A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1
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Introduction<br />
This genealogy report was prepared for Stacy <strong>Atkins</strong> Pinter <strong>and</strong> her family. This report will<br />
document <strong>the</strong> following family surnames that connect to Stacy <strong>Atkins</strong> Pinter.<br />
The <strong>Atkins</strong> Family<br />
The <strong>Stewart</strong> Family<br />
plus The Hackler <strong>and</strong> Dunham <strong>Families</strong><br />
The <strong>Smith</strong> Family<br />
The Tull Family<br />
First, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Atkins</strong> family will be discussed followed by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Stewart</strong>, <strong>Smith</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Tull <strong>Families</strong>. In<br />
addition, <strong>the</strong> allied families <strong>of</strong> Hackler <strong>and</strong> Dunham will be discussed.<br />
Data Sources<br />
Data from various sources has been found that documents <strong>the</strong>se families. Those data sources<br />
include:<br />
www.ancestry.com US Census Data is available starting in 1790. However, <strong>the</strong> format <strong>of</strong> this<br />
data makes it marginally useful until <strong>the</strong> year 1850. Current US Census data from 1790 through<br />
1930 is available to <strong>the</strong> public. In addition, many Birth, Death, <strong>and</strong> Marriage databases are<br />
available here. This data is considered very reliable because it was collected by <strong>the</strong> US Census<br />
bureau as well as a number <strong>of</strong> state <strong>and</strong> federal agencies who are <strong>the</strong> keepers <strong>of</strong> vital statistics.<br />
www.ancestry.com Public Family Trees: O<strong>the</strong>rs have researched some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se families <strong>and</strong><br />
have placed <strong>the</strong>ir resulting family trees online at www.ancestry.com. A number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se Public<br />
Trees were consulted including one prepared by Joe R. Goss. This data is considered somewhat<br />
less reliable <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten has contradictory information.<br />
Ancestry also has attempted to merge member-submitted trees into a composite tree called <strong>the</strong><br />
OneWorldTree. That tree was also consulted for this report.<br />
The Mormon Church: Members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mormon Church (LDS) have visited churches <strong>of</strong> all<br />
denominations in America <strong>and</strong> Europe as well as various civic sources <strong>and</strong> have micr<strong>of</strong>ilmed <strong>the</strong><br />
historical records <strong>of</strong> those places. These records include birth, marriage, <strong>and</strong> death records as<br />
well as family records. The original images <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> this data can be viewed at LDS Family<br />
<strong>History</strong> Centers nationwide in micr<strong>of</strong>ilm format. The images are <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> actual pages <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
various church <strong>and</strong> civic records written in <strong>the</strong> native language <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country where <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
found.<br />
In addition, volunteers have digitized <strong>the</strong>se records <strong>and</strong> placed <strong>the</strong>m online at<br />
www.familysearch.com. This digitized data was referenced for this report.<br />
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