Saturday, June 23, 2012

Lois Caroline Meyer (1901 - 1982)

Lois Caroline Meyer was born on April 17, 1901 in Oklahoma. She lived all of her adult life in Colorado where she was a musician in an orchestra and a statistician for the research bureau. She is best known for her extensive genealogy research into the McClurken family and other families in her ancestor tree. Her research is available through LDS FamilySearch Centers. Biographical information is available at the link: Lois Caroline Meyer. She died in October of 1982 in Denver, Colorado.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

John Knox McClurkin Obituary

The obituary of John Knox McClurkin (1853 -1923) was published in the New York Times on November 10, 1923. It was located in the Historical Newpaper Collection of Ancestry.com and is now available at this link.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Indiana Marriages Through 1850

The Indiana State Library has an on-line database of Indiana Marriages through 1850.  If you suspect that someone was married in Indiana in 1850, or earlier, you should check out this database.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Additional McClurken Items from PERSI

Several additional McClurken related articles were obtained through the PERSI service:

 McClurken Familyin America is from the periodical, "Links to Lamar County" July 2000, Volume 7, Issue 3, page 8..

McClurkin-SmithRecord, Washington County, Illinois is from the periodical, "Branching Out from Saint Clair County, Illinois" July 1976, Volume 3, Issue 3, pages 130 & 131.

 McClurkin -Matson Family Bible and Obituaries are articles from the periodical, "Branching Out from Saint Clair County, Illinois" May 1986, Volume 13, Issue 3, pages 101 & 102, and August 2005, Volume 32, Issue 4, pages 151 through 153.

 Will of JohnMcClurken Dated November 1813 is from the periodical, "Branching Out from Saint Clair County, Illinois" February 2007, Volume 34, Issue 2, page 72.

 Will Summaries ofJohn and Elizabeth McClurkin is from the periodical, "Local History and Genealogical Society Quarterly" June 1967, Volume 13, Issue 2, pages 18 & 19.

 Wills of MatthewMcClurken, Andrew McClurken and John McClurken is from the periodical, "Branching Out from Saint Clair County, Illinois" February 2007, Volume 34, Issue 2, page 75.

The above six items are indexed on the page: Additional McClurken References.