Friday, February 19, 2010

Find-A-Grave Phone Call - Serendipitous Moment

I just received an unexpected phone call because of a photo posted on Find-A-Grave and this Blog. My home phone rang a few minutes ago from someone I didn't know. The caller knew my name and he mentioned his name. He mentioned that he found my name on a Picture that I had posted on Find-A-Grave. The picture was that of the headstone and Military Marker on the website.

OK. That's OK so far, but he continued, that he has just had a phone call from "Roger" from the Cemetery where that headstone had been. I know Roger and stop by to see him from time time time, especially when I am looking for someone in that Cemetery.

The caller told me about that call, because the Dates on the Military Marker was incorrect. Roger had called him to let him know that the new Marker had arrived and wanted to verify the dates. Unfortunately, the Cemetery has a good covering of snow on the ground and the new marker will be places later in the spring. The caller wanted to let me know about the new Marker.

This was the beginning of one of those Genealogy Serendipitous moments, when a series of events "were meant to be".

The caller told me a few of the stories about his father, whose headstone picture I had taken, and what he had in his hands. One of the stories was about the business his father had "in town". In fact, the caller had lived very close to where I had lived and he graduated from the same high school as my girls, but may be a year or two earlier.

We then talked about where his grandparents are buried, and a visit to that cemetery is now on my ToDo "visit a cemetery" list when the snow of gone.

Then he mentioned that he was going to come to town in a month or so, do to something for a friend of his. Mentioned the name, I told the caller, that the person he was talking about takes care of my cars, and is a friend as well.

Needless to say, when he comes to town, we will get together and go visit his father's grave site, so that an updated photo can be places on Find-A-Grave.

Oh, the kicker is, that I don't normally answer a phone who I don't know who is calling. I had been online to see what the telephone number was, when the phone number showed up on Caller ID. I picked it up this time, starting this conversation.

The caller mentioned that he had looked at all of the photos I had taken, and didn't think I was related to all of them. I said no, I just try to respond to Find-A-Grave photo requests. The photo that started this conversation was not one of those, but a photo that I had taken for Memorial Day.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday - Wilson, Helen P McCormick

Helen P McCormick
Mother
Sept 17 1910
His wife


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Wilson, Elmer F

Elmer F Wilson
Father
Feb 11 1910 - Nov 9 1976




Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Mary E

Mary E Willever
1872 - 1965


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Ethel J

Ethel J Willever
their daughter
1876 - 1898


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Jacob H

Jacob H (Willever)
1845 - 1937


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Willever, Ellen F Rush

Ellen F Rush Willever
1847 - 1897
His Wife


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Washburn, Harry

Harry Washburn
1874 - 1950



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Washburn, Harriet

Harriet Washburn
1861 - 194_


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Snyder, Russell

Russell Snyder
1906 - 1967
Loving Husband


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Snyder, Joseph

Joseph Snyder
Father
1873 - 1946



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Searls, Ann

Ann Searls
Died April 20, 1864
Aged 67 Years



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Park, Nathan B

Nathan B (Park)
1872 - 1948




Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515



Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - McMekin, Susan M

In Loving Memory
Susan M.. McMekin
May14, 1939 - Apr 14, 2004




Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - McCormick, Katherine

Mother
Katherine McCormick
1887 - 1934



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gies, Katherine

Katherine Gies
Aug 12, 1878 - Oct 29, 1965


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gies, Fergus V

Fergus V Gies
Mar 21, 1910 - Oct 21, 2003


 
 


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gibbs, Elvira Lunger

Elvira Lunger Gibbs
wife of
Apr 19 1896 - Dec 4 1963



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gibbs, Claude F

Claude F Gibbs
Apr 13, 1924 - May 20, 1996



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Gibbs, Clarence

Clarence Gibbs
Apr 29, 1893 - Oct 25, 1961




Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - McEacharn, Mary E Dickson

Mary E Dickson (McEacharn)
his wife
1843 - 1918



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Curl, William L

William L Curl
1886 - 1945

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Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Curl, Paul L.

Paul L Curl
1907 - 1943

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Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Curl, Martha E Cummins

Martha E. Cummins
Wife of
William L. Curl
1875 - 1939


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Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Curl, LeRoy W

LeRoy W Curl
1893 - 1965

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Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Cregar, Joannan Bird

Joannan Bird
Wife of Jacob Cregar
Died Oct 16, 1857
Aged 69 Years, 7 Month & 28 Days

"Yea though I walk through the shadow I fear no evil"


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Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Cregar, Jacob

Jacob Cregar
Died June 8, 1875 - Aged 87 Yrs 9 Mo

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Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Beaty, James

James Beaty
1830 - 1905



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359
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Tombstone Tuesday - Beaty, Helen

Helen Beaty
1832 - 1906



Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359
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Tombstone Tuesday - Barnett, Ralph William

Ralph William Barnett
New Jersey
CPL 1685 Engineers C BN
World War II
Dec 30, 1911 - Oct 13, 1960


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/


Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Tombstone Tuesday - Baker, Emily H

Emily H. Baker
July 14, 1907 - June 12, 1992






Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

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Tombstone Tuesday - Rockport Presbyterian Church


Rockport Presbyterian Church
395 Rockport Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865

Church Telephone (908) 852-6515

http://www.rockportchurch.org/

Link to the Find-A-Grave website listing

Interactive map and GPS data:
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.81112, Longitude: -74.89359

Rockport (Warren County)
Warren County
New Jersey USA






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