The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Sixteen

Posted on 14 August, 2016 by Janice Brown

This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this link.  There will also be a complete listing of all the names researched at that same blog post.

LOST FACES OF WORLD WAR ONE: Our Nation’s Roll of Honor — Part Sixteen

MEYERS Samuel Lancaster PACORPORAL SAMUEL W. MYERS
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Died of Wounds

Samuel William Myers was born 22 Nov 1895 in  Lancaster PA, the son and only child of Samuel & Mary (Schmitt) Myers, and grandson of Philip & Barbara (Kohler) Schmitt.  Samuel’s mother married 2d) to Albert Mallgraf.   In 1915 Samuel W. Myers married Agnes McFalls, and in the same year had a daughter, Gladys Myers who died at the age of 1.

. Hip, Hip, Hooray!. [, Monographic. ,,:, 1917] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress,

. Hip, Hip, Hooray!. [, Monographic,  1917] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress.

Samuel W. Myers enlisted in the regular army at Ft. Slocum NY on 28 March 1917.  He was assigned to Co. A 23rd Infantry, and designated the rank of Private. He was promoted to Pvt 1cl on 1 Sep 1917, and then to Corporal on 5 Sep 1917. He was overseas from 7 Sep 1917 until his death.

Corporal Samuel William Myers died 8 June 1918 of wounds received in action. Though probably originally buried in France, his body was returned to the United States and his remains lie in Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster PA.

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New Hampshire Tidbits: The Dirty Secret of Colonial Floors

Posted on 12 August, 2016 by Janice Brown

SweepingThe earliest buildings of New Hampshire had dirt floors. Once they had evolved to wood flooring, the problem arose of how to keep them clean. Rugs and even coarse wool druggets were rare in those early colonial days.

Today we take for granted that we have vacuum cleaners, electric floor washers and steamers. So how did colonial women keep their floors clean? SAND. Yes, you read it correctly SAND. There were, of course, those who did not have access to sand who used hay, herbs, rushes or other natural grasses. But when it was available, SAND was often the choice. At some point the sand could be swept out and replaced with fresh, and the cost was negligible. Continue reading →

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The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Fifteen

Posted on 10 August, 2016 by Janice Brown

This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this link.  There will also be a complete listing of all the names researched at that same blog post.

LOST FACES OF WORLD WAR ONE: Our Nation’s Roll of Honor — Part Fifteen

MALONE Frank E Horeb WISPRIVATE FRANK E. MALONE
Horeb, Wisconsin
Died of Wounds

Frank Elmer Malone, was born 17 March 1892 in Springdale, Wisconsin, son of William A. & Caroline (Ottenberg) Malone. He had one sibling, a brother Alva.  His was a farming family.  At the time of filling out his WW1 Registration form, he was unemployed.Malone Frank 1918 newspaper notice

According to the local newspaper, “he enlisted in Madison July 23, 1917, and was assigned to the Milwaukee company E, first regiment, but was later transferred to Company I, 128th infantry, from which company he sailed to France. From Madison, Wisconsin he had previously been sent to Camp Douglas and about a month later was transferred to Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas.” Continue reading →

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The Faces and Families of William Leonard Pressey of Bradford MA & Jennie Eliza Stacey of Dover NH

Posted on 8 August, 2016 by Janice Brown
Leonard Pressy watermark

William Leonard Pressey (1845-1908)

As family history researchers know so well, our ancestors moved around much more than we expected them to. This applies to both the Pressey and Stacy families whose research is presented here. William Pressey’s family lived in Bradford MA, Sutton NH and Amesbury MA. The Stacy family were from the Dover-Farmington area of New Hampshire, and before that the York Co. Maine area. Both families had ties to Salem Massachusetts and the infamous witchcraft trials.

Their faces are distinctive–William Leonard Pressey and Jennie Eliza Stacey each married twice and lived long and productive lives.

This is astonishing, at least for William, because of his past. He was a Civil War veteran, a member of the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (also known as Henry Wilson’s Regiment), Company H. The surprise is that William survived the War of the Rebellion at all. During service the regiment lost  9 officers and 207 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; and 1 officer and 102 enlisted men by disease. (A total of 319 deaths).  Of Company H that started with 146 men: 18 were killed in action, 2 died of wounds, 11 died of disease, 1 died in prison, 54 were discharged for disability, 1 was dropped from the roll, 2 drowned, 31 were transferred, 6 deserted and at the end of service, 17 were mustered out.   Continue reading →

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The Lost Faces of World War One — Part Fourteen

Posted on 6 August, 2016 by Janice Brown

This is the continuation of a series of stories about men who died in World War 1, and whose photographs appeared in a publication called “Our Nation’s Roll of Honor.” The original post and explanation can be found at this link.  There will also be a complete listing of all the names researched at that same blog post.

LOST FACES OF WORLD WAR ONE: Our Nation’s Roll of Honor — Part Fourteen

KRUSE Charles Jerseyville ILPRIVATE CHARLES F. KRUSE
Jerseyville, Illinois
Killed in Action

Charles Fred Kruse was born  17 March 1895 at Bethalto, Madison, IL, son of John F. & Anna/Annie (Geromini) Kruse of Jerseyville, Illinois.  His siblings included Katie, John H., Lillie and Nellie.

Charles F. Kruse, served in Company B of the Eighteenth Infantry of the second division in France. There are varying dates of his death, and his tombstone states he died October 4, 1918.  He was missing in action on that date.  Initially (in October of 1918) the U.S. Government informed his family that he was missing in action, and then in 1919 informed them that he was was killed in action between Oct. 8 and 18, 1918.  His death probably occurred at Bois de Very or Bois de Cheppy, just prior to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Continue reading →

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