1870 Census Emma Pierce Gartside

1870 Census - Chester, Pa.
Amos Gartside 39 MW Manufacturer ENG
Emma Gartside 33 FW Keeps House PA
Lizzie Gartside 9 FW PA
Mary Gartside 4 FW PA
Alice Johnson 21 FW Domestic Servant PA

This census and the one for 1900 was missing from the research. Thanks Char for the 1870 census info!
I was totally sidetracked with new research databases to try. First I started with the 7 day free trial of footnote.com. It has many good features and if you need pension info or military records it's fabulous. Unfortunately I could only access it for a few days. The reader wouldn't load up so I canceled the trial early before I was charged. Next one I am currently trying is called Genealogy Bank. It's 30 days for 10 bucks and it's a bargain. I have printed so much from other lines and I'm afraid I've gotten rather distracted from the Pierces. So, I am back to listing my goals for each Pierce generation.

Books - I finished Chocolate and Zucchini and it was a good recipe book. Didn't get too many out of it but it was great to read. Geraldine Brooks novel The People of the Book was very good in my opinion. One of the reasons I like old used books is the mystery of where they've been. Still plugging away at The Rebels of Ireland by Rutherfurd. I love Ireland. Maybe one day Doug and I can go back and see where his Culbertsons lived in the north.

Census transcription & Ireland

These past few days were relaxing, fun and productive. First off, it started with great plans to go camping in Destin, over in the panhandle with the beautiful beaches and McGuires restaurant. Kobe and Aja, the shibas who rule the house were ill just a few days before we were scheduled to get away. It was either something they ate off the side of the road or the fish oil we put on their food. Or something else. But it wasn't a pleasant thing to come and find poor little Kobe with poop all over the kennel. Long story short - we gave him immodium and canceled the camping trip.

Now, we considered canceling anyway when we heard the weather would be in the 20s at night with a 15 to 20 mph wind. That means it's too cold for a campfire and certainly too cold to have the shibas sitting outside with us. So, we stayed home but had fun like it was vacation. We ate at Outback - yummy baby back ribs for me, steaks for the guys, margaritas (2 for one!)and then came home and watched the latest Harry Potter movie. The night before that we watched Transformers and a Diana Krall concert filmed at the Montreal Jazz festival. Good food each night, Scottish Belhaven beer, Brooklyn lager, grilled amberjack and a pork roast that came out very well.

The roast was so easy - brown a pork tenderloin, put it in the crockpot. In a bowl mix up thinly sliced carrot and onion (I used the food processor), 2 tablespoons all purpose flour, 3/4 cup of white wine and salt/pepper. Mix that up and pour over the pork. Cook on low 8 hours. Remove pork and cover with foil. Now add 1/2 cup of half & half and 2 or 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard to the crockpot. Turn on high and in 15 minutes it will be thickish. That goes so well with creamy arborio rice, biscuits and salad.

Right - the census transcription. I looked over several census for the Delaware County area for Pierce and have Frank Pierce's info into the FTM now. My cousin Char sent me lots of info that I am still transcribing regarding the murder charges of Frank's older brothers, James and Amos. My old eyes will not read microfilm copies clearly in the evening so that will wait until tomorrow. We still have one more day off! Yea!

I was hoping to find the Irish connection to the Pierces but they may be English. Now I haven't found anything to substantiate the country yet - just some info reported on death certificates - but that isn't always accurate info.

Tomorrow I'm working on the newspaper articles.