Salvation Army - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

nellie grace dundas lloyd

treekiller35 — 27 Aug 2008 1:34:57 GMT

i am looking to trace the family of nellie grace dundas lloyd last heard of in michigan 1972 anybody know anything please get in touch roy million

S.A. Lt. Ernest Brewer photo

snapdragon_car — 25 Aug 2008 4:24:05 GMT

I am not related, but I found this photo in an album I inherited from my grandmother. As well as his name, the photo stated Middletown, Oh 1935 or 36.

I hope this photo can be used by someone.

What were members of The Salvation Army called?

jamesmatthews114 — 18 Aug 2008 2:20:26 GMT

Roman Catholics are referred to as Catholics, Presbyterians are Presbyterian, those who practice Methodism are Methodists...

With what name were those who worshipped with The Salvation Army referred to? Curiousity getting the better of me!

divorce/separation records

digi54 — 6 Mar 2008 1:01:50 GMT

Does anyone happen to know if the Salvation Army kept records of divorces or separations? I have read where the couple in question had to go through kind of a marriage counseling session or sessions before they could separate or divorce. My couple in question did separate (and not get back together) but I can't find a divorce record in the parliamentary divorces, so I'm turning to church records.
Thank you in advance for any responses.
Lisa

SA MISSIONARIES to INDA late 1890s

Sian — 3 Oct 2005 4:20:07 GMT

Looking for others who had ancestors working with the Salvation Army in India. My g.grandparents William EVA (aka Capt Seenavasagam) and Jane/Jennie SAXBY (aka Lt. Arulai) were part of the Tamil Division. William had arrived in India Aug 1887 (with the Jubilee Fifty) and Jane had arrived Dec 1890 (with the Memorial Fifty). They were married April 1891 in a ceremony detailed in the April 13, 1891 issue of the Indian War Cry. Some people refered to in this article were Major Jai Bhai, Staff-Capt Santosham, & Lt. Chellaya Pillay. Of course, these names are those assumed in India by British SA officers to help them fit into Indian society.

Salvation Army records for Moncton, New Brunswick

Walter Van Buskirk — 30 Nov 2006 6:22:15 GMT

I am looking for Salvation Army records for Moncton, new Brunswick, Canada for the time period of 1889-1891. I would appreciate any information as to where to look.

Thank You

Salvation Army General

starrcroft — 13 Nov 2006 9:56:28 GMT

I am looking for information on Frank and Elizabeth Croft. Frank was a Brigadeer General in the Salvation Army from 1946-1950 and Elizabeth was reportedly the oldest living member when she died in 1968 at the age of 98. If anyone knows where I can find out more information, please let me know. Thanks.

Salvation Army Records, Phila., PA

blondie4091 — 13 Sep 2006 2:45:28 GMT

I have read several of these post & am very surprised to find that the Salvation Army keep 'very good records'!!
I had contacted someone a few months ago about hospital records & was told...sorry there are none!
Grandmother was in Salvation Army Hospital-Maternity, on 1920 census. Her two daughters were also listed there in 1930! Address on census was Lansdowne Ave.
If anyone can point me in the right direction as to 'who' to contact about these records, I would be eternally grateful!

thanks

Emma Ameila Snyder or Schneider" Reiners "( Married Name)

Margaret — 13 Nov 2006 9:54:38 GMT

Emma Reiners worked for the Salvation Army in Petersburg Virginia and was an assistant..Any Records showing of this would be appreciated

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JANSE, VICTOR, SODERLUND & HUBBARD families (kin of Emelie PETTERSON, Swedish SA Pioneer)

Virginia Sholin Smallwood — 13 Nov 2006 9:53:43 GMT

I've been working with Elsie Martin and Bjorn Stockman of the SA's Swedish archives (see previous thread) on the Emelie PETTERSON case (important early SA pioneer in Sweden). In the process, we've uncovered other family members, notably the JANSE, VICTOR, SODERLUND and HUBBARD families, who MAY also have been Salvationists. It is possible that descendants have valuable information about Emelie PETTERSON, information that may have come down to them through their families. We would very much like to hear from anyone who is either descended from these families or know of people who may be related to them.

The VICTOR family flived in Chicago after immigrating in 1902. They were Carl and Ericka VICTOR, daughters, Mary and Thelka, and son, Hugo. Sometime before 1910, Thelka appears to have gotten married. After 1910, Carl, Ericka and Hugo moved to Kitsap County, Washington. In 1920, Carl Victor was a seaman. He died in 1927.

Thelka VICTOR lived at 6750 Honore Street, Chicago in the 1920s, though we do not know the name of her huband.

Anna B. Victor, born about 1885, married Marcus SODERLUND in about 1907. A son, Richard V. SODERLUND, was born in 1907. This family lived in Eagle Harbor, Kitsap, WA in 1920; in Seattle, WA in 1918; and in Liberty, Kitsap, WA in 1930. Marcus SODERLUND's occupation was capain of a sailing boat.

It is thought that Mary VICTOR, who was 15 years old and living with her family in Chicago in 1910, married and had children, but it is not known where she lived or who she married.

Hugo VICTOR, Carl's son, appears not to have married, but lived with the SODERLUNDs in 1920. He, too, was a seaman, and was born about 1895.

Emelie's husband, Edward G. JANSE, had a sister, Mrs. Aurora HUBBARD, wife of William HUBBARD, who lived in Chicago in 1900 and 1910. She was born sometime between 1846 and 1855.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Emilie Pettersson

Elsie Ekstrom Martin — 8 Apr 2006 6:48:47 GMT

Bjorn Stockman, who is located at the SA Headquarters in Stockholm, and also was a friend of my father, is asking about Emily Petterson and her spouse Edward G. Janse. They married January 24, 1891 in Manhattan, NY. According to Bjorn, he has found Edward Janse, cert# 6027063, died 1917-09-04 in Cook County; Emile Janse, cert#8957, died 1911-08-28 in Cook County, IL.
Here is a paragraph that I will translate from Swedish that explains Bjorn’s and the SA’s quest.
“It is namely so that we cannot find the third woman, Emilie Pettersson, who participated in starting the Salvation Army in Sweden. She was only involved for a short period of time but she accomplished a lot. Among other endeavors, she started the work in Gothenburg. She became finally in disfavor with Hanna Ouchterlony(the acknowledged founder of the Salvation Army in Sweden) and was stricken from all registers. But, as it happens, a letter came to the Headquarters in Stockholm from a man who is related to Emilie, and subsequently we have received her birthdate. He relates also that she was married to Janse and lived in the US. That’s how my quest begins.”
Hopefull,
Elsie Ekstrom Martin
This posting is aided with info from Bjorn Stockman, bjorn.stockman@fralsningsarmen.se

Salvation Army Record - Tisdale Colony

Cathy Bailey — 21 Mar 2006 1:18:13 GMT

I am looking for information regarding the Salvation Army immigration colony in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada, specifically a list of who lived in the colony, the name of the ship from England and/or a list of who was on the ship.

The surnames of interest to me in the Tisdale area are Barber, Brett and Smale.

Many thanks.

Tom Rogers and Elizabeth M(Lillie) McClelland

oshiners — 14 Nov 2005 11:56:53 GMT

I'd like to find information on my Great Grandparents Tom Rogers and Elizabeth M(Lillie) McClelland who came to the U.S. from England in the 1880s with the Army. They married 9 Dec 1890 in Yonkers, NY and were in Michigan (1892), Maine (1894), Washington (1900), Boyle Heights, CA (1902), San Diego (1910, 1920). They died in Los Angeles in the 1950s.
Lillie was kicked out of the house (in England) when she joined the army as her dad was a drinker. She was born in 1867 (May 5). I don't know when Tom was born but probably around then. I don't know when they joined the Army. I don't know when they came to this country. He was born in Penzance, England.
Their son Ballington rose through the ranks of the Army. He spent time in Hawaii, Illinois and Pasadena, CA. Ballington was born in 1894. I don't know if any of his children were in the Army.
Any help on where to find more information would be great.

S.A. Archives email address

VirginiaSholinSmallwood — 2 Jun 2006 11:14:56 GMT

The email address for the Salvation Army's Nation Archives and Research Center in the U.S. is archives@usn.salvationarmy.org

Salvation Army Records

Sian — 3 Oct 2005 4:18:56 GMT

There are excellent records. I have been at the receiving end of wonderful research provided by SA archivist Gordon Taylor of London England. I paid a research fee of 5 UKpounds per hour of his time, and I know he undercharged me! Among other details, he found a copy of the Indian War Cry which described in great detail the wedding of my g.grandparents in 1891. Full page article. What a find! Unfortunately the old War Cry newsletters are very fragile, so every bit of research money we can send will help save valuable information for future genealogists.

Salvation Army Records

Adrienne — 25 Oct 2003 1:17:37 GMT

Does anyone know if the Salvation Army kept records of its members, and if so, how whey would be obtained?

Just got a tip that my brickwall of a g-grandfather (George Frank Clark) may have been a member of the S.A.

Thanks!
Adrienne

Infant given away Sept 1927 by Salvation Army

NadineHeppell92 — 20 Mar 2005 1:21:54 GMT

The Times Recorder (Zanesville OH) 8 Sept 1927
INFANT BOY WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AT SALVATION ARMY
A baby boy will be given away at a big meeting of the Salvation Army Friday evening. The youngster is about 15 months old and is a boy. Some couple will be made happy with the little boy in their home, according to Capt. SHAKELFORD of the local citadel of the Salvation Army.
The child will be presented to some couple at the meeting which will be know as Soldiers’ Day as a number of soldiers will be taken into the army at this time.
Major John ALLEN commanding the central Ohio division of the Salvation Army and Staff Captain HARRISON, who is in charge of young peoples’ work of the army will be the principal speakers.
A street meeting will be held at 7 o’clock Friday evening and at 8 o’clock the indoor meeting will be started.

ARTHUR WILSON WHEELING WVA

pattiwestberry129 — 9 Oct 2004 4:04:24 GMT

I know my father was homeless and lived at the Salvation Army and worked there as a short order cook in approximately 1949-1950. He was homeless at the time. He met my mother there and they moved to Steuvenville, Ohio in 1950. Would there be any records that might give some idea where he came from before that and how he happened to be there at that time. My father died in 1960 at the age of 66 years.
Thanks,
Patti Wilson Westberry

Bates, Trask, Stickland

SKIPPERKAB — 25 Oct 2003 1:18:52 GMT

Looking for any one who would have or knew a
Thomas H Bates. He was involved in the Savation Army for many years. Was the Boy Preacher in Mass 1930ish give or take a few. Thomas was a Lt. and a Capt. also. His mothers name was Maude (Trask) and she too was involved in the Army too. Thomas married Gwen Stickland in 1932 , they live in Springfield Mass. Both were involved still in the Army. Gwen is from Canada.
Skipperkab@aol.com

Booth Home/Des Moines, Ia.

Tish4464 — 25 Oct 2003 1:19:49 GMT

SCHNABEL Baby Girl born on 4-4-1964 at Booth Home in Des Moines, Iowa at 8:00 p.m. Birthmother Schnabel was 19 at the time. Birthfather was 21 years old, Catholic, Italian and a Police Officer. Adoption took place through Lutheran Social Services.