Eggebrecht Family Photos

In early 2020, I launched an Eggebrecht Family Photos website on byethost.com, a free website. I used Softaculous to install Lychee which is a photo gallery software package. At some point, Byethost removed my website, likely due to inactivity. My current website did not include Lychee in their 1-step installer, so upon recommendation, I went with Piwigo gallery software. It has been a challenge, and I got a lot of help from AI in order to get it configured the way I want. Eggebrecht Family Photos is up and running but requires a login to access the photos.

Ancestor Tree Update

 I still use an obsolete program (GEDHTREE) that converts my GEDCOM file to the Ancestor Tree portion of my website. I've invested a lot of time into the photo pages and it works, so why not continue to use it. Since I had not updated it since May 30th of 2017, it was time. I added 72 individuals (new total 1111) and 39 photo pages (new total 126) with about 85 new photos. I also fixed some broken photo page links. The update includes the additional sources and notes that I have accumulated since 2017. Lots of work, but worth it.

Broken Links Fixed

 I was asked for permission to refer to one of my pages. I agreed but realized that it had many broken links. So, I fixed them. Then I decided that I needed to fix all of the ones throughout the website. Some of the webpages/sites no longer exist, so those links were turned into text with an explanation. I guess that I ought to do this more often, since nobody lets me know.🤔🥲

FamilySearch Ancestor Hints

 I enjoy receiving the ancestor hints from FamilySearch. Frequently, they are things that I already have or actually contributed on Find A Grave. Others are gems. Recently, I got a hint for a death certificate for John Rodman McClurken (1835 - 1914). I added it to my website and corrected his birth year. And FamilySearch is FREE!

Website Moved

Comcast stopped providing websites in November of 2015. The new location went live in February of 2016. It is essentially unchanged, just relocated. I actually started to move it in August but ran into issues with alternate hosting sites. I needed one that allowed lots of files, search engine spidering and FTP file transferring. X10hosting provided all of my needs. Actually, I am better off after the move because I was able to consolidate the Byethost portion into the same X10hosting site. I am considering converting from free to a paid site with X10hosting and am waiting for them to reoffer an in between product. Hopefully soon.

Narratives of Randolph County - Kirkpatrick

I recently acquired the 27 page Kirkpatrick section of the Narratives of Randolph County. It is now available at this link.

Robert James George McClurkin (1911 - 1956)

Robert James George McClurkin was born on December 8, 1911 in Lisbon, New York. He died on May 6, 1956 in an Air Force Hospital at South Ruislip, near London, England. For the many details of his life, see the biography of Robert J G McClurkin

Updated Family Tree Available

An updated family tree, with a total of 1024 individuals, is now available in three locations. It is available, by subscription, on Ancestry.com and identified as Samuel Henry Kemps.
It is available for free, in text format, on Rootsweb.com., also identified as Samuel Henry Kemps. The link is: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rkemps.
The final location is on my website as Ancestor Tree. The last version includes photos of numerous individuals. Please view the tree at the most convenient site.

Indiana Marriages 1811 - 1959

FamilySearch.org recently updated the Indiana Marriage Index 1811 - 1959. Many of the descendants of Mathew McClurkin (1761 - 1847) were married in Indiana. I was able to locate 32 certificates and/or register images. These have been loaded onto my website on the Mathew McClurkin Descendant References page that is indexed on the Outline Descendant Report page.

Obituaries for Rose McClurkin Beatty

 

Rose McClurkin Beatty lived a very interesting and productive life from 1877 to 1968. Two obituaries were located for Rose: one from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; and the other from the Wood County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. For additional pictures and information about Rose, see this link.



Photo of Sarah Rodman Hood McClurken

 

Thanks to Vera McCullough, a photo of Sarah Rodman Hood McClurken has been made available. For more information about Sarah, see her biography.

Photo of James McClurken 1801 - 1875

 

Thanks to Vera McCullough, a photo of James McClurken has beem made available. For more information about James, see his biography.

Eunice Louise McClurkin Posset

Eunice Louise McClurkin was born in Coulterville, Illinois on March 29, 1914. Her father was Walter Clyde McClurkin and her brother was Robert James George McClurkin. For the interesting details of her life, see the biography of Eunice Louise Mcclurkin Posset.

The 1940 United States Census Images

All the 1940 United Staes Census images are now available and searchable. All 50 states are fully indexed and are free at: https://familysearch.org/1940census/?icid=fsHomeSearch1940Scouts. If you have an Ancestry.com account, they are easier to locate since you can narrow the search parameters.
To date, I have located and downloaded 37 images and the relevant ones are loaded on my website.
If you have not started yet, begin now!

Rev. Walter Clyde McClurkin D.D. (1882 - 1973)

The biography of the Rev. Walter Clyde McClurkin D.D., has been re-written. It is now in a more cohesive form that flows chronologically. This biography is now more consistent with my other biographies and includes spouse, children, and additional reference sources. See biography.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Edward L McClurkin Obituary

The obituary of Edward Logan McClurkin (1856 - 1923) was obtained through the PERSI service. It was published in "Annals of Iowa" October 1925, Volume 15, Issue 2. The obituary is available at this link.