When the World Watched a Disaster ~ Amelia Earhart

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 35 (DISASTER)

My husband's grandmother, Nina Merle Vannatter, was 11 years old when the world watched as Amelia Earhart disappeared while trying to be the first to fly solo around the world. 

When she disappeared on July 2nd 1937 it really was a disaster.

Along with Amelia was her navigator, Fred Noonan.

What did 11 year old Nina & 39 year old Amelia Earhart have in common?

They shared 6th great grandparents
Nathaniel Underhill
BIRTH 22 FEB 1663 • Killingworth, Oyster Bay, New York, USA
DEATH 10 NOV 1710 • Westchester, New York, USA
and
Mary Ferris
BIRTH 22 FEB 1663 • New Castle, Westchester County, New York, USA
DEATH 9 MAY 1750 • Westchester County, New York, USA

11 year old Nina likely had no idea that the female pilot making headline news was her 7th cousin.

Amelia descended through their son 
Abraham Underhill
BIRTH 1697 • New Castle, Westchester County, New York, USA
DEATH OCT 1750 • White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA

Chris descends through their son
Nathaniel Underhill
BIRTH 11 AUG 1690 • New Castle, Westchester, New York, USA
DEATH 27 NOV 1775 • New Castle, Westchester, New York, USA

The immigrant ancestor for our Bramble Bush on this line is
5th great grandfather Elnathan Underhill
BIRTH ABT. 1761 • Westchester County, New York, USA
DEATH 23 JUN 1845 • Port Ryerse, Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Not sure if there is any family resemblance?

The face shape?

The hairline?

The hair texture?

The brow line?

Can't tell for sure

Looking for in common features in old photos!!! 

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***

Sources:

Amelia Earhart: American aviator. Encyclopedia Brittanica. Last updated July 20th 2023. Retreved August 28th 2023 from
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earhart

Amelia Earhart Was Declared Dead 80 Years Ago. Here's What to Know About What Actually Happened to Her. Waxman, Olivia B. Originally published January 4th 2019. Retrieved August 28th 2023 from
https://time.com/5486999/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories/

Navigating the Truth Behind Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Phelan, Ben. PBS. Originally published September 29th 2014. Retrieved August 28th 2023 from
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/stories/articles/2014/9/29/navigating-truth-behind-amelia-earhart-and-fred-noonan

What Happened to Amelia Earhart? The trailblazing aviator’s disappearance remains a source of fascination—and controversy. History.com Editors. History Channel. Originally published June 4th 2010. Updated March 29th 2023. Retrieved August 28th 2023 from
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/what-happened-to-amelia-earhart

Photos:

Amelia Earhart. NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amelia_Earhart_1935.jpg

Links:

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

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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/




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!

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