Month: February 2018

Learning Dvorak – Day 3

February 20, 2018

I reviewed the first 6 lessons and did 3 more typing lessons. I am typing this with the Dvorak keyboard, but I am so slow that I look forward to the number keys because they are in the same place. And back with my old friend QWERTY. I had to…

PILCHER, Henry (1814-1903)

February 20, 2018

Born: 1814 Virginia Mother: ?? Father: ?? Married: Honor Rude ?? Children: Havilah Beardsley Pilcher, 1838 Mary A. Pilcher, 1840 Martha J. Pilcher, 1843 Thomas J. Pilcher, March 04, 1848 Died: ??

Learning Dvorak – Day 2

February 19, 2018

This is my second day trying to learn the Dvorak keyboard. Yesterday, I did three typing lessons at The Practice Test. I had to look up the keys for each lesson as I went, but that was not the hard part. The hardest part is unlearning the QWERTY keys that…

Learning Dvorak – Day 1

February 18, 2018

I decided to do something. I’m going to learn to type with the Dvorak keyboard layout. People say it’s easier and that they can type faster with it. I hit about 60-70 wpm on the QWERTY keyboard and that seems to be as fast as my fingers can move. So…

SMITH, Hannah Elizabeth (1821-1911)

February 16, 2018

Born: February 16, 1821 Westmorland, NY Mother: Rebecca Philura Hicks Father: Thomas William Smith Married: Milton David Minard July 04, 1839 Sharon Center, OH Children: Adolphus Pulaski Minard b. July 28, 1840 Edwin Hernando Minard b. April 29, 1842 Hellen E.C. Minard b. March 19, 1846 Smith Alanson Minard b….

RUDE, Honor (1822-1903)

February 10, 2018

Born: 1822 Virginia (Ohio?) Mother: Mary (b.1887-VA) Father: James Rude Married: Henry Pilcher ?? Children: Havilah Beardsley Pilcher, 1838 Mary A. Pilcher, 1840 Martha J. Pilcher, 1843 Thomas J. Pilcher, March 04, 1848 Died: 1903? Not sure where this will came from, the census shows Rude, I think we previously…

MAULSBY, Iris Luticia (1874-1911)

February 8, 2018September 16, 2020

Born: February 8, 1874 Jewell, KS Mother: Martha Jane Cale Father: Luny Craft Maulsby Married: Commodore Bradford McElvain February 10, 1892 Wilsonville, NE Children: John James McElvain, December 9, 1892 Martha Elizabeth McElvain, March 25, 1895 Warren Craft McElvain, April 28, 1897 Commodore Percell McElvain, March 24, 1899 Howard Harold…

MAULSBY, Luny Craft (1845-1924)

February 7, 2018September 16, 2020

Born: February 7, 1845 Economy, IN Mother: Mary Ann Craft Father: John Maulsby Married: Martha Jane Cale July 2, 1865 Redfield, IA Children: Mary Addie Maulsby, May 3, 1866 Howard F. Maulsby, January 26, 1868 John Rust Maulsby, March 8, 1870 Charles Colin Maulsby, March 30, 1872 Iris Lutitia Maulsby,…