It's been pointed out to me by one of our Contributors, Martin McDowell, that the Close's are a tardy lot when it comes to using DNA technology for their genealogy research. Martin is an Administrator for the FamilyTreeDNA site and…
Please help us. This is a free site which now contains the details of thousands of people, and thousands of images. Putting aside the number of hours of work involved in producing it, it costs money to pay for the…
So, here we are again, at the end of what seems to have been another generally rubbish year for most people around the world, for one reason or another. Still, at least (hopefully) we made it through to try and…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day It is celebrated on the 27th September every year. Do you know who the people were you descended from? Where did they live? Did they immigrate to the country you live in during the past…
So, every 10 years or so, after ignoring all the warning signs ... something breaks. For technical reasons, which I won't bore you with, the previous incarnation of the Close Ancestry website finally and suddenly expired in a heap of…
So, here we are again, at the end of what seems to have been another generally rubbish year for most people around the world. Still, at least (hopefully) we made it through to try and assume some semblance of normality…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day It is celebrated on the 27th September every year. Do you know who the people were you descended from? Where did they live? Did they immigrate to the country you live in during the past…
Many thanks to Guicela Close for contacting us about the Closes in Guatemala. We had no idea! Their presence there is fairly modest and recent, but we've pushed back as far as we can. Everything appears to start with John…
So, here we are again, at the end of what has been a pretty crap year for most people around the world. Still, at least (hopefully) we made it through to try and assume some semblance of normality in 2021.…
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a Memorial Day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of…
Hola. Hope everyone is still safe and well in these increasingly weird times. For those of you not in the UK ... well done. So, eyes down for another people update which is a nice little tree originating in Somerset,…
William Martin Close (1832) was born in Castle Cary, Somerset, the son of Lemuel Close (1790) and Mary Anne Sealey. After emigrating to America, enlisted into the US Army at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1855. He died a few months later,…
Electra Jeanette Amelia Close (1888) was born in Bedminster, Somerset, the daughter of Andrew Frederick Close (1858) and Amelia Emily Pope. She enlisted into the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1918.
Dorothy Gwendoline Close (1895) was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, the daughter of Andrew Frederick Close (1858) and Amelia Emily Pope. She enlisted into the Women's Royal Air Force in 1918.
Frederick William James Close (1881) was born in Bedminster, Somerset, the son of Andrew Frederick Close (1858) and Elizabeth Ann Oldfield. He was a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War 1, being awarded the Victory Medal…
Ernest Oliver Waltz (1886) was born in Medina, Ohio, the son of Nelson R Waltz (1860) and Cordelia A Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1918 at Wadsworth, Ohio.
Frank Calvin Dailey (1917) was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, the son of Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) and Florence M Williams. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Medina, Ohio in 1940. He subsequently enlisted into the US Armed…
Howard Denton Dailey (1908) was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the son of Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) and Florence M Williams. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces at Medina, Ohio in 1940. He subsequently enlisted into the US…
Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) was born in Medina County, Ohio, the son of Calvin William Dailey (1861) and Ellen (Nellie) Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Medina, Ohio. Recorded as having an artificial right…
Forrest Oliver Dailey (1883) was born in Medina County, Ohio, the son of Calvin William Dailey (1861) and Ellen (Nellie) Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1918 at Wadsworth, Ohio. Recorded as having an artificial right…
Carl Eugene Benson (1916) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Alfred Alexander Benson (1874) and Nellie Daley Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Clarence Orval White (1916) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of George Orval White (1867) and Alice Bond Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Grand Junction, Colorado.
Alan Stanley White (1925) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Stanley Eugene White (1906) and Marie Minerva Soderberg. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1944 at El Paso, Texas. Killed in action in the Pacific…
Stanley Eugene White (1906) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of George Orval White (1867) and Alice Bond Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Grand Junction, Colorado.
Lloyd Whistler White (1905) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of George Orval White (1867) and Alice Bond Vigar. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
Alvin Loyd White (1925) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of Lloyd Whistler White (1867) and Leah Willow Fletcher. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1943 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
Wilbur Leo Hemmingar Vigar (1904) was born in Berthoud, Colorado, the son of James Garfield Vigar (1882) and Annetta Roxanna Hemminger. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1940 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
James Garfield Vigar (1882) was born in Greeley, Colorado, the son of Lemuel Thomas Vigar (1852) and Elizabeth Gristock Whistler Spencer. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1918 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
Ancestor Appreciation Day Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. It is celebrated on the 27th September every year. Do you know who the people were you descended from? Where did they live? Did they immigrate to the country you live in…
James Garfield Vigar (1882) was born in Greeley, Colorado, the son of Lemuel Thomas Vigar (1852) and Elizabeth Gristock Whistler Spencer. He was drafted into the US Armed Forces in 1942 at Fort Collins, Colorado.
