 in Genoa, Lucas County, Ohio; she was born December 16, 1868 Whiteford Center, Whiteford Township, Monroe County, Michigan; died June 4, 1955 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; buried June 6, 1955 at Clay Cemetery, Genoa, Lucas County, Ohio
Children:
Mary Cathleen Jameson- born October 11, 1905
George Donald Jameson- born December 4, 1906
A co-worker friend of mine, John Schneider, decided a few years ago to become a minister. While in seminary at Delaware, OH, he was assigned to the Salem Methodist Church (near Findlay, OH) as a student pastor. We visited him there, and our choir sang at the church. I was aware that a Jameson had been a pastor there but didn't know if it was Carl or Charles. It was further confusing because both had the initials C. W.. I asked John if he could find any documents referring to Jameson and he sent me copies of the handwritten pastor's reports of 1896 and 1897 (which are signed C. W. Jameson). From the information in the above obituary we know it was Charles.
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to put together a list of known churches that Thomas, Charlie, and Carl preached at. A lot of those Brethren churches are long gone now. I have commonly come across all three pastors listed in marriage records for people who they married.
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