Revolutionary War Ancestors in Onondaga County

Happy Independence Day! Okay, we have lots of Revolutionary War Soldiers in our ancestry, but it would take me a while to round up all of the names (I’ll do that at some later date). For now, since I started posting about the Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War in Onondaga County on the Onondaga Historical Association blog, I thought I would do the same here. In March I took photos of the Roll of Honor owned by OHAM&RC and posted them on the Onondaga USGenWeb website. Here’s the middle section of the plaque:

On the other sections of this plaque, our ancestors (that I know of so far) are:

Jabez Cole

Noah Hoyt (listed as just Hoyt)

Ozias Northway

We have many more Revolutionary War ancestors, and some of their ancestors eventually migrated to Onondaga County, but they’re not listed here. More on this subject later. I have to go celebrate our independence!

 

Wedding Album – Gladys Cole and Joseph Perry

Mom had asked to borrow Grammie Perry’s Wedding Album (Gladys Cole and Joseph Perry), so I had it out and decided to scan it for you. They were married at her parents’ home in South Onondaga, Onondaga Co., NY on Nov. 21, 1927 by Rev. L. Everett Squires. Witnesses were Ruth M. Cole, her sister, and Edson J. Cole, her father. Here’s the cover page:

Title Page:

Pages 1 & 2 – this page contains their Marriage Certificate:

Pages 3 & 4:

Pages 5 & 6:

Pages 7 & 8:

Pages 9 & 10:

Pages 11 & 12:

Pages 13 & 14 – Guests – too bad she didn’t fill in her guest list. It would be interesting to see who attended the wedding:

Pages 15 & 16 – Gifts – nothing filled in here, either:

What is really interesting is my other set of Grandparents have an album just like this. I’ll scan the pertinent pages from that album another day.

If you would like to see or have larger images of anything I post in this blog, just let me know!

 

What a Find! Gladys Cole Perry

I was working at the Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center this past winter, and while going through a folder labelled “Beak Family” I found this photo of my Grandmother Gladys Perry nee Cole, when she was about four or five, with her classmates at the South Onondaga School, District #21. I was so excited! She is the 7th from the left in the 2nd row:

Here’s a close-up of her face:

Isn’t she a sweetheart! Here’s a list of the children in the first photo:

Her brother Sterling Cole is also in the photo. He is 5th from the left in the 1st row. There are many familiar South Onondaga names.

If you would like to see a larger copy of any of these photos, please ask! I’ll be adding much more on Grammie Perry later.