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GENEOLOGY DISCOVERY
Trips Through Time
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-James Schad
Genealogy. Family tree. Lineage. Heritage. Roots.
According to a survey conducted on behalf of Ancestry, only four percent of people can name all eight of their great-grandparents.
Do you know where you come from, who you look like and what amazing people you are related to?
A Purdy man, 26-year-old James Schad, knows precisely what his line of descent is.
James has recently connected his family to the Carver family in Diamond, Mo., the Donner Party, and President Abraham Lincoln.
“As a military child, I was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on August 22, 1995,” James said. “My family moved to Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia, around 2000, and in late 2005 my family came to Purdy, Missouri, where we are still living today.”
James attended Purdy schools from third to twelfth grade, from which he graduated in 2015.
“Through my adopted father and my biological mother, I have one sister,” he said. “Through my biological father and stepmother, I have six siblings, three brothers, and three sisters. I am the oldest out of all of them.
“Family means a lot to me. On my mom’s side, I only had one cousin who lived in Oklahoma, but I discovered I have a lot of cousins thanks to genealogy. And in these past few months, we’ve grown super close and are there for each other.”
James first got interested in his family history in 2015 when he went through his family history book. For research, James uses family history books and the family history apps to find his ancestors and study their lives.
“I use both family search and Ancestry,” James said. “Which I like because there’s a lot of knowledge on both sites, and both are free through my church.
“I discovered I was related to Abraham through my family history book.”
Through James’ research, he found that Abraham Lincoln was his seventh cousin five times removed through his maternal grandfather’s family side.
James also found that Susan Blue Carver, the wife of Moses Carver, is his seventh cousin once removed.
According to the Monett Missouri Stake Print Media Specialist, family history has been traced for Moses, but very little has been done on Mrs. Carver’s line.
“James, through FamilySearch.org, was able to connect his family line to Susan’s line and even connect her family to the ill-fated Donner Party,” said a press release from Monett Missouri Stake Print Media. “James has even received permission to put flowers on Susan’s grave at the George Washington Carver National Park.
“James takes the words of Elder Gerrit W. Gong seriously, an Apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ‘Connecting with our ancestors can change our lives in surprising ways. From their trials and accomplishments, we gain faith and strength. From their love and sacrifices, we learn
James Schad took a photo of a home of Susan Blue Carver, a relative he was able to find through his research in genealogy.
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James Schad was able to get a photo of his distant relative’s tombstone — Susan Blue Carver.
to forgive and move forward. Our children become resilient. We gain protection and power. Ties with ancestors increase family closeness, gratitude, and miracles.’”
James traced his line to Susan Blue Carver through his family tree on a family search.
“Through that, I discovered one of her [family members] married the daughter of George Donner — leader of the ill-fated Donner party,” James said. “The most interesting thing I discovered was that I had family on board two of the Olympic class ships, the R.M.S Titanic and the R.M.S Brittanic.”
James said he also had family on the Luisatina and the Hindenburg.
“One of the saddest things I discovered in my work and search in family history besides two cousins I knew about, David Lawrence Angell and Mary Lynn Edwards Angell,” James said. “My distant cousins who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.”
Families are filled with love and heartbreak, and James Schad takes a look at hundreds of years worth of history and connections to some genuinely amazing people. n
by Christa Stout
It Takes a Village or More
This is a sad column. If you have Facebook and get news about dogs and cats, you have probably noticed the screams for help from all of the rescues, shelters and pounds. They are all overflowing, out of food and supplies and sadly getting more requests to take in sick and injured pets, and those that were dumped by thoughtless owners. I hope you all realize what that means, some pets will need to be euthanized, even by some shelters who are no kill shelters. There simply is no room and not enough staff or funding to take in additional pets. These are pets who would normally be taken in, given veterinary help as well as training, or given senior foster care, are being turned away. Sadly, that means pets will be classified as ‘aggressive’ or ‘too sick to heal’ or ‘unable to adopt’ and this places them on the euthanization list. In addition, high gasoline prices will reduce the number of transports being done, so pets cannot be sent to rescues any distance away that would normally be able to take cats and dogs. A trip that might have cost the transporter $20 a few months ago is now costing at least $35, and by the time this is published, possibly even more. We all realize that these are tough times and having pets can be expensive, but please do not dump pets or let them suffer following an injury. There are many things everyone can do, whether you have one or more pets or not. First of all, if you have pets, please spay or neuter them. Our area is being overwhelmed by puppies and kittens that should never have been born. There are low cost spay and neuter clinics, and these are advertised on Facebook and on the individual shelter or rescues’ websites. Take a few minutes to review, schedule the appointment and you will have a healthier pet and no more worries about giving away puppies and kittens. Also, if you have pets, but are temporarily short on dog or cat food, contact the shelters, rescues and pounds and if they have any extra dog or cat food, they will be glad to share because they love animals and want your pets to be in your home, rather than in a shelter. Tan baby at Triple H Farm Rescue, possibly parvo
Pebbles at Stray Animals Matter, learning to walk without feet
If you have pets, please spay or neuter them. The pictures are of some pets who need your help!
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Rescue One took this baby in, suspect it ingested rat poison
If you have an hour or two a week, contact your closest rescue and offer your talents. They will be glad to have you be part of their team to help the unfortunate pets. If you can spare a couple of dollars, all of the shelters, rescues and pounds appreciate donations. They do so much, not just taking care of kenneled pets, but educating new owners on pet care, sharing and trying to find pets and sharing lost pet information. So many of these people get paid so little and have a very stressful job. Be nice to them, please! If you have accommodating pets or no pets, please foster one or more available pets. The shelters will work with your preferences, dog or cat, young or old, needs training or is already trained. You will help make a new life for an abandoned pet, and they will realize humans are not bad people to be around. When things are tough, we all need to work together and help, not just our human counterparts, but our pets. Contact your local rescue, shelter or pound and ask how you can help, believe me, they will appreciate it. My sincere thanks to all of you who are already helping and a big Thank you to those of you who will be doing so. n
Chloe is the fur baby of Luke Steele from Fairview
Chloe
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