Time is definitely of the essence..
We all know that research takes time. I don't have an update on Bernard Wilson - Permer Bernard Payne. However I did go back to see any little detail that may be missed. I mentioned early on that it is not good to research too many family members at one time because you can miss something, it can be can become overwhelming and you can forget what request are sent and to where.
Update - I visited the Dallas National Cemetery but unfortunately it was not during visiting hours. I will be returning on my next available day. You talk about beautiful, OMG! Visiting a cemetery is not on the top of my list but the grounds there are really well kept. I can't wait to go back to see the area in which my relative is buried in. I re-wrote the military. As I mentioned had done my family tree before, so I decided to go back and see in what name I requested look up for and it was only Permer Bernard Payne, the only name I knew at the time. When I began research before the 1940 Census were not available. When I re-wrote the military (Army) I requested research for the following names:
Permer Bernard Payne, it is unfortunate that supposedly he entered the military as "Bernard Lewis" but was buried in the name "Permer Bernard Payne". I am guessing that records are not resumed and check. How they knew he was military under that name, I have not a clue.
I will be forwarding a second letter to the Washington D.C. Archive and Records Administration for a progress update. I will just add to the letter "second request" and "progress update". I assumed in the beginning that the holidays caused some delays but it's been a few days. The other factors that I consider is the amount of request they get a day, what the have to do to research and whether or not the request has to be approved for any reason. Besides, his name is very confusing...perhaps they are researching all of the above names for comparison and assurance.
I had a wild idea because you never know...going back to see what updates to do.
I am going to write the Longview, Texas Public Library since he lived there a short spell. They may have some sort of information on him. Though, he served our Country (well appreciated trust me!) he seemed to have had a sporadic course in his beginning years. Then I thought, Dallas, Texas burial...uhm! I should write The Dallas Morning News - Obituary Archives and Records. Though, I have an obituary, I am in search of another picture.
Letters of request:
Longview
Public Library
222 W. Cotton St. Longview, TX 75601
My name is Jacqueline of Texas. I am currently doing
family tree research. I am writing your site to see if you all have any
information on a relative of mine.
He could have lived there under a few names:
Bernard
Wilson
Bernard
Lewis
Permer
Bernard Payne
If you could please assist me with my research it
would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
Jacqueline
______________________________________________________________
THE
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
508 Young St.
Dallas, TX 75202
Dear Obituary Archive Department,
My name is Jacqueline of Texas. I am currently doing
family tree research. I am writing your site to see if you all have any archived
obituary information on a relative of mine.
He could have been listed under a few names:
Bernard
Wilson
Bernard
Lewis
Permer Bernard Payne
– though the Dallas National Cemetery buried him under this name.
Thank you in advance,
Jacqueline
Bernard Wilson - Permer Bernard Payne - Clue#5
I have not received anything from the Army as of his date. I am going to wait a little bit before writing them a third notice. Though, I did write the Marshall, Texas Public Library another letter. Just from doing research on my own, I clearly understand that research does not happen overnight.
Okay, I had another wild idea. Since the 1940 Census in the last Census released, I wrote ancestry.com (360 West 4800 North, Provo, Utah 84604) to see if they can assist me with researching his birthplace and his parents. I did receive a response letter from the Dallas National Cemetery.
Bernard Wilson - Permer Bernard Payne - Clue#7
Letter to Marshall School District (Archive Records Department)
Waiting on a reply...
Marshall High School
502 West Pinecrest Drive
Marshall, Texas 75670
Dear Records Department,
My name is Jacqueline of Fort Worth, Texas. I am currently researching my family history. I am requesting information about Bernard Wilson. I do know that lived in Marshall, Texas on the 1940 Census with my Great Grandmother Maggie Womack Payne on Star Street at the age of 7 years. I am not exactly sure how he is related. It is my understanding that he was my biological Mother’s brother.
b. March 1933
He was born Bernard Wilson, but later changed his name to Permer Bernard Payne. Again, I am trying to see if he had any school records there in Marshall, Texas for any year. According to the 1940 Census, he was not in school at age 7 years.
Thank you sincerely
Jacqueline
Spinks Airport, Human Resource Department
13451 Wing Way, Suite 109
Fort Worth, Texas 76028
Dear Human Resource Department,
My name is Jacqueline of Texas. I am currently doing family tree research and am in need of any information on my family members as I can get. I am researching "Permer Bernard Payne"(deceased name)/Bernard Lewis (military name)/Bernard Wilson(birth name). I am not sure what name he would have used while employed with your company. He was b. March 1933, as far as I know. He married Dorothy Robinson Payne in 1991. I attempted contacting her and unfortunately she has passed on. I was adopted as a child, so I am unaware of any other family members. I slightly remember him, because when he was married to Irma Simpson they both cared for me until he left the home. He passed on August 2003. If you could please assist me some information on him it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you sincerely,
Jacqueline
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