Mostly Angels in the Sky

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:481, (9 Oct 1882 - 11 Jan 1950)

Relationship:

6th cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Peter Van Valkenburg¹ B: 9 Mar 1857

Mother*

Sarah Catherine Buck¹ B: 1860, D: 22 Aug 1895

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg was born on Monday, 9 Oct 1882, at Canada^G.^2,3
Died on Wednesday, 11 Jan 1950 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan^G, at age 67 years, 3 months and 2 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg was the son of: Peter Van Valkenburg and Sarah Catherine Buck.¹
Born: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg was born circa 1884, at Michigan^G.⁴
Born: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg was born on Sunday, 13 Apr 1884, at Otterville, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Harry A.^5,3

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 6 Jul 1904, Algernon, age 21 years, 8 months and 27 days, and Marie Louise Sinn, age 23 years, 4 months and 14 days, daughter of: Carl Sinn and Eva Held, were married at Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 6 Jul 1904, Algernon, age 21 years, 8 months and 27 days, and Marie Louise Sinn, age 23 years, 4 months and 14 days, daughter of: Carl Sinn and Eva Held, were married at Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G.¹

Children of: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and Marie Louise Sinn

Margie Van Valkenburgh¹
Eva Van Valkenburgh¹ B: 1907
Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh¹ B: 1909, D: 10 Aug 1940
Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh¹ B: 9 Aug 1913, D: 5 Apr 1985
William Arthur Van Valkenburg+⁷ B: c 1916

Other Major Events

Immigration: after May 1901, Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg immigrated from Immigrated to US.^5,2

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1891 Canada	13 Apr 1891, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada^G	Peter Van Valkenburg, Sarah Catherine Buck, Spurzheim J. Van Valkenburg, Cora F. Van Valkenburg and Blanch Van Valkenburg⁶
Census-1901 Canada	17 Apr 1901, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario^G	Peter Van Valkenburg and Blanch Van Valkenburg²
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G	Marie Louise Sinn, Eva Van Valkenburgh and Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh⁴
Census-1920	17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁵
Census-1930	10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁷
Census-1940	10 Apr 1940, 2549 Forest Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Marie Louise Sinn and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1891 Canada

13 Apr 1891, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada^G

Peter Van Valkenburg, Sarah Catherine Buck, Spurzheim J. Van Valkenburg, Cora F. Van Valkenburg and Blanch Van Valkenburg⁶

Census-1901 Canada

17 Apr 1901, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario^G

Peter Van Valkenburg and Blanch Van Valkenburg²

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G

Marie Louise Sinn, Eva Van Valkenburgh and Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh⁴

Census-1920

17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁵

Census-1930

10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁷

Census-1940

10 Apr 1940, 2549 Forest Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Marie Louise Sinn and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1910	Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G	sheet metal worker⁴
circa Jan 1920	Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	embalmer undertaker⁵
circa Apr 1930	Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	embalmer undertaking⁷
circa Apr 1940	Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	traveling salesman chemical factory³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1910

Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G

sheet metal worker⁴

circa Jan 1920

Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

embalmer undertaker⁵

circa Apr 1930

Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

embalmer undertaking⁷

circa Apr 1940

Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

traveling salesman chemical factory³

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Algernon Harry (age 52) and Marie Louise (née Sinn) (age 54) Van Valkenburg lived at: 2549 Forest Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G. Also living at this address: William Arthur Van Valkenburg.³

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.
[S662] Various, 1901 Digital, unknown repository address, Ancestry.com unknown repository.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S731] Various, 1891 Digital, unknown repository address, Ancestry.com unknown repository.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

20 Aug 2014

Blanch Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:482, (2 Jul 1885 - )

Relationship:

6th cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Peter Van Valkenburg¹ B: 9 Mar 1857

Mother*

Sarah Catherine Buck¹ B: 1860, D: 22 Aug 1895

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Blanch Van Valkenburg was born on Thursday, 2 Jul 1885, at Canada^G.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Blanch Van Valkenburg was the daughter of: Peter Van Valkenburg and Sarah Catherine Buck.¹
Born: Blanch Van Valkenburg was born on Thursday, 11 Aug 1887, at Otterville, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Forman (née Van Valkenburg).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Blanch and (?) Forman were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Blanch and (?) Forman were married.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1891 Canada	13 Apr 1891, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada^G	Peter Van Valkenburg, Sarah Catherine Buck, Spurzheim J. Van Valkenburg, Cora F. Van Valkenburg and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg³
Census-1901 Canada	17 Apr 1901, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario^G	Peter Van Valkenburg and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1891 Canada

13 Apr 1891, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada^G

Peter Van Valkenburg, Sarah Catherine Buck, Spurzheim J. Van Valkenburg, Cora F. Van Valkenburg and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg³

Census-1901 Canada

17 Apr 1901, South Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario^G

Peter Van Valkenburg and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg²

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.
[S662] Various, 1901 Digital, unknown repository address, Ancestry.com unknown repository.
[S731] Various, 1891 Digital, unknown repository address, Ancestry.com unknown repository.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Marie Louise Sinn^1,2,3,4

Family

TMG ID:483, (22 Feb 1881 - 29 Jul 1972)

Father*

Carl Sinn⁵

Mother*

Eva Held⁵

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Marie Louise Sinn was born on Tuesday, 22 Feb 1881, at Laudenbach, Baden, Germany^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 29 Jul 1972 at Redford, Wayne County, Michigan^G, at age 91 years, 5 months and 7 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Marie Louise Sinn was born circa 1881, at New York^G. Birth details: Both parents born in Germany.⁴
She was the daughter of: Carl Sinn and Eva Held.⁵

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Marie L.^4,3
Name-Married: on Wednesday, 6 Jul 1904, her married name became Mrs. Van Valkenburg (née Sinn).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 6 Jul 1904, Marie, age 23 years, 4 months and 14 days, and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, age 21 years, 8 months and 27 days, son of: Peter Van Valkenburg and Sarah Catherine Buck, were married at Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 6 Jul 1904, Marie, age 23 years, 4 months and 14 days, and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, age 21 years, 8 months and 27 days, son of: Peter Van Valkenburg and Sarah Catherine Buck, were married at Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G.¹

Children of: Marie Louise Sinn and Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg

Margie Van Valkenburgh¹
Eva Van Valkenburgh¹ B: 1907
Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh¹ B: 1909, D: 10 Aug 1940
Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh¹ B: 9 Aug 1913, D: 5 Apr 1985
William Arthur Van Valkenburg+⁴ B: c 1916

Other Major Events

Immigration: in 1893, Marie Louise Sinn immigrated from Immigrated to US.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Eva Van Valkenburgh and Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh²
Census-1920	17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³
Census-1930	10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁴
Census-1940	10 Apr 1940, 2549 Forest Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁶

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Eva Van Valkenburgh and Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh²

Census-1920

17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³

Census-1930

10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁴

Census-1940

10 Apr 1940, 2549 Forest Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and William Arthur Van Valkenburg⁶

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Algernon Harry (age 52) and Marie Louise (née Sinn) (age 54) Van Valkenburg lived at: 2549 Forest Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G. Also living at this address: William Arthur Van Valkenburg.⁶

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S730] E-familytree.net, online https://tinyurl.com/ycek9jsh, Rob Salzman (e-mail address), updated as of 8 Nov 2008.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

20 Aug 2014

Margie Van Valkenburgh¹

Family

TMG ID:484

Relationship:

7th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg¹ B: 9 Oct 1882, D: 11 Jan 1950

Mother*

Marie Louise Sinn¹ B: 22 Feb 1881, D: 29 Jul 1972

'Non-primary' Vitals

Margie Van Valkenburgh was the daughter of: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and Marie Louise Sinn.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Eva Van Valkenburgh¹

Family

TMG ID:485, (1907 - )

Relationship:

7th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg¹ B: 9 Oct 1882, D: 11 Jan 1950

Mother*

Marie Louise Sinn¹ B: 22 Feb 1881, D: 29 Jul 1972

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Eva Van Valkenburgh was born in 1907, at Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Eva Van Valkenburgh was the daughter of: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and Marie Louise Sinn.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn and Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn and Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh²

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:486, (1909 - 10 Aug 1940)

Relationship:

7th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg¹ B: 9 Oct 1882, D: 11 Jan 1950

Mother*

Marie Louise Sinn¹ B: 22 Feb 1881, D: 29 Jul 1972

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh was born in 1909, at Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 10 Aug 1940 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan^G, at age 31 years.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh was the daughter of: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and Marie Louise Sinn.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn and Eva Van Valkenburgh⁴
Census-1920	17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³
Census-1930	10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

22 Apr 1910, 97 Whitney Street, Buffalo, Erie County, New York^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn and Eva Van Valkenburgh⁴

Census-1920

17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³

Census-1930

10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1930	Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	stenographer Doctor's office²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

stenographer Doctor's office²

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh¹

Family

TMG ID:487, (9 Aug 1913 - 5 Apr 1985)

Relationship:

7th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg¹ B: 9 Oct 1882, D: 11 Jan 1950

Mother*

Marie Louise Sinn¹ B: 22 Feb 1881, D: 29 Jul 1972

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh was born on Saturday, 9 Aug 1913, at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan^G.¹
Died on Friday, 5 Apr 1985 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan^G, at age 71 years, 7 months and 27 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Ellis J. Van Valkenburgh was the son of: Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg and Marie Louise Sinn.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg²
Census-1930	10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G	Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

17 Jan 1920, 450 18th Street, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg²

Census-1930

10 Apr 1930, Detroit City, Wayne County, Michigan^G

Algernon Harry Van Valkenburg, Marie Louise Sinn, Vinnie M. Van Valkenburgh and William Arthur Van Valkenburg³

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

(?) Forman¹

TMG ID:488

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	(?) and Blanch Van Valkenburg, daughter of: Peter Van Valkenburg and Sarah Catherine Buck, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

(?) and Blanch Van Valkenburg, daughter of: Peter Van Valkenburg and Sarah Catherine Buck, were married.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Caroline Hubbell¹

TMG ID:489

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Wednesday, 12 Oct 1831, her married name became Mrs. Van Valkenburg (née Hubbell).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 12 Oct 1831, Caroline and John L. Van Valkenburg, age 28 years, 9 months and 7 days, son of: Lourenz Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Krans, were married at Hudson, Columbia County, New York^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 12 Oct 1831, Caroline and John L. Van Valkenburg, age 28 years, 9 months and 7 days, son of: Lourenz Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Krans, were married at Hudson, Columbia County, New York^G.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Horatio Throop¹

TMG ID:490

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 16 Jul 1830, Horatio and Rosannah Van Valkenburg, daughter of: Lourenz Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Krans, were married at Saint Armand, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 16 Jul 1830, Horatio and Rosannah Van Valkenburg, daughter of: Lourenz Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Krans, were married at Saint Armand, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada^G.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Margaret Braugham¹

Family

TMG ID:491, (21 Oct 1814 - 6 Mar 1897)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Margaret Braugham was born on Friday, 21 Oct 1814, at New York^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 6 Mar 1897 at age 82 years, 4 months and 13 days.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Wednesday, 4 Jan 1837, her married name became Mrs. Van Valkenburg (née Braugham).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Wednesday, 4 Jan 1837, Margaret, age 22 years, 2 months and 14 days, and Henry H. Van Valkenburg, age 26 years, 5 months and 13 days, son of: Lourenz Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Krans, were married at Riders Corners, Charleston, Montgomery County, New York^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Wednesday, 4 Jan 1837, Margaret, age 22 years, 2 months and 14 days, and Henry H. Van Valkenburg, age 26 years, 5 months and 13 days, son of: Lourenz Van Valkenburg and Elizabeth Krans, were married at Riders Corners, Charleston, Montgomery County, New York^G.¹

Children of: Margaret Braugham and Henry H. Van Valkenburg

Sarah Ann Van Valkenburg¹
Lorenzo Van Valkenburg¹ B: Sep 1837
William Henry Van Volkinburg+¹ B: 7 Mar 1840, D: 27 Jul 1928
John Van Valkenburg+¹ B: 24 Jan 1843
Jacob Van Valkenburg¹ B: 26 Aug 1844, D: 7 Apr 1848
Margaret Lucinda Van Valkenburg¹ B: 8 Jun 1846
Nancy Van Valkenburg¹ B: 5 Sep 1849
Henryette Van Valkenburg¹ B: 18 Aug 1853, D: 6 Nov 1902
Antonette Van Valkenburg¹ B: 18 Mar 1855, D: 14 Mar 1908
Ruth Van Valkenburg¹ B: 12 Sep 1858, D: 20 Aug 1938

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Lorenzo Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:492, (Sep 1837 - )

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Lorenzo Van Valkenburg was born in Sep 1837, at Jefferson County, New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Lorenzo Van Valkenburg was the son of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Sarah Ann Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:493

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

'Non-primary' Vitals

Sarah Ann Van Valkenburg was the daughter of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

William Henry Van Volkinburg¹

Family

TMG ID:494, (7 Mar 1840 - 27 Jul 1928)

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: William Henry Van Volkinburg was born on Saturday, 7 Mar 1840, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹
Died on Friday, 27 Jul 1928 at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas^G, at age 88 years, 4 months and 20 days.¹
Interred on Saturday, 28 Jul 1928 at Maize, Sedgwick County, Kansas^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

William Henry Van Volkinburg was the son of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 28 Sep 1865, William, age 25 years, 6 months and 21 days, and Rachel Louise Saltmarsh, age 20 years, 11 months and 22 days were married at Morris, Grundy County, Illinois^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 28 Sep 1865, William, age 25 years, 6 months and 21 days, and Rachel Louise Saltmarsh, age 20 years, 11 months and 22 days were married at Morris, Grundy County, Illinois^G.¹

Children of: William Henry Van Volkinburg and Rachel Louise Saltmarsh

Wilburt Van Valkenburg¹ B: 7 Aug 1866, D: 8 Jan 1928
Elmer Nicola Van Valkenburg+¹ B: 17 Mar 1868, D: 4 Jun 1931
Grace Lewella Van Valkenburg¹ B: 17 Oct 1870
Henry Elijah Van Valkenburg+¹ B: 15 Jan 1873, D: 22 Oct 1965
Lulu May Van Volkinburg¹ B: 13 Apr 1875, D: 14 Dec 1957
George Leslie Van Valkenburg+¹ B: 15 Feb 1877, D: 1 Dec 1963
Eddie E. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 30 Apr 1879, D: 9 Jun 1879
Jessie Edith Van Valkenburg¹ B: 23 May 1880, D: 19 Dec 1955
Guy Van Valkenburg¹ B: 25 Sep 1883, D: c 1954
Frank Van Valkenburg¹ B: 13 Jan 1887, D: 2 Aug 1961
Minnie Van Valkenburg¹ B: 5 Apr 1889, D: 23 Aug 1889
Nettie Van Valkenburg¹ B: 23 Nov 1890, D: 19 Nov 1918
Nellie Van Valkenburg¹ B: 23 Nov 1890, D: 10 Apr 1906

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

John Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:495, (24 Jan 1843 - )

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John Van Valkenburg was born on Tuesday, 24 Jan 1843, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

John Van Valkenburg was the son of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 23 Oct 1873, John, age 30 years, 8 months and 29 days, and Emma Drisdale Ritter, age 19 years were married at Sedgwick County, Kansas^G.¹

Children of: John Van Valkenburg and Emma Drisdale Ritter

Eliza Van Valkenburg¹
M. Idel Van Valkenburg¹ B: 1872
Charles H. Van Valkenburg+¹ B: 16 Jul 1874
Bertha May Van Valkenburg¹ B: 11 Feb 1878
Mary J. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 21 Jan 1880
Alexander Van Valkenburg+¹ B: 13 Jun 1884
Melicia Van Valkenburg¹ B: 20 Apr 1886
Alta Van Valkenburg¹ B: 15 May 1888
Emma Van Valkenburg¹ B: c 1890, D: 3 Dec 1895
Clarence Van Valkenburg¹ B: 10 Jun 1890
John Van Valkenburg¹ B: 2 Feb 1894
Clara Van Valkenburg¹ B: 10 Jan 1897

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

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Jacob Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:496, (26 Aug 1844 - 7 Apr 1848)

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Jacob Van Valkenburg was born on Monday, 26 Aug 1844, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹
Died on Friday, 7 Apr 1848 at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G, at age 3 years, 7 months and 12 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Jacob Van Valkenburg was the son of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

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Margaret Lucinda Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:497, (8 Jun 1846 - )

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Margaret Lucinda Van Valkenburg was born on Monday, 8 Jun 1846, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Margaret Lucinda Van Valkenburg was the daughter of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 16 Jan 1869, her married name became Mrs. Banister (née Van Valkenburg).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 16 Jan 1869, Margaret, age 22 years, 7 months and 8 days, and Levi S. Banister were married at Grundy County, Illinois^G.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

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Nancy Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:498, (5 Sep 1849 - )

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Nancy Van Valkenburg was born on Wednesday, 5 Sep 1849, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Nancy Van Valkenburg was the daughter of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

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Henryette Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:499, (18 Aug 1853 - 6 Nov 1902)

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Henryette Van Valkenburg was born on Thursday, 18 Aug 1853, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 6 Nov 1902 at age 49 years, 2 months and 19 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Henryette Van Valkenburg was the daughter of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

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Antonette Van Valkenburg¹

Family

TMG ID:500, (18 Mar 1855 - 14 Mar 1908)

Relationship:

5th cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Henry H. Van Valkenburg¹ B: 22 Jul 1810, D: 29 Nov 1893

Mother*

Margaret Braugham¹ B: 21 Oct 1814, D: 6 Mar 1897

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Antonette Van Valkenburg was born on Sunday, 18 Mar 1855, at Lyme, Jefferson County, New York^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 14 Mar 1908 at age 52 years, 11 months and 25 days.¹
Interred after 14 Mar 1908 at Maize, Sedgwick County, Kansas^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Antonette Van Valkenburg was the daughter of: Henry H. Van Valkenburg and Margaret Braugham.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Tuesday, 7 Jul 1885, her married name became Mrs. Chamberlain (née Van Valkenburg).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 7 Jul 1885, Antonette, age 30 years, 3 months and 19 days, and James W. Chamberlain were married at Sedgwick County, Kansas^G.¹

Citations

[S624] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/zwsydr6, Nicholas Schroeder (e-mail address), updated as of 29 Oct 2001.

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A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
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A fool and his money are soon elected.
— Will Rogers
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
— Will Rogers
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
— Will Rogers
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
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About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
— Will Rogers
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.
— Will Rogers
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
— Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
— Will Rogers
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
— Will Rogers
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
— Will Rogers
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
— Will Rogers
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
— Will Rogers
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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