GEN-NEWBIE-L Archives

Archiver > GEN-NEWBIE > 2004-01 > 1073616115


From: Elizabeth Cunningham <>
Subject: [Fwd: Re: AULT, CUNNINGHAM, FUEHRER]
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:41:55 -0500


It is true the information on Martin Ault is sketchy. What I have is
sketchy.

I don't even know what religion he was. He married twice, both in
Lutheran churches, but his first wife and he were buried in Catholic
cemeteries, so he must have converted somewhere. I have at least 15
addresses for him, and children of his first marriage were born in 4
different towns. His first wife was buried in a fifth. His second wife
was my grandmother, who never spoke English well, and died when I was
1. He died when my father was 4, and my father died at 42. I am really
short of info.

His parents names were gotten when I found him in an 1860 census, and I
hope it is the right Martin Ault, but there are so few I am hoping it is
him. He never owned property, and left no will. I have seen both
marriage records, but the weddings were in 1880 and 1895, and record
keeping was not as extensive then. He was one of those people so poor
he came under the radar.

I have my parents' death certificates, but my father died too young for
social security. (He was a storekeeper, and they were not covered until
the 50's.) In addition, half his family was not speaking to the other
half. I have info on most of the children of the second marriage, but
the info on Martin's death certificate was given by a son who knew
little and gave information that looks erroneous.

He is a big brick wall, and I am shooting arrows into the air hoping for
something: like where might his parents have come from and when.

Elizabeth C

wrote:

> <<Martin AULT, son of Martin AULT and Marie PFEIFFER, born in the US of
> German immigrant parents, about 1851 or so (I have 3 birth years).
> Probably born in Brooklyn, lived in at least Lamberville , NJ, Trenton,
> NJ, Philadelphia, PA.>>
>
> This is sketchy information. I tried to do lookups for you, but
> there is insufficient information. You need to begin with yourself.
> Assemble all your documents and statistics. Then, do your parent's.
> If you order the necessary documents for your parents, you should
> find more information on their parents.
>
> I found some suspects for the Ault family in PA. If you carefully
> research your parent's before attempting their parent's, I think that
> information would be meaningful to you and help you go further in your
> research.
>
> Some of the things you will need to be successful with your research
> are your parent's birth, marriage and SS-5 information. If they are
> no longer living, get their death certificates and interment records.
>
> The foundation of your research begins with you and your parent's.
> Build that foundation strong and secure and the rest will come more
> easily. Please keep us posted on what you do learn and we can help
> you further.
>
> If you need to know how to secure the important records for you
> family, just ask. Whatever help you need is available on this list.
>
> Sandra


This thread: