…at seven o’clock in the evening!!

I’ve been glued to the computer since noon yesterday. It was almost one AM when I went to bed.

I received an email message with a question about my Frantz ancestors. I answered… and then checked Ancestry.com. It has been a marathon; I can’t tear myself away from the computer!!

I’m a “stickler” for accuracy so could not resist emailing a comment regarding a record with the son born before his father (lol). Below read the exchange of messages.

The blog reader is familiar with messages about my garden, birds, etc., etc. This blog message is a confession that I’m obsessive-compulsive about genealogy, too. I’m adding some “links” in case you want to see my “Frantz family tree.”*

Please check–and correct–dates for Abraham (b. 1730) and his father, Baltzer, that you have listed with birth date 1739.  Am I contacting Evelyn Rosemary Frantz?? If so, sincere greetings from Lorraine!!

 

No this is not Rosemary Frantz, but I know her. She helped me with many people in the Frantz family. My husband is Evan Patrick and his grandmother is Ida Frantz and greatgrandfather is Jacob Frantz.
I have looked at your book with all of the Frantz information. I met you at the Tippecanoe County Genealogy Library several years ago.
Good to hear from you again, and thank you for the information.
Rose Mary Patrick

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How delightful to hear from you, Rose Mary. Sometimes messages go unanswered. Especially if someone is writing about a perceived problem. The birth dates on that record couldn’t be ignored.

I enjoyed my time with Rosemary Frantz–and the visit to the Tippecanoe library. Perhaps it was you that took me into a room with large volumes of records. I saw the written original marriage record of Frantz great-grandparents. It was awesome!! I’ve never had a similar unique experience with public records.

Rosemary Frantz  wrote to me (probably 1988) with the answer to a problem. I could not connect my great-great-grandparents to the Frantz information already in circulation. With her scribbled notes, she pointed out that I only had “the subsequent marriage.” She helped me link myself to Immigrant Michael Frantz and a wonderful avalanche of information on Frantz and collateral lines.

Publishing Frantz Families–Kith & Kin was an honor. I started from zero and amassed the enormous amount of data. A couple of years ago, I put the information on a website of the same name. People will be able to search… and copy… for their records. Not everyone can travel to Allen County Library, or Salt Lake FHC, or Brethren Heritage Center (Brookville, Ohio).

I moved from Lancaster, California, to Brookville, Ohio, to be a volunteer at the Brethren Heritage Center. The OGBB director thought me “too worldly.” My vast personal library–and my heart–are there. I moved to North Carolina, and more recently to Texas. I’ve done very little family history but have a neglected account with Ancestry. A few days ago, I paid (renewed subscription)… and I peeked… and now I am compulsively adding families to my Frantz records.

Again, Rose Mary, sincere thanks for the reply. For more information on my activities, check my blog titled Three Quarters and Counting. (I remember the Patrick family. A Modesto, California, “cousin” published a small book [that I purchased]. Oh my, what is his name?)

Very best wishes from Lorraine Frantz Edwards

We had a sunny, warm day but I didn’t step outdoors. (I didn’t go to the CARE Dining Room, either, nor the potluck supper at the Activity Center in the RV Park.)