No I have not discovered a family of Wiseley's that came from Russia. What I have found is an odd statistic concerning who reads this blog.
I get a report of the countries from which people have accessed this blog. The results are sort of interesting and have raised some questions for me.
Here are the current results of where people have viewed the blog.
Obviously most views are from the US with over 1300. A person would think that Canada or Great Britain (England, Ireland, Scotland) would be the second highest . But nope! It is Russia! Here then is the complete list. You figure it out. I can't!
USA 1327
Russia 15
United Kingdom 12
Germany 10
Canada 9
Latvia 5
India 4
Denmark 3
Finland 2
Singapore 2
It has been very interesting to see where people are when they access this blog. I really have no explanation for what countries are here or how many times they have visited the site. It might just be one person from Russia that clicked on a bunch of times. Who knows?
Just thought it might be interesting for you to see who is reading the blog besides yourself.
Look for the rest of the social security death index for Wisely and Wisley in a few more days.
Thanks again for reading. I just wonder why Russians are looking at a Wiseley blog??? What is your explanation? Please leave comments here or send them to davidwiseley@gmail.com
Oh, if you like looking at great libraries visit my other blog at www.mylibrarycards.blogspot.com
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Where did the Wiseleys wind up?
Hello, I am back. Sorry to be gone for such a long time. I have been busy trying to get the last yard work done before the white stuff ends yard work. But I have not been idle with genealogy. Several people have contacted me about this blog and provided me with wonderful information. What do they get for helping me?
Well one fellow from north Chicago had kinfolk from Findlay, OH with photos of some of the old early settlers. About a week or two later a lady sent me an Email concerned that she was one of the last of her line. Her relatives came from Findlay as well and when I compared the information I realized they had the same Great Grandfather (or some other close relative?) and they lived about 40 miles apart. And neither one knew the other one existed. Those stories always make me feel good.
For today I want to explore where the Wiseley Clan is now (or was in the recent past)
Ancestry.com is running a 15 day free access (yes actually free) to some very limited databases. They reveal a new one everyday. You may want to check it out before Oct 15, 2011. (http://www.ancestry.com/anniversary?o_xid=49183&o_lid=49183&o_sch=Email) When I say limited I mean limited. For October 4th they opened the database of Bavarian and German World War One personnel... in German! But other databases have been much more useful.
The first one was the Social Security Death index. People who were in the Social Security database that died. The state they died in is listed, not where they were born or lived most of their lives, so we are dealing with retirement homes in some cases. But I found the information interesting. I have summarized it below. The numbers behind the states are how many people who were named WISELEY were listed as having died in that state. If 2 or 3 or more lived in the same area I have listed the city. If no city is listed it means only one or two came from any one city.
As you can see there are only a few states with significant numbers of Wiseleys.
Michigan with 39, California with 37, Ohio - 25, Oklahoma - 16, Indiana - 15. Etc
These numbers seem astonishingly too low. Even when you factor in this lists only Wiseley's (not Wisely or Wisley) and includes only those people reported to the SS admin, it still seems low. But no matter what is here is a great start.
Alabama Alaska Arizona 6 Kingman,
Benson, Tucson , Chandler Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois 12 Rockford , Sullivan, Decatur Indiana 15 Logansport -Royal
Center Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana 2 Missoula Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio 25 Findlay , Toledo Oklahoma 16 Tulsa Oregon Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 3 Knoxville Texas 8 Morton, San Antonio Utah Vermont Virginia 8 Roanoke , Manassas Washington West Virginia Wyoming
I have all the names so if you think you know any wiseley in one of these states that lived in a city mentioned please contact me. Look for the listing of Wisely and Wisley in a few days. Next I want to share some of the family trees I have received from, Ohio, Oklahome, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and a couple other states that have slipped my mind. (OBS* is starting to take it's toll on me... )
I also want to continue with my line and follow as many of the children and where they went for each generation as I am able to research. It just gets more interesting with each new "revelation".
Again my apologies for the long absence. I will try my best to keep the information on the Wiseley family coming your way.
Thanks again for reading my blog.
David Wiseley davidwiseley@gmail.com
* OBS is "Old Brain Syndrome" perhaps you struggle with it from time to time as well.
Another of my favorite abbreviations is ESO - Equipment Smarter than Operator.
Well one fellow from north Chicago had kinfolk from Findlay, OH with photos of some of the old early settlers. About a week or two later a lady sent me an Email concerned that she was one of the last of her line. Her relatives came from Findlay as well and when I compared the information I realized they had the same Great Grandfather (or some other close relative?) and they lived about 40 miles apart. And neither one knew the other one existed. Those stories always make me feel good.
For today I want to explore where the Wiseley Clan is now (or was in the recent past)
Ancestry.com is running a 15 day free access (yes actually free) to some very limited databases. They reveal a new one everyday. You may want to check it out before Oct 15, 2011. (http://www.ancestry.com/anniversary?o_xid=49183&o_lid=49183&o_sch=Email) When I say limited I mean limited. For October 4th they opened the database of Bavarian and German World War One personnel... in German! But other databases have been much more useful.
The first one was the Social Security Death index. People who were in the Social Security database that died. The state they died in is listed, not where they were born or lived most of their lives, so we are dealing with retirement homes in some cases. But I found the information interesting. I have summarized it below. The numbers behind the states are how many people who were named WISELEY were listed as having died in that state. If 2 or 3 or more lived in the same area I have listed the city. If no city is listed it means only one or two came from any one city.
As you can see there are only a few states with significant numbers of Wiseleys.
Michigan with 39, California with 37, Ohio - 25, Oklahoma - 16, Indiana - 15. Etc
These numbers seem astonishingly too low. Even when you factor in this lists only Wiseley's (not Wisely or Wisley) and includes only those people reported to the SS admin, it still seems low. But no matter what is here is a great start.
California 37 No patterns
Florida 10 No patterns
Rhode Island None
Wisconsin 4 Chippewa
Falls , Racine
I have all the names so if you think you know any wiseley in one of these states that lived in a city mentioned please contact me. Look for the listing of Wisely and Wisley in a few days. Next I want to share some of the family trees I have received from, Ohio, Oklahome, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and a couple other states that have slipped my mind. (OBS* is starting to take it's toll on me... )
I also want to continue with my line and follow as many of the children and where they went for each generation as I am able to research. It just gets more interesting with each new "revelation".
Again my apologies for the long absence. I will try my best to keep the information on the Wiseley family coming your way.
Thanks again for reading my blog.
David Wiseley davidwiseley@gmail.com
* OBS is "Old Brain Syndrome" perhaps you struggle with it from time to time as well.
Another of my favorite abbreviations is ESO - Equipment Smarter than Operator.
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