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Writer's pictureJOY A COLLURA
Aug 10

Grandma (Maternal)

August 10, 2024 Noon:

Thank God those nearby

fires are out finally...

Summer 2024, the wildland fires

were really a not needed moment

to my community.

but now the proper politicians know more ...


maybe next Summer 2025 they can rethink

their methods on Wildland Fires


because I am fair, firm and bold

to place out the public documents...


but now back to my journaling ...

for a family member on genealogy...


it will be placed to "PUBLISH"

and I will just keep adding to it

until I place at bottom of page

"Completed"

(with the date/time).


It is nice to get back to doing this

journaling of my roots

vs

trail and document fires

that do not usually happen to my community


but once I saw "how"

Chief Suitor retired this year...


I was prepared to "watch"

(be on alert)


especially when there

is a loaner off road

Fire Vehicle

at the local fire department.


Praying he gets a proper

farewell retirement party-

and they work on his retirement correctly...

My grandmother loved daisies









I know {acknowledge} some, [possibly many/heavily], in my family belong to private groups / secret societies {I have attended two (years: 1984/2019) in my lifetime unknowingly, as a guest}

(not my thing to do---stay with my housewife moments...)


I know a Tucson Freemason told me in 2002 some stuff and I am a housewife and that's enough for me, to be a housewife, no social external areas except helping local elders and kids & I have not done that since Feb. 2024

I paused to handle my health.)


Due to my chronic health concerns since fourth grade and more happened at age 12 and then my entire lifetime - I opted out of all social organizations, yet I do help freely my elders and kids my entire life...


...and all I know is my maternal grandparents were avid with VFW and Elks Lodge but _______________was done to my grandfather and this new man ________ was a member of Freemason.


I know for me; it would have been hard for me to conform or groom me that way...I follow just one's guidance...


I always felt it was a retirement social activity, but I didn't know until recent years they were involved with these entities at a young age as well..I just figured it was older folks meeting to dance and socialize- never knew it was most their lives, just a part of their lives.

My great grandpa was a Linotype Operator & was possibly influenced and had possible ties to the Hamptons and reported through each generation that he had possible ties to Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald- and Edith Mae my great grandma was a Factory Worker. He left my great grandma, grandma and Aunt Blanche so I am going to dig to see if the records show anything as to how or why? or when? - their memory was after school they came to all the belongings in their home, gone along with him and so it will be interesting what the documents show...



Let me look at my great grandma for a moment and where she came from:

I visited her in the hospital in the 80's and I went to her funeral. I did not know her except those 2 moments. I was told she was regimen like and went to sleep early and faced a lot of blessings along with pains.

June 1, 1915:

she married at age 21.

great grandma's parents:

Steven Merrill would be my 2nd great grandpa:

1880 Census:

This Census shows my 2nd great grandpa and his parents and Siblings:

Judson (29) (1851) Oysterman, Ann Elern (28) Keeping House, Stephen D (9),  Mary E (7), Adaline (5),

my 2nd great grandpa Judson/ great grandmas Ann/Regina and his parents John and Harriet:




  • Judson

Judson's Parents -

  • John A Merrell





  • and Harriet Merrill


Judson's Siblings:

  • Sarah A


  • Mary A

  • George E

  • Charles R

  • Sarah E - Sadie

  • John Orville / Orville John


Spouses:

  • Regina Merrill

  • Ann Elern Merrell

Children:

  • Stephen

  • Emma

  • Mary E


  • Adeline C

  • Oliver


  • Sadie


2. Ann Elern

Here is the overall template after Judson Merrell and I could only find documents on my mother's side after Judson Merrell's side as early as 1502:

Let us look at my 3rd great grandma's side and it went to 1823 as for documents- the overall template...not too far back:

Stephen's siblings:

  1. Mary E

  2. Adaline

1900 Census:

Stephen as headship (39) and an Oysterman like his father with him married to Catherine


Caren Merril.

spouse, Catherine Robb:

Her...my great grandma's siblings:

  1. George

  2. Stephen Jr

  3. great grandma


It shows she married my great grandpa June 22, 1915.

What is interesting is in 1915 she married my great grandpa and they had my grand aunt and grandma but by the 1920 census my grandma was living with the Hayes as my great grandma lodged there.

It shows everyone now living at my Great Aunt's...my grandma and her mom...

Tea team was big for my great grandma...she rotated in living with Aunt Blanch and with my grandma in the summer times-

House dress only for my grandma until the 1960's--- then she wore slacks and more social clothing.

Shows only separated in 1950 Census not divorced- living with family (Grand Aunt) - All listed below I have been around in the 1980's-early 1990's.

where they lived is now a strip mall-


my grandma's parents ....my great grandfather Edward Francis R IV and my great grandma Edith Mae:

So my great grandpa is age 2 here...it is odd how my 2nd great grandpa was the first Staten Island NY Captain State Policeman and his father was as well--- then to think by that 1925 Census he is married to my great grandma about to have my grandma but by 1920-1950 Census my great grandma only has "separated" on Census not divorced so I am intrigued to see my great grandpa born of generational law enforcement to see what happened in the Hamptons with him and this Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald- Great Gatsby...I have a gut feel it was something that my grandma says he vanished, but I am thinking he may have done something that landed him in jail ??? let me see...but that is just a gut feel...I feel he did not conform to the generational police man path...something just is saying that is it...but we will see...

It is now Tappen Park where they lived:


Journal Courier at age 45? my great grandpa put his parents' address on registration card at age 45?

Yet, interesting to see his mailing address went to Hotel Milner in New Haven, Conn. 380 George Street New Haven, Connecticut.



my great grandfather Edward Francis R IV's parents ...

my 2nd great grandparents:



Great Grandpa's Siblings:




2.



1910 Census- My Great Grandpa's brother Daniel was a NY Distillery Driver at age 18. His father was a New York City Police Officer at age 50. May was a Mailing Proprietor at age 21.

1915's Census: His father was a New York City Police Officer at age 53 and should be age 55.


this doc shows 9-20-1891 for birth vs. June 1822...I closed another document earlier that had same date so let me go get that again...

1920's Census: Daniel's father was a New York City Police Officer at age 58 which should say 60. Daniel was a Shipyard Iron Worker at age 28. George was a shipyard clerk at age 18. Bridget McCarthy, age 30, was an immigrant and came in 1912 from Ireland, and was the home's servant plus she worked with Sacred Heart Rector housekeeper along with sister Mary at age 48.

Bridget:






1930's Census: Daniel (39) was a boarder at Catherine McGrath's(56) place. Owned a radio. Rented. Daniel worked in the office at a bank.



3.



1910 United States Federal Census


Household Members (Name) Age Relationship


Edward 50 Head


Annie 47 Wife


May 21 Daughter

May- age 11

May-age 21 Proprietor-Mailing



Daniel 18 Son


Florence 15 Daughter


Edward 12 Son


George 8 Son

  1. Mary Doris

  2. Florence

  3. Dorothy


  2. Lillian

  3. Elizabeth

  4. Therese




Florence- 174 Bement Avenue:

Florence married a NY Bank Clerk and had a daughter Florence.

a letter that shows even way back then- their legs bothered her- just like me.

photo states: Grandma Margaret R__ Perry on left, Lillian Mae Perry (her daughter) on right; Lillian's cousin, Florence R__ Sherwood is rear left; Lillian's sister, Libby (Elizabeth) rear right.

Florence married a NY Bank Clerk and had a daughter Florence, Dorothy, Lillian, Elizabeth, Therese and Norwegian Catherine Bjornsen (23) was their Private Family maid.


1940 United States Federal Census


Household Members (Name) Age Relationship


Wm Sherwood 49 Head


Florence Sherwood 45 Wife


Florence Sherwood 21 Daughter


Dorothy Sherwood 19 Daughter


Lillian Sherwood 17 Daughter


Elizabeth Sherwood 15 Daughter


Theresa Sherwood 12 Daughter


Margaret 51 Lodger

NY Bank Brokerage Clerk -

Chief Clerk- Brokerage House ---my great gran Uncle and my great grand aunt was a Private Secretary for an Insurance Company at age 54:

4.

5.

6. great grandpa (maternal- mother's mother side))

retired NY police officer---

So, my 2nd great grandpa died in 1929, and my 2nd great grandmother (66) had her son George who was a Tobacoo Manager living with her but it appears they moved to Park Avenue.






Edward ____ II: Many generations of having grandpas that were New York Police Officers:

family wrote this with the image with my 3rd great grandpa:


Back Row(L to R): Elizabeth Perry West, Lillian Perry Attlesey, Edward e II. Front Row (L to R): Susie Salfelder, Margaret Coyle , Dorothy Yates Shogren, Margaret _ Perry (Need to verify three of these--Aunt Libby, And Susie, Dotsy



I have had both sepsis and gangrene so I know all too well this area...but pray I can keep my legs until I pass on...