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 As I reported yesterday, I got a lot done in August. Having a genealogy to-do list keeps me on track and enables me to measure my progress. I hope to have a similarly productive September: Writing: Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts) – my first priority here is to write up my notes from FGS and . . . → : CONTINUE READING This was a very busy genealogy month. I got a lot done, but somehow it seems the more I do, the more there is to be done. Writing: Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts) – ideally, this will include 1 Women’s Timeline post and 3 Surname Saturdays, but anything counts. – I actually wrote . . . → : CONTINUE READING  I received the death certificate for my 2nd great-grandmother, Leaty Caroline (Lankford) West several months ago, but have just gotten around to analyzing it. As far as death certificates go, this one does not offer a great deal of new information, but it does confirm a lot of pieces of data and provides a primary source . . . → : CONTINUE READING  William H. “Buddy” Ward was my third great-grandfather. His is the penultimate name I have in the Ward line, so while he is not a brick-wall ancestor, both of his parents are. His death certificate has been a valuable document, confirming some data, providing new information and leading to new documents. Confirmations He was a farmer. My Lankford/Langford family line starts with Leaty Caroline, my great-great grandmother. Leaty’s birthdate is in question. Her headstone says 20 July 1848. Her death certificate says 1848. The 1900 census states Jan 1860 and various other censuses imply 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852. She was probably born in Tennessee. She married William West 20 November . . . → : CONTINUE READING Keeping a monthly to-do list is so freeing, mentally. I feel like I get so much more accomplished. I stay on track, rather than chasing rabbits, because I know that whatever I think of doing can be added to my To-Do list in RootsMagic and then pursued later on. These are my plans for August: Writing: Write 8 . . . → : CONTINUE READING I’m so glad that I started keeping a monthly to-do list again. Even if I don’t get everything completed, it helps me stay on track and keeps me from getting stressed out about all that I want to accomplish. Writing: Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts) – ideally, this will include 1 Women’s Timeline . . . → : CONTINUE READING  This week’s Surname Saturday post focuses on the Baxters, one of my major brick walls, as regular readers will know. The line starts with my great-great-grandmother, Barbara Baxter. Barbara is the little old lady, front and center, in the collage (click on image to view a larger version). Barbara was born February 1854, possibly in Murray County, . . . → : CONTINUE READING This has been a whirlwind week, making genealogy connections through social networking (and learning what a small world this really is). First, I got a comment on a blog post from the descendant of a collateral line. She (we’ll call her K.) said she had been referred to my site by someone on Ancestry.com. She was seeking . . . → : CONTINUE READING  The Baxters are one of my major brick walls, as regular readers will know. Barbara Baxter was my great-great-grandmother; for a long time, she was the only Baxter I knew about. I recently discovered her father’s name, but I haven’t been able to go much further. A few months ago, I obtained Barbara’s death certificate, hoping . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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