Wandering Around The Family Tree

One of the photos in my great grandfather's collection of photographs from Keystone Academy in 1890-1891 is identified on the back as Prof. I.F. Bodel A quick check of the 22nd Annual of Keystone Academy and Ladies, Institute  Factoryville PA  1890-91 indicates that Issac F Bodle was a member of the Board of Instruction. A few minutes research on the web and Ancestry reveals basic information about Professor Bodle. 1859   Born in Eaton, Wyoming, PA on March 8. Son of James and Hannah Bodle. ????    Attended Lafayette College for 1 term 1891   On the Board of Instruction at Keystone Academy, Factoryville, PA 1900   Single, living in Wyoming County, PA, a teacher in the public schools. 1910   Single, living in Eaton, Wyoming, PA 1911   Nov 21  Married Sara Esther Lee in Manhattan, New York 1920   Married, living in Loxely and Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama, farmer 1922   Living in Lo...

In 1891, my great grandfather William Lucas Hankins attended Keystone Academy in Factoryville, Pennsylvania. I have several photographs of his classmates that I'll be posting. William Lucas Hankins was the son of Lucas Wurtz Hankins and Mary Ellen Ross. He married Mary Jane Kellam. He was the father of Francis William Hankins. This photograph of William Lucas Hankins was taken by the photographer Manchester in Factoryville, Pennsyvlania. This may be Walter N. Manchester who was active in Factoryville in the 1880s. Name: William Lucas Hankins Photographer: Manchester Location: Factoryville, PA Date: 1891 Information on the back of the photograph - W.L. Hankins, Equinunk, PA. K.A. '91 If you are related to William Lucas Hankins, please contact me if you would like a full size copy of the photograph.

The Hankins family was a challenge to find in the 1940 census. I knew where they were supposed to be – just could not find them in the indexes. I finally search for an Evelyn b in Kansas with a last name starting with H living in Collegeville. Then I found them – indexed as the Harbisa family on Ancestry! I’ve notified Ancestry of the error – so now they do show up under Hankins! On Family Search - they are indexed as the Harkins family.  The family starts on line 58 on Sheet 1B Enumeration District 46-42. They were enumerated on April 3, 1940.  Image is from Ancestry.com.  Ancestry.com.  1940 United States Federal Census  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Enumeration District:  46-42 ; Description:  COLLEGEVILLE BOROUGH, URSINUS COLLEGE.  Year:  1940;  Census Place:  Collegeville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania;  Roll:  m-t0627-03578;  Page:  1B;  Enumera...