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I was a little overly optimistic thinking I could finish up Martha Cassidy Rhodes family this week. Her youngest daughter Sara Rachel Rhodes Jarboe had eight children. I’m not quite half way complete on fleshing out her descendants.

The Jarboes originally remained in Perry County, Indiana, but then moved to east central Illinois in the late 1910s. The family initially settled in Piatt County, but as the children started families of their own, they were mostly concentrated in Champaign County, with farming as the main means of support. Up to this point, very few from the younger generations have moved away from the area.

My place name clean up was focused on Champaign County this week. In addition to the county in Illinois, there were several locations in Champaign County, Ohio that were standardized as well. As a result of my efforts, nearly 40 place records were removed. The changes impacted facts for more than 100 people so it wasn’t for naught.

I also had a new DNA match that I documented in my tree. She is a third cousin on my mother’s side of the family. There wasn’t much to add since I had her parents in my tree already.

This week in the past…
I’d like to take an opportunity to celebrate the anniversaries of births, marriages, and deaths of my bloodlines which will occur during the week ahead.
375 years ago – Birth of Daniel Quincy (9th ggf)
359 years ago – Death of Charles Garnier (10th ggf)
225 years ago – Birth of Rebecca Pea Catt (5th ggm)
199 years ago – Death of Lydia Smith Ireland (6th ggm)
199 years ago – Birth of Mary Sievers Gravel (3rd ggm)
181 years ago – Birth of Josephine Lankford Winkler (3rd ggm)
172 years ago – Death of Mary Westerfield Vanderipe (5th ggm)
169 years ago – Birth of Magdalena Keller Kaiser (2nd ggm)
155 years ago – Marriage of Caroline Nagley (3rd ggm) and Joseph Nagele (3rd ggf)
149 years ago – Death of Sarah A Catt Cardinal (3rd ggm)
132 years ago – Death of Mary Caywood Cox (3rd ggm)
126 years ago – Birth of Zeda Mattox Fielden (ggm)

Goals and progress…
Beginning of Week: 27,037 people
End of Week: 27,112 people
Change = +75 people – GOAL MET!
Goal for coming week: Add 50 new people and finish up Sara Rhodes Jarboe’s family.