Tombstone Tuesday - Gertrude Berg

While on my latest trip home to New York, I stayed with my uncle in Halcott Center.  Well to get to and from Halcott Center (population 193), one has to go through Fleischmanns, New York.  A few weeks prior we had watched a wonderful documentary entitled Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg via Netflix and we discovered that Gertrude Berg, the star of this radio and television blockbuster in the 1940s and 1950s spent many summers in Fleischmanns and was buried there.

Thus the hunt ensued.  Clovesville Cemetery on the outskirts of Fleischmanns was easy to find and we proceeded to the Jewish section where we stumbled upon the Edelstein Berg family burial plot. I wish the day had not been so sunny so that the photo could be clearer.  And as you can see by the stones and pebbles left, Mrs. Berg has had many visitors as of late.

And for those wondering, yes the town of Fleischmanns is named after the same Flesichmann family of yeast fame!

Here is Gertrude Berg's entry over at Find-A-Grave.

Photo:  Gravestone of Gertrude Berg, Clovesville Cemetery, Fleischmanns, New York, taken September 19, 2010. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee [address withheld for privacy purposes], Chicago, Illinois.

© 2010, copyright Thomas MacEntee

Tombstone Tuesday - Gustave Henneberg Jr

Photo: Headstone of Gustave Henneberg, Jr. (1889 - 1955). Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York. Digital image. Privately held by Wendy Henneberg, New York. 2009.

Gustave Henneberg, Jr. was my great-grand uncle and was born in Leipzig, Germany on September 12, 1889[1] to Gustave Henneberg (1864 - 1942) and Lena [Unknown] (1864 - 1937). Gustave Jr. arrived in the United States at New York in 1891[2].

Gustave Jr. married Margaret [Unknown], date unknown. She was born April 10, 1896[3] and died on July 30, 1974[4] at Massapequa, New York.

Gustave Henneberg Jr. died on February 17, 1955[5] in Miami, Florida. He is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.

Notes

[1] United States, Selective Service System, Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration ((Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007)), NARA, (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed February 13, 2008, citing Roll: WWII_2371484; Local board: Queens, New York.

[2] U.S. Customs Service, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897 ((Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006)), NARA, (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed February 13, 2008, citing Year: 1891; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_566; Line: 41; List number: 537.

[3] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 ((Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006)), Long Island National Cemetery
2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, New York 11735-1211 Section X Site 718.

[4] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File ((Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007)), (http://www.ancestry.com), examined for any reference to "Margaret Henneberg," accessed February 13, 2008. Number: 080-22-3600; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.

[5] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 ((Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006)), Long Island National Cemetery
2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, New York 11735-1211 Section X Site 718.

Tombstone Tuesday: Matthew McCrickert

Photo: Headstone of Matthew McCrickert (1926 - 1946). Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York. Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2009.

Matthew McCrickert was my 1st Cousin 2 Times Removed and was born on May 14, 1926 in New York. Matthew died on June 11, 1946 in the crash of a U.S. Army transport plane over Freehold, New Jersey. He was 20 years old.

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Photo: Headstone of John E. (1937 - 2000). Sullivan County Veterans Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, NewYork. Digital image from Find-A-Grave - taken by Ellen, Geri Ellen & Barbi Neumann.

John MacEntee was my uncle - my father's brother - and his daughter Lisa is responsible for my involvement on Facebook. Somehow she found my blog and invited me to join Facebook to learn more about her and my other MacEntee relatives now living in Idaho.

Tombstone Tuesday

Photo: Headstone of Abraham Putman (1777 - 1854). Purmort Cemetery, DePeyster, St. Lawrence County, NewYork. Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Abraham Putman, my 5th cousin 7 times removed, was born on August 14, 1777 at Tribes Hill in Montgomery County, New York, the son of David Johannes Putman and Anna A. VanAntwerpen.

He married Elizabeth Campbell on September 14, 1807 at Caugnhawaga, New York.  She was born on April 7, 1790 in Tribes Hill and died on March 16, 1853 at DePeyster,

Abraham Putman died on September 4, 1853 at DePeyster not long after his wife.

Tombstone Tuesday

Monument of Charles H. McEntee (1842 - 1862). Taken March 10, 2008. Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, NY. Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Charles H. McEntee was my 1st cousin 4 times removed and was born at Kingston, NY on January 21, 1832^[1], the son of Charles McEntee and Christina Tremper. He was a brother of the famous painter, Julia McEntee Dillon.

Charles attained the rank of Captain (posthumously), Company H, 120th NYS Infantry Volunteers in which he enlisted on August 18, 1862^[2].

Maurice died at Falmouth, Virginia on December 21, 1862^[3] most likely from injuries at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Notes

[1] 1860 US Census, (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed February 27, 2008, citing Census Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York; Roll: M653_870; Page: 0; Image: 347.

[2] Van Santvoord, Cornelius, The One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment New York State Volunteers (Rondout, New York: Kingston Freeman Press, 1894), p. 297. "Company H was raised by Captain Charles H. McEntee and Lieutenants James K. Holmes and Michael E. Creighton.".

[3] Id., p. 298. "A gallant and promising young officer stricken with brain fever and died at the beginning of his military career on December 21, 1862, at Falmouth, Va. His remains lie in Montrepose Cemetery, Rondout, where loving parents have erected a broken column to mark his resting place."

Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompt #3

3. Participate in weekly blog themes: Tombstone Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, etc. Many genealogy bloggers post photos of grave stones on Tombstone Tuesday or a photo worth 1,000 silent words on Wordless Wednesday. Participate in these informal events or invent your own.

I was an "early adopter" of Tombstone Tuesday and I usually try to participate on a regular basis.  Wordless Wednesday has not been as consistent but that is because I need to scan more photos.  Thankfully, Scanfest is coming up this Sunday!!!

Tombstone Tuesday: Maurice Wurts McEntee

Headstone of Maurice Wurts McEntee (1836 - 1983). Taken March 10, 2008. Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, NY. Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Maurice Wurts McEntee was my 1st cousin 4 times removed and was born at Kingston, NY on January 30, 1836, the son of James Smith McEntee and Sarah Jane Goetschius. He was a brother of the famous landscape painter, Jervis McEntee.

Maurice graduated from the Clinton Institute at Clinton, New York (Clinton was known as the "village of schools" due to the large number of private schools located there). He later attended the United States Naval Academy.

During the Civil War, he was a 1st. Sergeant, 1st. Lieutenant and Adjutant, 20th New York State Militia, April-August, 1861. Maurice was Acting Master in United States Navy under Admiral David Farragut and was honorably discharged on May 14, 1867.

Besides his military service, Maurice was a reporter and editor for the Kingston Daily Freeman newspaper. In addition, he wrote tales of the sea for youngsters, under pen name, "Uncle Blue Jacket" (in reference to his military service), for St. Nicholas and Harpers Our Young Folks.

Maurice never married and died at Kingston, NY on June 14, 1883.

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Headstone of Samuel Allen Austin. Digital photograph. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Samuel Allen Austin, my 2nd cousin 6 times removed, was born on April 28, 1815 at Denmark in Lewis County, New York. He was the son of Isaac Austin and Betsey Kidney who had migrated from Kent County, Rhode Island to Saint Lawrence County, New York during the Yankee Migration.

Samuel Austin married Dolly Rice sometime around 1837. Dolly died shortly after birth of their first and only child on April 6, 1838. The unnamed child had been born on March 14, 1838 and died a day after its mother on April 7, 1838.

Samuel remarried on July 5, 1840 to Eliza Maria Hazleton at Fowler, Saint Lawrence, New York. Eliza Hazleton was born on February 16, 1815 at Gouveneur in Saint Lawrence County.

Together Samuel and Eliza had at least six children (three others have not been confirmed) between 1841 and 1856:

- Hannah A. Austin (1841 - 1852)
- Izelia Austin (1846 - 1866)
- Lyman Lorenzo Austin (1848 - 1927)
- Isaac A. Austin (1850 - 1851)
- Rosalie Melissa Austin (1854 - 1926)
- Allora Eliza Austin (1856 - 1901)

Eliza died on August 21, 1890 at Fowler. Samuel died on March 12, 1895. Both are buried, along with several children at the Fowler Baptist Church Cemetery in Fowler, Saint Lawrence, New York.

Tombstone Tuesday

Headstone of Elmer J. McEntee. Digital photograph taken March 10, 2008 at New Paltz, New York by Thomas MacEntee. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Elmer J. MacEntee, my grand uncle, was born on June 20, 1911 in New York, the son of Elmer A. McEntee and Margaret DeGroodt. About 1937 he married Florence Puff, the daughter of Samuel Puff and Mattie Holmes.

Elmer MacEntee died on May 15, 1971 at Newburgh, New York at the age of 59. He is buried at the New Paltz Rural Cemetery.

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Headstone of Elmer A. McEntee and Margaret DeGroodt. Digital photograph taken by Thomas MacEntee on July 14, 2008 at New Paltz, New York. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Elmer McEntee, my great-grandfather, was born on November 27, 1881 in New York. He was the son of John W. McEntee and Elmira Wood.

Elmer married Margaret DeGroodt in New York about 1900. She was the daughter Jacob L. DeGroodt and Georgiana Simpson.

Elmer was a carpenter by trade, according to the 1910 and 1930 Federal Census. According to family legend, Elmer was responsible for placing the "a" in the surname to create MacEntee. This is evidenced by the use of "MacEntee" on several of the Federal census records.

Elmer died on November 8, 1848 at Gardiner, New York and is buried at the New Paltz Rural Cemetery.

Tombstone Tuesday

Headstone of John W. McEntee. Digital photograph taken by Thomas MacEntee on July 14, 2008 at New Paltz, New York. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

John W. McEntee, my 2nd great-grandfather, was born on January 21, 1840 at Gardiner, Ulster County, New York, the son of Edward McEntee and Ann Freer.

On March 11, 1874 at Guilford, New York, he married Elmira Wood, daughter of William and Elizabeth Wood.

John enlisted as a Private in the Union Army on April 20, 1861 at the age of 22. He fought with the 11th Infantry Regiment New York, Company C and was mustered out June 2, 1862 at New York, New York.

John W. McEntee died on January 21, 1918 at Gardiner, New York, at the age of 78 and is buried in the New Paltz Rural Cemetery.

Tombstone Tuesday

Headstone of Edward McEntee and Ann (Antje) Freer. Digital photograph taken by Thomas MacEntee on July 14, 2008 at New Paltz, New York. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Edward McEntee, my 3rd great-grandfather, was born on January 14, 1795 in County Monaghan, Ireland, the son of Charles and Mary McEntee. He arrived in the United States as a young child and eventually settled in the Ulster County, New York region.

On June 29, 1833 at New Paltz, New York, he married Annetje (Ann) Freer, a descendant of one of the original Huguenot families who settled New Paltz in 1675.

In the 1850, 1860 and 1870 Federal Census his occupation is listed as farmer or farmer/weaver.

Edward McEntee died on February 11, 1875 at Gardiner, New York, at the age of 80 and is buried in the New Paltz Rural Cemetery.

Tombstone Tuesday

Headstone of Hugo Freer, Patentee of New Paltz, and his wives Marie Haye and Jannetje Wibeau. Digital image taken Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the Huguenot Burial Ground (aka Walloon Cemetery), New Paltz, New York. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Hugo Freer, my 9th great-grandfather, was one of the Huguenots who founded New Paltz, New York in 1677. Hugo married Marie de la Haye on October 2, 1660 at Mannheim, Germany. Marie Haye died at Hurley, Ulster, New York in 1676.

Hugo next married Jannetje Wibau around 1678 and she died at New Paltz on December 8, 1693. Hugo Freer died at New Paltz in 1698.

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Headstone of Quincy C. Matteson (1834 - 11879). Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Quincy Matteson was my seventh cousin 5 times removed and was born at DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, New York on August 19, 1834.[1] He was the son of Francis Matteson and Hannah Dence.[2]

On February 25, 1864 he married Amelia Bancroft at DeKalb, New York.

Quincy Matteson died on July 8, 1879 at Hermon, New York. He is buried at the Old Hermon Cemetery, Hermon, New York.[3]


Notes:

[1] Cady, Anne M., Inventory of Old Hermon Cemetery, Hermon, New York (NYGENWEB, St. Lawrence, online (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stlawgen/CEMETERY/Hermon/Hermonlp.HTM>, data downloaded 21 January 2008).

[2] (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed January 30, 2008, citing Census Place: Montgomery, Orange, New York; Roll: T625_1253; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 223

[3] Cady, Anne M., Inventory of Old Hermon Cemetery, Hermon, New York

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Headstone of Abraham T. Putman (1847 - 1917). Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Abraham T. Putman was my 7th cousin 5 times removed and was born on March 1, 1847 in DePeyster, St. Lawrence County, New York[1]. His parents were Edward A. Putman and Mehitable Anderson.[2]

Abraham married Malissa Zollar (1845 - 1935)[3] on December 13, 1871 in St. Lawrence county, New York[4] and they had the following children:

Huldah Putman (1872 - ?)[5]
Joel W. Putman (1875 - 1937)[6]
James Y. Putman (1878 - ?)[7]
Abraham Putman (1881 - ?)[8]
Elma L. Putman (1884 - 1970)[9]

Abraham died in 1917 at DeKalb, New York.[10]

Notes:

[1] Putman, George W., Genealogy of David Putman and His Descendants, (Private publication, 1916), p. 19.

[2] Id.

[3] Cady, Anne M., Inventory of Maple Grove Cemetery - Richville, Dekalb, St. Lawrence, New York (NYGENWEB, St. Lawrence), (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stlawgen/CEMETERY/MapleGrove/Maplegrove.htm> examined for any reference to "Joel Putman," accessed January 13, 2008.

[4] Genealogy of David Putman and His Descendants, p. 19

[5] Id.

[6] Inventory of Maple Grove Cemetery - Richville, Dekalb, St. Lawrence, New York

[7] Genealogy of David Putman and His Descendants, p. 19

[8] Id.

[9] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File ((Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007)), , examined for any reference to "Elma Fleming," accessed October 6, 2008. Number: 077-22-8014; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.

[10] Genealogy of David Putman and His Descendants, p. 19

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Headstone of Anna Gertrude Sawyer (1834 - 1878). Digital image taken by Thomas MacEntee on March 10, 2008 at Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, New York. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Anna Gertrude Sawyer was born on January 29, 1834 in New York City, the daughter of Rev. Thomas J. Sawyer and Caroline Fisher.[1] She married Jervis McEntee, the famous Hudson River School artist and my 1st cousin 4 times removed, in November 1854.[2] Gertrude Sawyer died on October 14, 1878 in Kingston, New York and was buried at Montrepose Cemetery on October 17, 1878.

Notes:

[1] Eddy, Richard, The Life of Thomas J. Sawyer . . . and Caroline M. Sawyer (Boston, MA: Universalist Publishing House, 1900).

[2] Id.