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Joseph W Warren


Original Post 8/21/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)

 I have been working for a few months trying to find out more about my 3x Great Grandfather Joseph Wormwood (aka Joseph W. Warren).  I have discovered so much more about him thanks to a few books and a few newspaper articles found in the Sewickley Herald Newspaper in Pennsylvania.

I was looking for as much information that I could gather so I contacted the Sewickley Valley Historical Society to see if they might have anything on Joseph Warren and his family.  They were able to find a few things and mailed me photocopies of what they had.  One of those photocopies was his Obituary published June 28, 1919, in “The Sewickley Herald”. This was so amazing to read.  Below is a transcription I made of this very long  “In Memoriam”.








JOSEPH WORMWOOD WARREN

Like the ripened sheaf ready for the reaper, Joseph W. Warren, a distinguished octogenarian of Sewickley, was gathered into the eternal harvest last Monday, closing a life full of activities and rugged experiences. He was the son of Richard W. and Elizabeth Wells Warren and was born in Kennebunk, Maine, May 30, 1831. When a young man the family moved to Lowell, Mass., where Joseph learned the machinist trade. He then entered the histrionic profession and travelled on the
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Family Lore vs. Family Fact

Original Post 5/14/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)

 I have been working hard trying to separate the facts from stories over the past few weeks. In my last post, I shared some family stories that my long lost cousin from Connecticut, USA shared with me. Some of these bits of information were VERY HELPFUL in figuring out our Warren Family Ancestry. Others I can't find proof of (yet) and other things were mixed up with different family members. That being said if it wasn't for speaking with my cousin I never would have figured out the Warren family tree. I am so glad that I wrote her that letter.

The story about being connected to the Wormwood family was true, although I can't find any Native American connection (yet). My 4x Great Grandfather Joseph Warren was born Joseph Wormwood, in Kennebunk, Maine, USA. When he moved to Sewickley, Pennsylvania he started using the name Joseph Warren. He was known as Joseph W. Warren. The W was for Wormwood. He was the ancestor that changed the surname for our Warren bloodline. This explains why it was so difficult to
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Tracing a Living Relative

Tracing a living relative - Warren Wormwood Pennsylvania Maine

 Original Post 4/24/2015 (Lisa's Family Pages)
I have been researching our Warren family history for 9 years now.  This week a crack started on the brick wall surrounding my Great Grandfather Harry Warren.  He is on my "Most Wanted" list.
Harry Warren has used two places of birth during his life.  When he married my Great Grandmother Henrietta Shepherd in 1917 (Toronto, Ontario), he claims he was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA. But on his WWI Canadian Attestation Papers (and any other document after the wedding) he claims he was born in Dublin, Ireland.  He named his brother Frank Warren from New York as his next of kin on those WWI papers.  So I started to trace his brother.

I found Frank's marriage date and ordered a copy of the certificate from the New York State Vital Records department.  This record gave me Frank's parents' names, which were the same as Harry's.  So I knew that Harry and Frank were both the children of George Warren and Margaret Byron.

I followed Frank through the years via census records in Connecticut, and directories.  I contacted the
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Barnes Surname - Wimborne, Dorset, England

Original Post 10/08/2014 (Lisa's Family Pages)
I am looking for anyone that has a family tree with the Barnes surname from Dorset, England.  Wimborne Minster is my area of interest, but anyone with Barnes roots anywhere around Wimborne may also be of help. I am looking for Barnes families within the time frame of 1750-1850.  If you think I might be interested in your family tree please contact me.  

I am looking for anyone that might have a John Barnes or William Barnes from Dorset as well.  There are Y-DNA connections to Barnes families in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, USA as well as Newfoundland, Canada.

All information is welcome!!  
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Warren Family DNA Results

Original Post 9/17/2014
The Warren results are in.  I ordered a Family Finder test through Family Tree DNA for my Uncle.  He volunteered to swab the inside of his cheek for the sake of family research.  Thank you to that wonderful Uncle for feeding my obsession with genealogy and our genetic roots.

The Family Finder test was very helpful in giving our ancestral breakdown.  It turns out that the Warren / Hoogland children have 50% Scandinavian and 50% British Isles roots. Looking at the size of my Uncles and all the fair hair and blue eyes in our family there is no doubt that we have a bit of
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The Family Mystery Ancestor


Original Post made 12/11/2013 (Lisa's Family Pages)

 I was so excited yesterday to finally receive the certified copy of my Great Grandfather's Registration of Death.  I ordered this through the Service Ontario online ordering feature and opened my mail to find my copy yesterday.  It was well worth the minimal cost and the two-week wait. Harry WARREN is one of my "brick walls", and this document has shed some light on a few things that I was not sure of.  First, his father was born in England and his MOTHER was born in Ireland.  Her name was Marguerite Ryan, not Margaret Bynn as was transcribed on Harry's marriage record.  So, this explains why my previous searches for his parents have not turned up much.  I'm hoping that this new information will help me find the missing links for this branch of the family!!

UPDATE!!  I've solved a few more mysteries since this original post in 2013.  His parents were George WARREN and Margaret BYRON, both were born in Pennsylvania, USA. 
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