JeriDobrowski > IN OBSERVATION OF VETERANS' DAY 2007, I assembled 14 photos pertaining to Janssen family members who were United States veterans. These were posted with other readers' submissions on CowboyPoetry.com. While scanning the pictures, I was aware of several that I needed to locate. It was just a matter of tracking them down through next of kin. But then ...
JeriDobrowski > I started wondering who had worn the uniform of the United States military that I didn't know about. Before long, I was calling and emailing family members, asking who they knew had served. Did they have photos? And, I made arrangements to visit with living veterans about their war-time and peace-time experiences. I was humbled, honored, and excited to have William Campbell, a Civil War veteran, included among the original 14 photos. William fought for the Union. I have since located others who fought in the Civil War. On both sides. Confederate States Brigadier General William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones, who was shot from his horse and killed in action, he is among veterans on my maternal grandmother's side. On February 22, 2008, I located an American Revolutionary War veteran: Samuel Balcom. A week later, I identified two more Revolutionary War veterans: Archibald and Samuel McSpaden. While looking for these Revolutionary War veterans, I came across a family legend saying my paternal grandmother, Hallie Janssen, had connections to Declaration of Independence signer Lyman Hall. On March 1, 2008, I located a colonial militiaman, Samuel Balcom's great, great-grandfather. On March 5, I discovered that country music singer Patsy Cline and Grandma Hallie Janssen shared the same great, great-grandfather, Stephen Shifflett, a War of 1812 veteran. On April 21, 2008, I identified a great uncle who sailed on the Mayflower. While not a veteran, he served three terms as the governor of Plymouth Colony, earning him the distinction of being our family's earliest American patriot. That same day, I found a connection to James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. President. I also learned that my family has a rich tradition of working in the defense industry and supporting services. The wife of Joseph Balcomb is reported to have melted down her pewter plates to make bullets for the Continental soldiers. During WWII, my ancestors served as pilots, turret gunners and sailors, built bombers and naval ships, fed hungry shipyard workers, and processed shipyard payroll. As recently as 1990, my brother worked on the technology behind the then-emerging Global Positioning System. It has been an amazing journey, and one that continues. On both sides. I've created a similar gallery of veterans for my husband's family, the Dobrowskis. It appears at: http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/4095662_ywwnC Jeri L. (JANSSEN) Dobrowski October 13, 2008 ~ ~ ~ ~ NOTE: You may find it more enjoyable to view these galleries in the "JOURNAL" style. You may also prefer a white background over black. Make both selections at the upper right corner of the SmugMug screen. VIEW CORE PHOTOS from "PICTURE THE WEST" Click on Link Scroll down to "Photo of the Week, November 11, 2007" http://www.cowboypoetry.com/photowk17.htm
JeriDobrowski > "Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor" by William Halsall The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. The vessel left England on September 6, and after a grueling 66-day journey marked by disease, the ship dropped anchor inside the hook tip of Cape Cod on November 11. The Mayflower originally was destined for the mouth of the Hudson River, near present-day New York City, at the northern edge of England's Virginia colony, established with the 1607 Jamestown Settlement. However, the Mayflower went off-course as the winter approached, and it remained in Cape Cod Bay (Plymouth Harbor). Historians believe that the landing in Cape Cod Bay was not an accident, but was intentional for two main reasons: the area was located outside the control of the Virginia colony and there was an abundance of cod. On March 21, 1621, all surviving passengers, who had inhabited the ship during the winter, moved ashore at Plymouth, and on April 5, the Mayflower, a privately commissioned vessel, returned to England. Image Source / MORE INFORMATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower ----------- COMPLETE MAYFLOWER PASSENGER LIST: http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/passengers.php MAYFLOWER SOCIETY: http://www.themayflowersociety.com/
JeriDobrowski > Edward Winslow Signer of the Mayflower Compact (1595-1655) Winslow was a Mayflower passenger, governor of the Pilgrim colony at Plymouth, and an ambassador to the Wampanoag Indians. He was born Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, in 1595. Winslow made many trips to England. In 1624, he brought cattle to America. In 1646, he returned to England and was asked to stay by the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. Edward Winslow was among those commissioned to retrieve English ships in the West Indies that had been captured by the Dutch. Winslow died on the journey and was buried at sea. He wrote several books about Plymouth Colony that are considered to be invaluable to historians. The portrait of Edward Winslow is the only likeness of a Pilgrim made from life. It hangs in the gallery of the Pilgrim Society at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Painting: Artist Unknown, School of Robert Walker Painted: London, 1651 Material: Oil on canvas SOURCE: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/winsport.htm SOURCE & IMAGE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Winslow ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Winslow's father, Edward Winslow (1560-1631), was the ... [father of Margaret Winslow (1589-1665)] [grandfather of John Hicks (1605-1672)] [great grandfather of Thomas Hicks (1640-1740)] [great, great grandfather of Sarah Hicks (1678-1723)] [great, great, great grandfather of Thomas Rushmore (1694-1753)] [4th great grandfather of Silas Rushmore (1727-1810)] [5th great grandfather of Martha Rushmore (1754-1835)] [6th great grandfather of Hannah Weeks (1772-1880)] [7th great grandfather of Amza Wildman (1798-1880)] [8th great grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Wildman (1840-1904)] [9th great grandfather of Vinton Wildman (1876-1969)] [10th great grandfather of Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell] [11th great grandfather of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen] [12th great grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski] The junior Edward Winslow's relationship to Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski is that of an 11th great grand uncle.
JeriDobrowski > Although it appears doubtful that my father's side of the family has direct ties to the Mayflower, they came shortly thereafter. It is apparent that the Balcom lineage, which trickles down to my paternal grandmother, Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen, shared a bond with their fellow Englishmen who left in search of religious freedom. Alexander Balcom Sr. (born 1630 in England) made his way to America as a young man. He was recorded as an inhabitant of Portsmouth, R.I., in January 1664. Later that year, he purchased a tract of land located about 12 miles north of Providence. Alexander and his wife raised three children: 1. Alexander Balcom Jr. (born 1650; lived in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass.) 2. Katherine Balcom 3. Sarah Balcom Alexander Jr. married Jane HOLBROOK** (born 1652, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass.) They were the parents of: 1. John Balcom 2. Freegift Balcom 3. Joseph Balcom (born July 26, 1682, Providence, R.I.) 4. Hannah Balcom 5. Samuel Balcom 6. Deborah Balcom 7. Lydia Balcom Joseph was the father of Samuel Balkcom (born March 10, 1727, Uxbridge, Mass.) That Samuel Balkcom was the father of Samuel Balkcom/Balcom (born Nov. 1746, Douglas, Mass.), who fought in the American Revolutionary War, earning him the designation as the earliest identified veteran. SOURCE: http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~alex/d1.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ **Jane's father, William Holbrook, (born June 14, 1620, St. Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset, England) was born the same year the Mayflower sailed from England. When he made his way to America is unknown to me, but he married Jane's mother, Elizabeth PITTS in Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass., in 1643.
JeriDobrowski > BALCOM FAMILY CREST ~ Balcom: derived from "bal" a hill, and "comb" a hollow or dell ~ Variations: Balcom, Balcomb, Bolcum, Balcombe, Balkcom, Baulkum, Bauckham, Bolkcom, Balcome, Balcomm ~ Origins: Scottish ~ First Found: Fifeshire, Scotland. They held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 ~ Motto Translated: "I will hold" ~ Of Interest: "Dracula" author, Abraham "Bram" Stoker, was married to Florence Balcombe (1858-1937) MORE on BRAM & FLORENCE STROKER: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~neil/ MORE on the CREST: http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=Balcombe&A=54323-224 ~ ~ ~ ~ A report given at the first Balcom family reunion held in 1897 reports 35 soldiers of the Balcom name in the Revolutionary War, one of those being Samuel ... 1st BALCOM FAMILY REUNION February 12, 1897 Salem, Massachusetts Held at the home of Charles Bernard Balcomb An essay on the genealogy of the family was read by Charles S. Balcomb of Boston. It was, in brief, as follows (paragraphs mine): “With the general exodus of pilgrims from England to the American shores immediately after 1620, there sailed from Southampton, England, on the ship Confidence, on April 24, 1638, Walter Haynes of the County Wilts, and Peter Noyes of South Hampton. They settled in what is now Sudbury. "One of Noyes’ daughters married a son of Haynes, and to this couple was born, July 19, 1644, a daughter Elizabeth. This daughter married Henry Balcombe of Charlestown. “And you and I, my friends, are probably all descendants of that union. Of the ancestry of Henry Balcombe we know nothing, except that he was born in England. His youngest son, Joseph, married one Tabitha Mosman, and to them was born, Jan. 13, 1702, a son who was in turn christened Joseph. This man was possibly the father of our great-grandfather Silas. “A word about these men of the past generation. They were honest, God fearing men who BELIEVED IN PRINCIPLE, and sound doctrine; loyal to the Lord and loyal to their King. "Henry Balcombe was very probably a member of the first parish Congregational Church of Charlestown. A petition for the formation of a new church on one side of the Sudbury River has affixed to it the names of John and Joseph Balcomb ...
JeriDobrowski > “They were lovers of education. In 1701, John Balcomb became a school master. His pay per year was only 30 shillings. In a list of 19 Sudbury men who were at the capture of Louisburg in 1745, the name of Balcomb is given four times. In after days, after our family separated, the hands of these men did as valiant service for the Constitution as they ever did for George the Second. "There were 35 soldiers of our name in the Revolution, and I want to say here that these names are spelled in 17 different ways... ~ ~ ~ ~ Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War
JeriDobrowski > “At Lexington among the farmers who stood and fired the shots which startled the world, one of our name was there, Joseph Balcomb, a sergeant of a company of Minute Men, and who became a lieutenant in 1781 ... ~ ~ ~ ~ Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord
JeriDobrowski > "There was a Samuel Balcomb at the capture of Ticonderoga ... ~ ~ ~ ~ Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Fort_Ticonderoga
JeriDobrowski > "The wife of Joseph (Balcomb), who was a scout at the Battle of Bennington (1777), used to tell before her death in 1826, of melting down her pewter plates to make bullets for the Continental soldiers." ~ ~ ~ ~ SOURCE~1897 BALCOM FAMILY REUNION REPORT: http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~neil/re1897.htm THE BALCOM REUNION OF 1901: http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~neil/reunion.htm
JeriDobrowski > FLAG of BENNINGTON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING to COLONIAL-ERA BALCOMS: List of passengers from Southampton for New England, 24 April 1638, on the 'Confidence' of London: http://www.immigrantships.net/v4/1600v4/confidence16380424.html 1745 CAPTURE of LOUISBURG (during King George's War): http://www.colonialwarsct.org/1745.htm FORTRESS of LOUISBOURG/LOUISBURG: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Louisburg SIEGE of LOUISBURG ~ SEVEN YEARS WAR: http://www.war-art.com/battle_of_louisburg.htm HISTORY of MASSACHUSETTS: http://www.celebrateboston.com/history/period02/p020208kinggeorgeswar.htm BATTLE of LEXINGTON and CONCORD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord BATTLE of LEXINGTON ~ April 19, 1775: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h654.html CAPTURE of TICONDEROGA (1777): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ticonderoga_(1777) THE SIEGE of FORT TICONDEROGA: http://theamericanrevolution.org/battles/bat_ftic.asp FORT TICONDEROGA: http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/history/timeline1700.htm BATTLE of BENNINGTON: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bennington MAJOR BATTLES of the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War **REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLES: http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/
JeriDobrowski > COLONIAL MILITIA When the colonists came to America, long before they fought the British, they mustered local militia groups for protection. Jane (HOLBROOK) Balcom's father, William, was a militia member. ~ ~ ~ ~ MORE on MILITIAS: http://www.colonialwarsct.org/1637_indian_wars.htm http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr03/rr03_219.html
JeriDobrowski > William Holbrook Captain Colonial Militia b: 1620, Glastonbury, Somerset, England Parents: Thomas & Jane (POWYES) HOLBROOK christened: 12 Jun 1620, St. Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset, England m Elizabeth PITTS: Weymouth, Norfolk, Mass., 1643 d: 3 July, 1699, Scituate Township, Mass. William Holbrook was ... [Jane (HOLBROOK) Balcomb's father] [Joseph Balcom's grandfather] [Samuel Balcom's great grandfather] [Samuel (who fought in the Revolutionary War) Balcom's great, great grandfather] Children born to William & Elizabeth Holbrook: 1. Samuel 2. Elizabeth 3. Mehitable 4. Jane (HOLBROOK) Balcomb 5. William 6. Hopestill 7. Cornelius 8. Persis MORE on WILLIAM HOLBROOK: http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/holbrook.htm#WHolbrook http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr03/rr03_219.html
JeriDobrowski > Scituate Township, Massachusetts Capt. William Holbrook came to Scituate Township, Mass., in 1660. He also resided in Weymouth, until about about 1663, when he removed to Mendon, Mass. Scituate, is located in Plymouth County, Mass., on Cape Cod Bay, midway between Boston and Plymouth. Scituate was settled by a group of people from Plymouth about 1627, who were joined by immigrants from the County of Kent in England. They were initially governed by the General Court at Plymouth, but in 1636 the town incorporated as a separate entity. The name Scituate is derived from "satuit," the Wampanoag term for cold brook. It refers to a brook that runs to the inner harbor of Scituate. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scituate,_Massachusetts
JeriDobrowski > Mendon, Massachusetts While in Mendon, William served in the Mendon Militia, attaining the rank of captain. In 1676, after continuing skirmishes and hostilities, the Indians drove him back from where had settled. He returned to Scituate, where he died on July 3, 1699. REFERENCE to MENDON MILITIA: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~danielsofmassachusettsbaycolony/gen4.html MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA ROOTS ~ A BIBLIOGRAPHIC STUDY: http://www.history.army.mil/reference/mamil/Mamil.htm
JeriDobrowski > James Garfield 20th President of the United States Republican 1831–1881 Born: November 19, 1831, Moreland Hills, Ohio Occupation: Lawyer, Educator, Minister Religion: Disciples of Christ William Holbrook's father, Thomas, was the 6th great grandfather of President Garfield. Garfield served as a major general in the United States Army (1861-1863), during the Civil War. He commanded the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry 20th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Garfield was the second U.S. President to be assassinated—Abraham Lincoln was the first. Garfield had the second shortest presidency in U.S. history, after William Henry Harrison, who served in office for only 31 days. President Garfield, a Republican, served for six months and fifteen days before being shot and fatally wounded on July 2, 1881. He is the only member of the House of Representatives to have been in office when elected President. IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garfield ~ ~ ~ ~ President Garfield's relationship to American Revolutionary War veteran Samuel Balcom was that of 4th cousin 3 times removed. But Samuel Balcom had other presidential cousins ...
JeriDobrowski > Rutherford B. Hayes 19th President of the United States Republican 1822–1893 Born: October 4, 1822, Delaware, Ohio Occupation: Lawyer Religion: Methodist Balcom and Hayes were 5th cousins once removed. Their relationship was through Samuel's mother, Susannah Jepherson, and her great, great, great grandfather William Buck. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes
JeriDobrowski > William Howard Taft 27th President of the United States Republican 1857–1930 Born: September 15, 1857 Cincinnati, Ohio Occupation: Lawyer, Jurist Religion: Unitarian Balcom and Taft were 3rd cousins 2 times removed. Again, the connection was through Susannah Jepherson. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Taft
JeriDobrowski > Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States Republican 1913–2006 Born: July 14, 1913, Omaha, Nebraska Occupation: Lawyer Religion: Episcopalian Samuel Balcom and Gerald Ford were 5th cousins 5 times removed, sharing Anna Vassall as the common link. Again the connection was through Susannah Jepherson. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford
JeriDobrowski > George Walker Bush 43rd President of the United States Republican 1946- Born: July 6, 1946, New Haven, Connecticut Occupation: Businessman (oil, baseball) Religion: United Methodist The closest of the presidential relationships is that shared by Balcom and George Bush. Samuel's grandfather, Joseph, was President Bush's 7th great grandfather on his mother, Barbara (PIERCE) Bush's, side. This makes Balcom and Bush 1st cousins 7 times removed. Bringing that into a more recent perspective ... ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
JeriDobrowski > Barbara (PIERCE) Bush First Lady of the United States ... my father, John Maurice Janssen, and President Bush's mother, Barbara (PIERCE) Bush, were 7th cousins. That makes John M. and George W. 7th cousins once removed. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bush
JeriDobrowski > George Herbert Walker Bush 41st President of the United States Republican 1924- Born June 12, 1924, Milton, Massachusetts Occupation: Businessman (Oil) Religion: Episcopalian Interestingly enough, John M. Janssen was also related to Bush #41. The two have Johanna Lopers in common. Johanna was the 6th great grandmother of Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins. John and Bush #41 were 8th cousins once removed. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush
JeriDobrowski > Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States Republican, later Progressive (Bull Moose) Party 1858–1919 Born: October 27, 1858, New York, New York Occupation: Polymath, author, historian, conservationist, Civil servant Religion: Dutch Reformed John M. Janssen and Theodore Roosevelt were 7th cousins 3 times removed. Again, the connection was through Jessie (BALCOM) Warkins. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
JeriDobrowski > Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States Democrat 1908–1973 Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas Profession: Teacher, Career politician Religion: Disciple of Christ John M. Janssen was a 9th cousin of Lyndon B. Johnson. Yep, you guessed it, on Jessie (BALCOM) Warkin's side. ~ ~ ~ ~ SOURCE of PRESIDENTIAL COUSIN CONNECTIONS: Ancestry.com IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson
JeriDobrowski > Also Serving in the French and Indian War ~from the Campbell Branch of the Family Tree Thomas C. McSpadden* A man by this name is believed to be the original immigrant from Ireland who came to Virginia some time after his birth about 1720 and prior to the year 1740, and became the progenitor of essentially the entire McSpadden clan in America today. The first "solid" records of Thomas' presence in America are when he purchased land in "The Benjamin Borden Grant" at Timber Ridge near Lexington, Virginia about 1743 and of his marriage which also took place about 1743/44. Records of his marriage to Mary Edmiston in Virginia in 1743/1744 would assuredly indicate that his children were all born in America. Indications are that Thomas and Mary had nine or possibly ten children - six or seven boys and three girls. Listed in their presumed order of birth they are: Sarah - born about 1745; Alexander - born about 1746; Thomas Jr. - born 12 March 1748; twins Archibald and John - born March 1750; Isabell - born about 1752; Moses - born 1754; Samuel "GPS" - born 19 Oct. 1756; Margaret - born 1758; Not knowing his age or birth date, a possible tenth child, William's, position is unknown in the order of births. Thomas is known to have served during the period 1754 to 1763 in the "French and Indian War", and all of his sons and one son-in-law were known to be veterans of the Revolutionary War. SOURCE: http://www.lightpatch.com/genealogy/paf/pafn03.htm ----------- Thomas McSPADDEN b: 1720 ABT m Dorothy / Mary EDMISTON: about 1743/1744 d: 1765 ABT CHILDREN BORN ... 1. Sarah MCSPADDEN 2. Alexander MCSPADDEN 3. Thomas MCSPADDEN 4. Archibald MCSPADDEN 5. John MCSPADDEN 6. Isabell MCSPADDEN 7. Moses MCSPADDEN 8. Samuel "GPS" MCSPADDEN 9. Margaret MCSPADDEN SOURCE: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~iadt1jm/D0001/I208.html ----------- *Alternately spelled McSpaden. Both versions appear in subsequent frames.
JeriDobrowski > SEAL of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES Before the first President of the United States would be sworn into office, the colonists had to win their freedom from England ...
JeriDobrowski > AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1775–1783 Location: Eastern North America (present-day United States and Canada), Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea Result: Treaty of Paris; establishment of the United States of America Territorial changes: Britain recognizes independence of the United States, cedes East Florida, West Florida, and Minorca to Spain and Tobago to France SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution ----------- REVOLUTIONARY WAR TIMELINE: http://www.nps.gov/archive/cowp/Timeline.htm BRIGADE of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOLDIERS' MANUAL: http://www.brigade.org/PDFs/ConstitutionPDF.pdf THE PRIVATE SOLDIER UNDER WASHINGTON ~ ILLUSTRATIONS: http://www.americanrevolution.org/soldier11.html AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG GENEALOGY LINKS: http://americanrevolution.org/genlinks.html NEW YORK REVOLUTIONARY WAR ARCHIVES: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_mi_revwar.shtml THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: http://www.americanrevolution.com/AmericanSoldier1781.htm
JeriDobrowski > Samuel Balcom Sergeant in American Revolutionary War Served in Captain Barth Woodbury's Company, Colonel Lend's Regiment in 1775 b. 10 November 1746, Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts Father: Samuel Balcom, b. 10 March 1727; d. circa 1783 Mother: Susannah JEPHERSON (1721-1783) m Thankful GRIFFETH: 12 June 1766; Rochester, Massachusetts d. 17 February 1810 Samuel Balcom was ... [Mark Balcom's father] [Madison Balcom's grandfather] [Lyman Marceil Balcom's great grandfather] [Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins's great, great grandfather] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's great, great, great grandfather] [John M. Janssen's great, great, great, great grandfather] [Jeri Lyn (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great, great, great, great (5th great) grandfather] Children born to Samuel & Thankful Balcom: 1. Sarah Balcom, 12 May 1767, Douglas, Worcester, MA. 2. Eleanor Balcom 3. Mark Balcom 4. Judah Balcom: 18 Jan 1773, Douglas, Worcester, MA. 5. Luke Balcom 6. Susanna Balcom: 29 Oct 1777, Douglas, Worcester, MA. 7. Hannah Balcom: 4 Jul 1780, Douglas, Worcester, MA. 8. Samuel Balcom 9. John Balcom SOURCE: http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~alex/d1018.htm#P1031 ----------- From NEW YORK TIMES: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4D91731F930A35752C0A9629C8B63&fta=y Samuel Balcom's RW Saber: Published: January 3, 2004: "Blue Blood at the Gas Pumps; Queens Families Still Have Their Legacy, if Not Their Land" ~By ROBERT F. WORTH ... Take Rich Balcom, who runs a cluttered gas station and auto repair shop on Francis Lewis Boulevard at 47th Avenue. With his unkempt hair and blue jeans, he does not look as if his ancestors include Francis Lewis, who lived in Queens and signed the Declaration of Independence. "My grandmother passed this on," Mr. Balcom said, as he hoisted a lengthy sword, complete with a frayed leather scabbard, onto the counter where he greets customers. Two mechanics gasped at the sight and walked over for a closer look. Tied to the sword was a yellowed tag with seven names on it. "This saber carried in the Revolutionary War, 1775-76 by Samuel Balcom, who was the father of ..." The list goes on, and ends with the current owner's name, added in blue ballpoint. ~ ~ ~ ~ A soldier's survival depended on his weapons. During the American Revolutionary War, weapons and equipment were often in short supply. Iron foundries, such as Hopewell Furnace, produced weapons for the Continental Army. However, many soldiers and officers provided their own weapons and household items. They also carried the equipment needed to fight, such as shot molds, tinder lighters and cartridge boxes. Revolutionary War period smoothbore muskets were quite inaccurate. Soldiers lined up in long lines and fired massive amounts of lead balls at each other. Commanders hoped these deadly volleys would break holes in the enemy line. Once the enemy line was breached, soldiers with bayonets could rush in to create panic and break the enemy's formation. Cavalry could then ride in and hack at the panic-stricken opponents. At that point demoralized soldiers might ask for quarter and surrender their weapons. The flintlock musket was the most important weapon of the Revolutionary War. It represented the most advanced technological weapon of the 18th century. Muskets were smooth-bored, single-shot, muzzle-loading weapons. The standard rate of fire for infantrymen was three shots per minute. The rifle, although slower to load, was more accurate than the musket. However, riflemen were at great disadvantage in close-quarters fighting against disciplined infantry armed with muskets and bayonets. Cavalrymen and officers used pistols. Pistols were effective only at close range. Edged weapons played a critical role in the Revolutionary War. Battles like Guilford Courthouse were decided in bloody hand-to-hand combat where bayonets, swords, and axes were used. Riflemen, having no bayonets, relied on knives and tomahawks. Swords were widely used during the war. Infantrymen used hangers, while their officers carried short sabers. Cavalrymen carried heavier and longer sabers. Officers' small swords were light, straight, and slender. Hunting swords were short, cut-and-thrust weapons used by the German Jaegers, American riflemen, and officers of both sides. Pole arms served both as combat weapons and symbols of rank. The bayonet was the most widely used edged weapon of the war. It transformed the musket into a spear. It was a terrifyingly effective weapon when used by an experienced soldier. Inexperienced troops often fled in the face of bayonet charges. SOURCE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MUSEUM COLLECTION: http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/revwar/guco/gucoweapons.html ----------- ANCESTRY ALERT! Samuel Balcom's Relatives of Note: *English poet and author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), called the father of English literature and who wrote "Canterbury Tales", was Samuel Balcom's 14th great grandfather, on his mother's side. Relationship: 14th Great Grandfather * Massachusetts Representative Samuel Adams (1722-1803) who helped organize the Boston Tea Party, was the great, great grandson of Margret Buck (1605-1662). Samuel Balcom was Margret Buck's great, great, great grandson. Relationship: 3rd Cousin 1 times removed SOURCE: Ancestry.com
JeriDobrowski > Alexander McSpadden b: about 1746
JeriDobrowski > Thomas McSpadden b: 12 March 1748 Parents: Thomas C. & Dorothy (EDMISTON/EDMUNSON) McSpadden
JeriDobrowski > Archibald McSpadden Private Virginia Militia b: 1749, Timber Ridge, Augusta, Virginia, a twin to John Parents: Thomas C. & Dorothy (EDMISTON/EDMUNSON) McSpadden m Mary Stuart: 1770, Virg. d: 1840, Monroe, Tenn. Archibald McSpaden was ... [Robert (b: 1773) McSpaden's father] [Joseph McSpaden's grandfather] [Margaret (McSPADEN) Phillips' great-grandfather] [Martha (PHILLIPS) Lancaster's great, great-grandfather] [Susan "Susie" (LANCASTER) Wildman's great, great, great-grandfather] [Edna (WILDMAN) Campbell's great, great, great, great-grandfather] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's great, great, great, great, great-grandfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great, great, great, great, great-grandfather] Archibald lived on the Holston River in Virginia. About 1778, when the settlers were "much annoyed by the Cherokee Indians," he and other new settlers "forted at Williams Edmisson’s about five months." He was involved in later scouting expeditions against the Cherokee and against the British and Tories. He moved next to Green County, Tennessee, where he purchased 100 acres of land for 10 pounds. The location was on the north side of the French Broad River, where the same day his brother John (thought to be his twin) registered 300 acres for 50 pounds. Archibald was appointed road overseer for the county in August 1794. He next moved to Claiborne County, then on to Monroe County, and finally to Gordon County, Georgia. Archibald filed his Revolutionary War Pension Application at the age of 83 on the 27th day of November, 1833 in Monroe County, Tennessee. He received a $20 annual allowance, with the first payment being $60 paid on Decmeber 21 1833, at the age of 84. (1835 TN Pension Roll) ----------- SOURCE of MUCH of the COMMENTARY on MILITARY and SETTLEMENT: "McSpadden Generations: Roots and Branches of the North Central Arkansas McSpadden Families" by Lynn McSpadden, May 1987 Revised by Ken McSpadden, December 1996 ----------- PENSION INFO FROM: http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley/samuelmcspadenbio.html TRANSCRIPTION of PENSION APPLICATION HEARING: http://www.southerncampaign.org/pen/s4204.pdf FROM LARGER COLLECTION AT: http://www.southerncampaign.org/pen/ ----------- TENNESSEANS in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR ~ Monroe County, Tennessee: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~iadt1jm/D0001/I208.html Ashworth Battles Notes on Carden Cardon McSpadden Smith: http://www.lightpatch.com/genealogy/paf/pafn03.htm ------------ TENNESSEE SONS of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION: http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/ths879.pdf
JeriDobrowski > John McSpadden b: 1749, Timber Ridge, Augusta, Virginia, a twin to John Parents: Thomas C. & Dorothy (EDMISTON/EDMUNSON) McSpadden
JeriDobrowski > Moses McSpadden b: 1754 Parents: Thomas C. & Dorothy (EDMISTON/EDMUNSON) McSpadden
JeriDobrowski > Samuel McSpadden Served in Captain Campbell's Company Colonel Dickerson's Virginia Regiment b: Virginia Parents: Thomas C. & Dorothy (EDMISTON/EDMUNSON) McSpadden m Sally Keys; d: 1844, Jefferson County, Tenn. Samuel McSpaden was ... [Archibald McSpaden's brother] Samuel served in the Revolutionary Army for several months. Afterwards he operated a powder mill just south of Dandridge, Tennessee, and supplied powder to the government during the War of 1812. Powder from his mill was taken by boat down the Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers, and was used by General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Samuel’s son Alva later ran the mill, as did his grandson William. Samuel’s granddaughter, Sarah Keys Love, married Return Jonothan Meigs, a famous east Tennessee trader and friend of the Indians. Samuel lived in Jefferson County, Tennessee. FROM: http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley/samuelmcspadenbio.html Samuel applied for Revolutionary pension while living in Jefferson County, Tenn., and his name is on the 1832 list and in the 1840 census. He was born in Virginia and and died in Jefferson County, Tenn., in 1844. He served in Captain Campbell's company; Colonel Dickerson's Virginia regiment. In 1840, he was living with T.N. McSpadden. He married twice: first Sally Keys, who died in 1798. ---------- CHECK on THESE LINKS --- Descendants of Rev. Samuel Anderson McSpadden: http://www.geocities.com/thurlane/mcspadden-genealogy.html Descendants of Joseph Boucher: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~mboucher/boucherbunchwe/valboucher.htm
JeriDobrowski > The Fighting Edmistons of King's Mountain, South Carolina ~ of eight men from the extended Edmiston/Edmondson family taking part in the battle, three were killed and five were wounded. Dorothy EDMISTON (mentioned in previous frames), was born in 1721, the daughter of Robert & Jean Edmiston. She married Thomas McSpadden in 1743 in Augusta, Virginia. Dorothy was ... [Archibald McSpadden's mother] [Robert McSpadden's grandmother] [Joseph McSpadden great-grandmother] [Margaret Caroline (McSPADDEN) Phillips' great, great-grandmother] [Martha (PHILLIPS) Lancaster's three times great-grandmother] [Susan (LANCASTER) Wildman's four times great-grandmother] [Edna Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's five times great-grandmother] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's six times great-grandmother] [Jeri Dobrowski's seven times great-grandmother] She was likely an aunt to the Fighting Edmistons of Kings Mountain ... ---------- "Fight Like Demons" Before his men went into battle at Kings Mountain, an American officer urged them to "Shout like Hell and fight like demons!" That is exactly what they did, virtually annihilating the British force of Major Patrick Ferguson. The Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina was the beginning of the end for British hopes of winning the American Revolution. The stage for the battle was set when British Major Patrick Ferguson was sent to defeat Patriot militia in the Western Carolinas. As part of his campaign, he warned the so-called "Overmountain men" from today's Tennessee to stay in their homes or face "fire and sword." The strong-willed frontiersmen took these as "fighting words" and set out to take care of Ferguson before he could take care of them. They cornered him and his command of Tories (Americans fighting for the British cause) on the crest of Kings Mountain. Surrounding the mountain, the Overmountain men attacked from all sides and overwhelmed Ferguson's force in less than two hours. The major and 225 of his men were killed. Another 163 were wounded and 716 captured. The American victory destroyed the left wing of Lord Cornwallis' army on the verge of his planned campaign north to Virginia and his ultimate defeat at Yorktown. SOURCE: http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/KingsMountain1.html ---------- from ... THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN, PART I THE SUBJUGATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, occurred on the 7th day of October, 1780, and resulted in the defeat of Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson, who commanded the royal forces, and the loss of his command, not one man escaping from the battle field. The thoroughness of the disaster, and the death of the brave and highly trusted leader, was by far the most serious blow to which the British forces operating in the Southern Provinces had been subjected. The immediate effect upon Cornwallis was to put an end, for the time being, to the further subjugation of the Province of North Carolina. His contemplated advance from Charlotte Town to Salisbury was menaced by a new and unheard of enemy—the men under Campbell, Shelby, Sevier, and others—who came from the region of the mountains, and the back, waters that flow to the west; from places so remote and unknown to the British leaders as to be almost mythical. This avenging horde made necessary a hasty revision of Cornwallis's plans following Kings Mountain, which resulted in his immediate withdrawal to the South, and the concentration of his main army, detached posts, and flanking parties, into positions capable of rendering mutual assistance. These hardy men of the Blue Ridge and Alleghenies, of deep religious convictions, were accustomed to the hardships and independence of a pioneer life, and in their mountain homes in the highlands and the backwaters they but seldom were concerned (1) with affairs beyond their borders or interfered with by Crown or colony. When Ferguson approached their kingdom and threatened to invade their lands and lay waste their country with "fire and sword," and to "hang their leaders," he aroused their indignation and anger to such a degree that they determined to rid the country forever of this enemy, who menaced their independence and the safety of their homes and families. Had Cornwallis and his leaders known more about these mountain and backwater men, they would have carefully avoided all military and punitive measures which might tend to draw them from their mountain fastnesses to enroll amongst the enemies of the King ... SOURCE/FOR MORE: http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/KM-Cpns/AWC-KM1.htm ----------- 70TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION HOUSE DOCUMENT No. 328 HISTORICAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN AND THE BATTLE OF THE COWPENS SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON ~ 1928 ~ http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/KM-Cpns/AWC-KM-FM.htm ~ ~ ~ Check on Denney family members fighting at Kings Mountain: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rdenney/john/n_0.htm
JeriDobrowski > Andrew Edmiston Virginia Patriot Militia Killed in Action, Battle of Kings Mountain: 1780 Notes: "Andrew Edmiston/Edmondson was mustered as part of the Overmountain Men, the Virginia Patriot Militia in the Revolutionary War. He served under Colonel Campbell who commanded the Washington County, Virginia militia. They were mustered in 1780 or late 1779 and went ""overmountain"" to fight the British in a key battle: the Battle of Kings Mountain. Of about 1000 on either side, 250 British were killed, and the victorious Patriot army lost less than 40 men. Of the Washington County Virginia Rangers, 13 officers and a private were lost. Of eight men from the extended Edmondson/Edmiston family, 3 were killed including Andrew Edmiston, and 5 were wounded. The Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, has erected a plaque at the Mustering Ground to specifically honor members of the Edmiston/Edmondson family. One third of the men killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain were Virginia Patriot Militia." Reference: "http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/af/pedigree_view.asp?recid=46663063&familyid=-1, bytesizesound.com/jws1/jws1.html, ebookstand.com/books.grp/RO2042.html, freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bowen/kingsmountain.html" ~ ~ ~ Photos of Paintings at this site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~minascpi/DeBuskSusanEdmondson.htm Andrew "River Andy" Edmondson son of William Edmondson and Martha Edmiston born 26 Jan 1797 and Susan DeBusk daughter of Elijah DeBusk and Catherine Rouse born 1795. It is believed that he is the son of William Edmondson & Martha Edmiston. This relationship has been accepted for joining the DAR. Martha's father, Andrew Edmiston, was a Revolutionary Soldier killed in the battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. Andrew's will of 22 June 1868 probated in Claiborne County, Tennessee 6 September 1869 and 6 March 1871, in Scott County, Virginia in 24 July 1868 names his sons as William, John D., Andrew, Thomas, James, and Isaac and his daughters as Margaret Blevins, Ann Pennington, Martha, Rachel, and Ellen. They moved from Washington County, Virginia to Claiborne County, Tennessee in the 1850's. Their children were 1 -- William Edmondson born 20 Oct 1817 married Elizabeth Montgomery Wright 2 -- Elijah Edmondson born 1819 married Catherine Owens 3 -- John D. Edmondson born 1820 married Margaret Widener 4 -- Andrew Edmondson born Oct 1822 married Mary "Polly" Mock 5 -- Martha Edmondson born 16 Mar 1824 married Elias DeBusk 6 -- Katherine Edmondson born 09 Nov 1826 married Abraham Garrett 7 -- Ann Edmondson born 1828 married Isham Blevins 8 -- Margaret B. Edmondson born 1831 married James M. Blevins 9 -- Thomas Edmondson born 19 Oct 1835 married Rachel S. Widener 10 - Isaac John Edmondson born 02 May 1838 married Martha Blevins 11 - Rachel Elizabeth Edmondson born 20 Jun 1840 married James "Squire James" James Widener 12 - James T. Edmondson born 02 Jul 1842 married Rachel B. Widener 13 - Ellen Edmondson born 15 Feb 1847 married William McDougal Widener
JeriDobrowski > Samuel Edmiston Virginia Patriot Militia Killed in Action, Battle of Kings Mountain: 1780 KINGS MOUNTAIN MESSENGER National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee http://www.tndar.org/~kingsmountain/ "The turn of the tide of success" Thomas Jefferson called it "The turn of the tide of success." The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. The park preserves the site of this important battle.
JeriDobrowski > William Edmiston Virginia Patriot Militia Killed in Action, Battle of Kings Mountain: 1780
JeriDobrowski > Kings Mountain National Military Park South Carolina ON-LINE BOOK ABOUT KINGS MOUNTAIN KINGS MOUNTAIN National Military Park, South Carolina by George C. Mackenzie National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 22 Washington, D.C. 1955 (Reprint 1961) http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/22/index.htm ~ ~ ~ OVERMOUNTAIN HISTORIC TRAIL: http://www.nps.gov/ovvi/parkmgmt/upload/Trail%20Update%202007%20-%20approved%20-%20102507%20-%20color%20100dpi.pdf
JeriDobrowski > "Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown" Oil on canvas, 1820 by John Trumbull The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington, and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau, over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War, as the surrender of Cornwallis’s army (the second of the war) prompted the British government to eventually negotiate an end to the conflict. IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown
JeriDobrowski > Col. John Trumbull American Soldier, Diplomat, Author, Painter 1756-1843 After a military career aiding George Washington, John Trumbull went abroad to paint. His skill as an artist went largely unnoticed until the U.S. Senate commissioned him to paint four war paintings which now hang in the U.S. Capitol. He went on to be president of the American Academy of Fine Art. Portrait from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Trumbull ~ ~ ~ ~ John Trumbull has ties to the Campbell branch of the family tree, with Elizabeth Gorges (1578-1658), being the common ancestor. Elizabeth was Trumbull's great, great, great grandmother. Elizabeth Gorges was also ... [Mary Smith's mother] [Henry Smith's grandmother] [Hannah Smith's great grandmother] [Sarah Knapp's great, great grandmother] [Susannah Mead's great, great, great grandmother] [Sarah Husted's great, great, great, great grandmother] [Sarah Reynolds' 5th great grandmother] [Clarissa Quick's 6th great grandmother] [Thomas Jefferson Wildman's 7th great grandmother] [Vinton Wildman's 8th great grandmother] [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's 9th great grandmother] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's 10th great grandmother] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's 11th great grandmother] This makes John Trumbull and Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski 4th cousins 8 times removed. SOURCE: Ancestry.com
JeriDobrowski > SIGNERS of the DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE ~ and ~ MEMBERS of the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence ... 32 (57.1%) were Episcopalian/Anglican; 13 (23.2%) were Congregationalist; 12 (21.4%) were Presbyterian; 2 (3.6%) were Quaker; 2 (3.6%) were Unitarian or Universalist; 1 (1.8%) was Catholic FROM RELIGION of the FOUNDING FATHERS: http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html
JeriDobrowski > The Declaration of Independence Signed: July 4, 1776 Authors: Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin Signers: Continental Congress Purpose: Declare independence from Great Britain The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4th 1776, but it was not signed until almost a month later. The Congress did not have the approval of all 13 colonies until July 9th. On July 19th Congress ordered that an official copy of the document be created. Using a quill pen, this took some time to finish. Therefore the actual signing finally took place on August 2nd. As president of the Congress John Hancock was the first to sign this historic document. He used large bold script and signed under the text in the center of the page. The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence included two future presidents, three vice presidents, and ten members of the United States Congress. Below are the names of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence: [Column 1] Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton [Column 2] North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton [Column 3] Massachusetts: John Hancock Maryland: Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton Virginia: George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton [Column 4] Pennsylvania: Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross Delaware: Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean [Column 5] New York: William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris New Jersey: Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark [Column 6] New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple Massachusetts: Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery Connecticut: Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott New Hampshire: Matthew Thornton ------------ Principles of Freedom: http://research.history.org/pf/declaring/ Journals of the Continental Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjc.html FOR MORE ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(United_States) A Transcription from the National Archives: http://minneapolis.about.com/library/bl/bl_4thdeclaration.htm?terms=declaration+of+independence LIVES of the SIGNERS to the Declaration of Independence: http://www.colonialhall.com/hall/hall.php FROM BEN'S GUIDE to the US GOVERNMENT for KIDS: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/declaration/signers.html
JeriDobrowski > "Declaration of Independence" by John Trumbull This 12- by 18-foot oil-on-canvas in the United States Capitol Rotunda which depicts the presentation of the draft of the United States Declaration of Independence to Congress. It was based off a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held in the Yale University art collection. Trumbull painted many of the figures in the picture from life and visited Independence Hall as well to depict the room in which the Second Continental Congress met. The painting is often mistakenly called the "Signing of the Declaration of Independence," but only shows the presentation of the draft. While this event did take place, it was not actually in the presence of all the people in the picture. The oil-on-canvas work was commissioned in 1817; purchased 1819; and placed in 1826 in the Rotunda. Trumbull's work shows 42 of the 56 signers of the Declaration, and five figures in the painting did not sign. Among the 14 signers who did not appear in the painting is Lyman Hall! Trumbull's painting can also be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumbull%27s_Declaration_of_Independence
JeriDobrowski > Lyman Hall Georgia Representative to Continental Congress Congregationalist* Minister Whig Party 1724-1790 According to a commonly-held family story, Lyman Hall was an uncle to Lyman Marceil Balcom. I have yet to identify the link/lineage but continue the search. Check back for a progress report. ~ ~ ~ ~ Lyman Balcom was a ... 1747 graduate of Yale; physician, teacher, rice plantation owner, judge; involved in provisioning food & medicine for Revolutionary Armies; 12th Governor of Georgia-advocating chartering a state university believing that education, particularly religious education, would result in a more virtuous citizenry. His efforts led to the chartering of the University of Georgia. *Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance: each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. The Pilgrims were Congregationalists. Hall and fellow Declaration of Independence signer Button Gwinnett were members of the same Congregationalist congregation in Sunbury, Georgia. FOR MORE on CONGREGATIONALISTS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregationalist http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=580 ~ ~ ~ ~ FOR MORE ON LYMAN HALL: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hall.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Hall http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gasigner.htm http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio14.htm FOR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION of LYMAN HALL: http://www.adherents.com/people/ph/Lyman_Hall.html
JeriDobrowski > Samuel Adams Massachusetts Representative to Continental Congress Congregationalist No Party Affiliation 1722–1803 Samuel Adams and Revolutionary War veteran Samuel Balcom were 3rd cousins once removed. Balcom's great, great, great grandmother, Margaret Buck (1605-1662), was Adams' great, great grandmother. Balcom's mother was Susannah Jepherson (1721-1783). Her mother was Susannah Bullard (1692-1766). Susannah's mother was Margaret Cheney (1670-1770). Her mother was Hannah Thurston (1650-1690). Hannah was the daughter of Margaret Buck. ~ ~ ~ ~ Samuel Adams ... led protest against Stamp Act; founded the Sons of Liberty; was the principal organizer of the Boston Tea Party; the 4th Governor of Massachusetts. FOR MORE: http://research.history.org/pf/signers/bio_adams.cfm ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Adams
JeriDobrowski > William Williams Connecticut Representative to Continental Congress Congregationalist No Party Affiliation 1731-1811 Samuel Balcom had a second Declaration of Independence signer in his family in William Williams. The two were 4th cousins 3 times removed through Susan Lancocke (1574-1619). Susan was the 3rd great grandmother of William Williams and the 4th great grandmother of Samuel Balcom. ~ ~ ~ ~ William Williams ... was the son and grandson of minsters; while almost a youth, was elected to the office of deacon, an office he retained the remainder of his life; studied theology and graduated from Harvard in 1751; continued preparation for the ministry for a year; joined the militia to fight in the French and Indian War; entered military service in 1755 as a surgeon; after the war, opened a store in Lebanon, which he kept successfully for many years; was a pastor of the First Congregational Church in Lebabnon, Connecticut; his latter days were chiefly devoted to reading, mediation, and prayer; through the long course of his life, was distinguished for a humble and consistent conduct and conversations. FOR MORE: http://www.thedeclarationofindependence.org/WilliamWilliams.com/ http://www.colonialhall.com/williams/williams.php ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Williams_(signer)
JeriDobrowski > Carter Braxton Virginia Representative to Continental Congress Episcopalian (1736-1797) Braxton was the 5th cousin 4 times removed of William Campbell (Civil War veteran). Their common relative was Robert Washington (1544-1623). Washington was the 8th great grandfather of William Campbell and the 4th great grandfather of Braxton. ~ ~ ~ ~ Carter Braxton ... was educated at the College of William and Mary; was an aristocratic planter; served in the House of Burgesses; supported Patrick Henry's Stamp Act Resolutions; was considered the most conservative of the seven Virginia signers; invested a great deal of his wealth in the American Revolution. FOR MORE on CARTER BRAXTON: http://virtualology.com/declarationofindependence/CarterBraxton.net/ http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio4.htm http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/histprof/founders/braxton.html http://research.history.org/pf/signers/bio_braxton.cfm RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION of CARTER BRAXTON: http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Carter_Braxton.html ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/braxton.htm
JeriDobrowski > WAR of 1812 June 18, 1812 – December 24, 1814 (officially) June 18, 1812 – February 12, 1815 (unofficially) The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its colonies, including Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia, Bermuda and Newfoundland. The war was fought from 1812 to 1815, although a peace treaty was signed in 1814. By the end of the war, 1,600 British and 2,260 American soldiers had died. Britain had been at war with France since 1793, and to impede neutral trade with France imposed a series of restrictions that the U.S. contested as illegal under international law. The Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812, for a combination of reasons, including: outrage at the impressment (conscription) of American sailors into the British navy; frustration at British restraints on neutral trade; anger at alleged British military support for American Indians defending their tribal lands from encroaching American settlers; and a desire for territorial expansion of the Republic. Location: Eastern and Central North America, Gulf Coast, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Result: Treaty of Ghent, status quo ante bellum United States* and some Native American Allies Commanders: James Madison Henry Dearborn Jacob Brown Winfield Scott Andrew Jackson *Very few militia members left their homes to fight in the war's campaigns Strength: United States Regular Army: 6,686 (at start of war) 35,800 (at war's end) •Rangers: 3,049 •Militia: 458,463* •US Navy: (at start of war): •Frigates:6 •Other vessels: 14 •Indigenous people Casualties & Losses: Killed or wounded: 6,765 Disease and other: 17,205 Civilian: presumably 500 ~ ~ ~ British Empire: United Kingdom The Canadian Provinces Eastern Woodland Indians Commanders: George Prevost Isaac Brock† Roger Sheaffe Tecumseh† Strength: •British Empire British Army: 6,034 (at start of war) 48,163 (at war's end) •Provincial Regulars: 10,000 •Militia: 4,000 •Royal Navy & Royal Marines: •Ships of the Line: 11 •Frigates: 34 •Other vessels: 52 •Provincial Marine: unknown •Indigenous people: 3,500 Casualties and Losses: Killed or wounded: 4,400 Disease and other: unknown Civilian: unknown SOURCE of ABOVE INFO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 ----------- U.S. ARMY UNIFORMS: The War of 1812 Era http://webpages.charter.net/usaihp/war1812a.html
JeriDobrowski > John Edmiston War of 1812 Served with Captain Harnsberger's Company of Infantry 6th Regiment of Virginia Militia August 30 - December 8, 1814 War of 1812 Service Records Name: Stephen Shifflet COMPANY: 6 REGIMENT (COLEMAN'S, AUG.-DEC., 1814) VIRGINIA MILITIA Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE SOURCE: Ancestry.com ~ ~ ~ ~ John Edmonson Junr.1,2 (M) b. say 1760, d. 22 January 1813 Pop-up Pedigree John was born say 1760.3,4 He was the son of Col. William Edmiston and Nancy Montgomery. He married Margaret Montgomery at Fayette Co., Kentucky, say 1787. 5.6 John died on 22 January 1813, at Battle of River Raisin or Frenchtown,. Ranck in his "History of Lexington," refers to the death and remains of John Edmonson at the Battle of River Basin or Frenchtown. "Very many were killed and many made prisoners; among the former were Colonel Allen, Captains Simpson, Price, Edmonson, Meadm Dr. Montgomery, Irwin, Davis, McIlwain and Patrick; and of the latter, General Winchester, Colonel Lewis, Major Overton..." As to John Edmonson's remains, Ranck states: "...John Edmonson had begged his comrades to promise that, if he were injured, they would not allow his body to fall into the hands of the Indians. He could bear anything but that they should have his scalp. Accordingly Mr. Thomas Morgan, of Fayette county, aided by several others, placed his body in a 'dry house' and burned the house, thus carrying out Captain Edmonson's last wish."7.8 Children of John Edmonson Junr. and Margaret Montgomery: Alex. Montgomery Edmonson d. 1812 Rebecca Edmonson Mary Robertson Edmonson+ b. 1788, d. 1858 Citations 1. [S2] Ella Hicks Johnson, A Family Memorial, 40-45. 2. [S221] L.L. D. Lyman C. Draper, King's Mountain and Its Heros. 3. [S2] Ella Hicks Johnson, A Family Memorial, 45. 4. [S340] Edmonston County Historical Society, Kentucky History - Brownsville and Edmonson County, 6. 5. John and Margaret were first cousins 6. [S2] Ella Hicks Johnson, A Family Memorial, 38. 7. John Edmonson's name is second on the monument in the Frankfort cemetery to the memory of the heros of 1812. 8. [S2] Ella Hicks Johnson, A Family Memorial, 46-47. SOURCE: http://familyresearchlibrary.com/genealogy/p5.htm Margaret Montgomery (F) b. 1767, d. 1835 Pop-up Pedigree Margaret was born in 1767.1 She was the daughter of James Montgomery and Mary Robinson. She married John Edmonson Junr. at Fayette Co., Kentucky, say 1787. 2.3 Margaret died in 1835,,, at Fayette Co., Kentucky.1 Children of Margaret Montgomery and John Edmonson Junr.: Alex. Montgomery Edmonson d. 1812 Rebecca Edmonson Mary Robertson Edmonson+ b. 1788, d. 1858 Citations 1. [S2] Ella Hicks Johnson, A Family Memorial, 50. 2. John and Margaret were first cousins 3. [S2] Ella Hicks Johnson, A Family Memorial, 38. ~ ~ ~ The Battle of Frenchtown, also known as the River Raisin massacre, was a severe defeat for the Americans during the War of 1812, in an attempt to retake Detroit early in 1813. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Frenchtown
JeriDobrowski > "BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS" New Orleans Part of the War of 1812 by Herbert Morton Stoops The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces, with General Andrew Jackson in command, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and America's vast western lands. The Treaty of Ghent had been signed on 24 December 1814, but news of the peace would not reach New Orleans until February. IMAGE: Either the 21st Regiment of Foot (Royal North British Fusiliers) (later the Royal Scots Fusiliers) or the 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (later the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). The painting inaccurately shows them wearing kilts when, in fact, trousers were worn during the New Orleans campaign. IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans
JeriDobrowski > Stephen Shifflett War of 1812 Served with Captain Harnsberger's Company of Infantry 6th Regiment of Virginia Militia August 30 - December 8, 1814 War of 1812 Service Records Name: Stephen Shifflet COMPANY: 6 REGIMENT (COLEMAN'S, AUG.-DEC., 1814) VIRGINIA MILITIA Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE SOURCE: Ancestry.com ~ ~ ~ ~ Stephen Shifflett born: around 1775, in the section of Orange Co., Va., which became Greene Co. in 1838 Parents: married Joanna McDaniel*: January 11, 1816, Albemarle Co., VA d: 1865 Stephen Shifflett was ... [Father of Virginia "Jane" SHIFFLETT (b. about1806), married St. Clair Warkin] [Grandfather of John R. Warkins (b. Jun. 8, 1833), m. Sarah Jane HUBBARD] [Great grandfather of Charles Grant Warkins (b. Oct. 28, 1869), m. Jessie O. Balcom] [Great, great-grandfather of Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen] [Great, great, great-grandfather of John Maurice Janssen] [Great, great, great, great-grandfather of Jeri Lyn (JANSSEN) Dobrowski] *Stephen was apparently married previously, before his marriage to Joanna, since six of his 10 children were born prior to their marriage date. According to various census records, Joanna is 10-20 years younger than Stephen. The identity of Stephen's first wife is unknown. Stephen and Joanna lived on High Top Mountain in eastern Rockingham Co. He died in 1865; Joanna passed away several years prior. Children born to Stephen Shifflett and his two wives: 1. Edmund Shifflett: b. May 5, 1798 2. Phoebe Shifflett: b. about 1800 3. Thomas Shifflett: b. late 1790s Thomas was killed by his brother Chapman Shifflett with knife Nov. 16, 1832 Chapman was arraigned for murder. The jury found him not guilty of murder. Instead, they found him guilty of manslaughter and sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary. 4. Sarah Catherine Shifflett: b. Jan. 2, 1807 5. Virginia "Jane" Shifflett: b. about 1806 6. Fannie Shifflett: b. about 1810 MARRIED Joanna McDaniel: January 11, 1816 7. Pemberton Shifflett: b. about 1816 8. Chapman Shifflett: b. about 1818 9. Stephen Chesley Shifflett: b. about 1822 10. Solomon Shifflett b. about 1818 Submitted by: Larry F. Shifflett lfsofva@hotmail.com Other researchers: Hubbard Family (m. into the Warkins) Sharon Kafer slkafer@hotmail.com Line of Barbara & Trice Shifflett: Edith Tanner edtan@exis.net Eaton line: Anna L. Gray a.gray@ix.netcom.com Line of Wesley & Jenetta Snow Shifflett: Lee Shiflett lee02@insightbb.com Line of William and Safronie Snow Shiflett: Don Shifflett 1734 Ray Jo Circle Chattanooga, TN 37421 SOURCE: Stephen Shifflett of Rockingham County: http://www.shifletfamily.org/FC/stejoan.html ~ ~ ~ Additional WARKINS information appearing on this page: Virginia "Jane" Shifflett b. about 1806 There is a Mar. 7, 1828, Rockingham Co. marriage bond for an intended marriage between Jane & St. Clair Meadows, however, other documents indicate that she married St. Clair Warkin. St. Clair & Jane Warkin emigrated to Illinois in about 1839. Children born to St. Clair & Jane Warkin include: 1. Valentine Warkins b. Jan. 10, 1831 VA d. Jul. 14, 1924 Burial: Van Orin, IL m. Elizabeth Vickery Mar. 27, 1857 Bureau Co., IL. Elizabeth b. Apr. 2, 1838 Greene Co., Ohio, d. May 7, 1912 Bureau Co., IL. 2. John R. Warkins b. Jun. 8, 1833 d. Apr. 20, 1902 Dover, IL Burial: Prairie Repose Cemetery, Bureau Co., IL m. Sarah Jane Hubbard, d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Stockbrodge Hubbard ca. 1854. She b. Mar. 23, 1826 Canterbury, England, d. Feb. 27, 1904 [*Charles Grant Warkins born to John and Saarah: Oct. 28, 1869 Bureau Co., IL, d. July 6, 1950 Alder, Montana; m. Jessie Olieve Balcom, d/o Lyman M. and Carrie Olive Wood Balcom, Nov. 2, 1898 D1883 Clarks, Merrick Co. , Nebraska, d. Sept. 25, 1967 Kalispell, Montana] 3. Chapman Warkins b. Mar. 28, 1836, VA d. Aug. 8, 1890 Vernon Co., MO Burial: Warkins Cemetery, Vernon Co. m. first, Nancy Finley Dunlop Jan. 3, 1865. She b. about 1843 Wayne Co., Ohio, d. Aug. 15, 1866, Sutter Co., California m. second, Mary Eleanor Burns, d/o Andrew Jackson and Margaret M. Dunlap Burns, May 2, 1869. She b. Aug. 27, 1852 Wayne Co., Ohio, d. Aug.16, 1817, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. 4. Louisa Warkins b. Apr. 7, 1838, VA d. May 10, 1881 m. Charles Hubbard about 1885 He b. Jul. of 1825, Canterbury, England 5. Vivinda Jane Warkins b. Oct. 12, 1840, Ohio d. May 28, 1900 m. Isaac Henry Hubbard, he b. New York 6. Lydia Ann Warkins b. Mar. 1843, Ohio d. Apr. 21, 1928 m. John Vickery Jul. 2. 1866, Princeton, IL He b. ca.1847, OH 7. Mary Jane Warkins b. about 1846 Indiana m. Edward Hubbard, he born about 1832, England. He d. 1895, Vernon Co., MO 8. George Hamilton Warkins b. Jan. 10, 1850, IN d. May 27, 1902, MO Bur. Warkins Cemetery, Vernon Co., MO m. 1) Malissa Foster Apr. 1871 m. 2) Amanda Lou Rupart, May 8, 1881 -------------- FOLLOW UP ON CHAPMAN WARKINS, POLITICAL GRAVEYARD: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wardell-warnell.html#SAH0VZCU0 Warkins, Chapman (1836-1890)— of California Born March 28, 1836 Member of California state assembly 16th District, 1881-83 Died August 8, 1890 Interment at Warkins Cemetery, Vernon County, MO #8. George Hamilton Warkins, also buried in Warkins Cemetery, Vernon County, Missouri ----------- Documents: From Stephen Shifflett of High Top Farm, in Rockingham County: His Descendants and Story Compiled by Barbara Shifflett Hensley and L.F. Shifflett. 1998. http://www.shifletfamily.org/FC/eroach.html Stephen Shiflett and Rachel Hicks: http://www.shifletfamily.org/FC/stephenrach.html
JeriDobrowski > Patsy Cline American Country Music Singer & Songwriter Genres: Country, Traditional Pop, Nashville Sound, Honky Tonk, Rock & Roll Labels: Four Star Records (1955-1960) Decca Records (1960-1963) Member: Grand Ole Opry (1960–1963) Country Music Hall of Fame Hollywood Walk of Fame: Aug. 3, 1999 Star Location: 6160 Hollywood Boulevard, between Yul Brynner and Barry Sullivan Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley b: September 8, 1932, Winchester, Virginia Parents: Samuel Lawrence & Hilda (PATTERSON) Hensley d: March 5, 1963 Patsy Cline was a ... [Daughter of Samuel L. & Hilda (PATTERSON) Hensley] [Granddaughter of Solomon J. & Elizabeth M. (SHIFFLETT) Hensley] [Great-granddaughter of Solomon & Frances (COLLIER) Shifflett] [Great, great-granddaughter of Stephen & Joanna (McDANIEL) Shifflett from previous frame*] REFERENCE PATSY CLINE FAMILY TREE: http://www.patsified.com/familytree.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ *Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen was also a great, great-granddaughter of Stephen & Joanna (McDANIEL) Shifflett, previous frame. Hallie Janssen was the ... [Grandmother of Jeri Lyn (JANSSEN) Dobrowski] [Mother of John M. Janssen] [Wife of William M. Janssen] [Daughter of Charles Warkins] [Granddaughter of John Warkins] [Great-granddaughter of St. Clair & Virginia "Jane" (SHIFFLETT) Warkin] [Great, great-granddaughter of Stephen & Joanna (McDANIEL) Shifflett] ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE / MORE INFORMATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patsy_Cline
JeriDobrowski > AMERICAN CIVIL WAR April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 Location: Principally in the Southern United States Result: Union victory; Reconstruction; slavery abolished United States of America ("Union") Commanders: Abraham Lincoln & Ulysses S. Grant Strength: 2,200,000 Casualties & Losses: 110,000 killed in action 360,000 total dead 275,200 wounded Confederate States of America ("Confederacy") Commanders: Jefferson Davis & Robert E. Lee Strength: 1,064,000 Casualties & Losses: 93,000 killed in action 258,000 total dead 137,000 wounded ----------- FOR MORE ON AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War CIVIL WAR INDEXES, RECORDS & ROSTERS: http://www.militaryindexes.com/civilwar/index.html AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HOMEPAGE: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html#state CIVIL WAR CLIP ART FROM: http://ghead.awardspace.com/clipart/ ----------- SOURCE of ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS: http://www.footnote.com/
JeriDobrowski > Federal Naval Recruiting Poster Nov. 2, 1863 Department of the Navy, Office of the Secretary of the Navy. Office of Naval Records and Library Issued at New Berne, North Carolina FROM: http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewitem.pl?item=33339
JeriDobrowski > St. Clair (a.k.a. Sinclair) Warkins Union Army 64th Regiment Illinois Infantry "Yates' Sharpshooters" American Civil War born: 1809, Virginia m Miss SAINT CLAIR: About 1811, Virginia Sinclair Warkins was ... [John Rial Warkins' father] [Charles Grant Warkin's grandfather] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's great-grandfather] [John M. Janssen's great, great-grandfather] Children born to Sinclair & his wife ... 1. Victoria WARKINS, b: About 1829, Virginia 2. George WARKINS, b: Jan 1850, Indiana 3. Louisa WARKINS, b: 1838, Rockingham, Virginia 4. Vivinda J WARKINS, b: 1840, Ohio 5. Mary J WARKINS, b: 1846, Indiana 6. Lydia WARKINS, b: 1843, Ohio 7. Chapman WARKINS, b: 28 Mar 1836, Rockingham, Virginia 8. Valentine WARKINS, b: 10 Jun 1831, Rockingham, Virginia 9. John Rial WARKINS, b: 28 Jun 1833, Rockingham Co., Va --------------------- ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT FROM: http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/ Warkins, St. Clair Age 50 Residence: DOVER, BUREAU CO, IL Height: 5' 10" Hair: Gray Eyes: Blue Complexion: Dark Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Navitity: VA Joined: NOV 1, 1861 Where: PRINCETON, IL Joined by Whom: CPT STIPP Period: 3 years Mustered in: NOV 1, 1861, CAMP BUTLER, IL *Mustered out: NA Comments: Transferred to Company C, December 16, 1861 FROM: http://www.64thill.org/unitroster-company_c.htm *Deserted, February 8, 1862; second desertion ---------------------- U.S. Flag with 34 stars. In use 4 July 1861–3 July 1863 Commanders: Abraham Lincoln & Ulysses S. Grant Strength: 2,200,000 Casualties: 110,000 killed in action; 360,000 total dead; 275,200 wounded --------------------- FOR MORE ON UNION ARMY: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Army FOR CIVIL WAR ENLISTED UNIFORM: http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/1866uniform/in.html
JeriDobrowski > Original 64th Illinois National Flag This 34-star flag carries no inscriptions. The rectangular canton with seven horizontal rows of stars is typical of flags manufactured by Longley & Brother of Cincinnati. (Image courtesy of the Adjutant General of Illinois) FROM: http://www.64thill.org/images/original-equipment.htm ---------------------- Organized at Camp Butler, Ill., as a Battalion of 4 Companies, December, 1861. Two more Companies mustered in December 31, 1861. Moved to Qulncy, Ill., January 10, 1862, thence to Cairo, Ill., February 15, and to New Madrid, Mo., March 4, 1862. SERVICE: Operations against New Madrid, Mo., and Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 4-April 8, 1862. Action at New Madrid March 12. Capture of New Madrid March 14. Capture of Island No. 10 April 8. Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 13-17. Moved to Hamburg Landing, Tenn., April 17-22. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Action at Farmington, Miss., May 3. Reconnoissance toward Corinth May 8. Action at Farmington May 9. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. Tuscumbia Creek May 31-June 1. Reconnoissance toward Baldwyn June 3. At Big Springs and on guard duty at Headquarters of General Rosecrans, Commanding Army Mississippi, till November 27. Reconnoissance to Iuka and skirmish September 16. Battle of Iuka September 19. Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3-4. Pursuit to the Hatchie River October 5-12. On Outpost duty at Glendale, Miss., November 27, 1862, to November 4, 1863. Moved to Iuka, thence to Pulaski, Tenn., November 4-11, and duty there till January, 1864. At Decatur, Ala., till May. Veterans on furlough January 15 to March 17, 1864. Four new Companies, "G," "H," "I" and "K," organized February and March, 1864. Moved to Decatur, Ala., March 17-23. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13. Near Resaca May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Near New Hope Church June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Ruff's Mill July 3-4. Chatahoochie River July 6-17. Nance's Creek July 17. Decatur July 19-22. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Reconnoissance to Fairburn October 1-3. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 4-29. Snake Creek Gap October 15-16. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Montieth Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Reconnoissance to Salkehatchie River, S.C., January 20. Salkehatchie Swamps February 1-5. Rivers' and Broxton's Bridges, Salkehatchie River, February 2. Rivers' Bridge February 3. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 11-12. Columbia February 15-17. Juniper Creek near Cheraw, March 2. Cheraw March 3-4. Battle of Bentonville, N.C., March 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 6. Mustered out July 11 and discharged at Chicago, Ill., July 18, 1865. Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 106 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 131 Enlisted men by disease. Total 242. FROM: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm ----------------------- FOR MORE ON 64th: http://www.64thill.org/ IMAGES OF THE ORIGINAL 64th: http://www.64thill.org/images/index.html CIVIL WAR DIARY of ANSON LITTLE MUSSON, January 1, through July 19, 1965: http://www.64thill.org/diary_musson.htm ILLINOIS in the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: http://www.earthstation9.com/index.html?illinoi2.htm UNION REGIMENTAL HISTORIES: http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf6.htm 64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry: http://www.georgiasharpshooters.org/6.html
JeriDobrowski > Grand Review of the Armies May 23 & May 24, 1865 Washington, D.C. The Grand Review of the Armies was a military procession and celebration in Washington, D.C., on May 23 and May 24, 1865, following the close of the American Civil War. Elements of the Union Army paraded through the streets of the capital to receive accolades from the crowds and reviewing politicians, officials, and prominent citizens, including the President of the United States, Andrew Johnson. On May 10, Johnson had declared that the rebellion and armed resistance was virtually at an end, and had made plans with government authorities for a formal review to honor the troops. One of his side goals was to change the mood of the capital, which was still in mourning following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln the month before at Ford's Theater. Three of the leading Federal armies were close enough to participate in the procession. The Army of the Tennessee arrived via train. The Army of Georgia, also under the command of William T. Sherman, had just completed its Carolinas Campaign and had accepted the surrender of the largest remaining Confederate army, that of Joseph E. Johnston. It arrived from North Carolina in mid-May and camped around the capital city in various locations, across the Potomac River from the Army of the Potomac, fresh off its victories over Robert E. Lee in Virginia. It had arrived in Washington on May 12. Officers in the three armies who had not seen each other for some time (in some cases since before the war) communed and renewed acquaintances, while at times, the common infantrymen engaged in verbal sparring (and sometimes fisticuffs) in the town's taverns and bars over which army was superior. Sherman, concerned that his Westerners would not present as polished an image as the eastern army, drilled his forces and insisted that uniforms be cleaned, buttons and brass shined, and that bayonets glistened. At 9:00 a.m. on a bright sunny May 23, a signal gun fired a single shot and Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade, the victor of Gettysburg, led the estimated 80,000 men of Army of the Potomac down the streets of Washington from Capitol Hill down Pennsylvania Avenue past crowds that numbered into the thousands. The infantry marched with 12 men across the road, followed by the divisional and corps artillery, then an array of cavalry regiments that stretched for another seven miles. The mood was one of gaiety and celebration, and the crowds and soldiers frequently engaged in singing patriotic songs as the procession of victorious soldiers snaked its way towards the reviewing stand in front of the White House, where President Johnson, general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant, senior military leaders, the Cabinet, and leading government officials awaited. At the head of his troops, Meade dismounted when he arrived at the reviewing stand and joined the dignitaries to salute his men, who passed for over six hours. On the following day at 10:00 a.m., Sherman led the 65,000 men of the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of Georgia, with an uncharacteristic semblance of military precision, past the admiring celebrities, most of which had never seen him before. For six hours under bright sunshine, the men who had marched through Georgia and those who had destroyed John Bell Hood's army in Tennessee now paraded in front of joyous throngs lining the sidewalks. People peered from windows and rooftops for their first glimpse of this western army. Unlike Meade's army, which had more military precision, Sherman's Georgia force was trailed by a vast crowd of people who had accompanied the army up from Savannah—freed blacks, laborers, adventurers, scavengers, etc. At the very end was a vast herd of cattle and other livestock that had been taken from Carolina farms. Within a week after the celebrations, the two armies were disbanded and many of the volunteer regiments and batteries were sent home to be mustered out of the army. FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Review ----------------------- FOR MORE ON THE GRAND REVIEW: http://www.civilwarhome.com/grandreview.htm POEM about THE GRAND REVIEW by Francis Bret Harte: http://home.att.net/~lah-rbh/civilwar/poem40.html PHOTOGRAPHS from THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, PART 1: http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwphotos.html PHOTOGRAPHS from THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, Part 2: http://www.wildwestweb.net/cwphotos2.html FOR HARPER'S WEEKLY'S COVERAGE OF THE CIVIL WAR: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/october/army-potomac.htm
JeriDobrowski > John Rial Warkins Union Army 93rd Regiment, Co. B, Illinois Infantry American Civil War b: 28 Jun 1833, Rockingham Co., Virginia Christened: 23 Apr m Sarah Jane HUBBARD: 24 Aug 1854 Bureau, Ill. d: 20 Apr 1902, Dover, Bureau, Ill .burial: 22 Apr 1902, Prairie Repose Cemetery, Dover, Bureau, Ill. John Rial Warkins was ... [Charles Grant Warkins' father] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's grandfather] [John M. Janssen's great-grandfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great-grandfather] ----------- FAMILY RESOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mgholler/hubbard/d2.htm#c208
JeriDobrowski > John Rial Warkins 1901 ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT FROM: http://www.ilsos.gov/genealogy/ Warkins, John R. Age 38 Residence: DOVER, BUREAU CO, IL Height: 6' Hair: Dark Eyes: Blue Complexion: Dark Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Nativity: ROCKINGHAM CO, VA Joined: AUG 12, 1862 Where: DOVER, IL Joined by Whom: J W HOPKINS Period: 3 years Mustered in: OCT 13, 1862, CHICAGO, IL Mustered out: JUN 23, 1865, LOUISVILLE, KY Comments: PROMOTED CORPORAL ABOUT JOHN R. WARKINS FROM: http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/cw93-hist-b.html Promoted Corporal Slightly wounded in battle Oct. 5, 1863, at Allatoona, Georgia (*Near Cartersville. George Hubbard also found at Allatoona; http://ngeorgia.com/history/allapass.html) Mustered out June 23, 1865. P. O., Dover, Ill. --------------------- FOR MORE ON 93rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm Organized at Chicago, Ill., and mustered in October 13, 1862. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., November 9-14, 1862. SERVICE: Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863. Tallahatchie March November 26-December 12, 1862. At Ridgway, Tenn., January to March, 1863. Moved to Lake Providence, La., March 3, thence to Helena, Ark., March 10. Expedition to Yazoo Pass by Moon Lake, Yazoo Pass and Coldwater and Tallahatchie Rivers March 13-April 5. Operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 13-April 5. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., April 13. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1 (Reserve). Battles of Raymond May 12; near Raymond May 13; Jackson May 14; Champion's Hill May 16; Big Black River May 17. Siege of Vicksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Surrender of Vicksburg July 4. Moved to Jackson, Miss., July 13-15. Siege of Jackson July 15-17. At Vicksburg till September 12. Moved to Helena, Ark., September 12, thence to Memphis, Tenn., September 30. March to Chattanooga, Tenn., October 3-November 19. Operations on the Memphis and Charleston R. R. in Alabama October 20-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Tunnel Hill November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., December 3. To Larkinsville, Ala., December 22. To Huntsville, Ala., January 17, 1864. Duty there till June. Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Moved to Decatur, Ala., June 12, thence march to Stevenson, Ala., June 14-25. To Kingston, Ga., June 27-28, thence to Etowah and guard bridge and crossing till July 11. At Kingston till August 2. March to Allatoona August 2-3. Pursuit of Wheeler to Spring Place August 15-18. At Resaca and Allatoona till November. Battle of Allatoona October 5. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Salkehatchie Swamps, S.C., February 2-5. South Edisto River February 9. North Edisto River February 12-13. Columbia February 15-17. West's Cross Roads February 25 (Detachment). Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 20-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 23 and discharged at Chicago, Ill., July 7, 1865. Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 147 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 142 Enlisted men by disease. Total 294. ---------------------- DIARY of PRIVATE JEFFERSON MOSES, Company G, 93rd Illinois Volunteers: http://www.ioweb.com/civilwar/
JeriDobrowski > 93rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment Flag Characteristic of flags manufactured by the Evans and Hassall Company located at 418 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. (Image courtesy of the Adjutant General of Illinois) FROM: http://www.civil-war.com/searchpages/undetail.asp?ID=68 ---------------------- Active: October 13, 1862 to July 7, 1865 Country: United States Allegiance: Union Branch: Infantry Engagements: Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Jackson Battle of Champion's Hill Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Jackson Battle of Allatoona Battle of Bentonville Regiment marched 2,554 miles, traveled by water 2,296 miles, and railroad 1,237. Total 6,097 miles. FROM Page 293: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/reghist.pdf ---------------------- History of the 93rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry: From Organization To Muster Out Statistics Compiled by Aaron Dunbar Sergeant, Company " B" Revised & Edited by Harvey M. Trimble, Adjutant Submitted by Jeffrey MacAdam: http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/cw93-hist-toc.html ---------------------- MONUMENT to 93rd at VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/vcweb/il/il93inf.htm Music DURING the CIVIL WAR: http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1994/ihy940246.html
JeriDobrowski > Bureau County, Illinois John Rial entered the Civil War from Bureau County He & Sarah Jane (HUBBARD) Warkins raised their family in Bureau County. Charles Grant Warkins, Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's father, was born in 1869, after the war. ILLINOIS in the CIVIL WAR: http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/ ----------- BUREAU COUNTY HISTORY: http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/bureau/History/ Religion At The Time Of Early Settlement From the Marshall County Republican (reprinted from the Princeton Republican) November 28, 1867 http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/bureau/History/BureauSketch.htm#Religion Princeton and the Underground Railroad From the Marshall County Republican (reprinted from the Princeton Republican) January 9, 1868 http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/bureau/History/BureauSketch.htm#Princeton ILLINOIS ANCESTORS PRESENTS BUREAU COUNTY: http://www.illinoisancestors.org/bureau/
JeriDobrowski > Sarah Jane (HUBBARD) Warkins Wife of John Rial Warkins 1901 Sarah, a daughter of Thomas H. & Elizabeth E. (STOCKBRIDGE) Hubbard, immigrated London, England, to New York aboard THE PRESIDENT, 8 December 1834. She came with her parents, and nine English-born brothers and sisters. (Three more children were born after the family's arrival in America.) Thirteen children were born to Thomas & Elizabeth. Three sons fought for the Union in the Civil War: Charles, George, and Isaac. Their stories follow. But first, read how the family made the voyage to America - aboard a ship belonging to the King of England ...
JeriDobrowski > HMS VICTORY Photographed at Portsmouth, 1884 Example of British 52-gun Fourth-rate According to a family history prepared by Richard Larson, Thomas Hubbard was a sailor who worked for King William IV, nicknamed the Sailor King. Thomas had been to America several times and liked what he saw. He asked the King for permission to come to America. The King gave his blessings and gave him a ship to take his family across the ocean: a British 52-gun Fourth-rate. They settled in New York State. Thomas became a farmer, even though he knew nothing about farming: the Indians taught him what he needed to know. Thomas H. Hubbard b: 22 May 1792 in Harbledown, Kent County, England mother: Ann HUBBARD christened: 17 June 1792, Harbledown, East Kent, England, St. Michaels Parish m Elizabeth E. STOCKBRIDGE: 17 November 1816, St. Mary's Parish, Chartham, Kent, England d: 22 May 1871, near Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, age 79 buried: Mason Cemetery, Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois Thomas H. Hubbard was the ... [Father of Sarah Jane HUBBARD, who married John Rial Warkins] [Grandfather of Charles Grant Warkins] [Great-grandfather Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen] [Great, great-grandfather of John Maurice Janssen] [Great, great, great-grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski] SOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mgholler/hubbard/d1.htm#c7 DESCENDANTS of Thomas H. Hubbard & Elizabeth Stockbridge: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mgholler/hubbard/sources.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ The HMS PRESIDENT was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard in June 1824, and launched on 20 April 1829. She was completed in 1830, but not commissioned until February 1832. After her first two years' commission on the North America/West Indies station, she was refitted between February and May 1834. (The Hubbard voyage took place in December 1834, aboard the recently refitted ship.) The years 1835–1838 were spent on the South American station. Thereafter she was at Portsmouth for several years before being fitted out as a flagship in 1845. She was then sent to the Cape of Good Hope for the next two-year commission. Returning from South Africa in 1847 to Chatham, she was refitted there in 1853 and sent to the Pacific, where she served as flagship until 1857. References: * David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5. * David Lyon and Rif Winfield, The Sail and Steam Navy List, Chatham Publishing, London 2004. ISBN 1-86176-032-9. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_President_(1829) FOURTH-RATE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-rate
JeriDobrowski > Charles HUBBARD Union Army b: 8 July 1830 in Canterbury, East Kent, England christened: 1 August 1830, Harbledown, East Kent, England m Louisa WARKINS: daughter of St. Clair WARKIN & Virginia Jane SHIFFLETT, 1 January 1856. (Louisa was born 7 April 1838, Rockingham County, Virginia; died 10 May 1881, Princeton, Bureau County, Ill., age 43; buried Mason Cemetery, Dover Township, Bureau County, Ill.) d: 2 August 1909, Dover, Bureau County, Ill., at age 79 buried: Mason Cemetery, Dover Township, Bureau County, Ill. Charles Hubbard was ... [Sarah Jane (HUBBARD) Warkins' brother] [Charles Grant Warkins' uncle] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's great-uncle]
JeriDobrowski > Household Notes 1880 Census: Charles HUBBARD Self M Male W 53 ENG Farmer ENG ENG Louisa HUBBARD Wife M Female W 41 VA Keeping House VA VA Stephen HUBBARD Son S Male W 24 IL Farmer ENG VA William HUBBARD Son S Male W 18 IL Farmer ENG VA John HUBBARD Son S Male W 14 IL Farmer ENG VA Elizebeth HUBBARD Dau S Female W 11 IL At Home ENG VA Charles HUBBARD Son S Male W 7 IL ENG VA Albert HUBBARD Son S Male W 3 IL ENG VA St. Clair WARKIN GFather W Male W 70 VA Retired Farmer VA Noted events: • Baptism: 1 August 1830, Harbledown, Kent County, England • Military: Civil War • Occupation: Farmer FROM: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mgholler/hubbard/d2.htm#i38
JeriDobrowski > George HUBBARD Union Army 93rd Regiment, Co. B 32, Illinois Infantry George Hubbard was ... [Sarah Jane (HUBBARD) Warkins' brother] [Charles Grant Warkins' uncle] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's great-uncle] General Notes: George Hubbard found in Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 Age: 6 Gender: M Occupation: Labourer Port of Departure: London Country of Origin: Great Britain Country of Destination: Canada Ship Name: Ship President Port of Arrival: New York Date of Arrival: Dec 8, 1834 • Baptism: 6 July 1828, Harbledown, Kent County, England. 31 • Emigration: 8 December 1834, London To New York: Ship President. 6 Served: 12 August 1862-23 June 1865 Enlisted from: Dover, Ill Wounded in battle, severely in the leg, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Transferred to V. R. C. Sept. 6, 1863. P. O., Argentine, Kan. Ninety-third Infantry: Col., Holden Putnam; Lieut.-Col., Nicholas C. Buswell; Maj., James M. Fisher. This regiment was organized at Chicago in Sept., 1862, and was mustered in on Oct. 13. It left for Memphis, Tenn., 998 strong, Nov. 9, ar- rived on the 14th, moved with Gen. Grant's army in the northern Mississippi campaign to Yocona creek, and thence via Lumpkin's mill to Memphis, arriving Dec. 30. It was first under fire at the battle of Jackson, Miss. in May, 1863, where it participated in the advance, losing 3 killed and 4 wounded. Two days later it was engaged in the battle of Champion's hill, the loss of the regiment being 1 officer and 37 men killed, 6 officers and 107 men wounded, and 1 officer and 10 men missing. On May 22 it was engaged in the assault on the enemy's works at Vicksburg, losing 10 or 12 men killed and wounded. At 4 p. m. of the same day it charged the enemy, and lost in the charge 5 men killed, and 1 officer and 49 men wounded. On Nov. 24 the regiment crossed the Tennessee river and threw up a tete de pont, occupying it until the pontoon bridge was built, and the next day was heavily engaged at Missionary ridge, losing 20 killed, 42 wounded and 27 missing. On Oct. 5, 1864, the 93rd was a part of the force which so signally defeated Gen. French's Confederate division at Allatoona. In that engagement the regiment lost 21 killed, 3 officers and 49 men wounded, and 10 missing. In November it started on the march to the sea, and on Dec. 11 skirmished with the enemy at Ogeechee canal, losing 1 killed and 2 wounded. It accompanied Sherman in the campaign of the Carolinas, then to Washington where it participated in the grand review and on May 31 moved to Louisville, Ky. On June 23, 1865, it was mustered out and on the 25th arrived at Chicago. During its two years and seven months' service the casualties in battle of the 93d were 446, and 1 officer and 31 men accidentally wounded. Source: The Union Army, vol. 3 Battles Fought: Ridgeway, TN. 14 May 1863 at Jackson, MS 16 May 1863 at Champion Hills, MS 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS 23 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS 23 November 1863 at Tunnel Hill, GA. 25 November 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN 05 October 1864 at Allatoona, GA (Near Cartersville: http://ngeorgia.com/history/allapass.html) 21 March 1865. FROM: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mgholler/hubbard/d2.htm#c208
JeriDobrowski > Isaac Henry Hubbard Union Army Private Co. I, Princeton Light Infantry 93rd Illinois b: 13 May 1838 in Albany, Albany Co., New York d: 31 May 1917 in Bureau County, Illinois,at age 79 buried: Mason Cemetery, Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois Issac Henry Hubbard was ... [Sarah Jane (HUBBARD) Warkins' brother] [Charles Grant Warkins' uncle] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's great-uncle]
JeriDobrowski > Issac Henry Hubbard Isaac was a private in Co. I, 93rd Illinois. The 93rd was mustered in on October 13, 1862 under Colonel Holden Putnam. By May 14th, 1863 the regiment was near Jackson, Mississippi and engaged in their first combat, suffering 3 killed and 4 wounded. The 93rd was in the Third brigade, Seventh Division, Seventeenth Army Corps of General U. S. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Leaving Jackson, Mississippi the Seventh Division under General Hovey was the northernmost division of a three-pronged march towards Vicksburg. General Pemberton commanding the Confederate forces attempted to hold the advancing Union forces before they reached the Big Black River. At a farm belonging to a Mr. Champion the Confederates were entrenched on a rise which became known as Champion's Hill. Units of Hovey's Division had stormed the rise and overran an 11 gun battery, but the Confederates rallied and launched fierce counterattacks. General Hovey being severely pressed, the Brigade of which the 93rd was a part was ordered forward and placed on the extreme left. After 20 minutes of fighting it was flanked on the left, and retiring steadily, changed from front to the left. Being flanked again, it again retired, and in this position held it's ground against a furious attack, after which the enemy retired to Black River Bridge. The loss of the Regiment was 1 officer and 37 men killed, 6 officers and 107 men wounded, and 1 officer and 10 men missing. The Union loss at this battle was 410 killed, 1,844 wounded and 187 missing. The Confederate losses were 3, 624 killed, wounded and missing. During the battle Isaac Hubbard was shot in the right, upper chest. After the battle when the following units picked up wounded from battlefield Isaac was believed to be mortally wounded and left on the field. Later, another party found him still alive, but also believing him to be mortally wounded, gave him some water and moved him to some shade. Later a third party found him still alive and he was taken to the hospital. The generally accepted story is that his wound had been infected with maggots which consumed the dead tissue and prevented severe infection. Isaac spent 8 months in the hospital and was then discharged. A great-grandson, Clint Fullerton, who was born in 1910 (and was still alive a couple years ago) remembers seeing Isaac probably shortly before Isaac died in 1917 and being shown the healed wound in Isaac's chest and said you could put your fist in it. Isaac's pension record shows that he suffered for the rest of his life with the wound and effects of dysentry. He was unable to do heavy labor and the wound would occasionally hemorhage. By Roland Federly 5/26/03 Noted events in his life were: • Military: Union Army, Ninety - Third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company I, August 13, 1862. Wounded May 16, 1863 At Champion Hill, Miss. Discharged January 25, 1864 On Account Of Wound. 36 Isaac Hubbard.... Princeton, Ill. Aug. 13, 1862. Wounded in battle. Severely, in the breast, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Discharged Jan. 25, 1864, on account of wound. P. O, Princeton, Ill. ILLINOIS NINETY-THIRD INFANTRY: Col., Holden Putnam; Lieut.-Col., Nicholas C. Buswell; Maj., James M. Fisher. This regiment was organized at Chicago in Sept., 1862, and was mustered in on Oct. 13. It left for Memphis, Tenn., 998 strong, Nov. 9, ar- rived on the 14th, moved with Gen. Grant's army in the northern Mississippi campaign to Yocona creek, and thence via Lumpkin's mill to Memphis, arriving Dec. 30. It was first under fire at the battle of Jackson, Miss. in May, 1863, where it participated in the advance, losing 3 killed and 4 wounded. Two days later it was engaged in the battle of Champion's hill, the loss of the regiment being 1 officer and 37 men killed, 6 officers and 107 men wounded, and 1 officer and 10 men missing. On May 22 it was engaged in the assault on the enemy's works at Vicksburg, losing 10 or 12 men killed and wounded. At 4 p. m. of the same day it charged the enemy, and lost in the charge 5 men killed, and 1 officer and 49 men wounded. On Nov. 24 the regiment crossed the Tennessee river and threw up a tete de pont, occupying it until the pontoon bridge was built, and the next day was heavily engaged at Missionary ridge, losing 20 killed, 42 wounded and 27 missing. On Oct. 5, 1864, the 93rd was a part of the force which so signally defeated Gen. French's Confederate division at Allatoona. In that engagement the regiment lost 21 killed, 3 officers and 49 men wounded, and 10 missing. In November it started on the march to the sea, and on Dec. 11 skirmished with the enemy at Ogeechee canal, losing 1 killed and 2 wounded. It accompanied Sherman in the campaign of the Carolinas, then to Washington where it participated in the grand review and on May 31 moved to Louisville, Ky. On June 23, 1865, it was mustered out and on the 25th arrived at Chicago. During its two years and seven months' service the casualties in battle of the 93d were 446, and 1 officer and 31 men accidentally wounded. Source: The Union Army, vol. 3 Battles Fought: Ridgeway, TN. 14 May 1863 at Jackson, MS 16 May 1863 at Champion Hills, MS 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS 23 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS 23 November 1863 at Tunnel Hill, GA. 25 November 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN 05 October 1864 at Allatoona, GA (*discharged prior to this battle) • Census: 1850, Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Isaac Hubbard (351 KB) (Click on Picture to View Full Size) • Cemetery: Mason Cemetery Between Princeton And Dover, Bureau Co., IL SOURCE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mgholler/hubbard/d2.htm#c208
JeriDobrowski > Isaac Hubbard (top right) Princeton, Ill. Aug. 13, 1862. Wounded in battle. Severely, in the breast, May 16, 1863, at Champion Hill, Miss. Discharged Jan. 25, 1864, on account of wound. P. O, Princeton, Ill. SOURCE: http://www.illinoiscivilwar.org/cw93-hist-i.html from ~ ROSTER OF COMPANY I Enrolled in Bureau County, Illinois Organized August 13, 1862, at Princeton, in Bureau County, Illinois Mustered into Service October 13, 1862, at Chicago, Illinois
JeriDobrowski > Madison Balcom Union Army Private, Co. F, 151 Illinois Infantry b: 3-15-1813 m Hannah Stanton: 1 JAN 1876 d: 9-21-1874 burial: Bureau Cemetery, Merrick County, Clarks, Nebraska Madison Balcom was ... [Lyman Marceil Balcom's father] [Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins' grandfather] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's great grandfather] [John M. Janssen's great, great-grandfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great, great-grandfather]
JeriDobrowski > Madison Balcom Grave Marker Mustered in: Feb 13, 1865 Residence: Annawan Mustered out: July 15, 1865 ~ ~ ~ ~ FOR PHOTOS of OTHER FAMILY GRAVE MARKERS in SAME CEMETERY: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nemerric/cemeteries/bureau/Cem_plots/plot060.htm
JeriDobrowski > First Lieutenant Nathan Garrett Union Army Indiana Volunteers Co. B, Indiana 7th Cavalry b: 19 Nov. 1806, Surry County, N.C. parents: Caleb & Beulah (JACKSON) Garrett [grandson of Welcome John Garrett] d: 7 Oct 1871, Randolph, Indiana Residence: Winchester Mustered in: Private, Aug. 28, 1863 Promoted: Regimental Commissary Date of Commission: Sept. 1, 1864 Date of Muster: Nov 11, 1864 Transfered to Residuary Battalion as Commissary Rank: First Lieut/Commissary SOURCE: http://www.indianacavalry.org/7th/staff.htm DUTIES of the COMMISSARY: http://www.qmfound.com/feeding_billy_yank.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ Nathan Garrett (above) is not to be confused with his first cousin Nathan Garrett (below) who did not serve. Nathan Garrett b: 11 Oct 1821, Randolph, Indiana parents: Isom & Mary (PUCKETT) Garrett [grandson of Welcome John Garrett] d: 20 Aug 1886, Garrett, Douglas, Illinois The latter Nathan Garrett (b: 1821) was the ... [husband of Susan (BOGARD) Garrett] [father of Sarah Jane (GARRETT) Wildman] [grandfather of Vinton Wildman] [great-grandfather of Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell] [great, great-grandfather of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen] [great, great, great-grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski]
JeriDobrowski > Nathan Garrett Indiana Volunteers Co. B, Indiana 7th Cavalry Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in October 1, 1863. Left State for Union City, Tenn., December 6, 1863. Attached to District of Columbus, Ky. 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas to February, 1866. SERVICE-Expedition to Patis, Tenn., December 14-23, 1863. Action at Huntington, Tenn., December 27. Expedition from Union City to Trenton January 22-24, 1864. Bolivar February 6 (Detachment). Smith's Expedition to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. West Point February 20-21. Okolona February 21-22. Ivey's Hill February 22. Hudsonville February 25. Regiment complimented by Generals Smith and Grierson for soldierly bearing and conduct during the Expedition. Near Raleigh, Tenn., April 3. Wolf River April 8. Near Raleigh April 9 (Detachment). Cypress Swamp April 10. Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley, Miss., April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Ripley June 7. Brice's Cross Roads (or Tishamingo Creek), near Guntown, June 10. Ripley June 11. White's Station June 20 and 26. Byhalia Road, near Colliersville, July 2. Action at Port Gibson, Miss., July 17. Grand Gulf July 19. Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Hurricane Creek August 9,13-14 and 19. Oxford August 9 and 11. Lamar August 14. Collierville August 28. White Station October 4. Near Memphis October 4 (1 Company). Memphis, Tenn., October 20 and 24. Nonconah Creek October 29 (Co. "F"). March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September-November. Action at Little Blue, Mo., October 21. Independence October 22. Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Mine Creek, Marlas des Cygnes, October 25. At the Marmiton, or Battle of Charlot, October 25. Grierson's Expedition from Memphis to destroy Mobile & 0hio R. R, December 21, 1864, to January 15, 1865. Capture of Verona December 25, 1864. Egypt Station December 28. Lexington January 2, 1865. Duty at Memphis and along Memphis & Charleston R. R. till June, 1865. Expedition from Memphis to Marion, Ark., January 19-22 (Detachment). Expedition from Memphis into Northern Mississippi March 3-11, 1865. Moved to Alexandria. La., June 6-16. Consolidated to 6 Companies July 21. March to Hempstead, Texas, August 5-26. Duty there and at Austin, Texas, till February, 1866. Mustered out at Austin, Texas, February 18, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 47 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 243 Enlisted men by disease. Total 294 ~ ~ ~ ~ Report of Adjutant General William H. H. Terrell: http://www.indianacavalry.org/7th/adgen.htm
JeriDobrowski > Andrew Garrett Union Army 11th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry ~ ~ ~ ~ Andrew was a brother to Nathan Garrett (b: 1821), who was the ... [son of Isom & Mary (PUCKETT) Garrett] [husband of Susan BOGARD] [father of Sarah Jane (GARRETT) Wildman] [grandfather of Vinton Wildman] [great-grandfather of Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell] [great, great-grandfather of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen] [great, great, great-grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski]
JeriDobrowski > Joseph Garrett Union Army Co. C, 135th Illinois Infantry (Also found listed as Co. G) ~ ~ ~ ~ Joseph was a brother to Nathan Garrett (b. 1821), who was the ... [son of Isom & Mary (PUCKETT) Garrett] [husband of Susan BOGARD] [father of Sarah Jane (GARRETT) Wildman] [grandfather of Vinton Wildman] [great-grandfather of Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell] [great, great-grandfather of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen] [great, great, great-grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski]
JeriDobrowski > QUAKER MEETING HOUSE Serving in the military prior to the Civil War came at a price for the Welcome Garrett family--which belonged to the Religious Society of Friends--the Quakers. Having several noted preachers within their number, a Garrett who went against instructions to value life as sacred and avoid violence was in danger of sanction. While I found no mention of sanctions against the numerous Garretts who served during the Civil War, at least two family members were disciplined for taking up arms in an earlier time: Joshua W. Garrett (son of Welcome Garrett; b: 1782/d: 1845) was "disowned for dancing and mustering with the militia." An aside comments: "He probably was of a military disposition and wanted to be prepared for war." It was further noted that as a young man Joshua had "disobeyed some of their rigid rules," so it may not have been completely a military issue. From the May 14, 1814 minutes of the Westfield, N.C. Monthly Meeting of Friends: "Isom Garrett (son of Welcome Garrett; b: 1796/d: 1878) disowned for mustering with the militia." Isom Garrett was the ... [father of Nathan (b: 1821) Garrett] [grandfather of Sarah Jane (GARRETT) Wildman] [great-grandfather of Vinton Wildman] [great, great-grandfather of Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell] [great, great, great-grandfather of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen] [great, great, great, great-grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski] ~ ~ ~ ~ FOR MORE ON THE QUAKERS: http://www.fgcquaker.org/library/welcome/silentworship.html
JeriDobrowski > TOWNSHIP MAP DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILLINOIS ~ ~ ~ ~ Although disowned, Isom Garrett went on to lead an upstanding life, which included among other things, founding the unincorporated village of Garrett, located within Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois. The township covers an area of 52.43 square miles. FROM THE 1884 HISTORY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILL., GARRETT TOWNSHIP: http://genealogytrails.com/ill/douglas/garretttwphistory.html "GARRETT is named in honor of Isam (sic) Garrett. Before township organization, the area, as an election precinct, was much smaller than at present. It was bounded on the east by the Okaw River, and on the south by the Congressional township line, containing only about thirty square miles. There were added about twenty more when the townships were made, and the east line was extended to the range or township line on the east, and to the south part was added two tiers of sections off the north end of the Congressional township on the south. As now constituted, it is bounded on the north and on the west by the county line, on the south by the township of Bourbon, and on the east by Tuscola, and consists of all of Township 16 north, of Range 7 east, of the Third Principal Meridian, and Sections 1 to 12 inclusive, of Township 15 north, of Range 7 east, the total area in square miles being 51 83/100, the same being according to the United States Government survey 33,171 95/100 acres." ALSO FROM THE HISTORY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILL., GARRETT TOWNSHIP ~ PIONEER PERSONALS: "Isam (sic) Garrett, in compliment to whom the township was named, lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years. He died February 14, 1880. It is the popular opinion that Mr. Garrett never used tobacco or drank spirits, never served on a jury, never was a witness in court, never sued and never was sued, and that he never told a lie in his life. He was an educated free-thinker, and held that life is a terrific problem; that we are placed upon this earth without being consulted, and removed without our consent; and that the golden rule was the only guide; and to “do good and throw it into the sea; if the fishes don’t know it, God will.”" Putting the above in perspective, it appears that Isom held fast to many Quaker traditions, as outlined by Marsha D. Holliday in "Silent Worship and Quaker Values": ..."Living truthfully inspired George Fox, one of our founders, to refuse to swear an oath in court. Fox maintained that swearing to tell the truth on one occasion implies that there are other occasions when one would not tell the truth." SOURCE: http://www.fgcquaker.org/library/welcome/silentworship.html ALSO FROM THE HISTORY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILL., GARRETT TOWNSHIP ~ POPULATION AND POLITICS: "The population of Garrett Township for the ninth census, 1870, was 1,599, and by the tenth census, 1880, was 1,629, an increase in ten years of only ninety, which may be accounted for by the reflection that though the village of Atwood has arisen since 1870, the Douglas County part of the village has not received many accessions of people who were new comers to the township. "The political complexion of this subdivision of the county is Republican by a very few votes, two or three or four, and popular Democrats have occasionally been elected to office; one Democratic Supervisor having been five times sent in. The personal property tax-payers of this township, number, in 1883, just 400, which multiplied by four, equal 1,600. The census of 1880 was taken by Daniel T. Wells. He found forty-four named Lewis; of the Randolphs there were thirty-nine; Garretts, thirtyone; Brians, twenty-eight, and sixteen Lesters. There were no colored persons in the township. "Garrett has been represented at the county seat by F. C. Mullen, who was elected County Judge in 1861. This was under the old style of county organization which stopped in 1868. I. L. Jordan was elected Sheriff in 1864. Caleb Garrett was the first Supervisor of the township, elected in 1868. He was succeeded by William Ellars in 1869, who was re-elected in 1870-71-72, being followed by J. W. Hackett in 1873. Thomas Owen in 1874, and Josiah Hoots in 1875. William Howe was in the same position in 1876, 1882 and 1883; Jason Green was elected in 1877, and is the only Democrat placed in that office to date. He was re-elected in 1878-79. Claus Greve, a naturalized German, was sent in in 1880, and Green was returned again in 1881, and re-returned in 1882. The present Supervisor is William Howe, who was re-elected in 1884." ~ ~ ~ ~ Illinois Genealogy Trails History & Genealogy Website for Douglas County: http://genealogytrails.com/ill/douglas/ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_County,_Illinois
JeriDobrowski > LOCATION of DOUGLAS COUNTY within the STATE of ILLINOIS ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_County,_Illinois
JeriDobrowski > William Campbell Union Army American Civil War b: Jan. 7, 1840/1841, Marion, Smythe County, Virginia Parents: John & Nancy (KENDALL) Campbell m Mary Weyen MORRIS: Dec. 29, 1858, Virginia d: Jan. 14, 1903, Greenfield, Missouri (presumably while visiting relatives) buried: Topeka, Kansas William Campbell was ... [Ed Campbell's father] [Orvel Lloyd Campbell's grandfather] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's great-grandfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great-grandfather]
JeriDobrowski > William Campbell Civil War Prisoner of War Wounded & captured: September 29, 1863, at Battle of Sterling Farm, Point Coupee Parish, La. Held captive nearly 10 months in several locations, the longest at Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas Marched over 800 miles while in the hands of the enemy Prisoner exchange: July 22, 1864 Rejoined regiment: August 7, 1864
JeriDobrowski > William Campbell Civil War Veteran Circa 1900 SERVICE RECORD: Enlisted: Aug. 13, 1862 Age: 22 Residence Wapello (Iowa) Nativity (born): Virginia Mustered into Service of the United States at Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. 23, 1862, by Lieutenant Charles J. Ball, U.S. Army Taken prisoner Sept. 29, 1863, Atchafalaya, La. Exchanged for Confederate POWs: July 22 Rejoined regiment: August 7, 1864 Mustered out: July 10, 1865, Mobile, Ala. Term: 3 years ~ ~ ~ ~ The 19th saw action at Prairie Grove on Dec. 7, 1862, and Vicksburg, from May 18–July 4, 1863. During the Battle of Sterling Farm on Sept. 29, 1863, William was wounded and captured, along with 11 officers and 202 enlisted men. Lacking a means for dealing with large numbers of captured troops early in the American Civil War, the U.S. and Confederate governments relied on the traditional European system of parole and exchange of prisoners. Both Union and Confederate prison camps had their share of atrocities resulting in starvation, disease, and death. The most notorious was the Confederate POW camp at Andersonville. (SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POW_camp) The men of the regiment who had been captured at Sterling Farm were exchanged for Confederate POWs on July 22. They rejoined their regiment on August 7, 1864, and returned to battle. Ten officers and 170 enlisted men returned at that time. ~ From Report of Adjutant General of Iowa for year 1867, Vol. 2, page 591: "The report of Captain Roderick describes in detail the hardships endured by himself and the other members of the regiment, while confined in rebel prisons for a period of nearly ten months. They were moved from one place to another, and covered a distance of over 800 miles on foot, during the time they were in the hands of the enemy. The place where they were confined the longest was at Camp (Ford near) Tyler, Texas ... "Out of the 206 men of the regiment in confinement, there were but two deaths, while one deserted, 30 made their escape and 173 were exchanged." SUMMARY OF CASUALTIES of NINETEENTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY: Total Enrollment..............................1132 Killed ...................................................58 Wounded ..........................................198 Died of wounds....................................40 Died of disease....................................93 Discharged for disease, wounds or other causes.......209 Buried in National Cemeteries.............85 Captured .............................................216 Transferred ..........................................43 SOURCE: HISTORICAL SKETCH of NINETEENTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY: http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil503.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ NOTE: A story passed down through a family member that William was held as a Prisoner of War at Andersonville, Georgia, appears to be inaccurate. First, Captain Roderick's report does not mention Andersonville, but states they were housed the longest at Camp Ford, Texas. Secondly, William's name does not appear on an honor roll of Iowa soldiers incarcerated there: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ia/state/military/civilwar/ander.txt
JeriDobrowski > Battle of Prairie Grove Washington County, Arkansas Other Name: Fayetteville December 7, 1862 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Francis J. Herron and Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt [US]; Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman [CS] Forces Engaged: Army of the Frontier [US]; I Corps, Trans-Mississippi Army [CS] Estimated Casualties: 2,568 total (US 1,251; CS 1,317) Description: Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman sought to destroy Brig. Gen. Francis Herron’s and Brig. Gen. James Blunt’s divisions before they joined forces. Hindman placed his large force between the two Union divisions, turning on Herron first and routing his cavalry. As Hindman pursued the cavalry, he met Herron’s infantry which pushed him back. The Rebels then established their line of battle on a wooded high ridge northeast of Prairie Grove Church. Herron brought his artillery across the Illinois River and initiated an artillery duel. The Union troops assaulted twice and were repulsed. The Confederates counterattacked, were halted by Union canister, and then moved forward again. Just when it looked as if the Rebel attack would roll up Herron’s troops, Blunt’s men assailed the Confederate left flank. As night came, neither side had won, but Hindman retreated to Van Buren. Hindman’s retreat established Federal control of northwest Arkansas. Result(s): Union strategic victory CWSAC Reference #: AR005 Preservation Priority: I.3 (Class B) FROM HERITAGE PRESERVATION SERIVCES: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ar005.htm ---------------------- FROM PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK: http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/prairiegrovebattlefield/ Prairie Grove is recognized nationally as one of America's most intact Civil War battlefields. The park protects the battle site and interprets the Battle of Prairie Grove, where on December 7, 1862, the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi clashed with the Union Army of the Frontier resulting in about 2,700 casualties in a day of fierce fighting. This marked the last major Civil War engagement in northwest Arkansas. --------------------- CIVILIAN RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR: http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/70prairie/70prairie.htm CIVIL WAR IN ARKANSAS: http://www.civilwarbuff.org/prairie_grove.html EXPLORE SOUTHERN HISTORY: http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/ArkansasPG1.html BATTLE OF PRAIRIE GROVE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prairie_Grove
JeriDobrowski > Battle of Vicksburg Warren County, Mississippi May 18-July 4, 1863 Campaign: Grant’s Operations against Vicksburg (1863) Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton [CS] Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee [US]; Army of Vicksburg [CS] Estimated Casualties: 19,233 total (US 10,142; CS 9,091) Description: In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. Result(s): Union victory CWSAC Reference #: MS011 Preservation Priority: I.2 (Class A) FROM HERITAGE PRESERVATION SERIVCES: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm ---------------------- ABOVE IMAGE "Siege of Vicksburg" FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Battle_of_Vicksburg%2C_Kurz_and_Allison.png FOR MORE ON THE BATTLE OF VICKSBURG: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vicksburg VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/vcmpgn/key.htm
JeriDobrowski > Battle of Sterling Farm (alternatively Stirling’s Plantation) Other Name: Fordoche Bridge Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana September 29, 1863 William was wounded and captured at the Battle of Sterling Farm, Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana (Pwent Koo-Pay). --------------------- FROM HERITAGE PRESERVATION SERVICES: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/la016.htm Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Napoleon J.T. Dana [US]; Brig. Gen. Tom Green [CS] Forces Engaged: 2nd Division, XIII Army Corps [US]; forces on the Atchafalaya River [CS] Estimated Casualties: 575 total (US 454; CS unknown) Description: Following the Union defeat at Sabine Pass earlier in the month, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks intended to occupy important locations in Texas. He decided to send troops up the Bayou Teche, disembark them on the plains and march overland to Texas. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent him a division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Napoleon J.T. Dana to garrison Morganza and prevent Rebel troops from operating on the Atchafalaya River. A 1,000-man detachment, under the command of Lt. Col. J.B. Leake, was at Stirling’s Plantation to guard the road to the Atchafalaya River and deter any enemy troops from passing by. Brig. Gen. Alfred Mouton, commander of the Sub-District of Southwestern Louisiana, decided that he had a favorable opportunity to defeat the Union forces around Fordoche Bridge. On September 19, he instructed Brig. Gen. Tom Green to prepare for such an attack. Mouton provided Green with reinforcements and gave the order to attack on the 25th. Green’s force began crossing the Atchafalaya River on the 28th, and all were over after midnight of the 29th. At dawn on the 29th, Green’s men marched out. Confederate cavalry began skirmishing with Union pickets at Fordoche Bridge before noon and continued for about a half hour. Green’s other troops then hit the Union force, drove them and captured many, although most of the Federal cavalry found an escape route. Although Dana sent reinforcements, mud and rain slowed their progress and allowed Green to get away. Green had defeated this Union force handily, but it did not deter Banks from his intended movement. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: LA016 Preservation Priority: III.4 (Class D) --------------------- The land is mainly made up of prairies, but there are some swampy areas in the western part near the Atchafalaya River, and a few low bluffs. Today, the Pointe Coupee's levees lining the Mississippi River are the best maintained in the state of Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is some 40 miles away. FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_Coupee_Parish,_Louisiana FOR PHOTOS of BATTLEFIELD: http://www.acadiansingray.com/photo%20gallery-stirling's_plantation.htm#Stirling's%20Plantation,%20LA
JeriDobrowski > Battlefields of Louisiana
JeriDobrowski > Camp Ford POWs ~ From William Campbell's 19th Iowa, after release and return to New Orleans SOURCE: http://www.smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org/camp_ford/stirling.php
JeriDobrowski > Iowans fought in many battles. Iowa soldiers first saw combat at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, and Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Early in the war, many Iowa units accompanied General Ulysses S. Grant in his campaign to gain control of the Mississippi River. They took part in the great battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and Shiloh. At Shiloh, five Iowa regiments "saved" Grant’s army by holding the center of the Union line (called the "hornets’ nest" by attacking Confederates) until late in the first day of the battle. This campaign ended with the great Union victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863. In total, Iowa furnished 48 infantry regiments, 9 cavalry regiments and 4 batteries of artillery. Iowa also furnished one black regiment and a thousand replacement troops. Iowa had the highest percentage of volunteer enlistments of any state, North or South. Iowa’s 76,000 soldiers conducted themselves with honor throughout the war. Twenty-seven received Congressional Medals of Honor. Thirteen thousand died. Many more died from disease than from bullet wounds. MAP & INFORMATION FROM: http://www.iowanationalguard.com/Museum/IA_History/CivilWar.htm IOWA IN THE CIVIL WAR: http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan.htm
JeriDobrowski > Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa 1991 The State of Iowa erected this monument, funded partially by refunded war taxes, to commemorate Iowans who fought during the Civil War. The monument was approved in 1888, the cornerstone was laid in 1894, and the structure was completed two years later. Because a controversy developed over the location and artistic details of the monument, nearly 50 years passed before its dedication in 1945. Iowa artist Harriet A. Ketcham's design for the memorial was chosen over 47 others, although she died before the monument was completed. Both real and symbolic figures are portrayed. "Victory" is the most prominent figure, topping the 135-foot structure. Four equestrians - all Iowa Civil War generals - are depicted: Marcellus M. Crocker, who joined Grant at the siege of Vicksburg; Grenville M. Dodge, who built railroads to support Grant's army and accompanied Sherman on the "March to the Sea;" Samuel R. Curtis, commander of the Union Army at Pea Ridge; and John M. Corse, who was promoted to brigadier general in 1863, and assigned to the command of the Fourth Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps. The four soldiers depicted on the upper base represent Iowans who served in different branches of the military during the Civil War: Infantryman Shelby Norman, who, at the age of 18, was the first Iowan killed in battle; Ensign William H.C. Michael, a school teacher turned sailor; Artilleryman Captain Henry H. Griffiths, whose battery never lost a gun throughout the war; and Calvaryman Lt. James Horton, killed while leading a saber charge at the battle of Lovejoy Station. Nearly 80,000 Civil War military men were from Iowa, the largest number of soldiers per capita of any state participating during the war. Noted Iowa generals and battle scenes are pictured along the base. On the north side, a statue portrays Iowa as a mother offering nourishment to her children. To the south, "History" gazes into the future, and "Iowa" is shown as a youngster. SOURCE for ABOVE: Iowa General Assembly Capitol Tour http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Tour/grounds/grounds.htm TAKE the ENTIRE TOUR HERE: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Tour/index.html ~ ~ ~ ~ I took this photo in the spring of 1991. Rob and I took our children, Jennifer and Brian, to Coralville, Iowa, to spend Easter with my brother Dallas. He was working for Rockwell International at the time. (You'll read more about him later.) Jennifer was doing a state report on Iowa, so the trip was part "research" and part visiting family. It was late on Good Friday when we reached Des Moines and the state capitol grounds. The capitol building was undergoing an extensive exterior restoration. Scaffolding completely surrounded the capitol, which had already closed for the day. Since we couldn't go inside, we scoured the capitol grounds and looked at the monuments. Among them was this tribute to the sailors and soldiers from Iowa who served in the Civil War. It seemed odd to me to find such a magnificent monument to Civil War veterans in Iowa. Little did I know at the time that my great, great-grandfather was among those it honored.
JeriDobrowski > Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, Iowa Construction started: 1871 Completion date: 1886 Cost: $2.9 million Size: 330,000 sq. ft. For 30 years before construction of the current building started, a three-story brick building housed the Iowa legislature. Today's capitol is on the same grounds, and is the only five domed state capitol in the country. The building is brick with limestone from Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, and Illinois. Iowa stone is the foundation for the many porticoes of the building. The front and back ones have pediments supported by six Corinthian columns each. The dome of the capitol is gilded in tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the elements. It is 275 feet tall. Restoration work was done by Conrad Schmitt Studios in 2003. The capitol grounds used to be only a four block area, but in 1913, the legislature expanded it by 84 acres for $3 million, which was eventually used for other state buildings. The capitol grounds total 165 acres. More than a century of Iowa's history is highlighted in the monuments scattered across the State Capitol grounds. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_State_Capitol
JeriDobrowski > Civil War Pension Document Dated January 29, 1903 Issued to Mary Campbell, William's widow Following the war, William homesteaded in southeast Kansas, near Independence. Later, he moved to Montana and homesteaded near his son, Edward. The area along the Powder River, 40 miles from Miles City. was called Kimball at the time. He died in 1903 at 62 years of age. Mary’s pension as the widow of a Civil War veteran was $8/month, payable quarterly by the U.S. Pension Agent in San Francisco, Calif. It was increased to $12/month on April 19, 1908.
JeriDobrowski > Mary Weyen (MORRIS) Campbell b: Jan. 15, 1841, Fishing Creek, Virginia m William Campbell: Dec. 29, 1858, in Virginia d: June 4, 1918, Miles City, Montana buried: Custer County Cemetery, Miles City, Montana Children born to William & Mary Campbell: 1. Thomas J. 2. Martin Howard 3. Ulysses Grant b: June 14, 1886 4. Morris Samuel 5. Edward, who was ... [father of Orvel Campbell; grandfather of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen; great grandfather of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski] 6. Baby Boy 7. Lora May 8. William Arthur 9. Clarence Leroy 10. James B. ~ ~ ~ ~ William Campbell's mother, Nancy (KENDALL), a twin, was born Christmas Day, 1815, Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, a daughter of Samuel & Mary (SHUMAN) Kendall. The Kendall family counted several U.S. Presidents within their family tree ...
JeriDobrowski > William Henry Harrison 9th President of the United States Whig Party (voter base joined Republican Party) 1773-1841 Born: February 9, 1773, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia Occupation: Soldier Religion: Episcopal Harrison's relationship to William Campbell was that of a 6th cousin 3 times removed. THe relationship was through William's mother, Nancy Kendall, going back to Robert Washington (1544-1623). Robert Washington was William's 8th great grandfather and Harrison's 5th great grandfather. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison
JeriDobrowski > Zachary Taylor 12th President of the United States Whig Party (voter base joined Republican Party) 1784-1850 Born: Nov. 24, 1784, Barboursville, Virginia Occupation: Soldier (General) Religion: Episcopal Taylor's relationship to William Campbell was that of 4th cousin 6 times removed. The link was Sarah Underwood (1634-1709). She was William's 9th great grandmother and Taylor's 3rd great grandmother. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor
JeriDobrowski > James Garfield 20th President of the United States Republican 1831–1881 Born: November 19, 1831, Moreland Hills, Ohio Occupation: Lawyer, Educator, Minister Religion: Disciples of Christ Garfield's relationship to William Campbell was that of an 8th cousin. They shared Mary Miles (1553-1575) as their 8th great grandmother. Mary Miles was the mother of William Kendall (1575-1655), who was the father of John Kendall (1617-1679), who was the father of Thomas Kendall (1672-1720), who was the father of William Kendall (1695-1777), who was the father of William Kendall (1717-1790), who was the father of Samuel Kendall (1749-1823), who was the father of Samuel Kendall (1781-1854), who was the father of Nancy Kendall (1815-1893), who was the mother of William Campbell (1841-1903). ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garfield
JeriDobrowski > Benjamin Harrison 23rd President of the United States Republican 1833-1901 Born: August 20, 1833, North Bend, Ohio Occupation: Lawyer Religion: Presbyterian Harrison's relationship to William Campbell was that of an 8th cousin once removed. As with William Henry Harrison, Robert Washington was the common ancestor. Robert was William's 8th great grandfather and Benjamin's 7th great grandfather. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison
JeriDobrowski > Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States Republican 1913–2006 Born July 14, 1913, Omaha, Nebraska Occupation: Lawyer Religion: Episcopalian Ford's relationship to William Campbell was that of a 5th cousin 4 times removed. The two shared a grandfather, William Butler (1540-1609). Butler was Campbell's 8th great grandfather and Ford's 4th great grandfather. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford
JeriDobrowski > George Walker Bush 43rd President of the United States Republican 1946- Born: July 6, 1946, New Haven, Connecticut Occupation: Businessman (oil, baseball) Religion: United Methodist Bush's relationship to William Campbell, by way of Bush #43's mother, Barbara (PIERCE) Bush, was that of an 8th cousin 3 times removed. The relative they shared in common was Mary Miles (1553-1575). Miles was William's 7th great grandmother and George W's 10th great grandmother. ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
JeriDobrowski > Commemorative Plaque City Hall Fordoche, Louisiana (pronounced Four-doe-shh) In the fall of 2008, I was in Louisiana on business with Wylie & The Wild West. Encouraged by my host and hostess, Risdon and Moonyean Wood, the three of us set out to locate the battlefield where William Campbell was captured. From what I had found online, there was no battlefield marker. I wasn't expecting to find the exact site but still wanted to see the area where he had fought. We set out from Zachary, Louisiana, on Tuesday, October 28, following a levy road west through the sugarcane fields to Point Coupee Parish. Risdon had done some pre-trip research and came across a Confederate States report on the battle, which was much more detailed that anything I'd ready previously: http://www.2020site.org/texas/lesson45.html Arriving in the small village of Fordoche, we stopped at the City Hall to inquire about the battlefield. I was delighted to find this plaque affixed to a exterior wall.
JeriDobrowski > Al Shows, Moonyean & Risdon Wood Risdson inquired within about the battlefield, when a gentleman (not a city employee, but a resident there on business) joined the discussion. He wanted to know if we were going to use a metal detector to look for artifacts. I explained that I just wanted to see the area; that my great, great grandfather had fought there. He came out from behind the counter and introduced himself as Alan Shows. Mr. Shows went on to explain that he had done a great deal of research in connection with the battlefield. He said that he had mapped the area, scoured it with a metal detector, and pinpointed the site for placement of an official marker.
JeriDobrowski > Al Shows Gives Directions to the Marker ... "Go up yonder; take a right at the levy, take another right ..." Besides telling us how to get to marker, Mr. Shows offered to make copies of maps and other information he has gathered regarding the battle. He warned however, that he was plenty busy with deer hunting that I shouldn't expect it any time in the near future.
JeriDobrowski > Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski & Al Shows
JeriDobrowski > Cypress Trees It was exciting to meet Al Shows, the local authority on the battle. It was also a thrill to see cypress trees for the first time. My parents and grandparents had talked about them, and my father made lamp bases from cypress knees (roots that jut up out of the water). I got out of the vehicle and walked alongside the road for a ways to get this picture, all the while trying to imagine what the area looked like in late September, 145 years earlier. Accounts of the battle say it occurred during an especially heavy rain event. As noted on the Point Coupee Chamber of Commerce Web page, the Creole term "les Fordoches" means remote bayou areas marked by debris and brush which create water current obstructions. SOURCE: http://pcchamber.org/fordoche.htm In 1997, the Nature Conservancy presented the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with a plaque in appreciation of its designation of 4,000 acres of Atchafalaya swamp as a state natural area. (The Atchafalaya River figured prominently in the Battle of Fordoche.) Comprised of a series of lowland bayous surrounded by second-growth hardwood and bald cypress forest in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway, the Bayou Fordoche Natural Area is cooperatively managed by the Corps of Engineers with advisory support from The Nature Conservancy and Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries. The designation as an official state natural area was made through the Louisiana Natural Areas Registry Program. The Atchafalaya is the largest river overflow swamp in North America and the largest contiguous forested wetland in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. It consists of a rich diversity of natural communities that provide habitat for threatened and rare species such as the Louisiana black bear, bald eagle, roseate spoonbill, and pallid sturgeon. Over 200 bird species, 70 species of fish, 60 species of reptiles and amphibians, and over 100 types of plants have been documented in preliminary surveys, according to The Nature Conservancy. SOURCE: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pao/releases/NOV6.htm
JeriDobrowski > Battlefield Marker Point Coupee Parish October 28, 2008 Al's directions took us right to the marker, which stands near a farmer's outbuildings and equipment storage yard.
JeriDobrowski > Considering I wasn't expecting there to be a battlefield marker of any sort, I was happy to find the one on City Hall. Catching sight of this on-location marker as we rounded a corner on the rural highway was thrilling. Moonyean and I agreed that our efforts had been blessed. Meeting Al Shows was no accident. (Risdon Wood photo) From the battlefield, we drove on through Morganza (Easy Rider was filmed there) and back to False Lake, where we stopped for supper at Ma Mama's Kitchen. Risdon and Moonyean had called ahead for reservations at Ma Mama's, a favorite restaurant of theirs located just off the lake in New Roads. (New Roads, county seat of Point Coupee Parish, is the second oldest settlement in the state of Louisiana, after New Orleans.) Ma Mama's serves Cajun Creole dining in a New Orleans atmosphere, with homemade breads, pastries, and sauces. Wanting me to sample as much of the local cuisine as possible, Risdon ordered an oyster appetizer sampler that included Oysters Rockefeller and Oysters Orleans, along with a third that I don't remember. They were all good! He also ordered a stuffed mushroom in a creamy sauce that was out of this world. They said I really must try the turtle soup, and I was game, but it wasn't ready. Our waitress said it would be another hour. Ma Mama's makes a crusty dinner roll that you can purchase par-baked by the dozen for take home. Risdon insisted I have a dozen. Fortunately, they're substantial, and they made the trip home just fine, tucked in my camera bag. We all shared a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing. Risdon had a crab entree; Moonyean chicken. I ordered fried catfish and shrimp. We each selected a side. Mine was a sweet potato casserole. Moonyean had a spinach au gratin that was delicious for breakfast the next day. I had it along with my catfish and a serving of Amaretto/apple bread pudding (Risdon insisted). I couldn't begin to eat it that night, so saved generous serving for the next day. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Point Coupee Parish Map: http://www.enlou.com/maps/pointecoupee_map.htm
JeriDobrowski > Marion Campbell 27th Missouri Infantry b: Oct. 4, 1844, Mannington, Harrison Co., Virg. m Elizabeth Martha MCKINNEY:1867 m Adelia SWOFFORD: 1873 d: March 8, 1919, St. John, Stafford Co., Kan. Marion was ... [William Campbell's brother] [Edward Campbell's uncle] [Orvel Lloyd Campbell's great uncle] According to his obituary, Marion served in the 27th Missouri Infantry. There are three Marion Campbells (one Marion O. Campbell), who served in the 27th. There was one each in Companies A, B, & C. http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/MOREG/I094.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ Obituary of Marion CAMPBELL: Forty-four years ago Marion CAMPBELL homesteaded a quarter section of land and established his home just beyond the bridge over the Rattlesnake Creek west of St. John, and until his death last Saturday morning has been known among the leading citizens of the community. His high standard of integrity and sterling qualities as a man drew him numerous friends, and he was honored and respected by everyone. A brief life sketch as given to us by a friend of the family is reproduced in the following paragraphs: Marion CAMPBELL was born in Marion County, West Virginia, Oct 4, 1843. He died at St. John, KS., March 8, 1919, aged 75 years months and 4 days. He came with his parents to southwestern Missouri at the age of nine years. He served in a Missouri regiment during the Civil War. In 1866 he moved to Iowa and there married Miss Martha MCKINNEY. To this union two children were born, Alfred CAMPBELL, now of Albion, Idaho, and Nancy CAMPBELL, deceased. Martha MCKINNEY CAMPBELL died in 18xx (unreadable). A short time later, Marion CAMPBELL came to Eastern Kansas. In 1873 he was married to Adelia SWOFFORD of Wilson CO., KS. To this union nine children were born: Amos CAMPBELL and Mrs. David PATON of Portland, Oregon; Ether CAMPBELL (sic) of Ingalls, KS; Mrs. G. W. CAMPBELL of San Francisco, California; Mrs. L. E. ROBERTSON of Montezuma, Kansas; John CAMPBELL, Mrs. J. D. SMITH, Mrs. W. H. MINEAR, and Alma CAMPBELL of St. John Kansas. Left to mourn his loss, besides his widow and children are two sisters, Mrs. Geo. BRECKENRIDGE of Utah, and Mrs. G. W. MATTHEWS of Dodge City, 31 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ, April 6, 1876 and has been a faithful member from that time until the day of his death. He was always active in church work and was consistent in upholding and practicing the doctrines and ordinances of the church. The funeral service was conducted by the Elders of the Church at ... grave in Fairview Cemetery at 2:.. o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 12th. LINK: http://evermore.imagedjinn.com/mckinneycampbell.htm
JeriDobrowski > Even with a cemetery map and description of where Jefferson's marker was, it took some time to find the plot. A groundskeeper finally located it after I told him Jefferson was a Civil War veteran. This area of the cemetery was originally set aside for veterans, however, the marker to the left is one of only a handful of "military issue" markers.
JeriDobrowski > Dirk Herman Janssen (also Dierk H. Janssen) b: 3 Jun 1831, Munkelhoe, Aurich, East Friesland, Germany m Bertha E. (also Englebertha) Uphoff: 1862 Emigrated: at 28 years of age (about 1859) d: 31 Jul 1889, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois Herman Janssen, as he was called by the family, was ... [John W. Janssen's father] [William M. Janssen's grandfather] [John M. Janssen's great-grandfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great-grandfather] Herman Janssen DID NOT fight in the American Civil War. Instead he paid another man $500 to take his place. By the time his replacement reported for duty, the war was over. The fellow got to keep the $500, and Herman was out the money, which during the American Civil War, was a huge sum! This was something I learned when writing a family history during grade school. It was the most amazing thing I discovered during the process and used it as my opening paragraph. ------------ FOR MORE ON CONSCRIPTION ACT:http://www.us-civilwar.com/ March 1863 - The First Conscription Act "Because of recruiting difficulties, an act was passed making all men between the ages of 20 and 45 liable to be called for military service. Service could be avoided by paying a fee or finding a substitute. The act was seen as unfair to the poor, and riots in working-class sections of New York City broke out in protest. A similar conscription act in the South provoked a similar reaction." FOR MORE ON DRAFT RIOTS:http://www.multied.com/civilwar/Draft.html "The civil war the first American war in which soldiers were drafted. The South was first to employ the draft, followed by the North. In March of 1863, the National conscription act was passed. Draftees would be called by lottery. Once called, a draftee had the opportunity to either pay a commutation fee of $300 to be exempt from a particular battle, or to hire a replacement that would exempt him from the entire war. Over the course of the riots, Blacks were often the target of many of the rioters. Lincoln sent federal troops to put down the riots. There are various estimates of the number of dead and wounded– ranging from 70 to 1,000."
JeriDobrowski > SEAL of THE CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA Confederate States' Involvement in the American Civil War: South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee Border States: Missouri Kentucky Confederate Army Commanders: Jefferson Davis & Robert E. Lee Strength: 1,064,000 Casualties: 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total dead, 137,000+ wounded FOR MORE ON AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War FOR MORE ON CONFEDERATE VETERANS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Confederate_Veterans
JeriDobrowski > STATES & TERRITORIES CLAIMED by the CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA Four Lancasters enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 6, 1862. Lancaster was Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's mother's maiden name. Susan "Susie" Lancaster, daughter of Allen P. Lancaster, married Vinton Wildman. ~ ~ ~ ~ A.J. LANCASTER [Brother to Allen P. Lancaster] [Great-uncle to Lucille Wildman Campbell] Private—Enlisted at Richwoods, Arkansas, July 6, 1862; age 19; present, April 30, 1863; formerly served in 14th (McCarver’s) Arkansas Infantry. ~ ~ JAMES M. LANCASTER [Brother to Allen Perrin Lancaster] Private—Enlisted at Richwoods, Arkansas, July 6, 1862; age 21, born in Arkansas; reported as a deserter, October 31, 1862; deserted at Girard Station, Louisiana, August 9, 1863. ~ ~ A.P. LANCASTER Private—Enlisted at Richwoods, Arkansas, July 6, 1862; age 25; reported as a deserter, February 29, 1864. Allen Perrin Lancaster (Susie's father) was born 1 Sept 1849. He would have been 13 in 1862, so this is most likely a relative. The youngest Civil War soldier on record was 12 when he enlisted. ~ ~ P.W. LANCASTER (Perrin W.) Private—Enlisted at Richwoods, Arkansas, July 6, 1862; age 25; deserted, September 11, 1863; paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 8, 1865. SOURCE: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/27infcoi.html ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America ANIMATED TIMELINE of CHANGES to THE CONFEDERACY Copy & paste entire link into browser: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CSA_states_evolution.gif
JeriDobrowski > Private Andrew J. Lancaster Confederate States of America American Civil War b: Jan. 1, 1842 Parents: Andrew & Susannah (WILLIAMS) Lancaster d: Dec. 17, 1915 Andrew Lancaster was ... [Allen P. Lancaster's brother] [Lucille (WILDMAN)Campbell's great-uncle] Served with 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Company I Enlisted on July 6, 1862, Richwoods, Arkansas, at 19 years of age Present, April 30, 1863 Formerly served in 14th (McCarver’s) Arkansas Infantry FROM: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/27infcoi.html
JeriDobrowski > Private James M. Lancaster Confederate States of America American Civil War b: 1840 Parents: Andrew & Susannah (WILLIAMS) Lancaster James Lancaster was ... [Allen P. Lancaster's brother] [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's great-uncle] Served with 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Company I U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: James M. Lancaster Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Arkansas Regiment Name: 27 Arkansas Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 27th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry COMPANY: I Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M376 roll 13 SOURCE: Ancestry.com --------------------- Enlisted on July 6, 1862, Richwoods, Arkansas, at 21 years of age *Reported as a deserter, October 31, 1862; deserted at Girard Station, Louisiana, August 9, 1863 FROM: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/27infcoi.html *A FEW WORDS about the term "deserted" FROM: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ "Many of these soldiers have the word "deserted" after their names. We would like you to know that this is from the Microfilm from the National Archives. These soldiers may have been separated from their Units in the heat of battle, joined up with other Units and continued to fight this war. They may have had families back home who were starving and no one to plant their crops or gardens. They may have gone home to visit awhile with loved ones and then return, only to find that there were so many miles between them and their original Unit that rejoining them was an impossibility, and so they joined with others to continue to fight in the war." --------------------- FOR A NURSE'S VIEW OF THE CIVIL WAR: http://womenshistory.about.com/library/etext/bl_bullrun_001k.htm FOR BATTLES BETWEEN JULY 1862 - SEPT 1863: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_the_American_Civil_War
JeriDobrowski > Allen Perrin Lancaster Confederate States of America Pension Denied American Civil War
JeriDobrowski > Allen Perrin Lancaster b: 1 Sept, 1849, in Syllamore Twp., Izard Co., Arkansas Parents: Andrew & Susannah (WILLIAMS) Lancaster m Martha Catherine Phillips: 1 Jun 1876 in Denton Co., Texas d: 6 Jan 1922, in Skedee, Pawnee Co., Oklahoma. Buried in Skedee Cemetery, Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Allen was ... [Suzie (LANCASTER) Wildman's father] [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's grandfather] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's great-grandfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great, great-grandfather] ~ ~ ~ ~ 1/26/08 phone conversation with Campbell-cousin June Enloe: Allen P. Lancaster said he had lied about his age and enlisted in the Confederate Army at 13 years of age. June is forwarding copies of his application for veteran's benefits. 2/6/08: Received copies from June dated April 24, 1900; June 1, 1900; June 8, 1912. In these, Allen stated that he served as a private in Company C (and also E), Regiment 4 of the Arkansas Mounted Volunteer Infantry. According to the applications, he enlisted in on March 1, 1864, and was discharged in July, August or September 1864, at Duvalls or Duvall Bluff, Arkansas. Each of his requests for benefits was rejected as "the organization to which soldier said he belonged was never mustered into the service of the United States." Perhaps the only definitive information contained among the pages was his height of 5' 10"; of fair complexion; blue eyed; dark hair; worked as a farmer; born September 1, 1849, near Mount Olive, Arkansas. Further, several places of residence since he left the service were listed: Sillemore, Ark.; Denton, Texas; Decater, Texas; Pawnee, Okla.; and Skedee, Okla.
JeriDobrowski > Pawnee County, Oklahoma County seat: Pawnee ~ ~ ~ ~ For the record, Allen P. Lancaster listed his ailments as Catarrh*, weak eyes, piles, rheumatism and general debility, which left him totally disabled for manual labor. *Catarrh: a discharge or mucus blockage caused by the swelling of the mucous membranes. Its presence is a symptom usually associated with the common cold and chesty coughs, but can also be found in patients with middle ear infections, tonsillitis, sinusitis or an adenoid infection. Some blockages may be chronic. ----------- PAWNEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA ARCHIVES: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/pawnee/pawnee.html ARKANSAS CONFEDERATE CAVALRY UNITS: http://asms.k12.ar.us/armem/welch/AR_cav.htm 4th ARKANSAS MOUNTED INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS: http://www.geocities.com/thurlane/fourth-ark-mounted.htm
JeriDobrowski > Robert Boucher McSpaden Confederate States of America American Civil War b: July 22, 1820, Knox County, Kentucky parents: Joseph & Elizabeth C. (BOURCHER) McSpaden m Ona: d: Phillipsburg, Missouri [uncle to Martha (PHILLIPS) Lancaster] Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: Robert B. McSpaden State Filed: Missouri Widow: Ona McSpaden Date: Feb. 19, 1900 SOURCE: Ancestry.com 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Robert B McSpaden Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820 Age in 1870: 50 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1870: Union, Laclede, Missouri Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Lebanon Living in the same household: Ona McSpaden, age 43, born in Tennessee, keeping house Susan McSpaden, age 10, born in Missouri SOURCE: Ancestry.com ~ ~ ~ ~ Civil War Slang and Its Meaning: http://www.mogenweb.org/mocivwar/cwslang.htm The Typical Confederate Soldier: http://www.mogenweb.org/mocivwar/confederatesoldier.htm
JeriDobrowski > Solomon Shifflett Virginia 58th Mil. Co. A Confederate States of America American Civil War b: 1818 parents: Stephen & Joanna (MCDANIEL) Shifflett m d: 1903 If this is who I think it is Solomon Shifflett was a ... [Brother to Virginia (SHIFFLETT) Warkins, married to Sinclair/St.Clair] ~ ~ ~ ~ VIRGINIA Military Records and Resources: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/index.htm
JeriDobrowski > Stephen C. Shiflett Co. B, 9th Battalion Virginia Res. Rockingham County Confederate States of America American Civil War b: 1822 parents: Stephen & Joanna (MCDANIEL) Shifflett m d: 1884 If this is who I think it is Solomon Shifflett was a ... [Brother to Virginia (SHIFFLETT) Warkins, married to Sinclair/St.Clair]
JeriDobrowski > Brigadier General William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones American Civil War General Confederate States of America b: May 9 1824, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia parents: Robert & Katherine/Catherine Moffitt (EDMISTON) Jones d: June 5 1864, Piedmont, Virginia William Edmundson Jones was a first cousin to William D. and John Edmiston, brothers who fought in the War of 1812. Numerous other Edmistons fought in the Revolutionary War. [The Edmistons are on the Campbell branch of the family.] Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1848, frontier duty, resigned 1857 Farmer War Service: 1861 organized Washington Mounted Rifles - Capt., First Manassas, September 1861 Col. of 1st Virginia Cavalry, March 1862 Col. of 7th Virginia Cavalry, Cedar Mountain, Groveton, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, September 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded Valley Dist., April-May 1863 successfully raided western Virginia, Gettysburg campaign, Brandy Station, October 1863 court martialled by J E B Stuart, found guilty, transferred to Dept of Western Virginia, raided successfully, Knoxville campaign, Piedmont (k). Notes: A great fighter, but cantankerous. Had many disagreements with Stuart SOURCE: University of Tennessee-Knoxville Page maintained by Dr. George H. Hoemann http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/cong_j.html ALSO by Dr. George H. Hoemann ~ The American Civil War Homepage: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html ----------- The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America
JeriDobrowski > Brigadier General William Edmondson Jones American Civil War General Officers Name: William Edmondson Jones State Served: Virginia Highest Rank: Brigadier General Birth Date: 1824 Death Date: 1864 Birth Place: Washington County, Virginia Army: Confederacy Promotions: Promoted to Full Captain Promoted to Full Colonel (1st VA Cav) Promoted to Full Brig-Gen Biography: Brigadier-General William E. Jones Brigadier-General William E. Jones was born near Glade Spring, Washington county, Va., in May, 1824. He was educated at Emory and Henry college and at West Point, and began service in the United States Army with the rank of brevet second lieutenant in the class of 1848. In 1847 he had received from Emory and Henry college the degree of master of arts. His connection with the old army continued until his resignation in 1857, he then having the rank of first lieutenant, mounted rifles. During this period he first served in Missouri and Kansas, marched to Oregon in 1849, remained there and in Washington Territory until 1851, and after that was mainly on duty in Texas. After his retirement he was engaged in farming in his native county until 1861. Upon the passage of the ordinance of secession he had ready a company of cavalry, the Washington Mounted Rifles, with which he joined Stuart in the Valley and took part in the First Manassas campaign. At this time Gen. J. E. Johnston declared that his company was the strongest in the First Virginia cavalry regiment, "not surpassed in discipline and spirit by any in the army," and recommended that Stuart be given brigade command and that Jones, "skillful, brave and zealous in a very high degree, " should succeed to the colonelcy, with Fitzhugh Lee as lieutenant-colonel. Consequently he became colonel of the First, upon the organization of Stuart's brigade, and in the spring of 1862 was entrusted by Stuart with important duties in watching the enemy from the Blue ridge to the Potomac. He was watchful and vigorous and made the enemy feel his presence. Soon afterward, being displaced by a regimental election, he was assigned to the Seventh regiment, Robertson's brigade. Rejoining Stuart in August he was distinguished in the Second Manassas campaign, his regiment fighting splendidly at Brandy Station, and winning commendation on several other occasions. He participated in the raid around McClellan's army following the battle of Sharpsburg, and on November 8th, having been promoted brigadier-general, was assigned to command of Robertson's, or the "Laurel brigade," largely composed of the men who followed Ashby in the valley. December 29th he was assigned to command of the Valley district, including his brigade and all other troops operating in that region, being selected for this post by Stonewall Jackson. With the co-operation of General Imboden he made, in April and May, 1863, a very successful raid upon the Baltimore & Ohio railroad west of Cumberland, destroying an immense amount of public and railroad property. Then joining Stuart with his splendid brigade, he bore the first shock, and both in morning and evening the brunt of battle, in the famous cavalry fight of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863, his brigade ending the fight with more horses and more and better small arms than at the beginning, and capturing two regimental colors, a battery of three pieces and about 250 prisoners. During the advance of Lee into Pennsylvania, Jones, who had been pronounced by Stuart "the best outpost officer" in the cavalry, was depended upon mainly to cover the rear and flank of the army. He defeated a Federal cavalry regiment at Fairfield, Pa., and after the retreat of Lee was begun pushed forward rapidly to protect the wagon trains of Ewell's division. Hurrying on with his staff on the night of July 4th, he found Emack's Maryland company with one gun, holding at bay a Federal division, with only half the train gone by. He joined in the desperate fight in person and with his companions until his command was scattered by a charge of cavalry. Separated from his followers, he made his way alone to Williamsport and organized all the men he could gather in the confusion for the defense of the place before the arrival of Imboden. Then, with half a dozen companies, he made his way through the enemy's lines to his command, and returned with it to participate in the attacks on Kilpatrick at Hagerstown and on Buford at Williamsport. During the campaign, he reported, his brigade fought in three battles and the affair at Boonsboro, and captured over 600 prisoners. Soon afterward an unfortunate break in his relations with General Stuart, which had existed since the fall of 1861, became so intensified as to have serious results. Col. O. R. Funsten was given temporary command of the brigade, and on October 9th General Jones was ordered to report for duty in south west Virginia. There he organized an excellent cavalry brigade, with which he co-operated with Longstreet in east Tennessee, and in November defeated the enemy near Rogersville. At Saltville, Va., in May, 1864, with Gen. John H. Morgan, he foiled Averell's designs against that post, defeated the Federals at Wytheville, and pursued them to Dublin. On May 23rd he was assigned to command of the department of Southwest Virginia in the absence of General Breckinridge. It was at that moment a position of great importance, as the district was in a turmoil on account of the incursions of Averell and Crook and Sigel, and Hunter was preparing to advance on Lynchburg. Early in June three strong columns of the enemy were marching against him, and he made a stand with his own brigade, Imboden's and Vaughn's before Hunter, at Piedmont. In the desperate fight which followed, June 5th, he was killed and his body fell into the hands of the enemy. Source: Confederate Military History, vol. IV, p. 616 PRIMARY SOURCE: Ancestry.com ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/sgj/joneswe.htm
JeriDobrowski > Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones, C.S.A. Virginia Department of Historic Resources Marker K-51 Location: U. S. Route 11, .5 mile south of Monroe Road Washington County Located on Route 11, in front of the Old Glade Springs Presbyterian Church, adjacent to Interstate 81, Exit 29 Marker reads: "BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM E. "GRUMBLE" JONES, C.S.A. Brig. Gen. William Edmondson “Grumble” Jones was born nearby on 9 May 1824, Educated at Emory and Henry College and the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Jones served on the Frontier from 1848 until he resigned in 1857. He organized the Washington Mounted Rifles as it captain when Virginia seceded in 1861, became colonel of the 1st and then the 7th Virginia Cavalry, and was promoted to brigadier general in Sept. 1862. Jones was killed at the Battle of Piedmont on 5 June 1864 and buried here in the Old Glade Springs Presbyterian Cemetery." Long Description: William E. Jones was born in 1824 in Washington County, Virginia. He attended nearby Emory and Henry College and went on to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the U.S. Mounted Rifles serving with the cavalry fighting Indians in the west until he resigned his commission in 1857 to become a farmer. His nickname, "Grumble", reflects his irritable disposition. Jones fought during the Civil War and was often at odds with General J. E. B. Stuart, in fact Stuart once court-martialed Jones for insulting him. General Robert E. Lee stepped in and transferred Jones to West Virginia and eventually to Tennessee. In May of 1864, Jones assumed command of the Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley who were defending against the advance of Maj. Gen. David Hunter who was advancing towards Lynchburg, Virginia. In the Battle of Piedmont on June 5, 1864, Jones was shot in the head and killed while leading a charge against a superior attacking force. His body was returned to his native Washington County, Virginia and is buried in the Old Glade Springs Presbyterian Church.
JeriDobrowski > Service Record of Grandfathers during Civil War April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 Please notice the birth years of these men in relationship to the war. An article by William T. Block refers to the struggle as "'the war of the boys,' because about half of the participants on either side were under 21 years of age. The idea prevailed that if a 'boy were big enough to carry a gun,' he was old enough. Yet the other extreme was common too. There were many instances of soldiers more than fifty years old." SOURCE: http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/hard_times.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ From the JANSSEN side ... Dirk Herman Janssen [William M. Janssen's paternal grandfather] ~~born 1831 in East Friesland, Germany; emigrated about 1859. Arriving in America roughly two years before the war (30 years of age when war began), Dirk paid another man $500 to take his place in battle. http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/3824396_2ieny/1/274475484_uTtck/Medium Simon Becker [William M. Janssen's maternal grandfather] ~~Born 1835 in Germany (26 years of age when war began). Emigrated in 1867. He arrived two years after the war ended, settling in LaSalle County, Illinois. John Rial Warkins [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's paternal grandfather] ~~Born 1833 in Virginia (28 years of age when war started); fought for Union with 93rd Regiment, Co. B, Illinois Infantry. http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/3824396_2ieny/1/265200752_sWA6h/Medium Lyman M. Balcom [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's maternal grandfather] ~~born 1854 in New York, was seven years old when the war began. He did not fight but his father did ... Madison Balcom [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's maternal great grandfather] ~~Born 1812 in New York (41 years of age when war started); fought for Union with Co. F, 151 Illinois Infantry. http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/3824396_2ieny/1/257424100_2bvG9/Medium X X X X X X From the CAMPBELL side ... William Campbell [Orvel Campbell's paternal grandfather] ~~Born 1841 in Virignia (20 years of age when war started); fought for Union with 19th Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry. http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/3824396_2ieny/1/240769861_3dLpW/Medium Jefferson E. Denney [Orvel Campbell's maternal grandfather] ~~Born 1853 in Missouri (8 years of age when war started & 12 years of age when it ended). There is a Jefferson Denney who fought for Union with 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization), which formed in 1863. Inconclusive as to who this is. It may have been Jefferson E's father. Must do more research ... Thomas Jefferson Wildman [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's paternal grandfather] ~~Born 1840 in Atwood, Illinois (21 years of age when war started); no record of service. Thomas & Sarah (GARRETT) Wildman married February 14, 1862, during the war. Two of their 21 children were born during the war: Laura Belle in 1863 and Marion in 1864. It appears that Thomas remained at home, or close by, during the war. Allen Perrine Lancaster [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's maternal grandfather] ~~Born 1850 in Arkansas (11 years of age when war started & 15 years of age when it ended); claimed to have fought with the Confederate State of America the last eight months of the war. Was denied repeated applications for veteran's pension and benefits. http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/3824396_2ieny/1/247439298_iLaiS/Medium
JeriDobrowski > WORLD WAR I July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 Location: Europe, Africa and the Middle East (briefly in China and the Pacific Islands) Result: Allied victory; end of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires; foundation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; transfer of German colonies to other powers; establishment of the League of Nations. Allied (Entente) Powers Military dead: 5,525,000 Military wounded: 12,831,500 Military missing: 4,121,000 Central Powers Military dead: 4,386,000 Military wounded: 8,388,000 Military missing: 3,629,000 WWI Experiences of an English Soldier Blog made up of transcripts of Harry Lamin's letters from the first World War. Letters posted exactly 90 years after they were written: http://wwar1.blogspot.com/2006/10/private-harry-lamin.html ----------- FOR MORE ON WWI:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I WWI INDEXES & RECORDS:http://www.militaryindexes.com/worldwarone/index.html
JeriDobrowski > WWI Red Cross Nurse: Virginia "Jenny" (DAVIDSON) Denney [On Reverse: Copyrighted and For Sale by DOUBLEDAY-FOSTER PHOTO CO, Inc. MILES CITY, MONT.] b: Sept 1861, Missouri m: Jefferson E. Denney, 20 Oct 1880, Cedar County, MO at 19 years of age d: 11 April 1938, Miles City, Mont., at 77 years (contrary to age noted in death notice & obituary) burial: Custer County Cemetery, Miles City, Mont. Virginia Denney was the ... Mother of Eva (DENNEY) Campbell Grandmother of Orvel Campbell Great grandmother of Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen Great, great grandmother of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Virginia Denney Death Notice "Miles City Daily Star" April 12, 1938 "Mrs. Virginia (Jenny) Denney, 79, passed away about five o'clock this morning at her home, 312 North Earling. She had been ill for about seven weeks. "Little is known about her early life. She came to Powder River county about 1913 and to Miles City about 1917, making her home here since that time. She was preceded in death by her husband about 25 years ago. "She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Eva Campbell of Mizpah; two sons, Walter of Wheeler and Roy of Maxville and nine grandchildren. The body is at Graves Funeral Home and services will be announced later, with the Rev. W. Paul Jones officiating." "Miles City Daily Star" April 13, 1938 "Funeral services for the late Mrs. Virginia Denney who passed away on Monday, will be held on Wednesday afternoon from the Graves Chapel beginning at 2:30 o' clock. The services will be in charge of the Rev. W. Paul Jones of the Gospel Tabernacle at Leighton Boulevard and Center avenue. Interment will take place in the Miles City cemetery. "The late Mrs. Denney was born in Missouri 76 years ago and had been making her home at 212 North Earling street. "One daughter, Mrs. Eva Campbell of Miles City, and two sons, Walter Denney of Wheeler, and Roy Denney, of Maxville, Mont., survive in the immediate family. One brother and two sisters also survive."
JeriDobrowski > "The Greatest Mother" Alonzo Foringer, 1918 The Greatest Mother was an immensely popular poster* produced for the Second War Fund Campaign in 1918 about a year after America had entered World War I. Its creator, Alonzo Foringer, was a skilled mural artist and banknote designer. the theme for the poster was introduced by an advertising executive to convey an image of mercy and tenderness. Foringer chose the sculptress Agnes Tait as his model, and the poster became an instant success. Widely reproduced, some ten million copies were distributed in towns and cities across the country. Its tremendous popularity inspired a host of imitations, from musical revues to plaster sculptures. The theme of the Greatest Mother became synonymous with the American Red Cross, and it was re-interpreted in subsequent posters during the following decades. IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/posters.asp ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *Posters were a popular and effective communication medium in the era before the television and the Internet. Posters were designed to provoke an immediate response from their audience and they were widely circulated in towns and cities across the land. They urged their viewers to buy, to sell, and for the American Red Cross, "to join." Many distinguished artists and illustrators produced memorable works that defined the American Red Cross as the leader in providing humanitarian service. Artists such as Howard Chandler Christy, James Montgomery Flagg, Norman Rockwell, and N.C. Wyeth created works for the annual Roll Call membership and fund raising campaigns. Their work was widely distributed across the nation, and literally became part of the changing cultural landscape of America.
JeriDobrowski > "The Spirit of America" Howard Chandler Christy, 1919 Howard Chandler Christy produced some of the most memorable posters of World War I. His images encouraged Americans to support "Liberty Loans" and to enlist in the military. Some of his best known recruitment posters featured a beautiful young woman, Nancy May Palmer, who declared that "If she were a Man She Would Join the . . ." Palmer was introduced to Christy in 1912, and she served as his artistic muse until their marriage in 1919, the year that she posed for The Spirit of America. Although he poster conveys an upbeat and confident post-war optimism, there were many challenges which America and the Red Cross faced together in 1919. The Spanish influenza epidemic killed some thirty million people worldwide from 1918 to 1919, and took a heavy toll of life in the United States. Millions fell ill in America and more than 540,000 died. The Red Cross met the emergency by providing nurses and volunteers who set up tent cities to ease the overloaded hospitals. IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/posters.asp ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ World War I Accomplishments of the American Red Cross Europe was thrown into conflict in June 1914. At the beginning of the war, the American Red Cross was a small organization still in the process of developing its identity and programs. When the United States declared war against Germany on April 6, 1917, the organization began a period of extraordinary growth. By the time the war ended in November 1918, the Red Cross had become a major national humanitarian organization with strong leadership, a huge membership base, universal recognition, and a broad and distinguished record of service. Here are some of the highlights of that remarkable period in Red Cross history. Historical Summary Within weeks of the outbreak of war, the American Red Cross dispatched a ship to Europe loaded with medical personnel and supplies. Named the SS Red Cross, it was better known as "the Mercy Ship." It carried 170 surgeons and nurses who were being sent to Europe to provide medical relief to combat casualties on both sides of the war. This was consistent with the articles of the Geneva Conventions and the principles of the Red Cross Movement that called for strict observation of neutrality and impartiality. Additional personnel and supplies followed but the Red Cross ended this effort after little more than a year, primarily because of lack of sufficient funding. When the United States declared war against Germany, the American Red Cross found itself embarking on the adventure that would transform it almost overnight into the large and important organization it is today. As the public's patriotism rose to a fever pitch in the early days of the war, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, as honorary chairman of the Red Cross, urged his fellow citizens to turn their energies into help for the organization that needed their voluntary support in order to meet the needs of the thousands of young men joining the Allied forces on the battlefields of Europe. In those early days, Red Cross national headquarters reeled under the demands of the national war effort. Communities flooded the headquarters with requests to establish local chapters. Needs grew much faster than the infrastructures to support them and the situation was described as "chaotic." In May 1917, President Wilson appointed a War Council to direct the Red Cross under these circumstances and selected Henry P. Davison, a successful New York banker, as the Council's volunteer chairman. Under Davison's leadership, the Red Cross accomplished the growth necessary to meet the challenges of a world war. Prominent volunteers from the banking and business communities took up key leadership positions, including Jesse H. Jones of Houston, Texas. The organization mobilized some 8 million volunteers who were assigned to service corps at the chapter level (see list below). By the war's end, nearly one-third of the U.S. population was either a contributing member of the Red Cross or a serving volunteer. In all, 20 million adults and 11 million youth claimed membership in the American Red Cross and more than 8 million adults served as volunteer workers. The Red Cross created a complex organizational structure to fulfill its mission, consisting of boards, committees, offices, departments, and bureaus. In terms of the war effort, however, its functions fell into four categories: *Service to the American armed forces. *Service to Allied military forces, particularly the French. *Limited service to American and Allied prisoners of war. *Service to civilian victims of war, with an emphasis on the children of Europe. INFORMATION SOURCE: http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/ww1a.asp
JeriDobrowski > "Christmas Roll Call" Harrison Fisher, 1918 The Red Cross nurse was considered a heroine, in fact and fiction. During World War I, the Red Cross enrolled 29,000 professional nurses, and 20,000 of these served with the military. In France alone, Red Cross personnel staffed twenty-four base hospitals that were operated jointly with the army. These hospitals treated nearly 92,000 wounded soldiers. The working conditions were often primitive, and the hours long and exhausting. The stamina and dedication of the Red Cross nurses became legendary, and inspired popular songs such as The Rose of No Man's Land and novels like Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. For his December, 1918 poster, Have you answered the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call?, Harrison Fisher portrayed the romantic and heroic image of the Red Cross nurse. IMAGE: SOURCE: http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/posters.asp ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ As the United States neared its declaration of war with Germany, the U.S. Surgeon General asked the American Red Cross to organize base hospitals for service to the military. The Red Cross eventually established 54 hospitals overseas, mostly in France, and four at home. Once the United States entered the war, specialized Red Cross corps provided most services to American and Allied armed forces. Service to POWs consisted mostly of supplying food and comfort items to the International Committee of the Red Cross for distribution in the camps. The Red Cross sent 11 commissions to Europe to assess needs for and administer its services to U.S. and allied military forces and civilian war victims. The first commission, consisting of nine outstanding Americans who arrived in Paris on June 12, 1917, covered all of Europe. Later, commissions were sent to individual countries and regions impacted by the war, such as France, Great Britain, Italy, and the Balkan States. While the major concentration of effort was on the war, the Red Cross also provided services to civilians at home. Mostly this took the form of nursing activities and emergency response to natural disasters. In late 1918, however, the Red Cross met a major challenge on the home front. Fostered by wartime conditions, an influenza pandemic hit the United States and most of the rest of the world. It claimed between 20 and 40 million lives worldwide and U.S. deaths were estimated at 500,000. The Red Cross worked as an active auxiliary of the United States Public Health Service providing nurses and motor corps members, in particular, to assist the sick and dying until the pandemic died out in 1919. Four months after the armistice was signed on March 1, 1919, the War Council disbanded and leadership of the Red Cross reverted to its Central Committee which had run the organization since it received its congressional charter in 1905. Chairman Henry Davison moved on to become the prime mover behind the formation of the League of Red Cross Societies, the umbrella organization of individual national societies now known as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. By the early 1920s, the Red Cross had completed most of its work overseas and withdrew its commissions and most of its workers from foreign service. It also closed American Red Cross overseas chapters formed by Americans living abroad. The American Junior Red Cross, however, continued to support educational and recreational programs for European youth through the Children's Fund it had initiated right after the war. At home, the Red Cross continued to provide hospital, recreational, and rehabilitative services to veterans for many years. As the result of their wartime activities, 400 American Red Cross workers lost their lives from 1914-1921, including 296 nurses. Red Cross Military Service Corps Among the most prominent services the Red Cross provided to the military during the war were the following: Camp Service (established in 1917). Field directors and their assistants provided supplementary supplies, such as clothing and comfort items, and recreational and welfare services, everything from movies and refreshments to communications and financial aid to military personnel. At home, Camp Service operated in 400 military camps, hospitals and other installations. It maintained 250 buildings of its own, including convalescent houses, nurses' houses, headquarters, warehouses, and garages. Overseas the Camp Service operated in 25 countries providing services to American and Allied servicemen. Through its Camp Service, the Red Cross helped practically every solider, sailor, and marine in the service of the United States. Canteen Service (1917). The Red Cross provided food and snacks as well as leisure articles, to troops primarily when they were in transit at railroad stations and ports of embarkation and debarkation. By the end of the war, 55,000 canteen workers operated 700 canteens in the United States that served nearly 40 million refreshments. Overseas, the American Red Cross operated 130 canteens in France alone that served some 15 million American and Allied soldiers. Home Service (1917). Through its chapter-based Home Service, the Red Cross provided aid to the families of service personnel. This included financial assistance, communication between troops and home, and information and guidance regarding such things as government programs and military regulations. By the end of the war, the Red Cross estimated that 50,000 volunteers in 3,620 chapters serving 10,000 American communities had assisted 500,000 dependent families. Production Corps (1917). This chapter-based service was responsible for the production of garments, surgical dressings and other medical supplies, comfort kits, and additional items for the benefit of American and Allied soldiers and sailors and destitute civilians in war-torn countries. Eight million volunteers, with help from Junior Red Cross members, produced over 372 million relief articles during the war years with a value of nearly $94 million. For additional information, see American Red Cross Production Corps. Nursing Service (1909). Already established as an important branch of the Red Cross before the war, the Nursing Service greatly expanded with the coming of hostilities. Its principal task became to provide trained nurses for the U.S. Army and Navy. The Service enrolled 23,822 Red Cross nurses during the war. Of these, 19,931 were assigned to active duty with the Army, Navy, U.S. Public Health Service, and the Red Cross overseas. The Red Cross also enrolled and trained nurses' aides to help make up for the shortage of nurses on the homefront due to the war effort. Both Red Cross nurses and nurses' aides were also enlisted in the battle against the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918. For additional information, see Jane Delano (1862-1919) Founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service and American Red Cross Nursing. Hospital Service (1916). The Red Cross recruited almost 24,000 nurses and well over 2,000 nurse's aides, physicians, and dietitians to meet the military's needs. It also secured trained medical and psychiatric social workers to help veterans make the readjustment back to civilian life that many found difficult to do. Hospital and Recreation Corps (1918). This Corps began at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. where women volunteers acted as hostesses and provided recreational services to patients, most of whom were war veterans. The women wore gray dresses and veils as uniforms and the soldiers affectionately called them "the gray ladies," the name by which they became officially known after World War II. During World War I, the service quickly spread beyond Walter Reed to both military and civilian hospitals. Motor Service (1917). The Red Cross Motor Service provided transportation support to canteens, military hospitals, and camps, and was involved in the campaign against the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1918. The Service consisted almost entirely of women volunteers, most of whom used their own cars. Many enrolled in auto mechanics classes in order to be able to make repairs whenever needed. By war's end, there were over 12,000 Motor Corps workers who had clocked a total of more than 3.5 million miles of service on America's roads. INFORMATION SOURCE: http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/ww1a.asp
JeriDobrowski > "I Summon You to Comradeship" Harrison Fisher, 1918 The invitation, I Summon You to Comradeship, was extended by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 to all Americans to join the Red Cross. During his presidency, 1913-1921, Wilson served as the Honorary Chairman of the American Red Cross, a position that was established by outgoing U.S. President William Howard Taft, and continues today with the current president. I Summon You to Comradeship was one of two works produced by Harrison Fisher in 1918 for the American Red Cross. Fisher was a popular illustrator whose depictions of beautiful and athletic young women conveyed a modern sensibility. His work appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, and on covers for Cosmopolitan Magazine. Fisher's depiction of a radiant, flag draped young woman in front of the U.S. Capital remains one of the most stirring, patriotic images of World War I. SOURCE: http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/posters.asp ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In the United States, the Red Cross has always endeavored to train civilians in health care and hygiene, as well as provide health care in remote, underserved parts of the country. In the wake of World War I, Red Cross nurses pursued these kinds of public health tasks with zeal. As described in the History of American Red Cross Nursing, "All over the country in the most out-of-the-way places, as well as in thriving agricultural centers, our nurses are at work. In the tiny settlements in the high Sierras, among Indian teepees, in the heart of the Appalachians, on the lonely islands off the New England coast, on the wind-swept plains of Montana, in the village along the Mexican border, in the heart of the forest of northern Michigan and in the mining camps of Kentucky and West Virginia, the chance to live, the message of health and the good will of the Red Cross are being carried by those brave, and often lonely workers, in the uniform of the nurse and of the Red Cross." SOURCE: http://www.son.jhmi.edu/jhnmagazine/archive/fall2003/pages/fea_redcross.html ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MORE INFO: http://www.gwpda.org/wwi-www/Clarke/Clarke11.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ American Red Cross Museum: http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/braugh.asp Hazel Braugh Record Center & Archives American Red Cross 7401 Lockport Place Lorton, VA 22041 Tel. 703 541-4601 Hours: By appointment only, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Hazel Braugh Records Center and Archives houses the corporate memory of the American Red Cross National Headquarters. The Center holds organizational records and a library collection Library Collection as well as still and moving image materials. The Red Cross' compelling history is documented through correspondence, publications, memoirs, oral histories, scrapbooks, photographs, and video. Subjects in the Archives include: * Disaster relief, * Blood Donor Program, * Nursing services, * Assistance to the Military, * Health and Safety, * Junior Red Cross, and * Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. For additional information on the American Red Cross please contact the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Library of Congress. The National Archives has Red Cross organizational records dating from 1881 to recent decades. The Library of Congress has a collection of still photographs from the early years of the American Red Cross, including the World War I era.
JeriDobrowski > Salute to Janssen & Campbell Family Veterans, Patriots, Nurses & Defense Industry Employees > WWI Recruitment Poster
JeriDobrowski > Virginia Denney (right) in Four Generations Photo, circa 1934 Left: Eva Lee (DENNEY) Campbell, mother of Orvel L. Campbell, holding Alice Campbell Middle: Orvel Lloyd Campbell, Alice's father Right: Virginia "Jenny" Denney, Eva's mother
JeriDobrowski > William E. Hill U.S. Army Private, 21st Battalion, 164th Depot Brigade Engineer Company b: 7 Feb 1896, Powderville, Mont. parents: Tom & Lora Mae (CAMPBELL) Hill grandfather: William Campbell, Civil War POW d. Jan 29, 1957 burial: Custer National Cemetery (bur. Feb 5, 1957; Sec. C #373) ~ ~ ~ Bill served in France in the Army Engineers during WWI. THE ENGINEER MUSEUM'S CHRONOLOGICAL GALLERY: http://www.wood.army.mil/MUSEUM/t_chrono.htm U.S. Army Engineer Museum ATTN: ATZT-PTM-PM Building #1607, Mailstop #18 427 Freedom Drive Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473-5165 (573) 596-8015 ~ ~ ~ After his discharge, he worked for the United States Postal Service in Miles City, Mont., delivering mail by horse and cart. After his marriage to Madeleine Raynor in June 1923, the couple moved to Deer Lodge, Mont., where he continued to work for the U.S. Postal Service. During WWII, he worked at the Bremerton Shipyards, Bremerton, Wash. William & Madeleine had two children: Richard Hill, who in 1971, lived in Hayward, Calif., and worked for City Transfer in San Francisco. He and his wife had three children; Bonnie (HILL) Kransky, married to Don Kransky, made her home in Miles City. She and Don had three children.
JeriDobrowski > William Hill and Grandmother Hill (Tentative ID per jld: 10/11/08)
JeriDobrowski > OVERLOOKING CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY & LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD Photo by Durwood Brandon Custer National Cemetery is within Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and is administered and maintained by the National Park Service. Custer National Cemetery, established in 1886, was officially closed to further non-reservation interments in 1978. Within it there are approximately 4,900 interments, with about 100 reserved spaces for veterans or their spouses, who have burial plots. SOURCE: http://www.mrail.net/data/cemete/mont/bighorn/custer/index.htm IMAGE SOURCE from LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bighorn_Battlefield_National_Monument CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY REGISTER (4,571 records) Transcribed by Maggie Rail, Aug 28, 2003; edited Mar 09, 2005: http://www.mrail.net/data/cemete/mont/bighorn/custer/index.htm PHOTOS POSTED by FRIENDS of the LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD: http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/cncbb.htm
JeriDobrowski > William "Bill" McKinley Janssen U.S. Navy WWI
JeriDobrowski > Bill ALWAYS signed his name Wm. M. Janssen a lovely, flowing script. Throughout the 20 years I knew him, he continued to practice his penmanship. He would sit at the kitchen table and make circles, loops and swirls, as he had been instructed in grade school, while carrying on a conversation. He told me it was important to keep practicing these exercises so you would have nice looking writing. This inscription appears inside "Service Record of Men and Women of Powder River County," published by the Charles H. James Post No. 1595 V.F.W., Broadus, Montana. Grandad gave the book to my brother Dallas less than a year before he passed away in April 1977 at 81 years of age. Grandad's photo and service record appear in the book, along with that of his nephew, WWI POW Richard "Dick" Janssen. July 1976 was significant because it was the bicentennial of the United States. Our family spent July 4, 1976, at a buffalo barbecue at the Ranger Riders' Museum in Miles City, Montana. We were guests for Grandad's at the festivities. He was serving on the board of the museum at the time. ~ Jeri L. Dobrowski
JeriDobrowski > Bill was named for President William McKinley William McKinley 25th President of the United States March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 Vice President: Garret A. Hobart (1897-1899) None (1899-1901) Theodore Roosevelt (1901) Preceded by: Grover Cleveland Succeeded by: Theodore Roosevelt McKinley, an Ohio native, was an unsuccessful presidential hopeful in 1892, who campaigned for the reelection of President Benjamin Harrison. While McKinley hadn't yet taken office when Bill was born in 1896, he had been aggressively campaigning for the office. THE FOLLOWING FROM WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley By the 1880s, this Ohio native (McKinley) was a nationally-known Republican leader; his signature issue was high tariffs on imports as a formula for prosperity, as typified by his McKinley Tariff of 1890. As the Republican candidate in the 1896 presidential election, he upheld the gold standard, and promoted pluralism among ethnic groups. His campaign, designed by Mark Hanna, introduced new advertising-style campaign techniques that revolutionized campaign practices and beat back the crusading of his arch-rival, William Jennings Bryan. The 1896 election is often considered a realigning election that marked the beginning of the Progressive Era. McKinley was the first president to have the use of telephones and telegraphs giving him access to battlefield commanders and reporters in mere minutes, and he used this to his full advantage. He censored the news at home about the war abroad. These ordeals also gave life to an Anti-Imperialist League movement at home. FOR MORE ON PRESIDENT McKINLEY: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley
JeriDobrowski > USA Presidential Campaign Poster 1900 McKinley campaigns on gold coin (gold standard) with support from soldiers, businessmen, farmers and professions, claiming to restore prosperity at home and victory abroad. ~ ~ ~ ~ For his reelection, McKinley again ran against William Jennings Bryan. McKinley was re-elected in 1900, this time with foreign policy paramount. Bryan had demanded war with Spain (and volunteered as a soldier), but strongly opposed annexation of the Philippines. He was also running on the same issue of free silver as he did before, but since the silver debate was ended with the passage of the Gold Standard Act of 1900, McKinley easily won reelection. President & Mrs. McKinley attended the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He delivered a speech about his positions on tariffs and foreign trade on September 5, 1901. On the second day, McKinley was at the Temple of Music, greeting the public. Leon Frank Czolgosz waited in line with a pistol in his right hand concealed by a handkerchief. At 4:07 p.m., Czolgosz fired twice at the president. The first bullet grazed the president's shoulder. The second, however, went through McKinley's stomach, colon, and kidney, and finally lodged in the muscles of his back. One bullet was easily found and extracted, but doctors were unable to locate the second bullet. It was feared that the search for the bullet, using 19th century techniques, might cause more harm than good. In addition, McKinley appeared to be recovering, so doctors decided to leave the bullet where it was. The newly-developed X-ray machine was displayed at the fair, but doctors were reluctant to use it on McKinley to search for the bullet because they did not know what side effects it might have on him. The operating room at the exposition's emergency hospital did not have any electric lighting, even though the exteriors of many of the buildings at the extravagant exposition were covered with thousands of light bulbs. The surgeons were unable to operate by candlelight because of the ether used to keep the president unconscious. So the doctors were forced to use pans instead to reflect sunlight onto the operating table while they treated McKinley's wounds. McKinley's doctors believed he would recover, and the President convalesced for more than a week in Buffalo at the home of the exposition's director. On the morning of 12 September, he felt strong enough to receive his first food orally since the shooting — toast and a small cup of coffee. However, by afternoon he began to experience discomfort and his condition rapidly worsened. McKinley began to go into shock. At 2:15 a.m. on September 14, 1901, eight days after he was shot, he died from gangrene surrounding his wounds. His last words were "It is God's way; His will be done, not ours." and he was buried in Canton, Ohio. Czolgosz was later found guilty of murder, and was executed by electric chair at Auburn Prison on October 29, 1901. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley FOR MORE on the McKINLEY ASSASSINATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley_assassination
JeriDobrowski > Wm. M. Janssen Shortly Before Leaving for WWI 20 years of age Spring 1917 b: March 4, 1896, Beatrice, Neb. Parents: John & Anna (BAKER) Janssen m Hallie Amelia WARKINS: July 31, 1920, Broadus, Montana. (The newlyweds stopped at a rodeo at Olive, Mont., on their way back from the wedding ceremony in Broadus. That's how they spent their honeymoon.) d: April 7, 1977, Sarasota Hospital, Florida William Janssen was ... [Floyd, John & Lew Janssens' father] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's grandfather]
JeriDobrowski > WWI Recruiting Poster Bill enlisted Friday, April 27, 1917. Just days before reporting, Bill filed on a homestead claim and took his cattle to his brother's place to be cared for. He was working as a freighter at the time. Here's how he got into the freight business, which enabled him to purchase his first cattle: "In 1914, I went to Miles City with my brother Fred on a freight wagon. It was during the rodeo, and I took my last $5 and spent it to enter the wild horse race. I got second place and won $50. I bought a team of large unbroken horses from Jones & Bell (livestock dealers). I gave them the $50 from the Chamber of Commerce (who were sponsoring the rodeo), and they took my note for the balance. I broke another team for Anna K. Murry, and then I started hauling freight from Miles City to Coalwood and vicinity. I bought eight 2-year-old heifers from Jess and Sam Hudson, which they had shipped in." He could haul 4,000 lbs of freight and got $1/cwt: $40 for a trip. He and a couple other young fellas traveled together, freighting around the area. They joked about being $40 millionaires, "because when wey'd get $40, we felt like millionaires!" ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: National Archives
JeriDobrowski > WWI Recruiting Poster President Woodrow Wilson's War Message, Delivered to a Special Session of Congress, April 2, 1917: http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Wilson%27s_War_Message_to_Congress Four days later, Congress overwhelmingly passed the War Resolution which brought the United States into the Great War: http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/usofficialawardeclaration.htm On This Day in WWI, 27 April 1917: http://www.firstworldwar.com/onthisday/1917_04_27.htm WWI Document Archive: http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/1917_Documents ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: National Archives SEE ALSO: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/arttopic/pstr-rec/nrp-w1a.htm
JeriDobrowski > Wm. M. Janssen Norfolk, Virginia 1917 Entered service: May 28, 1917 Salt Lake City, Utah
JeriDobrowski > Poster Acknowledging Service of Wm. M. Janssen & Sam Janssen Presented to John W. & Anna Janssen This was most likely displayed in the Coalwood Store/Janssen Mercantile
JeriDobrowski > Reverse of Poster Assume that April 27, 1917, was when the brothers enlisted As noted, May 25, 1917, was when they left for war
JeriDobrowski > Wm. M. Janssen (left) Aboard Accommodation Ship, USS Illinois (Caption on back by Grandad notes those are 13-in guns in the background) The USS Illinois was part of the Great White Fleet, modified in 1912 with cage main masts and new boilers. She was placed in reserve that same year, but was used for Midshipman's training cruises in 1913 and 1914. Inactive during WWI due to her age, she was used as an accommodation ship from 1917 to 1919, then placed in reserve for the last time.
JeriDobrowski > USS Illinois FOR MORE ON THE USS ILLINOIS: http://www.bobhenneman.info/Illinois.htm
JeriDobrowski > Wm. M. Janssen Sporting Navy Pea Coat
JeriDobrowski > 1899 American Steamship S.S. Jefferson Prior to World War I The Jefferson was a sistership to the S.S. Hamilton. This photograph was featured on the World War I data cards for both ships. Chartered by the Navy on 3 December 1917, the Jefferson was converted to a mine planter and commissioned on 28 March 1918, as USS Quinnebaug (ID # 1687). Following service laying the North Sea Mine Barrage, she was returned to her owner on 19 March 1919. Her sister ship, SS Hamilton had an almost identical career as USS Saranac (ID-1702). A 3723 gross ton coastal civilian passenger steamer, the Hamilton was built in 1899 at Chester, Pennsylvania. She was rebuilt at Shewan's Shipyard, South Brooklyn, N.Y., and placed in commission in April 1918, as USS SARANAC (ID # 1702). Bill was assigned to the Saranac. It cast off from the shipyard on May 23, 1918, beginning it's tour of service to the North Sea. Bill was a fireman, assigned the task of shoveling coal to keep the boilers burning. As such, he took his meals in the boiler room. His bed was a hammock suspended above the mines. The ship crossed the Atlantic to Scotland in June to begin several months of minelaying as part of the squadron that erected an vast anti-submarine mine barrier across the North Sea. This task was completed late in October, a few weeks before the 11 November 1918 Armistice brought an end to the First World War's fighting. USS SARANAC returned to the United States early in the new year. Generally inactive after that, she was decommissioned in March 1919, and turned over to the U.S. Shipping Board for return to her owner, the Old Dominion Steamship Company. FOR MORE ON THE SARANAC: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/id1702.htm ~ ~ ~ Photo #: NH 42456 IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h42000/h42456.jpg
JeriDobrowski > From Wm. M. Janssen's Collection of WWI Photos: Note on back: "Taking on a load of mines to be laid in the North Sea" ~ ~ ~ From: American Naval Participation in the Great War (With Special Reference to the European Theater of Operations) Chapter V Mine Barrages Comparatively early in the war the British adopted a policy of extensive mining in the southern part of the North Sea with a view to hampering the passage of German submarines to the English Channel and its outside approaches. At the same time they endeavored to close the Dover Strait to the passage of submarines by the use of patrols, mines, nets, etc. While the efforts to block Dover were not very successful until the last few months of the war, the general hazard of that passage caused most of the German submarines to use the route around the north end of Scotland to their operating ground to the westward of Great Britain and France. The British gave periodical consideration to the possibility of a mine barrage combined with patrols to prevent exit from the North Sea by the northern route, but the tremendous number of mines required of the then existing type and the urgent demand for mines elsewhere caused them to reject the idea. In the United States the problem of closing the northern exit of the North Sea had been studied by the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, even before the United States entered the war. Many devices and plans were considered, among which was an invention by a civilian. It consisted of a buoy carrying a gun extending vertically downward, which was to be electrically fired on contact by a submarine with a copper wire suspended from the buoy. While the device as a whole was deemed to be of little practical use, the firing mechanism contained a new electrical principle which could be well adapted to a novel submarine mine of such type that a comparatively few mines would be required to offer a barrier to the passage of submarines. This type of mine was developed by the bureau and it made practicable the great barrage ultimately laid from the Orkney Islands to the Norwegian territorial waters. By October 1917, most of the preliminaries of the project had been completed. The British were to lay about 80 miles of the barrage out of the necessary total of 270 miles. Preparations were at once begun in America to manufacture 125,000 mines, the design of which had not yet been perfected, to convert 8 merchant ships into mine layers, to organize a special transportation service of 24 cargo ships for getting mines and appurtenances across the Atlantic Ocean to the west coast of Scotland, from whence they would be barged via the Caledonian Canal to great mine bases yet to be constructed at Inverness and Invergordon. Meantime the British made renewed efforts to render the Dover Strait impassable to submarines, as the northern project would be useless without this. Early in 1918 they had solved the difficult problem at Dover, where strong currents, bad weather, great rise and fall of tide, and a bottom of loose stones had previously baffled all efforts to make an effective barrier. After great preparatory efforts the operation of laying the northern mine barrage was actually begun by the British and Americans in March, 1918. The British used small mine layers and their type of mine which required a great number to cover a comparatively small area. The Americans used especially designed large steamers. Mining operations were actively continued up to the date of the armistice, at which time the barrage was almost completed. The British had them laid about 14,000 mines and the Americans 56,000. The American mines were laid in a series of 13 expeditions in which all 10 mine layers participated. They usually sailed from the two bases at Inverness and Invergordon on the east coast of Scotland on a dark and misty night, escorted by British destroyers from the Grand Fleet. Near the point of a laying, they were met by a squadron of American or British battleships with cruisers and other destroyers to cover the whole operation against the possibility of raids from the German High Seas Fleet. The mine layers were formed into a line abreast at a standard interval of about 500 yards and, while steaming in this formation at high speed, each ship dropped mines every few seconds until the whole cargo was disposed of. In this way more than 5,000 mines were laid in a single expedition. The operation would be completed in three or four hours and then the whole force would return to base. Soon after the first two American excursions had been completed, two enemy submarines were damaged in crossing that portion of the barrage. The first, U-86, was damaged on July 9 while homeward bound. The second was the UB-22 outward bound and apparently destroyed. Of course the enemy immediately routed his submarines through a different part of the North Sea but the continual mining operations constantly extended the area which was dangerous to submarine passage. On August 10 U-113 was damaged in the barrage while outward bound and was forced to turn back. On September the 8th, U-92 was sunk in the barrage and another submarine was so severely damaged that it was forced to return to base. On September 25 U-156 and on October 18 UB-123 were probably lost in the barrage. It is probable that a total of six submarines were destroyed and the same number severely damaged as the result of this great North Sea barrage. Considering the fact that it was never quite completed and that only in March, 1918, did it begin to be even partially effective, these results appear to more than justify the wisdom of the project. It can be stated that the influence of the barrage was great in that it definitely indicated to the Germans an early impossibility of continuing the submarine campaign. Therefore it must have been a considerable moral factor in the change in their state of mind which finally brought them to sue for peace. The idea of restricting German submarines to their bases by mine barrages was also extended to the Mediterranean, where German submarine efforts were constantly increasing and constituted an embarrassment almost equal to that in the north. It made little difference where a ship was sunk. It was the loss of tonnage already so acutely short which mattered. The Allies had early attempted to prevent the passage of submarines from the Adriatic Sea into the Mediterranean through the Strait of Otranto. Here a mobile barrage of a large number of patrol vessels was maintained, and the Italians tried laying a floating net barrage since the water was too deep for ordinary mining. The development of the American mine appeared to offer a better solution and steps were accordingly taken to lay a barrage of these mines across the Strait of Otranto. In order to prevent a probable German move to Constantinople as a submarine base, a project was also put forward for the laying of a barrage of American mines from Greece to the Island of Samos, taking advantage of the string of islands in between. At the time of the armistice work upon an American mining base at Bizerta had been actually begun, with a view to serving the mine-laying operations for the Otranto Aegean barrages. SOURCE: http://www.history.navy.mil/library/special/american_naval_part_great_war.htm
JeriDobrowski > From Wm. M. Janssen's Collection of WWI Photos: "Laying mines from the deck of the USS Saranac" ~~~~~~~~~~~ THE NORTH SEA MINE BARRAGE: http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/nsminebr.htm North Sea Mine Force Association: http://www.subchaser.org/mine-force-history The Mark VI Sea Mine: http://www.inthegreatwar.com/mark-iv-mine-audio Audio File Describing Mine: http://www.inthegreatwar.com/mark-iv-mine-audio How Mark VI Mine made construction of the North Sea Mine Barrage feasible: http://www.inthegreatwar.com/mark-vi-mine-video Sea Mine Warfare: http://www.seaclimate.com/5/pdf/5_14.pdf German U-Boat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat Removing mines, postwar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Auk_%28AM-38%29 Book: "Wire-Roping the German Subs: the barrage that stopped the U-boat" http://www.inventionfactory.com/history/RHAwire/wrgerman/minecovr.html World War I 1917-1918: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/stream/faq45-15.htm
JeriDobrowski > Landing a Mine
JeriDobrowski > Anti-submarine Mine Barrier in the North Sea The naval mine emerged as the Allies primary and most effective weapon against the German submarine during World War I. American and British minelayers planted over 72,000 mines in the North Sea over a five month period in a line extending 250 miles from Scotland to Norway. This barrage sank six submarines, damaged many more, and forced U-boat commanders to either face destruction or waste precious time and fuel evading the barrage. NORTH SEA BATTLES: http://www.naval-history.net/WW1CampaignsNorthSea.htm
JeriDobrowski > From Wm. M. Janssen's Collection of WWI Photos: "Smoke screen during sub attack" North Sea Winter of 1918-1919
JeriDobrowski > Wm. M. Janssen Circa 1919 Scotland During his 22-month deployment, Bill was hospitalized in Scotland with pleurisy. He was discharged with a 25 percent disability, receiving a monthly government check in the amount of $25. Lew remembers that during high school the money went to pay for the boys' room and board in Miles City, where they stayed with Grandma Janssen, Bill's mother.
JeriDobrowski > Returning from Duty in the North Sea March 1919 Discharged: March 21, 1919 Philadelphia, Penn. Rating: Fireman Second Class Bill (second from right), celebrates the Armistice and the new year in New York City
JeriDobrowski > Bill behind counter at Janssen Mercantile Circa 1920 When he returned from the war, Bill built a house on his homestead and "went to farming." In 1920, John W. retired from the family business due to poor health. He and Anna moved to Miles City. When John W. regained his health, he once again worked as a carpenter. He and Anna also operated Fair Price Grocery. Bill bought the Coalwood Store and Post Office and was appointed postmaster. In July of that same year, he married Hallie Warkins. The Warkins family arrived in Montana on Easter Sunday 1913, homesteading a few miles south of Coalwood. Bill and Hallie lived in a small building that had previously housed the post office. He described it as being 10x10' with rough lumber interior walls. Grandma said it was 8x10'. (In her defense, I suppose it felt smaller. Granddad was a busy kinda guy who found it hard to sit still.) They eventually moved the house from his homestead to Coalwood and added to it as their family grew. BIll and Hallie ran the store and post office for 14 years, while also raising horses, cattle, four kids and several large gardens. Bill continued to work with horses, noting that he broke a lot in his lifetime, and he was a 4-H leader. Regarding the mercantile, Bill commented, "In 1933 and '34, business got pretty slow. A lot of our business was delivering relief food for the government: meat, wheat, etc." In 1934, they traded the store and post office for a section of land on Pumpkin Creek and concentrated on farming and ranching. Of that year's crop, Bill said, "I raised 1,700 bushels of wheat and sold it for a little over $300, delivered to Miles City."
JeriDobrowski > Examining Contents of Bill Janssen's Ditty Box (a small wooden chest used by sailors to hold personal articles, and in this case, which also served as a writing surface) Jennifer Dobrowski & Lewis Janssen (son of Bill & Hallie) Kitchen of Bill & Hallie's Coalwood home May 2008 The next several frames are items and photos contained within the ditty box ...
JeriDobrowski > Lew holds a metal ring removed from a mine before being "landed" on the the ocean bottom.
JeriDobrowski > Bill's Naval ID Feb. 11, 1918 This is mounted on two thin pieces of metal (you can see the wraps at edges) with a thick lamination over the top. A portion of the lamination is missing in the lower left hand corner; the peach-colored paper is exposed.
JeriDobrowski > Sands Street Gate (specified as enlisted men's entrance on Bill's ID) 1900 Brooklyn Navy Yard (1800 - 1966), Brooklyn, N.Y. One of the original Federal shipyards, located at Wallabout Bay. Also known as New York Navy Yard. The first steam frigate, the Fulton, was launched here in 1815. This was a major construction/repair yard for cruisers and battleships during WWI and WWII. ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/history.html
JeriDobrowski > Bill's "Handy Book for Enlisted Men of Navy," Dog Tag & Service Record of the USS Saranac
JeriDobrowski > DOG TAG HISTORY U.S. Navy Personal ID In the Navy, official identification tags, nicknamed "dog tags," go back to World War I. They were first prescribed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels in General Order No. 294 of 12 May 1917. These first tags were oval, of Monel metal (a patented corrosion-resistant alloy of nickel and copper, with small amounts of iron and manganese), 1.25 inches wide and 1.5 inches long. Perforated at one end, a small single tag was to be worn around the neck on Monel wire "encased in a cotton sleeve." One side of the tag bore an etched print of the right index finger (see next frame for reverse of this tag). The other side was stamped "U.S.N." and etched with individual's personal information. Officer's tags bore initials and surname; rank; and date of appointment, in numerals denoting month, day and year (e.g. 1.5.16). Enlisted tags bore initials and surname, with date of enlistment and date of birth, in numerals as on officer's tags. FROM: Braddock, Paul F. "Armed Forces IDentification Tags." Military Collector & Historian 24, No. 4 (Winter 1972): 112-114 Bureau of Naval Personnel Manual, 1942 & 1945 Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center Washington, DC 20374-5060 SOURCE: http://www.mustangtags.com/DogTagHistory.html
JeriDobrowski > The first known use of identification tags came during the Civil War. The war's bloody battles with their enormous loss of life led many soldiers to make their own tags of wood, drilled to allow for a string to wear it around the neck. Others purchased theirs from vendors who sold custom-made tags to the troops. Identification tags such as these were a matter of personal initiative: more than forty percent of the dead during the war were never identified. The first official distribution of tags was in 1899, during the Philippine Insurrection. Army regulations made this mandatory in 1913, and by 1917 all soldiers wore an aluminum tag around their neck. The information on them varied from unit to unit; some identified the solider, his rank, and his unit; others simply gave the bearer's name and rank. SOURCE: http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=15602
JeriDobrowski > Bill seated on the gun barrel (third from left, with hat)
JeriDobrowski > Bill in the middle, warming his hands over a small fire
JeriDobrowski > Bill, back row, left
JeriDobrowski > Dick Sieg & Wm. Janssen Dick and Bill served together in the Navy. Both went through basic training in Bremerton, Washington. Bill mentions Dick by name in his diary on Jan. 4 & 5, 1919. They were in Norfolk, Virginia, at the time. This photo may have been taken then, or it could have been taken in Bremerton.
JeriDobrowski > 1919 Approbation (Commendation) RE: Fire aboard the U.S.S. Saranac Acknowledging William McK Janssen, F2C (Fireman, Second Class)
JeriDobrowski > Approbation: page 2
JeriDobrowski > Approbation: page 3
JeriDobrowski > Approbation: page 4
JeriDobrowski > Approbation: page 5
JeriDobrowski > Unidentified American ship with three submarines alongside
JeriDobrowski > Cover of USS Saranac Service Record: #1
JeriDobrowski > USS Saranac Service Record: #2
JeriDobrowski > USS Saranac Service Record: #3
JeriDobrowski > USS Saranac Service Record: #4
JeriDobrowski > USS Saranac Service Record: #5 Dec. 6, 1917: USS Saranac (ID # 1702) Originally the Civilian Steamship Hamilton (1899: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/id1702.htm ~ ~ ~ Dec. 2, 1918: The Pride of the German Navy was Surrendered at Scapa Flow: http://naval-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/internment_high_seas_fleet_1918
JeriDobrowski > USS Saranac Service Record: #6
JeriDobrowski > USS Saranac Service Record: #7 The "Dope" notes that crew of 329 aboard the Saranac planted 4,822 mines, while steaming 17,391 miles.
JeriDobrowski > Bill's Navy-issue knife and fork photographed atop his dufflebag
JeriDobrowski > Bill's dufflebag (Utensils and bag in the possession of Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski)
JeriDobrowski > Wm. M. "Bill" Janssen Grave Marker Custer County Cemetery Miles City, Montana Sept. 28, 2008
JeriDobrowski > William Graber U.S. Army Medical Department, Hospital Corp Fort Dupont, Delaware b: April 21, 1892, Pekin, IL Parents: Frank & Katie M. (JANSSEN) Graber of Peoria, Ill. Frank born: 1868, Ill. / Katie born: 1870, Ill. Was single, working as a salesman for Peoria Stone & Marble when he registered for the Army at the age of 25 William Graber was a ... [grandson of Dirk H. & Englebertha (UPHOFF) Janssen] [nephew of John W. Janssen] [cousin to Wm. M. Janssen] ~ ~ ~ Submitter of information on Frank & Katie M. Graber to FamilySearch.org: Harold L. BERN 2341 E. Lynnwood Dr. Longview, WA 98632
JeriDobrowski > Carl F. Graber U.S. Army b: July 13, 1894, Pekin, IL Parents: Frank & Katie M. (JANSSEN) Graber of Peoria, Ill. Frank born: 1868, Ill. / Katie born: 1870, Ill. Carl was single, working as an auto mechanic for Ingram Motor Company, Peoria, when he registered for the Army at the age of 22 Carl Graber was a ... [grandson of Dirk H. & Englebertha (UPHOFF) Janssen] [nephew of John W. Janssen] [cousin to Wm. M. Janssen]
JeriDobrowski > Real Photo Postcard of Post Hospital Fort Dupont, Delaware From Wm. Graber to Wm. Janssen In contents of Wm. M. Janssen's ditty box
JeriDobrowski > Reverse of Wm. Graber's Postcard
JeriDobrowski > Samuel Baker "Sam" Janssen U.S. Navy WWI
JeriDobrowski > Sam Janssen Circa 1915 b: 17 Mar 1894, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska Parents: John W. & Anna (BAKER) Janssen m Opal L. Wright: d: 21 Oct. 1942, 47 years of age Sam Janssen was ... [Wm. M. Janssen's brother] [Marlyn, Mary Alice, Jim & Glen's father] [John M. Janssen's uncle] Sam was single and occupied in farming when he registered for the draft on June 5, 1917. He served 10 months in the Navy aboard the USS NANSHAN, off the Pacific Coast In: Early 1918 Out: January 1919 SOURCE: "Montana, its Story and Biography" (Chicago: American Historical Society, 1921)
JeriDobrowski > USS MERRIMAC Example of AG-3 Collier Supply Vessel Same Class of Ship as the NANSHAN ~ ~ ~ ~ A "collier" is a vessel designed carrying of coal. The word also means coal miner. As a vessel, a collier was built to transport coal. The nature of the cargo resulted in a design superficially similar to an oil tanker, except that a collier had rows of cargo hatches along the deck. SOURCE: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ac.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ The USS NANSHAN was a collier performing supply missions ranging from Alaska to Hawaii in the service of the United States Navy. NANSHAN, meaning "south mountains" in Chinese, was launched in 1896 by Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Grangemouth, Scotland, for merchant service in the Far East. It was purchased at Hong Kong April 1898, from Frank Smythe and placed in service the same day, with Capt. E. H. Stovell of the British Marine Service in command. It was purchased outright by the United States for use in the Battle of Manila during the Spanish-American War. It was maintained officially as a merchant vessel and cleared for trade through Guam. This move allowed Admiral George Dewey’s Asiatic Squadron a way to purchase supplies after war broke out. Neutrality laws forbid the selling of wartime allotments of supplies to vessels of war. The ship remained outside the harbor during the battle, coaling Dewey’s victorious ships until Manila was occupied 13 August 1898. Aside from a brief period out of service at Cavite Navy Yard for upkeep March 1906-February 1907, NANSHAN served in the Far East until May 1913, when she returned to San Francisco to coal ships along the coasts of California, Mexico, and South America. Placed out of service at Mare Island March 1914, for repairs, NANSHAN was placed in full commission August 1914, with her first Navy crew. Supply missions ranging from Alaska to Hawaii continued until February 1918, when she sailed for Hampton Roads, Virginia, via the Panama Canal. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nanshan_(AG-3) SOURCE ~ The Battle of Manila Bay: http://www.spanamwar.com/mbay.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ FROM: California Naval History The City of Los Angeles ... An Inland City with the First Submarine Base on the Pacific Coast by Chief Warrant Officer Mark J. Denger California Center for Military History ...At the end of 1913, a Submarine Base would be established on the West Coast, its location, San Pedro, California (Los Angeles Harbor) ... Actual work for the establishment of the Submarine Base was begun on June 10, 1917 ... ... The Submarine Base also served as a point of call, supply or repair facility for the BRUTUS, NANSHAN, IROQUOIS, BAY, OCEAN, CHALLENGE, VICKSBURG, OREGON, YORKTOWN, MINNEAPOLIS, IRIS, FARRAGUT, BROADBILL, and numerous Shipping Board vessels assigned to and commissioned for naval uses or otherwise employed in the Public Service ... SOURCE: http://www.militarymuseum.org/LA%20Sub%20Base.html ~ ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Merrimac_(1898)
JeriDobrowski > Sam Janssen NOTE: Navy top with angora chaps Circa 1919
JeriDobrowski > Sam Janssen Obit 1941
JeriDobrowski > Sam Janssen Family Plot Custer County Cemetery Miles City, Montana Oct. 30, 2008
JeriDobrowski > Samuel Baker Janssen Marker Baker was his mother's maiden name
JeriDobrowski > Norman R. Warkins U.S. Army
JeriDobrowski > Norman Warkins b: 25 Jan 1902, Dover, Bureau County, Illinois Parents: Charles G. & Jessie O. (BALCOMB) Warkins m Pearl GRIMM: / divorced 1929 m Vera Keith Vickery: 1935, Illinois / Vera died: 24 Dec 1964 m Stella Layton: 8 April 1967 / Stella died: 16 Sept 1977 d: 1 Aug 2000, 98 years of age, Dahl Memorial Nursing Home, Ekalaka, Mont. burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Ekalaka, Mont. pallbearers: Lew Janssen; Richard Harkins; Joe Schallenberger; John Janssen; Nolin Bennett; Marvin Erickson Norman Warkins was ... [Charles & Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins' son] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's brother] [Wm. M. Janssen's brother-in-law] [John M. & Lewis C. Janssens' uncle] ~ From Obituary: Norman Warkins, age 98, of Ekalaka passed away Aug. 1, 2000, at the Dahl Memorial Nursing Home, Ekalaka. He was born Jan. 25, 1902, in Dover, Illinois, the son of Charles G. and Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins. In 1913, Norman moved with his family to the Coalwood area where they homesteaded. He attended country school through the eighth grade. As a kid, Norman broke many broncs and went on trail drives. He worked on the Murray Ranch until enlisting in the Army at the age of 17. Norman was honorably discharged. In August 1923, he re-enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1926. Norman worked at many different jobs across the country: coal mining, laying pipeline, dam construction, road building, repairing railcars; working on farms and ranches in Illinois and in the Coalwood and Ekalaka areas. In 1934, he was married to Vera Keith Vickery in Illinois. In 1949, Norman and Vera bought a ranch near Ekalaka that they operated for a few years before selling and moving into Ekalaka where Norman began doing carpentry work. Vera passed away on Dec. 24, 1964. He married Stella Layton on April 8, 1967. They continued to live in Ekalaka. Stella passed away on Sept. 16, 1977. Norman was a resident of the Dahl Memorial Nursing Home in Ekalaka for a number of years. Survivors include three sisters: Ruth Kiser, Columbia Falls, Mont.; Hallie Janssen, Miles City, Mont.; Alice Nelson, Kalispell, Mont; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wives, a brother Charles, sisters Eva and Frances, and a sister-in-law, Dora Warkins. Enlisted in fall of 1919: age 17 years Stationed one year at Fort George Wright, Wash. Honorably discharged Re-enlisted: August 1923 Sent to Fort McArthur, California; transferred back to Fort George Wright Honorably discharged: 1926 SOURCE: Obituary & WARKINS FAMILY HISTORY, May 1977
JeriDobrowski > Norman Warkins (back row, third from right)
JeriDobrowski > Norman Warkins (back row, center ~ detail from previous image) WWI Cowboy-Soldier Obviously, Norman did a little shaping on his standard-issue Army hat. This reminds me of Michael Martin Murphey's song, "Cowboy Logic," where you're supposed to guess which fella is the cowboy. In Norman's case, it's not too difficult ...
JeriDobrowski > Army Training ~ from Norman Warkins' Estate Collection Presumably during Norman's second enlistment, between 1923-1926 at Fort George Wright, Spokane, Washington ~ ~ ~ History of Fort George Wright: http://www.mfwi.org/HistoryContent.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_George_Wright
JeriDobrowski > Living Statue of Liberty July 1918 *On a stifling July day in 1918, 18,000 officers and soldiers posed as Lady Liberty on the parade grounds at Camp Dodge, Iowa. According to a July 3, 1986 story in the Fort Dodge Messenger, many men fainted, as they were dressed in woolen uniforms, in temperatures nearing 105 degrees Fahrenheit. The photo, taken from the top of a specially constructed tower by a Chicago photography studio, Mole & Thomas, was intended to help promote the sale of war bonds but was never used. (Grover 1987) *SOURCE: http://www.iowanationalguard.com/Museum/CDStory/CDstory/LibertyStatuepage.htm IMAGE FROM: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog --------------------- MORE ON PEOPLE PICTURES: http://www.riccomaresca.com/artists/slideshows/peoplepictures.htm COPY & PASTE into BROWSER: http://www.hammergallery.com/images/peoplepictures/people%20pictures.htm
JeriDobrowski > Warkins' Cousin or Janssen Relative? From WWI real photo postcards from Bill & Hallie. Handwritten note on back says "If he misses that shot I win 4 bits. The day room." Following two frames appear to be the same soldier.
JeriDobrowski > Warkins Cousin? WWI Army #2 ~ from Norman Warkin's Estate Collection
JeriDobrowski > Warkins Cousin? WWI Army ~ from Norman Warkin's Estate Collection
JeriDobrowski > WWI Draft Registration Form Fred S. Janssen Fred was a ... [grandson to Dirk Herman Janssen] [son to John W. Janssen] [brother to Bill & Sam Janssen] Although he registered, Fred was not called to serve.
JeriDobrowski > Fred S. Janssen Circa 1918 b: Parents: John W. & Anna (BAKER) Janssen m Lois V. (GRAHAM): Iowa d: 1967 burial: Fred Janssen was the ... [Brother of Bill & Sam] [Husband of Lois GRAHAM] [Father of Bille, Dorothy, Rowena & Richard "Dick"]
JeriDobrowski > WWI Draft Registration Form Percy John Bird b: 1890 parents: John & Eliza Spencer (RAISON) Bird d: 1960 Percy was the ... [husband of Carolyn Mae "Carrie" (JANSSEN)] [father of Gladys (BIRD) Diebel & Lucille BIRD] [brother-in-law of Wm. M., Sam, & Fred Janssen] [uncle of John M. Janssen] Although he registered, Percy was not called to serve.
JeriDobrowski > Carolyn & Percy Bird Wedding Photo March 3, 1915 Carrie and Percy were married at the Presbyterian Manse in Miles City, Montana, with Rev. J. Forsythe Smith officiating. Their honeymoon spent establishing their home on Percy's homestead on the Divide. Two years later, when he registered for the draft, the couple had one daughter, Gladys.
JeriDobrowski > WWI Draft Registration Form Albert Dewey Janssen Albert was a ... [grandson to Dirk Herman Janssen] [son to John W. Janssen] [brother to Bill, Sam & Fred Janssen] Although he registered, Albert was not called to serve.
JeriDobrowski > Herbert Wildman U.S. Army WWI b: March 31, 1898, Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory Parents: Vinton & Susan Margaret (LANCASTER) Wildman m Stella Annella SLETTEN: Aug. 19, 1924, Great Falls, Montana [Stella (SLETTEN) Wildman d: 16 Mar 1981; Spokane, Washington] m Helen Ruth FARR: Feb. 1, 1947, Pacific Ocean [Helen R. FARR b: 15 Jun 1906, New York, mother's maiden name: Nash] [Helen Wildman d: 12 Mar 1989; Monterey, California] Herbert Wildman d: Aug. 14, 1954, New York Herbert Wildman was ... [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's brother] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's uncle] Entered Army: 1918 From Draft Registration Card: Blue eyes Dark brown hair Birth: 31 Mar 1899
JeriDobrowski > Herbert Wildman Civilian Conservation Corps The CCC was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families, established on March 19, 1933 by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As part of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, it was designed to combat unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC became one of the most popular New Deal programs among the general public and operated in every U.S. state and several territories. The separate Indian Division, was a major relief force for Native American reservations during the Depression. The CCC lost importance as the Depression ended about 1940. Initial opposition to the program was primarily from organized labor, but as unemployment fell, so did the need for the CCC. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan in 1941, national attention shifted away from domestic issues in favor of the war effort. Rather than formally disbanding the CCC, the 77th United States Congress ceased funding it after the 1942 fiscal year, causing it to end operations. SOURCE/FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps FOR MORE ON THE CCC: http://www.cccalumni.org/history1.html
JeriDobrowski > Herbert Wildman Captain of CCC Company 954 (Project #F-42) Camp 9-mile, Superior, Montana (First occupied: 5/2/1934) 1935 Prior to his assignment at 9-mile, Herb was commander at the CCC Camp at Laurel, Montana (as per conversation with Lee Wildman, 12/2007). Lee noted that after the 9-mile Camp was closed, their father, Vinton Wildman, was caretaker of the 9-mile facility. Vinton had retired from farming in eastern Montana, relocating to western Montana, and settling at Victor. Herb had been a school teacher*, which may have explained part of his connection with the CCC, as they offered an educational component along with employment and training. *Herb attended grade school near the family homestead at Knowlton, Montana (east of the Powder River, south of the Baker Highway). He finished there in 1912, attending high school in Wibaux, graduating in 1917. He taught school for awhile and went into the Army in 1918. ~ ~ ~ ~ FOR DISTINGUISHING MARKS or INSIGNIA of THE ARMY & NAVY: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~worldwarone/WWI/Uniforms/index.html ARMY CLOTHING HISTORY: http://www.qmfound.com/army_clothing_history.htm
JeriDobrowski > FLAG of the RED CROSS In 1945, Herb accepted a position with American Red Cross, Washington, D.C., continuing his association with and service to the Armed Forces. HISTORY of the AMERICAN RED CROSS ~ and ~ THE AMERICAN RED CROSS MUSEUM: http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/brief.asp
JeriDobrowski > WORLD WAR II September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 Location: Europe, Pacific, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa Result: Allied victory. Creation of the United Nations. Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers. Creation of First World and Second World spheres of influence in Europe leading to the Cold War Allies Military dead: over 14,000,000 Civilian dead: over 36,000,000 Total dead: over 50,000,000 Axis Powers Military dead: over 8,000,000 Civilian dead: over 4,000,000 Total dead: over 12,000,000 Image: Benito Mussolini (left) and Adolf Hitler ----------- FOR MORE ON WWII: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II WORLD WAR TIMELINE 1934 - 1935: http://timelines.ws/20thcent/1934_1935.HTML
JeriDobrowski > Bille G. Janssen U.S. Army b: 1914 d: 17 Jan 1996 Bille Janssen was ... [Fred Janssen's son] [Dorothy, Rowena & Dick's brother] [Wm. "Bill" Janssen's nephew] [John M. Janssen's first cousin] Birth Year: 1914 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Iowa State: Montana County or City: Sheridan Enlistment Date: 28 Apr 1945 Enlistment State: Utah Enlistment City: Fort Douglas Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 3 years of college Civil Occupation: Electrician, Automotive Marital Status: Married SOURCE: Ancestry.com
JeriDobrowski > Earl E. Bailard U.S. Coast Guard b: 1913 m Dorothy Janssen d: 28 Jun 1994 burial: Riverview Cemetery, Stevensville, Ravailli County, Mont. Earl was ... [husband of Dorothy JANSSEN, veterans' hospital nurse] [father of Gene Bailard, U.S. Marines] [father of Gary Bailard, U.S. Army] Dorothy Janssen was ... [Fred Janssen's daughter] [Bille, Rowena, & Dick's sister] [Wm. "Bill" Janssen's niece] [John M. Janssen's first cousin] Earl Bailard: Birth Year: 1913 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: California State: California County or City: San Francisco Enlistment Date: 18 Nov 1942 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: San Francisco Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Installer-Repairman, Telephone And Telegraph or Chief, Clerk or Railway Shop Dispatcher or Manager, Production or Entertainment Director Marital Status: Married Height: 65 Weight: 146 SOURCE: Ancestry.com IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard
JeriDobrowski > Thomas Lyle Sloan U.S. Army b: 1917 Parents: m Elma Lucille Kaiser d: Thomas Sloan married Elma Kaiser Elma Kaiser was ... [Ruth Lucille (WARKINS) Kaiser's daughter] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's niece] [John M. Janssen's cousin] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Thomas L. Sloan Birth Year: 1917 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Montana State: Montana County or City: Flathead Enlistment Date: 21 Mar 1942 Enlistment State: Montana Enlistment City: Missoula Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 1 year of high school Marital Status: Married Height: 70 Weight: 168 SOURCE: Ancestry.com
JeriDobrowski > Grayson H. Varnado Jr. U.S. Navy WWII
JeriDobrowski > Grayson H. Varnado Jr. U.S. Naval Reserve Served: Coxswain (pronounced cox'-en) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering.
JeriDobrowski > Grayson Varnado Living Room in House at 20 South Strevell Miles City, Mont. b: May 27, 1924 SS# Issued: Mississippi Parents: m Edna Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell: March 4, 1953, Deadwood, S.D. d: June 25, 1968, Billings, Montana cofd: Heart disease buried: Section G#12, Custer National Cemetery, Big Horn County, Mont. Grayson was ... [Lucille Varnado's husband] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's stepfather] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's step-grandfather]
JeriDobrowski > Grayson Varnado Hunting Season at Janssen Ranch Coalwood, Montana
JeriDobrowski > SEAL of the BUREAU of INDIAN AFFAIRS Grayson was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and based in Billings, Mont. The BIA is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the Department of the Interior charged with the administration and management of 55.7 million acres (87,000 sq. miles or 225,000 km²) of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides education services to approximately 48,000 Indians. FOR MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs
JeriDobrowski > OVERLOOKING CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY & LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD Photo by Durwood Brandon Custer National Cemetery is within Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and is administered and maintained by the National Park Service. Custer National Cemetery, established in 1886, was officially closed to further non-reservation interments in 1978. Within it there are approximately 4,900 interments, with about 100 reserved spaces for veterans or their spouses, who have burial plots. SOURCE: http://www.mrail.net/data/cemete/mont/bighorn/custer/index.htm IMAGE SOURCE from LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bighorn_Battlefield_National_Monument CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY REGISTER (4,571 records) Transcribed by Maggie Rail, Aug 28, 2003; edited Mar 09, 2005: http://www.mrail.net/data/cemete/mont/bighorn/custer/index.htm PHOTOS POSTED by FRIENDS of the LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD: http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/cncbb.htm
JeriDobrowski > Robert Allen Lancaster U.S. Army Air Third Corps WWII The U.S. Army Air Corps, which existed from 1926-1941, was the predecessor of the U.S. Army Air Forces. The Army Air Forces replaced the Air Corps as the name of the service in June 1941, when the Army reorganized into three major components in anticipation of U.S. entry into World War II. It was the aviation component of the United States Army. Although abolished as an organization in 1941, it existed as a branch subordinate to the USAAF from 1941 to 1947. It was the direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force. ~ ~ ~ Third Air Force: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Air_Force SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps
JeriDobrowski > Louise & Robert Lancaster Dec. 6, 1942 Fergus Falls, Minnesota Robert Lancaster b: Feb. 7, 1915, Custer County, Montana Parents: William Randolf & Emma (WILDMAN) Lancaster [William was a son of Allen Perrine Lancaster and a brother of Susie M. (LANCASTER) Wildman, mother to Herbert, Edna Lucille, & Everett Lee Wildman] [Robert would have been a cousin to Herb, Lucille & Lee.] d: Sept. 20, 1978 m: Louise M. Bjorklund, Dec. 6, 1942 Louise b: May 17, 1919
JeriDobrowski > Richard John "Dick" Janssen U.S. Army Air Corps WWII The U.S. Army Air Corps, which existed from 1926-1941, was the predecessor of the U.S. Army Air Forces. The Army Air Forces replaced the Air Corps as the name of the service in June 1941, when the Army reorganized into three major components in anticipation of U.S. entry into World War II. It was the aviation component of the United States Army. Although abolished as an organization in 1941, it existed as a branch subordinate to the USAAF from 1941 to 1947. It was the direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps
JeriDobrowski > Dick Janssen WWII Prisoner of War Served: 1942-1945 B-24 Liberator tail and waist gunner in 846th Bomb Squadron and 489th Bombardment Group, Army Air Corps Served in: European Theatre of Operations Shot down on 31st mission over Germany and/or Poland Survived in the woods a week before capture Held prisoner for 10 months Survivor of Black March ~ ~ ~ ~ National Archives Information about U.S. military officers and soldiers and U.S. and some Allied civilians who were prisoners of war and internees World War II Prisoners of War Data File: 12/7/1941-11/19/1946 SERIAL NUMBER: 19124373 NAME: JANSSEN RICHARD J GRADE, ALPHA: Staff Sergeant GRADE CODE: 4 Staff Sergeant SERVICE CODE: 1 ARMY ARM OR SERVICE: AC Air Corps ARM OR SERVICE CODE: 20 AC: AIR CORPS DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 31 DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 07 DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 4 1944 RACIAL GROUP CODE: 1 WHITE STATE OF RESIDENCE: 93 Montana TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: S53 Heavy Bomber PARENT UNIT NUMBER: 489 PARENT UNIT TYPE: 06 Group/Regiment/Commands/System AREA: 72 European Theatre: Germany LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 24 LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 05 LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 5 1945 SOURCE OF REPORT: 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official. STATUS: 8 Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated DETAINING POWER: 1 GERMANY CAMP: 000 Undefined Code DATA SOURCE: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Richard+Janssen&bc=sl,sd&sort=11672%20desc&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=79020 ~ ~ ~ ~ VIRTUAL TOUR of PRISONERS of WAR: http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/TourText/Area18_Prisoners_of_War_new.htm World War II Prisoners of War 1941 - 1946: http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_wwii_pow1941-1946
JeriDobrowski > Dick Janssen Circa 1942 b: Aug. 20, 1924, family homestead, Coalwood, Mont. Parents: Fred & Lois (GRAHAM) Janssen m Carolyn: d: July 28, 2006 Dick Janssen was ... [Fred Janssen's son] [Dorothy, Rowena & Bille's brother] [Wm. "Bill" Janssen's nephew] [John M. Janssen's first cousin] Dick enlisted in the Army Air Corps immediately upon graduating from Custer County District High School, Miles City, Mont., where he served as the commencement speaker for his graduating class. Enlistment Report: Name: Richard J Janssen Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Montana State: Montana County or City: Custer Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: Montana Enlistment City: Butte Branch: Air Corps Grade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 65 Weight: 128 SOURCE: Ancestry.com
JeriDobrowski > John W. & Grandma Anna Janssen's Home 613 North Custer Miles City, Mont. Circa 1929 While in high school, Dick boarded with Grandma Anna Janssen, working for his room and board. Also boarding with Grandma Janssen at the time was his cousin John Janssen. John described "Grandma Janssen," as she was called, as a nice lady that everybody liked. To keep up with the comings and goings of her grandsons, Anna routinely set things in the path she knew the boys would take from the back door to their room upstairs. (Another path went from the front door, past her bedroom.) John tells that story that one night Grandma Janssen set a galvanized wash tub in the hallway. Sneaking in in the dark, the boys set up quite a racket as they tripped over the booby-trap! Those days were over, however, when Dick enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was assigned to a B-24 Liberator Bomber crew ...
JeriDobrowski > B-24 LIBERATOR Strategic (Heavy) Bomber The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft of World War II and still holds the record as the most produced U.S. military aircraft. It was used by many Allied air forces and every U.S. branch of service during the war, attaining a distinguished war record with its operations in the northern European, Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. The B-24's spacious slab-sided fuselage (which earned the aircraft the nickname "Flying Boxcar")[11] was built around a central bomb bay that could accommodate up to 8,000 pounds of bombs. The bomb bay was divided into front and rear compartments and further divided by a central catwalk, which was also the fuselage keel beam. A universal complaint arose over the extremely narrow catwalk. The aircraft was sometimes disparaged as "The Flying Coffin" because the only entry and exit from the bomber was in the rear and it was almost impossible for the flight crew and nose gunner to get from the flight deck to the rear if they were wearing their parachutes. An unusual set of "roller-type" bomb bay doors retracted into the fuselage with a minimum of aerodynamic drag, keeping speed high over the target area. Often compared to the better known B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 was a more modern design with a higher top speed and greater range yet it had a similar bombload and defensive armament. Nevertheless, popular opinion among aircrews and general staff tended to favor the B-17's rugged qualities above all other considerations. The B-24 was notorious among American air crews for its tendency to catch fire. The placement of the B-24's fuel tanks throughout the upper fuselage and its lightweight construction, designed both to increase range and optimize assembly line production, made the aircraft vulnerable to battle damage. The B-24 was more difficult to fly as well, with heavy control forces and poor formation flying characteristics. The B-24 nevertheless provided excellent service in a variety of roles thanks to its large payload and long range. Like the B-17, the B-24 had an array of .50 caliber machine guns in the tail, belly, top, sides and nose to defend it from attacking enemy fighters. It could get to 40 degrees below zero in the turrets at high altitudes. Manufacturer: Consolidated Aircraft Designed by: Isaac M. Laddon Maiden flight: 29 December 1939 Introduced: 1941 Retired: 1945 Primary Users: United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Produced: 1940-1945 Number built: 18,482 Unit cost: $297,627[1] INFORMATION FROM / FOR MORE on the LIBERATOR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-24_Liberator Consolidated B-24H Liberator: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b24_16.html IMAGE FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Maxwell_B-24.jpg
JeriDobrowski > IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_gunner
JeriDobrowski > (Note voids on either side of the turret) SOURCE: http://jawtex.photos.military.com/gallery/2576880_yuuVg/1/136969006#135718616_vA3Nv
JeriDobrowski > B-24 LIBERATOR HIT by FLAK (Note tail guns pointing downward) WWII Dick's B-24 was shot down over Poland. He survived the crash, hiding out in the woods for a week before being taken prisoner. He was held captive for 10 months. IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-24_Liberator ABOUT a DOWNED B-29 "Hell's Angel" of Zygodowice: http://www.samoloty.ow.pl/str317a.htm First-Hand Account of Deadly Mission: http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/05/25/first-hand-account-of-deadly-mission/ Consolidated B-24 Liberator: http://www.acepilots.com/planes/b24.html
JeriDobrowski > RED CROSS POW FOOD PACKAGE WWII Germany and Italy generally treated prisoners from the British Commonwealth, France, the U.S. and other western allies, in accordance with the Geneva Convention (1929), which had been signed by these countries. The main complaint of British, British Commonwealth, U.S. and French prisoners of war in German Army POW camps, especially during the last two years of the war, was the poor quality and miserly quantities of food provided, a fate German soldiers and civilians were also suffering due to the blockade conditions. Some camps also lacked facilities for individual preparation of Red Cross Food. Fortunately for the prisoners, food packages provided by the International Red Cross supplemented the food rations, until the last few months when allied air raids prevented shipments from arriving. The other main complaint was the harsh treatment during forced marches in the last months, resulting from German attempts to keep prisoners away from the advancing allied forces. Prisoners were given access to remaining Red Cross food packages prior to the march and told to take as much as they could carry. INFORMATION SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war
JeriDobrowski > Dick Janssen Rank held: Staff Sergeant Black Death March Survivor The four-month ordeal during the final months of the war in Europe has been called various names: "The Great March West," "The Long March," "The Long Walk," "The Long Trek," "The Black March," "The Bread March," and "The Lamsdorf Death March." Most survivors just called it "The March." About 30,000 Allied POWs were forcibly marched westward across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany (January-April 1945) in appalling winter conditions. It was later estimated that a large number of PoWs had marched over 500 miles by the time they were liberated; some nearly a 1000 miles. It came very close to the Bataan Death March in percentage of mortality rates. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March FOR MORE on the BLACK MARCH: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March_(1945) FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT of the BLACK MARCH: http://www.buckdenpike.co.uk/lamsdorfmarch.html ~ ~ ~ ~ Research on Seven German Stalag Lufts: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7a, 13d & 17b WW2 STALAG LUFT RESEARCH: http://www.b24.net/
JeriDobrowski > AIR MEDAL ~ and ~ DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS For his service, Dick received several medals and ribbons, including the Air Medal (left) with four oak clusters. At the time, oak leaf clusters were used to denote subsequent awards, meaning Dick received it on five occasions. The Air Medal is a military decoration awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or heroism, or for meritorious service. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (right) Dick's highest award was the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Army's sixth highest award in order of precedence. The Distinguished Flying Cross is a awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in combat in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." ~ ~ ~ ~ FOR MORE on the AIR MEDAL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Medal DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS SOCIETY: http://www.dfcsociety.org/home ARMY AWARDS, ORDER of PRECEDENCE: http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/Ribbons/OrderofPrecedence.htm
JeriDobrowski > Funeral Card from Hinther-Janssen Mortuary 1961
JeriDobrowski > Richard John "Dick" Janssen 1924 - 2006 Dick married, started a family, and worked as a banker for a time. He then enrolled in mortuary school in Chicago and spent 30 years as a funeral director. He owned a funeral home at 1717 Main Street, Miles City (currently operated by Stevenson & Sons), before moving to Fort Benton and operating a mortuary there. He served in leadership roles in the Jaycees, Masons, Shriners, Jesters, and on cemetery boards. He was president of the Montana Funeral Directors Association in 1967, and was mayor of Fort Benton from 1972 to 1980. From his obituary: "Dick remembered birthdays. He wrote letters. He bought perfume for Christmas. He gave his daughters pearls at their weddings. He showed strength and resiliency through countless challenges. He never lost that inexplicable sense of himself. May we all do well at holding onto the thread of ourselves that binds us to our past and links us to the future." ~ ~ ~ ~ Dick Janssen Obituary Richard "Dick" Janssen Funeral services for Richard John “Dick” Janssen, 81, of Fort Benton, former Miles City resident and a United States Army Air Corps veteran and retired funeral director, were Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2006, in the Fort Benton United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery at Fort Benton. Mr. Janssen died of natural causes Friday, July 28, 2006, at a Fort Benton nursing home. He was born on his family’s homestead in Coalwood (population 15) on Aug. 20, 1924. He went to high school in Miles City and worked for room and board. He was his high school commencement speaker and he loved to sing. He enlisted in the Army immediately upon graduation at the age of 17 years and served from 1942 to 1945. He became a turret gunner on a B24 Liberator in the 846-Bomb Squadron of the Army Air Corps. Shot down over Poland, he survived in the woods for a week before being taken prisoner and remained a Prisoner of War for 10 months. His POW term ended following participation in the 89-day "Black March" and news of liberation. For his service he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. He and Carolyn Purdum were married and they started a family. They later divorced. Mr. Janssen worked as a banker and then, after going to Chicago to receive his education, he became a funeral director. He spent the next 30 years working in the funeral business. His accomplishments included leadership roles in the Jaycees, Masons, Shriners, Jesters and the Cemetery Board. He was president of the Montana Funeral Directors Association in 1967 and was mayor of Fort Benton from 1972 to 1980. Mr. Janssen collected stamps, loved electronics and had to have the latest stereo and computer equipment. He loved cats. Mr. Janssen remembered birthdays, wrote letters, bought perfume for Christmas, gave his daughters pearls at their weddings and showed strength and resiliency through countless challenges. He never lost that inexplicable sense of himself. Survivors include daughters, Pam (Bob) Schoonover of Fort Benton, Sheryl (Chris) Solberg of Redmond, Wash., Denise (Terry) Aylesworth of Algonquin, Ill., and Kim (Dean) Dunlap of Great Falls; a sister, Rowena Hulce of Moscow, Idaho; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bille Janssen; and a sister, Dorothy Bailard. Memorials are suggested to Missouri River Medical Center for doors and a recreation room. O’Connor Funeral Home of Fort Benton handled the arrangements.
JeriDobrowski > Floyd M. Janssen U.S. Army Air Forces (ATC) WWII
JeriDobrowski > Floyd Janssen WWII
JeriDobrowski > Floyd M. Janssen U.S. Army Air Forces Tuscaloosa, Alabama Circa 1943 b: 6 Oct 1921 Parents: Wm. M. & Hallie Amelia (WARKINS) Janssen m Faye Smith: d: 19 Nov 1989 buried: Section 110 Site 229, Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla., approximately 50 miles north of Tampa: http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/florida.asp Floyd Janssen was ... [John & Lew's brother] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's uncle] ENLISTMENT RECORD: Name: Floyd M Janssen Birth Year: 1921 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Montana State: California County or City: Los Angeles Enlistment Date: 3 Feb 1943 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: Los Angeles Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 1 year of college Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 64 Weight: 166 SOURCE: Ancestry.com Rank out: SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES Air Transport Command (ATC) ~ ~ ~ ~ US ARMY AIR FORCES AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Air_Transportation_Service AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1331 AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND: http://www.flightsuits.com/patch_atc.html Floyd and Faye met while he was in the Air Force. They married and raised four daughters: Patricia, Diana, Amelia & Angie. They farmed near Selma, Alabama, for a time, then Floyd went to work for KMart, working as a district manager. ----------- FIRST MARCH from SELMA: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar07.html SELMA to MONTGOMERY MARCHES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
JeriDobrowski > Floyd Janssen Wearing insignia of Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Blackpool, England Circa 1943 From Powder River County Service Record: Served with 8th Air Force until V.E. Day, then with U.S. Tactical Air Force, 8th and 12th Air Force, the remainder of time in European Theater of Operations Awarded: Second Base Air Depot Distinguished Service Award Debarked: Dec. 14, 1944 Discharged at: Atlanta, Georgia, Dec. 25, 1944
JeriDobrowski > STAFF SERGEANT INSIGNIA (SSG) Staff Sergeant (SSG) is E-6 rank in the U.S. Army, just above Sergeant and below Sergeant First Class, and is a non-commissioned officer. Staff Sergeants are generally placed in charge of squads, but can also act as platoon sergeants in the absence of a Sergeant First Class. The NATO code is OR-6. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_Sergeant
JeriDobrowski > December 25, 1945 Floyd Janssen's Discharge Papers continued in next frame ...
JeriDobrowski > Floyd Janssen's Discharge Papers ... continued from previous frame
JeriDobrowski > Floyd's Decorations European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (left) World War II Victory Medal (right) The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was first created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265 issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The decoration was intended to recognize those military service members who had performed military duty in the European Theater (to include North Africa and the Middle East) during the years of the Second World War. Colored bands representing Germany (on the ribbon's right side), Italy (on the ribbon's left side), and the United States (in the center of the ribbon) are visible in the ribbon. The brown and green areas of the ribbon represent the terrain of the area of conflict, which ranged from beaches and sand, to grass and woodlands, to mountains. Originally known as the “EAME Ribbon”, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal is awarded for any service performed between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946 provided such service was performed in the geographical theater areas of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal ~ ~ ~ World War II Victory Medal (right) The World War II Victory Medal is a decoration of the United States military which was created by an act of Congress in July 1945. The decoration commemorates military service during the Second World War and is awarded to any member of the United States military, including members of the armed forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands, who served on active duty, or as a reservist, between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946. The World War II Victory Medal was first issued as a ribbon, and was referred to simply as the “Victory Ribbon.” By 1946, a full medal had been established which was referred to as the World War II Victory Medal. The medal's front depicts Nike standing victorious, holding a broken sword, representing the broken power of the Axis, with one foot upon the helmet of Mars, the Roman god of war, representing the end of the conflict. Behind Nike is a sunburst, representing the dawn of peace. The reverse recalls the "Four Freedoms" speech by President Roosevelt, with a laurel sprig, surrounded by the words "United States of America", and the dates of the conflict, "1941-1945". The edges of the ribbon revisit the multi-colored rainbow ribbon of the World War I Victory Medal. This again honors all the allied nations. The wide red center represents the new sacrifice of blood by WWII combatants. The thin white lines separating the central red band from the outer multi-colored bands represent the rays of new hope, two of them signifying that this was the second global conflict. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_Victory_Medal
JeriDobrowski > FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY Bushnell, Fla. Floyd Janssen is buried here. The cemetery is approximately 50 miles north of Tampa, Fla., which is where he and Faye lived following his retirement. FOR MORE on the CEMETERY: http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/florida.asp
JeriDobrowski > Ervin Grant Kaiser U.S. Army b: 22 Aug 1922, Coalwood, Mont. Parents: Elmer Elton & Ruth Lucille (WARKINS) Kaiser m Ruth E. OVEROSE: Aug. 8, 1942, Great Falls, Mont. Ervin Kaiser was ... [Grant & Jessie O. Warkins' grandson] [Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser's son] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's nephew] Enlisted from Great Falls, Montana: Oct. 28, 1942 Enlistment State: Montana Enlistment City: Butte Education: Grammar school Marital Status: Married Served for 38 months Stationed in England one year Stationed in France 1 1/2 years Discharged Dec. 9, 1945 Service Info: TEC 5 US ARMY WORLD WAR II Comments from Ervin: "On the water 17 days going overseas in a large convoy with German U-Boats after us most everyday." "Took 17 days to come back to the States" ------------ Ervin Grant KISER (Ruth Lucille WARKINS206, Charles Grant WARKINS56, Sarah Jane HUBBARD8, Thomas H.1) was born on 22 August 1922 in Coalwood, Montana,died on 6 September 1999 in Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Montana,at age 77, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., Montana. FROM: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mgholler/hubbard/d5.htm#i214
JeriDobrowski > Victory Mail ~ 12 Letters sent from Floyd Janssen and Ervin Kaiser to their grandmother Jessie O. Warkins To read the letters: http://jeridobrowski.smugmug.com/gallery/5866735_p58rL
JeriDobrowski > Victory Mail, more commonly known as V-Mail, operated during World War II to expedite mail service for American armed forces overseas. Moving the rapidly expanding volume of wartime mail posed hefty problems for the Post Office, War, and Navy Departments. Officials sought to reduce the bulk and weight of letters, and found a model in the British Airgraph Service started in 1941 that microfilmed messages for dispatch. V-Mail used standardized stationery and microfilm processing to produce lighter, smaller cargo. Space was made available for other war supplies and more letters could reach military personnel faster around the globe. This new mode of messaging launched on June 15, 1942. V-Mail assisted with logistical issues while acknowledging the value of communication. In 41 months of operation, letter writers using the system helped provide a significant lifeline between the frontlines and home. SOURCE: http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/victorymail/index.html ~ ~ ~ How V-Mail Got from Sender to Recipient: http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/victorymail/operating/flipbook_flash.html ~ ~ ~ View two-minute newsreel describing V-Mail, "New Service Speeds Mail to U.S. Troops, 1944," produced by the Office of War Information, SOURCE: National Archives (208-UN-113): http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/victorymail/video/PostalMuseum.wmv ~ ~ ~ IMAGE: National Archives (44-PA-2251A) SOURCE: http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/victorymail/letter/photo6_index.html
JeriDobrowski > Robert Clair Kiser U.S. Army b: 3 July 1919 Parents: Elmer Elton & Ruth Lucille (WARKINS) Kaiser Robert Elton Kaiser was ... [Grant & Jessie O. Warkins' grandson] [Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser's son] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's nephew] [John M. Janssen's cousin] Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1941 Enlistment State: California Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Surveyor
JeriDobrowski > Mess Sergeant Charles Edward Campbell U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Sept. 1942 - Dec. 1945
JeriDobrowski > Charles E. Campbell with his Aunt Susie (LANCASTER) Wildman (left) and his mother, Montezuma (LANCASTER) Campbell, (right) 1943 b: Oct. 20, 1921, Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Parents: Marion Dennis & Montezuma (LANCASTER) Campbell m Maxine Ruth KORMAN: July 19, 1947 d: June 30, 1981 Charles E. Campbell was ... [Allen P. Lancaster's grandson] [Montezuma (LANCASTER) Campbell's son] [Marion Campbell's son] [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's first cousin] Charles E., as he was called to distinguish him from his sister Maxine's husband, Charles A. Stewart, trained at Sheppard Field, adjacent to Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. In an interview with Charles' sister, Maxine Stewart (Jan. 29, 2008), I gleaned the following about his time in the service: "Charles had learned to cook growing up. When the Army found out he could cook, they found a place for him in the kitchen. He made them pies, they really liked his pies! He didn't use round pie pans like we do, he made them in big rectangle pans. "He was in Okinowa for a while, was in the South Pacific. He told us stories about things they saw as soldiers that we never read about in papers." (As per June CAMPBELL Enloe): Charles was also stationed in India/Burma ARMY SUBSISTENCE HISTORY: http://www.qmfound.com/army_subsistence_history.htm --------------------- FOR MORE on THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps ARMY AIR CORPS WWII: http://www.armyaircorps.us/ FOR MORE on SHEPPARD AFB: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/sheppard.htm
JeriDobrowski > Marion & Montezuma Campbell Parents of Charles E. Campbell 1942 Marion Dennise Campbell b: 11 Feb 1883, Neosho County, Kansas Parents: David W. & Elizabeth S. (McCAIN) Campbell m Montezuma LANCASTER: 4 Nov 1906, Pawnee Nation, Oklahoma Indian Territory d: 6 May 1943 Marion was ... [Edward Campbell's first cousin] [Orvel Campbell's first cousin once removed] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's first cousin twice removed] Montezuma (LANCASTER) Campbell b: 22 Jan 1891, Wise County, Texas Parents: Allen & Martha (PHILLIPS) Lancaster d: 15 Dec 1950, Cascade County, Montana Montezuma was ... [Allen P. Lancaster's daughter] [Susie (LANCASTER) Wildman's sister] [Charles E. Campbell's mother] [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's aunt] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's great aunt] --------------------- Charles E. left for the Army in September 1942. Charles' father, Marion--who farmed along with barbering--broke his arm while unharnessing a team of horses. It didn't heal well, and subsequent X-rays showed he had bone cancer. He died May 6, 1943. Montezuma and youngest daughter, June, stayed on the family's 50-acre farm near Victor, Montana, for a time. Located in the foothills on the east side of the valley, it included an apple orchard. They kept it going with help from neighbors, until Zuma found somebody to rent the place until Charles E. returned from the service. With Charles E. still away, and the farm being taken care of, Zuma and June moved to a house in Victor. They had just gotten settled, when Zuma's daughter Maxine Stewart asked them to come visit in Vancouver, Washington. At the time, Maxine and her husband, Charles A. Stewart, were working in the Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouver, supporting the war effort. Maxine's cousin Herbert Wildman had encouraged the couple to relocate from California to Washington, where he (Herbert) was working for Kaiser (presumably in the business office). While in California, Charles worked for Lockheed, building the P-38 "Lightening" fighter. In August 1943, at 52 years of age, Montezuma Campbell, took a job in the cafeteria at Kaiser where she bussed tables and cleaned the dining room. On three occasions, Zuma's job took her on a trial run aboard a recently completed air craft carrier. When a ship was finished, it was launched from the way where it had been built, floated down the Columbia River, put through their paces in the Pacific Ocean, and then delivered to Astoria, Oregon. Kaiser employees who took part in such a shake down cruise were transported back to Vancouver by bus. After six months of working in the cafeteria, Zuma took a position on the outfitting dock. She worked there until August 1944, at which time she and her daughter June moved back to Montana. According to daughters Maxine (CAMPBELL) Stewart and June (CAMPBELL) Enloe, Zuma enjoyed her work at Kaiser. June said, "For someone who had never really been out and about much, it was quite a thrill to take part in the trial runs on the air craft carriers." *Charles A. Stewart is buried at Cottonwood Cemetery: http://www.graves-r-us.com/Cottonwood.html
JeriDobrowski > Mechanized Conveyor Lines Triple lines for Lockheed "Lightnings." Overall view of Lockheed's new mechanized P-38 line. Moving continuously, slowly, yet as surely as the hands of a watch, these three mechanized conveyor lines at the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. more than double the daily output of the old assembly line. The P-38 "Lightning" fighters come down the line at the right and are shunted over to the middle line where they grow their wings and engines. They then move backwards to the far end of the huge Final Assembly Hangar to go out the door and into a nearby paint hangar where they are camouflaged. Working exactly as an automobile assembly line, this mechanized line at Lockheed is notable not only because it is the first continuously moving final assembly line for combat aircraft in the West but, it also does what many experts said couldn't be done by putting twin-engined "Lightnings" on a full production basis. The room shown here was completely emptied of airplanes, which meanwhile were completed on an impromptu outdoor line. In eight days, the new mobile line was set up ready to receive its new quota of airplanes. IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FO_Lightning
JeriDobrowski > LOCKHEED P-38 Lightening Type Heavy fighter Manufacturer Lockheed Designed by Kelly Johnson Maiden flight 27 January 1939 Introduction 1941 Retired 1949 Primary user United States Army Air Force Produced 1941–45 Number built 10,037[1] Unit cost US$ 97,147 in 1944 IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. Air Force via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FO_Lightning
JeriDobrowski > Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski & Maxine (CAMPBELL) Stewart Billings Health & Rehab Community 2115 Central Billings, Montana May 2, 2008 ABOUT CHARLES & MAXINE STEWART'S WORK at KISER: (NOTE: Charles A. & Maxine Stewart moved from Ismay, Montana, to Vancouver, Washington, when the war started. Maxine related the following to Jeri Dobrowski on Jan. 29, 2008): When the war came on, they asked for people to come and help build ships. Charles A. was blind in one eye and didn't have fingerprints, so he couldn't get into the military. He was a carpenter and a welder before the war. They put him to work welding the hulls of the ships. The ships were built on a slant. First they'd lay the keel. Then they moved huge pieces of metal into place with cranes and the workers would weld them together. The ships were as tall as 4-5 story buildings. You can't really tell that from looking at pictures, but they were. They were big enough to carry 1,500 men plus equipment and supplies. The day shift worked 8 hours. The swing shift was 7.5 hours and the graveyard put in 5 hours. There was an hour for lunch. Charles worked swing. Charles started at $1.10/hour and had worked his way up to $5/hour when we left. (Charles also built homes for the workers.) I was a keypunch operator at Kiser; we used National Business Machines. Each person had a number that was on their badge and their time card. Each crew had a number. We kept track of all of those numbers and also made out paychecks. It was quite the thing! I started at 50 cents per hour. The most I made was $1.25/hour, but it was ample in those days. The government furnished our house and we paid rent. We lived in McGlauphlen Heights, which was about 3.5 - 5 miles from the shipyards. We had a post office, grocery, drug store. We didn't do a lot of traveling while we lived out there. Gas was rationed. Buses ran for the workers. We could get on a Kaiser bus and ride it for free. We got two weeks vacation per year. We all had health care. There was so much deducted from your paycheck for health care and hospitalization. All you had to do if you needed to see a doctor was take your card with you and go over to the company doctor. It was quite an organization. That Henry Kiser was a smart man! (Industrialist Henry Kiser, whose company also constructed Hoover, Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams, pioneered pre-paid medical care with Sidney R. Garfield, M.D. Today, Kiser's 5-cent per day plan lives on in Kiser Permanente.) After Father (Marion Campbell) died, Mom and June came out to Vancouver. Mom enrolled June in school and went to work as a cook in the cafeteria. It was the first job Mom held out of the home. She also cooked on the ships when they did a test run or took them down the Columbia to Astoria, Oregon. That's where the delivered them to, Astoria. Mom liked the work, but she never really had any particular stories to tell. Everybody did what they could. We had to keep our country free from the Germans. Back then, people didn't say "We can't." After the war, we came back to Montana and lived in the Bitterroot Valley. We had a home there. We were glad to leave the hustle and bustle. We had enjoyed living in Washington, but were glad to get back to where it was quieter.
JeriDobrowski > Victory Fleet Logo The Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard site was an emergency yard, built with 10 ways in the fourth wave of shipbuilding expansion, with $26mm from the USMC. Its 10 ways were increased to 12 in the fifth wave of shipbuilding expansion. The yard was closed at the end of the war but held in reserve until the 1950s, when it was sold to Gilmore Steel. SOURCE: http://www.beadee.com/kaiser/books/vancouver_shiplist.htm Henry Kaiser built the shipyard on farmland in Vancouver, Washington, in 1942 to produce ships for the American Navy. During WWII, the yard produced nearly a ship every week. Kaiser also operated yards in Portland, Oregon, and Richmond, California. These three wartime shipyards produced nearly 1,500 vessels. One of the nation's leading industrialists, Kaiser's businesses included making cement and building roads, dams, mines, steel, aluminum, and even automobiles. After the war, the network of hospitals the company created for the millions of workers at Kaiser operations all over the country evolved into Kaiser Permanente, now the largest health maintenance company in the United States. SOURCE: http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/WA3277/ ------------ KAISER VANCOUVER SHIPYARD SITE: http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/WA3277/ FOR MORE ON KAISER SHIPYARDS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Shipyards FOR MORE on LIBERTY SHIPS: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/industrialmobilization/p/libertyships.htm SHIPS of the US NAVY: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html#ap HENRY KAISER: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J._Kaiser HISTORY OF KAISER PERMANENTE: http://newsmedia.kaiserpermanente.org/kpweb/historykp/entrypage.do MORE ON KAISER PERMANENTE'S BEGINNINGS: http://www.vbjusa.com/stories/2005-08-12/the_peoples_greatest_need.html KISER BOOKS & LINKS: http://www.beadee.com/kaiser/books/index.shtml
JeriDobrowski > SS John W. Brown* Example of Victory Ship By the time the war ended, the Kaiser Vancouver yard had constructed more than 140 ships for the United States Navy and Maritime Commission, including Liberty cargo ships, LSTs (tank landing crafts), AP-5 troop transports, C-4 transports, and C-4 cargo ships, along with 50 escort aircraft carriers. During the war, a Liberty Ship could be built in a about two weeks at a Kaiser yard. *The John W. Brown is one of only two surviving World War II Liberty ships, the other being the SS Jeremiah O'Brien. ----------- LIBERTY SHIPS: http://www.americanflagship.com/news/libertyship.html HISTORY LINK ESSAY: http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5266 FOR LIST of SHIPS BUILT in VANCOUVER: http://www.beadee.com/kaiser/books/vancouver_shiplist.htm ASBESTOS AND MESOTHELIOMA: http://www.mesotheliomasos.com/jobsitesKaiservancouver.php
JeriDobrowski > U.S. Navy LCT-202 Example of LCT (Landing Craft Tank) SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_craft_tank ~ ~ ~ ~ Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945, Landing Ships & Crafts: http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-ls.html Landing craft are boats and seagoing vehicles used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII. SOURCE / FOR MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_craft
JeriDobrowski > USS Samaritan Example of AP-5 Troop Transport USS Samaritan (AH-10) was a hospital ship that served with the US Navy in World War II. Prior to that, she served as a US Navy transport ship under the name USS Chaumont (AP-5). SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chaumont_%28AP-5%29
JeriDobrowski > General G. O. Squier-Class Transport Ship Example of C-4 Transport Ship Built by Kaiser Co., Inc., Richmond, California SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_G._O._Squier_class_transport_ship C-4 TRANSPORTS as DISPLACED PERSON TRANSPORTS: http://www.usmm.org/dp.html
JeriDobrowski > Example of C-4 Cargo IMAGE/MORE INFORMATION AT: United States Maritime Commission C4 Type Ships: http://www.usmm.org/c4ships.html CARGO SHIPS: http://www.msts-history.org/cargoships.html
JeriDobrowski > Example of Aircraft Carrier Support The Navy's escort carriers, called "Jeep carriers" or (by the press) "baby flat tops," never received the headlines or glory accorded their bigger sisters. Jeeps did the routine patrol work, scouting and escorting of convoys that their larger fleet-type counterparts couldn't do. Lightly armored, slower than the fleet carriers and with far less defensive armament and aircraft, they performed admirably when called upon. Jeep carrier crews, who joked that "CVE" (the Navy's designation for this type of ship) really stood for "Combustible, Vulnerable and Expendable," became experts at hunting, finding and killing U-boats in both ocean theaters. Jeeps and their crews also provided fighter and close air support for amphibious landings, and served as aircraft transports as the tempo of the carrier war in the Pacific mounted to a crescendo. The need for escort carriers came early in the war when German submarines and aircraft were taking a devastating toll on convoy shipping. The heaviest losses occurred far at sea where land-based aircraft couldn't operate. The Royal Navy had experimented with catapult-launched fighter planes from merchantmen; while this was somewhat successful in combating the U-boats, the number of planes that could be embarked was limited. Something else was needed, and in a hurry. Great Britain appealed to the United States for help. IMAGE FROM/MORE INFORMATION at BRIEF HISTORY of U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/cv-escrt.html Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the United States during WWII, 122 were escort carriers. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escort_aircraft_carrier
JeriDobrowski > John Maurice Janssen Circa 1942 b: Sept. 17, 1924, in midwife/Grandma Jessie O. Warkin's house, Coalwood, Montana Parents: William M. & Hallie Amelia (WARKINS) Janssen m Alice Fern Campbell: Aug. 29, 1953, Sheridan, Wyoming d: Aug. 30, 2006, Billings Clinic, Billings, Montana cofd: heart disease In 1943, in his junior year, John quit school at Custer County High School, Miles City, Montana (where he was boarding with his grandmother Anna Janssen). He went to California where his brother Floyd was working. Diagnosed with stomach ulcers (which plagued him for many years afterwards), John was unable to pass the Military Entrance Processing Station physical exam. He was classified a 4-F: registrant not acceptable for military service under the established physical, mental, or moral standards. Since he couldn't serve in the military, he went to work in the defense industry. He hired on with Douglas Aircraft, building the B-17 Flying Fortress. He lived in Long Beach from 1943-44, making 67 cents an hour. John's son Dallas said he asked John if there were any markings to trace to his work on the planes. John said he had placed a mark somewhere in the bomb bay. Dallas doesn’t remember if it was initials or what. John left his job with Douglas and returned home where his help was needed on the family ranch. His father, Bill Janssen, had broken his leg when a horse fell on ice.
JeriDobrowski > B-17 Flying Fortress Type: Strategic bomber Manufacturer: Boeing Designed by: Edward C. Wells E. Gifford Emery Maiden flight: 28 July 1935 Introduction: April 1938 Retired: 1968 (Brazilian Air Force) Primary users: U.S. Army Air Force Royal Air Force Produced: 1936–1945 Number built: 12,731[2] Unit cost: US$238,329 FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress --------------------- FOR MORE PHOTOS: http://www.aviation-history.com/boeing/b17.html B-17 Serial Number 42-38113, 1000th B-17 Aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Plant in California: http://www.457thbombgroup.org/1000AircraftFolder/coverpage.html FROM THE AIR FORCE: http://www.af.mil/history/aircraft_print.asp?storyID=123006538 FROM STRATEGIC AIR & SPACE MUSEUM: http://www.strategicairandspace.com/collections/B-17.html
JeriDobrowski > Inside the Douglas aircraft plant at El Segundo, California. Row on row the powerful engines that will drive SBD's on missions of destruction against Japanese ships. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy FROM: http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewitem.pl?item=37086
JeriDobrowski > Everett Lee Wildman U.S. Navy WWII
JeriDobrowski > Everett "Lee" Wildman Helping castrate colts at Campbell Ranch, Custer County, Montana Circa 1938 Parents: Vinton & Susan Margaret (LANCASTER) Wildman Lee was ... [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's brother] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's uncle] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's great-uncle] Lee worked summers during high school on the Campbell Ranch, owned by his sister and brother-in-law, Lucille and Orvel Campbell. He continued working for them following his graduation from Terry High School, Terry, Montana, in 1940.
JeriDobrowski > 4th of July Campbell Ranch on Powder River Circa 1940 Lee can be seen among those celebrating in the shade of the cottonwood trees surrounding the ranch house (back row, in front of the field of stars on the flag). Note on the back reads, "Orvel always hung the flag," meaning Orvel Campbell (back row, center, in front of tree trunk). Lee said, "Orvel made the best ice cream!" Bet they had homemade ice cream that afternoon. One day, a visitor to the ranch brought news of defense jobs on the West Coast. Lee caught a ride to California with the visitor, where he found work on the Lockheed Aircraft Company assembly line. FOR MORE ON LOCKHEED: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation
JeriDobrowski > Applicants for Employment in the Lockheed Plant "Los Angeles, California. Lockheed Employment. Applicants for employment in the Lockheed plant at 8 a.m. The papers in their hands are the preliminary applications which they are waiting to file. They will take the Lockheed intelligence and temperament tests. Those with a background of mechanical training or experience will receive appointments for special mechanical aptitude tests." Record Group 119: Records of the National Youth Administration [NYA] FROM: http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewobject.pl?object=70011
JeriDobrowski > Lee Wildman (left) & Clarence Brown California While working for Lockheed, Lee lived in Los Angeles and Burbank, California. He spent a year in LA before sharing a place with Dorothy and Clarence Brown (his sister and brother-in-law). Clarence worked for Lockheed Vega as a machinist on the assembly line. (The Vega Amelia Earhart flew when she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic single handed is on display at National Air and Space Museum.) FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE VEGA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Vega HOW STUFF WORKS: THE VEGA: http://science.howstuffworks.com/lockheed-vega.htm In November 1942, when it became apparent that he would be drafted, Lee resigned from Lockheed and volunteered for the Navy. He went into their Aviation Cadet VF Program. As he said, "I escaped the draft and got into a good occupation." Clarence also served in the Navy.
JeriDobrowski > Ensign Lee Wildman Lee went to preflight school in Monterey, Calif. The Navy had taken over a hotel (The Del Monte) and converted it for the purpose. (Lee said that while he was in Monterey, his brother, Elmer was in Alameda. I presume that means he was at the Naval Air Base. I need to check with Lee on this.) From Monterey, Lee went to primary flight school in Norman, Okla. The class graduated in June 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas. During WWII, Lee was stationed at the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Maryland. He served in the European Theater. After WWII, Lee began working toward a career as a commercial pilot. He took instrument training in Atlanta, then went on to six weeks of airline training school in Roanoke, Virginia, where he certified on multi-engine aircraft. In the summer of 1946, he worked as a flight instructor for Lynch Brothers, Billings, Montana. His first position was with TransMississippi, a non-scheduled airline based in Oklahoma. He worked for them for four months. In November 1946, he hired on with United Airlines. In June 1947, he became a TWA pilot. FOR MORE ON PATUXENT RIVER: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Patuxent_River
JeriDobrowski > Young men training at pre-flight school at Del Monte Hotel, Del Monte, California., grin as they file out of the mess hall. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy FROM: http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewitem.pl?item=37152 FOR MORE ON THE DEL MONTE HOTEL: http://www.caviews.com/delmonte.htm FOR MORE ON THE DEL MONTE HOTEL: http://www.nps.edu/IntlStudents/MontGlance/HistoryNPS.html
JeriDobrowski > Aviation cadets check flight boards for last minute instructions at Naval Air Training Center Corpus Christi, Texas. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy FROM: http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewitem.pl?item=37320
JeriDobrowski > Aviation cadets await hops in ready room at Kingsville Field, Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy FROM: http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewitem.pl?item=37318
JeriDobrowski > Clarence Lloyd Brown U.S. Navy WWII
JeriDobrowski > Clarence Brown U.S. Navy b: April 7, 1912, Miles City, Mont. m Dorothy Leona WILDMAN: Nov. 3, 1934, Terry, Mont. d: Oct. 3, 1980, Missoula, Mont. Clarence was ... [Dorothy WILDMAN's husband] [Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell's brother-in-law] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's uncle] After the war, Clarence ran a service station and auto repair shop in Missoula, Montana
JeriDobrowski > Lowell Adelbert Kiser U.S. Navy WWII b: 8 Jan 1927 parents: Elmer Elton & Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser Lowell A. Kiser was ... [Charles & Jessie (BALCOM) Warkins' grandson] [Elmer & Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser's son] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's nephew] [John M. Janssen's cousin] Sailed: 1 Jul 1945; 1 Sep 1945; 1 Oct 1945; 1 Jan 1946; 1 Apr 1946; 1 Jul 1946; 1 Sep 1946 Rating out: Machinist's Mate (?) Served proudly in the U.S. Navy as a crew member aboard the USS WASP seeking combat action in the European, North Africa, American, and Asiatic Pacific Theatres. ~ ~ ~ ~ WWII U.S. Navy Enlisted Rates: The USN in World War II 1941-1945: http://www.valoratsea.com/rate.htm
JeriDobrowski > USS WASP In Western Pacific 6 August 1945 Laid down: 18 March 1942 Launched: 17 August 1943 Commissioned: 24 November 1943 Status: Scrapped in 1973 Length as built: 872 feet overall Propulsion as designed: 4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h) Range: 20,000 nautical miles at 15 knots (28 km/h) Complement as built: 2,600 officers & enlisted Armament as built: 4 × twin 5" 38 caliber guns 4 × single 5" 38 caliber guns 8 × quadruple 56 caliber guns 46 x single 78 caliber guns Aircraft carried as built: 90–100 FOR MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_%28CV-18%29 ~ ~ ~ ~ Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (Photo #80-G-261904) IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/18.htm
JeriDobrowski > USS WASP (CV-18) OBITUARY: Lowell Adelbert Kiser, age 79 Lowell A. Kiser was born on January 8, 1927 in Coal Wood, Montana, and entered into rest after a battle with cancer on Monday, April 17, 2006. He was the fifth of six children, and has preceded all but three of his brothers in death. Lowell is survived by his dear wife of 57 years, Betty June Kiser; six children and their spouses; 27 grandchildren (eight of whom are married); 10 great-grandchildren; and a multitude of extended family. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints attending the Clayton Ward. Being a veteran of WWII, Lowell served proudly in the U.S. Navy as a crew member aboard the U.S.S. WASP seeking combat action in the European, North Africa, American, and Asiatic Pacific Theatres. Lowell is a man known for his great integrity and will be greatly missed. There will be a public visitation for the family and friends at the Riverside Chapel Friday, April 21, 2006 from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. Funeral Services honoring Mr. Kiser will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 22, 2006, at the Riverside Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Chattaroy, Washington, directed by the LAUER FUNERAL HOME in Deer Park, WA., with Bishop Bruce D. Nelson conducting. Entombment will follow in the Temple Court Mausoleum at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane with the U.S. Navy Honor Guard participating.
JeriDobrowski > Elma Lucille Kiser U.S. Women's Army Air Corps WWII b: 1923 parents: Elmer Elton & Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser Elma Kiser was ... [Charles & Jessie (BALCOM) Warkins' granddaughter] [Elmer & Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser's daughter] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's niece] [John M. Janssen's cousin] Enlistment Date: 28 Feb 1944 Enlistment State: Montana Enlistment City: Butte Branch: Womens Army Corps Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Projectionist, Motion Picture or Stenographer or Teletypewriter Operator or Typist or Court Reporter or Stenotype Operator or Clerk-Typist Marital Status: Single, without dependents
JeriDobrowski > "WAC Air Controller" World War II Artist: Dan V. Smith 1943 The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. About 150,000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of the Army and public opinion generally was initially opposed to women serving in uniform, the shortage of men necessitated a new policy. While most women served stateside, some went to various places around the World, including Europe, North Africa and New Guinea. For an example WACs landed on Normandy Beach just a few weeks after the initial invasion. Some men feared that if women became soldiers they would no longer serve in a masculine preserve and their masculinity would be devalued. Others feared being sent into combat units if women took over the safe jobs. General Douglas MacArthur called the WACs "my best soldiers", adding that they worked harder, complained less, and were better disciplined than men. Many generals wanted more of them and proposed to draft women but it was realized that this "would provoke considerable public outcry and Congressional opposition" and the War Department declined to take such a drastic step. Those 150,000 women that did serve released the equivalent of seven divisions of men for combat. Eisenhower said that "their contributions in efficiency, skill, spirit, and determination are immeasurable". During the same time period, other branches of the U.S. military had similar women's units, including the Navy WAVES, the SPARS of the Coast Guard and the (civil) Women Airforce Service Pilots. The British Armed Forces also had similar units, including the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. The WAC was disbanded in 1978. Since then, women in the U.S. Army have served in the same units as men, though they have only been allowed in or near combat situations since 1994 when Defense Secretary Les Aspin ordered the removal of "substantial risk of capture" from the list of grounds for excluding women from certain military units. IMAGE / INFORMATION SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Army_Corps
JeriDobrowski > WWII WACs IMAGE FROM: "The Women's Army Corps: A Commemoration of World War II Service" By Judith A. Bellafaire CMH Publication 72-15 TO READ BROCHURE: http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/wac/wac.htm IMAGE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Army_Corps ~ ~ ~ ~ THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS, 1945-1978 by Bettie J. Morden, CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY UNITED STATES ARMY http://www.history.army.mil/books/wac/index.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ FOR MORE on Women in the Air Force (WAF): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Air_Force_%28WAF%29 BLITZKREIG BABY ~ about WWII women's service organizations & reenactments: http://www.blitzkriegbaby.de/homepage.htm Women Veterans Historical Collection: http://www.blitzkriegbaby.de/homepage.htm
JeriDobrowski > SERVICE FLAG ~ or ~ BLUE STAR BANNER Ruth Lucille (WARKINS) Kiser 5-Star Blue Star Mother Ruth Lucille WARKINS b: 9 Jan 1900, Dover, Bureau County, Illinois parents: Charles Grant & Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins m Elmer Elton Kiser: 12 Dec 1917, Coalwood, Mont. d: 27 April 2002, North Valley Extended Care, Whitefish, Flathead, Montana, at age 102 buried: Glacier Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kalispell, Montana Ruth Kiser was a ... [Daughter of Charles Grant & Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins [Sister of Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen] [Aunt of John M. Janssen] ~ ~ ~ ~ During World War II, in March of 1942, the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. organization was formed in the United States to provide support for mothers who had sons or daughters in active service in the war. The name came from the custom of families of servicemen hanging a banner called a Service Flag in a window of their homes. The Service Flag had a star for each family member in the military. Living servicemen were represented by a Blue Star and those who had lost their lives were represented by a Gold Star. Today, membership in the Blue Star Mothers is open to any American woman who has a son or daughter on active service to the United States. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Star_Mothers_Club ~ ~ ~ ~ Blue Star Mothers Offer Constant Care: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=44981 ABOUT the SERVICE FLAG: http://www.bluestarmothers.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=64171&orgId=bsma
JeriDobrowski > Mom and Dad (Ruth & Elmer Kiser), Phillip, Robert, Ervin, Elma, Richard & Lowell ~ ~ ~ ~ Ruth had five children in the military at once: 1. Robert Clair Kiser: U.S. Army b: 1919 2. Richard Cory Kiser: Branch Yet Unknown b: 1919 3. Ervin Grant Kiser: U.S. Army b: 1922 4. Elma Lucille Kiser: Womens Army Corps b: 1923 5. Lowell Adelbert Kaiser: U.S. Navy b: 1927 ~ 6. Phillip Elton Kiser: U.S. Navy (after other five mustered out, for a grand total of six) b: 1928
JeriDobrowski > Ruth L. Kiser Obituary 2002 Ruth Lucille Kiser, 102, of Columbia Falls, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2002, at North Valley Extended Care in Whitefish. Ruth was born Jan. 9, 1900, in Dover, Ill., the daughter of Charles Grant and Jessie Olive Warkins. In 1905, her parents moved to Hillsview, S.D. In 1910, they moved to Clarks, Neb. They moved to Coalwood, in 1913, and homesteaded 320 acres. Ruth married Elmer Elton Kiser on Dec. 12, 1917, and they lived in Coalwood until 1937 when the family moved to Kalispell. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Elmer; her daughter, Elma; her son, Ervin; sisters, Eva French, Francis Perkins, Hallie Janssen; and two brothers, Charles and Norman Warkins. Ruth is survived by four sons, Robert Kiser and his wife, Elizabeth, of Louisiana, Lowell Kiser and his wife, Betty, of Deer Park, Wash., Richard Kiser and his wife, Audrey, of Kalispell, and Phillip Kiser and his wife, Louise, of Columbia Falls; one sister, Alice Nelson of Kalispell; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Ruth enjoyed gardening, handcrafts, crocheting, quilting, sewing, and embroidery. She collected sea shells, did oil paintings, and enjoyed church hymns and classical music. She was a beloved grandmother. Ruth served her church as president of the Relief Society, counselor in primary and Sunday school teacher for many years. For more than 40 years, she provided flowers from her garden for Sunday services. Visitation will be today from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Columbia Falls. Burial will follow in Glacier Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kalispell. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ruth married Elmer Elton KISER on 12 December 1917 in Coalwood, Powder River, Montana, USA. Elmer was born on 29 April 1889 in Ohio Township, Bureau County, Illinois, died on 23 November 1966 at age 77,and was buried in Glacier Memorial Gardens, Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana.
JeriDobrowski > Mark Don Campbell b: 28 March 1909, Buffalo, Hennepin County, Minn. Parents: Clarence Leroy and Leah Belle [JENSEN] Campbell m Mildred Leotia McFadden: March 13, 1937, Stevensville, Mont. (Mildred b: 28 SEP 1914, Rapid City, Minnesota; d: 16 NOV 1999) d: 26 Sept 1944, Italy Mark Don Campbell was ... [William and Mary Campbell's grandson] [Ed Campbell's nephew] [Orvel Campbell's first cousin] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WWII - Allied Armies Break Gothic Line in Italy (1944): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkrFEaZMI6g
JeriDobrowski > KOREAN WAR June 25, 1950 - present Full-scale fighting until an armistice on July 27, 1953 Location: Korean Peninsula Result: Cease-fire; establishment of Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ); a few territorial changes along the 38th parallel, but essentially uti possidetis and status quo ante bellum FOR MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
JeriDobrowski > Phillip Elton Kiser U.S. Navy Korea Born in the home of midwife/Grandma Jessie O. Warkins,Coalwood, Montana Parents: Elmer Elton & Ruth Lucille (WARKINS) Kaiser Phillip E. Kiser was ... [Charles & Jessie (BALCOM) Warkins' grandson] [Elmer & Ruth (WARKINS) Kiser's son] [Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen's nephew] [John M. Janssen's cousin] Enlisted: January 1951 Nine week of Navy Boot Camp Stationed: Subic Bay in Philippines Operated diesel engines on small boats Second assignment to the U.S. Submarine Service for 18 months Operated and worked on the 16-278A G.M. and 16-338 G.M. Diesel Comments: In April 1955, Phillip and his brother Ervin, started building the Dairy King Drive-in Restaurant (presume in Anaconda, Montana). Phillip went to work for Anaconda Aluminum in August. For 13 years, he worked shift at the aluminum plant, while also working at the Dairy King. In 1969, he accepted a position of Counselor to the Bishop of their church and went to a straight day job in casting at Anaconda Aluminum.
JeriDobrowski > Jim Janssen U.S. Army Parents: Sam & Opal (WRIGHT) Janssen m Barbara
JeriDobrowski > Glen Janssen U.S. Navy b: 26 Sep 1936 Parents: Sam & Opal (WRIGHT) Janssen m Bonnie Shipman: d: April 1973 cofd: Cerebral hemorrhage
JeriDobrowski > Salute to Janssen & Campbell Family Veterans, Patriots, Nurses & Defense Industry Employees > 1973 Glen Janssen Obit
JeriDobrowski > Everett Lee Wildman U.S. Navy Korea
JeriDobrowski > Everett Lee Wildman Military Air Transport Squadron (MATS) Lee Wildman was recalled during Korea, where he served with a MATS (Military Air Transport Squadron) based at Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii. Lee, his wife, Sue, and their two sons were there from March through October of that year. FOR MORE ON MATS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Air_Transport_Service
JeriDobrowski > Lieutenant Everett Lee Wildman, USN R4D* *U.S. Navy (R)=Transport (4)=4th Type Transport (D)=Designation for Douglas Aircraft 1953 U.S. Defense Department photo taken Hickam Field Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. Navy Korea Lee flew for TWA for 35 years, until the age of 60, when because of mandatory retirement regulations, as he says he was "thrown out in the street." Sixty remained the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots until December 2007, when it was extended to 65. This announcement came the week after I visited Lee and Sue at their home in Penngrove, Sonoma County, California. Prior to his retirement, he was the senior TWA pilot at San Francisco International Airport. His schedule took him to Guam, Okinawa, and Hong Kong. ----------- United States Aviator Badge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Aviator_Badge
JeriDobrowski > Lee & Sue (CAMPBELL) Wildman 1973 Lee met L. "Sue" Campbell, a stewardess from Lansing, Michigan, on a blind date. They were married in Missoula, Montana, on July 7, 1948. They moved to New York in November 1949, and lived in a rental in Levittetown. They later bought a house in Farmingdale, and eventually built a house in Huntington. All of these were on Long Island. While there, Lee flew the North Atlantic route to Europe. With their four sons, Michael, Jeffry, Kevin, and Steve, they moved to San Jose, California, in June 1966. Wanting to get to a cleaner, more rural setting, they bought a one-acre parcel and built a home on Sonoma Mountain, east of Petaluma. They moved there in October 1972. Over the course of his career, Lee flew a variety of plane, in addition to owning his own Piper Commanche:
JeriDobrowski > *Douglas DC3 FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-3 Specs: 2-engines, fixed-wing, propeller-driven Capacity of 21-32 passengers Its speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its impact on the airline industry and World War II, it is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made.
JeriDobrowski > *Douglas DC4 Lee flew this craft on the North Atlantic route from New York to Europe. FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-4 4-engines Capacity of up to 86 passengers Served during the Second World War in a military role, and after the war for civilian airlines
JeriDobrowski > *Martin 404 FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_404 2-engines 40-passengers Pressurized and air-conditioned Described as the first truly modern airliner
JeriDobrowski > *Lockheed Constellation "Connie" This photo captures a great many aspects of Lee's career as a commercial pilot: *The Constellation "Connie" was an experimental aircraft when he worked for Lockheed *Lee flew the Constellation for 16 years when he worked for Trans World Airlines (TWA) *This is a (TWA) aircraft pictured, with New York in the background *The photo is dated 1950 *Lee became a TWA pilot and moved to Long Island, New York, in 1947 FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Constellation 4-engine, propeller-driven 62-95 passengers FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation During World War II, Lockheed, in cooperation with Trans-World Airlines (TWA), developed the L049 Constellation. It was a radical new airliner capable of flying 43 passengers between New York and London at a speed of 300 mph in 13 hours.
JeriDobrowski > *Boeing 727 FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_727 3-engine, mid-sized, narrow body 149-189 passengers The most produced commercial jet airliner in the world. It allowed six-abreast seating (three per side) and a single central access walkway when coach-class (18 inch width) seats are installed.
JeriDobrowski > *Boeing 707 FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707 4-engines 140-202-passengers Dominated passenger air transport in the 1960s and remained common through the 1970s. While not the first commercial jet in service, the 707 was the first to be commercially successful, and is credited as ushering in the Jet Age.
JeriDobrowski > *Lockheed L-1011 TriStar FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011 3-engine 234-263 passenger jet airliner Between 1968 and 1984, Lockheed manufactured a total of 250 TriStars.
JeriDobrowski > Kenneth Edward Campbell U.S. Naval Reserve b: July 5, 1937, Miles City, Montana Parents: Orvel & Edna Lucille (WILDMAN) Campbell m Patricia Ann HAFLA: May 23, 1959, Miles City, Montana d: Feb. 15, 1937, Campbell Ranch, Powder River, Montana Kenneth Campbell was ... [William Campbell's great-grandson] [Edward Campbell's grandson] [Orvel Campbell's son] [Alice (CAMPBELL) Janssen's brother] [Jeri (JANSSEN) Dobrowski's uncle] [Cassie & Carmen CAMPBELL's father] FOR MORE ON THE NAVAL RESERVES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve
JeriDobrowski > Postcard dated June 14, 1955 Mailed from Kenny to his mother and step-father, Lucille and Grayson Varnado, while at the U.S. Naval Training Center in San Diego, California
JeriDobrowski > The David referred to in the message is David Gilman, son of Kenneth & Ida Fay. They were long-time family friends of the Campbells.
JeriDobrowski > VIETNAM WAR 1959 – April 30, 1975 Location: Southeast Asia Result: North Vietnamese victory, defeat and dissolution of South Vietnam and reunification of Vietnam under the rule of the Communist Party of Vietnam Communist rule in Laos and rise to power of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge. Territorial changes: Dissolution of South Vietnam and reunification of Vietnam U.S. Casualties 58,209 dead 2,000 missing 305,000 wounded FOR MORE on the VIETNAM WAR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#_note-0
JeriDobrowski > Lyman Charles Warkins National Guard / U.S. Army Reserves
JeriDobrowski > Lyman Charles Warkins* National Guard / U.S. Army Reserves Parents: Charles Adelbert & Dora (PARIS) Warkins m: Myrna ROBERTSON Lyman Charles Warkins was a ... [son of Charles Adelbert & Dora D. (PARIS) Warkins] [grandson of Charles & Jessie O. (BALCOM) Warkins] [father of Gunnery Sergeant Warkins, U.S. Marine Corps] [nephew of Hallie (WARKINS) Janssen] [cousin of John M. Janssen] In a March 27, 2008 phone conversation, Lyman said he had completed his active-duty training/military service with the National Guard/Army Reserve by the time he was 24 years old. ~ ~ ~ ~ *Lyman Charles Warkins was named after his great-grandfather, Lyman Marceil Balcom, and his father, Charles Adelbert Warkins. Lyman Marceil Balcom's uncle, Lyman Hall, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. SOURCE: Family history, May 1977 ~ ~ ~ ~ The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army. SOURCE / FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve
JeriDobrowski > 1971 Braniff International 727-100 Nicknamed the “Pickle Plane” Lyman had in excess of 8,500 hours in the cockpit of the 727 Lyman was a civilian-trained commercial pilot. He took initial flight instruction in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, where he was raised. He attended aviation mechanics school in California, then proceeded to earn his commercial pilot's license back in Kalispell. Lyman earned his instrumentation rating in Fort Worth, Texas; his multi-engine certification in Hawthorne, Calif. In April 1965, Lyman was hired by Braniff Airways. From 1966-68, while with Braniff, he flew on a military contract to Vietnam. "I've been all over the Pacific," he said. His route took him to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Japan. Braniff went bankrupt in 1965, at which time he hired on with Royal Air Maroc, the flag carrier airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca. It operates scheduled international flights from Morocco to Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America and a domestic and charter network. Its base is Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), Casablanca. Lyman also flew on a private license in Liberia, and for Saudi Arabian Airlines. Saudi Arabian Airlines is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. It operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 70 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The airline's main operational base is at Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED). After living in California and Texas during his aviation career, Lyman retired in 1986. He and Myrna returned to his boyhood home in western Montana, settling in Kalispell. ~ ~ ~ ~ BRANIFF HISTORY: http://www.dallashistory.org/history/dallas/braniff.htm MENTIONS of BRANIFF in CONNECTION with VIETNAM: "HEINOUS GREEN" BRANIFF 707(in speech commemorating Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Huntsville, Alabama): http://www.screamingeagles-327thvietnam.com/first/stories_poems/gen_james_link.htm INTERVIEW FORM, PINK 707 BRANIFF JET: http://vets.appliedphysics.swri.edu/cgi-bin/rhughes/ceilidh/interviews/?C3406c0bdenDb-3986-972+00.htm FLIGHT ATTENDANT on FLIGHTS to VIETNAM: http://www.wellinthedesert.org/hodges.html AS "FREEDOM BIRD": http://members.aol.com/bear317b/sister11.htm ~ ~ ~ ~ VIETNAM TIMELINE from VIETNAM GEAR: 1966: http://www.vietnamgear.com/war1966.aspx 1967: http://www.vietnamgear.com/war1967.aspx 1968: http://www.vietnamgear.com/war1968.aspx
JeriDobrowski > Gene Bailard Parents: Earl & Dorothy (JANSSEN) Bailard Grandparents: Fred & Lois (GRAHAM) Janssen Great-grandparents: John W. & Anna (BAKER) Janssen ~ and ~ John & Lily Graham
JeriDobrowski > Gene Bailard U.S. Marine Corps
JeriDobrowski > Gary Bailard U.S. Air Force Vietnam
JeriDobrowski > Salute to Janssen & Campbell Family Veterans, Patriots, Nurses & Defense Industry Employees > Gary Bailard
JeriDobrowski > Gary Bailard Parents: Earl & Dorothy (JANSSEN) Bailard Grandparents: Fred & Lois (GRAHAM) Janssen Great-grandparents: John W. & Anna (BAKER) Janssen ~ and ~ John & Lily Graham Gary worked in a large hospital lab/warehouse complex and wore roller skates as he couriered the long hallways.
JeriDobrowski > Mary Janssen, R.N. Graduate of Montana State University Parents: Lewis & Helen Janssen Mary is a ... [granddaughter of Wm. M. "Bill" Janssen] [niece to Floyd & John Janssen] Mary worked as a nurse at the VA Hospital in Washington State
JeriDobrowski > John Allen Denny U.S. Navy
JeriDobrowski > Petty Officer Third Class John Denny Navy Ceremonial Guard 1st Division Mother: Lana (BARR) Denny Janssen Stepfather: John Roger Janssen John enlisted in the Navy around the time of the bombing of Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebannon, October 22, 1983. (A total of 241 American servicemen, including 220 Marines, were killed in the blast when a suicide bomber in a Mercedes-Benz truck detonated his explosives.) John told his mother that he wanted to serve in the Middle East. Lana encouraged him to reconsider his decision to be in the thick of the action, which he did. He applied to, and was selected for, the Navy Ceremonial Guard. ~ ~ ~ Petty Officer Third Class Rating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_Officer_Third_Class
JeriDobrowski > Navy Ceremonial Guard John Denny (fourth from right) The Navy's elite Ceremonial Guard is a highly-trained group of Sailors who spend many hours preparing their uniforms to be immaculate and their drilling routines to be perfect. The Guard routinely performs ceremonies for the Commandant of Naval District Washington, Chief of Naval Operations, Secretary of Defense, and President of the United States. The Ceremonial Guard during an event Among the events Ceremonial Guard members participate in are State Funerals, Presidential Inaugurations, and Full Honors ceremonies at the Pentagon. Ceremonial Guard members also are seen at the White House lending "Navy presence" at state arrivals, dinners and receptions. Perhaps the unit's most solemn duty involves Ceremonial Guard members who are responsible for rendering final honors at every Navy funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Members of First Division (bearers and firing squad) may perform in over 20 funerals for fallen shipmates in any given week. Second Division (drill team and colors) perform in drill blocks and various joint service color presentations all over the country, as well as in the Washington area, at all hours of the day and night. The Ceremonial Guard also performs at scores of wreath laying and retirement Ceremonies every year, in addition to participating in parades and local celebrations throughout the United States. Established in 1931, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard is the official Ceremonial Unit of the U.S. Navy and is based at NSF Anacostia in Washington, D.C. The Ceremonial Guard is under the direction of three officers and two senior enlisted chief petty officers, all of whom previously served in the fleet. There are approximately 180 junior Navy enlisted men and women assigned to the Ceremonial Guard's specialized details, which include the Ceremonial Drill Team, Ceremonial Color Guard, Ceremonial Rifle Firing Detail, Casket Bearer Platoon, and Support and Administrative Staff. Once assigned to the Ceremonial Guard, new members go through a six-week training program conducted by current Ceremonial Guard members. After indoctrination, the new members are assigned to one of the specialized details. Assignment to the Ceremonial Guard is typically for two years. After this selective assignment, the Sailors usually receive their choice of specialized training at a Navy school and are assigned to the fleet. The initial training these sailors endure is eight weeks long. After training, those who make it go on to "marching platoon" or fourth division, for an additional eight to twelve weeks of more drill intensive training. Only after "drilling-out" of fourth division is a member allowed to submit a request for placement into either 1st division (bearers and firing squad) or 2nd division (drill team and colors). The Ceremonial Guardsmen march at a cadence of 110 steps per minute. Their military movements are refined and practiced until they appear as a single precision motion when performed. Our rifle drills, utilizing a standard M-1 with fixed bayonet, follow their long-standing tradition of Naval Service. The Ceremonial Guard standard of appearance directly reflects the unit's pride. Strict military order and discipline, combined with teamwork, allow them to fulfill their responsibilities with pride and determination. SOURCE: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/NDW/Programs/CommandandStaff/CeremonialGuard/index.htm
JeriDobrowski > Navy Ceremonial Guard John Denny (far left) Among his many ceremonial duties, John was assigned to the detail that escorted the body of Vietnam's Unknown Soldier from California to Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D.C. (May 1984). The Unknown service member from the Vietnam War was designated by Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Allan Jay Kellogg Jr. during a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 17, 1984. The Vietnam Unknown was transported aboard the USS Brewton to Alameda Naval Base, Calif. The remains were sent to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 24. The Vietnam Unknown arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., the next day. Many Vietnam veterans and President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan visited the Vietnam Unknown in the U.S. Capitol. An Army caisson carried the Vietnam Unknown from the Capitol to the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 28, 1984. President Reagan presided over the funeral, and presented the Medal of Honor to the Vietnam Unknown. (The remains of the Vietnam Unknown were exhumed May 14, 1998. Based on mitochondrial DNA testing, DoD scientists identified the remains as those of Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie, who was shot down near An Loc, Vietnam, in 1972. It has been decided that the crypt that contained the remains of the Vietnam Unknown will remain vacant.) SOURCE: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/visitor_information/tomb_of_the_unknowns.html OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/
JeriDobrowski > John Denny (far right); Casper Weinberger, U.S. Secretary of Defense (center) John also participated in President Ronald Regan's second inauguration (Jan. 1985). Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense, served under Regan.
JeriDobrowski > John Travolta & Princess Diana of Wales White House Dinner November 9, 1985 And, John was with the Guard when Princess Diana and John Travolta took to the dance floor at the White House. ~ ~ ~ IMAGE SOURCE: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/photoessays/crosshalls/05_njs.html
JeriDobrowski > The Navy Ceremonial Guard From: "All Hands: Magazine of the U.S. Navy" November 1985 Ceremonial Guard feature article written while John was in the corps ...
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