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Sovereign Holder - W.R. Century 1805 L 5(S) I.M.Haywood 100

Lynda681 — 2010-03-18 19:19:53Z

I have a silver sovereign holder with the wording "W.R. Century 1805 L 5(S) I.M.Haywood 100.
I know not what it means and all attempts at finding out have hit a brick wall. Could anyone point me in the right direction as to find out its' history please?

Finding living family

rmludwig_1 — 2010-03-14 13:36:07Z

My question is more of a personal nature, I have been doing my family tree for my sons, and in the process I located records of first cousins that I haven't heard from or seen in almost 40yrs do do moving around alot, now I have fond memories of these cousins as children,and now I would like to reach out, but am afraid I would get the rejection. Any one have experiennce with this?

Thannkyou

Re: Finding Family

sonsea — 2010-03-14 02:25:46Z

Just met up with cousins I hadn't seen in 40 years. It was great. I think as we get older we like to connect. We are all so busy we still don't see each other much, but I like knowing they are there and that they are a part of who I am.
Sonsea

Re: Finding someones maiden name?

dj3aj2cj1 — 2010-03-13 22:20:34Z

If you post their names and any dates and places you have for them someone on here might be able to help you.

Re: Finding someones maiden name?

marym1978 — 2010-03-13 21:32:53Z

I have some of the marriage info but haven't been able to find the marriage records for that area. No luck finding there parents on the census either. I will keep digging into the marriage records and hope for the best! I have only been on Ancestry.com for 3 days now so I will keep digging! Thanks alot! :)

Re: Finding someones maiden name?

lwakeman — 2010-03-13 21:27:19Z

Do you know when/where they were married? Their marriage certificate would list her maiden name. Also have you found them in all the census' for which they were alive? At times elderly parents lived with their children...the living father or mother would be listed as a member of the household in the census for that year. Hope this is helpful on your search.

Finding someones maiden name?

marym1978 — 2010-03-13 21:10:37Z

I am sort of stuck I have found my great grandparents but I am stuck when it comes to going past there because I do not know my great grandmothers' maiden names'. Does anyone have any suggestions?

About Reliability of Index Info, etc.

jmccal11 — 2010-03-11 03:00:05Z

I have been tracing some strands of my tree and reached pretty far back, but eventually the online trail starts to end. I was wondering how reliable the Genealogical Indexes and Millenium Files and all those copied/non-original information is. Because they seem to be very extensive and I can go pretty far back but I am wondering if this info should be taken with a grain of salt, where it comes from, etc.
Any comments or help is greatly appreciated!
/Thank You/
JMSC

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

mi2early — 2010-03-09 15:24:54Z

You don't need to sign up for a free trial to see how the site works. In fact, the message boards are entirely free.

This is not the board on which to discuss the pros and cons of Ancestry, though. You'll need to post questions/comments about Ancestry on the Topics / Ancestry.com / Ancestry Site Comments board.

If you have questions about using the message boards, they can be posted at Topics / RootsWeb / Administrative / Boards Users

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

6feetinheels — 2010-03-09 14:38:29Z

I do not mind paying for items like that, its just that I have no idea how to find the information on here to pay for it anyway. I am used to going to local city agencies and paying for stuff like that for a fee, but I had no idea you could order stuff from this site. Also, did you use the 14 day free trial to see how things worked on here before or is that necessary to sign up for?

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

mi2early — 2010-03-09 14:36:24Z

This hobby is not cheap. There is no way to do accurate family research without paying for birth/death/marriage certificates and other information. Be prepared! :-)

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

6feetinheels — 2010-03-09 14:34:18Z

So is it worth is to save money as most of my family members are asking since I started this and try to get it going via one of these sites or just be patient and do it yourself as you said? I am all for doing it myself. I found one piece of information since I have been on here for the free 14 day trial and it explains why we have two different last names for grandmother and grandfather, but other than that it was difficult for a 1st timer to find people without knowing anything about ancestory.com.

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

6feetinheels — 2010-03-09 14:25:29Z

This was really nice of you to provide me with. This is my first time and I had no idea what I was doing and I am only on here because they offered a 14 day free trial period which I took, but I really do not believe I could afford to do this without some free sites. Thanks again.

Now if I could just find a location to help you on here step by step so as not to waste a lot of time....lol

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

AGHatchett3rd — 2010-03-09 08:48:09Z

The NBC show bears no resemblance to what real genealogical research is like for the average person.

Most people can't have a staff of paid genealogists across the country doing their research for them and then just fly in and get the results.

Real research means finding the documents, etc. yourself - and that means work. Enjoyable work, but work nonetheless.

Research isn't going onto a site, finding some shaking green leaves and then following them and copying whatever they lead to.

Research is going onto a site, finding documents and information, evaluating those documents and sources and then deciding if that is the person you are really looking for. Then- and only then- should that person be added to your family tree as a member of you family and the information shared with others. If you are unsure if a person belongs in your tree then keep a separate "research" tree for yourself until you are sure.

That is what genealogy is, and it is a far cry what what is being depicted in these TV shows which give newbies to the field totally unrealistic expectations.

Re: Geneology Has Become so Expensive

LHSwisher — 2010-03-09 05:26:58Z

Sure! First of all, saying you "did" your genealogy implies that you are finished. One never finishes... hits the proverbial "brick wall" perhaps, but as long as you have ancestors in both paternal and maternal lines, you're never finished! ;)) Of course, you don't HAVE to research all 4 grandparents, all 8 great-grandparents, etc. but many do.

Here are some free sites:
1) Does your local library subscribe to Ancestry's Library Edition? You can use that for free at the library.
2) Rootsweb (www.rootsweb.ancestry.com).
3) US GenWeb or the GenWeb for your counties of interest. It's free to access their databases but what you find depends on what has been posted. Each county is different.
4) FamilySearch Labs http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#...
4) Find a Family History Center in your area. The LDS Church established these centers all over the world. You can request microfilms to be sent to the center, where you can look over the films yourself. Find a location at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
5) Check Joe Beine's "Online Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for the USA: a genealogy guide for finding vital records." It tells you if the link requires payment to see records. (Don't let the germanroots.com URL throw you; it's for all nationalities.)
http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html
6) Beine also runs "Online Searchable Naturalization Indexes & Records" at http://www.germanroots.com/naturalization.html
7) as well as "What Passenger Lists Are Online?
Internet Sources for Transcribed Passenger Records & Indexes" at http://www.germanroots.com/onlinelists.html
8) Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, to see what sites exist for the areas or groups you're looking for. http://www.cyndislist.com/
9) See if your ancestor bought land from the government at the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office Records site, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp

Geneology Has Become so Expensive

6feetinheels — 2010-03-08 14:13:14Z

OK, so we all know the economy is really bad. I watched the news, I saw Professor Gates show. I saw NBC show. Both were good. I did my research and even though I am interested in checking my genology, the procedure seems very expensive for regular people. Any suggestions on how to do some of this yourselves with footwork and research?

Re: How exactly am I related to another person?

LHSwisher — 2010-03-08 02:52:45Z

According to the attached relationship chart, you are correct: third cousins.

How exactly am I related to another person?

marygraves36 — 2010-03-07 04:25:04Z

OK....lets take two people.

They both have the exact same great-great-grandparents.

Their great-grandparents were siblings. Does that make us something like 3rd cousins? I am racking my brains trying to figure this one out.

SEEKING BOOK - CLINGAN & SPRINGER FAMILIES BY MARTIN MANSPERGER

2010-03-05 14:56:51Z

Hello all,

I have been searching for the Clingan and Springer Families book by Martin Mathen Mansperger.

The only copy that I can find is at the Library of Congress. I have looked into having the book copied there, and the response was a $14.00 reasearch & processing fee for an estimated to copy the material. (It is a 149 page book).

Does anyone have the above mentioned book that would be willing to share the "Clingan Family" information for a reasonable fee?

Thank you for your help and suggestions.

Yes, I know.....I'm cheep, cheep, cheep,

Laurie

Transcribing Roman Catholic latin marriages - question

scgen123 — 2010-03-05 14:55:02Z

I am transcribing some marriage records from the mid 1800s and have found some notes written on the sides of some records. It looks like it may be the Latin form of writing this is the third or fourth marriage for someone. It occurred randomly. The handwriting goes something like this:

3sc 4oTo oT 4To cac

Jan 3tio ot 3tio can jt indobius

3an 3tio et 4o\6

The first letter in each case is very curly cue - I don't think it is the number 3 or the letter J, but I don't recognize it.

In addition, I found this notation next to one bride's name:
--Panpuss
Multier Muldum Mrs. Quinn

Does this look familiar to anyone? I don't recognize this Latin!

Thank you,
Susan

Re: Need Help with German Initials

LonnaDoyle — 2010-03-01 14:57:54Z

Principality (like Monaco) is Fürstentum, abbreviation Fsm.
Duchy (like Luxenbourg) is Herzogtum, abbreviation Hzm.
County (as in Ireland) is Graftschaft, abbreviation Gft.

Hope this helps. Lonna

Maiden name look up by the SSN

darin73507 — 2010-03-01 14:32:33Z

I am trying to find someones maiden name. I have her married name, her spouses name and the weeding date but I'm still getting tens of thousands of results. I've also tried searching birth cets with no luck. I did find her death cert and got her SSN off of it. Is there a way I can search by the SSN?

Re: Libindx System Online Genealogical Search - Reference NE(N) 655

rosco1965 — 2010-02-20 16:02:58Z

The cemetery it refers to is Elgin Cemetery (north, south east & west section).

Re: where to add patents for inventions?

toff190 — 2010-02-15 14:48:59Z

Oh, sorry, I meant right here on Ancestry.

Re: where to add patents for inventions?

BobNY — 2010-02-15 14:41:31Z

"This would seem to be good to add to their profile . . ."

Since we don't know what the profile is or where it resides, it would be a bit presumptuous to offer advice on positioning or format.

If it is known genealogy software, I sugest putting this query in the appropriate forum.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.software/mb.ashx

where to add patents for inventions?

toff190 — 2010-02-15 12:07:22Z

At least two of my relatives held patents for inventions (one for eleven different ones at least), according to Google Scholar, where the patents themselves can be seen. One other relative we thought did, but I haven't located it there.

In terms of genealogical information, patents have usually the relative's name, a date of the patent, and where they were living, sometimes who their employer was. This would seem to be good to add to their profile, but I'm not sure where it could go, in what format, or how to link it to Google.

Re: Cancellation Books

johnroscommon — 2010-02-12 00:44:36Z

For definition of "In Fee" see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee_simple
Continuing Valuations- change of occupiers 1852-c1920. (For more details see

http://www.roscommonhistory.ie/People/JohnHunter/Notes.pdf
Because of the devastating loss of Census Returns, the Irish researcher uses various "Census substitutes" viz., the Continuing Valuation Lists, Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith’s Primary Valuation. These records span the years from the 1820's to the 1960's.

The LDS have microfilmed the original Cancelled Land Books, or Cancellation Books, which trace the tenancy of land from the time of the final Griffith's Valuation to the 1960's in some cases. They are invaluable for tracing leaseholders of land and landholders during the 1848 to the early 1900s. These valuations are organised into the Local Govt. Rural and Urban districts and into District Electoral Divisions (DED) within each district. To locate the Poor Law union for a townland visit
www.leitrim-roscommon.com

The microfilms can be an extremely valuable resource despite the fact that some entries were made in coloured ink that does not show on the black and white microfilm. Details of the Poor Law Electoral Division for the townland being researched are needed to identify the LDS Family History Library (FHL) microfilm of the original records held at the Valuation Office, Dublin. The books can be very useful in pinpointing a possible date of death or emigration, or in identifying a living relative as the succession dates often mark some significant event, such as death, a marriage, a serious illness, or emigration.
To find the LDS film number see the “Resource County Leitrim 2006” CD at your local library.
Or www.familysearch.org open library catalogue and keyword search for Leitrim land and property.

Or locate the DED for any townland check the National Archives 1911 Census at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ and enter the county and name of townland.

Or
The Valuation Office at http://www.valoff.ie/search/search.asp
The Valuation Office website is easy to use. I have used their services and found the fees reasonable

Cancellation Books

margaretb14 — 2010-02-11 17:29:59Z

I have just received copies of the pages of the cancellation books for the property I have been researching. In the immediate Lessors section it changed from the name that was in there for the landowner to 'Inn Fee' with a date - does anyone know what Inn Fee means?

Re: Help in finding someone Griffin's in Haywood, Co. TN.

BettyJ_Modglin — 2010-02-06 20:00:45Z

Sorry to but in.But the person that needed help in Haywood, County Tn.I found to many GRIFFEN GRIFFIN to post.So here is the address. http://www.tngenweb.org/haywood/index.html There is census on the home page with a team of mules.Census 1830 Through 1870. good hunting Betty

Poor Rates?

harrism1uk — 2010-02-03 12:01:58Z

If my relatives were tenants in a house, could anyone tell me what kind of information I could obtain about them from 'Poor Rate' records dating from the mid-late 19th Century?

Thanks in advance!

Please look at the dates when putting together your family tree

MarilynJMcCartney — 2010-02-02 00:28:12Z

Hi there, I thought I'd post a comment about a common error that a lot of people seem to be making. When putting together your family tree, please check the birth/death/marriage dates of all the family members to determine if it makes sense before you add a person. I'm finding a huge amount of incorrect information (i.e. someone stating a marriage took place in 1685 and one of the people died in 1684, the same child is listed twice but with two different birth dates, "parents" were actually born after their child (not really ... but someone didn't check the dates), etc. Another problem I've noticed is that there's frequently a huge difference between the birth date of a mother and that of a child (last night, I found a family where the mother would have been 69 years old when her child was born based on the information someone had put in their file.) When you accidentally put incorrect information into this data base, it can spread like a virus then everyone has incorrect information. Please be very careful before you add people to your trees!! Thanks ... :)

Re: Please look at the dates!!

blrrcn1 — 2010-02-01 21:59:02Z

I second that!
After searching for a particular person's(B.1819 N.J.) parents for quite a while,this morning I came across a tree that looked good,however upon further examination,I noticed that the father I was looking for was 13 Y.O. when his son was born and the mother died several years BEFORE her son was born.I then looked for these "parents"in the census records and found the family,it was obvious to me that the census family was just grafted to the tree in question.
Fourth grade math would tell someone that the census didn't fit.
I always check unsourced trees by at least looking for the records myself,on Ancestry or elsewhere.

Such as,while searching for another possible tree link,the verifying process I do led me to a Google search where I found someones web site that had an extensive genealogy,
completely sourced and matching two generations in my tree. I wouldn't have found that website,if I didn't check the facts myself.
My advise to others Verify,Verify,Verify!

Re: Maiden name look up

pata41 — 2010-02-01 20:02:51Z

Darin,

You can use the SS# & persons name to send for their SS5 application form from the SS Admin. If the person was not listed on the SSDI here at Ancestry or another site it probably means they never received benefits. You can still send for their SS5 application which will give you their parents names. The info to do that is here:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-711.pdf

Pat R.

Re: Maiden name look up

BobNY — 2010-02-01 20:01:26Z

Possibly.

Depending on when she applied, her Social Security application, Form SS-5, may have a line reading "Name Given at Birth." Although ths information was not required on earlier cards, it has been on them since at least the 1950s.

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps9/eFOIA-FEWeb/internet/main.jsp

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

chatterchit — 2010-01-30 15:55:15Z

You might have this, too, but I thought I'd include it:

I don't know what the sources for this tree are or whether they are reliable, but this tree includes Thomas Harp(e) and Grace Gallivan:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/e/s/Rita-Neskav...

Using that, according to the 1920 US Census:
Grace Gallivan
parents:Merton, Polly
Solon, Leelanau, Michigan
born abt 1908 in Michigan

Maybe Margaret's parents were married in Michigan? and she was born there?

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

chatterchit — 2010-01-30 15:54:08Z

It sounds as if she was born in a different location than where the birth certificate was from.

I'll look around online to see if I can find anything....

I think that this is her husband's obit from the Crossville Chronicle (no publication date online):

PAUL DAVENPORT
Funeral Services for Paul Davenport, 67, of Crossville, who passed away March 15, 1997, were conducted Tuesday, March 18 from the chapel of Burris Funeral Home with interment at Haley's Grove Cemetery. Rev. Tom Hale officiated.

Pallbearers were Odell Davenport, Ronnie Davenport, Michael Davenport, David Davenport, Charles Blaylock and Jason Brown.

Mr. Davenport was born May 26, 1929 in Crab Orchard to Talmadge and Della Davenport. He was a retired factory worker and a member of the Church of God.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Davenport of Crossville; daughters, Betty Jo Davenport and Sue Warren, both of Lexington, Ky.; sons, Kenneth Davenport of Kentucky, Paul Davenport Jr. of Cleveland, Ohio and Richard Davenport of Michigan; sisters, Mazelle Scarlett of Crossville and Naomi Morgan of Detroit, Mich.; brothers, Clarence Davenport and Charles Davenport, both of Crossville, and Carl Davenport of Rockwood, Tenn. and Laverne Davenport of Detroit, Mich.; half-sisters, Tammy Brown of Crossville and Candy Lou Bowman of North Carolina; half-brothers, Jams Davenport and Duane Davenport, both of Crossville; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Burris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

chatterchit — 2010-01-29 23:04:22Z

You could email the public library closest to where they died and ask what newspapers might have their obits. Ask if they have an obit file, too. Then contact those newspapers (or maybe the library can do the research -- some do.) Their obits may say where they were married or lived, etc. They should also mention Margaret, of course.

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

Amy84Lynn — 2010-01-29 20:37:39Z

It looks like it will be hard to obtain a MI birth certificate. I do see in the ss death index that a Thomas & Grace Harpe, who's ss #s were both issued in OH, both died in FL. Perhaps this is them. With her family being from MI, which would be why they lived there for some time and they're somehow connected to OH. Perhaps that is where Thomas was from? Hopefully I'll get Margaret's death certificate and that will help.

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

Amy84Lynn — 2010-01-29 20:16:30Z

I did not have this. Thank you! It is possible that she was born in Michigan. I had considered that possibility. Although I thought her ss app said she was born in OH, her ss # was issued in MI when she was 16 and said she was living there at the time. So it's very possible that she was born there. I've never tried obtaining records in MI but perhaps I can inquire about a birth certificate there using the info on the ss app. I'll try that.

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

Amy84Lynn — 2010-01-29 20:01:32Z

That is her husband's obit. I had found that. They were married in OH. As far as I knew, that was were my grandmother was from. I've ordered her death certificate. I only gave her year of birth and father's name (and date of death, obviously). She died in VT on 11/30/2003. I'm hoping they'll come back with something! Also, the ss app says the ss # was obtained in MI. But I swear (I'll have to look to verify) that the ss app said she was born in OH. Thanks for your help.

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

Amy84Lynn — 2010-01-29 18:30:32Z

Thank you so much for your response! I'm at work at the moment and all my documents are at home so I'll have to look at everything again when I get home this evening.

I have my father's birth and death certificates. Next I ordered my grandmother's ss app and then her birth certificate. I used the info on my father's birth certificate, along with general knowledge I have from my family to find my grandmother in the ss death index. I used that to get the ss app and then used the ss app to order the birth certificate. When I got the birth certificate the info conflicted with the ss app.

Here's what I know for sure... According to my father's birth certificate, her name was Margaret Burnard, maiden name Harpe. I know that she later (after she divorced my grandfather) married a Paul Davenport and took his last name. I'm fairly certain I have the correct date of death. When I enter the name Margaret Davenport into the ss death index I find a match with that name and the date of death I have. I used this ss # to order her ss app. The ss app (filled out when the person was 16 years old) states that her name at birth was Margaret Catherine Harpe (the full name I'm certain is her's due to info from my family) and lists her father as Thomas Harpe and mother as Grace Gallivan. It lists a date of birth in the year 1932. I used this info to order her birth certificate. When I got the birth certificate it list the name Margaret Harpe (I can't recall if the middle name was listed), a date of birth in 1932 but not the same month and day as the ss app, the father as Thomas Harpe and a different name for the mother (I can't recall the name at the moment).

So perhaps the birth certificate isn't hers? I think I'll take your advice and try to order her death certificate. However I think I might have tried to do that at one time and ran into some trouble. Also, she did not have an obituary.

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

chatterchit — 2010-01-29 18:10:54Z

Also, I believe that the handwriting similarity would be a coincidence. I doubt that she would have filled out the birth certificate herself.

Regarding the birth certificate, do you mean that you ordered your father's birth certificate and got back a document that has info that doesn't match info you already have? Or do you mean that you ordered her birth certificate....?

Re: General Research Question/Conflicting Info

chatterchit — 2010-01-29 17:47:38Z

All of these are possible:

That she was born in a different state.

That two women were born in the same year, in the same city, with the same father's name.

That some items in the SSDI have been mis-entered or mis-splled.

That she is not listed in the SSDI at all. It is not a record of everyone who has died; its a record of MOST of those whose SS benefits were distributed.

I'm assuming that her death date would be the easiest fact to confirm, but I could be wrong. Do you know where and when she died? Have you tried to get a copy of her death certificate? That would have her birth date and possibly where she was born and her parents' names. Cemetery records should also have her birth date.

Did you search for a will or probate records?

How about an obituary?

Have you tried to get her marriage certificate? That should have her birth date and parents' names, too.

All of these records should help establish her birth date and hopefully, parents and birth location.

Finally, if you post her details -- the ones that you KNOW are true, then maybe someone could find specific info -- I know I'll try to....

General Research Question/Conflicting Info

Amy84Lynn — 2010-01-29 17:11:25Z

I'm finding some conflicting info on my grandmother and am wondering if someone with some experience with ancestry research might have any suggestions on how to sort it out or what the problem might be. I'm pretty new at this and I don't know how to resolve it. I don't really have any family members to ask so I'm on my own.

I got my grandmother's social security number from the SS Death Index and ordered her SS Application. I'm pretty sure the SS Death Index record is her. I have her date of death and approximate date of birth from various family sources. I then used the SS App to order her birth certificate. The problem I have is that her mother's name and date of birth on the two records don't match. The two date of births are in the same year and in the same city. The father's name is the same. I'm pretty sure the SS App is her because the hand writing is very similar to the hand writing on my father's birth certificate. Is it possible that she filled out the information directly on my father's birth certificate or is this just a coincidence? Also, when I ordered the birth certificate, I sent the request to the state where she was born and they sent me back the record with conflicting information. That means that this was the closest matching record they could find.

What does all of this mean? Is it possible she wasn't born in the state that I think she was? Is it possible that two women were born in the same year, in the same city, with the same father's name (first and last)? It just seems like too much the same to be two different people. I don't know how to sort this all out.

Any suggestions?! Thank you in advance.

social living in the late 1800's/early 1990's

3BeautifulBabies — 2010-01-28 14:30:34Z

Hi, I was wondering if anyone who knows a little about social living in the late 1800's/early 1990's could help me with a couple of questions I have??
I will keep it as brief as I can.
I started doing my family tree about a year ago and decided to do one "branch" at a time.
While researching my mothers side of the family I discovered that my Maternal G.Grandfather was married twice, his second wife being my grandmother.
He and his first wife had 4 children aged from 11yrs to just 4 months old. Sadly his first wife died in Sep 1903.
Strangely thou, his children seemed to disappear off the face of the earth!
Neither my mother or any of her siblings had any knowledge that these children even existed and my grandfather certainly never spoke of them...so my question is....what COULD of happened to them??
Would they have gone into the Workhouse?? :(
Having a 5 month old myself i find it horrible to think they could of just been abandoned by their father.
How common was this??
Also to top it off he got married again only 8 months later??
I thought it was socially unnaceptable to even date until at least a year at this time.
Though their is the fact that my grabdmother had her first child only 8 months after the wedding!!
Seems my G. GF was a bit of a cad!!
Sorry if ive rambled but if you still have any idea what im going on about plz reply!!

5 Generation Chart

celticlady56 — 2010-01-28 01:33:33Z

I have my 5 generation chart listing all 31 people, how do or where do I connect my next 5 generation chart?

Writing your family History

louisehanna78 — 2010-01-19 19:53:03Z

I am wanting to write up all the family history i have and put it into a book but i dont really know how to start putting it together. is there anywhere i can get advise on writing a family history book

Re: Can not find any history of my Grandfather, please help

rnitsch2 — 2010-01-19 06:34:31Z

Great News

I finally found him and his family.

Thanks

Re: Can not find any history of my Grandfather, please help

mi2early — 2010-01-18 13:37:53Z

Post the details you have, including first and last names, dates, and locations, on either the pertinent surname or location board. Someone will be able to point you in the right direction.

Can not find any history of my Grandfather, please help

rnitsch2 — 2010-01-18 13:36:37Z

My Grandfather married my Grandmother here in California. My Grandfather died in 1942.

My Grandfather listed his parents names and his birth place (OK)on the marriage certificate. My dad and my uncle told me all the information they knew.

I have searched everywhere for him and his parents names and can not find them anywhere.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks