Pedigree Chart:
Unsure in Red Font
Research Topic: Holly Ann Fulton (Myself)
1. Holly Ann Fulton (Myself)
Birth: 18 January 1990
Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Marr: N/A
Place: N/A
Death: N/A
Place: N/A
Burial: N/A
Spouse: N/A
2. Charles Ronald Fulton
Birth: 26 September 1962
Place: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Marr: 31 December 1982
Place: Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: N/A
Place: N/A
Burial: N/A
3. Nancy Adele Fulton (Gallagher)
Birth: 10 January 1962
Place: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Death: N/A
Place: N/A
Burial: N/A
4. William Camby Fulton
Birth: 2 November 1923
Place: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Marr: 10 August 1949
Place: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: 5 May 1985
Place: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Burial: Union Township Cemetery - Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio
5. Alice Bernice Fulton (McGilton)
Birth: 11 March 1932
Place: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: N/A
Place: N/A
Burial: N/A
6. Robert Matson Gallagher
Birth: 11 June 1917
Place: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio
Marr: 5 April 1947
Place: Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: 24 September 1985
Place: Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery – Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio
7. Lucille May Gallagher (Huntsman)
Birth: 12 May 1929
Place: Lamira, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: 4 July 2001
Place: Home – Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery – Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio
8. Charles F. (Franklin?) Fulton
Birth: D M 1893
Place: Monroe County, Ohio
Marr: 29 October 1915
Place: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: ----Place: East Richland, Belmont County, Ohio
Burial: Union Cemetery - St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
9. Frances Ruth Fulton (Edmiston)
Birth: D M 1897
Place: Dysert, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Death: ----Place: Lafferty, Belmont County, Ohio
Burial: Union Cemetery - St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
10. Alfred P. McGilton
Birth: 25 March 1907
Place: Glencoe, Belmont County, Ohio
Marr: 14 January 1931
Place: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Death: D March 1976
Place: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio
Burial: Union Cemetery – St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
11. Alice Sills McGilton (McCormick)
Birth: 10 March 1917
Place: Byesville, Guernsey County, Ohio
Death: 1 or 2 January1998
Place: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Burial: Union Cemetery – St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
12. Charles Wesley Gallagher
Birth: D M 1892
Place: Baileys Mills, Monroe County, Ohio
Marr: 29 October 1913
Place: Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Death: ----Place: ----Burial: ----13. Bessie Mae Gallagher (Anderson)
Birth: 28 October 1890
Place: Dunkirk, Blackford County, Indiana
Death: 7 January 1937
Place: Home – Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery – Newark, Licking County, Ohio
14. John Thomas Huntsman
Birth: 15 January 1879
Place: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Marr: 10 September 1910
Place: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: 29 November 1959
Place: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Burial: Crestview Cemetery – Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
15. Sadie M. Huntsman (Leffler)
Birth: 16 October 1886
Place: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Death: Home – 8 P.M. Sunday – 22 December 1968
Place: Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery – Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio
Family Group Sheets:
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Husband: Charles Ronald Fulton
Born: 26 September 1962
Married: 31 December 1982
Died: N/A
Father: William Camby Fulton
in: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
in: Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio
in: N/A
Mother: Alice Bernice Fulton (McGilton)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Nancy Adele Fulton (Gallagher)
Born: 10 January 1962
in: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Died: N/A
in: N/A
Father: Robert Matson Gallagher
Mother: Lucille May Gallagher (Huntsman)
Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: Holly Ann Fulton (Myself)
Born: 18 January 1990
Married: N/A
Died: N/A
Spouse: N/A
in: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
in: N/A
in: N/A
----Husband: William Camby Fulton
Born: 2 November 1923
in: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Married: 10 August 1949
in: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 5 May 1985
in: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Father: Charles F. Fulton
Mother: Frances Ruth Fulton (Edmiston)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Alice Bernice Fulton (McGilton)
Born: 11 March 1932
in: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: N/A
in: N/A
Father: Alfred P. McGilton
Mother: Alice Sills McGilton (McCormick)
Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: Charles Ronald Fulton
Born: 26 September 1962
in: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Married: 31 December 1982
in: Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: N/A
in: N/A
Spouse: Nancy Adele Fulton (Gallagher)
----Husband: Robert Matson Gallagher
Born: 11 June 1917
in: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio
Married: 5 April 1947
in: Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 24 September 1985
in: Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio
Father: Charles Wesley Gallagher
Mother: Bessie Mae Gallagher (Anderson)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Lucille May Gallagher (Huntsman)
Born: 12 May 1929
in: Lamira, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 4 July 2001
in: Home – Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Father: John Thomas Huntsman
Mother: Sadie M. Huntsman (Leffler)
Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: Nancy Adele Fulton (Gallagher)
Born: 10 January 1962
in: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Married: 31 December 1982
in: Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: N/A
in: N/A
Spouse: Charles Ronald Fulton
----Husband: Charles F. Fulton
Born: D M 1893
in: Monroe County, Ohio
Married: 29 October 1915
in: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: ----in: East Richland, Belmont County, Ohio
Father: Camby Fulton
Mother: Emma Fulton (Ruble)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Frances Ruth Fulton (Edmiston)
Born: D M 1897
in: Dysert, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Died: ----in: Lafferty, Belmont County, Ohio
Father: William Edmiston
Mother: Lucy Edmiston (Lander)
Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: William Camby Fulton
Born: 2 November 1923
in: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Married: 10 August 1949
in: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 5 May 1985
in: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Spouse: Alice Bernice Fulton (McGilton)
----Husband: Alfred P. McGilton
Born: 25 March 1907
in: Stewartsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Married: 14 January 1931
in: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Died: D March 1976
in: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio
Father: Samuel McGilton
Mother: Lucinda McGilton (Saffell)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Alice Sills McGilton (McCormick)
Born: 10 March 1917
in: Byesville, Guernsey County, Ohio
Died: 1 or 2 January1998
in: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Father: ----Mother: ----Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: Alice Bernice Fulton (McGilton)
Born: 11 March 1932
in: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Married: 10 August 1949
in: Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: N/A
in: N/A
Spouse: William Camby Fulton
----Husband: Charles Wesley Gallagher
Born: D M 1892
in: Baileys Mills, Monroe County, Ohio
Married: 29 October 1913
in: Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Died: ----in: ----Father: Matson Gallagher
Mother: Mary Gallagher (Hanlan)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Bessie Mae Gallagher (Anderson)
Born: 28 October 1890
in: Dunkirk, Blackford County, Indiana
Died: 7 January 1937
in: Home – Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Father: Robert Anderson
Mother: Dollie Anderson (Shaw)
Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: Robert Matson Gallagher
Born: 11 June 1917
in: Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio
Married: 5 April 1947
in: Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 24 September 1985
in: Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio
Spouse: Lucille May Gallagher (Huntsman)
-----
Husband: John Thomas Huntsman
Born: 15 January 1879
in: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Married: 10 September 1910
in: St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 29 November 1959
in: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Father: Joseph Huntsman
Mother: Joanna “Hannah” Huntsman (Hickenbottom)
Other Spouses: N/A
Wife: Sadie M. Huntsman (Leffler)
Born: 16 October 1886
in: Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: Home – 22 December 1968 in: Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio
Father: William Leffler
Mother: Emma Leffler (Fahner)
Other Spouses: N/A
Children:
Name: Lucille May Gallagher (Huntsman)
Born: 12 May 1929
in: Lamira, Belmont County, Ohio
Married: 5 April 1947
in: Belmont, Belmont County, Ohio
Died: 4 July 2001
in: Home – Newark, Licking County, Ohio
Spouse: Robert Matson Gallagher
Census Sheet:
https://beta.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org
%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_22903410%2Fp_22981238&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k
5M56iYku8TUc%253D
https://beta.familysearch.org/s/image/show#uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org%2Frec
ords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Fidgs%3A004118582.004118582_00397&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB1
0k5M56iYku8TUc%253D
Birth Record:
http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=registerBR&firstName=Holly&lastName=Fulton&locat
ion=OH&recordType=1
I could not find if any of the Holly Fultons are actually me but if they are, my birth record could be
obtained using this website.
Marriage Record:
http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/people-search/names/oh/nancy/fulton.html
The 10th person is my mother and by getting an Advanced background of her, I could see her
marriage record.
Death Record:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MS
AV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2&gsfn=lucille+may&gsln=gallagher&_81004010=1929&msbpn=2
74&msbpn_PInfo=7-|1652393|2|3247|38|274|&msbpn__ftp=Belmont+County%2C+Ohio%2C+
USA&_81004030=2001&msdpn=51767&msdpn_PInfo=8-|1652393|2|3247|38|1757|51767|&ms
dpn__ftp=Newark%2C+Licking%2C+Ohio%2C+USA&uidh=000
The first item that returned in my search is the death record for my grandmother on my mother’s
side.
Library Visit:
Library: Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library – Genealogical section
Time In/Out: Approximately 4:15-5:00 (The first fifteen minutes were spent trying to access the
questions I needed to answer. It took so long because the first computer froze. As stated later in this
journal, this was the only time I could find a ride to visit the library and I thought that it closed at
six, instead of five. Therefore, I did not get as much time to research the area as I would have
liked.)
Librarian Interviewed: Karen Scheeser
1. Describe the collection. ( how big, what does it cover, etc.)
I asked Karen this question and she actually had no idea. She called someone from the Belmont
County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society and told me that they had actually not taken an
exact inventory but they did give me an estimate. They stated that there were over 250 CDs, 200+
microfilms, and anywhere from around 800-1000 other items. The collection seemed large enough
for a small area such as this, in my opinion, and it covered not only Belmont County but also
surrounding counties and other subjects.
2. Describe one special item in the collection.
I asked Karen what she considered to be a special item in the collection and she said without
hesitation that she considered this to be the Wilson Scrapbooks. I asked her what these scrapbooks
were and she said, while showing me one of the scrapbooks out of the series, that the Wilson
family filled empty books with scanned images of anything they could get their hands on about
their family history. It was filled with newspaper articles about marriages, deaths, and everything
pertaining to the Wilson family. This seemed extremely useful but its use was limited only to those
from the Wilson family (or their ancestors) or those interested in the family.
Personally, I simply liked the map on the wall that of Belmont County that showed the locations of
the various cemeteries within the county. I thought this was interesting and it could definitely be
useful for just about anyone, especially if one is unfamiliar with the area.
3. Does the library provide online genealogical databases? Can they be used from home? If
so, what are the requirements?
Karen stated that you are able to access some genealogy websites from the library’s main website
(www.barnesvillehutton.lib.oh.us) and it can be accessed from home. However, certain parts of
the genealogical section of the website may be unavailable to anyone who does not have a library
card. This is the only requirement.
4. Evaluate the collection as to the diversity of the collection. List the various types of items
(such as print only, microfilm/fiche and can it be printed, surname files)
Karen thought the collection was diverse based on the variety of information available.
I decided to verify this myself after speaking with her. As I looked around the room, I found a great
many types of information available for anyone viewing the collection. This included newspapers
on microfilm, obituaries, military records, church records, surname files, African-American
records, Native American records, census records, Quaker records, court records, and information
on the history of Belmont County, as well as surrounding counties, in regards to genealogy, to
name a few. I also found an inventory of the genealogy resources (five books in total) and an
inventory of the CDs available for research (one book total).
5. What weaknesses or gaps do you see?
I asked Karen what she considered to be a weakness or a gap in the collection and she stated that
while the collection does somewhat adhere to the Dewey Decimal system, it is not actually
organized in this manner. The collection is separated how a researcher might prefer, not how a
librarian might prefer. She considered this to be unorganized.
Personally, I thought the weakness or the gap with the genealogy room wasn’t with the collection
itself but with the librarians. A lot of my questions to Karen were met with either “I don’t know” or
short answers as she was not very familiar with the collection. I know for a fact that there is one
main librarian who takes care of the genealogy room as I have visited it once before and spoken
with her but the other librarians do not seem to know much about the genealogy room. It is mostly
left to the Ohio Genealogical Society. I thought that since the collection is hosted in the
Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library, the librarians ought to know more about it. Therefore, this
was the weakness which I saw.
6. Would this library be one you would use for your research?
I would most certainly use this library’s genealogy collection for my research if they had any
information I could use as there is a vast amount of information at hand, varying from census
record microfilms to surname files. However, in the little time I had to research my own family, I
could not find any information that actually pertained to my surname or any of the surnames of my
ancestors. I researched Gallagher and Huntsman, among others, and could not find anything.
Perhaps if I had more time, I might have been able to find something I could have used.
7. Physical area to do your research?
The genealogy room of the Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library is a semi-small room located to
the left of the circulation desk (if you are facing the desk from a patron’s view). It is, in fact, a tad
on the smaller side. However, I believe they did a good job of organizing the information and the
tables, chairs, and such so that there is still plenty of room to move and look around in the
genealogy room. In the center of the room, there is one long, rectangular table with eight chairs
surrounding it. On the right side of the room (from the entrance), there is a smaller, circular table
with four chairs surrounding it. On the left side of the room, there is a microfilm reader, a copier
connected to the microfilm reader, and a general copier. I also believe I saw a printer. There is one
computer which is to be used only for genealogical purposes. There is a one-hour time limit on this
computer but the same person can log into the computer three times in one day (there is a filter on
this computer, as I believe there is on all of the computers). There is also an extra chair. As for the
information, it is placed out of the way. The microfilms are on the left side of the room, the
obituaries and surname files are located on the right side of the room, and everything in-between is
located up against the wall across from the entrance or somewhere near the previously mentioned
items. The tables are spacious and there is a lot of seating room to do your research. There are also
pencils on the tables so if you have forgotten a writing material, you are still able to do your
research (pencils are the only utensils allowed in the genealogy room). Overall, I’d say it’s a very
nice and quiet place to research genealogy.
Cemetery Transcription:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/adams/photos/tombstones/black/black4988nph.txt
“Margaret, Relict of Thos. Black, Died April 18, 1840 in her 78th year.”
Tombstone: http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/adams/photos/tombstones/black/black4988nph.jpg
State Archive: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/statearc/
Digitization Projects
Online Death Index, 1913-1937
Electronic Records Committee
Joint Electronic Records Repository Initiative (JERRI)
Local Government Records Program
Ohio Revised Code
Online Finding Aids
Policies Governing Records of State and Local Government Agencies Transferred to the State
Archives of Ohio
State and Local Government Records Available for Transfer
Youngstown Center of Industry and Labor Archives/Library
Legislative Records Transfer Form
Local Government Records Program
Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB)
Ohio Electronic Records Committee
Digital Document Imaging Guidelines
Electronic Records Management Guidelines
Electronic Records Policy
General Schedules for Electronic Records
Managing Electronic Mail
Trustworthy Information Systems Handbook
State Archives Finding Aids
Projects War of 1812 Roster
Fundamental Documents
Newspaper Index
Primary Resources for Teachers
National Registry of Historic Places
"African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920
Rutherford B. Hayes Diary and Letters
Ohio Online Death Index
Portions of the Ohio Revised Code that deal with records
Ohio's Laws, Rules and Current Constitution
Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
MCGILTON,
ALFRED
25 Mar
1907
Mar
1976
68-69
43972 (Bannock, Belmont,
OH)
(none
specified)
Ohio 294-01-2940
GPS Reading for Cemetery:
http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/OH/Belmont_County/Union_Cemetery/317118516
Latitude: 40.0656256 40° 03' 56.3" N
Longitude: -81.0717675 81° 04' 18.4" W
I originally thought that my family was buried in Union Cemetery, Morristown, but I later found
out they’re buried in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.
Obituary: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~harringtonfamilies/1968.htm
“Sadie Huntsman nee Leffler
Mrs. Sadie Huntsman, resident of Belmont for the past 45 years, died Sunday at 8 p.m. at her
home. She was born in Barnesville, October 16, 1886, a daughter of William and Emma Leffler.
Her husband, John T. Huntsman, died in 1959.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Stella Blanche Humphrey, Belmont, Mrs. Margaret J.
Kurry, Fairborn, and Mrs. Lucille Gallagher, Newark; five sons, Albert M. and Elmer Floyd, both
at home, Walter J., Barnesville, Carl R. Greenfield, Ohio, and Charles of Canton; 27
grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren; on sister, Miss Minnie Leffler, Route 2,
Barnesville.Friends will be received at the Kelly-Kemp Funeral Hom, Bethesda, Tuesday from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. Services Thursday at 1 p.m. with Rev.
Larry Cline officiating. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hendrysburg.”
Family History: http://www.robertwynn.com/Huntsman.htm
These Huntsmans aren’t related to me, as far as I know, but it seemed like a good idea to use a
name I knew and this is the family history I found.
PERSI-Available Sites:
http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/persi
This site appears to be either the main site or the favored site hosting PERSI.
http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx
I read on various sites, such as a website for Round Rock, Texas
(http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/index.asp?page=181) that PERSI (or PERSI order forms)
are available on this website.
Afro-American Article and Summary:
http://genealogy.about.com/od/african_american/ss/slave_research.htm
This article details the six steps that one should take when researching African-American roots, as
identified by Tony Boroughs, an internationally-known genealogist and black history expert. More
on these steps can be found in his book, “Black Roots: A Beginner's Guide to Tracing the
African-American Family Tree."
The first step is to start with what you know, as you would with any other genealogy research
project. After you write down everything you know about yourself and your family members, the
articles suggests that you search your home (and I suppose the homes of others) for any old
photographs, military records, scrapbooks, etc. that might be helpful in your search. You are also
likely to get information from interviewing your family members, particularly the older ones and
particularly by asking open-ended questions. The article recommends watching out for naming
patterns from generation to generation and the like.
The second step is to try and research your ancestors back to 1870. 1870 is an important date
because it is the first federal census to include all African-Americans by name. In order to get back
to this date, one should go about their research as any other, using resources such as cemeteries,
voter records, etc.
The third step is to find out if your ancestor was really a slave or not. The article states that at least
one out of every ten African-Americans were free when the Civil War broke out in 1861. You can
likely find this information in the U.S. Free Population Schedules of the 1860 census. If they were
enslaved, then you must find out who the slave owner was. The article states that some slaves took
the name of their former owners when they were freed but many did not. In order to find and prove
the name of the slave owner for your ancestors, you should search “county histories, the records of
the Freedman's Savings and Trust Bureau, the Freedman's Bureau, slave narratives, the Southern
Claims Commission, [and] military records including the records of the U.S. Colored Troops.”
The fourth step is to see what the slave owner did with his property, once you have found him,
since slaves were considered property at the time. The article suggests looking through “wills,
probate records, plantation records, bills of sale, land deeds and even runaway slave
advertisements in newspapers.”
The fifth step is to research the area and the slave trading activity where you last found your
ancestors. It may be impossible to trace your ancestors back to Africa but researching this and
various other things, such as the Underground Railroad, may help you in your search.
The sixth and final step is research the Caribbean and its records and slave activity as a significant
number of people of African ancestry came from the Caribbean after World War II, as their
ancestors were also enslaved.
If I needed to find family history on African-Americans, this article would definitely be useful to
me and it provided enough information for a good start. I would give this article a 3, however, as I
believe that that the book would actually be of more use than the article itself. I would definitely
recommend this article to someone else, as would I suggest they look through the book.
Indian Research Sites:
http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm
I thought this website was useful because the author tells you upfront that none of the writers for
the website are experts but they’re willing to give advice; because of this, you know they’re not
trying to pull the wool over your eyes. Also, it’s for a non-profit organization so you know they
just want to help. I thought that this would be useful for those who fall under the categories of
inquirers listed as a starting point for their Native American research because of the good advice
given and the useful links provided. It’s very “to the point” and “no nonsense”.
http://www.bia.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/text/idc-002619.pdf
This website is a PDF file created by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian
Affairs. It’s a government-funded site, so you know it’s reliable. There is a lot of information to
help you find out about your own Native American ancestry and also what benefits there are to
being a federally-recognized Native American. I found this article very insightful.
http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/native-american/index.html
This website was useful for its links. It had links to pictures, census records, microfilms, a name
index, and other Native American resources. Again, it’s a government-funded site, so you know
it’s reliable and it seemed to have a lot of information one could use to find out about Native
American ancestry.
I found out my preliminary information using my sister, Samantha Fulton (Brinkman)’s, baby
book, which had a partially filled-out family tree inside of it. I also interviewed my mother, Nancy
Fulton, my sister, Samantha Fulton (Brinkman), and my only living grandparent, my grandmother
on my father’s side, Alice Fulton.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~harringtonfamilies/1968.htm
I found out some of the information on my great-grandmother on my mother’s side, Sadie
Huntsman (Leffler), by researching the obituary written about her. I only knew her year of death
but that was enough to track her down. Using this website, I was able to get her place of birth, her
time and day of death, her approximate place of death, and her burial site.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&g
ss=ms_r_f-34&gsfn=john&gsln=huntsman&uidh=000&_83004003-n_xcl=f&mssng0=sadie&ms
sns0=huntsman
http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/record_detail.asp?id=1343106
I found out some of the information on my great-grandfather on my mother’s side, John Huntsman,
by trying to find him on Ancestry.com. I only knew his year of death but that was enough to track
him down. It came back with minimal free information but I did notice the words “The Rutherford
B. Hayes Presidential Center” so I went to the actual site for this and saw that there were obituaries
there. After doing a search of my great-grandfather and finding him, I was able to get his place of
birth, his date of death, and his place of death.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&g
ss=ms_f-34&gsfn=alfred&gsln=mcgilton&uidh=000&_83004003-n_xcl=f&mssng0=alice&mss
ns0=mcgilton
I found some of the information on my great-grandfather on my father’s side, Alfred McGilton, by
researching him on Ancestry.com. I possibly found his year of death and county of death but at this
time, I am unsure if it is actually him.
https://beta.familysearch.org/s/search/index/record-search-advanced#searchType=records&colle
ctionId=&advanced=true&fed=true&page=1&givenName=charles+wesley&surname=gallagher
&birthYear=1892&range-birthYear=1&birthLocation=bailey+mills+ohio&deathYear=&range-d
eathYear=1&deathLocation=&residenceYear=&range-residenceYear=1&residenceLocation=&f
atherFirst=&fatherLast=&motherFirst=&motherLast=&spouseFirst=bessie+mae&exact-spouseF
irst=on&spouseLast=&marriageYear=&range-marriageYear=1&marriageLocation=&filtered=fa
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I found some of the information on my great-grandfather on my mother’s side, Charles Gallagher,
by researching him on Family Search.org. I found his date of marriage and place of marriage, as
well as the date of birth, place of birth, place of death, and cemetery burial of his wife, Bessie
Gallagher.
https://beta.familysearch.org/s/search/index/record-search-advanced#searchType=records&colle
ctionId=&advanced=true&fed=true&page=1&givenName=charles&surname=fulton&birthYear
=&range-birthYear=1&birthLocation=&deathYear=&range-deathYear=1&deathLocation=&resi
denceYear=&range-residenceYear=1&residenceLocation=&fatherFirst=&fatherLast=&motherFi
rst=&motherLast=&spouseFirst=frances+ruth&exact-spouseFirst=on&spouseLast=&marriageY
ear=&range-marriageYear=1&marriageLocation=&filtered=false
I found some of the information on my great-grandfather on my father’s side, Charles F. Fulton, by
researching him on Family Search.org. I found his year of birth, approximate place of birth, date of
marriage, place of marriage, as well as the year of birth and approximate place of birth for his wife,
Frances Ruth Gallagher (Edmiston).
https://beta.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpilot.familysearch.org
%2Frecords%2Ftrk%3A%2Ffsrs%2Frr_802760230%2Fp4&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iY
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I found some of the information on my great-grandfather on my father’s side, Alfred McGilton, by
researching him on Family Search.org. I found his date of marriage, place of marriage, and place
of birth, as well as the place of birth for his wife, Alice Sills McGilton (McCormick).
My father, Charles Fulton, took a trip to the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Hendrysburg and wrote down
the dates of death for a few of my family members which I was able to use to collaborate my
information, as well as fill in a few blanks.
When I found Sadie Huntsman on the Social Security Death Index, it had a different date for her
death, which it said was verified. This contradicted the date which my father found on her
tombstone. I asked my mother what she thought and she said that I should keep the original date as
the Social Security Death Index must be a mistake, as opposed to what Sadie’s own son reported to
the person making the tombstone.
I interviewed my grandmother on my father’s side, Alice Fulton, about her parents and filled in a
few blank spaces. However, my grandmother could only remember so much and she gave me
information of which she was unsure; I have noted this information in red font.
I e-mailed a distant family relative who had researched a good bit of the Huntsman family history
but all she had were the years of the births and deaths (no birth dates if the family members were
still alive, due to privacy) and I could not even use this because I already had that basic
information. I was able to collaborate what I found, at least.
I, unfortunately, did not have as much time as I wanted to research the genealogical section of the
Barnesville Public Library. I had finally found a ride but we were not able to get there until around
four and I thought I would have two hours to browse but I had either misconstrued the hours online
or they had incorrectly posted them as six o’clock because when I arrived, I found that the library
closed at five, instead. I spent what time I needed writing down the questions I needed to answer
for my library visit, answered the questions, and spent some of this time looking through the
surname records for any last names I recognized (viewing Gallagher, Huntsman, etc.). However, I
did not find anyone related to me and before I had time to search even further, it was time to leave.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1017936&id=I49412241
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3182494&id=I623624669
I found two results for my mother’s father, Robert Matson Gallagher, using RootsWeb’s
WorldConnect Project. They both have some incorrect information but they also both have some
correct information. I was able to use these searches to find out the date which he and his wife,
Lucille Gallagher (Huntsman) got married. I also found out the parents of his wife’s parents.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp
Using the International Genealogical Index, I found the place where my mother’s parents, Robert
Matson Gallagher and Lucille Gallagher (Huntsman) were married.
I found the rest of my family member’s parents (the parents that were not researched i.e. my
great-great grandparents) using FamilySearch.org.
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/free_genealogy/a/free_sites.htm
I tried dozens more websites, most of which are located on About.com’s list of 101 Ways to
Research Your Family Tree for Free, but I could not find any more information about my family
members to fill in the last few blanks I have left. I am sure that I could possibly find this
information if I were able to search through public records and offline obituaries and the like but it
has been nearly impossible to find anyone with the time or gas money to take me anywhere,
especially somewhere so far.