Jeannette's take on life: March 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Dr. REV Oliver Paul Barnhill 1878- La Grange Oldham County Kentucky 1934 Bronx New York

Oliver Paul Barnhill

Honorary Degree from Alfred University.

Oldham County Kentucky

1878-1934

http://www.herr.alfred.edu/special/archives/histories/honorary/1910.shtml

http://www.centre.edu/web/library/sc/minutes/bt4_1900.html

http://www.centre.edu/web/library/sc/minutes/v4_0366.jpg

http://www.centre.edu/web/library/sc/minutes/v4_0366.jpg

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Mabel R. Welch January 2, 1959 Miniaturist was 87 Special to the New York Times

Mabel R. Welch January 2, 1959

Famous Artist

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Country Queens; Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Lorette Lynn, Crystal Gale, Lynn Anderson, Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee, Tanya Tucker, etc

Johnny Preston, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Horton & Gene Pitney

Special Country Tributes

Johnny Preston, Johnny Horton, Ernest Tubb, Gene Pitney , Tennessee Ernie Ford &

Jimmy Dean

All found on Youtube.com

Biography.com

Amazon.com

Special Country Tributes

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Running Bear by Johnny Preston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3XUM9gUG4
disorgraphy
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Johnny+Preston
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Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsRK3DNoa_Q
Biography
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Johnny-Horton-Biography/CB7EC86FDC75D25F48256E2A001274D5
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Thanks a lot Ernest Tubb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6Te4RW4A4
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9511419
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The man who Shot Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN4L7cAQf0

Lyrics

When Liberty Valance rode to town the womenfolk would hide, they'd hideWhen Liberty Valance walked around the men would step aside'cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understoodWhen it came to shootin' straight and fast---he was mighty good.

>From out of the East a stranger came, a law book in his hand, a manThe kind of a man the West would need to tame a troubled land'cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understoodWhen it came to shootin' straight and fast---

he was mighty good.Many a man would face his gun and many a man would fallThe man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty ValanceHe was the bravest of them all.

The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go, stay onJust tryin' to build a peaceful life where love is free to growBut the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understoodWhen the final showdown came at last, a law book was no good.

Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd return that fateful night, aww that nightWhen nothin' she said could keep her man from goin' out to fight>From the moment a girl gets to be full-grown the very first thing she learnsWhen two men go out to face each other only one retur-r-r-nsEveryone heard two shots ring out, a shot made Liberty fall

The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty ValanceHe was the bravest of them all.The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty ValanceHe was the bravest of them all.

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9441887____________________________________________________________________

16 Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIfu2A0ezq0

Lyrics

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shinePicked up my shovel and I walked to the mineI hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coalAnd the store boss said,

""Well, bless my soul""(Chorus:)You haul Sixteen Tons, whadaya getAnother day older and deeper in debtSaint Peter don't you call me cause I can't goI owe my soul to the company store

Repeat ChorusBorn one morning it was drizzl'n rainFightin' and Trouble are my middle name

I was raised in a canebrake by an old mama lion

And no high-toned woman make me walk the line

Repeat ChorusSee me comin' better step aside

A lot of men didn't and a lot of men diedI got one fist of iron and the other of steelAnd if the right one don't get ya, the left one will

Repeat Chorus

Born one mornin' when the sun didn't shinePicked up my shovel and I walked to the mineI hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coalAnd the store boss said, ""Well, bless my soul""

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=251026____________________________________________________________

Jimmy Dean

Big Bad John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9vuVl0ebpM

Country Singer George Jones and Comedian Actor Jim Carrey

Country Singer George Jones on the Right and on

the Left Comedian Actor Jim Carrey.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Rose Elizabeth Rook

Friday, March 13, 2009

What it means to Blog

What it means to blog?

When I blog, I blog about things I enjoy. It also means responsibility. That means I am careful what I blog about. I also keep my blog clean. I also don't use if for a forum. Especially for my personal views about religion, politics sexual orientation, explicit material or anything that causes hard feeling.

I want to have a family friendly blog and in the simplest forum. I want people to view my blog with out getting their feelings hurt or mad at opinion I may have. I keep those to myself.

I often get people who want to place advertisments in my blog and I say no. Why because I tell them if they place something that is not of truth or filthy in my blog, I would be truly upset. I don't want anyone to be harmed. I also don't place negative comments in my blog either especially loaded with dirty words. My blog is curse word free.

Having a blog, means I have a right to free speech. However, I am responsible for what is in my blog. The words and the content. That means I keep it straight and honest. People need to know that their children, family and friends can view my blog that is free of personal views that causes hardship.

I am not the voice for causes or the any one organization. I am just a voice to the simplest thing in life. Yes I love doing genealogy and the information is sourced. I do not want to be a poster for peoples problems.

I just want to blog about simple life and what I do.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

My work appears other people blogs

http://www.blogged.com/about/john-richmond/
http://www.blogged.com/about/john-richmond/
http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/X001/highlights/7897
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?borough=Bronx
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?borough=Bronx
http://new-additions.blogspot.com/2008/02/february-market-place.html
http://www.blogged.com/about/lawrenceville-weather/

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Family of James William Barnhill a Basic Outline of the Family Genealogy

James William Barnhill
Basic Genealogy Outline

La Grange Oldham County Kentucky

Manhattan New York

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Oldham Co.
JAMES W. BARNHILL was born in Oldham County, January 23, 1847, and is a son of Hiram and Margaret (Boyd) Barnhill, the latter a native of Shelby County, Ky. Hiram Barnhill was born in North Carolina in 1818, and came to Kentucky with his father, William, who settled in the southern part of Oldham County, participated in the battle of New Orleans, from which field he walked home. The wife of William Barnhill, and grandmother of James W. Barnhill, was a Miss Ruth Boone, who was a native of North Carolina and a cousin of Daniel Boone. James W. Barnhill was reared on the home farm, and was educated at LaGrange. In 1885 he entered into partnership with George V. Barnhill, and established the LaGrange Woolen-mills. George V. died
August 28, 1886, and in March, 1887, Col. Charles C. Haelfling and Newton W. Ladd took his half interest. These mills have a working capacity of 115 pounds of wool a day, and employ eleven hands, the capital stock being about $4,500. In May, 1876, Mr. Barnhill married Miss Julia McWilliams, of Shelby County, daughter of Samuel and Martha A. McWilliams, and of the chil-dren born to this union five are living: Paul, Estelle, Katie, John D. and William Roy. Mr. Barnhill is still engaged in agricultural pursuits, and owns a farm of 110 acres between LaGrange and Ballardsville.

Barnhill Boyd Boone Ladd Haelfling McWilliams
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Shelby-KY NC
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/oldham/barnhill.jw.txt

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/oldham/barnhill.jw.txt

Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=32157670

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyoldham/
http://kykinfolk.com/shelby/
http://kykinfolk.com

Name: James William Barnhill
Born: January 23, 1847 Ballardsville La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: February 25, 1927 Manhattan New York County New York
Spouse: Catherine Katie Massie 1st
Julia Jane McWilliams 2nd
Parents: Hiram Carl Barnhill, Margaret Boyd
Occupation: Farmer
Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis Fractured 9, 8, 10 Rib
Date of Burial: February 27, 1927
Age at Death: YRS: 80
Interment: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York Lot 15 113611 Grave 1 #2667

Name: Catherine Katie Massie
Alias: Katie
Born: March 9, 1851 Henry County Kentucky
Died: August 19, 1872 Henry County Kentucky
Spouse: James William Barnhill
Parents: Jessie Massie, Fredrica Eubanks
Occupation: Housewife
Interment: Scobee Cemetery New Castle Henry County Kentucky
Occupation: Housewife
Age at Death: YRS: 21 MOS: 5 DYS: 9
Interment: Scobee’s Grave Yard Henry County Kentucky

Married: December 22, 1870 Henry County Kentucky
Children

1. Mary Massie Barnhill
Born: February 12, 1872 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: August 30, 1872 Henry County Kentucky
Parents: James William Barnhill, Catherine Katie Meassie
Interment: Scobee Cemetery New Castle Henry County Kentucky

Second Wife of James William Barnhill
Name: Julia Jane McWilliams
Born: August 2, 1858 District One Shelby County Kentucky
Died: August 9, 1933 Richmond, Richmond County Virginia
Spouse: James William Barnhill
Parents: Wesley Samuel McWilliams
Born: 1816 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: 1891 Shelby County Kentucky
Martha Ann Harrington
Born: September 6, 1827 Shelby County Kentucky
Died: December 26, 1915 Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Myocardial Failure
Date of Burial: August 11, 1933 Shipping the body
August 12, 1933 Date of Interment
Age at Death: YRS: 75
Interment: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York Lot #15 113611 Grave #1 33753

Married: May 10, 1877 Shelby County Kentucky
In the home of her father’s Wesley Samuel McWilliams

Children

1. Oliver Paul Barnhill Sr.
Born: March 24, 1878 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: March 18, 1934 New York
Spouse: Helen Taylor Barnhill [Barker]
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Pastor in the Faith of Presbyterian
Cause of Death: Acute Cardiac Failure
Date of Burial: March 21, 1934
Age at Death: YRS: 55 MOS: 11 DYS: 18
Interment: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, Lot #15 113611 Grave 3 34416
New York

2. Estelle Katherine Barnhill
Alias: Katie
Born: September 28, 1879 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: December 28-31 1956 Holderness Grafton County New Hampshire
Spouse: Sanford Keith Evans [Death Record Yes]
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death:
Date of Cremation: January 2, 1957 at the Mt Auburn Cambridge Massachusetts
Interment: Death Record Pending [Plymouth New Hampshire]

http://home.att.net/~local_history/NH-Grafton_Co.htm
http://www.stategovrecords.com/lp.php?state=New%20Hampshire&tc=sr346&sk=Death

Approximate date of Death Came from the MT Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts. A rep told she was cremated. However, she is not interred there. NH death record pending

Note: According her brother’s Obituary, Estelle last location Holderness New Hampshire. You passed on way on February 6, 1956 in Wolfeboro New Hampshire.
Married: June 29, 1901 ?

3. John Dinsmore Barnhill
Alias: Densmore
Born: August 2, 1882 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: August 1-4, 1928 Bronxville Westchester County New York
Spouse: Emeline A. Barler
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane Mc Williams
Occupation: Advertiser Agents
Cause of Death: Pending
Date of Burial: September 17, 1932 [Ashes]
Interment: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York Lot #15 113611 Grave
#2 28206

Death Record Pending 2-14-09 [Sent for it]
Approximate date of death was found through finding John Dinsmore Barnhill obituary in the NY times Archives

4. William Roy Barnhill
Born: July 4, 1888 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: February 5, 1956 Wolfesboro New Hampshire
Spouse: Alice Laura Clark
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Advertisement
Cause of Death: New Hampshire Death Record Pending
Age at Death: YRS: 74 MOS: 7 DYS: 1
Date of Cremation: February 8, 1956 at Mt Auburn Cambridge Cemetery Massachusetts
Interment: Cemetery in New Hampshire

Death Record Pending

Public Library
Wolfeboro Public Library
259 South Main Street
Wolfeboro, NH 03894

Death Record Pending
Married: ?

http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=71395149&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=5

5. Julia James Barnhill
Born: December 10, 1888 La Grange Oldham
County Kentucky
Died: August 30, 1973 Alton Belknap County New Hampshire
Spouse: Ralph St. Lawrence Peverley
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Death Record Pending
Interment:

Death Record Pending
Married: November 13, 1915 New York New York by her brother Oliver Paul Barnhill
Public library
Gilman Library
Main Street - P.O. Box 960 - Alton 03809-0960 Phone: (603) 875-2550.

6. George Boyd Barnhill
Born: August 28, 1891 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: June 10, 1955 Alameda County California
Spouse: Louis Saxman
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Engineer
Cause of Death:
Interment:

Death Record Pending
Married: ?

7. Mary Boone Barnhill
Born: March 8, 1894 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: 1960-1971 Richmond, Richmond County Virginia
Spouse: Henry Lee. Staples II
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death:
Interment:

Married: October 5, 1915 Staten Island by her brother Oliver Paul Barnhill

Note she did not pass away in Florida. Waiting on Henry Lee Staples II death record from Virginia to get Interment Location to get Mary exact date of death.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Florida Sunset Video February 14, 2009

Florida Sunset on the Gulf of Mexico February 14, 2009

Video by Jeannette K. Rook

When the Vertical meets the Horizon.

The Love I have for my cat who I miss so terribly

Rose was Not just a cat. She was the best companion any one could have. I so desperately miss her. It will be almost a month since she has been gone. March 17, 2009 will be one month. I plane on sharing all my photo's of Rose. Including her baby pictures

William Roy Barnhill LaGrange Oldham County Kentucky a descendent of Daniel Boone

Preceded James William Barnhill [Father], Julia Jane Mc Williams [Mother] John Dinsmore Barnhill [Brother] and the Late REV Oliver Paul Barnhill [Brother] Who married Enrico Caruso to Socialite Miss Dorothy Park Benjamin. and George Boyd Barnhill

All Born in La Grange Oldham County Kentucky.

Mrs. Ralph Peverley--Julia James Barnhill
Mrs. Henry Staples of Richmond Virginia --Mary Boone Barnhill
Mrs. Sanford Keith Evans--Estelle Kathleen Barnhill

The Barnhill Family of La Grange Oldham County Moved to New York at the Turn of Century and they first appear in the New York Census in 1910.

REV Oliver Paul Barnhill a famous Preacher 1878-1934

William Roy Barnhill The Grandson of William Barnhill and Ruth Boone of Oldham County Kentucky

The Genealogy

William Roy Barnhill the

Great Grandson of William Barnhill

Ruth Boone

Son of James William Barnhill

& Julia Jane Mc Williams

William Roy Barnhill's

Passport Photo

Source: Ancestry.com

This Picture appears in the Portmouths New Hamphire Paper September 29, 1955 [Source: newspaperarchives.com] A great way to obtain articles and obituaries.

William Roy Barnhill
Born: July 4, 1888 La Grange Oldham County Kentucky
Died: February 5, 1956 Wolfeboro New Hampshire
Spouse: Alice Laura Clark
Parents: James William Barnhill, Julia Jane McWilliams
Occupation: Advertisement
Occupation: Advertisement
Cause of Death: Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Age at Death: YRS: 74 MOS: 7 DYS: 1
Date of Cremation: February 8, 1956
Date of Disposition: February 9, 1956
File Number#: 1956000500
Social Security Number#: 119-07-7939
Interment: Harmony Grove, Salem Massachusetts____________________________________________________________________

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Published: February 6, 1956Copyright © [The New York Times]____________________________________

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Mt Auburn Cemetery
580 Mt Auburn St
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Tele: 617 547 7105
617 876 4405

E-Mail 2-15-09 from Mt Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts

Our records indicate that William Roy Barnhill was cremated at Mount Auburn Cemetery 2/9/1956, having died at the age of 74 years, 7 months and 1 day. Our records show that he is not buried here, but that the cremated remains were sent to Jewell Funeral Home in Wolfeboro, NH. I couldn’t find any record for the Jewell Funeral Home. It may have changed its name or merged with another funeral home there. You might be able to get information from the Town Clerk, Patricia Waterman, Box 1207, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, 603 569 5328.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Name: Barnhill, William Roy Birth - Death: 1884-1956 Source Citation: Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical: material in books; and magazines. Volume 4: September, 1955-August, 1958. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1960. (BioIn 4)

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=&gst=&rank=0&db=bgmi%2c&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=&gsln=Barnhill&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbo

1900 United States Federal Census about Roy E Barnhill
Name: Roy E Barnhill Home in 1900: Ballardsville, Oldham, Kentucky Age: 15 Birth Date: Jul 1884 Birthplace: Kentucky Race: White Ethnicity: American Relationship to head-of-house: Son Father's Name: James W Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Name: Julia J Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Marital Status: Single Residence : Magisterial District 4, Ballardsville, Oldham, Kentucky Source Citation: Year: 1900: Year: 1900; Census Place: Ballardsville, Oldham, Kentucky; Roll: T623 547; Page: 1A; Taken: June 1, 1900 by Oliver Paul Barnhill the son of James William Barnhill

1920 United States Federal Census about William Roy Barnhill
Name: William Roy Barnhill Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York Age: 35 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Birthplace: Kentucky Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Alice C Father's Birth Place: Kentucky Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 647 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1213; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1085; Image: 647. Taken: January 14, 1920

1930 United States Federal Census about William R Barnhill
Name: William R Barnhill Home in 1930: Glen Cove, Nassau, New York Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Birth place: Kentucky Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Alice Race: White Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Glen Cove, Nassau, New York; Roll: 1457; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 215.0. Taken: 16th-- 1930
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about William Roy Barnhill
Name: William Roy Barnhill City: Manhattan County: New York State: New York Birth Date: 4 Jul 1884 Kentucky Race: White Roll: 1786856 DraftBoard: 164 Local Board 51 E B 3 St NY City Age: 34 Occupation: Roy Barnhill Advertisement Agency Nearest Relative: Alice Barnhill [Wife] Height-Build: Medium-Medium Color of Eyes/Hair: Light-Brown Signature: William Roy Barnhill Date: September 12, 1918 Source Citation: Registration Location: New York County, New York; Roll: 1786856; Draft Board: 164

Registrar's 39-9-164-C
HT Medium
BD Medium

Address: 947 Park Ave New New York
Serial# 1772
Order # 2377_____________________________________________________________
Passport Application:

Passport Page 1

Passport Page II

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 about William Roy Barnhill
Name: William Roy Barnhill Birth Date: 4 Jul 1884 Birth Place: Lo Gorangh, Kentucky RESIDENCE: Glas Couy, Li, New York Passport Issue Date: 13 Jun 1924 Father Name: James William Barnhill Father's Birth Location: Lo Grange, KY Father's Residence: Burlingame, Colf Passport Includes a Photo: Y Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490) Source Information:Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data

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Name: Alice Laura Clark
Born: November 30, 1879 Chester Middlesex Connecticut
Died: January 3, 1968 Laconia , Belknap, New Hampshire,
Spouse: William Roy Barnhill
Parents: John Howard Clark, Ethel Amelia Gorham
Occupation: Housewife
Cause of Death: Myocardial De compensation
Age at Death: YRS: 88 MOS: 1
Date of Disposition: January 4, 1968
Social Security Number: 133-03-7785
File Number #: 1968000001
Interment: Harmony Grove, Salem Massachusetts

Social Security Death Index about Alice Barnhill
Name: Alice Barnhill SSN: 133-03-7785 Last Residence: 03809 Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States of America Born: 30 Nov 1879 Died: Jan 1968 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) Source Citation: Number: 133-03-7785; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.

1920 United States Federal Census about Alice C Barnhill
Name: Alice C Barnhill Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York Age: 40 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's Name: William Roy Father's Birth Place: Connecticut Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 647 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1213; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1085; Image: 647. Taken: January 14, 1920

Married: Before 1918 New York

This was located in the Portsmouth Heral November 1, 1954

UNH Receives Gift Of U.N. Movies
DURHAM — The audio-visual department of the University of New Hampshire announces the gift of four copies of the film, "U.N. Town Meeting of the World," from W. Roy Barnhill, former selectman of Alton.

The 16-millimeter Black and white film, produced by the United Nations, has been documented in 29 languages for world-wide distribution. The idea for the film originated when. Barnhill invited T. A. Raman of the U.N. External Affairs Department to attend a town meeting in Alton in 1952.

The 12-minute documentary film will be available to all interested organizations by the audio-visual department. which followed the outstanding Folk • Festival formed one of events of .1954. Marcella Fish, chairman, Patricia Bagley, Rosanna Bukata, Donna Casteel, Barbara Lamson, Mary Ellen Loith and Susan Gilbert were the scouts in charge of the arrangements. The place cards and the candle holders were made by the troop

This was located in the Portsmouth Heral November 1, 1954

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I am in the process of obtaining the film through the University Of New Hampshire. As soon as I get it, I will post it in my blog.

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Sources:

Family Bible of James William Barnhill

FamilySearch.org

Ancestry.com

Genealogy.com Forum

1880 United States Federal Census

1900 United States Federal Census

1910 United States Federal Census

1900 United States Federal Census

1930 United States Federal Census

Passport Application

Portsmouth Herald November 1, 1954

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Additional articles will be posted, that I have on William Roy Barnhill and I am waiting on the death records of William and Laura Barnhill.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Gloria Caruso the Only Child of Enrico Caruso and Dorothy Parks Benjamin

The Carusos' were married by REV Oliver Paul Barnhill August 20, 1918 Followed six months later remarried in the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Wedding of Enrico Caruso to Mrs. Dorothy Park Benjamin Caruso

Enrico Caruso remarries Dorothy Park Benjamin in his faith the Catholic faith. Dorothy was baptised March 8, 1919 and Married March 9, 1919.

The purpose of the Marriage for Ms. Caruso to receive full rites in the Catholic Church.

Their first marriage was performed by the Popular REV Oliver Paul Barnhill of the Collegiate Marbel Church in Manhattan New York: August 20, 1918.

REV Oliver Paul Barnhill--La Grange Oldham County Kentucky Genealogy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldham_County,_Kentucky

Mabel R. Welch b. 1871 Connecticut - d.1958 Massachusetts

Mabel R. Welch
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F0CE3DB143EE233A25755C0A9639C946997D6CF

Name: Mabel R. Welch

Born: 1871 Connecticut

Died: January 2, 1959 Wibrahm Massachusetts

Spouse: Single

Parents: F.G. Welch, Rose M.

Occupation:

Painter -Artist

Cause of Death:

Interment: Death Record Pending

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Obituary—New York Times January 3, 1959: MISS MABEL WELCH MINIATURE, WAS 87 SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES

SPRINGFIELD MASS JANUARY 2, 1959 Miss Mabel R. Welch, a painter of miniatures, died last night at her home in Wibraham after a long illness. She was 87 years old.

Miss. Welch, who studied at the Art Students League and in Paris, won the Silver Medal of the Pan-Pacific Exposition in 1915. The Pennsylvania society of miniatures Painters presented to her it’s Medal of Honor in 1920, and she received a similar award in 1933 from the Brooklyn Society of miniature painters.

In 1937 Miss Welch received two awards. The National Society of women Painters and Sculptors gave her the Lindsey Morris Sterling Prize for Miniatures and the California Society of Miniature painters awarded to her a medal for portraiture.

The Medal for Merit from Asbury Park Society for fine Arts was presented to Miss Welch in 1940. That year also, she won the Levantis White Bordman memorial prize. In 1955, she received the medal for Miniatures from the National Association of Woman Artists.

Her work is represented in permanent collections at the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Corcoran Gallery in Washington and the Pennsylvania Museum of Fine Arts. She exhibited her work also in Los Angeles Chicago, the 1939 New York World’s Fair and the Paris Salon.

Source: January 3, 1959 Mabel R. Welch’s obituary New York Times

http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=FA0D14FD3E59107B93C1A9178AD85F4D8585F9

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1880 United States Federal Census about Mabel Welch

Name: Mabel Welch Home in 1880: New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Name: F. G. Father's birthplace: Massachusetts Mother's Name: Rose Mother's birthplace: Massachusetts Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: At School Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York; Roll: T9_880; Family History Film: 1254880; Page: 150.4000;

Enumeration District: 282; Image: 0242. Taken: June 3, 1880 ______________________________________________________________________________________1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1910 United States Federal Census about Mabel Welch

Name: Mabel Welch Age in 1910: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts Mother's Name: Rose M Mother's Birth Place: Massachusetts Home in 1910: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_591; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 674; Image: 828. Taken: May 3-4 1910 Occupation: Artist

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1920 United States Federal Census about Mabel R Welch
Name: Mabel R Welch Home in 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 5, New York, New York Age: 44 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: New Hampshire Mother's Birth Place: Massachusetts Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 554 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 5, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1194; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 444; Image: 554.
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1930 United States Federal Census about Mabel R Welch
Name: Mabel R Welch Home in 1930: Manhattan, New York, New York Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White Occupation: Education:Military service:Rent/home value:Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Mabel R Welch 56 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1551; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 367; Image: 628.0. Taken: April 16, 1930 Artist Painter

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Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Name: Welch, Mabel R
Birth - Death: 1871-1959
Source Citation:
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 5: September, 1958-August, 1961. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1962. (BioIn 5)
Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times. Biographies and portraits. By Norma Olin Ireland. Westwood, MA: F.W. Faxon Co., 1970. (InWom)
Who Was Who in American Art. 400 years of artists in America. Second edition. Three volumes. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999. (WhAmArt 2)

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Massachusetts City Directories
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Title
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City
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Page
Mabel R. Welch
Mabel R. Welch
Springfield Suburban Directory, 1941
Massachusetts
Wilbraham
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290
Mabel R. Welch
Mabel R. Welch
1955 Springfield Suburban City Directory
Massachusetts
Wilbraham
City Information
532
Mabel R. Welch
Mabel R. Welch
1955 Springfield Suburban City Directory
Massachusetts
Wilbraham
U
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Lagrange Oldham County Kentucky
The Great Granddaughters of

William Barnhill [1785-1852] and Ruth Boone [1788-1864] Oldham County Kentucky

William Barnhill [1785-1852] is from a long line of Barnhill's [1172 AD]he was a successful farmer and he was a slave owener] Ruth Boone [1788-1864] is a cousin Once Remove of Daniel Boone: Estelle Kathleen Barnhill wife of Advertising executive Sanford Keith Evans and Julia James Barnhill wife of Ralph St. Lawrence Peverley Parents are James William Barnhill and Julia Jane Mc Williams. Estelle is the oldest sister of Julia James. They both had their Portraits painted by Mabel R. Welch. Her work can also be found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Portrait of Estelle Kathleen Barnhill is the only of the sisters portrait located in the Metropolitan Musuem located in New York.

Two Women from a small town in Kentucky; lived the life of what every little girl dreams of: Fairy Tales. Life of the Wealthy.

Their brother was the late REV Oliver Paul Barnhill of Collegiate Marble Church Mahatten New York and Fordham Reform Church of Bronx New York. REV Oliver Paul Barnhill was a preacher to the Celebrities.

His sisters portraits were done by Mabel R. Welch a famous portrait painter.

Purchased by the wealthy buyer of the Pattee miniatures, was this 1915 miniature portrait by Mabel Welch of Jane Barnhill Peverley of New York, the wife of Ralph St Lawrence Peverley, which sold for about $1200.

http://new-additions.blogspot.com/2008/02/february-market-place.html

Artist: Mabel R. Welch [1871-1958]
Title object: Mrs. S. Keith Evans----Estelle Kathleen Barnhill Evans the Great Grand daughter of William Barnhill [1785-1852] and Ruth Boone a Cousin Once remove of Daniel Boone [1788-1864] of Oldham County Kentucky

More information on Estelle Kathleen Barnhill

http://jeannettestakeonlife.blogspot.com/2009/01/great-grand-daughter-of-william.html

Date: 1911

Medium: Watercolor on Ivory in Golden Case and reeded locket

Dimensions Sight Diam 2 5/16 in. [5.9 cm]

Credit Line Gift of Mabel R. Welch 1958 [58.1-14] January 14, 1958

Location of this Portrait:

http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/american_paintings_and_sculpture/mrs_s_keith_evans_mabel_r_welch/objectview_enlarge.aspx?page=6&sort=2&sortdir=desc&keyword=&fp=1&dd1=2&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=2&OID=20013566&vT=1 [The above portrait is Work of Art Paintings and Sculpture

Development OfficeThe Metropolitan Museum of Art1000 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10028-0198

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Estelle Kathleen Barnhill Evans and Julia James Barnhill Peverley brother is REV: Oliver Paul Barnhill who married the famous Enrico Caurso to Ms. Dorothy Park Benjamin.

Oliver Paul Barnhill Graduates from Centre College June 12, 1900

http://www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org/
Oldham County Kentucky Historical Society for your genealogy Needs
Oldham County
Historical Society106 North Second Avenue
La Grange, KY 40031Phone: (502) 222-0826Fax: (502) 222-7115
Email: ochstryctr@aol.com

http://www.centre.edu/web/library/sc/minutes/v4_0365.jpg

www.centre.edu/web/library/sc/minutes/bt4_1900.html

· Grand master kappa alpha fraternity omega chap.
------1899 Centre College Danville ky

Saturday, March 7, 2009

The Celebrity Marriages Performed by Oliver Paul Barnhill Lar Grange Oldham County Kentucky Grandson of William Barnhill and Ruth Boone

La Grange Oldham County Kentucky

Celebrity Preacher

REV OLIVER PAUL BARNHILL

The Great Grandson of William Barnhill and Ruth Boone

a Cousin Once remove from Daniel Boone

http://www.kykinfolk.com/oldham/

The Celebrity Weddings performed by REV Oliver Paul Barnhill Born March 24, 1878
La Grange Oldham County Kentucky Died: March 18, 1934 Bronx New York
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The Great Enrico Caruso & Dorothy Park Benjamin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2eWglxp6g0&feature=related

Enrico Caruso - 'O SOLE MIO

Enrico Caruso Santa Lucia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueGWcWYlLI8

Name: Enrico Roberto Giovanni Caruso
Alias: Enrico Kerido Caruso, Errico Enrico Caruso
Born: February 25, 1873 7 Via San Giovanella agli Ottocalli, Naples Italy
Died: August 2, 1921 Naples Italy
Spouse: Dorothy Parks Benjamin
Relationship with Signora Ada Giachetti
Parents: Marcellins Caruso, Anna Baldini
Occupation: Artist in the world of Opera
Cause of Death: death from abscesses on his
lungs due to about of pleurisy & pneumonia and
peritonitis.
Age at death: YRS: 48 MOS: 6 DYS: 8
Interment: Chapel of Canessa Naples
Cemetery of Naples Italy
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Name: Dorothy Parks Benjamin
Born: August 6, 1893; Hasting on Hudson New York
Died: December 16, 1955 Baltimore Maryland
Spouse: Enrico Kerido Caruso 1st
Ernest Augustus. Ingram 2nd
Dr. Charles Adam Holder 3rd
Parents: Parks Benjamin Jr.
Born: May 11, 1849 New York
Died: August 21, 1922
Ida E. Crane
Born: April 1866 New York
Died: September 11, 1922 Stamford Connecticut
Occupation: Author
Cause of Death: Cancer
Baptized in the Catholic Faith: March 8, 1919
Age at the Death: YRS: 62

Interment: Druid Ridge Cemetery Baltimore Maryland __________________________________________________________________

The Collegiate Marble Church of Manhattan New York

http://www.marblechurch.org/
Married: August 20, 1918 By Rev: Oliver Paul Barnhill
The Marble Collegiate Church Manhatten New York

CHILD

1. Gloria Caruso
Alias: Gloria Grazianna Victoria America Caruso
Born: Dec. 18, 1919, at the Knickerbocker Hotel New York
Died: December 5, 1999 St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, Dual County Florida
Spouse: Michael Hunt Murray
Parents: Enrico Kerido Caruso, Dorothy Parks Benjamin
Occupation: Visual Artist

Cause of Death: Cancer

Purchase Enrico Caruso recordings thru Amazon.com

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Edith Angold, Ann Blyth
The Great Caruso (1951)http://www.amazon.com/Great-Caruso-Edith-Angold/dp/B00113902O/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1233997330&sr=8-1

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The Baby Sitter by Bart John Blommers

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Click on above on Details on how to obtain a reprint.

Bart John Blommers
The famous Dutch Paint
Marries his Student Vivian Shaw Kennedy

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Name: Bart John Blommer
Born: July 28, 1880
Spouse: Vivian Shaw Kennedy
Parents: Father: Bernardus Johannes (Bernard) Blommers
Occupation: Famous Dutch Painter

Note: Benardus Johannes [Bernard]Blommers is famous Dutch painter known for his portrait of Andrew Carnige the Steel Tycoon.

Bart John Blommers WWI Draft Card Found by Searching Ancestry.com

Name: Vivian Shaw KennedyBorn: November 1893 Chicago Cook County Illinois
Parents: Shaw V. Kennedy
Alias: Vernon Shaw Kennedy, Vernon Hugh Primrose Shaw Kennedy
Born: June 1855 Scotland Kirkmichael house, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation: Capitalist
Grace Dunlap Cummings [Mrs. John G. Bergquist]
Born: November 1875
Occupation: Housewife
Married: May 23, 1889 Chicago Cook County Illinois
Occupation: House Wife.

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Married: March 3, 1920 by Rev Oliver Paul Barnhill

Collegiate Marble Church Manhattan New York

http://www.marblechurch.org/

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Larry Semon
&
Dorothy Dwan

Name: Larry Semon Born 16 July 1889 in West Point, Mississippi, USA. Died 8 October 1928 at Gracelon Ranch near Victorville, California, USA, Cause of Death lobar pneumonia complicated by pulmonary tuberculosis. Spouse: Married actress Lucille Carlisle; divorced 1923. 1st Married actress Dorothy Dwan, 22 January 1925; until his death. 2nd Occupation: Comedian Actor. Larry Semon began film work at in 1916 as comedy short writer and director. He began acting in 1917.

DorothyDwan AKA. Molly Mills Born: April 4, 1906 Sedalia Missouri Died: March 17, 1981 Cause of Death: Lung Cancer Occupation: Actor, realtor, nurse

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Name: Dorothy Belle Ilgenfritz
AKA. Molly Mills, DorothyDwan, Dorothy Buckel, Boggs
Born: April 4, 1906 Sedalia Pettis County Missouri
Died: March 17, 1981 Venture County California
Parents: Charles Melvin Ilgenfritz, Nancy Dorothy Wallace
Spouse: ILarry Semon, Paul North Cutt Boggs Sr.
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
Occupation: Actor, realtor, nurse

California Death Index, 1940-1997 about Dorothy I Buckels Name: Dorothy I Buckels[Dorothy I Illgenfritz] Social Security #: 563036235 Sex: FEMALEBirth Date: 26 Apr 1906 Birthplace: Missouri Death Date: 17 Mar 1981 Death Place: VenturaMother's Maiden Name: Wallace Father's Surname: Illgenfritz Source Citation: Place: Ventura; Date: 17 Mar 1981; Social Security: 563036235

1910 Census
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Movies

· Perfect Clown

Actors: Larry Semon, Kate Price, Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Dwan, Otis Harlan
Synopsis: Pasty-faced comedian Larry Semon was both producer and star of the modestly titled The Perfect Clown. Semon plays Bert Larry, a young bank clerk forced to stay outside all night when he's unable to pay his board bill. As if this isn't bad enough, Bert has been entrusted with $10,000 in bank funds
1925

The Wizard of Oz
Actors: Larry Semon, Bryant Washburn, Dorothy Dwan, Virginia Pearson, Charlie Murray
Synopsis: Popular silent film comedian Larry Semon literally sold the ranch to secure film rights to L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz -- then proceeded to chuck most of the Baum story in favor of his usual broad slapstick antics. In Semon's version, Dorothy (played by Dorothy Dwan, aka Mrs. Larry Semon)

1925
· Her Boy Friend
Actors: Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Fred Spencer
Synopsis: After the disappointing full-length feature The Girl in the Limousine, comedian-turned-director Larry Semon returned to the two-reel format, at least for a while (coming up was Semon's flawed epic The Wizard of Oz). To keep the slapstick moving at an even more heightened pace, Semon
1924
· Kid Speed
Actors: Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, James J. Jeffries
Synopsis: White-faced comedian Larry Semon produced, co-directed, and starred in this two-reel farce, filmed at breakneck speed at the Charles Ray studios and the Santa Monica Auto Race Course. Avery DuPays (Frank "Fatty" Alexander), the city's wealthiest man, has promised his daughter Lou's hand in

1924

Source: http://www.fandango.com/dorothydwan/filmography/p20866

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Married: January 21, 1925 By Rev Oliver Paul Barnhill Officiated the Ceremony of the Fordham Manor Reformed Church

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