52 Ancestors: # 2- My Grand Aunt: Fern HARTLINE-CLARK

Today's story is about my Paternal Grandmothers sister, my grand Aunt. Her name was Fern HARTLINE by birth. In the photo to the left Aunt Fern is the lady on the right, the gentleman behind her is her husband Albert "Curly" CLARK.  To the left of them is my father Floyd "Junior" EADS and my Mother Margaret. The man next to my mother is my grand uncle Jimmy HARTLINE, Aunt Ferns older brother and also my grandmothers brother.  The two men on the far left are my Paternal Grandfather Columbus EADS and my Uncle Lloyd Gene "Teddy" EADS, my fathers brother.

Aunt Fern and Dad were pals. I remember my father telling stories of the two of them walking to school together. My father was full of mischief and was always doing or saying something silly. He related one story about a time they were on their way to school together and Aunt Fern stopped dead in her tracks and looked at him and said: "Hey Junior! You smell something?" of course Dad being the clown that he was, there was not a shy bone in his body he very vehemently stated: "Yeah! I messed in my pants!". I thought he would die laughing as he related that story to my mother and I one Sunday afternoon. Of course, my mother being one to become easily embarrassed just blushed and chuckled and said :"Oh Junior!".

Fern HARTLINE was born 6 May, 1931 to John Newman "Lack" HARTLINE and Alice Mae JOHNSON. She was the youngest of seven children born to John and Alice. She grew up in Liberty Township, which was about halfway between Dexter and Bernie, Missouri.

Aunt Fern and I share a Wedding Anniversary Date. She was married on 22 October, 1949 (exactly 38 years before my husband and I would wed on that date). She married Albert "Curly" CLARK. They were married in Arkansas, most likely Piggott in Clay County. Their place of residence was listed as Malden, Dunklin, Missouri.

Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data:

"Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records.

After their marriage Aunt Fern & Uncle Curly lived in Malden and St. Louis for a little while, in 1958 they moved to Dexter, Stoddard, Missouri. Aunt Fern worked at the Hickory House Restaurant for a while and also the Dexter Memorial Hospital. She and Uncle Curly were of the Assembly of God faith and attended church in Essex, Stoddard, Missouri. 

Aunt Fern & Uncle Curly had two children born to their union, a Daughter named Judy Ann CLARK (AUBUCHON) and a son Albert "Larry" CLARK.

I remember visiting with Aunt Fern and Uncle Curly a few times as a child. I never knew my Paternal Grandmother, her sister, Bertha as she died before I was born, but I did get to know Aunt Fern.

                                  (c) Obituary as appeared in The Southeast Missourian on
                                       23 May, 1997

This post is part of the 52 Ancestors: 52 Weeks Challenge at No Story too Small

New EADS Info Added!

I wanted to post an update and let my readers know that I have added a new page on this blog. It is called Wayne County Missouri Roots. You will find the link at the top. What I have added on that page is my direct paternal line. My EADS family settled in Wayne County, Missouri after having came here from Iredell and Davie County, North Carolina along with some members of the McDANIEL family. I will be adding more content in the days to come as I have some other EADS and MCDANIEL ancestors to add to the page. For the most part it currently contains my Direct line from my Paternal Grandfather and his siblings all the way up to my 2nd Great Grandparents.

In spite of all my efforts I am still seeing some incorrect information floating around concerning Consadie EADES. I know I have been beating a dead horse here (no disrespect intended) but it is imperative that this erroneous information get corrected. I have updated Consadie`s page with some actual documentations verses just my word.

NOTE: If you came here due to a surname tag you will find the surname you are searching for on the Wayne County page of this website. Click the tab across the top task bar.

The Elusive Ike JOHNSON

The subject of today's post is my 2nd great grandfather Ike JOHNSON. Ike is my paternal grandmother`s grandfather. Her mother`s name was Alice Mae JOHNSON, Alice was the daughter of Ike JOHNSON and to this date who her mother was is unknown to me. I have very little information on which to base my search.

On Grandmother Alice`s death certificate her father is listed simply as: Ike JOHNSON and mothers name is listed as UNKNOWN.  I was hoping to be able to draw some clues from Grandmother Alice`s marriage record;however, it stated the following:

This License authorizes any Judge of a Court of Record or Justice of the Peace or any licensed or ordained Preacher of the Gospel , who is a Citizen of the United States to solemnize Marriage between N. U Hartline (blank) of (blank) in the County of Stoddard and State of Mo who is under the age of twenty-one years, and Alice Johnson (blank) of (blank) in the County of (blank) and State of Mo who is under the age of eighteen years

An affidavit from the Guardian and the father of the above named parties. WITNESS MY HAND as Recorder of Deeds with the Seal of Office hereto affixed at my office in Bloomfield, this 30th day of May, 1906.

(Note: There are the intials by the last paragraph above of L.L. I am unsure what those represent or if they stand for some sort of legal symbol?)

The record goes on to state that the marriage was solemnized at the brides home in said county on 2 June, 1906 and it signed by William A WARD M. G

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.

 

N. U HARTLINE stands for Lack John Newman HARTLINE, my Great, Grandfather. He was the son of Henry HARTLINE of Germany. 

 

Now, with what information contained in the above marriage license it appears as though either my Grandmother Alice or my Grandfather John had a legal Guardian and the other a parent. It is going to be my mission to determine which one. At this point I almost want to say that it was probably Alice. I cannot locate my grandfather Ike JOHNSON the subject of this post at all. There are several Ike`s. I have checked the Missouri Death Records to no avail. Her census records state her parents were born in Missouri. I am checking every Ike JOHNSON that I run across currently. Once I have more I will update this post. JOHNSON is such a common surname and without knowing if he had a second or even a first name to go with Ike it is akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. 

 

At this point the above information is all I have. I will update this post soon. I am also going to add it to my research projects page since it is something I am currently unsure of and working towards solving. Until next time.. happy hunting!