One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Helping the Widow
The local banker signed as a witness to an affidavit in the widow's Civil War pension file of Nancy Rampley in 1897 in Hancock County, Illinois.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Going To Mexico
This 1921 passport application was signed by a Chicago area resident who was heading on a business trip to Mexico.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Helping Son Get a Passport
This mother is signing her son's passport application in 1919. Her son was born in Pennsylvania in 1877. Not certain about her.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Guardian for a Customer's Child
This 1926 era signature is from the guardian for a relative whose parents died with a minor child. The financial guardian was a banker and the physical guardian was the child's aunt.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Godparent for the Grandchild
This is the name of the man who was listed as the godparent for his grandchild born in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany, in the 1850s.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Auctioneer at 1918 Sale
This is the name of the auctioneer at the 1918 sale of personal property for the estate of John Michael Trautvetter.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Clerking at the Sale
This signature comes from the sale bill from a 1918 auction. This is the signature of one of the clerks.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Brother Can Settle Dad's Things.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Signing the Appraisal
The estate was used partially in writing a Casefile Clues article on the real estate of the decedent, John Michael Trautvetter. An earlier article discussed the estate sale of the personal property.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Appraising an Estate
This individual signed the estate appraisal of John Michael Trautvetter in Hancock County, Illinois in 1918.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Signing my Bond
This individual got into a little trouble with the law in Champaign County, Illinois in the 1870s. This is the signature from one of the records in his court case. This individual was likely born in Ohio in the 1840s.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Guarding the Neighbor's Kids
This individual was the neighbor who was initially appointed guardian in 1870 for the children in yesterday's post. He's not a relative, so I know little about him.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Guarding the kids
This likely Ohio native signed a guardianship document for his sister's children in Champaign County, Illinois, in the 1870s.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Signing My Intent Again
This German native signed his intent to become a citizen in Adams County, Illinois in December of 1854.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Becoming A Citizen
This native of northern-Germany, born in the 1790s, signed his declaration of intent in Adams County, Illinois in 1854
Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Name of the Child
This is the name of the child named in the guardianship referenced in the entries from the previous three days. This comes from an early 1920 document.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Guardian for my sister's brother's child
This is another guardian petition--this one from 1925 (the same child's guardianship from the previous two days' posts).
This individual was born in the 1870s. This one's pretty easy--for those who thought they were getting too hard.
This individual was born in the 1870s. This one's pretty easy--for those who thought they were getting too hard.
Friday, September 10, 2010
My Sister's Child
This individual was appointed guardian for his sister's son in the early 1900s in Hancock County, Illinois.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Just One Child
The widow of a deceased landowner signs and indicates her husband only had one child on this signature from Hancock County, Illinois, in 1912.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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My Working Papers
This native of upstate New York was born in the mid-19th century. This signature came from his employment papers in Chicago.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Settling the Neighbor's Estate
This is a signature from an estate settlement in the 1880s in Vernon County, Missouri, that I'm working on for an upcoming column of Casefile Clues.
I'm not certain of this individual's age or nativity, but he would have been at least twenty-one as he was administrating an estate. Most likely--he's older than that.
I'm not certain of this individual's age or nativity, but he would have been at least twenty-one as he was administrating an estate. Most likely--he's older than that.
Monday, September 6, 2010
My 1860 In Law
Any thoughts on the 58 year old male living in the household of Peter Friend in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, in 1860?
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Guarding my Grandchildren
This German native signed the guardianship application for his grandchildren in 1918 (after the parents died of the flu).
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Releasing my Guardian
Having reached the age of majority, this ward of the court signed papers acknowledging the receipt of money from his parents' estate in 1922 in Hancock County, Illinois.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Guardian of my Sister's Children
This early 20th century signature comes from a guardianship case in Hancock County, Illinois.
Regular readers of my writing might know the last name, but the first one is one I don't write about too often.
Regular readers of my writing might know the last name, but the first one is one I don't write about too often.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Selling Dad's Farm
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