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Our annual Summer research trip to TN is quickly approaching. We usually do one in the Spring as well, but that was temporarily suspended this year due to other obligations and the need to re-allocate time for the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ national convention in Philly! Basically, I’ll still have two major trips this year, but one will involve a train ride to the convention center.

I have set a few basic goals for this trip:

1. I will complete a few of those nagging to do items which are actually close to the house.
2. I will slow down & write (or type) legibly.
3. I will sort, file, digitize (if necessary), analyze, and publish the data in a reasonable time.

Planned research stops so far:

1. Nashville City Cemetery – Brunold, Diatikar, Staub graves (this time I will take the deed map)
2. Webb Cemetery (Burkesville area) – Daniel & collateral graves (need GPS for this one)
3. Auburn Cemetery (KY) – Johnson, Marrs, Maxwell, et al
4. Gasper River Cemetery (KY) – Willaford, Wilson, et al
5. Nashville National Cemetery – Diatikar grave
6. Spring Hill Cemetery – Diatikar,et al
7. TN State Archives – Fill out remainder of missing City Directories (Brunold, Diatikar, Gasser, Staub)
8. Metro Archives – (I’ll think of something I need)

Additional Plans:

• Tennessee Central Railway Museum
• Lake Radnor State Natural Area
• Shelby Bottoms Greenway – Cumberland River Crossing

Genealogy Happy Dance Time!

I’ve been searching for the marriage details of my 2nd Great-Grandparents, Samuel Estus Daniel (2 Jun 1891 – 13 Feb 1963) & Sarah Frances Elizabeth Scott (23 Jun 1895 – 15 May 1967) (my Grandmother’s namesake). For years I have been stumbling over a marriage index that reported a marriage between S E Daniel & S F Short. The year was about right (1910) based on census data and births. The location was correct (Clay County Tennessee). There were no other close candidates in the indexes I had reviewed.

My theory was Sarah Frances Elizabeth Scott must have married prior to Samuel Daniel. Being that she was born in 1895, her age was only 15 when she married Samuel; she would have been even younger at the time of a prior marriage. This was not impossible, but fairly unlikely by the early 1900’s. Still, the index had her listed as “Short”.

Along comes Ancestry.com to the rescue. Their recent introduction of Tennessee records, particularly “Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002“, made original documents available. While searching for “Daniel” marriages in “Clay County Tennessee”, I once again found the Daniel-Short marriage.

Upon examination of the scanned document, I finally got the answer to my quandary. The marriage license spelled the names correctly in the first section, S E Daniel & S F Scott. See below:

The second section of the marriage license contained a “clerical” error. In this case, the error was actually committed by the County “Clerk”!

Mystery solved. There seems to be no prior marriage for Sarah. This brings me back to something we all know and should remember. Always check the original sources. Indexes are helpful, but nothing beats the original source!

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Record Details

• Name: S E Daniel
• Spouse: S F Short [should be Scott]
• Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1910
• Marriage County: Clay
• Marriage State: Tennessee

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

Polk’s Nashville City Directory
Vol LXXVI – 1950
R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers
1136 Washington Ave, St Louis 1, Mo.

• Gasser Albert J (Margt) pres Purity Dairies Inc h ss Rosebank av [p.351]
• Gasser Clarice M mach opr Allen Garment r4611 Elkins av [p.351]
• Gasser David A (Addie E) pilot h2908 Woodlawn dr [p.351]
• Gasser Edw jr (Christine; Rosebank Dairy) h1105 Porter rd [p.351]
• Gasser Edw R (Irene) wldr hlpr Kirby Bros h248 36th av N [p.351]
• Gasser Edw R jr (Kath A) mech h248 36th av N [p.351]
• Gasser Effie L slswn Kress r2706 Delaware av [p.351]
• Gasser Ernest C (Agnes) aerial adv Berry Field h58 Paris [p.351]
• Gasser Frank F emp Temco Inc r506 Cowan [p.351]
• Gasser Fred N (Emma S) h2706 Delaware av [p.351]
• Gasser Fred N (Emma L) driver Noel & Co h801b Thompson Lane Houses [p.351]
• Gasser Harness & Saddlery Co (Dennis and Mrs Lina H McClendon) harness mfrs 117 2d av N [p.351]
• Gasser Leona Mrs r4611 Elkins av [p.351]
• Gasser Louie (Nora L) v-pres Nville Flying Serv Inc r Curry rd [p.351]
• Gasser Louis J (Maude L) drier PO h2904 Burch av [p.351]
• Gasser Paul (Everett) ctr Genl Shoe h1433 Pennock av [p.351]
• Gasser Robt M (Clarice) driver r4611 Elkins av [p.351]
• Gasser Walter E (Margt) pres Nville Dairy Council r Brick Church pike RD 3 [p.351]
• Gasser Walter W (Pernia) driver h762 Alloway [p.351]

Polk’s Nashville City Directory
Vol LXXII – 1944
R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers
411 N 10th St, St Louis 1, Mo.

• Diatikar Clara Mrs emp Bd Education r1804 Ackler av [p.222]
• Diatikar June R student Vanderbilt Univ [p.222]

• Gasser D Albert (Addie Lee) USA h2908 Woodlawn av [p.296]
• Gasser Eddie M opr SBT&T Co r2715 Delaware av [p.296]
• Gasser Edw jr (Christine) emp Rose Bank Dairy h1105 Porter Rd [p.296]
• Gasser Edw L furnacemn Geo M Fly & Son Inc r3502 Nevada [p.296]
• Gasser Edw R (Irene) emp Frank Coal Co h248 36th av N [p.296]
• Gasser Edw R jr USM r248 36th av N [p.296]
• Gasser Fred (Emma S) furnace hlpr Geo Fly & Co h2715 Delaware av [p.296]
• Gasser Fred jr (Ailene) USN h249 33d av N [p.296]
• Gasser Geo r2908 Woodlawn dr [p.296]
• Gasser John (Betty) farmer r602 5th av S [p.296]
• Gasser John G (Mary) h315 3d av S [p.296]
• Gasser Leona Mrs r3724 Park av [p.296]
• Gasser Louis J (Maude) sub-carrier P h417 35th av N [p.296]
• Gasser Mary Mrs (Cherry’s Inn) r315 3d av S [p.296]
• Gasser Paul (Earline) USN r107 S 3d [p.296]
• Gasser Robt M (Ruby) driver Atlantic Ice & Coal Co r3724 Park av [p.296]
• Gasser Walter W mech Wilson Truck Co r2715 Delaware [p.296]

• Staub Russell (Reba; Ace Electrical Shop) h1123 Shelton av [p.732]

Polk’s Nashville City Directory
Vol LXV – 1937
R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers

• Diatikar Rose B student r1415 McKennie av [p.244]

• Gasser C lab City Water Works Dept r1911 Russell [p.325]
• Gasser David A (Addie L) pilot h4112 Westlawn dr [p.325]
• Gasser Edw (Irene) clk h248 36th av N [p.325]
• Gasser Frank F (Pauline C) slsmn Green Vale Milk Co h3200 Charlotte av [p.325]
• Gasser Fred (Emma) furnace mn h504 Fremont av [p.325]
• Gasser Fred jr slsmn Green Vale Milk Co r504 Fremont av [p.325]
• Gasser Geo (Fannie) car inspr h2145 Utopia [p.325]
• Gasser Kath r504 Fremont av [p.325]
• Gasser Leara smstrs r1113 Greenwood av [p.325]
• Gasser Leona Mrs r1311 8th av S [p.325]
• Gasser Louie G (Nora L) aviator h4415 Westlawn dr [p.325]
• Gasser Louis J br mgr Noel Ice Co Inc r RD 50 Charlotte rd (WN) [p.325]
• Gasser Stephen (Daisy) lab h1911 Russell [p.325]
• Gasser Thos E (Leara) prsmn r1113 Greenwood av [p.325]
• Gasser Walter W lab r504 Fremont av [p.325]

• Staub Leila D (wid John) r2110 Pontotoc av [p.791]
• Staub Russell student r1130 Cahal [p.791]

Polk’s Nashville City Directory
Vol LX – 1929
R.L. Polk & Company, Publishers

• Diatikar Peter B (Clara) cashr Bank of Tennessee h423 N 15th [p.402]

• Gasser Albert (Adalee) prsmn h2401 Cruzen av [p.504]
• Gasser Cleveland hlpr City Pumping Sta r2219 Utopia [p.504]
• Gasser Edw (Irene) tinner h3601 Nevada av [p.505]
• Gasser Emma teller Commerce Union Bank r3502 Byrum av [p.505]
• Gasser Fredk (Emma) h3309 Nevada av [p.505]
• Gasser Geo (Fannie) air brake inspr h2219 Utopia [p.505]
• Gasser Louis G aviator r2219 Utopia [p.505]
• Gasser Louis J brklyr r3309 Nevada av [p.505]
• Gasser Robt V (Lois) mach opr r2216 Grantland av [p.505]

• Staub Henry C (Marie) yd mstr h800 Porter rd [p.1090]
• Staub John (Lela) ins agt r1209 McChesney av [p.1090]