John Watson Napier

John Watson Napier
Born: 06 Oct 1850 in Oakley, Carnock, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents: James Watson Napier and Agnes Brown Watson
   Note: Napier is a title, a kind of Earlship
Married: Agnes McKinlay on 27 Mar 1874 in Cowdenbeath, Beath, Fife, Scotland
   Had seven children, James Robert, John, Isabelle, Agnes Euphemia, George Albert, and a stillborn male.
Have his immigration records as preserved by the LDS church.
Died: 12 Mar 1910 in Farnaum, Fremont, Idaho, USA

So where am I in the verifications of John's burial in Farnum? .....No where. He is listed in the Idaho State Death Index as being buried in Farnum Cemetery. So Mom, Dad the girls andI made a trip a couple of summers ago to the cemetery, and took a visual transcription. I put my findings on findagrave.com, but John's grave, if he is there, is not marked. I found the obituary for John. It says that he was buried in St. Anthony. A call to the sexton proved that this is not so. I called the Idaho State Historical Society. They have a visual transcription....been there done that. I did a web search, and only came up with visual transcriptions. I have a call into the Farnum Sexton, but have not heared anything yet....yes it has a sexton even though it is considered to be abandoned. So where does that leave me?

....You would think that verifying a burial so close to my home would be easy. Ha!!!

Where to find Meanor Beginnings early editions

I am not sure about whether or not it is alright to distribute this information. To me genealogy means sharing what you know with cousins you didn't know you had. I recently contacted the originator of Meanor Beginnings, but was made to feel unwelcome to sharing information. I feel I have a lot to give, but was treated very differently than what I would have expected. I had gathered from the newsletters that they were wanting and giving all information Meanor. However, my experiance makes me wonder if I unintentionally stepped on someones toes. Meanor Beginnings is still going strong today, but it is now in a closed forum to which I am not invited.

I still feel that I should share the information I have, so I will readily part with my source.....aka the location.... if asked off the blog for those looking for Meanor ancestors. Therefore, anyone wanting the early editions, please contact me via e-mail placing Meanor Beginnings in the subject line.

Like wise, anyone working the Peart / Meanor connection....Diane and I would love to share as we are each decended from a different pair.

Meanor Pictures are Returned

Well, it took me just about forever, but I got Diane's pictures back to her just after Thanksgiving. She was excited to see the scan and image restoration that I was able to do on the tin type. I got to meet her daughter, too. It was a good visit though no genealogy was exchanged, mabey next time.

Smith Prairie Historical Society

Norma sent me a couple of e-mails this week. One is an invitation to join the Smith Prairie Historical Society(SPHS). I haven't made up my mind about htis one yet, but it got me thinking. Where is all my hard work going to go when I die? I know I want the girls to each have a copy of it, but I think a copy of at least Mom's side should go to the SPHS. They are gaining strength so I should think they will be around when I pass on...

The SPHS has a web site up and running. For thouse intrested, plesase go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Prairie-ID/Smith-Prairie-Historical-Society/119323679227

I didn't see anything there for membership into the organization...that doesn't mean its not there though...contact me directly if you want an aplication...and can't find one. I
ll be more than happy to forward the one Norma sent me to you.

A Little Advertizing

You may be wondering about the ads, and why they found their way into my blog space. Even if you weren't wondering, I am going to tell you anyway. I need a way to pay for my hobby...adiction...to genealogy, plus I need to have a way to help pay for those pesky missing gravestones for family graves. So like it or not the advertisements are here to stay....unless of course someone is willing to donate heavily to my cause.... Yea, I thought not. Enjoy the ads.

Lt. John L. Kinney

I was contacted by a Civil War historian. He has sent me a scan of a picture of the newly promoted Lt. John L. Kinney taken in Louisianna. He purchased the photo in Pennsylvaina. I was so shocked, you could have knocked me over with a feather. He saw my post looking for information on genforum that I placed....two years ago?... Any way, I am thrilled to have one more piece of family history.

Mom's Photo Album

Well, I still haven't managed to get any of the pictures I have borrowed returned. ....and now I have yet another project. I am redoing an old photo album of Mom's....and of course identifying the people, and why the pictures were taken, and where they were taken....

Yep, pretty well exhausted.