During my graduate work, I did a family history of this heritage. However, I had to abandon it due to other obligations. This is an archive of some of the progress I made.

View my family trees on Ancestry.com [link here] [create your own account and search for username: JohnRobertGirdwood]

How to view the family history on this page…

I begin with the “Current Generations” that include family members from self/individual to grandparents. Then, I divided sections into maternal and paternal, each beginning with the first great-grandparent. When you view the tree, in each section you can count the “greats” starting with 1. In other words, the first paternal section starts with __________ who is the individual’s great-grandfather and then continues from there. Another thing to keep in mind is that, in the Current Generations, the indentations represent a generation with the blue/red as the heads of household for the lineage. However, the italicized names do not fall within the generational indentations. The red/blue heads of house do follow the generational indentation system.

KEY: Fa=Father; Ma=Mother; Bro=Brother; Sis=Sister; Sp=Spouse; Son=Son; Dgthr=Daughter; b.=born; d.=died; m.=married; r. resided in; aka=”also known as”

Current Generations

  • Robert Artis (b. 1938)
  • Bro: Alan William Artis
  • Sis: Geraldine Freeman
  • Bro: Jerome Jon Artis
  • Sis: Lawana Bryant
    • Fa: George Robert Artis (b. 1917)
      • Fa: William Russell Artis (b. 1891)
        • Fa: George William Artis (b. 1863)
        • Ma: Martha Ann Wagner (b. 1875)
      • Ma: Selesta Ann Rankin (b. 1894)
        • Fa: Robert T Rankin (b. 1866)
        • Ma: Martha Mattie Rankin (b. 1862)
    • Ma: Vivian Mae Jefferies (b.
      • Fa: John Cone Jefferies (b.
      • Ma: Lulu Payne (b.

 

To Be Continued…

 

 

Paternal-P-P

  • George William Artis (b. 1891) [Sp: Martha Ann Wagner (b. 1875)]
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Paternal-P-M

  • Martha Ann Wagner aka Anna Wright (b. 1875; r. Detroit, MI USA) [Sp: George William Artis (b. 1891)]
  • Bro: John Wagoner (b. Jan 1877 in Kent County, Dresden, Ontario, Canada; occupations: Pay Laborer, )
  • Bro: Elgy Wagner (b. Jan 1880 in Kent County, Dresden, Ontario, Canada; r. Flint, MI USA; occupations: Coachman, Janitor)
    • Fa: Jacob Wagoner aka Joseph Wagner (b. Mar 1843 in Kentucky USA; m. Dresden, Ontario, Canada; occupation: Teamster)
    • Marriage Record 04 Nov 1874 in Huron, between Sophia & Jacob (Archives of Ontario MS932_13)
      • Military
        • I used this Certificate of Service to find:
        • This itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm link
        • Film Number: M589 roll 90
        • Enrolled: 21 Mar 1864 (to serve 3 years)
        • Regiment Name: 5 Mass. Cav. (Colored)
        • Side: Union
        • Company: I
        • Rank In & Out: Private
        • African American Civil War Memorial Plaque Number: E-153
        • Discharged: 31 Oct 1865 by reason of muster out of company
        • Jacob Wagoner’s enrollment card
      • Fa: John Wagner (b. Virginia USA)
      • Ma: Martha Wagner (b. Virginia USA)
    • Ma: Sophia Jane (Richardson) Wagner (b. 06 Jan 1850 in Kent County, Dresden, Ontario, Canada; m. Dresden, Ontario, Canada; d. 20 Dec 1944 at Hurley Hospital, Flint, MI USA)
    • Sis: “Auuri Amelia”
    • Bro: “Eynton Rynson” b. 1854)
    • Sis: “Percilla” (b. 1857)
    • 1871 Canadian Census showing family
      • Fa: Edmund Richardson (b. VA or WV USA)
      • Ma: Hannah Richardson (b. Canada)
    • 1900 Flint Township Census showing “Joseph, Sophia, John, and ‘Elgis’ Wagoner”
      • states John’s occupation as “Pay Laborer”
      • states Elgy’s occupation as “Coachman”
      • Elgy’s and John’s father also listed here as born in VA USA
    • 1920 Flint Township Census showing “Sophia Wagoner, ‘Elgie,’ and John”
      • states John’s occupation as “Wagon Driver, Mail”
      • states Elgy’s occupation as “Janitor, Motor Co.”
      • Elgy’s and John’s father also listed here as born in KY USA
    • 1930 Flint Township Census only lists Sophia & Elgy; name changes to “Wagner”
      • Elgy’s father also listed here as born in VA USA
      • Sophia’s father also listed here as born in WV USA
    • Obituary: arrived Flint, MI in 1890 (one of the oldest residents of Flint, MI)

 

Paternal-M-P

  • Robert T Rankin (b. 1866) [Sp: Martha Mattie Rankin (b. 1862)]
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Paternal-M-M

  • Martha Mattie Rankin (b. 1862) [Sp: Robert T Rankin (b. 1866)]
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