Tip: Working Around Wrongly Transcribed Families in Census Records on Ancestry.com
I hadn’t been able to locate my husband’s grandfather, Fred Hunter, and his family in the 1940 census. Searching for
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Case Studies
“Found Lifeless” in a Brook
Bethuel Vincent was only 29 years old when he was found lifeless in a brook. His obituary reads: Died –
Read MoreMy First Jump Across the Pond
In November of 2013 I found my first record of an ancestor in Europe. It was my first “jump across
Read MoreWhen Was George Washington Born? A Lesson on Double Dating
Last week we remembered George Washington’s birthday on February 22nd (which also happens to be my birthday). But was George
Read More(Tip: Look at the front pages of FHL microfilms!) Finding My 3x Great Grandfather’s German Baptismal Record
Evidence suggested that my great, great, great grandfather, Gunther Werther, was born in 1819 in Berka in present-day Germany. However,
Read MoreResearching the Neighbors Leads to the Discovery of a 1749 Land Warrant Application
After the death of Michael Kline in 1781, his son Nicholas paid 400 pounds to the other heirs—Nicholas’s mother, Dorothea,
Read More“God Is His Keeper, and It Was God’s Will That He Go.”
When my husband’s grandmother was 16, her 7-year-old brother died from injuries after he was hit by a car. He
Read MoreWhat’s a “Half Wagon?” (Dorothy’s Will, Part 2)
Last week I shared about Dorothy/Dorothea Klein/Kline’s “interesting will.” I also shared about it at my local special interest group
Read MoreThe Interesting Will of Dorothy Kline
Tomorrow is our monthly internet research group genealogy meeting and we will be discussing wills and probate packets. We were
Read MoreFacebook Group Helps Discover Church Where Ancestors Worshipped
Last week, I posted on the “Pike County, Ohio Genealogy” Facebook group asking what church my German immigrant ancestors, the
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