Hugh Turner and June Weller met on the S.S. Colombia in July 1934

I always loved this photo of my grandparents.  Hugh in his Merchant Marine uniform and June in her playful sailing outfit.  I have no idea when this photo was taken, but they look so happy. I never knew how they met.

Recently, my brother called me from California after spending time with Uncle Bob.  He told me that our grandparents met on a ship!  He worked on the ship and she was a passenger. They met by chance returning to the ship at a port of call.  June was alone and Hugh was told to escort her back to the ship.  Not sure which port of call, but nonetheless, here is the ship manifests for the S.S. Colombia, where they clearly met. He is on the first line of the crew list dated June 18, 1934.

June is the last person listed on this passenger list dated July 18, 1934.

Two lines above her is Aunt Francis, her traveling companion.  The rest is family history :)

An Ellingham Adventure - She's a Good Sport

So this week, Mom and I went on a mini cemetery adventure.  We hit 4 cemeteries in one day.  We started out in Linden, NJ at Rosedale Cemetery visiting the grave of Jane (nee Allingham) Ellingham Stevenson.  Jane was born in 1844 in Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland.  She is the daughter of Francis (Frank) Allingham and Elizabeth Montgomery.  She married first William Ellingham on October 2, 1865 in Poughkeepsie, Duchess County, New York.  They later relocated to Brooklyn. In the 1910 census Jane is listed as being the mother of 8, but only 4 are living.  William died on April 3, 1888.  Jane is Mom’s 2x great grandmother (my 3x).  Jane's Findagrave.com memorial.  On September 22, 1898, she married William Stevenson in Brooklyn, NY,  He died on July 2, 1915 in Brooklyn. Jane died November 25, 1915 in Elizabeth, NJ at age 71.

Jane is buried with her son William Ellingham, daughter Martha Miller, son-in-law Alexander Miller and members of his immediate family.  The other side with more names can be seen on Martha's findagrave.com memorial.

We made a few stops in Queens researching another line on my father's side of the family. More on that in a future post. Mom came along for the ride.  She was a great sport.  She walked around and helped look for markers.  She's really good at finding them!

1st Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City, NY

Our last stop in New York was The Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn.  We went to visit the grave of Jane's husband William Ellingham. 

She found his!

William Ellingham was born in 1846 in County Donegal, Ireland.  He is the son of William Ellingham and Ann Lenax.  William enlisted in Poughkeepsie, NY on September 6, 1864 and was honorably discharged at the end of the Civil War on July 12, 1865. He served as a Private.  He died on April 3, 1888 in Brooklyn at the age of 43.

Nancy Turner visiting the grave of her 2x great grandfather.

 We started and ended the day visiting Cenie's paternal grandparents.

I hoped to get to the Green-Wood Cemetery before leaving Brooklyn, but we ran out of time.  Thanks for being a great sport Mom!