Grafted Together - Dillman and Wright

How the daily life decisions of our ancestors made it possible for two kids in Indiana to meet, marry and graft together their family lines. Some came from Germany, some from places yet unknown and some seem to have been in the United States before its inception as a country. Although they shared common joys, struggles and grief, they all had stories unique unto themselves. This is my attempt at telling those stories and honoring their lives so they will not be forgotten.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Those Places Thursday...Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda

Kindley Air Force Base

Bermuda

First operated by the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1943-1948 as Kindley Field. Then from 1948-1970 it was operated by the U.S. Air Force as Kindley Air Force Base. From 1970-1995 it was known as Naval Air Station Bermuda. It is currently the site of Bermuda International Airport.

My father, Larry Lee Dillman, was stationed at Kindley from April 1955-January 1957 while he was serving in the USAF. He served as a Radar Repair Technician being promoted in September of 1955 to NCO Staff Sergeant in charge of Radar Maintenance in the 1934th Airways & Air Communications Service (AACS) Squadron.

Those Places Thursday

Do you often think back to places where you lived and worked at one time? What about those places where your ancestors spent time? Post about “those places” with photos and stories on Those Places Thursday.

Those Places Thursday is a genealogical blogging prompt of GeneaBloggers.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

On This Day...August 10th

Births:

1686 - Peter Hubbell - Colony of Connecticut (Khris's direct ancestor)

1923 - Margaret Anna Striby - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

Deaths:

1895 - Casimir Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

1908 - Harriet Melville (Harrison) Tibarghien - Sac County, Iowa (Lisa's ancestor)

Marriages:

1871 - Adam Kern & Angeline Rebecca Saunders - Boone County, Indiana
(Adam Kern - Khris's direct ancestor)

Monday, August 8, 2016

On This Day...August 8th

Births:

1858 - Malinda J Byrn - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

- Mary E Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

Deaths:

1883 - Charles L Byrn III - Byrneville, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestor)

Saturday, August 6, 2016

On This Day...August 6th

Births:

1819 - Benjamin Kern - Lawrence County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

1878 - Charles H Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

1920 - Sylvia M Hubbell- Hancock, Delaware County, New York (Khris's ancestor)

1929 - Barbara J Kern - Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire (Khris's ancestor)

Deaths:

1840 - Mary E Swank - Des Moines County, Iowa (Lisa's ancestor)

1908 - John B Harrison - Albany, Albany County, New York (Lisa's ancestor)

2015 - Joy Lynn (Dillman) Mason - Clarksville, Clark County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

Marriages:

1934 - Herman Joseph Gaul Jr. & Myrtle M Carmichael - Cook County, Illinois
(Khris's ancestors)

Thursday, August 4, 2016

On This Day...August 4th

Births:

1844 - Henry Clay Byrn - Byrneville, Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

Deaths:

1975 - Karl F Striby - Orlando, Orange County, Florida (Khris's ancestor)

Marriages:

1825 -Lucinda Smith & Joel Byrn - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestors)

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Wednesday's Child - Anna B Seiter

Anna Seiter was the second of ten children born to Christopher and Cecelia (Stierle) Seiter. She was born on Wednesday, March 6, 1878 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Anna lived a short life. She died on Thursday, July 3, 1879 at home in Indianapolis. She was not quite 16 months old. According to her death record Anna died of 'Osteomalacia' - more commonly called 'Rickets' in children.

Anna is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Note that Anna's grave marker is written in German; her parents both having emigrated from there.)

In rickets, the growing bones of children fail to mineralize properly, which means they are too flexible. Caused by inadequate calcium and phosphorus bone levels this causes pain, tenderness and bones to break easily. Once the child starts to walk the long bones bend under the weight of the child, resulting in the bowed legs characteristic of the disease. If the child is crawling, rather than walking, the arm bones can also be affected. Rickets was a common childhood disease in 19th century America.

(Anna Seiter - Khris's Maternal Grand-Aunt.)

On This Day...August 3rd

Births:

1866 - Jemimah Hattie Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's direct ancestor)

1882 - Christoph Seiter - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Khris's ancestor)

1884 - Ernest Elmo Dillman - Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

1905 - Lillian F Wise - Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

1915 - Harriet Angeline Byrne - Harrison County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

Deaths:

1959 - Alpheus James Batman - Marengo, Crawford County, Indiana (Lisa's ancestor)

This and all other articles on this blog are © copyright 2016 by Lisa Dillman Wright.