Maria Doman

Born: abt 1849 in Pennsylvania, United States

Mother:
Father:

Death: Abt 1900-1910

Marriage
John D Ottinger

Children
Maria Doman abt 1869
Louisa Doman abt 1870
Mary Doman abt 1873
Florence Ottinger on 29 Jan 1874
Nellie Doman abt 1877
Elizabeth F Doman abt Sept 1878
Stella Ottinger abt Sept 1880
John D Ottinger abt Jul 1885
George F Ottinger abt Jan 1892
Marie Ottinger abt Jan 1900

Census
1860: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1870: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1880: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous

• The 1900 census indicates that Maria had eleven, eight living. I have only found ten in the census records so far, and have narrowed down the three deceased children to Nellie, Louisa, Mary and/or the child yet to be located since I have no evidence of them past the 1880 census.

Research Goals

• Birth records for Maria Doman
• Marriage records for John Ottinger and Maria Doman
• Death records for Maria Doman

Maria Doman’s Relationship to Me
d. Florence Ottinger
gd. Margaret Catherine Keating
ggs. Edward John McHugh
gggs. James Edward McHugh
ggggd. Melissa Susan McHugh

John D Ottinger

Born: abt 1848 in Pennsylvania, United States

Mother:
Father:

Death: abt 1910-1920

Marriage
Maria Doman

Children
Maria Ottinger abt 1869
Louisa Ottinger abt 1870
Mary Ottinger abt 1873
Florence Ottinger on 29 Jan 1874
Nellie Ottinger abt 1877
Elizabeth F Ottinger abt Sept 1878
Stella Ottinger abt Sept 1880
John D Ottinger abt Jul 1885
George F Ottinger abt Jan 1892
Marie Ottinger abt Jan 1900

Census
1850: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1870: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1880: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1910: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous Information

• By 1900, John had fathered eleven children. The 1900 census indicated that his wife Maria had eleven, eight living. I have only found ten in the census records so far, and have narrowed down the three deceased children to Nellie, Louisa, Mary and/or the child yet to be located since I have no evidence of them past the 1880 census.

Research Goals

• Locate evidence of John Ottinger’s birth
• Find records for John’s marriage to Maria Doman
• Find records for John’s death — anywhere in the years 1910-1920

John D. Ottinger’s Relationship To Me
John D. Ottinger
d. Florence Ottinger
gd. Margaret Catherine Keating
ggs. Edward John McHugh
gggs. James Edward McHugh
ggggd. Melissa Susan McHugh

Alice Winstanley

Born: 6 Apr 1868 in Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mother: Eliza Game
Father: William Winstanley

Death: 12 Feb 1942 in Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Burial: Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Immigration
Arrived 21 November 1892 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States from Liverpool, Lancashire, England on the ship Catalonia

Marriage
Daniel Trainer on 20 Dec 1890 in Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Children
Richard Trainer born 2 Mar 1891
Walter Trainer born 24 Mar 1892
Minerva “Minnie” Trainer born 18 May 1894
Sarah A Trainer born 1 Feb 1898
Alice Trainer born 9 Jun 1902
Harold Trainer born 19 Sep 1907
Clayton Trainer born 16 Aug 1911

Census Information
1881: Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1891: Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1900: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
1910: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1920: Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1930: Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous

• Daniel and his wife Alice came to the US in 1892, separately. Before my mother and I had access to certain records, it was a long-held family belief that they came from England to make a fresh start after the death of their first son Richard. Nothing was known about Richard except that he had died as a baby. This belief changed when Ancestry.com released their US Passport Application database. I found the date of Daniel’s arrival and the name of the ship from Alice’s application and used that information to look up his passenger info. We discovered the following information as a result:
  • Daniel arrived separately from Alice. He arrived in August 1892 with Richard, listed as being just over a year old. We had had no idea that Richard had ever arrived in the US!
  • Alice arrived in November of the same year with their second son Walter.
  • I searched the Massachusetts death records and found an entry for Richard Trainor in Worcester, MA in 1893. I sent for that record and am still waiting for it.
  • I found actual images online free at New England Ancestors and from there, I was able to determine that Richard was born on 2 Mar 1891 and passed away on 5 Mar 1893 of bronchitis.

  This has changed our entire theory of why Daniel and Alice came to the US. It was not to make a fresh start, but more likely to find better jobs. We may never know.

Research Goals

• I would like to request Alice’s Social Security application for further verification of her parents and her birth name.

Alice Winstanley’s Relationship to Me
Alice Winstanley
s. Harold Trainer
gd. Beatrice Marie Trainer
ggd. Kathleen Patricia Hammell
gggd. Melissa Susan McHugh

Sources

• Daniel’s Marriage Record

Daniel Trainer

Born: 29 Feb 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mother: Ann Dunn
Father: Patrick Trainer

Death: 5 Jun 1942 in Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Immigration
Arrived 22 Aug 1892 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States from Liverpool, Lancashire, England on the ship Samaria

Naturalized: 16 December 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Marriage
Alice Winstanley on 20 Dec 1890 in Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Children
Richard Trainer on 2 Mar 1891
Walter Trainer on 23 Mar 1892
Minerva Trainer on 18 May 1894
Sarah Trainer on 1 Feb 1898
Alice Trainer on 9 Jun 1902
Harold Trainer on 19 Sep 1907
Clayton Trainer on 16 Aug 1911

Census
1881: West Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1891: Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1900: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
1910: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1920: Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1930: Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous

• Daniel and his wife Alice came to the US in 1892, separately. Before my mother and I had access to certain records, it was a long-held family belief that they came from England to make a fresh start after the death of their first son Richard. Nothing was known about Richard except that he had died as a baby. This belief changed when Ancestry.com released their US Passport Application database. I found the date of Daniel’s arrival and the name of the ship from Alice’s application and used that information to look up his passenger info. We discovered the following information as a result:
  • Daniel arrived separately from Alice. He arrived in August 1892 with Richard, listed as being just over a year old. We had had no idea that Richard had ever arrived in the US!
  • Alice arrived in November of the same year with their second son Walter.
  • I searched the Massachusetts death records and found an entry for Richard Trainor in Worcester, MA in 1893. I sent for that record and am still waiting for it.
  • I found actual images online free at New England Ancestors and from there, I was able to determine that Richard was born on 2 Mar 1891 and passed away on 5 Mar 1893 of bronchitis.

  This has changed our entire theory of why Daniel and Alice came to the US. It was not to make a fresh start, but more likely to find better jobs. We may never know.

Research Goals

• Obtain a readable copy of Daniel’s naturalization records. Our copy is very difficult to read.
• Do more research into Daniel’s family. We have very little about his parents and siblings.

Daniel Trainer’s Relationship to Me
Daniel Trainer
s. Harold Trainer
gd. Beatrice Marie Trainer
ggd. Kathleen Patricia Hammell
gggd. Melissa Susan McHugh

Sources

• Daniel’s Birth Record
• Daniel’s Marriage Record

Clarence Eugene Orr

Born: 1 Jun 1876 in Marysville, Union County, Ohio, United States

Mother: Mary ??
Father: Noah Orr

Death: Jun 1963

Marriage
Arminda Decker abt 1904

Children
Ada Orr abt 1905
Russell Orr (adopted) abt 1919

Census
1880: Marysville, Union County, Ohio, United States
1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1910: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1920: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1930: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Clarence’s Relationship to Me
No direct relationship. Clarence is my great-grandmother Minnie Mead’s stepfather, married to Arminda Decker, Minnie’s mother.

Arminda Decker

Born: abt 1879 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Mother: Kathryn Acker
Father: Nathan Decker

Death:

Marriage
Thomas Mead on 18 Jul 1897 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Clarence Orr abt 1904

Children
Morris Mead in 1898
Minnie Katherine Mead on 6 Mar 1900
Ada Orr abt 1905
Russell Orr (adopted) abt 1919

Census
1880: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1910: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1920: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1930: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous

• Thomas is alive in 1900 but 1910, his wife Arminda (Minnie) has married again and has their children living with her. The census has an M2 listed in her marital status column, indicating her marriage to Clarence Orr is her second one. I’m not entirely ruling out a divorce, but the odds are that Thomas has passed away because Arminda remarries around 1904.
• It’s said in the family that Minnie had a child out of wedlock that was adopted by her mother and stepfather, Minnie and Clarence Orr. This is supported by the appearance of a Russell Orr in the 1920 and 1930 census with her parents. I have not yet located a birth certificate to verify this but I am working on it.

Research Goals

• Locate evidence of Arminda’s birth.
• Locate evidence of Arminda’s death.
• Find a copy of Arminda’s marriage to Clarence.

Arminda’s Relationship to Me
Arminda Decker
d. Minnie Mead
gs. Charles Woodful Hammell
ggd. Kathleen Patricia Hammell
gggd. Melissa Susan McHugh

Thomas Mead

Born: abt 1875 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Mother: Anna Warwick
Father: David Mead

Death: Between 1900-1903 in New Jersey, United States

Marriage
Arminda Decker on 18 Jul 1897 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Children
Morris in 1898
Minnie Katherine Mead on 6 Mar 1900

Census
1880: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous

• Thomas is alive in 1900 but 1910, his wife Arminda (Minnie) has married again and has their children living with her. The census has an M2 listed in her marital status column, indicating her marriage to Clarence Orr is her second one. I’m not entirely ruling out a divorce, but the odds are that Thomas has passed away because Arminda remarries around 1904.

Research Goals

• Locate evidence of birth records
• Locate death records and/or divorce records. Whatever caused Arminda to be married again in 1910.

Thomas’s Relationship to Me
Thomas Mead
d. Minnie Mead
gs. Charles Woodful Hammell
ggd. Kathleen Patricia Hammell
gggd. Melissa Susan McHugh

Rebecca Ann Priest

Birth: 25 Oct 1878 in New Jersey, United States

Father: Edmund Priest
Mother: Mary Ann Snyder

Death: 18 Nov 1951 in New Jersey, United States

Marriage
Francis Thomas Hammell, Sr. on 6 Mar 1895 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Children
Raymond Hammell on 20 Jul 1896
Edmund Hammell on 21 Dec 1897
Francis Thomas Hammell, Jr. on 13 Dec 1898
Charles Hammell on 13 Oct 1901

Census
1880: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1900: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1910: Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1920: Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States
1930: Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Miscellaneous

• Rebecca and Francis’s son Edmund died three days after birth, on December 24, 1897. Their son Charles passed in 1912, of pneumonia according to family bible records.

Research Goals

• Locate Rebecca’s birth records.
• Send for Rebecca’s death certificate.

Rebecca’s Relationship to Me
Rebecca Ann Priest
s. Francis Thomas Hammell, Jr.
gs. Charles Woodful Hammell
ggd. Kathleen Patricia Hammell
gggd. Melissa Susan McHugh