CODDINGTON Charles W - death notice 1913

Death notice of Charles W CODDINGTON, in the Topeka Daily State Journal, Topeka, Kansas.

"Charles W. Coddington died this morning at his home at 819 Quincy street.  The funeral arrangements will be announced later."

Charles W. Coddington was born in Ohio about 1856, and was the son of Thomas V. and Mary A. Coddington.  The family moved to Kansas between 1860 and 1870, probably around 1866.

"Civil War Journal" episodes from the History Channel

So I think I might have come up with a final episode list for "Civil War Journal" from the History Channel. I have been recording this series for years - since 2006 when I moved to Austin and got a DVR. I currently have 12 DVDs and enough material to make at least 1 more; each DVD holds 3 45-minute episodes. I have never been able to find a complete episode list for this documentary series.

Episode List:

• 54th Massachusetts
• Frederick Douglass
• John Brown's War
• Battlefield Medicine
• Women at War
• First Ladies
• Stonewall Jackson
• Pickett's Charge
• The Gray Ghost - John Mosby
• Destiny at Fort Sumter
• Battle of 1st Bull Run
• The Traitor President
• McClennan's Way
• Dan Sickles
• Gen. Joshua Chamberlain
• Battle of Charleston
• Days of Darkness
• Secret War: Civil War Spies
• Lincoln & Gettysburg
• Robert E Lee
• Zouaves!
• Battle of Chattanooga
• Battle of Vicksburg
• Sherman and his March to the Sea
• Garden of the Dead: Arlington Cemetery
• West Point Classmates
• Battles of Franklin and Nashville
• Battle of Fredericksburg
• USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia
• Alexander Gardner
• Banners of Glory
• Terrible Swift Sword - the Union Cavalry
• Boy Generals
• Caught in the Maelstrom: Civilians in the War
• Yank vs. Reb: The Foot Soldier's Life
• Shadows of Lightning: Jeb Stuart and the Cavalry
• Iron Jaws: The Killing Power of Civil War Artillery
• Mr. Lincoln's Butcher: Gen. Ulysses S Grant
• War Crimes: The Death Camps
• Reporting the War (not yet recorded)
• Nathan Bedford Forrest (not yet recorded)
• Born Killers: The Iron Brigade (not yet recorded)

Updated 26 May 2014

An Unusual Document

A unique document – “Automobile List for the Funeral of Hannah Catherine Rodgers”

This document was found mixed in with photos and papers of my maternal grandmother, who is still living.  It names my great-great-grandmother, Hannah Catherine Rodgers, the date of the funeral (9 May 1953), the time of the funeral (10 am), the name of the cemetery, and the clergy that officiated.

In addition, the document lists the honorary bearers:

            John Williams  --  grandson

            William Williams -- grandson

            Willie Rodgers  -- not identified

            Harry Usher -- nephew

            LeRoy Usher -- grandson

            Bill McFeaters – husband of granddaughter

The document then goes on to identify the make of car for each family.  It is unknown who created this document.  

Identifications have been made by my grandmother, as well as research taking place in the past year and a half.  I feel as if I have been running in circles with this family, but I am convinced that something will come up soon!

Current Research....

Yes, I am a terrible person to not have posted in 4+ months.  It is a terrible, terrible thing....

My current research is what I am calling a "village genealogy."  I am following a group of people, mainly the BRUNCK surname in the town of Oberotterbach in Germany.  The best site that I have found that mentions genealogy and Oberotterbach is this one for the name DAHL.  I have found some DAHLs in my research currently, some related to my BRUNCK family.  I have been reading German and German script for the past 3 months on a fairly regular basis.  It's driving me crazy, but I am getting better at it.

Below is an image of my great-great grandmother's baptism record from Oberotterbach.

I am very fortunate that she had an unusual birthdate: 29 February 1872.  It makes it very easy to track her in the German vital records when I can usually only make out individual letters and numbers!  This record gives her birthdate, baptism date, the date the baptism was recorded, the name of her parents (George Brunck and Margaretha Brunck, and I haven't figured out a familial relationship yet, but I am sure there is one!), and the names of her godparents (possibly related).  Exciting!

Visit to the Allen County Public Library

So in August, when I was in Indiana for work, I got to attended the Federation of Genealogical Societies conference, as well as take advantage of the resources located at the Allen County Public Library.  I spent *a lot* of time at the library, including staying my first night in Fort Wayne until midnight - when it was technically 11pm CDT, but I had gotten up at 3am to catch my flight, so, yeah.  Long day.

Highlights of the conference were the first session I attended on coal mining and its records - my main reason for wanting to go the conference in the first place; a session on Pennsylvania records that discussed a resource that I had not previously used, the 1798 Federal Direct Tax for PA; meeting some great people; and learning so much from just being in the proximity of so many genealogists.  On Saturday night I went to dinner with a whole bunch of people who read Dick Eastman's newsletter - pictures from this event can be found here, including one of me!  (Though I look terrible in that photo!)

So I got to do a ton of research while I was in the library.  One was the 1798 Federal Direct Tax for PA already mentioned; I found at least one of my ancestors - and was able to scan the entire township of Wheatfield in Westmoreland Co, PA - where a ton of "my people" were located.  I will have to go looking for this roll of film again; I have lots of ancestors that should be in PA by this point.  Also, I spent lots of time with the NY State census records.  These, too, were a resource I had never used before.  I had a great time with them, as well.  Here, too, I need to get some more rolls of film and "finish" looking for some family groups.  The state census records are filling in the gaps quite nicely for some of those crazy Richardsons in western New York.

Clinton Liberal Institute - 1884

This post includes images of the program for the Fourth Annual Public of the Clionian Society at the Clinton Liberal Institute, from June 1884.  This program, like the rest of the Clinton Liberal Institute papers, were found in my great-great aunt's possessions after she died.  It was her mother and aunt that attended the school.

Names included in this program:

C. A. Wilber, President

H. C. Walker, Vice-President

Geo. B. Cary, Secretary

C. H. Ballou, Treasurer

E. A. Ballou, Chaplain

W. A. Dunckel, 1st Critic

Jas. E. Dewey, Jr, 2nd Critic

J. D. Corby

F. R. Smith

L. C. Ehle

Signor P. Melti

A. Martin

D. G. Martin

Geo. Seymour

Fred Hanford

F. Titus

A. M. Banker

B. K. Helmer

Wm. England

Clinton Liberal Institute - Photo 1

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Originally uploaded by stargategirl82

This photo of the Clinton Liberal Institute was found in my great-great aunt's things after she died. This is the first in a series of photos and artifacts from CLI. Contact me if you would like a better digital image than the one uploaded here.

New Genealogy Blog - Why?

Hello to all reading this very new blog.  I know, another genealogy blog.  I'm taking a page from some other bloggers and making this an outlet for current research rather than posting "thoughts on genealogy as a whole" - at least most of the time.  I want a place to "showcase" some of my artifacts that I think can help people if they are looking for them, and my newest website (though not so new) hasn't been picked up by google in over six months, and I have had no visitors.  So, new sandbox!  Hopefully someone will find what I am offering and it will be useful.  For example, I have quite a few bits from the Clinton Liberal Institute that was in Fort Plain, New York, because my great-great grandmother and her sister both attended there in the 1880s.  There very little on CLI on the internet currently.

Anyways, WELCOME!