Marriage Record - Antonio and Leonizia deMacedo

After looking at Leonizia's Death Certificate I decided to look for the church Marriage Record so that I could find out more information about her. Here's the record of their marriage in the Parrish records (bottom right entry). I had my dad help me with translating and understanding some of the words.

Source: Family Search, "Brazil, Catholic Church Records," digital image, Family Search (familysearch.org : downloaded 9 September 2011), Marriage of Antonio de Macedo and Leonisia Marinho, 7 Apr 1920, Sao Sebastiao, Picui, Paraiba, Brazil, Anno de 1920, entry 4; from dioceses and local parish archives throughout Brazil.

Transcription:

Aos sete de Abril de mil novecentos e vinte, nesta matriz de Picuhy, servatis servandis, perante as testemunhas Bel  Jose Bezerra Dantas e Theophanos Alves da Silva, assisti ao recebimento matrimonial de Antonio Avelino de Macedo, viuvo de Maria Amelia da Conceicao, com Leonizia Marinho do Rego, elle filho legitimo de Antonio Avelino de Macedo e Petronilla Maria dos Prazeres, ella filha legitima de Luiz Jose Marinho e Avelina Rosa Marinho.
     Para constar fiz este assento.
          Pe. Antonio Augusto, Vigario.

Translation:

On the seventh of April of nineteen twenty, in this parish of Picuhy, servatis servandis (latin for: With what is to be preserved having been preserved) in the presence of witnesses, Bachelor/Graduate Jose Bezerra Dantas and Theophanos Alves da Silva, I witnessed the nuptials/matrimony of Antonio Avelino de Macedo, widower of Maria Amelia da Conceicao with Leonizia Marinho do Rego, him a legal son of Antonio Avelino de Macedo and Petronilla Maria dos Prazeres, her legal daughter of Luiz Jose Marinho and Avelina Rosa Marinho.
     To document it I made this record.
          Father Antonio Augusto, vicar.

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Interesting Items:

• The date we had in the database for the marriage was wrong! We had 6th of April instead of 7th of April.
• One of the witnesses is listed as "Bel" which means Bachelor...but not unmarried man, rather a man with a bachelor degree.
• Antonio was married before to Maria. When I asked my dad about this he said that Leonizia was Antonio's 4th wife. His first 4 wives died in childbirth, the first three wives with their first child. Leonizia had two children, my Grandfather and Great Uncle. According to my father, Antonio was married one last time after Leonizia. I need to go back and find all these marriage/death/birth records.
• Now I can add Antonio's father and correct Leonizia's parents' names in our database.

Leonisia Marinho de Macedo - Death Certificate

My father gave me a few documents that he has collected over the years. This is the Death Certificate for my Paternal Grandfather's Mother, Leonisia Marinho de Macedo. My parents went to the registry office to get a transcribed copy of the death certificate.

Source: Paraiba, Brazil, Cartorio do Registro Civil, Death Certificate reg. no. 168/84, page 68-v, book C-5 (6 July 1922, copy 5 April 1984), Leonisia Marinho de Macedo; Servico de Notas Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais de Barauna, Centro Baruna/PB.

Transcription:

REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL

REGISTRO DAS PESSOAS NATURAIS

COMARCA DE PICUÍ – PARAÍBA

MARIA DO SOCORRO FARIAS DE MACÊDO

OFICIAL DO REGISTRO CIVIL DESTA CIDADE DOE PICUÍ, EM VIRTUDE DA LEI, ETC.

CARTÓRIO DO REGISTRO CIVIL

            CERTIFICO que, às folhas 68-v do livro n^o. C-5 de registros de óbitos, cons-

Ta o assent de LEONISIA MARINHO DE MACEDO

Falecido ao 06 de julho de 1922 às – horas, em domicilio nesta vila

De Picuí PB. do sexo feminino de cor :z:z:z:z:

profissao .z:z:z:z:z:z: natural de :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z: domicilado nesta vila

e residente nesta vila com 32

anos de idade, estado civil casada filho de :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:

profissão :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z: natural de :z:z:z:z:z

e de :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z: profissão :z:z:z:z:z:z

:z:z:z:z:z: natural de :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z: e residente em :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:

foi declarante  Antonio Avelino de Macedo

sendo o atestado de óbito firmado por :z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:z:

que deu como causa da morte :z parto

O sepultamento foi feito no Cemiterio desta cidade de Picui PB.

Observaççes: Livro do Registro n^o. C-5 fls 68-v n^o 158 em 11.7.1922.

O referido é verdade e dou fe.

TAXA DE APOSENTADORIA Cr$ 20,00 reg.no 168/84 Fls.9-v do L-no 06

Picuí 05 de Abril de 1984 Saldecir Bezerra Barros Eseredente Oficial do registro Civil

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Translation:

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL

REGISTER OF NATURAL PERSONS

COUNTY OF PICUI – PARAIBA

MARIA DO SOCORRO FARIAS DE MACEDO

REGISTRY OFFICIAL OF THIS CITY OF PICUI, UNDER THE LAW, ETC.

REGISTRY OF THE CIVIL REGISTRY

It is certified that, the pages 68-v of book no. C-5 of death registries,

contains the information of Leonisia Marinho de Macedo

died on 06 of July of 1922 at – o’clock, in her home in this town

of Picui, PB. of sex female, color -----,

occupation -----, born at ------, home in this town,

resident of this town, at 32

years of age, marital status married, daughter of [i.e. father] -----,

occupation -----, born at -----,

and of [i.e. mother] -----, occupation -----,

born at -----, and resident of -----.

Declaring: Antonio Avelino de Macedo

being a witness of the death and signed by -----

and gave as cause of death labor/delivery

The burial was done at the cemetery of this city of Picui, PB

Remarks: book of registry no. C-5 fls 68-v n^o 158 em 11.7.1922.

The above is true and I give faith.

RETIREMENT TAX Cr$ 20,00 reg.no 168/84 Fls.9-v do L-no 06

Picuí 05 de April de 1984 (signed)Saldecir Bezerra Barros Eseredente Civil Registry Official

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Interesting Information:

• Leonisia died in childbirth. According to the dates she died on 6 July 1922. Her last child, Amilton Marinho de Macedo, my father's uncle, was born on 3 May 1922. So, Leonisia was ill for about a month before she died.
• The Declarant is my great-grandfather, Leonisia's husband.
• I'm surprised that so many fields were left blank. It would have been great to find her father and mother and where they were born. I will have to look for some sort of marriage record which I hope will have this information on it.

Week 12: School

Chapter 2 - Early Life Memories (up to about 12 years old.)

Did you attend a formal (public or private) elementary school or were you taught at home? Do you remember the names of the school(s) you attended up through the 6th grade? What were those schools like...big or small...always hot or too cold or just right? Well lit or poorly lit? Quiet or noisy?

Were those elementary schools close to home or did you have to walk a long way to get there? How did you get to school? Did you ride a bus (or a horse, or a bicycle, or something else?) or did your parents take you?

Did you ever get into "trouble" at elementary school? What games did you play at recess? Do you remember anything significant or unusual that happened on your way to or from school? Did you have any special teachers in elementary school (or up until the time that you were approximately 12 years old)? What do you remember about them? Why were they so special? Any particularly memorable principals (or ones who used a big paddle)? Were those early school years fun and exciting, or were they difficult and frightening, ro some of each? Why? What made them that way? I'd like to hear about it.

Newspaper - Mathias Lund - death notices

I searched for Mathias Lund on the Utah Digital Newspapers site and got a few hits for his death announcements.


The first one was published on 2 May 1926, the day he died.

Source: University of Utah, "Deaths," death notice, Ogden Standard Examiner, 2 May 1926, Mathias C. Lund death announcement; online images, Utah Digital Newspapers (digitalnewspapers.org : downloaded 8 September 2011).

DEATHS ----- Mathias C. Lund of Plain City, aged 76, died this morning at 2 o’clock at the local hospital following a week’s illness. He is survived by six daughters, three sons, and one brother, Willard R. Lund. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Lindquist undertakers, and will be announced tomorrow.

Then the next day there was another announcement.

Source: University of Utah, "Deaths," death notice, Ogden Standard Examiner, 3 March 1926, Mathias Christian Lund death announcement; online images, Utah Digital Newspapers (digitalnewspapers.org : downloaded 8 September 2011).

DEATHS ----- Mathias Christian Lund, son of Dedrick F. and Karen Christina Hansen Lund, died at the local hospital Monday after an illness of three weeks. He was born in Bornholm, Denmark, Sept. 1 1849. He joined the Latter Day Saints church in 1853 and in July of that year left his native land to cast his lot with the Mormons in Utah. He arrived in Ogden over the Union Pacific railway. The terminus was then at Riverdale, where he got off the train at 3 o’clock in the morning. After a short sleep in the willows nearby he walked to Plain City. He established his home there and had since resided in that place. He was married to Pauline Swenson in 1874. Mrs. Lund died two years ago. Mr. Lund was an earnest and devoted Latter Day Saint, having been deacon, teacher, priest, elder, seventy and high priest, which latter office he held at the time of his death. For the last few years he had done genealogical work. He was the father of 10 children, nine of whom survive. Thy are Mrs. J.D. Moore of Ogden, Mrs. P. M. Folman and Francis M. Lund of Plain City; Mrs. R. A. Witten of Perry, Victor, Heber, Sadie and Clyde Lund and Mrs. Lawrence Cottle, all of Plain City. One brother, W. R. Lund of Plain City. 27 grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:30 o’clock at the Plain City meeting house with Bishop Wilmer Maw presiding. Flowers left at Lindquist’s on Friday until 11 o’clock will be taken to the home at Plain City. The body may be viewed there Thursday evening and also on Friday until the funeral.

Isn't that an awesome obituary!?! It added so much more information to his immigration. Now I wonder if there is a way to find passenger lists for the Union Pacific Railroad.


A few days later the family posted an acknowledgement in the paper for all the people who have helped them:

Source: University of Utah, "Acknowledgement," announcement, Ogden Standard Examiner, 6 March 1926, acknowledgement of friends during MC Lund funeral; online images, Utah Digital Newspapers (digitalnewspapers.org : downloaded 8 September 2011); p. 6.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ----- To the many friends who have assisted us in any way during the sickness, death and burial of our beloved father, Mathias C. Lund, and especially for the many beautiful floral offerings, we extend our heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation.
   May you all be likewise remembered in your hour of affliction.
       With Sincere Gratitude.
                          THE FAMILY
                             2724

Not sure what the 2724 means at the bottom...any ideas?

Weber County, Utah - Newspapers

I found a great new site for geneological information - Utah Digital Newspapers. This site, created by the University of Utah, has a bunch of articles from different Utah newspapers - digitized and indexed! I did a quick search for Mathias Lund and Karen Lund in the Ogden Standard Examiner and found a few interesting articles, which I'll post over the next few days.

For now, here's some interesting information about the Ogden Standard Examiner from the Utah Digital Newspapers website.


Ogden Standard

The Ogden Standard Examiner

April 5, 1920

1879 - 1927
With the completion of the transcontinental railroad in northern Utah in 1869, Ogden saw the rise and fall of several dozen newspapers. Because of the short tenure of many of these newspapers, Ogden became known as the "graveyard of Western journalism."
The Ogden newspapers available on this webpage are listed below.

• Ogden Junction (1879-1881)
• Ogden Herald (1881-1887)
• Ogden Standard (1888-1908)
• Ogden Standard Examiner (1923-1927)

Gaps in the collection of the daily Standard are being filled with the semi-weekly version of that paper: Jan-Dec 1889, Jan-Jun 1896, Jan-Jun 1900, Jul-Dec 1905, Jul-Dec 1907.

More information about the Ogden Standard (from the website):


Historians have referred to Ogden, Utah, as the graveyard of western journalism because of the short life expectancy of the dozens of newspapers that sprang up there after 1869. The completion of the transcontinental railroad that year quickly transformed the sleepy agricultural town into a bustling transportation hub. Newspapers came and went, vying for the thousands of potential readers arriving on the nine rail lines with terminals in the city. The Ogden Standard bucked the trend. Founded by Frank J. Cannon, the Standard first appeared on January 1, 1888, with its front page featuring a poem entitled "A Hymn to Progress." When Cannon was elected to the U.S. Congress four years later, the paper's business manager, William Glassman, took over day-to-day operations. He acquired the Standard outright in 1894 and quickly molded it into a promotional organ for his own political career – Glassman served three terms as mayor.

The paper also carried world and national news. When the Spanish American War erupted in 1898, the story occupied the Standard's entire front page. Local news included articles about Utah's booming mining industry, notes from the local police blotter, and such nuggets as the Christmas Eve 1907 account of a hapless man who accidentally killed his friend in a failed attempt to shoot his cowboy hat off with a pistol.

In 1920, the paper merged with the Morning Examiner, becoming the Ogden Standard Examiner. Today, the Standard-Examiner is the third-largest daily in the state.

Janus F. Lund - Death Certificate

Source: State of Utah, Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956, entry no. 18282, Janus F. Lund, 8 September 1908; digital images, Utah State Archives and Records Service, Utah State Archives (archives.utah.gov : downloaded 30 May 2011); Series no. 81448.

Transcription:

Janus F. Lund – Death Certificate

State Board of Health File No.	314
Place of Death County or Precinct or City  /  no.  /  ward	Weber Ogden  /  Ogden Medical Hosp.
Sex	Male
Color	White
Date of Birth	Jan 22, 1852
Age	56 years, 7 months, 16 days
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced	Married
Birthplace (State or country)	Denmark
Name of Father	Didrick J Lund
Birthplace of Father (State or Country)	Denmark
Maiden Name of Mother	Karen C. Hansen
Birthplace of Mother (State or Country)	Denmark
Occupation	Blacksmith
Informant	Lorenzo Lund
Address	Plain City
Place of Burial, Cremation or Removal      Date of Burial	Plain City Sept, 10 1908
Undertaker      Address	Lindquist Ogden
Full Name Former or Usual Residence Length of resident at place of death	Janus F. Lund Plain City, Utah 2 days
Date of Death	Sept 8, 1908
I hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from Sept 4, 1908 to Sept 8, 1908 that I last saw [blank] alive on [blank] and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 7:36 PM. The Cause of Death was as follows: internal injuries. Where contracted: home Duration: 4 days. Contributory: Fracture scull Where contracted: home Duration: 4 days.
(Signed), M.D. Date/Address	(signed) Sev. W. Baxtor 9/9/8, Ogden
Filed / Registrar	Sept 9, 1908  /  N. J. Browning
Registered No.	301
no of Burial or Removal Permit	301

Census 1880 - Janus Lund Family - Plain City, Utah

Moving on to another of Mathias' brothers, let's check in on Janus Lund's family in 1880.

1880 U.S. Census, Plain City, Weber, Utah, population schedule, Plain City Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 100, p. 473A, dwelling 6, family 6, Janus Lund Family; digital images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : downloaded 6 May 2011); Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Transcription:
US Census 1880
Page 3, ED 100
Plain City Precinct
2 Jun 1880
Lines 21-26, Family 6, Dwelling 6
Line 21. Lund, Janus, W, M, 28, [head], married, Teamster, 4 mo unemployed, pob: Denmark, father pob: Denmark, mother pob: Denmark.
Line 22. -----, Christina, W, F, 28, wife, married, keeping house, pob: Sweden, father pob: Sweden, mother pob: Sweden.
Line 23. -----, Annie, W, F, 5, daughter, pob: Utah, father pob: Denmark, mother pob: Sweden.
Line 24. -----, Lucinida, W, F, 3, daughter, pob: Utah, father pob: Denmark, mother pob: Sweden.
Line 25. -----, Lorenzo, W, M, 1, son, pob: Utah, father pob: Denmark, mother pob: Sweden.
Line 26. Miller, Albert, W, M, 9, stepson, at school,  pob: Utah, father pob: England, mother pob: Sweden.

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Of interest:

• According to wikipedia: The term "teamster" originally referred to a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules. This term was common by the time of the Mexican-American War (1848) and the Indian Wars throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries on the American frontier.
• Janus' wife, Christina is the sister of Mathias' wife Pauline. 
• Albert is Christina's son from a previous marriage...according to the newFamilySearch.org family group sheet Christina was married to an Albert Miller in 1869. I haven't found a census for them yet but will look for that next.
• The second daughter's name is listed in newFamilySearch as Lucinda which makes a lot more sense then Lucinida.