Posts Tagged 1850 Census

Weekly Updates for 2010-03-03

  • Indexed 50 names on FamilySearch 1910 Massachusetts census. #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
  • Blog post: Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – The Final Tally http://bit.ly/d9eFWQ #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
  • Reading: Trace Your Family Tree on Your Lunch

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Genealogy To-Dos – February Wrap-Up

February turned out to be a good genealogy month.   I thought I might get sidetracked from my original plans by playing in the Geneablogger Games, but I was able to combine many tasks and make them work for both the Games and my To-Do list.

February Plan:

  • Write 10

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Weekly Updates for 2010-02-10

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Surname Saturday: Top 10 Ellis Research Resources

Ellis is the second-most common surname in my genealogy database.  These are the 10 resources that I have found to be most helpful in researching these family members.

  1. Ellis and Keener Connections” – a family tree compiled by Lynda Gibbs and housed at Rootsweb World Connect.  Some of you

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Weekly Update: December 30, 2009

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What’s New 8/19/09

New Census Records

1880 Census, Murray County – various Roberts’ households

Death Records

Jesse Lafayette Forrester death certificate

1880 Gilmer County Census Mortality Schedule

1850 Gilmer County Census Mortality Schedule

New Facts

Thomas L. Hemphill death date

Michael Whitener death date

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What’s New – 2/25/09

New Census Records

1870 & 1850 Census – Wyatt Lankford household

Uploaded 1800 Census for Burke County, NC, pp. 744, 791, & 795

Uploaded 1790 Census for Lincoln County, image 69

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What’s New – 12/31/08

I’ve been slack about keeping notes on my research results the last few weeks, which doesn’t mean there hasn’t been a lot of activity.  I’ve had several days off work for the holidays and have spent much of that time researching.  Here are just a few of the new records:… Read the rest

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Looking for Anna (Cook?) West

I’m looking for information on Anna, last name possibly Cook, who married Robert West.

I have very little information on Anna. She is listed on the 1850 Census in Polk County, Tennessee and her age is given as 40. This means her birthdate would be… Read the rest

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Where Was the Wyatt Lankford Family in 1860?

This week I’m looking for ancestors of Leaty (Lankford) West, whose gravestone I found several weeks ago.  I have her parents as Wyatt Lankford and Morning Tabitha Bruer.

Leaty West Headstone

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