Leon Dargin......Timeline

This is my timeline for Leon, I have this entered in my FTM 2014 program as Person Notes. It allows me to see where I need to research further, I also have this in an excel spread sheet with sources listed under each event and this helps me see everything at a glance and I can then evaluate the information based on the source. As you can see I have some missing information.


1858 Born 10 Feb to John Hayden Dargin & Elizabeth Vanover, in St Louis, Missouri

1860 US Federal Census

1870 US Federal Census

1880 US Federal Census

1895 8 Jan Married Margaret May Hallenbeck in New York City, New York. His residence was the Imperial Hotel, age 34, born in St Louis, Missouri to John Hayden Dargin & Elizabeth Dix. This was his first marriage. She was 21 born in Albany New York to John James Hallenbeck & Amy Frances Atkens, her residence was 23+ - N-Y6.St New York City, New York, this was her first marriage, also. (They did have her name down as Maggie but lined though it.) Witnesses: Wm C Dargin & (Thomas Cooke?) They were married by Henry Lubeck, Rector of the Church of Zion & St Timothy


1895 20 Mar arrived in New York on the Normannia with Wife Mrs. L Dargin. He is listed as a merchant, she is a wife and they have 5 pieces of luggage each. they boarded in Naples.

1896 29 Feb Daughter, Amy Frances, born in Manhattan, New York, New York
1897 Son, John Hayden, born

1897 New York City Directory - Leon Dargin, 478 B'way, woolens

1900 US Federal Census - Leon Dargin age 40, born Feb 1860 in Mississippi, living at 1838 7th Ave Manhattan, New York City, New York, wife Margaret M, age 26, born June 1873 in New York; Children: Amy F, age 4, born Feb 1896 in New York, John H, age 2, born Sept 1897 in New York; Servant Anne Rogers, age 18, born Mar 1882 in Ireland. His occupation is listen as Commercial Traveler

1910 US Federal Census - Leon Dargin, age 52, born Missouri, living at W116th Manhattan, New York City, New York,  married 5 years, wife Margaret May, age 36, born New York, Children: Amy Frances, age 14, born New York, John Hayden, age 12, born New Jersey & Servant Bessie Bolund age23, born Ireland. His occupation is listed as woolens

1911 New York City Directory - Leon Dargin, 572 Bway h438 W116th, woolens

1912 New York City Directory - Leon Dargin, 572 Bway h15 Claremont Av, woolens

1915 New York City Directory - Leon Dargin,  h15 Claremont Av (Downing, Clark & Co)

1915 New York State Census - Leon Dargin, age 57,  residence, 15 Claremont Av, Manhattan, New York City, New york with his wife Margaret May, age 42 and children Amy-19, Hayden-17,Betty-3 and servant, Nora Gibbons, age 25 of Ireland

1916 New York City Directory - Leon Dargin, h15 Claremont Av (Downing, Clark & Co)

1917 New York City Directory - Leon L Dargin, h15 Claremont Av (Hager Clark & Co)

1920 New York City Directory - Leon Dargin,  h924 W End Av

14 Feb 1920 Died of Pernicious Anemia, which he had for a duration of 2 years. Living at 924 West End Ave, Burough of Manhattan, New York City, New York. He was born 10 Feb 1920 in the US, to John Hayden Dargin & Elizabeth Vanover. He was married to Margaret M Dargin and his occupation was, mercantile, woolens.

1920 16 Feb buried in Woodlawn Cemetery


As I have time I will add links to the actual source documents, some of which I still have on order and some I have saved to my computer.

If you have any information regarding this individual feel free to share.
Danica

Brick Walls.......Leon Dargin

Well it has been a while but I have been very busy working on my genealogy. I have basically started over as I am learning so much on sourcing my information and genealogical research methods. I am currently working on what has been my Brick Wall all along and am trying to use as many of the methods that I have learned about in the book "Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques" by George G Morgan & Drew Smith.

My Brick Wall ancestor (and I usually use that phrase with parenthesis around it as I am not quite yet willing to say that I have exhausted my resources) is Leon Dargin born 1858 died 1920.

I recently watched the ancestry.com webinar: Genealogy Brick Wall Q&A and Crista Cowan suggested that as we research and run into issues or are just trying to identify what it is we are looking for, that we use the following format to identify what it is we need.

What Do I know?
How Do I Know It?
What Do I want to Know?

So here is my Puzzle:

What Do I Know?

Leon Dargin born 10 Feb 1858 in St Louis, MO, married Margaret May Hallenbeck, 8 Jan 1895 in New York City. They had three children Amy Frances b 1896, John Hayden b 1897 & Elizabeth Vanover b 1911. He died 14 Feb 1920 in New York City. His parents are listed on his death certificate as John Hayden Dargin & Elizabeth Vanover, His marriage certificate has mother as Elizabeth Dix. I believe his Mother was Elizabeth Russell Vanover and that she died Feb 1858.

There is some conflicting information on birth year, the marriage Cert & 1900 Census have him born abt 1860/61, and his obituary would have the year as 1857

How Do I know it?

Marriage Certificate

1900 US Census, 1910 US Census, 1915 NY State Census

Death Certificate, Obituary

What do I want to know?

I want to find him in the 1880, 1870, & 1860 census, to help confirm parents. I think I may have found him in 1880 listed as Wm L Dargin in New York City but cannot find any evidence of any other name listed for Leon. I also think I may have him in 1870, living in Birmingham, Al with John Hayden Dargin, Mary Dargin & Henry Dargin.

Danica