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This is my website where I am posting copies of the originals of various records I have found.

Currently I have Some Research Plans, Land Deeds and Wills/Probate Packets posted. As I transcribe these records and submit them to the appropriate USGen Web site I will link them to the original posted on this website.

It has been awhile

I have not posted much lately since I did not have internet at home. It is hard for me to concentrate for long periods of time right now. But now that I have Internet at home, I am planning on blogging at least once a week.

Funeral Friday

The front and back of the Funeral Announcement

In Memoriam

Santa Clara Funeral Home

In Memory of

GLADYS MAE HANSON

BORN

November 9, 1898

North Dakota

DEPARTED THIS LIFE

April 20, 1978

San Jose, California

MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD

Friday

April 21, 1978 at 3:p.m.

Santa Clara Funeral Home

OFFICIATING

Virginia Field, C.S.

PRIVATE INURNMENT

This is my grandmother Lucy Mary Huyck Baker's younger sister. She died about 2 days before I was hoping to see her. I was at school in Utah and was headed to California for spring break and there was some delay in my leaving and she died while I was traveling. I missed seeing her one last time and attending her funeral.

My Aunt Gladys was very special to me. She was like her older sister, my grandmother, in that she was always kind and supportive in what ever you did. I loved her very much, but it was her time to go. I was told she died the night before the doctors were going to put her on all kinds of life support. In 1978 the doctors still had not embraced the concept of right to die with dignity and they wanted to save her. She and her family knew there was no "saving her" they knew her cancer had progressed to far. She was ready to die, she lived a full life, raised 2 children, watched 3 grandchildren grow and even saw her first great-grandchild be born. I am now glad the doctors now have learned to let people die when it is their time.

I love you Aunt Gladys.

Transcription Tuesday

This is my paternal grandmother's birth certificate. I believe if my mom knew her middle name was Mary, I would have a totally different name. My grandmother dropped Mary from her name when she got married and went by Lucy Huyck Baker.

1. FULL NAME OF CHILD Lucy Mary Huyck

2. COLOR white

3. SEX Female

4. NAMES OF OTHER ISSUE LIVING (blank)

5. FULL NAME OF FATHER Charles A Huyck

6. OCCUPATION Farmer

7. FULL MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER Estella M Miner

8. DATE OF BIRTH Sun. Aug 26-1894

9. PLACE OF BIRTH Lorain, Polk Co Wis

10. BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER Ohio

11. BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER Osceola Wis.

12.NAME: ATTENDANT SIGNING CERTIF Mrs Julia A Lotson

13.RESIDENCE OF SUCH PERSON Lorain, Polk, Wis

14. DATE OF CERTIFICATION Aug 31, 1894

15. DATE OF REGISTRATION Sept 5, 1894

16. ANY ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES (blank)

This Birth Certificate was obtained from the Wisconsin Health Department. Unfortunately I obtained it before I learned about full citations, but I do remember sending for it.

Tombstone Tuesday

I had been wanting to get out to California to visit my grandparents graves, but was unable to. My older brother, Tony, and his wife, Lisa, however did have a chance and when they got there they found the name plates in disarray so they ordered a new one and this is it. I am grateful for their efforts in preserving this record.

James Edward Baker Sr

10 April 1898 - 11 Aug 1966

Lucy Mary Huyck Baker

26 Aug 1894 - 7 Nov 1970

They are buried in Woodland, Yolo, California in the mausoleum.

John C Bionaz Burial

Not all people are actually buried. My grandfather, John C Bionaz had his ashes spread over a National Forest

Tombstone Tuesday

This is the tombstone for my great-grandma Orpheline Boche Bionaz and for her oldest child Charlotte Bionaz. Orpheline was born in Italy and Charlotte was born in Pennsylvania.

Burial:Italian Cemetery

Colma
San Mateo County

California, USA

Plot: 125

Orpheline Charlotte

1885-1956 1901-1929

BIONAZ