Close Ancestry

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, England. Many thanks to Toni […]

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, probably during one of the […]

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 and British War Medal for […]

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 Forces in 1941 at Cleveland, […]

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 Armed Forces in 1942 at […]

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 eye, so not sure whether […]

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 eye, so not sure whether […]

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 Area in 1944. Awarded the […]

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.

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.

George Oliver Vigar (1876) 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 Denver, Colorado.

Many thanks to Martin McDowell for sending us a bunch of stuff on the Close’s of Northern Ireland. As usual they didn’t stay put and roamed into America, Australia and Canada (at least). Everything starts with John Close (1797) in County Antrim, Ireland. 243 new […]

John Close (1886) was born in Belfast, Ireland, the son of John Close (1850) and Mary Jane Bell. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1901 and served on a number of ships before and through World War 1. He died on board H.M.S. Indefatigable […]

Robert Close (1878) was born in Belfast, Ireland, the son of John Close (1850) and Mary Jane Bell. He was drafted into the Royal Irish Rifles in 1914, but subsequently discharged as medically unfit.

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 is a keen advocate of […]

Many thanks to Stan Close for his work on the South African Close’s; two in fact since Stan also married a Close, but not from the same branch! Stan descends from the Gloucestershire Close’s, whereas his wife Edith hails from the Yorkshire. So, we have […]

So, here we go again … another year older, fatter and not necessarily any wiser. We would like to wish all our family, relatives, friends, visitors and especially our Contributors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please also raise a glass to […]

So, here we go again … another year older, fatter and not necessarily any wiser. We would like to wish all our family, relatives, friends, visitors and especially our Contributors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year. Please also raise a […]

Thanks to Paul Close for kicking off another quick foray into the depths of Gloucestershire with a tree branching from there. Unfortunately it fizzles out in Stroud in 1797, so if anyone has a handy set of registers for that time and place perhaps you […]

Many thanks to Paige Close for sending me off down a branch tracing the descendants of Henry Mead Close (1785) and his family in America. In particular we have a number of WW1 and WW2 draftees as well as one from the American Civil War. […]

Many thanks to Lyn Hamilton for sending a chunky little tree tracing the descendants of Thomas Close (1781) and his family from Grinton, Yorkshire into Australia. In particular we now have a number of WW1 and WW2 combatants and fatalities (138 new people): WW1 Charles […]