tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post2722598401502224360..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Deconstructing MisinformationJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-41342626042642866512015-08-08T17:41:37.110-07:002015-08-08T17:41:37.110-07:00Thanks for posting those two references! Very help...Thanks for posting those two references! Very helpful--and leads me in a different direction for seeking marriage info for Elizabeth's daughter, as well. Besides those perennial editorial slips suffered by newspapers everywhere, the listing as "James" may not be problematic, either. As you've undoubtedly discovered yourself, the surname Ijams has been rendered with a number of different spellings, such as Iiams. I believe James was another version, so this is likely our couple.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-17158892460259753262014-04-02T11:41:04.292-07:002014-04-02T11:41:04.292-07:00I thought you might like to have the following inf...I thought you might like to have the following information about Elizabeth Howard Ijams and John Whistler<br />Ye Ancient Swains records marriage as Whistler, Major John: Eliz. Yuas: Mar 1817<br /><br />Marriage Index: Ohio 1789-1850<br />Whisler, John <br />Yuas, Elizabeth<br />March 7, 1817 Fairfield Co. <br /><br /><br />Ohio source Records: Newspaper Extracts. Extracts from the Eagle Established 1817 (Fairfield Co., Ohio)<br />Transcription of Text<br />Married 1817...On Sunday, 2nd Inst. by Jacob Leef, Esq... Major John Whisler (sic) USA (United States Army) Commandant at Fort Wayne to Mrs. Elizabeth James (sic) wid of Late William James, Esq. of Richland Twp.Sunderland-Ijams Researcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407276852624969050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-82955537642706170912012-12-04T14:42:37.419-08:002012-12-04T14:42:37.419-08:00Good perspective on that. Yes, I've got those ...Good perspective on that. Yes, I've got those gravestone stories, too...but it does help to focus on what we love, rather than those frustrations. Anyone who puts in the time searching will eventually come to that same realization.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-18029725177243508762012-12-04T14:41:04.796-08:002012-12-04T14:41:04.796-08:00Thanks so much for finding that, Iggy. I took a lo...Thanks so much for finding that, Iggy. I took a look around. Oh, how I'd love to have a copy of that letter! Wonder how much more information it contains...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-5635786820113799012012-12-04T13:05:17.821-08:002012-12-04T13:05:17.821-08:00I often argue with people about the fact that peop...I often argue with people about the fact that people make mistakes. Even on vital records and even, yes, on gravestones! My great great grandfather's stone is incorrect. His year of birth is off by one year.<br /><br />Don't you just love the detective work?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-28023526738743744412012-12-04T11:22:21.250-08:002012-12-04T11:22:21.250-08:00Sorry - here it is:
Note #1153 on http://familytr...Sorry - here it is:<br /><br />Note #1153 on http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/a/r/Cheryl-Garrison-MI/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-Sources.htmlIntense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-25301445907174112152012-12-03T16:15:17.222-08:002012-12-03T16:15:17.222-08:00Yes, Iggy, from both that and what I've found,...Yes, Iggy, from both that and what I've found, I'm more inclined to believe an 1829 date of death for Sarah, quite possibly as a result of the birth of her son Robert. What is difficult, though--in addition to lack of any documentation--is that I've seen other dates for Sarah's death, too. If it <i>was</i> in 1829, it had to be early in the year, because John Jackson remarried in that same year.<br /><br />Now, you and I both know only one of those dates can be correct. So...like the old game show, I feel like bringing on the emcee who says, "Now, will the real Sarah Jackson please stand up???"<br /><br />I had just found the mention of Sarah's mother's remarriage, by the way. It gives credence to an early date of death for Sarah's father. I've been working on a post regarding that--but it entails brushing up on my American history (not my forte). There may be quite a story behind this shuttle between Perry County in Ohio and the Saint Louis area, even in those frontier years. The letter you found seems to explain it all in a way that makes sense.<br /><br />I'd love to know the source where you found this mention of the letter. That's a treasure!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-46418434250159020402012-12-03T16:04:44.422-08:002012-12-03T16:04:44.422-08:00Iggy, I found some interesting items on this Isaac...Iggy, I found some interesting items on this Isaac Ijams. Even though, from what I've already found, the family seems to be Catholic, I did find confirmation that Isaac was a founding member of the first Methodist Church in his county. It is no surprise, back in those years, to see him name a son after the Methodist Church's prime inspiration.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-76284835538988147572012-12-03T10:26:39.246-08:002012-12-03T10:26:39.246-08:00I found this mention -
"[Jackson, Robert Tur...I found this mention -<br /><br />"[Jackson, Robert Turner] was born Dec. 30, 1828 in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. He was the son of John Jay Jackson (Feb. 17, 1792 - Sept. 24, 1876) and Sarah Howard Ijams (Oct. 6, 1796 - Feb. 12, 1829). He married Matilda Ann Deaver Feb. 25, 1851 in Perry County, Ohio."<br /><br />So it would seem the person that died in 1825 was not Sarah unless the "nine was heard as a five" and/or typo'ed.<br /><br />I also found this mention:<br /><br />"Facts of John Whistler's second marriage to Elizabeth (Howard) Ijams were recorded in a letter from Nancy A. Snider of Tiffin, Ohio, dated 4 February 1896 to "Cousin" William H. Ijams of Omaha, Nebraska. In it she states, "Some time after Grandfather's death (i.e., Mr. Ijams), Grandmother (Elizabeth Ijams) married General (sic) Whistler of the U.S.A., and moved to St. Louis, Mo., taking with her the three youngest children, - Joseph, Frederick and Sarah Howard, the latter marrying my father, John Jay Jackson, a soldier in the U.S.A. of 1812 there (i.e., in Saint Louis) . The second marriage of Grandmother (i.e., Sarah Howard's mother) was without issue."Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-90146580448031446242012-12-03T08:31:43.000-08:002012-12-03T08:31:43.000-08:00There is an Isaac Ijams listed in FindaGrave who d...There is an Isaac Ijams listed in FindaGrave who died in 1825 in Stevenson Ruffner Cemetery, Fairfield County, Ohio.<br /><br />Find A Grave Memorial# 51979210<br /><br />Oddly, a son of his is listed as John Wesley Ijams.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com