The DAR side -- Mothers of All Living

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Burnham cemetery maps at Gig Harbor, Washington

Kenneth Lancaster Mannen and Ethel Margaret Burnham photo album 1938 to 1952. Pacific Northwest mostly with some vacations to Canada and one to New Orleans, Southern Utah and Los Angeles.

On this quick reference genealogy chart, go up for father, down for mother, and indent for generation. Thus, Ethel Margaret's father is indented one and go up to Alfred Bismark Burnham, and her mother is indented one and go down to Mabel Althea Messinger. The DAR Application was submitted by Phose Elmira Messinger; Mabel Althea Messinger is her sister and my great-grandmother. 

        Dr. Alfred M. Burnham (Buried at Gig Harbor N 47 21.136' W 122 34.310')
    Alfred Bismark Burnham (15 Oct 1870 - 6 Sep 1953. Buried at Gig Harbor N 47 21.136' W 122 34.310' Mason. )
    |   Rachel "Raty" Hord
Ethel Margaret Burnham (11 July 1899 - 1997)
    |                   Michael Messinger (b. 10 Nov 1719 in Basle Switzerland, d. 24 Oct 1791 Berks County, PA
    |                   http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/djc_src/Genealogy/R%26S/8GA/Messinger.html
    |               Abraham Messinger (b. abt 1760, m abt 1785, d. 30 Sep 1834 at Acton, Indiana)
    |               |   Catherine Abel (b 13 April 1725 d. 1 Jul 1785 Berks County, PA)
    |           John Hill Messinger (b 1789 at Allegheny PA, m 1817 at Allegheny PA, d. 4 July 1859)
    |           |   Catherine (b. ? d?[after 1834])
    |       Elias Jackson Messinger (b. 7 Feb 1820 at Dearborn County, Indiana,  m. 1 Sep 1842 d. 26 Dec 1889)
    |       |   Mary Martha Miller (b 14 Aug 1800 m 1817 d. 1 Jun 1971
    |   Sylvester Messinger (b. 29 Oct 1849 in Bremer County Iowa, m. 3 August 1875 d. 19 Jan 1921 at Puyallup, WA)
    |       Catherine Perkins (b. 21 Jan 1824 m. 1 Sep 1842 d. 19 Nov 1902)
    Mabel Althea Messinger
        Marcella Cornick (b. 12 Sep 1856 m. 3 August 1875 d.? )

1820 Census info. Statistics are in columns after head of household name. Columns are:

  1. Count of white males under 10 years old
  2. White males 10-15
  3. White males 16-18
  4. White males 16-25 (yes it overlaps)
  5. White males 26-44
  6. White males 45 and over
  7. Count of white females under 10 years old
  8. White females 10-15
  9. White females 16-25
  10. White females 26-44
  11. White females 45 and over
  12. Count of foreigners not naturalized
  13. Count of Agricultural workers
  14. Count of Commerce workers
  15. Count of Manufactures
  16. for additional column descriptions see image 7

Abraham Messinger, 1810 Census, Forks Township north of Easton, Pennsylvania. 13th name down (not counting "brought forward" totals)

Abraham Messinger, 1820 Census, lived at Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana. 10th line down, Page 79. NARA (National Archives) M33 roll 13 film 0205607. Digital folder 004433469. image 00093. His entry shows one male over 45, one female over 45, and one female 16-25.