Sunday, May 26, 2019

Honoring PVT Aron J. Frizzell KIA Feb. 20th 1945

Honoring my Frizzell cousin(2C1R)

Aron J Frizzell
Tennessee
PVT 27th Marines
5th Marine Div
World War II
January 20 1926
February 20 1945

My Dad's maternal 2nd Cousin, Aron J Frizzell was one of the US Marines KIA at Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945.  The information above is from his tombstone inscription

Pedigree from my family file at Ancestry.com Cooke/Luna Main File(marieclassof86)

From his WWII Draft Registration which he filed on the 21st of January 1944 in Berrien Co. Michigan, we learn that he is 5 feet 10 inches in height and weighs about 145 pounds.  He has a light complexion with brown hair & hazel eyes.  His mother died when he was 6 years old and his Dad remarried.  His family lived in Berrien Co. Michigan and Coffee Co TN.   He enlisted on the 5th of April 1944.   I have his Serial # and I plan on ordering his military records.


Military Timeline from my Ancestry Family Tree file



Sources:

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG4-L3JL : 13 December 2015), Aron J Frizzell, 1945; Burial, Shady Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States of America, Shady Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 108820167, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

"United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-C6XP : 15 March 2018), Aron J Frizzell, .

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ymdraftcardswwii/]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.



Friday, May 17, 2019

Shared segments: How my 3 siblings compare to me

In addition to my own test, I now have 3 of my siblings who have taken autosomal DNA tests.   I've been concentrating on our paternal line because it contains a research roadblock beyond the 2nd great Grandfather of our Cook(e) line.  I was curious what Paternal DNA I had gotten from Dad that none of my other siblings had.  A little background---We are full siblings.  Dad passed before we began DNA testing.  Our Mom has tested.  I've generated phased kits for myself and my 3 siblings at GEDmatch.

I compared each of my 3 sibling's Paternal Phased kits to my Paternal Phased kit and I painted those segments on my profile at DNApainter.  You can click on this to enlarge.  I didn't include Chr 23(X) in the comparison.  As you can see in the image below there are portions on pretty much each of the chromosomes where none of the 3 match with me. (Note:  You should exclude the first portions of Chr 13, 14, 15, 21, and 22 which aren't included in testing.)




Looking at these paternal segments of each of the siblings compared to me, there is a range of about 200 cM.  My sister and I seem to have gotten a variety of different segments from our Dad. See the comparison of the paternal matching segments for she and I in the image below.



Paternal Overlap with Siblings --Dad (Non-Tested Parent)
Becca to Marie  1499.9 cM shared  42 segments
Michael to Marie  1662.4 cM shared 45 segments
David to Marie 1712.4 cM shared 48 segments

I used the same process explained above to compare the maternal segments.


With very few exceptions it looks like my siblings and I have received more of the same maternal segments.  That would make me think that more of the DNA which Mom had might have been lost.  Thankfully she tested so I have her test for comparison to others.




My sister also shares the least amount in common segments maternally as well.  Still a good bit more In-Common-With segments on the maternal lines than paternal.  My recommendation remains the same.  Test as many siblings as possible.

Maternal Overlap with Siblings--Mom(Tested Parent)
Becca to Marie 2473.8 cM shared  63 segments
Michael to Marie   2605.2 cM shared 56 segments
David to Marie 2696.5 cM shared 63 segments


Monday, May 06, 2019

Info from the Obits of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jakes

I've pulled the information from two obituaries that were posted in the Nashville newspaper in March 1938.  Robert Jakes Sr. was my double 1st cousin 3 times removed.  He died one month and one day after his wife.  I've added some notes(shown in parenthesis below) using information known to me from my research of our families over the years.  I've also included a chart I made showing the intermarriages which it's essential to know when working with DNA matches from that side of my family.  These are all from my Paternal Grandmother's Dad's lines but there are Jakes who marry into the Frizzell family(other than my two lines of Frizzells) which are from my Paternal Grandmother's Mom's lines.

There are additional Jakes/Harger and Morrow/Sutton siblings
which I have not included here so that I could focus on these couples.
Mrs. Robert Jakes(Clementine Pearson Jakes)
Age 78
Place of Birth:  Bedford Co. TN
Parents:  John & Mary Pruett Pearson
Wife of Robert Jakes, Sr.(President of Jakes Foundry Co.)
Died Monday, Feb. 28 1938
Residence:  3509 Gillespie Ave. Nashville, TN
Ill for 3+ years
Member of Nashville Methodist Church for 40 years

Survivors
Husband:  Robert Jakes Sr.
4 Daughters:

  • Mrs. H. M. Goodloe of Nashville(Bertha Lee Jakes)
  • Mrs. Nannie C Ring of Nashville(Nannie Clementine Jakes)
  • Mrs. Tom C Ashley of Valdosta, Georgia(Mary Margaret Jakes)
  • Mrs. Tom McDonnough of Richmond, Kentucky(Ophelia Jakes)

6 Sons:

  • J.W. Jakes of Nashville(John William Jakes)
  • E.F. Jakes of Nashville(Edward Franklin Jakes)
  • Robert Jakes Jr. of Nashville
  • P.W. Jakes of Nashville(Percy Warner Jakes)
  • C.B. Jakes of Nashville(Claud B. Jakes)
  • J. T. Jakes of Newport, TN(James T. Jakes)

Sister:
Mrs. George Jakes of Nashville(Sarah C. Pearson--Geo Jakes was brother of Robert Jakes)

Brother:
Hiram W. Pearson of Weatherford, TN

18 Grandchildren & 3 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral March 2, 1938 (10:30 am)
Officiating:  Rev. John W. Estes with Rev. N. Burch Tucker assisting
Burial:  Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

"Mrs. Robert Jakes," The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) Tuesday, 01 Mar 1938, p. 3, col. 6, ; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 May 2019).


Mr. Robert Jakes, Sr. 
President of Jakes Foundry Co. he established abt 50 yrs ago
Age 79
Wife Clementine Pearson Jakes died a month ago(a month & 1 day ago)
Died Tuesday. March 29, 1938 at home of daughter Mrs. H. M Goodloe
POD: daughter's residence--3520 Byron Ave Nashville, TN
Ill for 3 months
Born in Bedford Co. TN Sept. 22, 1858
Member of Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Active member of West Nashville Methodist Church.

Survivors
4 Daughters:

  • Mrs. H. M. Goodloe of Nashville(Bertha Lee Jakes)
  • Mrs. Nannie C. Ring of Nashville(Nannie Clementine Jakes)
  • Mrs. Tom C Ashley of Valdosta, Georgia(Mary Margaret Jakes)
  • Mrs. Tom McDonnough of Richmond, Kentucky(Ophelia Jakes)

6 Sons:

  • J.W. Jakes of Nashville(John William Jakes)
  • E.T. Jakes of Nashville(Edward Franklin Jakes--middle initial wrong in obit)
  • P. W. Jakes of Nashville(Percy Warner Jakes)
  • C. B. Jakes of Nashville(Claud B. Jakes)
  • Robert Jakes Jr. of Nashville
  • J. T. Jakes of Newport, TN(James T. Jakes)

Brother: 
A. D. Jakes of Nashville

18 Grandchildren & 3 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral March 30, 1938 (3:00 pm)
Officiating:  Rev. J W. Estes & John R. Stewart
Burial:  Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

"Jakes Funeral Planned Today," The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee)Wednesday, 30 Mar 1938, p. 10, col. 4, ; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 May 2019).

Saturday, May 04, 2019

King cousin in U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 database at Ancestry

Working with some of my Thrulines™ suggestions at Ancestry and found an entry in the U.S. Passport Applications collection for my 2nd Cousin 3 times removed, Arthur Dale King.   I share DNA with several of his descendants.

This database is one that contains actual images of the applications.  Here were a few of the things listed on Arthur's application.

  • Names, Place of Birth, & Date of Birth for Arthur, his wife, & daughter
  • His Father's name, Place of Birth and place of residence.
  • The # of a former Passport Application
  • Arthur was on a pleasure trip in Europe in 1921
  • List of Countries he intends to visit
  • Port he will be leaving thru
  • When he is expected to return.
  • Oath of Allegiance
  • Description of Applicant(see image below)
  • Mailing address where the passport could be sent
  • A photo of Arthur, his wife & daughter.
Snippet from Back side of Application for Arthur Dale King  Application #235030


Judging from the information on the application as well as the other Suggested  Records(shown to the right when viewing the record) this family traveled outside of the US several times.   You can find a lot of additional info in the Suggested Records but you need to evaluate them as you would any other hint.  They may not be the person in the original record.  What a great resource.  I'm thinking I might search for others persons with ties to Bedford County, TN or other key areas where my family lived.


Source List:

"U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/uspassports/ : 2007), Imaged from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll # 2143.