Who am I? Well, yesterday it was a not a pretty picture...I was Depressed!!! This is not a normal occurrence for me so the tears, anger, resentment, frustration, hopelessness, presented me as a MESS and it was not pretty. I understand my mother a little better.... I wanted to just sleep.... sleep so as not to feel that icky pain....
enough... it is past, today is a new day, I have chosen not to let those feelings overpower me.
I have not answered the question....
WHO AM I? not that that is such a big or relevant concept to ponder but... in terms of genealogy it does present some interesting rabbit holes! One of the holes I have been stuck in was my Gates lineage. I have gotten my great-grandfather (Thaddeus Warsaw Gates) of Reno, Nevada linked back to Penobscot Maine, his parents were, George B. Gates and Alberta (Albie) Gates and she ran a boarding house there, even though he was in Nevada - this info per 1900 census. But then could not find out anything else. So for years it has sat in my genealogy box. Gathering dust. Moldering. This last month I was going thru the files, doing a little organizing, and there it sat... a copy of the census... and it poked my curiosity, I did not run out and purchase Ancestry.com or plan a trip to Maine, but it just came more to the forefront of my dwindling brain.
I love Face Book. It allows me to keep up with family (immediate & extended), I can share and see pictures, I have reconnected with old friends, I have found relatives in foreign countries, I have made new friends. I love Facebook. One of my New Friends is Mary. I love her posts. We have many similar interests and tastes and I have enjoyed following her posts. Lots of fun tidbits. Recently she posted a picture & invitation :
enough... it is past, today is a new day, I have chosen not to let those feelings overpower me.
I have not answered the question....
WHO AM I? not that that is such a big or relevant concept to ponder but... in terms of genealogy it does present some interesting rabbit holes! One of the holes I have been stuck in was my Gates lineage. I have gotten my great-grandfather (Thaddeus Warsaw Gates) of Reno, Nevada linked back to Penobscot Maine, his parents were, George B. Gates and Alberta (Albie) Gates and she ran a boarding house there, even though he was in Nevada - this info per 1900 census. But then could not find out anything else. So for years it has sat in my genealogy box. Gathering dust. Moldering. This last month I was going thru the files, doing a little organizing, and there it sat... a copy of the census... and it poked my curiosity, I did not run out and purchase Ancestry.com or plan a trip to Maine, but it just came more to the forefront of my dwindling brain.
I love Face Book. It allows me to keep up with family (immediate & extended), I can share and see pictures, I have reconnected with old friends, I have found relatives in foreign countries, I have made new friends. I love Facebook. One of my New Friends is Mary. I love her posts. We have many similar interests and tastes and I have enjoyed following her posts. Lots of fun tidbits. Recently she posted a picture & invitation :
inviting us to honor Mr. Stanley Howe on his retirement & 70th birthday on the 25th of August..... from the Bethel Historical Society. Well, my first thought was that is so nice and that it would be something I too would enjoy attending... as I love genealogy.... then click,
Click,
CLICK!!!!
My brain linked Mary... Genealogy.... Maine.... Research.... Where? Maine! My FB friend Mary was a genealogy buff in Maine!!! Was she near Penobscot? Could she find any thing about Thad Gates? Oh MY.... Worth a Try!
Look what she found! Look what she sent me!
Thaddeus Warsaw Gates: born 8/13/1879 in Nevada died 1/24/1965 in San Francisco
1910 Census (Reno, Nevada) spouse Signe Gates migrated from Sweden in 1908
1930 Census (Reno) Thad was a painter of buildings. Owned his home (value of $6000)
Spouse Signe, daughter Mary age 18; daughter Jeanne age 15 and son George age 12
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Parents: Alberta (Albie) and George B. Gates
George B. Gates: born 1846 Maine, married in Penobscot 10/5/1871 to Alberta M Averill born 12/12/1852 in Prentiss Plantation, Maine
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Alberta M. Averill was daughter of Ebenezer Averill and Maria (Osgood-born 3/21/1821 NH died 9/12/1906 Prentiss, ME)
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OSGOOD
Maria Osgood was the daughter of Benjamin Osgood (born 9/27/1790 Conway NH -died 3/13/1865 Prentiss, ME) and Isabell Sterling (born 1798 Freyburg, ME - died 12/6/1863 Prentiss, ME) They were married in Freyeburg, ME 3/17/1817
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Isabell's parents: John and Ruth (Kimball) Sterling
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Benjamin Osgood's lineage: John-James-Samuel-John-John
GATES
1870 Census: George B Gates was a farm laborer in Penobscot, ME
1880 Census: George B & Alberta (and 2 children) lived in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada. George was a farmer.
1900 Census: George B was a farmer in Nevada - listed as married but no family living with him
1900 Census: Alberta living in Maine with son Thaddeus (age 20) Georgie Thorne (daughter) and Averil Thorne (grandson). She ran a boarding a house.
1910 Census: George B still living in Nevada and listed as married but family not with him.
This is my picture of 
Thaddeaus Warsaw Gates abt 1905?
I am
the great granddaughter of this man.
Signe & Thaddeaus Gates seated (fall 1963)
I am standing in center back row w/glasses.
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I am a lover of FaceBook for the friends and family I get to: stay in touch with, meet and share info with.
I am so thankful to be friends with Mary. Mary!!!! Thank you so much!! How kind was that!?!?!? She found me 11 relatives I knew nothing of!! That is such a find!!! Ancestry.com has 6 family trees with these lines. I can not wait to get a block of time that I can go on a family quest!
Have a great day and enjoy a cup of tea...
♥ Signe
