Family History and Genealogy
I recently analyzed the 1850 census enumeration for my 4th great-grandparents, Frederick and Keziah Ward. In 1850, they lived in Gilmer County, Georgia, but they would have been in North Carolina in 1840. I’m hoping that by identifying their neighbors in 1850, I can use that information to confirm their location in 1840, since some […]
One of the projects I’m working on is to ensure that each record saved to my Ancestry private tree has also been transcribed and added to RootsMagic with up-to-date source citations, as well as thoroughly analyzed. My task list for each record includes: Transcribe each record. If a census record, then transcribe household and abstract […]
Last week, I wrote a post about my experience using Evidentia to analyze a death certificate. In it, I mentioned that I would like the Evidentia program to produce a Document Analysis report. Here is how I think such a report should look; the first part is a template with Evidentia fields in brackets and […]
Recently, I’ve been trying out Evidentia, a new-ish program to aid in the analysis and proof of genealogical problems. I’m not going to explain how the program works & it’s terminology. If you haven’t heard about Evidentia yet, you can read about a review here that goes into a bit more of the background. I […]
A few months ago, I had to opportunity to look at The Brookshire Family by Glenna Brookshire Beck. I got a lot of great information which I’m now validating. My current focus is to look online for original records that are cited in The Brookshire Family or for other original records that support the information included. The book is […]
Yesterday morning I noticed that FamilySearch had added a new collection to its Georgia Records: Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1975. With the impending closure of the Georgia Archives, I’m glad to see more of our state’s records coming online. This collection contains over 2 million records. It’s browsable only at this time, but it is organized […]
This is one of 17 pages of William West’s application for an Indigent Pension from the state of Georgia for his service in the Civil War. Questions for Applicant Transcript [boilerplate is in regular font; written answers are italicized] State of Georgia Murray County } William West of said State and County, desiring to […]
I came back from FGS inspired to work on my DAR application. It’s been languishing for quite some time, as I wasn’t sure I wanted to proceed. My purpose in applying was always completion of the rigorous application process; I see it as a validation of my genealogy research skills. There are a couple of […]
One of the classes that really struck a chord with me at FGS 2012 was Elissa Scalise Powell’s Write As You Go! Regular readers will remember that I make periodic declarations to be more systematic in writing about my research; however, I’m never as disciplined as I want to be. One of the things that […]
This week’s Treasure Chest Thursday entry is another World War I Draft Registration Card. This time the registrant is my great-grandfather, James Alexander Hemphill. So What Does This Record Tell Us? Name: I think this is the only official document I have that spells out his complete name – James Alexander Hemphill. Residence: Ramhurst, Georgia. […]
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