Unknown Buchners - Death on a Street Car

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 9 (DISASTER)


I found this newspaper article online at the Welland History Blog Archive one time while I was searching the BUCHNER name online. 

1905

This was definitely a disaster when Mrs. James A Buchner died from a fall on the street car in 1905 at the age of 32. Her daughter (12 year old Dora), sister, niece & nephew were present when the accident causing her death occurred. She was from Bridgeburg, Ontario. She is buried in Doan's Ridge Cemetery in Welland, Ontario.


In reading the newspaper clipping it became obvious there was misinformation spreading about the accident that must have caused much injury to the surviving relatives. 


Her sister was Mrs. J.W. Buchner from Niagara Falls, New York. Both sisters were married to Buchners. The accident happened in Buffalo.


All that I know about this disaster is what I gleaned from this article.


I have not yet figured out how these sisters fit into my husband's family tree. I don't yet know their names. I don't know where James A Buchner & J.W. Buchner fit into the tree.  The past practice of not including the given names of women when they were married makes researching unknowns difficult. 

**see below for an update on names  



I won't give up until they are nicely placed exactly where they belong in our BRAMBLE BUSH FAMILY TREE.


Collecting people while trying to figure out the relationship!


This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!





****** Updated to add *******

Minnie Salome Niesz
born 14 Oct 1872, Humberstone, Ontario, Canada
daughter of George & Dorothea Niesz

married 14 Oct 1890
James Albert Buchner
born 15 May 1869, Crowland, Ontario, Canada
son of A (Allan, Alvin, Alom, etc...) & Nancy Buchner

their daughter
Dorothy B Buchner (known as Dora in article above)
born 19 Feb 1893, Ontario, Canada

**SOURCE: Ancestry records, 1901 census & marriage record

****** Still don't know how they fit in our tree *******












***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***






Sources:



Buchner 1905 death, Welland History - a project by S & B, retrieved February 28th 2020 from 
http://wellandhistory.ca/2018/12/buchner-1905-death-969-2/
http://wellandhistory.ca/2018/12/buchner-1905-death-970-2/
http://wellandhistory.ca/2018/12/buchner-1905-death-971-2/




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The Land of Prosperity ~ Prince Harry

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 8 (PROSPERITY)


I have always thought of prosperity as wealth. 
To be prosperous one must have a lot of money. 

I was surprised when I looked up the definition of prosperity to discover
Mirriam -Webster online dictionary defines it as:
"the condition of being successful or thriving" 1

Which nicely explains how my ancestors all chose Canada to be their new home. Canada has always been known as the land of prosperity. When my husband and I travel we always meet locals who tell us how much they would love to visit or move to Canada.


When Prince Harry announced he was moving his family to Canada I was briefly surprised, but immediately realized it made total sense. In England he will always be viewed as a royal family member. His family will be haunted by the media. They will be featured with bold headlines depicting stories that may or may not be true. 


There is no family without some conflict. Imagine standing at the grocery store line up with your toddler acting up, and seeing your family drama shouting from all the magazines and papers right there. 


Harry will never be King. 


British Columbia is a perfect spot for Harry, Meghan & Archie to call home. We are known as relaxed with a healthy lifestyle. British Columbia is beautiful.


Why are we talking about Prince Harry's move to British Columbia?  


I am the 11th cousin of Diana. 


That makes Harry the 12th cousin to my children. 


Now that he is practically in our backyard we have a complication.


My oldest son got engaged this year. 

It will be a small wedding with an exclusive guest list. I had previously told my son that he didn't have to invite anyone out of obligation. 


Then Harry announced his move to Canada. 


There is nothing more irritating that having to invite the royal relative. It's an obligation really.

Thankfully the wedding plans are not yet finalized. 

It's not too late to adjust the plans and budget. 

Were they planning to invite children?  If not - the drama of excluding Archie!!!  

What about security?  

Will the Canadian government cover the cost since the wedding is likely happening in the nations' capital?  

If not - is that an expense the groom's family normally covers?  

Will Canadian dignataries feel slighted if Harry is invited, and they aren't since it will be down the street from their offices and temporary homes?  

We haven't even started taking about Meghan Markle's social circle. 

I see the groom's parents alcohol budget exploding?  

Will we need to sell our house, and the neighbour's too?  

I see a GO FUND ME page in our future!

12th Cousins

When the obligation of family becomes just too much!







This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
















***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***





Footnotes:

1 Prosperity, definition, Miririam-Webster Dictionary, retrieved February 21st 2020 from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosperity



Sources:

Photo, Prince Harry, Retrieved February 21st 2020 from
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fc%2Fcc%2FPrince_Harry_speaks_during_the_opening_ceremonies_of_the_2017_Invictus_Games_%252837232242166%2529.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3APrince_Harry_speaks_during_the_opening_ceremonies_of_the_2017_Invictus_Games_(37232242166).jpg&tbnid=CyTlpePGn2CTJM&vet=12ahUKEwiYltSxh-PnAhXDCTQIHfFzAl4QMygBegUIARCJAg..i&docid=E4Aer0FiSlkHFM&w=4264&h=2843&q=prince%20harry&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwiYltSxh-PnAhXDCTQIHfFzAl4QMygBegUIARCJAg


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Generational Photos ~ Aspden Line

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 7 (FAVOURITE DISCOVERY)


This year's plan for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is to fairly share the 4 family lines that make this Bramble Bush. 

Last year's challenge I focused predominantly on my side of the tree, and only wrote about my husband's side a few times. This year I set up a weekly rotating  plan before the 2020 weekly prompts were released. This week's prompt is FAVOURITE DISCOVERY from my mother-in-law's maternal line. 


I think this is the first time I have written about the ASPDEN family. When I was trying to decide who to write about I realized that I had researched this part of our tree so long ago that I remembered very little.


As I began looking through the entries I discovered that the Aspden family has always had a thing for photos. I was able to find photos of his ancestors on this line up to his X3 great grandparents. There are some lines of our tree that we have no photos past our great grandparents. 


My husband has a photography hobby. He takes amazing photos. We used to have a darkroom in our home, and he developed his own photos. He now uses digital. His first camera was a present from his grandmother Eva Alice (nee Aspden) Lee when he was a small child. Almost 45 years later the strap that holds his camera secure was the one on his grandmother's camera while he was growing up.

Grandma's camera strap still going on adventures

⸞

My husband's grandparents

Clifton & Eva (nee Aspden) Lee

Eva Alice Aspden
BIRTH 4 SEP 1922 • Simcoe, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada

DEATH 23 AUG 2008 • Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

&

Clifton Alexander (Cliff) Lee

BIRTH 20 MAY 1902 • Northfield Centre, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada

DEATH 9 SEP 1979 • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

⸞

My husband's great grandparents

Thircul & Kate (nee Powers) Aspden

Thircul Murney Aspden

BIRTH 4 APR 1883 • Houghton Tp, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
DEATH 25 APR 1963 • Courtland, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

&

Catherine Cameron (Kate) Powers

BIRTH 5 JUL 1888 • Tain, Rosshire, Scotland
DEATH 5 MAY 1978 • Simcoe, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada

 *** My husband remembers delivering tea & toast to his
great grandma Aspden when she lived with his grandparents in
Vienna, Ontario. He clearly remembers stirring 3 teaspoons of sugar
and a dash of milk into the tiny tea cup, and carefully carrying the
cup & saucer and side plate of toast to his beloved great grandma.  

⸞

My husband's X2 great grandparents

Michael Aspden

Margaret Jane (nee Murphy) Aspden

Michael Aspden

BIRTH 8 DEC 1853 • Norfolk Co., Canada West
DEATH 25 JAN 1905 • Houghton Tp., Norfolk Co., Canada

&

Margaret Jane Murphy
BIRTH 16 OCT 1853 • Woodhouse Tp., Norfok Co., Canada West

DEATH 15 JAN 1932 • Langhton, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada

⸞

My husband's X3 great grandparents
(Michael's parents)

John & Martha (nee Wolfendon) Aspden

John Aspden

BIRTH 20 AUG 1819 • Brooks Bottoms, Bury, Lancashire, England
DEATH 7 MAR 1906 • Houghton Tp., Norfolk Co., Canada

&

Martha Wolfendon

BIRTH 10 OCT 1819 • Rochdale, Lancashire, England
DEATH 21 OCT 1888 • Houghton Tp., Norfolk Co., Canada

⸞

My husband's X3 great grandparents
(Margaret's parents)

John & Elizabeth (nee Kniffen) Murphy

John Murphy

BIRTH 11 FEB 1833 • Charlotteville Tp., Norfolk Co., Upper Canada

DEATH 23 AUG 1909 • Walsh, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada

&

Elizabeth Kniffen

BIRTH 26 MAY 1833 • Charlotteville Tp., Norfolk Co., Upper Canada

DEATH 2 MAY 1923 • Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

⸞

Looking at these old photos it's apparent that photography is in the blood of the Aspden line. The older photos are from a time when photography was rare. This wasn't something done at home. You needed a highly skilled photographer to take, develop and print photos. This was a time when there wasn't funds for anything that you couldn't eat, grow, wear or ride. It must have been a special time to have the photos done. Looking at the photo of John & Elizabeth it wouldn't have been their wedding day because they are considerably older than 19 (which was how old they were when they got married). My husband definitely comes from a long line of photo enthusiasts. 

My husband's photo, Ocean Shores, Washington, June 2015

When the talents of your ancestors are passed down!







This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
















***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Photo Sources:

All photos of X2 & X3 great grandparents from Ancestry.
All others family photos.




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4 Generations ~ Robert Graham

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 6 (SAME NAME)



I never knew my maternal grandfather when I was growing up. He made a brief appearance to walk my mother down the aisle, and then disappeared from mom's family right after. 

My mom and her dad

He had been in and out of their life for many years, but after mom's wedding he never returned. Years later when his mom was dying my mom and her sisters went to see their grandmother. They ended up seeing their dad during that visit, but I wasn't there so never saw John Robert Graham who was known as Jacky as a child & Jack as an adult. 

Jack and his dad (Robert the 4th)

I asked my grandmother what Jack's father's name was, and she told me Bob who was also known as Bobby. I asked her if Bob was his legal name. She said it was. I asked her where Bob was born, and she told me Manitoba. I had entered these details into my tree on Ancestry, but no hints arrived. I waited several months, and did searches without finding any real information. I finally sent away for my great grandparent's marriage license. When it arrived I discovered Bob's legal name was Robert, and he had been born in Scotland and moved to Manitoba as a small child. 

There was a witness who shared his last name. I guessed she was his sister. I added the new information, and immediately the desired shaking green leaves appeared. I began researching the family line using records. I managed to track back 4 generations of Robert Grahams before I hit the brickwall that still stands today.


4 generations of ROBERT GRAHAM!

Robert (Bob/Bobby) Graham (the 4th)
BIRTH 3 MAY 1906 • Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DEATH 10 AUGUST 1960 • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
married
Nellie May (Con) Cannon
BIRTH 4 DEC 1904 • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DEATH 14 SEP 1984 • Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Robert Graham (the 3rd)
BIRTH 23 DEC 1883 • Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DEATH 13 JAN 1929 • St Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
married
Jessie Crawford Gray
BIRTH 23 JUN 1884 • Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DEATH 17 JUL 1952 • Manitoba, Canada

Robert (the 3rd) & Jessie Crawford (nee Gray) Graham

Robert Graham (the 2nd)
BIRTH ABT 1851 • Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire
DEATH BEF 1905 • Scotland, United Kingdom
married
Margaret (Maggie) (Mary) Burt
BIRTH 19 APR 1854 • Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire

DEATH 14 JUL 1933 • 61 Church St, Newharthill, Scotland
Robert Graham (the 1st)
BIRTH 16 JAN 1814 • Thornhill, Closeburn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
DEATH 24 MAR 1892 • Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
married
Susanah (Susan) Hamilton
BIRTH 03 NOV 1814 • Carnwath, Lanarkshire
DEATH 11 APR 1894 • Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Graham (the 1st) was the child of 
Peter Graham
BIRTH ABT 1788 • Closeburn, Dumfriesshire
DEATH Unknown
&
Ann Kirk
BIRTH ABT 1785
DEATH Unknown

Peter Graham and Ann Kirk are my 5th great grandparents. I have DNA matches that confirm them as the parent of Robert Graham. They are listed as parents on birth registries for 4 children, but those are the only records I can find - no birth, no marriage, no death.


I have made no progress in breaking down this brickwall in the past 7 years of researching. In my tree I have guessed that Robert's parents might be James & Elizabeth, and Ann's might be Robert & Mary. I have made those guesses based on Scottish naming patterns, and have noted that in the placeholders for them. My guesses may be way off because I don't know if I have found all of the children of their marriage. I do know that later generations did follow Scottish naming patterns, but I don't know if Peter & Ann (nee Kirk) Graham did.


Someday I may break through this brickwall.

*******

Jessie Crawford (nee Gray) Graham
with her sons: Bob,  Bill, Doug, Burt

Now back to Robert the 4th's son Jack - my grandfather.

I understood Jack didn't spend much time with his dad's family after his parent's separated and divorced August 19th 1948.

Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba, Canada, August 20th 1948

The divorce notice above says that Nellie and Bob were married on May 5th 1943, but the marriage record is dated November 16th 1927. Their son, Jack, was born on March 7th 1930.

And Jack's dad remarried October 1948 .

Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba, Canada, September 11th 1948

Jack was an only child for both his parents. Bob had no children during his second marriage, and Nellie never remarried or had any other children.

John Robert Graham, known as Jacky/Jack

After finally figuring out the family tree, and following the shaking green leaves I was able to connect with the Graham family in Canada, and get the children of Jack's first marriage into the Graham family tree. This was also when I found out that Jack had not stayed connected to his father's family any more than he had the children of his first marriage. Jack's 1st cousin had thought that he died young, and was shocked when I told him that Jack lived until the age of 81.

I found it a bit strange that everyone thought Jack didn't stay connected to the Graham family after I found this family photo that had Jack and Nellie in the photo, but no Bob.

Jack with his first wife and oldest 4 children

Never knowing quite enough about the past to truly understand the present!







This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
















***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***





Related Previous Blogs:

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https://somehowrelated.blogspot.com/2019/01/brick-wall-researching-grahams-from.html

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Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

If you reference or use my blog posts in any way please

include a link to the specific blog and

credit http://somehowrelated.blogspot.com/

My blogs are ©Deborah Buchner, 2014 forward.

All rights reserved.

Please & Thank you!

___________________________________________________________