I descend through John WAUGHTEL (Jennings County) and Eliza Ann KEITH
(Decatur County) and since I was at a standstill through my direct line,
I decided to try the sibling route of my great grandfather (John
WAUGHTEL) and see what I could come up with.
John's brother James WAUGHTEL Jr was married (1) Zelphia/Zylphia Jane
MARSH and they had 6 children ~ Lola who married John HELT, Scott who
married Elvareen REYNOLDS, Bertha who married Ralph OVERFIELD, Minnie
who married Sanford A. JOYCE, Samuel who died at age 23, James E/F who
married Effie COULTER. While these children were very young the mother
died 1889 with the father remarrying to Caroline Bliss Hammon/d (1890)
and to the best of my knowledge they did not have any children of their
own.
In the 1900 census Scott (shown as a nephew) is living with the Jesse &
Louiza MARTIN family, along with an Alta BARRIGER (shown as a niece).
Upon further research I find that Alta was a daughter of Sarah
Catherine, a sister of Zelphia & Louiza (Louisa).
Since the mother's side of the family seemed to have taken in these (or
at least some of the children) I am trying to find out who took in my
grandfather (son of John & Eliza Ann) if anyone did, as I cannot find
anything on him from the time his mother died January 1889/and the
marriage of the father John to Kate Carson Webb (July 1889 who was the
widow of Pleasant Webb) until 1900 when he (my grandfather Rome
Waughtel) was found in the census in the Philippine Islands in the
military, although I have read where he visited family in August 1898 in
Scipio and he enlisted in the military December 1898.
I would be most interested in corresponding with anyone who might be
able to help me tie these loose ends together. I am happy to say that
in the past couple weeks I have received several family pictures of Lola
Waughtell HELT's family from another online researcher throught the
WAUGHTELL/HAMMOND connection. I have never seen a picture of my great
grandfather John WAUGHTEL and am dearly hoping that by going through the
sibling lines that someone out there might have one <grin>.
Thank you for taking the time to read this rather lengthy message and
hoping to hear from someone.
Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington)
waughtel(a)oz.net